Empire

Chen Ru, deputy commander of the Qinghe Army, led tens of thousands of troops to the front line of Qingyang Prefecture and confronted the expeditionary army led by the fourth prince of the Far East Dynasty across the Qingshui River.

"Send all the decapitated heads to the Dynasty Army camp."

After Chen Ru led his army to Qingyang Prefecture, the first order he issued was to send nearly 10,000 heads of the Dynasty's vanguard troops that they had wiped out to the Dynasty Army camp for demonstration.

Following Chen Ru's order, a unit of the Qinghe Army sent nearly 10,000 blood-coagulated heads to the vicinity of the Dynasty Army camp overnight.

The Dynasty Army's rangers were the first to discover these nearly 10,000 heads. When they saw the hideous head of the Left General Zhang Chen, they realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly reported it to the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince and his men had lost contact with Zhang Chen's more than 10,000 Black Cavalry vanguard troops for several days.

When the Qinghe Army troops entered When Qingyang Prefecture appeared on the south bank of the Qingshui River, the generals of the Dynasty Army realized that their vanguard troops were in danger.

However, they still held on to a glimmer of hope and sent a large number of scouts to find out the whereabouts of Zhang Chen's troops. They were unwilling to believe that more than 10,000 elite Black Cavalry and Light Cavalry would be wiped out.

But now when the heads of the Left General Zhang Chen and more than 10,000 Black Cavalry and Light Cavalry were sent back, although they were extremely reluctant, they still had to accept this cruel fact.

That is, their brave and battle-hardened 10,000 elite Black Cavalry and Light Cavalry actually suffered a disastrous defeat, and were completely wiped out.

"The enemy army is too arrogant. I will personally lead the army to destroy their camp and avenge General Zuo!"

"It is such a great shame and humiliation. My Black Cavalry has lost all face!"

"Your Highness, I am willing to lead my army across the river to kill the enemy troops in order to pay tribute to the souls of our soldiers in heaven!"......

Seeing the heads of Zhang Chen and more than 10,000 Black Cavalry cavalrymen, the young generals of the Dynasty Army were furious.

They cursed in anger, and at the same time asked the Fourth Prince to fight, threatening to avenge the vanguard troops that were annihilated!

When the Fourth Prince Long Tian heard that the 10,000 elite Black Cavalry led by Zhang Chen were annihilated, although he was very angry on the surface, he actually expected this.

Left General Zhang Chen was just a playboy from a noble family. He knew nothing about marching and fighting, and was a complete straw bag.

However, Zhang Chen stole the high position of the Left General of the Black Cavalry, and he was also a huge threat because he was a member of the prince's family.

Therefore, he sent Zhang Chen to lead 10,000 Black Cavalry as the vanguard, in order to test the strength of the Qinghe Uprising Army, and to kill people with a borrowed knife and cut off the wings of this prince.

Now that he heard that Zhang Chen's army was really annihilated, the Fourth Prince was secretly happy in his heart, but he was also deeply afraid of the Qinghe Uprising Army.

The Qinghe Uprising Army rose up in just a few months. First, they defeated the provincial security forces and swept across the province.

Now they have completely wiped out their 10,000 elite Black Cavalry. The speed of their strength growth was beyond the Fourth Prince's expectation.

"The enemy army is arrogant and presumptuous. I will lead my army to fight them to the death and avenge General Zhang Chen and his 10,000 soldiers!"

Faced with the generals who were clamoring for revenge, the fourth prince also expressed his tough attitude.

"Your Highness, generals, the enemy army is strong and powerful, and is winning the battle. Our army has just been defeated and its morale is low. If we fight the enemy army now, our army will not be sure of victory. Please be patient."

Faced with the excited generals, the drowsy deputy commander Zhang Yihai had to stand up and speak to calm their restless emotions.

Although Zhang Yihai's health was getting worse day by day, he was a famous veteran with residual power.

The court appointed him as deputy commander because he was mature and steady. When he spoke, no one dared to disobey him.

"What does General Zhang think our army should do now?"The

Fourth Prince actually didn't want to fight the Qinghe Uprising Army right away. After all, although he had eliminated General Zhang Chen, there were still many of the Crown Prince's men occupying important positions. He needed some time to reorganize the army.

Therefore, he took advantage of the situation and lowered his posture, looking like he was humbly asking for advice from Deputy Commander Zhang Yihai.

"Your Highness, the rebels are numerous and powerful. They may seem like a behemoth, but in fact, this is their fatal weakness. They do not farm or weave, but rely on fighting to support themselves and plundering for a living. As long as our army avoids fighting and wastes ten days or half a month, they will have no food and will naturally collapse. Then our army will take the opportunity to attack them and the rebels will be defeated!"

Although Deputy Commander Zhang Yihai is over seventy years old and looks very old, he has a sharp eye and has identified the weaknesses of the Qinghe Uprising Army.

"But more than 10,000 light cavalrymen of our army were killed. We cannot report to the court if we do not avenge them."One general could not help but speak out.

"Yes, if we avoid fighting, we will become cowards." Someone followed suit.

"The enemy army is just a bunch of rabble. Although the vanguard was defeated, it was only because General Zuo underestimated the enemy and was careless. Our army is still strong, so why should we be so timid and not dare to fight?"

"Why should the deputy commander boost others' morale and destroy his own prestige?"

"The old general has not fought in battle for many years, and his courage has become weaker."......

Although Deputy Commander Zhang Yihai still has some power, a group of young and vigorous generals do not buy into it at all.

Because these young generals are also from famous and meritorious families, but they have little experience and low military positions.

Now most of the prominent positions in the army are occupied by those old veterans, which makes these young generals quite dissatisfied.

These young generals are eager to fight and make achievements by killing enemies on the battlefield. They can't wait.

Now that the old general Zhang Yihai proposed to fight a protracted war of attrition, these young generals felt that it was too much of a hassle. It would be better to just kill and destroy the Qinghe uprising army.

"What do you young kids know? When I followed the old general into battle to kill the enemy, you were still drinking milk!"

""Don't make a fuss, or I'll be rude to you!"

Seeing the ugly face of the old general Zhang Yihai, a group of veterans also stood up and scolded the young generals.

The fourth prince sat firmly in the commander's seat. Seeing a group of white-haired veterans and a group of young generals with blood and blood arguing, he also smiled knowingly.

"cough cough——"

Seeing the two sides in the general's tent glaring at each other, the fourth prince felt that his goal had been achieved. He coughed twice, and everyone finally quieted down.

"You are all my dynasty's most loyal ministers. I understand that you are eager to kill the enemy, but my father asked me to obey General Zhang before he left. So for the sake of safety, I will follow the old general's words and set up camp without fighting."The fourth prince's words seemed to be defending the deputy commander Zhang Yihai, but in fact they provoked conflicts between the old and young generals.

The young generals had long been dissatisfied with these old generals who had usurped high positions but were doing nothing, and now they felt even more aggrieved.

The fourth prince also understood the feelings of these young generals, so after the military meeting, he personally summoned these young generals and talked to them one by one.

"The old generals have direct access to the emperor's ears. If I insist on doing what I want, they will impeach me. I am afraid that I will be dismissed and sent back to the court before the army wins......."

When the Fourth Prince talked to these young generals alone, he also expressed his difficulties.

These young generals originally thought that the Fourth Prince was too cowardly, but after hearing what he said, they immediately understood the Fourth Prince's difficulties, and at the same time hated those old generals who stole high positions even more.