Meng Mi, originally just a town under Mubang, produced jade, and the Ming Dynasty once sent eunuchs to supervise mining here. Later, the leader of Meng Mi bribed the relevant officials of the Ming Dynasty and became independent from the Mu Bang, and the two tribes fought, while the Ming Dynasty pulled the shelf and named Meng Mi as an independent pacification division, and finally became another state.

However, as Dongwu's ambition grew, he continued to launch wars and border conflicts with the Ming Dynasty, causing Meng Mi, Mu Bang, and even Meng Yang in the further northwest to suffer from military disasters and the people were struggling to survive. These areas, which were originally prosperous because of jade mines and other things, have long been in ruins, and the population has been reduced on a large scale

King Taron led 100,000 horses, known as 500,000, and slowly marched northward, and the villages everywhere, as long as they had a little brain, fled their homes one after another to avoid the military disaster, and those villages that had no brains, thinking that they would escape the catastrophe if they took refuge in King Talong, were plundered, the materials were filled, and the men, women, and children became civil husbands, and became members of the army.

The Dongwu army, along the way, did not encounter resistance from the Ming army. In the end, the soldiers came to the city and arrived at the main city of Mengmi.

At this time, it was just past noon, the weather was clear, the climate was neither hot nor cold, and it was a good day. King Talong rode on the elephant, watching his army densely packed, roaring and provoking, but the enemy on the opposite side closed the city gate and the walled gate, and waited for the battle, and the momentum was high and low, and he couldn't help but be very happy, pointing to the Ming banner in the distance, and shouted loudly: "Lone gives you five days, see who can dedicate those flags to Lone?" ”

As soon as he heard this, the generals who were hugging him next to the elephant rushed to reply: "Your Highness, the last general will kill the general and capture the flag, the best thing is to do it!" ”

"In the end, it won't take five days, four days, four days to defeat Meng Mi! Dedicate those banners 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 Tang King alive and lead him to His Highness like a dog!"

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As long as you have eyes, you can see that the morale of the armies of both sides is not at the same level at all. Not to mention, the number of armies on both sides, if everyone spits on it, they can drown Meng Mi City. With such a huge gap, it's no wonder that this battle can't be won!

At this time, the city of Mengmi, including the city of Dongwu, was far from comparable with the cities in the interior and north of the Ming Dynasty. Although it is also a brick wall, it is only about a foot high at most. If the elephant attacks the city, the people are on the back of the elephant, and the city can be leveled.

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

The Ming army adopted the strategy of defending the city, and at the four corners of the city, there were multiple military villages to protect the city. Judging from the banners, most of the military villages outside the city are Tusi troops from all over the city, and the Ming army seems to be concentrated in the city.

King Ta Long looked at it, deliberately looked carefully, and found that the armies of the two Tusi he was concerned about were also outside the city. This made him a little regretful, otherwise, he would have launched a direct attack, and the two Tusi's armies would have made trouble in the city at the same time, and under the internal and external attacks, he would have been able to live in the city tonight.

Although it was a little regrettable, he also understood that the Ming army was not so easy to deal with, and this battle would have to be fought for a few days. Thinking so, he ordered to camp and rest until tomorrow before attacking the city.

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

In the past, the Ming army relied on its own strength, as if destroying the ancient era, and captured Mubang, Mengmi, Mengyang and other places in the blink of an eye. He felt that Donggo's army was actually like this. If it weren't for the strategy set at the beginning, if it weren't for the request of Elder Min Ge, he would have wanted to change this steady and steady strategy and go directly to attack Avad.

Therefore, at the beginning of this war, the king of Tang insisted on coming to Mengmi, and said that as the king of Tang, the vassal king of Dongwu could not always shrink behind. Even this time, his resolute attitude went to Emperor Chongzhen. In the chat group, of course.

In a sense, the king of Tang is the founding king, and he doesn't want to hide in the rear and enjoy his success, so there is no sense of accomplishment or prestige. As a descendant of Taizu, how could he miss such an opportunity?

This idea of the Tang King, Emperor Chongzhen can vaguely guess it according to his deeds in the original history. To put it nicely, he has an ambition! Thinking that this battle had already been arranged, and the danger was very small, he agreed to King Tang's request.

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

To be honest, he didn't care about the Dongwu army before, at least he also had this common sense, the number of troops must be exaggerated. Even the Ming army itself, with a strength of 10,000, isn't it also called 50,000? Dongwu claims to be 500,000, and if you can't do it, it's only tens of thousands of troops. And he learned from the announcement that the Dongwu army was very poorly equipped, which made him a little unimpressed.

At this time, King Tang's face was a little pale, looking at the people outside the city shouting horses and neighing, as well as the sound of elephants, especially the dense human heads, which could not be seen at a glance, and finally shocked him. So many people, even if they are pigs, if they are cut by the Ming army, they will be killed with weak hands and no strength, right?

With such a disparity in strength between the two sides, can they win? Tang Wang thought so in his heart, and for some reason, he suddenly vaguely regretted it, feeling that he had died by himself. How did he forget that Dongwu's military strength was indeed strong, otherwise, it would be impossible to come to provoke Daming repeatedly.

"Your Highness, these barbarians are just chickens and dogs, and you can watch with peace of mind how my Ming army can show its might!" Zhong Lizhi, the chief banner of the brocade guard who guarded him on the side, had been with him for about two years, and he was already familiar with his temperament, and when he saw his face at this time, he smiled and comforted him.

When Tang Wang heard this, he reluctantly smiled at him, then turned his head and looked at the elephant army in the distance. To be honest, what shocked him the most was this elephant army. He couldn't imagine who would be his opponent once these war elephants rushed up.

