Chapter 214: What, the Southern Conscript Army was defeated
At this moment, Li Fengxian's mind had long been confused by the screams of his soldiers.
Hearing Chen Changfeng say that he could prevent his soldiers from being in such misery, Li Fengxian looked over subconsciously.
Although he, Li Fengxian, was headstrong, his soldiers of the Southern Conquest Army still obeyed his orders.
Just because of Li Fengxian's negligence, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were wiped out. No matter how ambitious Li Fengxian was, he could not remain indifferent.
"You...what can you do?" Li Fengxian said in a hoarse voice.
Chen Changfeng smiled slightly. Thousands of officers and soldiers of Chu's Southern Army had already had their hands and feet chopped off, and many even died directly from such pain.
"I hope you can help my Ming Dynasty frontier troops capture the southern city of Chuping." Chen Changfeng smiled slightly.
Li Fengxian's expression changed instantly.
All thirteen cities in Nanjun have been lost. As soon as the river retreats, Chen Changfeng can directly lead the army to garrison.
The thirteen cities of Nanjun have returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Empire has achieved a great victory.
But Chen Changfeng actually set his sights on Pingnan City on the border of the Dachu Empire.
Pingnan City is the southern gateway to the Chu Empire. If it were lost to the Ming Empire, it would be an absolute shame and humiliation for the Chu Empire.
"You shouldn't refuse my request."
"Think about it, you Li Fengxian will definitely die, the nine princes of Dachu are dead, all thirteen cities in Nanjun are lost, the entire army of 200,000 soldiers conquering the South is wiped out, the emperor of Dachu will still kill you no matter how kind he is.
life."
"But they are innocent. They are also the fathers, sons, and husbands of the family. As long as you, Li Feng, say a word first, tens of thousands of families can be saved." Chen Changfeng's voice gradually sounded.
The wailing sounds of the soldiers of the Conquering South Army could still be heard in my ears.
"Father, mother, my child is unfilial and cannot support you until the end of your life."
"Xiaoqin, I'm sorry for you. I can't do what I promised you. You should find a good family to marry."
"Son, dad can't accompany you to catch shrimps in the river in the future. Your mother is not in good health. You must take good care of her."
In addition to the wails, there were also many soldiers and soldiers of the Conquering Army saying goodbye to their families.
Everyone looked desperate.
After having one hand and one foot chopped off, even if they are alive now, they will never be able to return home alive.
The Dachu Empire will not support useless people like them. The best way is of course to let them die on the road!
Li Fengxian knew the reason very well. The lives of more than 30,000 people and more than 30,000 families were all in his hands.
Li Fengxian was even more aware of Chen Changfeng's harshness.
He can even kill his own brothers, so why does he care about these prisoners?
"There are 20,000 defenders in Pingnan City, and the generals who defend the city don't have a good relationship with me..."
"You just need to do what I say." Chen Changfeng interrupted Li Fengxian.
Li Fengxian's eyes were full of struggle, but when he saw Chen Changfeng raising his hand again, his heart trembled inexplicably, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I promise you!"
"Happy cooperation!" Chen Changfeng smiled and patted Li Fengxian on the shoulder.
Li Fengxian, however, was like a deflated rubber ball, leaning limply on the wooden post.
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Pingnan City is the gateway to the southern border of the Chu Empire.
Although there were only 20,000 soldiers guarding the city, the general guarding the city was Wei Xiaokuan, who was known as the Master of City Defense.
Twenty years ago, the general of the Tang Empire personally led an army to attack and besiege the border town of the Chu Empire. Wei Xiaokuan was the guard general of the border town at that time and his military strength was inferior.
However, using terrain and tactics to defend the city, the generals of the Tang Empire used various tactics to attack the city, but they were unable to do so.
The general of the Tang Dynasty besieged the city for more than fifty days and suffered heavy losses in troops. He finally retreated and died in depression after returning to the army.
Wei Xiaokuan became famous in one battle.
Wei Xiaokuan was strict in managing the army, so he was sent by the Emperor of Chu to guard here.
But a sudden flood in Nanjun made Wei Xiaokuan extremely worried.
I thought about sending someone to Nanjun to have a look, but the water was so fierce that it was impossible to get close.
