Jinyuan City wasn't considered a big city in Great Xia, but it had a population of tens of thousands.
It was morning, and it was a little chilly in May. Dozens of people formed a long line in front of the gate. They could only enter after paying the entrance fee.
There were farmers who wanted to enter the city with their own vegetables, hunters who brought along mountain delicacies, and a few people who were dressed in green robes and carried long swords. It was obvious that they were scholars who were out traveling.
"Is the earth dragon turning over?" someone shouted when he felt the tremors under his feet.
Everyone revealed a panicked expression and wanted to run towards the open space. As long as the earth dragon turning over wasn't too serious, it would be safe as long as it was in an open space.
More than a decade ago, an earth dragon turning over happened here. Thousands of people were buried in collapsed houses in the middle of the night.
The people here still remembered it vividly.
"Don't panic, it's a cavalry!" a knowledgeable scholar said with a smile.
"Ordinary people can't see a cavalry unit, so it's normal to have such a misunderstanding." Another scholar patted his shoulder and said.
"I can't compare to you two brothers. To be honest, I've never seen a cavalry unit. If you two didn't say anything, I'm afraid I would have thought that it was an earth dragon turning over! "A thinner scholar cupped his hands in obeisance.
"Why would a cavalry unit come here at this time?" The first scholar to speak was puzzled. His name was Li Mengyuan, and he was quite famous in his hometown. His uncle was a fifth-rank military officer.
"That's the imperial court's business. I think they're going to the south! "The thinner scholar was obviously not interested in this.
"Zhengyan, don't say that. The nation's business is the world's business. How can the world's business have nothing to do with us? When we enter the imperial court, we have to pay more attention to everything, "Li Mengyuan warned.
"You're right, brother. Thank you for your advice. "The thinner scholar cupped his hands in obeisance. His name was Yao Zhengyan.
They turned their heads and saw a black line on the distant horizon, followed by a long earth dragon.
"I didn't expect Wu Shenghou to be defeated." Other than Li Mengyuan and Yao Zhengyan, there was another scholar called Xu Pingzhi. He was the one who sighed.
"I really didn't expect it. The imperial court has prepared for so many years. Seven hundred thousand soldiers and countless rations have all gone down the drain. "Li Mengyuan shook his head.
"Are those Dayao people really like what the legends say?" Yao Zhengyan asked. Now that Great Xia had lost the war, everyone on the streets and alleys were talking about Dayao as if they were gods.
According to the commoners, the people of Dayao wore leather skirts, bared their upper bodies, and let out barbaric howls during battle. An ordinary soldier was eight feet tall and could carry a rod that weighed a few hundred kilograms. With a swing of the rod, he could send a person flying.
"You've heard about it too?" Li Mengyuan laughed. He had also heard of this rumor.
"It's not as exaggerated as the rumors say, but it's indeed powerful. Ordinary soldiers in Dayao are at the Man Wheel level, and they can even become team leaders in Dayao. Even the commoners could attain the Man Wheel level. Fortunately, there weren't many of them. The entire Dayao had less than 100,000 soldiers. In addition, the officials were vulgar and did not understand military affairs or military equipment. That's why I've always been content with this one, "Li Mengyuan explained.
At this time, the transmission of information wasn't very advanced. Most of the information was based on falsehoods. Ordinary people knew very little about Dayao.
His family had a military background and knew a little more about Dayao.
"That's still very powerful," Yao Zhengyan replied after thinking for a while. He knew the strength of a Man Wheel expert. An ordinary Man Wheel expert would be able to make a name for himself wherever he went.
In Great Xia's military system, ten people formed a battalion, and five battalions formed a team. A team leader would be in charge of 50 people.
As long as a Man Wheel expert joined the army, he would be in charge of at least 50 people.
From this, one could see the status of a Man Wheel expert in Great Xia.
It was somewhat exaggerated that the commoners of Dayao were all Man Wheel experts.
