However, after seeing the messenger's demeanor, everyone secretly thought something was wrong. If it was good news, how could the messenger look panicked?
The flattery that had already been stored up could no longer be photographed immediately; those who were still thinking about grabbing official positions also stopped; and the smile on his face, King Long, also solidified on his face, and finally disappeared without a trace. No trace.
They all couldn't understand. The situation was so good, how could there be bad news?
"Report!" Seeing that King Long was at the city gate, the messenger did not dare to rush into the king. When he was far away, he rolled off his saddle and fell off his horse. He almost rolled on the ground and rushed towards him, shouting loudly, "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is driving you." During the personal expedition to Yunnan, the coalition of chieftains was defeated. Our Dongwu army was also completely wiped out..."
This news was unexpected by everyone here. He, Prince Long, opened his mouth wide in surprise and asked with an incredulous look: "What, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is going on a personal expedition? How is it possible that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to such a far away borderland?" Landed?"
He really couldn't understand why Dongwu's army could not defeat the Ming army in the past, but finally occupied Mengyang and Mubang?
It is because the Ming Dynasty court did not care about these border areas at all. Therefore, Dongwu was able to win without victory, and the Ming Dynasty was defeated without defeat!
But now, is the Ming Emperor fully fed? How come you have traveled thousands of miles to come to such a wild place?
King Long felt that this news, no matter which angle he understood it from, seemed false. However, reason told him that it was impossible for the messenger to come with false news. Especially for such important news, it is impossible to be false.
Thinking like this, before waiting for the messenger to reply, he asked sharply: "Where is Tai Taitun, where are the others?"
If you want to know the details, you will definitely not be able to explain them by relying on a messenger. You can only ask the trusted generals he sent out. Only in this way can you know what happened in Yunnan?
"Back to the king!" the messenger hurriedly replied, "General Taitaitun has escaped and is on his way back to Ava. He is worried that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will personally lead the expedition, so he first asked the villain to report to the king urgently, hoping that the king will make preparations accordingly . Said that the current Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a villain who must take revenge, and he will probably lead an army to attack Dongwu!"
Obviously, Tai Taitun did not tell the truth and did not dare to tell King Long that he was captured. Therefore, when he was reported to King Long, the relevant information had been tampered with by him.
When King Long heard this, he was stunned again. Yunnan is already a borderland of the Ming Dynasty, a barbaric place, but Dongwu is even further away from the Ming Dynasty. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty will come to attack Dongwu. How is this possible?
At this moment, he suddenly felt worried. This bad news made him sober up a lot.
In the past, the Ming Dynasty's Yunnan generals Liu Wei and Deng Zilong's troops directly attacked Awa, scaring the general of Awa to open the door and surrender. Because of such an incident, King Talong was a little worried about moving the capital too close to the Ming Dynasty, and he did not dare to use Ava as his capital again.
Now, if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty were to personally conquer Dongwu, the elite level of the Ming Dynasty army and the number of the Ming Dynasty troops would definitely be far beyond those of Liu Wei and Deng Zilong.
Thinking of this, his forehead began to sweat. Unexpectedly, I am already old, so I will suffer the most serious setback, and my reputation will be ruined in one day?
"The majestic Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who sits all over the world and has boundless territory, would he care about what happens in such a borderland?" He Longwang thought for a while, and still said in disbelief, "No matter how much you seek revenge, it is impossible. Will the imperial commander personally conquer Dongwu? This has never happened before, not even their Taizu and Chengzu have ever done anything like this!"
If the messenger reported that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty would send a general to attack Dong Wu, then he would probably believe it. But if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty came to such a remote place in person, would he have nothing to do? Isn’t it fun to have three thousand beauties in the harem? Crazy?
The ministers on the side also felt sweat on their foreheads. Just when they didn't know what to say, they suddenly heard a voice shouting loudly: "Father, I, Dongwu, are extremely powerful. If the Dog Emperor of the Ming Dynasty dares to come... I, Dong Wu, will take this opportunity to destroy the Dog Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, devour the Ming Kingdom, and achieve my father’s immortal fame!”
These words are really harsh to hear. If it were an ordinary minister, he, King Long, would probably be angry. But these words were spoken by his son, so King Talong turned to look at his son who was making an impassioned speech beside him, with a gloomy look on his face.
Before he could say anything, he heard his son Pingdali continue to speak impassionedly: "I, Dongwu, have been under the national policy of recuperation and recuperation for nearly twenty years, and the national power has become increasingly prosperous. It is no longer what it used to be." . As long as the Dog Emperor of the Ming Dynasty dares to come to Dongwu, they are not familiar with the terrain. The mountains in Dongwu are high and densely forested, and soldiers and horses can be ambushed everywhere. I don’t believe it. Can he, the Dog Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, escape from many ambushes? Otherwise, our army can use the terrain to bypass the Ming army and cut off the Ming army's food routes, so that the more Ming army comes, the faster they will die..."
