Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 140 Common People
The existence of the army is to protect the country and the people.

The lives of the common people are always paramount in the hearts of Tianyao soldiers. Moreover, the Kingdom of Valley has been friendly with Tianyao for generations and has now become a vassal of Tianyao. The two sides have officially formed an alliance.

How could they refuse Zhang Sheng’s request?
Even if he didn't say it, Pei Nai, Gu Jinheng, Han Ruize and others would not give up the lives of these 320,000 people.

Pei Nai turned around, looked at the soldiers who were entering the country through the hidden door in the giant wall, and said, "Once both armies have entered the country, we will set off."

Zhang Sheng looked at Gu Jinheng and Han Ruize uncertainly.

But the two of them didn't need to discuss it at all. As soon as Pei Nai finished speaking, Gu Jinheng made a gesture to Luo Yuanying.

Luo Yuanying bowed and nodded, then turned around and gave the order.

Han Ruize also called out to the side: "Zhong Lin, give the order. We may encounter Wu Jun along the way north, so let everyone prepare in advance."

"Yes, sir." Zhong Lin also had to pass the order down.

Zhang Sheng and Lu Xulan looked at each other.

They felt emotional in their hearts that even though His Majesty Tianyao had not given Pei Nai a military title or power, the support of Duke Duan Ding and Wan Yue Blood Whip Han Ruize was enough to secure her position.

They are reminding everyone that she is the orthodox Zhubei Gun, the Pei family - Pei Nai.

Three hundred thousand lives are at stake.

They did not dare to delay and marched quickly overnight. On the way, they needed to pass through the huge road and casting line extending from the east of Genyue City.

The silver moon broke through the clouds, and the solitary light was a glow.

It was not until they saw the smoke rising above the various foundry bases through the darkness of the night that they saw the flames left by the destruction and burning by the Wu tribe.

Only then did they see with their own eyes the traces of war in the Valley Kingdom.

After the Wu tribe invaded and swept through, they left this place.

Pei Nai and his army did not stop and continued to move north, following Lu Xulan's instructions and rushing to the mountain hiding place of the residents of Genyue City.

The Wu tribe was searching for survivors all over the north. The hiding places of the people in Genyue City were constantly changing, and Lu Xulan only knew their approximate locations.

For the entire night, until the dawn, Gu Jinheng sensed something.

He suddenly said, "Behind this mountain in the east."

Everyone turned to look at him, because no one else heard any movement except him.

"Are they the residents of Genyue City? Or the Wu tribe army?" Pei Nai asked.

Gu Jinheng's voice reached everyone's ears at dawn, as deep as jade, but extremely confident, "They are afraid, hungry and tired at the same time, they can't be the Wu tribe."

Lu Xulan's pupils trembled slightly, and then he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Fortunately, Huo Jiangyin Gong is on our side, otherwise it would be unimaginable."

Han Ruize instructed the two generals behind him: "Notify all units to raise their flags."

"Yes, sir!" The two men bowed and went to pass on the order.

Gu Jinheng listened to the sound in the distance, frowning slightly, "Someone heard the footsteps of our army. They are in a panic and are retreating collectively."

Zhang Sheng and Lu Xulan quickly blew the insider's whistle to notify their own people on the opposite side in order to detain them.

Immediately afterwards, several similar clear whistles were heard from the opposite side.

The melody changed a few times before confirming with them.

Gu Jinheng sensed the latest situation, "Some people have stopped, but most are still fleeing."

"Where are you running to? We're almost at the edge of the giant wall." Another companion of Zhang Sheng said, his tone containing more heartache than complaint.

Lu Xulan explained: "That feeling is too terrifying, watching your family and loved ones turn into bloodthirsty monsters and rush towards you. They are not afraid of the enemy, but the deformed relatives and hurting each other."

"Then let's chase them quickly and don't let them get any further away." Pei Nai said. She was a little anxious, for the frightened and exhausted people in the valley, and for the Tianyao army that had been running all night without a rest.

In order to facilitate crossing the border of the Valley Kingdom, Tianyao only had two cavalry units equipped with war horses.

The rest of the war horses were left in Xiarong City, and some were tied in the mountains and forests on the eastern border and guarded by a small team.

Pei Nai and his companions moved quickly, followed by the two cavalrymen, and rushed forward quickly.

The sound of horse hooves was as rapid as thunder, as if stepping on the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people in the valley.

Countless people fled northward in panic.

The people who were detained by the whistle were also uneasy. They looked in the direction of the people coming from the west and gripped their weapons tightly.

There are also some elderly, weak, women and children who have been sleeping in the open air and going hungry these days. They no longer have the strength to escape, so they simply decide not to run away.

The women held their children tightly in their arms, trembling and crying, waiting for their fate to come.

The mountain wind seemed to be crushed and drifted into the river.

When the military flag appeared from the hillside, many people finally let out the long-suppressed shouts.

It is the release after extreme despair, and also a catharsis of fate.

"It's the Tianyao Army!!!"

Countless sounds travel far away and echo in the valley.

"Reinforcements are coming! They are Tianyao reinforcements!"

The women clutched the children’s clothes, their sweat soaking the coarse cloth, and there was sticky sand between their fingers and the cloth. They cried and said, “We are saved, we are saved.”

With the flags flying, Pei Nai looked at the residents of the Valley Kingdom who were as miserable as refugees. When he heard their cries, his eyes became red.

Zhang Sheng's eyes almost collapsed, and his legs were so weak that he almost fell to his knees. It was Lu Xulan who supported him.

Da Xi Shangle wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said to Shao Liran, "This is why our ancestors have hated the Wu clan so much."

Shao Liran stroked her shoulder and said, "We will make the Wu clan pay the price."

Zhang Sheng and his companions went down the hillside and explained the situation to the officials of Genyue City and the small remaining city guards.

Soon, the people who were scattered in the back of the forest gathered together. Many of them looked at the Tianyao soldiers approaching them with confused eyes.

Displacement, hunger and cold left everyone's face covered with scars.

"Don't stay here. Soldiers, take the children, carry the old man on your back, head south quickly, and return to the underground city immediately." Gu Jinheng said sternly.

The generals, with the infantry that had caught up from behind, did not take time to rest, but immediately deployed themselves in an orderly manner and assisted the survivors of the Valley Kingdom in their transfer.

Pei Nai looked around to check the situation.

A Tianyao soldier squatted down and asked the child's mother to put the boy, who was so weak that he could hardly open his eyes, on his back. He held him firmly from behind and then picked up the little girl with an injured leg.

He asked the children's mother, "Where is their father?"

"When Wu Zetian called us, he was in the factory in the south. We don't know if he is still alive." The woman's voice trembled a little.

The little girl looked up at the tall soldier brother and asked in a soft voice, "Brother, will you die if you come to save us?"

The child's mother quickly stopped her: "Tongtong! It's very rude to talk like that!"

"It's okay." The soldier walked forward and replied to the girl, "Maybe, but don't be afraid, brother. As long as a cute little girl like you can grow up safely, our sacrifices will be meaningful."

Pei Nai was moved, looked away, and continued to rush to the end of the team.

(End of this chapter)