After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Chapter 289 I won’t let you open the door

The longer they delay, the better. Once the city gates are opened, it will be easier for the soldiers of Western Chu to rush in.

Han Yaojun knew what Chu Xi meant, and he also knew...what would happen if he was left outside.

In front of tens of thousands of people, even if Chu Xi has superb martial arts skills, there is only one possibility: he will be killed.

When faced with Chu Xi's decisions, Chu Er never doubted them, but only obeyed and executed them unconditionally.

He waved his hand, closed his eyes and ordered, "Close the city gates, and no one is allowed to open them."

The original wooden bolts on the city gate were broken, but there were spare bolts.

Since the wooden bolt at the north gate was broken once, they learned from the lesson and worked hard to make several spare bolts for each city gate.

Jiang Zhenyao clenched her fists, her eyes reddened, staring at the city gate that had been closed again, and said through gritted teeth, "Chu Qibai is still outside. In addition to him, there are dozens of soldiers."

Yun Jiyu stared at the city gate in a daze. He could finally stop for a while and no longer have to kill the enemies. However, he did not feel relieved at all. Instead, he felt inexplicably depressed.

Bian Hangqing's eyes were red, "General Han, Bian Hangqing wants to fight. I am willing to kill the enemy together with Chu Jiang, even if I die, I have no regrets!"

Chu Xi's choice shocked them, but it was also like a huge stone pressing on everyone's heart, making them unable to recover for a long time.

Han Yaojun opened his eyes and suppressed all his emotions in his heart.

He spoke word by word, "We are not the only one in Chujiang. There are still 100,000 civilians in the city, and soldiers at the other three city gates are fighting desperately."

"If we open the city gates again after we have finally closed them, more people will die!"

Jiang Zhenyao turned her eyes away and wished she could plug her ears with something. The sounds of fighting outside were like a sharp blade repeatedly cutting into her heart.

She knew clearly that she had no love for Chu Qibai, but as a fellow Great Zhou person and a comrade-in-arms, she couldn't bear to see him being locked out, and Qibai was not the only one!

There were only a few dozen soldiers, including Chu Xi, Chu Er and others, left outside.

These are all when the enemies are being killed and they are getting farther and farther away from the city gate and cannot get back inside.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I asked General Han to close the city gates, leaving you with nowhere to retreat."

"Deputy General Chu, don't blame yourself. We understand!" A centurion in his thirties grinned and smiled palely, "It is our honor to die on the battlefield."

Chu Xi bowed to them solemnly.

In this era, it is considered a considerable courtesy and is generally used when meeting elders.

She made a rash decision. Although she protected the people in the city, she also forced dozens of soldiers to fight to the death with her. This was a courtesy she should perform.

Dozens of people were fighting and had no time to return the greeting.

After Chu Er escaped, he rushed over and diverted the attention of Qi Jianshu who was besieging Chu Xi, and entangled him.

Chu Xi only has to face Qi Minsong.

Qi Minsong is also a strange person. He could have taken advantage of Chu Xi's speech, but he chose not to do anything and let him finish what he wanted to say.

Maybe he is a contradictory person.

He admired himself and tried to persuade himself to surrender again and again, but he knew very well that he would never surrender.

Xi Chu had an agreement with the Eighth Prince, and carried out such a sneak attack with internal and external support, but he insisted on his nature in some things.

Chu Xi's eyebrows were determined as he glanced at the dozens of Great Zhou soldiers who were still fighting to the death.

"There is one thing I, Chu Jiang, have never had the chance to tell you. It is Chu Jiang's honor to be able to defend the territory with you and fight against the enemy together."

She has always disliked the flowery language of this era, especially those sensational words. She would feel so nauseated before she even says them.

I never thought that one day I would say these words that I once disliked.

Moreover, she meant it sincerely.

Anyone who can fight for his country, regardless of his family background or ability, is considered a righteous man in the eyes of the world.

"Even if I die here today, I will have no regrets." Chu Xi's tone was calm, gentle and powerful. "If there is a next life, I hope I can still fight alongside you."

"What the deputy general said is exactly what we think. It is our honor to follow the deputy general through life and death." Another centurion who was also fighting not far away sighed sincerely.

Just as Deputy General Chu said, although he could not return home, as a soldier, dying on the battlefield was a worthy death.

After the battle between Qi Jianshu and Chu Xi at the North Gate, Chu Jiang's disguise as the loyal and brave son of the Marquis was revealed.

Many people in the city knew that Chu Jiang was the prince and had a noble status.

A prince of such a noble status is willing to disregard life and death and go through life and death with them, what else can they be dissatisfied with?

Jiang Zhenyao and others who were behind a city gate and had better internal strength could hear the conversation between Chu Xi and others.

Yun Jiyou closed his eyes, the sword in his hand almost fell off, on the one hand he was too weak to hold it...

On the other hand, he felt powerless in the current situation and felt that the sword in his hand was about to fall off.

The city gates were opened, soldiers from Western Chu poured in, and blood flowed like a river in the city.

If the city gates were not opened, even if they watched Qi Bai and dozens of others die through the gate, there would still be...blood flowing like a river.

No matter which of these two choices you choose, it’s wrong. No matter which one you choose, someone will die!

He had read the books of sages for so many years, but when this situation came, he was completely unable to make a decision.

Chu Xi outside the city gate seemed to be worried that Han Yaojun and others inside would open the door, so he leaned against the city gate and shouted loudly.

"Don't open the door. No matter what you hear or see, ignore it and defend Xi'an."

As she gave the instructions, she fought with Qi Minsong.

Perhaps they were fighting, the voices were sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes far, sometimes near.

In addition, there was a constant fighting outside, with the sounds of weapons and shouting almost drowning out her voice.

For the people inside the city gate, the sound was loud enough.

It was like huge rocks hitting their hearts again and again, making it hard for them to breathe.

"General Han, if you don't open the door, they will die." Bian Hangqing really couldn't bear it.

"If I were locked out today, I wouldn't let you open the door."

Han Yaojun didn't say anything profound, he just stated a fact with a calm look.

"Can..."

Bian Hangqing hesitated to speak, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't come up with any suitable rebuttal.

Because as Han Yaojun said, if he were locked up outside, he would probably make the same choice as Chu Jiang.

Han Yaojun did not stay down there for too long. He quickly gathered half of the people, and more than 2,000 people went up to the city wall again to resist the enemy.

Once the city gates were closed, they would naturally climb the walls again with ladders, and the city towers had to be guarded.

Han Ziyu looked around, ignoring the pain in his body, and silently followed Han Yaojun up to the city wall.

Facing a powerful enemy, perhaps they will all die.

It’s just the difference between dying early or late.

But even if they died, they wanted to do their best to protect the people in the city and prevent them from suffering at the hands of the Western Chu people.

Jiang Zhenyao tightly gripped the spear in her hand, suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and used all her strength to force herself not to open the door.

"Don't let Qi Bai's good intentions go to waste. Let's go."

Bian Hangqing hardened his heart, turned around suddenly, and climbed up the city wall with heavy steps.