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 transported across the blockade, there were only two or even one left.
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 had been accompanying Feng Kezhi in commanding the battle in the Fengjiang area. The situation had taken a turn for the worse recently, and the entire Fengjiang was 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 Fengjiang Battle 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 of Feng Kezhi's encouragement, 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 focused on the field battles outside Fengjiang City. But it has to be said that Feng Kezhi personally supervised 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 men: "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 is completely captured. 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 himself 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. Within five days, the peace talks will probably be over. The defeat of the Great China Empire has been determined, and it has long been unwilling to fight. There will be no hesitation in signing the peace agreement.
As a general, he knew the content of the peace talks. Fengjiang City will be used as a trading port and will be jointly administered by the Dahua Empire and the Tang State... The Dahua troops surrounding Fengjiang City will definitely be returned to the Dahua Empire by then.
These are all certain things, so he is not anxious at all, but is very calm. He finished these reasons simply, and then looked at his confidant: "So, it is the best choice for me to stay and not leave."
Are you kidding me, listen to those people and retreat to a safe area?
I guess my 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, and it was estimated that he, the general, would definitely take the blame after the war.
If he just takes the blame casually, that's it. The worst case scenario is that he will be demoted and punished as a warning to others. But this time, Feng Kezhi knew that he was probably going to be dealt with intensively.
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 his younger brothers who actively gave up power to him to protect him when he ascended the throne and became emperor. He was also extremely obedient to those few who seemed cautious and obedient. 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 in 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 Feng Kezhi with the more obedient Zhao Chen.
It is almost impossible to hide this kind of thing from the eyes of interested people, and Feng Kezhi naturally knows it. It's just that he thought this matter was not that serious before, and at most he would just abdicate in favor of others.
But later, Feng Kezhi completely angered Zhao Kai on issues such as his opposition to war with the Tang Kingdom and the appointment of 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.
He hoped that Zhao Kai would give him a chance to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy because of his insistence on defending Fengjiang and trying to save the war.
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 knew that this general had been working hard on the military modernization of the Great China Empire over the 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 Great China Empire would not have an air force at all, nor would it have so many military factories with advanced equipment.
But 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 tolerate such a military boss who had always been against the imperial power.
With Feng Kezhi around, someone in the military would stand up to oppose Zhao Kai's decision, and those generals would 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 gunfire 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.
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 top brass 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 the city is alive and the people are there, but the city is lost and people are dead!
I don't know why, but after receiving the telegram from Feng Kezhi, the Emperor of the Great China Empire, Zhao Kai, 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, in his opinion, the conditions in the negotiation have been agreed, and the Tang State and the Dahua Empire each occupy half of Fengjiang City.
, the Great China 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 even more beautiful 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 spoke to comfort everyone, pretending to be heartbroken.
However, he then left Jiang Run, the Minister of Rites, and hinted that Jiang Shangshu, the emperor, was not satisfied with the previous negotiation conditions.
Jiang Run heard what Zhao Kai meant: it was nothing more than slowing down the pace of negotiations to 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 reparations. This news suddenly pushed the Chu State and the Dahua Empire to the forefront. The whole world was watching them, waiting for them to sign and sign.
