Empire

When the fourth prince Long Tian saw that the old general Zhang Yihai did not respond, a hint of imperceptible anger flashed across his face, and then he returned to his warm smile.

"Old General?"

The fourth prince Long Tian saw the old general Zhang Yihai with his eyes closed, and suppressed his anger, and called out softly again.

"The Fourth Prince is calling me?"

The old and frail Zhang Yihai was gently pushed by a general next to him, and then he opened his cloudy eyes and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"The rebel army captured the capital of Qinghe Province, and the supervisor Yang Fang was killed. The rebel army is powerful. I wonder what the old general thinks about this?"The fourth prince couldn't help but feel unhappy and asked with a smile.

Zhang Yihai, whose teeth were almost falling out, coughed and took a sip of the teacup beside him.

"Your Highness, do not worry. The enemy army is just a mob. Once our army arrives, they will collapse."Old General Zhang Yihai said with disdain.

Seeing Zhang Yihai's carelessness, the Fourth Prince could not help but shake his head. It seems that this veteran who once fought on the battlefield is���He is really old and confused.

The rebels were able to capture cities and strongholds in just a few months and defeat the imperial army in Qinghe Province. Their power is getting bigger and bigger. They are not just a mob, but a strong army that is good at fighting.

Although the fourth prince is very afraid of the rebels, he is the commander of the expeditionary army and cannot show cowardice.

"I feel relieved with the old general's words. The fourth prince smiled calmly.

"It's just that the rebel army is now wreaking havoc in Qinghe Province, causing great suffering to the people, and their arrogance is really rampant. Now that our army has entered Qinghe Province, we naturally cannot stand idly by. I decided to send someone to put a stop to the arrogance of the rebel army."The Fourth Prince continued.

Hearing that the Fourth Prince was going to send someone to make a tentative attack, Zhang Yihai couldn't help but ask,"Who is Your Highness going to send as the vanguard?"

Zhang Yihai nominally came to assist the Fourth Prince in conquering the rebels, but in fact he was a member of the Crown Prince's lineage, and he hindered him everywhere.

His purpose of restraining him was nothing more than not wanting the Fourth Prince to establish too many military merits, so as not to threaten the Crown Prince's position.

"Who do you think is the best person to send as the vanguard?"

Faced with the question, the fourth prince asked directly and kicked the ball back.

"I think the Black Cavalry's Left General Zhang Chen is capable of this task."Zhang Yihai said directly.

Left General Zhang Chen is a descendant of his Zhang family. He is also a high-ranking official in the Black Cavalry and is also from the lineage of the Crown Prince.

Now they don't want the Fourth Prince to make too many achievements, but want the Crown Prince's lineage to make achievements.

"In this case, let's follow the old general's advice and let the left general Zhang Chen lead the army as the vanguard to kill the arrogant arrogance of the enemy army."

The fourth prince seemed to have anticipated this result and agreed directly.

"Left General Zhang Chen——"

The fourth prince shouted

""I am here!"

A middle-aged general with a lot of fat on his body stood up in response. The trembling fat made the Fourth Prince frown.

"I order you to lead 10,000 black cavalry as the vanguard, clear the enemy troops on the route ahead, and clear the way for the main army."

""I obey your orders!"

The fat left general Zhang Chen smiled and accepted the military order.

The Black Cavalry is a cavalry unit, which is affiliated with the elite of the Central Army, well-equipped and well-trained.

Although Zhang Chen is the left general, he is not the only one who has the final say in the Black Cavalry. There are also several other generals.

If he can make achievements this time, he will be able to smoothly be promoted from the left general to the black cavalry general, and take charge of the black cavalry. At that time, the black cavalry will become an important aid to the prince's lineage.

When the left general Zhang Chen received the military order happily, the fourth prince sneered.

In the eyes of the fourth prince, the rebel army can capture cities and sweep across the province. How could he be so easy to deal with?

He sent the left general Zhang Chen to fight, just to kill someone with a borrowed knife, with the help of the rebels, to cut off the arm of the prince, and it would not give people a pretext.

In the eyes of the fourth prince Long Tian, the powerful rebels were not his main enemy, his main enemy was inside.

The first thing he needed to do now was to clean up the inside, otherwise, he would be constrained everywhere, and even if he established military merits, it would only be a wedding dress for others.

Soon, the left general Zhang Chen personally led 10,000 black cavalry light cavalry to break away from the slow main force and headed straight for the capital of Qinghe Province.

"Your Highness, why are you giving the credit to Zhang Chen for nothing? He is the Crown Prince's man.

Seeing the 10,000 Black Cavalry light cavalrymen raising a cloud of dust and disappearing on the horizon, the Fourth Prince's trusted generals were puzzled.

""Be patient."

Seeing his trusted generals who were puzzled, the fourth prince was calm and composed.

"That Zhang Chen is just a fool. If it weren't for Zhang Yihai, could he have become the Left General?"

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"The bandit army is not a mob. Zhang Chen may not come back alive this time."The fourth prince sneered.

After hearing this, these trusted generals immediately understood that this was a plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Thinking of letting 10,000 black cavalry cavalry be buried with them in order to eliminate a political enemy, these trusted generals couldn't help but feel a chill on their backs.

They looked at the fourth prince with more respect. Fortunately, they followed the fourth prince, not his opponents, otherwise, they would not know how they died.

"We also need to keep a close eye on Zhang Yihai and control the dosage, so as not to let him die too quickly."The Fourth Prince ordered.

On the surface, the Fourth Prince was constrained in every way, as most of the generals were the Prince's men, so he chose to endure it.

In fact, the moment the army left the capital, he had already been busy preparing for internal cleansing.

It's just that he couldn't do these things blatantly, and needed to do it quietly so that no one could see it.

The old general Zhang Yihai's body was getting worse day by day, and now he was exhausted from marching, so he needed to take medicine every day for recuperation.

The Fourth Prince Long Tian bribed the people around Zhang Yihai and added a chronic poison to his medicine, which would make people's energy fade and eventually die.

"Fourth Prince, the old guy is against you everywhere, why not kill him with one blow and save yourself the trouble and effort."A trusted general said

"No, you don't understand."The fourth prince smiled and shook his head.

"It's easy for me to find an excuse to get rid of Zhang Yihai, but have you thought about the consequences?"

"Zhang Yihai has already given us a headache. If he dies, and the court sends a more powerful deputy commander, it will be even more difficult for us to control the army. So now, it is better for him to be alive."The fourth prince explained

"The Fourth Prince is very smart."

After hearing this, these trusted generals had to admire the shrewdness of their Fourth Prince.

"You should withdraw and make friends with those neutral generals. When I ascend to the throne, I will not treat you unfairly."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

These trusted generals were excited and left immediately.

"Thieves, please don't let me down this time."

After everyone left, the fourth prince looked at the horizon in the distance and couldn't help muttering to himself.