On September 12, 10th of Daye, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui city had been besieged by the Turkish Shibi Khan for more than a month. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Empress Xiao, who was accompanying the patrol, was said to be afraid of crying every day, and was afraid that the city would fall into the hands of the Turks and suffered humiliation.

At this moment, Yang Guang sat on the imperial throne with a gloomy expression. The civil and military ministers stood on both sides, all calming down and at a loss.

Yang Guang said in a deep voice: "I don't want to wait any longer. General Yuwen, I ordered you to lead a light cavalry to protect me from breaking through tomorrow."

Yuwen Shu was startled, and the ministers also changed their faces. He said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed."

Yang Guangling said: "Why not?"

Su Wei said excitedly: "The enemy and our army have a huge gap. Our soldiers are still not enough to defend the city. Besides, the light cavalry is the leader of the enemy's army, and the emperor is a body of thousands of vehicles. How can we easily take risks? What's more, the nobles in the harem are women after all, what should we do if we lose ourselves in the enemy's formation?"

All the ministers agreed and persuaded Yang Guang to think twice before acting. After all, he can survive by huddling in the city. Once the breakout fails, the consequences will be unimaginable. I am afraid that few of the officials present will survive.

Yang Guang's face was gloomy and clear. He was obviously measuring it. After a moment, he asked angrily: "When will the king's troops arrive?"

Yuwen Shu was relieved when she heard this. This meant that the emperor gave up the light cavalry and broke through. Fortunately, it was okay. Otherwise, he would have to explain this old bone tomorrow. How could he escape by hundreds of thousands of cavalry suddenly?

At this time, the new Minister of War Fan Zigai went out and replied: "Return to the emperor, all the soldiers and horses of the imperial guards should be coming soon. The emperor might as well wait patiently for a while."

Yang Guang was furious and said, "I have been waiting for more than a month. How long do you need me to wait?"

Fan Zi was so angry that he fell to his knees on the ground and kowtowed, "Don't calm down, I have sent someone to urge you. It will take ten days to get faster and half a month to get slower. The king-supported troops will definitely arrive."

Yang Guang's expression cleared slightly when he heard this, and raised his hand and said, "Fan Aiqing, I'm not blaming you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Fan Zigai secretly wiped his cold sweat and stood up. Fortunately, he had made contributions to staying in Luoyang before. In Yang Guang's mind, he was a loyal minister. If someone else had changed, I'm afraid he wouldn't have passed the test easily.

At this time, the Huangmen Minister Pei Ju also came out to persuade him: "Since the reinforcements are about to arrive, the emperor might as well wait a few more days, and Dun's side will definitely have support. The emperor is a body of thousands of vehicles, so it is not advisable to take risks."

Yang Guang nodded helplessly. He had just wanted to shock Shibi Khan, but unexpectedly the latter did not sell the bill at all. He sent troops to kill him and caught him off guard. He thought about how much Qimin Khan was when he was born, and he also weeded himself to clean the imperial road for his car frame. However, he expected that Qimin Khan, who was as gentle as a sheep, actually raised a rebellious son.

Outside Yanmen City.

But seeing the Turkish tents rolling in and flags waving, surrounding Yanmen City like an iron barrel. Teams of cavalry ran back and forth, causing sand and dust to spread. The Sui army on the top of the city was extremely nervous and ready to deal with the Turkish attack at any time.

At this moment, Shibi Khan was receiving an envoy sent by Princess Kedunyicheng in the tent of the Turkic Central Army.

Shibi Khan's surname was Ashina and his name was Duji. He looked like he was in his early thirties and was very generous. At this time, he stared at the messenger coldly and asked, "What's the matter with Ke Dun sending you?"

It is said that the death of a father and the son are inherited is a tradition of the Turkish people. After the father dies, the son can inherit the status and all the property of his father, including all the women of his father (except for the biological mother). Therefore, after the death of Qimin Khan, Shibi Khan succeeded to the throne, and Princess Yicheng also passed on to Shibi Khan and became Shibi Khan's Kedun.

However, although Shibi Khan renewed his marriage to Princess Yicheng, he was not very fond of this Sui princess and respected each other as if they were not for being very influential in the Turks and holding a strong private armed force, Shibi would have deposed her.

"Ke Dunrang's subordinates came down to inform Khan that there was a change in the north, so please lead the army back to the tent." The messenger replied carefully.

A trace of suspicion flashed in Shibi Khan's eyes and he shouted coldly: "What happened? Explain it clearly to me!"

The messenger stammered: "Ke Dun noticed that the Tieler people were moving, and seemed to have the idea of ​​making tooth."

Although Shibi Khan did not trust Ke Dun, he couldn't help but feel upset when he heard this. This time, in order to give Yang Guang a warning, he almost dispatched the entire Turkic troops. Therefore, the inside of the Turkic is now very empty. If the Tiel people took the opportunity to rebel and attack his nest, the consequences would be very bad.

When Shibi Khan was not sure about it, a general hurried in to report: "Khan, the Sui army and horses of the Sui people appeared in the south."

