Empire

Dexing Prefecture, Qinghe Army temporary headquarters.

Inside and outside the temporary headquarters, the sturdy guards stood upright with their hands on the hilts of their swords, watching the soldiers coming and going with vigilant eyes.

Dusty scouts kept coming back, and messengers hurriedly left with Chen Ziang's orders.

In the dim hall, the newly appointed staff were busy and constantly revised the enemy situation in various places according to the reports of the scouts.

"The 16th Scouting Team engaged the Black Cavalry scouts 30 miles east of Dexing Prefecture, and three of them were killed."

"More than 300 Black Cavalry soldiers were found in the northeast of Dexing Prefecture."

"The enemy was discovered in Lehe area southeast of Dexing Prefecture. About a thousand black cavalry were burning, killing and looting."

Chief of Staff Li Qiye kept handing the summarized intelligence to Chen Ziang as a basis for decision-making.

When Chen Ziang heard good or bad news, his face became uncertain.

The situation was worse than he had imagined. Nearly 200,000 Qinghe Army troops collapsed overnight, which was beyond his expectation.

The main forces of the Qinghe Army camps have now been almost dispersed, and the Qinghe Army stationed in various places have also fled one after another, like a pile of loose sand.

Now he has gathered more than 20,000 defeated soldiers, but these people have just suffered a defeat, their morale is low, and they are full of fear of the Dynasty Black Cavalry, so it is difficult for them to exert their combat effectiveness.

"When will the troops stationed in various places arrive at Dexing Prefecture?"

Chen Ziang, in the name of the temporary command, ordered the Qinghe Army troops stationed in various places in Qinghe Province to gather in Dexing Prefecture.

Because in this situation, they can only stabilize the situation by uniting together, otherwise they will be defeated by the Black Cavalry.

""General, we have sent people to ask, but many troops are not buying it. They either took their property and fled, or scattered, and some are just watching." Chief of Staff Li Qiye sighed. The

Qinghe troops stationed in various places ranged from hundreds to thousands of people. Once they were assembled, the number would be at least tens of thousands.

But now these people are facing the orders of Chen Ziang, the temporary commander, and they don't buy it at all.

"General, do you want me to lead the troops to forcibly recruit them?"

Zhang Bao was a violent man. When he heard that someone did not dare to obey orders and come to gather, he immediately became murderous and wanted to lead people to forcibly recruit them.

"Forget it, if they don't want to come and gather, let them go."

After a little thought, Chen Ziang gave up the idea of forcibly incorporating the Qinghe troops stationed in various places.

Because now their main enemy is the army of the dynasty, under such a situation, they can't fight among themselves.

As long as the Qinghe troops stationed in various places don't cause trouble for them, they will stay put and wait and see or flee to a safe place. Chen Ziang has no time to take care of them.

"How are the reorganized brothers doing?" Chen Ziang asked again

"General, according to your instructions, we have transferred many veterans from the Ninth Battalion to strengthen the battalion. The officers are also ours. We have completely controlled the brothers we have gathered."

Li Qiye said worriedly:"But now their morale is low and they have become frightened birds. I am afraid it will be difficult for them to recover their fighting power in a short time. Once the Dynasty army comes, I am afraid they will scatter again."

"They were only temporarily frightened and discouraged by the Dynasty army. Once their morale is restored, they will be a strong army again."

Chen Ziang said,"It seems that we have to find an opportunity to win a battle to boost morale."

Li Qiye hurriedly advised,"General, please think twice. Under the current circumstances, we should not confront the Dynasty army head-on."

"Don't worry, I won't take any risks. This matter still needs to be carefully considered."

Although Chen Ziang was thinking about fighting a battle to restore morale, he also knew that although these defeated soldiers were numerous, they had already become frightened birds. If things went wrong, another collapse would happen.

"What about the officers who broke out?"

"Place them in the city. Without your order, they cannot step out of the room."

Chen Ziang nodded. This was equivalent to house arrest, but he wanted to control the troops, so he had to do this.

Chen Ziang ordered:"Don't neglect them. After the war, restore their freedom."

"Yes!"

At this time, two scouts rushed into the temporary command headquarters from outside.

"General, we have already investigated the situation in the provincial capital."The scout saluted Chen Ziang and his men, and said with his cracked lips.

"How is the situation in the provincial capital?"

Chen Ziang was eager to know the situation in the provincial capital. After hearing this, he straightened up immediately.

"General, Marshal Zhang and Vice Marshal Xu have been killed by Wang Chao, their heads have been taken away for merit, and their bodies are hanging on the city wall."A scout said in a low voice

"Ah!"

After hearing the scout's words, everyone took a breath and their faces turned extremely ugly.

They didn't expect that the two missing commanders would die like this. They suddenly felt empty in their hearts, as if the sky had fallen.

"The more than 50,000 captured soldiers of our army were also slaughtered, and the corpses were piled up outside the city."The scout wiped his tears and continued

"The Dynasty army is so cruel that they slaughtered 50,000 of my brothers!"

"I will not be a human being if I don't take revenge for this!"

Zhang Bao's eyes were red, and he punched the table. Everyone was angry.

Chen Ziang didn't expect that the Dynasty Army would be so bloodthirsty and kill more than 50,000 people.

Although he was horrified, Chen Ziang, as the commander-in-chief, remained calm.

"Where is Deputy Marshal Chen from Qingyang Prefecture? Is there any news?"

"We learned from the captured Black Cavalry sentinels that Deputy Marshal Chen is still in Qingyang Prefecture, but now tens of thousands of Black Cavalry have left the provincial capital and headed for Qingyang Prefecture to attack Deputy Marshal Chen."The scout replied. After Chen Ziang asked again, he waved his hand and asked the two scouts to go down to rest and receive their rewards.

From the scouts, Chen Ziang learned more accurate news, which gave him more control over the situation.

It was bad news that the commander-in-chief Zhang Dayuan and the deputy commander Xu Fu were killed, and the 50,000 Qinghe troops were killed.

But what made Chen Ziang happy was that Deputy Marshal Chen Ru was still on the front line of Qingyang Prefecture, and he still had more than 50,000 elite troops of the Qinghe Army.

However, Deputy Marshal Chen Ru's current situation is also very dangerous. He is likely to be attacked from both sides by the dynasty army, and if things go wrong, his entire army will be wiped out. Chen

Ru Chen Ziang was very grateful to Chen Ru for his kindness and care for him.

With the death of the commander-in-chief Zhang Dayuan and the deputy commander-in-chief Xu Fu, Chen Ru became the only remaining commander-in-chief of the Qinghe Army.

If Chen Ru had any mishap, then even if Chen Ziang could turn the tide, with his position and prestige, he would not be able to gather all the Qinghe Army and continue to fight against the Dynasty Army. The Qinghe

Army stationed in various places are still watching and turning a blind eye to Chen Ziang's order to gather.

Once the deputy commander Chen Ru is defeated, the Dynasty Army will turn around and be able to...���And if they could easily sweep across the entire Qinghe Province, they would be defeated one by one.

"We must rescue Deputy Commander Chen."

After repeated consideration, Chen Ziang felt that he must save Chen Ru for both emotional and logical reasons. If the highly respected Chen Ru died again, the Qinghe Army would be in ruins.