Li Chengyang walked outside the gate of Taiji Palace with the halberd on his shoulder, quietly waiting for the nightmare to come.

Time flew by, and just as he was standing, the messenger teleported straight into the Daming Palace, where Li Shimin was holding a court meeting.

"Report, the Turkic vanguard has passed through Youzhou, and marched all the way straight to Chang'an" The messenger in the Daming Palace let out the last cry in his life, and then there was no sound.

There was silence for a moment, and everyone in the Manchu Dynasty was shocked by the news and speechless, even Li Shimin kept a freeze on the dragon chair, and only the collision sound of the messenger's fallen armor echoed in the Daming Palace.

"Summoning Captain Chi Jingde to lead the troops back to help, the generals of the guards quickly go to lead the troops to King Qin, they must arrive within three days, Li Shiji, how many soldiers and horses in Chang'an City can be mobilized at any time" At this time, Li Shimin took out his decision, it doesn't matter if it is the best choice, move in advance, Youzhou is less than two hundred miles away from Chang'an in a straight line, this messenger's outfit is like Youzhou Zhang Jin's Tianji Army, plus the time when the messenger came to deliver the message, the Turks may have been halfway there.

The most important thing now is to mobilize, gather as much military strength as possible to defend Chang'an, first protect Chang'an, and then start to investigate whose responsibility it is.

Outside the hall, Li Chengyang's figure was gone, and when the Manchu Dynasty was in chaos, Li Chengyang, who was listening to the news at the palace gate, had already returned to the East Palace.

Pulled the red rabbit out and patted the horse's back: "Maybe you will be free this time, the last time, Brother Jiali."

The Turks came so suddenly, from Yuanzhou to Youzhou in three days, three hundred and forty miles, did they fly over, a large group of cavalry, marching at full speed is just like this, and there is no enemy harassment along the way, and they must be familiar with the road conditions.

Didn't the garrisons of these states put up the slightest resistance?

This is nothing to do with Li Chengyang, called the guards, ordered to go out of the city immediately, looked back at Xiao'er and Li Shi, who were standing side by side discussing something, smiled and waved to the two girls: "Don't go with you, I'll go out to see Cheng's Zhuangzi, and I'll be back in a while."

The two girls responded, and then discussed how to open the restaurant for the young master.

Out of the East Palace, looking around, I couldn't find the black trace, I had no choice but to shout.

"You all go back, young master, I will come back in a moment today, the palace is not peaceful today, you just take care of the people in the courtyard, I will take the escort to rest assured."

This is naturally talking to the secret guards, and now the secret guards are becoming more and more proficient in hiding their work, of course, it is related to Li Chengyang's complaints about other people's kung fu from time to time.

After shouting, he was no longer entangled, and rode on the horse with the escort and ran directly out of Chang'an Gate.

Along the way, I kept passing by the messenger who reported the news, every time I sent the Hongling messenger, I didn't just send one person, ten or eight of them were sent out of the country normally, the last messenger was far away, and I was chased and killed by the Turks all the way, and it was a blessing to survive one, and this time the journey was relatively close, and there were few Turkic soldiers, which gave Li Chengyang a way to continuously obtain information.

When you encounter a messenger, you stop them and tell them the news that the war has been delivered, and then slowly get the information from their mouths.

The Turks have gradually come to Weishui, synthesize the information together, and before uniting the map, the Turks went straight to Chang'an from Youzhou, and no one dared to stop them on the way, allowing the Turks to act wantonly on the land of the Tang Dynasty.

In one hour, Li Chengyang ran to the bank of the Weishui River in just one hour, there is a bridge across the Weihe River, about five meters wide, stationed here is a team of cavalry, all of them have been stationed at the head of the bridge with armor, the head of the bridge is piled up about one meter high mound, the cavalry have dismounted, looking nervous waiting for something.

The sound of Li Chengyang's nearly 50 horses' hooves caused a lot of commotion among the guards, some people rubbed out their weapons and looked around, and some people hurriedly took off their underwear and wrapped their hands and sabers tightly together, which meant fighting to the death and not retreating.

Of course, there are many recruits among them, who can't hold any weapons, and there is an unknown liquid on their pants.

A man dressed as a head stood on a mound of dirt and said something hoarsely, as if to boost morale, but it didn't seem to have much effect.

Li Chengyang got on the bridge, got off the red rabbit, took down the heavenly painting halberd from an empty horse next to him, and slammed it on the bridge.

The concussion of the soles of his feet made the defenders who were constantly rioting in a trance for a moment, and then quieted down and stared back at Li Chengyang.

The various states of life appeared in front of Li Chengyang in an instant, and in a pair of eyes, there were resolute, timid, and muttering with closed eyes.

"Lone is the prince, I was shocked to hear that the Turks are about to invade, I came to help, today Lone lives and dies with you" closed his eyes, first reported his identity, and then went in the direction of the head.

The guards looked at each other, thinking that this time it was just the prince who was upset and wanted to go out of the city to hunt, who knew that Li Chengyang's purpose was to defend the Weishui Bridge, and now that the wood has been completed, it is necessary to get on it, on this occasion, withdrawing is equivalent to desertion, even if it is a report, it will only be approved by Li Chengyang, and a group of people will follow Li Chengyang's footsteps.

"What's your name, this is my token, take a look, what's planned, don't treat me as a prince, now we are brothers" Li Chengyang took out his dragon pattern jade pendant and handed it to the head, plus he was dressed in a golden costume to prove his identity.

