110 Being strong and being weak are equally f*cked up
The men with red feathers in their hair lay down with the women and children at the far end, with the boys and themselves surrounding them.
The women and children were just casually bowing their heads on the floor, but the boys and men were making certain movements.
Place your forehead and knees on the floor, and place your arms side by side on the floor from your elbows to your wrists.
The palms of the hands were exposed with the backs of the hands pressed to the floor. The fingers were separated from each other and slightly closed.
It was a sign of surrender that he would do whatever the other person wanted, even if he killed or spared him.
Just as Goruka said.
A few barbarians nearby saw it and shouted fiercely at the prostrate men.
“Cowards!”
Some of them came running with blue knives.
I tried to strike the knife at the man lying on the edge, but the red feathered men didn’t even think to defend themselves.
Several of the women in the center screamed.
However, the men lying face down still do not move. It was as solid as a stone statue.
Goruka’s words came to mind.
[There are several types depending on who surrenders. In some cases, the terms of surrender are negotiated in advance, and in other cases, the chiefs and top warriors are all dead and forced to surrender. But there is one thing that doesn’t change. The moment they prostrate themselves in surrender, they give the other side the right to their lives. It doesn’t matter whether you kill them or make them slaves, they all follow the will of the other side.]
Was that true? If left as it is, the prostrate men will die.
Rudy lightly snapped his fingers.
right!
At the same time as the sound was heard, a light burst between the man on his stomach and the charging savages, and several mice jumped out.
Mice attached themselves to the bodies of the men with knives.
Sparks of cool light fly.
The men with the sword stiffened in an instant and collapsed on the spot like logs.
But the men still lying face down didn’t even move.
Far from this side, the fighting is still going on.
There seems to be a man running away with women and children behind the tent.
The sound of chattering in the language of the savages, the cries of women, and the sound of horses hooves could be heard here and there. The sound of soldiers clashing swords with barbarians is also loud.
Rudy saw the people prostrate in the tumult.
A large number of women and children. A thousand seemed to be enough.
Rudy looked at the old man lying in front of him. He wears the largest and most splendid feathers of all the men here. probably the one in charge
“What about your tribe?”
The old man answered in poor imperial language.
“The Red Hawk Tribe.”
It is not black rocks or howling winds.
Rudy breathed a sigh of relief without anyone noticing.
Seeing the surrender of the Red Hawk Tribe, Goruka was approaching before he knew it.
“Are you the chieftain?”
Rudi asked, and the old man answered in barbarian language this time. It seems that he only knows a little bit of the imperial language.
“No. I am the one who takes over the tribe when the chieftain is absent, the great warrior.”
Goruka, who was nearby, quickly intervened to translate.
“Then what will you do if the chieftain and the warriors decide differently from yours? Can you draw the sword against the chieftain at my command?”
“Surrender is a chieftain’s order. I’ve been told to surrender if at least some of the women and children can be spared. If I meet them elsewhere, the Scarlet Hawk Chief and his warriors surrender to you in the Empire. That’s a promise. “
“What if I kill all of you grown men?”
“So if the annihilation of the original enemy can be avoided.”
‘This man, you managed to know that this was the annihilation of the original enemy. Goruka said it’s not common.’
Rudy thought to himself and nodded. And he shouted to the soldiers of the Empire around him.
“I will accept the surrender of the Red Hawk Tribe.”
It is said that there has never been a case of barbarians surrendering to the Empire. Let alone surrender, I’ve never really bumped into it until now. Because barbarians are such a quick tribe to hit and run.
It seems that he was quite happy when he finally achieved tangible results from such a series of failures. The soldiers cheered and raised their weapons high into the sky.
Other tribes expressed their willingness to surrender, but they disagreed among themselves as well as with the will of the chieftain. I couldn’t accept the surrender of such a tribe.
The annihilation of the enemy this time is the Empire’s warning to the grasslands.
If this one warning is not severe, the 2nd and 3rd subjugation forces will come.
In order not to make such a thing happen, the surrender had to be carefully accepted.
After that, it was an instant for the barbarians to collapse.
In front of the rising imperial soldiers and the phoenix, many men of the barbarians lost their lives in an instant.
Women and children ran away on horseback in all directions, but were stopped by magicians and mice of light waiting in advance.
The heat of the battlefield paralyzes people’s reason.
The soldiers, who had been talking to Rudy with a kind and naive face until a few hours ago, stabbed the five-year-old boy in the heart without hesitation. The screams of children and women echo here and there.
The soldiers were not the people Rudy had known.
There were already no adult men standing aside from the imperial soldiers.
While looking at the bloody tent and the corpses lying on the sand, Rudy suddenly saw his own body.
The vest-shaped armor and cloak made of leather were splattered with blood.
Like the soldiers, he took the lives of countless children with his own two hands.
I am in no position to call anyone cruel.
A woman’s tearing scream was heard from somewhere. No, no, please, pleas followed.
When I turned my head, several soldiers were entering the tent with a woman on their shoulders.
Boris came closer and spoke in a low voice.
“Your Majesty, the enemy has been annihilated. From now on, it’s time for retribution. You can forbid it if you like, but the soldiers have been fighting war like this ever since.”
Rudy looked at the people of the Red Hawk tribe sitting together like prisoners.
Most of the men of the Red Hawk tribe are silently staring at the floor with no expression. However, the women and children could not hide their anxiety. There was also a child who cried occasionally.
“Are they like that too?”
“It is according to Your Majesty’s will. I don’t know again if there are few women, but it’s all right now. Do as you please.”
“Excluding them, the rest of the women are free.”
“All right.”
