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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 117
North of Qingyang Fucheng, the camp of the Dynasty Army.
The fourth prince with a haggard complexion leaned lazily on his seat and closed his eyes to sleep, while several beautiful maids were gently rubbing his shoulders and back.
He commanded an army of 100,000 to conquer the Qinghe rebel army, and faced internal constraints everywhere. From the expedition to the present, the fourth prince did not dare to neglect for a moment, worried that the ship would capsize in the gutter.
Now, with great effort, he has finally cleared the interior and completely controlled the military power.
However, the battle was not going well, which made the fourth prince exhausted physically and mentally, and seemed a little depressed.
Footsteps were heard outside the tent, and a heroic and extraordinary head guard opened the curtain and stepped into the tent, bowing to the fourth prince.
"Your Highness, the generals have arrived." The chief guard reported.
The fourth prince opened his closed eyes and waved to the left and right maids, who bowed and left.
"Let them in."
"No."
Soon, more than 30 young generals in bright armor filed in. After saluting, they stood on both sides.
The fourth prince made great efforts to eliminate a group of redundant veterans, and vigorously promoted young generals. At this moment, the military tents are all his newly promoted generals, who are loyal to him.
"Where's General Zhang?"
The fourth prince straightened up, looked around the crowd, saw the empty chair under his left hand, and couldn't help frowning.
"Reporting to Your Highness, Vice Marshal Zhang has been ill for a long time, and his condition became more serious today. He just took medicine and fell asleep at this moment." The chief guard replied with a bow.
The fourth prince couldn't help but sighed and said: "Old General Zhang has fought for the imperial court all his life, and he has made great achievements in battle. At such an advanced age, he should have enjoyed family happiness, but he still worked tirelessly to serve the country in the army. He is indeed a role model for our generation. .¡±
Hearing the Fourth Prince's praise of Deputy Commander Zhang Yihai, although the generals agreed on the surface, they did not take it seriously in their hearts.
If the deputy commander Zhang Yihai hadn't fallen ill, with him protecting those redundant veterans, young generals like them would have no chance to take the position.
They have long been dissatisfied with Zhang Yihai, a veteran who is old but still does not want to delegate power, and they wish that he would remain bedridden.
"Please tell Old General Zhang so that he doesn't have to worry about the war in the army and can rest in peace. I will visit him in person in the evening."
"No!"
Although the fourth prince knew that Zhang Yihai's illness had a lot to do with him, but as the coach, at least his superficial work was impeccable, so that no one could see his flaws.
In fact, Zhang Yihai has been placed under house arrest by the fourth prince. Zhang Yihai has always wanted to resign from his position as deputy commander and return to the royal capital to recover from his illness.
But the fourth prince never agreed, because he knew very well in his heart that his elder brother was not a good one.
If Zhang Yihai returned to the capital to recuperate from his illness, then the imperial court would definitely send an additional deputy to restrain him, and it would be another trouble at that time.
Instead of facing a shrewd and capable deputy commander to divide power at that time, it is better to keep Zhang Yihai, a terminally ill person, to occupy this seat.
After all, Zhang Yihai is also an important minister and veteran of the imperial court. Without a legitimate reason, the imperial court will not easily remove his position as deputy commander.
After making a hypocritical gesture, the fourth prince quickly reintroduced the topic to the current battle.
"Everyone, when will you be able to conquer Qingyang Mansion?"
The fourth prince looked around at the serious-looking generals and asked.
After hearing the fourth prince's question, everyone lowered their proud heads in shame.
They are all young generals who claim to be proficient in everything, and they have always looked down on those redundant veterans who steal high positions.
But now that the fourth prince has promoted them to various important positions, they haven't built an inch of merit, which really makes them feel ashamed.
Now tens of thousands of Qinghe troops have been surrounded by their heavy troops in Qingyang Fufu City. They attacked for several days and suffered heavy losses, but none of them climbed the city wall.
"General Wang, tell me, why can't you take down Qingyang Mansion?"
Seeing that the generals were silent, the fourth prince had no choice but to start roll call.
"Your Highness, the bandits in the city are all elites. They are brave and good at fighting, and they are really fierce. More than half of the soldiers under my command were killed or injured" A young general explained with grievances.
"The walls of Qingyang Prefecture are high and thick, and our army lacks siege equipment."
"Fourth Highness?My imperial guards have not fought for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is indeed not as good as that of the thief army. "
The generals failed to attack Qingyang Mansion, and they were disgraced. They were actually full of grievances.
The troops they set off for this expedition are all the Imperial Guards and Black Cavalry under the Central Army system, and they are known as the elite of the world.
The Black Cavalry is all light cavalry units. Although the Black Cavalry light cavalry has been stationed near the capital all year round, they have strong mobility and are often deployed to counter rebellion.
Moreover, these black cavalry cavalry supplements were all selected from the frontier army, and their combat effectiveness was naturally not weak.
However, although the Imperial Guards, which are also subordinate to the Central Army system, are also known as elites, they are actually weak in combat effectiveness.
The imperial guards are all light infantry units. They are stationed in Gyeonggi Province all the year round to guard the capital.
At the beginning, the soldiers of the Imperial Guard were supplemented by drawing from the frontier army, but as time went by, this situation changed.
?Because the Imperial Guards don't have to be dispatched to fight as often as the highly maneuverable Black Cavalry, and their pay is high.
And stationed in the Gyeonggi area with a high safety factor, they might be able to guard the palace and win the favor of the emperor. Therefore, the imperial guards have gradually become a place where the children of dignitaries and dignitaries are gilded.
The status of the Imperial Guard is very high, and the number of places has naturally become a scarce resource for competition. Those who can become soldiers of the Imperial Guard are the children of either rich or noble families in the Gyeonggi area.
Many aristocratic families have many children, and only the eldest son can inherit the family business, and the rest of the heirs have to be arranged to serve in the Imperial Guard and some court departments through various relationships.
The children of the great nobles served as officers in the Imperial Guard, while the children of the minor nobles and the rich served as ordinary soldiers in the Imperial Guard.
If things go on like this, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guard, known as the elite force, has been declining all the way, and it is now unbearable to fight.
The four princes commanded an army of 100,000 troops, and all the infantry belonged to the imperial guards.
These well-born soldiers of the Imperial Guard have no concept of war. They thought that traveling around the mountains and rivers would make their resumes more beautiful, and they would go back to get promoted and raise their salaries.
And along the way, the black cavalry and light cavalry took the lead, and the imperial guards had no chance to play at all, which made them even more optimistic, and they arrived at Qingyang Mansion after eating and drinking.
But who knew that there would be a brutal battle in Qingyang Mansion, these optimistic soldiers of the Imperial Guard were completely dumbfounded.
Facing the ferocious soldiers of the Qinghe Army, the imperial guards were beaten to the ground as soon as they met each other, which was really shocking.
In several battles between the Qinghe Army and the Imperial Guard Army, the Imperial Guard Army ended in complete defeat. If it weren't for their large numbers, they would have been defeated long ago.
Although they are still surrounding Qingyang Mansion, with the strength of the imperial guards, they simply cannot hold back the encircled Qinghe Army.
After the two sides fought for so many days, Qingyang Mansion was still impenetrable, which made the fourth prince very angry. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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