Chapter 494 The Choice of No Choice

"These poisons from the Lingnan region are indeed potent. Without the bombs, we simply couldn't suppress them!"

"Indeed! No wonder Your Highness was so wary of them before!"

"Fortunately, Your Highness brought out the bombs. They've saved us a lot of effort. Otherwise, many of us might have stayed here!"

Feeling the convenience brought by the bombs, many were filled with gratitude towards Lin Tian.

They knew that if not for the timely arrival of the bombs, many of them would have certainly perished.

With the bombs suppressing the people of Lingnan, the soldiers' thoughts began to shift.

The tribes of Lingnan were now within their sight. They only needed to advance a bit further to storm their villages.

In such a situation, they were unwilling to just watch this village before them, doing nothing.

Therefore, some of them suggested to Lin Tian:

"Your Highness, our bombs have suppressed these Lingnan people. Why don't we advance a few more steps and storm their villages!"

"Yes, Your Highness! This is a good opportunity for us! There are no more obstacles ahead. Now is the perfect time for us to push forward!"

"I also think this is a good opportunity for us. These Lingnan people no longer dare to resist us. If we strike now, we can definitely break into Lingnan!"

With that said, each of them was filled with fighting spirit.

After all, they had been fighting the warriors of Lingnan for so many days, and they had long wanted to conquer them.

Now that the opportunity was before them, how could they miss it?

Lin Tian, upon hearing this, began to ponder.

Lin Tian had always treated the warriors of Lingnan with caution.

After all, the poisons of Lingnan were not easily dealt with.

However, Lin Tian was not a person who worried excessively.

With the opportunity presented before him, if he still hesitated, it would truly be overthinking.

Therefore, after hearing the suggestion, Lin Tian only contemplated for a few breaths before giving the order:

"Alright, then advance another ten zhang and let's see how these Lingnan people react!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of Da Qin became excited.

They began to prepare and advance.

However, their advance was not just their people pushing forward, but also their bombs.

To firmly take Lingnan, they still had to utilize the bombs.

Therefore, they directly used bombs to clear the way, continuously lobbing them towards the Lingnan people.

This barrage of bombs truly overwhelmed the Lingnan people.

Perhaps they had ways to deal with the Qin army.

But against these powerful bombs, they had no way to cope.

After all, they were merely flesh and blood, and flesh and blood were nothing before bombs.

Understanding this, the Lingnan people were greatly troubled.

As the Qin soldiers launched their bombs, they constantly retreated.

"Retreat, quickly retreat! They've deployed those terrifying weapons!"

"We cannot confront them head-on. Absolutely not! If we do, it will be a dead end!"

"Oh no, those Qin people have already entered our village! They've already entered our settlement!"

Upon hearing that the Qin army had entered their village, many of the Lingnan people fell into despair.

Their village was their homeland, the place of their spiritual solace.

Such a place absolutely could not be trespassed upon by outsiders.

Once entered, it was a true violation.

And the Qin army had truly stepped into their village.

Not only that, but they were killing their people in their spiritual sanctuary. This was something the Lingnan people could not accept.

Yet, they had no way to counter the Qin bombs.

Thus, many of them had grim expressions.

Especially when they discovered that the Qin army, after entering their village, did not stop their advance and continued towards them.

Judging by the Qin army's momentum, they clearly intended for their entire force to enter their village, perhaps even to capture it directly.

This was an extremely dangerous signal for them.

"Damn it, what do these Qin people want? Do they really intend to capture our village?"

"Looking at their current actions, they indeed have such intentions!"

"Miserable! Why won't they let us live? Why won't they give us a way out!"

The Lingnan people were extremely angry, denouncing why the Qin army wouldn't give them a way out.

However, after their denunciation, they realized they were helpless.

Because they had no ability to resist the Qin bombs.

Once the Qin bombs landed on them, it would be a certain death.

Therefore, many of them once again looked to their leader, hoping for a decision.

Their leader, too, was somewhat bewildered.

As the first tribe to be targeted by the Qin army, they truly didn't know how to deal with them.

Especially with the Qin army pressing so closely, it made their response even more difficult.

However, at this moment, others spoke up.

"If this continues, the Qin army will definitely storm the village and occupy it!"

"Moreover, the Qin weapons are so ferocious, and we have no way to counter them at the moment!"

"The best course of action now is to flee this place preemptively, to withdraw from here. Only then can we survive!"

"Therefore, we must break through the siege and fight our way out!"

Hearing this, more people fell silent.

According to their original plan, they were supposed to break through after another day.

By then, they would have prepared everything they needed.

But now, they didn't have that much time. Even if they weren't ready, they had to deal with it.

Therefore, the leader of this tribe looked at the Qin army before him, then at the villagers behind him.

Finally, looking at the eager warriors by his side, he made a decision.

To lead the people of their tribe and fight their way out now.

This was their tribe's only choice.

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