Empire

On the official road in Dexing Prefecture, Qinghe Province, groups of Qinghe army soldiers were rushing westward like dogs that had lost their homes.

Countless people with their families were also fleeing westward in panic among the soldiers. Most of them were people from villages and towns around the provincial capital and families of the Qinghe army.

The Black Cavalry raided the provincial capital area, and the Qinghe army suffered a disastrous defeat. Even the command was wiped out. Now the entire Qinghe army is like a monkey scattering after a tree falls, and has become a pile of loose sand.

Behind the mighty escape team, several black smoke columns rushed into the sky, as if the villages and towns were burning.

Although the Black Cavalry was a regular army of the court, in troubled times, soldiers were no better than bandits. They invaded Qinghe Province, burned, killed, looted, and killed innocent people to take credit. It can be said that they did all kinds of evil. Teams of Black Cavalry swept through villages and towns. Knowing that the main force had suffered a disastrous defeat, the Qinghe army stationed in various places did not dare to fight and fled backwards.

The Qinghe Army has snowballed from tens of thousands to nearly 200,000 in just a few months. Although it seems to be strong, the quality of each camp is uneven. At this moment, the army is in a state of disarray. Without the commander-in-chief, they are all fleeing for their lives, and no one cares about anyone else.

The Black Cavalry are busy burning, killing and looting everywhere. Except for a small number of troops, most people don't care about chasing the Qinghe Army's defeated soldiers.

In the eyes of the Black Cavalry, the Qinghe Army is just a group of rabble, and now it has been defeated and is not much of a threat to them.

It is precisely because the Black Cavalry is now busy looting property everywhere that many Qinghe Army's defeated soldiers can escape.

But even so, the Qinghe Army's defeated soldiers, who are in a state of panic, dare not stop. They try their best to flee to farther places.

Many wounded Qinghe Army soldiers lie on the side of the road with painful faces, and they beg someone to take them away.

"Please, take us away."

But most people are in danger now. No one knows when the Black Cavalry will catch up, and no one can care about others.

Seeing countless fleeing soldiers and civilians walking by with their heads down, many wounded soldiers with inconvenient legs and feet were filled with despair.

If they stayed here now, they would either be caught up and killed by the Black Cavalry, or be eaten by ferocious beasts at night. It seemed that fate had already determined their death.

""Get out of the way! Get out of the way, I'm the deputy battalion commander!" A panicked Qinghe Army officer waved his whip, trying to cross the crowded crowd on the official road, and couldn't help but shouting loudly. The

Qinghe Army suffered a disastrous defeat, and even the command was wiped out. The deputy battalion commander who fled in panic no longer had any prestige, and no one was willing to jog a step and give up the chance to survive.

"Bastard!"

Seeing the crowd of people fleeing in panic blocking his way, the deputy battalion commander swung his whip and hit a soldier's face fiercely in the whistling wind.

A blood mark immediately appeared on the soldier's face. He raised his head and glared at

"Get out of the way!"

The deputy battalion commander relied on his status and shouted loudly.

The soldier who was covering his face was also angry. He stepped forward and pulled the deputy battalion commander off his horse.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

The deputy battalion commander suddenly pulled off his horse, and was furious.

But soon, more than a dozen soldiers rushed up and swung their fists like raindrops, and soon beat him up.

"Bah, what a thing, now you dare to bully me——"

Seeing the deputy battalion commander curled up on the ground after being beaten, a soldier who felt relieved could not help but spit.

""Let's go!"

The defeated Qinghe soldiers were already unhappy, and when they left, they also took the deputy battalion commander's horse away.

""Damn you, you bastards!"

The battalion commander, with a bruised face and nose, could not help but jump up and curse when he saw the soldier leading his horse away.

But he soon shut up because he saw pairs of green eyes around him staring at his package.

"I tell you, don't mess around!"

The deputy battalion commander covered his package and couldn't help but took a step back. But the people around him seemed not to hear him and continued to press forward.

Just a moment later, the deputy battalion commander's package was snatched away, and even his fine armor was stripped away, leaving him cursing but helpless.

In such a chaotic state, the defeated soldiers had lost their restraints, and snatching the people's food and the property of the lone officers had become commonplace. The law of the jungle was vividly demonstrated at this moment.

""Da Da! Da Da!"

When the defeated soldiers and the fleeing civilians were fleeing westward in a panic, the sound of hurried horse hooves was heard in front of them.

Everyone subconsciously stopped and stared at the direction of the horse hooves as if they were facing a great enemy.

Soon, several Qinghe Army messengers with red flags on their backs emerged from the horizon and appeared in the team's field of vision.

Seeing these Qinghe Army messengers in black uniforms, the tense people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"The general has ordered everyone to go to Dexing Prefecture. Food has been prepared there. We have tens of thousands of troops there, enough to guarantee your safety!"

The messengers trotted along the team, loudly conveying Chen Ziang's order.

Hearing that there were troops from the Qinghe Army in Dexing Prefecture, as well as steaming hot meals, the hungry defeated soldiers and refugees were all incredulous.

"Excuse me, which general is in Dexing Prefecture?" A general of the Hundred couldn't help but ask in a hoarse voice.

"Chen Ziang, General Chen!"

The messenger's voice was so penetrating that everyone could hear it clearly.

"That General Chen Ziang who killed the general and captured the flag!"Someone reacted and shouted excitedly

"With General Chen in Dexing Prefecture, the Dynasty Army is definitely no match for him."

Although Chen Ziang's military rank is not high, his name is known to everyone because of his outstanding military exploits.

When everyone heard that Chen Ziang was in Dexing Prefecture, they suddenly felt at ease and safe.

After all, in these chaotic years, it is not the high officials who can be recognized by people, but the generals who can protect their safety.

Chen Ziang is a fierce general of the Qinghe Army. With him in Dexing Prefecture, everyone's subconscious mind can be guaranteed.

"Let's go to Dexing Prefecture."

When the hungry people learned that Chen Ziang was in Dexing Prefecture, they began to call their friends to join Chen Ziang.

The defeated soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. They had been defeated by the Black Cavalry and became dogs without a home.

Now that Chen Ziang was in Dexing Prefecture, after a little thought, they followed the crowd to Dexing Prefecture. At least there was a bite of food to eat there. As for what to do in the future, they could only take it one step at a time.

Chen Ziang sent out many messengers, trying their best to gather the scattered defeated soldiers and let them gather in Dexing Prefecture.