Li Shimin was sitting on the dragon throne, quietly waiting for the news. He knew that the outcome of this battle would determine the fate of Datang.
He looked at the sky outside the window and couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart. He knew that this world was no longer the world he was familiar with.
He looked at his hands and couldn't help feeling weak in his heart.
Perhaps when he was so high-spirited and won the throne at Xuanwu Sect, he should have thought that such a day would come to him.
However, what Li Shimin never reflected on was that his outcome today was all caused by himself.
If it hadn't been for him to regain the throne, Li Ke would definitely not have ascended the throne, and he would definitely not have led troops to attack Chang'an City.
The battle outside Chang'an City continued, and Wu Yuanqing was obviously no longer able to defeat Yu Chigong.
He was riding on a war horse, hiding behind the team, and kept yelling and cursing at General Yuchi.
"Yu Chigong, you are such a disloyal and unjust person, you actually teamed up with Li Ke to attack Chang'an City? When the Holy One sent you to attack Licheng before, why didn't you see that you were so attentive?"
Naturally, Yuchi Gong was not to be outdone. He waved the 100-pound meteor hammer in his hand, hitting the attacking soldiers while shouting loudly at Wu Yuanqing.
"You traitor and traitor, you still have the nerve to question me here?"
"If it weren't for the enchantress who brought harm to the country, Sima Zhao's ambition and desire for power would have been known to everyone."
"I only hate that I didn't kill you when I killed Wu Wo Zhu. This gave you the opportunity to speak nonsense in front of me."
"Kill! Kill for me! We must turn these rebellious gangs into thieves! Kill them all. Your Majesty will not worry about them."
Wu Yuanqing held the long sword in his hand and kept waving it wildly on his horse. He kept shouting at the soldiers under the horse to cover up his inner panic.
Just when Wu Yuanqing was at a loss, there was the sound of rapid horse hooves behind him.
Wu Yuanqing turned around and saw that it was Liu Shili who was running towards him with the defenders in Chang'an City.
"Hahahaha, God help me, General Liu has been sent here by the Holy One. This time, what can these rebellious officials and traitors do to me?"
The appearance of Liu Shili gave Wu Yuanqing a lot of confidence in time, and he felt that he could do it again.
Li Ke, who was in charge of breaking up the rear outside Chang'an City, had already expected that Li Shimin would do his best to send Liu Shili and mobilize the defenders in Chang'an City to come to help.
Once Li Shimin used the Chang'an garrison in Liu Shili's hands, he would play into Li Ke's plan.
Li Ke looked in the direction of Chang'an City and couldn't help feeling proud.
He knew that Liu Shili's appearance had proved well that apart from the defenders, there were no other soldiers in Chang'an City that could be used for resistance.
He looked at the soldiers around him and couldn't help but feel the joy of victory in his heart.
"Soldiers, follow me and go around to the rear of Chang'an City as quickly as possible. We will attack from behind and engage General Yuchi in a flanking attack."
Li Ke led his 5,000 men, all of whom went into battle lightly. Each of them was only equipped with modified Zhuge Liannu and crossbow arrows.
The war horses equipped by these five thousand people are all excellent horses presented by local wealthy families. Each one can travel thousands of miles in a day.
Liu Shili, on the other hand, quickly rushed towards the gate of Chang'an City with his troops and horses.
He knew that what he was facing now was a life and death battle, a battle to defend Chang'an City, and he had to go all out.
He looked at Li Ke in front of him and couldn't help feeling nervous.
He knew that Li Ke was already a powerful opponent, not to mention that now Li Ke was not only surrounded by Qin Zaiming, but also Yuchi Gong, so he had to deal with it carefully.
However, Liu Shili himself knew that although he now had the support of Li Shimin and the defenders of Chang'an City as his backing, he still did not have the confidence to win when facing Li Ke.
When Li Ke was the king of Shu, he was a resourceful vassal king with both civil and military skills. After he ascended the throne and became the emperor.
He has become calmer, more decisive and decisive in killing than before. This is not a figure that Liu Shili, Wu Yuanqing and others can deal with.
Yuchi Gong was secretly happy when he saw Liu Shili coming to support with the soldiers guarding the city.
"I didn't expect that Li Ke actually guessed it. Are you so good at predicting things now?"
"Yu Chigong, as a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, how can you take the lead in conniving the rebellious officials and rebels? Your Majesty, I have always treated you well, haven't you?"
When Liu Shili came to the battlefield, he was not in a hurry to join the battle, but wanted to influence Yuchi Gong.
Liu Shili knew in his heart that Chang'an City at this moment was just an empty frame, and there was no one who deliberately led troops to fight.
"General Liu, you and I have been officials in the same dynasty for so long, and I also admire your character. The reason why Yuchi chose to side with Li Ke, the king of Shu, was because he was forced to do so."
Yuchi Gong lowered the meteor hammer he was wielding and hung it on both sides of his horse. Sitting on the horse, he looked at Liu Shili in front of the formation.
"General Liu, have you forgotten how he, Li Shimin, allowed that witch to harm Zhongliang? If Changsun Wuji hadn't led his troops to rescue him that night, I'm afraid the Li family would have been extinct by now!"
Liu Shili listened to Yu Chigong's words with mixed feelings in his heart.
He understood Yu Chigong's difficulties and his resentment towards Li Shimin.
However, as a general of the imperial court, he cannot let personal grudges affect his judgment.
"General Yuchi, I understand how you feel." Liu Shili said slowly, "However, we cannot forget our original intention just because of our temporary anger."
"We are all ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and our mission is to defend the country and protect the people. Now that Chang'an City is empty, it is the time when we need to unite. If we kill each other, won't we let those who are interested in succeeding?"
Yuchi Gong was silent for a moment. He knew that Liu Shili was right.
However, the hatred and anger in his heart prevented him from letting go easily. He looked at Liu Shili, with a flash of pain in his eyes.
"General Liu, I know you are right." Yu Chigong finally said.
"But, I can't just let that witch go. She made me go to jail, and he was the only one left in General Qin Zaiming's family! How could I not avenge this?"
Liu Shili sighed and said: "General Yuchi, I can understand what you said, but in front of the country, our personal grudges should be put aside."
Yuchi Gong gritted his teeth. He knew that he and Liu Shili belonged to two different camps and had different paths. It would be useless to talk any more.
"Okay, General Liu, in front of the town where the two armies are fighting, Yuchi Gong will no longer argue with you." Yuchi Gong said in a deep voice, "Justice should be in people's hearts."
