"People, charge! Let's take this corrupt official's head and avenge our dead families! Manager Yan donated grain to save our lives; the rice seeds we planted were all given to us by her. We can't just stand by and watch Manager Yan be killed! Charge!"

Just as Yan Xia's hands went weak and she was about to give way,

A roar came from the people outside the city.

They stormed in, armed with hoes, shovels, and even spatulas and basins.

There were men and women, young and old, and even children as tall as half a person in the crowd.

Their only goal is to help Yan Xia, protect the Emperor, and kill the corrupt officials!

At that moment, everyone in the city fell silent.

The Yan family members also came upon hearing the commotion. The servants carried swords and knives, the maids carried kitchen knives, and even the Chang sisters and Yan Xia's son and daughter-in-law came to help with daggers in hand.

The twin bridges were filled with people from the city.

"Charge! Kill the corrupt official!"

Someone shouted.

The people inside and outside the city rushed towards the elite troops at the same time.

Ye Shaoyun panicked.

He hid in the carriage, no longer daring to be arrogant.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the coachman drove the carriage out of the city.

Even the most elite troops left in the city, no matter how powerful, were no match for tens of thousands of civilians.

In less than 15 minutes.

The elite troops were either killed, wounded, or captured alive.

Although many civilians were also killed or wounded, it was far less tragic than the complete annihilation of Ye Shaoyun's army.

"Hahaha, we've chased away the corrupt official!"

Joyful shouts erupted from the crowd.

The crowd, caught up in the excitement, raised their weapons and cheered.

But the next second.

The ground trembled.

Countless troops were seen rushing towards the city.

Dust flew everywhere.

Everyone's hearts sank.

"Oh no! Twenty thousand troops have arrived! Close the city gates immediately!"

The guards at the city gate shouted.

"We can't close it! Countless people are still outside the city!" Lu Cunshan said.

Given Ye Shaoyun's cunning, he is certainly capable of slaughtering all the people outside the city.

"Yes, we can't shut it down!" Emperor Yuanming echoed.

"Then what do we do? Are we just going to wait to die?" After these words, everyone fell silent.

Emperor Yuanming was at a loss as to what to do.

"They have 20,000 men on the other side, but we have at least 100,000 inside and outside the city. What are we afraid of! People, pick up your weapons and protect our homes! Kill the rebels, take the heads of those corrupt officials, fight to the death! For our parents and children, what does it matter if we die!"

Yan Xia climbed to a high place, raised the long knife in her hand, and shouted out each word clearly.

She had several wounds from the fight just now.

His face was covered in blood, and his light-colored clothes were stained red.

But her words struck the hearts of the people with every single one.

"Yes, let's fight! Manager Yan saved us from dire straits. If it weren't for her, we would have died long ago. How could we be alive now? Manager Yan is right. We'd die anyway if we didn't fight, so we might as well give it our all. Are we, a hundred thousand men, afraid of his twenty thousand? What are we afraid of! Charge!"

"Count me in! My son is still an infant; I must protect him—"

"I'll join them too! My house is newly built, and I've just harvested my crops. Whoever dares to destroy my home, I will surely eat their flesh and drink their blood!"

"Charge!"

"rush--"

"......."

Everyone picked up their farm tools and rushed out of the city.

Without exception.

The army, still outside the city, watched as the massive crowd surged toward them.

Completely bewildered.

What happened?

"I don't know, are they welcoming us?"

"Haha, guys, I'll pick the chicks first, I like virgins!"

"You have no taste for enjoyment. What's the point of a virgin? I prefer a woman who has given birth! That's what's interesting!"

"Haha, you old lecherous scoundrels!"

Before they could even be happy.

The crowd was getting closer.

Some sharp-eyed people noticed that they were all carrying sharp weapons.

There were hoes, shovels, wooden sticks, and even basins.

"Not good, brothers, prepare to fight!"

This is hardly a welcome for them.

They're trying to break a rock with an egg.

They all drew their broadswords and longswords from their waists to meet the challenge.

Ye Shaoyun, who had just rejoined the army, breathed a sigh of relief, while Xu Wenyan, sitting beside him, remained silent and dumbfounded.

He didn't know why Yan Xia, whom he remembered, had changed.

They look completely different.

And its strength is so great.

As he was thinking.

The two sides have already started fighting.

The 20,000-strong army, armed with swords and knives, assumed the civilians opposite them were defenseless, but they underestimated their enemy.

Most of these people fled from Jiangnan County and surrounding counties. They had experienced life and death, the loss of their families, and carried with them hatred for corrupt officials. Now, their newly built homes are about to be destroyed.

Who wouldn't hate it?

They raised their hoes and sickles high and swung them at the other side.

Even if they get injured, they are not afraid.

In a short time.

They were evenly matched.

The casualties were all the same.

However, half an hour later, the weaknesses of the people became apparent.

After all, they had never lived in a military camp, so their foundation was unstable, and their farm tools were no match for the swords and knives of the enemy.

They gradually lost ground.

"Mother, be careful—"

"Sister Xia, be careful—"

"Auntie—"

Yan Xia was fighting a general when suddenly she heard her family screams behind her. Yan Xia glanced to both sides and saw an enemy on each side raising a large sword and slashing at her.

But she was entangled by the person in front of her and couldn't break free.

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