Although Ava City is one of the largest cities in Dongwu, it can only be compared to the second-tier towns in the Central Plains when it comes to its tall and sturdy size and town size.

This time, King Talom concentrated the army of Dong Wu, and there were about 230,000 horses on the side of Ava City. With the size of this Ava city, there is absolutely no room for so many troops in the city. Therefore, except for the direct personal guards of King Talon stationed in the city, there are about 200,000 others who camp with their backs to Ava City.

With so many troops, from a distance, it was really a continuous camp, almost covering the city of Ava, and the momentum was really a little scary.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, like in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen and other people who are used to fighting, the more soldiers there are in this enemy, the easier it is to fight! For no other reason, the more troops there are, the more food and grass supplies are needed. The troops are not fine, and it is okay to fight a good fight, once the wind is headwinded, it will be the same as the glory of the king of primary school students in later generations, except for scolding the mother and complaining about his teammates (King Talong), he will only hang up (run away) and send people away.

The two armies fought, first of all, the Ming army did not collect at night and the Dongwu scouts fought for control of the battlefield.

At the beginning, there were a lot of people on King Talong's side, and the scouts sent by him were all small-scale troops. However, even if this is the case, the Ming army, which is at least twice as numerous as them, does not fight at night several times, and often suffers a big loss. So much so that after the fight, the tribes that came out of the scout were all complaining.

Under the strict orders of King Talong, the scouts sent out often saw that the Ming army did not collect at night, so they hurriedly withdrew first. So much so that later, the Ming army haunted the vicinity of Ava City at night, and it was extremely arrogant, but on the side of the Dongwu army, there were no scouts who dared to fight.

As a result, King Talong's side lost his understanding of the surrounding situation, and the battlefield was completely blocked by the Ming army, which he couldn't bear. But when he urged the tribes to send elites to fight for control of the battlefield, almost all the tribes complained on the spot.

"Your Majesty, those Ming army scouts are all real elites, tall and big, with several times the strength of ours, and the arrows are so accurate that they can't be beaten at all!"

"That's right, Your Majesty, the Ming army's firearms can be shot without ignition, it's really strange, how can this be fought!"

"The armor of the Ming army scouts is complete, we finally shot them, but we couldn't shoot through their armor, what is this called?"

"Also, the riding skills of the Ming army scouts are very exquisite, they are simply a combination of men and horses, and when the war horse is running, the Ming army scouts can sleep on the back of the horse!"

“……”

In the cry of bitterness, King Ta Long had a gloomy face, no matter what, he still wanted to force it. But in this way, when these tribal patriarchs saw that there were more people complaining, their courage also rose, and immediately a few people with bad tempers began to fight.

"Your Majesty, the scouts of the Ming army are the imperial forest army of the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, and they are the most elite soldiers of the Ming Kingdom. And I, Dongwu, the most elite, is also the king's Praetorian Guard, why don't the king send the elite of the Praetorian Guard to fight the Ming army scouts, so it's fair, right? ”

"That's right, Your Majesty, we must send our elite Dongwu, otherwise, they will all be underestimated by the Ming army."

"Yes, your majesty, those Ming army scouts are so arrogant, they dare to run to the front of our army camp to pee, it's really unbearable, this is definitely contempt for the majesty of the king!"

“……”

Listening to the gossip of these clan patriarchs below, King Talong's face became even more gloomy. At this time, he already knew in his heart that if he didn't send his direct Praetorian Guards to fight for control with the Ming army scouts, maybe in this war, these clan patriarchs would be disobedient.

If it's just one, two, he doesn't mind killing people. However, there were too many of them, and he couldn't do anything about it.

How important the control of the battlefield is, King Talong is naturally clear. Moreover, from a certain point of view, he also had to admit that there was still some truth in what these tribal patriarchs said.

The elite of the Ming army scouts, he naturally saw it in the city. With this in mind, he agreed to the requests of the clan chiefs and sent the elite of his Praetorian Guard to fight the Ming scouts for control of the battlefield.

However, the army brought by Emperor Chongzhen, which was the army trained in the southern and northern wars, did not collect the night in the army, and it was the elite who fought with Jianyu Tanma and could finally laugh to the end. What about the so-called elite sent by Dongwu to fight in this plain near Ava City, the Ming army did not collect the elite of the Praetorian Guard of King Talong at night, and it was not the king who fought diamonds!

looked at the subordinates who went out every day, and in the end, they all lost their troops and returned. After a few days in a row, this casualty made King Long a little unbearable. In the end, he had no choice but to admit it, and let the Ming army not be arrogant on the outside line at night.

He was silent about this, and as long as the tribal chiefs did not ask them to send scouts again, they would be invisible.

However, despite the defeat of the scout battle, the Dongwu army was almost ten times superior to the Ming army in terms of numbers, which still made them feel confident that they would win the war.

