bestfiction Chapter 231: General, do you want me to continue persuading you to surrender?
Chapter 231: General, do you want me to continue persuading you to surrender?
With Han Yaojun's order to fight to the death, all the soldiers were ready to sacrifice their lives for the country.
Whether it was the potential that burst out before death or the infinite courage born out of despair, in short, Qi Jianshu clearly felt that the resistance on the city wall seemed to be more intense than before.
This made him frown. He originally thought that with just a city like Xi'an, they could just surround it, leaving them isolated and helpless, and taking the city would be a matter of a snap.
He never expected that his carelessness would lead to the current stalemate.
Qi Jianshu glanced at his confidant beside him and gave him a look that made him understand.
The other party was indeed Qi Jianshu's confidant. He quickly understood the meaning of Qi Jianshu's eyes. He immediately used the energy in his dantian and his deep and loud voice covered a large area.
At least Han Yaojun on the city wall could easily hear the voice of a general on the opposite side.
"General Han, our general has always admired you very much. As long as you are willing to take the initiative to open the city gate and lead your soldiers to surrender, the general will definitely treat you with courtesy and give you better treatment than the Great Zhou!"
The general tried to persuade them earnestly, and his words revealed one meaning, that is, as long as Han Yaojun took the initiative to open the city gate and surrender, his life and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the city could be saved.
The soldiers' eyes were already bloodshot with anger, and when they heard this, they showed disdainful expressions without hesitation.
Everyone wants to live a good life, and they are no exception!
But if they have to do it in this way, like a dog, kneeling down and begging others for mercy, then they would rather die.
Han Ziyu didn't take the Western Chu people's words of persuasion to surrender to heart, because he always believed that with his master's arrogance, he would never surrender even if he died!
The Western Chu people on the opposite side did not give up so easily. In their view, Han Yaojun and the others were undoubtedly fighting like trapped beasts, and it was meaningless to continue struggling.
"The Great Zhou has given up on you. Xi'an has become an isolated city. There will be no reinforcements! Why do you insist on doing this? Think about your families and those high-ranking officials in the capital who are living a life of luxury and have no idea of the sufferings of the border guards. Is it really worth it for you to risk your life to defend your country?"
Don’t mention it, what this person said... is quite heartbreaking.
It was a well-known fact that Xi'an had no reinforcements, and an isolated city... was its inevitable outcome.
However, all the soldiers who are ready to die and have refused to surrender have something they insist on in their hearts, and they are not just blindly loyal to Emperor Tianwu on the throne.
Who doesn't know that the current emperor is unkind and unjust, has made no achievements, and is afraid of death?
But behind them are hundreds of thousands of people, including family, friends, and... children who are obviously dark-skinned but are still willing to give them steamed buns to fill their stomachs...
If for no other reason than for the innocent people, they will persevere.
Han Ziyu's idea was correct. As expected, Han Yaojun raised his hand and said to the archer behind him, "Lend me your bow and arrow."
The archer gave the bow and arrow to Han Yaojun without saying a word.
He drew the bow, aimed at the helmet of Qi Jianshu's confidant who was trying to persuade him to surrender, and without saying a word, he let go and shot the arrow in his hand quickly.
The arrow came fiercely and quickly. If Qi Jianshu beside him had not reacted quickly and accurately shot the arrow down with the spear in his hand, the sharp arrow would have hit the confidant's...armor.
Such force was enough to penetrate the armor hood and directly pass through the forehead of the confidant, killing him on the spot.
The confidant was so shocked that he froze in place. By the time he reacted, Qi Jianshu had already made his move...
This made him seem as if he was frightened by Han Yaojun and he lost face in front of everyone.
The confidant was so ashamed and angry that he immediately clenched the spear in his hand and planned to rush over and challenge him.
Qi Jianshu stopped him with a look, "What do you want to do?"
The confidant's heart skipped a beat and he felt a chill on his back.
He shuddered subconsciously, and did not forget to put drops of eye drops in front of Qi Jianshu, saying, "General, that Han Yaojun is really ignorant. You have given him such face, but he still dares to be so bold and presumptuous. It is obvious that he does not take you seriously!"
This applies to people who are reckless and impulsive.
I was afraid that he would get angry on the spot, thinking that Han Yaojun was being tactless.
However, Qi Jianshu was not as angry as his confidant thought. Instead, he glanced at his confidant lightly. His calm eyes seemed to say silently - do you think I can't see your thoughts?
The confidant felt a chill in his heart and his scalp tingled. He no longer dared to be so smart as to pretend to be smart.
Han Yaojun...
Qi Jianshu stared deeply at the man in silver armor on the city wall. The man's figure fighting hard was quite conspicuous.
"As expected of a Han family member, his determination to never surrender is exactly the same as his father and grandfathers!"
In fact, he hadn't expected Han Yaojun on the opposite side to surrender so easily.
Military generals are full of passion and pride in their bones. If Han Yaojun really surrendered so easily, he would look down on him for it.
People are so contradictory. He hopes to capture Xi'an City as soon as possible so that Han Yaojun and others can be recruited by him, but he also thinks that if the other party surrenders so easily...
Then he would not be able to trust Han Yaojun in the future.
No matter how angry and dissatisfied the confidant was, he dared not say a word in front of Qi Jianshu, who was full of admiration.
Qi Jianshu raised his hand and said, "Go on."
The confidant was stunned, "?"
What to continue?
Qi Jianshu didn't say anything. His dark and calm eyes glanced at his confidant without saying a word.
The confidant suddenly understood and asked quickly, "General, do you want me to continue to persuade him to surrender?"
"Yeah." Qi Jianshu's expression was calm, and no emotion could be heard from his words.
While resisting, the confidant could only continue the task assigned by Qi Jianshu: persuade them to surrender!
From the eager tone at the beginning to the emotionless and perfunctory tone of completing the task later on.
It didn't move Han Yaojun on the city wall at all, and his confidant... kept persuading him until his throat was smoking.
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On the other side, Chu Xi led dozens of people on the way to Licheng and encountered an ambush.
They had guessed this situation a long time ago, so there was nothing surprising about it.
In order to avoid accidentally hurting Zhou Yichen, Chu Xi deliberately left ten people to protect Zhou Yichen and asked them to hide behind the mountain wall, while she herself took the initiative to meet the enemy with a sword in hand.
The long sword in her hand was covered in blood. She was in such a hurry when she came out that she had no time to wipe it. Therefore, as soon as the blade was pulled out, the dried blood on it was clearly visible.
The forty people around him subconsciously formed a circle, moving quickly and in unison, facing the ambush troops rushing down the mountain.
The arrows shot out of the bushes were hard to defend against, there were too many of them.
Fortunately, Chu Xi was well prepared and specifically asked Zhou Yichen to select dozens of the best martial artists among his personal guards.
However, no matter how good their martial arts skills were, they could not withstand such a heavy encirclement and the sharp arrows that were flying towards them from the mountains like snow.