Chapter 574

The two cities of Nanhai and Jianxing were looted and massacred by the Feng army. In just one hour, the two cities turned into a living hell on earth.

The 400,000 Fengjun who entered Hedong have now suffered close to 100,000 casualties. Basically every soldier has an acquaintance of his brothers who were killed or wounded in battle. People want to avenge their dead and wounded brothers, but Ning Jun Reluctant to fight anymore, Soldier Feng's rage for revenge could not find anyone to vent to, and now it was all vented on the people of Ning Kingdom. As the war continues, the common people have become the most innocent victims and targets of the struggle between the two countries.

After Feng's army broke through the city, the first to suffer were the big families in the city. Because big families had more people and more money, they could naturally kill more and rob more. All of this must be recorded in the merit list of Feng's soldiers. For future improvement purposes. After the Feng army killed and robbed all the big households, they began to search door to door throughout the city, killing everyone they met and robbing money whenever they saw it. At this time, the missing Feng people in the Hedong area became the favorites.

The Feng people in Hedong were bullied by the Ning people on weekdays, but now their identity as Feng people and the family tree of Feng country have become their gold medal to avoid death. Many Feng people living at the lowest level finally found the opportunity to stand up and take revenge. They took the initiative to lead Feng Jun into the city, provide clues, and introduce Feng Jun into the home of Ning Ren, who had become familiar with them.

With the help of the Feng people in the city, Feng Jun's massacre became smoother. In the end, Feng Jun loaded all the stolen property into the carriage, took the Feng people in the city, and returned to Feng Jun's camp. After Feng Jun left, the city was in a mess, with corpses everywhere and women who had their clothes stripped off. The city was filled with rivers of blood and mountains of corpses.

Of course, the Feng Army camp could not accommodate so many Feng people, but the three cities occupied by the Feng Army, Qingyuan, Xiaoxia, and Fengcheng, could. After returning to the camp, Tang Yin ordered to allocate manpower to guard the Feng Army. They escorted them in batches to the three cities occupied by their own side, and distributed land and houses to them free of charge.

In this troubled world with constant disputes, people are the foundation. Only those who have strength can have everything. Tang Yin can be ruthless to Ning Ren, but for Feng Ren in Hedong, he will fight for it if he can, and try his best to win over to his side.

In the past, Feng people in the Hedong area were ashamed of their Feng Ji identity, but now, the situation has completely changed. Ning people all wish they could become Feng people and have Feng Ji's family tree, so as to escape the killings of the Feng army. .

The bloody massacre of Jianxing and Nanhai City by the Feng Army was just the beginning, and it was far from over. The Feng Army used formations as units to attack the towns belonging to the Guining Kingdom in all directions. They used infantry for those who were close and cavalry for those who were far away. Only three days passed. , almost all the villages and towns near Nanhai and Jianxing were attacked and looted by the Fengjun, and the Fengjun came very frequently, sometimes in the morning, in the afternoon, and sometimes several times a day. The people of Ning State were so frightened that they hid in the wilderness and did not dare to show their faces.

After the Feng Army had harassed almost all of the Hedong area, they began to use the mobility of the cavalry to penetrate westward and attack the towns of Ningguo to the west of Hedong. This part of the harassment was mainly completed by the Pingyuan Army. The Pingyuan Army was the first army to follow Tang Yin. They had become accustomed to harassment tactics when they fought against the Besa people, and now they are very comfortable in using them. The cavalry of the Pingyuan Army frequently entered the Feng Army camp and ran around in Ningguo, seizing opportunities. A sudden sneak attack made the people of Ningguo town near Hedong miserable and in danger.

Under this situation, urgent reports from all over Ningguo were sent back to Ningdu Liangzhou like snow flakes. Seeing these urgent reports, Yan Chu was helpless.

Right Prime Minister Zhang Zhihong has always been at odds with Wei Zheng, so how could he miss this opportunity to impeach him now?

Above the court, Zhang Zhihong said seriously: "According to the battle report from the front, our 500,000 elite soldiers in Daning commanded by General Wei Zheng only fought once with the Feng Army, and the advantage in this battle was entirely on our side. The Feng Army was finally defeated and returned to the camp. This shows that on the battlefield, our army's strength is not weaker than the Feng Army. However, since that battle, General Wei Zheng has not fought again, allowing the Feng Army to attack unchecked. Your Majesty, sirs and generals, Wei Zheng is so cowardly that he has killed the people of our country and robbed our country of money. He has harmed the people of our country and destroyed the prestige and morale of our army. He is the chief culprit of bringing disaster to the country and the people. Please, your Majesty, cancel all Wei Zheng's actions. Duty, return to the capital to investigate!"

After he finished speaking, all the ministers in the court nodded, feeling that what Zhang Zhihong said made sense.

"this……"

After listening to Zhang Zhihong's words, Yan Chu was very embarrassed. He trusted Wei Zheng and believed in Wei Zheng's strength. Since Wei Zheng did not fight, he must have a reason not to fight. However, with so many places being attacked and so many people dying at the hands of the Feng Army, it was also true that Wei Zheng was unfavorable in the battle with the Feng Army. Yan Chu was now hesitant. If Wei Zheng is transferred back, who can take over his position? If it were anyone else, he might not be as good as Wei Zheng, but if Wei Zheng continues to be retained, not to mention the dissatisfaction of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, I am afraid that the people of Ning Kingdom will also accuse him of not blocking his appointment, causing Ning people to suffer.

Just when Yan Chu didn't know what to do, Zhang Zhihong rolled his eyes, thinking about it, and said: "Your Majesty, General Yuanhong is on his way back to the capital now. General Yuanhong is not only our number one general in Daning, He is also the most intelligent general in Daning. Why don’t your Majesty send someone to deliver a message on a fast horse and ask General Yuan Hong for his opinion?”

