"That's right! Since Lord Lu arrived, the taxes in our Shannan County have been reduced. How could he possibly evade taxes?"
"Someone must have framed Lord Lu! We must seek justice for Lord Lu!"
The people's shouts grew louder and louder, but the officials and soldiers from the capital turned a deaf ear, as if they hadn't heard anything at all.
Meanwhile, outside Shannan County, a massive army of 50,000 southern barbarians pressed in, a dark, overwhelming mass resembling a locust swarm.
"I heard that there's a corrupt official named Lu Yan in Shannan County who kidnapped our brothers and made them slaves!"
A burly, fierce-looking general from the south roared.
"Today, we will raze Shannan County to the ground, rescue our brothers, and kill that corrupt official while we're at it!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The Southern Barbarian soldiers brandished their weapons, shouting deafening battle cries.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The southern barbarians have attacked!"
The guard yelled at the top of his lungs and hurriedly ran back to report the news.
The news quickly reached the county government, and the general guarding the city panicked upon hearing it.
"Fifty thousand troops? Lord Lu is now imprisoned by the officials and soldiers in the capital. What should we do?!"
Lu Yan enjoyed great prestige in Shannan County and was deeply loved by the people. The soldiers were completely obedient to him.
If we can release him now, there might still be a glimmer of hope.
Thinking of this, the general gritted his teeth and led several elite soldiers straight to the prison.
"Lord Lu! Something terrible has happened! The southern barbarians have attacked!"
The general kicked open the cell door and shouted anxiously at Lu Yan.
Lu Yan was squatting on the ground studying a cockroach when he heard this, and looked up with a blank expression:
"Southern barbarians? What are they doing here? Are they tourists?"
The general was almost in tears:
"Lord Lu, what time is it? You still have the mind to joke! The Southern Barbarian army of 50,000 is already at the city gates!"
Lu Yan then realized the seriousness of the situation and stood up abruptly.
"Fifty thousand? Interesting! Once you're here, don't bother going back! Go work in the fields and fertilize the fields in our Shannan County."
Chen Qingwan also learned about the invasion of the Southern Barbarians from the panicked people fleeing in the streets.
She was extremely anxious, but it was too late to go back to the palace for help.
They were trapped in this small county town in the south of the mountains.
What should we do?
Just then, she saw Lu Yan riding a tall horse.
He led a squad of elite soldiers and sped through the streets.
Lu Yan, dressed in military uniform, looked dashing and heroic, a stark contrast to his previous carefree and irresponsible demeanor.
The soldiers in Shannan County obeyed Lu Yan's every command, which made her feel a little more at ease.
But it is also full of doubts.
Why were the soldiers in Shannan County so loyal to him?
Can he really withstand the attack of the Southern Barbarian army?
Upon arriving at the military camp, Lu Yan immediately began mobilizing troops and deploying defensive fortifications.
After all, he was a time traveler and was well-versed in various military strategies and tactics.
Coupled with his extraordinary courage and strategy, he quickly stabilized the morale of the troops.
"Brothers! Those southern barbarians think we're all alone in the south of the mountains. Today, we'll show them what we're made of!"
Lu Yan stood on the high platform and delivered a passionate speech.
"Our Shannan County is our home, and we must never let these beasts set foot here!"
"Guards, evacuate the civilians and lead them to the nearest shelter."
"Priority given to the elderly, women, and children."
"Damn it, I'm about to start setting off the firecrackers!"
Inspired by him, the soldiers shouted, "We will defend our homeland to the death!"
"Musketeer Battalion!"
"How's the testing going with the musket I was researching a while back?"
Lu Yan said to Lu Fei, the commander of the musket battalion.
"Reporting, sir! Testing complete, everything is ready!"
"What about the other battalions? Are you ready?"
"Guards, be ready at any time!"
"Cavalry battalion, ready at any time!"
"Repeating crossbow battalion, be ready at any time!"
Looking at the soldiers with high morale, Lu Yan felt a surge of pride and ambition.
At this moment, Chen Qingwan looked at the orderly crowd on the street, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
The previous rebellion left corpses strewn across the fields, and countless innocent people perished.
Their so-called imperial army was only concerned with suppression and did not care about the lives of the people.
Lu Yan, whom she considered a thorn in her side, immediately organized the people to evacuate, even prioritizing the elderly, women, and children.
This is an attitude that no other country has ever had, a genuine care for its people.
She suddenly felt a little ashamed. As an empress, she had never put herself in the shoes of the people so much.
Looking towards the city wall, soldiers were seen rushing up the wall one after another.
She hoped that Lu Yan, that corrupt official, could repel the enemy and protect the people of Shannan County.
"If you win, I will not exterminate your entire family; I will only kill you!"
......
On the city wall, Lu Yan, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, idly gazed at the approaching dark mass in the distance.
"These barbarians are really impatient; they can't even make it to mealtime."
Lu Yan casually picked up his binoculars and observed the movements of the Southern Barbarian army in the distance.
"Wow, they really brought 50,000 pigs. Are they planning to turn Shannan County into a pigsty?"
He put down his binoculars, spat out the grass stems, and looked disgusted.
"Sir, this...this thing can really kill those southern barbarians?"
Lu Fei leaned closer, pointing to the rows of strangely shaped pottery jars placed under the city wall, his face full of doubt.
This thing was something Lu Yan tinkered with somewhere a while ago.
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