Nishu's eyes were filled with determination; he knew that this was the only chance the Frostwest Empire had.
If we charge out now and fight Great Liang, we might be able to catch them off guard with a surprise attack. Otherwise, Frostwest will really have no chance at all.
No city walls, no divine defenses—they're all useless against the weapons of the Great Liang.
In this situation, defense would be a joke; it would only make the Great Liang a sitting duck, allowing them to destroy one by one, and eventually devour the entire country—that would be terrifying.
Rather than sitting and waiting to die, it's better to take a gamble and fight your way to success.
Hiss!
Upon hearing Nishu's words, the court gasped in shock. This was incredibly audacious; it was tantamount to risking the fate of the Great Liang Dynasty.
One can imagine that this battle was absolutely earth-shattering, and could even be said to be a battle that determined the survival of both sides. If Frostwest were to be defeated, then there would be no more Frostwest.
For a moment, the imperial court fell silent.
This matter is extremely serious. If we lose the bet, there will be no chance of recovery, and we will all suffer along with them. So this is a very difficult situation.
"That's absolutely unacceptable. If we're defeated, we'll have no way out; we'll all be wiped out by the Great Liang."
"The key question is, what do we have to fight them with? The fighting strength of the Great Liang far surpasses ours; they are not even in the same league as us."
"I think we need to be careful; we can't afford to lose!"
"You said it yourself, their weapons are capable of destroying cities. How can we possibly win? This is simply suicide."
"Be cautious, we must be cautious!"
Most of the ministers voiced their opposition, knowing that once the gamble was lost, there would be no going back. Only a small minority seemed thoughtful; though they didn't want to admit the truth of what Nishu said, upon reflection, it did seem quite plausible.
If you don't give it your all, it's just a slow death.
Furthermore, the super weapon mentioned by Nishu made them even more wary. Although they didn't know just how powerful it was, if even city walls couldn't stop it, how could flesh and blood possibly withstand it?
If we want to block it, what method should we use?
Is there even a glimmer of hope?
Ashina Tiandu, and now he was also caught in a dilemma.
He was well aware of the concept of slow death, but the cost of doing so was too high, and he had to think it over carefully.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, " Nishu, what do you think our chances of winning are if we go all out against Lin Rusong with our two million troops?"
Talking about anything else now is meaningless; we must have a chance of winning, otherwise we can't afford the consequences.
After the fall of Frostwest, the subjects might be able to survive if they surrendered, but I am certain to die. Given Lin Yi's character, I doubt I'll even have a peaceful death.
The true strength of Great Liang is only known to Nishu, who has fought against him on the front lines, so we must listen to his opinion.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were drawn to Nishu, including A Long.
Cough cough!
Nishu coughed twice, his body seeming even weaker. He said in a deep voice, "Twenty percent!"
puff!
Ashina Tiandu, exclaiming, "What did you say? They have over two million people, and we even have more than them, yet we only have a 20% chance of winning?"
He was genuinely indignant; why was this being done on such a whim?
These are all human beings. Why should two million people from Great Liang be so much stronger than our two million? There's absolutely no reason for that.
"Twenty percent? How is that possible?"
A Long's pupils contracted, stunned by the answer.
He knew that Great Liang was very powerful, but he never expected that the Great Liang that Nishu had mentioned would be so powerful; this was beyond his expectations.
If Nishu wasn't lying, then the situation is really bad.
"Impossible! Frostwest is the overlord of the West, what makes Lin Yi so arrogant?"
The other officials also looked indignant. Although they admitted that their own forces were not as fierce as those of the Great Liang, they couldn't believe they were so far behind.
Seeing their appearance, Nishu gave a bitter smile, a hint of loneliness appearing on his pale face.
He smiled bitterly and said, "At first I thought so too, but after actually seeing the Great Liang army, I realized what despair was. Our army only had a suit of armor and a breastplate, but the Great Liang had full-body armor."
Their most fanatical army even clad their warhorses in armor—how can you compare?
Furthermore, the enemy possessed smoking weapons with a range exceeding that of bows and arrows. We were overwhelmed before we could even make a move, not to mention their " Red-Coat Cannon."
That thing blasted down the city wall with a single shot; our defenses were practically nonexistent. That's the difference in quality.
boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, it caused a huge uproar in the court. Everyone was horrified by the scene described by Nishu.
They finally understood why Nishu had been so thoroughly defeated; it was a complete and utter rout. Nishu was incredibly lucky to have managed to bring so many people back.
"How could this be? How could the Great Liang be so ruthless as to even have armor on their warhorses?" A general from the Great West Empire said in disbelief.
You have to understand that the Great West Empire is in a worse situation than the Frostwest West Empire. At least the Frostwest Empire has helmets and breastplates, but the Great West Empire only has breastplates. So, wouldn't our side be in an even worse situation?
The others nodded in agreement. That was one thing, but the real problem was that even the warhorses had armor—that was simply outrageous.
A Long took a deep breath and couldn't help but ask, " Nishu, no offense, but what exactly is that smoking weapon you mentioned, and why is it shot from a greater distance by arrows?"
Could it be that the weapons of the Great Liang were no longer bows and arrows, but something else entirely?
Although he had been to Great Liang, he had never seen Great Liang musket, so he naturally didn't know what the so-called smoking thing was, and thus had countless questions in his mind.
Something unknown has appeared, beyond his knowledge.
Nishu sighed and said with a wry smile, "Their side also has bows and arrows..."
call!
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief; it didn't seem too far-fetched after all.
However, after Nishu said that next, they were completely dumbfounded, their faces turning extremely pale.
"They also have crossbows, but their crossbow bolts are all rapid-fire; a squad of archers can unleash ten times their own attack power in an instant!" Nishu said with a wry smile.
Holy crap!
Everyone fell silent, utterly speechless.
"That's not the worst part. They have a smoking weapon. Although it's single-shot, its range exceeds that of bows and arrows, and its power is immense; it can even penetrate our armor..."
Grunt!
Upon hearing his words, everyone's faces turned pale. This was never going to end.