As soon as the stormy Battle of Weinan ended, Li Jiangyao returned to the imperial capital non-stop, and with him came 300,000 strong troops in Zhenjiang.

As soon as the army arrived outside the imperial capital, it immediately divided into four directions and surrounded the entire city.

The commander of the Third Army, Horia, personally led the team and waited for the arrival of the main force outside the camp gate. As soon as she saw Li Jiangyao, she immediately urged her horse forward, and according to the standard rules of the Shengtang army, she saluted the victorious army loudly: "Welcome to the triumph of your lordship!" Our army is heroic, and the glory will last forever! ”

The officers and men of the Third Army behind him responded in unison: "Our army is brave, and the glory will last forever!" ”

Li Jiangyao also followed the rules and returned the salute with a standard reply: "All glory to the Holy Tang!" ”

After the process was completed, he said with a smile: "County Lord, you have also worked hard, staring at Ashina Zhijin, you should count the first work!" ”

Horia turned her horse and rode with him: "My lord, as long as you can win, you won't be afraid of any hardship and tiredness!" As soon as the news of the victory in Weinan came back, the brothers were all overjoyed, and now he was the only one left! ”

As she spoke, Huo Liya raised her hand and pointed to the imperial capital not far away.

Li Jiangyao smiled: "Have you ever been to the imperial capital before?" ”

"No," Horia shook her head, "My father and mother have been to the imperial capital, and I have heard them say since I was a child that it is the city of heaven, the most prosperous and greatest place in the world. ”

Li Jiangyao bowed slightly: "They have spirits in the sky, if they know that their brave daughter will lead troops to save this great capital, they will definitely be very happy." ”

Huo Liya's eyes were a little moist, and she sighed with emotion: "I really didn't dare to think that we would be able to live to see this day." My lord, the culprit Ashina is hiding there, and it won't be long before we let him kneel at his feet! ”

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Imperial City, Taiji Palace.

Looking at the empty hall, Ashina suddenly felt a little cold. For a master like him with strong internal strength, the cold has not been experienced for decades.

He was stunned for a moment, and asked in a deep voice, "How is Ge Shuxuan now?" ”

A blood guard replied: "Back to the Great Khan, according to the elders of the Ghost Fighting Clan, their young master's body has basically recovered now, but it's just ...... It is difficult to return to the way it was before. ”

Ashina nodded silently, and after a while, he ordered, "Call him to see me." ”

The blood guard said yes and strode out of the hall. After about half an hour, a figure wrapped tightly in a black cloak appeared at the door of the Taiji Hall.

"Minister, Ge Shuxuan, see the Great Khan."

The hoarse and rough voice sounded lifeless, and it didn't look like a young man in his twenties.

A look of regret flashed in Ashina's eyes, and he said softly: "Come, come to me." ”

Ge Shuxuan hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward and walked to the front of the imperial steps.

"Take off your hood and let me see it." Ashina's tone sounded a little sad.

Ge Shuxuan said softly, "Obey", and then raised his hand to remove the hood, revealing the face that had been hidden.

Ashina looked at it intently, and couldn't help but feel a tense in his heart: the purple-black skin was wrinkled and attached to his face, and the facial muscles were strangely twisted, completely changing the proper position of his facial features. His hair and eyebrows were gone, and he looked bare.

Ge Shuxuan was once a famous beautiful man among the Turkic nobles, but now he has become an ugly devil!

Ashina didn't know what to say for a while, and after a long time of muttering, he said bitterly: "Brother Shuxuan...... You have been wronged, and I am ashamed of your father, and my heart is very sad. ”

Hearing this, Ge Shuxuan smiled. However, that weird and terrifying smile was more ugly than crying: "Great Khan, for the sake of the Empire, this is nothing. The god of fire blessed me and let me pick up a life, so I should feel sad, it is the enemy who is right! ”

Ashina stared at the unusually strong brother Shuxuan, and said in a deep voice: "It's a pity, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you get revenge." ”

Ge Shu Xuan smiled cruelly: "If the Zhenjiang army wants to enter the imperial capital, I will definitely make them pay a heavy price!" Although it is impossible to kill the pair of sluts Li Jiangyao and Xiahou Ninghan, killing some of their subordinates can be regarded as an export of evil anger. ”

"No, I'm not going to let you stay and fight." Ashina said: "You have to try to break out." ”

Ge Shuxuan was slightly stunned: "Great Khan, what do you mean by this?" ”

"I ...... Ruined the Turks, is a sinner. Ashina's cold voice was very calm: "At the last moment, we have to leave some seeds for the empire." ”

"Didn't Tanli and Yun Qianxue go back? It is enough for them to make seeds. Ge Shuxuan's voice was also cold and calm: "My father has five sons, which is enough for the inheritance. So let me stay with you. ”

Ashina shook his head: "If you insist on refusing to return to the Western Continent, then try to go out and settle accounts with the enemy." In short, don't sacrifice here in vain. ”

