Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"You old dog, Jieli! Die!"

Li Chengqian gave a stern shout.

The three Turkic generals who were charging towards him suddenly felt as if a fierce tiger was roaring in front of them.

The terrifying atmosphere gave them a sense of dread, as if they were being enveloped in a sandstorm.

however.

By the time they realized what was happening and tried to retaliate, Li Chengqian, along with Prince Yue Li Tai and Ashina She'er, one of the surrendered Turkic Khans, had already arrived in front of them.

"Pfft pfft..."

The spear, carrying immense force, slammed fiercely into the weapon blocking someone's hand, instantly splitting the opponent's hand in two.

Using the force of the rebound, it suddenly struck from a tricky angle.

The spearhead instantly pierced the heart of a Turkic general on the other side.

"Uh-huh!"

With a scream, he fell from his horse.

"Kill! Charge in! He is Li Chengqian! Capture the Crown Prince of Tang, and we'll win!"

Jieli roared.

However, at that moment, Ashina She'er, who was behind Li Chengqian, suddenly drew his bow and nocked the string.

"call out!"

An arrow shot out like lightning, heading straight for Jieli in the blink of an eye.

"Watch out, Great Khan!"

Seeing his arrow blocked by the enemy, Ashina She'er cursed angrily and drew his bow again.

"Xilulu!"

Amidst a familiar neighing, Li Chengqian turned around instantly, only to see his father's mount, White Hoof Crow, passing through a battlefield where deadly fighting was taking place.

They came up behind him.

"Hahaha! What a fine horse!"

With a loud laugh, he leaped into the air and landed instantly on his former mount.

"Everyone! Follow me and take Jieli's head!"

"Hiss!" The white-hoofed hawk neighed and galloped away. In an instant, the road that had been blocked by the Turkic cavalry in front of it was cleared by its powerful charge and the deadly silver spear in Li Chengqian's hand.

It tore open instantly.

King Li Tai of Yue hurriedly shouted.

"Charge! Take Jieli's head!"

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

The white-hoofed crow charged faster and faster, while Li Chengqian wielded his spear with an even more impenetrable speed.

He had never ridden any warhorse other than the White-hoofed Black before, and had no concept of the ancient people's evaluation of a fine horse. Now, however, he truly understood.

What is an Iveco Grand Cherokee? And what is a Tiger tank...?

"Hahahaha! My son Jieli! Prepare to die!"

Li Chengqian laughed wildly. With a fierce general and a fine horse, the previously stagnant battle situation suddenly showed signs of the scales tipping to one side.

Jieli's pupils contracted.

When he saw Li Chengqian again, he was surprised to find that the other party was only two hundred meters away from him.

A dark mass of personal guards and cavalry appeared before them, and half of them charged forward.

however.

The result was that they were all swept away by Li Chengqian, like fallen leaves in autumn.

One by one, they were defeated.

Behind him, King Li Tai of Yue either used a round shield to defend himself or wielded a steel sword to slash fiercely.

Ashina She'er gritted his teeth once again and, under the cover of his followers, drew his bow.

"Shhhhhh!"

Three arrows shot out in quick succession, like lightning chasing the clouds and the moon. This was the limit of his quiver at this moment, but it was not his limit.

"what!"

A mournful wail followed.

One of the bullets struck one of Jieli's personal guards.

Both bullets struck the head of Jieli's warhorse in quick succession.

"Sweat!"

"Great Khan, mount your horse quickly!"

Jieli's personal guards were instantly terrified.

however.

The horse's heavy body pressed down hard on half of Jieli's body. The surroundings were chaotic, with thick hooves that could crush his head on the spot if he stepped on them carelessly.

This further limits the scope of his ability to struggle at this moment.

"Quick, save me!"

He shouted anxiously.

however.

The sudden sound of Tang soldiers charging and shouting battle cries made his anxious face turn pale instantly.

"Hahaha! My son Jieli! Come out quickly, your father has already seen you!"

Damn!

It's that madman Li Chengqian!

The screams and panicked shouts of his personal guards grew closer and closer.

at last.

