Noon the next day.
Clouds obscured the scorching sun, and the howling east wind ruffled the Wei River.
In front of the Weishui Bridge, six people and six riders stood side by side.
Opposite them were thousands of troops!
The gap is huge.
But there was no trace of fear on the faces of these six people. Instead, they stared coldly at the opposite side.
Especially the leader, Li Shimin, looked solemn.
"drive!"
He shouted lowly, and the war horse under his crotch had already stepped onto the Weishui Bridge!
The Turkic soldiers seemed to be facing a formidable enemy. The archers in the front row all bent their bows and set arrows, aiming at Li Shimin!
"Eh!"
Changsun Wuji had a look of shock in his eyes, and was about to shout, but was stopped by Xu Fenglei.
"Your Majesty is familiar with the strategy, there is no need to worry."
He whispered,
"Just wait and see what happens, don't weaken our momentum."
When Changsun Wuji heard this, he closed his mouth, but his eyes were still following Li Shimin closely.
At this moment, the emperor has entered the shooting range of the Turkic shooters!
If any archer misses his arrow... wouldn't he be killed on the spot?
I have to worry...
"Put down your bows and arrows!"
In front of the Turkic army, a man shouted an order.
The archers were a little confused, but they slowly put down their weapons.
"Tuli!"
Li Shimin stood on the Weishui Bridge on horseback and said coldly,
"Two years ago, I already scolded you in Binzhou for your betrayal of faith. Today, I don't want to repeat those bullshit words again!"
"Tell me, are you here with the army today to celebrate my ascension to the throne, or are you here to attack Chang'an and try to kill me?"
"Um?!"
Tuli Khan's expression changed.
He cupped his hands slightly and said with an ugly expression:
"King Qin, please step back."
"Otherwise, the bows and arrows in the hands of my soldiers are not discerning..."
Li Shimin couldn't help laughing loudly when he heard this.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
He raised his head and laughed for a while, and said contemptuously,
"I tell you, I am not the King of Qin now, I am still the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
"It's time for you to change your title!"
Tuli Khan: "..."
He was speechless for a moment, avoided Li Shimin's aggressive gaze, and lowered his head.
Li Shimin no longer looked at him, but looked at the people beside him, and shouted:
"She'er!"
"You were also present when I formed an alliance with Tuli in the past! At that time, you also said that you would like to form a good relationship with me, the Tang Dynasty forever."
"Why, as a Turkic leader, you also came with troops?"
"I originally thought that you were the wisest among the Turkic leaders, but I didn't expect that, haha... What do you mean by this?"
Ashina Sheer also showed embarrassment when his name was called.
"King Qin..."
He said,
"This is a conspiracy between the leaders of the five major Turkic tribes. I am not the one who can make the decision..."
There was a hint of helplessness in his tone.
A bright light flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.
Sure enough, as Xu Fenglei analyzed, the Turks are not monolithic. For example, Ashina Sheer was hijacked.
As long as people's hearts are not aligned, he has a chance of winning.
"good good good good!"
Li Shimin took off the ordinary long bow from his back and said coldly,
"If you want to fight, I will accompany you!"
"Don't you Turks like to fight in single combat? In Binzhou, you all acted like cowards, and no one accepted my challenge."
"So now - the troops have arrived in Chang'an, you should have the courage to fight, right?"
"Kill me, and the Chang'an City and the Tang Dynasty behind you will be yours!"
"Who dares to fight to the death with me?!"
Scored twice!
As an emperor, Li Shimin acted like a reckless man, calling for battle in front of the Turkic army!
The ministers behind him were tensed and sweating for him. Only Xu Fenglei was calm and his feather fan was swaying gently.
"Mr. Big...will nothing happen if you do this?"
Qin Qiong couldn't help but said,
"Your Majesty is so provocative. If you can't protect the Turks, you will use cold arrows..."
In his opinion, as the backbone of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin should not take such risks!
"It doesn't matter."
Xu Fenglei whispered,
"If Jieli Khan's main troops were here, His Highness would never act like this."
"These troops approaching the Wei River are soldiers and horses of the five major Turkic tribes. To put it more harshly, they are just miscellaneous fish with different hearts and minds."
"Your Majesty is doing this just to intimidate these miscellaneous fish and use them to establish his power!"
"Just relax and watch him perform."
After hearing Mr. Da say this, the other people felt a little relieved.
But at this moment, under Li Shimin's arrogant call, no one from the Turks came to fight.
Leaders of various ministries, look at me and I look at you, no one wants to be the one who stands out.
"I think the Great Khan needs to come in person before we can take any action."
Qibige, the leader of Tiele, said in a low voice,
"The King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty is so arrogant, he must rely on someone. Our troops are weak, so we should not act rashly at this moment."
His words were approved by many leaders, including Tuli.
Now, no one wants to have a head-on conflict with Li Shimin, let alone a duel.
Everyone was helping the Great Khan Jieli. If something happened, the Great Khan would have to do it himself, and they would just provide support on the side.
Even if Li Shimin is killed and Chang'an City is captured now, it will be the Great Khan who will lead the army to harvest the fruits of victory...
If there is no big profit to be made, why risk your life?
However, their silence made the contempt in Li Shimin's eyes even heavier.
"There are tens of thousands of Turkic troops, but not one of them is a man!"
Li Er said contemptuously,
"Although you don't dare to fight, I still want you to experience my martial arts!"
Uh-huh!
As soon as he finished speaking, he bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and an arrow flew out!
call out!
A set of movements flowed smoothly, just in the flash of lightning!
"Protect the leader!"
The Turkic soldiers shouted and surrounded several leaders. At the same time, countless Turkic archers were murderous and aimed their arrows at Li Shimin!
Snapped!
But the next second.
The bow and arrow didn't hit anyone, but there was a muffled sound.
Tuli Khan's heart sank, and he subconsciously looked up at the sky——
The wolf-headed banner, which symbolized the Turkic Empire, was shot through a hole, and like a rag, it fell from the air feebly and landed on his face...
The king's flag was shot down, what a shame and humiliation!
"presumptuous!"
Tuli Khan held the broken wolf-headed king's flag tightly in his hand and roared,
"Li Shimin! You..."
He was about to have an attack when he suddenly felt a thumping vibration coming from the ground.
Boom!
Boom, boom, boom!
But they saw Li Shimin raising his arms high, and two armies suddenly appeared on the east and west sides of the Weishui River!
Iron hooves are flying, people are crowded, and smoke is billowing!
At a glance, you can’t see the edge at all!
Tuli Khan: "!!!"
Leaders: "!!!"
At this moment, the anger in their hearts dissipated without a trace, and was replaced by deep panic!
(End of chapter)
