Mengmi was originally just a town under Mubang, producing jade, so the Ming Dynasty sent eunuchs here to supervise mining. Later, the leader of Mengmi bribed relevant officials of the Ming Dynasty and became independent from Mubang. Two tribes fought, while the Ming Dynasty led a straitor and appointed Mengmi as an independent appeasement department, and eventually became a new country.

However, as Dongwu's ambition grew, he continued to launch wars and clashed with the Ming Dynasty, resulting in Mengmi, Mubang, and even Mengyang, who were further northwest, suffering from military disasters and the people were living in poverty. These areas, which were originally prosperous because of the Jade Mine, had already fallen into decline, and their population had decreased significantly on a large scale.

King Talong led 100,000 troops, claiming to be 500,000. He slowly headed north in a vast and storm. Villages and villages everywhere, as long as they had a little brain, fled their homes and avoided military disasters. But they had no brains and thought that they would escape the disaster by seeking King Talong, were robbed and supplies were filled with troops. Men, women, young and old became civilians and became members of the army.

Dongwu's army encountered no resistance from the Ming army along the way. Finally, the troops arrived at the main city of Mengmi.

It was just after noon, the weather was clear and the climate was neither cold nor hot. It was a good weather. King Talong rode on the elephant, watching his army being densely packed and roaring and provoking, but the enemy opposite closed the city gate and the village gate, and was waiting for the battle. He was very happy. He pointed at the Ming flag in the distance and shouted loudly: "I will give you five days to see who can offer those flags to me?"

Upon hearing this, the generals who were hugging him beside the elephant rushed to answer: "Your Highness, the last general is the best way to kill the general and seize the flag!"

"The last time, we will not be able to capture Meng Mi in five days, four days, four days! We will present those flags and the head of the Ming army, the Tang King, to Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, the last general will be able to capture the Tang King alive in just three days and lead him to the palace like a dog!"

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As long as you have eyes, you can see that the morale of the troops on both sides is not at the same level at all. Not to mention, the number of troops on both sides is really a waste of everyone and can flood Mengmi City. With such a huge gap, it would be strange if you can't win this battle!

At this time, Mengmi City, including Dongwu City, was far from comparable to those in the mainland and north of the Ming Dynasty. Although it was built with brick walls, it could be only about ten feet high at most. If an elephant attacked the city, people could level the top of the city on the back of the elephant.

King Long listened to the words of his generals, with a smile on his face and his eyes looking at the enemy in the distance.

The Ming army adopted the strategy of defending the city, and each had multiple military camps in the four corners of the city, protecting the city. Judging from the flag, most of the military camps outside the city were chieftain troops from all over the country, and the Ming army seemed to be concentrated in the city.

King Long looked at it, looked carefully, and found that the two chieftains troops he was paying attention to were also outside the city. This made him a little regretful, otherwise, he would launch an attack directly, and the two chieftains troops were in the city at the same time, and they would be able to move into the city tonight.

Although he was a little regretful, he also understood that the Ming army was not so easy to deal with, and this battle would take several days. Thinking of this, he ordered camping and resting and to attack the city tomorrow.

At the same time, on the head of Mengmi City, the Tang King was also watching the enemy formation.

Before, the Ming army relied on its own strength, as if destroying Gula, and in the blink of an eye, he captured Mubang, Mengmi, Mengyang and other places. He felt that Dongwu's army was actually like this. If it hadn't been decided at the beginning, if it weren't for the request of Master Min, he would have wanted to change this steady strategy and attack Awa directly.

Therefore, when the war began, the King of Tang firmly demanded to come to Mengmi, and said that as the King of Tang, the vassal kings on Dongwu would not always be behind. Even this time, his firm attitude was so determined that he had to go to Emperor Chongzhen. Of course, it was in the chat group.

The princes were divided into military and political power. In a sense, the King of Tang was the founding king of the country. He did not want to hide behind and enjoy his achievements. He would not have any sense of accomplishment or prestige. As the descendants of Taizu, how could he miss such an opportunity?

