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

First he dodged and weaved, then abandoned his warhorse and leaped to embrace her around the waist.

Both sides were startled and took three steps forward.

boom! !

Both of them fell off their horses.

Qilianbajin possessed extraordinary strength and immediately tried to break free, but Li Yuanchang held him firmly in place.

He pulled out a dagger and plunged it into his throat.

Li Yuanchang caught the knife with his bare hands, blood streaming down his palms. His right hand, still holding the knife, was also grabbed by Qilianbajin.

The two were locked in combat, their veins bulging.

Life and death hung in the balance, but Qilianbajin, having rested and prepared, clearly had the upper hand. Li Yuanchang's left hand was losing strength, and the dagger gradually moved closer to his neck.

The excruciating pain nearly caused him to drop his grip.

In a split second, he flicked his left hand, spitting the gushing blood into Qilianbajin's eyes.

Taking advantage of the moment when he was blind, Li Yuanchang abandoned his sword and struck with all his might with his right elbow.

boom! !

As the saying goes, an elbow strike is as sharp as a knife; Qilian Bajin's forehead was instantly ripped open, and the bone caved in.

"what!"

He let out a scream.

Li Yuanchang quickly seized the dagger and held it to his throat.

Everything happened too fast, so fast that the Xueyantuo people couldn't react at all, and Qilianbajin was captured alive.

"General!!"

The Xueyantuo people were getting restless.

"Who dares to move?!" Li Yuanchang roared, panting heavily. Enduring the excruciating pain, he pushed the dagger an inch further, slicing through Qilian Bajin's neck, and blood gushed out.

The Xueyantuo people were afraid to act rashly, and were furious. No one expected to lose, and no one expected that their bravest warrior would lose to the wounded Li Yuanchang.

"Get up!" Li Yuanchang grabbed the man with his left hand and held a dagger in his right.

All the guards of the Prince of Han's palace stepped forward to help.

On the high slope, the Xueyantuo men all drew their bows and arrows: "Release the general!!"

Qilianbajin's face turned red, extremely dissatisfied.

Even if you kill me, you won't get out of here!

"If I can't get out, you'll be the first to die!" Li Yuanchang retorted, grabbing Qilianbajin's back.

"Tell your men to get out of the way and make way, or we'll collect your corpse!"

Qilianbajin was extremely frustrated, and before he could even exert any force, he was subdued by the ground.

"This general doesn't believe you dare to lay a hand on me!"

"Is that so?"

Li Yuanchang slashed his cheek with a knife.

"ah!!"

Qilianbajin screamed in agony.

"Stop!" The Xueyantuo people were furious, but hesitated to attack.

"Li Yuanchang, I swear I will not rest until I kill you!" Qilianbajin roared in humiliation and anger.

"I'll say it one last time, will you give way or not!" Li Yuanchang shouted, his tone extremely forceful, as he looked around.

His dagger thrust forward again.

The excruciating pain forced Chilenbajin to raise his chin.

"Get out of the way!!" he roared.

The thousands of Xueyantuo people were in uproar.

"Don't you understand? This general is telling you to get out of the way!" Qilianbajin ordered his men in order to save his own life.

But the Xueyantuo people hesitated to make a move, their eyes mostly flickering with uncertainty.

Seeing this, Li Yuanchang's tense heart began to have a bad feeling.

At this moment, a Hu (non-Han) deputy general stepped forward: "General, the King of Han cannot be let go!"

"Otherwise, we'll all be punished when we get back!"

"You failed to win and suffered heavy losses, but consider it your last act of service for the Xueyantuo Khanate. We will report this matter to the Dadushe government to clear your name."

Upon hearing this, Qilibajin was furious: "What did you say?!"

That deputy general clearly wanted to replace him and take advantage of his misfortune. By besieging Li Yuanchang, Qilianbajin had already lost all prestige.

The soldiers of Xueyantuo no longer held them in awe.

As the lieutenant raised his hand, most of the rangers raised their bows and arrows.

"not good!"

Li Yuanchang's expression changed drastically; he never expected the nomadic people to be so cold-blooded.

"Get out of the way!!"

"Release the arrows!!"

Two shouts erupted almost simultaneously.

shhhhhh!

A swarm of arrows suddenly rained down.

The guards quickly produced their few shields for protection, but they couldn't stop everything.

Puff puff……

One after another, the guards were shot in the arm with arrows and were pinned down, unable to lift their heads.

Qilianbajin was used as a shield by Li Yuanchang and placed in front of him. He was instantly killed by a hail of arrows and became the first victim.

After a wave of attacks, the deputy commander of the Xueyantuo cavalry sounded the charge.

"Kill Li Yuanchang! Charge!!"

"Kill them!"

A thunderous roar erupted as the rangers charged forward, like a torrent of water.

At that moment, Li Yuanchang had no choice but to fight a desperate battle.

"kill!!"

He instinctively yelled.

The guards from the inner palace rushed out and stood in front of them, knowing they would die but showing no fear.

The cavalry clashed, and the guards were quickly separated, surrounded, and fell one after another.

The numerical disadvantage became the biggest gap at this moment. No matter how strong a single soldier is, it is difficult to face an enemy dozens of times larger, unless it is Xiang Yu.

Even Xiang Yu had his moments of exhaustion.

Watching his many confidants fall, Li Yuanchang felt as if his heart was being torn apart. He knew there was no way to turn back, but he would rather die standing.

He picked up a knife from the ground and immediately killed two rangers who wanted to be the first to take his head.

Just as the scene descended into chaos, suddenly, a tremendous force locked Li Yuanchang's waist.

"ah!!"

With a loud roar, his body was thrown backward uncontrollably.

Turning to the side, I saw it was Qilianbajin!

He wasn't quite dead yet; his mouth was full of blood, and his hair was disheveled. He was using his last breath to launch an attack.

boom!

Li Yuanchang repeatedly struck his back.

But Qilianbajin seemed oblivious, pushing frantically: "Li Yuanchang, die together, ah!!"

Li Yuanchang kept backing away, and out of the corner of his eye he could see the hundred-foot waterfall behind him. The probability of surviving a fall from that height was like winning the lottery.

He was frantic and kept smashing things, but the dying Qilianbajin was determined to drag him down with him.

Li Yuanchang gritted his teeth, pushed off the ground with his back foot, and managed to stay upright by wedging himself into a crevice in a rock.

"what!"

Then he roared and used his strength to lift Qilianbajin up, and then swung him around with force.

call!

Qilianbajin lost his balance and flew out.

"ah!!"

He screamed and fell off the cliff, his voice completely drowned out by the cascading waterfall.

Li Yuanchang, panting heavily with veins bulging, had just turned around when he heard someone shouting, "The Tang army is here! The Tang army is here!!"

Li Yuanchang's eyes suddenly lit up as he stared intently at the distant horizon, where a colossal creature was approaching at high speed, kicking up clouds of dust.

He was overjoyed; he had finally waited for this moment.

This is akin to a drowning person suddenly seeing a boat.

But before he could react, Guo Chao's hysterical shout rang out to his left: "Your Highness, watch out!!"

He lunged forward, trying to save them.

Li Yuanchang looked to his right and saw a tall warhorse reflected in his pupils, hurtling towards him at the speed of a car.

In an instant, the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, and a sense of impending death enveloped his entire body.

He dodged almost reflexively, but the other person was too fast.