But there are not many of them who can use it anymore.
The rest were basically the old, weak and sick, and Tie Niu and others had already exhausted all their strength.
They were powerless as they watched the siege vehicle about to break through the crumbling city wall.
Luo Ying gritted his teeth and was about to leave with his gun in hand, but Liu Yuhe stopped him. "General Luo, where are you going?"
"Kill them."
"No." Liu Yuhe and Yang Zhiming said in unison.
If they escaped before the city gates were breached, even with the courage of ten thousand men, they would be torn to pieces by the enemy. The disparity between one man's power and that of the masses was too great. Not only would they fail to win, but their nation's ambition would also be extinguished. It would be a loss that outweighed the gains.
"Then what do you say we should do?" Luo Ying's eyes were red as he gasped, "Are we just going to die here?"
"Master Jiang." Liu Yuhe looked at Jiang Xuqing for help. "Do you have any other ideas to turn the tide?"
"Jiang Xuqing?" Luo Ying turned around and saw the man about to leave the tower. Xu Jing, who had been reduced to a background figure, had no choice but to turn back and said with a dry laugh: "General Luo, what do you want from me?"
Luo Ying squinted his eyes, trying to see clearly the corrupt official who was dressed in extremely unconventional clothes.
Compared to the disheveled, bloodstained Liu Yuhe, Jiang Xuqing was far too clean. He looked like someone who had come to the city wall to enjoy the scenery, his whole body exuding a vulgar aura. Luo Ying frowned at him, and it was difficult for her to ignore him.
"Sir Jiang." Liu Yuhe ignored the twists and turns and walked straight over, clasping his fists and bowing. "I hope Sir Jiang will lend a hand for the sake of the people of Muhe County. I will be grateful."
"What did he do?" Luo Ying turned to look at Yang Zhiming.
"General, didn't you see the musket in his hand?"
Only after Yang Zhiming reminded him did Luo Ying notice that Jiang Xuqing was holding a toy used by the nobles of Beijing. "What's it for?"
Yang Zhiming rolled his eyes. "Lao Luo, you really underestimate us. Do you know why we've been able to hold on until now? It's all thanks to Jiang Xuqing's command and his ability to turn the tide."
Luo Ying treated him coldly. "Get to the point." He didn't have time for nonsense.
Yang Zhiming smiled wryly. "He single-handedly used his musket to kill over a hundred people who scaled the tower. He also had the beacon towers lit and sent his personal guards to Baiji County for reinforcements. If he hadn't been there, all you'd have seen were our corpses."
"Are you sure all this was done by Jiang Xuqing?"
"It's absolutely true. Although Mr. Jiang's character is not very good, he is very authentic in his work. Without him, we would have died long ago."
Luo Ying put aside his doubts, pushed through the crowd, and walked up to Jiang Xuqing. "Master Jiang, do you have any ideas?"
"You two are so audacious! Do you really think I'm a god?" Xu Jing frowned and grumbled, "Why haven't the border troops arrived yet? Haven't they seen the beacon fires?"
It wasn't that the border troops couldn't make it, but the distance of more than ten kilometers was too far. Traveling at night was not only slow, but even the deployment and deployment of troops took time. By the time they arrived to rescue, Muhe County was completely destroyed.
Just as the door was about to be knocked open by the Jiannu people, Xu Jing's lackey, Master Bai, appeared with a group of servants.
Xu Jing didn't bother to exchange pleasantries and quickly went downstairs. He estimated that there were over a hundred people coming, which just happened to solve the urgent problem.
Xu Jing shouted, "Bai Shinian, take them to block the city gate, go quickly."
Bai Shinian was worthy of being Jiang Xuqing's loyal lackey. He immediately organized his servants to block the door.
Xu Jing asked, "Where did they come from? There aren't that many idle people in the master's house."
Bai Shinian panted and said, "I borrowed it from the gentry. I heard that our county magistrate said that if they refused to lend it to me, they would all be sent to jail."
Xu Jing patted him on the back of the head and scolded him with a smile: "You dare to take advantage of the power of others? You are really promising."
"Ouch! Master, you hit a meritorious official! How dare you do that!" Bai Shinian burst into tears in pain. Just as he was about to complain, he saw the musket in his hand and asked, "Master, where did you get the musket?"
"Forget about it, the situation is urgent. The ten on the left go to the west to block the door, and the ten on the right go to the east to block the door. The twenty in the middle stand in the middle, don't go there. The rest of you go pick up weapons and go to the tower to kill the enemy." Xu Jing shouted, "Hurry up!"
"Yes." Many of the servants had signed death contracts. The highest official they met on a normal day was the county magistrate. Now, when they saw the county magistrate, they didn't even dare to fart. They had to do whatever the county magistrate said.
Xu Jing said: "If you block the city wall, there will be a huge reward. I will help you escape from your slavery."
After hearing this, the servants were like chicken blood, fighting with all their might to guard the city gate. They would fight to the death to find a way out for themselves and their families.
The sixty servants brought to the city wall usually only killed a chicken at most, and had never killed a human being. When they saw the ferocious Jiannu people, they were trembling with fear, and some of them were even frightened to the point of urinating.
Seeing this, Xu Jing shouted, "Kill two Jiannu and I will free you from slavery. Kill five and I will free your family members from slavery. I will never break my promise."
"Ah." The servant closed his eyes, ruthlessly raised his knife and stabbed the Jiannu man in the chest. He stabbed him several times until the man was completely cold, then he opened his eyes tremblingly.
"Very good, keep it up. Kill all the Jiannu dogs and get them out of Yan's land."
"Kill all the Jiannu dogs."
"Kill all the Jiannu dogs."
As the angry shouts rang out, the servants' hands on their knives became steadier, and they looked at the Jiannu people with less fear. Anger gripped their emotions, making them forget the disparity in strength. Only one thought remained in their minds: to kill all the Jiannu dogs, only then could they escape from their slavery.
Who wants to be a slave and serve others in fear for their entire life? No one wants to.
Some were enslaved because their families were convicted of crimes, while others were born into slavery. Their status as slaves led to unequal treatment, and they endured constant scorn and ridicule. They lived in constant fear, fearing that even the slightest mistake would cost them their lives.
But are kings, princes, generals, and ministers actually born of different species? Who is born willing to be a slave? Who is willing to stay at the bottom of society for the rest of their lives?
As long as they kill all the Jiannu dogs, they can regain their freedom and become good citizens.
As long as we kill them, their children will also benefit from it. They will no longer have to be looked down upon by others, and they will no longer have to live in fear and be as lowly as mud.
Magistrate Jiang's words gave them tremendous motivation, and with that motivation, they showed no mercy in killing the Jiannu. Even if someone was hit by the Jiannu and fell, they would still grit their teeth and stand up and continue fighting.
In response, Liu Shoubei pointed a finger at Xu Jing, who was not far away. This old man is really amazing. No wonder everyone says that civil servants are as cunning as foxes. Now it seems that their words are true.
"Sir Jiang, you are truly a man of great skill and courage." Yang Zhiming's mind was blank. It took him a long time to come up with a compliment, but he was complimenting the wrong person.
Xu Jing, however, didn't care at all. He said, "No, no, I don't deserve it. It was you all who gave me the courage. I truly don't deserve it."
You old fool, are you still pretending to be so arrogant after I said a few words to you?
Luo Ying breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Before she could offer any compliments, she glanced at him from the corner of her eye and froze.
"Look, what's that? It's the reinforcements' flag! They're coming!"
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