Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 862

Chapter 862: Chapter 859: Boiling

Bai Jinzhao and Bai Jinhua, both donned in armor, stood on either side, leading the crossbowmen, shooting arrows at the enemy climbing the city walls.

Shen Yanan and Shen Yanzhong also helped transport stones, leading their teams to hurl them in an orderly fashion at the enemy attempting to scale the walls.

Seeing that Li Mingrui had already ordered the catapult to be brought forward, and the archers had begun shooting...

Shen Yanan shouted loudly, "Everyone get down! Get down!"

Just as Shen Yanan finished his command, an arrow from afar pierced his arm, causing him to fall immediately. He gritted his teeth to suppress a scream of pain, hiding beneath the wall to catch his breath.

After the first wave of arrows subsided, Shen Yanan stood up again, shouting, "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot those damn bastards!"

Below the city walls, a hail of arrows flew over, wounding the civilians in the city, with some even piercing the tents set up for officials to treat the injured soldiers.

The Shuoyang Army, still running to deliver supplies up the wall, shouted, "Hurry! Hurry! Hide!"

Children and young men agilely dodged under tables and into houses, and when the rain of arrows ceased momentarily, they quickly resumed carrying stones up to the wall.

The performers from the brothel craned their necks to look outside, their hearts stirred to see the unity of the Shuoyang soldiers and civilians fighting against the enemy.

Since meeting Bai Qingyan and composing the "March of the Hundred Great Generals," Na Kang had remained in Shuoyang. She opened the window, watching the people below running to the city gates to help their enlisted children, tightening her fists.

The children who usually played with the fifth and sixth young ladies of the Bai family grouped together, shouting that they wanted to help: "Fifth Sister and Sixth Sister of the Bai family are up on the walls killing the invaders! We should hurry and help too!"

"Wait for me! I’m bringing a slingshot... to kill those thieves!" a child shouted loudly.

Na Kang looked at the unified hearts of the Shuoyang people, her emotions surging and filled with heroic spirit. She turned and ran towards the brothel, shouting for her sisters to put on their clothes and go help the people.

A fragile courtesan, leaning weakly against a red-painted pillar, spoke coquettishly, "We are too weak to carry anything. How can we help?"

"We can beat drums! We can cheer! We can boost the morale of the soldiers!" Na Kang said loudly. "Don’t we always perform the ’March of the Hundred Great Generals’ here in the brothel? Aren’t we envious of the Princess of Zhen, riding horses and wielding swords in battle? Isn’t today our chance?!"

The courtesans seemed encouraged by Na Kang’s words, with some expressing willingness to follow her to help.

The courtesans changed into practical clothes, tied up their long hair, and did whatever they could, even if it was just helping officials bandage soldiers’ wounds or delivering a bowl of water to the soldiers.

Li Mingrui was completely unaware of the situation inside Shuoyang City. He had never truly been to the battlefield before; this was the first time, and he found the pace of capturing the city much slower than he had imagined. His horse was restless, pacing back and forth.

He turned to ask the experienced general, "Why is it so difficult to capture this small Shuoyang with its ragtag forces?"

The commander of the imperial guard, looking at the desperate efforts of the soldiers on the wall, did not believe they were a ragtag force.

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