Chapter 292 Mobilization
The next day, notices were posted all over Tianji City.
The notice simply stated that war was imminent and urged the people to flee to other border towns as soon as possible.
The people also knew that Wuyun City had become a ruin, and no one had survived.
Many wealthy people have already secretly fled.
But most of the people are still staying here.
They wanted to run away, but where could they run to?
No matter how far they run, they're still in a border town, and it's only a matter of time before a large army attacks.
Are we going to go to Chongqing?
With so many of them running off to Dayu, they might just be driven back by the Weiyuan Army!
Besides, we've finally managed to accumulate some wealth over the years, are we just going to throw it away like that?
Therefore, many people are resistant and do not want to leave.
Seeing everyone discussing it, Achig finally stepped forward.
For this mobilization, Shen Huaichen specially ordered someone to build a two-meter-high platform overnight.
When Achig stepped onto the platform, the people below immediately fell silent.
"People of Tianji City, I am Aqige, also known as Aqige, the former War King of the Northern Barbarians."
As soon as Achig spoke, the crowd below erupted in uproar.
The person in front of me is actually the War King? The War King who guards Saharan?
How did he end up in Tianji City?
Isn't staying in Sahara City better than staying in Tianji City?
Seeing the puzzled looks on the faces of the people, Achig felt inexplicably relieved.
Thinking of the motivational article Mr. Du wrote for him overnight, Aqige was full of confidence.
I know what everyone is thinking!
Everyone wants to know why I came to Tianji City instead of staying in Saha City.
"I have a question for everyone: does everyone know about what happened in Dark Cloud City?" Achig asked.
The onlookers all nodded.
How could Tianji City not know about Wuyun City when it's so close to it!
Even without leaving Tianji City, everyone can see the black smoke billowing in the distance.
Achig paused for a moment, then thought about what his strategist had said the night before.
"Do you all know? Just a few days ago, we were drinking with the Lord of Wuyun City."
The emperor in the capital wanted to attack Dayu and ordered each border city to send 10,000 troops.
Alright, the Lord of Wuyun City agreed and recruited young people from the city to send over.
That's not all; the emperor of the capital also demanded that the lord of Wuyun City hand over all the grain and fodder in the city.
Lord Wuyun thought that winter was approaching, and those provisions were everyone's food for getting through the winter!
He wanted to ask the emperor in the capital for a favor so that everyone could have a peaceful winter.
Because of this, the emperor of the capital killed the lord of Wuyun City with a single stroke.
Just because the Lord of Wuyun City was thinking of the people in the city, the emperor in the capital actually killed all eight thousand young men who had been conscripted.
That wasn't all; they also burned, killed, and looted Wuyun City for three whole days.
In three days, no one survived in Wuyun City. Before leaving, the group set Wuyun City ablaze.
Now, the emperor's army in the capital will arrive in Tianji City by tomorrow at the latest.
Your city lord wants to save you, that's why he wants you to escape for your lives.
But rest assured, all of us are of the same lineage in the border cities. If one is lost, we are all lost. Our other city lords will not stand idly by and will not allow what happened in Dark Cloud City to happen again.
Therefore, all of our other city lords rushed over to help your city lord defend Tianji City.
But we can't guarantee we'll hold on; we can only do our best.
The emperor of the capital city boasts 200,000 elite troops, while we, the defenders, have less than 50,000.
Considering that everyone involved is innocent.
Your city lord wants you to leave as soon as possible to avoid trouble, to go to any other border city.
This way you will have hope, and your city lord will have a clear conscience.
Over the years, Tianji City has become so prosperous thanks to everyone's hard work. Your city lord cares about you, which is why he posted the notice, hoping that everyone will leave this place of trouble.
None of us want Tianji City to become another Wuyun City.
Achig said a lot.
Everyone listened very attentively.
After listening, someone summarized it in detail.
The Lord of Tianji City was not wrong; he only wanted everyone to live.
The War King and the other city lords were not wrong either; they all just wanted to help the City Lord of Tianji City defend Tianji City.
No one did anything wrong! They just wanted to live their peaceful lives.
so......
That damned emperor of the capital, who burned, killed, and looted!
After everyone realized what was happening, they immediately became excited.
"No! We won't leave. We want to help the Prince and the City Lord defend Tianji City."
"Yes! We're not leaving. This place is something we've worked so hard to build. We'll stay with Tianji City even if it means death."
"We cannot abandon our home. So what if it's war? We can handle a knife too."
"Yes! We can all do something."
We may not be able to do other things, but we have the strength to back it up.
"Whether it's moving stones or carrying sandbags, we can do it all."
“We women can cook, and we won’t leave,” an old voice suddenly said.
Everyone immediately started talking at once about what they could do.
The people who had initially been tempted to leave immediately stopped.
One by one, they eagerly shared what they could do and what their families could offer...
......
The mobilization was remarkably effective.
Aqige's admiration for Shen Huaichen reached a new level.
He only spoke a few words and yet he united the people like never before. This is no ordinary person!
Thinking of this, Achig and the city lords were filled with hope for Shen Huaichen.
Such intelligent people from the Central Plains will surely be able to lead them to victory in this battle.
And so, Shen Huaichen continued with the arrangements.
First, the soldiers defending the city must strictly abide by military regulations.
Anyone who dares to harass the people will be executed immediately.
In addition, Shen Huaichen also selected some people with high prestige to be the leaders of the common people.
There were people in charge of cooking, people in charge of moving things, and people in charge of doing odd jobs; everyone did their own thing.
Soon, Tianji City was in a state of universal war.
Everyone shares the same belief.
They are not fighting for anyone else.
They are fighting for their homeland, and for their descendants.
Fighting for a place in this world...
......
Soon, the Northern Hu emperor led his army to the gates of Tianji City.
Seeing the tightly closed city gates and the absence of anyone coming out to greet him, the Northern Hu emperor Saxinlang narrowed his eyes.
It seems these people haven't learned their lesson from Dark Cloud City!
Was my approach too lenient?
"Attack the city! Leave no one alive!" Sasinlang said calmly.
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