Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

The next morning.

On the city wall.

Li Ermao, holding a knife in his arms, walked out of the ranks with an excited expression. Although he didn't know what a squad leader was, the general above him had said that he would be in charge of four fellow villagers when defending the city.

They were all from their village.

And they're all the same age.

They were already quite familiar with each other, and Li Ermao couldn't understand why they were suddenly assigned to guard a position on the east side of the city wall.

"Er Mao, are you sure you'll get five taels of silver? You say you'll get five taels of silver per person if they can hold the line?"

On the city wall.

Li Ermao and his four companions were led to their assigned positions to guard the city. As they watched the general walk away, one of them asked in a low voice.

"Yes, definitely! General Gou said it himself, so it can't be false. Five taels of silver! If we could really get some..."

"We must hold on!"

suddenly.

Li Ermao narrowed his eyes, walked to the edge of the city wall, looked down, and said in a deep voice:

"The five of us will just guard this small area, no need to worry about anything else. It's much easier than what we were assigned before. It's only this small area. If the wild boars charge at us, we'll just chop them down. Oh, and we need to keep their heads. They can be exchanged for five taels of silver each. We'll each get one tael!"

The others nodded excitedly.

The rewards don't end there.

The general just said that it's true that one head is worth five taels of silver, but if someone can hand over ten heads, they can also be rewarded with an acre of fertile land.

It's right here outside the pass.

Divide the land.

Who could resist such temptation?

Not only young soldiers like Li Ermao, but also some others with families gathered together to discuss how to cut off more heads from wild boars while defending the city.

In a short time.

The morale of the entire Pingsha Pass soared, and many soldiers voluntarily went up the city wall to figure out how to stop the wild boars from climbing up.

How can we prevent wild boars from climbing the ladder and charging up?

at the same time……

The five people in a class all know each other, and the dozens of people in a platoon all come from the same village.

With the implementation of the collective punishment law, everyone was warning those around them that no one was allowed to run away, or anyone who did would endanger the entire village.

I'll haunt them even as a ghost.

Pingsha Pass was no longer as lifeless as it had been a few days ago. Soldiers were constantly walking through the city, and some even had smiles on their faces.

Qin Feng was naturally not idle either.

Aside from boosting the morale of the soldiers, he, as a military supervisor, couldn't offer much help in the battle. The only thing he could do was arrange the logistics.

Especially the three things: eating, sleeping, and treating the wounded.

As he instructed, many houses in the city had been cleared out. However, the doctors at Pingsha Pass had long since fled. There were a few doctors in Gou Family Army, but compared to the 20,000 soldiers guarding the city, a few doctors were simply not enough.

Left with no other option, Qin Feng could only continue sending people to contact Commander Ding, asking him for personnel, especially doctors who could treat illnesses.

"I know you were all forced to come here. After all, Pingsha Pass is very dangerous, and you might lose your lives."

Looking at the dozens of doctors who had been brought in by kidnapping, Qin Feng gently comforted them.

"Now that we're here, let's treat the wounded properly. If we hold the city, you can live; if we can't, I, too, will die!"

Upon hearing this...

The dozens of doctors were ashen-faced and trembling with fear.

I have to come.

The commander's men came directly to people's homes to abduct them, and anyone who dared not go was immediately thrown into jail by their entire family.

"However, if the city is successfully defended, you will naturally reap the rewards!"

Qin Feng continued:

"If you hold Pingsha Pass, General Gou will personally lead troops to attack the grassland market. At that time, each of you will be allowed to choose one cartload of medicinal herbs to take away as payment. Any medicinal herbs, regardless of year or type, will be accepted."

Everyone suddenly looked up.

A cartload of medicinal herbs?

Living on the border, they are very familiar with the trade markets on the grasslands, and some of them have even personally gone there to treat patients.

Of course, I know that there are many medicinal herbs in the trade market, and they are good medicinal herbs.

Moreover, several of them are herbs unique to the grasslands and are very expensive.

"Please rest assured, sir. Now that we have come to Pingsha Pass, we will do our utmost to assist in defending the city and rescuing the wounded..."

"That's good!"

Qin Feng nodded before leading his men away from the vacated clinic.

Continue inspecting the cooking areas within the city.

There is enough food now; at the rate of consumption for 20,000 people, it can last for at least half a month.

The food carried by these wild boar hides on the grassland could not possibly last for half a month.

After the autumn harvest, the temperature on the grasslands drops sharply, and wild boars are short of food at that time.

Therefore, half a month is the limit for the grassland wild boar skin's siege time.

There are people in the army who are specifically responsible for cooking, so there is no problem with that. At the same time, after constantly asking for things during this period, there are now quite a few pigs in the city.

For the first five days, we can guarantee that everyone can eat a piece of meat every day.

"Who's responsible for guarding this granary?"

"Young Master, they're one of our own!"

Liu Tu followed beside him and whispered a reply.

The granary was the most important place, and even though it was General Gou's man, Qin Feng wasn't entirely at ease with it.

They directly ordered Qin Dali to lead two hundred men to guard this place.

If there's a problem with the food supply, the entire Pingsha Pass will be finished.

"father!"

We entered the grain warehouse.

I saw Qin Dali lying on a wooden recliner.

The other person was fast asleep, legs crossed.

Seeing this, Qin Feng's lips twitched involuntarily.

When it comes to mental fortitude, the people of Daliu Village are far superior to those in the Imperial Guard, let alone ordinary soldiers.

Eat when you're hungry, drink when you're thirsty, go to bed on time, and even go out for a stroll when you have nothing else to do.

They completely disregarded the possibility of the wild boar skin attacking the city.

"What brings you here? Don't worry, Dad and his men are guarding this place, there won't be any problem with the food. But, not to criticize you, but everyone in our village is skilled, what are you doing here watching the food? Why don't you go up ahead and take a look? I've never killed a wild boar before, at least let Dad have a go."

"There will be opportunities later!"

Qin Feng grinned and replied softly:

"It's definitely not good to end the defense of the city. While we still have enough men, we need to go to the grasslands and make some money. We've already invested a lot of money this time, so we can't go back at a loss."

"And... Father, warhorses are good things. We need to find a way to get some back to the village and some back to the Xishan Coal Mine. At the very least, each of our several hundred people needs a horse."

Qin Dali and the group of people to his side couldn't help but brighten up.

From what I can tell...

If the city is successfully defended, it seems they will lead their troops into the grasslands to seize some of the spoils.

"That's great! Everyone in the village is green with envy at the sight of Gou's army's warhorses!"

Qin Dali slapped his thigh and sat up excitedly.

"Lord Qin! Lord Qin!!!"

Just then.

Qiu Tuizi rushed in with a panicked expression.

He shouted breathlessly:

"Wild boar hide... Wild boar skin is here! There's movement on the grassland. Scouts, report back! It's only a few hours away from our Ping Sha Pass at most!"

"It's finally here!"

Qin Feng gritted his teeth and muttered something in a low voice.

He immediately led his men to the city wall.