"Hahaha, one can stop a hundred? Innate divine power? Invincible? Able to carry a cauldron? Extraordinary bravery?"
Junze repeated the praises of the people along the way.
Gu Yu looked at him in disbelief. This was obviously an exaggeration, but Jun Ze not only did not feel ashamed of being overly praised, he was also proud, as if he was the one he was talking about.
Jun Zedao: "I didn't expect that I would be so tall and majestic in Prince Gu's heart."
There are such shameless people in this world!
Gu Yu couldn't help but hold her forehead and said: "It would be great if the city walls in Tongning County were as thick as yours."
All joking aside, when they climbed onto the city wall, everyone still couldn't help but feel frightened.
Dark clouds were rolling over the city outside, the enemy troops were fierce, and their cries were like a wave, overwhelming the mountains and the sea.
War drums were beating on the city walls. Although there were only about 5,000 people, the momentum did not diminish at all.
Gu Yu arranged for the people to burn oil in pots and fire-throwing racks under the city wall. All the female soldiers were waiting under the city wall to help the wounded.
Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.
The east wind is shot out by an arrow.
It didn't hurt anyone, it was a signal to attack the city.
The rebels pushed a series of ladders to set up on the city wall. The city wall was very high. Once they were erected, it would be extremely difficult for the soldiers on the wall to lift the ladder down.
Junze had the foresight to summon the farmers in the city the night before to hoe the surrounding soil to loosen it, so that after the ladder was put up, it was no longer as stable as before.
The rebels were halfway up the ladder when they discovered that the Jun soldiers on the city wall did not use stones to hit them down, but used farmers' rakes and hoes to beat them down.
These are the farm tools used to loosen the soil last night.
There is no way, Tongning County is too short of weapons, use whatever can be used, and find other ways to use what cannot be used.
At the same time, Junze knew that although rocks could knock down enemy troops, the process of moving the rocks was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Some people who climbed fast would climb up during the gap between the opponent's moving rocks.
In addition, there is a fatal flaw in smashing rocks, that is, too many rocks will be smashed down, and in the later stage, the rebels will use them to climb on tiptoes.
An enemy soldier climbed halfway up and was knocked down by a soldier on the city wall with a hoe. His internal organs were smashed into mud.
But the next person will fill in immediately, like ants climbing a tree, in an endless stream.
The enemy soldier who fell to the ground was lucky enough to still be alive. When he was about to stand up with his broken internal organs, he was crushed to death by his fallen comrade.
Then comes a new wave of overlays.
More and more corpses were piled up under the city wall, so much so that the rebels could climb over the corpses of their companions.
At this time, Gu Yu arranged for pots of hot oil to be carried up and poured down, causing the enemy soldiers on the ladder to scream in agony.
The smell of hot oil and human flesh was pungent and disgusting.
When the corpses were piled into a hill, they lit a fire, and the outside of the city wall instantly became a sea of flames.
Preventing the rebels from making any further progress.
"Bang" sound.
Several artillery carts threw large stones at the city wall at the same time, and several soldiers were knocked to the ground.
Junze saw the sea of fire spreading under the city wall and asked all the soldiers to retreat to the tower.
When the fire became smaller and the rebels came again, he asked everyone to go out and directly moved onto the fire throwing rack.
The stones were simply wrapped in the oilcloth prepared by Gu Yu in advance, then lit on fire and returned to the rebels.
In this case, only a few rebels climbed up with wounds and fire all over their bodies, and were easily beaten down by the soldiers guarding the city.
For several days, Tongning County, which seemed outnumbered and weak in resources, remained impregnable.
Every day, some storytellers sat in teahouses and restaurants, telling vividly about the battles to defend the city. Our army was brave and fearless, and the rebels were defeated one after another, and there was endless applause.
In the most prosperous area in the center of the city, the imperial envoy invited a theatrical troupe, and the babbling and babbling drama continued.
When the stage was first set up, some scholars pointed at the actors and scolded them, "The businesswomen don't know the hatred of the country's subjugation, but they are still singing in the backyard across the river."
However, as scenes of exciting martial arts plays such as "Single Swordsmanship", "Mu Guiying Takes Command", "Yang Family General", "Tackle Picking" and so on came out, everyone was infected.
