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Chapter 137: Falsely reporting military information

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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 137

    After the Fourth Prince led the Guards and Black Cavalry troops across the Qingshui River, they did not continue to retreat northward, but set up camp north of the Qingshui River.

    Under the personal supervision of military officers at all levels, the camp was built exceptionally strong, with deep trenches surrounding the camp, rows of sharpened horses slanting outwards, watchtowers and watchtowers standing tall.

    The fourth prince led an army of 100,000 in high spirits to suppress the Qinghe uprising army, but after several fierce battles, the Qinghe army was not wiped out, and instead they lost troops.

    Now their food road has been cut off, and they have to temporarily withdraw from the battlefield and set up camp north of the relatively safe Qingshui River.

    "Deputy General Zhou, I order you to lead 10,000 cavalry back to transport food. The food must be delivered to the barracks within five days, or you will be punished by military law!"

    "No!"

    "General Zhang, you lead 5,000 people to the surrounding villages to collect food. I don't care what method you use, you must raise enough food."

    "No!"

    "General Yang, your task is to wipe out the bandits who threaten the food road. All the cottages within a radius of 50 miles of the official road will be burned down. It is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go!"

    Now that they have withdrawn to the north of Qingshui River and temporarily withdraw from the battlefield, they will be able to free up their hands to solve the threats behind them and solve the problem of food and grass.

    ?Unable to guarantee the supply of food and grass for the frontline army, the fourth prince was unwilling to fight the Qinghe army because he was too passive.

    Moreover, under their repeated fierce battles, the imperial guards suffered heavy losses, and there were only 30,000 soldiers capable of fighting.

    The Black Cavalry Army also lost troops in a series of battles, and now they are only in the early 20,000s.

    Their 100,000 army has been reduced by more than half. Although the combat effectiveness of the remaining troops has been significantly improved, they are also exhausted and cannot form an advantage over the Qinghe Army on the battlefield.

    Countless pairs of eyes of the imperial court are staring at him. In terms of his current record, not only will he not be able to stand on the table, but he will become a target for impeachment.

    Countless civil servants of the imperial court can't kill the enemy, but the pens in their hands are sharper than knives.

    The fourth prince is well aware of the power of these civil servant groups. Once he becomes the target of their verbal criticism, then if he wants to compete with the prince for the throne, it will be more difficult than going to heaven.

    Now he urgently needs a hearty victory to silence those civil servants.

    But the reality is that he has no way to win now, because his opponent is not a fool, but as smart as a monkey.

    "Reporting victory to the imperial court, our army won a great victory, three battles and three victories, killed more than 100,000 bandit troops, and captured countless weapons, armour, and sticks. Now the rest of the bandit army has been besieged by our army in a tiny place, but our army has also suffered a lot of losses.  , The sergeant is exhausted, and urgently needs reinforcements and food support"

    Although the fourth prince didn't take advantage of the battlefield, he lied in a consistent way without the slightest blush.

    Deputy Marshal Zhang Yihai has now been emptied and turned into a puppet, dying under house arrest in the camp.

    The fourth prince now has absolute control over the frontline army, so he is not worried that the deputy commander Zhang Yihai will inform the court to expose his lies.

    Those young generals whom he personally promoted were also loyal to him, so naturally they wouldn't say anything about it.

    Moreover, once the news of the defeat spreads, not only he, the coach, will be held accountable, but the generals below will also suffer.

    Many people climbed to this position with great difficulty, so naturally they didn't want to be pushed to the end.

    Therefore, the four princes kept their eyes open and talked nonsense, calling the defeat a big victory, and when reporting victory to the court, for their own benefit, the generals also chose to remain silent.

    In order to completely tie these young warriors to his chariot, the fourth prince even submitted a letter to ask for credit for them.

    On the fourth prince's list of credits, almost all the generals who were loyal to him were all on the list, and they deliberately compiled a lot of credits for them.

    Although these generals also knew that it was fake, and these credits were exaggerated, but they had no way to refuse.

    Because once they refuse to join forces, they will become objects of exclusion, and whether they can return to the capital alive is a problem.

    Once they agree to join forces, they will be able to unite closely around the fourth prince and become a strong group, which will be appreciated and valued by the fourth prince.

    At that time, if the fourth prince can be crowned the Great TreasureIn other words, these people can also rise with the tide.

    Regardless of whether these generals are willing or not, under the calculations of the fourth prince, their fate has been tied to the fourth prince, and they have become people on the same boat.

    Soon, the fourth prince's victory report was rushed to the capital through 800 miles, and there were also the merit sheets of the front-line generals.

    In fact, there is an undercurrent in the capital city. Under the instigation of the prince's family, countless people are colluding with the fourth prince's support for soldiers rather than thieves, and the war is still pending.

    After all, as far as the prince is concerned, although the rebels in various places are making troubles, they will not be able to achieve anything after all.

    The Far Eastern Dynasty was established for more than 400 years, during which time it encountered innumerable uprisings, but the court was still the same court, and the dynasty still belonged to their Long family.

    Now the prince felt that the threat was not the rebels everywhere, but the fourth prince who had already commanded an army of 100,000.

    The most is the ruthless emperor's family. If he wants to become a great treasure smoothly, he must eradicate all threats, even his own brother.

    Now the fourth prince is commanding an army of 100,000 outside, and the old man who is an important military minister in the general's mansion is speaking for him, which has already posed a serious threat to him.

    So the prince has been actively active, trying to deprive the fourth prince of the commander-in-chief position and replace it with his own people.

    However, the prince's luck was still a bit off after all. When he was active inside and outside the court, the good news from the front line arrived.

    "Okay, wow! It's my son!"

    When the good news from the front line reached the palace, the old emperor, who was already terminally ill, recovered some of his energy rarely, and even praised the fourth prince a few words.

    Knowing that his father actually praised the fourth prince himself, the prince's face became more and more gloomy.

    "Allow to play the request, and reward the frontline soldiers."

    When the old emperor was happy, he naturally waved his hand at the petitions submitted by the fourth prince, and agreed to all of them.

    "Tian'er has made great achievements in suppressing bandits. The reward is 200,000, 1,000 pieces of silk and satin, and 5,000 households in the food town."

    While rewarding the frontline soldiers heavily, the old emperor also specially rewarded the fourth prince heavily as a show of favor.

    And on the same day, the old emperor specially issued a decree, that is, to host a banquet in the palace to entertain the officials to celebrate the great victory on the front line.

    ?That night, the imperial city was full of lights and festoons, and the old emperor, who had been ill for a long time, rarely attended the banquet in person and had fun with his officials.

    While pushing the cups and toasting the cups, although the prince also had a smile on his face, he was in a particularly bad mood.

    None of the people celebrating the victory would have imagined that the Fourth Prince would have the audacity to lie about his military exploits, portraying the front line with lost soldiers and generals as a great victory.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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