Chapter 210: Heaven is going to kill me, Li Fengxian
The soldiers of the Da Chu Zhengnan Army in the camp were sleeping deeply, listening to the calm sound of running water in their ears, not to mention how comfortable they were.
Who would have thought that a ship would suddenly approach.
The ship carried a lot of wooden barrels. The ship was at the foot of the mountain, and many soldiers wearing Ming armor got off the ship.
They took the barrels off the boat, and within a moment, hundreds of barrels were placed in the woods not far from the camp.
The lid of the barrel was opened, and the inside was filled with pungent black liquid.
As soon as the night wind blows, the smell is spread out instantly.
"What smell!" Dachu soldiers in the camp were awakened by the pungent smell.
When I walked out and took a look, I saw a figure flashing not far away.
"Get up quickly, there are enemies!" The soldier was shocked and shouted immediately.
The Dachu soldiers in the camp were awakened, and soon they rushed out of the camp and went to the place where the soldiers saw the figure flashing past.
I didn't see any trace of anyone, I just saw wooden barrels placed here.
"What is this?" a soldier asked strangely.
The leading general frowned and looked forward, only to see countless rockets suddenly covering the river not far away.
"Enemy attack! Take cover!" the general shouted immediately.
The soldiers around him also hid behind the big trees.
The rockets fell in the forest, and the Dachu soldiers were saying that these rockets were of little use because they had cleared a lot of trees near the camp in advance.
A little rocket cannot burn at all.
Unexpectedly, a rocket suddenly entered a wooden barrel next to him, and the black liquid was instantly ignited.
The barrel burst into flames beside him, splattering the black liquid on the soldier's body, and the fire instantly devoured him.
"Quickly retreat!" The general didn't have time to think too much at this moment. When he saw the soldiers around him turning into flaming figures, he immediately wanted to evacuate.
But rockets flew from behind in dense numbers. In just a moment, the rockets ignited the barrels, and the barrels exploded, completely igniting the surrounding trees and shrubs.
The cold wind howled, and the fire swept across the entire Cangwu Mountain.
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"The Lord General is in trouble!"
Li Fengxian was having a sweet dream when he was suddenly awakened by anxious shouts.
Li Feng walked out of the camp first, and before he had time to reprimand his generals, he saw the fire on the other side of Cangmang Mountain soaring into the sky, half of the sky was burned red.
The cold wind brought countless dust towards this direction.
The ancestors of Li Feng were all dumbfounded. Why did Cangmang Mountain suddenly catch fire when everything was going well?
Li Fengxian didn't even think that his camp was being attacked.
"What's going on?" Li Fengxian grabbed the general who woke him up, his eyes full of sharpness.
"I don't know yet, but there is a sudden fire over there, and a large number of soldiers are rushing this way. Lord General, if we don't send people to stop the fire, the army will be doomed." The general looked anxious.
If the fire is allowed to burn like this, the entire Cangmang Mountain will be completely burned down.
Now Cangmang Mountain is surrounded by floods and has become an isolated island. They have no place to escape.
"After my military order, the former troops immediately went to put out the fire. No matter what method is used, the fire must not be allowed to burn all the way."
"In addition, order the shield barracks to stop all soldiers trying to escape and let them participate in putting out the fire. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!" In panic, Li Fengxian immediately issued the order.
Stop the fire and they might survive.
If the fire spreads, they will all die under the fire.
The general quickly went to convey the order.
Even though he was thousands of feet away, Li Fengxian could feel the heat of the fire, and he felt a bad premonition in his heart.
"Master General, we may have been fooled." Xu Gongmao walked out of the tent with a worried look on his face.
Li Fengxian's expression changed slightly and he stared at Xu Gongmao.
"This fire is most likely not a natural disaster. It should be set off by Chen Changfeng. His real purpose is not to attack the city with water, but to trick us into coming to Cangwu Mountain and attack Cangwu Mountain with fire!" Xu Gongmao looked worried.
When Li Fengxian heard this, his heart dropped.
