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

On the second day, the two armies lined up beside the Wei River. Li Shimin led Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian, Zhou Fanchi and the imperial guards to the rear of the Feilong Army. Li Chengqian and Li Yuanba stood in front of the Feilong Army.

Jie Li's main force of 15 was in the middle, Tuli's force of 5 was on the right, and Qibi Heli's force of 5 was on the left. Li Chengqian turned around and asked Deng Xiaohu.

"How are Aaron and Hou Junji preparing?"

"My Lord, everything has gone as planned. My brother will lead the Winged Archers to go out of the city gate to the right, and General Hou will lead his troops to go out of the city gate to the left. Each of them will go around to the designated location, and once the Lord starts fighting, they will also fight Tuli and Qibi Heli."

"Qian'er, my second brother said that Tuli and Qibi Heli have agreed to cooperate with us in the play." Li Yuanba connected the iron chains on his arms with the Leiguweng Jinchui and spoke.

"Okay. Third Uncle, today we, uncle and nephew, will experience the power of the Turkic cavalry." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"I don't even take them seriously as a bunch of traitors." Li Yuanba said with a sneer.

"Jie Li Khan, I have heard that the Turkic cavalry is unrivaled in the world. Yesterday I witnessed the style of the Turkic 'fierce general'. In today's cavalry battle, please do not let me down again." Li Chengqian shouted loudly.

"You ignorant boy, today I will let you see the style of my Turkic warriors." Jie Li didn't pay much attention to the Flying Dragon Army yesterday, but when he took a closer look today, he was shocked.

"Armored cavalry? I've never heard of this flag before. The Tang Dynasty was able to form a heavy cavalry in such a short time. The land occupied by the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains is indeed incomparable to our grasslands." Jie Li felt powerless when he saw 1 Flying Dragon Heavy Armored Cavalry. But he was already riding a tiger and it was difficult to get off. Now there was only one fight. After gathering his mind, Jie Li ordered, "Go and defeat the enemy with two -man teams."

Then, two 10,000-man teams left the main formation and moved towards Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian saw this and said with a smile, "Two 10,000-man teams want to eat us up. They are underestimated. Brothers, are you afraid?"

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid there won't be enough for us to eat." Deng Xiaohu licked his lips and laughed. The Flying Dragon Army behind him laughed too.

"Prepare for battle." Li Chengqian pulled down his armor and shouted. Then the Flying Dragon Army pulled down their armor collectively. Li Chengqian and Li Yuanba rode forward slowly, and the Flying Dragon Army followed closely behind. The war horses sped up, and Li Chengqian took out a whistling arrow from the precious carved bow, bent the bow and shot it out. The whistling arrow cut through the sky and fell into the Turkic army with the sound of the whistling arrow.

Deng Xiaohu saw Li Chengqian shoot the arrow, raised his gun and shouted

"Wherever the arrows go!"

"Forward courageously!" the Flying Dragon Army shouted immediately.

"The enemy is endless!" Deng Xiaohu shouted.

"I swear I will never put down my sword!" The Flying Dragon Army shouted immediately.

"The Flying Dragon Army must fight to the death!" Deng Xiaohu shouted.

The shouts of the Flying Dragon Army shook the sky.

Li Chengqian saw that the Turkic army was 150 steps away and waved his hand. Deng Xiaohu shouted "shoot!" The Flying Dragon Army collectively took out the crossbows, pointed them obliquely to the sky, and fired crossbow arrows. The original Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry tactics used hard crossbows, and Li Chengqian felt that the firing rate was too slow and the ammunition delivery was too small. Therefore, Li Chengqian bought the drawings of the improved crossbow from the system and built and equipped the Flying Dragon Army. The improved crossbow can shoot 150 steps and can be loaded with 5 arrows at a time.

5 crossbow arrows were shot into the Turkic formation, and screams and the sound of horses falling were heard. In this wave of arrows alone, one-third of the Turkic casualties were killed or wounded. This was because the Turkic people were skilled in horsemanship and the Turkish cavalry had high combat power. They could dodge and block the crossbow arrows. If it were other cavalry units, more than half of them would have been killed or wounded by now.