"Oh?" Yan Chu's eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, why did he forget about Changsun Yuanhong? This man is very good at using troops. With the current situation in Hedong, he wondered whether he should fight Feng Jun. It should be clearest. After thinking about it, Yan Chu nodded and responded: "Just follow what Aiqing played!"

Yan Chu sent people to ride fast horses day and night to the Western Army camp to find the commander Sun Yuanhong and ask for his opinion. However, Yan Chu ignored one point at this time. He asked the eldest son Yuanhong about this matter, which was equivalent to asking in vain.

When Changsun Zhan and Changsun Ce went to the west of Ningguo to find Changsun Yuanhong and explained that Changsun Yuanhu was killed by Feng Jun, Changsun Yuanhong also cried. He had no brothers. The person closest to him since childhood was his cousin Changsun Yuan. Hu, now that he heard that Changsun Yuanhu died in battle and had his head chopped off, how could he not feel sad and angry? However, the first thing he asked was not which Feng general killed Changsun Yuanhu, but who was the person who sent Changsun Yuanhu to the battlefield.

Changsun Yuanhu has been idle at home, and it is impossible to be transferred to the battlefield in Hedong for no reason. Changsun Ce and Changsun Zhan did not understand the meaning of Changsun Yuanhong's question, and subconsciously replied: "Of course it is the king!"

Changsun Yuanhong shook his head and said: "The king will not suddenly think of Yuan Hu, someone must have recommended it to the king!"

After he said this, Changsun Ce and Changsun Zhan both remembered it and said in unison: "It's Yuanhu recommended by Wei Zheng!"

After hearing this, the eldest son Yuanhong looked up to the sky and sighed, with tears in his eyes: "It was Wei Zheng who killed my brother!"

What kind of person is Changsun Yuanhong? He does not rub sand in his eyes, and his mind remains clear even when he is feeling sad and angry. He understood immediately when he heard that Wei Zheng deliberately sent Yuan Hu to the battlefield in Hedong, and also deliberately let Yuan Hu harm the two armies. In front of the formation, in order to force oneself to go out to fight against the wind army.

Wei Zheng's goal was achieved. His father and uncle both came to invite him, and his cousin died tragically. Changsun Yuanhong had no other choice but to leave the mountain. However, Changsun Yuanhong silently wrote down this account in his heart, hating him. Wei Zheng hated Fengjun even more.

Now Yan Chu sent someone to ask him whether Wei Zheng made any mistakes on the Hedong battlefield. How could Changsun Yuanhong give a rational answer? After reading Yan Chu's handwritten letter, he said to the envoy sent by Yan Chu without even thinking: "Your Excellency, please return to the capital as soon as possible to inform your Majesty that Wei Zheng is not suitable for the task of blocking the Feng Army. Any general can defeat the Feng army, but Wei Zheng, who is greedy for life and afraid of death, cannot!"

After hearing Chang Sun Yuanhong's words, the envoy broke out in a cold sweat. How dare he delay in the Western Army, he immediately rushed back to Liangzhou and conveyed Chang Sun Yuanhong's original words to Yan Chu.

The ministers in the court said that Wei Zheng's command was unfavorable. Even the eldest son Yuanhong, who was far away from the court and was very good at strategizing, said that Wei Zheng was not suitable. This made it impossible for Yan Chu to protect Wei Zheng. In the end, Yan Chu reluctantly issued an order under heavy pressure from both inside and outside the court, urgently summoning Wei Zheng back to Liangzhou, and the post of commander-in-chief of the entire army was temporarily held by the former deputy commander-in-chief Ming Xiaotian.

When Yan Chu's transfer order came to the Ning Army camp, Wei Zheng's head buzzed after reading it. At such a critical time, sending yourself back to the capital means that the king no longer trusts you. It's okay to go back by yourself, but what about the more than 400,000 troops now? Leave it all to Ming Xiaotian? Ming Xiaotian was born into a hereditary noble family. How could he know anything about military matters? !

"Our army will be defeated... Your Majesty misunderstood the slander and mistakenly transferred me back to the capital, which will lead to the tragic death of hundreds of thousands of our Ningguo soldiers on the battlefield..." In front of the envoy who sent the transfer order, Wei Zheng couldn't help but lament. This was not only He scolded all the civil and military officials of the dynasty, including Yan Chu.

The envoy changed his face on the spot, but Wei Zheng was a general with a high position and he did not dare to say anything. He just said coldly: "The king ordered the general to return to the capital immediately. There must be no mistake. General, let's go!" "

Wei Zheng had already planned the battle to the east of Hedong. He insisted on not fighting. There were more than 400,000 Ning troops stationed here. The Feng army only dared to harass everywhere, but did not dare to capture a city or a town. When Changsun Yuanhong led the army, The Western Army arrived, and the two armies merged into one, and they could fight back in one fell swoop. Not only could they regain the lost land east of Hedong, but they could also defeat the invading Feng Army. Now his plan has just begun, and the Western Army is far away from Hedong. How can he be willing to return to the capital at this time?

But he had to listen to Yan Chu's will. In the end, he had to pull Ming Xiaotian to his side and repeatedly told him that he could only hold on and wait for the arrival of the Western Army, and he could not go out to fight against the enemy.

After listening to Wei Zheng's instructions, Ming Xiaotian felt quite impatient. He chuckled, squinted at Wei Zheng, and asked, "Does Mr. Wei think that Xiaotian doesn't know how to fight?"

To put it bluntly, he was asking Wei Zheng, do you think I don’t understand military affairs or tactics?

When Wei Zheng heard this, his expression suddenly changed and his heart became cold.