As soon as King Talong left, his cheering voices dropped a lot. Most people's attention turned back to the battlefield outside the city. Until this time, looking at the corpses on their side, they finally woke up one by one.
In this battle, the Kunda tribe, which was once considered powerful even in Dongwu, was probably defeated. The other two tribes escaped quickly, but many people died. With the war going like this, why did you feel as happy as if you had won a battle just now?
Is it the kind where the weak fights the strong, and even if you don't win, you still win? However, in this war, the Ming army only had 5,000 troops, but Dongwu's side dispatched about 30,000 troops. Which one is stronger and which one is weaker?
While they were reflecting on all this, the remaining people from the Kunda tribe who had escaped to ascend to heaven, as well as people from the other two tribes, had the courage to return to the battlefield to collect the bodies of their relatives and friends.
Seeing that people who were alive and talking not long ago were lying there without any movement anymore, many people felt sad and started to cry "woo woo woo". Soon, there was a cry outside the city, and the combined sound was so loud that it finally washed away all the celebratory thoughts that we didn't know where it came from.
The Dongwu soldiers above and below the city, whether they were leaders or lower-level soldiers, all looked at the Ming army camp in the distance, and then looked at the corpse collectors who were crying together, and each of them couldn't help but feel very heavy.
Although King Long's war elephant troops stopped the Ming army's pursuit, it was only 5,000 Ming troops. What's more, there are Ming army artillery that can restrain the war elephant troops. Can Donggo still win this battle of Ava?
This concept that the Ming army is extremely powerful has once again penetrated into our hearts, and it has even become stronger than before!
The question that we are thinking about now has already occurred to King Long on the city wall, and it is also the reason why his face quickly darkened.
Returning to the palace, when no one else was around, he suddenly sighed deeply and looked much older: This battle was really hard to fight!
However, after all, he was King Togo who had been in charge of Togo for many years, and he quickly hid this heavy thought in his heart. After gathering his thoughts, he turned to look at Tai Taitun who was standing respectfully below and asked: "Since you have seen the power of the Ming army, do you have any countermeasures to offer me now?"
This is indeed the case! Tai Taitun thought in his mind, and respectfully said: "Your Majesty, the general thinks that the Ming army is just the end of a powerful crossbow at this time!"
"Huh?" Prince Long heard this and snorted a little dissatisfied, and then said with a stern expression, "There are no outsiders here. You must listen to the truth, understand?"
"Your Majesty, what the general said is indeed the truth!" After hearing this, Tai Taiton immediately replied respectfully again.
Later, when he saw that King Long was showing signs of anger, he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the general has thought that the powerful artillery and firearms of the Ming Army actually consume quite a lot of gunpowder. If there is no gunpowder, then It's just a fire stick, it's of no use at all..."
Upon hearing this, Prince Long's eyes suddenly lit up, and his mood obviously changed immediately.
But Tai Taitun continued there: "...the Ming army came from afar, and they had to bring food and grass, gunpowder, artillery, etc. The things they had to bring were far more than the general imagined. The Ming army is so powerful that it needs these things to support it. In today's battle, the Ming army will surely consume a lot of money."
Having said this, he paused, raised his voice, and emphasized: "Our war with the Ming Dynasty consumes people, while the Ming army consumes logistics. The king is wise and powerful, and has made a decision long ago. , to cut off the Ming army’s food route. If so, what about the current Ming army? Isn’t it the end of the war?”
"That's right, that's right!" King Long nodded and said with a smile on his face, "That's what I think. Yes, that's what I think."
Having said this, he praised Tai Taitun again: "Of all the people, apart from Gu, you are the one who understands the weakness of the Ming army the best. Now it is urgent to cut off the food route of the Ming army. This is It's a matter, you come to help Gu, Gu will catch it himself!"
"General, I obey!" Tai Taiton was very happy after hearing this. It seems that the haze in the heart of the king over the defeat of Yunnan is gone. This is really a good thing!
Afterwards, the two of them began to discuss the details. On the one hand, they ordered all armies not to engage in direct combat with the Ming army. On the other hand, they used the previously deployed spies to inquire about the Ming army's food and grass situation.
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As for the Ming army, after Cao Bianjiao led the army back to camp, all the generals congratulated him. Cao Bianjiao also responded with a smile, finally having a hearty battle and showing off in front of the emperor.
As for the faint cheers from Ava City, although the Ming army heard it, they didn't pay attention. In this battle, the Ming army won a complete victory. The cheers of those barbarians were just to rejoice that they did not suffer a bigger defeat!
