Upon hearing this, Lin Yi had already pieced together the causes and effects of the incident, and understood why the other party had jumped out to stop him.

Previously, none of these cities had anyone stepping out to obstruct him; it was smooth sailing all the way, but now, this guy had indeed jumped out.

And the root of all this lay in the fact that this guy was a sworn enemy of the old man.

Initially, Lin Yi had some doubts; could it be that people from the previous cities had run out to spread the word?

But the more he thought about it, the less likely it seemed; his planning had been flawless, not even a fly could have escaped.

Under such a tightly sealed situation, how could anyone have known in advance what was going on inside? Clearly, that’s simply impossible.

What’s more significant is the speed of Lin Yi and his people’s advance; after breaking through a city, they would immediately gather forces to move towards the next city.

As for the previous city, only a small force was left to guard it. Besides, their troops would eventually provide reinforcements, and Leng Yu’s side should have already set out, right?

Not only would he bring officials, Leng Yu would also bring manpower, entering the conquered cities in batches; by that time, taking a city would mean truly possessing it.

Even if King Zhao wanted to resist, it would be absolutely futile.

This resulted in the over 70,000-strong army growing larger the more it fought, with no sign of reduction.

Of course, all this is beside the point; what they had to face now was the man on the city wall. Seeing this man’s arrogant demeanor, Lin Yi couldn’t help but let the corners of his mouth curve into an amused smile.

Then, before the old man beside him could make any move or utter a word, Lin Yi waved his arm, and the next moment, a long wooden box appeared in his hand.

Indeed, Lin Yi didn’t want to waste time here; his time was extremely valuable, and he’d rather hurry to the next city. This old fellow didn’t look like a good person, and having just heard the old man say that the guy was a notorious wrongdoer, Lin Yi naturally wouldn’t hold back.

Seeing Lin Yi’s actions, everyone around was stunned, not knowing what this was all about.

Although they didn’t understand Lin Yi’s actions, they knew that Lin Yi was about to make a move.

Whenever Lin Yi made a move, it seemed this matter could be resolved instantly. How could the opponent possibly withstand Lin Yi’s attack?

As everyone watched, Lin Yi gently crouched down, placing the wooden box on the ground, and began to open it.

In an instant, several long, narrow objects appeared before everyone’s eyes. Looking at this strange item, no one knew what it was or what its purpose was.

Especially when they saw the circular tube, everyone became even more puzzled.

Both the soldiers around below and the general standing on the city wall were utterly confused.

They didn’t understand what this guy was up to, and as he stood straight on the city tower, weren’t they afraid of being hit by the enemy’s hidden arrows?

Of course not, because the distance from his position to the enemy’s position exceeded 500 steps.

Meaning, even the most powerful crossbows couldn’t reach that far.

Of course, those large siege crossbows were another matter, but their concealment was extremely poor; they required vehicles to pull them. By the time such a thing was set up, it would have already been noticed, and avoiding it wasn’t a difficult task.

Unless, amidst a volley of arrows, several such siege crossbows were mixed in, it might then injure the enemy. Otherwise, aiming at a specific target was unrealistic; after all, nobody just stands there like a sitting duck for you to shoot.

Upon sensing something was amiss, he would immediately sidestep or dodge.

And a major flaw of the siege crossbow is that turning it is very difficult, meaning once aimed at an angle, adjusting laterally or vertically is extremely challenging.

For this reason, the prefect had such arrogance.

He assumed these people wouldn’t attack them. Even though they didn’t get along, they all served the great Zhao Country, so they wouldn’t break off relations, much less start a large-scale conflict.

If they did, neither party could withstand the consequences; even those behind them would likely be reprimanded.

Under normal circumstances, what he guessed was indeed the case; even in a mild atmosphere, the old man wouldn’t dare truly make a move against him. But today was obviously different; this time, the old man wasn’t here as a part of Great Zhao Country; he had become Lin Yi’s subordinate.

These, too, are beside the point. To focus on the matter at hand, after Lin Yi tinkered there for a while, a long, narrow object about a meter long appeared in his hands. Although everyone was amazed by its intricacy, they still didn’t know what it was for. It looked just like a stick; what use could this have?