Fengjiang City, on the west side of the city, on both sides of a highway, is full of craters, like the surface of the moon.
This place looks unremarkable, just an ordinary battlefield, but anyone who knows the details knows that this is the last road connecting Fengjiang and the Dahua Empire.
As time went by, the Tang army's intention to surround Fengjiang became more and more obvious. Now Fengjiang has almost been completely cut off from Dahua.
On their way into the city, the munitions and artillery shells would be intercepted by bombers and artillery fire from the Tang Army. Of the ten artillery shells that had been transported through the blockade, only two or even one remained.
Although there are still many weapons and ammunition stored in Fengjiang City, this is not a solution after all. If the Tang army is really allowed to encircle Fengjiang, the situation of the Dahua army will definitely be even more embarrassing.
"General! It's time for you to leave here." In the basement, Feng Kezhi's adjutant persuaded him again worriedly.
He has been accompanying Feng Kezhi to command the battle in the Fengjiang area. Recently, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and the entire Fengjiang has been almost surrounded by the Tang army.
Originally, as the imperial general, Feng Kezhi should have left Fengjiang early and commanded the battle in a safer place.
But Feng Kezhi never left. He was in a hidden underground bunker on the outskirts of Fengjiang City. From the beginning of the Battle of Fengjiang to today, he has not moved his headquarters.
Although the senior officials of the Dahua Empire hoped that Feng Kezhi would find a safer place to set up his headquarters, because the general's comfort was, after all, related to the dignity of the entire Dahua Empire.
But Feng Kezhi believed that only if he stayed on the front line could he be qualified to command the soldiers fighting on the front line and dispatch the commanders who stayed on the front line.
In fact, it was precisely because of Feng Kezhi's persistence and his actions that boosted morale that the defenders of the Dahua Empire were able to persist until now without even the slightest collapse.
Theoretically, the Dahua army stationed in Fengjiang City should have shown signs of defeat long ago after witnessing the horror of white phosphorus bombs and being surrounded on three sides.
But because they were encouraged by Feng Kezhi, these Dahua troops did not collapse. Instead, they stationed themselves in the streets and alleys of Fengjiang City in an orderly manner and persisted in street fighting with the Tang army.
Of course, in a sense, they were able to persist until now because the Tang army stopped fighting in the streets and turned their attention to the field battles outside Fengjiang City. But it has to be said that Feng Kezhi was personally supervising the battle on the front line.
, and it did have some effects.
"I have no intention of leaving." Feng Kezhi smiled and waved his hand to his loyal subordinates: "Actually, it is safe here."
"General, you can't joke with your life." The adjutant was still worried about Feng Kezhi's safety and continued to persuade him.
Feng Kezhi was idle, so he explained to his subordinates: "Don't worry, I have already figured it out. It's okay."
As he spoke, he rubbed his hands on the map of Fengjiang City: "Even if Fengjiang City is surrounded, the peace talks will not continue until Fengjiang City completely falls. Even the Tang army cannot defeat them in a few days.
Get rid of the 250,000 troops under my command!"
Today, there are indeed 250,000 Dahua troops in the encirclement. There are many Dahua elites in these troops, and their combat effectiveness is still guaranteed.
What's more, he is the one commanding these troops. It is not a problem for these troops to last for more than ten days. He knows this clearly.
On that side, there is no need to wait ten days, the peace talks are expected to be over within five days. The defeat of the Great China Empire has been determined, and it has long been no longer interested in fighting. There will be no hesitation in signing the peace agreement.
As a general, he knows the content of the peace talks. Fengjiang City will be used as a trading port and will be jointly governed by the Dahua Empire and the Tang State... The Dahua troops surrounding Fengjiang City will definitely be returned to Dahua when the time comes.
Imperial.
These are all certain things, so he is not anxious at all, but is very calm. He finished these reasons briefly, and then looked at his confidant: "So, it is best for me to stay and not leave.
Good choice."
Are you kidding, listen to those people and retreat to a safe area? I guess your people will be controlled as soon as they arrive, right?
To be able to become the general of the empire, Feng Kezhi still knew some of Zhao Kai's methods of doing things. He knew that Zhao Kai had been dissatisfied with him before the war. This time after the war, he, the general, would definitely take the blame.
If he just took the blame casually, that would be fine. The worst case scenario would be to be demoted and punished as a warning to others. But this time, Feng Kezhi knew that he would most likely be dealt with in a more focused manner.
Zhao Kai is different from the previous emperor of the Great China Empire, Zhao Xian. Zhao Xian's philosophy is to suppress royal power, use capable ministers, and maintain the balance of the court as much as possible.
But after his death, Zhao Kai succeeded to the throne. This emperor's ideas were exactly the opposite of Zhao Xian's. He was nepotistic and trusted the younger brothers who took the initiative to give up power to him to protect him when he ascended the throne and became emperor. He was also very obedient to those few who seemed cautious
My uncle was very relieved.
