Empire

"Ah Woo——"

Just as Chen Ziang was thinking about how to survive in this chaotic world, a deep and powerful horn sounded outside.

This powerful horn sound was like water dripping into a frying pan, which immediately made the lifeless rebel camp boil.

"The dog soldiers are coming, get ready to fight!"

"Everyone, gather in the east!"

A pale, skinny messenger rode an equally skinny warhorse through the camp, letting out a hoarse roar from his throat.

"Damn it, the attacks keep coming every now and then, when will it ever end?"

"Stop dawdling and gather in the east!"

Shouts and curses rang out in the camp. The rebel soldiers came out of the tents with their weapons in hand. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

""Brother Chen, are you feeling better?"

The curtain of the tent was lifted, and a thin young man came in with a spear in his hand, asking Chen Ziang with concern.

"Almost done."

Although Chen Ziang felt that his body was a little thin, he stood up and stretched his shins and found that he still had some strength.

"Brother Chen, if you can't do it, don't force yourself. I'll go talk to the general and you won't have to go into battle."

Thinking of Chen Ziang dying last night, the young man was also concerned.

Chen Ziang knew that it was a blessing, not a disaster, and he couldn't avoid it. Since he had come to this time and space, he should face the difficulties head-on instead of retreating. He squeezed out a smile to the young man.

"I'm fine, let's go and gather."

He picked up a long knife next to the straw mat, as if he had found the feeling of being in the army again.

In the doubtful eyes of the young man, Chen Ziang took the long knife, opened the curtain first, and walked out of the tent.

The young man naturally didn't know that Chen Ziang at this moment was no longer the dying Chen Ziang last night, so he hurried out of the tent as well.

""Hiss!"

Chen Ziang had just opened the tent when a gust of cold wind blew in his face. His thin body shuddered, and he could not help but tighten his clothes to prevent the cold wind from blowing in.

At this moment, the rebel camp was in chaos. The ragged rebel soldiers were gathering in groups to the east under the shouts of the officers. The rebels did not have a uniform military uniform, and their weapons were also varied. Chen Ziang saw many rebels, even white-haired old men and half-grown children.

Rather than saying that this is an army, it is more appropriate to say that they are a group of refugees who have gathered together in a hurry.

Chen Ziang followed the thin boy and soon arrived at the gathering area. Looking around, it was full of black heads. The yellow and thin rebel soldiers were obviously malnourished for a long time. They stared at the imperial army lined up in the distance with dull and empty eyes. There were fear, terror and panic on their faces.

"Brother Chen, you haven't recovered yet, why are you out here?"

Seeing Chen Ziang coming over with a knife, a dark-skinned officer walked up to him and asked

""General Bai, I am much better now and can go into battle and kill the enemy." Chen Ziang smiled and waved the long sword in his hand.

"Well, when the fight starts, follow me and don't disperse."

The general wanted to say something, but when he heard the sound of war drums in the distance, he didn't have time to continue the greetings and turned his head to look into the distance.

Their team of 100 people all came from the same village. When they saw Chen Ziang join the team, they all greeted him.

Chen Ziang was very sick and weak a few days ago. They thought that Chen Ziang would not make it. Now seeing that Chen Ziang was alive and kicking again, they were sincerely happy for Chen Ziang.

After all, they all came from the same village and used to be fellow villagers. With one bloody battle after another, people from the same village died or were injured. Now they can There were not many left standing here.

Although they had a hundred-man team, the actual strength was only a few dozen people, and there were also old people, children, and even a few strong women.

The officer who had just called Chen Ziang was called Wang Hu, a hunter from their original village. He stood out from the crowd by showing bravery on the battlefield and became their hundred-man commander.

Chen Ziang quickly turned his gaze from the chaotic formation of the rebels to the distance, where was the formation of the imperial army.

Compared to the crude and chaotic rebel team, they The imperial army on the other side had flags like a sea, and the strict and tight military formation was like a heavy mountain that made people breathless.

Countless spears stood up, forming a cold steel forest, with a unique metallic luster.

Seeing the dark formation of the imperial army and then looking at the messy rebel army, Chen Ziang couldn't help swallowing his saliva. The gap in strength between the two sides was so great that he couldn't help but show a bit of worry.

But now he was in the rebel camp, and he had no choice. If he wanted to survive, he had to fight hard.

But Chen Ziang also stayed He made up his mind that if he couldn't win, he would leave as soon as possible. He didn't want his head to become a military merit of the imperial army.

When Chen Ziang mixed in the rebel army and looked at the enemy's imperial army formation, the generals on the imperial side were also observing the rebel army.

Under a black banner, Zhou Wen, the governor of Qinghe Province of the Far East Dynasty, and Zhang Chao, the black cavalry battalion commander with a face full of flesh, were surrounded by the crowd and looked at the rebel army from afar. Seeing the messy rebel army in the distance, the faces of Governor Zhou Wen and battalion commander Zhang Chao were full of contempt.

"This group of rabble dared to go out of the camp to fight, they really don't know how to live or die!"

Qinghe Province Governor Zhou Wen stared at the rebels in the distance and couldn't help but sneer.

This group of rebels roamed around in Qinghe Province, captured more than ten cities, many aristocratic families were slaughtered, and the treasury was looted. It can be said that he, the governor of Qinghe Province, lost face.

It was precisely because of his failure to suppress the rebels that he was severely reprimanded by the court. If he hadn't sent people to send a large amount of money to some important officials and dignitaries in the capital in time to ask them to help speak well of him, he might not be able to keep his position as governor.

Faced with these people who were burning and killing everywhere in the country The governor of Qinghe Province hated the looting rebels so much that he wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, the provincial army under his command had lax combat readiness and lax military discipline. They did not dare to engage in battle when they saw a large group of rebels, which made him, the governor, very passive. Fortunately,

Qinghe Province was close to Gyeonggi Province, and the powerful officials in the royal capital were also worried that the rebels would flee to Gyeonggi Province and threaten their safety.

Therefore, at the request of the governor of Qinghe Province, the royal capital dispatched a battalion of black cavalry to Qinghe Province to assist the Qinghe Provincial troops in suppressing the rebels.

"Although they are a mob, they are numerous. As the saying goes, a swarm of ants can kill an elephant, so we must not underestimate the enemy. Compared to Zhou Wen, the governor of Qinghe Province who does not know much about war, Zhang Chao, the battalion commander of the Black Cavalry, has been in the military and participated in many battles to suppress the rebels. Facing a large number of rebels, he is much more cautious.

""What General Zhang said is right. The rebel army is very large. We must act with caution." Governor Zhou Wen said with a wry smile. The commander of the Black Cavalry Army is not a high-ranking official, but he is from the capital and is affiliated with the elite cavalry unit of the Dynasty Central Army, so his status is naturally high.

Moreover, the commander Zhang Chao who led the team to help suppress the rebel army this time was also from the Zhang family of the capital, so the governor of Qinghe Province naturally did not dare to neglect him.

""General Zhang, I'll leave this battle to you."

Provincial Governor Zhou Wen knew that marching and fighting were not his strong points. In addition, although General Zhang Chao of the Black Cavalry came to Qinghe Province to help him, he was suspected of being a meritorious service.

In order not to offend the Zhang family and to wipe out the rebels as soon as possible, Governor Zhou Wen wisely did not fight for the command, but gave it to General Zhang Chao.

Although the generals of the provincial troops felt uncomfortable letting a general command them, they could only listen to General Zhang Chao's command since Governor Zhou Wen had spoken.