Chapter 518

Once the civilian militia was established within Jinling City, the gloom that had long hung over the city finally lifted. Countless citizens began to snap out of their initial panic. As the number of people joining the militia grew, the residents gained a clearer understanding of the military situation, preventing them from acting blindly. Because the militia’s duties focused primarily on daily training and maintaining order within the city—ensuring no one harbored malicious intent—there was no need for full-scale militarization. Most spent their days in training and returned to their families at night. For those households struggling with food shortages, having one or two members participate in the training provided enough rations to feed the whole family for a day. Lin Feng could almost see the atmosphere in Jinling changing with his own eyes. To borrow a phrase from the Principal, the city was now in a state of "vibrant vitality, with all things surging with potential." As for the other garrison troops, they finally had time to rest and recuperate after receiving supplies. Jinling’s success in repeatedly repelling the Japanese invaders was the result of everyone's joint efforts. Lin Feng, naturally, did not favor one over the other and took good care of his allies as well.