Because Lord Rong is a respected good official on weekdays, he will go to the countryside to care for the people when he has time. So when everyone sees him, they are not too scared, but they smile and say hello to him.

Lord Rong stepped forward and looked at the common people who were still happy and laughing, and couldn't help feeling sad again, but they still had to say what they should say.

He pressed his hands and said loudly: "Everyone is quiet."

As his voice rang, the field soon became quiet.

Lord Rong continued: "To gather everyone here today is a major event that concerns the life and death of the entire Lin'an Prefecture!"

As soon as he said this, the field became noisy again, and everyone was talking about what big thing had happened that could make Lord Rong gather all of them.

Since Lord Rong opened his mouth, he naturally would not let everyone wait too long.

He continued: "Everyone calm down and listen to me that Nanyue has come. Because the incident happened suddenly, it will take some time for the imperial court to send troops, so before that, we must be prepared..."

"Nanyue has called? How is this possible?"

"Why did the war start so suddenly?"

"Mr. Rong, you are not kidding, you can't joke about this."

"Mr. Rong, are you saying true? Oh my God, the fight starts. What should we do? We all have to die. No wonder someone said before that he saw the family of the officials leaving Lin'an Mansion in a hurry."

"Escape, what else do you mean? Run away quickly."

......

The court was noisy, and Lord Rong's words were quickly covered up.

This situation was expected when Lord Rong decided to tell the truth and inspire the people in the city to pick up weapons.

He did not let this situation continue, and waved his hand and said louder: "Everyone is quiet!"

This time, no one heard him.

Everyone was still emotional.

Lord Rong waved his hand directly, and a garrison army that had been prepared long ago surrounded these people.

With this change, the people on the field finally became quieter.

Lord Rong took this and spoke again: "Everyone is quiet. I know everyone wants to escape, but when the army of Nanyue is coming, where can we escape? Our home is here, and some people even have old and young people at home. What should we do after escaping?"

"But we can't sit and wait for death," someone spoke.

The others were excited again.

Lord Rong hurriedly said, "Who said we are going to die? The enemy has tens of thousands of troops, but how many ordinary people are there in our city and how many young and middle-aged people are there? I don't believe that all of us can't beat the Nanyue people even if we take up weapons?"

The crowd gradually became quiet.

They have lived here for generations. Who would have been willing to leave their homes if they could?

Lord Rong continued: "The court has received the news and will send troops here soon. As long as we guard our city, we can stop the South Vietnamese army for a few days, we will not have to leave."

"Why do we have to leave when they come? This is our home, and the people who should go to Nanyue!"

"We should carry our weapons and fight back. We are all humans, all with eyes and noses. Why are we not as good as the South Vietnamese? Besides, we are in the city, we just need to defend the city and not let them in. When the reinforcements arrive, it will be the time when we will fight the South Vietnamese!"

No one spoke, no one yelled to run away.

Everyone was silent, as quiet as a chicken, and the bloody light emerged from the eyes of many young and middle-aged people.

"I hope all young and middle-aged people will take up their weapons, let us guard our city together, and fight against the South Vietnamese together, who will be willing to be with me!"

The field is still quiet.

But soon.

"I do!" someone was the first to shout.
Chapter completed!