Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Some of the soldiers guarding the city refused to accept the defeat, but were held tightly by the veteran soldiers next to them.

"The Blood Flag of the Tang Dynasty can go anywhere, even the Imperial City."

"Anyone who dares to touch the blood flag will be punished by extermination of all nine generations of his clan."

"Something happened in the Northern Frontier."

someone yelled.

Suddenly.

The whole city was in an uproar.

The blood flag came out.

From Northern Xinjiang!
Turks!

Over there, it must be the Turks who started making trouble, otherwise, they would never have done such an urgent thing as raising the blood flag.

The scouts rushed along Suzaku Street and headed straight for the imperial city.

Countless people witnessed the bloody flag enter the city and disappear into the distance.

The last time the blood-stained flag of the Tang Dynasty appeared was probably because... the Turks moved south and arrived in Chang'an.

This time.

What's going on?
With the arrival of the blood flag, Chang'an's peace was completely broken and it began to fall into chaos.

Things in Northern Xinjiang are in trouble.

Something's wrong!

"The Turks, it must be the Turks. Damn it, the Turks actually dared to tear up the Weishui Alliance!!"

"Damn it, these Turkic bastards actually dared to take the initiative to attack our Tang Dynasty. It's been three years, three years, it's time to pay it back!!"

"Who said it wasn't? Beat those beasts to death!"

"Hiss... This is a good idea, but with the blood flag moving, the situation in the northern border should be bad. Perhaps the scene from three years ago will happen again."

"Is this true? Bullshit, our Tang Dynasty is invincible!!"

"If we are truly invincible, if the battle in the northern border goes smoothly, if we can stop the Turkish cavalry, it will definitely not be a bloody flag."

"this……."

"What happened to the Northern Frontier? The defense line we built will surely not be destroyed so quickly."

"......."

The people are in confusion.

For a time, all the people in Chang'an were focused on the northern border.

Some people even felt bad and began to pack their bags, leaving Chang'an and seeking refuge with other relatives.

The blood flag flutters.

Chang'an is in danger!
.
…….……….
Imperial City.

Tai Chi Palace.

Li Shimin was also reviewing memorials.

The sun is just right.

Business as usual.

but,
Right now.

A war horse rushed in directly into the Taiji Palace.

“Hiss…Ah…”

The warhorse wailed, its front hooves softened, and it fell heavily to the ground.

After several days of galloping, the war horses were exhausted and could not hold on any longer.

A figure rolled off the horse.

His face turned pale.

Chapped lips.

Crazy bloodbath.

His eyes were like red-hot iron, streaming with tears and blood.

He no longer had the strength to get up.

But he held the bamboo tube in front of his chest tightly and used all his strength to attack Li Shimin.

"His Majesty……."

"Northern Frontier...Danger!"

Li Shimin stood up suddenly.

Both pupils exploded.

His face was horrified.

Li Junxian was already standing beside the scout at this moment, but he did not move.

The blood flag is not something he can touch.

"What's going on? What's going on?!"

Li Shimin hurried down.

The scout's mouth was full of blood. He was lying on the ground, only breathing in.

"Quick! Li Junxian! Call the imperial physician!"

Li Shimin shouted in horror.

At the same time, he quickly took the bamboo tube and looked at it...
Never stop for a moment.

His eyes fell on the brocade, rows and rows of it.

“This…this…this…”

A moment later, Li Shimin's eyes cracked like bullets about to explode!

The battle report above made him feel weak all over, his face turned pale and sweat broke out.

Scalp numbness.

incredible!

A feeling of fear rose directly from the soles of his feet and then rushed straight to his brain, and his whole body suddenly became extremely confused.

Li Shimin's eyes were dazzled.

thump…….
He sat down directly on the ground.

My head is confused.

Overwhelmed.

Seeing the battle report above, he was almost dumbfounded!
How is this possible?
The Turks advanced 300 miles a day, which directly disrupted the Tang Dynasty's carefully prepared defense line. It can be said that the northern border defense line that he had prepared for several years collapsed directly!
Now, the Turkic army is approaching Yunzhou City! !
As long as Yunzhou City is broken, then the next step will be to attack Chang'an directly!

Turkic cavalry!!
damn it! !

Li Shimin's mouth was trembling so much that it was cramping.

His eyes stared blankly ahead, and his brain stopped thinking.

quickly,

The doctor is here.

