brush!
The messenger's message immediately invigorated both the deputy marshal Chang Yuchun and his deputy Su Chen.
Especially Su Chen, the Governor-General of Liangjiang, who was originally a surrendered general, paused noticeably for a moment, then a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes, and he asked impatiently:
"What did you say? Vanguard commander Lu Jiang killed Emperor Murong Fu of the Nanzhao Kingdom on the battlefield?"
"Is this message confirmed?"
Upon hearing this, the messenger nodded emphatically and said firmly, "Reporting to the deputy general, this news is absolutely true!"
"General Lu is currently leading his troops to wipe out the remaining forces of Nanzhao, and has specially ordered me to come and report to Deputy Commander Chang!"
After receiving an affirmative reply from the messenger, Governor-General Su Chen of Liangjiang could no longer hide his smile, a smile that was a mixture of relief and a yearning for fame and fortune.
Being the first to scale the walls, charge into battle, slay enemy generals, and capture flags are the highest honors in military merit.
Moreover, he killed the enemy emperor right on the battlefield.
Therefore, the greatest credit for the southern expedition belongs to Lu Jiang, the vanguard commander.
Lu Jiang, in the final analysis, was also the deputy general of the Liangjiang New Army under Su Chen, representing the entire Liangjiang New Army group. He made such great achievements in the southern expedition of the army.
This is not only an honor and achievement for Lu Jiang, the vanguard commander, but also represents the achievements and honor of Su Chen, the governor-general of Liangjiang, who surrendered to the new emperor Chen Huai'an as a general, and his 50,000 Liangjiang New Army!
With this military achievement, the Liangjiang New Army can be considered to have gained a foothold in the new dynasty.
Su Chen's tense nerves could finally relax.
At this moment, Deputy Marshal Chang Yuchun, having recovered from his brief shock, declared with boundless pride, "Slaying a general on the battlefield is the highest honor in military exploits throughout history. There was Han Xin at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms period;"
"Throughout history, this is the first time I've ever heard of someone slaying the emperor of an enemy state on the battlefield."
With that, Chang Yuchun waved his hand and praised Lu Jiang, the vanguard commander, without reservation, saying, "Let's go, all generals, follow me to welcome Lu Jiang, a general in our Longcheng army who is comparable to Han Xin and Guan Yu!"
"This deputy commander will personally draft a memorial to the Emperor, requesting commendation for General Lu!"
"The Vice Commander is truly awe-inspiring!"
On the battlefield, Lu Jiang, the vanguard general of the Longcheng Southern Expeditionary Army, was leading his cavalrymen to eliminate the remaining Nanzhao cavalry who were putting up a stubborn resistance, while keeping a watchful eye on the Pyu soldiers several miles away.
Even now, he was still feeling dizzy.
Lu Jiang never dreamed that the Nanzhao general he had knocked off his horse was actually Emperor Murong Fu of Nanzhao.
Regardless of the merits of the Nanzhao emperor's title, he was still a genuine emperor!
This incredible achievement has left Lu Jiang dizzy and still unable to calm down.
"Report—"
"Reporting to the general, several elite cavalry units from the Pyu army's ranks, who are observing the battle ahead, are attacking our forces!"
Suddenly, the report from the centurion of his personal guard brought Lu Jiang, the vanguard commander who was still in a daze, back to his senses.
Looking in the direction of the sound, they indeed saw three warhorses galloping towards their own camp from the Pyu Kingdom's camp several miles away. The flag bearers on the horses were raising white flags that symbolized surrender.
Lu Jiang dared not be careless and immediately ordered, "Pass down the order: the entire army is on alert!"
Then he ordered his personal guards: "Men, carefully prepare the body of the Nanzhao emperor for burial!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
A moment later, the deputy marshal Chang Yuchun and his entourage, along with the Pyu envoys who had come on horseback to deliver the surrender edict, arrived at the battle zone at almost the same time and found the vanguard commander Lu Jiang.
The task of accepting the Pyu Kingdom's surrender decree naturally fell to the vanguard commander, Lu Jiang.
Chang Yuchun, sword drawn, stood on his horse and asked the kneeling Pyu envoy, "Who is kneeling before me, my deputy commander?"
