In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

In another direction, dust and sand billowed from a hill between Dingyuan Mountain and Baidaochuan.

A cavalry force of 300 men is frantically hunting down a remnant of the Tang army.

The Tang army was exhausted after a day and two nights of fleeing. Cheng Chuliang was wounded in many places and was once again surrounded by the Xueyantuo people. His black tower-like body was surrounded by them.

"Don't surrender! Don't disgrace your elder brother!"

"I'll take a few down with me even if I die!"

He roared, his axe whistling through the air with tremendous force, sending the ranger flying and coughing up blood. Though exhausted, he was still brave and led a dozen men in a counterattack.

The two sides fought fiercely, but the Tang army was short-handed, and their warhorses were constantly being stabbed to death and falling to the ground.

Cheng Chuliang was on the verge of his limit, his muscles trembling, his face covered in blood, yet he cried out with resentment, "Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Baoqi, farewell!"

After saying his last words, he roared and prepared to charge into the enemy ranks.

At the critical moment, suddenly, the earth shook.

Rumble!

That was the roar of thousands of troops passing through, and a large number of Tang army flags rose on the horizon.

"It's reinforcements!"

"Commander, they're our reinforcements!" Tang Jun exclaimed.

The Xueyantuo people also saw it, and their expressions changed drastically.

"Kill them!!"

"Ah!" Cheng Chuliang roared, his will to survive rekindled. His mountain-like body seemed to have inexhaustible strength. He swung his axe, smashing over three warhorses, and led his men in a desperate resistance.

He managed to hold out for about twenty breaths.

"Chu Liang, don't be afraid, I'm here!!"

It was Yuchi Baoqi who rushed to the rescue at the risk of his life.

"Hahaha!" Cheng Chuliang laughed loudly.

The Xueyantuo people wanted to kill Cheng Chuliang immediately, but they couldn't do it no matter what they did. As the Tang cavalry drew closer, they were forced to give up.

"Retreat! Retreat!!"

"Don't let them get away, chase them!" Cheng Chuliang cursed. Just as he was about to get up, he discovered that there were still Tang cavalry in another place.

Their speed was lightning fast, and the entire crew was lightly armed and mounted on powerful horses, making them the standard light cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.

They outflanked from the east and west, completing their tactical assembly in an instant.

"what!"

The Xueyantuo people were terrified.

From hunter to prey in an instant.

"kill!!"

The Tang army shouted, their voices booming.

boom!

Rumble!

Click...

Thousands of light cavalry charged into the enemy lines, breaking through both the east and west flanks.

The scene was as if two mudslides had rushed in instantly. The three hundred Xueyantuo cavalrymen were no match for them and were overturned and swallowed by a wave!

Screams, wails, despair...

In a short while, the three hundred cavalrymen were wiped out and trampled into mud by the Tang army reinforcements.

Cheng Chuliang lay on the ground, panting, while a military doctor tried to stop his bleeding.

"Baoqi, where did you get so many reinforcements?"

"On the morning of the second day after my breakout, I encountered Tang reinforcements, and all those who were chasing us were wiped out."

"You're fucking lucky! I was chased for two whole days and nights. When we get back, you have to buy me drinks!"

Yu Chi Baoqi was also frightened, thinking that Cheng Chuliang was going to die: "Okay, okay, I'll treat you then."

At this moment, a troop of cavalry arrived, attracting their attention.

The leader jumped off his horse, his stride powerful and imposing, a seasoned veteran of the battlefield.

"Gentlemen, I am Wu Ke, a Lieutenant General under General Li Ji, and I have been ordered to come to your aid."

"Where is His Highness the Prince of Han?" The middle-aged man clasped his hands in greeting, knowing their identities and thus treating them with exceptional courtesy.

Cheng Chuliang was panting heavily, his face pale, and his eyes widened instantly upon hearing this.

"Big brother!"

"Brothers, haven't you met them yet?"

"Quickly, go save our brother! He's definitely being targeted by the enemy's main force!!" He scrambled to his feet and grabbed Wu Ke.

"Gentlemen, please don't be agitated. I'll send someone to escort you back to heal your wounds first. We'll go rescue the Prince of Han right away."

"No, together!"

"quick!"

"Mount up!"

"Any later and our eldest brother will be gone! He was the last one to break through!" Cheng Chuliang shouted, grabbing a horse on the spot.

Yu Chi Baoqi and some other officers and soldiers who successfully broke through the encirclement all traveled together.

Seeing this, Wu Ke did not stop them. He was also anxious and immediately ordered the entire army to mount their horses and continue on their way, leaving the corpses and supplies of the three hundred rangers unattended.

During the pursuit, Wu Ke continuously sent out scouts to conduct reconnaissance, creating a network-like search.

This area is deserted, and if an army were pursuing them, they would definitely leave traces.

The men sent by Li Ji were clearly more reliable than the second-tier troops from Da Mengchang, and in a very short time, they tracked down a cavalry force of nearly a thousand men.

The direction is north!

When Wu Ke received the news, his heart sank.

More than seventy remaining soldiers, on the verge of exhaustion, were being pursued by thousands of rangers. This situation...

His face was grim, and he kept ordering people to speed up their pace.

……

Another day has passed.

After a long march and breakout that lasted two days and three nights, the remnants of Li Yuanchang's army finally succumbed to the overwhelming pressure.

Boom!!

With a loud crash, the warhorses, unable to withstand the strain, collapsed one after another.

Li Yuanchang spotted the Xueyantuo pursuers at the edge of his line of sight through his binoculars; they would arrive in a few minutes at most.

He was forced to carry two men on one horse, increasing the load on the still-running warhorse, and continue to break through the encirclement.

Thus, the entire guard of the Prince of Han's mansion staggered forward for another three miles with great difficulty. Everyone was starving and thirsty, and had reached their limit.

But that wasn't the most desperate moment, when they rushed over a high slope.

"Whoa!!"

Li Yuanchang suddenly pulled on the reins.

The entire guard's expression changed drastically, and they stared intently ahead.

The group had broken through to an unknown area, where a waterfall nearly a hundred feet long suddenly appeared ahead. The river was turbulent and terrifying, and the rushing water made a huge noise, cutting off any possibility of any creature passing by.

"Son of a bitch!"

Li Yuanchang was in despair!

The reins, clenched tightly by five fingers, had turned white!

Even he, a person who doesn't believe in fate, is helpless at this moment.

With pursuers behind them, a hundred-foot waterfall in front, and vast plains to their left and right, the Tent Palace, having lost its warhorses, had no chance of spreading out at high speed.

Everything has reached a dead end!

Death dwells there, completely enveloping them.

"Damn it, God is unfair!!" one of the guards cursed angrily.

"Your Highness, go!"

"Red Lightning can still run! We'll fight for your life!"

"That's right, Your Highness, let's go quickly!"

After Guo Chao and many of his cronies finished their tirade, they shouted and made their choices.

They knew they were doomed and wanted to exchange Li Yuanchang for them, as it was their duty as bodyguards.

A bitter smile appeared on Li Yuanchang's lips. He could hear the ground trembling slightly, from more than one direction.

"We can't leave."

"The Xueyantuo people should know about this place. They deliberately drove us here to hunt us down."

The voice just fell.

"Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up!"

Dust rose from all directions as large numbers of rangers appeared in sight, blocking all directions.

They shouted curses and yelled for blood, displaying their fierce and barbaric nature, and surrounded the more than sixty men in the tent.