The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 588: Crushing Defeat (4)_1

Chapter 588: Chapter 588: Crushing Defeat (4)_1

"Thud, thud." Suddenly, the situation began to change again.

The soldiers who were climbing upwards were falling down in rows, screams of agony rising in waves.

The number of injured soldiers was increasing again—this time, everyone who climbed the ladder fell.

"What’s going on?" Billy was furious.

"Reporting to the National Master, the walls of North City have been covered with medicinal powder. Anyone who inhales it loses all their strength," a frantic soldier hurriedly reported.

"Chu Suifeng." Bayal looked angrily at the man on the distant city wall, wishing he could personally end Chu Suifeng’s life.

When Lin Ziyin saw the medicinal monks and her black-armored protectors hurriedly filling bamboo tubes with medicinal powder, her eyes widened in surprise. My God, there was already "biochemical" warfare in ancient times.

"Are these herbs poison?" She asked curiously.

In modern times, biochemical warfare was despised by all countries and not recognized internationally.

Master Hui Zhen, a man of the cloth, had no qualms about orchestrating such lowly tactics. No matter how Lin Ziyin looked at him, she found him especially smarmy today.

The medicinal monks were even busier than Master Hui Zhen. They continuously handed up the bamboo tubes filled with medicinal powder to the top of the city wall.

"No, it’s not poison." Master Hui Zhen answered cheerfully, "Just a powder that causes people to lose their strength."

Lin Ziyin let out a small sigh. Although it wasn’t poison, it was almost as bad. To lose one’s strength on the battlefield was akin to being poisoned for a soldier.

However, Lin Ziyin wasn’t a saint—she didn’t have the luxury of time to sympathize with the enemy. She continued to assist Xiao Yang in directing civilians to move rocks, always ready with the rear supplies.

"Sound Gold." Bayal couldn’t bear it anymore, disregarding Billy’s ill-tempered expression, he immediately issued the command.

Upon hearing the sound of gold, the soldiers of the North Country breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they valued honor as warriors, none of them were willing to die so freely in the face of defeat.

The King of Ling of the Northern Land had his soldiers blocked inside the city, but they were continually outwitted by the various tactics used against them. It was headaches all around. They might as well let the soldiers of the Northern Land come out and have a real fight.

When the men of the North Country stopped their attack, Chu Suifeng’s men, of course, didn’t foolishly take the offensive.

Both sides took this opportunity to catch their breath.

"Next, let everyone climb over the bodies." Billy was unrelenting.

Bayal disagreed, and so did many of his soldiers.

"Are you just going to give up like this and go home?" Billy looked at everyone present with a dark expression. "Chu Suifeng’s troops are penned in the city. You saw how powerful the Eight Trigrams Array that Situ Gong and Luo Heng formed is. If we let them out, are you confident of victorious? Or are you saying, you’re already afraid?"

At this point, Billy’s eyes held contempt.

As a people who worshiped martial might, the North Country men could not stand such a look of disdain.

Several generals immediately stood up in indignation. "National Master, this is an insult to us!"

"My Lord, I am willing to continue the siege!"

...

Amid the clamor of everyone, Bayal, the Chief Commander, did not speak.

To him, Billy’s provocation was utterly futile. He couldn’t let his feelings get the better of him and harm all the soldiers. He had to take responsibility for everyone under his command.