Chapter 128: Stop talking
Time passed minute by minute, standing from dawn to nightfall, and the Black Feather Army still couldn't wait for Commander Qin Lan.
On the contrary, the gates at both ends of the high wall were closed by the Yongguan defenders while it was dark.
80,000 elite foot soldiers, just enclosed in a narrow space, did not eat water and rice all day, thirsty, hungry, tired and tired, and the temporary barracks suddenly complained.
Around the high wall, suddenly torches lit up, and Jiang Feng held the handsome flag with the word "Qin" in his hand, appearing in everyone's field of vision.
"Click"!
The Black Feather Shuai Banner was folded into two pieces by Jiang Feng's bare hands, and then discarded in the corner of the wall at random.
"Who the hell are you? Don't you know that destroying the Shuai Qi is a capital crime?" The soldiers under the city looked at Jiang Feng with puzzled faces.
The current situation was obviously wrong, and the soldiers' emotions began to stir, and they kept rushing to the city gates, but the two city gates had long been locked from the outside, and they could not rush out at all without siege equipment.
The surrounding places became narrower and narrower, and in addition to the fact that they had been standing for half a day, it didn't take long for some people to be in a coma and finally trampled to death by the surging crowd.
The four high walls above their heads, nearly 10,000 feathered arrows were aimed at them.
"Listen, the commander of the Black Feather Army, Qin Lan, has been martyred, and his soul has returned to Bauhinia Pass, if you choose to continue to resist, you will also follow in his footsteps, put down your soldiers, and kneel to the Yanzhou Tiger Army, I can consider sparing you from dying." ”
While speaking, Jiang Feng summoned the mole and whispered a few words.
"Let's surrender to the Yanzhou barbarians?"
These 80,000 elites are all pro-guards who follow Qin Lan to fight in all directions, it is difficult to tame, Jiang Feng originally did not intend to accept their surrender, Yanzhou is the most short of food, it is not worth feeding a group of white-eyed wolves, it is better to slaughter on the spot.
The means are cruel, but for the sake of the long game, it is worth it.
Bang!
There was a violent explosion from underground, and water poured upwards from the bottom of the makeshift barracks, drowning the knees of the soldiers.
"No, it's not water, it's like kerosene. ”
Even if someone in the city realizes the danger, they can't do anything about it, because there is no way to escape, and they are trapped in the high wall.
"Article 9 of the military regulations of the Yanzhou New Army, in the face of the enemy who refuses to surrender, you should take the method of killing all of them, this is what you brought on yourself, and you can't complain about me. ”
Jiang Feng hurriedly set up his bow and pulled the string, put the arrow wrapped in kerosene and cotton on the torch and ignited it, and shot it at the temporary barracks at his feet.
After receiving Jiang Feng's order, the surrounding Longqiang tribes immediately shot the rockets in their hands into the city, and tens of thousands of wind arrows pierced through at the same time, and the scene was extremely spectacular.
When the arrow touched the kerosene, it burned rapidly, and the sea of fire spread to all sides, instantly burning into a ball, and when the flame momentum was at its highest, it could even reach the mouth of the city wall.
"Burn it, the more prosperous the better, remember to clean up the temporary barracks, don't affect our troops. ”
The meat was burned to charcoal, and the taste was pungent, Jiang Feng found a reason to return to the palace.
Before the buttocks were hot, Chu He rushed into the main camp with a bronze sword.
"Your Highness, why didn't you consult me in advance about the transfer of troops? That's a full 80,000 lives, you burned all of them with a fire, I was their deputy commander, and I can negotiate. ”
Chu He once led the Black Feather Army to fight against the barbarians, and this army had extraordinary feelings.
He has always believed that this Black Feather Elite can be used for his own purposes through negotiation.
"Negotiations? When you attacked Tongguan, you were your own brothers in the city, and they couldn't be relied on, let alone these Black Feather Army.
They are Qin Lan's personal guards, they can't be tamed at all, they stay in the pass, they are not easy to deploy, and sooner or later they will cause a rebellion, so it is better to cut the grass and eradicate it to prevent future troubles. Chu He's overreaction was all expected by Jiang Feng.
"Having said that, killing and surrendering will arouse the resentment of the people, and in the future, when we attack the city and plunder the land, no one will surrender to us. ”
"There is no need to worry about this, the news that the Yanzhou New Army and the outside world have received will be that the Black Feather Army refuses to surrender to the Tiger Ben, which will eventually lead to the annihilation of the entire army. ”
Jiang Feng opened the map, concentrated on studying tactics, and no longer paid attention to Chu He.
"The Nine Emperors, it was the minister who hastily disturbed him and retired first. Chu He gestured and slowly withdrew from the main camp.
"Speaking of the matter of killing and surrendering troops, the first thing that came to my mind was the killing of the Qin army by Xiang Yu in the Chu and Han Wars, which did have a great impact on its subsequent development, but I would rather be the overlord of Western Chu who killed himself in Wujiang than Liu Bang, who finally won and became the emperor.
There are too many pawns, and staying by your side will only become a hidden danger, and it is better to kill the killer. ”
Jiang Feng, he does not belong to this world, and the history books of the Snow Country will not record his great achievements.
As long as you can win the war, what can you do if you use brutal means to kill tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers and leave infamy?
History books have always been written only by the victors.
"Between Yongguan and Fengdu, there are still two hundred miles of land, the most fatal is the Lanjiang River, my subordinates who have come out of the Yanzhou prairie are not good at water warfare, and there are no ships, how to cross the Lanjiang River?"
Jiang Feng was at a loss, and Yanzhou Huben was in a dilemma.
The 100,000 new army is no longer a petty fight, and if it continues to stagnate, it will eat up the grain produced in Yanzhou for half a year in a month.
"Your Highness, I see that it is getting late, so you should rest early. Lu Xia made the bed and prepared to serve Jiang Feng to bed.
"Well, the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, and all the worries will be over tonight. ”
Jiang Feng picked up Liuxia's willow waist, threw her on the bed in the small attic, and locked the door from the inside.
Fought all night until dawn, exhausted......
Jiang Feng hadn't gotten up until the third day of the day, and the noisy sound downstairs woke him up.
After simply putting on his clothes, Jiang Feng quickly walked downstairs, and Chu He was anxiously waiting in the main camp.
"Your Highness, something is wrong, just now the front sentry cavalry came to report, and found that two armies are rapidly approaching Yongguan, one of them is hanging the "Murong" handsome flag, I guess it is Murong Hao's Beifu Army, and the other is holding the imperial black dragon flag, mainly cavalry, which should be a cavalry battalion belonging to the forbidden army. ”
"Oh, don't panic, I'm worried that I have nothing to do? ”
Jiang Feng opened the map and asked, "How many people are there, and where is the specific location?"
"Murong Hao's handsome banner, the Beifu army should be pouring out, about 120,000 people, now stationed in Xiniu Town, less than 100 miles away from Yongguan, and the other Xiao cavalry battalion, only 50,000 iron cavalry, according to the intelligence obtained by the sentry cavalry, they have just crossed the Lanjiang River and set up camp by the river. ”
Chu He truthfully returned the information he had found to Jiang Feng, but he didn't expect Murong Hao to come so quickly.
The Yanzhou Tiger Ben Army has just experienced a bloody battle, and it has not yet been repaired, and it is tired of rushing, which will greatly reduce the combat strength of the whole army.