Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 209 The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty orders! A life-and-death battle in Chang'an!

Li Yuanji suppressed his excitement and made arrangements. This time, because of what Li Er did, he was able to quickly increase his strength. Which shortcoming of Lingnan was a pain in his heart?

population!

Population is the real pain of Lingnan today. Even if he develops Lingnan, the population growth will take time, and time is the most urgent thing for him.

Due to the shortage of population, its current development growth rate has begun to slow down, because the indigenous people of Lingnan have almost all been naturalized. Although there has been population migration to the Tang Dynasty, it has been intermittent, and the total number of people who have moved in is less than 400,000.

Four hundred thousand people sounds like a lot, but what can they do in Lingnan? Nothing can be done. This time, not only can three million people be relocated from Li Er, but now these are the interest he wants.

His army has already arrived here. Li Yuanji has his eyes on all the people here. By migrating the population of these places to Lingnan, he can increase the number of people by at least a million. For the Tang Dynasty, it is a drop in the bucket. It can even indirectly help relieve the pressure on Li Er, but this is what he needs most.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang again.

"Send a message to Li Xiang and Yang Shu of Yunzhou right now, and lead the army into the surrounding areas of Datang and relocate all the people here. It must be done quickly!"

Since he was going to do it, he would do it ruthlessly and take advantage of this rare opportunity. He was not plundering the population, he was letting these people live a richer life. In Lingnan, these people definitely lived better than in the Tang Dynasty.

Now the Tang Dynasty is too busy to take care of itself, and the Guanlong area has suffered a disaster. How can Li Er have the energy and money to take care of the people in these places? He is helping these people.

After completing the psychological preparation, Li Yuanji no longer had any burden, but was full of expectations.

Xie Shufang wrote down what Li Yuanji said and immediately went down to pass it on. Fortunately, he now had carrier pigeons, which could create a time difference so that others would not notice anything unusual.

After Wei Zheng went down, he wrote complicated letters and started to send them to Li Shimin, and then sent back all the people he brought with him.

"Your Majesty, this is the last time I will make plans for you. I am the one who provides for you. I have completed my mission. From now on, I will be a minister of the King of Qi."

After Wei Zheng finished talking to himself, he knelt down in the direction of Chang'an, as if he was saying goodbye to Li Shimin.

In Chang'an City, Li Shimin was furious, not for any other reason, but just because Jie Li sent someone to ask him to submit to Jie Li. Li Shimin was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

"Jie Li has gone too far in bullying me. He wants me to submit to him. There is no way this is possible! Come, take this man down, chop off his head, and send it to Jie Li!"

Li Shimin was really angry. He had not yet completely vented his anger towards Li Yuanji. Now Jie Li dared to act like this in front of him. He was not going to tolerate it at all.

Although they relieved their anger briefly, the situation in Chang'an is still not optimistic. Jie Li's army is about to reach the Wei River, which is Chang'an's last barrier. After crossing it, the city of Chang'an will be completely exposed to the Turkic army.

No one else tried to stop Li Shimin. In the current situation, it didn't matter whether they stopped him or not, or whether they killed the man sent by Jie Li or not. It would be better to let Li Shimin vent his anger.

At this time, everyone was extremely worried and sad. At this point, Fang Mou Duduan could not think of a better solution. What else could they do except hold on and wait for help?
Even if they wanted to defend, they might not be able to do so. There were too few soldiers and too many city gates to defend. The Turkic cavalry moved quickly and could quickly assemble once they found a weak point, and it would be too late for them to redeploy.

At this time, a guard came in hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the Turkic vanguard army is 20 miles away from the Wei River!"

After the words fell, everyone's expression became heavier and their breathing became heavier. It happened too quickly.

"Your Majesty, no matter what happens, we must hold on to Chang'an and wait for the army to come back for support. According to the army's marching speed, as long as we can hold on for half a month, Jie Li will surely be defeated!"

After Du Ruhui finished speaking, everyone felt extremely heavy. Holding on for half a month? It sounds very feasible, but in reality, they might not be able to hold on for half a month before Jie Li broke through.

They are now very clear about the emptiness of Chang'an and know that they cannot defend it at all.

Li Shimin was looking at the depressed crowd from above, but suddenly he smiled.

"Everyone, it's just that the Turkic army is at the gates of the city. We are not without a chance, so why do this?

