Ch. 283Li Xin Leads Troops to Reinforce! The Real Battle Has Arrived!
Hua Mulan and Jialuo sent the Great Wall Garrison’s distress signal, prompting Li Xin to lead its troops toward Chang'an despite the danger of leaving the Great Wall unguarded. The reinforcements set out to suppress Sikong Zhen’s rebellion as observers realized help was coming.
- Hua Mulan and Jialuo explained to Wu Zetian that the fireworks were the Great Wall Garrison’s traditional distress signal, and Wu Zetian urged the defenders to hold on until Li Xin arrived.
- Kai, Baili Shouyue, Baili Xuance, and Su Lie gathered the Great Wall soldiers and asked Li Xin to lead them back to Chang'an.
- Li Xin warned that leaving the Great Wall could expose it to invasion, but Su Lie, Kai, and Baili Shouyue argued that saving Chang'an had to come first.
- Li Xin ordered the entire army to follow him into the city and suppress the rebellion, then led the charge with Dun Shan close behind.
- The people watching the battlefield recognized that Hua Mulan and Jialuo had called for reinforcements and worried that Li Xin’s arrival would turn the fight against Sikong Zhen.