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Liu Yidao, the lieutenant general of the Qinghe Army, lost more than 2,000 light cavalrymen and fled back to the south bank in a panic, while Yang Hao, the general of the Dynasty Army who won the battle, became famous. The fourth prince took the opportunity of victory to rectify the internal affairs of the Black Cavalry Army, dismissed a group of redundant veterans, and placed some hawkish young generals in various important positions.

When Zhang Yihai, the deputy commander loyal to the prince, reacted, the fourth prince had already controlled the 40,000 most elite black cavalry light cavalry that went with the army.

The 40,000 black cavalry were brave and good at fighting light cavalry. Now that the fourth prince controlled such a powerful force, although the deputy commander Zhang Yihai was dissatisfied, he did not dare to act rashly. The fourth prince controlled the Black Cavalry Army, and he was much more confident in his words and deeds. He immediately intervened in the personnel of the other camps on a large scale on the grounds of rectifying military discipline.

At this critical moment, the deputy commander Zhang Yihai, who was a constraint, fell ill, so that the generals loyal to the prince in the other camps suddenly became leaderless.

The Fourth Prince had been tempered at the border, and his tactics were ruthless and decisive, so he naturally understood the principle of taking advantage of someone’s weakness to kill him.

A group of generals loyal to the Prince were sent out one after another to carry out dangerous tasks such as investigating the enemy situation and attacking the Qinghe Army.

Faced with the Fourth Prince’s blatant conspiracy, although these generals cursed in their hearts, they dared not not go, because if they did not go, they would be accused of disobeying military orders, and they would be skinned alive if they did not die.

However, the Qinghe Army was not easy to deal with. These generals loyal to the Prince’s faction always returned in defeat every time they attacked, and several generals above the rank of deputy battalion commander were killed in just a few days.

"Fourth Prince, General Zhang fell off his horse and was injured. He requested to return to the capital to recuperate."

"Deputy General Luo has dysentery and needs to return to the capital for treatment"......

Faced with the iron fist of the Fourth Prince, and the fact that Deputy Commander Zhang Yihai was seriously ill and unable to support them, the generals who had usurped high positions were also afraid and tried to escape with various excuses.

""Approved."

The fourth prince saw that these generals were so scared by his tricks that they wanted to leave the army. He was very happy and directly approved their request.

So, a group of generals fled from the front-line military camp and returned to the capital to"rest" for fear that the fourth prince would change his mind.

"All camps will start to reorganize from now on."

The commanders of each camp have left, and those big soldiers have naturally become a mess. The fourth prince seized the opportunity to reorganize the troops and reorganize the camps in order to achieve the purpose of control.

Many ambitious young generals pledged their allegiance to the fourth prince, and were then appointed as commanders of each camp by the fourth prince. When the fourth prince was vigorously reorganizing the internal affairs and began to gradually control the actual military power, the Qinghe Army on the front line of Qingyang Prefecture, under the order of Deputy Marshal Chen Ru, continued to send small troops to harass and infiltrate.

After the Black Cavalry was cleaned up and reorganized, those in power were some young and energetic young generals.

These young generals are all real hawks, with a spirit of daring to fight and fight. Under their command, the originally lifeless Black Cavalry troops suddenly became energetic.

The Qinghe Army sent a large number of The Black Cavalry Army used their own tactics to retaliate against the infiltration and harassment of the other side's small-scale troops.

On both sides of the Qingshui River, small-scale scouts and rangers of both sides fought continuously every day, trying to get close to the other side's camp and spy on the situation.

Just like two strongmen wrestling, although the main forces of both sides did not move, the small-scale fighting was tragic and cruel.

These small-scale fights ranged from more than a hundred people to dozens of people, but the more the fights, the more casualties. In just a few days, the scouts sent by the Qinghe Army lost more than a thousand people, and the Black Cavalry of the Dynasty Army also suffered heavy losses.

Although the main armies of both sides did not move, the scouts and rangers of both sides had already killed each other, and blood was spilled on both sides of the Qingshui River.

In Qingyang Prefecture, the battle on the Qingshui River line fell into a stalemate. Both sides seemed very cautious and did not take the initiative. Instead of launching a large-scale offensive, they kept probing and trying to find the opponent's weaknesses.

Although the atmosphere on the front line was tense, there was no collapse. The rest of the Qinghe Army attacked everywhere, bringing the vast area south of the Qingshui River into their control area, and they were the talk of the town for a while.

While the Qinghe rebels were confronting the dynasty's expeditionary army within the province, the situation in other provinces of the Far East Dynasty was not optimistic.

Except for some wealthy provinces in the south, most provinces experienced large-scale uprisings due to famine.

The rebels attacked cities and seized territories, and the officials of the dynasty fled with large amounts of gold and silver treasures. The local troops of various provinces were also defeated, and the situation continued to deteriorate.

Faced with heavy taxes and famine problems, the Far East Dynasty court did make some responses. The countermeasures were to use both suppression and appeasement.

On the one hand, the court drew troops to suppress the rebel forces in various places, and on the other hand, it urgently drew grain to the famine-stricken provinces to provide relief to the victims.

However, the roots of the Far East Dynasty were rotten. Before the large amount of grain drawn by the court was transported to the disaster-stricken areas, it was embezzled by officials along the way and all of it was divided up.

Faced with the increasingly deteriorating situation, the court was overwhelmed, and officials from all over the country made a lot of money.

Some upright officials reported to the Far East Dynasty court and impeached those officials who embezzled relief grain.

The court also attached great importance to it and sent several supervisors to try to clarify the situation.

However, the relationship between officials in various places was complicated, and many of them were from noble families. These supervisors either went along with them or could only turn a blind eye.

The supervisors were busy for a long time and finally reported to the court that no officials had embezzled relief grain, and the impeachment of those upright officials was a false accusation.

It was already a turbulent time, and there were even officials who made false accusations to disturb the public. The high-ranking officials in the court had only limited information. Since the censors were all speaking in unison, they no longer had any doubts.

"All false accusers will be dismissed and investigated!"

Soon, the court issued orders to the inspectors in various places, requiring them to thoroughly investigate those false accusations.

The inspectors who were bribed with a lot of money took action and began to arrest those more honest officials. In a short period of time, these honest officials were imprisoned on charges of corruption, collaborating with the enemy, treason and other crimes, and were immediately beheaded.

Those corrupt officials who made a lot of money saw the honest officials beheaded and displayed to the public, and they applauded and shouted that the inspectors were wise.

Although the inspectors were stationed in various provinces with corrupt situations to supervise the war, the court eventually found that the situation was not getting better. Instead of seeing the slightest improvement, the situation continued to deteriorate.

Due to famine and severe taxes, and facing the brutal suppression of the army, many villagers who could not survive threw themselves into the arms of the rebels, making the rebels even stronger.

Traffic and communication in many provinces were interrupted, and most areas fell into the hands of the rebels. The control of the Far East Dynasty became weaker and weaker.

Many surrounding countries saw the situation of the Far East Dynasty deteriorating, and they also wanted to take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie. Some took the opportunity to provoke in the border areas, and some secretly supported the rebels and transported weapons and food.