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

"Your Majesty, have you come all this way just to talk nonsense?"

Chu Ning took a sip of tea and raised his eyes with a cold glint in his eyes: "Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Li Shiming's eyes flashed fiercely, and his fingers stopped tapping: "Chu Ning, don't be ungrateful!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Che suddenly slammed the table and stood up: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Tang, it seems that our King of Chu will not cry until he sees the coffin!"

Chu Ning still sat upright, but he raised his right hand slightly and made a concealed gesture.

Zhao Yu's eyes flashed, and his right hand quietly pressed on the signal arrow at his waist.

"I'll ask you one last time." Li Shiming's tone was icy, his black cloak fluttering in the wind. "Chu Ning, do you surrender or not?"

Chu Ning put down the teacup, and the porcelain collided with the wooden table, making a crisp sound.

He looked around at the two emperors, a sneer curling up his lips. "How many ambush troops did you two bring? Thirty thousand? Fifty thousand?"

Liu Che's face suddenly changed and he exchanged a glance with Li Shiming.

"Thirty miles outside Leling City."

Chu Ning stood up, his white robe fluttering. "The hills to the east hide 30,000 Tang cavalrymen, and the pine forests to the west hide 30,000 elite Han troops. Your Majesties are truly generous."

Li Shiming's face was as gloomy as water: "Since you knew this, why did you dare to come and die?"

"Seeking death?" Chu Ning suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter so full of energy that it made the awning rustle. "Zhao Yu!"

"The general is here!"

Zhao Yu responded and three signal arrows shot up into the sky, exploding into three brilliant red fireworks in the clear sky.

In an instant, the ground shook!

In the pine forest to the south, ten thousand cavalrymen on white horses rushed out like a silver torrent, and the sound of horse hooves shook the earth.

The leading general held a 10-foot-long spear with a cold gleam on the tip. It was the deputy general Chen An.

At the same time, the gate of Leling city burst open, and five thousand heavily armored infantry of the Chu army marched out in formation.

The shields were like walls and the spears were like a forest, shining with a cold metallic luster in the sunlight.

War drums thundered and flags fluttered on the city walls.

"Do you think you're the only ones who brought people?"

Chu Ning looked coldly at the two emperors whose expressions changed drastically, "My white horse cavalry and the garrison in the city are more than enough to send you two on your way!"

Liu Che laughed in anger, "Chu Ning! But you only have 15,000 men. The Emperor of the Tang and I have a combined force of 60,000. Today, we will take your head!"

After saying that, he suddenly drew the sword from his waist and said, "Kill!"

Outside the shed, a thousand elite cavalrymen moved at the command, their horses neighing and their swords flashing like snow.

Li Shiming also drew his Longyuan Sword, pointing the tip of the sword directly at Chu Ning: "Whoever kills the King of Chu will be granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu!"

A thousand Tang Dynasty black-armored cavalry launched an attack at the same time, and the black torrent and the red wave merged and rushed towards the central army where Chu Ning was.

"Escort!"

Zhao Yu roared, and a thousand white horse guards instantly formed a circle, protecting Chu Ning in the center.

These elite cavalrymen are all battle-hardened and show no fear when facing enemies twice their number.

Chu Ning drew his sword calmly. The sword was as clear as water and did not reflect any light in the sunlight, which looked particularly strange.

"My sword hasn't drunk blood in a long time."

He gently stroked the sword, murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Today, I will use the two emperors as a sacrifice to the sword!"

Before he finished speaking, the two armies had already met!

"boom--"

The sound of steel colliding was deafening.

The White Horse Cavalry charged in a cone formation and instantly tore through the Han army's vanguard.

Zhao Yu took the lead, his long sword was like a dragon, blood splattered wherever he passed.

"Stop them! Reinforcements will be here soon!" Liu Che fought and retreated under the protection of his personal guards, his face no longer as calm as before.

Li Shiming was calmer. He commanded the Tang army to form a defensive formation with spears like a forest, blocking the first wave of charge of the White Horse Cavalry.

