Li Qiao's guess was half right.

After all, it was night time. A tall building tens of feet tall was on fire, and the flames reached the sky. Even people who were dozens of miles away could notice it, let alone the fire that started in Shunzhou, where everyone's eyes converged.

As soon as the fire started burning here, scouts from the other side went to report back to Li Tianrong, the crown prince of Wei Wang.

After hearing this, Li Tianrong looked stern and thought: "Shunzhou caught fire at this time..."

The timing is too much of a coincidence.

An aide said from the side: "Li Qiao's troops have been besieged for several days. Perhaps he burned down the city out of desperation. It's not surprising."

After hearing this, Li Tianrong shook his head: "Although Li Qiao is young, he is also calm. Even if he is defeated, he will not be so crazy."

Another aide asked: "Is it possible that he is sending a signal to some people?"

Li Tianrong's eyes lit up: "How do you say that?"

The staff member said: "Calculate the time, if Li Qiao's troops had sent people to ask for help from the imperial court at the beginning of the siege, they would have arrived by now. If there are enough reinforcements, we can cooperate internally and externally to annihilate the rebels together.

If there are few people, it might be possible to open a hole and fight for a way out for Li Qiao's troops..."

Looking at the young master's expression, he asked in a low voice: "Are we watching the fire from the other side, or -"

Li Tianrong said: "Although Li Qiao's expedition this time was in the name of conquering the government, but looking at his subsequent march route, it seems that it is just a cover. The emperor and I are both descendants of the Li family, and we should fight against the national traitors together..."

He frowned slightly, and after a few moments, he finally made up his mind: "Send the order for the army to move out. The scouts will go ahead and move forward sixty miles to find out what's going on. Whether all Li Qiao's men are killed in the battle or waiting for reinforcements to escape, we will always watch the fire from the other side.

, it would be a loss of morale, and if it fell into the eyes of people all over the world, it would also turn people’s teeth cold.”

Echoes from left to right.

After advancing sixty miles like this, Li Tianrong himself could hear the killing cry coming from the direction of Shunzhou City without the need for further reports from scouts.

The bright lights on the head of Shunzhou City, the torches in the hands of the night cavalry, and the stoves and illuminated bonfires in the rebel camp all together illuminated the sky above Shunzhou City.

Have reinforcements from the imperial court really arrived?

Li Tianrong did not hesitate anymore and immediately ordered to send troops to help him.

…

A siege battle had just ended, and it wasn't just Li Qiao who was exhausted mentally and physically.

He knew that there was a high probability that no reinforcements would come from his side, and the rebels didn't know that.

Shunzhou City cannot be defeated, and enemy reinforcements may arrive at any time. They are the sons of father and mother. Who wouldn't feel tired?

Rebels are human beings too.

It's dinner time now - although this era is not used to eating at this time, isn't this a war?

I started playing after lunch at noon and didn't stop until the sun went down. The time for dinner was naturally delayed.

The tired soldiers went to rest by themselves, while others collected the corpses of their comrades in groups. Smoke was rising from the camp. Just when the soldiers who had been tense all day were just relaxing, Li Shimin led his people to

Rushing out with the force of sweeping thousands of troops.

The first to react were the scouts. A sharp siren sounded in the military camp. While the soldiers picked up their weapons and quickly returned to the team, they subconsciously looked at Shunzhou City, and they all doubted in their hearts:

At this time, can Li Qiao's troops still organize an effective charge?

However, the danger comes from behind them.

When the scouts came to report, they saw a large number of cavalry galloping behind them, and based on the subconscious inference of the people at the time - the cavalry must be followed by a large-scale crushing of infantry.

Let me ask you how many cavalrymen are here in total - who can tell that this is a fool's errand?!

All I know is that the whole place is filled with people!

Even before contact was made, the rebels started to panic.

Li Shimin took advantage of the time and place, and Li Qiao took advantage of the location. The two of them chose the east gate to break the situation.

The rebels were unable to react in time. Before the leading general could mobilize the troops stationed outside the city gates, he heard a panicked report from his subordinates: "General, the general has broken into the east gate and joined Li Qiao's troops.

!”

Rebel general: "???"

He was furious: "How dare you deceive me like this? The enemy has only been here for a long time, and yet he successfully reunited with Li Qiao?!"

Even if his troops were dispersed to the four gates of Shunzhou City and he was unable to react in time, the gatekeepers were not papery. How could he explain it so easily?!

The rebel general said sternly: "But the guard at the east gate was too timid to fight and fled?!"

The subordinate said with a sad face: "General Qin never escaped, and even took the initiative to fight with the coming general, but..."

Rebel General: "Just what?!"

