The Wuding Long Road, which was once bustling with people, is now deserted.

Passing the gate, Qiao Diyi showed his badge.

When the garrison heard that Qiao Diyi was going to Wuding City, their faces changed slightly.

"General, Wuding has been sealed off. Except for the transportation of food and medicine, no one else can pass through. If you go..."

Qiao Diyi nodded immediately and said in a deep voice: "If you return, it must be when the epidemic is over."

The garrison opened his mouth slightly when he heard this, then his expression became serious for a moment and he bowed to Qiao Diyi.

"Farewell, General Zhonglang!"

As soon as the gate opened, Qiao Diyi and Xiao Qianyue rushed out side by side, with Qiao Bo following closely.

The road ahead is long, and the already desolate wilderness is now deserted. The wind blows from the north, and it feels like a knife cutting on the face.

Xiao Qianyue was wearing a mink hat, with half of her face covered by a thick wind collar, but she still felt the cold wind penetrating through and pricking her neck.

She didn't say a word, her eyes were stern. Before leaving, she had already made the worst plan.

But now, looking at the gray sky and the vague outline of Wuding City in the distance, Xiao Qianyue felt extremely heavy.

She was still thinking about what Governor Zhu had just said: "For more than a month, no one has escaped."

It is human instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm. Staying in Wuding City is a dead end, but even so, no one in the city escaped.

Daddy once told her that people living at the border have long been aware of this.

She didn't understand it at the time, but now she can vaguely glimpse the heaviness and righteousness in this sentence.

Wuding City was already in sight. Qiao Diyi pulled the reins and looked up. The flags were fluttering in the wind and there were still figures holding the city walls.

Seeing this, Qiao Diyi raised his voice: "Jinwu Guard General Qiao Diyi has come here by order, please open the city gate!"

The figures on the city gate moved, and then four or five people poked their heads out.

"Qiao Diyi? Is he the second son of the Qiao family?"

Someone raised his voice first to answer, but his voice was hoarse and was almost blown away by the wind.

Qiao Diyi heard it clearly and nodded quickly: "That's right!"

The man quickly stretched out his upper body and shouted with all his strength:

"Master Qiao, I am General Ren's guard, Ren Shiliu. The general ordered me to stay here and stop the enemy!"

When Qiao Diyi heard this, his brows slightly frowned. Ren Shiliu continued to shout:

"The city is in a state of tragedy, no one is spared, most of the civilians are dead or wounded, and all the soldiers have fallen. The general has said that unless we can find a cure for the plague, all reinforcements will only increase casualties!"

Qiao Diyi was shocked when he heard this and asked hurriedly, "How is General Ren?"

Ren Shiliu clasped the city wall with his rough hands and choked up when he heard the words.

"The general has worked too hard and has also contracted the disease. He is still in the city. Knowing that Lord Qiao will lead the troops here, he has ordered his subordinates to stay here."

"The general said that Lord Qiao is the pearl of the Yong Dynasty and must not be harmed. Lord Qiao must not be put in danger!"

"All the people and soldiers in Wuding have already realized that if we die, we will die as the people of this city, protecting the millions of compatriots behind us. If this epidemic is a punishment from heaven, it will stop at Wuding, and we will bear it all!"

Ren Shiliu screamed as the strong wind rushed into his throat. He couldn't help but cover his mouth and leaned over to cough violently.

There was a hint of dampness on the cold palm, and when I moved my hand away, it was blood red.

Ren Shiliu had already foreseen his own destiny. He raised the corners of his lips, and there was bitterness in his smile, but there was no resentment anymore.

Under the city gate, Qiao Diyi and Xiao Qianyue were so shocked by these tragic words that they were speechless for a long time.

This is the awareness of the people living in the border areas, and it is also the reason why no one has fled after the epidemic broke out for more than a month.

They have been taught by their parents since birth, born and raised in the country, to remain vigilant when there is no war and to stand up in times of war.

