Chapter 1209: What Are the Odds of Success?

On one side, there is the carefree Prince who holds military power in his hands.

On the other side, there is the Emperor who wields the power of life and death, looking down upon the world...

Imperial power is truly very tempting, but it is just too difficult to obtain.

Taking Jinghua City is merely the first step completed on his journey to contend for the world; entering Jinghua in this manner, without name or status, the various princes of the world will certainly not submit, and it is estimated that even with twenty thousand troops, it would take eight or ten years to sweep across the world, if it could be done at all.

The road to imperial power is fraught with difficulties; one careless move, and the whole game is lost.

Moreover...

The Longyan of today has long since been turned into a constitutional monarchy by Liu Zheng...

How many of the Royalist Faction remain?

How large is the market for imperial power still?

These are the things Xie Chao is considering.

Of course...

For the sake of the throne, he could throw the entire Longyan into chaos.

Though the price of that would be high, it would allow him to snatch victory from the chaos!

"Military Advisor, once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back. Once this war begins, we will become rebels, and at that time, we will face pressure from the entire world."

Xie Chao took a deep breath and said.

"Is His Highness afraid?"

Meng Zan asked with a smile.

"This Prince is not afraid, it is just that the risks of doing this are too great."

Xie Chao sighed and said.

In truth, Xie Chao has never had the mental preparation for this; for him, these things are too sudden.

Their original plan was for their Qinwang Army to defeat the Mongolian Army when they attacked the city, then enter the city amidst the praise of the entire city, and subsequently control the Emperor Xie Ming, holding the Son of Heaven to command the princes, and slowly plot for the world.

But what they did not expect was that the Jinghua garrison would be so tenacious, holding the city with almost no great cost.

The Mongolian Army must have seen that there was no hope of taking the city, so they retreated quickly, but this directly left them without an excuse.

There is no justification for the army to move...

Assisting in defense?

Protecting the King?

The Mongolian Army has already retreated; is there still a need for you to assist in defense? Is there a need for you to protect the King?

"Then, Your Highness, what do you intend to do? Advance, or retreat?"

Meng Zan asked.

"Military Advisor, look, how much chance of victory do we actually have?"

Xie Chao asked.

It is very clear that in his heart, Xie Chao does not want to give up this opportunity; he just needs a shot of adrenaline right now.

"Thirty percent."

Meng Zan was straightforward.

"What? Only thirty percent?"

Hearing this, Xie Chao's expression changed, feeling somewhat desperate.

"If Your Highness can govern diligently, the chance of victory can increase to fifty percent."

Meng Zan smiled.

A fifty percent chance of victory made Xie Chao somewhat tempted; Xie Chao is not a playboy, and governing diligently is not a difficult thing for him.

He wants to give it a try now.

"Military Advisor, could you elaborate on where this fifty percent chance of victory lies?"

"The new administration of Longyan has just begun, the political situation is unstable, and the one in charge, Liu Zheng, is not in the country; this is ten percent."

"Jinghua is the capital of a thousand years, and Your Highness is a descendant of the Xie family, occupying an advantage in legitimacy; this is the second ten percent."

"The geography of Jinghua is excellent, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and furthermore, it backs onto the Northeast; as long as we take Jinghua, we can control the passage into the Northeast. Given time, the Northeast will fall into our hands. The Northeast today is the 'Beidacang', and fighting a war is about grain; once we have a sufficient supply of grain, we naturally have the capital to continue fighting; this is the third ten percent."

"With these thirty percent as a foundation, Your Highness can implement benevolent governance, support the people's livelihood, and let the common people live a good life of peace and contentment. Once we have the hearts of the people, the hearts of the world will turn toward us, and at that time, we will stand in an invincible position!"

Meng Zan slowly

explained.

At first, everything within Xie Chao's sight was dim, because he simply did not know how to win after rebelling.

But after hearing the words of Military Advisor Meng Zan, he suddenly saw the light.

Meng Zan is truly too conservative!

Especially the third ten percent!

With the "Beidacang", the chance of victory is already close to half!

What is fighting a war about? It is about logistics, it is about grain!

