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Chapter 321 Xi'an City Can Still Be Saved

The Great Zhou may still be saved, but the current Emperor of the Great Zhou is beyond help.

He was obsessed with the way to immortality, and was blind and deaf. He had never paid attention to the people of the Great Zhou who were in dire straits, let alone the upright officials who were unwilling to join a clique and sell out their consciences.

Whether it is the common people or the officials, if they want a good way out, they must wait until the day when the dark clouds covering the sky are completely dispersed.

When the morning light shines into the Great Zhou, perhaps the day will come when the clouds and fog will finally be gone and the sky will clear.

They discussed it for several times and found that no matter how they discussed it, there was no other way for the city of Xi'an except to hold on and wait for help.

The 10,000 cavalrymen brought by Tang Yuhuai had to face the 60,000 troops of Western Chu below. There were only 50,000 troops less than three miles away. It didn't matter whether they were from Western Chu or Japan.

Because their ultimate goal is Xi'an City, and they want to target Xi'an City.

In this case, they will eventually face a force of more than 100,000 troops.

"The eldest prince is on his way with his troops. I think it won't take long." Tang Yuhuai comforted Han Yaojun, "General Han, don't worry too much. We should be able to hold on for a while!"

If you really can't hold on, the worst that can happen is that you fight to the death.

When Chu Xi returned to the South Gate, the South Gate had already started fighting with the West Chu again.

After a short rest, Western Chu launched a new round of offensive. As the saying goes, when leading troops into battle, one must be strong at the first blow, the second will weaken, and the third will be exhausted.

Repeated ceasefires and rests will only cause unrest in the military's morale.

So even though Qi Jianshu failed to successfully shoot Chu Jiang, Tang Yuhuai and others this time, Qi Minsong still named a few people and asked them to continue leading the troops to fight.

Morale is a very important thing. Once morale is affected, the battle will undoubtedly be lost.

After reorganizing, Western Chu learned that the number of reinforcements arriving in Xi'an City was less than 20,000, and their current strength was far from being their match.

After hearing the news, the army's morale was temporarily stabilized and the morale was greatly boosted.

Even though the long snake formation set up by Qi Jianshu failed to save Chu Jiang's life, it did not affect their morale.

It is obvious that the news that there are too few reinforcements is such good news for them!

The replaced wooden bolt on the city gate was not as strong as the original one. It broke after hitting for two hours.

This shows how important a strong wooden cork is.

This wooden cork won't last long, at most an incense stick of time, and then the siege troops outside will rush in.

After Chu Xi received the news that the wooden bolt below might break at any time, he went down the city wall without saying a word, and Zhou Yichen followed him down.

Tang Yuhuai kicked away two Western Chu soldiers who were in the way, pushed one of the ladders down, picked up the heavy sword, and killed three Western Chu soldiers with one sword.

Then he picked up his sword and chased after him.

The city gate is crumbling. This time it is more troublesome than last time. The city gate is a little shaky. Even if the enemy is repelled again and a new bolt is replaced, I am afraid it will not last long.

The more times you change it, the shorter the time interval between breaks will be.

Han Yaojun looked into the distance and saw from afar a large army holding a Japanese military flag approaching on horseback.

The sound of horse hooves of several thousand cavalrymen at the front of the 50,000-strong army was getting closer and closer, raising up dust and dirt.

The Iron Tripod and the Silver Dragon King's flag represent the army of the Japanese royal family. The main general sent by Japan on this trip is of great importance.

Compared with the Qi family that was employed by Western Chu, Japan is just an island country. Even if the whole country is recruiting soldiers, the number of troops that can be mobilized is limited.

For this reason, Japan has always had very strict control over its military forces. Ordinary people have no access to military power. Only the Japanese royal family can control military power.

It seems that the commander of the Japanese army on this trip is a member of the royal family.

Han Yaojun recognized the flag as belonging to Japan at a glance, and frowned, "It's the Japanese army."

They guessed right, and the worst situation happened.

The three parties of Japan, Western Chu and the northern grasslands have united. Although Xiyang City is in an inconspicuous location, it has one special feature.

Xiyang City seems to be hundreds of miles away from Xi'an City, with several cities in between. However, as long as the northern grasslands take Xiyang City and go around, they can quickly get to the vicinity of Xi'an City from the mountains...

Once we are surrounded by them, things will become very troublesome.

Your Majesty was originally unwilling to go to war. If even the civil officials had not stood up and expressed their stance in the court that day, you should have sent troops to aid the city of Xi'an and defeat Western Chu so that it would not dare to invade again.

Given Your Majesty's temperament, you might hesitate for another two or three days before deciding whether to send troops to rescue Xi'an.

In His Majesty's heart, the Han family is a thorn in his heart. If he didn't need someone to guard the northwest, or if he couldn't find a more suitable candidate than the Han family...

I'm afraid that the Han family had already been raided by His Majesty for some random reason.

As for His Royal Highness Prince of Yan, Zhou Yichen, he was born to the late queen and has always been disliked by His Majesty. Chu Qibai is Zhou Yichen's study partner and helps him a lot.

Gather these people whom Your Majesty dislikes together and let them die at the hands of the Western Chu people. This will give you a better reputation than doing it yourself.

Your Majesty certainly wanted them to die here, but because of his reputation, he had to respond to the officials' request and send out the troops in the Qianqing Palace that day.

If the news of these three parties joining forces to send troops reaches the capital, let alone dispatching troops to resist the enemy, it would be a good thing if we could not immediately pack up and move the capital to the south of the Yangtze River.

The capital city is thousands of miles away from Xi'an, with eight or nine cities in between. However, Xi'an is a fortress. Once this pass is broken, the cities behind it, such as Xianyang City, will fall into the hands of Western Chu.

Given Your Majesty's temperament, not only would he not do the job of an emperor guarding the country's gates and a king dying for his country, but he would also flee in panic.

Tens of thousands of Japanese troops were charging towards Xi'an City, and there were 50,000 to 60,000 Western Chu soldiers under the city. Xi'an City was in danger.

How could the soldiers on the city wall not panic? Some archers even forgot to shoot arrows and stared at the Japanese military flag, feeling unspeakable fatigue and despair in their hearts.

Every time they thought they had reached the end of their rope and there was a way out, things would turn out to be different.

"General, what should we do now?" Some soldiers began to panic.

It was already extremely difficult for them to face 60,000 Western Chu soldiers, and with the addition of a Japanese army, it would be a piece of cake for them to capture the city of Xi'an.

"Don't panic, the reinforcements are on the way. As long as we defend Xi'an, we will be able to repel the enemy."

Han Yaojun's words were like a magic needle that stabilized the sea, making many soldiers who had lost their composure feel as if they had taken a reassurance pill.

They gripped their weapons tightly and kept Han Yaojun's words in mind.

Yes, they have reinforcements.

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Once the city gate was broken, it was like a sluice gate opened in a dam, and the "river water" rushed into the city one after another.

The soldiers of Western Chu tried their best to squeeze into the city, with Chu Xi and Tang Yuhuai standing in the front.

Chu Xi raised his sword and slashed it with quick movements, killing one after another.