My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 131: Stampede, Arrest

Watching the soldiers push open the city gate, the captain ordered, "Get ready!"

Following his command, the soldiers of the Feng Army raised their spears.

Outside the city gate, the refugees saw that it had been opened from the inside and erupted in cheers.

"It’s open! They opened the city gate!"

"We are saved!"

"Quick! We must get inside before they close the gate!"

As more and more refugees pushed forward, some fell and were trampled by the others. As soon as the gate opened a gap wide enough for an adult to pass through, the crowd surged forward.

Seeing this from the other side, the captain commanded, "Block the gate!"

As soon as he gave the command, the soldiers flipped their spears horizontally and slowly advanced in formation.

With the soldiers pushing forward, the refugees had no choice but to step back. But with those in the back still pushing forward and those in the front forced to retreat, more and more people were crushed in the middle.

"Ah! Don’t step on me!"

"I—I can’t breathe! H–help!"

Watching this from the top of the city wall, Xue Ruhong frowned slightly and ordered, "Inform General Fan that we need his help to control the refugees."

"Yes, General Xue," one soldier accepted the order and quickly went to inform Fan Wanming.

Before long, Xue Ruhong saw a dozen masked men in black approaching swiftly. In just a few breaths, the masked men landed in front of him.

Seeing the black masks, Xue Ruhong recognized them as the mysterious Feng Clan’s shadow guards. He was a little bit surprised to see them in the light.

Clasping his fists, Xue Ruhong said, "May this general ask what brings you here?"

Feng Wu returned the greeting and replied, "Master ordered us to control the situation until General Fan arrives. General Xue, please get ready to set up the barricades."

Xue Ruhong nodded. "Alright."

With that, Feng Wu and his team activated their lightness skills and disappeared. A few seconds later, people were suddenly thrown out of the middle of the stampede.

"Ah!"

"Who grabs me?! Let me go!"

"Help!"

Realizing that they were thrown out of the stampede, the rescued refugees looked around in confusion, trying to identify who had saved them.

With Feng Wu and his team’s assistance, the pressure on the soldiers lessened.

Seizing the opportunity, the captain quickly ordered, "Move forward!"

The soldiers advanced again and managed to clear space in front of the city gate. While they held their defensive line, another group carried wooden barricades and swiftly positioned them 50 meters away from the city gate.

Just as the last barricade was put in place, Fan Wanming arrived with a hundred elite soldiers.

Without wasting a moment, he commanded, "Arrest anyone who causes trouble!"

"Yes, General Fan!"

Following the command, the elite soldiers began arresting those who had incited others to rush the city gate.

After gathering the troublemakers on the roadside, the captain of the elite soldiers clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to General Fan. We have arrested all the instigators."

Nodding at him, Fan Wanming looked at the captain and said, "Send them to the underground prison."

The captain clasped his fists and replied, "This subordinate accepts the order."

Fan Wanming then added, "This general will interrogate them personally later."

"Yes, General Fan!"

With that, the elite soldiers hauled the troublemakers to their feet and ordered, "Get up! Don’t make trouble, or you will be executed on the spot!"

Looking at the elite soldiers’ stern faces and intimidating aura, the troublemakers didn’t dare to resist and obediently listened to the elite soldiers.

Once they had been escorted away, Fan Wanming left to report to Feng Xiyan.

Seeing the situation was under control, Feng Wu signaled his subordinates with a glance, and they vanished from the scene.

When the refugees saw that the Feng Army soldiers didn’t hesitate to arrest people, their confidence wavered.

The gate captain looked at them and warned, "Move back! Anyone who dares to enter the city without permission will be executed on the spot!"

After making sure that the situation was under control, he then assigned more soldiers to guard the city gate and the surrounding area.

Watching everything from a distance, Gui Ying rubbed his chin thoughtfully. ’Feng Xiyan, are you really any different from the others?’

As he observed from afar, Tan Pengtai arrived with a hundred soldiers pushing wooden carts filled with military tents.

Scanning the surroundings, he pointed to an open area 500 meters from the city gate and ordered, "Set up the tents there."

"Yes, General Tan."

More than half the soldiers obeyed, pushing the wooden carts to the location and quickly setting up the military tents, ignoring the curious stares from the refugees.

Tan Pengtai then looked at the remaining soldiers and pointed to an open space 100 meters from the gate and ordered, "Set up the porridge stalls there."

"Yes, General Tan."

After giving the orders, Tan Pengtai sent a soldier to inform the kitchen to dispatch cooking staff and transport grains from the warehouse.

While everyone was busy, the refugees could only watch in disbelief.

Two hours later, the military tents were completed.

The captain then reported to Tan Pengtai, "General Tan, the military tents are ready."

Tan Pengtai nodded. "Spread the word. After registering their names, the refugees can live in the military tents."

"One military tent will accommodate 20 families. It will be crowded, but after background checks, they will be issued household registrations and allowed into the city."

The captain clasped his fists and responded, "Understood. This subordinate will arrange it immediately."

After the captain left, a kitchen staff member arrived and bowed. "General Tan, the porridge is ready for distribution."

"Good. Begin the distribution." Tan Pengtai ordered. freewebnoveℓ.com

"Yes, General Tan." After returning to the porridge stall, the kitchen staff began serving food.

Meanwhile, Tan Pengtai turned to the gate captain and instructed, "Assign more soldiers to guard the porridge stalls. We will distribute porridge twice a day. If the refugees ask, tell them that."

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