Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

Boom boom boom! ! !

The sound of war drums roared in the sky. Outside the city, it was pitch black. The huge oppressive force made the clouds in the sky become thicker.

At this time, Zhou Zheng led the crowd standing on the city wall, his eyes slightly narrowed, and a hint of solemnity also appeared in his eyes.

The 300,000-strong army, in uniform order, was only ten miles away from the city.

They were wearing armor and looked very powerful. Even Zhou Zheng couldn't help but take a deep breath and his expression became much more serious.

"This time, the imperial court has really played all its cards."

Xiao Mu's pupils shrank slightly, and there was a hint of solemnity and worry in his voice.

At that time, the northern border had only 200,000 troops when facing the entire Great Xia Kingdom and the Yuan Dynasty.

Looking at the entire Great Zhou, the situation of deploying 300,000 troops at one time has only occurred in times of life and death.

The most important thing is that these 300,000 are not old, weak, sick or disabled, but the elite from various major families.

If its power were to be fully unleashed, no one would dare to underestimate its powerful combat capability.

"That's good. Not only will we make Emperor Tianjing completely lose the chance of a comeback in the future, but we will also make the aristocratic families completely lose their support."

Zhou Ping's pupils shrank to the size of a pinhole. Although he was also afraid of such a powerful force, there was not the slightest fear in his bones.

Having followed Zhou Zheng in the southern expedition and been beheaded, he had seen a lot of the world. How could he be really afraid at this moment?

Besides, Zhou Zheng had said long ago that it is better to strike once to start the fight than to receive a hundred punches!

Since we are going to have a thorough battle with the aristocratic families, we must not only pretend, but we must completely defeat the other party, beat them so that they will never be able to stand up again, and break their backbone completely!

The best solution is to solve the problem once and for all.

Zhou Ping's ruthlessness also shocked Shi Sui, Yan Pan and others.

That's right, they had anticipated this day a long time ago, so why would they be afraid? !

"This ten-mile distance must be the finals venue."

Zhou Zheng murmured softly, the Prime Minister deliberately left ten miles of empty space in order to turn this place into a meat grinder.

"Humph, the Zhenbei Army has never been afraid of anyone."

"Besides, your majesty's deployment of troops is perfect to the extreme, so why would you be afraid of the other party?"

Xiao Guan was also very eager to fight. He would never allow himself to become a deserter on the battlefield, so if possible, he would fight to the death!

"I just don't know if the other party will really be as I imagined."

Yun Yun, on the other hand, had a hint of panic and worry in her words.

She knew very well that this decisive battle was inevitable, and she also knew that there was a chance of winning this time.

But the biggest key is whether the imperial court will fight a truly open and fair battle as Zhou Zheng expected!

Otherwise, if the enemy chose to forcibly capture the city gate, or even sent all 300,000 troops, and the musketeers fired crazily without regard for the consequences, then Zhou Zheng and his men would be in a passive position.

Yun Yun was not the only one who felt this worry; everyone present was equally unsure.

This is their only possibility and hope of winning.

But at the same time, this also means that the opponent must fight as Zhou Zheng expected.

But, is it really possible?

Zhou Zheng did not speak. He leaned forward slightly, his slightly narrowed pupils constantly looking at the crowd on the opposite side. Zhou Zheng knew better than anyone that the purpose of his deployment of troops was to catch the enemy by surprise and to be fearless of death.

Therefore, the other party’s reaction is also very important.

But Zhou Zheng was still conceited.

He has 100% trust in Lei Tong, and he also has a deep understanding of human nature.

This battle is to test Lei Tong's role in the court, and also to test his understanding of human nature.

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"Prime Minister, the entire army is ready to go. As long as you give the order, the 300,000-man army will rush towards the city wall like jackals."

"When the city is broken, blood will flow like a river, and we will become famous!"

When a general is in front of the prime minister, he becomes extremely impatient.

In their eyes, what is on the other side is not the towering city walls, but military achievements, glory and wealth!

