"What, Togo's elite army is here?"
"Yes, there are fifty war elephants alone, and a total of twenty thousand horses have come!"
"You were contacted by the deputy alliance leader, right? This is so timely, so great!"
"..."
In this instant, Wu Bikui's prestige instantly surpassed that of Sha Dingzhou.
It is true that Sha Dingzhou also has allies and has sent Hongyi cannon. However, although the Hongyi cannon was powerful, it could not capture Kunming City. But now, when the imperial army was pressing over, Wu Bikui's allies arrived, with 20,000 troops and 50 war elephants. This newly arrived army is like a stimulant, entering the body of every rebel.
Wu Bikui was naturally very happy about the timely arrival of Dongwu's army. He immediately shouted in a loud voice: "The leader of the army is Tai Taitun, the confidant of King Dongwu and Talong. I will go to welcome him together. Wanwan Don’t be rude.”
When the other chieftains heard this, they immediately applauded. Even Sha Dingzhou could only follow Wu Bikui's lead against his will at this moment.
So, these chieftains marched five miles south and saw Dongwu's army coming.
Fifty war elephants were walking at the front of the team. They were huge and had a great visual impact. Although these chieftains in Yunnan have all seen war elephants, and some of them have also had war elephants. However, as many as fifty heads are not something that chieftains like them can have. Seeing so many war elephants at this time made them envious.
Tai Taitun, the confidant of King Dongwutalong, sat on the back of the first war elephant, looking down at these Yunnan chieftains, and in response to their greetings, he said with a proud face: "My king said, Coming here this time will definitely help you conquer Kunming."
Since King Dong Wu Talon ascended the throne in the second year of Chongzhen, he abandoned the external expansion war that wasted people and money, devoted himself to the recovery and development of the domestic economy, and allocated land to landless farmers.
In the 11th year of Chongzhen's reign, he even conducted a nationwide census and compiled survey statistics on household registration, cultivated land area, output and taxes in various places, which served as the basis for tax collection and labor recruitment.
The reason for doing this is that the previous kings of Dongwu liked to expand and fight. They invaded Yunnan several times and fought several wars. At the beginning, he was beaten to a pulp by Liu Wei, the most powerful general in the late Ming Dynasty. But later, Liu Wei was transferred to Korea to fight the Japanese army, and there was no general in Yunnan to frighten Dongwu. The Mubang that originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty was taken away by Dongwu.
Not only that, Dongwu also attacked other neighboring countries. The number of wars had already left Dongwu exhausted. It is for this reason that when King Long ascended the throne, the public opinion in Dongwu was already very war-weary. Seeing this, King Talong stopped fighting and rested.
Now, after nearly twenty years of recuperation, Dongwu's national strength has greatly increased. It was discovered that the Ming Dynasty was in chaos and the chieftains rebelled. Naturally, King Long would not let go of such a good opportunity, so he came to fish in troubled waters.
At this time, after hearing Tai Taitun's words, these chieftains looked at each other, and finally looked at their deputy leader.
When Wu Bikui saw it, he knew that the situation had changed and Dongwu's army didn't know it yet, so he needed to explain it to him. The other toasts asked him to do this.
But at this moment, he didn't speak. Instead, he warmly welcomed Tai Taitun and led Dongwu's army to the military camp outside Kunming City. When a banquet was held, he was ready to explain the current situation to Tai Taitun.
But who would have thought that Tai Taitun had already seen the Kunming city defense just now. Before Wu Bikui could speak, he immediately laughed and said: "Don't worry, the Kunming city defense is nothing more than this. As long as the general chooses the right opportunity and sends out the war elephant troops to cooperate with the attack, We will definitely capture the city of Kunming within three days!"
After he finished speaking, he saw that these chieftains were not as happy as expected, and suddenly felt a little unhappy, and then said: "Why, do you think the general is bragging? Or is it because he promised to give half of the city's property? Are you going to regret it?"
Hearing this, the chieftains looked at Wu Bikui again, and some of them didn't look very friendly in their eyes. They didn't expect that Wu Bikui actually made the decision privately and promised half of the property in Kunming City to the Dongwu people. No wonder the Dongwu people were so active and sent fifty war elephants.
In fact, they misunderstood Wu Bikui. When he first negotiated with him, King Long, it was not on this condition, but on several state capitals near Dongwu, which were also promised to him by King Long.
At this time, Wu Bikui was a little unhappy when he saw Tai Taitun, so he quickly explained: "Now the situation has changed a bit. Conquering Kunming City within three days is no longer the most important thing..."
Hearing this, Tai Taitun was a little surprised. The army was sieging the city. Instead of attacking Kunming City, could it be that they had to fight elsewhere?
