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Chapter 1027 Everything is under control
Mengmi was originally just a town below Mubang, where jade was produced, and the Ming Dynasty sent eunuchs to supervise the mining here.Later, the leader of Mengmi bribed relevant officials of the Ming Dynasty and became independent from the Mu state. The two tribes fought, but Daming took sides, and named Meng Mi an independent appeasement department, and eventually became a separate state.

However, as Dongwu's ambitions grew, he continued to launch wars and border conflicts with Ming Dynasty, which caused Meng Mi, Mubang, and even Meng Yang in the northwest to suffer from military disasters, and the people were in dire straits.These areas, which were originally prosperous because of jade mines, have long been in decline, and the population has decreased on a large scale
King Talong led 10 horses, claiming to be 50, and marched slowly northward. Villages everywhere, as long as they had a little brain, fled their homes to avoid military disasters. Those villages that survived the catastrophe were looted and their supplies were sent to the army. Men, women, old and children were reduced to civilian husbands and became members of the army.

Dongwu's army met no resistance from the Ming army all the way.Finally, the soldiers approached the city and arrived at the main city of Mengmi.

At this time, it was just after noon, the weather was clear and the weather was neither hot nor cold. It was a good weather.He, King Long, was riding on an elephant, seeing his army densely packed, roaring and provoking, but the enemy on the opposite side closed the gates of the city and the gates of the village, and they looked like they were in full battle. Pointing to the Ming flag in the distance, he shouted loudly: "Gu will give you five days to see who can dedicate those flags to Gu?"

Hearing this, the generals who were hugging him by the elephant's side rushed to reply: "Your Highness, the last general is the best at capturing the flag!"

"The last general won't take five days, four days, four days will be able to defeat Meng Mi! Dedicate those flags, and the head of the Tang king of the Ming army to His Highness!"

"Your Highness, it only takes three days for the last general to capture the King of Tang alive and bring him to His Highness like a dog!"

"..."

Anyone with eyes can tell that the morale of the two armies is not at the same level at all.Not to mention, the number of armies on both sides is such that everyone can spit out and flood Mengmi City.With such a huge gap, it would be strange if they could not win this battle!

At this time, the cities of Mengmi, including the city of Dongwu, were far from comparable to the cities in the interior of the Ming Dynasty and in the north.Although it is also built by stacking cars with brick walls, it is only about one foot high at most.If an elephant attacks a city, a man on the elephant's back can level the city.

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

The Ming army adopted the strategy of defending the city. In the four corners of the city, there were multiple military strongholds to protect the city.Judging from the banners, most of the army camps outside the city are chieftain troops from various places, and the Ming army seems to be concentrated in the city.

He, King Long, looked at it carefully, and found that the troops of the two chieftains he was concerned about were also outside the city.This made him a little regretful, otherwise, if he launched an attack directly, the two chieftains' armies would rise up in the city at the same time, and under the attack from inside and outside, he would be able to live in the city tonight.

Although it was a little regretful, he also understood that the Ming army was not so easy to deal with, and this battle would take a few more days.Thinking of this, he ordered to set up camp and rest, and wait until tomorrow to attack the city.

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

In the past, the Ming army relied on its own strength, like destroying ancient times, and captured Mubang, Mengmi, Mengyang and other places in the blink of an eye.He felt that Dongwu's army was actually like this.If he hadn't decided on a strategy from the very beginning, if it hadn't been for Elder Min Ge's request, he would have wanted to change this steady strategy and go directly to attack Ava.

Therefore, at the beginning of this war, King Tang insisted on coming to Meng Mi, and said that as King Tang, the vassal kings on Dongwu's side should not always stay behind.Even this time, his resolute attitude caused troubles to Emperor Chongzhen.Of course, in the chat group.

Enfeoffing Dongwu, the vassal king combined military and political power in one person. In a sense, Tang Wang was the founding king. He didn't want to hide in the back and enjoy his success. That would have no sense of accomplishment and prestige.As a descendant of Taizu, how could he miss such an opportunity?

