Tang Dynasty: The Holy Prince, the Dragon that Reigns Over the World

When the news of Li Ke's victory in Pyongyang City reached Chang'an, Li Chengqian was playing with Li Yun, who was less than 2 years old, in the Prince's Mansion. Su Wan'er, the Ashina sisters, Yu Moyun, Qu Jingwen and other concubines of the Prince's Mansion were also there to accompany him.

"Good boy Yun'er, call me Grandpa, Grandpa give me some meat." Li Chengqian held Li Yun and tore off a small piece of chicken to tease him. At this time, Chang Sun Chong came in happily, waving the report in his hand and said happily.

"Da Lang, great joy."

"Oh? Cousin, you are well-informed. You are worthy of being the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. You knew that my Ling'er and Shengman just got pregnant. Is that a gift list in your hand? You are so polite." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"What? Pregnant again? Just pretend I was never here." Chang Sun Chong was stunned and was about to leave. Li Chengqian hugged Li Yun and grabbed Chang Sun Chong and laughed.

"Come back, come back, cousin, what do you mean? Just have the gift list. You don't have to go back and get it. I will send someone to get it." Li Chengqian said with a smile. Chang Sun Chong tried hard to break free but failed, and said helplessly.

"Cousin, please let me go. You know that since I married Changle, all my income has been controlled by Changle. My pocket money is not enough for two drinks.

Besides, your four wives are about to give birth, and now two more are pregnant. Cousin, I can't play with you like this. I have to give you six gifts within a year, and the county government has no surplus food. If you knew that your two wives were pregnant, I would never come even if you killed me. "

"My cousin, you are being very polite and resolute. This is not good. I am waiting for your gift. You can give it as you like. We are all relatives." Li Chengqian said generously.

"Can I not give it to you?" Chang Sun Chong said cautiously.

"Sure. If my cousin won't give it to me, I'll ask my uncle and Changle for it. If that doesn't work, I'll deduct it from your salary. Probably five years' salary will be enough." Li Chengqian said nonchalantly.

"It's fate. Are you a bandit? Ah. You want to trick me alone. Isn't it okay for me to give it? If father and Changle knew that I didn't give a gift, they would beat me to death." Chang Sun Chong jumped up in anger.

While the two were talking, Li Yun snatched the chicken from Li Chengqian's hand, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it. Then he showed a satisfied expression and patted his chest. Chang Sun Chong smiled when he saw how cute Li Yun was.

"My dear, what do you want to eat? Give something to your uncle."

Li Yun waved his fists and uttered incoherently, looking at Chang Sun Chong warily. He moved towards the plate with the chicken. Chang Sun Chong sighed when he saw this.

"It really is your offspring. With its strong grip and protective nature, if anyone says it's not your offspring, I'll beat him to death."

"What are you talking about? Don't you want the salary? Or do you want me to talk to my uncle and Changle about your evaluation of Yun'er? I'll give you another chance to speak again."

Since he was born, Li Yun has become the apple of the eyes of Li Shimin, Zhangsun Wugou, Zhangsun Wuji and Li Lizhi's eyes, and they love him so much.

Zhangsun Wuji often brought Li Yunle into the palace to stay overnight. When Li Shimin saw Li Yunle's wrinkled old face, he would call him "grandfather's sweetheart". Zhangsun Wuji would visit his nephew whenever he had nothing to do, and treated Li Yunle as his own grandson.

Li Lizhi would not let go of him and would bring a lot of food every time she visited her nephew. If Changsun Wuji and Li Lizhi knew that Changsun Chong said that Li Yun was holding back and protecting his food, they would definitely scold him to death.

"The Prince of Zhongshan has a kind character and has known thrift since childhood. He has inherited the true teachings from the Crown Prince and has the potential to be a saintly grandson. I congratulate you on behalf of the Tang Dynasty and the Crown Prince." Chang Sun Chong said sincerely, clasping his fists.

"Well, that's right. It's great to say that. I'm very satisfied. Tell me, what do you want to see me about, cousin?" Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction, handed Li Yun to Su Wan'er, and brought Chang Sun Chong to the study.

"The King of Goryeo defeated the coalition forces of the three kingdoms in Pyongyang, beheading 10 people and capturing 5 people. Among them, the Japanese army lost 1. Yuan Jingtu was also beheaded by the King of Goryeo in the chaos. It was a great victory." Chang Sun Chong handed the report to Li Chengqian with a smile. Li Chengqian took it, checked it carefully, and then put down the report and laughed.

"Haha, not bad, not bad. Brother Ke has made a great contribution this time. Qingque and Zhinu are also good, they are fearless in the face of danger and fight to the death. What they said on the top of the city wall shows the style of the brave men of our Tang Dynasty. Our Li family has produced another outstanding talent. Father, do you know?"

"The Saint already knew about the great victory. Upon hearing about it, he shouted with joy in the palace. He also issued an edict inviting father and several old dukes to the palace to drink to celebrate. When I came out, the Saint and the others had already started drinking." Chang Sun Chong said with a smile.