A cold light flashed in Ge Shuxuan's evil eyes, and he asked, "Great Khan, do you have any new plans?" ”

Ashina Zhijin cast his grim gaze on the outside of the hall, and sighed faintly: "When I was fifteen years old, I came here for the first time, and for the first time I saw the prosperity of the Holy Tang Dynasty and the prosperity of the imperial capital, and I was deeply attracted and touched by it. At that time, I secretly swore in my heart that one day I would conquer this great capital and make Ashina's surname its most shining name! ”

"It's a pity, it's only one step away from success." Ashina turned his head to look at Ge Shuxuan under the imperial stairs, and said word by word: "Now, I have it, but I can't keep it, so ...... Only to destroy it completely! ”

"How to destroy it?"

"I've ordered the Blood Guards to prepare." Ashina introduced softly, his tone as calm as gossip: "The Holy Tang people have hoarded a large amount of fire oil and gunpowder in the city, and the Blood Guards will sprinkle them all over the imperial capital, including the imperial city. ”

Ge Shuxuan smiled excitedly: "A fire burned out, it is indeed happy!" What we can't get, the Zhenjiang Army can't even think of it! Great Khan, I will protect you to break through! ”

"No, I have decided to stay, and the 30,000 blood guards will accompany me." Ashina said lightly: "Only in this way will the imperial capital belong to me forever, and no one can snatch it away from my hands!" ”

For the crazy thoughts of the Turkic Khan, Ge Shuxuan seemed to be extremely recognized, and nodded again and again: "The Great Khan is right, it is worth it to die even if it is to die in the sea of fire with his ideals. To be honest, I envy you! ”

Hearing this, Ashina couldn't help laughing loudly: "Hahaha, I really didn't expect it." At the last moment, the one who could really understand me was actually Brother Shuxuan of the Ghost Fighting Clan. You're a nice kid, you're good. It's a pity that I found out too late. ”

"It's not too late." Ge Shuxuan said happily: "Please rest assured, after the Great Khan breaks out of the siege, I must let Li Jiangyao live worse than death, avenge you, the prince of the temple and the Turkic soldiers!" Certain! ”

Ashina nodded and said in a deep voice: "Brother Shuxuan, good boy, I know that you have this ability. However, Li Jiangyao's strength is strong, and you will definitely not be able to fight the Zhenjiang Army alone. Go to Jiangnan, go to Lao Jianhua, you can use him, you can also use each other, try to buy some time for Tanli and Hesjiaduo, and let the Turkic Empire recover. I'm please. ”

With that, Ashina stood up from the throne, walked down the steps step by step, and came to Ge Shuxuan. He raised his hand and gently stroked Ge Shuxuan's hideous and ugly face, and the tears in his eyes couldn't stop flowing.

-

The fire was lit in the middle of the night.

At first, the fire only appeared faintly in a few places in the city, and because of the high city walls, it was difficult for people outside the city to detect the clues for a while.

But soon, the fires in the imperial capital city were connected. The skylight reflected the entire sky red, and the crackling sound of countless wooden buildings could be heard clearly from afar.

The sentry on duty was stunned by the scene in front of him, and hurriedly reported it layer by layer, and in a blink of an eye, it reached Li Jiangyao.

Li Jiangyao was woken up from his sleep by his subordinates, and when he came out with a cloak, he suddenly felt that the situation was not good.

This is not what the sentinel said: there is a sudden civil strife in the enemy army in the city. This is clearly a deliberate arson by the Turks!

Li Jiangyao hurriedly ordered: "Notify all armies, immediately put all on alert, and prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the chaos to break through!" ”

The Zhenjiang army was well-trained and had always been on high alert, so soon after Li Jiangyao's order was issued, the large battalions in all four directions were mobilized, and the armies were lined up in array, approaching the imperial capital in the night.

However, after waiting for a long time, the expected enemy breakthrough did not happen. The imperial capital was still crackling, and the screams and cries for help of the people in the city kept coming.

Such a strange scene made the generals of the Zhenjiang Army stunned, and everyone speculated about what kind of conspiracy the Turks were engaged in.

At the critical moment, it was Li Jiangyao who was the first to realize: Fuck, Ashina Zhijin, this madman, he is not going to break through, but to die with the imperial capital!

The military order of the Grand Protector was once again sent to all armies: at all costs, immediately capture the gate of the imperial capital! Fire suppression! Save the people!

Thousands of soldiers of the Zhenjiang Army moved at the sound of the order and rushed towards the flaming city. This time, instead of siege warfare in the usual sense, they are racing against time and death to save the capital of Saint Tang and the besieged people.

Since the Turks had no intention of resisting desperately, the nine gates of the imperial capital were soon breached one after another. The soldiers who rushed into the city were full of burning fires and sparks flying in the sky, and one tall building after another was completely burned through and collapsed, and the terrified people of the imperial capital panicked and scattered to escape.

The imperial capital is like purgatory!