Empire

Outside the city of Qingyang, shouts shook the heavens. The imperial guards were like a surging tide, attacking Chen Ziang and his men’s camp wave after wave.

Under the command of officers at all levels, the Qinghe soldiers who were defending the camp fought for every inch of land, and used their flesh and blood to resist the fierce attack of the imperial guards. In just half a day, the camp walls were piled with corpses and blood flowed like a river. Both sides had to stand on the corpses and continue the bloody battle.

""My men, kill!"

The soldiers on both sides were furious. Facing the Qinghe Army camp that never fell, the leading guards also had red eyes.

""Puff!"

The guard officer raised his bloody sword, and the next moment his chest was pierced by a black wolf-tooth arrow.

"Damn......"

The guard officer could not help cursing, and his strong body fell to the ground.

Seeing their leader shot dead on the spot, the morale of the guardsmen who had just been encouraged collapsed.

""Go, press forward!"

Seeing these hesitant guards, the ferocious inspectors roared.

Seeing the inspectors holding swords, the guards looked at each other, shouted again and rushed forward.

The ground was already piled with corpses, and the charging guards had to step on the corpses and rush forward.

The blood-soaked corpses were sticky and slippery. Many guards slipped while running, and some were shot to the ground by arrows and became part of the corpses.

In the camp of the Qinghe Army, a team of Qinghe Army soldiers holding hard bows were shooting freely.

""Swish!"

A sharp arrow suddenly shot out from behind the shield.

""Puff!"

A blood flower spurted out of the chest of an officer of the Dynasty Guards, and he fell backwards to the ground.

"puff!"

"Ah!"

Another officer of the Imperial Guard had his head pierced by a heavy wolf-tooth arrow, bringing out a large piece of red and white stuff........

Amidst the whistling arrows, officers of the Imperial Guard were occasionally shot dead on the spot, but in this noisy battlefield, the death of officers seemed so insignificant.

But if someone carefully observes, they will find that there are only a few officers who can survive among the Imperial Guards who are charging on the front line.

The officers of the Imperial Guards became the targets of the Qinghe Army's hard archers. These hard archers hid behind the sword and shield soldiers and the spearmen, like poisonous snakes spitting out their tongues, and were extremely dangerous.

These Qinghe Army hard archers with superb archery skills were carefully selected by Chen Ziang, and their task was to shoot and kill the officers of the Dynasty Guards.

Fortunately, they did not live up to Chen Ziang's expectations, and they quietly cleared the officers of the Dynasty Guards.

As a result, the death rate of the officers of the Dynasty Guards who were fighting on the front line exceeded 80%, but the Dynasty Guards seemed unaware.

The soldiers of the Dynasty Guards were still fighting hard, but without the command of the officers, their attacks became directionless and they could not concentrate their forces to attack a certain point, like headless flies. The

Dynasty Guards crowded in front of the Qinghe Army's camp. The soldiers in front couldn't even turn around. Facing the sharp blades, they could only use their bodies to block.

The Dynasty Guards in the back were clamoring forward, urging loudly, cursing, and seemed in chaos.

"The 25,000-man team attacks!"

"The 26,000-man team attacks!"

"The twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth thousand man teams are ready!"......

Fresh troops were deployed to the battlefield one after another, and the direction of the Dynasty Guards' attack had changed from a fierce attack from the north to a siege from all sides.

These Dynasty Guards were all once meritorious troops. More than four hundred years ago, their banners were enough to scare the enemy, and they galloped across the battlefield, invincible.

But time has caused these Dynasty Guards to have soldiers replaced one after another. Although they still bear the title of meritorious troops, they have actually lost their former glory.

The two sides were fighting desperately around the camp, and every soldier of the Qinghe Army was soaked in blood and exhausted.

But facing the continuous influx of Dynasty Guards, these Qinghe Army soldiers exerted their combat effectiveness to the extreme.

The wounded were sent down continuously, and there were wailings in the wounded camp, and the military doctors were busy sweating.

Chen Ziang sat firmly in the central army tent, seemingly turning a deaf ear to the noisy shouts of killing around him.

"Report! The western wall has been breached!"

From time to time, soldiers covered in blood would break into the central army tent and report the situation to Chen Ziang.

Facing the emergencies everywhere, the commander-in-chief Chen Ziang remained calm and directed the troops calmly.

"Pang Biao!"

"I am here!"

Following Chen Ziang's voice, a burly general of a thousand men stood up.

"Retake the western wall!"

""Yes!"

General Pang Biao strode out of the central army tent and quickly led his troops to the western wall.

"General, the Dynasty Army has been attacking for a whole morning and is exhausted. We can let General Lin lead his troops to charge."

Chief of Staff Li Qiye experienced such a large-scale battle for the first time. He was a little flustered at first, but seeing Chen Ziang's confidence, he also began to make plans.

Chen Ziang nodded. Although Lin Yu and his light cavalry battalion suffered heavy losses yesterday, they still had the strength to fight.

""Order Lin Yu to lead his troops to attack, but stop when necessary and do not fight to the end." Chen Ziang gave the order.

Soon, the messenger went out with Chen Ziang's order.

In just a moment, Lin Yu assembled two thousand wounded light cavalry and prepared to launch a defensive counterattack.

The north gate of Chen Ziang's camp was quickly opened from the inside, which surprised the imperial guards who were hitting the camp gate.

""Brothers, kill!"

But soon they became excited, waving their swords and rushing towards the camp gate.

But soon they were no longer excited. Amid the rumbling sound of iron hooves, two thousand light cavalrymen crushed towards them like a torrent.

These Dynasty Guards who were eager to rush in and seize the first merit were knocked back by the fierce light cavalrymen. The bright sword light flashed, and huge heads flew high.

This team of Dynasty Guards was overwhelmed by the two thousand light cavalrymen in the blink of an eye, and became a pile of rotten meat on the ground.

"Cavalry, their cavalry is charging out!"

The Dynasty Guards had been attacking vigorously, and the Qinghe Army was also defending tenaciously.

Under the inertia of thinking, the Dynasty Guards were only concerned with attacking and did not think about defense at all.

At this moment, facing the charge of two thousand light cavalry, several thousand-man teams near the camp were immediately killed and routed.

""Hold on! Hold on!"

Some officers of the Dynasty Guards tried to hold on to their positions and stop the rushing light cavalry.

However, they were just light infantry, and after a hasty assembly, they were soon scattered by Lin Yu's light cavalry.

Lin Yu and his men suffered heavy losses yesterday, and at this moment they wielded their swords, slashing horizontally and vertically, causing a bloody storm among the panicked Dynasty Guards.

"Bastards!"

The fourth prince was furious when he saw the sudden attack of the Qinghe cavalry, which not only disrupted their offensive formation, but also killed their troops and made them flee in all directions.

Fortunately, the Black Cavalry had been wandering nearby, and they were responsible for monitoring the Qinghe Army in the city of Qingyang to prevent them from attacking and causing trouble.

Now seeing the Qinghe Army's light cavalry entering the Imperial Guards as if they were in an empty space, they also hurriedly rode over to support them.

"Retreat!"

Lin Yu and his men defeated the imperial guards without hesitation and crushed their offensive. They turned their horses around and retreated without any further entanglement.