I have spent my entire life trying to pacify the world for the Tang Dynasty. Since I joined the army, I have been at the forefront of every battle and have been victorious. Now that the Turkic army is attacking, even though my army is small now, I am not afraid!
Pass on my order, the army will assemble immediately, the young and strong men in the city will gather, go to the top of the city wall, and then divide the majority of them to follow behind the army and set up a false front. Today, let me meet this Jie Li!"

Li Shimin's aura emanated, and the anxiety in everyone's heart suddenly seemed to be relieved, and everyone looked at Li Shimin with fiery eyes.

At this moment, no matter who it is, looking at Li Shimin now, there is only one thought in his mind: this is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty!
"Your Majesty's order!"

Li Shimin put on his armor and walked outside. The guards holding Li Shimin's edict kept shuttling back and forth in the city.

"Order from the Emperor of the Great Tang! Assemble the army, Your Majesty will lead the army in person, and fight to the death outside the city!"

When all the soldiers heard this, they all clenched their weapons tightly, and a raging fire burned in each of their eyes. This was the emperor of their Tang Dynasty. Even if the enemy was at the gates of the city, he would still lead them to fight and would never retreat.

"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"

The 2,180 soldiers in Chang'an all roared. No one retreated, no one was cowardly. Even when facing an army of 100,000, everyone firmly believed that they would win, because the one leading them was their Majesty, Li Shimin!

The elite troops of the Tang Dynasty were clearly revealed at this moment. In this battle, everyone was ready. There was no retreat and no life or death!
The men of the Tang Dynasty will die on the way to the charge, even if they die, and will never live on their knees!
Li Shimin put on his armor, rode on his war horse, and slowly appeared in front of the army. Looking at the burning eyes of every soldier, Li Shimin's heart was also extremely hot. This was his army, this was the Tang army!
So what if we are alone against a hundred? As soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, no one will retreat.

"I am Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Now the Turkic army has arrived outside the city. This battle is a national war! The Turkic killed our Han people and took the money and food of the people of the Tang Dynasty. If they dare to invade us, I will make sure that the foreign race will never return!
In this battle, I will personally lead you into battle. There are 100,000 Turkic troops outside the city, and we only have 2,180 people. Are you afraid?"

There were only two words in response to Li Shimin.

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

Li Shimin listened to the passionate words of the soldiers and slowly drew the long sword from his waist.

"If we win the battle today against the Turks, I will take care of the food and money needed by the families of those killed in battle! As for the survivors, all of them will be promoted to the next level and rewarded with 100 strings of cash!" All the soldiers waved their weapons.

"war!"

Li Shimin immediately rode out on his horse, and everyone followed him, heading out of the city.

In the city of Chang'an, everyone was organizing the young and strong men in the city to start making preparations. Everyone knew very well that whether their Majesty could force Jie Li to retreat depended on whether their decoy troops could scare Jie Li.

Li Shimin led his army to the outside of the Wei River and listened to the military reports that kept coming in.

"Report! Your Majesty, the Turkic vanguard of 5,000 troops is only ten miles away from here!"

Li Shimin listened quietly without saying anything. The army was lined up behind him without making any sound. It was extremely quiet.

"Report! Your Majesty, the Turkic vanguard of 5,000 troops is only five miles away from here!"

"Report! Your Majesty, the Turkic vanguard is only four miles away from here!"

"Report! Your Majesty, the Turkic vanguard is only three miles away from here!"

Upon hearing the news, Li Shimin opened his eyes suddenly and pointed his long sword forward.

"Fight to the death! Never retreat! Kill!"

What Li Shimin has to do now is to defeat the Turkic vanguard, so that Jie Li will not really think that there are no soldiers available in Chang'an. He wants to let Jie Li know the strength of the Tang Dynasty's military.

"kill!"

With the army furious, everyone rushed towards the Turks. Li Shimin led only 800 cavalrymen to charge forward. Qin Qiong, Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Gongjin and other generals followed by his side and killed directly towards the rushing Turks.

When Li Shimin's cavalry charged in, the Turks obviously did not come to their senses. They thought Li Shimin would defend, but they did not expect that Li Shimin would take the initiative to lead his troops to attack. They knew that Chang'an was short of troops.

It was for this reason that the Turks did not even send out scouts and marched non-stop towards Chang'an. This vanguard army was Jie Li's scouts.

