Chapter 15 The Undead Are Coming
"The undead are coming! The undead are coming!"

Outside Yiqiu City, several Huns came hurriedly on their war horses, shouting constantly with terrified faces, as if they had seen something terrible.

"Undead? What undead?"

Outside the pass, the Huns who heard the shouting looked at each other in confusion.

The fact that the Great Chanyu asked them to abandon the Hetao Plain, their cattle, sheep and horses, and to defect to the State of Qin was enough to make them confused.

The fact that the leaders carried out the Great Chanyu's orders without complaint made them even more puzzled. But they knew that something must have happened that they were unaware of, which was why the leaders were so determined to carry out the Great Chanyu's orders.

But at this time, the ghosts calling out from the visitor's mouth made them even more confused.

Hearing the shouts of the newcomer, the faces of all the Xiongnu tribal leaders changed drastically.

But what made them tremble even more was that their weapons were concentrated on the right side of the pass at the request of the Qin State. They were all covered with kerosene. If they dared to take them, they would be ignited by the rockets shot by the Qin army above. They had no way to get weapons to face the Lich King's army of the dead.

"Don't think too much. Quickly gather the young and old people and line up in a battle line. Even if we have to fight with bare hands, we must protect the children first!"

A Hun leader said anxiously.

"Yes, let the children enter first! They are responsible for continuing the tribe."

The other Hun leaders gritted their teeth in agreement and immediately began to gather their tribesmen and issue orders.

On the city wall of Yiqiu Pass, Meng Wu immediately noticed the actions of the Huns three miles away.

"Close the city gate!"

Meng Wu immediately issued an order. He then turned his gaze to the Xiongnu envoy Anshi Ge Diaomao and asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"

An Shige Diao said sadly: "We are only trying to survive. We are definitely not the enemy of Qin, nor do we dare to be the enemy."

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Outside the pass, the Xiongnu leaders gathered all the middle-aged and elderly people, lining them up like a human wall.

In front of the many Huns, the Hun leaders finally told the hidden truth.

"I know that everyone is confused as to why the Chanyu would ask them to give up the Hetao Plain, our cattle, sheep and horses, and come to Qin, change their surnames to Qin, and become Qin citizens. We are confused as to why we leaders are so determined to obey the absurd order of the Great Chanyu."

"Today I will tell you that it is because of the Yinshan Mountains, now the Mountains of the Dead. There a Lich King emerged there, and he commands an army of the dead. He demanded that the Xiongnu leave the Hetao Plain by the end of last month. If we fail to do so, we will have to kill everyone who remains in the Hetao Plain. We have no choice but to surrender to the Qin State."

After hearing what these leaders said, some Xiongnu immediately shouted: "Since the Lich King wants to seize our pastures, then we will fight back. Why should we become Qin citizens?"

"Yes! Fight back and take back our pasture! The pasture was bought by our ancestors with their blood!"

"Fight back. We don't want to be Qin people."

The other Huns were also enraged and started shouting.

"Shut up!" Hearing these angry voices, the Xiongnu leaders shouted loudly and said desperately: "You can't resist. Resistance will only make our Xiongnu race exterminate us. We must continue our race. Our chance to live was given to us by our great leader, the Great Chanyu, who abandoned his dignity and knelt down to beg the Lich King."

"On the other side of the Undead Mountains, our compatriots still have to endure the strict bone tribute set by the Lich King. Perhaps one day, the people over there will rebel and perish. We bear the responsibility of continuing the race."

"I didn't tell you before because I was worried that after Qin knew about it, they wouldn't dare to open the gate."

"Now, the Lich King's army of the dead has arrived to destroy us."

Hearing this, the excited Huns fell silent. They didn't know the Lich King, nor how terrifying he was, but they also understood that it was now a matter of life and death for the Huns.

Everyone's gaze became determined.

