"Reinforcements! Reinforcements are here! Longmen Pass is saved! "
As the saying went, the higher one stood, the farther one could see. The Tang soldiers on the city gate tower looked to the west and saw a black mass of cavalrymen holding torches galloping toward them. At first glance, there were at least twenty to thirty thousand cavalrymen. Therefore, the soldiers on the city gate tower immediately became excited and cheered loudly.
They had survived a calamity!
At this moment, they could only use the phrase 'surviving a calamity' to describe their feelings. At the very beginning, when the Turkic army of tens of thousands attacked, Longmen Pass only had around one thousand soldiers. Fortunately, Fang Gongteng and the others had brought back more than eight thousand soldiers in time!
But even with more than ten thousand people, defending Longmen Pass would be very difficult. This was because the Turkic army had a Martial Grandmaster. In a battle, although a Martial Grandmaster could not completely control the situation, they could still affect the balance of victory and defeat. This could be seen from how Wu Jie had single-handedly blasted open the gate!
If not for a peerless expert like Xuanqing arriving in time to keep Wu Jie in check, Longmen Pass might have already been breached. But the two sides were only keeping each other in check. The defenders of Longmen Pass did not have the strength to launch a counterattack against the Turkic army!
But now, things were different! Not only had they defended Longmen Pass, they could also work with the reinforcements that had just arrived to launch a counterattack against the Turkic army!
The attackers and defenders had changed hands once more!
"All soldiers, hear my order! The Turkic army has invaded the territory of the Great Tang and cannot be forgiven! Follow this general out of the city and pursue the Turkic wolf cavalry!"
Fang Gongteng was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. He let out a loud roar and said with lofty sentiments.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! "
The morale of the ten thousand Tang soldiers on the gate tower soared.
"Join the army, many villagers from the nearby villages are coming from the south. They want to help us defend the city and protect Marquis!"
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly walked over and cupped his fist to Fang Gongteng.
"Mm? Villagers? "
Fang Gongteng raised an eyebrow in surprise. Hong Wenxing chuckled and said, "Haha! It seems like Marquis is also very popular in Jiangzhou! But now that reinforcements had arrived, there was no need to let these civilians get involved to avoid unnecessary casualties! Adjunct Fang, you only need to lead the soldiers out of the city to pursue the Turkic army. This official will pacify the common people in your place! "
"Yes! I'll have to trouble Provincial Governor Hong then! "
Fang Gongteng also understood that Hong Wenxing's words were reasonable. He cupped his fists and replied.
With that, he turned around and roared, "Generals, listen to my order! Go out of the city and pursue!"
"Here ~!"
The army roared in agreement.
Soon after, under the command of Fang Gongteng, the ten thousand soldiers quickly descended from the gate tower. With a creak, the gate that Wu Jie had tried his best to smash open was opened from the inside by the Tang army. However, the Turkic army no longer cared about the gate, because they had already begun to flee!
"Who is the main general of the Dragon Gate Army?"
The army in the Longmen Pass rushed out. At this moment, a soldier rushed out from the reinforcement team in the west and shouted at them.
"I am Fang Gongteng from Bing Province, temporarily in charge of the defense of Longmen Pass. May I ask which province you are from? This Fang is very grateful! "
Fang Gongteng commanded the army to pursue the Turkic army as he reined in his warhorse and cupped his fists politely to the soldier.
The soldier quickly cupped his fists and replied, "Adjunct Fang, we are from Qizhou. Please come forward. Our Provincial Governor has something to ask you!"
Qizhou, these reinforcements are from Qizhou!
Fang Gongteng could not help but be shocked.
However, when he thought about it again, he was somewhat relieved. Qizhou was located in the west of Jiang Province, while Longmen Pass was located on the west side of Jiang Province. The two were only separated by Pu Province, which was very close. If Qizhou could receive the news this morning and send troops as soon as possible, it was entirely possible for them to arrive at Longmen County within a few hours!