The subordinate said tremblingly: "It's just that before I even finished a round, I was killed by the general."

The rebel general held a long gun in his hand, and his murderous intent suddenly arose: "Has the person who came here announced his name?!"

The subordinate said in a trembling voice: "He said that he is Li Changsheng of Dezhou..."

After hearing this, the rebel general's eyes became more interested: "But Li Changsheng, who saved Li Tianrong's son from the rebel army that day?!"

He sneered and said: "It is said that this man is the most powerful general in the world. Li Qiao can only compete with him after he is in his prime. Taking the head of a general out of a million soldiers is like picking out a treasure, but I don't believe he is really so brave -

—Wait for someone to try his quality!"

After that, he led a team of elites and galloped towards the east gate.

…

A quarter of an hour later.

Rebel General: Damn it!!!

Isn't it a common saying among generals that taking the head of an admiral out of a million soldiers is like picking something out of a bag? Why does Li Changsheng seem to be really good at it?!

I’m so lucky!!!

Help!!!

Li Shimin only brought five thousand cavalry. The reason why he was able to catch the opponent by surprise was because of the many covers in the night. It was not easy to stay here for a long time. When he saw that the enemy general was trying to escape, he did not pursue him, but moved towards him quickly and fiercely.

After shooting an arrow, without even looking at the result, he turned his horse's head and shouted, "Where is my sworn brother Li Qiao?!"

Li Qiao repelled several soldiers who besieged him in front of him, and urged his horse forward. He looked excited and grateful: "It's true that my brother is here! It's really shameful for my brother to go to danger for me -"

"Hey," Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Didn't we say it when we became sworn brothers? 'Death and life have destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven, a gentleman should be respectful and courteous to others'..."

Li Qiao continued in a shocked voice: "We are all brothers within the four seas!"

Li Shimin laughed loudly: "That's right. You encountered difficulties and obstacles today. How can I, the elder brother, turn a blind eye?"

After a few simple greetings, he added: "This place is dangerous and it is not advisable to stay for a long time. Since a gap has been opened, we will go together!"

Li Qiao responded neatly: "Okay!"

Li Shimin pointed to Shunzhou City and asked: "How will we relocate this place in the future?"

Li Qiao took out a letter from his arms and said with a smile: "It has been prepared a long time ago."

Then he stretched out his hand and said, "Please lend me my brother's bow and arrows!"

Li Shimin took it and gave it to him.

But he saw Li Qiao tie the letter to the arrow, draw the bow and shoot it straight at the flagpole at the top of the city. Then he looked relaxed, returned the bow and arrow, clamped it in the horse's belly, and said loudly: "Let's go."

!”

For him, things are over now.

The rebels encountered a surprise attack at night, and their general died in battle. They were leaderless for a while, and the situation was chaotic. At this time, the Crown Prince of Wei led his army. The rebels felt that the enemy troops were coming to help in large numbers, and they became even more panicked. They scrambled to escape for their lives.

They were trampled back and forth, and quite a few people died as a result.

Li Tianrong led his army to come, and faced such a vulnerable enemy. Naturally, there was no reason to retreat. He assigned his generals to take advantage of the victory to pursue them, and he followed the movements and traces of the battlefield all the way to the east gate of Shunzhou.

The largest number of rebel corpses were left here. It could be seen that this was the place where the soldiers came to help and break through the encirclement in the city. However, they arrived too late, but there were only horse hooves all over the ground and a few seriously injured rebels lying on the ground. The rest were nowhere to be seen.

Just at this moment, I heard someone shouting from the top of the city: "Is this person coming from the Prince of Wei's army?"

Li Tianrong was slightly startled when he heard this, but he responded without hesitation: "Exactly."

There was a burst of cheers on the top of the city. Looking closely at their armor, the military flags were completely different from those of the rebels. After confirming that they were correct, they finally opened the city gate.

"The prince is here, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Shunzhou City will be saved!"

"I've long heard that Prince Wei's son has a kind heart, and when I saw him today, he certainly lived up to his reputation——"

As soon as Li Tianrong entered the city, he bent down.

There is no way, no one can straighten up with so many hats on his head.

The tall hats were still being placed on his head one by one. Li Tianrong greeted politely while opening the letter Li Qiao left for him.

It is a short letter and the wording is very direct.

"I am about to leave, but I am unable to continue to defend Shunzhou. I am also worried that the rebels will move to anger the soldiers and civilians in the city and massacre them. I heard that the king of Wei is extremely magnanimous and lenient towards his subordinates. The prince of Wei is a rare virtuous man at that time. He loves the people like a son, so he obeys Shunzhou.

The state trusts..."
To be continued...