Steel and Sorrow: Rise of the Mercenary king

Chapter 339: Storming the trenches(2)

Chapter 339: Storming the trenches(2)

The screams filled the air, mingling with the grim sight of enemy archers retreating in disarray. Some lay motionless where they had fallen, lifeless forms scattered across the battlefield. Others crawled feebly toward the safety of their lines, their movements slow and desperate, like worms writhing in the dirt after a heavy rainstorm, ready to be stepped on over by the heels of the men above them.

Inor's gaze shifted upward to the architects of this music that filled his ears —a group of one hundred women, their slings whirling overhead in perfect unison before unleashing a deadly rain of stones onto the enemy. Some of them had lost husbands and sons in the previous night, as such their slings were given extra strength

He allowed a smile to curl his lips. If the enemy knew the truth, if they realized that those who had shattered their ranks and sent them scrambling were women, the shame of it might outweigh their fear and pain, prompting them to charge once again. These were no warriors by trade, no seasoned soldiers that learnt the of killing. They were women of the hills—farmers, shepherdesses, —driven by necessity rather than choice.

So he was sure that the shame would have burnt twice as much.

As for the wmen,their lives, their families, their futures all depended on this battle, everybody knew that, and everybody fought harder because of it .