Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

After the three emperors reached a conspiracy in the valley, they each led their elite guards away.

Outside the valley, war horses were galloping and yellow sand was rolling, as if silently foreshadowing the coming of a storm.

Liu Che rode his horse quickly, still thinking about Li Shiming's plan in his mind.

Although he agreed to cooperate on the surface, he was always wary of Li Shiming in his heart.

After all, the trust between emperors is as fragile as paper, not to mention that Li Shiming had reached an agreement with Chu Ning in private.

"Pass the order down, the entire army should speed up and leave this place as soon as possible!" Liu Che ordered in a deep voice, looking around vigilantly.

However, just as his team reached a narrow mountain path, something strange happened!

“Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!”

Dense arrows suddenly shot out from the woods on both sides, instantly knocking down several Han army guards.

War horses neighed, soldiers roared, and the originally orderly team suddenly fell into chaos.

"There's an ambush!"

The commander of Liu Che's personal guards shouted loudly and quickly ordered the soldiers to raise their shields for defense.

Liu Che's face suddenly changed, his eyes burning with anger: "It's the Chu army! Damn it, Li Shiming, this despicable villain, actually colluded with Chu Ning in secret and wanted to get rid of me!"

He gritted his teeth, convinced that this was a trap set by Li Shiming, whose purpose was to use the Chu army to eliminate him and Sima Yi. In this way, the Tang Dynasty and the Chu State could send troops to attack the Wei State and the Han Dynasty.

And only Li Shiming knew the whereabouts of him and Sima Yi today. It must be Li Shiming who leaked the information to Chu Ning!

"All troops, listen up! Break out at all costs!"

Liu Che drew his sword and roared, "If anyone can protect me and break out of the encirclement today, I will reward him handsomely!"

The only thing we can do now is to find a way to fight our way out. Otherwise, if we die here, the Han will be finished!

Upon hearing this, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted and they fought to the death.

However, the Chu cavalry ambushed here were obviously well prepared. They took advantage of the terrain and continued to harass by shooting arrows from high above.

At the same time, elite cavalry were sent to attack from the flank in an attempt to split the Han army's formation.

Although Liu Che's personal guards were brave, their casualties gradually increased under the fierce attack of the Chu army.

Seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, Liu Che became more and more angry and secretly swore: "If I don't die today, I will fight to the death with Chu Ning and Li Shiming!"

At this time, a personal soldier shouted: "Your Majesty, it is not a good idea to continue fighting like this. Let's ask the Tang army for help!"

Liu Che's face was gloomy: "This was done by the Tang army, why should we ask them for help?"

"Form a defensive formation immediately and break out!"

Liu Che didn't think that asking for help at this moment would have any effect.

Because he believed that since Chu Ning took action, he would definitely not let Sima Yi go!

He can only rely on himself to find a way to break out!

As Liu Che expected, Sima Yi was also attacked.

Dense array of sharp arrows shot out from the surrounding mountains and forests, and more than a dozen unprepared Wei soldiers fell down instantly.

The screams are endless.

"Protect Your Majesty!"

The Wei generals shouted, and the soldiers quickly formed up, with spears like a forest, to resist the charge of the Chu cavalry.

Sima Yi had a stern look on his face as he scanned the battlefield.

Unlike Liu Che, he did not immediately conclude that this was Li Shiming's conspiracy.

"If Li Shiming really wanted to use the Chu army to get rid of us, he could have done it in the valley just now. Why bother with this?"

Sima Yi thought to himself: "The Chu army set up an ambush here, it seems more like it was premeditated, rather than being temporarily ordered by Li Shiming."

"I think Chu Ning got the news of my coming here from somewhere. Humph, you want to kill me? Dream on!"

Thinking of this, Sima Yi made a prompt decision and ordered his guards: "Shoot a signal arrow to ask for help!"

"Boom-bang!"

A scarlet signal arrow shot up into the sky and exploded in the clear sky, being particularly eye-catching.

At this time, Li Shiming's team had not gone far.

He heard the sound of fighting coming from behind and was wondering when he suddenly saw a red signal arrow rising in the sky. His face changed immediately.

"It's Sima Yi's signal for help!" Li Shiming's eyes focused and he immediately realized that the situation had changed.

"Your Majesty, are we going to rescue them?"

The commander of the personal guard beside him hesitated and said, "What if this is a trick of the Chu army to lure the enemy..."

Li Shiming snorted coldly: "If Sima Yi dies, Chu Ning's next target will be me!"

"Order the troops to split into two groups. One group will follow me to rescue Sima Yi, and the other group will quickly go to support Liu Che!"

"Yes!"

Li Shiming shouted to a messenger, "Go back to the camp immediately and order Pei Xingjian to mobilize tens of thousands of elite soldiers to rush to our aid!"

Under the command of Li Shiming, the Tang army acted quickly.

One group of elite cavalry headed straight for the place where Sima Yi was attacked, while the other group galloped towards Liu Che's direction.

When the Tang generals arrived with their troops, Sima Yi's Wei army was already in a tough fight, and the Chu cavalry continued to attack the Wei army's defense line like a tide.

"kill!"

At the command of the Tang general, the Tang cavalry swept across the battlefield like a hurricane, instantly breaking up the offensive of the Chu army.

Seeing that the Tang army was coming with great momentum and had far more troops than expected, the Chu army generals immediately ordered a retreat.

On the other hand, Liu Che's troops were able to escape thanks to the timely support of the Tang army.

However, when he saw Li Shiming's flag, his eyes were still full of anger and suspicion.

"Li Shiming, you still have the nerve to come and see me?" Liu Che shouted angrily.

Li Shiming frowned and said in a deep voice: "Emperor of the Han Dynasty, this is absolutely not what I did! The Chu army ambushed you, clearly trying to alienate us!"

Sima Yi also rode over at this time and analyzed calmly: "Brother Liu, this matter is indeed strange. If Brother Li really wanted to harm us, there was no need to send troops to rescue us just now."

Liu Che snorted coldly. Although he was not completely relieved of his doubts, he knew that now was not the time for internal strife.

Not long after, tens of thousands of Tang troops led by Pei Xingjian arrived. Upon seeing this, the Chu army completely gave up the pursuit and quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

When the dust settled, the three emperors reunited.

Liu Che's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "How dare Chu Ning, this thief, set an ambush and kill me! I will not be a human being if I don't take revenge for him!"

Sima Yi also said in a cold voice: "Chu Ning's move is obviously to destroy our alliance. In this case, we must not let him succeed!"

Li Shiming's eyes were firm, and he said slowly: "You two, the situation is now clear. Chu Ning is ambitious and wants to defeat us one by one."

"Only by joining forces can we completely defeat the State of Chu!"

"You all know the strength of the Chu State now. If we don't join forces, no one can stop the Chu Army's offensive!"

Liu Che took a deep breath and finally nodded: "Okay! I will return to the country immediately to reorganize the troops and fight Chu Ning to the death!"

Sima Yi clenched his fist and said, "The Wei army will be assembled in three days. When Chu Ning falls into the trap, we will advance in three directions and make Chu Ning pay the price!"

As the sun sets, the figures of the three emperors appear particularly solemn in the afterglow.

A decisive battle that will sweep the world is about to begin.

But what they didn't know was that what happened next surprised them greatly!