The old man smiled bitterly and said: "You wealthy people naturally don't have such worries, but we are different."
"The imperial court just issued an order some time ago. According to the number of people in each household, one out of every three people must join the army. This is a death order. People from the Imperial Palace will conduct spot checks one by one. Anyone who dares to dodge will not be able to escape.
Go ahead and behead if caught!"
"We had nowhere to go, so we had no choice but to come here. I don't know which batch we are in. Those who came before us can survive even 10%, which is pretty good!"
Forced conscription!
Lu Yu suddenly remembered this order in his mind.
This was one of the pieces of information Skynet reported to him a few days ago.
However, at that time, Skynet, under Lu Yu's order, focused all its energy on the intelligence investigation of the Tang Dynasty, but the intelligence on Dayu's side seemed to be particularly lacking.
At this moment, the Imperial Capital's defensive strength was quite empty.
And the military forces controlled by governors in various places are also extremely limited.
The Tang army came too quickly. Although many governors dared to come to support, they did not bring many soldiers and horses. This caused great pressure on the defense of the imperial capital. Many troops were improvised and could only barely resist.
Under this situation, Zhao Yuanyan came up with this method of forcing the order.
No matter who is capable of fighting, they must join the war.
There are many experts in the Imperial City, but compared to the huge population base, the strong ones are only rare, and the majority of people are still ordinary people.
"Alas! You are still young, so why worry about it? If you can stay at the rear, at least you will avoid suffering on the front line." The old man shook his head and sighed.
Lu Yu glanced at the majestic military camp and said: "The imperial court wants you to die, doesn't it even give you decent armor and weapons?"
"What's the use of giving it? It's better to leave it to the regular army. We are all destined to die. But this troubled world is about to begin. If you die early, you may be able to survive early."
The old man sighed.
He is gray-haired and already quite old. At this age, he can face death calmly.
However, there were still many young children and women in the crowd, some of whom were extremely frightened and kept crying.
In the distance, the bearded general was still yelling and cursing.
Someone on Dayu's side finally couldn't bear it and went to fight.
But this Yu general just went into battle and was killed after two rounds of fierce fighting.
"Hahaha! You sons of Dayu, your Grandpa Cui is here, do you dare to come up with someone who can fight!" The bearded general laughed.
On Dayu's side, morale dropped to the limit, and many generals stopped fighting, not daring to compete with him.
But the old man seemed very happy and said with a smile: "Great, the Tang army just came here to call for formation today, and did not intend to attack the city. After making noise for a while, they will go back, and we can survive today."
He took out a bottle of wine from his pocket and handed it to Lu Yu.
"Brother, it seems that this is your first time on the battlefield. This is home-brewed wine. It is a bit strong, but drinking it can strengthen your courage." The old man said.
Lu Yu took the wine pot and looked at the bamboo stick in the old man's hand: "Old man, I can lend you this bamboo stick."
The old man was a little embarrassed and scratched his head: "Old man, I don't have a magical weapon. I broke this off before I left. I wanted to use it as a self-defense weapon, but now it seems that it is useless at all."
"enough."
Lu Yu picked up the bamboo stick, and suddenly his arm shook, and the bamboo stick shot out of the air like a sharp arrow!
"Whoosh——"
Cutting through the void, the sound was harsh!
The next moment, the bamboo stick pierced the head of the bearded military general, dragged his body backwards, took him a thousand meters away, and nailed him directly to a Tang Army warship.
"Boom!"
The Tang army warship was actually affected by the remaining force, staggered, and was almost overturned.
Lu Yu opened the jug. The wine inside was still warm. He took a sip and said, "Yes, the wine is good!"