Free Web NovelChapter 1137: Chapter 1080: The Army at the Gates
In an instant, as all the ministers looked at King Zhao, their eyes were filled with an unusual expression.
Of course, this was not an expression of admiration, but a kind of disdain from the heart.
There was no other way, since such a thing could happen to others, maybe one day it would happen to themselves, following an emperor like this, their crisis would always follow them.
Although it can be said that it is now a critical juncture, which can be called a matter concerning the survival of the country, at this time, although using some despicable means is nothing, for King Zhao to exploit the misfortune without involving family, this suffices to demonstrate his character.
However, no matter how one looked at it, after all, the other party is still the Emperor of Zhao Country presently, so his words are effectively an imperial edict.
Upon hearing his words, someone immediately took action, and soon, the families of those soldiers were tied up and directly dragged to the city walls.
And thus, at every battlement on the city walls, a person appeared, and that person was none other than the family members of those generals.
Having arrived there with a group of officials, King Zhao, upon witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but allow a slight smug smile to appear at the corner of his mouth, he did not believe that with these people guarding him, those group of people would still dare to attack him.
If those people dared to attack him, then he would certainly use these individuals immediately, of course, he did not want to kill them all.
After all, if it really came to that, then his position on the throne might not be secure.
If the other side was really determined to fight to the death with him, then these people wouldn’t really be of much use to him.
Of course, at present, he could only hope that these people would still have some concerns.
However, he did not know what kind of person the Prince was, whether he could single-handedly override the entire force?
Could he manage not to let them care about these people, then at that time, perhaps things would really become difficult.
Of course, doing so also has one advantage, which is it would certainly incite dissatisfaction among those generals, and at that time, they might once again defy, directly returning to serve under him instead of the other party?
These are all uncertain factors, after all, everyone has their own thoughts, if they can rebel once, perhaps they can rebel a second time.
As for those officials, upon seeing this scene, they couldn’t help but shake their heads.
Of course, regarding King Zhao’s actions, as mentioned before, although they disdained it, they could do nothing about it, after all, the other side is the Emperor, moreover, if this city were captured, there would be no benefit to them either.
Presently, the Eldest Prince has already been killed, now only the third prince remains, and this third prince is famously lacking in any real skills, if such a person truly became King Zhao, then for these ministers, perhaps it would be a rare flourishing age, at that time, perhaps they could even hold great power.
This kind of thinking filled everyone’s minds, and because of this, they were contemplating how to assist King Zhao.
"Our army has already gathered completely, and our siege equipment is already well prepared. According to the spies’ reports, they are still two days away from us."
Standing on the city tower, looking down at everything, King Zhao couldn’t help but be delighted.
And at this moment, the scouts came out to report, upon hearing they still had two days to arrive, King Zhao noticeably sighed in relief.
Although he was well prepared at this moment, that was an entire army of 100,000.
With 100,000 troops besieging the city, although he is King Zhao, he also felt mentally and physically exhausted, and felt a sense of fear.
After all, he is no longer young, not the battle-hardened King Zhao of his youth, he has aged significantly now.
His whole body is no longer as it was before.
Moreover, a life of indulgence had drained his body, even though he is only in his fifties now, he imagined another ten or so years, perhaps it would be his end.
Especially when he thought about the Eldest Prince’s matters, he seemed to have aged a lot, because he clearly knew his third prince was no match for the Eldest Prince’s capabilities, if Zhao Country were really handed over to the third prince, then Zhao Country wouldn’t have any forward momentum.
It could be said without exaggeration, even being able to hold onto this family business would already be a testament to his capability.
But the Eldest Prince was different, he was adventurous, if this country were handed over to the Eldest Prince, with his adventurous spirit, the territory of Zhao Country would quickly expand.
This could be seen from the campaign he launched against You Country.
It was utterly unexpected that You Country was so powerful, and this new Emperor was entirely different from the previous king of You, this guy now clearly bears formidable might, and it is rumored that he can even communicate with the Immortals.
