Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 735 His Majesty has waited far too long for this day (Third update yesterday)
In the abandoned temple, Meng Jiechiga, who was surrounded by several female soldiers of the Guangjun Army, suddenly looked up and saw Luo Binwang, who was checking on "Li Zhi" in a corner with his back to her.

Luo Binwang stood there, motionless.

In an instant, Meng Jiechi suddenly felt something was wrong, and she subconsciously walked towards Luo Binwang.

"Sir!" Reaching Luo Binwang's side, Meng Jiechiga turned to look at him, and then, in the next moment, she couldn't help but scream, "Ah!"

Luo Binwang stood stiffly on the ground, his face pale, his eyes glazed over, and his expression full of disbelief.

A sharp dagger pierced Luo Binwang's chest, but did not penetrate, instead holding him firmly.

Fresh blood slowly dripped from Luo Binwang's chest, mouth, and nose.

No one knows exactly where he was stabbed, but in the instant before he died, Luo Binwang was unable to make a sound.

The moment they heard Meng Jiechi scream, all the soldiers of the Guangjun army instinctively turned to look at her.

Just then, a cold voice rang out: "Kill!"

In an instant, countless cold lights appeared in the hall, slicing through the throats of the nearest Light Army soldiers and then striking down even more people in the blink of an eye.

In a very short time, the entire ruined temple was plunged into the bloodiest and most intense life-or-death struggle.

No, it wasn't a life-or-death struggle, it was a massacre.

Many of the Guangjun soldiers didn't even have time to react before their comrades, who had been fleeing for hundreds of miles with them, ended their lives.

Luo Binwang's men were incredibly skilled, and their methods of killing were even superior to those of Guangjun.

In the blink of an eye, most of the Guangjun soldiers had been killed or wounded.

The remaining ones were also surrounded and killed by even more people.

Meng Jiechi stood there dumbfounded, unsure of what to do. The sudden turn of events left her somewhat bewildered.

What also caught her off guard was the icy short sword slowly being pulled from Luo Binwang's chest, and the "Li Zhi" holding it.

His face resembled Li Zhi, but his eyes told her that this person was definitely not Li Zhi.

The short sword was gently drawn, and "Li Zhi" stepped forward, shoved Luo Binwang to the ground, before looking at Meng Jiechiga.

Amidst the cold stares and the gleam of swords, Meng Jiechiga's body stiffened, unable to move.

Just then, Li Jia walked past Meng Jiechiga with a cold look in his eyes, took out a signal flare from his sleeve, and launched it into the sky.

This kind of thing, which has only been gradually used in the military in recent years, allowed Meng Jiechiga to instantly confirm Li Jia's identity.

He was actually a spy for the Tang Dynasty.

He, his subordinates, and "Li Zhi" were all people of the Tang Dynasty emperor.

Meng Jiechi looked at Luo Binwang lying on the ground in shock.

This person, the most pitiful person, never knew that he was surrounded by the emperor's men.

Of course, there's also herself.

The Tang emperor knew everything about them.

Meng Jiechiga subconsciously turned around, and at that moment, a hand chop struck her on the back of the neck, causing Meng Jiechiga to faint weakly.

……

The sounds of fighting suddenly erupted around the ruined temple. The Tibetan soldiers who had been secretly guarding the temple had just noticed the commotion inside when, before they could even react, the densely packed Thousand Bull Guards had already charged out. The stench of blood instantly filled the mountain wilderness.

Because of the several divisions of troops, although the Tibetan army still had a considerable number of men to protect Mengjiechiga, this time, Li Wu mobilized a large number of skilled soldiers.

Most importantly, they had an almost inexhaustible supply of crossbow bolts.

Amidst the fighting, a figure calmly walked along the mountain path, while the Thousand Bull Guards on both sides surged into the path like a black tide.

Soon, the figure arrived in front of the ruined temple.

More Thousand Bull Guards poured into the ruined temple to cleanse the Guangjun Canjun, who had not yet been completely purged.

Li Jia and "Li Zhi" stepped forward simultaneously, cupped their hands, and said, "Commander."

"Hmm!" Li Wu nodded calmly, his gaze sweeping over Luo Binwang's corpse on the ground before turning to Meng Jiechiga, who was lying on the ground.

"Bury his body on the spot." Li Wu looked at Meng Jiechiga one last time and said, "As for her, send her secretly to Chang'an. Don't let anyone know that we have captured her."

"Yes!" Li Jia and "Li Zhi" bowed simultaneously; they didn't need to know the reason behind it.

Li Wu looked at Li Jia and said, "You stay here and are responsible for mopping up the remaining remnants of the Guang Army in the mountains."

Even now, a large number of Tibetan Shadow Army soldiers are scattered throughout the mountains. Li Jia, who has followed them all the way, knows best where these people are.

"Yes!" Li Jia bowed respectfully, then looked up and said, "Mangsong Mangzan should still be within three hundred li..."

"He's dead." Li Wu's words caused Li Jia and "Li Zhi" to look up in shock at the same time.

“Linzhi was captured three days ago, and Yin Yuan immediately led his troops into the mountains. As the Left General of the Thousand Ox Guard, he is most adept at doing these things.” Li Wu turned slightly to look at the vast mountains in the night behind him and said calmly, “Shang Jiezan happened to run into him, and then Shang Jiezan jumped off the cliff with Mangsong and Mangzan.”

"Jumped off a cliff?" Li Jia's pupils widened instinctively, and he asked incredulously, "Really jumped off a cliff?"

Li Wu looked at Li Jia with a half-smile, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Li Jia immediately cupped his hands in greeting: "Yes!"

Poor Mangsong Mangzan, from beginning to end, had no chance of escape.

Yin Yuan and Xin Liao'er moved at an equally fast pace, faster than the Tibetans expected. While they were still heading towards Linzhi, Linzhi had already fallen.

……

“We need him to still be ‘alive,’ so that all those who are dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty across the entire Tibetan land will go looking for someone who is actually dead, which will benefit the Tang Dynasty.” Li Wu’s gaze swept across the mountains, finally looking in the direction of Lhasa, and he said calmly, “But the Tang Dynasty does not need him to be alive. His Majesty will find someone to replace him as the Tibetan King.”

Tibet was a vast territory with a population of several million. It was simply impossible to win them over to the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time.

Therefore, a dead person is needed to divert these forces.

Finally, a new Tibetan king will replace him and become the new ruler of this land.

"Yes!" Li Jia and "Li Zhi" bowed in unison.

Li Wu looked at "Li Zhi" and said, "Go back to Chengdu and continue to hide in the shadows as the Prince of Jin's stand-in."

"Yes!" Li Zhi solemnly cupped his hands in greeting.

As the sounds of battle gradually subsided in the surrounding mountains and forests, Li Wu said calmly, "Now that the major events are over, it is time to go to Luoxie and send Princess Wencheng back to Luoyang. His Majesty has waited too long for this day."

"Yes!" Li Jia and "Li Zhi" bowed simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)