Li Shimin charged into the Turkic army, constantly waving his weapon to take away one life after another. Li Shimin, who had been leading troops in battle for many years, was also very skilled in martial arts.

Qin Qiong and his men charged into the Turks and were unstoppable. Qin Qiong waved his double maces, reaping the lives of Turks one after another. A group of Tang cavalrymen took advantage of the Turks' scattered formation and charged straight in, all waving swords and killing the Huns.

However, as the fighting continued, the casualties of the Tang elite began to increase. A Tang soldier killed one man, but was slashed by a Turkic soldier next to him. The Tang soldier seemed to be unaware of the pain and swung his weapon to kill another man.

However, before the Tang soldier could continue to charge, two more spears attacked. Seeing that he could not dodge, he gritted his teeth and dodged one spear. The other spear pierced his abdomen. The Tang soldier then grabbed the spear that pierced his abdomen, swung his weapon to kill another Turk, and swung his sword again to kill the Turk in front of him.

As the spear was pulled out, blood continued to flow out. The piercing pain and the loss of blood made him dizzy.

"Not enough, not enough! I want to kill ten people, even if I die, I will kill ten people!"

The Tang soldier used all his strength and attacked the Turks again regardless of his injuries. Every time he swung his weapon, blood oozed out of his wounds. After killing one man, he was hit by a Turk with a knife and fell off his horse. However, the Tang soldier chopped off the legs of the Turkic soldier's horse.

The Turkic soldier fell off his horse, and the Tang soldier rushed forward and killed him with a sword. However, he was stabbed in the back by the spear again. Blood kept gushing out of his mouth, and his consciousness began to blur. The Tang soldier's eyes widened, and he used all his strength to swing the weapon in his right hand, and fell to the ground with the Turkish soldier in front of him.

"That's eight, Your Majesty. I have failed to complete my mission and will leave now."

This scene happened to every soldier in the Tang army. As long as they had one breath left, even if they died, they would forcibly take away a Turkic soldier at random. No one retreated even a single step. Even if they died, they truly died while charging forward.

Li Shimin fought his way deep into the Turkic army. At this moment, Li Shimin's armor was covered with blood, some of which had already solidified and some was still fresh. The weapon in his hand kept waving, demanding the lives of the Turkic soldiers.

Qin Qiong had already reached the front of the Turkic main general at this moment. Qin Qiong had fought bravely and had three wounds on his body. Qin Qiong did not care at all and stared at the Turkic main general.

"Come die!"

Qin Qiong, wielding double maces, was like a killing god. No matter how the Turks in front of Qin Qiong tried to stop him, they could not stop Qin Qiong at all. The Turkish army all felt a sense of fear.

This fear was not only because of Qin Qiong, but also because every Tang soldier seemed to be painless in the eyes of these Turks. They were clearly stabbed by spears and chopped by their swords, but these Tang soldiers ignored the injuries on their bodies and killed them again as if they didn't feel any pain.

Although he was seriously injured, he took a Turkic soldier with him before he fell. These Turks were scared. They had fought with the Tang Dynasty for many years, but they had never encountered such a powerful Tang army.

As Qin Qiong was getting closer to the main Turkic general, Duan Zhixuan on the other side also rushed over to kill him.

"Shubao! I'm here to help you!"

With Duan Xuanzhi's assistance, Qin Qiong rode his horse towards the main Turkic general and killed him on his horse.

The main Turkic general was killed and the banner was destroyed. The already frightened Turks began to retreat in a hurry, and the war gradually came to an end.

Li Shimin was riding on his horse, looking at the dead bodies all over the ground, without any ripples in his heart, his sharp eyes kept looking forward.

In this battle, less than 2,000 of the 5,000 Turks escaped, the rest were all killed, and their main general was even killed by Qin Qiong.

In this battle, of the 2,180 Tang troops, only 1,382 remained, nearly half of them.

Li Shimin led the remaining Tang army and retreated to the other side of the Weishui River. Li Shimin stood in the front on horseback, and the soldiers behind him all lined up behind Li Shimin without making any sound. Even if some of them were injured, they did not make any sound because of the pain in their bodies.

While Li Shimin was waiting, the Turkic army slowly appeared in front of him. A hundred thousand soldiers rushed over like an overwhelming force. The power exuded by the army did not scare anyone. All the Tang soldiers looked extremely determined.

Their Majesty is still here, and so are they, the Tang army!
(End of this chapter)