"Small, no, grass man Feng Li, now he is the captain of these three hundred people, holding the Weishui Bridge" The little head was even more nervous at this time than just now.

Li Chengyang patted Feng Li's shoulder and smiled comfortingly: "What kind of little grass people, just call yourself me in front of me, don't pay so much attention, what are you going to do, how much do you know about the news."

Feng Li's chest straightened when he heard this: "The Turkic dog is almost here, and our duty is to guard the traffic, the bridge is in the people, and the bridge is destroyed and people die."

Li Chengyang nodded, when the Hongling messengers passed the news, every time they passed by one of these garrisons, they would shout the information a few times, in order to prepare the garrison, otherwise this group of defenders would not have repaired the simple fortifications so early.

Looking back at a group of cavalrymen, my mind was racing, thinking about how to boost morale, which is still very important in battle.

After thinking about it, I don't know what to say, this meeting is also the first time I've met, it's good if I don't leak it, and it's really a little embarrassing to let him say anything.

There's no way, let's bite the bullet, seeing that some recruits can't stand on their feet, it's good if they really want to fight for a while and don't drag back.

"Lonely, prince, I am with you today, the bridge is in the people, the bridge is destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty Wansheng" will not adjust the atmosphere, will not control the field, all relying on a mid-term full voice, it actually really played some role, although the defenders are still nervous, but at least they can hold the weapons in their hands.

"Datang Wansheng" Several veterans took the lead in shouting.

The recruits of "Datang Wansheng" were taken and joined the queue of shouts.

"Datang Wansheng" Li Chengyang's guards also raised their weapons in their hands and shouted with Li Chengyang.

It is still the identity of the prince that works, as soon as the morale is put out, it is like beating the blood of chickens, no wonder the morale of the ancient imperial driving pro-conquest will be greatly boosted, it seems that this identity is indeed a bit useful at a critical moment, even if the emperor's so-called imperial conquest is only dozens of miles away from the front line, the soldiers are willing to die for their monarch.

The momentum came up, Li Chengyang turned around and asked Feng Li: "What are you going to do?" ”。

Feng Li tied the knife in his hand and tied it tightly: "Your Highness, I don't know, I only learned the news not long ago, and now I just hope that this bridge can be delayed for a while, I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops, we have such a small number of people, what else can we plan, just work hard."

Yes, no matter how subtle the trick is, it is a floating cloud in the face of absolute strength, three hundred and fifty people, in the face of an army of 200,000, what else can you do if you don't work hard.

"Da Da Da" There was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Feng Li immediately shouted at everyone to wait, and at the same time signaled the prince to step back, just talk about life and death together, it really came to the critical moment, who dared to put the prince of a country on the front line.

Li Chengyang ignored him, and stood on the mound of dirt from a distance when he saw a red feather coming towards the wind: "Don't be nervous, it's a messenger."

When the messenger came, he stopped the person, who was not wearing the costume of the Youzhou Army, and asked for the news with his identity, so he let the person go across the bridge.

The good news is that the messenger is a garrison fifty miles away, the Turks are in a hurry for days, the men are sleepy and the horses are lacking, the army is being repaired, and depending on the situation of the camp, the Turks will repair at least one day.

Bad news, the Turks sent forward troops, and a full 10,000 men, without the slightest scruples, went straight to Weishui, and now there may still be twenty miles away.

"Tut, 10,000 people, how about Feng Li, do you have any ideas now?" Li Chengyang pouted and asked Feng Li, whose face was obviously relaxed.

Feng Li smiled very brightly: "Yes, at least a few of these brothers can survive, Your Highness, you see, this bridge is less than two zhang wide, and five people can hold one, 10,000 people, and the brothers may be able to hold on."

Li Chengyang smiled and didn't speak, Feng Li didn't plan that people would survive at the beginning, 200,000 people, constant impact, no matter how good the terrain was, he couldn't hold it for long, and now 200,000 has become 10,000 people, and by virtue of the geographical advantage, he has changed from ten deaths to nine deaths, which makes this Feng Li very satisfied.

"Who else is in the family, has your captain found out the news of this group of people under his hands?"

Feng Li took out a roster from his arms, handed it to Li Chengyang, picked it up and flipped through it, it was about three hundred people, and found out the guards who had pulled the Quyuan plough before from the guards, and threw the roster into Ah's arms: "You go back to Chang'an, bring the news to your father, and by the way, hand over this roster, and treat them well in the future, they are all good men."

This guard should be the traitor sent by Li Shimin, when he wanted to live and die together, only this guard came out to stop him, and the rest of the people drew their weapons to be on guard.

The training of the guards is absolute obedience, you can have your own thoughts, but there must be a suitable time, Li Chengyang said to fight, then fight, feel that you can react afterwards if you hit the wrong person, but you can never stop it in person, they are not pro-soldiers, just tools that every prince in the palace will have.

But this guard is different, but he stood up, so who is he not a mole?

"You haven't said where your family is, let's talk about it, it doesn't seem to be your name on the roster" arched Feng Li's arm, wanting to know more clearly.

"I don't have a family, I have been fighting with His Majesty since I was a child, and I am lucky to be able to live until now, I can't read or count, and the roster is written by someone else, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to remember the little one, and I was given an official position, and I was about to save some monthly money to marry the mother-in-law, and now it seems that I don't need it."

Tut-tut, you can meet Li Shimin's die-hard loyalists wherever you go, Feng Li in front of you is a clear example, almost all the current veterans of the Tang Dynasty have served as soldiers under Li Shimin, with the support of so many veterans, it is no wonder that Li Shimin is not successful.