After gathering all their troops, the Imperial Court's armies launched an all-out assault without the slightest hesitation. They showed no intention of talking at all.
And that was not all. Although the Imperial Court's armies were already attacking Mount Liang,
they still maintained their encirclement of Mount Liang.
Their intentions were perfectly clear: even if they could not take Mount Liang outright in this assault, they would keep it under siege.
Without any supplies, no matter how powerful the people on Mount Liang were, how much could they really accomplish?
Xu Tong had long been prepared for something like this.
Otherwise, he would never have established a connection with Chai Jin so early.
Without Chai Jin, getting Mount Liang through such a period might truly have been extremely difficult.
With Chai Jin joining them, however, everything had changed.
Right from the outset, Mount Liang had already made all the necessary preparations.
The underground spaces beneath Mount Liang had long since been packed with grain and other provisions.
And that was not all. Mount Liang had even stocked up on plenty of wine!
These supplies were enough to keep Mount Liang going for a year!
Normally, gathering so many supplies would have been no easy task.
But by letting silver pave the way, Chai Jin had managed to get in touch with an exceedingly greedy fellow.
Paying triple the price, Chai Jin had emptied the entire granary!
Although the cost was considerable, Chai Jin did not care in the slightest.
If they ultimately failed, never mind the silver-not one of them would have any chance of surviving.
If they achieved final victory, they would have no need to worry about silver at all.
Under those circumstances, Chai Jin had chosen to spend his entire fortune.
With his lavish spending, he had