C43

44. At the base of Changan City, the two sides fighting on the riverbank heard a loud shout and then saw the eastern side of the battlefield being swept up into a cloud of dust. Dust filled the entire mountainside, one could only imagine how many people had come to save them!

The men of the Sixteenth Guard who saw this could not help but turn pale. Their hearts were already in turmoil. A large part of the reason why he dared to oppose Emperor Taizong despite his years of prestige was because the crown prince, Li Chengqian, had seized the family of the Sixteenth Guard general when he usurped the throne. Even so, there were still many people in the Sixteenth Guard Army who swore allegiance to Emperor Taizong. Therefore, there were only a few thousand people who were brought to Chang An by Hou Junchen today. The first reason was because Li Chengqian felt that the three hundred men were more than enough to command the imperial guards. The second reason was that he didn't have enough troops to command them. Among his trusted aides in the imperial court, most of them were just civil servants like Zhangsun Wuji. The military officials were mysteriously led by Emperor Taizong to the frontlines for all sorts of reasons, causing them to hold tight to the tens of thousands of people. They went out daily to maintain the security of the imperial palace and the Changan City.

And now, after the battle between Emperor Taizong and the imperial guards, although they had greatly defeated the imperial guards' spirit, their own losses were not small. Currently, there were less than a thousand people who could still maintain their combat strength. In other words, he had used a loss of three to one to repel the attack of the imperial guards, and now that Li Qi had suddenly appeared, regardless of whether he was here to rescue or reap the rewards, it would be extremely disadvantageous for him!

The mood of the imperial guards was exactly the opposite of that of the Sixteenth Guard. Hearing Li Qie's angry shout, they felt a burst of joy in their hearts and finally saw hope for victory. The Imperial Guard that had originally sent a message to Emperor Taizong had already been recruited by Emperor Taizong to act as his personal bodyguard. At this moment, when he saw that Li Qie had brought his men to rescue the king, his heart was filled with joy just like the other guards. Yet Emperor Taizong, who was standing next to him, frowned and thought deeply as he stared at the mountain slope to the east.

The guard hurried forward and asked, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong?"

Emperor Taizong turned to look at him, smiled indifferently, and slightly shook his head. He was smiling, but in the eyes of the guard, such a smile should not appear here and now. It was a smile filled with bitterness, reminding him of the overbearing King of the West Chu, Xiang Yu.

"No problem, let's see what this third son of mine is going to do first!" Emperor Taizong softly said. His words actually contained a bit of worry.

Others might not know about it, but he was well aware of it. The third son, Li Qie, was about the same age as his eldest son, Li Chengkang. The two of them had not been together since they were young. At this moment, he had come to save his father's life. He wanted to go back to the incident at the Black Tortoise Sect, to see the expression on his father's face.

During the change in the Xuanwu Sect, Emperor Taizong killed his eldest brother Li Jian and his third brother Li Yuanji to clear away the obstacles to his ascension to the throne. After that, he sent General Yuchi Jingde to meet his father, Li Yuan, with the heads of the brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. His father's smile at that time was just like today, filled with helplessness and sorrow …

He had thought that he would never be able to experience the pain of his son killing each other. The eldest son rebelled and ascended the throne that he had been waiting for for for a long time. The third son was also not willing to be lonely. He sent troops to the capital under the banner of saving the leader. Was he going to be like his father, giving up the seat in pain to the man who he would ultimately win, and then die alone in the garden?!

No! He absolutely could not let his son fight like his father. He could not let himself grow old and alone behind a deep wall, he still had to be the King of Light whom the world admired. He still had the energy to drive this luxurious carriage of the Tang Dynasty and let him ride anywhere, anytime!

When he thought of this, his eyes regained their liveliness. He looked at the hill to the east with bright eyes. His son would soon appear there. Whether he was here to save the emperor or to coerce me to pass on the throne to him like my father, he would be able to face him.

The guard next to Emperor Taizong saw that Emperor Taizong seemed to have changed in just a moment. He excitedly and ambitious mounted his horse, turned it around, and gazed deeply at the source of the voice …

The guard then turned to look at the eastern hillside. The bare winter forest had been completely covered by the falling snow, but the murderous intent from the sky was still as strong as ever. Combined with everyone's maimed bodies, the exhaustion in their eyes could be seen.

Li Qie, wearing a suit of golden armor, holding a long spear in his hand, was riding a white war horse that was galloping towards them from the side of the hill like the wind.

"It's the God's opportunity camp! Why are the people from the God's opportunity camp here?! " A cry of surprise came from the Sixteenth Guard, and it was only then that everyone could see clearly, wasn't the silver-white armor the most elite and most mysterious of the Great Tang Nation's God Artillery Battalion?

The "Shen Ji Camp" was the most mysterious organization during the Tang Dynasty. It was specialized in manufacturing military equipment. If the current aircraft cannons were the most advanced weapons on land, then the God Artillery Battalion was the Tang Dynasty's two-shot army! The 'Shen Ji Camp' didn't depend on how strong his individual combat abilities were, but how his equipment and weapons were today! However, no one knew how Li Qie had managed to put the leader of the Shen Ji Camp, an organization that only obeyed the orders of the emperor, behind him.

Just as the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle, they heard Li Kui's shout. Sure enough, the spearhead Li Kui shook the long spear in his hand, and a group of soldiers in the silver armor behind him of the Divine Airlines shouted loudly.

"Open!"

Everyone drew out crossbows, some big, some small, from behind them. Although they were all riding war horses, they all moved in unison, as if they were a single person. Then he heard Li Qie, who was in front of him, yell, "Go!"

Everyone waited for the arrows to shoot out at the same time. The feathered arrows that rained down like rain shot out layer after layer towards the soldiers of the Sixteenth Guard at incomparable speed. In an instant, dozens of soldiers who were at the forefront fell to the ground as arrows shot at the remaining people, their arrows following them as if they had grown eyes.

The arrows shot out by the members of the Shen Ji Camp were not aimed at the front, but at the front. The arrows shot out by the men in front of them were not aimed at the front, but at the back of the soldiers. This move was indeed very effective. Although the Sixteenth Guard raised their shields, the Ling Feather Arrows that were everywhere pierced through their shields easily. Their bodies were stained with fresh blood as they rapidly stabbed into the ground …

I'm asking for support, and you're all here to help