Chen Changfeng deliberately asked the third prince of the Ming Dynasty to join forces with him in order to conceal his true purpose.
He even stepped into Chen Changfeng's trap without hesitation, and actually led people out of the city and into the vast mountain.
Now that the sky is covered with fire in the vast mountains, and the river is surging all around them, how can hundreds of thousands of people be evacuated safely with only a hundred small boats?
Li Fengxian pinched his fingers into the flesh, blood dripped to the ground, and stared at Xu Gongmao.
Only then did I understand what Chen Changfeng’s purpose was?
"Xu Gongmao, you have always reassured me that you are not colluding with Chen Changfeng, are you?" Li Fengxian suddenly spoke, his eyes stern.
Xu Gongmao looked at Li Fengxian aggrievedly: "The Lord God has been wronged. If I were involved with Chen Changfeng, would I follow the Lord here here?"
Li Feng first heard what Xu Gongmao said and said nothing.
If Xu Gongmao really surrendered to Chen Changfeng, he would not dare to come here with him. Would he really work for Chen Changfeng?
Li Fengxian didn't quite believe it.
The sky gradually became brighter, but within two hours, the fire took advantage of the wind and directly burned most of Cangman Mountain.
Fortunately, the fire was put out.
After gathering the remaining soldiers, Li Fengxian learned a piece of news that made him almost desperate.
Out of an army of hundreds of thousands, there are now less than 50,000 left.
The remaining soldiers either died in the fire, jumped into the water to survive, or died under the sword of their own people.
When Li Feng first heard the news, his face turned pale.
The 200,000-strong Chu army marched to the South, but now there are less than 50,000 left.
How would he explain to the Emperor of Chu later?
"General God, 90% of the food stored in the warehouse has been burned. The food we have left is only enough to feed fifty thousand horses for two days." A general came to report with a look of fear on his face.
The general's body was completely black and his eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he had been running around all night.
When Li Feng first heard the news, his body couldn't help but tremble.
Now the water is surrounding it, and it will not recede within ten days and a half.
How can they persevere if they have 50,000 people and only have two days of food left?
Besides, would Chen Changfeng just sit back and watch them leave?
Li Fengxian let out a long sigh, his face showing despair.
Xu Gongmao came over with a worried look on his face: "General God, now that things have come to this, General God must not give up."
Li Fengxian shook his head. What else could he do now: "Mr. Xu, if God wants to kill me, Li Fengxian, what can I do?"
Li Fengxian was really desperate. He was played like a monkey by Chen Changfeng, and he lost 70% of his hundreds of thousands of horses.
And the remaining 30% basically have no way to survive.
"Lord General, we also have the blood letter of the third prince of the Ming Dynasty. The third prince of the Ming Dynasty must have been tricked by Chen Changfeng this time."
"Although we are trapped here now, there are 50,000 people. Chen Changfeng will definitely not send troops to fight to the death. All we are short of now is food."
"With the blood letter, if you use it to threaten the third prince of the Ming Dynasty, are you still afraid that he will not send people to deliver food?" Xu Gongmao said in a low voice.
Li Fengxian's heart moved.
If there is food support, his 50,000 troops will certainly not be afraid of Chen Changfeng.
When the flood recedes, Li Fengxian can make a comeback.
"But what if the third prince of the Ming Dynasty doesn't agree? He will directly send my general's people to kill..."
"We can warn the third prince of the Ming Dynasty that if he does not agree, we will publish the contents of the blood letter. Even if he is not dead by then, he will not be able to regain control of the Ming Dynasty's border army."
"In this case, the third prince of the Ming Dynasty will definitely submit." Xu Gongmao said with a smile.
Li Fengxian heard this and thought it was feasible.
The third prince of the Ming Dynasty wants to sit back and watch, but it is not that easy.
Li Fengxian's eyes fell on Xu Gongmao: "Since Mr. Xu has figured out a way, let Mr. Xu handle this matter."
"By the way, Mr. Xu, your mother is still being raised in my house!"