Chapter 687
As soon as King Long left, his celebratory voices fell back a lot.Most of the people's attention turned to look at the battlefield outside the city again.Until this time, seeing the corpses on their side all over the place, they finally woke up one by one.

In this battle, it is estimated that the Kunda tribe, which was once considered powerful in Dongwu, was considered abolished.The other two races escaped quickly, but many people died.The war has ended like this, why did you feel as happy as winning 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 5000 troops, but Dongwu dispatched about [-] troops. Which one is stronger and which one is weaker?

When they were reflecting on all this, the rest of the Kunda tribe who had escaped from Ascension to Heaven, as well as people from the other two tribes, had the courage to return to the battlefield to collect the corpses of their relatives and friends.

Seeing people who were still talking alive not long ago, lying there without any movement, many people felt sad and cried "wuwuwu".Soon, there was a burst of crying outside the city, and the gathered voice was so loud that it finally washed away the joyful thoughts of all the Dongwu people who didn't know where they came from.

The soldiers of the Dongwu army above and below the city, whether they were the leaders or the soldiers at the bottom, all looked at the Ming army camp in the distance, and at the corpse collectors who were crying together, each of them couldn't help but feel very heavy.

Although King Long's war elephant troops stopped the pursuit of the Ming army, it was only five thousand Ming troops.What's more, there is also the artillery of the Ming army that restrained the war elephant troops. Can Dongwu still win this time in the battle of Ava?
The idea that the Ming army is extremely powerful has once again penetrated into the hearts of these Dongwu people, and it has even been greatly strengthened compared to before!

The question that these Dongwu people are thinking about now, King Long has already thought about it on the top of the city, and it is also the reason why his face quickly darkened.

Back in the palace, when there were no outsiders, he suddenly sighed deeply, his expression seemed to have aged a lot: This battle is really difficult to fight!
However, after all, he is the king of Dongwu who has been in charge of Dongwu for many years, so he quickly hid this heavy thought in his heart.After clearing his mind, he turned his head 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 to Gu now?"

Sure enough, this is the case!Tai Taitun thought in his heart, and played respectfully: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that the Ming army is just at the end of its strength!"

"Hmm?" Hearing this, King Long snorted a little dissatisfied, and then said with a somewhat stern expression, "There are no outsiders here, so you have to listen to the truth, understand?"

"Your Majesty, what the last general said is indeed the truth!" Tai Taitun immediately replied respectfully after hearing this.

Later, when he saw that King Long was showing signs of getting angry, he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I have thought about it. The powerful artillery and firearms of the Ming army actually consume a lot of gunpowder. If there is no gunpowder, then It's just a fire stick, it's useless at all..."

Hearing this, King Long's eyes lit up, obviously his mood immediately changed.

And Tai Taitun continued to say: "...the Ming army came from afar, and they had to bring food, gunpowder, artillery, etc. with the army. What they wanted to bring was far more than the general imagined. And The strength of the Ming army requires these things to support it. In today's battle, the Ming army must consume a lot."

Having said that, he paused, raised his voice, and emphasized emphatically: "Our war with the Ming country consumes people, while the Ming army consumes logistics. The king is wise and powerful, and he has made a decision long ago. , to cut off the Ming army’s food road. In this way, what about the current Ming army, isn’t it at the end of its battle?”

"Not bad, not bad!" King Long nodded, with a smile on his face, "That's what Gu thinks. Yes, that's what Gu thinks."

Speaking of this, he praised Taitai again: "Among all people, except for Gu, you are the one who understands the weakness of the Ming army the most. Now it is urgent to cut off the supply road of the Ming army. Now It's a matter, you come to help Gu, Gu will catch it himself!"

"The last general obeys!" Tai Taitun was very happy when he heard this, it seems that the haze in the king's heart of the defeat in Yunnan before is gone, this is really a great thing!

Afterwards, the two of them began to discuss the details. On the one hand, they ordered all the armies not to fight the Ming army head-on. On the other hand, they used the previously deployed internal personnel to inquire about the situation of the Ming army's food and grass.

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As for the Ming army, after Cao Bianjiao led the army back to the camp, all the generals congratulated him.And Cao Bianjiao also responded with a smile, and finally fought a hearty battle and performed it in front of the emperor.