"Do they eat people?" Yao Zhengyan asked again. Many people on the streets and alleys swore that the barbarians in the south ate people. He had been curious about this matter for a long time. Were there really people who ate people? Although the people of Dayao were barbaric and backward, they were still human.
Upon hearing this, Li Mengyuan frowned. After thinking for a while, he said, "I'm not sure about this matter either. However, I think there might be a reason for this groundless rumor."
Just as they were chatting, there was a sudden exclamation from the top of the city wall, "It's the people of Dayao. Close the city gate, quickly close the city gate."
At the same time, the sound of drums was heard from the top of the city wall and transmitted into the city.
"People of Dayao?" The three scholars were startled. They turned their heads and looked in the direction of the cavalry. Doubts emerged in their minds. This was the hinterland of Great Xia. Why were the people of Dayao here? Could it be that the border was lost?
Even if the border was lost, it was impossible for them to fight their way here so quickly, right?
Nearby, there were anxious shouts from other people, "Quickly let us in!"
After a while, the city gate slowly closed.
Li Mengyuan pulled a guard who was running down from the city wall and asked, "How many people are there? Can they defend? "
That guard was already anxious. After being pulled by someone, he couldn't shake him off even after trying twice. He realized that the other party was quite strong. Seeing that the guard was still a scholar, he replied, "I don't know. All the people in the army have been transferred away. Now, there are only 1,000 people in the city. "
Upon hearing this, Li Mengyuan immediately let go of him.
"It's over!" Li Mengyuan's face turned deathly pale.
The other two also heard it clearly, and their faces turned pale.
"Judging from the dust raised by the cavalry in the distance, there are at least two to three thousand people. Furthermore, Dayao's soldiers are at least at the Man Wheel level. For the elite winged cavalry, only Earth Wheel experts can enter. 1,000 people can't defend at all, "Li Mengyuan muttered to himself.
Previously, when Great Xia attacked the south, most of the soldiers in the country were transferred away. Under normal circumstances, there wouldn't be any problems. After all, there were still some guards left in every city.
However, now that Dayao was here, the defensive line formed by these guards was too weak. It was as if it would be torn apart at any moment.
"Who's babbling nonsense? If you continue to mislead people with your lies, I'll behead you first! "Not far away, someone scolded angrily.
Li Mengyuan looked up and realized that the other party was dressed like a captain. He calmed himself down and apologized, "Sorry, I was distracted for a moment."
Although his face was pale, he managed to calm down.
"What do we do now?" The other two looked at him.
"Let's find a place to hide first. Now that it's chaotic, we shouldn't stay outside." Li Mengyuan hurriedly pulled the other two into the city.
Currently, the city was also in chaos.
Hearing that Dayao was attacking, there were anxious shouts of adults and cries of children everywhere. There were also soldiers on horses galloping madly in the city, constantly shouting, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way! "
"Are we really unable to defend?" Xu Pingzhi whispered.
"It's difficult!" Li Mengyuan shook his head.
"However, it's not that there's no chance. There should be many experts from the martial arts schools in the city. If we gather them together, they might be of some use."
Li Mengyuan knew that even then, the chances were very slim.
However, this was the only chance they had.
If the two armies confronted each other, they wouldn't stand a chance at all.
However, if they were to defend the city, they would more or less be of some use.
If they were lucky, after the Dayao people realized that Jinyu City wasn't easy to deal with, they might turn to other cities.
"Those Dayao people probably didn't attack from the border. They might have come from the Lianyin Mountain Range. It's impossible for them to have siege equipment. How are they going to break the city walls? "Xu Pingzhi asked.
"That's why I said there's still a glimmer of hope. It all depends on whether the experts from the martial arts schools can stop the Dayao people from rushing into the city to open the city gates," Li Mengyuan explained.
One had to know that the current city gates were usually made of a palm-thick wooden plank with two layers of iron plates. This was to prevent experts from breaking the city gates.
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