Shibi Khan hurriedly went out of the tent to climb up and looked up. Sure enough, he saw dust rolling in the south, as if a large group of people were coming.

"Khan, look, there are also those on the west and east!"

Shibi Khan turned his head and saw that there was dust on both sides of the east and west. He couldn't help but change his expression slightly. He pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Send the order and withdraw the troops!"

Shibi Khan originally wanted to give Yang Guang a warning and kill the other party's arrogant arrogance, but he had no intention of entering the Central Plains. In addition, he had been besieging Yanmen County for more than a month, and hundreds of thousands of troops were consumed very much. Moreover, winter was about to begin, and the Sui army reinforcements were coming again, so he decisively ordered the withdrawal of his troops.

At Shibi Khan's order, hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry retreated like a tide, and all ran away within half a day.

"Erlang, our plan has been put into effect, and the Turks have withdrawn!" Hou Junji excitedly rushed to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin said happily: "Take it serious?"

Hou Junji patted his chest and said, "I have confirmed it myself, it's absolutely right."

Liu Wenjing and Fang Xuanling looked at each other easily and smiled, bowed to Li Shimin and congratulated him: "Congratulations to Erlang."

Li Shimin showed a hint of joy and excitement on his face, and said enthusiastically: "Send the order and the whole army rushed to the Yanmen City to welcome the car."

It turned out that Li Shimin summoned troops to serve the king and rescued the emperor in Chang'an that day. Within a few days, he immediately set off for Yanmen County, calling on the gentry along the way to join. With the title of Duke of Tang and a clever mouth that could speak, he actually summoned more than 3,000 people, plus the two thousand soldiers in Chang'an, totaling more than 5,000 people.

However, more than 5,000 people were not enough to get stuck in front of hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops, so Li Shimin had a sudden inspiration and divided the troops into multiple directions, moving from several directions, while running back and forth with horses and branches, stirring up dust in the sky and creating the illusion of a multi-way army marching.

At this time, Shibi Khan was worried about the safety of his teeth. Seeing several dust rushing towards him, he had no intention of verifying it and immediately ordered the withdrawal of his troops. So he had to say that Li Shimin had really gained a lot of money this time.

Of course, Li Shimin's wit and courage must also be affirmed!

When Yang Guang heard that the Turkic people had withdrawn, he was shocked and happy, and immediately climbed to the city to confirm.

"Emperor, all the Turks have really withdrawn." All the ministers were very surprised.

Yang Guang stood on the top of the city and looked at it. As soon as he saw that the continuous Turkic camp outside the city had disappeared, the Turkic people had run away. He couldn't help but say fortunately: "Huang Tian bless me, my life should not be lost."

As soon as Yang Guang finished speaking, he saw dust flying in the south, and was shocked. Could it be that the Turks had been killed again?

"The Emperor, he came from the south, and it is likely to be the king-supporting troops." Yuwen Shu was a veteran on the battlefield after all, and immediately revealed the key.

Yang Guang immediately woke up when he heard this. It was estimated that Shibi Khan also discovered the arrival of the king's troops, so he hurriedly withdrew his troops.

About half an incense stick, a group of people appeared in sight. Although they were dressed in a mess, they could see that they were the Sui soldiers. The ministers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and speculated who was leading the first group of soldiers to serve the king.

Yang Guang was in a great mood at this moment and smiled and said, "This is the first army I have seen to support the king. I want to reward him very much!"

At this time, the army was gradually approaching. Finally, everyone saw the "Tang" flag clearly and couldn't help but whisper.

A trace of surprise flashed in Yang Guang's eyes, looking at Li Yuan who was timid beside him. The latter was also very confused at this time, and he narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

At this time, a fast horse had already rushed to the city first, and a heroic young general was carrying a spear, which was Li Shimin.

"Erlang, the Duke of Tang, Li Shimin came to serve the king and rescue him!" Li Shimin turned over and fell down and knelt in the dust, bowed to Yang Guangna on the top of the city and bowed.

Yang Guang laughed and said to Li Yuan: "Li Aiqing, you have given birth to a good son, okay! OK!!!"

Yang Guang said two words "good" in a row, and a hint of excitement flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

When the city gate opened, Li Shimin led representatives of various gentry to the city to formally pay homage to Yang Guang, and naturally received strong commendation from Yang Guang.

A few days later, various troops from all walks of life also arrived one after another. Yang Guang was finally able to leave the city and return to Jinyang (Taiyuan) a few days later.

Yang Guang rested in Jinyang Palace for half a month, and finally felt a little shocked. It was already October and the weather became colder after winter, so Yang Guang planned to set off for Luoyang.

However, a small episode happened at this time. Na Yansu Wei strongly urged Yang Guang to return to Chang'an, the capital to recuperate, work hard to govern and consolidate national strength. However, Yang Guang finally listened to the opinions of Yuwen Shu and others and decided to return to the eastern capital Luoyang.

At the end of October of the tenth year of Daye, Yang Guang set out to return to the Dongdu, and Li Yuan was named Jinyang (Taiyuan) because of the glory of his son Li Shimin, and since then he embarked on the road to success.
Chapter completed!