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Even if they were exhausted, they still tried their best to resist the enemy.
On the side, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui and other ministers looked at this scene with serious expressions...
At the same time, tens of miles west of Chang'an, there is a county called Hu County.
On the street, there was not a single person to be seen, and almost all the people stayed indoors.
Just because thousands of foreign troops came here not long ago, a ban was issued.
In a five-story restaurant.
Li Ke was leaning against the window, holding a wine glass, looking out the window indifferently.
This direction is exactly where Chang'an is located.
His gaze seemed to have penetrated dozens of miles of barriers, and he saw the city of Chang'an where a great war was breaking out.
"Old Yun, what time is it?"
Li Ke said suddenly: "According to the news, the Turks should be attacking the city at this time. Why can't I hear the shouts of killing?"
"Your Majesty, you are too nervous."
Yunlong said expressionlessly: "This place is fifty miles away from Chang'an, and there is no sound, but the news just came that the Turks are indeed attacking the city."
"What about Li Xiao? Where is he now?" Li Ke asked with a slight frown.
"Your Majesty, none of the people sent to investigate Li Xiao's traces came back. The subordinate suspects that Li Junxian is deliberately killing our scouts." Yunlong replied.
"How powerful is he? Can our scouts find it accurately? Wait!" Li Ke said, his face suddenly changed, "Will he know my location from the scouts?"
"The scouts are all formed by the dead, so there is no need for His Majesty to worry, not to mention that they don't know where His Majesty is."
"That's good……"
Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, when Li Xiao arrived in Chang'an, it was only a few days. Even if the Turks invaded the city, there would be no time for a massacre." Yunlong thought for a while and said.
He understood what Li Ke was worried about.
After all, Chang'an was sent out on his own initiative. Li Ke worried that even if he became the winner in the end, it would be meaningless if Chang'an became a dead city.
After pondering for a while, Li Ke said thoughtfully: "Turkic [-], [-] less in the siege, and his body is exhausted, Li Xiao can't even bear a face-to-face?"
In his plan, he waited for Li Xiao and Turkic to lose both, and then went out to pick up bargains.
But if Li Xiao's soldiers and horses could not pose a threat to the Turks at all, then the previous plan would come to nothing.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry." Yunlong said slowly, "Even if this plan fails, Datang will still belong to Your Majesty."
After a pause, he continued: "Not long ago, didn't His Majesty send an order to Changsun Wuji who was stationed at the border? I believe he will be able to bring people back to Beijing to escort him. How much can Li Xiao consume the Turkic army? Changsun Wuji As soon as Wuji comes back, everything is a foregone conclusion."
"In this way, without Changsun Wuji's garrison in the northwest, the Western Turkic Turkic Khan will lead his army straight in, so what should we do?"
Li Ke looked annoyed.
He thought that being the emperor would be very comfortable.
But after becoming an apprentice, he realized that all kinds of headaches came one after another, and he was almost bored to death.
"It's impossible."
Yunlong continued: "However, Your Majesty can announce to the world and place all the blame on Li Xiao, because his arrival made the court overwhelmed and finally lost Chang'an."
"It was because of him!"
Li Ke said with resentment on his face: "If it wasn't for his idea of playing the dragon chair, how could I have abandoned the city and fled?"
After a pause, Li Ke narrowed his eyes slightly: "When you help me defeat the Turks, I will definitely thank you!"
Suddenly, a messenger came to report: "Your Majesty, we have found the traces of the Yue King's army!"
Chapter 415: Those who offend China will be punished even if they are far away!
"Where did they go?" Li Ke asked nervously.
The messenger immediately replied: "Your Majesty, a few spies have found a large number of unidentified troops in Lantian County, and most likely they are from the King of Yue!"
"Lantian County?"
Li Ke thought for a while, and then his face showed joy: "This place is less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an. If you go faster, you can reach Chang'an within a day."
"very good!"
"The timing is just right!"
"The Turks want to capture Chang'an, and it will take about a day or two."
"The city of Chang'an has been destroyed, no one would have guessed that I still have 4000 people hiding in the dark!"
The more Li Ke thought about it, the more excited he became.
These 4000 people are not old, weak, sick or disabled.
One thousand of them are the only guards left in the palace.
The other [-] were also elite soldiers with rich combat experience and no injuries.
Although there are only four thousand, it can be worth ten thousand people.
At critical moments, it can definitely play a huge role.
Even if Li Xiao's men were all dead and Turkic had no loss, he would still be able to make a comeback with these four thousand elites if he waited a little longer and waited for Changsun Wuji to lead his troops back to help!
No matter how you look at it, the final winner of this battle is still him!
