"Determine the world in five days? Isn't this too risky? Your Highness should think twice!" Yuan Jingxin's voice was slightly trembling, and his heart was not at peace. He didn't want Lin Zhongyun's decision to be shaken, but he also had to remind him of the potential risks.

Especially, was the northern barbarian that he was worried about just now willing to just sit there and watch?
The Northern Barbarians are not Daqian.
Their brave cavalry is an obstacle that cannot be avoided no matter what.

If Daqian delays the rebel army's pace, and the Northern Barbarians intervene at this time, how will the rebel army cope?

Each of these is a problem and must be considered carefully.

In his opinion, if there is no absolute certainty, the troops must be withdrawn even at the risk of demoralizing the troops.

After all, as long as they withdraw their troops, they can drag it out, giving them more time to raise food and supplies and look for that glimmer of hope.

"Yes, Your Highness, this is too risky."

At this time, even the generals who had always followed him resolutely stepped forward and tried to persuade him.

It’s not that they are afraid, but they really don’t see any hope of winning in this move.

However, facing everyone's doubts and fears, Lin Zhongyun just smiled, looking as if he didn't care.

He naturally knew what his confidants were worried about, but there is a saying that goes "Those involved are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things more clearly." They all thought everything was too complicated and became timid.

Looking at everyone, he put his hands behind his back, his expression natural, as if what he was facing at the moment was just a trivial matter, not a crisis that could overthrow the entire rebel army.

"I know what you are worried about. There are only two reasons. One is whether the rebel army can quickly capture Hanzhou, and the other is whether the northern barbarians will just stand by and watch."

"Not bad!"

Yuan Jingxin nodded repeatedly and took a step forward. Even if it meant risking disobedience, he still wanted to be a loyal minister. He said, "That's what we're worried about. If the Northern Barbarians intervene, wouldn't it be a trap for us to attack rashly at this time?"

When the others saw someone speaking up, they all nodded and agreed, hoping that Lin Zhongyun would change his mind.

However, they underestimated themselves and even more so Lin Zhongyun's determination.

"I understand your concerns, and let's talk about this. Can we quickly capture Hanzhou?"

Lin Zhongyun smiled slowly and said calmly: "I have confidence in you. Why have we been lying dormant until now? To unify the world! Are you going to retreat so easily just because of this little difficulty now?"

"What are the remnants of the defeated army left in Hanzhou? How can the old, weak, women and children be a match for our righteous army?
The previous strong pressure from Liu Wulie had already caused dissatisfaction among many people. When our rebel army attacks the city, the people in the city will surely line the streets to welcome us. In this regard, we already have an advantage."

At this point, he paused for a moment, his eyes changed from indifferent to extremely cold, and his tone was chilling, "Besides, this time I intend to take Hanzhou at one stroke, regardless of the cost. Tonight will be the beginning of our siege."

"tonight?"

When Yuan Jingxin heard this, he was stunned, with a look of astonishment on his face. He felt uneasy in an instant, and looked at Lin Zhongyun in disbelief, his mind in chaos.

Even the generals at the side felt their eyes go dark, their faces turned strange, and their minds were a little confused.

At this moment, they looked at Lin Zhongyun in disbelief, and a big question mark rose in their hearts:

Is this really feasible?
Starting the attack tonight, no matter how you look at it, it seems like His Highness had made a spur-of-the-moment decision.

However, facing the confusion and doubts of the crowd, Lin Zhongyun remained calm and said slowly: "Yes, tonight, I want to catch him by surprise, just like last time in Jialing City."

But, Your Highness, the problem of the Northern Barbarians..." Yuan Jingxin said hesitantly. There was a hint of worry in his voice, and he obviously didn't want to give up this opportunity easily. "The Northern Barbarians will definitely not sit idly by and will most likely intervene."

Lin Zhongyun smiled slightly, his eyes were sharp, and his tone was firm: "In fact, I know your concerns. There is no doubt that the Northern Barbarians will definitely not stand idly by, and they are very likely to get involved."

"If that's the case, then why would Your Highness take such a big risk?" Yuan Jingxin asked again in confusion.

His words made everyone even more confused.

