Chapter 240: Everyone is united in fighting the enemy
The yamen runners who had received the military order and were scattered throughout the city to cook and cook, followed their superiors one by one.

They are also men. Although they may have been looked down upon by the people in the past and often oppressed the people in their daily lives, at the critical moment of life and death, on this land that gave birth to and raised them, they can also be passionate men.

She lifted her apron, stuffed the large ladle in her hand into the hands of the nearest common people, and handed over the task of cooking porridge and serving rice to them. The yamen runners drew out the large knives in their hands and raised their arms to shout.

"Brothers, as Fengzhou people, no matter what happened in the past, we must be worthy of the skin on our bodies. If you still have blood in your veins, follow me and let's go into battle and kill the enemy."

"kill!"

"As long as the city survives, I will die. If the city perishes, I will die..."

With a whoosh, all the good and bad yamen runners who may have been domineering in the past started to move, holding their swords high, following the footsteps of the passionate people in front of them, rushing towards the four city gates.

For a time, the desire to defend the country and to defend the city to the death stirred in everyone's heart.

The old, weak, sick and young people around were moved when they saw it.

A young widow took the large ladle from the yamen runner, knocked on the edge of the pot in front of her and shouted loudly.

"Fellow villagers, uncles, sisters, we can't help in other ways, but we can't let the heroes fighting the enemy in the front go hungry. Who can help add fuel to the fire? We have to make sure the men on the tower have food when they are hungry and water when they are thirsty. It would be best if we boil some water. If we don't have rolling stones, we can scald those invading dogs to death."

"Yes, yes, Madam Du is right. We are not good at killing enemies in battle, but we can cook and boil water, and carry things for the generals. If there are any old things that can move, let's carry the rolling stones to the tower."

"Hey, count me in."

"I am coming too."

"And I."

Someone else shouted in excitement, "Grandpa, the war has been going on for so long, I'm afraid there won't be enough rolling stones."

Someone else echoed, "That's right. After being besieged for so long, every household has run out of money and food. There is no shortage of water in the city, but there is not enough rolling stones. I'm afraid the firewood won't last long enough to cook porridge, so how can we boil water?"

Naturally, there were also smart people who responded loudly, "A living person can be suffocated to death by urine! If there are not enough rolling stones, then tear down the house, starting with my house, tear it down! If the house is destroyed, you can build another one, but if the city is destroyed and the people are gone, then there will really be nothing left!"

When everyone heard this, they realized that if people were gone, everything would be gone, so everyone responded.

"Yes, yes, yes, tear down the houses, starting from the one closest to the tower. I still don't believe it, tear down the entire Fengzhou City. Do we still need rolling stones? Firewood? Let's do it!"

"Yes, let's do it!"

Everyone responded immediately, regardless of gender, age, or disabled children. After finishing the porridge in their hands, they consciously threw themselves into the intense battle, each doing their own job and being busy but not chaotic, fighting for the beliefs in their hearts.

Seeing all these scenes, Li Yaoguang would not sit idle and wanted to join in immediately. However, he was stopped by the team leader and Li Yaoguang's face turned black.

"Why are you stopping me?"

The personal guard Ying Yi was not afraid of Li Yaoguang's dark face and replied: "Miss Li, the general has ordered you to swear to protect her safety."

"I do not need."

Ying Yi and the forty or so people who were scattered within a hundred meters around Li Yaoguang, occupying advantageous terrains and hiding their bodies, were all unmoved.

Li Yao was so overwhelmed that he couldn't help but speak seriously.

"Yingyi, big brother, masters like you, although you are shadow guards, you have followed Shen Yue and must have fought many battles and killed enemies over the years, right? Now that there is a powerful enemy outside, with your passion, don't you want to kill him and earn some military merit?" Of course they want to, if they can go from being a shadow guard behind the scenes to a frontline general, why not? But as a shadow guard, the master's orders are supreme, so...

Li Yaoguang could see Yingyi's hesitation, and could also feel their eagerness for battle beneath their bulging muscles.

"Yingyi, you all have great abilities, you should be on the frontline battlefield to show your strengths, serve the court, and protect the people. Why are you guarding me? Haven't you heard that a general is not subject to military orders when he is away from the battlefield? You, the general, only want you to protect me, right? Then as long as Fengzhou is defended, aren't you protecting me? It's the same principle, hurry up and go to the frontline to kill the enemy."

