Empire

"Since Lieutenant General Chen has accepted the order, he should understand that there is no joking in the army. If you fail to complete it, I am afraid your head will be in danger."

Seeing that Chen Ziang fell into his calculations, Deputy Commander Xu Fu showed a triumphant smile.

Chen Ziang did not expect that the other party would still want to kill him, and he was immediately furious.

But this was an open conspiracy, and although he was furious, he was the deputy commander and he could not openly disobey orders.

"Thank you for your reminder, Vice Marshal Xu. If I fail to complete the mission of luring the enemy, you don’t need to come and take my head. I will kill myself."

Chen Ziang sneered and said,"What if I succeed in luring the enemy?"

"As long as you complete the task of luring the enemy, whatever you want, just tell me, I can satisfy you."

Now all the generals are afraid of the enemy, only Chen Ziang dares to fight, and the general Zhang Dayuan sitting next to him is also generous for once.

"I need 3,000 war horses and a bounty of 100,000."

Since Zhang Dayuan had spoken, Chen Ziang was not polite and immediately quoted his price.

After hearing Chen Ziang's words, Zhang Dayuan, who had already spoken, suddenly looked gloomy and regretted it. He had no idea that Chen Ziang was really going to ask for so much.

But once the words are spoken, they can't go back on their word in front of all the generals, otherwise his prestige will be ruined.

Their Qinghe Army has more than 100,000 troops, but war horses are a scarce strategic resource.

Now they have only formed a 5,000-man cavalry battalion. In addition, only the generals and their personal soldiers have war horses.

"I promise you, as long as you complete the task of luring the enemy, I will give you 3,000 war horses and a bounty of 100,000."

Zhang Dayuan cursed in his heart, but he had to be generous and agreed to Chen Ziang's lion's mouth.

The Dynasty Army had 10,000 light cavalry. As long as they were wiped out, at least a few thousand war horses could be seized. Although some were given to Chen Ziang, they would still have a lot left. This was Zhang Dayuan's idea.

"I hope to receive one thousand war horses in advance."

Although Zhang Dayuan agreed to Chen Ziang's request, he did not expect Chen Ziang to go even further.

"Lieutenant General Chen, you also know that our army is short of war horses. It is really difficult to gather a thousand war horses."Zhang Dayuan was also in a dilemma.

"Marshal, if we can get a thousand war horses, I will go find horses for Lieutenant General Chen."

Deputy Marshal Xu Fu originally intended to let Chen Ziang lure the enemy and kill him with the help of the Dynasty's light cavalry.

But now Chen Ziang asked for war horses. If they didn't agree, he would quit, wouldn't his plan fail?

Besides, even if he gave Chen Ziang a thousand war horses, his infantry couldn't be turned into cavalry, which was no different from chicken ribs.

Therefore, Xu Fu thought that Chen Ziang just wanted an excuse not to lure the enemy. How could he let Chen Ziang get his wish? Therefore, he promised in person to help collect horses.

"In that case, I would like to thank Deputy Commander Xu."

Chen Ziang also knew that Xu Fu, this old fox, had evil intentions, but with a thousand war horses, their chances of success would be greatly increased.

This military meeting ended quickly, and the generals returned to gather soldiers and prepare for battle.

"Ziang, can you do it? If not, I will go talk to the commander-in-chief and ask him to send someone else."

Deputy commander Chen Ru left Chen Ziang alone, looking worried.

Chen Ziang was his man, and the mission of luring the enemy was extremely dangerous, and he could not bear to lose such a brave general.

""Don't worry, Deputy Commander. Since I have agreed, I am sure of it. Otherwise, how could I take my life lightly?" Chen Ziang said with a smile.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Chen Ziang continued,"It's just that Deputy Commander Xu has a prejudice against me. I am worried that he will stab me in the back."

"Don't worry, he won't be able to stir up any trouble with me here."

Thinking of Xu Fu targeting Chen Ziang in the military tent, Chen Ru couldn't help but snorted coldly, telling Chen Ziang to rest assured.

If he hadn't been worried about showing that their commander was not in harmony in front of the generals, he would have turned against Xu Fu long ago.

After Chen Ziang said goodbye to the deputy commander Chen Ru, he returned to their 9th Battalion's camp.

"Light a fire and cook a big meal for the brothers, and prepare three days' worth of dry food."Chen Ziang ordered

"Sir, are we going to fight?" Qian Ren brought Lin Yu close to him and asked.

Chen Ziang squinted his eyes and said,"Why, are your hands itching?"

Lin Yu smiled and said,"The brothers have been crying for a long time."

"Tell the brothers, this time we are going to deal with 10,000 Dynasty Light Cavalry. If anyone drags you down, don't blame me for being rude!" Chen Ziang said coldly.

""Yes!"

Hearing that he was going to fight against 10,000 Dynasty light cavalry, Lin Yu was not afraid, but excited.

In their view, it was not 10,000 Dynasty light cavalry, but the military merits waiting for them to take!

While Chen Ziang and his men were cooking, Deputy Marshal Xu Fu was also collecting war horses everywhere.

The Qinghe Army's Ranger Battalion did have 5,000 war horses, but Liu Yidao took the Ranger Battalion to sweep the southern part of the province and has not returned yet.

As a last resort, Deputy Marshal Xu Fu pulled all the pack horses of the various camps to make up the number, and finally gathered a thousand war horses for Chen Ziang and his men.

Chen Ziang and his men ate meat and drank wine with big mouthfuls. This pre-war meal made everyone's mouths full of oil.

"Brothers, we have drunk the wine and eaten the meat, now get up, we are going to kill the bastards of Wang Chao's army!"

Before dawn the next day, Chen Ziang called the soldiers who were going to join the battle out of their warm beds.

This time, Chen Ziang only brought 4,000 soldiers to carry out the mission of luring the enemy, and the baggage soldiers and 500 soldiers stayed behind to guard the camp.

"First Hundred, turn around! March!"

"The 200th, turn around! Move forward!"......

At the command of the officers, the fully armed soldiers of the 9th Battalion marched out of the camp in four columns. The soldiers were gathering early in the morning to prepare for the battle, so those who stayed in the camp woke up and stood near the camp to see the soldiers off.

"We must win the first battle!"

"We'll be waiting for you in the camp."

Shen Xiuxiu stood at the camp gate, watching teams of soldiers fully armed and setting out on their journeys to join the war again. She felt bad, thinking how wonderful it would be if the world was at peace.

Chen Ziang, wearing all black armor, rode a tall horse, and walked slowly under the escort of a team of cavalry guards. A black wolf flag beside him rustled in the wind.

Seeing Chen Ziang, who stood straight with his upper body straight, looking at her, Shen Xiuxiu's eyes crossed with his in the air, and her heart was beating like a deer, and she could even hear her own violent heartbeat.

""Miss Shen, if anyone dares to cause trouble for the Far East Trading Company while I'm away, go find Deputy Marshal Chen."

Chen Ziang reined in his warhorse beside Shen Xiuxiu and said in a loud voice:

"I'll take note of it." Shen Xiuxiu blushed and agreed.

After Chen Ziang looked at Shen Xiuxiu for a few seconds, he kicked the horse's belly with his legs and the warhorse took another step.

"General."

Chen Ziang turned to look at Shen Xiuxiu and asked,"Miss Shen, do you have anything else to say?"

"The battlefield is dangerous, please pay attention to your safety, General."

After Shen Xiuxiu finished speaking, two blushes appeared on her face, making her look like a ripe red apple.

"The person who wants to kill me, Chen Ziang, hasn't been born yet, don't worry." Chen Ziang said heroically.