"Alright, then I’ll trouble you to help make these explosives." An Jing said with a smile.
"Boss, why are you being so formal with ? No need." Ye Zhi replied exuberantly. "Just watch, we will surely shake Chilin to its core with this blast!"
An Jing first exchanged a smile with Xiao Changyi, then nodded towards Ye Zhi with a smile: "Hmm."
...
It took ng Zhuqing three whole days to gather the items An Jing needed.
And once the items were gathered, An Jing and Ye Zhi started working on the explosives in a room where no one could disturb them.
On the very day An Jing and Ye Zhi began crafting explosives, the Emperor of Chilin received the news of Jingye City’s fall.
Not only did it fall, the loss was particularly severe.
"You had 650,000 soldiers, yet couldn’t defeat their 300,000?! Lost 500,000? Only 150,000 left?!" The Emperor of Chilin’s face was twisted as he looked at the junior general reporting to him.
The junior general knelt on the ground, his heart pounding with fear, too afraid to say another word.
"Only we, Chilin, have conquered others’ cities, there has never been a ti when others conquered ours; now not only have we been defeated, but Jingye City has beco part of Xiyun. How the other nations will mock us Chilin!" The Emperor of Chilin was even angrier.
Everyone was silent as cicadas in winter, fearing that the Emperor would vent his anger on them.
"Qian Taiwen!" The Emperor suddenly shouted angrily.
Qian Taiwen imdiately stepped forward, "This General is here!"
"I now appoint you as Great General in charge of city reconquest, leading an army of 800,000 to reclaim Jingye City for Chilin!"
Before Qian Taiwen could accept the order, the Pri Minister of Chilin hurriedly objected: "Emperor, if we send so many troops, I fear other areas will be under-defended. What if other countries seize the opportunity to attack us?"
The Emperor of Chilin imdiately responded: "Start conscripting nationwide! Recruit every adult male into the army, anyone unwilling will be killed!"
The Pri Minister and other officials wanted to oppose, as such forceful conscription could easily incite public outrage, leading to dire consequences. But before they could speak, the Emperor furiously shouted at them: "Anyone dare oppose, I will kill them now!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, not daring to voice any opposition.
Seeing no one dared to oppose, the Emperor then looked at Qian Taiwen again, saying: "If you can’t reclaim Jingye City this ti, you can die there like Ma Da Gong, so I won’t have to punish you upon your return!"
Though Qian Taiwen harbored resentnt towards such words from the Monarch, he knew as a Chilin native, it’s imperative to rise in tis of national crisis, so he said, "Don’t worry, Emperor, this General will surely honor the mission!"
...
Not only did the Emperor of Chilin receive news of Jingye City’s fall, but other countries learned of it too. They knew Xiao Changyi used only 300,000 troops to triumph over Chilin’s 650,000, seizing Jingye City and causing severe losses to Chilin; all nations were astonished.
Earlier, they doubted Xiao Changyi could flatten the Chilin Kingdom, but now, they were afraid; afraid Xiao Changyi would flatten Chilin, and when that happens, Chilin would beco part of Xiyun and Xiyun would stand dominant, leaving no country capable of rivaling it?
For now, at least Chilin still kept Xiyun in check.
Thus, so nations wanted to extend a helping hand to Chilin, hoping to assist in jointly resisting the enemy.
But when envoys from those countries discussed this with the Emperor of Chilin, the Emperor, accustod to being the Boss, felt humiliated; he not only refused their aid but also ruthlessly belittled those countries.
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