At this time, the Turks were within 100 steps, and Li Chengqian waved his hand again. Deng Xiaohu saw this and shouted "Throw!" The Feilong Army took out the javelins from their backs and threw them at the Turks. The javelins were so powerful that many Turk cavalrymen, including their horses, were strung together like candied haws.

After two long-range shots, a Turkic army of 10,000 people was wiped out. Seeing this, Jie Li was horrified and ordered all his troops to move out.

At this time, the Turkic cavalry continued to shoot, and their arrows hit the Flying Dragon Army and were bounced off by their hard armor. Except for a few unlucky ones who were shot to death by arrows in the gaps between the eyes and neck of their visors, the rest were safe and sound.

The Flying Dragon Army held their lances straight, and as the horses advanced at high speed, they pierced and knocked down the Turkic soldiers one by one without much effort. The lances used by the Flying Dragon Army had long blades and were extremely hard. As the two armies charged, the Flying Dragon Army ignored the Turkish scimitars and, with the advantage of their equipment, mechanically thrust and stabbed repeatedly, harvesting the Turkish cavalry in the most direct and concise way.

The two armies collided and the fight began. Li Chengqian wielded the purple-gold dragon-howling halberd. Wherever the halberd went, no one survived. The halberd flew up and down, like pear blossoms all over the body. He charged left and right as if he was in an empty space. The Flying Dragon Army followed closely behind, breaking through the enemy formation like a huge rock breaking through the waves, tearing the Turkic army formation again and again.

But in terms of killing speed, Li Yuanba was no match for him. Li Yuanba was seen swinging the chains, which drove the drums, urns and golden hammers to dance like windmills. There was no living thing within ten feet, and the Qing soldiers killed them so quickly.

The two armies fought until dusk. The battlefield of Weishui was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river. The large number of Turkic cavalry was beaten into a disadvantage by the Flying Dragon Army.

"What's the power of Tuli and Qibi? If they continue to watch the show, they will all die." Jie Li said angrily.

"Reporting to the Khan, Tuli and Qibi Heli's tribes were attacked by a large group of Tang cavalry and were unable to provide support." The personal soldier reported.

"Where did the Tang army come from? How come so many of them suddenly appeared? Is God going to destroy us Turks?" Jie Li looked up to the sky and howled, then spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell off his horse. His personal soldiers hurriedly dismounted and helped him up.

"Retreat!" Jie Li said weakly. As the Turkish army horn sounded, the entire Turkish army retreated. Li Chengqian was covered in blood. His originally black armor had been dyed red by blood, and was covered with pieces of flesh and pierced with arrows. His helmet was blown off at some point, and his blood-red hair fell on his shoulders. The whole person looked like he was fished out of blood. The Flying Dragon Army was also covered in blood and pierced with arrows. The Flying Dragon Army, wearing the evil ghost mask, looked like the Shura Army at this moment, which was chilling.

When Li Chengqian saw the Turks retreating, he raised his halberd, looked up to the sky and shouted, "We win!" The Feilong army all shouted for victory.

In this battle, the Flying Dragon Army had 1 cavalrymen against 15 Turkic cavalrymen. Relying on their strong armor and advanced tactics, they killed 5000 enemies at the cost of 5 men. The Turkic Khan Jie Li spat out blood, withdrew his troops and returned to the camp, hanging up a sign to avoid fighting. Since then, the Flying Dragon Army has been famous all over the world.

After returning to the military camp, Li Shimin was shocked to see Li Chengqian, who looked like a ghost and was covered in blood. He was relieved only after he found out that Li Chengqian was fine. After Li Chengqian returned to his tent to wash up, Deng Xiaohu entered the tent to report the results of the battle.

"In this battle, our Flying Dragon Army killed 5 enemies, 5000 died, 0 were seriously injured, and 1000 were slightly injured which did not affect the continuation of the battle. Most of those who died in the battle died of exhaustion. After being seriously injured, the brothers fought back desperately, so there were no serious injuries. Master, the brothers are all men." Deng Xiaohu said with tears in his eyes.

Li Chengqian said nothing. With his long hair draped over his shoulders and wearing a white inner garment, he led Deng Xiaohu to the Feilong Army camp. After entering the camp, he ordered Deng Xiaohu to put together several long tables in the open space in the middle of the tent and put 5000 wine bowls on them. He beat the drum to gather the Feilong Army, and each of the 5000 remaining Feilong Army soldiers had a bowl of wine.

