The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 166

Seeing her shy yet alluring face, the king was instantly filled with youthful vigor. "My beloved consort," he said, "as long as you are here, nothing can make me unhappy."

Upon hearing the words of the King of the Western Regions, the other palace servants lowered their heads slightly and then hurriedly left the hall.

A short while later, sweet and seductive voices could be heard from the main hall.

Some palace servants now feel that the King of the Western Regions is utterly incompetent!

Now that the Tang army is at the city gates, he still has the mind to do these things with Lady Ruiji; he must be out of his mind.

At this moment, outside the city, the Tang army and the Western Regions army met, but did not immediately engage in battle.

"Even if you are willing to surrender immediately, we may spare your lives!" General Li shouted coldly.

The soldiers from the Western Regions looked at each other in bewilderment, and without saying a word, they immediately drew their swords, spears, and halberds.

Although they feared the Tang army, the Western Regions were still their homeland. If their homeland were easily trampled by iron cavalry, how could they face their ancestors?

Xu Tian also saw through their thoughts.

Originally, the Western Regions kingdom worshipped gods, but under the influence of Tang Dynasty culture, some of the rituals and systems of the Western Regions kingdom, from top to bottom, changed, and even the cultural ideas went with the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, what they care about most now is their hometown and their ancestors.

When the Tang army saw that they had taken out their weapons, the soldiers quickly drew all their swords and sabers.

Under the sunlight, the group, dressed in military uniforms, looked imposing, their swords gleaming coldly.

The bugle sounded. The piercing sound of clashing swords rang out continuously. The Second Prince, protected by Xu Tian, ​​was not injured on the battlefield, but he was somewhat horrified to see many people fall before him.

After a long time, the ground was covered in blood, and at that moment a figure stood on the city wall of the Western Regions Kingdom.

He also blew a horn, but the sound of the horn was particularly deep, even somewhat like the low moan of a wild beast begging for mercy.

In the Western Regions, this sound signifies a truce.

Upon hearing the horn, the soldiers of the Western Regions immediately retreated.

Xu Tian then looked up at the city wall and saw a young man dressed in Western Region clothing blowing a horn.

He wore a crown, a symbol of a prince from the Western Regions.

When Xu Tian saw that the soldiers of the Western Regions Kingdom were about to retreat, he quickly ordered the border general to send a group of soldiers to infiltrate the Western Regions Kingdom to rescue Yan Ji.

He has had constant friction with the people of the Western Regions these past few days, and has naturally gotten to know the temperament of the King of the Western Regions to some extent. It is possible that the King of the Western Regions might kill the Queen out of anger.

Even if she wasn't killed, Yan Ji would be tortured half to death. Last time, she was whipped and then thrown into the cold palace, with no doctors allowed to treat her. How long could a weak woman endure such severe injuries?

The population of the Western Regions is very small, and now is the time when the Western Regions are least defended, with almost all soldiers being conscripted for war. Therefore, it is particularly easy to infiltrate the Western Regions at this time.

On the battlefield, General Li originally wanted his soldiers to pursue and kill them directly, but the soldiers of the Western Regions Kingdom had already advanced into the city walls.

It will probably take some time to breach this city wall.