Chapter 18

Chen Ji and Zheng Qizhi were both filled with anxiety at this moment.

Because Dingyuan Town was a vital town; if it fell, Dikou City and the surrounding towns would be in even greater danger.

However, the enemy was powerful, and Chen Ji and Zheng Qizhi dared not easily send a large army to assist.

Because they had already sent one force previously, which had been severely crippled and defeated.

Frightened, Chen Ji and Zheng Qizhi could only strictly guard Dikou City!

If Dikou City were lost, the enemy could march straight in even more brazenly!

They might even threaten the Divine Capital!

Therefore, compared to Dingyuan Town, Chen Ji and Zheng Qizhi believed Dikou City was more important.

If Dingyuan Town fell, they would at most be punished or demoted.

If Dikou City fell, their old lives might be gone!

"Reporting to the two Vice Regional Military Commissioners! Urgent military intelligence from Dingyuan Town!"

A Night Scout arrived in the city, in the main hall of the Regional Military Commissioner's office.

Night Scout was a unique term for scouts or spies among the Liaodong border defense troops.

Hearing the words of this Night Scout.

Chen Ji and Zheng Qizhi looked at each other.

They could see the deep worry in each other's eyes.

Because Chen Ji was of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes faction, his background was deeper.

Moreover.

In terms of nobility.

Chen Ji was also higher than the latter.

His rank was also higher than Zheng Qizhi's.

Therefore, he was the one in charge here.

However, besides the two of them.

There was one more person who could not be ignored.

That was Song De, the supervising censor sent by the current Emperor from the Imperial City Department!

The Imperial City Department was the secret service agency of the Great Gan Dynasty.

The offices under its jurisdiction included: the Investigation Department and the Ice Well Office.

Its nature was similar to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

It was in charge of palace security, night patrols, and intelligence gathering.

It was not under the jurisdiction of the Three Offices and was a secret service agency directly under the Emperor.

Therefore, although Song De's position was only a regular sixth-rank minor official in the Investigation Department.

Neither of the two associate second-rank generals, Chen Ji and Zheng Qizhi, dared to look down on him.

Chen Ji glanced at Song De, the Emperor's lackey, who was sitting in the lower seat, dressed in a robe with a belt and black boots, with a proper face and about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old. He took a nervous breath and then said in a deep voice: "Speak quickly!"

They both thought it was either another request for reinforcements!

Or the worst news that Dingyuan Town had been breached!

They were all filled with anxiety!

【15】 Did Jia Hui kill innocents to claim merit? Extraordinary feat shocks the whole city! Reporting by fast horse

This Night Scout, however, left all three people present stunned: "Jia Hui and dozens of others from the Falcon Battalion received orders to rush to Dingyuan Town for support, where they crushed the enemy army and slaughtered over a thousand!"

The words were few.

But they directly stunned Chen Ji, Zheng Qizhi, and Song De!

Chen Ji was greatly shocked: "What?!"

"Slaughtered over a thousand? Do you dare to report false military intelligence?"

Zheng Qizhi shouted in a deep voice!

Song De was also suspicious and full of doubt.

"Killing innocents to claim merit?"

None of them could obviously believe this news!

Because it was simply too sensational!

After all, even their ten thousand troops might not be able to wipe out a thousand enemies; being counter-killed was the more likely scenario.

The Night Scout said excitedly: "This matter is absolutely true, and most of those slaughtered by Jia Hui and his men were Tatars!"

"Some of the heads of the slaughtered Tatars have already been transported back by a team of Night Scouts!"

"Dingyuan Town is also aware of this matter, and surely more detailed military intelligence will be sent soon!"

"..."

The words of this Night Scout.

Once again severely shocked Chen Ji and the others.

After a few seconds of silence!

Zheng Qizhi was the first to be overjoyed: "Good, good, this is an extraordinary feat. Slaughtering over a thousand Tatar enemies is something that hasn't happened in many years; the last time required an army of over a hundred thousand."

He was very excited.

Because he was the general who had most strongly proposed supporting Dingyuan Town previously.

However, that army had been defeated.

This had made Zheng Qizhi restless and uneasy during this time.

Because if they won, he would naturally have greater merit.

If they lost, his crime would undoubtedly be greater!

Now that Jia Hui had wiped out the enemy.

If he could lift the siege of Dingyuan Town, he figured his own crime should be reduced somewhat.

So he had a favorable impression of Jia Hui.

He also greatly appreciated such a fierce and brave warrior!

Song De was even more overjoyed.

As a supervising censor sent by the Emperor, he didn't have so many thoughts.

A great victory for the army was the best thing.

This would make the Son of Heaven happy.

As the Son of Heaven's lackey, he would naturally be happy too.

"Jia Hui?!"

Only Chen Ji's expression turned gloomy and uncertain upon hearing this name.

At first, he hadn't reacted.

After thinking about it.

Isn't this the news that recently came from Jia Zhen of the Ningguo Prefecture in the Divine Capital?

Jia Zhen had explicitly stated he wanted to retaliate against and target this Jia Hui!

He sent him to his death!

Now, he hadn't expected.

The man hadn't died!

Instead, he had achieved an extraordinary feat!

This made Chen Ji feel depressed: "Sigh, how could this happen? Didn't the plan fail?"

However, depressed as he was.

He couldn't do anything.

Conceal military intelligence?

Impossible!

Did he think Song De beside him was dead?