Volume 11: The First Law Chapter 39: The Rooster Crows and the World Becomes Bright (Part 2)
Feiyun City.
The night is dark.
Torches were burning on the city walls, illuminating them as if it were daytime. The city guards patrolled back and forth, the city gates were closed, and the security was extremely strict.
This is because Hu Xing took away most of the troops in Feiyun City. Feiyun City is now empty and must act with caution.
Although most people in Feiyun City do not think that apart from the "Qingshan Army", there would be anyone else who would dare to provoke their Hu family, it never goes wrong to be cautious.
Moreover, considering the strength comparison between their Hu family and the so-called Qingshan Army, this rebellion should be put down soon, and they just need to hold on.
"What is that?" Dozens of soldiers guarding the city discovered something unusual and pointed at the field in the night and said in shock.
The moon cast a clear light, revealing a dark mass of Qingshan troops rapidly approaching their Feiyun City. The scene was extremely shocking.
"Quick, send a signal and notify everyone in the city!"
"Enemy attack!"
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
boom!
A fire tube whistled up into the sky, and the scattered sparks looked like a flaming flower blooming in the sky under the night sky, flying so high that it seemed to touch the bright moon, so that everyone in the city could see it.
The flames formed a peculiar shape in the sky, which was the family emblem of the Hu family, the owner of Feiyun City and the nominal master of this area.
boom!
A loud explosion like thunder occurred almost at the same time as the flare.
The city gate, which should have been tightly closed, was suddenly crisscrossed with sword marks. It was twisted and deformed in an instant, and then exploded into wood chips all over the sky.
A figure just rushed in in the night.
Lu Qingshan, who had crashed into the city, loudly announced to the people of Feiyun City: "The one who broke into the city is Lu Qingshan!"
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
At the same time, three feather arrows pierced the sky and shot straight through the throats of the three guards on the city wall.
The three guards covered their throats with their hands with difficulty, trying to stop the gushing blood, but it was in vain.
Before their death, the last scene they saw in their blurred vision was the Qingshan Army pouring into Feiyun City from the gate without a door.
Feiyun City was broken.
…
The Qingshan Army entered Feiyun City and walked on the relatively narrow streets.
There were too many people and the footsteps became louder.
The doors of the houses on both sides of the street were closed, and occasionally some brave citizens would secretly look through the cracks in the doors at the "Qingshan Army" which had been thriving and famous in recent times.
They were shocked and horrified.
Shocked that Feiyun City was breached like this.
They are afraid that no matter which side wins in the end, they will have a hard time.
Moreover, these "brutal" rebels who even dared to kill members of the Hu family, could they be thugs who burned, killed and looted?
When the world prospers, the people suffer; when the world perishes, the people also suffer.
This is an eternal truth .
In a military camp several kilometers away from the city gate, when the signal flare exploded in the night, a rapid horn sounded in the camp.
That military camp is the only army that Feiyun City has now, the Fiery Army.
At the same time, the Fiery Army is also the personal army of the city lord Hu Lie, controlled by Hu Lie himself, and is the most elite army in Feiyun City.
Hu Lie asked Hu Xing to take away most of the people in Feiyun City, and only left this army, because he regarded it as the mainstay of Feiyun City.
Lu Qingshan did not lead the Qingshan Army to rush forward directly to wipe out the last resistance force in Feiyun City. Instead, he led the army along the road and headed straight for the City Lord's Mansion.
Feiyun City has many narrow streets. If you rush in rashly, you are likely to be attacked.
In that case, let the enemy come to you.
Lu Qingshan's choice was very wise.
Soon, the Fiery Army completed its assembly.
The long torches gathered into a fire dragon.
The Fiery Army dragged their spears and bows and blocked the advance of the Green Mountain Army, forming a defense line of a thousand men.
Teams of soldiers raised their bows high, and the next moment, arrows poured over like water, making it impossible for the Qingshan army to advance.
"General!" Gu Tianyan came up and said in a deep voice, "The heavy armored troops are already in place."
Lu Qingshan nodded.
The next moment, the flag bearer in the center held up the mountain flag and waved it quickly a few times.
Then, the Qingshan soldiers who filled the streets quickly dispersed to both sides, leaving the middle street open and revealing the scenery behind the streets.
The noisy Fire Army fell into an eerie silence for a moment.
At the end of the street, there was a group of cavalrymen. There were not many of them, only about sixty or seventy.
But these people were wearing heavy black armor and horned helmets, like an iron man, completely different from other soldiers.
