I was kicked out of the house, and I was reborn and became the emperor

A moment later, a scout came hurriedly to report.

"Report - Captain, the observation soldiers outside the city have sent an urgent report. A tragedy occurred ten miles outside the south gate. Thousands of fleeing Yunzhou citizens were slaughtered." As soon as these words were spoken, there was wailing all around.

The words were simple, but the meaning was clear. Everyone understood that the people who had fled from the south gate had undoubtedly fallen into the hands of the Daishan tribe outside the city, who had been planning for a long time.

The city's defenses were crumbling, and the only way out turned into a gate to the underworld. Whether it was the people trying to escape through the South Gate with their families or the people staggering out from under the eaves, their faces all showed signs of frustration and despair.

Fang Yi, who had just walked out of his house, could not help but twitch his lips when he heard the bad news. Obviously, his speculation was true. The South Gate was actually a vicious plot set by Daishan, designed to lure innocent people and massacre them.

In order to prevent more people from falling into the murderous hands, Fang Yi resolutely ordered the closure of the small gate in the north city. He personally wrote an oath, hung it high on the city wall, and vowed to live and die with Yunzhou.

"There are only a few hundred soldiers guarding the city walls, and the defense line is like a candle in the wind. Daishan has threatened that he will break into Yunzhou today and slaughter the entire city. At this critical moment of life and death, I want to ask all the men of Yunzhou, are you willing to die on the battlefield, or sit and wait for death? Do you swear to defend your homeland to the death, or become a lamb to be slaughtered?"

Fang Yi looked around at the people with a fierce gaze, and said in a sonorous voice: "Men of Yunzhou, do you have the courage to climb the wall and fight? Do you have the determination to die rather than surrender?"

Iron-blooded questioning was met with silence.

Everyone knows that if the city is breached, no one will be spared and will eventually be torn to pieces.

Anger and hatred burned in his heart and his face was twisted in struggle, but as a civilian, facing the choice between life and death, the fear in his heart was still difficult to overcome.

Seeing this, Fang Yi's eyes widened with anger, and he asked again: "I am leading thousands of troops. If we are all defeated, the bandits will surely rush into the city. Only if the whole city works together can there be a glimmer of hope. I ask again, Yunzhou men, who dares to accept the challenge?"

At this point, Fang Yi took a deep breath, his voice full of determination: "Men of Yunzhou, where are you?"

What responded to him was deep disappointment.

Even though those men struggled in their hearts, facing his urgent gaze, they still lowered their heads and dared not look directly at his eagerness and anxiety.

"You really..."

Facing the silent crowd, Fang Yi hesitated to speak, stamped his feet in anger, and was about to turn around and leave to join the final battle.

Just when they were determined to die and wanted to return to the city wall to fight the enemy with their comrades, an old but clear call penetrated the crowd and came slowly.

"It is everyone's responsibility to defend our country." An old man resolutely spoke up and broke the silence. After he finished speaking, he straightened his old and loose robe. Although his clothes were torn, his spine was unyielding.

"The country is in turmoil and our family is in danger. The enemy covets our homeland and tries to cut off our hope. In this case, even if we risk our lives, we must let those invaders know that although we are in trouble, we are iron-willed and will never surrender!"

With his eyes piercing, he turned to Fang Yi and asked loudly: "My head may be cut off, my blood may be shed, but a man's ambition cannot be lost. Are you willing to fight this life-and-death battle with me?"

Faced with a situation where he was sure to die, a young man held his head high and responded loudly: "I will follow you till death!"

Fang Yi punched his chest hard and vowed: "Kill the enemy and defend the land!"

As the old man waved his hand, an air of transcendence arose. He stroked his beard and stood with his hands behind his back: "I am old, but my blood is still hot. How can I watch the enemy trample on Yunzhou, destroy my family, and massacre my relatives?"

"Fang Yi, you have the responsibility. This important task of defending our country will be shouldered by my son and I."

The old man never expected that Fang Yi would be able to return safely. Before this, Fang Yi mysteriously disappeared, and Wuwei Hou spread rumors of his betrayal everywhere, but the old man was the only one who believed it.

