Li Qingxian pointed at the tabletop and said, "I want to see more people coming to Taigu City, packing it to the brim until not even water can seep through! I don't care whether you trick them, cry, beg, or buy them. Right now, this instant, contact every useful person you know, then have them contact everyone they know. I want your calls to spread like autumn wildfire, setting the world ablaze."
"Want barbarian soldiers?" He Bao asked with a savage grin.
"Yes!"
"Good! I'll send someone over. But they eat a lot. A whole lot."
"Then let them eat."
"Good!" He Bao rose and charged out like a giant elephant, whipping up a gale that flung the doors open.
The generals instantly understood Li Qingxian's intent.
The emperor was beyond their control.
The Grand General King was equally beyond their reach.
Once those two clashed, whatever the outcome, Taigu City would face enormous pressure.
So now, Taigu City had no choice but to protect itself.
In the past, all sorts of concerns had made certain things impossible or difficult to do.
But now, with life and death hanging in the balance, staying alive mattered most.
"Rest assured, our Lü Clan's ranked members will set out tomorrow... no, today!" Lü Wenhua said.
"Not just the Lü Clan's members. I want more people. More. Do you understand?" Li Qingxian fixed Lü Wenhua with a tiger's stare.
Lü Wenhua's heart trembled. Gritting his teeth, he said, "I guarantee that every cultivator under the Lü Clan, ranked or not, will come. That includes our in-laws, the forces friendly with our clan, and even every gang. They'll all come together. Our Lü Clan can guarantee three thousand people."
"Five thousand," Li Qingxian said.
"Done! Including civilian laborers, six thousand!" Lü Wenhua agreed in one