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Chapter 561 Yang Ji Rescues the Emperor
Seeing the Turks slowly retreating, several important officials on this side of the bridge breathed a sigh of relief silently. Even Xiao Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead without caring about his dignity.

Just now, he was facing more than 100,000 Turkic cavalry. Although there was a temporary bridge between them, when the boundless murderous aura carried by the iron-blooded cavalry phalanx rushed towards him as if it were tangible, he was so scared that his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, his chest was stuffy, his head was dizzy, and he almost fainted.

He held on to the horse's mane behind its neck with both hands and clamped his legs around the horse's belly, so he didn't fall off the horse.

The other people were in a similar situation. They all looked at each other in fear, with their eyes revealing the relief of having survived the disaster.

When they relaxed, they found that their clothes were all wet. It turned out that they were too nervous just now and didn't pay attention. Now that the Turkic army retreated, they felt it.

A few people looked at the bridgehead again, and saw Li Shimin, who was riding alone, wearing golden armor, holding a long spear, standing at the front, facing the army of more than 100,000 without blinking. Everyone was full of admiration, he was indeed a true dragon bloodline, worthy of being the iron-blooded emperor who fought his way out of the army, almost single-handedly, blocking 100,000 Turkish cavalry!

At this moment, Li Shimin was not much better than everyone else. Watching the Turkic army retreat, he almost couldn't hold the Changshuo in his hand. He hurriedly turned his back to everyone and took several deep breaths before he steadied his breath and saw the Turkic army retreating.

Then he turned around, reined in his horse and returned to the position of several important ministers, and was about to speak.

"Report"

At this time, a messenger came rushing over from the Tang army on the south bank. He rushed in front of Li Shimin's horse and fell off. His face was covered with sweat, his military uniform was torn, and he had a knife in his arm. The blood had dyed half of his arm red.

The messenger didn't care. He looked anxious and almost exhausted. He struggled to get up and reported in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, General Cheng asked me to report that Luo Yi has mobilized 80,000 troops from Yan and Liao and is rushing to Chang'an. Your Majesty, please make arrangements as soon as possible."

"what?"

Li Shimin, who had just been pretending to be calm, suddenly changed his expression, his heart trembled, his whole body shook, and he suddenly lost his balance, and the Changshuo in his hand fell to the ground.

Li Shimin was too late to respond and ignored him. He dismounted and took two steps forward. He stared at the messenger with a ferocious expression and shouted angrily, "Didn't I ask him to contain Luo Yi? What's wrong with him? What happened?"

The messenger didn't know that the situation had changed. The two of them rushed to Chang'an along the small road. On the way, they encountered a small group of Turkic cavalry. One of them died in the battle, and the other escaped by chance. After arriving in Chang'an, they learned that the emperor was facing the enemy on the bank of the Wei River, so they rushed over without stopping.

But he kept his mission in mind, and explained with Cheng Yaojin's intention of being the first to complain: "Yesterday morning, the soldiers of General Cheng's camp were transporting grain back to the camp, but they were robbed by Luo Yi's patrol. General Cheng led the cavalry to demand it, but who knew that the Yan Liao army would directly send troops to start a war."

"General Cheng narrowly escaped and was ready to fight the enemy in the fortress, but Luo Yi's army did not attack the fortress, but directly mobilized all the troops and horses and marched towards Chang'an."

Just as the emperor got off the horse, several important ministers followed him.

"Alas, a common man is ruining the country. Our Tang Dynasty is in danger."

When Fang Xuanling heard this, he became anxious, covered his chest with one hand, his eyes went dark, his legs went soft, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Gao Shilian and Chen Shuda next to him supported him in time. Fang Xuanling knew that Changsun Wuji went to Jingzhou to cooperate with Yang Ji to kill Luo Yi.

Hearing that Luo Yi's army was approaching, Luo Yi thought that Yang Ji had failed, and he became furious. Adding to that the incident with Cheng Yaojin, he mobilized his entire army to take revenge. However, if he joined forces with Jie Li at this critical juncture, the Tang Dynasty would be really finished.

It was not known whether Fang Xuanling was scolding Yang Ji or Cheng Yaojin, but everyone's face was dejected, knowing that even if Li Shimin came down to earth as a god, he would not be able to bring the dead back to life this time.

"Cheng Yaojin, this waste, has caused me so much trouble for a little bit of food and grass. What about others?" Li Shimin had no time to blame Yang Ji. He was just angry at Cheng Yaojin and asked furiously. He wanted to kill someone at this moment.

"Uh General Cheng?"

"Hurry up and tell me."

"Yes, Your Majesty, General Cheng said that as the Art of War says, to attack the enemy you must rescue them, to besiege Wei to rescue Zhao. He went to attack Anding City. He said that if Anding City is captured, Luo Yi's army will be in chaos, and he will lead his troops to chase and kill them. We will attack from the front and back, and Luo Yi will surely be defeated!" The soldier who reported the news was frightened by Li Shimin, whose face was as dark as if he wanted to eat someone, and he trembled quickly, and finished speaking in one breath.

“What the hell.”

Li Shimin kicked the soldier down in anger and looked at the north bank of the Wei River with a sad and angry expression. At this moment, his mind was filled with despair. He seemed to see the Turkic cavalry that had just withdrawn coming back and joining forces with Luo Yi's army.

The city of Chang'an fell under the iron hoofs of the enemy, and the people were devastated and wailing in pain.