Looking at the silent tribesmen, the Hun leaders suddenly became motivated and said loudly: "Now, we elders must stand in the front and become an impenetrable wall to block the Lich King's army and buy time for our descendants to enter the pass. We will not retreat even a single step!"

"I will never retreat even a single step!"

The Huns all screamed loudly. They all knew that today, whether for the Huns, for the tribe, or for future generations, they could not retreat.

On the city wall of Yiqiu, An Shige Diaomao listened to the resolute shouts from the mountains in the distance, tears already streaming down his cheeks.

Even Meng Wu was deeply moved.

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In the distance, on the horizon of the grassland, countless undead cavalry began to spread.

They came in an overwhelming manner, carrying with them waves like raging sea waves.

At this time, the horses were frightened and wanted to escape, and the cattle and sheep they drove over were rushing around in panic.

Watching the 200,000 undead cavalry coming with the landslide and tsunami gradually slow down, and finally stop 300 meters away from the Huns.

Seeing the appearance of the cavalry on the opposite side and feeling the cold deathly air coming from the opposite side, the Huns finally understood the great terror that their leaders had spoken of, and finally understood what they, the Huns, were facing.

On the Yiqiu city wall, Meng Wu took a deep breath when he saw so many cavalrymen. It was also the first time for him to see 200,000 cavalrymen.

The distance was too far to see clearly, so Meng Wu simply asked the Xiongnu envoy, An Shige Diaomao: "Are those cavalrymen from Donghu or Dayuezhi?"

"."An made the carving look like this.

Even at this point, he didn't dare say it out loud, for fear that it would scare Meng Wu into ordering the city gates to be closed, cutting off the Huns outside the city from survival.

If we can delay a little longer now, more children can come in.

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In front of the 200,000 undead cavalry, a death cavalryman whose bones were all bronze rode forward, staring coldly at these unarmed but determined Huns standing in front, and shouted loudly: "Who is the leader? Come out and answer!"

Hearing the question, a majestic Xiongnu leader immediately trotted out from among the many Xiongnu. He was the leader of the largest Xiongnu tribe here, and also the most courageous leader.

However, at this moment, the tribal leader trotted to the Death Knight like a lackey, and immediately knelt down. He kowtowed deeply and said loudly: "I am the leader of the Xiongnu here, no, I am the head of the Qin people village here. I have arrived here a few days ago and wanted to enter Qin and become Qin people, but the gate was closed and we were unable to enter, so we were stranded. Now the gate has been opened, and we have been approved to become Qin people. From now on, we are no longer Xiongnu. My lord, give me another day, no, half a day, just half a day!"

After saying this, the Hun leader kowtowed deeply.

While the Hun leader was pleading for mercy, he was also stating the fact that they had become Qin citizens and were no longer Huns.

They hoped that the powerful Qin State would give these dead people some consideration, and that the powerful Qin State's face would allow the Lich King to let them go.

Sang Biao thought for three seconds, looked at the sun in the sky, and said in a deep voice: "Since you are already Qin citizens, I will give you another half day to enter the city. Anyone who fails to enter the city after sunset will be killed without mercy!"

After saying this, Sang Biao immediately gave the order: "Pass the order, retreat 20 miles!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Following Sang Biao's words, some corpse riders blew their horns.

The 200,000 undead cavalry that had originally spread like a flood slowly retreated like a tide.

At the same time, a group of fifty death knights escorted a carriage towards the gate of Yiqiu.

As they passed by, the Huns who formed a human wall silently made way for a path, not daring to even look up at these undead souls.

"Thank you, Lich King!"

Looking at the retreating Undead Cavalry, the Hun leader kowtowed again and shouted loudly.

Standing at the gate tower of Yiqiu City, Meng Wu couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead as he watched the retreating cavalry. If the Huns had cooperated with those cavalry in attacking the city, Yiqiu would have been in danger.

Meng Wu once again asked An Shige Diao Mao: "Those just now, were they the Lich King's army? Can you tell the truth now?"

(End of this chapter)