710 The Tang War (1/2)

The news of Golden Palace's invasion was like a mountain fire that burned the entire world and shocked the Central Plains.

Li Yu responded very fast. She forcibly suppressed the ministers who supported the Queen with great courage. Risking being mocked, she ordered the Northern Army to withdraw immediately, converging with the Northern Military Camp and forming two lines of defense outside Hebei county.

At the same time, she ordered the Southern Army immediately to stop fighting with the savage tribes in the primeval forest and move to the Northern Frontier as soon as possible. Then she ordered a part of the Western Army to the north to fight as a guerrilla against the cavalry of the Golden Palace.

To the ministers' surprise, Li Yu sent her Yulin Royal Guards to the Northern Frontier as well, regardless of her control of Chang'an.

At the emergency meeting, all the ministers had to acknowledge that her arrangements were extremely timely and devoid of self-interest, but they still were opposed by some people.

In those people's eyes, the Northern Army could not support Tuyang City. Since she had sent the Yulin Royal Guards to the north, what if the cavalry of the Golden Palace rode straight to Chang'an? The Northern Army was exhausted and damaged, and they should be replaced with the other armies; still, they went to Tuyang City.

Li Yu ended the argument with two sentences.

”Chang'an cannot be overcome.”

”If I am not afraid to die, why are you afraid?”

Since Li Hunyuan became the new Emperor, Li Yu had been kind and gentle. The reason she acted so opposite to the past, showing her utmost toughness at this time was because she knew better than anyone else how strong the Golden Palace was.

She once married the wise Chanyu of the Golden Palace and lived in the Wilderness for a long time. She knew the grassland cavalry was the real threat for Tang.

Until now, her guards were still the savages from the Wilderness.

She clearly knew that the Golden Palace was like a monster that had been suppressed by Tang for hundreds of years. As soon as they broke away, they would be unimaginably destructive.

Compared with the cavalry of the Golden Palace, the Left King's Palace was a child and Yan's Army was a crying girl.

Under the terrible pressure of the Golden Palace, Li Yu was not interested in Prince Long Qing's army. She knew very well, only the local army could limit them and they were unable to affect the overall situation at all.

Therefore, even if the Queen's ministers didn't support her, and her loyal ministers carefully and privately expressed their doubts, she still insisted on mobilizing the power of the entire country to the north.

The results would prove she had made the right decision.

However, few people stood by her back then. After the meeting, she felt so tired and scared in her mind.

Was this the retribution for tampering with her father's edict?

At this moment, noises sounded outside the hall. Several officials came in a hurry, following a eunuch before she could say something, as well as Li Huiyuan and He Mingchi who all looked terrible.

Li Yu straightened her body and calmly said, ”What happened?”

He Mingchi turned to the Emperor.

Li Huiyuan came forward and handed Li Yu a letter in his hand.