The scouts were treated directly at Taiji Palace.

Li Junxian stood beside Li Shimin with concern and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened in the northern border?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin shuddered violently, then raised his head suddenly, and shouted hoarsely with a trembling voice: "Quick...quick...let Wei Zheng, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Jing and the others come to see me, quickly, quickly!!"

Nothing must happen in Northern Xinjiang!
Chang'an, we must go to support!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what happened in the Northern Frontier?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the bloody flag has entered the palace. What's the news from the front?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is there something wrong in the Northern Frontier? Please allow us to provide support!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

In less than half an incense stick of time, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Qin Qiong and others rode their horses directly into the palace, and then dismounted in front of Taiji Palace, shouting in panic.

They no longer cared about being rude or not.

They had also heard about the blood flag incident. The whole city was in an uproar, and His Majesty was urging them to go. How could they walk slowly?

There is still a smell of blood in Taiji Palace.

This smell was caused by the blood vomited by the warhorse and the blood vomited by the blood flag officer.

but!
No one cares about this anymore!!

Looking at Li Shimin, who was sitting there in a daze and at a loss, he hurried over.

When Li Shimin saw them, he handed the cloth in his hand to them without saying a word.

Changsun Wuji took it hurriedly.

Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others also took a look.

hiss…….
After taking a quick look, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

this…….
In an instant, they felt their throats sore and their saliva was difficult to swallow.

how could it be possible? !

The Turks marched 300 miles a day, and the northern border defense line completely collapsed. They have already reached Yunzhou City!

Li Ji came to ask for help! !
damn it!
What exactly is going on?

Especially Li Jing, as the Minister of War, he knew very well how much effort the court had poured into the northern border defense line. But now, as soon as the war broke out, it completely collapsed.

"What exactly is going on?!"

"damn it!!!"

"Your Majesty, the Turks... When did the Turks become so powerful!!" Li Jing was angry, but apart from rage, the only thing left was panic.

"The Tang Dynasty's defenses are strong enough to defend against the Turks, but..."

"Beijiang, what on earth are you doing?!"

"What on earth is Li Ji doing?!"

“So incompetent!!!”

Li Jing roared wildly.

"No! General Li...cough cough cough..."

At this time, the Blood Flag Officer slowly recovered under the treatment of the imperial physician, stored up some strength, and was able to speak.

"That's not the case. The Turks... I don't know what's going on with them. It's like they have opened their eyes to the sky. They can actually find the vital point of our defense line accurately. All their attacks are almost all aimed at the weakest link."

"It's incredible, otherwise, we wouldn't have collapsed so quickly!"

"Those big fortresses haven't even started to move yet, but we see Turkish cavalry all around us!"

"This is not General Li's fault, this is not General Li's fault, it is destiny! This is destiny!!"

"God bless the Turks, God bless the Turks, cough cough cough..."

The blood-flag officer shouted and defended Li Ji.

Everyone was silent.

Li Shimin, Zhangsun Wuji and others all knew about Li Ji's ability to be in charge of the northern border.

But who could have thought?

Who would have thought!
The Turkic cavalry actually...
hiss…….
Attacking from various weak points made it impossible for the Northern Frontier Defense Line to fully exert its due capabilities.

Li Jing took a breath of cold air. If that was the case, then it was understandable.

But how could the Turks find those weakest points? !
damn it! !

To be honest, regarding this northern border defense line, in Yunzhou City, only Li Ji and a few people in Chang'an know the details.

Could it be that there is a traitor among them?

How can it be!

Absolutely impossible!!

What exactly is going on?

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to quickly dispatch troops to support Yunzhou City. Otherwise, with hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry, Yunzhou City will be under too much pressure. If it collapses, then our Chang'an will...will..."

Wei Zheng went straight to the point.

Now we should not consider how the Turks found those places, but think about how to support Yunzhou City.

"Your Majesty, I will go ahead!!"

Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Jingde all knelt down.

Li Shimin took a deep breath, his eyes flashed, but he didn't think about it for long.

After just a few breaths, he nodded vigorously.

"Okay, the three of you will lead the 16 guards and head to Yunzhou City immediately."

"We must let the Turks know how powerful the Tang Dynasty is!!"

Li Shimin clenched his fists hard.

just now.

Can rely on.

That is, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin and other brave generals who followed him all the way, were loyal to him and made great military achievements.

