Faced with King Long's inquiry, Sha Dingzhou and Wu Bikina were filled with indignation and excitement. Anyone who looked at them could tell that they had most likely been cheated.
"Your Highness, the Ming Emperor is very treacherous. He actually used our fields to buy those damn slaves, causing them to betray him. Otherwise, the Ming Emperor may not win!" Wu Bikui said with great hatred.
Sha Dingzhou was also the same. As soon as Wu Bikui finished speaking, he loudly complained: "The fields are all our fields. That dog emperor bought those damn things without paying anything. Under the sun, again How could there be such a shameless emperor!"
King Talong listened to the two of them's replies, which were similar to what Tai Tai Tun said. In his heart, he breathed a sigh of relief. Because according to what they said, when the two armies were facing each other, a large number of soldiers suddenly rebelled, which would indeed have a great impact on the war and determine the success or failure of the war.
While he was thinking about it, he heard Pingdali sneer and say: "So it's not that our Dongwu army doesn't believe it, but that the Ming Emperor is too treacherous. Haha, this kind of thing won't work in my Dongwu!"
"Yes, the Dog Emperor of the Ming Kingdom only came up with such insidious tricks out of surprise. It may be useful for the chieftain who originally belonged to the Ming Kingdom, but it is wishful thinking to use such methods against me, Dongwu!" Taitai listened. He quickly agreed and reported to King Long, "Moreover, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty also threatened that we Dongwu are barbaric natives, frogs in the well, and have occupied Mubang and Mengyang of the Ming Dynasty. He must personally conquer and conquer them." Our Dongwu was flattened. He even said that he wanted... to..."
"What do you want?" After hearing this, King Long frowned and asked with a cold snort.
After being questioned, Tai Taitun continued: "He also said that he would capture the king and the crown prince alive, then put a rope around their necks and lead them to the capital of the Ming Dynasty like a dog..."
"Wow, wow, wow..." Hearing this, Pingda screamed so hard that he even forgot to salute him, King Long, and sternly requested: "Father, the dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty bullies people too much. I would like to capture the dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty alive, put a leash on him, and bring him to my father as a gift for his birthday banquet!"
King Talong was also very angry when he heard this. He immediately nodded to his son and said sternly: "Okay, I will give you one hundred thousand horses, and I will also give you a decree to allow you to do things conveniently in Mubang and Mengyang."
After hearing this, Tai Taitun, Sha Dingzhou, and Wu Bikui breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other with inexplicable meanings in their eyes.
For them, the last thing they wanted to see was that when the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty pressed on the border, King Talong surrendered in fear. In that case, the defeated Tai Tai Tun must bear the responsibility for this shame. It is possible that Sha Dingzhou and Wu Bikui were captured by King Long and presented to the Ming Emperor to please the Ming Emperor.
Because of this fear, the three of them discussed with each other on the way to Ava. They should not place too much emphasis on the elite of the Ming army, but should emphasize that the fundamental reason for the failure of the war was the rebellion of those slaves.
Just as they were breathing a sigh of relief, they suddenly heard King Long yelling at Tai Taitun: "I will bear the responsibility for the previous defeat in your mind first! Now you are more familiar with the Ming army and the Ming emperor, so... Accompany the prince to battle, and remind the prince at any time not to let the prince fall into the trap of the Ming emperor. If you can defeat the Ming army, regardless of whether the Ming emperor is captured or not, Gu will not only forgive you for the previous defeat, but also give you Record merit, do you understand?"
"General Sin will understand!" Tai Taitun couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and said repeatedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for showing mercy. General Sin will definitely assist the Crown Prince. No matter whether he goes to the mountain of knives or to the sea of fire, he will never frown! "
After hearing this, Prince Long ignored him. Instead, he turned to look at Sha Dingzhou and Wu Bikui, and said in the same cold voice: "You two are also going together. If there is anything you need to pay attention to, please remind the prince at any time. As long as you can If you win this war, I will allow you to take back your territory."
Sha Dingzhou and Wu Bikui also expressed joy after hearing this, and expressed their gratitude to King Long.
King Talong didn't pay much attention, and turned to look at his son. His face became extremely serious and said: "This battle is related to the fate of our country. If we lose, everything is over. Furthermore, you and I will both be punished by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." Endless humiliation; if we win, from now on, I, Dongwu, will definitely become a big country! In this way, we must be cautious in this battle. Remember what you said before, use the advantage of the land to defeat the Ming army and cut off the military supply route. Do not fight with The Ming army faces a direct confrontation!"
Although he did not get any answer to the question just now to explain how elite the army is, he is not a fool. Since the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will march in person, the Ming army that comes with him will definitely not be an ordinary army, but a Ming army. The most elite army in the country!