Could it be that his dream of building the Tang Dynasty was shattered just because of such a small amount of food and grass? Li Shimin now wished he could cut Cheng Yaojin into pieces to relieve his hatred.

At this time, Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Gao Shilian and others were also extremely angry. No matter how many clever ideas they came up with, they were helpless in the face of such a bad situation.

"Your Majesty, look"

Sun Shuda pointed to a large group of cavalry rumbling towards the west of the Wei River. The horses' hooves made a rumbling sound on the ground, and their flags were fluttering. They were covering the north bank of the Wei River like a torrent. Although their number was not as large as the Turkic troops just now, their formation was not much weaker.

Li Shimin and several important ministers were looking at the approaching cavalry with despair at this moment, wondering if they could use the same method that they had just used to scare off Jie Li to suppress Luo Yi again?
Several people watched helplessly as the cavalry from the opposite side flowed over like thunder, covering the area just occupied by the Turks again.

Fang Xuanling shouted nervously and surprised, "Your Majesty, look! The troops coming here are flying Tang-character battle flags. Are they ours?"

Li Shimin's face was also shocked. He clenched his hands, looked serious, and stared at the army opposite without blinking.

The cavalry lined up on the north bank of the Wei River, and then dismounted one after another. Tens of thousands of soldiers knelt on one knee in unison, shouting loudly, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

The sound waves swept over, and were not inferior to the Turkic cavalry that had just defeated Jie Li.

Li Shimin's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and he felt a chill on his back. Then he was delighted and his expression was shocked. These are my men!

Two riders rushed out from the cavalry. One of them was Zhangsun Wuji, and the other was led by an unfamiliar general, wearing a helmet and armor, looking very majestic. He was the current commander of the Yan Liao army, Yang Ji.

Li Shimin's heart moved, as if he had some guesses
Sure enough, the cavalry general came in front of Li Shimin, dismounted, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together and said, "I am the guilty general Yang Ji, I am late in protecting you, I hope the emperor will forgive me."

At this time, Changsun Wuji also nodded with joy to Li Shimin, who was looking at him for advice. Li Shimin was overjoyed and stepped forward to help Yang Ji up. He held Yang Ji's hands tightly and said excitedly: "General Yang came at the right time and saved the Tang Dynasty. If General Yang's army had not arrived in time, I'm afraid Chang'an would be in danger!"

Li Shimin now understood a little bit. The reason why Jie Li's army retreated just now was probably because they received the news that Yang Ji's army was coming, and they were worried about being surrounded, so they left in a hurry.

At this time, Fang Xuanling also came forward and told Changsun Wuji what had just happened. Changsun Wuji was secretly scared, but fortunately he arrived in time.

If it had been a step later, Jie Li would have rushed across the temporary bridge and the Tang Dynasty would have been finished!

At this time, Yang Ji thought of Li Yan's instructions, and knelt on the ground again, saying in a panic: "Your Majesty, Yang Ji and the soldiers and civilians of Jingzhou were coerced by the traitor Luo Yi to rebel against the court. This is still an unforgivable crime. The 80,000 soldiers and horses of Jingzhou apologize to your Majesty."

Zhang Sun Wuji then stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, General Yang has been thinking about the overall situation, enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens. He finally found an opportunity yesterday and killed Luo Yi. He has now led 80,000 troops in Jingzhou and submitted to the court. I hope Your Majesty will be lenient with him."

Li Shimin was stunned, and then he understood why the tens of thousands of troops on the opposite side showed him such a great gift.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Fang Xuanling said with a happy face: "The Jingzhou army rebelled because of Luo Yi's ambition. It has nothing to do with General Yang and the other soldiers. I hope the emperor will forgive them."

"yes."

"General Yang and his soldiers are loyal to each other, and heaven and earth can bear witness to their loyalty."

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are still begging you for mercy. Please spare them."

Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda and Gao Shilian all looked at Li Shimin expectantly, paving the way for him.

Li Shimin was startled. He first helped Yang Ji up, then pulled Yang Ji forward and walked to the temporary bridge. After staring for a moment, he said loudly: "The horses of Jingzhou are all horses of our Tang Dynasty. The previous incident was all done by Luo Yi alone. General Yang Ji has been ordered to kill this official. Now that the Turkic army is approaching, the horses of Jingzhou rescued the emperor in time, so they have made contributions and are not guilty."

"All soldiers, get up!"

"I want to thank you. During this time of national crisis, you saved hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an. The whole Tang Dynasty will never forget you."

The 80,000 soldiers and horses of Jingzhou then stood up and shouted: "Long live our emperor, long live our emperor, long, long live our emperor!"

Li Shimin looked at the tens of thousands of troops looking at him excitedly and supporting them as their emperor, as if he had regained the situation when he led thousands of troops to conquer the country.

Turning around, he looked at Yang Ji, who looked nervous, and excitedly took Yang Ji's hand and said, "General, follow me into the city. The soldiers and civilians in Chang'an are waiting for you, General."

Led by Li Shimin, a group of people headed towards Chang'an City.

However, Li Yan was afraid that if he followed the army, Li Shimin would associate himself with Yang Ji, so he had left the team and returned to Chang'an alone.

When Hou Junji arrived, there was no one on the bank of the Wei River. And because Yang Ji's army arrived in time, Hou Junji's Flying Tiger Army did not suffer as serious damage as in the original drama. They had to set up camp on the south bank of the Wei River and went to the palace to discuss matters.

(End of this chapter)