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King Talong has indeed experienced southern and northern wars, and has rich war experience. Although he does not know the old Chinese saying, he also understands the same meaning, that is, it will be strong in one go, then it will decline, and it will be exhausted three times. If you cannot capture Mengmi when morale is high, and you cannot succeed after repeated attacks, it will definitely have a huge impact on the morale of the army. He didn't want to see this situation.

Now that the Ming army should be placed outside the city, and it was not feasible to trick the Ming army into opening the city for reinforcements, there was only one way, which was to attack by force and crush Meng Mi with a powerful force. And the first step to do this is to clear out the chieftain camp outside the city!

Regarding this, after what happened today, he, King Long, is still confident. So, he immediately arranged to go down. After lunch, the army once again began to prepare for the siege with great fanfare. Just in front of the various chieftain camps, the movement was very loud, as if they were going to destroy these camps with a full blow.

This kind of momentum really puts a lot of psychological pressure on the various chieftain armies. During the battle in the morning, they saw two chieftain armies surrendering to the enemy before the battle, which had an equally great impact on them.

King Talong specially arranged the manpower in front. After observing the tension of the chieftain's army, he felt that the time was almost up and began to shout.

"Our Highness has said that as long as you surrender, you will be our Dongwu's friend, and we will not be held responsible for helping the Ming army!"

"If you don't surrender, the army will attack soon and leave no trace behind! When Dongwu defeats Mengmi, we will then attack your territory as well. Do you think it's up to you?"

"My army is invincible and the Ming army will be annihilated. Surrender as soon as possible!"

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Even the chieftain of Longchuan and other people who surrendered to Dongwu were among these callers and came out to speak to Mengmi in the camp below.

"The Ming Dynasty doesn't treat us as human beings and places us outside the city just because it wants us to die. Isn't it counter-intuitive?"

"The Ming Dynasty is actually nothing great. King Long is here, so don't be afraid!"

"The Ming Dynasty was so beaten by Dajin in the north that it didn't even care about our small border land here."

"Prince Talong said, now you surrender, everyone has a share in Meng Mi's jade mine. If the army attacks, you will only die!"

"..."

It has to be said that in the context of Dongwu's army preparing to attack with great fanfare, this kind of persuasion to surrender, especially the persuasion to surrender by the two surrendering chieftains, still had a great impact. In the camps of many chieftain troops, morale was low and there were a lot of discussions.

The situation outside the city was so lively, so it was impossible not to hear it on the top of the city. Deng Kelu made a round of inspection and understood the intentions of King Long. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Do you really think that the Ming Dynasty relied on these chieftain troops to conquer Dongwu?

The factory guards had already conducted investigations before and knew about the repeated behavior of these border chieftains. The purpose of the emperor's order is to take this opportunity to identify those who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty? As for the other things, they are not important. Those who dare to surrender to the enemy will have their territories destroyed and the Xuanwei Department abolished after the battle is won. This will give them sufficient reasons to implement the reform and return to their hometowns.

The power of the Ming Dynasty is beyond what you small border countries can imagine. I didn't take it seriously before, but now the emperor is paying attention to this war and has mobilized troops from the southwest region. Just wait and see!

Although he thought so, he still had to do what needed to be done. Deng Kruru immediately asked the Ming army soldiers to pass a message at the top of the city and tell the chieftains in the camps below the city.

"To surrender to the enemy in battle is an unpardonable crime!"

"The imperial court has sent a large army to help, Dongwu will be destroyed soon!"

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Unlike Dongwu's side, who used threats and inducements in various ways and took a lot of thought; the Ming army emphasized two points: Dongwu must not be destroyed, and those who surrender to the enemy will die!

To be honest, these chieftain troops were still afraid of the behemoth Ming Dynasty deep down in their hearts. But over the years, Ming's inaction on the southwest border and Dongwu's army's many arrogance made them despise Ming.

Speaking of which, in relation to this, the previous Ming Dynasty's countermeasures were indeed bullshit in the eyes of later generations. Not to mention anything else, Chief Meng Yang and Dong Wu were originally feuding, and they resolutely resisted Dong Wu. When Dongwu's army attacked, together with the generals of the Ming army, they defeated Dongwu and returned. If he had taken advantage of the victory and pursued it, the Toungoo dynasty would have been doomed. However, the local officials of the Ming Dynasty not only ordered the pursuit to be stopped, but even allowed the Dongwu soldiers captured by Mengyang to be released. They also comforted Dongwu and regarded it as just a conflict between two tribes on the border. As a result, the Toungoo dynasty was relieved. When the opportunity came, he finally came back and not only destroyed Meng Yang, but also invaded the interior, burned, killed and looted.

