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Chapter 560: Peerless Grace Li Erlang

Cheng Yaojin was startled. When he looked up, he saw that the middle-aged man in casual clothes was the Minister of Personnel and the emperor's brother-in-law, Changsun Wuji, who was glaring at him angrily.

Cheng Yaojin quickly explained, "Master Changsun, you don't know that Luo Yi has led 80,000 troops to attack Chang'an. I want to besiege Wei to save Zhao. Attack the enemy and then rescue it. Attack Anding City to force it to return to support and save Chang'an. Why are you here?"

When Changsun Wuji heard this, he was furious and shouted angrily: "What a bullshit siege Wei to save Zhao, attack the enemy and save them? It's just adding fuel to the fire and adding a dog's tail to the sting."

"Luo Yi was killed by Yang Ji in accordance with the imperial decree when you attacked the Yan Liao army camp this morning. Luo Yi's rebellion has been quelled, and the emperor has appointed Yang Ji as the commander of the Yan Liao army. The main force of Jie Li has passed through Luochuan Sanshui and is heading straight to the capital. Yang Ji led the army to defend the king. Didn't you see the big banner with the word Tang on it?"

At this point, Changsun Wuji could not hold back his anger, stepped forward and grabbed Cheng Yaojin's collar, and shouted: "Anding City belongs to my Tang Dynasty, why do you want to attack it?"

"Hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops are besieging Chang'an. Why don't you take your people and go to relieve the siege of Chang'an? If anything happens to Chang'an or the emperor, what will you do? Even if you commit suicide to apologize, it won't make up for it."

Cheng Yaojin didn't care that Changsun Wuji's saliva sprayed all over his face. His head was buzzing all of a sudden and he became panicked. He turned around and looked at his son who also had a look of astonishment in a reproachful manner. He quickly gave orders to gather the army and head towards Chang'an again.

Changsun Wuji looked at Cheng Yaojin who was busy like a headless fly, sighed, and asked Cheng Yaojin to select a team of men to protect him and chase Yang Ji's army.

After beheading Luo Yi and taking over the Yan-Liao army, Yang Ji reorganized the army and set off, while at the same time sending people to inform Changsun Wuji in Anding City. The 80,000 troops were mobilized and moved very slowly. By the time Changsun Wuji received the news and caught up, he was just in time.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Changsun Wuji who was leaving in a hurry, and felt extremely annoyed at this moment.

He couldn't resist the temptation and made such a small move, but he hit a wall. Luo Yi was actually dead, and the rebellion of the Yan and Liao armies had been quelled?

Cheng Yaojin no longer cared about Li Chengqian. He scolded his son Cheng Huailiang, drove him out of the camp, and asked him to go home and reflect on his mistakes.

He took an army of 30,000 and headed southwest.

By the afternoon, Changsun Wuji caught up with Yang Ji's army and saw his nephew Li Chengqian, who was jumping around in the carriage. He greeted him and was relieved to see that Li Chengqian was safe and sound. Then he caught up with Yang Ji, the vanguard.

Along the way, led by Changsun Wuji, they successfully passed several cities such as Changwu and Xinping that guarded important roads.

On the morning of the next day, Jiang Jiang arrived at the north bank of the Wei River.

At this time, the main army led by Jie Li also crossed Yunyang and Jingyang and approached the Weishui River. More than 100,000 cavalrymen pressed towards Chang'an like a tidal wave.

After waiting for news from Zhangsun Wuji for a long time in vain, Li Shimin had to take a risky move. He brought Fang Xuanling and several other riders to the south bank of the Weishui River north of Chang'an City. He confronted Jie Li across a temporary bridge, hoping to delay some time so that the armies of Li Jing, Yuchi Gonghou, Jun Ji and others on the flank could achieve some results and delay Jie Li's actions.

More than 100,000 Turkic cavalrymen, carrying a murderous aura, were like a rolling black cloud in the sky, blocking out the sky and the sun, densely packed, endless, rushing over Chang'an City, as if they could crush the small Chang'an city into powder in an instant.

The rumbling sound of hundreds of thousands of horses' hooves on the ground was like the roar of thunder. The calm surface of the Wei River was suddenly stirred up with large ripples, and the earth seemed to be shaking slightly.

The Turkic cavalry had flags fluttering and their banners rolling. Jie Li himself was riding a tall white horse, looking arrogant, majestic, and murderous.

As for the few people on Li Shimin's side, facing the boundless momentum brought by such a powerful army, they were like ants trying to defend a tree or a mantis trying to stop an army. Many of them turned pale and trembled all over. Even the war horses could not bear this depressing atmosphere and they pawed their hooves restlessly and neighed to the sky.

Li Shimin quickly tightened the reins, controlled the warhorse, and comforted everyone. Then he suddenly raised his head, held his head high, and looked at the arrogant Turkic Khan on the other side of the river with a peerless demeanor that looked down on the world.

At this moment, Li Shimin was worthy of being called a great hero and one of the top three emperors in history. With his heroic spirit, he supported the Tang Dynasty and defended the country with his own strength.

At this moment, no one in the world can overshadow Li Shimin's brilliance; this is an era that belongs to him alone.

"Jieli!"

Li Shimin lightly squeezed the horse's belly, and the warhorse broke free and moved forward slowly. This sudden action not only surprised Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu and others behind him, but also the Turkic army on the opposite side looked at the figure in surprise and suspicion that more than 100,000 cavalry could not suppress.

Li Shimin, wearing golden armor and holding a long spear, rode to the bridgehead and shouted righteously to the other side, "When Emperor Wude started his army, he made an alliance with you to help each other in times of trouble and not to invade each other. Now that the Khan has led his troops here, he is violating the alliance."