"Haha, father is just trying to show off. But it's worth showing off. Cousin, let Dejian go. The three-nation coalition was defeated this time, and the Japanese generals will surely ask the mainland to send troops to support them on the grounds that the Goguryeo and Baekje armies are not useful.

Let Dejian go straight to Baekje as planned, recapture Baekje as quickly as possible, and annihilate the Japanese reinforcements. Order Su Dingfang not to delay any further, as the Silla army has suffered a lot of losses, and annihilate the coalition forces in Silla as soon as possible.

Then he joined forces with Dejian to recapture Baekje and attack the three-nation coalition forces in Goguryeo from the rear. He ordered Kedi to keep Atanbirov as close to Pyongyang as possible and wait for Dejian's army to arrive. The two armies attacked from the front and back and annihilated the Japanese army in one fell swoop.

Tell Kedi that this battle must be fought quickly, and Goryeo will be used as the rear supply base for attacking the Japanese. I will dispatch supplies to Goryeo, and Kedi, Qingque, and Zhinu will dispatch various supplies in Goryeo.

He ordered Rengui to prepare for the war against the Japanese as soon as the war in Goryeo was settled. He told him that the Japanese invaded the Tang Dynasty, killed our people, and massacred our cities. They would do the same thing in Japan as they did in Goryeo.

"No matter how many Japanese soldiers killed in Goryeo, they will be killed in this battle. No matter whether they are soldiers or civilians, as long as they pick up weapons, they will be killed. I will kill them until the Japanese will tremble in fear when they mention the Tang Dynasty forever and will never offend again." Li Chengqian said coldly. Chang Sun Chong clasped his fists and accepted the order, and hurriedly left the Prince's Mansion to execute the order.

Li Dejian and Hejian Prince Li Chongyi received the order and immediately led the 13-man army of the Feiyi Archer Cavalry, the Turkic Wolf Cavalry and the Feidiao Army, and hundreds of ships to attack Baekje. With the support of ships and firearms, the army successfully passed the mouth of the Xiongjin River.

The reinforcements from Gao came down the river and approached Xiongjin City. Li Dejian ordered the cannons on the gunboats to be removed and a large number of bombs were fired. Finally, regardless of the cost, a large number of firearms were used to blow up Xiongjin City and successfully occupied Xiongjin City.

After occupying Xiongjin City, Li Dejian took a short break and led his troops to besiege Zhouliu City, waiting for the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, planning to annihilate them at Baijiangkou, and waiting for the arrival of Su Dingfang's army.

At this time, the Japanese general Abehirafu led 1 Japanese troops and 10 Baekje troops to attack Silla. Su Dingfang led 2 Tang troops disguised as Silla troops and joined forces with the Silla defenders to fight the Japanese troops for several days. Su Dingfang followed Li Chengqian's orders and kept working without exerting any effort, trying to consume Silla's manpower.

After several days of fighting, the Silla army suffered heavy losses. For this reason, Queen Seondeok of Silla and Silla army commanders Kim Yu-sin and Kim Chunchu were quite dissatisfied. They repeatedly found Su Dingfang to express their protest and demanded that the Tang army fight with all their strength.

Su Dingfang was also quite troubled, but due to the relationship between Li Chengqian and Shan De, he could only say in a nice way that this was a strategy to paralyze the enemy, and when the time was right, the Tang army would surely fight with all their might.

On this day, Su Dingfang had just dealt with the inquiries of Jin Yuxin and Jin Chunqiu, and was sitting in his tent drinking alone. A captain of the Jinyiwei who was accompanying the army walked in with a handwritten order and said with a smile.

"The general is in a very elegant mood."

"What a bullshit! Damn it, I'm annoyed to death by these Silla people every day. We can't really fight them, I'm almost suffocating them." Su Dingfang said dissatisfiedly after taking a sip of wine.

"Haha, General, don't worry. I just received a message from my lord via carrier pigeon. The Crown Prince Regent of the Tang Dynasty has ordered Su Dingfang, the Inspector-General of Andong, to come forward and receive the order." The captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard smiled and then said seriously.

"I am Su Dingfang, the deputy governor of Andong. I kneel to receive the prince's order." Su Dingfang was stunned, then quickly walked to the table and knelt on one knee.

"Order Su Dingfang, the deputy governor of Andong, to destroy the coalition forces in Silla as soon as possible. Then join forces with the troops supporting Goguryeo to recapture Baekje and attack the coalition forces of the three countries in Goguryeo from the rear.

I hope the general will fight bravely and not disappoint me. This is the order of Li Chengqian, the regent of the Tang Dynasty. The lord has given the order, and the general can fight the Japanese army. "The Jinyiwei Qianhu smiled and handed the order to Su Dingfang.

"I am Su Dingfang, the deputy governor of Andong, and I will obey the orders of the crown prince. I will fight hard and will not disappoint the crown prince. May the Tang Dynasty win forever." Su Dingfang took the order respectfully, checked it carefully, and stood up and laughed.

"Come on, gather all those bastards together, change into the uniforms of my Great Tang Army, and raise the flag of my Great Tang Inspectorate of Andong.