"...The imperial army has arrived. It is the Ming Emperor's personal expedition. It is only a hundred miles away. It is estimated that it will reach Kunming in the next two days." When Wu Bikui said this, he forced a smile and saluted Tai Tai, "The general will lead him. The elite Dongwu army has arrived, and we are confident that we can fight against the imperial army, defeat the imperial army, and defeat the Ming Emperor!"
"What?" Tai Taitun was shocked when he heard this. He didn't know anything about this situation in advance. He thought he was just here to attack Kunming City and pick up leaks. When his expression changed, he didn't care about drinking and asked quickly, " The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the expedition? How many troops came? Five hundred thousand, or one million, it must be a huge number, right?"
In his opinion, if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is here, it must be an overwhelming force. The Ming Dynasty was so big that it would not be surprising even if it had an army of one million.
Hearing his words, Wu Bikui couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and quickly replied: "The scouts have verified before that the imperial army should be around 70,000, and it is said to be only 200,000."
"What, only 70,000 troops?" Taitaitun couldn't help but be surprised after hearing this, "With such a small number of troops, not even half of your army, the Ming Emperor dared to lead the expedition himself? Did he think that fighting a war was just playing house? , is this a child’s play?”
After finishing speaking, he suddenly became excited again, and immediately said to Wu Bikui: "If you really need such a few troops, you can rest assured. As long as the Ming Emperor dares to come, he must be kept here, or , capture him to our Dongwu and dedicate him to our king, hahaha..."
Seeing him so optimistic, I have to say, it gave these toasts a little more confidence.
The reason why they were a little pessimistic before was because many of them were robbed of their old nests and lost their foundation, which made them psychologically weaker. And because the rumors about the Ming Emperor that I heard before were true, I became even more afraid.
At this time, I heard Tai Taitun speak and saw Dongwu's army. It was indeed much better than their own army, at least in terms of equipment, so of course their confidence increased a lot.
Just listen to Wu Bikui saying to Tai Taitun: "We still have to rely on the general! To be honest, the general, this dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a bit treacherous. He did not come to rescue Kunming City immediately. Instead, he attacked my hometown first..."
There was going to be a battle soon, and he had to explain the situation to Tai Tai Tun to avoid any problems during the war.
When Tai Taitun heard this, he couldn't help being a little surprised and said: "It seems that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is really a bit cold-blooded. He treats his ministers like this and doesn't come to rescue Kunming City first. It will definitely make other people feel chilled. Don't worry. Although your hometown is gone and you were retaliated by the imperial court, it doesn’t matter. As long as we defeat the Ming army, you can take revenge on us."
Having said this, he paused and then added: "Even if it is just a stalemate, it will be of great benefit to us. Not only are the number of troops on our side more than double theirs, but our troops are bound to win if they are defeated, and The Ming army must always worry that their mean and unkind emperor will abandon them too. So we will definitely win this battle!"
After Tai Taitun compared the armies of the two sides in detail, many chieftains became more optimistic and felt that what he said made sense. With the addition of Togo's elite troops, they will have a greater chance of winning this battle.
Therefore, they all started to flatter Tai Tai Tun. Some chieftains even flattered King Long. This scene made Ruan Fuquan feel very uncomfortable when Annan came over.
Originally, when he first arrived, it was like all the stars were holding the moon. But as time passed, not only did the Hongyi cannon they brought failed to capture Kunming City, but one was damaged. Now, his side is actually of little use to the war. After experiencing the feeling of being valued from being valued to being despised, and seeing that Togo has become a guest here, he regretted it. If he had known better In this case, more troops should be brought over.
However, if you think about it carefully, he needs reinforcements from the Yunnan chieftains to attack Zheng's army from the north and the south, so how can he send troops.
At this time, Ruan Fuquan was disappointed, but Tai Taitun was very happy. He simply drank the wine in one breath, threw it away, and shouted loudly: "Okay, let the army rest for a day, and tomorrow we will Take the initiative to greet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and fight for a decisive battle. I can tell you that you must not kill the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but capture him alive. I will also take him back and offer it to our king, so that the dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty can serve our king! "
"General, isn't it going to be cut?" A chieftain heard this and asked in a joking manner.
Needless to say, in the decisive battle with the imperial court, the soldiers and soldiers of Dongwu's army must be the backbone of the army to please.
Hearing him speak, the other toasts burst out laughing. Tai Tai Tun also laughed and immediately replied: "Yes, it must be cut!"
Just like that, by the next day, except for the Ming army who left 50,000 troops to defend Kunming City, the other chieftain troops, together with Dongwu's army, marched towards the imperial army in a mighty manner.
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