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Chapter 883
In the night, Chang'an City opened its East Gate, after months of the Rong Clan's siege, it was a rare day that Chang'an City's gates were opened.
The surrounding Rong Clan army shifted, creating a passageway leading outward.
This place had been a dead end, but tonight suddenly there appeared a glimmer of hope.
None wished to miss this chance at life. The doorway was packed with people supporting the old and carrying the young, everyone wanting to be closer to the gate, to be among the first to squeeze out when it opened.
The gate was to open at the third watch, and close at the crow of the rooster, leaving the city's citizens only a few short hours to escape.
The Rong Clan's manner was known to all; slaughtering the people within a city was commonplace. Although imperial edicts had been issued, stating that this time the Rong Clan would enter the city without harming the people or taking their possessions, no one was willing to bet their life on it.
