Transmigrated into Li Chengqian, he effortlessly ascended the throne and became emperor.

Thirty miles outside Liaodong City, the sounds of battle shook the heavens, and blood soaked through heavy armor.

"If His Highness is lost, our entire clan will be wiped out! Follow me and fight our way to protect His Highness!" Li Daozong's fatigue from the past few days was instantly dispelled by fear, and he led his remaining troops in a desperate breakout toward the direction of the Golden Dragon Banner.

However, as the two armies closed in and they saw the scene in the center of the battlefield, Li Daozong abruptly reined in his horse, freezing on the spot as if struck by lightning.

At the forefront of the battlefield, a lone rider left everyone else in the dust.

The young man on horseback was clad in an extremely dazzling and flamboyant silver-threaded soft armor, with a scarlet battle robe woven from Shu brocade underneath, and a purple-gold crown that bound his hair gleamed in the sunlight.

On this muddy and stinking battlefield, he showed no signs of disarray; on the contrary, he appeared as refined as if he were enjoying a spring outing and hunting on Zhuque Street in Chang'an.

That's Li Chengqian.

But this is not the Li Chengqian that Li Daozong knew!

The Crown Prince, who usually couldn't even stand a bit of cold wind, was now holding a long, narrow, hundred-reinforced sword upside down.

With a swift movement, the blade flashed like lightning.

With a casual wave of his hand, Li Chengqian cut two Goguryeo heavy infantrymen, shield and all, in two as they attempted to flank him.

Blood splattered like a fountain, but just as it was about to stain his silver armor, he dodged it with an extremely light and elegant sidestep.

Based on the lip movements, Li Daozong deduced that the Crown Prince had just casually uttered something like, "Dirty to death."

Then, Li Chengqian flicked his wrist, and the tip of his blade pierced the throat of an enemy general from bottom to top without even blinking. He then flicked his wrist to shake off the blood droplets on the blade.

Immediately, Li Chengqian spurred his horse and charged into the densest part of the enemy formation.

The elite elite warriors of the Eastern Palace followed closely behind, like an invincible dagger, instantly turning the Goguryeo army's formation upside down.

Li Chengqian killed people faster than battle-hardened veterans who had spent half their lives rolling in piles of corpses.

The Goguryeo soldiers were terrified of this god of death; in their eyes, the figure in silver armor and red robes was no different from a demon.

"Is...is this still His Highness the Crown Prince?" The deputy general beside Li Daozong rubbed his eyes hard, his voice trembling.

"What are you staring at! Your Highness is of noble birth. If you get even a scratch, ten of us wouldn't be enough to chop off your head! Go and protect His Highness!" Li Daozong was the first to come to his senses. Although he was shocked by the Crown Prince's martial prowess, he subconsciously still felt that Li Chengqian was putting on a brave face.

If you overwork your body like this, you'll be incredibly weak after the battle!

Li Daozong spurred his horse and charged desperately to Li Chengqian's flank, shouting, "Your Highness! Quickly retreat behind me! I will fight to the death to protect you and help you break through the encirclement!"

Li Chengqian had just kicked an enemy general ten zhang away when he heard the sound. He turned around and looked at Li Daozong, who was covered in blood and looked anxious. He raised his delicate eyebrows slightly and asked, "Uncle Daozong?"

Just as Li Daozong was about to continue his persuasion, he suddenly heard a strong wind behind him.

A ruthless Goguryeo general, who had been lying in wait for a long time, seized the opportunity when Li Daozong was distracted and suddenly sprang up from the chaos of the army. His heavy spiked club, imbued with immense force, smashed straight down on the back of Li Daozong's head.

"General, be careful!"

Too close, too tricky an angle. Li Daozong was exhausted and had no time to defend himself. He could only watch helplessly as the menacing spiked club grew larger and larger in his pupils.

It’s over.

Just when Li Daozong thought he was doomed, a cold, silvery light, like a shooting star tearing through the night, instantly entered his field of vision.

"clang--!!!"

Li Daozong opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

Suddenly, Li Chengqian appeared on horseback beside him, raising his sword with one arm and effortlessly parrying the powerful spiked club with just one hand.

"You want to kill a Tang general right in front of me? Have you even asked my hand?"

Li Chengqian suddenly flipped his wrist, and the horizontal blade slashed up the iron handle of the mace with sparks and lightning.

"Pfft!"

Two severed arms, broken at the wrist, were thrown into the air along with a column of blood. Before the Goguryeo general could even scream, Li Chengqian's blade had already drawn a perfect full moon in mid-air, and a fine head shot straight into the sky.

The headless corpse collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Li Chengqian sheathed his sword, took out a snow-white silk handkerchief from his bosom, and disdainfully wiped a drop of blood that had accidentally splattered on the back of his hand. He then casually tossed the handkerchief aside and turned to look at the dumbfounded Li Daozong.

"Did Uncle just say that he wanted to protect the orphan and break through the encirclement?"

Li Daozong: "..."