Emperor Chongzhen could vaguely guess the idea of ​​King Tang based on his original historical deeds. To put it nicely, he had an ambition! Thinking that this war had been arranged and the danger was very small, he agreed to the King Tang's request.

After some trouble, King Tang finally stood on the head of Mengmi City as he wished.

To be honest, he didn't care about Dongwu's army before. At least he had this common sense, and the number of troops must be exaggerated. Even the Ming army itself, with 10,000 troops, isn't it called 50,000? Dongwu's claim to be 500,000, but maybe only tens of thousands of troops were only. Moreover, from Ye Bucheng's report, he learned that Dongwu's army's equipment was very simple, which made him a little disgusted.

At this time, the King of Tang was a little pale. He looked at the people outside the city shouting horses and the sounds of elephants, especially the dense heads, which could not be seen at first sight, and finally shocked him. Even if there were pigs, even if the Ming army could cut them, they would be weak and powerless, right?

Can you win if the troops on both sides have a huge difference in strength? The King of Tang thought so in his heart. For some reason, he suddenly felt a little regretful and felt that he was trying to die. Why did he forget that Donggo's military strength is indeed strong, otherwise, he would not have come to provoke the Ming Dynasty repeatedly.

"Your Highness, these barbarians are just native chickens and tiles, so please feel free to watch how our Ming army shows its power!" Zhong Lizhi, the chief flag of the Jinyiwei guard who was guarding him, had been with him for about two years and had already been familiar with his temperament. When he saw his face, he smiled and comforted him.

After hearing this, the King of Tang forced a smile at him, then turned around and looked at the elephant army in the distance. To be honest, the most shocking thing for him was this elephant army. He was a little unimaginable. Once these elephants rushed forward, who would be their opponent?

At this time, a general came over to inspect. Seeing that the King of Tang's face was a little pale, he smiled and said to him: "Let me leave it to the last general on the city. Your Highness will rest with peace of mind and fight back. It's a bit noisy, and I'm afraid I will not be able to sleep well."

When the King of Tang heard the words, he turned around and saw that he had been the commander Deng Kelu who he had worked hard to dig. Speaking of which, Deng Kelu was also a descendant of a famous family. His grandfather was Deng Zilong, a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty. When he led his troops to attack Dongwu, Deng Kelu happened to be trained and served as a personal guard beside Deng Zilong. Later, Deng Zilong was promoted to general and died in the Korean battlefield. At that time, he was already the chief executive, and had many years of suppressing bandits and had rich combat experience.

This time, the Tang King dug up Deng Kelu, who was already a garrison, to serve as the commander of the army he trained. It can be said that he had high hopes. At this time, when he heard Deng Kelu speak with confidence, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and squeezed out a little smile and said, "Okay, then I will entrust everything to you!"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the Xiangjun in the distance again before turning around and leaving the city.

Deng Kelu smiled and watched King Tang go down the city before turning back and staring outside the city.

If it weren't for the strong support of the court, Deng Kelu would never be so sure in the face of the fierce Dongwu army. After all, he was the one who led the troops to fight, so he naturally knew that the army in his hands had won more than a year of training, but in his eyes, it was still not strong.

In the previous victory, any Ming army could win. The main reason for winning was that one was a surprise attack, which caught Donggo off guard; the second was that there was sufficient preparation in advance. Not only had the terrain, terrain, routes, etc., but even the enemy's troops, the ability of the main general, etc., they could also find out clearly, and they sent their internal support first. Under these conditions, it would be strange if they didn't win!

An army can only become a strong army after experiencing the test of a strong battle, rather than just fighting a battle with the wind! If the Tang King wants to attack Awa in one go, he will fight with Dongwu's main force. Even if he has sufficient preparations in advance, the outcome will be difficult to predict.

But now, the tough battle created by the Pavilion Master, or the Emperor, to defend the city is the best training for this army. What's more, he knows that there is a strong army outside, and in this case, it would be strange if he can't win!

Thinking of this, Deng Kelu started patrolling again. Because he knew that the enemy was coming in a fierce manner, many soldiers were under great pressure and needed him to give them confidence.