Facing such an army, he, King Long, still knew himself. With the combat power of Dongwu's army, if there is a head-on confrontation, there is a high probability that he will not be the opponent of the Ming Emperor. However, Dongwu's advantage lies in the right time, place, and people. Facing the danger of national subjugation, all Dongwu people should unite with the enemy, use the jungle harassment to attack the Ming army, and finally defeat the Ming army.
"Father, don't worry. Under the guidance of my father, my son will definitely not embarrass his father!" Pingdali heard his instructions from King Long and immediately spoke eloquently, "Destroy the roads, relocate the people, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, drag the Defeat the Ming army. If we have a chance to defeat them, and cut off their food routes, we will win in one battle!"
"The Crown Prince is wise!" Tai Taitun heard this and immediately flattered him, "This is the best strategy to deal with the Ming army. I didn't expect the Crown Prince to have already thought of it!"
After hearing this, Pingdali turned to look at him, and his expression became a little better.
King Talong also nodded after hearing this, and told his son again: "Remember, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is treacherous. Don't be deceived by illusions. You must stick to the strategy you have set. Guhui will continue to collect troops and military rations. This point Don’t worry, I will send more troops to you when the decisive battle comes.”
"With my father coordinating the overall situation and strategizing, my sons and ministers are full of confidence and will surely triumph!" Pingdali answered loudly with his head held high and his chest puffed out.
Prince Long was still a little worried. After explaining and explaining again, he finally asked them to step back. Afterwards, he immediately sent an order to return to the capital and continue to collect military supplies and troops, so as to mobilize the strength of Togo's entire country to deal with this crucial battle.
But here in Ava City, Pingdali has the final say. His military orders were issued one after another, and the messengers and troops left the city of Ava in a steady stream, and troops from far away came to report to Pingdali. In just a few days, Ava City was already a scene where war was about to begin.
On this day, after the messenger hurriedly arrived to report, Pindali couldn't help but said angrily: "What, you dare to disobey my military order? How brave!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately turned to look at Tai Taitun beside him and shouted: "I'll give you five thousand troops, go and deal with him immediately!"
Hearing this, Tai Taitun said hesitantly: "His Royal Highness, he is also a tribal chief after all. He is a person who is valued by the king. He usually pays a lot of food and grass. How about... How about asking the king for instructions... …”
Before he could finish speaking, he saw that Pingdali's anger level was about to reach full, and he interrupted sharply: "This battle is related to the fate of our country, and my father has given me full authority to handle it. How dare he rely on his own strength? In spite of his face, he ignored the overall situation and disobeyed my order to strengthen the wall and clear the country! This policy was approved by my father and had been warned many times. There was no need to ask for instructions again. I immediately chopped off his dog's head and hung it on the top of Ava City. Serve as a warning to other thieves who are unwilling to advance or retreat with Dong Wu!"
This was all he had to say, and Tai Tai Tun had nothing to say. Moreover, he also felt that what Pingdali said made sense. So, after he received the military order, he immediately went to carry it out.
This Awa area is Dongwu’s granary in the north. If you leave this place alone, if the Ming army makes a sneak attack here, you can get food and grass supplements.
In order to take precautions, Pingdali not only had to fortify the walls and clear the fields in the areas close to the Ming Dynasty such as Mengyang and Mubang, but also issued a military order to fortify the walls and clear the fields in the Ava area.
Someone who dared to disobey his military orders just gave him an excuse to get on the knife edge of him as a new officer, so he would naturally not show mercy.
Needless to say, after the sword was struck and the head was hung on the head of Ava City, the subsequent military order of strengthening the wall and clearing the field was executed smoothly. When the news reached King Talong, King Talong not only did not blame him for using the knife, but instead issued a decree to commend him.
As a result, Pingdali's prestige suddenly reached a high point, and no one dared to disobey his military orders. Even if everyone has complaints about this, they can only keep it in their stomachs.
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Emperor Chongzhen learned about these things through the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Tai Taitun. At this time, he was actually still in Kunming.
I have to say that Dongwu's countermeasures are correct. If he dares to confront the Ming army head-on, his brain is rusty.
However, even if Dong Wu took the correct countermeasures, Emperor Chongzhen remained calm, neither anxious nor panicful, and allowed Dong Wu to prepare for the war. On his side, he just sorted out Yunnan in an orderly manner before continuing south.
The reason for this is that the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field is not so easy to implement. It can be described as killing a thousand enemies and damaging oneself by eight hundred. It could even be said that it could be worse.
For example, after implementing the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness, people's livelihood will inevitably be greatly affected. If the enemy can be defeated, it will be easy to say, and it can be described in this sentence. But if you still can't defeat the enemy, you will lose both your wife and your troops.
Emperor Chongzhen asked Dong Wu to torment himself first, and slowly led his troops southward. Contrary to the saying that troops are more important than speed, on this day, they finally reached Mubang.
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