Since it was already certain that the Northern Barbarians would intervene, why did they take the initiative to attack? How was this different from walking into a trap?
But just when they were confused, Lin Zhongyun's next words made them wake up completely as if they had been enlightened.

"It is true that the Northern Barbarians will intervene, but no one can predict when they will intervene."

Lin Zhongyun continued, "Do you really think that the Northern Barbarians and Daqian can put aside their past grudges just because they are on the same front?"

"Your Highness means that the two of them are superficially harmonious but actually at odds with each other? Can we try to sow discord between them?" The pupils of Yuan Jingxin and others suddenly shrank, and they immediately understood Lin Zhongyun's true intention.

The reason why Daqian is now on the same front with the Northern Barbarians is simply because of the threat from the rebel army.

However, when the threat from the rebel army was eliminated, the next target of the Northern Barbarians would inevitably be Daqian. As the emperor of Daqian, Liu Wulie could not have failed to understand this.

As long as they spread this news now, it will definitely cause Daqian and Beiman to become disloyal.

Even if it cannot cause the Northern Barbarians and Daqian to fall out on the spot, it is enough to delay the Northern Barbarians' pace of joining the battlefield, and provide enough time for the next attack of the rebel army.

At this time, they finally understood Lin Zhongyun's good intentions.

They previously thought that this was just a spur-of-the-moment idea of ​​Lin Zhongyun, but now it seems that they thought the matter was too complicated and overlooked the fact that human hearts are not moved.

"Your Highness is wise!"

At that moment, everyone understood everything and they all became excited.

At this moment, the sense of crisis in my heart has obviously weakened a lot.

Everyone looked at each other, and gradually understood Lin Zhongyun's good intentions. They were still thinking about how to solve the difficulties facing Daming.

However, Lin Zhongyun had already found a way to break the impasse. His calmness and strategy alone were beyond their reach.

This also made them more convinced that following Lin Zhongyun, the rebel army would definitely unify the world.

"In this case, we must go all out tonight and make sure this plan is implemented properly!" Lin Zhongyun's voice was like a war drum, inspiring everyone.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Everyone responded in unison. The worries in their hearts had long disappeared, replaced by endless excitement and anticipation.

Seeing that everyone was convinced by him, Lin Zhongyun nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Order the entire army to prepare for the attack tonight. We must strike quickly before the enemy can react!"

"This attack will be fully supported by Jialing County and Jianghua County. There is no need to worry about wasting siege equipment. Use as much as you can."

Soon, as the order was issued, everyone started to prepare. The entire Jianghua County and Jialing County were fully operational, and the convoys with lights on were moving slowly under the dark night.

The equipment and siege machinery created by Daqian’s entire arsenal are being continuously transported to Hanzhou’s gateway - Luocheng!
……

Luocheng is the gateway to Hanzhou.

Located at the feet of the emperor, the city defense is the key point of defense and the facade of the entire Hanzhou. The city defense is renovated almost every year. In addition, since the court has huddled in Hanzhou, the city walls of Luocheng have been reinforced and defended.

Therefore, even if Luocheng’s defense cannot be called the best in the world, it is still stronger than the county towns in ordinary states and counties.

The current city wall is fifty feet high, and ten soldiers can be lined up horizontally on the wall. As for the heavy crossbow carts used to defend the city, there are three on one side of the wall.

It can be said that with such a luxurious configuration, Luocheng can hold out for a period of time even if facing enemies that are several times larger than itself.

Wei Xiao, the defender of Luocheng, looked at everything in front of him with a gloomy brow, and he did not feel relieved at all.

However, his sadness did not come from the imminent attack of the rebel army, but from his deep regret for the fall of the once powerful Daqian.

Once upon a time, the country was peaceful and prosperous under the rule of Daqian, and the northern barbarians had never invaded it. But now it is in ruins and devastated.

In fact, unlike those from aristocratic families who have prominent identities, he came from a humble family and was able to reach this position by virtue of his excellent skills and fearlessness in battle.

In the past, he had felt resentment towards the imperial court and hatred towards the aristocratic families. However, when he was truly in this position, he realized that many things were beyond his control.

The reason why people at the bottom of society yearn for fairness is that they are at the bottom of society and are suffering unfair treatment.

