System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

"But my lord, please don't think that resisting the Hu people is unnecessary."

"He can help the lord gain the support of the people and fame."

Jia Xu smiled and nodded. It was rare for him to say so many words at once.

"Haha, I see. I'll give you credit for this."

Dong Yu chuckled and said something soothing.

He could clearly understand the purpose of Jia Xu's arrangement.

The Dong family has such a bad reputation that it is difficult to change the people's minds with ordinary methods.

But fighting against the Hu people is different. Even if it is just fighting against a small group of Hu people and protecting the people from being plundered by foreign races, the Dong family's reputation will improve.

If an ordinary person were to do this, the effect would definitely not be as good as that of the Dong family.

A good person cannot do a bad thing, because even if you have done good things all your life, if you suddenly do a bad thing, you will be criticized by thousands of people.

But as long as a bad person does one good thing, he will be forgiven by the vast majority of people.

See, this world is so unfair.

"Come on, follow me to the north gate and make some arrangements."

Dong Yu stood up, stretched his muscles, and spoke to everyone.

On the city wall, Dong Yu and his soldiers faced the wind and looked into the distance.

The north wind was howling, and the dry grass on the ground was blown away into the distance.

Yong'an is located between two mountains, Huoda Mountain on the east and Guji Mountain on the west, and Yong'an is built between the two mountains.

Rather than being a city, it is more like a pass, blocking the connection between Hedong and Taiyuan.

To the north of Yong'an City is a valley pass between two mountains, which is over 60 miles long.

At the end of this road is the flat Taiyuan Basin.

Footsteps came from behind, and Zhao Yun and Wang Fang came behind Dong Yu with tired looks.

"Brother, the defensive fortifications are almost ready."

"In seven days, General Wang and I, along with our soldiers, dug four trenches more than seven feet deep."

"And the antlers and chevaux de frise made by the soldiers were set up in seven layers."

"According to the range of our bows and arrows, we can shoot the enemy from the city wall, but the enemy cannot shoot us."

Zhao Yun clasped his hands and reported to Dong Yu what he had done in the past few days.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work these past few days."

"Wenliang, how are the catapults and crossbows that I asked you to oversee coming along?"

Dong Yu nodded slightly, said something soothing in a gentle tone, and then looked at Xu Rong beside him.

"Brother, time is running out. We have only built seven catapults and twelve crossbows. They may be a deterrent, but they cannot be relied upon to defend the city."

Xu Rong said with a look of shame on his face.

Others completed their tasks so perfectly, but he could only create this much.

This made Xu Rong, who had always been strong-willed, feel extremely guilty and self-blaming.

“Time is tight, and it’s not easy to create so many.”

"The Hu people are not good at attacking cities. As long as we hold on for a few days, they will retreat without a fight."

Dong Yu patted Xu Rong's arm and comforted him.

Although Yong'an City is not a city with high walls and thick walls, its geographical location is quite advantageous.

In addition, the fact is that the Hu people are not good at attacking cities. As long as they delay, they will retreat on their own.

"I hope...it's coming!!"

Xu Rong nodded and was about to say something when he saw the road in the north suddenly filled with dust, as dim as a sandstorm.

In the dust, the figures of cavalry can be vaguely seen.

"With this scale, there must be quite a few Hu people heading south this time."

All the soldiers looked horrified and looked at the scene in disbelief.

Except for Xun You, almost everyone present had lived on the border or had some knowledge of other ethnic groups.

In the past, when the Hu people went south to forage for food and crops, the scale was not small, but it never caused such a scene.

After all, the Hu people lived in tribes.

Tribes can be large or small, with the large ones having more than 10,000 cavalrymen and the small ones having only a few thousand.

The living habits of the northern Hu people were different from those of the Han people, so it was difficult to unify them. Almost every tribe fought on its own.