Empire

In the dark wilderness, countless burning torches were like stars in the Milky Way, illuminating the camp of the Dynasty Army.

In the camp, the warm bonfire was burning loudly, illuminating the tired and haggard faces of the Dynasty Army soldiers. The officers and soldiers of the Qinghe Provincial Guard of the Dynasty, who were high-spirited and brightly armored during the day, were listlessly warming themselves around the bonfire.

The Black Cavalry, known for its elite, was not in a much better situation. They were covered in blood and looked dejected.

Most of the 5,000 elite Black Cavalry were lost in the battle, and less than 500 were able to successfully withdraw to the camp. It can be said that the loss was heavy.

Surrounded by several staff officers, Zhou Wen, the governor of Qinghe Province, patrolled the camp and comforted the defeated officers and soldiers.

Seeing these wounded officers and soldiers and hearing the painful howls of the wounded, the face of the provincial governor Zhou Wen was also particularly heavy.

They fought the rebels during the day and were defeated miserably. If he hadn't defended the camp, they wouldn't even have a place to stay.

"Zhang Chao has made a mistake for me."

Thinking of the defeat during the day, Zhou Wen, the governor of Qinghe Province, felt particularly bad and could not help but sigh.

He thought Zhang Chao was the commander of the elite Black Cavalry of the Central Army, so he gave him the command of the army with confidence.

Who knew that Zhang Chao himself was killed on the battlefield, causing the army to be defeated.

But now it's too late to regret, because the army was defeated, he didn't know how to face the criticism of the princes and ministers in the court, and he had no face to see the emperor.

"Have you counted the casualties?"

As soon as the provincial governor Zhou Wen came out of the wounded camp, he met the central army staff officer who was in charge of counting the casualties.

""Reporting to the Governor, the battle damage has been counted."

The central army staff officer saluted Zhou Wen and handed him a list.

Zhou Wen felt dizzy when he saw the long list of names of casualties and equipment losses.

He had been defeated by the rebels in battle after battle, and now he suffered such a tragic defeat. It can be said that his luck was extremely bad.

Although he wanted to quit now and hide his identity to escape punishment, he couldn't help but feel discouraged when he thought of his wife, children, and family in the capital.

""Has the battle report been sent to the capital?" Zhou Wen asked.

The military advisor shook his head and said,"It has not been sent yet.""

""Governor, how should this battle report be written? Please let me know." The Central Army Staff added.

Facing such a tragic defeat, the Central Army Staff was also very embarrassed. If he wrote it truthfully, the Provincial Governor Zhou Wen would be held accountable.

"Black Cavalry General Zhang Ying disobeyed military orders and attacked without authorization, resulting in him being besieged by the rebels. Our provincial security forces fought desperately to rescue him, but we were outnumbered and suffered heavy casualties. Now we are defending our camp. Your Majesty, please send troops to reinforce us quickly, otherwise Qinghe Province will be in danger, Jingji Province will be in danger, and the capital will be in danger."

After a brief thought, the governor of Qinghe Province, Zhou Wen, directly blamed the defeat on the Black Cavalry General Zhang Chao, who had already died in the battle.

"Let's send out the battle report accordingly." Zhou Wen waved his hand and said

"Yes!"

Although this was not very righteous, it could shirk the responsibility for the defeat. The central army staff officer responded and left.

"Our army has just been defeated and is no longer able to fight. Order the soldiers to defend the camp and not to attack without our order."

After seeing the central army staff officer leave, Zhou Wen ordered the provincial guard battalion commander to

""Yes!"

The battalion commander of the provincial guard team agreed and immediately went to arrange defense.

Zhou Wen, the governor of Qinghe Province, quickly returned to his central army tent, but he did not rest. Instead, he wrote more than 20 letters in a row and asked his personal guards to deliver them to the capital overnight.

These letters were all written to the important officials of the court who were close to him. After all, he lost the battle, and it was far from enough for him to shirk the responsibility for the defeat. He also needed the important officials of the court to speak for him.

Otherwise, once the emperor sent people to conduct a thorough investigation, the truth would be revealed and he would most likely be dismissed and investigated.

When everything was done, he felt physically and mentally exhausted. The exhausted provincial governor Zhou Wen then asked everyone to withdraw and prepare to rest.

Late at night, the Dynasty Army camp was silent except for the clanking of armors while the patrols walked.

The guards in the sentry towers and everywhere were yawning with sleepiness on their faces, not noticing the danger approaching in the darkness around them.

Chen Ziang's long sword was covered with a layer of black mud. Behind him, dark shadows were quietly approaching the Dynasty Army camp under the cover of night.

Chen Ziang has now been appointed as the commander of a thousand men in the old camp. He volunteered to be the vanguard of the night attack..

Behind Chen Ziang, in addition to brothers such as Wang Hu, there was also a group of elite soldiers from the old camp who were assigned to Chen Ziang by the leader Chen Ru.

These elite soldiers from the old camp were all veterans with strong combat effectiveness. The leader Chen Ru transferred them to Chen Ziang, which also showed his respect for Chen Ziang.

Soon, Chen Ziang and his men approached the camp of the dynasty army, and the dynasty army was not aware of this at all.

After all, they had been fighting all day and both sides had suffered heavy casualties. Who would come here in the middle of the night for no reason?

But Chen Ziang was a person who did not play by the rules. He wanted to We will kill you while you are weak and wipe out this Dynasty army in one fell swoop.

Seeing several Dynasty soldiers standing guard outside the camp, Chen Ziang gestured to the back.

Wang Hu and several elite veterans understood, they held their sharp blades in reverse, and together with Chen Ziang, they moved forward silently.

Chen Ziang quickly got close to a Dynasty sentry, and when the sentry was not paying attention, he rushed out as fast as a cheetah.

The Dynasty sentry only saw a black shadow pounce on him, and subconsciously wanted to shout, but his chin had been wrapped by the palm, making a humming sound.

""Crack!"

When Chen Ziang wrapped his big hand around the mouth of the Dynasty Army sentry, the blade in his hand was already against his throat. He pulled hard, and a stream of warm blood spurted out.

While Chen Ziang dealt with the Dynasty Army sentry, Wang Hu and others also dealt with the remaining Dynasty Army sentries.

They quickly pushed into the wooden stakes of the camp, made sure there were no other Dynasty Army sentries around, and quickly destroyed the stakes to make a passage.

Chen Ziang waved his hand at the darkness behind him, and a group of rebel brothers holding sharp blades quickly got into the Dynasty Army camp.

"Who is it?"

When Chen Ziang and his men were infiltrating the Dynasty Army camp and killing the guards, a patrol of the Dynasty Army discovered them.

"Brothers, kill!"

Seeing that they had been exposed, Chen Ziang immediately led Wang Hu and others to rush forward to kill.

Behind them, countless rebel soldiers were pouring into the camp of the Dynasty Army through the gap they had opened, and then rushed towards each tent, shouting and killing, shaking the sky.