Far outside the city, King Talong was already sitting on a high platform, with plates of fruits placed in front of him, drinking fine wine, and watching his army busy, he was quite excited.

When his tent was established, he finally waited for the person he had been waiting for.

Suddenly, around the king's tent, his personal guards were closely guarded. In the king's tent, there was only one casual messenger besides him and his personal guards.

When the man saw King Long appeared, he was very respectful and immediately stepped forward to greet him. Then he took the initiative to report in detail: "Your Highness, there are a total of 10,000 people in the Ming army, of which there are only 500 cavalry, about 2,000 spearmen, and less than 1,000 archers... The commander is the King of Tang, very young. The commander is Deng Kelu, who is the grandson of the former Ming general Deng Zilong..."

The very detailed Ming army information made King Long very satisfied, and his eyes seemed to be laughing, but when he heard the name Deng Zilong, his face suddenly darkened. This name was famous for Togo. It was him who made Togo's previous efforts in vain, and all the chieftains from all over the north returned to the Ming Kingdom. It was not until he was transferred away that Togo sent troops to attack again before he took them back to Mubang and other places.

"......As a total of the chieftains, the actual army has about 15,000 people. That's all the situation on the Ming army." The messenger said this, looking at King Long and said, "Then Deng Kelu was cunning and arranged our army to guard the city for them. My master asked, how should we cooperate with His Highness?"

Hearing this question, King Long frowned. When he was watching the formation, he had already seen the two chieftains' army being arranged outside the city and thought of this question, but for a moment, he had no good ideas and could make good use of these two chieftains' army.

After a moment of silence, King Long suddenly had an idea and said to the messenger: "In this way, tomorrow I will send an army to attack your village, and you will pretend to be defeated and retreat to the city gate. When the Ming army comes out to rescue, they will take the opportunity to seize the city gate and help the orphans take down Mengmi. This is a great achievement!"

The messenger was immediately overjoyed and responded quickly. King Long was also happy. If he could win Meng Mi like this, it would be the most labor-saving way. Otherwise, after all, it would be a siege. Although there were many people and high morale, there would still be a lot of losses. Dongwu's population was originally small, so it would be better to die less than others!

After telling some details, the messenger stepped back and went back after nightfall.

King Long sat in his seat, recalling the news that the messenger said, the happier he became. The more he thought about it, the happier he became. This Ming army was not as powerful as he thought. There was no one of the most common mesh rope guns in the Ming army in the past. I guess the Tang king thought the quality of the mesh rope gun was too poor, so he abandoned it. What surprised him even more was that the army in the city was not the regular army of the Ming Dynasty before, but was made by the King of Tang who paid money and selected and trained from the escaped people and disaster victims.

As a person who often fights on the battlefield, King Talong naturally understands that this kind of army will never be a strong army even if it is trained for a long time, but it has not been tempered by real war. So what if there is Deng Zilong as the main general? Now that you are alone in leading the army, you no longer have the chance!

After thinking for a while, King Long passed the order and passed on his vanguard general Shi Demeng.

This Shi Demeng was his confidant and a brave general, and was deeply appreciated by him. As soon as he entered the tent, Shi Demeng immediately greeted him, and then patted his chest and said, "Your Highness, give Mo General two days, Mo General will definitely take Meng Mi!"

Obviously, he was still thinking about what King Long said before. He wanted to compete for merit, but when he met, he made a statement again!

Seeing this, King Long smiled and said, "Two days are too long, how about I give you one day?"

"..." Shi Demeng was stunned when he heard this. One day, I really thought that the Ming army in Mengmi City was from Nimeng? Even if it was from Nimeng, he had to first capture the village outside the city before attacking Mengmi City! Your Highness said this, wouldn't he be a little dissatisfied with himself?

Thinking of this, when he was about to change his words and express his opinion again, he heard King Long say again: "The chieftains of Longchuan have secretly surrendered to the orphans. Tomorrow you will lead the army to attack his village..."

After hearing his explanation and adding to the situation of the Ming army in the city, Shi Demeng couldn't help but be overjoyed. He was not a fool, and immediately understood in his heart that he was his confidant, and this was giving him a great contribution!
Chapter completed!