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

Chapter 213 I have the means to make you live a life worse than death

Chu Xi's reaction was quite timely, but the war broke out much faster than she had imagined, and the situation was worrying.

She was only thinking about defending the city wall facing the river, but she didn't expect...the enemy was coming from the back, that is, the land of Da Zhou, the city behind Xi'an.

Fortunately, the person in charge of guarding the back of the city wall was Han Ziyu, whom Han Yaojun trusted the most. Although someone almost climbed onto the city wall at the beginning, he quickly noticed it and led his troops to stop it.

Those who attempted to climb up the city wall to launch a sneak attack were all killed by Han Ziyu's sword, and even the ladder was pushed down.

As for those still on the ladder?

What does this have to do with them?

Han Ziyu turned his head and cut a man's neck with a neat movement. Blood gushed out. Facing the other person, his face was inevitably stained with a bright red color.

He didn't care about the blood on his face. He ordered the soldiers behind him with cold eyes, "Beat the drums to let the general know that the city wall was attacked at night."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers behind him did as they were told without even thinking, running all the way to the right side of the city corner, raising their drumsticks and beating the drums hard.

The sound of drums quickly spread throughout the city of Xi'an...

Han Yaojun had just put on his armor and sent someone to call Zhou Qi over. At the same time, he also asked all the soldiers to assemble. Before he could reach the house where the grain was stored, there was a sudden sound of... drums coming from the direction of the city wall!

"The sound of war drums, is this a night attack?" Bian Hangqing was following Han Yaojun. Before he could react why General Han suddenly wanted to check on the food in the middle of the night, he suddenly heard this noise!

"That direction..." Zhou Qi hurriedly put on his clothes and rushed over, just in time to bump into Han Yaojun at the street corner, holding a long sword in his hand, looking very aggressive.

Bian Hangqing answered without even thinking, his tone somewhat incredulous, "Is it Xianyang?"

"Why is the attack coming from Xianyang?" He seemed to be talking to himself, or as if he was asking Han Yaojun and Zhou Qi beside him.

Not only Bian Hangqing couldn't figure it out for a moment, Zhou Qi was also shocked. That was the city of the Great Zhou, not the enemy countries of Western Chu and Japan on the other side of the river. How could the sneak attack come from behind?

The city defense was arranged by Han Yaojun himself. He knew better than anyone that if a large number of people really came to attack, the few hundred people on the city wall would not be able to hold out for long!

Han Yaojun glanced at Bian Hangqing sharply and said, "I'll give the food to you. Transfer it immediately and send a thousand people to guard it day and night. There must be no mistakes."

Bian Hangqing looked solemn, and was about to apply to go into battle and kill the enemy...

Han Yaojun seemed to have seen through his thoughts and said first, "Bian Hangqing, if something really happens in Xianyang, these grains will be our only lifeline, do you know that?"

He stressed the importance of food.

No matter how young and energetic Bian Hangqing was, he knew the principle that food and fodder must be sent before troops move forward.

Therefore, he immediately changed his mind and knelt on one knee to accept the order, "Understood."

Han Yaojun quickly issued an order, "General Zhou, immediately select 10,000 soldiers to support the East Gate, and 10,000 people will follow me. Chu Jiang is at the South Gate, and another 10,000 troops are needed to support the North Gate as well."

Normally, the north and south gates are the most frequently used entrances and exits, but during wartime, it is special. If the north and south gates cannot be captured for a long time, the east and west gates will naturally not be taken down.

With only 50,000 troops, Han Yaojun can only divide his forces into four groups. The remaining several thousand troops are their remaining trump cards. Once a gate is about to be lost, they will go to rescue that gate!

When Chu Xi and Zhou Yichen heard the drumbeats, they were already at the South Gate. They dismounted their horses and looked towards the North Gate with frowns on their faces.

There is only one possibility for beating the drum at the north gate: the enemy is attacking.

But behind that direction is the territory of the Great Zhou. If the enemy attacks, could it be... the army of the Great Zhou?

"Something happened at the North Gate. Should we go and take a look?" Jiang Zhenyao knew the situation and terrain of Xi'an better than Chu Xi.

The ones who started the riot and besieged Xi'an were actually...coming from the direction of the Great Zhou.

This also indirectly shows that something has gone wrong in Xianyang...

Or maybe the commander of Xianyang City colluded with a prince in the capital and deliberately wanted to take this opportunity to make Zhou Yichen die in Xi'an and never be able to return.

Or...the enemy has already captured Xianyang. No, they have only captured a city. The enemy will not act so quickly.

After all, once Han Yaojun and others reacted, the enemy troops stationed in Xianyang would be attacked from both sides, and would be like a meat bun hitting a dog with no way back.

So, if it is the latter, then the enemy forces deep behind enemy lines must have a backup plan...

"The garrison commander of Xianyang has a bad relationship with my father. My father said that he has no ability. The attack on the north gate is enough to prove that the garrison commander either rebelled or was defeated and died for his country or was captured!"

No matter which situation it is, Xianyang seems to have been under control, but I don’t know which force controls it?

"No." Chu Xi refused decisively, raised his sword, and quickly climbed up the city wall. "If the enemy really wants to attack us, they won't just attack from the north gate. The south gate... must also be guarded!"

Although Zhou Yichen had some experience in both civil and military strategies, he was, after all, a prince. He had lived a life of luxury for many years and had never truly seen the smoke of war on a battlefield. Therefore, he looked solemn at such a shocking change, but did not easily interrupt Qi Bai's decision.

Xi'an faces a big river, with plains on both sides. The city behind it has been controlled, which means that this city has become an isolated one!

When they climbed up the city wall, they saw three high mountains outside the city, and other than that, there was only the dark night.

The north gate faces the river. Although the rain has stopped, some conditions outside the city have not yet fully recovered.

"Your Highness, please go back and rest first. Leave this to me." Chu Xi stared at the darkness outside the city wall with deep eyes. There was no moonlight to illuminate it, and the trees outside the city covered it...

She couldn't tell with her naked eyes whether there were ambushes lurking outside the city, but no matter what, if there was movement at the north gate, it meant that chaos was not far away.

Zhou Yichen was still concerned about Chu Xi's injury on his arm and wanted to persuade him to rest, but before he could say anything, he noticed Qi Bai's thoughtful expression and knew that he would not leave, at least not before the turmoil subsided.

"No need." He refused without thinking.

Chu Xi's gaze lingered on Zhou Yichen's face for a moment, and seeing that he insisted, she stopped trying to persuade him.

Except for the South Gate, there is no movement at the other three gates for the time being.

The silence at the North Gate made the noise at the South Gate seem particularly loud. Jiang Zhenyao felt a little restless, but she also knew that she was no longer with her father and could not act recklessly.

The situation was so unfavorable that Chu Xi quickly sent people to find out whether the enemy had taken over the entire Xianyang City. In addition to Xianyang City, had the city before Xianyang City also fallen?

South Gate.

Han Ziyu captured a man alive. Before the man was about to commit suicide, he first removed his jaw and then reattached it, forcing him to reveal his identity and the situation in Xianyang City.

"Speak! If you tell me a lie, I will make you live a life worse than death."