Lu Tu had sent Liu Hu to summon Chai Yong and the others in advance. Just then, Chai Yong and the others arrived and, seeing the completed city wall, exclaimed in surprise, "Sir, it was finished in just one day yesterday? That's too fast!"
Liu Hu patted his chest and said, "Of course! Our big brother does everything very quickly!"
Lu Tu kicked Liu Hu in the butt: "Bullshit, I'm only fast at these kinds of things!"
This caused everyone to burst into laughter, and their fatigue was somewhat relieved.
Lu Tu looked at Xiao Zhong: "Let everyone go back and rest. There's no need to work today. Let everyone rest for a day, and we'll see how things go tomorrow."
"Yes, sir!" Even though they had worked all night, everyone still had energy left and shouted in unison.
Faced with such cohesion, Lü Tu nodded in satisfaction.
Then he looked at Chai Yong and said, "Everyone is too tired. You bring your men back today and guard this city gate."
Chai Yong asked curiously, "Sir, can I leave some men to guard the Gubeifeng Pass?"
"Of course, only a few people need to stay behind. Tell them that if they encounter the Wuhuan people, they should immediately set off a signal fire and then retreat. You can lead the men to guard this place. If anything happens, sound the gong to wake everyone up immediately."
"Yes, sir!"
Lu Tu looked at the pale dawn on the horizon and felt a deep sense of exhaustion. He had spent the whole night carrying bricks, and there were still two grooves on both shoulders. He rubbed his sore arms as he walked home.
After going back and eating something, he fell into a deep sleep under the concerned gazes of Song Yuxi and the others.
Lu Tu had a rare dream: he dreamt that he was still in high school, chatting with the school beauty he had a crush on on campus. How beautiful her every smile and gesture was!
But when the school beauty turned around in his dream, it turned out to be his mother Xu Jing's face, which startled Lü Tu so much that he woke up on the spot and found fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
He spat viciously and said, "To hell with Xu Jing! If I don't kill you, I'll change your surname!"
He had just gotten up and taken a sip of water when he found Song Yuxi and the others still chatting in the yard. Everything was so peaceful, which lessened the impact of the nightmare he had just had.
But the next second, Lü Tu heard a sharp gong sound, and then Liu Hu rushed over: "My lord, it's bad! A large number of refugees have arrived outside, they must be coming from the direction of Huai Shuo!"
Lu Tu shouted sternly, "How dare you! Go!"
He then grabbed the halberd that Hu Delu had made for him from the door and walked out. At this moment, Song Yuxi and the others also stood up with concern.
"My lord, we're waiting for you!"
Lu Tu had never imagined what life would be like with women, after all, he had been a bachelor for more than 20 years in his previous life. But now he had four beautiful wives, and they were all so devoted to him. Even for their sake and the children that were about to be born, he would not allow anyone to threaten the village!
He nodded heavily and said, "Ladies, don't worry, I'll be right back."
Then he whistled, and Xiao Hei, who seemed to have been ready all along, quickly appeared nearby. Lu Tu mounted his horse while running and galloped toward the newly built city gate. At this time, many villagers also heard the sound of the gong and quickly gathered in that direction.
Seeing the imposing Lu Tu on the road calmed my anxious heart considerably. After all, Lu Tu was the recognized God of War of Wuchuan, and dealing with some refugees was a piece of cake for him.
Holding his halberd, Lü Tu pointed it into the air and shouted, "Fellow villagers, brothers, follow me to protect our homeland!"
"kill!"
On the city wall, Liu Hong and his men were drawing their bows and nocking arrows, cursing angrily at the ground: "Back off! You son of a bitch, take one more step forward and I'll kill you!"
Without Lu Tu's orders, they dared not act rashly, otherwise they would not be able to bear the consequences if things got out of hand.
Lu Tu touched the seams between the city wall bricks and found that the cement had not yet hardened, so it was still a bit unstable to lean against the city wall at this time.
He climbed to the top of the city wall and didn't even need to look down; all he could see were wailing refugees everywhere.
These refugees looked miserable, skin and bones, and people kept collapsing. At least half of them had contracted smallpox.
Faced with this thorny situation, Lü Tu shouted, "I am Lü Tu, and I command you all to stop!"
As his voice rang out, all the refugees raised their heads and looked at Lü Tu closely.
Among the refugees, someone cried out, "Lord Lü, save us! Please have mercy and take us in! We simply cannot survive!"
"Lord Lü, Huai Shuo has been completely controlled by the smallpox plague, with less than one in ten surviving. Please open the city gates and let us in!"
These shouts instantly ignited the emotions of the thousands of refugees present, which were accompanied by the cries of women and children.
Lu Tu keenly observed those who were stirring up trouble. It was obvious that these guys were not ordinary people; they were naturally people sent by Zhao Wuyou.
"Let's all rush in together! There'll be food in the city. I refuse to believe that if there's food, they won't let us eat it!"
Upon hearing this, all the refugees went berserk and swarmed toward the city wall.
Liu Hong urged urgently, "Sir, give the order to act!"
Lu Tu nodded: "Kill!"
Given the current situation, killing them would be the only way to control the situation. Lü Tu stood on the city wall, drew his bow and aimed at the traitors who had previously stirred up trouble.
Arrows were fired in rapid succession, continuously claiming the lives of those scoundrels among the refugees. At this point, the scoundrels realized they had been exposed and retreated to the rear of the refugees.
He didn't forget to continue inciting the displaced people: "Brothers, charge! As long as we get into the city, we'll have food and medicine!"
When a person is drowning, they will cling to even the smallest straw. Moreover, given Lü Tu's usual reputation for power and prestige, I had heard before I arrived that he had a lot of grain.
Upon arrival, they found it to be true; the newly built city wall was the best proof. After all, outside of Lü Tu's jurisdiction, where else had they seen a village building city walls?
If such a large-scale project didn't have sufficient food supplies, where would all those able-bodied men come from to help?
In an instant, a large number of refugees rushed onto the city wall, and the still unresolved wall visibly trembled.
Lu Tu knew that time was running out and he couldn't let these refugees continue to storm the city walls. Once the walls collapsed, a large number of refugees would flood in, and, not to mention anything else, smallpox alone would infect countless people.
At this moment, Lü Tu shouted, "All soldiers, follow me! Open the city gates and kill the enemy!"
At this moment, all the soldiers felt Lü Tu's determination. They had been hesitant to take action before, since they were dealing with refugees rather than foreign enemies.
But since Lu Tu is taking charge, everyone is willing to go all out!
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