Empire

The Qinghe Army and the Dynasty's Imperial Guards fought fiercely in Qingyang Prefecture, with blood flowing like a river and corpses piling up like mountains.

The walls of Qingyang Prefecture also became dilapidated in the repeated tug-of-war, and the coagulated dark red blood changed the color of the walls.

Tens of thousands of Qinghe Army soldiers who were trapped in the siege suffered heavy casualties in the series of fierce battles. Everyone was scarred and exhausted.

As dusk fell, the Imperial Guards, who had fought from sunrise to sunset, finally retreated again. The Qinghe Army soldiers on the city wall could not even stand steadily, and fell on the pile of corpses, gasping for breath.

Compared with their comrades who had already died, these living Qinghe Army soldiers were undoubtedly lucky, as they could live another day.

"Deputy Commander, we can't keep fighting like this, we have to break out."

Deputy Commander Chen Ru was inspecting the defense lines surrounded by a group of generals. The wounded Liu Yidao pointed at the piles of corpses, his face full of sorrow.

The Ranger Battalion under Liu Yidao is now used as an infantry, but after a series of fierce battles, there are only more than 2,000 people left. His heart is bleeding.

Deputy Commander Chen Ru hasn't closed his eyes for several nights. At this moment, his eyes are full of bloodshot and he looks particularly haggard.

After the death of Marshal Zhang Dayuan and others, all the burdens fell on Chen Ru's shoulders, putting him under great pressure.

Chen Ru has sent several groups of messengers for help. In his opinion, even if Marshal Zhang Dayuan and others fail, the Qinghe Army still has a lot of troops stationed in various places. As long as they are stationed The Qinghe troops from all over the country gathered in Qingyang Prefecture. With their strength, it would not be difficult for them to turn defeat into victory.

However, they had been fighting with the Dynasty's Imperial Guards for so long, and the Imperial Guards were getting braver and braver, while their reinforcements were nowhere to be seen. The morale of the troops trapped in Qingyang Prefecture was getting worse day by day. Chen Ru had been waiting for reinforcements but never saw them, which made him wonder if the Qinghe troops stationed in various places had been defeated.

But he was unwilling to believe this fact. You know, there are at least 100,000 Qinghe troops stationed in various places. How could they be defeated so quickly?

He is now trapped in Qingyang Prefecture, and his contact with the outside world has been cut off by the Dynasty's Black Cavalry. They don't know the situation outside at all.

"How long can our food supply last?"

Deputy Commander Chen Ru saw the wounded soldiers lying in pain, and he turned to ask the quartermaster

"Reporting to the deputy commander, all the food in the city has been eaten up. If we hadn't slaughtered thousands of horses, we would have run out of food long ago. We can only hold out for two days at most."The quartermaster also had a worried look on his face.

"Father, let's break out. If we don't, we will either be trapped to death or starved to death."Lieutenant General Chen Xiaoyu also persuaded

"Yes, deputy commander, deserters had already started to appear last night."

"Pass the order down, let the brothers prepare to break out in the second half of the night." After waiting for a long time but receiving no reinforcements, Chen Ru had to compromise and had to save himself, otherwise there would be the danger of the whole army being wiped out.

When Chen Ru reluctantly gave the order to prepare for a breakout, suddenly a long horn sounded in the distance.

Everyone raised their heads and looked into the distance, and saw a large group of cavalry pouring out of the southern horizon and appearing in their field of vision.

This team of sturdy cavalrymen were wearing the black uniforms of the Qinghe Army, their black battle robes fluttering in the wind, and their hungry wolf battle flags fluttering.

In front of these cavalrymen, groups of black cavalry rangers were fleeing into the distance, like frightened rabbits.

Brigadier General Liu Yidao put his hands on the pergola and looked into the distance. Soon, a look of surprise appeared on his haggard face.

""Deputy commander, reinforcements! Reinforcements are here!" Liu Yidao shouted in surprise.

