That noon, Song Yu and Ma Xu led a large group out of Fufeng.
Although it was a fully armed military operation, the core of the team was dozens of water carts. The citizens in the city saw this scene and braved the scorching sun to send them off at the city gates. After all, water supply was a matter of life and death for the entire city. Seeing these troops escorting the water carts to the upstream of the Little Forest River, everyone was overjoyed, and the sound of cheers spread far.
Even after passing through the city gates and walking far away, Ma Xu, who could still hear the cheers behind him, held the reins with one hand as he swayed on horseback and impatiently said, "What's there to be happy about."
Song Yu, walking beside him, said, "The common people have no water to use. Wouldn't they hope for us to bring back some water to save their lives?"
Ma Xu rolled his eyes, "Dignified military general of the court, now reduced to fetching water for people."