In its original history, the Ming Dynasty was distracted by the rebels in Liaodong, and was tortured by the bandits in the northwest interior. There were wars everywhere, so it still had enough energy to take care of minor matters in the southwest border. The huge empire, in this southwest corner, has not even seen the light of day.

Therefore, even in this plane, the Ming army organized and trained its army and recovered Mengyang, Mengmi and Mubang, but in the hearts of these chieftains, Dongwu was still the greater threat. Faced with the pressure of Dongwu's army to attack immediately, many people hesitated and even favored Dongwu's side in the context of the Ming army and Dongwu's shouting.

The imperial army came to help. They didn't believe such nonsense!

At this time, suddenly, a chieftain army rushed out of the camp, ran towards Dong Wu, and chose to surrender to Dong Wu. The Ming army did not show mercy and attacked immediately. But this time, something unexpected happened. The archers and other long-range weapons distributed in this section were limited. Although they killed some rebels with their backs to the city wall, most of them were thrown into the hole. My side.

King Talong in the distance was still on the platform this time, but he no longer enjoyed the wine and food. He kept staring at the city. After seeing this scene, a smile appeared on his lips.

This chieftain army was the one he had lured to surrender with the Longchuan chieftain in advance and became the internal response. Without the chance to lure the Ming army out of the city, he just set an example, which can be considered a good use.

In fact, this internal response also has another use. Just don't expose yourself and fight hard until the chieftain army outside the city can no longer rely on the defense of the camp and withdraw to the city, and then cooperate with the outside world in the city to capture Meng Mi.

But this usage, I can only think about it, is absolutely not feasible. After all, the chieftain's side is not Donggo's subordinates, but more of an alliance or vassal relationship. If this method is followed, who knows when the Ming army will open the city gate and let them retreat into the city? If Dongwu suffered heavy losses and even was wiped out without being able to return to the city, then who should he complain about? At least the chieftain's army would definitely not dare to take such a big risk. King Talong was helpless about this.

However, Neiying set an example at this time. In front of the public, he blatantly surrendered to Dongwu and stood with Dongwu's army, just like brothers meeting, and finally surrendered to the other hesitant chieftains. The motivation for the military to make decisions.

Soon, another chieftain army was in an uproar and turned to Dong Wu's side. With the first and second, there was the third. In a moment, half of the chieftain's army was thrown over in one go.

Seeing this, King Talong finally showed a smile on his face and burst into laughter. His civil servants, seeing that their king was in a good mood, immediately became active again.

"Your Highness is so famous that the enemies will be frightened by it!"

"So many chieftain troops have come to surrender before the battle. I would like to congratulate Your Highness and congratulate Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, this is a great move. The Ming army is dumbfounded now, and their morale must be greatly affected!"

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King Long listened with a smile. After a while, he held up his hands in an imposing manner and immediately ordered: "Beat the drums to cheer up. If you don't surrender after the three drums are completed, kill them!"

Immediately, the thundering drum beat sounded. This momentum could be said to be earth-shaking. Every drum beat sounded in the hearts of everyone inside and outside Mengmi City. Even King Tang woke up when he was catching up on his sleep, but when he saw Zhong Lizhi's calm smile, he remembered the preparations he had made and went to catch up on his sleep with peace of mind.

But the chieftain outside the city didn't know the Ming army's trump card. Under such power, another chieftain army rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and joined the Dongwu army. When the three drums were completed, there were only two chieftain armies outside Mengmi City.

These two chieftain armies are both close to Yongchang Mansion and a little far away from Dongwu. Therefore, they know more about Daming than other chieftains, and they are less afraid of Dongwu than other chieftains. Even though they heard Dongwu's coercion and inducement, and even though they saw other chieftain troops constantly surrendering to the enemy in front of the battle, and the Ming army at the top of the city had little choice, they still had no idea of ​​surrendering to the enemy.

Deng Kruu watched the two chieftain armies strengthening the defense of the camp and couldn't help but nodded. Lujiang Appeasement Department and Wadian Appeasement Department are okay!

