Empire

Introduction: Chen Ziang traveled through troubled times and became a member of the rebel army. He killed generals and captured flags, formed a fierce army, and conquered the world!

Chapter 46

As night fell, the gloomy deputy commander Luo Dagang ordered the troops to retreat. The Qinghe soldiers who were attacking the city retreated like a tide, and the battlefield, which had been noisy for a day, gradually quieted down.

The Dynasty defenders and the Qinghe Army fought from sunrise to sunset, and both sides paid a heavy price.

The bodies of the soldiers on both sides were spread from the top of the city to outside the city. A large number of corpses floated in the moat, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

"The enemy army retreated!"

"The enemy army retreated!"......

The messenger ran along the passageway on the top of the city wall that was piled with corpses, spreading the news.

The uniforms of the defending soldiers who had been fighting for a whole day were torn and covered in blood. When they saw the retreating Qinghe soldiers, it was as if all their strength had been drained away.

Exhausted from the fighting, they could no longer hold on, and they collapsed on the pile of corpses, gasping for breath.

The tense face of Yang Fang, the supervisor who had been supervising the battle on the top of the city wall, also relaxed. He then realized that his back had been soaked with sweat without him knowing when.

""Sir, we have repelled the enemy army."

A blood-soaked lieutenant general led several officers to report the victory to Inspector Yang Fang.

"You guys do your best to kill the enemy, and when the reinforcements arrive, I will report to the court and ask for credit for you guys.

Seeing these officers with torn uniforms, Supervisory Envoy Yang Fang also knew that they really risked their lives.

"It is our duty to share the country's worries. Thank you for your praise, Mr. Supervisor."

After hearing Yang Fang's words, the officers showed joy on their faces, but they were still humble.

"Lieutenant General Wang, send the young men to the city to clean up the bodies and treat the wounded."

"promise!"

"Zhang Qian, you go tell the wealthy families in the city that the soldiers defending the city fought to the death to protect their property from being robbed by the enemy. This supervisory commissioner hopes that they can give some money to comfort the soldiers, otherwise they will not be spared if the city is broken."

After Yang Fang and the other lieutenant generals strode away, they turned their attention to another general of a thousand men and ordered him to raise money to reward the soldiers.

""Yes!" The general of a thousand men responded and took the order to carry out the task of raising money.

Although the treasury in the city is full, in order to embezzle these things, the governor and the inspector must sign the order and report it to the court at the same time to be effective.

The governor was killed in battle. Although he, the inspector, is now temporarily in charge of the military and political power of Qinghe Province, he dare not easily embezzle the money in the treasury.

Because he is worried that someone will complain to the court at that time, he cannot afford the charge of embezzling the money from the treasury privately.

Although the money in the treasury cannot be embezzled to reward the soldiers, there are many rich and powerful people living in the provincial capital, so Yang Fang decided to squeeze some money from these rich families to reward the army.

The city is full of wounded soldiers and refugees. Teams of patrol soldiers in armor and sharp weapons are patrolling everywhere to maintain order in the city.

In a large mansion in the east of the city, a wealthy middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes is asking a servant in the living room

"How many casualties are there on the city wall?"

This wealthy middle-aged man is Shen Bin, one of the richest men in Qinghe Province. Now the capital is in danger, and his family business is here, so he is also very anxious.

"Master, the enemy army is strong. Although Supervisor Yang led his army to repel the enemy army, our army suffered heavy casualties. The military camps in the city are full of wounded soldiers. If reinforcements do not arrive, the capital will fall in a few days."

The person who answered was a servant of the Shen Mansion. He was recruited by the Supervisory Office to help take care of the wounded, so he was more familiar with the situation.

After hearing the servant's answer, the rich man Shen Bin frowned and felt that the situation was very bad.

"Go to the account office to collect two gold coins, and return to the camp to take good care of the wounded."

After asking some questions, Shen Bin sent the conscripted servant away. He paced back and forth in the living room with his hands behind his back, looking restless.

"Father, how is the situation?"

At this time, a gentle girl in a silk dress came in with tea. Seeing Shen Bin's solemn expression, she couldn't help but ask

"The situation is not optimistic. The enemy army is strong and the capital will fall at any moment."

Shen Bin sighed and sat back in his chair with a dejected look on his face.

He had accumulated a lot of wealth by doing business in Qinghe Province. Although the status of a businessman was low, he lived a life of luxury.

But now, as the situation in the entire Qinghe Province deteriorated, their comfortable life was broken.

Once the Qinghe Army broke through the capital, not only would their wealth be wasted, but their lives would also be threatened.

"Father, since the capital is about to fall, we might as well make plans early.

Seeing the gloomy face of the wealthy businessman Shen Bin, his young and gentle daughter Shen Xiuxiu was more decisive and directly persuaded him to leave.

"Alas, although there are no traces of the enemy troops outside the other three city gates, there are soldiers stationed at the city gates. Supervisor Yang has issued an order that anyone who dares to leave the city will be executed without mercy."

"Besides, we have more than ten shops on the east and west streets, and most of our Shen family's wealth is in the city. Once we leave, all the wealth we have worked hard for most of our lives will be gone."

Facing the current difficult situation, even Shen Bin, who is usually shrewd, is confused at the moment, secretly cursing that the bandit army came at a really bad time.

"Father, money is only a thing outside of our body. As long as we are alive, our Shen family may make a comeback in the future."

Shen Xiuxiu saw her father Shen Bin sighing and became more relaxed. She knew the priorities of the matter.

"Even if the four gates are closed, I think you will have a way to leave the city." Shen Xiuxiu glanced at Shen Bin and said

"You, girl, really can't hide anything from you."

After hearing Shen Xiuxiu's words, Shen Bin couldn't help but smile bitterly.

While they were talking, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

"Open the door! Open the door! The inspector has ordered to collect money and food to reward the troops!"

The door was knocked loudly, and a young centurion led a team of soldiers holding torches to the door of Shen's house.

Although Shen Bin was a wealthy businessman ranked among the top in Qinghe Province, he could not afford to offend the powerful inspector, so he immediately opened the door to welcome him out.

When he learned that the inspector Yang Fang wanted them to donate money and food to reward the troops, Shen Bin immediately agreed and ordered his servants to prepare it immediately and send it to the military camp later.

"Mr. Shen is very righteous and is working for the country. I will report this to the Inspector General and thank Mr. Shen later."

Seeing Shen Bin so happily taking out money and food to reward the army, the young general of the dynasty was also polite, but his eyes were always wandering, looking at Shen Xiuxiu who was standing not far away.

Seeing this general looking at his daughter, Shen Bin, who has been doing business for so many years, immediately felt a little uneasy and knew that something was wrong.

These officers usually do evil and do a lot of immoral things, and have always been hated by Shen Bin.

Although the other party is only a general of a hundred, Shen Bin also knows that once he is entangled, he, a wealthy businessman, will also go bankrupt.

"That must be the daughter of Mr. Shen, she is so pretty, hahaha."

When the general left, he looked at Shen Xiuxiu meaningfully, said something inexplicably, and then left with the money and grain.

Shen Bin looked at the soldiers going away, and his smiling face gradually darkened.