Chapter 184 Destiny
But the battlefield is never a fair place. The heavy cavalry melted into Wei Daoer's rear army like red-hot irons. Their flesh and bones fell apart, and they were pierced by long spears or killed by iron horses.

However, their long swords and short spears could not cause any harm to the armored cavalry, and they simply massacred and routed them. In the collapse, no one dared to attack the sudden appearance of the cavalry, and they all madly attacked their comrades who blocked their way.

Li Jiancheng reined in his horse and watched from a distance. He personally occupied Taiyuan, his father and father-in-law controlled Chang'an, and Li Jing, Li Xiaogong and Shan Xiongxin were in Zhuo County. With these three places as the core, he expanded and annexed the surrounding counties.

If Zhai Rang and Li Mi, who were stationed in Luoyang, could respond to him, the world would soon be pacified and the people would be able to recuperate.

The situation at the city gate was finally reported to Wei Daoer. He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately summoned his confidants to protect him and escape from another city gate.

However, after dealing with some bandits who were looting in the city, the Jinyang defender led the Jinyang city soldiers to surround the city. They occupied the high ground and drew their bows to shoot.

Wei Daoer was forced to continue moving forward, but in front of him was Wang Xuba's troops. The two sides were originally evenly matched, but now Wei Daoer's rear army was attacked, and the front army naturally began to panic.

When Wang Xuba saw Wei Daoer's flag appear, he stepped forward and shouted, "Wei Daoer, General of the Right Guard, Li Langjun, the son of the Duke of Tang, has arrived. Why don't you kneel down and surrender? Considering our friendship over the years, I can still plead for you in front of Langjun!"

Wei Daoer finally found out who had raided his rear army. No wonder Wang Xuba turned against them without hesitation. It turned out to be their former benefactor.

Just as Wei Daoer was hesitating, the cavalry broke in from the city gate. The horses could no longer charge, so they dismounted and fought. Without horses, they were also heavily armored infantry. They discarded their heavy lances and long spears and picked up the swords in the hands of the dead bodies.

On the battlefield, armor is the key, and weapons as long as they have blades and points are enough.

Faced with the invulnerable armored soldiers who were as powerful as ghosts and gods, the rebels did not dare to move forward but fled in all directions. Then they were intercepted and killed by the city guards arranged by Pan Changwen.

The servants of the major families in Jinyang City also went into battle. Although their numbers were not too large, with the families' background, they had no shortage of armor and soldiers, so they were more than enough to deal with the fleeing bandit army.

With no way out and desperate situations on all sides, the rebels were suddenly inspired to become reckless and brave. They launched a fierce attack on the weakest unit, Wang Xuba, and almost defeated Wang Xuba.

Fortunately, Wang Xuba fought hard to maintain the situation, and his subordinates knew that this was related to their future, so they were quite tenacious. Qin Shubao, who was bleeding all over his body, roared: "Pass on my lord's order, those who kneel down and surrender will be spared!"

The rest of the soldiers shouted loudly, and soon everyone in the city began to respond. The shouts were deafening like thunder from heaven. The rebels who had been fighting desperately suddenly stopped, and with the sound of weapons falling to the ground, they all knelt on the ground and trembled.

Li Jiancheng, who was outside the city, also heard it. He rode his horse slowly towards Jinyang City. Dozens of guards around him silently protected him in the middle, guarding against stray arrows.

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There was a constant flow of cars and horses in front of the Duke Tang's mansion. Even the several wide streets outside the town were blocked, but people dressed as officials and scholars still kept arriving with carts full of gifts.

The gate of Duke Tang's mansion was tightly closed. It could keep outsiders out, but it couldn't keep out old friends and relatives. They were all clamoring in the hall, and each of them looked extremely excited.

"Jiancheng is back!"

"That's great! God is blessing my Qilin."

"God blesses us, and our ancestors show us their spirits."

"I heard that we have arrived in Taiyuan County. Oh, we should go back to Zhuo County or Chang'an. We are so precious, how can we put ourselves in danger again?"

"Chengji, didn't your family send anyone to welcome the young master?" "How can that be possible? I will immediately send my nephews and nephews to lead the family guards to welcome and protect him!"

Li Yuan, who was sitting in the side hall, was also very uneasy. Finally, the secret letter arrived. He relaxed after reading it, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

Xiao Cong, who was standing by, quickly snatched the letter, and after reading it, he clapped his hands and said, "Chang'an is settled!"

The two men looked at each other and went to the main hall. Everyone immediately bowed and then eagerly asked about Li Jiancheng's news.

We are all real relatives by marriage. When our family does not have enough strength to fight for the world, we naturally hope that the relatives by marriage can succeed, which is better than outsiders.

Currently, the only family with enough strength and prestige is the Li family. However, the military power and prestige of the Li family are concentrated in the hands of Li Jiancheng. Therefore, after Li Jiancheng was trapped in the Turks, they also tacitly tried to get them back.

It was a pity that the Turks were watching closely and he failed. Unexpectedly, Li Jiancheng had the ability to escape back on his own.

Moreover, news came yesterday that Zhuo County had already launched an uprising and annexed the four counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, Anle and Hejian, renamed it Youzhou, and respected Li Jiancheng as its leader.

The struggle for supremacy in the world is like a chess game, with gold edges, silver corners and grass belly. Youzhou is located in the north, and it also includes Liaodong City in the east. I think it will be able to include the two counties of Beiping and Liucheng in the near future.

With a little integration, they can go south and annex Hejian, Qi County and other places, and recruit 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers and horses. Who in the world can be the rival?
"Mr. Li, where is your husband? Do you have enough guards around you?"

"Whether Li Jing of Zhuo County is obedient or not, before we can confirm it, you should let your husband return to Chang'an first, and the rest can be dealt with slowly."

Li Yuan waved his hands, and when everyone quieted down, he announced, "My son Jiancheng, with a thousand cavalrymen, defeated Li Shanfei's army of 200,000 and lifted the siege of Jinyang City. He was welcomed into Jinyang by Jinyang garrison commander Pan Changwen and the Taiyuan Wang family and other noble families. He has gathered 100,000 bandit troops and is currently recovering the entire territory of Taiyuan."

Such news was hard for everyone to believe. A thousand cavalrymen defeated two hundred thousand, occupied Jinyang, and collected a hundred thousand soldiers, covering the entire territory of Taiyuan. They couldn't believe each of them individually, let alone all of them added together.

They looked at Li Yuan carefully, hoping to see a trace of guilt on his face, but the more they looked, the more guilty they felt. Could it be true?
This this…

Xiao Cong said, "Taiyuan is not far from Chang'an. The news will be transmitted back in the next two days."

That was true. Ambition was burning in everyone's eyes. Under the Yang family, they were not considered real dignitaries, but under the Li family, they were real royal relatives.

They all bowed in silence. Li Yuan said, "We should replace the guards at the city gates and the palace with our own people. Send more people from the Wei family to persuade them. We are all relatives by marriage, so there is no need to make things too ugly."

Xiao Cong ordered: "Don't recall the children of each family in the local area, let them perform their duties."

Everyone agreed and then dispersed. They all had their own in-laws, so how could they leave out their own people for such a great opportunity?

Soon the news spread throughout Chang'an City, and everyone had only one thing to say in the end: the destiny had indeed belonged to the Li family!

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