Chapter 592 Sanya's Brilliant Military Achievements
Madam Li stepped onto the steps and spoke in a clear, resolute voice, "Fellow villagers, the vanguard of the Hu people is less than a hundred miles away from our Changzhou city! General Li, tomorrow we will lead the men of Changzhou out of the city to fight them to the death."
The crowd exploded with a buzzing sound, and panic spread like a tide.
"Quiet!" Li Feng shouted, suppressing the noise.
Madam Li took over the conversation, her voice remarkably firm: "The men are going to fight to the death! Are we, the women, the elderly, and the children who remain in the city, just going to sit and watch? Waiting for the city to fall and be slaughtered like pigs and sheep?"
Lu Qiniang interjected, "If death is inevitable, then even if I die, I'll have to drag a few barbarians down with me."
Madam Li pointed at her and said, "Many people recognize this woman. She is the widow of General Xiao Yan, who defeated the Hu people. She could have left, but she chose to stay and perish with Changzhou, and donated all her family property, including the shop."
Yes, Lu Qiniang donated all the grocery stores.
At the moment of life and death, personal gains and losses are really nothing.
Lu Qiniang's voice rose: "Gentlemen and shopkeepers in the city, you have grain in your granaries, cloth in your warehouses, and medicine in your pharmacies! Are you keeping them for the barbarians to rob, or are you giving them to our brothers defending the city to buy clothes and bandage their wounds? We own this city, and our own people are not contributing, are we just waiting to die?"
"Those of us who don't have money can always contribute a little. We can do whatever we can. Defending our country is not just one person's job, it's everyone's job. I won't leave Changzhou. I'll be here if the city survives, and I'll die if the city falls!"
"In the future, when danger truly comes, we women will also go up to the city walls and defend Changzhou."
"Defend Changzhou!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and it was like a drop of water dropped into a frying pan, instantly making everyone boil.
"Defend Changzhou!"
"Defend Changzhou!"
Waves of shouts came like waves.
Afterwards, Madam Li praised Lu Qinniang for her good words, which inspired people and united the common people.
Lu Qiniang was modest in her words, but she thought in her heart that no effort was wasted.
She also went to school, and although she didn't learn a lot, at least she was able to speak with confidence.
But the most important thing right now is to work.
A month later, the Hu army arrived at the city.
The city wall instantly turned into a hellish battlefield.
Arrows rained down, logs and rocks crashed down, and screams were heard everywhere.
The Hu people climbed up like crazy.
"Boiling water! Quick! Pour boiling water!" Lu Qiniang's voice had become hoarse. She brought a group of strong women to guard several key battlements.
A huge iron pot was placed on the fire, boiling, and white steam rose into the sky.
The women gritted their teeth, and in groups of two, they lifted the heavy, boiling hot iron pot and poured it down hard on the densely packed Hu people climbing below.
Ladders were set up on other battlements, and several fierce Hu soldiers, holding shields, were about to jump onto the top of the city wall.
Lu Qiniang picked up the axe and swung it hard.
The axe blade was deeply embedded in the Hu soldier's neck, and hot blood splattered all over Lu Qiniang's face!
Hu Bing widened his eyes in disbelief and fell straight down.
Lu Qiniang didn't even have time to be afraid, and she directly attacked the second Hu soldier.
The defenders and young women nearby also became furious. They roared and stabbed with spears and smashed with stones, finally repelling this wave of attack.
Three days, three full days!
Changzhou City is like a small boat in a storm, which may capsize at any time.
The city walls were covered with blood, corpses, broken arrows and swords.
But no one gave up.
Lu Qiniang leaned against the parapet, breathing heavily.
It turns out that people in this situation don't have time to think so much.
She couldn’t think about her husband or children anymore. There was only one thought in her mind: “kill.”
Either you die or I live. I'm not afraid of death. I just want to fight to the death.
"Here they come, here they come!" the defender next to them shouted excitedly in a hoarse voice.
Attacking again?
Lu Qiniang gritted her teeth, stood up straight, and gripped the axe tightly in her hand.
——Her arms are swollen.
"Reinforcements! It's reinforcements!!" On the top of the city wall, a sharp-eyed soldier roared with his last bit of strength, his voice changing in pitch.
Lu Qiniang perked up, opened her eyes wide and looked into the distance.
Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose from the distant horizon.
Then came the low sound of horse hooves like thunder.
The tattered but still fluttering "Xiao" flag appeared at the forefront of the smoke and dust like lightning breaking through the dark clouds.
Under the banner, a black figure, riding a majestic BMW, was rushing forward at an astonishing speed like an arrow from a bow.
It’s Xiao Ziqi, it’s San Ya!
She's here!
She came back with her troops.
Lu Qinniang stared at the black figure that was getting closer and closer, her cracked lips trembling, but she couldn't make a sound. Only hot tears, mixed with the blood on her face, flowed down.
The Hu people had been attacking the city for many days and were already exhausted. When they saw this formation, they immediately scattered and their army was completely defeated.
Three of them rushed to the city and pulled the reins.
The wind chaser stood up and let out a long roar.
San Ya raised her head, her eyes under the helmet like cold stars, accurately locking onto the figure on the city wall who was wearing loose old armor and was covered in blood and looked miserable.
No words.
San Ya was on horseback, clasping her fists heavily towards Lu Qiniang on the city wall.
Then she suddenly turned her horse's head, pointed her spear at the retreating Hu people, and her clear and murderous voice resounded across the battlefield: "Brothers! Follow me and kill!"
The black torrent, following the tattered flag with the character "Xiao" on it, swept towards the fleeing Hu people like a hurricane.
Lu Qiniang burst into tears.
Changzhou City is saved!
San Ya led her army in pursuit of the victory, and with unstoppable force, they drove the invading Hu people back into the depths of the grassland and recovered a large amount of lost land.
The good news seemed to have grown wings and flew in all directions.
When the news reached the capital, the new emperor was overjoyed.
These days, Prince Yan has been leading his men northward, making him restless and prone to going crazy.
Now, there is finally good news.
The court officials were also excited by the news and suggested that the new emperor reward San Ya.
What is the crime of deceiving the emperor?
No, she is a heroine who is as brave as any man!
The new emperor, sitting on the dragon throne, stroked his chin, a frivolous smile even appearing on his lips. "Such a remarkable woman, so heroic and valiant, must be quite unique. Send an order to summon her back to the capital immediately. I will reward her well, and bring her into my harem as a noble concubine!"
These frivolous and obscene words, like ice water, instantly extinguished the excitement in the hall caused by the good news.
There was dead silence in the hall.
The little hope that had just been born from the great victory was crushed by the new emperor's blatant stupidity and frivolity.
Is such a king really worthy of loyalty?
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