Damn it, I've been almost going crazy these past few days. Tell those little bastards, it's time to fight to the death. Those who want to have a wife and children, go to the battlefield and kill the enemy to their death. The Second Saint and the Tang Dynasty are watching them, waiting to reward them.

Also, quickly invite Jin Yuxin and Jin Chunqiu to the tent to discuss, I'm going to kill a lot today." After receiving the order, the Tang army excitedly changed into Tang army uniforms, rubbing their hands and waiting in line in the camp.

Soon, Kim Yu-shin and Kim Chun-chu walked out of Su Dingfang's tent with excitement and rode back to the Silla camp. Immediately, a horn sounded in the Silla camp, and the Silla army began to assemble quickly.

Su Dingfang, dressed in military uniform and holding a mountain-splitting sword, rode over on horseback. Su Dingfang stood in front of the army and laughed loudly.

"How is it? You bastards, have you been feeling depressed these past two days?" Tang Jun laughed when he heard that.

"General, if you don't let us kill the enemy seriously and just pretend, we will be bored to death." The deputy general laughed.

"That's right, General. I saw that the other side had all the military merits, but we couldn't take them. I have been very anxious and frustrated these past few days.

Damn it, I wasn't so anxious when I entered the bridal chamber that year." A captain with a big beard laughed. Everyone laughed along.

"Big Beard Wang, you only care about women. Your military achievements have allowed you to marry three wives. Are you capable of marrying so many wives? Don't get weak later." Someone in the army laughed.

"Fuck, my gun is hard, and the knife in my hand is harder. General, I don't have any other skills, but my skill of killing has never fallen behind. Just wait and see, I will chop off a few of his heads and present them to your tent." Wang Da Huzi laughed.

"Okay, brothers. The Tang army is full of man-eating tigers, and you are the warriors who must be the first in every battle. I know that I have let you show weakness these days, which has wronged everyone.

But today I have received the order from the Crown Prince, so we can all fight. My men, take up your swords and spears, follow me and kill him till the sky is dark and the earth is dark, and win the throne of the emperor.

Brothers, follow me and ride on the Japanese camp. The Tang Dynasty will win forever. Let's go to battle." Su Dingfang shouted, holding up his mountain-splitting sword.

"Tang will win forever! Kill." The Tang army raised their weapons and shouted, then followed Su Ding to run towards the Japanese camp.

The 5 Silla troops on both sides followed closely. When the Japanese saw the Tang and Silla armies coming, they hurriedly reported to the Japanese general Abehirafu, who was shocked upon hearing the news.

"What? The Tang army is attacking head-on. How can Silla have Tang army? Aren't they the Silla army? Come on, prepare for battle quickly."

The Japanese and Baekje armies hurriedly assembled. The Tang and Silla armies rushed into the Japanese and Baekje armies like tigers coming down from the mountains. Su Dingfang wielded his mountain-splitting broadsword with great force, and the Tang army was like a tiger out of its cage, killing the enemy with fear.

The Japanese general Park Ichida Raijin wielded a sword to fight against Su Dingfang. The two fought for ten rounds, and Su Dingfang knocked Park Ichida Raijin off his horse with one sword.

The battle lasted until the evening. Seeing the bravery of the Tang army and the fact that his side was already losing, Abebirov ordered a retreat. Wang Da Huzi, the commander of the Tang army, saw this and took out a sharp arrow and shot Abebirov off his horse.

Wang Da Huzi led his soldiers and bravely charged towards the place where Abebirov fell off his horse. After reaching Abebirov, Wang Da Huzi cut off Abebirov's head with one knife, held it high and shouted.

"Wang Qinian, the commander of the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, killed the main general of the Japanese army in battle. The Japanese general Abehirov has been beheaded, and those who surrender will not be killed." When the Tang army saw Wang Da Huzi killing Abehirov in battle, they also shouted "Those who surrender will not be killed."

Seeing this, the Baekje and Japanese troops fled in all directions or knelt down to surrender. The remaining Japanese troops who resisted were all killed by the Tang army. Su Dingfang rode up to Wang Da Huzi and smiled with satisfaction.

"Yes, Big Beard Wang has done great things again. I will go back and ask for a reward for you."

"General, I'll give you the head. The rewards I've received for my military exploits in the past few years are enough for my descendants to live on. With this achievement, you can be granted a title of nobility." Wang Da Huzi said with a flattering smile.

"What nonsense! You're acting like a fool right after the battle? The military law of the Tang Dynasty is strict. Those who take credit for something will be beheaded. You are trying to trick me. Besides, I'm using you to take credit for something.

When I lead the troops, I have never taken credit from my brothers. You deserve a beating. This achievement is enough to make you a baron. Damn it, do you not want the title of Tang Dynasty, or what? "Su Dingfang whipped Wang Da Huzi lightly with his horsewhip and scolded with a smile.

"General, what should we do with these prisoners?" the deputy general asked with a frown as he looked at the 5 Baekje and Japanese prisoners.

"Didn't the prince say it? No prisoners. They have lost their qualifications as human beings since they dared to invade the Tang Dynasty." Su Dingfang glanced at the prisoners and said lightly.

"I understand." The deputy general's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he waved his hand. His subordinates immediately took the captives into the forest on one side and killed them all.