Chapter 560: Chapter 560. A Familiar Appearance
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Wan Yulin’s words moved Qin Tie. He was no longer so unyielding. His eyes flashed with anxiety. Although he was already sure that his daughter was dead, when he heard that Wan Yulin had found her, he still wanted to take a look.
“Where is she?”
“Men, bring her in.”
Wan Yulin saw that this move was indeed effective. He leaned back in his chair with the dignity of an emperor.
Qin Tie looked at the door of the execution room with anticipation. His hands were tightly clenched, and he was excited and worried about his gains and losses.
Very soon, he heard the sound of footsteps at the door. Qin Tie’s gaze became even more anxious. A slender young lady walked in from outside the door. Her eyebrows and eyes were all familiar. Qin Tie widened his eyes in disbelief.
How could this be? Wasn’t his daughter already dead? Why would she appear here?
Did Qian Jinhai not lie to him? But didn’t Wan Yulin say that he didn’t know anything about Yu’er? Who was lying?
It was no longer critical who was lying. What was important was that he could see Yu’er for the last time before he died. His tears blurred Qin Tie’s vision. He raised his trembling hand to wipe away the tears in his eyes. When he wiped his tears and wanted to see his daughter clearly, he realized that she was gone.
“Yu’er? Yu’er?”
Qin Tie was anxious. He struggled to chase after her through the door but was held down by the two jailers. nove(l)bi(n.)com
“As long as you make a great killing weapon for me, I’ll let you and your daughter reunite.”
Wan Yulin said to Qin Tie unhurriedly. His meaning was obvious. If you don’t help me make a big killing weapon, don’t even think about seeing your daughter.
“Okay, I’ll do it for you, but on one condition. You have to hand Yu’er over to me.”
Qin Tie suppressed his excitement and looked at Wan Yulin to discuss terms.
“Wait until you make a big killing weapon.”
Since he already had something on Qin Tie, Wan Yulin naturally wouldn’t let it go. He looked at Qin Tie coldly.
“If you continue to be stubborn, you will harm your daughter.”
Still, once the bridge was constructed, the Wan Family Army wouldn’t stand idly by. They would unleash a barrage of thousands of arrows to defend the critical entry point. Additionally, the narrowness of the bridge would severely limit the pace at which people could cross, effectively turning them into sitting ducks for the Wan Family Army’s archers on the city walls.
Mortars could be used to clear the first stage, but there was also a problem with range. The distance was too far, and there was no high ground around to ensure accuracy. The number of shells could not be wasted, and it was necessary to ensure every shot could hit the target.
“Young Lord, I heard that the capital has mobilized nearly a hundred thousand soldiers, and we only have twenty thousand men.”
Zhang Jinglin reminded Xiao Zeyu that even though they had a great weapon if the other party’s army of 100,000 charged at them together, even if they had a great weapon, they might not be able to stop them.
“Furthermore, the Imperial Court used mortars before. Although we didn’t notice it when we attacked Shanhai City, we can’t rule out the possibility that Wan Yulin left the mortars at the capital.”
“I know what you’re saying. The key is whether they have mortars or not. If not, the number of people is not a problem.”
Xiao Zeyu nodded. He had considered all this and sent spies from the capital to investigate if the imperial court had any mortars. However, he had been unable to contact any of the core figures, and the imperial court had kept it a secret. Even now, he still could not confirm if Wan Yulin had any mortars.
If not, then he could attack the city with ease. He would first use artillery and send people to kill when the bombardment was almost complete.
This was also Wan Yulin’s crafty side. He was genuine and fake, not allowing others to figure out his trump card.
It was not a good idea for the 20,000-strong army to just sit there and do nothing. Only in a spurt of energy could the soldiers display their greatest enthusiasm. If they just sat there and did nothing, it would make the army feel irritated, which would be detrimental to the army’s morale.
“A secret report was just sent out from the capital. It said that Wan Yulin sent a secret agent to look for Qin Tie’s daughter, Qin Yu’er, at all costs.”
Zhang Jinglin told Xiao Zeyu the latest piece of information. Xiao Zeyu’s eyes lit up.
“We can attack now.”
“Young Master, why?”
Zhang Jinglin did not understand. He had just said to be cautious, so why did he suddenly want to attack?
One wrong decision could wipe out the entire army.
“Why is Wan Yulin looking for Qin Tie’s daughter? It proved that Qin Tie was in his hands, but he was probably unwilling to help Wan Yulin, so Wan Yulin wanted to find Qin Yu’er to force Qin Tie to help him make the mortar.”
Xiao Zeyu was in a good mood. The depression from Qin Tie’s betrayal was swept away. He said to Zhang Jinglin with great ambition,
“Let’s take advantage of the fact that they haven’t made the mortars yet and catch them off guard!”
“Reporting, Young Master, Young Master’s wife is here with an army!”