After every performance, someone will say, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world."
In addition, officers and soldiers riding tall horses proudly reported the battle results at the city gate, and the news that reinforcements were about to arrive spread to the city.
People who were still immersed in the dream of prosperity in Jiangnan finally realized that war had come, and death and destruction were so close to them.
And everyone also realized that the reason why Tongning County lost peace was because Prince An was unpopular and wanted to usurp the throne.
Wounded people were constantly being carried off the city walls, and people were constantly standing out from the streets and alleys to join the army.
The soldiers who died in battle were covered with white cloth and placed in an open space in the city.
The people who volunteered to help sorted out their remains and registered the names embroidered on their clothes, so as to provide martyrs' subsidies to their families.
Some people discovered their relatives, and after crying a few times, they went to help other people's relatives sort out their remains.
Outside the city there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but the martyrs inside the city managed to save their last dignity.
The war has not yet come to an end, and the sounds of fighting and drumming on the city walls are like an invisible cover, overwhelmingly pressing over Tongning County.
Aunt Dai squatted in the alley and kept retching.
She was so desperate and so close to death. She saw countless people fall and countless people stand up.
The hands she used to mend clothes were used to mend the bloody wounds of the wounded, even their limbs.
Gu Yu walked up to her and squatted down to help her calm down. She looked up and saw Gu Yu's concerned look. She was about to salute when she was stopped by Gu Yu.
Gu Yudao: "Sister-in-law, are you okay?"
Sister-in-law Dai said: "It's okay."
Gu Yudao: "You treated the wounds of the wounded soldiers very neatly. Many women praised you, and the wounded soldiers also thanked you. Sister Dai, you are very brave."
Sister-in-law Dai did not expect that Gu Yu would say this. She was the oldest woman who came to join the army. Many young girls were so frightened that they trembled and cried when they saw such a scene.
As the sister-in-law of those girls, she could only pretend to be fearless and comfort them that it was no big deal.
Follow me, it's very simple, put the needle in here and pull it out from there.
It's very simple, right, just like sewing clothes.
Her hand holding the needle was steady, but her legs under her skirt were trembling.
In fact, she herself was extremely scared.
Sister-in-law Dai cried: "Many heroes couldn't save her."
Gu Yu wiped her tears with her sleeve and said, "You have tried your best."
Aunt Dai is still crying.
Gu Yudao: "Do you regret it?"
Aunt Dai's face was filled with tears, she nodded, and then quickly shook her head.
Gu Yu praised: "Sister-in-law Dai, you are really a brave hero."
One sentence made this simple woman burst into tears: "I am not the hero. Those soldiers who resisted on the city wall are the heroes."
Gu Yudao: "They are, and so are you. Don't you know, people in the city are singing that Mu Guiying is in command, and women are not inferior to men. Mu Guiying, who is in command, is a hero, and women like you who help wounded soldiers treat their wounds are also heroes.
You are really brave, you dare to come out to help regardless of the world, you dare to deal with so many bloody wounds, and you dare to go over and encourage other girls when they are timid."
Sister-in-law Dai burst into tears. She had never wanted to be a hero, nor did she feel that she was one.
But what Gu Yu said made her feel more satisfied than she had ever felt before.
She has experienced a lot of hardships in her life, including poverty, beatings and scolding from her husband, criticism from her parents-in-law, and criticism from her neighbors...
But now, she feels that all the sufferings in the past are not worth mentioning.
When you become stronger, you will feel that the mountains that weighed you down before are just small clods of soil that can be crushed with one foot.
She is no longer the submissive Lin Daishi, no longer the starlet who killed her husband, no longer the widow who shows up for a living but is scolded for her indiscretion...
She is brave and she is also a hero.
There were still many things waiting for Gu Yu to do. She stood up and said, "Sister-in-law Dai, I'm going to leave first. If you're tired, take a rest first."
Looking at Gu Yu's back, Sister-in-law Dai cried and said: "Gu Qinchen, I don't regret it."
Gu Yu paused, a smile on his tired face.
She doesn't regret it either.
I don’t regret going out to save Junze, and I don’t regret staying to guard this city.