With only 50,000 soldiers and their low morale, they believed that the only real combat troops were the 10,000 elite soldiers of the Zhenbei Army.

Two hundred thousand against ten thousand, it's a piece of cake.

The soldiers' thirst for military exploits has reached a limit and they can no longer suppress it.

But the prime minister seemed somewhat calm after hearing these words.

"Is it?"

"Then what do you think will be the cost and how long it will take to breach the city wall?"

In the battle formation, the Prime Minister remained neither hurried nor slow.

The sun was shining brightly in the sky at this time, and the sunlight was at its best. Looking ahead, even though it was ten miles away, one could still vaguely see the flags on the city walls and the densely packed Zhenbei Army.

Although their faces could not be seen clearly, the soldiers on the city wall showed no signs of panic.

It seemed that they were also ready for a fight to the death.

It was this action that made the prime minister feel inexplicably panicked.

"In three days at most, we can completely take over the city wall."

One of the soldiers frowned slightly, then thought for a moment and spoke slowly.

Attacking a city will always result in huge casualties. Add on that the opposite city wall is high and deep. With this huge advantage, the enemy will have no problem holding out for three to five days.

As for the price, it might be thirty to fifty thousand, or even seventy to eighty thousand.

But this is not an important matter for many generals, because the only thing they care about is winning!

As long as they win, they can accept any losses and costs.

Hearing this, the prime minister sneered, and there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.

In his opinion, these people are really no match for Lei Tong. From the beginning to the end, only Lei Tong is truly kind to him and truly stands on his side.

What the prime minister wants is not just victory, but an absolute victory, a crushing victory.

Three days!

He simply can't wait!

What he wanted was to make a concerted effort and completely eliminate Zhou Zheng in one go.

Only in this way can one demonstrate one's abilities and means, convince the people of the world, and make the ancient aristocratic families fully accept and recognize one's abilities.

Only in this way can he sit firmly on the throne!

After all, the prime minister wants more than just the throne, he also seeks eternal fame.

Zhou Zheng is like a god of war. He can suppress Da Xia and resist Da Yuan. It can be said that he is omnipotent. If the prime minister can stand on Zhou Zheng's shoulders, his achievements will be beyond imagination.

This is the result that the Prime Minister wants.

"What I want is a decisive battle!"

"Let Zhou Zheng open the city gates, and both sides will set up their camps. Let's fight with real swords and guns to decide the outcome."

"Instead of dragging our feet and causing greater losses to capture a worthless city."

The prime minister snorted coldly, but the generals around him were the most shameless and kept twitching.

They looked at each other and felt a little dizzy.

After all, in their opinion, it was nothing but a pipe dream, nothing but an impossible thing, nothing but wishful thinking.

Who would think of opening the door to fight at this time?

Unless the two sides are evenly matched, there is no need for this.

The soldiers looked at each other, but no one dared to respond. After all, they had no way to make Zhou Zheng come out and die.

"A bunch of trash!"

"I wanted to give you a chance to make meritorious contributions, but it seems that you are useless."

He turned his gaze away from these soldiers with some disappointment, but the corners of the Prime Minister's mouth rose again.

He was so smart that before setting off, he had secretly sought out Lei Tong to discuss countermeasures.

Under normal circumstances, he certainly knew that Zhou Zheng would definitely not come out.

But some things just can't be done according to common sense.

Obviously, he now already has the best prescription given by Lei Tong in his mind.

"Herald!"

"exist!"

A general quickly stepped forward.

"Go to the city wall and tell Zhou Zheng the truth. I want to have a face-to-face talk with him."

After taking a deep breath, the Prime Minister's expression became much more serious.

But when these words came out, the expressions of all the soldiers present changed, and even the faces of the prime minister were distorted.

Everyone was thinking, is there something wrong with the Prime Minister's brain? !

Or are you just being mysterious here? !

The herald was equally confused.

But seeing the prime minister's expression, he dared not disobey. He could only grit his teeth and rush towards the city wall.

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