But when they really step into the upper level and have the power to change the balance of fairness, what they desire is power. They want to impose injustice on others in order to maintain their own fairness.

Time has left a deep mark on him. During the years he was stationed in Los Angeles, he gradually understood a truth: everyone and everything is the result of a game. The whole world is maintaining a delicate balance.

However, this balance has now been broken by the greed of some people, and the rise of the rebel army is nothing more than the next Daqian to maintain the balance.

It’s just that at that time it may not be called Daqian, but there is no difference in essence.

He simply scoffed at the call of the rebels. In his opinion, they were all birds of a feather, so he had no intention of joining the rebels.

They keep saying that they are speaking for the people, but in his opinion, true fairness and justice have long been swallowed up by the game of power.

Thinking back to here, he looked at the messenger beside him and said in a deep voice: "Please ask the messenger to report to His Majesty that we, Wei Xiao, are willing to live and die with Luocheng. The people in the city will survive, and the people will die and the city will die!"

"Very good, the general is really ..."

The messenger showed a satisfied look on his face. He wanted to say a few words of praise, but when he saw the bright light of Mars in the darkness from the corner of his eye, he immediately changed his words and said, "In this case, I will report back to Your Majesty immediately."

After saying that, he hurriedly went down the city wall with the people around him and rode fast horses towards the Handu!

The night was as dark as ink, and the darkness seemed to swallow up everything.

However, in this boundless darkness, blazing flames with the sound of breaking through the air cut through the sky like an epidemic, and smashed into the city of Luo, which was known to be extremely solid, with incredible speed.

The flames drew beautiful arcs in the night sky, like a huge rain of arrows, instantly lighting up every corner of the city wall.

At this moment, it seemed as if time had frozen, and all breathing and heartbeats were swallowed up by this shocking scene.

'boom! boom! boom! ’

The next second, explosions continued and were deafening.

The flints hit the top of the city like a violent storm, and the shock wave swept in instantly. Under this blow, the city wall made a deafening roar.

The walls of Los Angeles shook under the bombardment of flint, as if the entire city was trembling. Stones flew and dust filled the air, as if doomsday had arrived, suffocating people.

The soldiers standing on the top of the city walls were all terrified, with unspeakable fear surging in their hearts.

"hateful!"

Wei Xiao's voice was particularly harsh in the dark night. His eyes were like burning flames, staring at the huge flints that tore the sky apart, his heart filled with helplessness and anger. He clenched his hands into fists, his nails deeply embedded in his palms, but he was powerless.

"Keep calm, stay calm, defend against the enemy, defend against the enemy!"

His hysterical roar was so particularly harsh in the dark night.

However, even with Wei Xiao's voice echoing in their ears, the fear on the soldiers' faces did not diminish at all. Flint rained down on them mercilessly, as if to tear the entire city wall apart. Because the next round of flint had already arrived.

Flint rained down on them mercilessly, as if it was going to tear the entire city apart.

Under the cover of night, thousands of flints were burning with raging flames, drawing a beautiful parabola, and their target was Los Angeles.

In all their years of military service, they had seen dense rains of arrows, but they had never seen such a magnificent rain of flint as the one before them.

They still had shields to defend against the rain of arrows, but how could they defend against the flint that weighed thousands of pounds?
"Quick! Get cover!" a soldier shouted in panic, but his voice was drowned out by the deafening explosion.

But even he knew that facing this landslide-like attack, shields were useless. Even the solid tower would be smashed into a deep pit, let alone their fragile manpower? The end result would be to be smashed into pulp.

In the face of flint, human power is simply vulnerable.

The soldiers present trembled uncontrollably, their faces turned pale, and despair was revealed in their eyes.

They simply couldn't believe it all, but the burning sensation that was getting closer and closer reminded them all the time that everything before their eyes was real.

"Quick, find cover!"

Everything in front of him made Wei Xiao furious. He roared with a trembling voice. Under such a flint attack, any defense would be a joke.

But at this moment, another flint, like a roaring beast, tore through the night sky and slammed into the city wall.

A huge explosion was accompanied by a tremor, and several soldiers were shaken and staggered to the ground, their faces full of fear and despair. (End of this chapter)