If one day our survival comes to a decision, I would rather die at the border than take a single step back.

At that time, Xiao Qianyue was still young. She looked up and asked innocently, "Dad, the border is so dangerous, why don't they leave? Our Yong Dynasty is so big, they can settle down anywhere."

Xiao Hongda rubbed Xiao Qianyue's head lovingly and said with deep emotion:

"Yue'er, it is called territory only when there are people defending it. That is the border of our Yong Dynasty. They took root there, defended the land, and resisted foreign enemies."

"This great and prosperous era did not fall from the sky, but was built up bit by bit by a group of fearless people who sacrificed their lives for justice and used their mortal bodies to build it up..."

Thinking of this, Xiao Qianyue's eyes suddenly turned red.

Only today did she truly understand what her father had said.

"Master Qiao, come back!"

Ren Shiliu poked his head out and saw that Qiao Diyi and Xiao Qianyue were taking no action, so he hurriedly raised his voice to urge them on.

This epidemic is too severe. It is dangerous to stay outside the city for a long time.

Qiao Diyi exhaled slowly, raised his head, his eyes were firm, and spoke loudly:

"Mr. Ren! This is not a punishment from heaven!"

Ren Shiliu was slightly stunned, and it took him a while to realize that Qiao Diyi was responding to what he had just said.

Qiao Diyi clenched the reins tightly, his fingertips turned white, and said in a stern voice:

"With a wise ruler at the top and good ministers at his side, the people are well-meaning and live in peace and harmony. How can there be any punishment from heaven?"

"If there is a punishment from heaven, then heaven is not clear! It is because it is blind!"

The deep voice reached the city wall, and Ren Shiliu and the soldiers guarding the city all widened their eyes.

Qiao Diyi straightened his back and sent his voice far away.

"Mr. Ren, don't believe in fate, don't believe in some bullshit God's will!"

"Millions of fellow countrymen in Yong Dynasty don't want to see you die here! We are working hard and rushing to help you, but please don't give up the struggle and don't accept that you are doomed!"

"My father has already brought a group of doctors here. The moment we set out, we put life and death aside! But we are not rushing to die, but we firmly believe that man can conquer nature! Man can conquer nature!"

Qiao Diyi's eyes were moist, he knew that General Ren had good intentions in not wanting them to put themselves in danger.

The people and soldiers of Wuding must have experienced countless struggles and realized that there was no hope of survival, so they attributed it all to God's will.

They were not running away. On the contrary, they were so selfless and fearless that they were willing to die to stop the epidemic in Wuding.

Qiao Diyi knew that his few words now would not be able to shake General Ren's decision. Perhaps only when his father arrived with a doctor could he knock on the heavy city gate.

But he won't sit still and wait for death!

Bullshit God’s will!

The epidemic in Minzhou predicted by my younger sister has not yet come to fruition, but now it has come to harm Wuding. God is cruel, so why believe it?

"Mr. Ren, please tell General Ren that the doctor will be here soon! This epidemic may be a man-made disaster caused by the northern bandits. I will find the source of the epidemic!"

"Please hold on, everyone. When the epidemic is over, we will draw our swords together to kill all the northern bandits and usher in a peaceful and prosperous era!"

After saying this, Qiao Diyi dismounted from his horse and bowed from a distance to everyone on the city wall.

Ren Shiliu and the others leaned over the wall and saw the tall and determined figure. At this moment, they were really excited by Qiao Diyi's words!

If possible, who would be willing to die miserably from the epidemic?

They are all brave men of iron and blood. If they die, they would rather die by the sword or fight on the battlefield!

"Take care, everyone!"

Qiao Diyi mounted his horse again.

He looked deeply at the towering Wuding city wall, looked at Ren Shiliu who was returning his greeting on the wall, nodded slightly, and then with a clear goal in mind, he headed straight for the Wuding River!