However, Fang Gongteng could not help but wonder why the Provincial Governor of Qizhou was in such a hurry to rescue Longmen Pass. This was not him being cheap, nor was he being pretentious. Under normal circumstances, the provincial governor of a province absolutely could not easily bring the troops of his own province to other provinces. If he brought them out without permission, then he would be taking a huge risk. If he was accused of leading the troops to rebel, then he would be completely done for!
Therefore, there was a process of weighing the pros and cons!
The Qizhou troops had rushed over so quickly, even faster than Pu Province, which was closer to Longmen Pass. This meant that after the Provincial Governor of Qizhou received the news that Yanmen Pass was breached and Longmen Pass was besieged, he did not hesitate and directly led the army all the way here. This made Fang Gongteng very confused!
As they were talking, a handsome young man wearing a scholarly robe rode over from the reinforcements. This must be the Provincial Governor of Qizhou! Fang Gongteng was secretly shocked. This person looked very young, but he did not show it on his face. He quickly went forward and cupped his fists. "This General Fang Gongteng greets the Provincial Governor!"
Wang Renbiao's face was a little pale. He covered his mouth with his right hand and coughed softly. Leng Yuyao, who was beside him, quickly said worriedly, "Young Master, your body …"
"I'm fine!"
Wang Renbiao waved his hand and welcomed Fang Gongteng. "Adjunct Fang, you don't have to be so polite! All of you have defended Longmen Pass and prevented the people from being plunged into misery and suffering. All of you are the heroes of Great Tang! "
Fang Gongteng cupped his fists and said, "Provincial Governor is too polite. Guarding Longmen Pass is my duty. I dare not be greedy!"
Wang Renbiao nodded and asked, "I heard that the Marquis of Yong 'an is also at Longmen Pass. Where is he now?"
That's right. The reason why Wang Renbiao personally led the army to reinforce Li Zexuan was mainly because of Li Zexuan. Li Zexuan treated him as a close friend and he had always treated Li Zexuan as a brother. How could he stand by and do nothing when his brother was in trouble?
Compared to this, everything else was secondary. Even if Li Er removed him from his position because he led the army out of Qizhou without permission, Wang Renbiao had no regrets!
Fang Gongteng's face darkened. "Marquis was heavily injured when he fought with the Turkic State Preceptor. He is currently recuperating in Longmen Pass!"
"What? Xiaoxuan is heavily injured? "
Hearing this, Wang Renbiao couldn't help but exclaim. He couldn't care less about hiding his emotions as he hurriedly asked, "Is his injury serious? Did any doctor treat him? "
Hearing Wang Renbiao call Li Zexuan by his name, Fang Gongteng was a little confused. Logically speaking, the Provincial Governor of a province was lower in rank than the Marquis. Even if they were of the same rank, there were very few people who would call each other by their names!
In addition, although Fang Gongteng might have heard of Wang Renbiao, the eldest son of the Wang family, he didn't know that Wang Renbiao was the Provincial Governor of Qizhou. After all, Wang Renbiao hadn't been in office for long and Fang Gongteng had always been in Bing Province. He didn't know much about the situation in Qizhou.
Although he had hundreds of questions in his heart, Fang Gongteng still replied, "Marquis is heavily injured and is currently unconscious. We have already invited the best doctor in Longmen County to treat Marquis. However, Marquis is suffering from internal injuries, so …"
"So the doctor can't do anything about Xiaoxuan's injury?"
At this moment, a magnetic and cold voice suddenly sounded behind Fang Gongteng.
He turned around and hurriedly said respectfully, "Reporting to Taoist Master Xuan Qing, the famous doctor in Longmen County can't do anything about Marquis's internal injuries!"
Xuan Qing was Taoist Master Spirit Void's Junior Brother and Li Zexuan's Junior Martial Uncle. With this relationship, Fang Gongteng believed that Xuan Qing would definitely not stand by and do nothing.
Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope rose in Fang Gongteng's eyes. Perhaps Xuan Qing could really cure Li Zexuan's injury?
"Taoist Master Xuan Qing?"
