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Chapter 992: Defeat

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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 992

    In a dense forest in the west of Luyang Province, Du Xiaoniu, head of the Third Independent Banner of the Qinghe Army, and several banner battalion commanders were surrounding the map, with particularly dignified expressions.

    The imperial guards led by Liu Yan, the imperial general who conquered the East, have already driven straight in, and have seized several prefectures and counties from them.

    Du Xiaoniu originally only had more than 6,000 elite troops under his command. As he launched a large-scale uprising in the eastern part of the province and expelled the local officials and defenders, his strength became stronger and stronger.

    After absorbing a large number of civilians, Du Xiaoniu's troops once expanded to tens of thousands.

    However, these folks are all peasants who put down their hoes and took up weapons, and many of their weapons are even sharpened wooden sticks.

    Under the leadership of Du Xiaoniu, they were able to occupy many weakly defended urban areas, because most of the garrison and mighty troops were transferred away by King Ning.

    But now that the imperial court has sent 100,000 regular troops to fight all the way, and with local gentry and rich men as internal support, Du Xiaoniu's situation suddenly became precarious.

    Facing the regular troops of the Imperial Guard under Liu Yan's command, his hastily expanded army was no match at all.

    After several battles, Du Xiaoniu's Independent Third Banner Regiment lost tens of thousands of people, and tens of thousands more were defeated by the Imperial Guards. Those folks did not return to the army and ran back to the countryside.

    "The imperial guards have countless powerful bows and crossbows. Our brothers have simple weapons and don't have many weapons. We really can't fight them."

    An Independence Banner Battalion Commander with a bloody gauze wrapped around his arm pointed to the dots on the map and said, "I defended here for a day, and more than a thousand people died. Those villagers ran away, and that's why we lost the battle."

    "What about you, what's the matter with you?"

    After Du Xiaoniu heard the explanation of the banner battalion commander, he immediately turned his attention to another banner battalion commander.

    The banner battalion commander also explained; "The local garrison troops I recruited heard that the imperial army was coming, and they turned back in the middle of the night."

    "We were caught off guard. Most of the brothers in the city didn't escape. My personal guards were all dead in order to cover my breakout."

    "Those gentry and rich men are not good people. Seeing us go, they entertained us with wine and meat and said they welcome us."

    "But when I heard that the imperial court's army had arrived, they started to attack us one by one. Several thousand generals under my command were ambushed and killed by them while having a party with the gentry." A banner battalion commander gritted his teeth.

    "Our victories a while ago made us too careless."

    Seeing these disgraced banner battalion commanders, Du Xiaoniu, the banner commander, also blamed himself endlessly.

    The Independent Third Banner Regiment led by him swept across the western part of the province, and it can be said that they were victorious.

    Under their agitation, the common people rose up one after another, and their ranks continued to expand.

    Du Xiaoniu also dispatched all the troops under his command to various prefectures and counties to occupy these areas.

    But I didn't expect the situation to change suddenly. With the entry of the imperial guards led by Liu Yan, the situation in the originally occupied area suddenly deteriorated.

    Many towns fell under the attack of the Praetorian Guards, and some were taken back by the rebellious garrison and squires.

    The Independent Third Banner Regiment scattered in various prefectures and counties relaxed their vigilance because of the victory in the previous stage. Facing the enemy's counterattack, they were also caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

    "Master Banner Leader, go back and avenge your dead brothers!"

    Their power was too scattered, leading to a disastrous defeat. Thinking of those dead brothers, their hearts were as uncomfortable as a knife.

    "How many people do we have now?"

    Du Xiaoniu, the head of the banner group, set his sights on Pang Lun, chief of political affairs in the enemy's rear, and Pang Lun also served as the chief of staff.

    Pang Lun sighed and said: "Most of the newly recruited guards have turned back, and more than half of the recruits have also escaped. Now we only have four thousand old brothers left."

    Seeing the tens of thousands of troops falling apart in a short period of time, Du Xiaoniu, head of the Independent Third Banner, also frowned.

    If he is given some more time, as long as he rectifies the interior and trains the recruits a little bit, it will not lead to the current result.

    All in all, they still ate the western part of Luyang Province in one bite, but now they burst their stomachs because of indigestion.

    "Li Shuai gave us an order to blockThe 100,000 imperial guards living in Liuyan, relying on our current 4,000 brothers alone, is no different from a mantis' arm as a cart, and we are overwhelmed.  "

    Du Xiaoniu was still full of confidence when he received the order from the frontline commander Li Lang to block the 100,000 imperial guards.

    Because at that time his Independent Third Banner Regiment swept across the western part of the province and occupied a large number of prefectures and counties.

    However, as their elite forces dispersed, a counterattack from the enemy knocked them back into the circle.

    "I just got the news that Deputy Commander Lei has led cavalry units from two banner regiments to help us repel Liu Yan's imperial guards." Du Xiaoniu said.

    "That's really great. With those brave cavalry, we have hope to repel the Janissaries."

    Hearing that the cavalry unit of the Qinghe Army was coming for reinforcements, several disgraced banner battalion commanders also swept away the decadence on their faces and became excited, wishing to fight back now to avenge their shame.

    "Happy fart!"

    "Don't be ashamed but proud. We have lost the battle. Should we let the brothers in the friendly army help us avenge us?!"

    Seeing the excited banner battalion commanders, Du Xiaoniu, who was defeated in the battle, was also out of breath.

    You must know that he has endured for so long in the enemy's rear, and finally looked forward to the return of the main force.

    Zhou Ting, the head of the First Independent Banner, has been transferred to the head of the main field banner because of his military exploits. Tang Ping now leads the former Independent First and Second Banner regiments, and the strength of his subordinates has also greatly increased.

    However, he suffered a defeat in the west of the province, which made Du Xiaoniu feel very unhappy.

    "We must find the place before the cavalry reinforcements arrive, or I can't afford to lose this man!" Du Xiaoniu said viciously.

    "But we only have 4,000 brothers, and the Imperial Guard has a full 100,000."

    "I'm afraid. When the mighty army surrounded and suppressed us, the strength was as high as more than 100,000. Didn't we continue to thrive? What's the matter, are you now scared?"

    "Master Banner, it's meaningless for you to say that. If we are afraid, we won't be soldiers!"

    "That's right, what we are familiar with in Guimenguan is like our own bed, so I'm afraid!"

    After hearing Du Xiaoniu's words, several banner battalion commanders who had lost the battle were also full of fighting spirit.

    "Since you are not scared out of your wits, then follow us to beat him up, avenge your brother's death!" Du Xiaoniu said loudly.

    "Old Du, you can't be arrogant, we are small after all, so we can't go head-to-head."

    When Pang Lun saw that Du Xiaoniu was going to fight back with this little force, he had no choice but to stand up and dissuade him.

    "Don't worry, I'm not a reckless person. We want to get rid of it, but we also have to add up."

    After all, he had just suffered a big defeat, and Du Xiaoniu no longer had the pride he had before.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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