Emperor Chongzhen could vaguely guess Tang Wang's idea based on his deeds in the original history.To put it nicely, he has an ambition!Thinking that this battle has already been arranged, and the danger is very small, he agreed to King Tang's request.

After a lot of tossing, Tang Wang finally stood on the head of Meng Micheng as he wished.

To be honest, he didn't care much about Dongwu's army before, at least he also has this common sense, the number of troops must be exaggerated.Even the Ming army itself, with a strength of 50, isn't it also known as [-]?Dongwu claims to have [-] soldiers, but it might only be tens of thousands of troops.Moreover, he learned from Yebu's report that the equipment of Dongwu's army was very simple, which made him a little unconcerned.

At this time, King Tang's face was a little pale. Seeing the people outside the city neighing, and the sound of elephants, especially the densely packed human heads, which could not be seen at a glance, he was finally shocked.With so many people, even if they were pigs, if they let the Ming army kill them, they would be too weak to kill them, right?

With such a disparity in strength between the two sides, can they win?Tang Wang thought so in his heart, for some reason, he suddenly felt a little regretful, feeling that he had killed himself.How could I have forgotten that Dongwu's military strength is indeed strong, otherwise, it would be impossible for him to come to provoke Daming repeatedly.

"Your Highness, these barbarians are nothing more than chickens and dogs, let's watch with peace of mind how my Ming army shows its might!" Zhong Lizhi, the general banner of Jinyiwei who guarded him, had been with him for about two years and was already familiar with his temperament. Seeing his expression, he smiled and comforted him.

Tang Wang listened, forced a smile to him, then turned around, and looked at the elephant army in the distance.To be honest, nothing shocked him more than this elephant army.He couldn't imagine, once these war elephants charged up, who could be their opponent?
At this time, a general inspected and saw that Tang Wang's face was a little pale, so he smiled and said to him: "Leave the top of the city to the last general. Your Highness can go to rest in peace, and turn around to fight. It's a bit noisy. I'm afraid." You won't be able to sleep well."

When King Tang heard the words, he turned his head and saw that it was Deng Kelu, the commander he had painstakingly poached.Speaking of which, this Deng Kelu is also from a famous family, and his grandfather is Deng Zilong, a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty.When he led the army to attack Dongwu, Deng Kelu had just practiced and served as a personal guard beside Deng Zilong. Later, Deng Zilong was promoted to the commander-in-chief and died in the Korean battlefield. He was already the commander-in-chief at that time.

This time about Dongwu, the king of Tang dug out Deng Kelu, who was already on the defensive, to serve as the commander of the army he trained.It can be said that he has high hopes.Hearing Deng Kelu speak confidently at this time, he couldn't help feeling relieved, and smiled a little and said, "Okay, then Gu will entrust everything to you!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and looked at the elephant army in the distance again, before turning around and going down the city.

Deng Kelu smiled and watched Tang Wang go down the city, then turned around and stared outside the city.

If it weren't for the strong support of the imperial court, Deng Kelu would never have been so confident in the face of the menacing Dongwu army.After all, he is a leader in war, so he naturally knows that the army in his hands, not to mention training for more than a year, has won battles, but in his eyes, it is still not strong.

In the previous victories, in fact, any Ming army could win.The main reason for winning is that one is a surprise attack, which caught Dongwu by surprise; the second is that the preparations in advance are sufficient, not only the terrain, the route, etc., but also the enemy's strength, the ability of the general, etc. , I also inquired clearly, and even sent an internal response first. Under these conditions, it would be strange if it didn't win!

An army can become a strong army only after it has experienced the test of tough battles, not just fighting with the wind!According to King Tang's wishes, if he attacked Ava with all his strength, he would have a decisive battle with Dongwu's main force. Even if he had prepared well in advance, the outcome would be unpredictable.

But now, the tough battle of guarding the city created by Ge Lao, or the emperor, is the best training for this army.What's more, he knows that there is a strong army outside. In this case, it will be strange if he can't win!

Thinking of this, Deng Kelu began to inspect again.Because he knew that the enemy was coming fiercely, and many soldiers were under a lot of pressure in their hearts, and he needed to give them confidence.

