After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Chapter 264 The Moment of Life and Death

The news that the Qiang people invaded the border of Jiuzhou Kingdom quickly spread to every corner of Jiuzhou Kingdom.

The first to be hit was the nameless village in Quzhou.

Less than a hundred miles west of Wuming Village is the territory of the Qiang people.

When Shen Jinyao heard the news, she was practicing sword skills with the women in the square of Wuming Village.

At this moment, a whistle sounded in the sky above the nameless village.

"Quick, close the gate under the village wall!"

"City Guard Team One and Team Two, all of you, get on the city walls!"

"City Guard Teams Three and Four, quickly move the stakes blocking the city gate!"

"The archers are ready, and the rest of you are ready to take turns!"

……

"City Guard Team One and Team Two, all of you, get on the city walls!!"

"City Guard Team Three, Team Four..."

……

Sounds of the city guards preparing to take action could be heard from all over Wuming Village.

A month ago, Wuming Village began rehearsals.

The chief instructor of the drill was Shen Maoshan, who was specially appointed by the third prince.

Shen Maoshan was very surprised to receive the appointment.

The village chief was still very unconvinced.

However, due to the status of the third prince, he did not dare to act rashly.

From that day on, Shen Maoshan led the people of Wuming Village to conduct continuous drills.

Because he knows.

There was no way the Third Prince would let him guard the Nameless Village for no reason.

The villagers of Wuming Village are not fools either.

This situation definitely shows that a war is about to begin.

But before that, there was the Xiang family army guarding Quzhou.

Since its establishment, Kyushu has never lost.

So the villagers all thought that Shen Maoshan was making a big deal out of nothing.

During that time, Shen Maoshan got a new nickname.

"Master Chicken Feather."

What it means is to laugh at Shen Maoshan behind his back and use chicken feathers as a token of authority.

But the Shen family didn't think so.

Since Shen Maoshan received the order, the Shen family has gathered together every day to discuss important matters.

The villagers all wanted to see the Shen family make a fool of themselves.

No one knows what the Shen family wants to do.

Just seven days later, all the members of the Shen family went out.

It was as if they had already discussed it, and everyone knew what they were supposed to do.

During this period, even the Third Prince had to wait for the city gate to open when he came to Wuming Village.

At the beginning, the villagers of Wuming Village were very dissatisfied.

They didn't say anything in front of the Shen family, but kept cursing behind their backs.

But they didn't dare to act rashly.

After all, even the village chief didn’t say anything, so what could they say?

but……

The village chief couldn't say anything, after all, the eldest master of the Shen family followed him almost every day.

Gradually, Wuming Village no longer had any complaints about this.

Isn’t it just doing morning exercises every day, practicing swords and guns, moving pillars, and practicing archery?

We even do some drills from time to time.

Sometimes, even in the middle of the night, the special whistle of Wuming Village would suddenly be blown.

The master of the Shen family has ordered that as soon as the whistle blows, everyone must get dressed and go out of the house.

Those who need to prepare weapons should prepare weapons, and those who need to go should go there.

At the beginning, the villagers came out sparsely when they heard the whistle.

There were also many people talking and laughing.

After Shen Jinyao said it several times, the villagers began to take it seriously.

This time when the whistle sounded, everyone started moving as they did in the usual drills.

They all thought it was a drill arranged by the Shen family.

Only the Shen family knew that this was not a drill.

Shen Jinyao told everyone about this when she took out the whistle.

Whenever there was any movement in the military camp, the whistle would be blown twice, long and once short.

During the drill, the whistle was only two short and one long.

At this time, the villagers who had just come up were standing on the city wall of Wuming Village.

"Haha, I got up here faster than you today."

"Hey, I lost to you again today."

"Why do I feel something is wrong today?"

"What's wrong?"

"That's right, what's wrong? The eldest daughter of the Shen family, Shen Jinyao, is here too."

They didn't sense anything wrong.

"wrong!"

"wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"Look over there at the military camp."

Everyone looked towards the military camp.

There seemed to be some unusual sound there.

It sounded like someone stomping their feet hard.

Looking up at the sky above, thick smoke continued to rise.

The smoke was just wisps, but not thick.

"This is……"

"Master Shen, Village Chief, what's going on?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Mr. Shen and the village chief were called by the villagers.

One looked into the distance without saying a word, and the other opened his eyes wide in shock.

Neither of them spoke, and no one responded to the villagers' questions.

The villagers under the city wall saw the villagers on the wall moving around and didn't know what was going on.

While holding the pillar, they discussed what good food they would get when they went to the square.

only……

"Hey? Why aren't the people on the wall coming down?"

"That's right, today's speed is too slow."

"Yeah, usually they'd come down by this time."

"If they don't come down, we can't leave."

……

Most of the villagers standing behind them were women and children.

They were all wearing shorts, holding knives and guns, waiting for the scene to end.

"Aunt Wang, why aren't the people holding the pillars in front moving?"

"That's right. I see no one on the wall has moved."

"How about we go eat first?"

"That's impossible. Have you forgotten the last time Miss Shen punished you by making you run laps?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who heard them burst into laughter.

The eldest daughter of the Shen family, Shen Jinyao, usually looks gentle and kind. But when it comes to this kind of situation, Shen Jinyao is really cruel.

They even trained these women like soldiers.

Shen Jinyao treats men and women equally.

In Wuming Village, the villagers dared to joke with the village chief and talk back to the head master of the Shen family, but they did not dare to joke with Shen Jinyao.

He dared not disobey the words of the eldest lady of the Shen family.

These are the crossbowmen squatting on the trees and roofs, and each of them cannot see the situation clearly.

They can only withdraw when everyone else has left.

"Dear villagers."

Shen Jinyao stood on the city wall, holding a paper trumpet in her hand.

"Now is the moment of life and death for our Wuming Village!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

what?

A moment of life and death?

What do you mean?

"Our Wuming Village is the closest to the military camp. Now the military camp has received news that something is going to happen in the front camp. We in Wuming Village must provide support for the military camp!"

"As long as the military camp and the Xiang family army are there, our Wuming Village will be fine!"

"Everyone, listen up!"

After hearing Shen Jinyao's words, all the villagers in Wuming Village understood.

A sense of sadness rose in the hearts of each of them.

But they also believed in Xiang's army, and at this moment it seemed as if they could also go to the battlefield.

"From now on, everyone will wait for their shift change. They will have to wait while eating and sleeping."

"Someone will deliver the meal."

"If someone has to go to the bathroom, let someone else do it!"

"Do you understand everything?!"

"clear!!"

Shen Jinyao looked into the distance, wondering what was happening in the military camp.