As for the faint cheers coming from Ava City, although the Ming army heard it, they didn't care.In this battle, the Ming army won a complete victory.The cheers of those barbarians were just to rejoice that they didn't have a bigger defeat!

In front of Emperor Chongzhen, Cao Bianjiao was a little more modest, and said: "Your Majesty, the last general is incompetent and cannot continue to expand the results of the battle in one go."

"Hehe!" Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile when he heard it, "Cao Qing has a big appetite, and he can still eat all the soldiers of Dongwu in one go? Look at Zhou Qing and Huang Qing, will they agree?"

"That's right!" Zhou Yuji was the first to jump out and said to Cao Bianjiao, "There are more than 20 Dongwu troops, at least we can score some points?"

Huang Degong also jokingly said, "You're not afraid that you won't be able to hold on!"

In the tent of the Chinese army, the atmosphere was very relaxed, and all the generals had smiles on their faces.

Emperor Chongzhen kept them entertained for a while, and then he smiled and said, "This battle has seriously damaged the morale of Dongwu's army. Next, each army will take turns to attack and continue to attack the morale of Dongwu's army. When the time is right, we will have a decisive battle!"

"The last general obeys the order!" All the generals in the Chinese army's tent heard this, and they all came out together, clasped their fists and responded in unison, with a firm and powerful voice.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he nodded and dismissed the military discussion.

As for King Long's tricks, he felt that he didn't need to talk to these generals, he just waited for them to perform, and then drew out the Dongwu army hiding in secret, and wiped them out in one fell swoop.

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This time, the sound of the battle between the two armies was loud, and the sound of guns and shells spread far and wide.People from the surrounding tribes are all paying attention to this battle.A day later, one word spreads to ten, ten to hundreds, and almost everyone knows the outcome of this battle.

"Have you heard that the fight finally broke out, that movement is really a big deal!"

"That's right, I was in Jiulipu at the time, and I heard the battle 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 led by the Ming Emperor himself. It is the legendary Imperial Forest Army. Every soldier is selected one in a hundred. How old is the Ming Dynasty? You can imagine Let’s see how many people there are in the Ming Kingdom, and only tens of thousands were selected in the end, it’s not like one is worth a hundred!”

"That's right, I heard that the Ming army only dispatched 1000 men and horses, while King Dongwu dispatched 10 men and horses. What happened, they were killed by the Ming army. The walls are almost high!"

"..."

Even if it was more reliable at the beginning, it would naturally become exaggerated later on.In this way, the strength of the Ming army penetrated even deeper into my heart.

For those tribes that had expressed their allegiance to Daming, 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 win favor in front of the Emperor of Ming.

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 arrested 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 it would be better to go to the Ming army to show their allegiance.

Morale is something that is not only unique to the army.It affects people's hearts, as long as they are people, they will be affected.And these things outside the city are beyond his control.

So, from the second day onwards, people from the surrounding areas continued to come to the Ming army camp.Everyone was not empty-handed, but racked their brains to think of what the Ming army would like, and gave them away.

Many of them knew from the first contact with the Ming army that the Ming army's expedition to Dongwu had difficult roads, so food was the most scarce thing, and food was the most popular.

Therefore, many tribes sent their grain storage for the first time, or the second time, or even the third time, and sent it to the rear camp of the Ming army in carts.

Of course, there are also some people who give other things, such as Dongwu’s many agate and jadeite, or various special fruits.

Emperor Chongzhen specially asked Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, to receive these tribal envoys here, to record their contribution to supporting Daming at this time, and to defeat Dongwu when they turned around. Naturally, their benefits were indispensable.

Even if Dongwu has never heard of the status of Jin Yiwei's commander, but after a little dealing with him, he will know how honorable it is.In this way, these messengers felt that the emperor of Ming Dynasty valued them, and they became even more enthusiastic.

However, the patriarch of one of the tribes looked at all this, especially when he saw the carts of grain, waiting in line for the Ming army to accept, he gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart: The king still wanted to decide the way of Ming army grain, but now, The food provided to the Ming army by these traitors alone is estimated to be enough to support the Ming army for another month.If you count the same amount of food brought by the Ming army and the food consumed on the road, it is no wonder that everyone on the Ming army side is smiling.

How much these traitors have helped the Ming army!The king also explained that the army is at the end of its strength, he should really come and see for himself, the Ming army looks like it is at the end of its strength?
If Dongwu died, they would be sinners through the ages!
(End of this chapter)

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