At this time, a general came over and saw that King Tang's face was a little pale, so he said to him with a smile: "The head of the city will be handed over to the last general, Your Highness can go and rest in peace, and turn around to fight, it is a little noisy, I am afraid that I will not sleep well." ”

When King Tang heard the words, he turned his head to see that it was the commander Deng Kelu that he had worked so hard to dig. Speaking of which, this Deng Kelu is also a famous family, and his grandfather is Deng Zilong, a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty. When he led the troops to attack Dongwu, Deng Kelu happened to be trained and served as a personal guard by Deng Zilong's side, and later Deng Zilong was promoted to the general army and martyred in the Korean battlefield.

In this Dongwu matter, King Tang dug up Deng Kelu, who was already a garrison, and served as the commander of the army he trained. It can be said that he has high hopes. At this time, when he heard Deng Kelu speak confidently, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved in his heart, squeezed out a little smile and said, "Okay, then Gu will entrust everything to you!" ”

After saying that, he turned his head to look at the elephant army in the distance again, and then turned around and went down the city.

Deng Kelu smiled and watched King Tang go down to the city before turning around and looking out of the city.

If it weren't for the strong support of the imperial court, in the face of the menacing Dongwu army, Deng Kelu would definitely not be so sure. After all, he is the one who leads the troops to fight, and he naturally knows that the army in his hands now, 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 Donggo's side off guard; The second is that the preparation in advance is very sufficient, not only the terrain and terrain, the route and so on have already been heard and understood, and even the enemy's strength, the ability of the main general, etc., have also been inquired clearly, and they have sent Neiying to go first, under these conditions, it would be strange if they did not win!

An army can only become a strong army after experiencing the test of a tough battle, and not only a good fight! According to the intention of the Tang King, if he attacked Ava in one go, he would have a decisive battle with Dongwu's main force, even if he was well prepared in advance, the outcome would be unpredictable.

But now, the hard battle created by the elder, or the emperor, to defend the city is the best exercise for this army. What's more, he knows that there are strong armies outside, and in this case, it would be strange if he couldn't win!

Thinking so, Deng Kelu made his rounds again. Because he knew that the enemy was menacing, and many of the soldiers were under great 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 a plate of fruit in front of him, drinking fine wine, watching his army busy, quite excited.

When his royal tent was ready, he finally waited for the man he had been waiting for.

Suddenly, around the king's tent, his personal guards were on strict guard, and in the royal tent, apart from him and his personal guards, there was only one messenger in civilian clothes.

When this person saw the appearance of King Talong, he was very respectful, and immediately stepped forward to salute, and then took the initiative to report in detail: "Your Highness, there are about 10,000 people in the Ming army, of which there are only 500 cavalry, about 2,000 pikemen, and less than 1,000 archers...... The commander is the king of Tang, very young, and the main general is called Deng Kelu, the grandson of the former Ming general Deng Zilong......"

Very detailed information on the Ming army, hearing that King Long was very satisfied, his eyes seemed to be about to laugh, but when he heard the name Deng Zilong, his face suddenly sank. This name is famous on the side of Donggo. It was he who made Dongwu's previous efforts in vain, and all the Tusi in the north were reattached to the Ming Kingdom. It wasn't until after he was transferred out that Dongwu sent troops to attack again, and then he regained Mubang and other places.

“…… The actual army of all kinds of toasts is about 15,000 people, and the situation on the side of the Ming army is this. When the messenger said this, he looked at him and said, "Then Dunclu is cunning, and has put our army outside to defend the city for them. My lord asked, how to cooperate with His Highness? ”

Hearing this, King Talong's brow furrowed. When he watched the battle before, he had already seen that the two Tusi armies were arranged outside the city, and he also thought about this problem, but for a while, there was no good idea to make good use of these two Tusi armies.

After a moment of silence, King Taron suddenly had an idea, and said to the messenger, "In this way, tomorrow I will send an army against your stockade, and you will feign defeat and retreat under the city gate." When the Ming army came out to rescue, he took the opportunity to seize the city gate and help Gu take down Meng Mi, which was a great achievement! ”

When the messenger heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and hastened to answer. King Ta Long was also happy, if he could take down Meng Mi like this, it would be the most labor-saving way. Otherwise, after all, it is a siege, and although there are many people and high morale, there will still be a lot of losses. Dongwu has a small population, so it's better to have fewer people to die!

After giving some details, the messenger retreated and waited for night to fall.

King Tharon sat down in his seat, recalling the messenger's message, and the more he thought about it, the more pleased he became. This Ming army is not as strong as imagined. In the past, there was not a single arquebusier who was the most common arquebusier in the Ming army. Presumably the Tang King felt that the quality of the arquebus was too poor, so he abandoned it, right? What surprised him even more was that the army in the city was not the regular army of the Ming Kingdom before, but was selected and trained by the Tang King at the expense of the fugitives and disaster victims.

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, it will definitely not be a strong army if it has not been tempered by real war. Even if there is Deng Zilong's grandson as the main general? Now that the army is alone, you have no chance!

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

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

Clearly, he was still thinking about what he had said. Thinking about competing for merit, this meeting made a statement again!

Seeing this, King Ta Long smiled slightly and said, "Two days is too much time, how about giving you one day?" ”

"......" Shi Demeng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it, a day? Is it true that the Ming army in Mengmi City is muddy? Even if it is muddy, you must first lay down the stockade outside the city before you can attack Mengmi City! Your Highness said this, could it be that he was a little dissatisfied with himself?

Thinking so, he was about to change his words and express his position again, but he heard King Long say again: "Longchuan Tusi has secretly surrendered to Gu, and tomorrow you will lead the army to attack its stockade......"

After listening to his explanation, Shi Demeng also added the situation of the Ming army in the city, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. He is not a fool, and he immediately understood in his heart that he was His Highness's confidant, and this was a great achievement for himself!

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