At the same time, the atmosphere in the search and suppression camp on the mountainside was also extremely depressing. The entire camp was silent, as if everyone had lost their energy.
No one remembers how many times they have attacked since the Tianji Camp guards retreated to Qingyu Mountain, and how many people have died.
This battle with disproportionate losses has drained away all the energy of the soldiers, from initial anger to despair, and finally to pure numbness.
Xu Qian, who was in the tent, was also holding his forehead, depressed, and his eyes were full of despair and doubt.
He didn't understand, there were only 200 people on the mountain, why couldn't he conquer it even though he tried his best?
Even if the enemy troops are all top-notch elite soldiers and generals, facing the continuous fierce offensive, even if they are tired, they should die of exhaustion.
Xu Qian, who had once been sure of victory, became increasingly confused.
Not only did the army under his command suffer heavy casualties, but their morale had collapsed and they could no longer form an effective fighting force. If they continued to attack with force, they would only die.
Do we really want to continue to draw troops from various counties and cities?
"Sir, after this battle, the enemy will definitely suffer heavy casualties. The fire on the hillside has been extinguished. We should launch an attack immediately and never give the enemy any chance to breathe." Liu Qing on the side bowed and admonished.
The casualties of the soldiers were meaningless to Liu Qing. As long as he could kill all the enemy bandits on the mountain, not to mention killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, Liu Qing would be happy even if he could kill one thousand enemies and lose ten thousand. See how it works.
How can the despicable lives of these big-headed soldiers be compared with his own official career?
Xu Qian was hesitant. If he gave up the attack, the enemy would be able to breathe. If he continued to attack, what Xu Qian had to worry about was not whether he could capture the enemy, but whether there would be a mutiny.
After all, since the attack on the mountain, the number of mutinies has become increasingly intensive. At first, they could still rely on the supervisory army to suppress them, but now, even many people in the supervisory army have defected.
Just when Xu Qian was struggling, a dozen figures appeared in the rear camp at the foot of the mountain.
The guards guarding the camp noticed uninvited guests approaching. They were about to warn them, but gave up the idea because these people were all veterans of the Eagle Brigade.
"Why did you come down here if you weren't on the mountain to suppress the bandits?" the guard asked with a puzzled look on his face.
As the veteran of the Eagle Brigade approached, he replied calmly: "It's not going well to suppress the thieves on the front line. The Governor ordered us to come to General Chen for help and teach him strategies to defeat the enemy."
Hearing this, the guards couldn't help but laugh: "Didn't your Excellency give the order to torture General Chen? Why did the wind suddenly change? General Chen hated him and it was too late, so how could he extend a helping hand?"
Upon learning that Chen Ping was being treated inhumanely, the eyes of several Eagle Brigade veterans instantly ignited with raging anger. As they approached the guards, they drew their sabers and slashed at him with gritted teeth.
Before the guards could react, the heads were already on the ground. As the gong fell to the ground, the remaining guards were shocked and crawled over to grab the gong. As a result, the Eagle Brigade veteran was stabbed to death.
After killing the guards, the veterans of the Eagle Brigade rushed into the camp immediately, only to see Chen Ping curled up on the ground, his hands and feet tied with ropes, and his body covered with dense wounds. Chen Ping, who had made great military exploits in the past and was arrogant among the heroes, At this time, he was already listless, like an old man in a state of exhaustion.
"General!"
The veteran rushed forward and held Chen Ping up. His eyes were angry and sad: "The stupid Xu Qian, in order to seal the general's mouth, he actually used such vicious intentions!"
"The general fought on the battlefield for Dadi and killed countless enemy generals, but he was killed by a traitor and ended up like this! It's annoying, it's outrageous! If the traitor of Dadi is in power, how can it be worth my life to protect him?"
Chen Ping slowly came back to his senses, looked at the indignant brothers in front of him, and said feebly: "Why are you here?"
The veteran gritted his teeth and did not hide anything: "The Jinyi Guards of Beixi County secretly contacted us and said that the general was suffering in the back camp, so we left the front camp. Now that we see the general like this, we are heartbroken and even more sad. Anger attacks my heart!"
When he learned that the brothers actually cooperated with the Jin Yiwei, Chen Ping's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "The Jin Yiwei are elite spies trained by Qin Feng. They all possess special skills and are ruthless. If you cooperate with the Jin Yiwei, you will be Shangfeng knows that none of you will survive!"
The veteran disagreed: "So what? Although Jin Yiwei is the enemy, he is better than that thief Xu Qian! General, since you were detained, the army has injured seven or eight thousand people, but Xu Qian doesn't care about the lives of the soldiers at all. Even though he knew that morale had collapsed, he still ordered the supervisors to force the soldiers to go up and die."
"There are three thousand of our Eagle Brigade brothers, and now there are only five hundred left who are dead!"
"General, as long as you give the order, we will go back immediately to contact the other brothers and kill that thief Xu Qian!"
Chen Ping was a little hesitant. Although he was unjustly wronged now, as a child of the Chen family, he had the belief in serving the country with loyalty since he was a child. If he turned against him in battle, wouldn't he become a traitor? Even if he dies, Chen Ping is not willing to bear the reputation of a traitor and bring shame to the Chen family.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the camp.
Then Jin Yiwei came in through the curtain.
Chen Ping's sluggish eyes suddenly turned fierce: "Brothers, cooperating with the Jin Yiwei is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. If you still treat me as a brother, kill this Jin Yiwei immediately!"
All the veterans looked at each other. If Jin Yiwei hadn't contacted him secretly, how would they have known about Chen Ping's suffering? But now they wanted to retaliate, so naturally they couldn't do anything.
Facing Chen Ping's stern shouts, Jin Yiwei's face was relaxed: "General Chen, Xu Qian is so crazy that it's beyond your imagination. Even Xu Qian dared to kill your proud spy Ye Xiao. Chen Si has already dispatched The warrant tells you to kill Xu Qian and regain military power. The responsibility will be borne by Chen Si."
"Night Owl was trapped and killed by Xu Qian's men before he reached the boundary of Qingyu Mountain."
As he spoke, Jin Yiwei took out a parchment roll from his sleeve and threw it in front of Chen Ping: "Xu Qian's people have been killed by me. This is Chen Si's warrant. Whether it is true or false, you can judge for yourself."
Jin Yiwei left without looking back.
Chen Ping picked up the parchment, glanced at it, and recognized Chen Si's handwriting.
Chen Ping closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were extremely firm and sharp: "Contact the remaining brothers and kill Xu Qian and his eagle dogs!"
The veterans of the Eagle Brigade had been waiting for this moment for too long. They were all extremely excited and turned around one after another.
Only Chen Ping couldn't be happy, because all this was obviously arranged by Jin Yiwei, and... Chen Si's warrant clearly mentioned that the commander on Qingyu Mountain was Beixi Qin Feng!
