Free Web NovelChapter 1139: Chapter 1081
He feared that the other side was merely singing a song of feigned attack to mislead him.
If the opponent outwardly shows they are camping while secretly launching an attack, it would definitely not be a good situation for him.
Moreover, this is something the other side might actually do.
After all, deception in warfare has been frequent since ancient times, and similar incidents have happened many times.
Not to mention others, even when he was young and fought wars, he had used such tactics.
Nowadays, if the other side takes advantage of his relaxation and launches an attack, there would likely be no hesitation in confronting them.
For this reason, it can be said that King Zhao spent sleepless nights, even though the opponents did not attack the city, he did not dare to rest and guarded the city walls all night.
Not only King Zhao, but the third Prince did the same, each on high alert as they guarded atop the city walls.
Especially when looking at those brightly-lit camps below, their faces were filled with terror.
Though this family usually fought fiercely for power, and he had often jousted back and forth with his elder brother,
it was usually just a war of words; this was the first time something truly threatening their lives occurred.
For this reason, he could not possibly claim not to be afraid.
This was evident from his fingers turning pale from being clenched tightly.
He was genuinely fearful, and if given the choice, if he could choose, he would prefer to be a peaceful Prince, wishing never to experience such a situation in his life.
Fortunately, this night passed without any real danger.
It wasn’t until dawn broke that King Zhao dared to close his eyes to rest.
However, just as he prepared to rest, reports came in from his subordinates, and he saw a large number of soldiers gathering from tents in the distance and heading towards them.
This sight startled him even more, his heart skipping a beat, thinking, are they really going to attack now?
Is it possible they are going to launch an attack against us now?
Everyone was in fear last night, unable to rest well, and were in a state of high alert; now just as they started to relax, the other side made a move, how could they respond?
Could they respond quickly?
That was evidently unrealistic,
which would only increase the soldiers’ fatigue.
No matter what he thought or tried to do, the army had already advanced to within 1000 paces of the city walls.
Though only advancing 1000 paces, the pressure was immense, with at least 50,000 soldiers moving out from a 100,000-strong army, the sight was overwhelming.
Therefore, the area outside the city was a dark mass, completely surrounding the city; everywhere they looked were heads, instilling fear in them.
As they nervously prepared for defense, as they shouted to climb the walls to meet the enemy, they witnessed those soldiers stopping, then grouped in threes and fives to start setting up cooking fires.
This sight surprised the crowd, each looking at one another in disbelief.
Especially those who had lifted boulders became at a loss, unsure of what to do, they placed the boulders back onto the walls, looking bewilderedly at the scene outside.
They were now like startled birds, any movement by the opponent would terrify them.
Just like now, the opponent’s slight action had sent them into a panic.
This rollercoaster of emotions left them physically and mentally exhausted.
Though prepared to confront the enemy, they never expected the opponent would merely advance 1000 paces and then start cooking, clearly showing they did not take them seriously.
Despite the opponent’s arrogance and setting up fires under their noses, they dared not make any move; it wasn’t a matter of why they didn’t dare.
It had nothing to do with cowardice; even though King Zhao was not a military general, he clearly knew that if they opened the gates to launch an assault, the opponent would flood in, breaking through the gates.
With the opponent’s numbers, they themselves were only 20,000 strong.
Furthermore, after a night of toil and tension, they were utterly weary.
An assault now would be unrealistic.
In their minds, they likely hoped the opponent delayed an attack on the city.
Nevertheless, witnessing this, King Zhao demonstrated some cleverness, taking a deep breath, he directed his gaze toward the group at the forefront.
