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

“People?!”

Li Che's pupils trembled violently, and he could hardly believe his eyes.

His reputation among the people was indeed high, but it was definitely not high enough to make the people of the imperial capital disregard their lives and spontaneously organize to attack the rebels.

After all, these were not the people under his direct rule, and had never personally experienced the benefits of Fengtian's policies.

If the people of Fengtian Prefecture or Chaoyang City were here, they might still be willing to sacrifice their lives for him, but this is the imperial capital...

At this moment, at the forefront of the turmoil, a broken but still stubbornly fluttering flag suddenly rose up.

That was the old flag of the disbanded Jinyiwei!

Under his command, a man with slightly disheveled hair and wearing the old uniform of the Jinyiwei commander was charging ahead.

He danced with the embroidered spring sword in his hand with great vigor, leading the charge, slashing left and right, unstoppable!

Behind the man were hundreds of men in similar attire, all of them extremely fierce, and their advances and retreats vaguely showed the demeanor of their former elite.

"It's Cao Yong!" Ren Kuan suddenly shouted excitedly, tears welling up in his eyes. "Your Highness! It's Commander Cao. He's brought people from the government office with him!"

Li Che grinned, and the light in his tired eyes rekindled: "This king saw it!"

This old Cao really values ​​friendship and loyalty!

The situation had become so critical, but instead of leaving the capital, he descended like a god at this critical moment.

I don't know what method he used, but he managed to convince those equally marginalized yamen runners, constables, and former subordinates who had been dismissed to form such a seemingly disorganized but explosively powerful team.

The emergence of this new force not only caught Li Che by surprise, but also completely surprised the rebels.

The crossbow cart positions they had carefully arranged became a burden because they were difficult to maneuver.

The rear was immediately thrown into chaos by Cao Yong's troops, and the command system also experienced a brief failure.

"Heaven will not abandon us!" Zhu Chun's beard trembled with excitement. "Your Highness! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Li Che felt a surge of blood in his heart, and immediately drew out the long sword that had been cut into the gap, pointing the sword at the front of the rebels:

"All-out assault! Target the north gate!"

"kill!!!"

The flame of hope was ignited again, and the desperate soldiers, led by Li Che, launched a desperate counterattack against the rebels in chaos.

The moment the two sides came into contact, Li Che swung the sword in his hand, and a line of blood immediately appeared on the neck of the opposing soldier.

Li Che kicked him down and then stabbed another enemy who was rushing towards him in the chest with his sword.

Seeing the other person's young face twisted in pain and gradually losing color, Li Che felt extremely heavy.

These soldiers of the Southern Army and the Southeastern Army are also our compatriots, and they were originally soldiers guarding the border.

They came to the imperial capital to be his enemy only following orders from their superiors, not doing evil on their own initiative.

Even in their eyes, they may be upholding orthodoxy and justice.

Killing his compatriots did not make Li Che feel happy, but instead made the clouds in his heart heavier.

Li Che drew his sword and killed three more people in a row. The sword in his hand had become bumpy and was on the verge of being scrapped.

His fighting style is practical. Although he holds a long sword, he uses knife skills. The wide-ranging chops cause great damage to the sword.

Li Che was just about to bend down and pick up a random weapon from the battlefield when a surprised shout suddenly came from the front: "Your Highness! Take the sword!"

Seeing the Pudao appearing before him, Li Che subconsciously took it and weighed it in his hand:

"Good knife!"

Then he looked at the newcomer and said approvingly:

"Good boy! You came at the perfect time!"

The man who came was Cao Yong, who had suddenly rushed into the battlefield. He scratched his head and said with a smile, "After being dismissed by that bird prince, I secretly contacted my colleagues and other brothers who were dismissed in the capital."

"That bird prince is very stupid. He dismissed a group of imperial guards and Jinyiwei, but did not drive them out of the imperial capital."

"I went to find them, and they immediately expressed their willingness to help Your Highness."

"Together with the runners and constables from the imperial capital, I have gathered a total of three thousand brave men."

"I rushed here immediately after hearing that His Highness was attacked, but it took some time to gather the men."

"I am late in rescuing you, Your Highness, and I beg your forgiveness!"

"What nonsense!" Li Che scolded with a smile, "You saved me once today, and I will remember this favor in my heart."

Cao Yong said in panic, "This is my duty."

"As for the crown prince...if you're talking about Li Huan, then there's no need to worry. He's been deposed and is no longer the crown prince."

Cao Yong was shocked, but he knew that this was not the time to talk about this, so he immediately bowed and said:

"I don't care who the Crown Prince is. I only pledge my loyalty to Your Highness. Wherever Your Highness tells the Imperial Guard to go, they will be there!"

Ren Kuan, who was standing by, was so angry when he heard this that he gritted his teeth and chopped the enemy's head in half with a knife.

This damn Cao Yong is really good at flattering people. It’s obvious that I was the one who came here first today!

Li Che smiled and nodded, then changed the subject: "Enough of small talk, gather your men together, and don't fight too long. If we break through to the north gate, we can escape!"

Cao Yong nodded seriously, said a few words to his men, then retreated to Li Che's side and guarded him vigilantly.

After killing the rebels guarding the crossbow and destroying its mechanism, everyone began to form a team.

The military heroes led by Zhu Chun opened the way in front, while Huo Duanxiao, Cao Yong, Ren Kuan and Feng Gong protected Li Che, Li Lin and the families of the military heroes in the middle and headed north together.

Seeing that the people around him were just busy fighting and no one asked any questions, Cao Yong couldn't help but hesitate and wanted to speak.

Li Che seemed to see his confusion and asked, "General Cao, you want to know how I can be sure that I can escape once I reach the north gate, right?"

Cao Yong smiled and said, "Your Highness is truly insightful and has a brilliant mind."

Li Che shook his head: "I have brought two thousand cavalrymen with me and they are waiting outside the north gate."

Cao Yong was stunned when he heard this, then asked cautiously, "Your Highness, please forgive me for being so nosy... Are there only two thousand cavalry?"

Li Che glanced at him and said, "Of course not!"

Cao Yong breathed a sigh of relief.

"There are still six thousand horses. We have three horses each. These horses are enough to take us far away."

Cao Yong: ...

"Your Highness, the gates of the imperial capital are heavily guarded. How can two thousand cavalrymen take them?"

"Not to mention the Southern Army and the Southeastern Army guarding the city, these two thousand cavalry..."

Cao Yong didn't finish his words.

In his opinion, with only 2,000 cavalrymen, let alone breaking through the gate, it was even a question whether they could survive under the siege of so many rebels.

How dare Your Highness place all your bets on them?

Li Che replied with a smile: "Because they are Fengtian Army!"

Fengtian Army!

Cao Yong was slightly stunned. Is the Fengtian Army the only support that His Highness can rely on?