Chapter hundred and fifty-six: The empress' defense

"A woman?__ a woman you say?"

Boisterous chuckle erupted from the deepest part of his lungs as his violent sound shook his body. A man, bulky in stature and gruff-looking caressed his beards as his chief swam in a euphoric laughter of success. They could already taste the doom Shu would experience and drnk in the success of their defeat. It wasn't much of a surprise the war strategy employed by their strategist succeeded as no one would believe a small tribe like theirs was ambitious.

The chief held unto his staff, his smile exchanged with the countenance of a bloodthirsty monster. A servant, sort of, arrived with another report of the termination of the shortest connection to the capital. It was a delay to buy time as they ravage the capital and occupy it's palace before the arrival of their enemies' main troop. They also believed a city guarded by a woman would fall within a day, hence not much preparation was made for the capitol's attack. She is supposed to flee!