After all, compared to those Feng Kezhi, Shen Chuan, Chen Jing, Chu Muzhou and others in the court who always said "This won't work, that won't work", the attitude of the royal family members supporting Zhao Kai was much more agreeable.
Therefore, Zhao Kai has been vigorously recruiting royal family members, including the two princes Zhao Chen and Zhao Jie. And since a few years ago, Zhao Kai has been looking for opportunities to replace the less obedient Zhao Chen with a more obedient one.
Feng Kezhi.
It is almost impossible to hide this kind of thing from the eyes of interested people, and Feng Kezhi naturally knows it. But before, he thought that this matter was not that serious, and at most he would just abdicate in favor of others.
But later, Feng Kezhi completely angered Zhao Kai by opposing war with the Tang Kingdom and appointing Qian Jinhang, and the nature of the problem completely changed.
Because of this, Feng Kezhi has never left the Fengjiang front line and has been trying to prove his role with his own efforts.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He hopes that Zhao Kai will give him a chance to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy of him because of his insistence on defending Fengjiang and trying to save the war situation.
But things went wrong. The Tang army's attack was too sharp. Even with Qin's troops, Feng Kezhi was unable to defend Fengjiang.
All this made Feng Kezhi a little desperate and depressed. He knew very well that Zhao Kai must have a bad debt waiting for him.
"Alas..." After hearing Feng Kezhi's explanation, the adjutant sighed in embarrassment. He understood Feng Kezhi's difficulties and also knew that the general had been working hard on the military modernization of the Great China Empire in recent years.
Without Feng Kezhi, it is estimated that more than half of the current troops of the Dahua Empire still use Cyric's flintlock guns. Without Feng Kezhi, the Dahua Empire would not have an air force at all, and it would be impossible to have so many military factories with advanced equipment.
However, these contributions could not make up for Feng Kezhi's repeated defeats in the war against the Tang Dynasty, nor could they allow Emperor Zhao Kai to accept such a military boss who had always been against the imperial power.
With Feng Kezhi around, there will be people in the military who will stand up to oppose Zhao Kai's decision, and those generals will have the backbone.
If Feng Kezhi dies, then Zhao Chen can take over everything, and Zhao Kai can control the army through the royal family.
Just as the two were discussing whether to retreat quickly while there was still a way out, intensive gunshots rang out near the road full of craters.
After a while, a Leopard tank covered the Tang grenadiers and rushed onto the roadbed, and soon a second tank and a third tank came up to kill them.
On that day, the Tang army completely captured the last road connecting Fengjiang and the Dahua Empire, and surrounded Fengjiang City.
At the same time, the senior officials of the Dahua Empire confirmed a shocking news: their imperial general Feng Kezhi was still in the encirclement.
The telegram sent back by Feng Kezhi was concise and concise, declaring that he would live and die with Fengjiang City in order to repay His Majesty the Emperor for his kindness. He assured in the telegram that when the city is alive, people will be there, but when it is lost, people will die!
I don't know why, but after receiving Feng Kezhi's telegram, Zhao Kai, the emperor of the Great China Empire, had some vague expectations in his heart.
For a moment, he even hoped that Fengjiang City would be defeated by the Tang army and occupied entirely!
Anyway, from his point of view, the terms in the negotiation have been agreed. The Tang State and the Dahua Empire will each occupy half of Fengjiang City. The Dahua Empire will get back half of Fengjiang City no matter what after the war.
That being the case, wouldn't it be very poignant to have the Imperial General leave calmly with half of Fengjiang City and die tragically in the final stage of this failed war?
If it happened to be the last bullet that ended Feng Kezhi's life, it would be an even more beautiful thing to appreciate.
Therefore, when the ministers below the steps were having a heated discussion about whether to deploy troops to launch a counterattack and reopen the passage, Zhao Kai looked down at these people without saying a word, his face as calm as a curved lake.
When someone suggested that Feng Kezhi lead his troops to break out, Zhao Kai smiled. He comforted everyone and pretended to be heartbroken.
However, he then left Jiang Run, the Minister of Rites, and hinted to Jiang that the emperor was not satisfied with the previous negotiation conditions.
Jiang Run heard what Zhao Kai meant: it was just to slow down the pace of negotiations and increase the chance of Feng Kezhi having an accident in Fengjiang City.
So he immediately agreed with Zhao Kai's view, indicating that the negotiations were very difficult and would take some time.
Jiang Run's attitude made Zhao Kai very satisfied, but the news that came later made Zhao Kai not so satisfied.
Several countries in the Eastern Continent have signed peace treaties with the Tang State, and some have even settled indemnities. This news suddenly pushed the Chu State and the Dahua Empire to the forefront. The whole world was watching them, waiting for them to hurry up.