“Boris!”
I turned and called for Boris, who was about to leave.
Rudy avoided his gaze and dropped his gaze to the floor. I didn’t have the confidence to look at him now and put on a normal expression.
“Avoid women who are too young.”
On the sandy ground, the shadow of Boris bowed his head.
“As Your Majesty commands.”
Boris’s horse clattered away, and suddenly there was the sound of someone jumping.
Looks like Boris kicked someone.
When the soldier said something with a crying voice, a roar of laughter broke out.
“Guys! Don’t break a girl by being too hard. Do it right. Hey, there, yes, you. She’s too young.”
Boris went around, cautioning the soldiers not to lower their mood.
For a while no one spoke to or came close to Rudy. Maybe Boris had told her to leave her alone for a while.
*
After a considerable amount of time had passed, one of the phoenixes that had sent spies returned.
In the middle of the battle, I deliberately missed a few barbarians fleeing.
It was because Goruka had hinted in advance that if the residence was raided, someone would go to inform the warriors who had plundered.
The few who actually escaped seem to be chasing after the traces of those who looted safely.
The male phoenix came to Rudy after confirming that the direction they were going was different from running away.
Suddenly, Rudy looked into the male phoenix’s eyes.
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Does this phoenix get angry when his female is badly hurt by something?
As if quickly recognizing Rudy’s feelings, the phoenix vibrated his neck thinly and cried silently.
It seemed as if he was saying, “If that happens, I won’t live either.”
‘Sorry.’
The phoenix soared into the sky to return to its mate.
Rudy looked up at the phoenix flapping its wings.
I pass the words in my mouth that I cannot say to the people of the grassland to the phoenix in my heart.
‘Sorry. Do not forgive.’
I hate this world.
Being strong and being weak are equally f*cked up.
*
As is the case with normal cities, night comes quickly in the grasslands.
After controlling the excitement to a certain extent, the imperial soldiers moved slightly before it was completely over.
If there are a lot of corpses, the wolf twists. During the day, they see countless soldiers and watch out for wolves, but night was their world. There are many cases where they don’t know even if they come silently and take the soldier.
The surrendered Red Hawk tribe reaped the tents with less blood and re-installed them, and some erected new ones. The speed at which the tent was erected was astonishingly fast.
Bonfires were lit everywhere, and soldiers dragged women into each tent. The women’s screams could be heard weakly, blocked by the thick tent.
Rudy sat in front of a crackling bonfire and gazed silently at the swaying shadows.
Boris is sitting next to him.
Boris did not join the crowd of women hugging.
If Boris had been like that, it would have been difficult to be together like this.
What was surprising was that Goruka also dragged a woman from another tribe into the tent.
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Does it matter if they are of the same ethnicity?
I don’t know the man’s feelings.
“Are you okay?”
Boris asks.
Rudy nodded, and Boris silently lowered the boiling water over the bonfire and poured him a glass. It is the tea of the grassland that Goruka brewed.
It seems that the barbarians who plundered and those who ran away to spread the news met.
The phoenix came to Rudi to inform again.
“It will take them half a day to get here. They should arrive after noon tomorrow.”
“Are the soldiers okay?”
When I asked if he didn’t have to sleep until this late at night, Boris grinned.
“it’s okay.”
Nothing was said after that.
Boris stood by him silently, while Rudy stared at the bonfire in silence.
*
The next day, the barbarians finally arrived.
They knew in advance through the phoenix, but they shortened the road by about two hours to run the road they thought would take half a day.
Both the horse and the people must have been tired, but I couldn’t see any tiredness in their appearance as they ran across the meadow.
They don’t yet know that the Red Hawk tribe has surrendered. This is because the men who went to inform them escaped before they surrendered.
However, after hearing about the raid on the residence, it seems that the Red Hawk Tribe was expecting surrender.
The men with red feathers on their heads kept some distance from the other savages.
It also runs slightly backwards. When fighting the barbarians from this side, it seems that they will betray you from behind.
‘Are you trying to raise your tribe’s position even a little by setting up a major?’
I thought the people of the grassland would be naive, but they are more cunning than I thought.
After coming close to a certain extent, the savages began to rain arrows.
When Rudy opened his magic shield, the arrows turned to ash and crumbled before reaching this side.
But even after seeing that, they continued to fire arrows.
The imperial soldiers also slowly rode their horses forward.
The magic shield continues to unfold.
Little by little we got closer to each other.
It was time to come to the point where I thought I would have to use a sword rather than an arrow in a little while.
The Red Hawk tribe, which was running from the other side, all turned their heads and turned behind the savages.
And he shot an arrow at the people of the grassland that he had just been running with.
The men fell to the ground as the arrows pierced the bodies of the warriors.
“It’s a betrayal!”
“Red Hawk! These bastards!”
Many of the barbarians panicked and started shooting arrows at the Red Hawk tribe behind them.
The number of warriors of the Red Hawk tribe is smaller than that of other barbarian tribes.
Several Red Hawk Warriors who were hit by arrows at close range fell from their horses.
When he reached the point where he could no longer shoot arrows, Rudy withdrew his magic.
As the imperial soldiers were added to the scuffle between us, the earth that had been pristine until a moment ago began to be stained with blood.
These were different from the warriors in the residence. Stronger, more ruthless. In addition, because of the fact that their woman and child died, they did not fear death and rushed into the imperial army.
However, there are sorcerers and demonic creatures on this side.
The sorcerer stood at a distance and shot those who were good at fighting one by one and knocked them off their horses.
First of all, in the fight, even the mice, who had only watched the fugitives, joined in, and the battle situation was decided in an instant.
