Empire

Chen Ziang not only seized a large amount of money and grain, but also gained the loyalty of Zhou Ba and Li Qiye. It can be said that this trip was fruitful.

The lights in Erlongshan Village were bright, and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion were eating and drinking at the banquet.

When Chen Ziang and his men held a banquet to celebrate in Erlongshan Village, the atmosphere in the provincial capital was also lively.

The mansion of Deputy Marshal Xu Fu was burned down by Chen Ziang. In order to appease his emotions, the Marshal Zhang Dayuan chose another house as Xu Fu's new mansion.

Xu Fu felt that the original mansion was burned down by a fire, which was really bad luck, so when he moved to the new deputy marshal's mansion, he also married his fifteenth concubine, hoping to get married.

When Chen Ziang and his men were sleeping in the open and collecting grain everywhere, the provincial capital was decorated with lights and was very lively.

The new deputy marshal's mansion was not far from the marshal's mansion, only separated by a street. Although it was already night, there was still a lot of traffic and noise.

Big red lanterns were hung high, and a flowing banquet was set up on the street. Officers and soldiers drank and played finger-guessing games, having a great time.

Deputy Marshal Xu Fu also swept away his previous bad luck. At this moment, he was wearing a groom's suit, looking very high-spirited. The fifteenth concubine he married was 28 years old, younger than his beloved son Xu Jiang, and was also very beautiful.

Thinking of his delicate concubine and seeing the magnificent new mansion, Xu Fu felt very happy.

While Deputy Marshal Xu Fu and Marshal Zhang Dayuan were celebrating with wine and meat in the Deputy Marshal's Mansion, a team of soldiers returning from the front line of Qingyang Prefecture also arrived outside the north gate.

"Open the door, open the door quickly!"

Behind this group of soldiers was a long convoy, they were returning to the provincial capital to transport grain.

""What the hell are you yelling about?"

Facing the soldiers' shouting, a general guarding the north gate poked his head out from the battlements, holding a jar of wine in his hand and cursing.

"Which battalion are you from? What are you doing in the city?" the drunken general asked loudly.

"We are from the 25th Battalion of the Supply Corps. Deputy Commander Chen asked us to come back to transport food. Hurry up and open the door. We are so exhausted from the long journey."The deputy battalion commander who led the battalion could not help but urge

"You are lucky to be here today. Deputy Commander Xu has moved to a new mansion and married his fifteenth concubine. He is hosting a buffet. You can have a hot meal if you go now."

While speaking, the general on the top of the city ordered his men to open the capstan and slowly lower the city gate.

"Brothers, let's go to the banquet!"

The deputy battalion commander waved his hand to the back, and the convoy slowly headed towards the city.

"Brother, how is the battle going on the front line?"

A Qinghe soldier guarding the passageway near the city gate saw the convoy slowly passing by and stopped a soldier to ask

"There are victories and defeats on the front line."The soldier who was held back replied

""Eh? Brother, why do you speak with a Gyeonggi Province accent?" The Qinghe Army soldier on guard couldn't help but ask.

After hearing this, the other soldiers in the convoy all changed their expressions and looked at the soldier on guard.

"I just ask, ask......"

The soldier was stared at by so many murderous eyes, and suddenly felt a chill on his back. He felt something was wrong, so he shrank back and tried to leave.

""

At this moment, a deputy battalion commander suddenly shouted coldly and gave the order.

""Puff!"

It happened so fast that before the soldier on guard could turn around and run away, a sharp sword had already pierced through his body.

Seeing the tip of the sword coming out of his chest, the Qinghe soldier whimpered in pain and then collapsed to the ground. The other Qinghe soldiers standing guard near the city gate corridor had not yet understood what was going on. In the bright light of the sword, they went to see the King of Hell one by one.

Under the command of a deputy battalion commander, these soldiers disguised as Dynasty soldiers quickly split into two groups, one to guard the city gate and the other to kill their way to the city tower along the city ladder.

"Who are you?"

The thousand men on the tower were still holding jars of wine in their hands. When they saw this group of people rushing up the ladder, they couldn’t help but shout coldly.

""Puff!"

But before he could finish his words, a sharp wolf-tooth arrow had already pierced his throat.

The thousand-man fell to the ground with a plop, and the wine jar on the ground broke into pieces.

The Qinghe soldiers guarding the north gate heard the movement here and looked over, just in time to see a group of murderous soldiers rushing up the ladder.

Under the light, this group of soldiers holding blades and wearing the same uniforms as the Qinghe soldiers stunned the Qinghe soldiers.

It was not until several Qinghe soldiers who were close to them were chopped by swords and screamed that the stunned soldiers reacted.

"It's the enemy, they are the enemy!"

The thousand-man general guarding here had been killed. Those scattered soldiers could not stop this group of enemies like wolves and tigers.

Those responsible for capturing the city gate were all elites in the dynasty army. They ambushed the Qinghe Army's grain transport convoy, and then disguised themselves and rushed in, catching the defenders off guard.

Fierce fighting broke out near the north gate, but the city was in turmoil, and the sound of stringed instruments and orchestras from the deputy marshal's mansion covered up the shouting and killing here.

""Send a signal quickly!"

After killing the Qinghe Army soldiers on the tower, a general of the Dynasty Army with a thousand men hurriedly issued an order.

A soldier with half of his body stained with blood picked up a burning torch and waved it vigorously towards the darkness far outside the city.

In the dark night, the sound of iron hooves was soon heard, and dense black-armored cavalrymen emerged from the darkness like ghosts and rushed towards the city gate.

Soon, these black-armored cavalrymen entered the city through the city gate, and then rushed along the streets like mercury.

The patrols of the Qinghe Army, the drunken soldiers, screamed and fell in a pool of blood under the bright sword light.

"Marshal, Marshal, something bad has happened!"

A soldier covered in blood rushed into the vice marshal's residence where the atmosphere was heated, and shouted to the marshal and the vice marshal who were drinking.

"What's going on?"

Marshal Zhang Dayuan saw the soldier rushing in and saw that he was covered in blood, so he put down his glass.

"The Dynasty Army, the Dynasty Army has entered the city......"

The soldier died before he could finish his words.

As the stringed instruments stopped, Zhang Dayuan and his men heard the rumbling of horse hooves and screams of killing in the distance, and their faces changed.

"Quick, prepare for battle!"

Although he didn't know how the Dynasty army had reached the provincial capital, Zhang Dayuan was so panicked that he didn't care about drinking anymore and hurriedly stood up and shouted.

The drunken generals also went to find their weapons one after another, cursing and screaming, and the mansion was in chaos. The

Dynasty Black Cavalry cavalry that broke into the city rushed along the streets, then rushed into the military camp in the city and started to kill wantonly.

The soldiers in the military camp in the city were also celebrating. While they were drinking and eating meat, they were caught off guard by the charging Black Cavalry and suffered heavy casualties. They fell in a pool of blood wailing one by one, and they didn't even organize an effective resistance.