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

Outside Leling City in May, the wilderness is vast and the sky is high and the clouds are light.

The breeze blew through the green grass, raising layers of green waves. In the distance, the mountains were dark green, stretching and undulating.

On this open plain, a temporary shed is particularly eye-catching. The roof is covered with dark green brocade, and copper bells are hung on the four corners, ringing in the wind, with crisp and pleasant sounds.

"Tat-tat--"

The sound of horse hooves came from afar, and a cavalry of a thousand men came slowly in orderly steps.

They were wearing silver armor, and their horses were snow-white. They were none other than the famous White Horse Cavalry under Chu Ning's command!

Chu Ning, who was in the lead, was wearing a dark brocade robe with dragon patterns, a long sword hanging from his waist, his face was stern, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

He reined in his horse and stopped, looking at the shed in the distance, with a slight smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, Li Shiming and Liu Che's troops are almost here." Zhao Yu rode forward and reported in a low voice.

Chu Ning smiled faintly: "There will be a good show today."

He dismounted and strode towards the shed. Behind him, a thousand white horse cavalrymen were lined up in neat formation, and a murderous atmosphere filled the air.

Chu Ning sat down leisurely, picked up the tea that had been prepared long ago, took a sip gently, and looked calm, as if this meeting was just a casual chat.

Zhao Yu was a little worried: "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei reported that there are signs of troop movements between the Tang and Han armies. I'm afraid today's meeting will not be peaceful."

Chu Ning nodded slightly and said with a smile: "This is Leling, which is under my control. Even if they send troops here, they can't capture me!"

"Besides, we have your 10,000 white horse cavalry. I have absolute confidence in you!"

Zhao Yu said no more, but made up his mind in his heart that he must protect His Majesty!

At this time, in a valley thirty miles east of Leling.

Thirty thousand elite Tang troops lined up silently, their iron armor glinting, their swords and spears like a forest.

In the morning mist, war horses neighed softly and flags fluttered in the breeze.

Li Shiming, wearing golden chain mail, stood on the cliff, overlooking the entire army.

Beside him, General Li Ji said solemnly, "Your Majesty, Chu Ning is a cunning man. This meeting may be a fraud."

Li Shiming's eyes were deep, his fingers gently stroking the sword at his waist, and he said lightly: "How could I not know?"

He turned to look at Li Ji, a cold arc on his lips, "Chu Ning wants to take this opportunity to get rid of me, so why don't I want to take this opportunity to get rid of him?"

Li Ji frowned, "But if Chu Ning really set an ambush, I'm afraid our army won't be able to capture him."

"rest assured."

Li Shiming raised his hand to interrupt him and took out a red flag from his bosom: "I have made all the arrangements. You will lead the army to wait here. Once you see the red signal, immediately lead the troops to attack Leling!"

Li Ji took the command flag and solemnly clasped his fists: "I obey your command!"

Li Shiming looked towards the distant Leling, his eyes flashing coldly: "Chu Ning thought I would come to the appointment unprepared? Ha!"

He sneered: "I want to see who is in charge today!"

The mountain wind howled, blowing up his cloak.

The thirty thousand soldiers stood in silence, waiting for the blood-red signal to soar into the sky, which would be the time for the thunderous attack!

Afterwards, Li Shiming rode his horse and led a thousand black-armored soldiers to Leling.

"Boom~"

The earth trembled slightly, and the two cavalry units of the Tang and Han armies arrived almost at the same time.

To the east, the Tang Emperor Li Shiming was wearing golden chain mail and riding a black horse. Behind him, a thousand soldiers in black armor were like a dark cloud pressing down on the border, with a majestic momentum.

To the west, the Han Emperor Liu Che wore a scarlet battle robe and a dragon-patterned sword at his waist. His imperial guards were wearing iron armor, and the cold light shone fiercely.

The two men looked at each other from a distance, spurred their horses forward in tacit understanding, and finally stopped outside the awning.

"Is this how the Emperor of Chu treats his guests?" Liu Che sneered, without getting off his horse. He looked down at Chu Ning in the pavilion from above, his eyes full of sarcasm.

Without even looking up, Chu Ning slowly poured himself a refill of tea and said calmly, "When you two sent troops to attack my Wei territory, did you ever consider that I am the master of this land?"

Li Shiming narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold gleam flashing across his face. He dismounted, strode into the pavilion, and said in a low voice:

"It seems the Emperor of Chu came prepared."

Seeing this, Liu Che snorted coldly, jumped off his horse and stepped into the shed.

The three of them sat in three different places, and the atmosphere instantly froze.

Chu Ning smiled slightly. He won the first round of confrontation.

What he was betting on was that these two people would not turn away because of his neglect - they dared not, and they could not!

"You two have come a long way, I should have poured you some tea."

Chu Ning picked up the teacup, glanced at the two of them, and a hint of sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "However, this time you came with malicious intent, so I will not greet you."

Liu Che's eyes flashed with anger, and he slammed the table: "Using this method in front of us, do you think it will work?"

Li Shiming was calmer. He slowly poured himself a cup of tea and said coldly, "Alright, tell me, why did you invite us here for a meeting?"

Chu Ning put down the teacup and suddenly laughed out loud. His laughter echoed in the pergola with undisguised arrogance.

"My Chu State has already occupied the lands of the Six Dynasties. Adding the territory of my Chu State itself, the seven dynasties are all under my control!"

His gaze was like lightning as he stared at the two of them. "If you two dynasties know what's good for you, please surrender and allow me to complete the unification!"

"If not, there will be a great loss of lives and no remains of you will be left!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the pavilion fell into deathly silence.

Liu Che's pupils suddenly shrank, Li Shiming's fingers paused slightly, and ripples appeared in the tea in the cup.

"Hahahaha!"

Liu Che suddenly laughed out loud, his laughter full of sarcasm: "Chu Ning, do you really think that you can compete with our two dynasties with your own strength?"

Li Shiming shook his head and sighed, with a half-smile on his face: "Chu Ning, I know you are ambitious, but sometimes being too ambitious is not a good thing. Don't you understand the principle that greed is insatiable and the snake swallows the elephant?"

Chu Ning shook his head repeatedly, his eyes full of contempt: "It seems that you haven't understood the current situation in the world. The unification of the world has long been destined. Your stubborn resistance is just a desperate struggle."

Liu Che slammed the table, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "How dare you!"

"Zheng!"

Outside the shed, the three guards drew their swords in an instant, with cold gleams flashing and murderous intent filling the air!

Li Shiming slowly stood up, his eyes as cold as ice: "If you are meeting with us just to persuade us to surrender, then give up as soon as possible!"

His voice was low, but every word was as sharp as a knife: "However, the Emperor of Han and I also say the same thing to you - if you surrender, there is still a chance of survival, otherwise, you will be wiped out!"

Chu Ning smiled contemptuously, stood up, and said with a flick of his sleeves, "It seems that our talks have failed this time."

He turned to leave, but...

"Did I let you leave?" Li Shiming's cold voice sounded behind him.

Liu Che laughed heartily, his eyes full of ferocity: "Since you're here, don't leave!"

"boom!"

Outside the pergola, the earth was shaking, dust and smoke were rolling in the distance, and one could vaguely see a tide of iron cavalry rushing towards Leling!

The army that was investigating the ambushes set by the Tang and Han dynasties could finally hold back no longer!