We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

However, the King of Yan had already received the report from his subordinates.

More soldiers from the Ninggu Army came to inform Li Che of his intentions.

The King of Yan, who had always been decisive, hesitated at this moment.

Li Lin frowned and paced back and forth in the study, remaining silent for a long time.

Princess Yan looked at her silent husband and tried to persuade him, "Your Highness, do you have any doubts in your heart?"

Looking at his always virtuous wife, Li Lin sighed and complained, "My beloved, do you still remember the jade pendant that my sixth brother gave to Xian'er?"

Princess Yan nodded.

Li Lin continued, "That jade pendant belongs to the prince. I saw it in his house. It was a gift from his second brother when he was twelve years old."

Upon hearing this, the princess was shocked and said, "Your Highness, are you saying...that the Prince of Ninggu is related to the Crown Prince?"

"It's not a relationship, it's hatred." Li Lin sighed and took out the secret letter sent to him by the crown prince. "This is written to me by my brother, the crown prince. The words in the letter are fierce and heartbreaking. He asked me to find an opportunity to get rid of my sixth brother."

The princess took the letter and glanced through it quickly. As the King of Yan had said, the words were quite intense and the depth of hatred could be seen from the text.

Princess Yan quickly advised, "Your Highness, you must carefully consider this matter and absolutely do not act impulsively!"

Li Lin said in a deep voice, "I know this too well. Daqing is plagued by barbarians from outside and the noble families are colluding with each other from within. Why would the princes fight against each other?"

"Not to mention that my sixth brother is quite heroic and we hit it off right away. How could I harm him just because of a letter?"

Li Lin crumpled the letter paper into a ball in pain and lowered his head.

"But my prince has been very kind to me. If it weren't for him... I would..."

The princess gently stroked his back and said softly, "Gratitude is gratitude, hatred is hatred. Your Highness and the Prince of Ninggu have no grudges against each other. How could you harm him just because of the Crown Prince's personal grudge?"

After hearing what Princess Yan said, Li Lin raised his head, his eyes moving around, as if he understood something.

He knew that his wife's words made sense, but the prince's kindness was more important than Mount Tai, and he really couldn't make a decision.

Princess Yan added, "What's more, the Ninggu County Prince is now at war with the noble families. This may be because he wants to clear the way for you. Your Highness must not repay kindness with hatred."

Li Lin's tightly clenched fists loosened.

At this moment, a personal guard came to report: "Your Highness, Wang Lun of the Wang family has come to see you."

Li Lin stood up and said coldly, "I understand. Please invite him to the hall."

Seeing her husband's gloomy face, Princess Yan subconsciously grabbed his sleeve and said, "Your Highness..."

King Yan patted her hands and said softly:

"Don't be impatient, I already know what to do."

. . . . . .

"Your Highness, we have raided eleven shops and have fully replenished their supplies of food, leather, cloth, medicinal herbs, and more."

The guard stood beside Li Che and bowed to report:

"It's just that the quantity is too large, and we're afraid we can't take it away. We might need a convoy to transport it.

Li Che nodded slightly, looked back at the mountains of supplies piled up on the street, and felt a little excited.

So many supplies are enough to support the team to reach Shanhaiguan, and there will be a lot left over.

The aristocratic families are indeed rich enough to rival a country. Only they can accumulate such things in such a remote place.

"Go back to camp now and pass on my orders." Li Che threw the military token to him, "Order the entire army to break camp, take all supplies, and assemble here."

"Everyone?"

"Yes, we'll leave now." Li Che said firmly, "We've robbed so many things, why don't we leave quickly? Are we waiting for the victim to come to us?"

The guard was stunned for a moment, then took the order and left.

About a quarter of an hour later, the mighty Ninggu Army marched into the market.

Soldiers and laborers began to load the carts, and every shop was searched clean, leaving not even a grain of rice behind.

Li Che ordered the cavalry battalion to clear the way and escort the loaded carriages away first.

He personally led the Royal Guard Battalion, the Crossbow Battalion and two hundred veterans of the Cavalry Battalion and waited at the market entrance.

The army was like a long dragon, winding towards the northern city gate.

suddenly.

At the corner of the street, a group of city defense soldiers, armed with spears and wearing leather armor, emerged with disorderly steps.

Behind them followed more than 3,000 men in various clothes, all of whom were private soldiers raised by aristocratic families. They held swords and knives, with murderous gleams in their eyes.

Li Che sat upright on his horse, a sneer on his lips. As expected, the aristocratic family could not hold back after all.

The leading general was a little nervous at first, but when he saw that the main force of the Ninggu Army had withdrawn and only Li Che and a few hundred soldiers were left at the street corner, he immediately felt confident and shouted loudly:

"Li Che, you have committed atrocities and allowed your soldiers to plunder. This has violated Daqing law. Why don't you dismount and surrender immediately?"

Li Che smiled contemptuously upon hearing this.

Judging from the disheveled appearance of the opposing army, their overall quality is not even as good as that of the bandits in the mountains. How dare they bark here?

"Don't say more, come on." Li Che drew out the 'Silent' long sword from his waist, and felt the blood in his body begin to boil.

The battles along the way have fully awakened the fighting spirit of the Chinese nation in his blood.

After not seeing any blood for a few days, I felt a little empty inside.

Seeing Li Che being so arrogant, the general was immediately furious: "How arrogant you are!"

"Why bother talking to him?" An elder from an aristocratic family, dressed in Confucian robes, spoke up from behind the general. "My son, lead your men and capture this rebel!"

The general nodded, said nothing more, and ordered the city guards to attack first, followed closely by the private soldiers of the aristocratic families.

In an instant, shouts of killing shook the sky, and thousands of soldiers and horses rushed towards Li Che like a tide.

Li Che turned a blind eye to this, just silently holding the sword in his hand and watching the enemy approaching.

After most people entered the designated area, he suddenly pointed the sword in his hand to the sky and shouted like a bell: "Shoot!"

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Bows and crossbows were stretched out from the eaves, beside the carriage, and behind the window frames.

The crossbow battalion that had been lying in ambush launched the attack at the same time. Crossbow arrows from all directions poured down like locusts, killing most of the city guards who rushed up first.

For a moment, the city guards were thrown to the ground, wailing was heard everywhere, and the originally aggressive attack formation was instantly disrupted.

Li Che's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he shouted: "Ninggu Army!"

"exist!"

Dozens of guards and two hundred veterans from the cavalry battalion shouted in unison.

The Ninggu cavalry moved in unison, drawing their sabers from their waists in unison.

The Royal Guards even took the spears from the side of the horse's back and let them hang naturally in front of the horse's head.

Li Che led the charge and rushed to the opposite side on horseback, followed closely by Hu Qiang holding a huge iron rod.

The city guards on the other side had not yet reacted when they saw more than 200 cavalrymen rushing towards them like waves.

There was a hint of uncontrollable excitement in Li Che's voice:

"Follow me and kill!"