231: Chapter 231 White Wolf King: You all line up outside!

"His Majesty the Head of State, could I give it a try?"

Meng Tian asked Zhao Fusu.

"Of course."

Zhao Fusu handed the sledgehammer to Meng Tian.

Meng Tian first tapped the concrete slab lightly with the sledgehammer, then gradually increased his strength.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

As the dull thuds rang out, Meng Tian was surprised; the hardness of the concrete slab was beyond his expectations.

Even though he hadn't used his full strength, the hardness of this concrete slab was already no less than that of stone.

"His Majesty the Head of State!"

Gongshu Chou's old eyes lit up as he said, "With cement having such great hardness, couldn't it be used to build buildings?"

"Of course!"

Zhao Fusu said, "Building a hundred-story building with cement would be no problem at all!"

"How... how many?"

"A hundred stories!"

"What kind of concept is that!"

When Gongshu Chou, Meng Tian, and Wang Xia heard Zhao Fusu mention a hundred-story building, their eyes widened in shock.

Houses made of earth and wood were generally only two stories high.

Unless one used rammed earth to build a mound dozens of meters high and then built houses on top of it layer by layer, like the rammed earth structures above the underground palace of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.

But that certainly wasn't the hundred stories Zhao Fusu was talking about.

"A hundred stories!"

"A hundred stories!"

"A hundred stories!"

Gongshu Chou's body trembled like chaff because of his excessive excitement.

His mind began to wander, imagining how grand and majestic a hundred-story building would be.

If he could build such a spectacular structure in his lifetime, he would have no regrets!

Seeing Gongshu Chou's expression, Zhao Fusu knew what he was thinking.

He patted Gongshu Chou on the shoulder and said, "There will be an opportunity!"

Once his industries grew, he would definitely build an office building to gather all departments for work and improve efficiency.

"Mhm!"

Gongshu Chou nodded vigorously.

His eyes were filled with the light of anticipation.

Meanwhile, the White Wolf King arrived at the Qinglan Grassland with six Commanders of Ten Thousand Cavalry, sixty thousand cavalrymen, and a million head of cattle.

He looked up at the stone protective wall built on the Qinglan Grassland, a disdainful smile appearing on his face. How much defensive power could a wall built in such haste have?

Under the reckless charge of fire oxen, it would be easily knocked down!

The White Wolf King ordered barrels of grease to be brought out. After heating the grease, it melted into liquid.

He had people soak hay in the oil.

Then, the oil-soaked hay was tied to the tails of the cattle.

With sixty thousand people acting simultaneously, in half a day, oil-soaked hay was tied to the tails of a million head of cattle.

"Light the fires!"

"Light the fires!"

...

Messengers continuously relayed the White Wolf King's orders.

Xiongnu people holding torches set the hay on the ox tails ablaze.

"Whoosh!"

Oil is extremely flammable; as soon as the oil on the hay met the open flame, it began to burn violently.

"Moo! Moo! Moo!"

The oxen, in pain, immediately began to bellow.

Huddled together, they lashed their tails and charged forward, hoping to extinguish the fire on their tails.

As wave after wave of fire oxen charged onto the Qinglan Grassland, the entire grassland shook.

Many people came to the edge of the protective wall. They swallowed hard as they watched the fire oxen charging toward them.

"They're coming!"

Qing Ying, Chi Yan, Lie Yun, Ling Yu, Jin Tu, Jin Xishan, Zhao Gang, Lu Jia, and Tian Ju all had solemn expressions.

Whether the protective wall they had worked hard to build for half a month could withstand the impact of the fire oxen would depend on the first wave.

If they couldn't hold them back, the fire oxen would enter their camp wave after wave through the breaches in the wall, causing immense chaos and unrest.

At that time, it would be the moment for the White Wolf King's entire army to attack, and they would have no way to resist his fierce forces.

Qing Ying, Chi Yan, Lie Yun, and Ling Yu were the most nervous.

A one-meter-wide protective wall was far too thin.

They didn't know how such a thin wall could withstand the charge of the fire oxen.

"Hehe!"

The White Wolf King watched the fire oxen charging onto the Qinglan Grassland from afar with disdain. How could such a thin wall possibly withstand the strong oxen they had carefully selected?

He could already see the fire oxen smashing through the wall and rampaging through the Qinglan Tribe.

"The tiny Qinglan Grassland is easily handled!"

"Pass down the order: tonight, we will sleep with the women of the Qinglan Tribe on the Qinglan Grassland!"

"I've heard that Jin Xishan, the daughter of Jin Tu from the Tuan Tribe, is the pearl of the grassland. Everyone, make sure to protect her well when you see her!"

The White Wolf King said with a lecherous expression, "It would be a waste of God's gifts to kill such a beauty!"

"I dislike wasting things the most."

He licked his lips and said, "I always eat every scrap of meat in the bowl!"

"Listen to my command: I will go first."

"You all line up outside!"

"Understood!"

The Xiongnu riders surrounding the White Wolf King responded loudly.

"Hahaha, hahaha!"

The White Wolf King burst into laughter.

"Hahaha..."

The Xiongnu riders around him laughed as well.

They absolutely loved being the White Wolf King's subordinates; he was truly good to them. Say no more, they were going to get in line!

Amidst their laughter, the fastest fire oxen had already charged onto the Qinglan Grassland.

"Thud!"

One fire oxen after another crashed into the protective wall, making dull thudding sounds.

The entire protective wall shook violently.

The hearts of leaders like Qing Ying, Chi Yan, Lie Yun, and Ling Yu leapt into their throats.

Their faces were incredibly pale.

They stared intently as one fire oxen after another slammed into the wall, terrified that a breach would be opened.

The hills were covered with crazed fire oxen; if they were allowed to charge in, the consequences would be unthinkable!

One after another, the fire oxen crashed into the wall, causing the sounds of vibration to grow louder and louder.

But even though these fire oxen battered themselves bloody, they still couldn't smash a breach in the wall.

"It... it... it held!"

Leaders like Qing Ying, Chi Yan, Lie Yun, and Ling Yu watched this scene with immense surprise and joy.

Their voices trembled because they were so overwhelmed with emotion.

It was clear just how nervous they had been!

Lu Jia and Tian Ju also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they believed in His Majesty the Head of State's cement, they were still afraid of any 'what-ifs.'

Now, seeing the protective wall safe and sound, they were both relieved and shocked that the cement invented by His Majesty was so extraordinary!

So many frenzied fire oxen crashing into the wall, yet they couldn't knock it down.