Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 222 - 190 Cavalry Charge

Chapter 222: Chapter 190 Cavalry Charge

The cavalry of the Northern Barbarians, controlled by demons, continuously gathered and then enclosed upon the position of the players.

It was like a dark wave crashing against the last remaining island.

However, there was still some time before the outbreak of the actual battle.

A cavalry charge did not reach full speed immediately but instead chose an appropriate distance to accelerate and reached the strongest impact force upon engagement.

Conserving the strength of the horses was a mandatory lesson for every cavalryman.

Of course, both the re-orderers and demons could, to some extent, ignore the physical laws of the real world, such that all players and demon-controlled barbarians would not feel hunger, need not eat or drink, and had no excretion needs...

However, there were limits in terms of combat.

Although the physical condition of the players was very strong, they would still feel tired after prolonged combat, and it was necessary to use the power of the re-orderers to eliminate this fatigue.

Similarly, the combat power of the demons and the stamina of the Northern Barbarian cavalry horses also caused similar exhaustion.

Therefore, these Northern Barbarian cavalrymen advanced calmly and slowly.

But this instead created a greater sense of oppression.

Zhao Haiping, holding the reins, stood beside Emperor Taizu of Sheng, waiting for the battle to begin.

More and more Northern Barbarian cavalrymen entered the field of view, even outnumbering the main forces of Mahari that he had seen when he had previously played the role of "Commander" as Emperor Taizu.

One might even say that despite the fact the players could resurrect, they were still at a numerical disadvantage. Additionally, the Northern Barbarians were almost entirely cavalry, whereas the players had only ten thousand cavalrymen.

Zhao Haiping looked toward Emperor Taizu, who was standing slightly ahead of him. Emperor Taizu’s face showed no emotion, evidently too accustomed to such scenes to be perturbed internally.

"Youth, the era you come from, is it a time of peace or chaos?" Emperor Taizu suddenly asked.

Zhao Haiping was slightly startled, then thought about it and replied, "If we consider all the dynasties throughout the long river of Huaxia civilization, it is certainly a remarkable time of peace.

"Even when someone in some place can’t afford meat and vegetables, it is such a rare occurrence that it can even be publicized as news.

"In most places, while absolute honesty and keeping doors unlocked at night aren’t common, incidents like banditry or murder are, in comparison with all past dynasties, almost non-existent.

"Even so... there are still many areas in need of improvement."

For the first time, a puzzled expression appeared on Emperor Taizu’s face as he seemed to be straining his imagination to picture what kind of era and what kind of scene that would be.

But, evidently, he failed.

It’s difficult for someone to imagine something they have never seen.

Moreover, he had never even witnessed a scene remotely similar to it.

"I toil from dawn to dusk, exhausting my mind, striving to ensure that the people under the Great Sheng Dynasty can have enough to eat. We don’t ask for meat or vegetables, but a few bowls of coarse rice or a few buns would be enough to make us content, without regrets in this life.

"Yet, I didn’t expect it could be realized centuries later.

"But if so... why are there still things that need to be improved?"

Zhao Haiping didn’t know how to explain, so he could only say, "This... can only mean that society is progressing, and people of today must always strive to be better than those of the past, and those of the future better than those of today. Everyone... is striving with this hope.

"Not to mention that countless figures throughout history have wanted to eliminate human selfishness, to rid this world of bandits, marauders, corrupt officials, dirty bureaucrats, tyrants, bad gentry... and to rid it of oppressed poor commoners... but, after all...

"The journey is long and arduous."

At this, Emperor Taizu clearly deeply related.

He snorted coldly and nodded, saying, "Indeed. I think that dealing with these people requires raising the executioner’s blade and wiping them out completely!"

Zhao Haiping fell silent for a moment: "I’m afraid it’s impossible to wipe them out completely."

Emperor Taizu chuckled: "You never know until you try. And even if they can’t be wiped out completely, killing more of them is still doing something."

Zhao Haiping quietly nodded, "Yes. That’s why, even hundreds of years later, countless people still admire Your Majesty."

As they spoke, the Northern Barbarian cavalry had nearly approached.

Emperor Taizu pulled on the reins: "Alright, youngster, if there is time after this battle, I’d like to have a good chat with you about the future.

"Now, let’s have a bloody battle with these barbarians!

"But, speaking of which..."

Emperor Taizu looked at Zhao Haiping: "Considering you come from a millennium of peace, are you sure you can withstand facing the battle line?"

Emperor Taizu’s concern was clearly not unfounded.

For ordinary citizens during peacetime, encountering armored cavalry, a terrifying war machine for the first time could be overwhelming. Just seeing a large number of cavalry charging together and feeling the rumbling tremors through the ground might be enough to scare them witless.

What’s more for a group of youngsters from hundreds of years later who had likely never seen blood.

Zhao Haiping smiled: "Your Majesty need not worry about this. We are not ordinary citizens, but re-orderers.

"To be more precise, we are players. And the potential of players is something Your Majesty could hardly imagine."

Emperor Taizu looked puzzled, clearly he had never heard of the concept of "players," assuming it was some kind of performance troupe or related occupation.