As for Li Guang, after Han Yuguang bid farewell to Marshal Han, he and Yue Heng led a large army to Tongyu Pass.
They traveled tirelessly day and night, arriving at Tongyuguan in just over ten days.
Some time ago, the Fourth Prince broke out of the palace and arrived at Tongyu Pass with more than 10,000 guards. The general guarding Tongyu Pass was shocked to hear that the capital had fallen.
The Fourth Prince brought more than 10,000 troops, while the total strength of Tongyu Pass was only more than 10,000. The two groups combined had less than 30,000 men.
These troops would be lucky to hold Tongyu Pass; there's no way they could retake the capital.
At this time, the barbarian soldiers were in high spirits, and the army of the Great Northern Dynasty was no match for them.
Currently, this army is the closest to the capital. Tongyu Pass needs to be defended, and it is impossible to abandon it in order to attack the capital.
At this time, Tongyu Pass was not safe. If Sullivan led his troops to attack, these troops would not be enough.
The matter of retaking the capital was temporarily put aside. At this time, the Fourth Prince was closely monitoring the situation of the Emperor and his family.
Upon learning that the Empress and her entourage had been abducted by foreign soldiers, the Fourth Prince was furious. He wanted to go and rescue them, but he didn't know how.
For the past few days, the Fourth Prince has felt like each day was an eternity, and he has grown increasingly thin. He feels that he is too useless as a prince, unable to do anything.
Just then, he learned of something that grieved him deeply: the Jin army was massacring the people of the Northern Dynasty at Panzhou Lake, burning down houses and destroying farmland.
He hated Zhang Debang to the core. If he hadn't opened the south gate of the capital, the barbarian troops wouldn't have been able to breach the city, and none of what happened afterward would have occurred.
If the capital can hold out for a month, the barbarian troops will run out of food and supplies, and they will collapse without a fight. The capital's defenders can then launch a counterattack and severely damage this army.
But it's no use saying anything now. Once the barbarian troops break through the capital, they will receive a large amount of supplies and will be able to continue their invasion of the Great Northern Dynasty.
Just then, the Fourth Prince received a report that General Yue Heng, on the orders of Marshal Han, was leading 25,000 soldiers to reinforce the area.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince jumped for joy and hurried out of the city to greet him.
With Yue Heng's 25,000 men, the strength of Tongyu Pass reached as many as 50,000. Although the strength of the troops was still less than that of the barbarian troops, it was already capable of fighting them.
When the Fourth Prince arrived outside the city, he was stunned. What on earth was going on?
Beside Yue Heng was a young general whose warhorse looked all too familiar. Wasn't that the Emperor's Di Nu horse? How did it end up here and become this general's mount?
He looked at the general and felt that he looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember him for a moment.
At this moment, Yue Heng and Li Guang dismounted from their warhorses and walked towards the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince also dismounted and went to greet him.
During the march, Li Guang told Yue Heng about his experiences over the past three years, which moved Yue Heng deeply.
Yue Heng told Li Guang that more than ten years ago, he was a junior officer in the garrison of the capital. He was tied up in the military camp and punished for offending the garrison commander. He was tied up for three days and three nights.
For the past three days, Yue Heng has not eaten or drunk a drop of water. If this continues, he will surely die.
However, the garrison commander did not intend to let Yue Heng go and wanted to keep him tied up. Just then, Lord Yao, who was in the camp on business, discovered him and saw that he was on the verge of death, so he went to inquire what had happened.
Upon learning the truth, Lord Yao was furious. This was a case of settling personal scores and disregarding human life. Lord Yao ordered the garrison commander to release the prisoners immediately.
This general was of the same rank as Lord Yao. He felt that Lord Yao was interfering in military affairs, so he not only refused to release the man, but also spoke rudely to Lord Yao.
Enraged, Lord Yao reported the matter to the Emperor. The Emperor, being a benevolent ruler, did not want such a thing to happen in the military camp.
Moreover, Yue Heng had not violated military discipline and should not have been punished in this way, so an imperial edict was issued to release Yue Heng.
Yue Heng survived a great ordeal and was extremely grateful to Lord Yao.
Having offended the garrison commander, Yue Heng could no longer stay in the capital. With the help of Lord Yao, Yue Heng went to the border.
Li Guang never expected that Yue Heng had also been framed and rescued by Lord Yao, and felt that he and Yue Heng were in the same boat.
If Li Guang had come to the border back then, he would have done his best to help him. But what he didn't expect was that they would meet in this way three years later.
Yue Heng told Li Guang that from now on, Li Guang no longer needed to hide or show his true face, and that he and the 200,000 troops on the border were his solid support.
Li Guang was deeply moved after hearing this, and this time he decided to make a high-profile appearance and openly pay his respects to the Fourth Prince.
At this moment, the Fourth Prince kept glancing at the horse and then at Li Guang, completely bewildered.
Yue Heng walked up to the Fourth Prince and bowed.
"Greetings, Fourth Prince."
"General Yue, you may dispense with the formalities."
The Fourth Prince was talking, but his eyes remained fixed on Li Guang.
Li Guang stepped forward and knelt before the Fourth Prince.
"Greetings, Fourth Imperial Uncle," Li Guang said loudly.
"You call me Fourth Imperial Uncle? Who are you?" The Fourth Prince was stunned.
"Fourth Imperial Uncle, I am Li Guang. How come you don't recognize me?"
"Li Guang..."
That day, during the sacrificial ceremony at the Temple of Heaven, Li Guang stepped forward and subdued Di Nu's horse.
"Fourth Imperial Uncle is right. The situation was critical at the time, so I went forward to try to subdue Di Numa. I didn't expect that the horse was too wild and it carried me away from the capital."
"That doesn't make sense either. I remember Li Guang was an old farmer who needed help to walk. How could it be you?"
Suddenly, the Fourth Prince realized something.
"What did you just call me? Are you Qing'er?"
The Fourth Prince was so excited that his voice trembled slightly as he helped Li Guang up.
Seeing this, Yue Heng finally spoke.
"The Fourth Prince is right, he is the young prince, and his current name is Li Guang. The Li Guang at the altar ceremony was also the young prince, but he had disguised himself."
The young prince did this to prevent the eldest prince, Li Hui, from seeing his true face. Otherwise, the eldest prince would harm him again. The young prince had already died once and didn't want to die a second time.
"So you are Qing'er! You are still alive! Heavens, you have finally opened your eyes! Our Great Northern Dynasty is saved!" The Fourth Prince said, tears streaming down his face.
"Fourth Prince, please don't get agitated. Let's go into the city and talk about it," Yue Heng said.
“Yes, yes, let’s go into the city and talk about it. Now my son and I need to have a good chat.” After saying that, the Fourth Prince led his men into the city.
After entering the city, Li Guang began to tell the Fourth Prince about his experiences over the past three years. The Fourth Prince listened attentively and finally understood everything.
"The young prince suffered a calamity three years ago and has only emerged from it today. This calamity in the Great Northern Dynasty was also arranged by Heaven. It seems that only you can avert this calamity."
No wonder Li Xue goes to Narcissus Village so often; now I understand why.
The Fourth Prince seemed to awaken from a dream.
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