"Hahaha!"

Jie Li was already a burly and strong man, with eyes like copper bells and a curly beard. At this moment, he was riding a thousand-mile horse that was a head taller than other men, wearing an eagle-feather helmet and white armor, which made him look even more majestic. The large banner behind him fluttered in the wind.

One in the south and one in the north, two peerless heroes, separated by a narrow bridge, staring at each other from afar.

"Li Shimin, I have come here from afar just to ask you, who will dominate the rise and fall of this world?" Jie Li looked at the peerless figure across the bridge who treated his army of more than 100,000 as nothing, and felt jealous and fearful.

"The Khan is mighty, the Khan is mighty!" One hundred thousand troops shouted in response, and the sound waves overwhelmingly attacked the south bank of the river, causing the flags behind the few cavalry led by Li Shimin to rise slightly for bluffing. Several people were so overwhelmed by the overwhelming momentum that they were speechless.

Only Li Shimin laughed and treated the more than 100,000 troops on the other side of the river as grass.

"is it?"

Li Shimin laughed disdainfully and said, "I know the Khan has a big heart, but fighting for the world does not rely solely on swords and guns!"

"As the ancients said, if you are righteous, you will have many supporters, but if you are unrighteous, you will have few supporters. If you want to be the ruler of the world, you should ask the people of the world whether they agree or not."

"How about my answer? Does it satisfy the Khan?"

When Jie Li heard this, he looked at the six cavalrymen on the other side of the river with contempt, as if he had heard a huge joke. He waved his whip and pointed at the more than 100,000 troops behind him: "Li Shimin, what's the point of bragging? Look at the 100,000 cavalrymen behind me. With one order from me, I can crush your Chang'an City into powder."

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin laughed even more arrogantly and said, "Great! Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty are ready to fight. Where is the Khan of Zhenggonghou?"

Li Shimin's nonchalant expression made Jie Li, who was suspicious by nature, secretly suspicious. Several generals around him urged Jie Li to give orders and lead the army to rush across the small Wei River to capture Li Shimin. Let's see if he would still be arrogant.

However, at this time, Jie Li kept looking at the distance behind Li Shimin and the empty bridge in front of him. He felt that Li Shimin might have prepared a big move waiting for him, otherwise, would he, a dignified king of ten thousand chariots, really want to stop him with only five followers.

There were only some flags behind Li Shimin, the place was empty, yet eerily quiet, as if there were thousands of troops hidden behind them, waiting to attack when his army was halfway across the river. Then Li Shimin was looking at him with a mysterious smile on his face, as if he was looking at a prey.

Jie Li thought again of the ruthless man who killed his brother and forced Li Yuan to give up the throne to him. How could he not be afraid at all when facing his army of more than 100,000?
Li Shimin's calmness made Jie Li even more suspicious.

Looking at the noise of war rising from the eastern sky and the faint sound of war drums coming from the west, Jie Li had fought with the people of the Central Plains for many years and knew very well that the people of the Central Plains were cunning by nature and good at using tricks. Now that he was leading 200,000 cavalry to Chang'an City, he was not in a hurry. If he advanced rashly and fell into a trap, it would be bad.

It would be better to be safer and advance step by step, first cut off the Tang army's wings on the north bank, and then advance calmly.

For a moment, the situation came to a standstill. Neither side took any action. They kept sending scouts to inquire about the battles on the east and west wings of the Wei River. Jie Li thought to himself that if one side could win and cross the Wei River, he would attack from both sides and Chang'an City would surely fall.

"Urgent report!"

The Turkic scout Wu Mang rode over, handed over a letter tube, and left without stopping.

A general took a look at it, his face changed, and then he said: "Great Khan, it's not good. Tens of thousands of troops suddenly came from the northwest and attacked from the rear. General Yarqin was attacked from both sides and was defeated. His army formation was also broken up."

"What a waste! Why do so many people suddenly come here?" Jie Li looked at Li Shimin who was confident in his decision and cursed with a gloomy face.

"Great Khan, General Yarjin said that they looked like the horses of Luo Yi's Jingzhou army, but the army was fighting under the Tang banner. Someone saw Yang Ji, a general under Luo Yi, in front of the battle."

"hiss"

Jie Li immediately took a breath of cold air and asked in shock and anger: "Didn't Luo Yi rebel? Why would he help Li Shimin?"

"I don't know, Khan. Luo Yi has 80,000 troops, including 30,000 cavalry. Jingzhou also holds back tens of thousands of Li Jing's troops. If Luo Yi surrenders to Li Shimin, the two armies will be combined and attack from Jingzhou, which will be hundreds of thousands of troops?"

"Being attacked from both sides, our army is in danger?"

"Great Khan, the people of the Central Plains are full of tricks. Perhaps the so-called rebellion among them was just a bait to encircle and annihilate our army?"

"Yes! Khan, make a decision quickly."

At this time, all the generals around Jie Li were talking at once. They no longer had the lawless spirit they had just had, and their eyes were solemn. Jie Li looked at Li Shimin, who had everything under control across from him, and his face turned blue and black.

After a long while, he looked across unwillingly.

He waved his whip and gave the order: "Retreat thirty miles and set up camp. Chang'an City cannot be escaped. Find out the situation first, so as not to fall into Li Shimin's trap."

As soon as Jie Li gave the order, all the generals turned their horses around, the front team followed the rear team, and began to withdraw. After a while, the 100,000 Turkic cavalry slowly retreated.

(End of this chapter)