The First War by Wong Tao

Author:Wong, Tao [Wong, Tao]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction, War
ISBN: 9781989458402
Amazon: B083GBL8XT
Goodreads: 50420480
Publisher: Starlit Publishing
Published: 2020-04-01T07:00:00+00:00

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The start of the true attack began without fanfare. For a half hour after Wu Ying had arrived, the trebuchets had fired on the walls, hammering at portions of the obstruction and the towers that guarded the defense. But as the morning sun finally rose a quarter of the way to its zenith, the signal drums beat a new rhythm.

Wu Ying cocked his head, watching the signal flags echo the commands of the drum. Even if he did not have significant experience with the army or the drums, this command was easily recognizable.

Advance .

The creak of wooden wheels being pushed forward broke Wu Ying from his reverie, making the cultivator turn forward. To his initial surprise, their assault cover was not moving—until he realized that they had to wait. Ahead of them, the initial assault cover wave had to approach, reach their positions under fire, and deploy their men. Only then would the next wave, including the sky ladders, begin their approach. Only once those were close would Wu Ying’s cover move forward. No point sending them until then, to stand under fire with nowhere to go.

Realizing his foolishness, Wu Ying pushed forward to peer through the small gaps at the front of the wagon. He had to elbow aside Bai Hu as he did so and received a silent glower in return. But Wu Ying was a little too excited to pay proper attention to the man’s displeasure as he tried to catch a glimpse of what was happening outside.

“You there. Soldier. Let him take your place,” Bai Hu growled. He dropped a hand on the soldier who was meant to be steering and watching from the front and yanked him back, creating space for Wu Ying. “If he wants to push, then let him.”

“Honored cultivator, I…” the soldier stuttered, caught between duty and the displeasure of the glowering cultivator. One could see his head lopped off for disobedience. The other might see his limbs broken, from the way Bai Hu’s fist rose.

“It’s fine,” Wu Ying said, stepping into the gap. “I wanted to see.” He flashed the soldier a grin then gave Bai Hu a narrowed eye look. “Better view here. And I have no problem pushing a wagon. Better work than pushing a plow behind an ox.”

“Definitely less shitty,” the other soldier beside Wu Ying muttered under his breath. He probably thought Wu Ying could not hear, not realizing how sharp cultivator senses grew.

Wu Ying decided to dissuade him of that notion by leaning over and murmuring, “Definitely.”

He watched the soldier flush, stutter an apology, before Wu Ying turned his attention back to what he could see in the gap. Luckily, their assault cover had been set on a slight rise in the surroundings, giving them both a rolling start when needed and a slightly better view of the battle going forth before them.

In the time he had been speaking with the soldiers, the first wave of assault covers had covered a hundred yards under the insistent beat of the drums.

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