Chapter 41 The Lord is back! And the upgraded equipment has arrived too!
Duan Wu was reassured and quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no, you are absolutely qualified, but..."
"Then there are no buts!" the leader of the Linxian Village soldiers said resolutely. "One more person means one more force. General Duan, please don't underestimate us, a mere few dozen people!"
Duan Wu's nose stung with tears. "You...aren't you afraid of dying?"
The soldiers of Linxian Village were very frank, saying they were afraid of dying, but this was to protect their hometown and the villagers.
If I can do my part and die on my homeland, I have nothing to fear.
"Good!" Duan Wu clasped his hands and said, "From now on, we soldiers of Xitun Pass and you soldiers of Linxian Village will no longer be separated. We are all brothers fighting together against the enemy on the border of Daxuan! We will fight to the death together and go to the Yellow Springs together!"
The soldiers of Linxian Village clasped their fists and shouted, "Fight to the death! Let us go to the Yellow Springs together!"
There's no time to lose.
Duan Wu immediately sent people to inform the people.
Soon, more than two thousand people, including representatives of the people elected by each household, village chiefs, or respected elders, gathered in the open space outside the Fairy Cave.
The old village chief of Linxian Village hurried forward, his face beaming with joy, and asked Duan Wu, "General Duan, is Fairy Jinli going to bestow something upon us again?"
This was the reason I was summoned here every time before.
This time will likely be no exception.
Not far away, the rest of the people all looked expectantly toward the Fairy Cave.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Duan Wu's lips trembled, and for a moment he was reluctant to tell them the truth.
The old village chief said with a smile:
"Now everyone is starting to plan to cultivate the land. Thanks to the fairy who broke through the cave, there is a continuous source of groundwater here, which can nourish the arid land. We are thinking that we should hurry up and take action before the season is over. We can't always rely on the fairy to provide us with food."
"However... we'll have to trouble General Duan to speak with the fairy and see if she can grant us some seeds."
"General, as you know, this drought is unprecedented. Even the crop seeds we had saved have long been eaten by everyone... Alas, there's really nothing we can do..."
The old village chief's eyes were full of hope for the future, and he kept talking on and on.
Duan Wuqiang held back his tears, tried to calm himself down, and forced a smile, saying, "Old village chief, about farming... there's no rush. Let everyone leave this place temporarily and avoid the area."
The old village chief was taken aback. "Hide away? Hide away from what? Haven't you already wiped out the enemy?"
Duan Wu couldn't find any other excuse, so he could only say, "The Yu Kingdom has sent another large army, which will arrive here in a few days..."
The old village chief waved his hand, "That's alright. Didn't you form the Xuanjia Army with the help of Fairy Jinli? With just over two thousand soldiers, you were able to wipe out all thirty thousand of Bayong's troops! Even if the Yu Kingdom invades again, everyone believes that His Majesty can lead the soldiers to destroy them just the same way!"
Duan Wu's cheeks trembled. "Old village chief, no matter how powerful we are, we can't defeat them... 300,000 troops."
"Three hundred thousand?" The old village chief stared wide-eyed. "Have these bastards gone mad?"
Duan Wu then said, "So you see—"
"Three hundred thousand it is!" the old village chief said, then turned around and shouted, "Listen up, everyone! Yu Guo is coming to attack us again! What do you think, should we run away?"
"We won't run!" everyone shouted without hesitation.
"That's an army of 300,000, why don't they run away?" the old village chief asked again.
The group remained resolute.
Why are you running?
"We have our sovereign, Fairy Jinli, and the Xuanjia Army!"
"Kill as many enemy troops as they come!"
"General Duan, if our army is short-handed, just ask for reinforcements. With over 60,000 men, you should be able to find at least 20,000!"
"Yes! In this way, we will have an army of 30,000, all of whom will be organized into powerful Xuanjia soldiers!"
"Your Majesty led 2,500 Xuanjia soldiers and wiped out 25,000 enemy troops. This proves that the Xuanjia soldiers can fight ten against one! So, if we have 30,000 Xuanjia soldiers, wouldn't we be able to deal with 300,000 enemy troops?"
The crowd grew increasingly excited as they talked, and even began to analyze things for Duan Wu.
Duan Wu's forehead began to sweat.
That's not how you calculate war...
Even if 20,000 people could be selected from the 60,000 civilians to supplement the army, they would definitely not be able to match the combat capabilities of the soldiers at Xitun Pass in a short period of time.
After all, training is still necessary...
We can't just focus on comparing the number of people.
Duan Wuxin steeled his heart; having no other choice, he could only tell them that the emperor was not present, and the fairy had also lost contact...
This will definitely cause a collapse of faith in everyone, which is hard to accept.
It's better than letting them stay here and be slaughtered by the enemy, losing their lives in vain.
"Quiet down, everyone, and listen to me!"
Duan Wu shouted.
The crowd fell silent, and more than two thousand pairs of eyes were fixed on him.
Under immense psychological pressure, Duan Wu slowly began to speak: "Actually, His Majesty..."
"Your Majesty!" the old village chief suddenly cried out and knelt down respectfully.
More than two thousand people around also shouted "Your Majesty" and knelt down in unison.
Duan Wu was taken aback.
What's going on?
Before I could even explain what was wrong with the emperor, why were they suddenly kneeling in worship?
“General Duan.” A deep voice sounded behind him.
Duan Wu was startled and turned around in surprise.
Behind him, at the entrance of the cave, stood a tall, imposing, and majestic figure.
The other generals present only then realized what was happening, and all of them showed expressions of surprise.
"Your Majesty!" Duan Wu slid to his knees and knelt down at Xiao Qidi's feet. "Why have you returned?"
Xiao Qidi frowned. "If I don't come back, where else can I go?"
Duan Wu wiped his eyes as he said, "This humble general thought... that you had followed the fairy to the celestial realm and would never come here again."
Xiao Qidi said quietly, "She wanted to keep me there, but I didn't agree."
Upon hearing this, Duan Wu was about to persuade him to agree to the fairy's request when Xiao Qidi waved his hand and said, "Don't kneel here, make way, someone wants something."
The words had barely left his mouth.
A van appeared out of nowhere outside the cave entrance.
"The fairy has bestowed gifts upon us again?" Duan Wu's eyes widened. "This humble general thought... the fairy was no longer going to help us..."
Xiao Qidi said, "Have someone move this object away first. Among it are the four villains I killed. Dispose of the bodies properly later."
Although Duan Wu didn't know what had happened, he immediately obeyed the emperor's order.
"You all, get out of the way immediately!" Xiao Qidi shouted the order.
The people present dared not delay and immediately ran to the outer edge of the open space, just as they had done before, holding their breath and staring intently at the open space.
After waiting a moment—
Wow!
The sand on the open ground moved on its own even without wind.
A large number of upgraded soldiers' equipment appeared on the open ground.
And this is just the beginning...
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