Empire

The formation of the Qinghe Army Command and 20 battalions announced that their rebel army had officially transformed and was moving towards regularization.

The Qinghe Army also promptly launched the slogan of overthrowing the Far East Dynasty and establishing a country where everyone has land to grow, clothes to wear, and food to eat.

On the fifth day after the establishment of the Qinghe Army, the strong and powerful Qinghe Army could not wait to speed up the process of conquering cities after the unified command.

Marshal Zhang Dayuan ordered the 3rd, 5th and 6th Battalions of the Qinghe Army, with 15,000 troops and horses, led by a general, to attack the three important towns under Guiyi Prefecture to replenish soldiers and food.

At the same time, the 11th, 12th, 15th and 18th Battalions, with 20,000 troops and horses, led by a general, attacked the western region of Qinghe Province to replenish soldiers and food.

Although the Qinghe Army only sent out two armies, the newly formed battalions were led by fierce generals and had amazing combat effectiveness.

Most of the governor of Qinghe Province and the provincial guard were wiped out in the last fierce battle, so the defenders in various places were weak.

In just a few days, the two armies sent by the Qinghe Army captured the city and occupied the areas west and south of Qinghe Province.

The Far Eastern Dynasty officials in these areas fled one after another, and the local garrison troops could not withstand the fierce attack of the Qinghe Army at all.

The Qinghe Army was unstoppable, and while the two armies were fighting, they also continued to absorb small groups of rebel forces from all over the place, recruited villagers, and the team grew rapidly.

The Qinghe Army's command was also very happy to see the frequent victories of the two rebel forces.

After the western and southern regions of the province were brought under their control, the crisis of food and fodder shortages for the rebels was alleviated, and at the same time the military strength was strengthened.

"Guiyi Prefecture City stores a large amount of food, fodder and military equipment. It is an important city in Qinghe Province. Therefore, our next step is to capture Guiyi Prefecture, and then capture the provincial capital and control the entire province. What do you think, Brother Chen?"

General Zhang Dayuan originally wanted to attack Jingji Province alone, but he listened to the advice of Deputy General Chen Ru and took it slow, so he sent two armies to test the attack.

Now their attack is going smoothly, and the team is growing, and the territory they control is also growing. General Zhang Dayuan also attaches great importance to the advice of Deputy General Chen Ru.

"There are more than 5,000 Dynasty troops stationed in Guiyi Prefecture, and there are more than 10,000 troops in the provincial capital.

Moreover, the walls are high and thick.

Our army has no experience in siege.

If we fail to capture the city after a long siege, it will affect the morale of the army.

I suggest that we should avoid these strong cities.

"Deputy Commander Chen Ru also knew that there were a large number of military equipment and food in Guiyi Prefecture and the provincial capital, and the wealth inside was even more amazing.

But he also understood that although the Qinghe Army seemed to be large in number, most of them were the elderly, weak, women and children, and there were not many troops who could really fight.

"Brother Chen, how can you boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige? Our army is large and powerful. What does it matter if his city walls are high and thick? We can trap him to death!"

Although Deputy Commander Xu Fu does not have as much say as Chen Ru in the headquarters, he can still make suggestions.

"Brother Chen, you should quickly send people to cut down trees and make ladders to prepare for the siege."

Marshal Zhang Dayuan was a little proud when he saw the frequent victories of the troops he sent out, so he finally decided to attack the city.

After all, they are now capturing some small towns without much wealth. If they can capture a big city, they can really enjoy wealth and glory.

Although Deputy Marshal Chen Ru felt that something was wrong, Zhang Dayuan was determined, so he didn't say anything and accepted the military order.

The Qinghe Army sent out two armies to attack everywhere, but Chen Ziang and his 9th Battalion were not among the troops and remained in the camp. But Chen

Ziang was not idle either. Although their 9th Battalion was established, its combat effectiveness needs to be improved.

Now their 9th Battalion has only two thousand combat-capable soldiers. While there is no fighting, Chen Ziang trains them.

Every morning before dawn, the two thousand soldiers were called up from their warm beds by Chen Ziang, and then began armed cross-country training.

They started They were running empty-handed at first, but now they are fully armed and cannot leave any weapon behind. Carrying dozens of kilograms of things, plus running for ten miles, these soldiers are exhausted.

Running is just their appetizer. After breakfast, they start fighting training.

Soldiers form a fighting team of five people, using makeshift wooden swords and wooden shields, and start team fighting.

While soldiers from other battalions are playing around and basking in the sun, the 9th Battalion is shouting and killing. These fighting teams are fighting murderously.

At the beginning, these soldiers did not use heavy hands because they were comrades, but after being hit by wooden swords several times, they were not polite.

So the whole training place is like a battlefield, and the murderous wooden swords and wooden shields of both sides are rushing towards each other.

After each training, the soldiers' faces are covered with dirt and sweat, and many of them are bleeding.

"Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime!"

Chen Ziang was very satisfied to see these soldiers who had become fierce and murderous after only a few days of training, so he added more training items.

Chen Ziang's rough training method made every soldier very fierce and brave, which was the effect Chen Ziang wanted.

"Every fight is a life-and-death struggle, so put away your compassion! If you don't kill the enemy, they will want your head, so remember this, when you see the enemy, don't give him a chance, just kill him!"

"In our 9th Battalion, there aren't so many twists and turns. As long as you kill more enemies, I can give you my battalion commander position, except for my wife!"

When Chen Ziang was conducting devilish training on the two thousand soldiers, he did not forget the logistical support, that is, each soldier had at least one pound of meat every day.

At first, they bought it from the officer in charge of military supplies in the headquarters, because the military supplies officer had more than 10,000 cattle and sheep.

But soon Chen Ziang and his men ran out of money, and had no choice but to go hunting by themselves.

Therefore, Chen Ziang pulled these two thousand soldiers out of the camp in the name of training and went to the nearby mountains to hunt.

Each hundred-man team scattered into the mountains and carried out a large-scale cleanup of the birds and beasts in the mountains, causing chaos in the mountains.

But Chen Ziang and his men also made a lot of gains, and they returned to the camp every day with a large number of birds and beasts.

When hunting wild animals, Chen Ziang did not forget to train his soldiers' ability to cooperate in combat.

These soldiers were like hungry wolves with green light, encircling the wild animals in a net-like manner, each doing their own job. After a few days, the wild animals in the mountains were swept away by them.