Chapter 233: The Brave General Takes Risks

Outside Yongzhou City, Longcheng's southern expedition army camped.

In the Chinese army's tent, the brave general Pang Xianchu, dressed in civilian clothes, was convening his two lieutenants, Fan Wuji and Tang Ziyi, to discuss matters.

At this time, it is the season when autumn tigers are raging, and the Guangdong and Guangxi areas are scorching hot and hot.

Half of the 100,000 southern expedition troops under Pang Xianchu were the new Polu Army rebuilt on the basis of the original Longcheng Polu Army. From the generals to the soldiers, they were all from the northwest.

The other half were the new Huben troops who had returned, and most of the soldiers were from the lands of Yan and Zhao in the north.

When I first came to fight in the southern region, I was somewhat acclimated.

During the march to South Vietnam, soldiers suffered from heatstroke from time to time, and non-combat attrition was not uncommon.

Lieutenant General Fan Wuji cursed and complained: "The weather in South Vietnam is really easy to make people irritable. The sun is shining and it's raining. It's like a steamer steaming people like steamed buns!"

Deputy General Tang Ziyi also echoed: "What General Fan said is absolutely true. The weather in South Vietnam is really hot and unbearable. I just inspected the military camp and found out;"

"There are no soldiers on combat readiness duty in the camp, so they are all lying shirtless inside the tents. The soldiers on patrol outside are wearing heavy armor, and the clothes inside can be squeezed out of water!"

"If a war breaks out, especially if it involves a huge feint attack on the city, I'm worried about whether the soldiers can withstand the scorching sun!"

Fan Wuji also said angrily: "Who would have thought that the biggest enemy of our Dragon City army in the southern expedition to South Vietnam is not the South Vietnamese wolf soldiers in Yongzhou City, but the scorching sun hanging high above our heads, eh!"

"alright!"

At this time, the brave general Pang Xianchu finally stood up, interrupted the two deputies' depressing remarks in turn, and said: "General Fan, General Tang, these kind of complaints that affect morale can only be complained in front of this general;"

"But you must not let the soldiers under your command hear it!"

Pang Xianchu continued: "By the way, the letter of surrender written by this general to Emperor Tiande of Nanyue Kingdom in accordance with the emperor's oral instructions should have been delivered to the capital of Nanyue Kingdom for several days, right?"

Fan Wuji said: "General Pang, five days have passed. Logically speaking, it's time for Li Zongmin to reply!"

Hearing this, Tang Ziyi interjected and said: "General Pang, is it possible that Emperor Tiande does not intend to accept the emperor's surrender, but is preparing to fight to the end with our Dragon City Southern Expedition Army?"

Um!

Pang Xianchu nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's possible!"

Immediately, he analyzed: "According to intelligence, the South Vietnamese country has 200,000 troops and occupies a unique geographical advantage. If this general were the Emperor of Tiande, I am afraid he would not choose to surrender without mercy."

"To be honest, this general doesn't pay much attention to these 200,000 wolf soldiers in South Vietnam. The only difficulty that needs to be overcome is this damn weather;"

"At this time, storming Yongzhou City and taking Yangcheng County directly will be a huge challenge for our army!"

"but--"

As he said that, Pang Xianchu changed the subject and said sternly: "The emperor has already informed the world that he will ascend the throne in the first month of the year. We can't wait until the weather gets colder before taking back South Vietnam by force, right?"

"If we delay the Emperor's enthronement ceremony, not only will you and I have no face to face the Emperor, but we will also have no face to face the late Emperor when we are under Jiuquan in the future!"

After a pause, Pang Xianchu suddenly slapped his hand on the desk in front of him, making a crisp sound, which shocked both Fan Wuji and Tang Ziyi.

Pang Xianchu's expression was solemn and he said firmly: "No, this general must make the South Vietnam suffer some hardships in Yongzhou City, accept the emperor's surrender obediently, and end this chaotic and divided situation as soon as possible;"

"Deputy General Fan Wuji, Tang Ziyi obeys the order!"

"The general is here!"

The two of them stood up and took the order.

Just when Pang Xianchu was about to give the order for the two men to prepare to attack the city, the voice of the messenger suddenly came from outside the Chinese army's tent.

"Report——"

"Reporting to the general, the envoy of the South Vietnam Kingdom wants to see you!"

Um?

Hearing the news, Pang Xianchu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and the two lieutenants beside him also looked surprised and their eyes met.

Could it be that Emperor Tiande of Nanyue Kingdom made the decision to surrender to the emperor?

After a moment of hesitation, Pang Xianchu ordered in a loud voice: "Let the envoys of the South Vietnam Kingdom wait outside the camp. I will summon the general after he has finished handling the military affairs!"

"The general will get the order!"

Outside the big tent, the messengers left in a hurry.

Afterwards, Pang Xianchu immediately ordered Fan Wuji and Tang Ziyi: "Two generals, I will give you a moment to burn incense. Wear your armor and sword and go to my camp to meet with the South Vietnamese envoys!"

"The general will get the order!"

Soon, Fan Wuji and Tang Ziyi put on their armor and went away.

Pang Xianchu also ordered: "Come here, put on the armor for me, general!"

After a stick of incense, the brave general Pang Xianchu, who was wearing bright light armor and a sword tied around his waist, finally ordered to summon the South Vietnamese envoys who had been waiting outside the camp for a long time.

The envoy, wearing a long robe and official uniform, almost suffered heat stroke from the autumn sun.

After he finally got summoned by Pang Xianchu, he walked into the Chinese army's tent and saw three generals in armor and swords staring at him eagerly.

Especially the one in the middle, with his unconcealed murderous aura and sharp eyes, made the envoy tremble and shudder.

But he had to bite the bullet and took the initiative to ask: "Which one of you is General Pang, the brave general of the Longcheng army?"

Pang Xianchu shouted: "This general is me!"

The envoy said: "General Pang, I am here to meet General Pang on the orders of Emperor Tiande, inviting General Pang to go to Yongzhou City to take over the city defense and discuss the surrender of Nanyue to the new emperor!"

As he said, the envoy presented the imperial edict in his hand to Pang Xianchu and said: "General Pang, this is the surrender edict of Emperor Tiande of Nanyue, please take a look!"

"In addition, the Nanyue garrison in Yongzhou City has also opened the city gates and is ready to welcome the Longcheng army into the city. After the general leads his troops into the city to complete the transfer of city defense, the Yongzhou garrison will present the tiger talisman to the general!"

Well!

Pang Xianchu nodded, and with a glance, his personal soldiers took the surrender edict from Emperor Tiande from the envoy.

He glanced at it casually, and the contents and seals on the surrender edict seemed to be fine.

In fact, Pang Xianchu had no ability to distinguish the edict and seal of Nanyue.

However, the envoy of Nanyue had already made everything clear, so Pang Xianchu did not suspect any fraud.

After exchanging glances with the two deputy generals Fan Wuji and Tang Ziyi, he waved his hand and said, "Lead the way, I will order the three armies to assemble and enter Yongzhou City!"