It has to be said that Li Yaoguang's persuasion moved Yingyi and the shadow guards who were listening attentively, but thinking of their own responsibilities, Yingyi glanced at his companions and still hesitated.

For this reason, Li Yaoguang had no choice but to make another decisive move and promised.

"Yingyi, don't worry, I won't do anything rash. I won't run around in the city. I'm just helping you with logistics. You guys kill the enemies on the tower. As long as the city isn't breached, I'll be safe. This is not against your general's orders. But if you only care about protecting me and waste such a strong force here, if the city is breached, not only will people be killed, but I may not survive. So, protecting the city is protecting me. Go ahead and do your best to build your career. I'll stay here and won't run around."

Ying listened one by one, and then listened to the continuous fighting coming from the four city towers. Finally, he nodded and bowed to Li Yaoguang to express his gratitude.

He left, but before leaving, he still left behind two shadow guards with the highest martial arts skills to protect Li Yaoguang. Ying Yi took the remaining men and split into four groups to attack the city wall, giving a shot in the arm to the soldiers and civilians defending the city.

On the city wall, the war became more intense. Li Yaoguang rolled up his sleeves and worked with two shadow guards. Seeing Madam Du, who was in charge of boiling water and delivering meals, arranging people to fetch water and wash pots, Li Yaoguang thought about it and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

He ran up to Madam Du and talked to her in a hurry. Madam Du's eyes lit up, she laughed heartily, clapped her hands, and called her familiar neighbors, "Ma boy, go and get the big pot for boiling tea in my teahouse. We don't need to boil water."

The teenager who was about to fetch water was stunned and asked subconsciously, "Mrs. Du, it's okay to just fetch the pot, but what are you going to boil if not water?"

"What are you burning? Ha, damn Hu Gouzi has trapped us for so long. Just think about how long it has been since Ye Xianglang went into the city to transport Ye Xiang? There are tens of thousands of households in the city, and every household has accumulated a lot of Ye Xiang."

Madam Du was so happy just thinking about it that she could not help pointing at Li Yaoguang and said to everyone, "This young master who was kind enough to transport grain into the city is right. The Hu dogs are so bad, it's time to let them taste the hot golden soup! Let them do evil and cruel things. I have to say that if they are burned by the golden soup, they will be crippled if not killed."

When everyone heard this, they cheered and expressed their opinions immediately without being told.

"Hey, Madam Du, why do you need to use your big pot for a living? When the barbarians are driven away, you will still need to make a living. The pot is expensive and you should not waste it! I happen to have a pottery pot for cooking pig food at home. I won't mind if it gets dirty. I'll take it home right away."

"Yes, I have some at home. I'll go get it now and pick up all the good stuff I've accumulated at home."

"I remember there was a Huang Jia Xiang Tang Restaurant next door to my house. The owner was abominable and ran away a long time ago. The place is deserted, but the stove is ready. A few people come with me. We can pick some golden soup and cook it there, and then transport it to the city wall."

"Okay, okay, I'll go with you."

"I'll go as well."

Another large group of people left at once, and it seemed they were still contacting other companions to work together.

The young man who was called by Madam Du was dumbfounded, "Madam Du, should I still go?"

Madam Du smiled and said with relief, "Go, get them all. The more the better. If there's no pot left, you can buy another one. We must let those barbarians outside have a taste of our power. We must beat them so hard that they won't dare to come again."

After receiving the order, the young man responded crisply, called a group of half-grown children, and rushed to Madam Du's tea house.

The others were not idle either. Even though half of their lives were gone, an old couple who still needed support to walk looked at these passionate people. After drinking the porridge in their hands, the old couple supported each other and went home, and also transported the golden soup they had accumulated over the days out.

With the will of all, the people are united, how could Hu Di win when the army and the people fought together? Moreover, Shen Yue was worried about Li Yaoguang's safety, so he kept going. The agreed five days were shortened to three days.

The siege lasted for three days. When the afterglow of the setting sun on the third day fell, people inside and outside the city were extremely tired. Li Yaoguang, who was delivering food and water to the top of the city wall, was surprised to see a familiar flag fluttering in the wind in the afterglow of the setting sun in the distance. The noise of the army's arrival was deafening.

"kill!"