Three days later, Li Shimin's reinforcements finally arrived in Shuozhou.
Upon learning that Li Jiancheng was in Shuozhou, Li Shimin immediately detached a contingent of light cavalry and, personally leading them, spurred their horses onward day and night toward Shuozhou. Yet for some reason, the weather along the way was exceptionally harsh, and the roads everywhere were muddy and difficult to traverse.
Though Li Shimin had rushed here with all his might, he was still one step too late. By the time he arrived, all he heard was that Li Jiancheng had perished together with the Turkic soldiers.
Li Shimin flew into a rage and led three thousand light cavalry straight into the Turkic battle formation!
He charged through them as though entering an unguarded land!
He forcibly bored straight through the entire Turkic formation!
The Turkic People were terrified and retreated one after another.
Li Shimin stabilized the battle line. After the main army arrived from the rear, he gradually reclaimed all of Shuozhou.
Only after reorganizing Shuozhou's defenses did Li Shimin swiftly return to Chang'an.
At this moment, all of Chang'an was shrouded in an indescribable gloom.
"Dead..."
"My son! The Crown Prince, he... died?"
In the Imperial Court, Li Yuan was somewhat frantic.
He stared at Li Shimin and demanded sharply, "Second Young Master, was it because you coveted your Big Brother's position as Crown Prince that you deliberately delayed the reinforcements, allowing your Big Brother to die at the hands of the Turkic People? Answer Zhen—is that so?"
When Li Yuan asked that question, Li Shimin raised his head and stared at him in disbelief.
"Father Emperor, how could you think that of me?"
"Do you not even believe in the bond between Big Brother and me?"
The court officials also stepped forward one after another