Just as Jieli was being pulled out from under his warhorse with the help of a trusted subordinate,

"Pfft!"

A silver spear stained with crimson blood suddenly appeared on one side of Jieli's face.

Blood splattered from the throat of the general beside him.

The color drained from Jieli's face instantly in shock.

He turned his head stiffly and was shocked to see Li Chengqian's terrifying eyes, which were both mocking and bloodthirsty.

At that moment, the spear in his hand was pulled apart with a soft thud.

The Turkic general beside him, whose throat he had pierced with a single spear thrust, fell to the ground instantly, his eyes wide open in death.

"Hehe, my dear Jieli, the ground is too cold; you can't sleep here..."

A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on Jieli's forehead.

Look around.

To his horror, he discovered that the hundreds of personal guards who had been protecting him had disappeared.

They didn't know when, but they had already been wiped out by the Tang army. At this moment, all the people riding on horseback around them had the appearance of Turks.

But they were all Tang lackeys dressed in iron armor and wearing heavy helmets...

"Li Chengqian!!!"

He practically spat out those words through gritted teeth.

Li Chengqian looked up and exclaimed, "Grandpa's here!"

Jieli: "..."

Seeing Jieli so angry at his elder brother, Li Tai burst into laughter behind him.

"Guards! Tie him up!"

The sound of galloping cavalry suddenly came from the south, amidst the wary gazes of Li Chengqian and Jieli's remaining troops.

The fluttering Tang army flags instantly shattered the morale of the Turkic troops, which had already plummeted due to the capture of their commander, Jieli, and completely extinguished their will to fight.

"Surrender without killing!"

Li Chengqian's loud shout became the final straw that broke the cavalry's morale.

In an instant, even if they returned to the grasslands, the Turkic cavalry would inevitably freeze to death in this winter.

They all dismounted and knelt down to surrender.

"Your Highness! Your Highness the Crown Prince!!!"

Hou Junji's anxious shouts came from afar.

Li Chengqian was speechless at the timing of the other party's belated arrival. He thought that if the other party behaved well in the future, he could arrange a position in the Wuhou Division for him after he resigned from his military post.

When Hou Junji saw that Li Chengqian was safe and sound.

After a long drive, his face, which was almost red from the cold wind, finally relaxed a little.

Breathing heavily.

"Didn't Your Highness say you were going to drag this guy to the vicinity of Tieshan and wipe him out in one fell swoop? Why did the fighting start halfway there?"

With his hands and feet bound and even his mouth stuffed with a pair of smelly socks that were exclusively sponsored by the King of Yue and that he carried with him, Jieli's eyes widened instantly.

He never expected Li Chengqian to be so crazy.

Is Yanmen Pass now an empty city in order to deal with them?

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Seeing Jieli struggling and clearly uttering some uncivilized swear words, Li Chengqian smiled.

"Heh, this was truly an accident. Who would have thought that after just one round of encirclement and ambush, and despite having a numerical advantage, this guy didn't bother to fight us in the Wula Mountains, but instead led his troops south..."

"Even with the ambush at Tieshan, the force of over 50,000 men can probably only hold off half of them at most. As for the remaining half, given Jieli's temperament, he'll likely destroy the breeding area that Yanmen Pass has painstakingly built up."

Hou Junji was startled.

"It was my mistake, I did not consider this! I caused Your Highness to be in danger, I deserve to die!"

Seeing Hou Junji kneeling directly in front of him, Li Chengqian hurriedly pulled him up.

Regardless of whether this fellow was being insincere or feigning, or whether he was genuinely impressed by his extravagant spending, he didn't care.

He is now the Duke of the Great Tang Dynasty and the General of Yanmen Pass.

Kneeling and bowing to oneself in front of subordinates already demonstrates the highest level of deference.

"Alright, alright, how can there be no deaths in war? The Turks are threatening the territory of our Great Tang, and the country is in danger. As the crown prince, even as a general, how can I not face danger?"

When you see the other person, you have to act like you're so moved you could cry.

Li Chengqian hurriedly waved his hand.