When he arrived in front of Emperor Chongzhen, Cao Bianjiao was a little more humble and said: "Your Majesty, the final general is incompetent and has not been able to continue to expand the results of the war in one breath."
"Haha!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "Cao Qing has a big appetite. Can he eat all Dongwu's overwhelming soldiers in one breath? Look at Zhou Qing and Huang Qing, will they agree?"
"That's right!" When Zhou Yuji heard this, he was the first to jump out and said to Cao Bianjiao, "Dongwu's army of more than 200,000 people can at least score some points with us, right?"
Huang Degong also joked and said, "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to hold on?"
The atmosphere in the Chinese military tent was very relaxed, and all the generals had smiles on their faces.
Emperor Chongzhen kept them entertained for a while, and then he stopped smiling and said: "This battle has severely damaged the morale of Dongwu's army. Next, each army will take turns to attack and continue to damage the morale of Dongwu's army. When the time is right, a decisive battle will take place!"
"The last general obeys the order!" Upon hearing this, all the generals in the Chinese military tent came out together and responded in unison with fists clasped, their voices firm and powerful.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he nodded and dismissed the military meeting.
As for the little tricks he used to proclaim the king, he didn't feel the need to talk to these generals. He could just wait for them to perform, then draw out the Dongwu army hiding in secret, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
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This time, the sounds of fighting between the two armies were heard, the shouts of killing were loud, and the sound of gunfire was heard far away. People from the surrounding tribes are all paying attention to this war. One day later, one person spread the word to ten, and almost everyone knew the outcome of this war.
"Have you heard that a fight finally broke out? The noise was really loud!"
"No, I was in Jiulipu and heard the news of the fighting over there. I heard that the Ming army won?"
"Of course the Ming army won. Don't even think about it. This Ming army was personally led by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It was the legendary Royal Forest Army. Every soldier was one of a hundred. You know how old the Ming Dynasty is, you can imagine Let’s see how many people there are in the Ming Dynasty. In the end, only tens of thousands of people were selected. It’s not like one is worth a hundred!”
"That's right. I heard that the Ming army only sent out a thousand men and horses, but King Dongwu sent out a hundred thousand men. What happened? They were killed by the Ming army and abandoned their armor. Just the discarded corpses were enough to make a base. It’s almost as high as the city wall!”
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Even if it is relatively reliable at first, it will naturally become exaggerated later. In this way, the power of the Ming army will penetrate deeply into our hearts.
For those tribes that had expressed their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, they were all elated. When they heard the news of such a great victory, they immediately prepared gifts and rushed to comfort the army and gain favor in front of the Ming Emperor.
And those tribes on King Dongwu's side began to worry. If the Ming army wins in the end, the tribes on King Dongwu’s side will all be captured by the Ming army to build roads and bridges!
As a result, some tribes began to waver. For the future of the tribe, they also began to prepare gifts and went to the Ming army to express their allegiance.
Morale is not something that only exists in the army. What affects is the human heart, as long as you are a human being, you will be affected. And these things outside the city are beyond his control, King Long.
Therefore, starting from the next day, people from the surrounding area continued to arrive at the Ming army camp. Everyone was not empty-handed, but racked their brains to think about what the Ming army would like and give it away.
Many of them, from their initial contact with the Ming army, already knew that the Ming army's expedition to Dongwu had difficult roads, so food was the most scarce thing and the most popular thing was food.
Therefore, many tribes sent their stored grains to the Ming army's rear camp for the first time, or the second time, or even the third time.
Of course, some people also gave other gifts, such as Dongwu's many agates and jade, or various unique fruits.
Emperor Chongzhen specially asked Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, to receive these tribal envoys here, record their contribution to supporting the Ming Dynasty at this time, and later capture Dongwu. Naturally, their benefits were indispensable.
Even if Dongwu has never heard of the identity of the Commander of the Jin Yiwei before, as long as we get to know him a little bit, we will know how noble he is. In this way, these messengers felt that the Ming Emperor valued them, and they became even more enthusiastic.
However, when the chief of one of the tribes saw all this, especially the carts of food, queuing up and waiting for the Ming army to accept them, he gritted his teeth with hatred: The king still wanted to cut off the Ming army's food route, but now, The food provided by these traitors to the Ming army alone is estimated to be enough to support the Ming army for one more month. If you include the Ming army transporting the same amount of food, the food consumed on the road adds up. No wonder everyone on the Ming army side is smiling.
These traitors have helped the Ming army so much! The king also said that the Ming army is at the end of a strong crossbow. He should really come and see for himself. How does the Ming army seem to be at the end of a strong crossbow?
If Dongwu dies, they will be eternal sinners!
Miaoshuwu