"Shoot!" Li Shiming gave an order, and hundreds of Tang army archers shot arrows at the same time, and arrows rained down.

"Raise your shield!" Zhao Yu shouted.

The white horse cavalrymen all raised their round shields, and arrows landed on the shields with clanging sounds. Only a few war horses were shot and fell to the ground.

At this moment, 5,000 infantrymen from Leling City had arrived.

The heavily armored infantry were like moving steel walls, their spears piercing out from the gaps in their shields, each thrust bringing up a spray of blood.

"kill--"

The shouts of killing shook the heaven and the earth.

The Chu army took advantage of its numerical advantage, but with its sophisticated equipment and strict discipline, it forced the 2,000-strong Han and Tang coalition forces to retreat step by step.

Most of Liu Che's personal guards had fallen, and he himself had his arm cut by Zhao Yu's sword, and the blood dyed his gorgeous battle robe red.

"Li Shiming! Where are your reinforcements?" Liu Che roared, with a hint of panic in his voice.

Li Shiming was also in a mess. His helmet had been knocked off at some point and his long hair was disheveled.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Hold on for another half an hour!"

Chu Ning, protected by his personal guards, watched the battle with a cold eye. Suddenly, he raised his sword high and said, "Whoever takes the heads of the Tang and Han emperors will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and a reward of a thousand gold coins!"

Upon hearing this, the morale of the Chu army was greatly boosted and the attack became more fierce.

The White Horse Cavalry charged back and forth, breaking the formation of the Han and Tang coalition forces into pieces.

Zhao Yu seized the opportunity and led 300 elite soldiers to attack the central army where Li Shiming was.

"Protect His Majesty!" Tang army general Wang Meng came forward with two maces in hand and fought with Zhao Yu.

The shadows of the mace and the lights of the sword intersected, and sparks flew everywhere.

"Dang!" With a loud noise, Zhao Yu's long sword was shaken away and the tiger's mouth cracked.

Wang Meng took the opportunity to sweep his mace across, aiming straight at Zhao Yu's throat.

At the critical moment, a white shadow flashed by.

"puff--""

Wang Meng lowered his head in disbelief, looking at the tip of the sword protruding from his chest.

Chu Ning had arrived close without anyone noticing, and his shadowless sword pierced the heart of the Tang army general like a poisonous snake.

"General Wang!" Li Shiming's eyes were bloodshot.

Chu Ning drew his sword, and blood splattered three feet away.

He looked at Li Shiming coldly: "The next one is you."

At this critical moment, the ground suddenly began to shake.

In the distance, smoke and dust billowed, covering the sky and the sun.

The 60,000 Han and Tang coalition forces finally arrived!

"Reinforcements are coming!"

Liu Che was overjoyed. He didn't care about his injured arm and raised his sword high. "All troops, attack! Kill all the Chu troops!"

Li Shiming also regained his spirits: "Xuanjia Army, charge!"

Sixty thousand fresh troops joined the battlefield, and the situation reversed instantly.

Although the Chu army was brave, they began to suffer casualties when facing an enemy that was several times their size.

"Your Majesty, the enemy outnumbers us, we must retreat quickly!"

Zhao Yu fought his way back to Chu Ning, his armor covered in blood, and he couldn't tell whether it was the enemy's or his own.

Chu Ning looked around the battlefield and saw that nearly half of the White Horse Cavalry had been killed and the infantry phalanx had also been dispersed.

He snorted coldly: "Send the order, retreat to Leling!"

"Woo--" The horn sounded and the Chu army began to retreat in an orderly manner.

The White Horse Cavalry remained behind, using their flesh and blood to resist the surging enemy forces.

Warriors fell every second, but no one retreated.

"Want to leave? Not so easy!" Liu Che sneered and ordered the cavalry to pursue: "Stop them!"

A group of Han light cavalry bypassed the battlefield and headed straight for Chu Ning.

Zhao Yu led his personal guards to fight desperately, and the personal soldiers fought desperately, suffered heavy casualties, and the situation was precarious.

The situation is extremely unfavorable for the Chu army!