Chapter 591 Women and Children Also Have Combat Power

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The good news is that the three horses, including Zhuifeng, are indeed fine.

Other horses in the city were under strict monitoring and were not found to be infected with equine plague.

The bad news is that the Hu people have indeed started attacking the border.

San Ya bid farewell to Lu Qin Niang, joined the army, and went to the front line to fight against the Hu people.

Xiao Xingxing stood up again.

Lu Qiniang stayed at home, raising pigs and taking care of Xiaoman.

But Xiaoman is always thinking about her third sister who left.

The city gates of Changzhou also began to close, and no one was allowed to enter or leave except for the transportation of essential supplies.

The people in the city are inevitably a little panicked, especially now that it is difficult for them to find out news from the outside world.

However, Lu Qinniang had a little god delivering letters to her, so she could still know a lot of things happening outside.

For example, the King of Yan's troops marched northward and have now arrived in Xuzhou.

Something happened in Liaodong, and Xiao Yan's confidant in Dengzhou has been ordered to lead his troops north.

There were wars everywhere.

This world is really in chaos.

Time passed quickly in the midst of war, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.

The initial panic gradually turned into numbness.

San Ya has made countless contributions and has become famous.

Lu Qiniang always had tears in her eyes every time she heard news about her.

Her heart was in pain all the time.

Xiao Yan and San Ya are both in the most dangerous place.

I just hope the war will end soon so that people can live a peaceful life.

Really no news is good news.

I don't expect them to achieve anything, I just hope they can return safely.

On this day, Xiaoman was studying with the teacher at home, and Li Feng sent someone to invite Lu Qiniang.

Lu Qiniang asked Lin to help look after the house, changed her clothes, and hurriedly followed the messenger to the general's mansion.

An unusual solemnity permeated the study in the general's mansion.

Li Feng did not sit behind his large desk, but paced back and forth in front of a sand table covered with a huge map of Changzhou, with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed in the shape of a deep "Chuan" character.

He still had his armor on, which was covered in dust and sweat, and it was obvious that he had just come down from the front line of the city defense.

Seeing Lu Qiniang, Li Feng didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Madam, Changzhou is no longer safe. Go back and pack your belongings. I will send someone to escort you to Qinzhou."

Jiang Xuan is there.

There is no war in Qinzhou for the time being, so it is relatively safe.

"Why is it unsafe?" Lu Qiniang asked, "Are the Hu people coming to attack?"

She was more worried about her San Ya.

"The main force of the Hu people has broken through the outer defense line, and the vanguard is less than a hundred miles away from Changzhou."

"What about San Ya?" Lu Qiniang was extremely nervous when she heard that.

"They're being held hostage by another Hu army and can't return to defend the city for now. Madam, there's no time to lose! Go back and clean up the mess now!"

"No need." Lu Qiniang refused calmly, "I'm not leaving. I'm staying."

"Madam!" Li Feng's voice rose. "Now is not the time to act rashly! It's too dangerous for you to stay here."

"If other people can stay, I can stay too. Yes, I'm afraid of death," Lu Qiniang said, "but I'm even more afraid that Changzhou will be destroyed and only my family will survive. Then I'll never be able to hold my head up high in this life. Whether Xiao Yan is alive or dead, I can't let my wife run away from the battlefield!"

Everyone’s life is life.

Her life is no more noble than that of the people in the city.

She could not help Xiao Yan with his glorious military exploits, but she also could not discredit the achievements he had earned through bloody battles.

"General Li, my daughter is still at the frontline fighting against the barbarians. I will not leave. If Changzhou City is captured and I die, that is my fate. Unless all the people in the city can be evacuated, I will never escape on my own."

"lady!"

"General Li, just do what you should do and don't worry about me." Lu Qiniang said, "I'll stay and can still help."

Although you may not be able to do much, just give it your all.

Shouldn't we defend our own homeland?

Li Feng wiped his face irritably. "Madam, I'm telling you the truth. I have to lead my men out of the city tomorrow to stop the Hu people's vanguard. I really can't take care of the city anymore! At this critical moment, people are in a panic. If you stay, what if..."

Not only did Lu Qiniang not agree to leave, she also gave suggestions to General Li.

"Although most of the people left in the city are women and children, they can still help to some extent. I think that things have come to this point, and we can't just remain silent and do nothing for fear of panicking everyone. It's better to speak out and let everyone help."

People are in a panic because they don’t know what to do and they are unsure of what to do.

If a clay man knew there was no way out, he would still have some courage.

In any case, Lu Qinniang would never sit still and wait for death.

When the city is broken, killing one person will not be a loss, and killing two will be a profit.

Lu Qiniang had a clear idea: "The front line must need something. So, I'll take the lead and donate all the pigs in my family."

Now she has twenty-three pigs, which she has fattened up with great difficulty, but Lu Qiniang doesn't feel bad about donating them.

The wealthy families in the city, those who run shops, have food, cloth and medicine at home; the poor have nothing, but they have strength.

In short, if you can contribute money, contribute money; if you can contribute manpower, contribute manpower.

"Madam, people's hearts are complicated. It's not that easy." Li Feng shook his head.

"I know no one wants to pay out of their own pocket. But no matter how difficult it is, we have to do it."

Just because it is difficult to fight against the Hu people, should they give up resistance?

"Yes, you soldiers on the front lines have worked hard and made great contributions; but we in Changzhou City are also full of zeal. Don't think that women are incapable. I will personally go door to door and ask everyone whether they are willing to wait for the barbarians to come and kill our children and rape our sisters, or rise up in resistance."

Don't treat women as less than human beings.

Women also have blood and ability.

Sewing and mending, cooking, taking care of the wounded, transporting things, and even standing on the city walls.

Older people can also help look after the children to reduce worries.

In short, do whatever you can, and mobilize all the forces you can at the critical moment of life and death.

"General Li, take your wife and go to the city center in person and explain all this. Just because the common people are uneducated doesn't mean they are unreasonable. If you take the lead, it will definitely work."

"Madam, you are right." Li Feng's wife pushed the door open and walked in. "I am willing to do this. Would you be willing to lend me a hand?"

"Okay!" Lu Qiniang agreed readily, "As long as you don't mind, I'll follow you!"

Li Feng hesitated again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Thank you, Madam and Madam Lu!"

This matter did not even wait until the next day.

Lu Qiniang followed Li Feng and his wife to persuade the people in the city to rise up in resistance.

She was wearing the armor that Xiao Yan had left behind in the northwest.

It was a bit too big for her, but she was still very excited about it.