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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 160
The fourth prince led the imperial guards and a black cavalry army to set up an ambush on the shallow water beach, preparing to wipe out the Qinghe army.
However, they did not see the shadow of the Qinghe army, and finally the Qinghe army diverted to the south.
The desperate fourth prince hurriedly led his troops to pursue day and night, but in the middle of the journey, another bad news came, and the 10,000 black cavalry army was completely wiped out.
After the fourth prince heard the scout's report, he didn't come up in one breath, swayed and almost fell down.
Fortunately, the servant next to him reacted very quickly and supported the fourth prince, preventing him from falling down in public and making a fool of himself.
The original task of the 10,000 Black Cavalry Army was to capture Qingyang Mansion and cut off the retreat of the Qinghe Army.
Following the Qingyang Mansion being completely burned down by a big fire, the ten thousand black cavalry troops followed the Qinghe Army, trying to drive them to the preset battlefield in the shallow water.
The Qinghe army suddenly diverted to the south, and ten thousand black cavalry troops pursued them in a hurry, trying to entangle them and delay their marching speed, waiting for the fourth prince to lead his troops to catch up.
Unexpectedly, there are still strong players among the strong, they pursued wholeheartedly, but they strayed into Chen Ziang and they set up an ambush, so that they lost everything.
"Is the situation true?"
After the fourth prince stabilized his mind, he still couldn't believe the destruction of the 10,000 black cavalry.
In the eyes of the fourth prince, ten thousand black cavalry are light cavalry that come and go like the wind. Even if they lose to the Qinghe army, there is always no problem in self-protection.
But now the entire army of the 10,000 black cavalry has been wiped out. How can he believe this?
"Your Highness, we encountered a few routs of the Black Cavalry Army. They narrowly escaped death, and the situation will never be false." The scout said firmly.
The fourth prince was reconfirmed by the scouts, and his whole body seemed to be exhausted, and he became a little depressed.
He led an army of 100,000 in high spirits to conquer the Qinghe army. He thought that with such a powerful army, he would surely be able to win the battle.
He first cleaned up the interior by means of thunder, and took control of the 100,000 army. Then he sent troops to attack the provincial capital and killed the commander and deputy commander of the Qinghe army.
He originally thought that as long as he wiped out Chen Ru's troops of the Qinghe Army, he would be able to wipe out the Qinghe Army in one fell swoop, return to the court with victory, become a new nobleman in the court, and compete for the crown prince with his military exploits.
However, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Now, instead of annihilating Chen Ru's troops, he lost another 10,000 black cavalry troops. This was so far from his psychological expectations that he couldn't accept it for a while.
"Your Highness, the entire army of 10,000 black cavalry has been wiped out. How should this matter be reported to the imperial court?"
The annihilation of 10,000 black cavalry troops is not a trivial matter. They must give an explanation to the court, and everyone turned their attention to the fourth prince, asking for his instructions.
Fortunately, the fourth prince never blushed when he told lies, and he was very familiar with shirking responsibility. He was not willing to bear the responsibility for defeat.
"Report the truth. Black Cavalry lieutenant Lu Wenzhao attacked without authorization, so that he was ambushed by the bandit army, causing the entire army of 10,000 cavalry to be annihilated, and at the same time let the bandit army escape from the encirclement"
The fourth prince is unwilling to take responsibility for the defeat, so it is the best choice to shirk it to the dead, after all, the dead will not speak.
When everyone heard what the fourth prince said, they all heaved a sigh of relief, after all, they were also afraid of being blamed.
? Their plan to encircle and wipe out the Qinghe army went bankrupt, and they also lost 10,000 black cavalry troops, which made the fourth prince feel a bit haggard.
In a series of games against the Qinghe army, he lost troops and lost generals, and the 100,000 troops were also defeated by him.
In order to avoid punishment from the imperial court, he had already lied about the situation on the front line and portrayed the defeat as a big victory. Only then did he get a large number of supplementary soldiers and food, and he was able to continue to fight against the Qinghe Army.
He originally wanted to regroup and wipe out the Qinghe army in one fell swoop, so as to cover up a series of defeats in the early stage.
But now instead of completely annihilating the Qinghe army, they suffered another defeat, which made the fourth prince feel very bad.
Although he once again shirked the responsibility, but facing the opponent Qinghe Army, he already had a feeling of powerlessness.
He is also a man who knows how to fight in the royal family, and he has also experienced in the frontier fortress. He originally wanted to use this opportunity to conquer the Qinghe army to show his strength.
But who knew that the repeated deflation made the fourth prince even begin to doubt his own abilities.
?The real command of the army is not just talking on paper,Facing the ever-changing battlefield situation and the need for a commander to strategize, the fourth prince was full of confidence before, but now he feels exhausted.
Facing a series of defeats, the fourth prince realized that although he had read military books well, he was still a fledgling in the face of a complex battlefield with real swords and guns.
The plan to encircle and wipe out the Qinghe army went bankrupt, and now the Qinghe army unexpectedly diverted to the south, and the initiative on the battlefield returned to the Qinghe army's hands again.
Whoever holds the initiative on the battlefield will have the upper hand, and the fourth prince does not want to lose the initiative on the battlefield easily.
If they follow the Qinghe army to pursue now, then they can only follow the Qinghe army to eat ashes and be played around by others.
The Fourth Prince was unwilling to just fall into a passive situation, and the court did not allow the war to remain unresolved for a long time.
"Now that the rebel army has diverted to the south, they are likely to flee into the Yunmeng Province in the south, so we need to let the troops of Mengxing Province cooperate to intercept and try to encircle and wipe out the rebel army at the junction of the two provinces."
The fourth prince asked the servants to spread out the map, carefully discussed the current situation with the generals, and after analyzing it, he felt that the Qinghe Army might enter Yunmeng Province.
"The thieves are treacherous and cunning. At the same time, we must prevent them from changing their course suddenly and going to other places."
The so-called gaining wisdom by eating a ditch, the fourth prince was tricked by the Qinghe army's sudden diversion this time, so he naturally learned a lesson.
"Order the 4th, 5th and 8th Battalions of the Southwest Garrison, and the 11th Battalion of the Local Garrison to deploy defenses in the western front-line area of ??Qinghe Province to prevent the bandits from fleeing westward."
"Order the five battalions of the Jiangbei Police to deploy defenses in the first-line area in the eastern part of Qinghe Province to prevent the bandit army from diverting to the east."
"Order all the garrison troops and garrison troops in Yunmeng Province to guard against death along the border of the province. Be sure to intercept the bandits and prevent them from going south!"
In order to encircle and suppress the troops of the Qinghe Army, the Fourth Prince has dispatched some garrison troops from the surrounding provinces to cooperate with the local garrison troops.
These garrison and garrison troops are not capable of field battles, but they are more than enough to defend the city.
As long as the local troops in these provinces can defend the towns and cities, the army under his command will be able to catch up and wipe out the Qinghe army in the field.
In a series of battles, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards has also improved. Although the number of the Black Cavalry has been decreasing sharply, it is still not to be underestimated. The Fourth Prince still has a little confidence in annihilating the Qinghe Army.
If it hadn't been for a problem with the internal response this time, which caused their encirclement and annihilation plan to go bankrupt, they would have wiped out the Qinghe Army by now.
Following the order of the fourth prince, the imperial guards and the black cavalry were the main force, and the local garrison and garrison were supplemented, forming a situation of chasing and intercepting the Qinghe army again. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com