Nanzhang County is located at the eastern foot of Jingshan Mountain Range, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, Nanzhang County is located in the eastern plain area of Nanzhang County, which is a river valley plain, which is a long strip of north and south, and the entire river valley plain area is surrounded by mountains.

Although the mountains in the east of Nanzhang County are not very high, the mountains are mountains after all, and people can climb them with their bare hands, but if they want to engage in transportation, they must take the narrow and curved valley road between the mountains.

Originally, the complex terrain like Nanzhang County should have always been a battleground for soldiers, but because Nanzhang County is located in the central region of Hubei, the west is difficult to climb the Daba Mountain system, the north has Hanshui and Xiangyang City, the south has Jingmen, and the east has Yicheng, so the complex topography of Nanzhang County has no use.

When Ning Yuan led the Condor Air Force to fly over Daba Mountain and occupy Nanzhang County, the terrain there finally became an impregnable barrier.

After ordering the Condor Air Force to quickly capture eight towns in Nanzhang County and hold the outlet of the Manhe River west of Wu'an Town, most of Nanzhang County fell under the control of the Condor Army.

Now if you want to counterattack Nanzhang County by land, there are only two roads to choose from, one is the intersection between the Manhe River and the two mountains, and the other is the mountain valley road used to communicate Nanzhang and Xiangyang.

Both of these passages are easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as a small number of elites are sent to defend the pass, they can block the enemy's millions of male soldiers.

Of course, if the enemy dispatches a flying legion, then the terrain of Nanzhang County will have no effect, and they can break through all the way to the sky above Nanzhang County from any direction.

However, what Ning Yuan was most afraid of at this time was the flying legion of the Northern Expedition Alliance, and he wished that the Northern Expedition Alliance would quickly send out the only remaining flying legion.

Therefore, when the county town of Nanzhang on the plain of the river valley fell into his hands, it was basically impossible for the Northern Expedition Alliance to recapture it in a short time.

After occupying most of Nanzhang County, Ning Yuan immediately arranged for the arming work.

He first sent the Silver Pegasus Knights to defend the two land passages, and then immediately began a real surrender operation against the 17,000 elven prisoners of war.

After ordering all the elven prisoners of war to be taken to a farmland outside the city, Ning Yuan rode a silver pegasus and flew in front of the prisoners of war.

Glancing at the frightened elven captives on the side, Ning Yuan shouted loudly: "Warriors of the elven clan, I am Ning Yuan, the founding emperor of the Condor Empire, and I am also the current elven king of the Silver Star Elf Empire and the Golden Empire, and the son-in-law of many powerful elven tribes.

Although my body is human, I have a deep connection with the elves, so I am also half elven.

In the past, we fought on the battlefield because we were each our own master.

And now that you have become our captives, you have fulfilled your duties and obligations to those to whom you are loyal, so that we can get straight to the point and speak freely at this moment.

Our Condor Empire's attitude towards captives has always been very lenient, as long as you don't make trouble for us, then we will treat you kindly, so that you are fed and clothed, but you need to serve three years of labor for us.

Of course, this is our normal attitude towards prisoners, but now it is an abnormal situation, and we cannot send you safely to a place where you are served, so we need to make some changes.

Now, there are two paths before you to choose from.

The first way is to swear allegiance to me and join the Condor at once, and from then on you will be a member of the Condor Empire, and together with me and every warrior of the Condor Empire, you will build a great empire.

The second way is that I will immediately release those who do not want to join the Condor Empire and give you three days of dry food, after which it has nothing to do with us whether you live or die.

If we meet again on the battlefield, then you will most likely die by our swords.

Don't worry, I've always done what I said, no matter which path you choose, I won't go back.

Of course, I would be happier if you could choose to join the Condor Empire and become a part of the Condor Army.

However, I've never been a dislike of half-hearted people, so if you want to join the Condor Empire, you have to be genuine.

Alright, now I'll give you twenty minutes to think about it and choose according to your heart.

If you want to join the Condor Empire, you will automatically go to the rice field in the south, and if you want to leave immediately, you will automatically go to the rice field in the north, and I will have someone distribute dry food to you immediately and send you safely to the valley road in the mountains.

You must not have any worries, you must follow your heart, I can swear to you in the name of the Elven King, no matter what choice you make, I will not embarrass you. ”

After capturing Nanzhang County and Baokang County, the Condor Army needed to defend several passes, and it was not enough to rely on the 10,000 smuggled ape warriors, so Ning Yuan could only do his old job and surrender the prisoners again.

"Rather... Your Majesty, if I were to choose to join the Condor Empire, would I have a chance to ride those silver flying horses? ”

As soon as Ning Yuan's words fell, a young elf ranger in front of him asked.

Looking at the young elf ranger's eyes staring at the silver Pegasus under his crotch, Ning Yuan replied with a smile: "After joining the Condor Empire, you are a member of my Condor Empire, you can enjoy all the treatment of the elves in the Condor Empire, and naturally have the opportunity to become a Silver Pegasus Knight."

However, the number of silver Pegasus is very scarce, and if you want to become a Silver Pegasus Knight, you must compete with countless outstanding elven people, and only when you finally stand out can you officially become a Silver Pegasus Knight who can soar in the sky. ”

After hearing Ning Yuan's reply, the young elven ranger immediately saluted Ning Yuan gratefully, and then walked towards the rice field to the south with great determination.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as someone takes the lead, the next thing will be easy.

After the young elf ranger was the first to choose to join the Condor Empire, some young elves with red and silver pegasus also stepped out of the crowd and joined the ranks of the first young elf ranger.

Looking at the elven rangers who walked to the rice fields in the south one by one, while the rice fields in the north were always empty, a bright smile immediately appeared on Ning Yuan's face.

