Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 305: The city's residents began to prepare to defend against the enemy

Su He asked everyone in the store to pack up and keep an eye on the situation on the street. Then he called his father, and the two of them hurried back home to discuss the next step with the masters.

When he got home, he saw that everyone in his family was busy, taking out things that could be used as weapons, ready to climb the city wall at any time. Feng Dayuan was also gathering the young and strong men in his family, ready to tell everyone what to do.

He saw Su He and her father come in, and said to them, "The boss is here, I'm asking everyone to come over and talk about what to do."

Su He's father waved his hand and said, "Explain it to them first, and we'll go back to the house and talk in detail later."

After Feng Dayuan stood still, he said to everyone seriously: "Some of us who have left here know what to do at this time, and some of us are encountering this situation for the first time.

I will just briefly explain that the horn sounded just now means that the enemy is attacking the city from outside. We all need to take up our weapons and be ready to wait for the government to sound the gong at any time. As soon as the gong sounds, we need to go up to the city wall together to resist the foreign enemies.

Then he said to Hu Changxing: "Old Hu, this is going to be handed over to you. We have to go back to the general. We can't wait here when encountering something like this."

Hu Changxing replied immediately with a straight face: "Brother Feng, go ahead and don't worry! We are here, and we know what to do if anything happens."

Others also agreed and told them to go without worry, saying that there were so many of them and they would go together regardless of what they wanted to do.

Finally, Su He's father said to everyone: "Just listen to Brother Feng. Although some of us are facing this situation for the first time, we are not cowards. We have an obligation to resist the foreign enemies."

Su He's father was not afraid at all. They had killed soldiers from the Dongjie Kingdom in the village before. These were just some of the people bought here and probably had never encountered the enemy before.

Su He stood beside him without saying a word, she knew there was no place for talking here. Wars need strong men the most, because they kill the enemy with real swords and guns, and the stronger one has a greater chance of winning.

After Feng Dayuan asked everyone to get ready, they came to the hall together. As soon as he sat down, he said, "Brother Su, I may have to go to the general's mansion first. If I'm not here, forget it. Now that I'm back, we soldiers need to go back to the general's mansion to follow the general."

Su He and his father both knew that this was what they should do, so they nodded and agreed to let them go to the general's mansion.

Su He asked in a deep voice: "Uncle Feng, if there is anything that we, the women, children, the elderly and the young, need to do, just tell me and I will do whatever I can."

Feng Dayuan said with relief: "You need to prepare the oil and firewood at home. If the gong sounds three times outside, it means that the inner city is in danger. You should take these things and rush to the city wall and throw the burning firewood at the enemy together."

"Also, you need to bring sharp weapons like knives, and make sure you are safe first, so that you have a chance to win."

Su He nodded in agreement. She asked, "We women and children should also be allowed to go up to the city wall, right? As long as they don't chase us away, we will definitely make the enemy suffer. Our martial arts can finally defend against the enemy. Let the brothers get ready."

As they were talking, Ye Yanzhi came over with his students. He asked, "Are they the enemy? Should we also prepare?"

Su He's father said, "That should be the case. Everyone on the street is running home! It was the sound of a horn coming from the outer city. The guests in the teahouse are also rushing home."

Now that Ye Yanzhi had confirmed it, he quickly said goodbye and went back to the outer city, where his family was. They needed each other's help at this time to fight the enemy together.

If an enemy invaded, all the people living in the outer city, regardless of age, would go up to the city wall to fight the enemy together with the soldiers defending the city. Women and children would bandage the wounds of the injured soldiers and deliver supplies.

After saying goodbye to everyone, he drove away on the Su family's mule cart. Su He's father had told him to go, because time waits for no one. If he walked back, it would take a long time, which was too slow.