"I am the Great Tang's Prince Zhao, the general manager of the Longyou Road army. However, none of this is important to you. You just need to remember one thing. From now on, you have to listen to me. Even if I want you to die, you must go. If you don't go, I have a thousand ways to torture you to death!”
Li Yuanba stood in front of the 2,000 Tuyuhun cavalrymen and said loudly. He didn't care what these people thought, nor did he care if these people were loyal to him. He only had one goal, and that was to take these people for his own use.
The Great Tang of the Ninth Year of Wude was far too short of cavalry. This time, he had seized more than 10,000 warhorses. Adding on the warhorses from before, he already had more than 30,000 warhorses in his hands.
However, he lacked suitable cavalrymen. He chose those who were skilled in archery and riding from the Left Guards, Right Guards, and Left Guards to charge into the cavalrymen from before. However, out of the 100,000 or so people in the three guards, he only chose 2,000 or so people, barely giving him 10,000 cavalrymen. However, 10,000 was still too little for Li Yuanba. Therefore, he could only focus his attention on these Tuyuhun captives.
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After Li Yuanba finished speaking, he waved his hand. Immediately, more than 20 Zuo Yi Guards walked into the crowd of Tuyuhun captives and grabbed some captives who looked to be in poor health.
Then, he lined up in front of them and cut off their heads with his saber.
The giant head rolled on the ground and landed in front of some Tuyuhun captives.
The Tuyuhun captives looked at Li Yuanba in horror.
"Look carefully. If you dare to disobey my orders, this is the outcome!”
Li Yuanba was not surprised by the fear in their eyes, only a cold smile on his face. If these people were disobedient, he did not mind killing a few more.
Although he lacked cavalry, he did not want a group of disobedient people.
Tuyuhun's captives had scattered, and his body was still bleeding on the ground.
In the distance, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but rub his teeth. This Li Yuanba was really ruthless! There was no need for a reason to kill!
"Feed those warhorses well. Don't lose it. If you lose one, you'll have to pay for it with money.”
Li Yuanba said slowly as he walked to Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong with his hands behind his back.
"Your Highness, don't worry! Don't worry about me, Old Cheng!”
Cheng Yaojin grinned.
Li Yuanba was too lazy to care about this troublemaker. Now that they were still outside, Cheng Yaojin had already restrained himself. If they were in Chang 'an, he did not know how this old man would make a scene.
"Your Highness! Why don't you bring Zuo Yiwei along? With just these ten thousand cavalrymen, this general truly felt a little unsafe!”
Qin Qiong frowned and looked at Li Yuan tyrannically.
"No need! 12,000 cavalrymen were enough. Liang Shidu in the north did not have many soldiers, only a few tens of thousands of them.
If it weren't for the Turkic backing him, he would have been annihilated long ago.”
Liang Shidu didn't have many soldiers, only around fifty to sixty thousand. Although there were quite a few of them, he did not have any cavalry.
Although he was close to the steppe and had submitted to the Turks, the Turks were very wary of him. He did not give him a warhorse.
Therefore, he did not have any cavalry with him. He only had infantry. Furthermore, due to financial constraints and the fact that Shuofang was a desolate land, his army was not good in terms of armor or weapons. Compared to the Tang army, the gap was too great.
If it weren't for the Turks behind him and their occasional invasion of the border, he would have been annihilated by the Tang army long ago.
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7th month, 13th day, Li Yuanba led 12,000 cavalrymen and left Min Province, heading towards Shuofang.
At the same time, the Left Yi Guards and the Right Wu Guards also carried out Li Yuanba's orders to return to the capital. Li Yuanba knew that Jie Li Khan wasn't a person who would stay in peace.
'Now, the history has changed because of my arrival. What if he arrives at the bank of Weishui River in advance?'
Chang 'an, Eastern Palace, Li Main Hall
While Li Yuanba was hurrying to Shuofang, the Eastern Turkic Jie Li Khagan had personally led over a hundred thousand cavalry to invade the border.
Wugong was located in the northwest of Chang 'an, only about 190 miles away.
This distance was still three days for infantry, but it was a short distance for cavalry.
When Li Shi Min received this news, he immediately appointed Yuchi Gong as the Great General of the Left Martial Marquis. He should have called General Zuo Jinwu to stop the Turkic cavalry from invading Chang 'an. At the same time, the entire city was under martial law.
At the same time, Li Shimin also sent a fast horse to send a message to Li Yuanba, hoping that Li Yuanba could return to help martial arts and protect the safety of Chang 'an.
However, Li Shiming's news was too late for Li Yuanba. When Li Shiming's letter reached Min Province, Li Yuanba was already in Shuofang City.
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Shuofang was a city in the north of the Sui Dynasty. It could be considered a frontier fortress.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Eighteen roads rebelled against the king, and smoke and dust swept across the entire world. Even Shuofang, which was located in the frontier fortress, could not escape this calamity. Liang's division was entrenched here.
After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the world gradually began to be unified. The Han people still existed, but they did not have the majesty of the past. Shuofang, the former frontier fortress, had also become the Eastern Turks 'grassland.
And now, Li Yuanba had arrived outside Shuofang City with 12,000 cavalry.
As a former frontier fortress, Shuofang naturally had its own defense system.
There were thirty-six forts outside Shuofang, connected to each other. If they wanted to break through Shuofang, they would first have to take down these forts.
"Li Yuanba! You've already entered my Daliang territory. If you don't leave now, I won't be polite!”
Liang Shidu was dressed in bright yellow armor and riding a tall horse. He stood in front of the army and shouted at the Tang army.
"Ha ~ ha ~"
Li Yuanba rode his horse out of the central army and came to the front of the army. He looked at Liang Shidu and said,""The traitor from back then dares to call himself zhen now. Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock? I advise you to quickly put down your weapon and surrender, and I can spare your life. Otherwise, the day the city falls will be the day you die!”
Li Yuanba looked at Liang Shidu with disdain. Liang Shidu was ambitious, but he didn't have the ability to match his ambition. He had ruled Shuofang for so many years. To put it nicely, he was a vassal, but to put it bluntly, he was the dog of the Turks!
Riding on his warhorse, Liang Shidu's face flushed red. Li Yuanba was right. Back then, when Yang Guang removed his control, he returned to Shuofang County to befriend the local bandits.
Later on, heroes rose up in the world, and he took the opportunity to pull a group of bandits to rebel.
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