Free Web NovelChapter 1141: Chapter 1082: Take Out the Third Prince
The old man was truly enraged this time because what he was witnessing was really the last thing he wanted to see.
At the same time, he secretly felt fortunate in his heart. If Lin Yi hadn’t brought his whole family out, perhaps among those on the city wall, there would also be his family members!
If those family members were also being whipped like this, could he have endured it?
He really couldn’t imagine.
Meanwhile, he was also contemplating how the generals under him would react after witnessing this scene.
They currently didn’t know what was happening on the city wall, only being able to vaguely see figures from afar without knowing the details.
If they were to truly find out and act upon it, what would happen then? It was an unpredictable scenario.
In that moment, besides cursing loudly, the old man quickly began to think of how to handle the situation.
At the same time, he thought about whether he could relocate all the generals and prevent them from witnessing this.
But that was clearly unrealistic, as the crowd over there essentially covered all of Gao City’s generals.
It involved at least dozens of generals, and trying to remove all of them would make it impossible to manage the army.
Furthermore, if he moved them away now, they would surely become disloyal upon learning of the situation later, making those generals unusable.
On the other hand, Lin Yi, who had just arrived on the ground, also wore an extremely grim expression. He hadn’t expected the opponent to actually commit such acts.
However, thinking again, wasn’t everything within reason on the battlefield?
What morality could there be?
Here I am leading troops to attack his entire Great Zhao Country, so for them, perhaps there’s no morality in that either.
After all, war was about using every means possible, about cruelty.
Therefore, while the opponent acted in such a way, all he could do was condemn them verbally; he couldn’t say much else.
However, though he couldn’t say much, he could certainly do something.
Unlike the old man who could only fret anxiously, Lin Yi was capable of taking concrete action.
Lin Yi waved his hand, and soon a highly precise sniper rifle appeared in his hand again.
He skillfully crouched down, aimed the gun, and suddenly there was a bang.
The next moment, the general standing proudly on the city wall, commanding others to whip people, fell instantly.
This gunshot shocked both sides immediately. Although his own troops were used to it, it was still impossible not to be surprised. They also knew that after this shot, a general on the other side would fall, but they didn’t know exactly who it would be. Could it be King Zhao?
This was the thought of Lin Yi’s troops, but on the opposing city wall, it was different. It was the first time they had heard this kind of sound. In the quiet of dawn, it was piercing and conspicuous, echoing throughout the city.
King Zhao, who was having breakfast, holding a bowl of porridge, was so startled that his hand trembled, and the bowl fell to the ground.
The third prince was equally shocked, shivering all over.
Both quickly headed outside, eager to find out what had happened.
When they reached outside, they found the city wall in chaos.
Especially those whipping the family members of the generals stopped their actions and gathered at the center.
Seeing this, King Zhao immediately furrowed his brow and sharply reprimanded:
"What are you doing?
What was that deafening noise?
Vice General Wang! Where is Vice General Wang?
Get over here and tell me what’s happening!"
He frowned deeply as he strode over to the crowd, sharply scolding, while calling for his deputy general.
Upon hearing his voice, everyone stopped, then turned to look at him.
However, their movements were strangely odd, deepening King Zhao’s frown. He couldn’t tell what had happened, nor understand their expressions.
Until the people made way, revealing that his deputy, whom he had been calling, was now lying on the ground, motionless.
Seeing this, King Zhao’s eyes widened, and he hurried over. When he saw the wound on his forehead, he couldn’t help but say:
"What happened? Did the opponent use a crossbow? But such a wound couldn’t be caused from a long distance. Have they climbed up the city walls?"
The crossbow was powerful, but firing from the ground to the wall wouldn’t cause such injury.
Such damage was only possible if a crossbow was pressed against the opponent’s head.
Of course, it had to be a very strong crossbow to achieve such an effect.
After speaking, his eyes quickly scanned the city wall, trying to determine if someone had already sneaked up.
