Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 531 They are all ready to live and die with Border Town

General Wang An arranged a thousand men on a necessary road leading to the capital. There was a valley there, which should be able to intercept some of the foreign enemies at the last moment. This was the last arrangement he could make. If the border city was lost, all the Wang family troops defending the city would be killed.

He would live and die with Fenggu City, hoping that those soldiers would not have to face the enemy, so that Ansheng Kingdom would be safe. The Wang family army should not be defeated by him. Those soldiers left behind families with parents, brothers and sisters, and even wives and children, and they all looked forward to their loved ones returning home.

They came out to defend their country, they shouldn't all be buried here, and these heroes shouldn't leave and never come back.

Su He in the city kept enough food for her family, and started selling the rest. She and Wang Xiaohu exchanged messages, which could calm the hearts of the people in the city, at least telling them that there was no shortage of food.

Su He put the grain that was stored in rotation every year to good use and sold it at the lowest price. She didn't want to make money from the national disaster, and her Su family didn't want to make money that would go against one's conscience.

Some families in the city who didn't have tons of grain were still worried about what to do if the grain shop ran out of food. But when they saw Su Ji start selling grain, and at the lowest price, they were relieved.

Some wealthy families in the city who had grain also started selling it in their own shops. Everyone knew that the city could not be in chaos, so that they could focus their energy on the outside world. If everyone was not hungry, they could use their greatest strength to repel the enemy when they climbed the city wall.

With them taking the lead, many people who could not afford food went to help boil water, and some went to find firewood. Fenggou City was peaceful, and if it weren't for the sounds of fighting outside the city, it wouldn't have felt any different from usual.

Su He's masters all went to the outer city. At this time, they were unwilling to hide in the city. Although they were old, they still had skills, and this martial arts skill could not be wasted at home.

Before they left, they gave all the silver they had on them to Su He, asking her to keep it safe. If they could come back alive, they would take their own money. If they couldn't come back, they would help send it back to their families.

If the city is destroyed and everyone is gone, the silver will be useless.

They all told Su He: "You must hide well until the last moment. It is too dangerous for a girl to be caught."

"Su He, if you can run, run. If you can't run, you must hide. The Dongjie Army is not a good bunch."

"Yes! They are evil spirits who do all kinds of evil. You must protect yourself."

Su He smiled and said, "Masters, rest assured, I will not let them in. Once the city gate is lost, we will be in Huangquan."

The master laughed and said, "Okay, once the city is conquered, we will go to the underworld together and continue our relationship in the next life."

"Defend Fenggu City, and come back to celebrate with a drink. Don't leave until you are drunk."

"That's right. Don't be so discouraged. You must defend the outer city."

Several masters talked at once, and finally they agreed that if they won, they would drink together, and if they lost, they would just be friends.

Su He had already thought it through. She had contributed all her military books and prepared firecrackers. If General Wang An still couldn't win, it was God's will. The worst that could happen to her was that she would die again.

The Dongjie Army had no hope of attacking the city, so they could only feint attacks every day, otherwise they would suffer too many casualties. The city walls were too high, so their cavalry was useless. Their arrows were only useful for longbows, and the normal range was not enough.

This Fenggou City is really a tough nut to crack. It looks good, but it is impossible to get it. Now we just want to see if we can trap them to death. This trick has worked every time. Several capitals were starved to death and had to open the city and surrender.

They didn't know that Fenggu City had been storing food all year round because of Su He's idea, so it should be no problem to sustain it for a month and a half. It would be hard to say if it would last longer, after all, there were a large number of soldiers inside.

The soldiers of the two countries were in a stalemate, while the Ninth Prince led his troops to finally arrive after a long journey through wind and rain. They encountered the garrison troops on the only way not far from Fenggu City.

After learning about the general situation of the border town, he left Su Pei with a team of soldiers to guard the place together. The Ninth Prince knew that Su Pei had just had his wedding not long ago, so he arranged for him to guard the place.

They led their troops to Fenggu City again, quietly surrounded the South Gate, and sent troops to guard the border area to prevent the enemy from the North Gate from coming to support them.

The Ninth Prince arranged everything, and General Huo began to attack the enemy. The Dongjie Army did not expect the reinforcements from Ansheng to arrive so soon. They thought that the border towns of Ansheng were in chaos, and the nearest reinforcements were too busy to come.

If the troops from the capital of Ansheng were to be dispatched, it would take at least a month to arrive at the normal speed. Even if they were fast, they couldn't arrive so early. Who knew they would arrive in less than 20 days?