Empire

Under the gloomy sky, the atmosphere was depressing and dreary. A large number of frightened people were staggering along the weed-covered path.

There were elderly people over 70 years old leaning on sticks, and children crying for food in the arms of women. They were dusty and their faces were full of sorrow.

"Everyone, hold on a little longer. We will be safe after dark."

Around these sparse teams, there were Qinghe Army soldiers wearing black uniforms and holding swords, urging the team to speed up from time to time.

These Qinghe Army soldiers had ragged uniforms and bloodstains all over their bodies. It was obvious that they had experienced brutal fighting.

They were the troops of the 9th Battalion of the Qinghe Army who stayed behind in the provincial capital camp. The provincial capital was attacked by the Black Cavalry Army, and they fought desperately to fight their way out.

But they only had two legs, and the Black Cavalry Army cavalrymen were very fast, so they could not get rid of the pursuers.

"Brother Wang, I think everyone can't walk anymore. Do you want to take a rest?"

Seeing the weak crowd trembling with walking, Li Tie walked up to Wang Hu, whose forehead was wrapped in blood-soaked gauze, and asked for his opinion.

Although Wang Hu was also a general of a thousand men, when Chen Ziang led the army out to collect grain, he designated him as the person in charge of the remaining camp.

Wang Hu thought he could stay in the camp and have a good rest, but who knew he would encounter a surprise attack by the Black Cavalry.

If he hadn't reacted quickly and led the remaining soldiers to fight desperately at night, I'm afraid they would have been beheaded by now.

Wang Hu pursed his cracked lips, looked in the direction of the provincial capital, and shook his head.

"It's not safe here. The Black Cavalry may catch up with us at any time. Let's hold on for a while. We can rest when it gets dark."Wang Hu said

"Alas, if only you were here, I don’t know how they are doing now."Li Tiechui sighed and looked worried.

Wang Hu comforted him,"Your Excellency, good luck will come to you, and everything will be fine."

"I hope so."

Li Tiechui and his men were also worried that Chen Ziang and his men were not aware of the situation and would be surrounded and killed by the Black Cavalry.

But now they could not protect themselves, and they could not contact Chen Ziang and his men. They became a group of scattered soldiers.

Chen Ziang was the commander of their ninth battalion. Now that the commander was gone, the Qinghe Army suffered another disastrous defeat. Wang Hu and his men felt like they had lost their backbone. They felt empty in their hearts and did not know where to go.

However, they did not forget Chen Ziang's instructions before they left, which was to protect the elderly, weak, women and children who stayed behind.

Although they were attacked and hunted by the Black Cavalry, they never gave up the elderly, weak, women and children who walked slowly.

Although hundreds of elderly, weak, women and children were killed and injured in several battles with small units of the Black Cavalry, they brought most of them out.

Now there are cavalry and small units of the Black Cavalry everywhere, and they can't find Chen Ziang and others. For Wang Hu and Li Tiechui, this is undoubtedly a huge test.

Just as Wang Hu and Li Tiechui were speechless, several cavalrymen of the Black Cavalry wearing black armor and carrying cavalry cloaks suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.

""General Qianren, it's the Black Cavalry Rangers!"

A Qinghe soldier who was wandering on the side of the team saw the Black Cavalry Rangers who appeared like ghosts, and his face suddenly changed drastically.

"Kill them!"

Wang Hu saw the Black Cavalry Rangers appearing and gave a loud order.

The only twenty or so scouts in their team quickly drew their swords and rushed towards the Black Cavalry Rangers.

However, after the Black Cavalry Rangers looked over here, they turned their horses around and quickly withdrew.

The Qinghe Army scouts chased for a while, but in the end they were unable to catch up.

"They must have gone to inform the nearby troops. We have to leave here quickly."Wang Hu said solemnly.

Wang Hu and his men ordered the team to speed up and leave this dangerous area quickly.

However, they had not walked a few miles when they heard the rumbling sound of iron hooves in the distance. A large group of black cavalry rushed towards them.

"Brother Li, take your men and leave quickly. I will stop them!"

Seeing the Black Cavalry rushing over aggressively, the heart of the thousand-man general Wang Hu suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Brother Wang, you take the people away, I will stop them!"

Li Tiechui knew that staying behind to cover the retreat would be a life-or-death situation, so he took the initiative to ask to stay.

"Brothers, follow me to fight the enemy!"

Without waiting for Wang Hu to speak, Li Tiechui suddenly drew out the sword from his waist, took a big step and turned to fight.

"Roar!"

""Roar!"

The Qinghe Army soldiers who were guarding the people also roared and quickly followed Li Tiechui.

""Go, go quickly, go find the adults!"

Wang Hu looked at the soldiers who were holding on to their deaths and shouted loudly to the old, weak, women and children.

The old, weak, women and children were also panicked and ran away in a hurry. There were tears in their eyes, because they knew that the soldiers were buying them time to escape.

"You take them to find the adults."

Wang Hu asked a soldier with a wounded arm to follow the people and take them to find Chen Ziang.

""Sir, I won't leave!" the soldier said stubbornly.

Wang Hu frowned and said sternly:"I told you to go, this is a military order!"

Under Wang Hu's stern urging, the soldier wiped his tears and trotted all the way to chase the people.

Li Tiechui had already formed a battle array with their remaining two hundred soldiers. Facing the surging cavalry, their formation seemed so thin.

But behind them were their wives and children, and the families of their other brothers. They had no way to retreat, and they had to stay here like nails to buy time for their escape.

"Brother Wang, why are you doing this?"

Li Tiechui saw Wang Hu coming back with a sword in his hand, and a bitter smile appeared on his rough face.

"We are all brothers who eat from the same pot, so how can I be a coward? Let's have a good fight today!"

Wang Hu looked at the Black Cavalry cavalrymen galloping from a distance, his eyes full of determination.

When the surging Black Cavalrymen saw the two hundred Qinghe Army soldiers in formation, their cold faces were full of contempt.

In such a flat wilderness, infantry encountering cavalry is doomed to a one-sided outcome.

Even though these Black Cavalry cavalrymen are all light cavalry, they are still not something that two hundred infantrymen can resist.

The leader of the Black Cavalry was a general of a thousand men. With a ferocious look on his face, he drew out his sword and raised it high. The bright sword shone brightly under the setting sun.

""Long live the dynasty!"

The black cavalry shouted loudly, and their horses galloped as if they could destroy everything.

Wang Hu and his men held simple wooden shields, gritted their teeth, and stared at the cavalrymen who were getting closer and closer. They were ready to die.