Wang Renbiao exclaimed in surprise. Then he seemed to remember something and couldn't help but change his expression. He looked at Fang Gongteng and ordered, "Adjutant Fang, this official came with 30,000 light cavalry. Now, this official will hand them all over to you. You will lead them to chase the Turkic army. It's best if they all stay in Tang! This official will go visit Marquis Yong 'an! "
Wang Renbiao actually had a scholarly air, but when he said "leave them all in Tang", his aura suddenly changed, as if he had turned into a decisive general!
Scholars also had tempers!
Fang Gongteng was shocked. After hesitating for a moment, he solemnly cupped his fists and accepted the order. "This general obeys! Thank you for your trust, Provincial Governor! "
To be honest, he had never led so many troops alone. However, at this moment, he was in danger, so he had to accept this task even if he didn't want to!
"Yao 'er, you are familiar with the troops in Qizhou. You go and assist Adjutant Fang!"
Wang Renbiao turned to Leng Yuyao and said.
"… Yes!"
Leng Yuyao was worried about leaving Wang Renbiao here alone, but she looked at Xuan Qing opposite her and the determined expression on Wang Renbiao's face. She could only agree in a low voice.
Clearly, she knew Xuan Qing's identity and knew that Wang Renbiao wouldn't be in danger if he was with Xuan Qing.
Fang Gongteng was a little unhappy that a 'weak woman' was suddenly inserted into the army. However, this army of thirty thousand was brought by Wang Renbiao, and he had no right to criticize, so he didn't raise any objections. Seeing the Turkic army running further and further away, he hurriedly cupped his fists and said to Wang Renbiao, "This general will take his leave. I will chase after the Turkic army!"
"Okay!"
Wang Renbiao nodded.
Leng Yuyao and Fang Gongteng led the two armies and chased after the Turkic army.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just as Wang Renbiao and Xuan Qing arrived at Longmen Pass, the sound of galloping horses could be heard on the official road.
"Second Brother, look! The gates of Longmen Pass are open. Could it be that the Turkic army has broken through? "
At the front of the army, a bearded man pointed at the open gates of Longmen Pass and asked anxiously.
This man was Cheng Yaojin!
Qinqiong's eyes narrowed as he looked over. After a while, he shook his head and said, "It doesn't look like it! If the Turkic army has really broken through, they should be killing and looting the nearby villages. However, we haven't seen a single Turkic army along the way. This means that Longmen Pass hasn't been broken through yet! "
"Then why is the city gate open?"
Cheng Yaojin's mind was filled with question marks as he couldn't understand.
"Maybe the Turkic army has been chased away, and the defending army of Longmen Pass went out of the city to chase after them?"
Yuchi Jingde said without any reason, but no one would believe him at this moment.
The army quickly arrived at the city gate. Wang Renbiao was already waiting at the gate. Standing beside him was Xuan Qing and Jiang Province's Provincial Governor, Hong Wenxing, who had just sent all the enthusiastic villagers home!
"Eh? It's the kid from the Wang family of Taiyuan! "
Cheng Yaojin rode his horse to the city gate. After seeing Wang Renbiao, he said with a surprised expression, "Renbiao, why are you here? Oh, I remember now. You are now the Provincial Governor of Qizhou. Are you here to rescue Longmen Pass as well? "
Qinqiong and Yuchi Jingde also looked at Wang Renbiao suspiciously. After all, he was the only familiar person here.
Wang Renbiao stepped forward and cupped his hands. "Greetings to the three High Dukes! I am indeed here to rescue Longmen Pass! The Turkic army has just left, and the army of Bing Province and Qizhou is desperately chasing after them. If the three High Dukes want to chase after them, you should be able to catch up! "
Wang Renbiao knew the purpose of Qinqiong and the rest leading the army to Longmen Pass, so he spoke concisely.
Hearing this, Qinqiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Jingde were all shocked. Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but say, "Damn it, the Turkic army is so cowardly. I just brought people to chase after them, and they ran away! No, no! We have to chase after them! "
Qinqiong nodded and didn't bother to chat with Wang Renbiao and the rest. He waved his hand and said, "Generals, listen up! Chase after them!"
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