low-key is king

Chapter 285 Intuition and Reason

"what about you?"

Seeing Xiao Yan bowed his head, Fang Lun was quite satisfied, then turned his gaze to other generals, including those civil servants who had always supported him, and asked pointedly.

Sometimes civil servants are more difficult to deal with than military generals. Although they are not very powerful, they have more thoughts. Even Fang Lun has no idea what these guys are thinking.

"Naturally, the Prime Minister's orders are the only ones to follow!"

One of the civil servants hurriedly lowered his head and cupped his hands, but there was a gleam of light in the eyes that lowered his head. He was thinking in his heart what he should do in order to separate himself from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The other civil servants and generals were naturally forced to bow their heads. Even if some of them had ideas, they did not dare to show them at this time. After all, the lives of the family members were in Fang Lun's hands.

As for the real thoughts in their hearts, no one can know. If the Xuanyang Shenji Battalion were to break through the Golden Wind City, Fang Lun might not be able to decide how they would choose.

"Listen, I'll give you half a day. If you don't open the city and surrender before dark, don't blame me for being cruel!"

Outside the south gate, Gu Qi obviously got Guan Xu's instruction, and shouted loudly at this moment, so that everyone in the city could hear clearly, with different moods.

"Hmph, let's see the truth. How did your Shenji Battalion break through my golden wall?"

Fang Lun, who had intimidated many civil servants and generals, seemed to have regained his great confidence. Hearing him snort coldly made many people feel more relaxed.

After all, the walls of the Golden Wind City are somewhat taller than the Tianyang City, the capital of the Xuanyang Kingdom. Even if it is a grand master who has reached the sixth level, as long as he can't fly, it is impossible to attack.

Even if Fang Lun was not a cultivator, he knew that martial artists had to reach the eighth realm of controlling the air, and monks had to reach the seventh realm of stepping into the air before they could fly off the ground, but there was obviously no such strong person in the opponent's formation.

From another point of view, if the other party really had a strong man of this level, he would have already entered the city and wiped out the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Ning family, so why bother talking so much nonsense outside the city?

"The opponent has enough ammunition, so what's the purpose of waiting for half a day?"

The Prime Minister Fang Lun looked disdainful, but he was also thinking in his heart. The sun is slightly westward now, so what's the point of waiting half a day, at most it will be evening?

Fang Lun felt a little uneasy in his heart, as if he had grasped something faintly, but he still couldn't figure out a complete clue. The next moment, his eyes turned to Queen Gu Zi.

"Empress Empress, take a step to speak!"

Fang Lun ignored the strange eyes of Xiao Yan and others, but said something to Gu Zi, and then walked into the attic of the city gate first, making everyone's eyes even more strange.

Gu Zi gritted her teeth, but she wasn't worried about Fang Lun who had no self-cultivation. This time, she didn't even bring the relative named Gu with her. She went straight into the attic and closed the attic door.

They also don't have to worry about what demon moths will appear from Xiao Yan and others, after all, the families of these civil servants and generals are all in their hands.

"Empress, do you think Xuanyang Shenji Battalion can break through my Golden Wind Capital?"

Fang Lun, who just walked into the attic, didn't hesitate at all, and asked directly. This question made Gu Zi's face turn pale.

"Why, even the Prime Minister is not sure?"

This is actually Gu Zi's real idea. The walls of Golden Wind City are high and thick, and there are nearly 20 defenders in the city. The outer Shenji camp is powerful, but after all, there are only 5000 people.

As long as Gold Wind City can defend for a period of time, after Ning Taiping captures Changning City, and then Tianyang City, then the opportunity for Gold Wind Country to turn defeat into victory will naturally come.

However, Fang Lun's first sentence after he came in did not seem to have much confidence. How could this not make the queen flustered? Her biggest backbone now is the prime minister.

"Whether it is the strength of the city wall, the number of elite soldiers, or the resource reserves in Jinfeng City, we are far better than the Xuanyang Shenji Battalion outside the city!"

Fang Lun seemed to be talking to himself, but Gu Zi, who heard his words, couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and thought to himself, since this is the case, what else do you have to worry about?
"Empress, it's not me who destroys my prestige. The Xuanyang Shenji Battalion has not lost a single victory since breaking Duanri City. Do you think they will stop under the walls of Jinfeng City?"

The prime minister raised his head, and finally looked at the queen Gu Zi, but this kind of illusory statement did not satisfy the queen.

Doesn't she know these things?

"Fang Xiang, what exactly do you want to say?"

Gu Zi frowned tightly. You said that Jinfeng City has high walls, thick walls and sufficient supplies, while you said that the Xuanyang Shenji Battalion is invincible. Aren’t these two contradictory?

"Oh, I don't know what to say, but I always feel a little uneasy, Empress, I'm afraid we have to think about the way forward, otherwise we really won't be able to wait for the day when His Majesty's class master triumphs!"

Fang Lun sighed lightly, which made Gu Zi's brows furrowed even tighter. This battle has not been fought yet, and you want to retreat. Do you know that this battle will be lost?

