After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1246 Enemy Attack
Ah Ling said, "If my younger sister cared about her reputation, would she do so many things that defy convention?"

Qin Xiaomi: "Don't talk nonsense. I do care about my reputation. After all, I'm a businesswoman, and a businessman can't afford to lose money, let alone lose money on his reputation."

"Alright, stop talking nonsense. You guys should hurry up and learn from Zhu Yiqing and Xiao Baiying how to use sharp weapons, so you don't blow yourselves up."

"Yes, we will learn carefully." Ah Ling and Aunt Wen happily went to find Zhu Yiqing and Xiao Baiying, and with the help of the female guards' human wall, they huddled in the inner circle to learn how to use sharp weapons.

"Xiaomi, time to eat." Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin brought over a food box with Qin Xiaomai to eat with her.

“Your grandfather is still busy, Erlang went to take care of him. They won’t be coming back to eat, so we’ll have to eat by ourselves.” Uncle Qin opened a food box, which contained hot steamed buns; he then took out a bowl of pickled vegetables and a jar of meat sauce from another food box.

Break the steamed bun in half, stuff it with pickles and meat sauce, and serve with some water; it makes a very good meal.

"Chief Shan, Chief Wen, and Aling, you should eat too." Aunt Qin called to them, then took out four steamed buns for her own family members and gave them all the steamed buns, pickles, meat sauce, and other food from the food box.

Leader Shan and her group didn't stand on ceremony and shared the contents of the two food boxes.

The female guards who didn't receive any rations ate the dry food they brought with them.

After finishing her meal, Qin Xiaomi hugged the crossbow, leaned against the vehicle, and closed her eyes to rest.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Those from Taifeng Town, Baofu County, Dongming Prefecture, follow the military flag. It's your turn to line up and enter the capital city!"

A shout rang out, and the villagers hurriedly got up, grabbed their things, carried their children on their backs, and called to the elderly: "Hurry up, it's our turn to go to town!"

"Where is Magistrate Kang? Where is Commander Qin and Clerk Qin? Where are they? If they're not here, what if we follow strangers into the city and are assigned to some unknown ruin?!"

Boom boom boom!
The female guard beat the war drum and shouted, "Fellow villagers of Taifeng Town, don't panic, follow the Qin family's Qin banner!"

These words calmed the villagers down. They recognized the Qin-character flag being waved and followed the village chief and their families toward the city gate.

After walking only a dozen meters, they saw Grandpa Qin leading his troops on patrol, shouting, "Fellow villagers, Wei Baihu's troops are protecting us all the way. Don't be afraid, don't panic, just keep going!"

"It's Qin Laoqianhu, it's Qin Laoqianhu! We have people to take care of us, we haven't been abandoned, don't be afraid!" The villagers felt like they had found their pillar of support and came back to life.

The queue to enter the city gate was so long that it took until dark for Wei Min's queue from Taifeng Town to finally cross the moat bridge.

Fortunately, these are special times. Instead of closing the city gates, they lit torches and conducted inspections overnight, allowing Wei citizens to enter the city to escape the war.

But it couldn't escape the calamity of war.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Boom boom boom!
Beep beep!

Dang Dang Dang——!
The sounds of gongs, war drums, arrows, and the deep, resonant tones of the great bells rang out together.

Upon hearing this voice, the villagers of Wei and the soldiers who had never been on the battlefield were all stunned, and even Qin Xiaomi was stunned.

Grandpa Qin shouted again, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! It's the battle cry of war!"

In military camps or on the battlefield, a large bell would be placed in the supply depot, whose sound could be heard from a great distance. If an enemy attack occurred at night, the guards in the watchtower would ring the great bell.

"Is it really an enemy attack?!" Magistrates Kang and Lin rushed over and asked, "Old Qin, what should we do?"

No, you are officials appointed by the imperial court. You are attacked by the enemy and you ask an old man what to do?
Grandpa Qin hasn't answered yet...

Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
On the city gate tower, war drums were sounded one after another.

In a short while, countless war drums sounded from the four walls of the capital city.