Heavy cavalry.
In other words, a substitute version of heavy cavalry.
"Disrupt their formation!" The commander of the heavy cavalry lifted his visor, looked at the Fiery Army across the long street, raised the iron sword in his hand, and shouted.
Dozens of cavalrymen behind him responded in unison without any fear.
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder.
The sound of horses neighing was deafening.
…
…
The flags on the city walls changed.
The flag with the word "mountain" on it was flying. Although it looked a little tattered and stained with blood, it made it look even more heroic.
The streets were filled with a strong, sickening smell of blood, and the ground was covered with blood and body parts. The Qingshan Army was cleaning up the battlefield.
The people of Feiyun City looked at the scene outside through the crack in the door, timidly.
After a night of fierce fighting, the Qingshan Army won the final victory.
From then on, Feiyun City was no longer named Hu.
"Husband, these Qingshan soldiers don't seem to be bad... You see, they haven't come to steal our food until now. And even though the fighting was so fierce last night, no house was attacked or destroyed by them..." In a private house, a woman whispered to her husband beside her.
"There is no official who is not bad. Just wait and see." The husband's face was full of worry. He didn't believe that the Qingshan Army would not harm them at all.
Ding ding ding!
"Everyone in the city, gather outside the city gate!"
"Everyone in the city, head to the city gate immediately!"
“…”
At this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves rang out, and dozens of light cavalrymen marched through the streets beating gongs and drums, shouting loudly.
"Look, here it comes," the husband said with a bitter look on his face, "Let's go. I hope this official can have some conscience and leave a way out for us ordinary people..."
When the people of Feiyun City arrived at the city gate, they were immediately shocked by the scene before them.
The majestic city gate had long disappeared, and the place was empty.
Above the city gate, below the three words "Feiyun City", there was a head hanging, with eyes wide open, full of unwillingness.
"That's...that's the city lord!" The people of Feiyun City immediately recognized that the owner of the head was the city lord of Feiyun City, Hu Lie!
This made them terrified.
"I am Lu Qingshan..." A figure appeared on the city wall, "The Qingshan Army is under my command."
He was an extremely brave and handsome man, with a radiance that was difficult to look directly at.
"From today on, Feiyun City will no longer be named Hu, but Lu."
"Since Feiyun City has changed its owner, the city rules must naturally be changed. Follow mine."
Lu Qingshan's voice was not particularly high-pitched, but it was extremely steady.
The people may not be able to remember or understand everything Lu Qingshan said that day, but there is one thing that everyone remembers in their hearts.
This General Lu actually announced that he would return the land to the people and distribute the land to ordinary people!
"Long live the general!" As Lu Qingshan spoke, the people gradually forgot their fear. It seemed as if a fire was burning in their hearts. They couldn't help but cheer out loud, and looked at Lu Qingshan with extremely fanatical eyes.
…
The people gradually dispersed, but Lu Qingshan did not leave the city wall.
The Qingshan Army quickly gathered and lined up in an orderly manner.
Lu Qingshan looked down at the sea of people below.
"General, everyone is waiting for you to speak." Gu Tianyan stood behind Lu Qingshan and said in a low voice.
Lu Qingshan was also unambiguous. He took a step forward and said loudly: "Feiyun City already belongs to our Qingshan Army."
boom!
The Qingshan soldiers cheered , venting the joy that had been pent up in their hearts for a long time.
"Everyone performed very well in this battle," Lu Qingshan praised.
"But this is not enough." His voice suddenly turned cold, as if some power had calmed down the army that was just boiling, as if it had frozen. "We want to liberate far more than just Feiyun City. This is just a small test."
"Slavery is everywhere in this world, and land is firmly in the hands of the wealthy families. The people work hard all year long, but often have difficulty even getting enough to eat. This is unreasonable. We must seize this world, change it, and then chop off the heads of those high-ranking, evil guys."
Lu Qingshan's words and his ambitions made the sea quiet down, and then there was a tsunami-like cheer that seemed to break through the sky, causing Feiyun City to tremble.
Even Gu Tianyan was stunned.
He never thought that Lu Qingshan's ambitions were so great.
With the power of one person, he challenges the inherent order of the world that has existed for so many years.
Is there really a way to do this?
Throughout history, there have been countless rulers, but no one has ever made such a decision or had such an ambition.
Until Lu Qingshan came out and made his voice, it seemed as if he had some mysterious magic.
Then, the world began to change, and people could start to live a new life.
The rooster crows and the world becomes bright.