"Fang Lun, without the defensive advantages of Golden Wind City, do you think we can outrun the pursuit of the Xuanyang Shenji Battalion with our families?"

It seems that this Empress is not an idiot, she clearly sees the situation clearly, maybe there is still a way to survive in this Golden Wind City, once she leaves Golden Wind City, she will really be at the mercy of others.

"Maybe, maybe we can really hold on until the day when His Majesty wins!"

Fang Lun knew that his so-called intuition was impossible to convince the queen, so he just sighed, but in Gu Zi's ears, it seemed to contain a hint of veiled sarcasm.

"I still have some things to do in this palace. The south gate affairs have to be taken care of by Minister Labour!"

Gu Zi didn't have the heart to talk more nonsense with Fang Lun here, seeing her stand up and walk towards the door without looking back, Fang Lun didn't say a word from the beginning to the end.

Or maybe in Fang Lun's own heart, he also felt that those intuitions had no basis at all?
His intuition told him that the Golden Wind City could not be defended, but his rationality told him that defending the city was the wisest choice. This kind of contradictory psychology was simply a kind of inhuman torture.

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Half a day passed quickly!

The bright sun, which had been shining brightly before, was also slowly setting towards the west at this moment.

The sunset is infinitely good, but it is only near dusk!
For some reason, many soldiers and civilians in Golden Wind City couldn't help but think of this ancient poem. Could the current Golden Wind Country be the setting sun that is about to set on the distant mountains?

To be honest, in the past few years, the Golden Wind Nation's national strength has flourished, and under the leadership of the monarch Ning Taiping, it has wiped out three neighboring small countries in a row.

In Xuanyang's civil turmoil, Ning Taiping took the initiative to attack when he saw an opportunity. It was understandable, but he did not expect that Xuanyang, which had just fought a civil war, could burst out such a strong fighting force.

If the battle between the main battlefields of the two countries is considered normal, then the Xuanyang Divine Machine Battalion, which penetrated deep into the hinterland of Jinfeng Country, is somewhat unreasonable.

Only the current 5000 people and the previous 2000 people have smashed the Golden Wind Country to pieces, and now even the country may not be able to keep it. This is the result that no one thought about beforehand.

How did the golden wind country, which was in full swing, suddenly fall into such a state?

As if in an instant, the powerful kingdom that Ning Taiping had just established was destroyed by a mysterious army of Xuanyang Kingdom and collapsed.

"It's not really because of the shot at the little girl, is it?"

There are voices of discussion like this everywhere in the city of Jinfengguo. After all, Guan Xu's words of condemnation before are still in their memory at this moment.

Coupled with the fact that Xuanyang Kingdom intentionally spread the news to the uproar, and with the help of the Ten Thousand Nations Business Alliance, these soldiers and civilians who are far away in the capital of Jinfeng Kingdom have also heard about it.

If this is the case, then they, including the cities that the Shenjiying destroyed along the way, can be said to have suffered unwarranted disasters.

Wouldn't it be better if you would rather Taiping fight an upright battle?It is really contemptible to use those conspiracies and tricks to target a little girl under the age of eight.

Of course, this is also because the Xuanyang Shenji Battalion is approaching the city, and the soldiers and civilians of Golden Wind City will really pay attention to this.

Otherwise, if the Jinfeng Kingdom wins, who would care about the life and death of a little girl, even if it is the granddaughter of the East King of Xuanyang Town.

But now, no one will ignore this point. Deep in their hearts, they even have a faint thought of complaining. They always feel that they have been harmed by the monarch and the prime minister.

This emotion may magnify infinitely as time goes by.

It can be said that Guan Xu's previous words had already planted a seed that was about to germinate in the hearts of these soldiers and civilians of Golden Wind City.

The autumn wind is bleak!

When the setting sun in the west hides the last corner in the distant mountains, all the civil and military officials of Jinfeng on the city wall are all staring.

Because they suddenly saw that the general of the Shenji Battalion under the city stood up directly from the handsome chair, and before this, Guan Xu had been silent for half a day.

"Everyone, be alert!"

Guan Xu's mere movement of getting up made Fang Lun on the city wall feel like he was facing a formidable enemy. He heard him yell, this time even Xiao Yan didn't dare to neglect, his expression was extremely dignified.

The Golden Wind elite soldiers on the city wall were all holding bows and arrows, looking at the extremely small soldiers of the Shenji Battalion below, their palms were constantly sweating.

They have never been so nervous at this moment, and they don't know how the Xuanyang Shenji Battalion will attack the city.

Will that terrible weapon take his life away from such a long distance?
"Opportunity, I have already given you, you don't want it!"

There seemed to be a touch of disappointment on Guan Xu's face, but his tone was quite calm, obviously he had expected such a result a long time ago.

As soon as the words fell, this Xuanyang Confucian General slowly raised his right hand, and then pressed it down hard!

The siege battle is about to begin!
(End of this chapter)