Chapter 503 Before Dawn
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan hurriedly put the sword back into the scabbard and jumped off the carriage with Zhu Feng.
As soon as she went down, she was stunned.
All around, there were brilliant lights.
At this time, although it was the middle of the night, the entire north gate was brightly lit, just like daytime.
Most of the people in Peking gathered here. They helped strengthen the fortifications and transported stones and logs to the city walls.
It wasn't just men, there were even young girls and wives, carrying hot teapots and steamed buns in their hands, passing them to the busy people passing by.
Seeing this scene, Nan Yan was completely stunned.
When she heard what Ran Xiaoyu said before, she thought that these people had fled on their own, but she didn't expect that -
Zhu Feng glanced at her, but his expression was calm.
This was certainly not the first time he had seen this situation.
He said solemnly, "I was able to garrison Beiping for more than ten years and prevent anyone from the Neng Kingdom from marching south. This was not just due to the army and soldiers."
“…”
"And the people."
Nan Yan took a deep breath.
When the common people saw that the emperor had come to the north of the city, they all came over and knelt on the ground, saying, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."
At this time, Xu Shifeng came over: "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng glanced at him, then at the people, and said, "Before daybreak, have all these people leave here and return to the city."
Xu Shifeng looked up at him: "Your Majesty thinks——"
"This time, the 200,000-strong army of the Neng Kingdom is approaching. They must be looking for a quick victory. They will definitely launch an attack before dawn."
“…”
"Be prepared at any time to evacuate these civilians."
"yes!"
After saying this, Xu Shifeng immediately gave the order.
Zhu Feng took them to the city wall.
The wind on the city wall was even more fierce. As soon as Nan Yan walked up, she was blown away and almost fell. Fortunately, Ran Xiaoyu behind her supported her.
Zhu Feng walked forward, put his hand on the cold battlement of the city wall, and looked ahead.
It was still pitch black.
They could only vaguely see the rolling mountains under the distant sky, like giants in the dark, waiting to stand up and deal them a fatal blow at any time.
Nan Yan looked a little frightened and quickly looked away.
Countless torches on the city wall illuminated the closer road in the dark night, and she saw that thick snow had accumulated on the ground below the city, especially near the city wall.
The snow was about knee-high.
Zhu Feng took a look and asked, "Are you all ready?"
Ye Zheng hurried forward and said, "I have already asked them to prepare everything."
"Um."
Zhu Feng nodded: "Let everyone be more vigilant."
"yes."
"Also, have the people of Taining Guard wear the shoes I instructed them to wear before."
"I've already given the order."
"Um."
After saying that, he turned and walked into the watchtower nearby, and Nan Yan and the others followed him in.
There is also a large sand table in the watchtower. Above it are undulating mountains, and there is a row of dilapidated city walls built along the mountainside; at the bottom is a high city wall, and in the middle is a vast snowfield.
You can tell at a glance that this is the terrain from the old Great Wall to the city of Peking.
Nan Yan saw that Zhu Feng had dropped several red flags on the large snowy plain in the center.
This represents the position of the decisive battle decided by the head coach.
But--
As soon as Nan Yan saw the terrain, her brows furrowed.
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