……
On the official road of Lantian County.
Countless Qiongzhou soldiers lined up in long queues, either riding horses, or forming infantry phalanxes, or riding chariots and carriages, and slowly marched north.
On the flag fluttering in the wind, there was a big "Yue" written on it. Many people looked at this flag and felt awe.
Li Xiao looked to the north and suddenly asked, "How far is this place from Chang'an?"
Behind him, Lu Li rode his horse to catch up with Li Xiao, cupped his fists respectfully and said, "Your Highness, it's less than a hundred miles away, and our army can reach Chang'an by tomorrow evening at the latest."
very close.
One day later, he will be able to avenge Li Er.
But at this moment, a scout rushed over on horseback and shouted loudly: "Report!"
"Report to Your Highness!"
"The spies have come to report that the [-] Turkic army has begun to attack the city yesterday, and Chang'an is at stake!"
boom!
Hearing this, the faces of all the people present became chilled.
Li Xiao's eyes also instantly turned cold.
He gritted his teeth and roared: "Everyone, go full speed!"
"Land from!"
"Subordinates are here!"
"Pass my order!"
"Cavalry, Gundam light mobile units, and aircraft units, rush to the battlefield first, and must arrive in Chang'an before the Turks break through the city!"
"Subordinates obey!"
Lu Li respectfully clasped his fists with a look of sternness on his face.
"Your Highness has orders!"
"Advance quickly!"
In just a moment, the soldiers of the Longxiang Legion mobilized one after another and rushed to Chang'an.
Numerous cavalrymen were ordered to separate from the ranks and rushed to Chang'an at full speed.
On one side of the team, the speed of various types of chariots suddenly increased, and they quickly separated from the army.
Behind the long queue, ten huge steam transport vehicles stopped.
The soldiers opened the fence of the transport warehouse and lowered the slope, and the huge aircraft placed on it was slowly pushed down.
This improved version of the aircraft is still huge, and it is very reluctant to help take off on the official road.
Soon, above Li Xiao's head, ten huge black shadows flew across, rushing towards Chang'an.
The speed of the aircraft far exceeds that of cavalry and chariots on land, and after only a few breaths, there is only a small black spot left on the horizon.
The aircraft has been improved, and the longest flight distance has reached a hundred miles, and the distance is barely enough now, otherwise Li Xiao would like to fly all the way from Qiongzhou to Chang'an, but the technology is not enough.
Suddenly, Li Xiao looked at the sky with a murderous look on his face: "Li Ke, I hope you won't die too early!"
More or less, Li Xiao blamed himself a little.
He understood that it was his appearance that caused all this to deviate from the track of history.
The dignified Emperor Taizong Li Shimin should have established the prosperous age of Zhenguan.
Unexpectedly, not long after he ascended the throne, years of wars were ushered in, and then he passed away.
Dongpu is definitely afraid of his existence, so it advances the plan.
It is also because of the ally of Japan that the Turks dared to launch aggression unscrupulously.
And Li Ke, also because of his existence, changed from a scholar who was ignorant of the world to the current appearance of being greedy for profit.
Even for the sake of the throne, he committed such rebellious acts as mutilating his brothers and his biological father.
Although there is no evidence, Li Xiao has long believed in his heart that Li Er's death is absolutely inseparable from Li Ke.
Now, he has two purposes here——
Avenge for Li Er!
Destroy all alien enemies!
Let these foreigners know that the Han people are the strongest people in this land!
Those who offend me China will be punished even if they are far away!
……
At the same time, outside Chang'an City, there is already a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The siege battle has lasted for a whole day.
Under the city, the Turkic soldiers were still brave, and like a pack of extremely hungry wolves, they launched a frenzied attack on Chang'an City.
But on the city wall, the Tang camp was shrouded in a desolate atmosphere.
"General Cheng, our army's defense line has been torn apart more than ten times, and the enemy is coming up!"
A blood-stained soldier reported to Cheng Yaojin with red eyes.
"Hurry up and send someone to plug the gap!"
Cheng Yaojin roared while holding an ax to chop down the enemy coming from the ladder.
"General...there is no one to send!"
The soldier said sadly: "Brothers... are all dead..."
"I go!"
Not far away, Wei Zheng was leading a cadre of Dali Temple to defend the city wall. Hearing this news, he immediately turned around.
"no!"
Cheng Yaojin frowned and said: "Old Wei, this section of the city wall is our last retreat, we must not lose it! You can't leave, I'll go!"
Saying that, Cheng Yaojin picked up the ax and was about to rush to one side.
But before he took a few steps, his consciousness became blurred, his figure shook a few times, and then fell to the ground.
"General!"