There must not be much time left, so why should I compete with the lives of the soldiers anymore?
Li Fengxian turned his horse around and retreated into the military formation. The officers and soldiers of the Southern Chu Army in front formed a military formation and stared at Chen Changfeng and others.
"Your Highness, if Li Fengxian refuses to fight, shall we attack directly?"
"Your Highness, are you feeling well?" a general whispered, with worry on his face.
Li Fengxian refused to fight. If they took action directly, who knew whether Li Fengxian would threaten them with the third prince and a group of captured Ming soldiers.
But if Chen Changfeng doesn't take action, with Chen Changfeng's body in this state, who knows how long he can last.
"It doesn't matter, let's stop here and look for opportunities." Chen Changfeng waved his hand, and Xue Rengui quickly helped Chen Changfeng to the rear.
The soldiers had already set up camp, and the other Ming border generals also began to order the soldiers to build a defensive line to prevent Li Fengxian from leading a surprise attack.
As soon as he entered the camp, Chen Changfeng changed his sick look and sat on a stool, his eyes shining brightly.
Li Fengxian had been fooled. He did not choose to start a direct war with him. Apparently he saw that his physical condition was not good and wanted to drag him to death.
But no one knew that Chen Changfeng was just acting for them.
Except for Xue Rengui, everyone thought that Chen Changfeng was not going to die soon.
Li Feng didn't take action first, but chose to confront him here, which made Chen Changfeng very satisfied.
"Your Highness, Li Fengxian's men and horses have all set up camp on the spot. What should we do now?" Xue Rengui walked into the camp.
He didn't know Chen Changfeng's specific plan.
But just by stopping Li Fengxian, Yongding City is not that easy to capture.
"Don't worry, our mission is to stop Li Fengxian here. Chen Qingzhi and the others will take care of the rest." Chen Changfeng waved his hand and looked up at Xue Rengui: "Do you feel that if you stay here, you won't be able to accomplish anything?"
Xue Rengui was said to be the center of his thoughts.
If he didn't fight with Li Fengxian here, he really wouldn't be able to make any meritorious deeds.
On the contrary, Chen Qingzhi actually wanted to attack Yongding City. Xue Rengui thought that if he could go there, he would definitely get a share of the credit.
"To be fair to Your Highness, I do have such thoughts. Your Majesty..." Xue Rengui wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Chen Changfeng waving his hand.
"Making meritorious service does not necessarily require killing the enemy on the battlefield. If you can capture Yongding City tomorrow, you will naturally receive a share of the credit."
"When you go out later, if you want to spread the news inadvertently, just say that my health is getting worse and I don't know how long I can last." Chen Changfeng said.
Xue Rengui had no idea why Chen Changfeng would spread such news.
Saying that Chen Changfeng's health is getting worse and worse, won't it cause turmoil in the morale of the military?
Xue Rengui didn't ask any more questions and just nodded.
Soon, news spread in the temporary camp that Chen Changfeng was seriously ill, and even Li Fengxian across the street learned the news.
Li Fengxian looked at the tied third prince in front of him, patted his face gently, and said with a smile: "Chen Wu, what I said is right, you two brothers will be on the road together soon."
"There is news over there that Chen Changfeng's condition has worsened. If Chen Changfeng dies, I will send your head to the capital again. Your Majesty will definitely be very happy."
The third prince only thought about how he could survive.
Originally, with the appearance of Chen Changfeng, the third prince thought that he should be saved. After all, Chen Changfeng was full of tricks, so saving him was not an issue.
Of course, the third prince never thought that Chen Changfeng would refuse to save him.
Otherwise, why would Chen Changfeng appear here?
But upon hearing the news that Chen Changfeng was seriously ill, the third prince was completely panicked. If Chen Changfeng died, who could save him from Li Fengxian?
Looking at Li Fengxian's men who were staring at him with eager eyes, the third prince did not dare to say a word.
He even prayed in his heart that Chen Changfeng would not die. If possible, he could save himself and then die.
"Pay close attention to the movements on the other side. If they dare to take action, chop off this guy's head first." Li Fengxian left an order, and only the worried third prince was left in the camp.
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Inside Yongding City.
Xu Gongmao was a little surprised as to why Li Fengxian and his army had not returned to the city yet.
Although the army led by the third prince of the Ming Dynasty was large in number, it had only been a day, and Li Fengxian at least had to send someone to convey a message to him.
However, Xu Gongmao was not worried at all.
He received the news that Chen Changfeng was seriously ill. Although this surprised Xu Gongmao, he was more excited.
Chen Changfeng was seriously ill, the third prince was trapped in the Bagua Formation, Liu Shuwen fell ill in Dingna City, and the Ming Dynasty's frontier army was now leaderless.
He only needs to wait peacefully in Yongding City for Li Feng to destroy all the Ming Dynasty border troops trapped in the Bagua Formation.
"When is it?" Xu Gongmao felt a little cold.
"It's time to report back to Mr. Xu." Zhang Heng, the general next to him, answered with his hands raised.
Xu Gongmao nodded. It was colder than he imagined on the tower. Even the brazier could not resist the cold wind.
"Mr. Xu, the Divine General will not come back tonight. Mr. Xu should go to the rear to rest first. General Mo will be watching the city tower from here." Zhang Heng looked respectful.
Xu Gongmao is the only one who can tie up the Ming Dynasty coach with a single formation.
If the third prince of the Ming Dynasty can be captured this time, Xu Gongmao will definitely be the first to do so.
Xu Gongmao felt that what Zhang Heng said was very reasonable, as long as someone was here to guard him. Xu Gongmao was old and there was no need to waste time here like the young people.
"Then trouble General Zhang. By the way, if someone wants to open the city gate at night, you must see his identity clearly. If you don't prove your identity, you must not open the city gate." Xu Gongmao stood up and was about to leave, and then
He stopped and gave Zhang Heng instructions.
Zhang Heng nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, the general is here, and the city gate will be safe."
"I feel reassured by General Zhang's words. General Zhang has worked hard." Xu Gongmao left with a smile.
Zhang Heng watched Xu Gongmao leave, then looked at the defenders on the city tower and shouted: "I have opened your eyes wide. If there is anyone downstairs who wants to enter the city, they must find out their identity, otherwise they will not be allowed to open the city gate."
"Yes!" the soldiers from the tower responded.
Time passed slowly, and the wind at night became colder and colder.
Zhang Heng also felt very cold all over, so he got into the attic and lit a charcoal fire.
The warm charcoal fire made him couldn't help but squint.
"Who?" A cold scolding suddenly came from outside, making Zhang Heng jump up in shock.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Heng rushed out of the attic.
Standing on the city wall, I saw an army appearing across the moat, carrying the flag of Li Fengxian.
But Li Fengxian was nowhere to be seen.
"Open the door!" the leader of the army shouted loudly.
Zhang Heng felt that the voice was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
"Who are you?" Zhang Heng responded.
"You are so bold. The general is seriously injured. Why don't you lower the suspension bridge quickly?"
"You have delayed the general's medical treatment, so be careful with your head!" the leading general said angrily.
When he heard that Li Fengxian was seriously injured, Zhang Heng became anxious.
Li Fengxian is the commander-in-chief of Chu's southern army. If something happens to him, it will be okay.
Zhang Heng immediately wanted to let people lower the suspension bridge, but suddenly he thought of Xu Gongmao's instructions, and he swallowed the order as soon as it came to his lips.
"How could Lord General Shen be injured? Are you from the Ming Dynasty's border army?" Zhang Heng said coldly, and the soldiers on the city wall immediately aimed their bows and arrows.