The only option is to let them take action.

Li Shimin, now he only believes in them!
Things are critical.

It's completely at the last minute.
Qin Qiong and the other two took the military orders and left quickly to prepare.

"Your Majesty, huh...don't be impatient, don't be impatient!"

"We can't lose our composure. The Turks are just that weak! We need to trust our second brother Qin, Yaojin and the others, and General Li Ji. We also need to trust our Tang soldiers!"

"Before, the Turks were just lucky. Next time, they won't be able to have it so easy!!"

Changsun Wuji comforted her.

Li Shimin sat there and nodded heavily.

However, this news was too shocking and no one was mentally prepared.

He still felt the blood in his body curdling.

Body temperature drops rapidly.

My brain can’t work anymore.

"Your Majesty, how about we go to Luoyang temporarily?"

"Wait for the generals to extinguish the Turks before coming back?"

At this time, Wei Zheng hesitated and spoke again.

As soon as these words were spoken, others all agreed and nodded.

"Yes, Your Majesty, how about we go back to Luoyang first and come back after the war is over!"

"Your Majesty, Luoyang is not far from Chang'an, and it is also the old site of our Tiance Mansion. Going there first will also reassure the soldiers at the front."

"That's right, Your Majesty, let's leave Chang'an for the time being!!"

"......."

they all said.

Three years ago, the Turkic troops approached the Wei River and the situation was dangerous, but fortunately they did not attack the city.

But this time, hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops marched south and caused the northern border defense line to collapse in one day. This must have been planned in advance. This time, they would definitely not stop in front of the Wei River.

When they reach the city of Chang'an, they will certainly attack it.

If the city is breached at that time, Your Majesty will be in danger.

If the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was captured, it would mean that the Tang Dynasty... would be destroyed.

They had to think about it.

Once Your Majesty is captured, it will be extremely difficult, almost impossible, for the Tang Dynasty to make a comeback!

By then, the world will really become the world of the Turks!!

Li Shimin sat on the ground.

He raised his eyes and looked at them with a grim expression.

Leave Chang'an!

Heading to Luoyang?

hehe…….
Was he going to imitate the king of a defeated country? Abandon the important city of Kyoto, abandon the people here, and flee alone?

If he did this, even if the Turks withdrew later, he would not have the face to see the people of the world again.

"No reconciliation, no compensation, no land cession, no tribute, the emperor will guard the country, and the king will die in the country!"

"Have you all forgotten these words?"

"I won't leave!!"

"I will not leave even if I die!!"

Li Shimin growled.

Everyone took a breath and lowered their heads.

If Li Kuan were here, he would feel relieved to hear Li Shimin say this.

Don’t be fooled by the later historical records that describe the Tang Dynasty as extremely prosperous.

But, that was only the early years.

Looking at the later period, An Lushan's troops, Huang Chao's bandits, and Tubo barbarians attacked Chang'an. Then during the An-Shi Rebellion and Huang Chao's uprising, both Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Emperor Xizong of Tang could not escape to Sichuan. As for when Tubo attacked Chang'an, the emperor also fled overnight and abandoned Chang'an.

The middle and late Tang Dynasty was really in a bad state.

Otherwise, Li Kuan would not have been so proactive in wanting to take action when he heard about the marriage, and even directly scolded Li Shimin.

The Tang Dynasty has no bones.

Now, Li Kuan, helps Datang shape its skeleton.

No marriage alliance, no compensation, no cession of territory, no tribute. The emperor guards the national border and the king dies for the country.

These words, like a soul, stood in the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty at that time, and were also imprinted in the heart of Li Shimin.

Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, and Du Ruhui looked at each other deeply and stopped talking about this matter.

They could feel the stubbornness in His Majesty's heart.

The emperor guards the country!
The king dies in Sheji!
Since His Majesty is so determined, what do they have to fear?
"His Majesty!!"

Immediately, Changsun Wuji and others lifted up their robes and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, we will definitely follow you. Even if it means life or death, we will die before the people of this city!!"

"Your Majesty, we will protect the Tang Dynasty and will never retreat even a single step!!"

"Your Majesty, the Turks are just a group of barbarians. I believe that we can definitely eliminate the Turks and restore the glory of our Tang Dynasty!!"

"......."

Several people shouted loudly.

Li Shimin nodded.

He waved.

(End of this chapter)