Li Chengqian picked up a bowl of wine and said loudly

"Brothers, today our Flying Dragon Army has defeated the Turkic cavalry. With a casualty ratio of 1 to 10, we have told the world that the best cavalry in the world is not the Turkic people, but our Flying Dragon Army of the Tang Dynasty. In this battle, the Flying Dragon Army has promoted the prestige of the Tang Dynasty and enhanced the spirit of the Han people. Gentlemen, drink this bowl with me. You all deserve to be called warriors." After saying this, Li Chengqian drank it all in one gulp. Then he poured another bowl.

After drinking, all the soldiers congratulated in unison, "Your Highness is mighty, and the Tang Dynasty is mighty."

Li Chengqian pressed his hand, and the whole place fell silent. At this moment, Li Shimin heard the drum beating and brought Zhangsun Wuji to the gate of Feilong military camp.

"I want to toast to my brothers who died in the battle with this bowl of wine. Wang Daniu, Liu Da, Xu Dadan, He Ji, you 5000 brothers fought until your death. I thank you on behalf of the Li royal family and all the people in the world. You protected the Tang Dynasty with your lives. You were Tang warriors when you were alive, and you will be the heroic souls of the Han family when you die. I hope your heroic souls will protect China for thousands of years." Li Chengqian drank another bowl of wine, and the soldiers drank in silence.

"Your heroic spirits are not far away. I, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian, promised you that I would write to the saints for you. We will build a temple for heroic spirits, and all our heroic spirits will be placed in this temple, enjoying the incense of the people for generations. All the armors of those who died in the battles of the Tang Dynasty will be placed in the temple for heroic spirits, and their deeds will be engraved below. The military titles of those who died in the battles will be sealed, and if their descendants join the army in the future, they can inherit their fathers' military titles and continue their fathers' glory. Your family members will be treated well by the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty. Have a safe journey, everyone." Li Chengqian said loudly, and then drank the third bowl of wine. Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew, and there was a faint sound of fighting in the air.

"Brother, did you hear me? The commander remembers your name. Even though he became the crown prince, he is still the commander who worked with you. The commander will build a temple for you. Brother, you can go on your journey with peace of mind." A soldier could no longer hold back and burst into tears. Immediately, the crying at the scene was deafening. Not long after, the soldiers stopped crying and looked at the young Li Chengqian in front of them. With fanaticism in their eyes, they all knelt on one knee. "We, wait, swear to be loyal to your highness until death." The soldiers shouted in unison.

"Alas, from this moment on, this army has a soul. And their soul is Qian'er. In the future, they will be willing to die for him." Li Shimin sighed.

"What's wrong? Your Majesty is worried?" Changsun Wuji asked vigilantly.

"Go, go away. He is my son. If he wants this country someday, just give it to him. I believe he will be better than me and will become a wise ruler for all ages." Li Shimin said proudly.

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, let's go and have a drink too." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.

That night, Li Chengqian drank too much and was carried back to his tent. Lying on the bed, Li Chengqian thought of his parents who had died in his previous life, and murmured in tears, "Dad, Mom, don't leave me. I'm so scared to be alone." His attendants were worried and immediately reported it to Li Shimin.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately put on his clothes and went to visit. When he entered the tent, he saw Changsun Wuji already in front of the bed, with a distressed look on his face. Seeing Li Shimin about to salute, Li Shimin waved his hand to stop him. Hearing Li Chengqian mumbling to his father and mother, Li Shimin could not help but feel distressed.

"Erlang, no matter how brave Gao Ming is, he is only a 7-year-old child." At this time, Zhangsun Wuji was no longer the Minister of Personnel of the current dynasty. He was Li Shimin's childhood friend and Li Chengqian's uncle.

"Fuji, how could I not know. But Gao Ming is the crown prince after all. He is destined to suffer more than ordinary people since birth. Many times, I really hope he is just a child of a rich family." Li Shimin felt distressed and helpless. Hearing this, Zhangsun Wuji could only sigh. Li Shimin sat by Li Chengqian's bed until dawn.