Hearing his son there, talking passionately and impassionedly, he listened, and his face suddenly began to look better again.
He suddenly thought: Yes, does he need to be so afraid of the Ming Emperor? Based on the terrain here in Dongwu, it would be a good thing if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty really wanted to conquer it in person!
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty came with his troops. The more troops he brought, the more food, grass and baggage he required. As long as the north of Dongwu has strong walls and clear fields, the Ming army will have no food and grass to plunder and can only transport food and grass from Yunnan. On the other side of Yunnan, a war had just occurred that affected the entire Yunnan, so food and grass supplies must have been tight.
In this way, as his clever son said, as long as Dongwu takes advantage of the terrain to rob the Ming Dynasty of food and grass, the more Ming troops come, the faster they will collapse! Even if the Ming army has no combat power, it will not be able to exert 10% of its capabilities by then!
Thinking of this, Prince Long's eyes slowly lit up. If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty really leads the army to attack Dongwu, this might be an opportunity for him and King Long to reach the pinnacle of life!
Thinking this way, his face looked much better, and he immediately gave an order: "Let's go back to discuss the matter!"
The so-called general is the courage of his soldiers. In the same way, his attitude as king will also greatly affect his ministers. With the prince's impassioned speech and the king's optimism, these ministers thought that it made sense, and they were not so afraid that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty would really have to conquer Dongwu in person. They began to think about this matter in their hearts, and followed him towards Prince Long. Went to discuss matters at Ava's palace.
This was a big deal. After he, King Long, changed out of his hunting gear, all the civil servants and military officers under his command had arrived. They were all packed with heads.
As soon as King Talong sat down, his son Pingdali rushed out and said to King Talong: "Father, I think that if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty dares to attack Dongwu, this is a gift from God." Give me Dongwu a good opportunity. As long as I defeat the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, even if Dongwu doesn't send troops to attack Ming Dynasty, it will be enough to shock the world and become the overlord!"
Having said this, he paused and took the opportunity to glance at the civil servants and generals before continuing to speak: "Besides, whether the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is defeated or captured, it is enough to make the Ming Dynasty fearful. In this way, my father should propose When it comes to territorial and property requirements, if the Ming Dynasty has enough, it will naturally not be stingy."
Hearing his emotional speech, some ministers who came over unexpectedly and did not listen to what he said at the city gate were a little worried and went out to report: "My king, what the prince said is indeed reasonable, but this is going to happen in the future." Only by defeating the Emperor of Ming will it bring enough benefits to Dongwu. But if...if the Emperor of Ming cannot be defeated, the army will overwhelm the territory and Dongwu will be in danger!"
After hearing this, Pingdali glanced at him contemptuously, then turned to him and said to King Long: "Father, my son is willing to lead the army and fight to the death with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If you lose, come and see me!"
After all, Prince Long is no longer a passionate young man, and is still quite cautious when facing decisions. After he pondered for a moment, he did not agree to Pindali, but consulted the important ministers in the court. After comprehensive consideration, he issued an order to let all civil and military officials prepare for war, and at the same time urgently ordered Tai Taitun to return to Ava as soon as possible. , report the details about the Ming army so that he can make the final decision.
As soon as this decree was issued, the entire Dongwu began to prepare for war. Wherever the decree reaches, there is a lot of chaos, military orders are issued, young men are recruited, and tribes are required to provide money, food and people.
Three days later, Tai Taitun rushed to Ava City in a state of embarrassment. He did not go anywhere else and went directly to the palace to see King Long. As soon as they met, he burst into tears: "My king, the last general must die." , the loss of soldiers and generals has weakened Dongwu’s national prestige, weakened the reputation of my king, and made the emperor of the Ming Dynasty look down on my king. The last general deserves to die..."
"That's enough. How is the battle going?" Prince Long asked with a gloomy face.
At this time, Pingdali heard the news and rushed over. When he saw this scene, he also shouted to Tai Taitun: "How many troops did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty bring, and what is their combat strength?"
Tai Taitun did not dare to neglect, and quickly reported: "Your Majesty, the imperial army led by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is indeed elite. There are hundreds of cannons alone. Under the simultaneous bombardment of thousands of cannons, our army will not be like a battle. The bombing and killing is crazy. There are many Ming troops, so they take the opportunity to pounce. What's more important is that the soldiers of the chieftain rebelled at this time. Otherwise...otherwise my family may not be defeated in one battle!"
At this point, without waiting for King Long to speak, he immediately added: "What the guilty general said is absolutely true. Sha Dingzhou, the leader of the positive and negative alliance among the Yunnan chieftains, and Wu Bikui are outside the palace. It can be said that they Verify!”
As soon as he heard this, King Long naturally couldn't help but spread the news. The two chieftains who had been lucky enough to escape appeared in front of King Long.
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