The Pyu envoy said, "This humble subject is a special envoy of King Mangyung of Pyu, and I have come here specifically to deliver the Pyu surrender edict to the commander-in-chief of the southern expeditionary army in Longcheng."
"My King Mangyung Long of Pyu is determined to lead a million Pyu subjects to surrender to the new emperor!"
snort!
Chang Yuchun snorted coldly, not immediately taking the surrender edict from the Pyu envoy, but instead scrutinizing the Pyu envoy with a playful look.
In fact, Chang Yuchun had already foreseen the Pyu Kingdom's surrender to the new emperor Chen Huai'an long before the two armies clashed.
Back when the Nanzhao Kingdom was in Dali, the capital, Chang Yuchun was still wary of the Pyu Kingdom's elephant cavalry, so much so that he summoned his generals overnight to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy.
When the two armies suddenly encountered each other outside the city of Kachin in Pyu, and when he discovered that the Pyu elephant corps consisted of only a little over a thousand war elephants and a few thousand elephant soldiers, Chang Yuchun suddenly realized that he had been too cautious and had placed too much importance on the Pyu elephant corps.
A mere thousand or so war elephants, without the support and coordination of elite cavalry and infantry on the battlefield, would not be able to cause any real trouble.
Faced with the overwhelming superiority of Longcheng's army in terms of manpower and weaponry, even if they were to use a strategy of attrition warfare and sheer numbers to wear down the Pyu Kingdom's elephant cavalry, they could still annihilate them completely.
Therefore, for Chang Yuchun, who previously liked to lead from the front and personally ride into battle, he didn't even have the urge to charge into battle. Instead, he left the opportunity to lead the troops to the vanguard general, Lu Jiang.
As it turned out, Lu Jiang, the vanguard general, did not disappoint Vice Commander Chang's trust.
In his first battle, he not only defeated the Pyu Kingdom's elephant cavalry, but also killed the Nanzhao Kingdom's emperor, Murong Fu, on the battlefield. This made Chang Yuchun start to look at him with new respect.
At this moment, when the envoy from Pyu Kingdom came to deliver the edict of surrender, Chang Yuchun also prepared to give them a warning first, which could be regarded as setting a rule and dignity for them.
Sure enough, seeing that the commander of the Longcheng Southern Expeditionary Army was reluctant to accept the Pyu Kingdom's surrender edict, the Pyu Kingdom envoy who came to deliver the letter immediately became nervous and began to tremble uncontrollably.
Suddenly, Chang Yuchun roared, "How dare King Mangyinglong of Pyu! Just an hour ago, he colluded with the remnants of Nanzhao, sending his elephant cavalry to harass my army in Longcheng!"
"Now that the Nanzhao army has been defeated and its fate is sealed, they want to use a surrender edict to seek the forgiveness of my Longcheng army. Do they really think that I, the deputy commander and the Longcheng army, can be so easily fooled?"
"Does he really think the imperial majesty of my new Celestial Emperor is so easily challenged?"
"Absolutely outrageous!"
"Please calm down, Vice Commander Chang—"
The kneeling Pyu envoy was so frightened by Chang Yuchun's angry roar that his face turned pale and he almost buried his head in the ground.
He kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, saying, "Vice Commander Chang, our king was also deceived by the Nanzhao emperor—ah, I mean, by the wicked words of the Nanzhao remnants—and had absolutely no intention of wanting to be an enemy of the Longcheng army;"
"At this moment, our King Mangyinglong has realized his mistake and is determined to forgive himself for offending the new emperor's majesty. He hopes that Vice Commander Chang will give our people a chance to atone for their sins."
"Besides this decree of surrender, Deputy Commander Chang can also propose the other conditions for surrender to our King in person."
"This humble servant believes that our king will certainly show sufficient sincerity and demonstrate his determination to surrender to the new emperor!"
snort!
Chang Yuchun snorted again and said, "That's for the best!"
"You, go back immediately and tell Mang Yinglong to disarm the Pyu army on the opposite mountain and have them line up to await my arrival so that I can personally receive the surrender edict from him!"
"Your sinful subject obeys!"
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