577: Chapter 577 The Cruelty of War

But not all the defenders of Derosia City were cowards; they fought back desperately.

The stench of blood filled Derosia City, and the Chu Army had already fought their way into the inner city.

War is cruel, especially for those who initiate wars of aggression. After enduring various slaughters on the battlefield, most of them can no longer be considered human, but beasts who only know how to kill.

To vent the pressure brought by life-and-death crises, they would frantically burn, kill, loot, and rape women.

The five thousand cavalrymen who charged into Derosia City were the invaders.

None of them were good people.

If they were good people, they wouldn't have been pushed out of the borders by Great Qin.

These men engaged in wanton burning, killing, looting, and raping within the city.

Regarding this situation, Xiang Yu turned a blind eye.

To him, what rank were these conquered people to even deserve discussing human rights with him?

The fact that he hadn't ordered a full massacre of the city was already a display of his mercy, having followed Zhao Fusu's suggestion.

On the streets of Derosia City, fires blazed fiercely, and billowing smoke blotted out the sun, shrouding this once-prosperous city in a shadow of terror.

The ignited houses made crackling sounds.

The commoners fleeing in all directions had faces full of terror and despair. Their cries and pleas for help intertwined, echoing in the bloody air.

The Chu Army cavalrymen were like crazed beasts, riding their horses and rampaging through the streets.

They brandished their long sabers, hacking down anyone they saw resisting, blood splashing onto walls and the ground like fountains.

Some soldiers saw beautiful young girls and directly fought over them.

The girl cried out in terror, but her cries were soon drowned out by the chaos. The soldier hoisted her onto his shoulder and laughed as he strode away.

The women in the city became the most tragic victims.

They were dragged from their homes by the Chu Army and subjected to humiliation in broad daylight.

Some women resisted desperately, but how could they stop these beast-like Chu soldiers?

The powerless husbands of these women watched helplessly as their wives were defiled, unable to do anything but pound the ground in despair until their tears ran dry.

The merchants' shops were ransacked, their goods scattered all over the ground.

The Chu soldiers fought over valuables, coming to blows over a single gold coin, and if anyone dared to block them, they would not hesitate to draw their blades.

Xiang Yu stood on the city tower, watching everything happening in the city from a distance, his face showing no emotion.

In his eyes, these conquered people were like ants, insignificant.

And they, as conquerors, were high-and-mighty kings.

This Derosia City, struggling in the flames of war, was just a small footnote on his path to hegemony, and the people in the city were merely spoils of his victory.

Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng also did not stop it.

As outsiders, their active forces were limited.

To rule a group far larger than one's own, if one cannot instill enough fear in them, it is impossible to rule them at all.

To ensure their soldiers had sufficient combat power, they had to allow them to obtain enough benefits.

For a man, the most attractive things are nothing more than women and money.

By letting them loose to seize women and money, Fan Zeng and Xiang Liang ensured these men would unleash one hundred percent of their combat potential.

When the next battle began, they would fight bravely and unleash great combat power.