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

Chapter 280 It’s time to change the world

I did show some mercy, but from the sound of them howling like ghosts and wolves, if you didn't know better, you would think they were dead.

Tang Yuhuai frowned and calmly looked at the few people he had deliberately left alive.

If Western Chu had not suddenly launched a war, he would certainly continue his investigation in Chaozhou until he got evidence of Zhou Hanjin's collusion with the bandits.

Tang Yuhuai thought about it carefully and decided that, by comparison, he would rather be sent to Xi'an by His Majesty to fight the Western Chu soldiers with real swords and guns.

I am also unwilling to investigate such a complicated case.

He was not afraid of offending the Eighth Prince, but he did not want to get involved in the intrigues and struggles.

The most complicated issue in the court right now is the fight for the throne, and the Eighth Prince, as one of the most watched candidates for the crown prince, has always been very popular.

He had privately tried many times to win over the Tang family, but the Tang family had always remained neutral. No matter what kind of bargaining chips the Eighth Prince offered, they were able to keep their composure and not get involved in the struggle.

Tang Yuhuai originally thought that being transferred to the border to fight would be much easier than investigating a case, but it turned out that the water here is also very deep!

It's so deep that it seems to be related to some extremely powerful princes in the court!

He decisively threw one of them over and said to one of the captains who was quite skilled, "Keep an eye on him. Don't let him commit suicide. Find a way to dig out the mastermind from him."

Tang Yuhuai was quite far away from the captain and the others, so naturally the sound of his shouting from a distance was not small.

If there were not tens of thousands of cavalrymen in the valley fighting hard, I'm afraid the ambushers on the top of the valley would have heard Tang Yuhuai's shouts clearly.

Tang Yuhuai originally thought that if it was really the Western Chu army, then the possibility of Xi'an City being breached would be as high as 80%. Now looking at it again...

This group of people even tried to hide their true identities, which means that Western Chu has not yet taken over the city of Xi'an, or even if they have taken it, they have not yet arrived here!

I just don’t know whether this group of people are coming for him or for other purposes!

For him, the Eighth Prince was highly suspected, and his previous investigation in Chaozhou had caused quite a stir...

Even though he has tried very hard to keep a low profile, I'm afraid that with the influence of the Eighth Prince in Chaozhou, he has probably already noticed something.

If not, it can only mean that someone was colluding from both inside and outside in this battle in Xi'an.

Tang Yuhuai's eyes turned cold instantly. Born into a family of military generals, the words "defending the country" had long been engraved in his bones.

I feel deep in my heart disgusted by this practice that disregards the safety of the people living on the border and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.

The captain hurriedly caught the man who was thrown over. The man was wearing the armor of a Western Chu soldier. His elbow was broken by the hilt of Tang Yuhuai's sword, and his calf was also severely cut.

The lethality was greatly reduced. The captain thought about it and felt that this was not going to work.

He decisively removed the wristbands on his hands, tied the man up, and tied one of the straps to his own hands.

This saves people from being killed by their companions without paying attention.

Tang Yuhuai wanted to confirm his idea, so he stopped fighting and took advantage of the protruding part of the mountain wall to fly all the way over. He successfully passed through the ambushes.

And intact.

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Xi'an City.

The air was filled with smoke, another day passed, and the sun set in the evening.

Jiang Zhenyao's chest was heaving. She looked up at the sunset in the sky and frowned, asking, "Didn't they say that reinforcements were coming soon? Why haven't they made any progress yet?"

Under the fierce attack of 80,000 troops, they refused to open the city gates and held out with 20,000 troops for nearly three days.

Chu Xidu came to the South Gate and fought side by side with Jiang Zhenyao for two days, and the soldiers around him fell one after another.

From the initial 20,000 people, there are now less than 8,000 people left.

The number of casualties on Western Chu must be greater than theirs. Attacking a city requires stacking people on top of each other, so they have to speed up their pace and continue to attack.

But no matter how many casualties they suffered, their total military strength was still far greater than theirs.

Moreover, starting from the afternoon, news came from the east and west city gates respectively.

The attacks on the east and west gates intensified since noon.

They seemed to be in a hurry to break down the city gate, fearing that reinforcements would arrive and they would be caught red-handed.

Only before the reinforcements arrived did they break through the city gate and quickly retreat.

There will be no evidence to prove the crime. Even if some of the defenders of Xi'an City successfully retreated and were exposed afterwards, they will deny it to their death.

Even if they come before the Emperor to accuse each other, relying solely on the one-sided statements of both sides, given Your Majesty's stupidity, it will most likely end up being an unsolved case.

The attacks on the east and west gates intensified, causing the pressure on the two gates to double.

If they hadn't thought about the hundreds of thousands of people behind them, they would have wanted to open the city gates and fight them with real swords and guns.

At least the death can be clean and quick, instead of staying in the city like a coward.

Chu Xi patted Jiang Zhenyao on the shoulder and said, "They will definitely come."

But... there is a high possibility that I will be tripped and it is hard to say when I will arrive.

In this era that is unfriendly to women, Jiang Zhenyao has an unusual long-term vision.

She whispered with complicated eyes, "I know, in fact, according to His Majesty's thinking, he doesn't think Xi'an is important at all. The gains and losses of one or two cities are nothing in his eyes."

"For something that is very important to us, in the eyes of the emperor, at most if it is taken away, there is a chance to take it back. He does not care about the soldiers who sacrificed their lives and shed blood and tears for this city."

"They don't even care what kind of life the people who become slaves of other countries will live."

Whether being enslaved or being treated as a toy for archery, these are not issues that the emperor who is high above and does not understand the sufferings of the world would think about!

Jiang Zhenyao clenched the spear shaft tightly and said in a complicated tone, "I have lived in this city for nearly five years. This place has many memories for me. There is a tofu shop in the west of the city that opens at 3 pm every day and sells out at 7 pm."

"There is a cloth spinning shop in the south of the city. Their ready-made clothes have the best reputation in the city. Many soldiers in the army were promoted by my father. I have seen their wives and children..."

Some of them even played with her.

Those memories cannot be replaced by moving to another place.

The city of Xi'an has a special meaning to her. It represents freedom and a carefree youth.

Whenever she thought about the pure land she cherished most, which was about to be ruthlessly destroyed and trampled upon, she could not suppress the anger in her heart.

"Isn't it your Majesty's own fault that the court is in such a mess right now?"

"He clearly has eyes, but he doesn't seem to care about the suffering of others at all, and only cares about seeking the illusory immortality!"

In order to achieve so-called immortality, he repeatedly exploited the lower-class people who were already living a hard life.

The people's taxes were increased every three years, causing some to be unable to pay and have to sell their children just for the unreasonably high taxes.

"This chaotic world should have been changed long ago!"