Fang Yi quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Gui, for your generosity."

This old man was one of the few people who gave him warmth in Yunzhou City, and the person standing next to him was his son, Gui Sangou, Fang Yi's childhood playmate.

The dark and skinny Gui Sangou approached Fang Yi, without saying a word, and just lightly touched his shoulder to Fang Yi. It was a tacit understanding that did not require words - living and dying together, and a deep brotherly love.

At this moment, a woman's voice sounded:

"I don't understand the greater good, but even a woman knows how to defend her family against thieves. Let Da Zhuang go with you. If he lives, we will celebrate together, and if he dies, it will be glorious."

Aunt Niu resolutely pushed the burly Dazhuang towards Fang Yi and spoke earnestly.

"Aunt Niu is right. If you want to defend your home and fight the bandits, you should sacrifice your life gloriously. Count me in!"

"Okay! I'm going all out, count me in!"

"I'll come too..."

"Me too……"

"I'm not afraid of death, count me in!"

With their blood boiling, everyone stepped out, their faces no longer hesitant, only showing the determination to defend their homeland.

Courage is not something that is innate, but a spark that is ignited in specific situations.

Nowadays, the shadow of death has buried the fear in our hearts, especially when someone stands up and shouts that death is not to be feared and that they will die for justice. The bravery hidden deep in the soul is awakened, washing away all the humble fears.

This awakened bravery began to spread from the gate of Hetang, and eventually permeated the entire city. Women picked up kitchen knives, the elderly held their crutches tightly, and the children held stones tightly. Every heart turned into steel, and everyone transformed into a brave warrior defending their homeland.

Under the leadership of Fang Yi, everyone rushed to the north gate.

Fang Yi ordered everyone to start deploying their defenses.

Especially the South Gate, it must be blocked.

At the same time, under the city wall, Daishan turned around and asked Chu Mingsheng after the whole group had rested.

"Sir, as you said, now that our strategy has been formed, can we launch a general attack?"

Chu Mingsheng nodded.

Daishan laughed out loud.

"Alright! This prince has waited too long for this moment!"

……

On the city floor.

"Deputy generals, immediately select 500 strong young men and send them to the other three city gates to reinforce the defenses!"

"Clerical officials, quickly get down from the city wall, gather manpower, and move the necessary items for defending the city!"

"The strong ones went forward, the children went home, the old, weak, women and children were divided into two groups, half to help transport supplies, and the other half to join the medical team to take good care of the seriously injured soldiers."

"Immediately search for experienced doctors in the city and recruit them into the medical team. All drugs and herbs used must be registered and recorded one by one. If we are still alive after the war, we must repay them according to the market price and not break our promise to the people."

"Instruct the county clerks to mobilize manpower to centrally allocate the stored grain and cook it together. During the intervals between battles, it must be delivered to the city walls to quench the soldiers' hunger and thirst."

"The warriors in the Akabane camp who are still able to fight, each will lead ten civilians to climb the city wall and participate in the defense."

"Remember, soldiers are the main force and civilians are auxiliary. Never place civilians on the front line. If orders are not followed, resulting in civilian casualties while soldiers survive, they will be severely punished according to military law."

As Fang Yi gave clear orders one after another, all the people defending the city were mobilized in an orderly manner, and the entire city was like a precision-operated machine.

The continuous stretch of tents seemed endless, and the army like an ant colony was arranged in a tense and orderly manner. This scene made Fang Yi's eyes solemn and his eyes twitched slightly.

This scene is too horrifying.

The Jurchens are really putting all their efforts into this time and are determined to win!

Especially the heavy drumbeats and long trumpets accompanying the army's neat and orderly march pushed the feeling of fear to its peak.

"Looking at the situation, the siege will begin in less than an hour. Success or failure depends on this one move, we must hold on!"

Fang Yi looked at the enemy troops standing ready for battle outside the city, and said to Fang Bo in a deep voice.

Fang Bo nodded firmly upon hearing that, and then his gaze turned to the city wall, where everyone was full of fighting spirit, preparing for the battle in full swing.