Just like the Battle of Guandu, Caocao had such a great advantage in the beginning, yet Yuan Shao still had several times more troops than Caocao.

Why? It was because he had hoarded a large amount of grain at Wuchao!

As long as there is enough grain, he can afford to wear them down. Furthermore, Jinghua is very close to Nanzhili; what kind of place is Nanzhili? It is a populous province of Longyan!

Nanzhili is the Central Plains region of Longyan, a place that nurtures one-tenth of the country's population.

With people, grain, and territory, this is only a fifty percent chance of victory? This is a guaranteed win!

Moreover...

The Liaodong of today is not just a warehouse for grain; its development in terms of industry is also taking off like a rocket.

As long as Liaodong is taken, why worry that the world will not be in my hands?

"Rest assured, Military Advisor, I, Xie Chao, will become a good emperor who surpasses all throughout history! And when that time comes, Military Advisor, you shall be the Prime Minister of my dynasty!"

Xie Chao followed suit and became excited as well.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Meng Zan happily cupped his hands.

After the "monarch and subject" discussed for a while, they decided to take action; however, they did not make it public, but rather intended to take them by surprise.

Although the gates of Jinghua City were wide open, it must have considerable combat power to have withstood the charge of the Mongol Army; furthermore, there was also a "Qinwang Army" here that looked to have decent combat strength. If this ten-thousand-strong Qinwang Army were to stab them in the back while they were attacking, they would not be able to endure it either.

Now, the initiative was in their hands, and they would only take action when they had a one-hundred-percent certainty of success!

"General Wang, you lead thirty thousand troops to keep an eye on this Qinwang Army. Once they cause trouble while we are taking action, annihilate them immediately!"

Xie Chao ordered.

"Yes!" General Wang responded, then led his troops to act.

At this moment, the Youzhou Army had already begun preparing siege equipment.

Soon, large equipment such as Scaling Ladders and Battering Rams appeared in the field of vision of the soldiers of Jinghua City.

"My lord, look quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qian hurriedly stood on the city tower and looked into the distance; seeing those massive Scaling Ladders, his heart instantly turned cold.

Why would the Qinwang Army bring Scaling Ladders? It was very obvious that they had come to loot a burning house!

"These treacherous rebels!"

Yu Qian clenched his fists tightly and cursed in anger, but at this moment, besides cursing, he did not know what else he could do.

Now, a large number of soldiers from the Youzhou Army had already kept watch over General Zhao Yan's troops outside the city; once the war started, Jinghua City could not count on Zhao Yan's troops.

And the events happening outside also alarmed the commoners within the city.

The mood in Jinghua began to become unstable again.

Having just repelled the Mongol Army, now the Youzhou Army had come?

Run!

These high-ranking officials and nobles still had one thought, and that was to run!

Jinghua at this time was no longer the pinnacle of the world! It was the place under heaven most capable of attracting gunfire!

Chaos.

Once the people's hearts were in chaos, Yu Qian had an even worse headache.

"My lord, hurry and close the city gates; if we drag it out any longer, it will be too late."

The City Guard Official urged.

"No, we cannot close the city gates. Once the city gates are closed, the fall of the city will not be far off."

Yu Qian shook his head and said.

Yu Qian knew very well in his heart that the reason Xie Chao had not

attacked the city immediately was because he was unsure of the situation inside Jinghua City. If the city gates were closed at this time, it would be equivalent to telling him that the defensive forces in Jinghua City were empty, and at that time, he would definitely launch a full-scale attack.

The disparity in strength between the two sides was vast, far from something a city gate could compensate for.

Now, he could only delay time; for every extra minute delayed, the possibility of other Qinwang Armies arriving in time increased by one point!

However, Yu Qian would not be so passive and negative. He watched from above; the ranks of the Youzhou Army were orderly, and they had dispatched three times the enemy to monitor Zhao Yan. From this, it could be seen that there were capable people in the Youzhou Army.

If he did nothing and let the other side see through his intentions, then the other side might attack directly...

Yu Qian had to think of a Method to stir them up and disrupt their train of thought.

The enemy was strong and he was weak, and the disparity in strength was vast; to hold them off, there was only one Method.

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