After giving up the scout battle, King Talong used a new trick and ordered all his troops to take turns to attack, using wheel warfare to consume the strength of the Ming army.

The first tribe to fight was the Kunda tribe, the stronger of the Dongwu tribes, with a strength of about 15,000 people. In addition, there are two tribes that also sent troops to help them plunder the formation, with a total strength of about 30,000 people, which is almost equal to the total strength of the Ming army.

At the head of the city, King Taron and others were watching the battle.

After all, scout warfare is not an atypical battle, and the key to victory in a war lies in whether this kind of conventional combat can be won. Although the strength of the Ming army has been estimated, everyone still wants to see with their own eyes what the combat strength of the Ming army is.

Seeing so many people and horses out of the city, the courage of Dongwu's side came up again, or they didn't want to fall into the prestige of their own side, so they commented one after another.

"See, the Kunda tribe is worthy of being considered the most powerful tribe in our Dongwu tribe, the army alone can pull out 15,000 people, and the Kunda tribe is brave and good at fighting, and it is also famous, what should I do if I see the Ming army?"

"What else can I do, it must be the whole army attacking! Otherwise, if this first battle is lost, morale will be affected, and the Ming army will be defeated, the emperor of the Ming Kingdom will have to explain here! ”

"Actually, if you want me to say, let's just rush up, everyone can drown the Ming army if they pee!"

"Yes, fight early and go home early!"

“……”

In the face of these discussions, King Ta Long listened to it in his ears, and said lightly: "If you are the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, and our whole army is pressed, then dare to fight or not?" ”

Not to mention the question of whether the army can be deployed with more than 200,000 troops. The prestige of this number alone can definitely scare the Ming army into not daring to go out of the camp to fight.

The Ming army doesn't say anything else, but if it's just camping, it really has a hand. At first glance, it is relatively strong, the kind that is not easy to fight, it is worthy of the Central Plains Dynasty that has fought for thousands of years!

When the civil and military generals of King Talong heard this, they all nodded, and they all agreed in their hearts, if he was the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, so many troops would come together to fight him, and he would definitely not be able to come out to fight, is he crazy?

Among them, only Tai Tai Tun didn't think so. Among all the Dongwu people, he has also seen the regular combat situation of this Ming army. Although a few months have passed, I still remember it vividly. In particular, the coordination and cooperation of the multiple arms of the Ming army made him afraid and envious when he dreamed.

Hearing the words of those people, as well as the comments of King Talong, Tai Tai Tun looked at them, and wanted to remind them not to guess so as not to slap their faces, but in the end, it was extinguished. Because he understands a truth, no matter what you do, don't go against the vast majority of people, there is no good result.

Just when the atmosphere at the head of the city was relatively relaxed, suddenly, I saw the camp gate on the side of the Ming army wide open, and a group of Ming troops rushed out, and they set up a formation in front of the two armies, preparing to meet the battle.

"Hey, the Ming army really dares to come out, okay, now it's up to the Kunda Department to fight these Ming troops!"

"The king is not wrong at all, and only by sending a small part of our men and horses can the Ming army dare to fight, otherwise, they must be hiding in the camp and trembling, haha......"

"It doesn't seem right, people, why didn't the Ming army continue to come out, and the Ming army behind was afraid?"

"yes, what's going on? How did such a small number of centaurs come out, three thousand, four thousand, five thousand? The maximum will definitely not exceed six thousand! ”

"What does Emperor Ming mean by this? If we give out a small number of people, he will also give out a small number of people, is this to die to save face and suffer crimes? ”

"5,000 to our 30,000 horses, no, it's 15,000 horses, this number is too different, right?"

"Wrong, if you really want the war to go well, what do you think the battle is for, and you can also attack it, this is 5,000 to us 30,000, one to fight six, is the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom really stunned? Even if the Ming army is really elite, what can it win? ”

“……”

Listening to their discussions, King Ta Long was in a good mood, and he had a smile on his face. However, he suddenly saw Tai Tai Tun looking out of the city with a serious face, and he couldn't help but sink in his heart.

He remembered that although Tai Tai Tun said that it was the rebellion of the Tusi army that caused him to be defeated, he was the one who fought against this Ming army. Looking at his current expression, is he not optimistic about Kundabu?

Thinking so, he asked with a gloomy face: "Tai Tai Tun, you have fought with the Ming army, how is this battle?" ”

Hearing his words, everyone turned their heads to look at Tai Tai Tun, and they were a little curious in their hearts, not knowing how the experienced Tai Tai Tun commented on the upcoming war.

Tai Tai Tun didn't want to say it, but when King Ta Long named him, he had to answer truthfully, otherwise, when the fight was over, if he said something wrong, he would definitely be angry with King Ta Long.

Thinking so, he bowed down to him and saluted the king and said, "Your Majesty, the last general feels a little hanging!" ”