"Hello, His Majesty the Emperor of the Condor Empire, I would like to ask you, are you preparing to launch a unified war against this place and occupy this place for a long time?"

Just when many young elves chose to join the Condor Empire, a voice suddenly sounded.

Ning Yuan followed the prestige, only to see that the one who spoke was a middle-aged elf with traces of age on his face.

After carefully looking at the relatively calm middle-aged elf, Ning Yuan replied with his hands in his arms, "If I said that I wasn't sure either, would you believe it?" ”

"I believe, because there is no need for Your Majesty to deceive me as a nobody."

Staring at Ning Yuan's eyes, the middle-aged elf replied with a calm face.

After hesitating for a moment, the middle-aged elf asked again, "Your Majesty, if you can't occupy this place for a long time, then what is the main purpose of your army coming over this time?"

If it's not convenient for you to answer, then you don't think I've asked. ”

"Engage in sabotage, completely destroy the agricultural production of the entire Hubei region, and make this place completely barren."

Ning Yuan looked at the middle-aged elf and said word by word, his voice was full of murderous intent.

The Monkey Legion was about to rush to Nanzhang County, and the sabotage operation was about to begin, so Ning Yuan didn't need to hide it.

After hearing Ning Yuan's answer, the middle-aged elf's face immediately changed, he stared at Ning Yuan's face for a long time, and then slowly asked, "Your Majesty, don't you want this land of rich fish and rice?" ”

"Why, how could you not want to? I dream about it every day. ”

Ning Yuan smiled happily when he said that he was thinking, but before he could laugh for a few seconds, his face suddenly changed.

"But what's the use of just thinking about it? Is this here mine?

Now this land of fish and rice belongs to those you are loyal to, and if you want to get here, the warriors of our Condor Empire must shed their blood here, and many warriors will sleep on this land for a long time, never to wake up.

Now the fish here, the rice here, and all the resources produced here belong to those you are loyal to, and they will use these resources to kill countless Condor Empire warriors.

In that case, why should I make this land of abundant fish and rice available to my enemies?

If this place were to be left in ruins, my enemies would be left in ruins, and my soldiers would suffer far fewer casualties.

Since destroying this place will not only hit my enemies, but also reduce the casualties of my men, why don't I destroy this place first?

The land of fish and rice, hmph, only the land that belongs to my Condor Empire is qualified to be the land of fish and rice, and the places that do not belong to my Condor Empire do not have this qualification. ”

At the end, Ning Yuan's face was full of anger, like a killing god, which made the middle-aged elves and other captives who had not yet made a choice shudder.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live the Condor Empire!"

......

As for the warriors of the Condor Empire, Ning Yuan's words immediately ignited the blood in their hearts, made them feel their blood boiling, and made them proud to follow such a king who loves soldiers like a son.

Listening to the coral tsunami-like cheers around him, and looking at the fanatical faces of the elves riding on the silver pegasus, the middle-aged elves had a solemn face.

After a long sigh, the middle-aged elf raised his arm and signaled to Ning Yuan that he had something to say.

After seeing the middle-aged elf's movements, Ning Yuan raised his right hand to signal the cheering crowd to be quiet, and then looked at the middle-aged elf with a smile on his face.

After calming down again, the middle-aged elf spoke: "Your Majesty, didn't you say before that you were an elf king, a half-elf clansman?"

I dare to ask you, if you turn the entire Jianghan Plain into a barren, then how are you going to settle the elves living here? How do you settle ordinary people of other races living here? ”

After hearing the middle-aged elf's question, Ning Yuan suddenly looked surprised, and then asked directly, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, my name is Simone Momiji." The middle-aged elf replied.

"Simeone, to be honest, I admire your spirit of thinking about the world everywhere, but unfortunately, as the emperor of the Condor Empire, I can only think about the people of my Condor Empire before I can think about anything else.

If I can't do both, then I will definitely choose the interests of the people of the Condor Empire first, and for the sake of the people of the Condor Empire, I can even become a bloodthirsty executioner.

So here, I can only say sorry to you, sorry to the people here, because this is war, and you have to divide it into a war of life and death.

If you want to blame them, you can only blame them for their own bad lives and giving birth to the wrong country.

But there is one thing I can give you peace of mind, and that is that I will not take the initiative to do anything to the people here.

As long as they don't come to get in the way of our Condor's military operations, then I can guarantee that the Condor will never attack them. ”

After hearing Simone's intentions, Ning Yuan's eyes rolled and he immediately thought of a good idea that could kill two birds with one stone.

"But Your Majesty, if your army wants to turn this place into a barren, isn't that tantamount to indirectly killing the people here?

Without a source of food, wouldn't the tens of millions of people here just wait to die?

When the time comes, in order to protect their homeland and continue to survive, they will definitely clash with the army you have received.

You're not giving them a way to live at all, so what's the difference between killing them directly?

Your Majesty, it is not their fault that they were born in this land, because it is something they cannot choose, and the only option they have is to be loyal to the strongest here.

Your Majesty, if you can take in us defeated generals, why can't you take in the people here?

As long as Your Majesty can let the people here live a stable life, I believe that they are also willing to join Your Majesty's Condor Empire. ”

Simone spoke with emotion, hoping to make Ning Yuan change his mind.

However, who is Ning Yuan?

He has been fighting on the battlefield for so many years, has seen countless life and death, and the people who die directly or indirectly in his hands must be based on ten thousand, how could he be moved by such a little trick as Simeone?

Glancing at Simone with a look of anticipation, Ning Yuan nodded and smiled: "Well, what you said is very reasonable, since this is the case, then for the sake of your face, I will give the people here a chance!" ”