Chapter 397: Black River City in Crisis
That night, the news that the imperial court was sending a large army south spread throughout Heihe City, and all the village heads rushed there.
I originally wanted to meet their backbone, but the little dumpling had no idea what worry was and had already fallen asleep in bed.
Ten village chiefs gathered together.
"Brother Zhuang, is there anything our villages can do to help?"
"If the peasant army is short of manpower, the young and strong laborers from our villages can fill the gap!"
"Everyone, don't worry. If we are needed, Master Xiaojiu will definitely give the order." The village head was relatively calm. "We don't know how to fight, so there's no point worrying about it. But there is one thing we can do, and that is to ensure that the peasant army has enough food to eat."
The other village heads nodded.
"Also, on the battlefield, herbs that stop bleeding and dissolve blood stasis will definitely be useful. We can't rely on the Fan family for everything. Starting tomorrow, each village will send people to the mountains to look for herbs."
"good!"
"Everyone, please hold off on building houses. The weather is getting colder by the day, and the peasant army can't still be living in tents when they return from the battle. I'm thinking, why don't all ten villages build a military camp together? What do you think?"
"Brother Zhuang said it well!"
"The peasant army worked so hard to kill the enemy, we should do something to help them!"
The village heads agreed immediately.
The next day, women from all over the place went up the mountain to collect herbs, while men built military camps.
Just as everyone focused their attention on the imperial army heading south, a crisis quietly approached...
At noon a few days later, everyone was busy.
The gatekeeper suddenly ran over, panting, "Oh no! Oh no!"
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and they all looked over. "What's going on? Any news from the peasant army?"
"No!" The messenger stamped his feet anxiously. "The peasant army stationed in the capital of Ganning County reported that the Red Moon Nation has invaded! There are only a thousand peasant soldiers in the capital of Ganning County, and they can't hold out!"
"What's going on?!" The villagers were surprised. "The Red Moon Nation has been peaceful for years, why are they suddenly here to attack us?"
"I heard from the brother who brought the news that the Red Moon Nation wanted our Little Nine! They said they wanted to take Little Nine to Red Moon to be the Protector Princess! The peasant army brothers disagreed, so they started fighting!"
"What?!" The villagers were shocked at first, then angry, and finally started cursing.
"Bah! The Red Moon Nation is just daydreaming!"
"Does Lady Xiaojiu need to go to the Red Moon Kingdom to become a princess?"
"How could the Red Moon Nation even dream of having Master Xiaojiu?"
"Hurry up and inform the Ye family!"
…
In front of the Ye family's gate.
Luo Qiuyue, Wang Changyang, Fan Changfu and the two Zen masters were discussing in low voices.
The villagers looked anxious and panicked.
"What should we do? The peasant army has all gone north and won't be back anytime soon!"
"The Red Moon Nation is attacking us at this time. Isn't this going to kill us?"
Soon, Luo Qiuyue stood on the steps.
Everyone looked at her. After what happened last time, everyone knew that Yan Pingniang had some abilities.
"Fellow villagers!" Luo Qiuyue said seriously, "I just heard everyone discussing the peasant army. There's something I must clarify with everyone first!"
"The Red Moon Nation is invading Ganning County. We shouldn't pin our hopes on the peasant army! I didn't tell you before because I was worried everyone would be worried. This time, the peasant army has 70,000 soldiers against 150,000 imperial soldiers. This battle will be very difficult for them!"
"What? They want to fight against 150,000 people!" The villagers were shocked.
They only knew that the imperial army was coming, but they didn't know that as many as 150,000 troops were sent!
"So, we absolutely cannot do that! Let the peasant army disperse its forces to help! Do you agree?!" Luo Qiuyue asked.
"Agree!" the villagers said in unison.
"Okay!" Luo Qiuyue said loudly, "But do you know what the word 'agree' means when you say it?"
"We know!" the villagers shouted. "To fight the Red Moon Nation, we can't rely on the peasant army! We have to rely on ourselves!"
Luo Qiuyue nodded, "But right now, the only ones in Black River City who can go into battle and kill the enemy are the Black Eagle Village's thousand-plus brothers! Relying on them alone is far from enough to fight against the Red Moon Nation!"
"The Fan family still has over a hundred guards in Heihe City!" Fan Changfu frowned. "Even though they're all skilled in martial arts, they're still not enough!"
"I... I can go to Yueyue Country..." Little Jiuer ran out, raising her little hands high.
It would be nice to go abroad and have some fun! I've never been abroad before!
"no!"
The villagers were shocked.
"If we don't have enough people, we can go to the battlefield!" the villagers shouted excitedly.
"The peasant army also comes from peasant origins! If they can fight, so can we!"
"Even if we die, we will never hand over Master Xiaojiu!"
"Master Xiaojiu gave us our lives! Now it's time to repay him!"
"That's right...you guys won't fight!" Little Dumpling shook his head worriedly, "I will wash! My Lord, I will wash!"
The villagers' eyes were immediately filled with tears.
"Don't worry, Master Xiaojiu. We have plenty of strength! We won't die!"
"Last time, when we attacked Guo Jipeng together, both men and women were able to subdue him!"
"They are willing to risk their lives to dethrone the emperor! If we really fight to the death, they may not be our opponents!"
"Master Xiaojiu, we all owe you this. We are willing to risk our lives for you!"
"If we hand over Master Xiaojiu like a coward, how can we still have the dignity to live in this world?"
"Everyone, don't get excited!" Wang Changyang knocked the ground with his crutch, and everyone quieted down.
"In the final analysis, the Crimson Moon Nation saw that Dayu was currently facing internal and external troubles, so they took advantage of the situation! Not to mention that we won't hand over Little Jiuer, even if we did, they wouldn't stop their offensive! So, you're right, this battle, we must not only fight, but also win beautifully!"
"The great scholar is right! We will wait for your instructions!"
…
At dusk, the gate of Heihe City opened with a loud bang.
Four people rushed out on horseback. They were Luo Qiuyue, Wang Changyang and two Zen masters.
The little girl was held in Luo Qiuyue's arms.
More than one hundred guards of the Fan family followed closely behind.
Next came more than a thousand brothers from the Black Eagle Village.
Next are ten villages, including all the young and strong male laborers in Yifu Village, about four thousand people.
Finally, there were about a thousand strong female laborers.
Everyone's face was solemn.
There were thousands of people in the team, but apart from the sound of footsteps, there was no other sound.
The elderly, the weak, women and children stood on the city wall, waving goodbye, "Come back safely! You must come back safely!"
Everyone turned around and waved, "Take care of the family!"
At this time, a carrier pigeon flew over and landed in Fan Changfu's hand.
Fan Changfu opened the note and his face changed drastically.
"The Red Moon Nation has captured over a thousand civilians in Ganning County, saying they will behead anyone who doesn't see Master Xiaojiu within two hours!"
"Go ahead! Go ahead!"
The little girl was so angry that her face turned red. "I'm angry, so mad ╰_╯!"
PS:
My dears, don't mention it. I suddenly had to go out for something today, so I'm late! What should I do? Just yesterday, my dears praised me for not stopping updating. I can't let her slap me in the face! I'm going all out! There's still one chapter left, try to finish it before midnight!
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