Lin Tian's laughter reached the ears of many Roman Empire soldiers, a great humiliation to the Roman Emperor.
However, in the end, he did not charge out.
Looking at Lin Tian standing outside the city, he always felt that this person had some special reliance, which was why he dared to be so arrogant.
However, because he did not appear, he never reappeared on the city walls later.
He simply ordered his Roman Empire soldiers to hold their ground within the city.
"Hold our city, do not give them any opportunity, do not let them breach our capital!!"
"Yes!!"
At first, the Roman Empire soldiers did not notice anything amiss with such an order to defend the city.
After all, their large army was gathered here precisely to protect their capital.
Therefore, they could understand their emperor's command to hold their ground.
However, as they continued to defend, they began to sense something was wrong.
After Lin Tian's army appeared outside their city a few times, they disappeared.
This group of people seemed to have no interest in the capital of the Roman Empire. They moved towards other cities in the Roman Empire.
This news fell upon the ears of the Roman Empire soldiers, causing them to become restless.
"They went to other cities. What if they go to our city? What if they slaughter our people wantonly, and our parents die at their hands?"
"I am also very worried about this matter. They are not benevolent beings. Now that our city is without soldiers, they are likely to do whatever they please in our city!!"
"What is the intention of this army? Are they going to attack our capital or not? If they don't attack our capital, will we have to stay here forever?"
Upon mentioning staying here forever, many fell silent.
They came to defend the city solely because they wanted to protect their great emperor.
Now that the enemy was no longer attacking their capital but had moved to their original cities, they had no idea what the point of continuing to defend was.
Even if Lin Tian's army entered their cities and did nothing, they would still feel like they were sitting on pins and needles, longing to return to their own cities.
As this feeling arose, many became restless.
They were very afraid that Lin Tian would go to their cities.
If such a thing truly happened, they did not know if their parents could survive.
Because of this, many even felt that their decision to hold the capital had lost its meaning.
They even felt that the capital was merely imprisoning them, the soldiers.
After all, Lin Tian's army outside the city could go wherever they pleased.
Whichever city in the Roman Empire they wished to occupy, they could occupy.
As for them, the soldiers of the Roman Empire, they could only stay within their capital, unable to step out.
How could this allow them to feel at ease?
"General, this cannot continue. This is the territory of our Roman Empire. How can we allow them to be so arrogant?"
"Yes, General! We are the Roman Empire with three hundred thousand troops, are we afraid of their one hundred and fifty thousand troops? General, let us leave the city, we are willing to retake the cities we have lost!"
"General, we cannot stand by and watch them ravage our Roman Empire's cities anymore. This is a great disaster for the people of our Roman Empire, and an even greater humiliation for us soldiers!"
"Therefore, I suggest launching a full-scale attack on that enemy army and driving them out of our Roman Empire!"
Initially, such suggestions came from ordinary soldiers of the Roman Empire.
They felt that staying in the city was too humiliating. They longed to return to their own cities, protect their previous cities, protect the people in the cities, and protect their homes.
Soon, the generals in the army also felt that this approach was extremely humiliating.
With so many of them, they were being attacked at their doorstep, and yet they could do nothing but watch. This was something they were unwilling to accept.
Therefore, they also proposed leaving the city, destroying Lin Tian's army, or driving Lin Tian's army out of the Roman Empire.
When such proposals were made, the Emperor of the Roman Empire could no longer control everyone's thoughts.
Many generals had already come knocking.
This was something the Emperor of the Roman Empire had never expected.
"Everyone, do not be anxious. We have not yet ascertained the enemy's situation. We cannot attack rashly."
"Moreover, their actions are very likely intended to lure us out of the city to fight them!"
"Our primary mission is to defend our capital. As long as we defend our capital, the Roman Empire will still be under our control, and we will surely be able to reclaim our Roman Empire!"
At this moment, the Roman Emperor was unwilling to leave the city to fight Lin Tian's army. If Lin Tian's army were to attack the city, it would naturally be most advantageous for them.
However, his generals could not suppress their excitement.
"We also know that we can reclaim our Roman Empire, but when will we be able to reclaim our Roman Empire?"
"Yes! We now have three hundred thousand troops, why haven't we driven them out of our Roman Empire? Are you saying that three hundred thousand troops are not enough?"
"Yes, Your Majesty! Let us go on the expedition. We have absolute confidence that we will defeat our enemies, drive them out of our Roman Empire, and reclaim everything that belongs to our Roman Empire!"
Many generals, due to their anger, no longer harbored any fear of Lin Tian's army.
They believed that with their three hundred thousand troops, they would definitely be able to defeat Lin Tian's one hundred and fifty thousand troops.
Therefore, every single one of them wanted to mobilize their army and destroy Lin Tian's army.
As a result, many of them petitioned the Emperor of the Roman Empire, requesting permission to mobilize their army and destroy Lin Tian's army.
Hearing these petitions, the Emperor of the Roman Empire was unwilling.
He had mobilized so many troops precisely to defend their capital.
Now that the crisis at their capital had not been resolved, how could he mobilize the army to proactively attack Lin Tian's army?
The Emperor of the Roman Empire disagreed with this matter a million times over.
However, someone among the military personnel suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, if that army continues to stay in our Roman Empire and does not attack our capital, will our three hundred thousand troops remain in our capital indefinitely, without taking action against them?"
This statement struck the Roman Emperor at his weakest point.
His three hundred thousand troops were defending the city to guard against Lin Tian's army attacking.
Now that Lin Tian's army was not attacking, his three hundred thousand troops seemed to have become a mere decoration!
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