The generals also recognized the Qinghe Army light cavalry in black uniforms and the fluttering Hungry Wolf battle flag.

"It’s the Ninth Battalion!"

"Chen Ziang's troops!"

The Qinghe Army soldiers and officers on the city wall were all running around to tell each other, and hope rekindled on their desperate faces.

"The reinforcements have finally arrived, the reinforcements have arrived!"

They have been trapped in the siege for so many days, and they have not seen any reinforcements.

Now seeing Chen Ziang leading his troops to help, many people are shouting with excitement, and some even cry with joy.

Chen Ru is also very excited. When they are in desperate danger, other troops have disappeared, but Chen Ziang has come at great risk. How can he not be moved?

"Xiaoyu."

Chen Ru was a deputy commander after all. When he saw Chen Ziang leading his troops, he was excited but soon calmed down.

"I am here!"

Chen Xiaoyu stood with his hands clasped

"Prepare to lead troops to welcome Ziang into the city"

""Yes!"

As long as Chen Ziang's troops can enter the city, their strength will be greatly enhanced, and they will also be able to obtain the food and grass they urgently need. The two armies will be able to fight the Dynasty Army together.

Chen Ziang and his men marched all the way from the provincial capital, and their speed slowed down after entering the territory of Qingyang Prefecture.

Because the Dynasty army is stationed in Qingyang Prefecture, and the elite Black Cavalry comes and goes like the wind, Chen Ziang dare not be careless.

But to Chen Ziang's surprise, they arrived all the way outside the city of Qingyang Prefecture, but unexpectedly did not encounter any attack from the Black Cavalry.

Those Black Cavalry rangers also watched them from afar, and had no intention of harassing them, so Chen Ziang had to be more cautious.

At this moment, when they arrived outside the city of Qingyang Prefecture, they saw the battle flag of the Qinghe Army flying on the top of the city, and Chen Ziang was relieved. At least the city was still in the hands of Chen Ru and his men.

Chen Ziang's every move was under the surveillance of the Dynasty Army. Seeing Chen Ziang and his men arrive here, the Dynasty Army was also gathering rapidly.

"Your Highness, why not take advantage of their instability and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Seeing Chen Ziang leading his troops to the outside of Qingyang Prefecture, many generals of the imperial guards were eager to try and could not wait any longer.

"No, wait until they enter the city before attacking."

The Fourth Prince has a big appetite. He not only wants to destroy Chen Ziang and his men, but also wants to take over Qingyang Prefecture.

Chen Ziang saw that the Dynasty Army did not move. Although he wanted to enter the city, he still suppressed his inner impulse.

"Set up camp!"

After Chen Ziang sent a troop to guard the perimeter, he immediately ordered the troops to quickly set up camp on the spot.

Chen Ziang and his men were numerous and powerful, and they had brought the materials for setting up camp along the way, so they naturally moved quickly.

Seeing that Chen Ziang and his men did not rush into the city, but instead set up camp outside the city at their leisure, Wang Chaojun and the excited Chen Ru were also dumbfounded.

"What does this Chen want to do?"

Seeing a camp rising up at a speed visible to the naked eye, Chen Ru and others on the city wall were also puzzled.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?"

The Fourth Prince and his men were planning to attack when Chen Ziang and his men entered the city, and take over Qingyang Prefecture.

But Chen Ziang did not play by the rules, and did not rush into the city. Instead, he set up camp outside the city, which made the Fourth Prince's face uncertain, and completely disrupted his plan.

"Your Highness, I am willing to lead my troops to attack. We must not let them gain a foothold!"

Seeing Chen Ziang and his men quickly building a camp, Yang Hao could not help but ask for a fight.

"This Chen Ziang is really an eye-opener. Let's send someone to test their strength first."

Seeing Chen Ziang so confident, the fourth prince became suspicious. After thinking for a while, he ordered a troop to make a tentative attack.