After the drum beat ended, the battle finally began. However, this time the fighting was mainly concentrated in the only two camps outside the city. Although Dongwu's army attacked with all its strength, with the support of the Ming army at the top of the city, they did not finally invade the camp, leaving corpses on the ground and retreating.

This time, King Long's expression was normal. His main combat goal had been achieved. It was only a matter of time that these two nails outside the city were pulled out sooner or later. Next, it was time to prepare for the official siege.

Therefore, during the rest period, under the supervision of Dongwu soldiers, Dongwu civilians dug soil to fill the trenches, leaving corpses on the ground. Even the corpses were pushed into the trenches, and finally all the trenches were filled.

Subsequently, the army began to attack the city, but the main attack direction of Dongwu's army was the camps of the Lujiang Chieftain and Wadian Chieftain's troops. This time, because Dongwu's army attacked more smoothly, a bloody battle began under the city. The outer camps changed hands several times, and the defending chieftain army suffered more casualties. Of course, Dongwu's army as the attacker suffered even greater casualties.

As evening approached, Dongwu's army finally returned without success. The two chieftains' armies suffered about 30% losses. If they had not been unable to retreat, they would have been defeated. At this time, their morale was somewhat low. Listening to the groans of the injured comrades, everyone's heart was heavy. They didn't know whether they would survive in the end!

With so many chieftain troops surrendering to the enemy in front of the battlefield, the Ming army in the city will definitely be cautious. It will definitely be impossible to open the city and bring people like them into the city. They may not even dare to go out of the city to support them. After all, they will become Dongwu's army. so much! This time I go into battle, I'm afraid I'm going to die in the city!

When the chieftain troops in these two places were thinking this, they saw the city gate open and a group of Ming troops leaving the city, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

King Talong in the distance sighed a little, it would be great if the Ming army opened the city gate earlier. He even vaguely regretted it. The acting with Longchuan Chieftain seemed too fake. He should have killed more people like this and offered more rewards. As long as Master Jiuzhao didn't die, he might still agree. . It's just that it's really inconvenient for both parties to contact each other, which is a pity.

"I have come here on the order of His Highness. Your Highness is very pleased with your performance. I have brought all the ordnance and supplies. I will take you and the wounded back to the city for treatment. Your Highness also explained that the imperial army is already on the way. On the way to reinforce, although Dongwu's army is numerous, it is vulnerable to a single attack. This war will be over soon!"

Listening to what the officials from the Ming Dynasty conveyed, the chieftains of the two places couldn't help but feel a little happy. If this battle can really be won, then his insistence on being loyal to the Ming Dynasty will definitely be rewarded by the court under the contrast of other chieftains! The Ming army's practice of replenishing ordnance supplies and arranging wounded soldiers also allowed them to see that the Ming army would not really ignore them. This time, their morale was much higher, and they were thinking about the early arrival of the imperial army.

On the third day after the arrival of Dongwu's army, King Talong once again ordered a strong attack. After paying the price of a corpse again, the two chieftain camps had been almost destroyed, and the loss of personnel exceeded the average. At this time, the total number of chieftains in these two places, less than a thousand, finally withdrew into the city. The whole city of Mengmi was exposed to the eyes of Dongwu's army.

This situation made him, King Long, very dissatisfied. Originally, he thought that with coercion and inducement, as well as the example of internal agents, Meng Mi's peripheral defenses would be able to be taken down quickly. Unexpectedly, it took three days and a lot of casualties to capture it, which was a bit far from what he expected.

He was also worried that the Ming Dynasty would have reinforcements if the war between Mengmi and Mi was going on for a long time. Therefore, on the fourth day, he held a military meeting again and strictly ordered that today we must attack with all our strength and capture Meng Mi. He also offered a heavy reward. The first person to climb to the top of Mengmi City would be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver and be promoted to three levels in a row!

It has to be said that this is the highest reward he has received from King Long in recent years, and it can be said that he paid a lot of money. All of a sudden, all the generals under him screamed, vowing to be the first to climb to the top of the city and attack the city.

At the same time, Baojing, not far south of Mengmi, was where the food and supplies for King Long's army were concentrated. An elite army is stationed here to protect this important stronghold in the rear. The civilians at the rear are still continuously transporting supplies here, and many civilians are transporting grain and grass from here to the front line. The entire country's military strength is in Mengmi, and the amount of food and grass supplies required is huge.