A gust of cold wind blew by. Li Daozong looked at the enemy general's corpse on the ground, who was two sizes larger than himself, and then at His Highness the Crown Prince, who hadn't even caught his breath and still maintained his noble posture.

The Joker was actually himself?

All the battles he had fought in his life, all the shocks he had experienced, were not as intense as this moment!

Just as Li Daozong was falling into deep self-doubt, on the other side of the battlefield, in the direction of the main force camp of the Tang Dynasty's central army.

Li Shiji stood on a high ground. Due to the great distance, he did not know who had raised the black dragon flag, but he keenly captured the momentary panic and collapse of the Goguryeo army's rear.

The mysterious force that suddenly stormed the battlefield, though small in number, was extremely sharp. It not only cut off the enemy's command and control but also dealt a devastating blow to the Goguryeo people's morale.

The once impenetrable encirclement now has a fatal gap.

The opportunity to win a battle is fleeting.

"Good lad! Regardless of who led the troops, this strike hit the enemy's weak spot!" Li Shiji drew his sword sharply. "Pass on my order! The Goguryeo formation is in disarray. All troops, attack! Today, we will ensure these Goguryeo barbarians never return!"

Besieged on all sides, the 40,000 elite Goguryeo troops, having lost their command center and terrified by the formidable fighting power of the Crown Prince's six generals, finally collapsed completely when faced with Li Shiji's charge.

The army collapsed like a house of cards, and the mountains and fields were filled with fleeing soldiers who had abandoned their armor and weapons.

Half an hour later, the sun began to set in the west.

The Goguryeo army retreated in disarray, leaving behind tens of thousands of corpses, and the Tang Dynasty achieved a decisive victory in this encounter.

Li Shiji, leading a group of generals, hurriedly rode his horse to the meeting point of the two armies, treading through the mud and blood on the ground.

His heart was filled with excitement, and he couldn't wait to see which divine soldier had descended from the heavens and performed such a miraculous feat.

"Brother Daozong!" Li Shiji saw Li Daozong covered in blood from afar and greeted him with a loud laugh. "If it weren't for that surprise attack from the rear, we would have had to fight a much tougher battle! I wonder which general's subordinate it was..."

Li Shiji's words came to an abrupt end.

Because he finally saw clearly that behind Li Daozong, under the black five-clawed golden dragon flag fluttering in the wind, stood a person who should never have been there.

Li Chengqian was sitting upright on his horse, and a palace guard was carefully holding a basin of water for him to wash his hands.

"Your Majesty... Your Highness the Crown Prince?!"

Li Shiji's smile froze instantly, his eyes widened like copper bells, and he almost fell off his horse.

The proud and fierce generals, including Qibi Heli and Xue Wanche, who were following behind him, were also dumbfounded. Their warhorses let out a series of uneasy neighs, and the rows of generals who were famous throughout the world stood frozen on the spot like wooden sculptures.

What happened?

Why is the Crown Prince here?!

Could it be that His Majesty has personally gone to the front lines? No, judging from the entourage, it's clearly only the Crown Prince's troops!

Moreover, look at the circle of Goguryeo corpses lying around, all killed with a single blow... Are they all Prince Qian's?!

"Oh, General Li, you've arrived quite quickly." After washing his hands, Li Chengqian slowly raised his eyelids, glanced at the stunned crowd, and a half-smile appeared on his lips. "I thought you were going to wait until I had slaughtered all 40,000 people before you came."

Li Shiji swallowed hard, feeling a chill run down his spine. He immediately dismounted and rushed forward, kneeling on one knee: "Your Majesty, we are late in coming to your rescue! Please forgive us! May I ask, Your Majesty, how did you... how did you end up here? Where is His Majesty? Does His Majesty know that Your Highness personally led the charge..."

"Oh, Father."

Li Chengqian spoke with extreme ease, as if discussing what to eat for dinner: "My father has been working tirelessly these past few days, and I feel very sorry for him, so I gave him some calming medicine. I reckon he's still asleep in the central army camp. The situation at the front is critical, and as the crown prince, it's only reasonable for me to take a few blows for my father, isn't it?"

That's...reasonable, isn't it?

Li Shiji's vision went black.

Li Daozong silently turned his head away, unable to bear to look.

That's utterly unreasonable!

They drugged the current emperor and then secretly dispatched the six guards of the Eastern Palace to the front lines to kill people!

At the same time, a desperate thought flashed through the minds of all the generals present: Lord Changsun Wuji in the camp must have already hanged himself!

Seeing the group of ruthless generals who usually killed without blinking an eye now pale and swaying, Li Chengqian raised an eyebrow slightly, feigned weakness, rubbed his forehead, and let out an extremely affected cough:

"Cough cough... I've been traveling all night and have been frightened; my body is really weak. General Li, why don't you hurry up and clean up the battlefield and escort me back to camp?"

The generals looked at the enemy corpses on the ground, their deaths extremely gruesome, and then at the weakened Crown Prince.

Weak body? Frightened?

You call this weakness?!

Those Goguryeo people were truly terrified!