Empire

"Sir, Sir, enemy cavalry, a large number of enemy cavalry have been spotted!"

The Black Cavalry scouts who were running back shouted at the top of their lungs from a distance.

On the noisy battlefield, both sides were still fighting bloody battles, and in the distance, there was smoke and dust, and a large number of Qinghe cavalry had already rushed over.

""Retreat! Retreat!"

The general of the Black Cavalry camp saw the crumbling infantry formation of the Qinghe Army. Although he was extremely unwilling, he had to order a retreat.

These Black Cavalry were also well-trained elites. After receiving the order to retreat, they quickly turned their horses around and tried to leave the battlefield.

Chen Ziang had been in control of the battle situation. Seeing that the Black Cavalry wanted to retreat, he immediately ordered a counterattack.

The Qinghe Army's formation encountered a fierce attack from the Black Cavalry. It was like a dam that could collapse at any time.

Now that the Black Cavalry was ready to retreat, their pressure suddenly increased, and they couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

""Brothers, kill!"

Deputy battalion commander Zhang Bao, with blood all over his face, roared like a wild beast, holding a bloody sword, and rushed out first.

The general is the courage of the soldiers, and seeing Zhang Bao rushing out first, those Qinghe soldiers who had survived the hard battle also howled and counterattacked the Black Cavalry.

The cavalrymen of the Black Cavalry were crowded together, and it was not easy to turn around in a short time.

Faced with the counterattacking Qinghe infantry, it became extremely difficult for them to get out of the fight.

A black cavalry general of a hundred men saw Zhang Bao rushing up, he shouted coldly, and the lance in his hand stabbed out directly like lightning.

But Zhang Bao was more agile, and he rolled over to avoid the lance, slid to the horse's belly, stabbed the sword upwards, and the horse A bloody gash was cut in his abdomen.

The warhorse fell with a mournful cry, and the hundred-man Black Cavalry general on horseback was also pinned to the ground. Zhang Bao went up and stabbed his sword into the opponent's throat, beheading him.

Facing these Black Cavalry cavalrymen on horseback, the wolf-like and tiger-like Qinghe soldiers pounced on them one by one and knocked them off their horses.

It is unwise to leave your back to the enemy on the battlefield. Although these Black Cavalry soldiers are elite, they are also frightened by the desperate fight of the Qinghe soldiers.

At this time, if the Black Cavalry can leave a troop behind to block the counterattack of Chen Ziang and others, they can safely distance themselves.

But most of the officers of the Black Cavalry are The sons of the rich and powerful were arrogant when they were in a favorable situation.

But now, facing the danger of being attacked from both sides, they ran faster than rabbits and didn’t care about their soldiers at all.

Although the soldiers of the Black Cavalry were all elite, the officers galloped their horses and fled into the distance.

They had lost all their will to fight and became a pile of loose sand.

Many of them were killed by the Qinghe Army soldiers who chased them.

The battalion commander of the Black Cavalry was the first to leave the battlefield, but when he looked back, he saw that only a few hundred people were able to follow him out of the fighting.

The cavalry of the Qinghe Army also arrived, but he didn’t dare to fight and didn’t care about his subordinates who were still fighting hard.

He fled in panic in the direction they came from.

In fact, it was not the cavalry of the Qinghe Army that appeared on the battlefield.

The Black Cavalry was just bluffing by Chen Ziang and his men.

They had two hundred cavalrymen as the vanguard, and branches were tied to the tails of a thousand war horses, which fooled the Black Cavalry.

The battle was over soon, and the Black Cavalrymen who were stranded on the battlefield were soon killed.

The cavalry led by Lin Yu did not dare to chase too far, and turned back after killing more than a hundred people.

The battlefield was littered with broken limbs and bodies, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. The wounded soldiers were wailing loudly. The fight was short and tragic.

Chen Ziang and his men used only four thousand infantrymen to fight against two thousand light cavalry of the Black Cavalry, but they defeated the opponent instead. It must be said that Chen Ziang and his men were very lucky.

"Quickly clean up the battlefield and treat the injured brothers!"

Chen Ziang also personally participated in the fighting. His battle robe was wet as if it had been fished out of a pool of blood.

Soon, the casualties were counted. They had 800 dead, and more than 300 people were injured or seriously injured.

"Damn it, we killed one thousand enemies but lost eight hundred of our own. What a huge loss."

After Chen Ziang received the report of casualties, he couldn't help but curse.

"Sir, we beheaded nearly 2,000 people and seized more than 2,000 intact war horses, all of which were fat and strong."

Lin Yu's eyes lit up when he saw the captured war horses in the distance.

Although it was a tragic victory, from the moment they raised the flag to start the uprising, their heads were tied to their waists, and most people were used to separation and death.

The Black Cavalry was a two-horse army. When they were fighting, many war horses ran away directly, and those that were killed resulted in Chen Ziang and his men only seizing more than 2,000 war horses.

"Pass the order down, we retreat!"

They killed more than a thousand Black Cavalry here, inflicting heavy damage to the Black Cavalry, and Chen Ziang immediately ordered a retreat.

Their mission was to lure the enemy, not to die. It was enough to successfully irritate the other side, and there was no need to sacrifice themselves.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Chen Ziang and his men prepared to retreat back the way they came, and the Black Cavalry camp commander who fled back in a hurry also hurriedly reported the situation to General Zhang Chen of the Left.

In these chaotic years, it can be said that chaotic soldiers are worse than bandits.

After Zhang Chen and his men defeated two Qinghe uprising armies in the Qingyang Prefecture area, they began to let their soldiers burn, kill and loot, and it can be said that they made a lot of money.

When the Qinghe Army arrived, the local officials of Qingyang Prefecture greased their feet and ran faster than rabbits.

Now seeing the dynasty's expeditionary army coming, they have come out from their hiding places one after another.

After all, they have lost their land, so they tried their best to curry favor with General Zhang Chen of the Left, hoping to say something good for them.

General Zhang Chen of the Left's troops have been looting everywhere these days.

The local officials gave him all kinds of money and goods that filled more than 30 carts. He sent people to escort them back to his home in the capital overnight. General

Zhang Chen of the Left naturally accepted all the gifts from these officials. After all, these officials had complicated relationships and the forces behind them could not be underestimated. He did not want to offend them.

He was from the lineage of the crown prince. If he could take the opportunity to win over these forces to the crown prince's side, it would greatly strengthen the power of the crown prince's lineage.

When Zhang Chen and these officials were drinking and having fun all day, the news of the defeat came, which made Zhang Chen furious.

He led the army as the vanguard, and he had been unstoppable in the past few days, beating the Qinghe uprising army.

Now his troops were killed by more than a thousand people, which was intolerable.

Once the news was passed back to the camp, if the fourth prince blamed him, he would be in trouble.

Therefore, the angry General Zhang Chen of the Left immediately issued an order to assemble, gather the troops that were scattered and looting, and prepare to get back at the place.