"These remnants of the army, as well as Jieli, will require your assistance, Duke, to escort them back to Yanmen Pass and keep them under guard for the time being."

Hou Junji was taken aback: "This, Your Highness, do you not want us to deal with Na Tuli and Ashina Dili?"

Li Chengqian gave a cold laugh.

"I've already taken down the toughest nut to crack, Jieli. As for Tuli, who's a fence-sitter, and Ashina Dili, who just wants to show off his courage for a moment and vent his anger, and can escape back to the Western Turks at any time... Duke of Lu, do you really think these chickens and dogs are a match for me?"

Hou Junji was speechless, watching as the wounded were immediately handed over to him.

Meanwhile, Crown Prince Li Chengqian was leading his men to reorganize the troops and prepare to head north.

Hou Junji looked resentful.

If one doesn't serve by His Highness's side, even if one has participated in a great battle and rendered meritorious service, it would be embarrassing to accept the reward...

He gritted his teeth, his gaze suddenly landing on Jieli, who was being escorted away.

He quickly walked up to the other person.

He snatched the "original Yue King's shoes and socks" from the other person's mouth.

"I'm asking you, where is your treasure? Don't tell me you don't have it, or I have plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead..."

After a long while, Jieli was almost tortured to the point of fainting.

Hou Junji strode into the middle of the army and suddenly shouted.

"The Cheng family brat!"

Cheng Chumo rushed over, just about to ask what was wrong, when Hou Junji suddenly grabbed him by the back of the neck and led him to a secluded spot.

He stuffed a map, drawn with the blood from his finger, into the other person's arms.

Hou Junji lowered his voice.

"I'll give you two thousand cavalry. Take these men to this place and bring everything back to Yanmen Pass for me... Remember! I'm doing this out of consideration for you; don't cause any trouble. Just bring the goods back to Yanmen Pass!"

"If this succeeds, even your father, that scoundrel, will personally invite me for a big feast!"

Cheng Chumo seemed to understand, but knowing that given his father's status, Hou Junji wouldn't bother targeting him, he immediately nodded solemnly.

"Thank you very much, Uncle Hou! I will definitely do it!"

Watching the enemy lead their troops away quickly.

Hou Junji suddenly let out a long sigh, his gaze turning towards Chang'an with a complex expression.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have too many elite troops under your command..."

......

"We've lost! We've lost!"

"Waaaaah! The Great Khan has been captured by the Tang people! The Great Khan has been captured by the Tang people!"

The panicked sounds, as the scouts brought back several defeated soldiers from near the Ula Mountains, instantly caused Tuli's men to change color.

"Snapped!"

A fierce whip lashed out at the man, instantly shattering his already tattered leather armor and revealing a deep red welt.

"Tell me seriously! What exactly happened? Didn't Jieli just set off with his men less than a day ahead of schedule?!"

The man was trembling, and seemed to be somewhat mentally unstable.

"We can't win. Our knives are all broken. They're so ruthless. Those traitors have all gone mad. They... they kill anyone they see... Waaah..."

"They're all dead, all dead, hahaha! We're all going to die this winter, ahahaha!"

"Pfft!"

In a fit of rage, Tuli beheaded the man with a single blow.

He glared fiercely at the other defeated soldiers who had been brought back.

"If none of you can speak coherently, then I, the Khan, will personally send you all on your way with him!"

Finally, through the trembling narration of several people...

Tuli's expression grew increasingly grim.

The Tang army surprisingly abandoned the defense of the city and instead chose to engage the enemy's cavalry in the open field, despite having less than one-fifth of their strength...

What Tuli found most unacceptable was...

That guy, Jieli, lost again!?

This time, he even managed to ruin himself.

"Great Khan, what... what should we do?"

A tribal chief asked anxiously, and Tuli looked up to meet pairs of eyes around him that were clearly avoiding his gaze.

While he was still hesitating and unsure of what to do,

Suddenly, a swift horse galloped in, carrying the anxious shouts of the scouts.

"They're attacking! The Crown Prince of Tang is leading his troops!"

"They're coming towards us!"