General Chu stood atop the city wall, gazing towards Dongfu Town… The beacon fires set up along the road had already been lit. The sharp-eyed sentry tower soldiers could see the billowing black smoke and hurriedly reported the situation to General Chu.

General Chu then ordered the war drums to be sounded to announce the news to the entire city.

"Old Yu, Old Zhao, Xiao Sheng, Xiao Ling, and the two Fengs, guard the city tower; Gao, Fan, Zhen, Cui, Ji, Da Gan, and Xiao Gan, you thousand-household commanders, muster your troops immediately and follow me down to block the enemy and protect the Wei people from entering the city, quickly!" General Chu ordered.

"Understood!" The Wei army commanders under his command immediately went to assemble their troops.

Bang, bang, bang! The sound of Wei soldiers galloping along the horse path on the city wall echoed, and the city wall itself was filled with the shouts of Wei soldiers gathering.

Boom boom boom!
The female guard beat the war drum, and Qin Xiaomi mounted her horse and shouted, "Everyone, hold your ground! Don't panic! Don't shout anything! Anyone who shouts and disrupts morale will be punished according to military law!"

"Don't stop! Take your family and keep walking towards the city gate. Enter the city in an orderly manner!"

After a series of shouts, the villagers finally calmed down.

Magistrate Kang and Magistrate Lin also calmed down and hurriedly said, "Let's go, let's continue towards the city gate!"

Click, click, click!
With a whirring of the mechanism, a small door next to the outer city gate opened from the inside... This was the door for the Wei army to enter and exit.

With a whoosh, groups of Wei soldiers emerged from the gate and rushed toward the open space on the left.

That open space was soon filled with Wei soldiers.

Da da da!
General Chu, accompanied by his personal guards and commanders, rode out of the small gate and stopped nearby. He called out to Councilor Su and Vice Magistrate Zeng, who were in charge of checking people entering the city: "Lord Su and Vice Magistrate Zeng, just triage the sick and check only the heads of households. There's no need for a detailed check. Quickly let people into the city!"

The battle has begun, and the enemy has reached Dongfu Town. We can't afford to dawdle any longer; we must quickly get people into the city to escape the war.

Otherwise, if the enemy has supplies and weapons, they could throw flints at the city gate, and a single flint would kill or injure a large number of people!

Councilor Su hurriedly pulled Associate Prefect Zeng over and said, “General Chu, there are so many Wei people and mountain dwellers. If we don’t check them carefully, what if spies from the Eastern Desert infiltrate and cause trouble after entering the city, leading to the fall of the capital? Who will bear the responsibility? You, General Chu?!”

"If you, General Chu, were to take responsibility for this, our yamen would not conduct an inspection and would immediately let the person into the city!"

Qin Xiaomi and Grandpa Qin: "..."

Unbelievable! At a time like this, they're still arguing about who's responsible for this trivial matter.

"Fellow villagers, don't stop! Keep walking towards the city gate and check those entering the city to escape the war!" shouted Magistrate Kang, Magistrate Lin, and others.

Wei Jun, who was guarding the city gate, quickly conducted a check: "Lu Fengshou from Lujia Village, Taifeng Town... The household registration and head of household match, and there are also people from the same village and clan to vouch for him. The number of people in the household is accurate, and there are no patients with high fever and chills in the household. Safe, you can enter the city!"

"Quickly, quick, brother-in-law, you should take your family inside right away," said Shen Du, the clerk, practically dragging them toward the city gate.

Because his house is next.

“The household registration is genuine, there are witnesses from the same village, no sick people... safe, you can enter the city!” After a quick check, Wei Jun immediately let them pass.

Shen Du hurriedly dragged his wife, mother, and younger brother into the city, only then did he feel alive again.

He was terrified that his family would be stopped outside the city and smashed into mincemeat by enemy soldiers with a flint!
"Wei soldiers guarding the city gate, how can you conduct such a search? What if someone in this household is a spy in disguise? What if their packages contain contaminated items?!" Councilor Su roared, pointing in this direction.

With a whoosh, General Chu brandished his spear, the tip pointing directly at Councilor Su's neck: "Councilor Su, quickly let the men in. Once they reach the barbican, conduct a thorough investigation!"

(End of this chapter)