Chapter 56: The Militia Team Arrives

  The victory of this war is not only due to the leadership of Ye Xuan, the bravery of the Ye family army, but also relies on the support of the local people.

  This is also the truth of the saying "Heavenly timing is not as good as geographical advantage, and geographical advantage is not as good as harmony among people".

  Thinking of the trust the common people had in him and Ye Jiajun, Ye Xuan couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion.

  When the news of Nanbanzi's intention to attack Hebei spread quickly among the people, it spread throughout the entire Hebei region, and immediately the people within the borders of Hebei County were in an uproar.

  More than 30,000 ordinary people who had just finished spring plowing, they had their own land for the first time and could cultivate it. They thought that life would finally have some hope in the future, but then came the news that the southern barbarians were going to send troops to attack Hebei, and the southern part of Hebei, which was guarded by the Ye family army, was the most critical place. As a result, all the ordinary people here began to feel anxious and uneasy at this time.

  Because they are well aware that the land they have just obtained will inevitably be ravaged by the southern barbarians, it can be said that as long as the Ye family army is wiped out or driven away from here, their newly planted fields will be looted and destroyed by the southern barbarians.

  Even slightly sensible ordinary people can understand that their interests are now tied to the Ye family army. If the Ye family prospers, they will prosper together; if the Ye family suffers a loss, they will suffer a loss together. They will still have land to farm and food to eat. But if the Ye family falls, they will fall with them, returning to their poor lives as before. Those who were supposed to wander will continue to wander, those who were supposed to starve will continue to starve. And it's possible that they will be punished by the surviving officials and wealthy merchants, either being killed by the government army or thrown into prison for the crime of being a bandit.

  As soon as the news spread, the people in southern Hebei were like a broken camp, and they all panicked, rushing to ask their village heads for information.

  These Baolongs were all old subordinates of the Ye family army. After hearing this news, they also became very nervous at first, but soon they received orders from Ye Xuan's envoy, instructing them to calm down the people in their territory and not let them become too panicked, lest before the Southern Barbarians arrived, the people would abandon their land and flee, leaving behind a large area of uncultivated fields.

  After receiving the order, the village heads immediately began to comfort the villagers. On this day, a village head with crutches stood on a large stone millstone at the entrance of a village and was supported by someone. The villagers in the village rushed to the entrance of the village to ask him for news.

  This bald man not only had one leg missing, but also a long scar on his face, almost cutting off his nose in two segments. His current appearance was quite ferocious, but when he spoke, his voice was still full of energy. After climbing onto the stone mill, he loudly called out to the surrounding villagers:

  "Everyone in Xiaozhao Village, young and old, listen up! Be quiet!"

  The villagers who were chattering away immediately fell silent at his thunderous roar, hastily shutting their mouths and waiting for him to speak.

  The lame legged Zhao Da Bao cleared his throat and in his thick, nasal voice loudly called out to the villagers: "Fellow countrymen, I am Zhao Da Bao, everyone has gotten to know me these days! Recently there have been rumors that the Southern Barbarians are coming to attack our Ye Family Army, this matter I can tell you all is true!……"

  As soon as Zhao Dabao finished speaking, the villagers surrounding the village entrance suddenly burst into an uproar. Each and every one of their faces revealed a terrified expression. Although they had heard rumors about this news before, no one had confirmed it for them, so everyone still held onto a glimmer of hope that this was just a rumor and not true. Now that Zhao Dabao had personally acknowledged the news, it couldn't be false, and suddenly these people were all flustered.

  "Silence... silence! Shut up, all of you!" Zhao Dabao slammed his crutch on the stone mill and yelled loudly.

  It wasn't until a while later that the village head finally calmed down, and many villagers looked at Zhao Dabao with six spirits and no masters, waiting for Zhao Dabao to continue speaking.

  Zhao Dabao coughed again with force, then continued to shout: "What are you people panicking about? What's scary about the southern barbarians coming? You haven't seen barbarians before?!

  Nowadays, you're afraid of what I'm very clear about. I know you're afraid that the northern barbarians will come and our Ye family army will be wiped out by them, or we'll be driven away. As a result, the little land you've managed to divide up won't be trampled by the northern barbarians, but instead will be taken over by the government officials. You'll have to go back to your old miserable days, and no one will care about your lives anymore! When the government army comes, they'll vent their anger on you, killing the good and taking credit for it, right?

  Alright! So, I, Zhao, will tell you today that our General said, what's a mere barbarian official army to us, the Ye family military? Honestly, I'm not afraid of them at all!

  In those days, our Ye family army was feared by the barbarians, who would flee at the mere mention of our name. We were invincible in battle and unbeatable in attack. It's true that a tiger father has no inferior sons - Xie Ning, the war god Ye Long's son, Iron Blood War General, is not one bit inferior to his own father.

  Under the leadership of Ye Wei, the Southern Barbarians can be said to have seen the flag of the Ye family army. If they don't want to die, they must take a detour. There is a saying that everyone knows: "The blue comes from the indigo plant and surpasses it." Our young general Ye Xuán is not weak at all.

  In such a short time, we've established such a powerful force to protect everyone, what's there to be afraid of!

  You see, this leg of mine was cut off during the war, but what? I'm not afraid. The enemy is no match for our Ye family army. From the day we started, we have fought against all kinds of enemies big and small, at least ten or eight battles, and our Ye family army has never lost!

  The barbarians are nothing in our eyes! If we fear them, then I'm no longer surnamed Zhao!

  Tell you, this time you can rest assured, you can put your heart at ease, do what you want to do, with our Ye family army here, guarantee that the barbarians will not take advantage of us! Don't even think about setting foot in our territory! You just watch and see! This time our general will definitely beat the barbarians until they crawl back with their tails between their legs!

  However, you should also listen well. Our Ye family army will distribute land and food to support you, but what we require is that you follow our Ye family army with one heart. Whoever is afraid or worried that we are not a match for the barbarians, secretly colludes with the barbarians, betrays our Ye family army, or tries to slip away quietly, we won't stop them!