Fortunately, a few days later, the flood receded. Wei Xiaokuan was about to send someone to contact Li Fengxian, but he suddenly received news that there were hundreds of ships in the distance, flying the flag of Li Fengxian, heading towards Pingna City.
Wei Xiaokuan was cautious and immediately asked people to close the city gate. From a distance, he saw a group of people parking their boats on the river bank.
Then the team ran towards Pingnan City in a sparse manner.
At first glance, it looked like a remnant of a defeated army.
Wei Xiaokuan immediately had a bad premonition in his heart. Li Feng first conquered the Confederate Army with 200,000 troops, and only this few people were left?
What happened in South County?
"Stop!" On the tower of Pingnan City, soldiers fired arrows and shouted to stop Li Fengxian and others.
"Wei Xiaokuan, I am a divine general, please open the city gate quickly!" Li Fengxian shouted to the city tower with a gloomy look.
Wei Xiaokuan leaned out and his eyes fell on Li Fengxian. Seeing Li Fengxian looking so embarrassed, he felt even more incredible.
How could Li Fengxian be so arrogant? How could he look like this when he had 200,000 soldiers fighting against the Confederacy?
"Li Fengxian, if you are not leading the troops in Nanjun, why are you coming here to me?" Wei Xiaokuan shouted loudly.
Li Fengxian gritted his teeth and stabbed Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand on the ground: "My Southern Conquest Army was designed by Chen Changfeng of the Ming Dynasty, and suffered a fire attack on the Cangman Mountains, suffering heavy losses."
"Instead of fighting on the water for several days, I ran out of food and had to evacuate."
"What, the Southern Conquest Army was defeated?" Wei Xiaokuan's expression changed drastically.
It was hard to believe in my heart that the 200,000-strong Confederate Army was actually defeated.
"Master General, Chen Changfeng's pursuers in the waters behind are coming!" a soldier shouted loudly.
Even Wei Xiaokuan on the tower heard it.
Looking up at the water in the distance, densely packed ships covered the entire river, and countless Ming soldiers were standing on the ships.
"Wei Xiaokuan, open the city gate quickly and let us in!" Li Fengxian shouted again, and the defeated army behind him looked shocked.
Wei Xiaokuan was a little hesitant. The order he received was to stick to Pingnan City.
Moreover, Li Fengxian's 200,000-strong southern army was actually defeated. He couldn't believe this.
But in the distance there were densely packed Ming troops pursuing them. If he didn't let Li Fengxian in, Li Fengxian would definitely be dead.
Although I don't like Li Fengxian's arrogance, after all, he is a general of Chu and a close confidant of the prince. If he dies, the prince will definitely make trouble for him.
Nowadays, there is serious internal strife in the capital, so it is better not to get involved in it.
Let Li Feng go to the city first, and then report the matter to His Majesty the Emperor.
Wei Xiaokuan made a plan in his mind and then ordered: "Open the city gate!"
The city gate was slowly opened, and an indescribable expression appeared on Li Fengxian's face, and then he looked at the defeated army behind him: "Everyone, enter the city!"
Nearly 100,000 Ming soldiers were blocked outside the city, and Wei Xiaokuan felt uneasy.
If the Ming Dynasty's frontier army attacks the city, the 20,000 men in his city may not be able to hold out for long.
Wei Xiaokuan sent people to nearby cities to ask for help, and then went to look for Li Fengxian himself.
He wanted to ask Li Fengxian clearly what happened. Li Fengxian's 200,000-strong army only had more than 10,000 people left.
"General Wei." Where Li Fengxian was resting, the general and Wei Xiaokuan held hands.
Wei Xiaokuan nodded and looked at the general again. He was surprised to find that this man had sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and an extraordinary appearance. He thought that Li Fengxian's generals had such heroic appearance.
"Is the Lord General here?" Wei Xiaokuan asked, unavoidably taking another look at the person in front of him.
"Here, please, General Wei!" Chen Qingzhi smiled and invited Wei Xiaokuan in.
Wei Xiaokuan nodded and was about to enter the room when he suddenly stopped and turned around and asked, "When did you follow the General when you met the general?"