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

When his king's tent was set up, the person he had been waiting for finally arrived.

Immediately, around the king's tent, his personal guards were closely guarded. In the king's tent, apart from him and his personal guards, there was only one messenger in plain clothes.

When this man saw King Long appearing, he respected him very much. He immediately stepped forward to pay respects, and then took the initiative to report in detail: "Your Highness, the Ming army has a total of 1 people, of which there are only [-] cavalry and about [-] pikemen." , with less than a thousand archers... the commander in chief is the king of Tang, very young, and the chief general is Deng Kelu, the grandson of the former famous general Deng Zilong..."

King Long was very satisfied with the very detailed information about the Ming army, his eyes seemed to burst into laughter, but when he heard the name Deng Zilong, his expression immediately sank.This name can be described as prestigious in Dongwu's side.It was him who made Dongwu's previous efforts in vain, and all the chieftains in the north returned to Ming.After he was transferred away, Dongwu sent troops to attack again, and then regained Mubang and other places.

"...The total number of chieftains from all walks of life is about 5000 people. The situation on the side of the Ming army is like this." The messenger looked at him and said, "Deng Kelu is cunning, Arranged all our troops outside to defend the city for them. My lord asked, how should we cooperate with His Highness?"

Hearing this question, King Long frowned.When he was watching the formation before, he had already seen that the two chieftain troops were arranged outside the city, and thought of this problem, but for a while, he didn't have any good ideas to make good use of the two chieftain troops.

After a moment of silence, King Long suddenly had an idea, and said to the messenger: "So, tomorrow I will send troops to attack your stockade, and you will pretend to be invincible and retreat to the city gate. When the Ming army comes out to rescue, take the opportunity To take down the city gate and help Gu take down Meng Mi is a great achievement!"

When the messenger heard it, he was overjoyed immediately, and quickly agreed.He, King Long, was also happy. If he could win Meng Mi in this way, it would be the most labor-saving way.Otherwise, it would be a siege after all. Although there are many people and high morale, there will still be a lot of losses.The population of Dongwu was originally small, so it would be better if fewer people died!

After talking about some details, the messenger stepped back and waited until night fell before going back.

King Talong sat in his seat, recalling the news that the messenger said, the more he thought about it, the happier he became.This Ming army was not as powerful as imagined.In the past, there were none of the most common arquebus shooters in the Ming army.It must be that Tang Wang felt that the quality of the matchlock 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 in the past, but was selected and trained from the fugitives and disaster victims at the expense of the King of Tang.

As a person who often fights on the battlefield, King Talong naturally understands that this kind of army, no matter how long the training time is, will never be a strong army if it has not been tempered by real wars.So what if Deng Zilong's grandson is the main general?Now that the army is coming alone, you have no chance!

After thinking for a while, he sent an order from King Long to his vanguard general Shi Demeng.

This Shi Demeng is his confidant, and also a brave general, deeply appreciated by him.As soon as he entered the king's tent, Shi Demeng saluted immediately, and then patted his chest and played: "Your Highness, give the last general two days, and the last general will definitely take down Meng Mi!"

Obviously, he was still thinking about what King Long said before.Thinking of fighting for merit, this meeting made another statement!

Seeing this, King Talong smiled slightly and said, "Two days are too much time, how about giving you one day alone?"

"..." When Shi Demeng heard this, he couldn't help being stunned, one day?Is it true that the Ming army in Mengmi City is made of mud?Even if it was made of mud, the village outside the city had to be conquered first before they could attack Mengmi City!His Highness said so, could it be that he is a little dissatisfied with himself?
Thinking of this, when he was about to change his words and express his position again, he heard King Long say again: "The Chieftain of Longchuan has surrendered to Gu secretly, and tomorrow you will lead the army to attack his village..."

Shi Demeng couldn't help being overjoyed after hearing his explanation and adding the situation of the Ming army in the city.He is not a fool, and he immediately understood in his heart that he is His Highness's confidant, and this is a great achievement for himself!
(End of this chapter)