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Hearing this, the civil and military ministers who were a little sad, as well as the chieftain chiefs who had taken refuge in him, all looked up at him. Those who understood knew that he had found a scapegoat, and now he wanted to restore the low morale after being so severely hit by the Ming army. As for whether Meng Mi can be captured, it's hard to say. At least it is impossible to capture Meng Mi without paying a heavy price.

And those who didn't understand couldn't help but rekindle their hope after hearing what King Long said. They felt that their king was right, and the traitor had been killed by the king, even though he had suffered a tragic defeat just now. However, the number of the army was still many times that of the Ming army in the city. Although the losses were a bit heavy, it was not impossible to defeat the Ming army.

At least as Master Jiu Zhao said before he died, it was impossible for him to be defeated by the Ming army and escorted to the capital. At worst, if we don't beat Meng Mi, pat her butt and leave, will the Ming army still dare to go out of the city to pursue her? If you really want to do that, you are seeking death!

King Long stood on the high platform and felt a little relieved when he saw everyone's faces. When he looked up at Meng Mi with the Ming flag flying in the distance, he couldn't help feeling secretly resentful.

In his heart, he actually believed Master Jiuzhao's words and knew that Master Jiuzhao did not lie to him. He also felt that the Ming army probably did not believe these chieftain troops from the beginning, so they concealed it.

Although Prince Long thought of this, he felt a little bit pained. I don’t know how many of the Ming army’s great city-defending weapons there are, unless they cost human lives. But Dongwu originally had a small population. In the past, there were continuous battles, and the prime population was lost every year.

Who doesn’t want to expand territory? Who doesn’t want to conquer all directions and dominate the world? But Dongwu has reached the time when he must recuperate, so he has to stop external expansion and start a strategy of recuperation.

Now that many Dongwu elites have been lost in this battle, if Dongwu's life is used to fill and consume it... He Longwang thought, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and sighed in his heart, if he can capture the people of the Ming Dynasty, then I won’t be so confused about whether to attack Meng Mi or not!

If it doesn’t work, just go back first! King Long thought about the power of the Ming Dynasty's firearms, and finally sighed in his heart.

He looked away from the top of Mengmi City and glanced at the officials and generals below. When he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a fast horse galloping towards him. Those who can ride fast horses in the army are generally messengers.

The rapid sound of horse hooves was quite noticeable in this somewhat quiet time. Almost all the people who heard it turned their heads. They were wondering, where did the messenger come from?

Where he was, the royal flag was fluttering in the wind, no one needed to say anything, the horse came over quickly, and the flag on his back showed that this messenger was delivering urgent news.

Under everyone's attention, when the messenger got close, before the horse could slow down, he jumped off the horse and staggered, but due to his agility, he did not fall like a dog. The guard on the side stepped forward, stopped him and asked in a low voice, but he let the messenger go without replying to King Long.

This time, everyone was shocked. Looking at the flustered face of the messenger, many people felt that something was wrong. So, they paid more attention to the messenger.

The messenger was seen kneeling in front of King Long, barely suppressing his breath, and loudly reported: "Your Highness, the Ming army suddenly appeared and is attacking Baojing. Please send reinforcements quickly!"

There was a "boom" and thunder struck the foreheads of King Long and other people who heard the news. They were stunned and their first thought was, how is this possible?

Seeing that King Long was stupid, the messenger quickly urged again: "Your Highness, please send reinforcements quickly!"

When he saw the sudden appearance of the Ming army in Baojing, he was extremely shocked. Although the defenders were elite and sent him over immediately to report the news, he was still anxious. He didn't know how the war was going over there, so he could only urge him to be victorious. The king sent troops as soon as possible.

When he was reminded again, he, Prince Long, finally came to his senses. The smile on his face that he had pretended to be relaxed and smiling could no longer hide the panic in his heart. That was the place where the army's food and fodder was accumulated. If it were captured by the Ming army, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, he is still a hero and has experienced many things. He was not so frightened that he did not pay attention and immediately asked for details. After getting the reply from the messenger, I finally relaxed a little, at least the treasure well was not lost yet. With the elite troops stationed there, even if they couldn't resist the Ming army, they could at least hold on to reinforcements.

With this in mind, he immediately shouted an order and ordered his confidant General Shi Demeng to rush to Baojing as quickly as possible for reinforcements. Later, he felt that this was not enough, so he ordered two more generals to send reinforcements.

During this process, the chieftain leaders who took refuge in Dongwu were simply dumbfounded. Not only did the Ming army have powerful weapons to defend the city, they were also able to send troops unnoticed and sneak attack the rear of Dongwu's army. And looking at it like this, it seems that Baojing is a very important place, and it is most likely a place where food and grass are stored. How is this possible? If this is really the case, wouldn't it be impossible for Togo's army to even withdraw?

They were originally worried about the withdrawal of Dongwu's army. After all, their territory was still under the control of the Ming army. If Dongwu's army withdrew, they would not be able to cope with the Ming Dynasty's settlement of accounts. But now I hear that Dongwu's army is likely to be defeated. What will they do?

Seeing the generals busy mobilizing troops, someone asked King Long: "Your Highness, where did this Ming army come from? Why did it appear out of thin air without any warning in advance?"

King Talong also felt puzzled after hearing this. As a person who leads the army in wars all year round, how could he fail to prepare for his own retreat and protect his own food routes? There is a narrow pass in the official road behind him. The army on this side is enough to cover the other side. It is impossible for any Ming army to sneak past without being discovered by the army.

Even more than that, when King Long went to fight Meng Mi, he also guarded against Mu Bang and Meng Yang. Not to mention Meng Yang, it was too far away, and there were troops deployed on the other side of the Dajinsha River. Basically, it was impossible for the Ming army to launch a sneak attack on its rear. Although Mubang is close, the roads that can be taken there are also guarded by troops! Moreover, he still has some doubts. The mobile Ming army should be concentrated in Mengmi, so where did the Ming army come from and suddenly appear in Baojing?

These doubts of King Talong were also known to his important ministers. Therefore, one minister put forward his own opinion and said: "Your Highness, there cannot be many Ming troops appearing in Baojing. There are three reasons..."

Behind the pile of Balabala, he confidently concluded: "In this way, Your Highness has deployed elite troops in Baojing, even like an army to guard it. If you want to capture Baojing with just a few Ming army troops, I think it is basically impossible." Possible! Even..."

When he said this, he paused, glanced at his colleagues, and then said loudly: "It is possible that by the time His Highness sends reinforcements, the Ming army will have been defeated, and the heads of their generals will be on their way!"

Listening to his analysis, Prince Long felt that it made sense. He was confident in the troops he had left there. It was impossible for him to just put a small army in such an important place.

Seeing King Long nodding slightly, other ministers got the opportunity and started to analyze.

"The Ming Army certainly didn't expect His Highness to arrange for the Xiang Army. Maybe the Ming Army will steal the chicken but lose the rice this time!"

"Exactly, how can the Ming army steal such a land that is rich in food and grass? This time we will show them how powerful His Highness is!"

"..."

There was a lot of discussion here that it was impossible to attack Mengmi. Shi Demeng and other generals who had received the order had basically finished mobilizing their troops, and hurriedly came to say goodbye to King Talong, and then prepared to lead the army.

But at this moment, I suddenly saw the end of the distance, and there seemed to be a commotion. It's just that it's too far away, so I don't know what happened over there?

King Talong was still confused. When his military judge angrily ordered his subordinates to go take a look, he saw that the commotion there seemed to be contagious and quickly spread to other places.

Suddenly, Prince Long felt something was wrong and quickly urged the military judge to deal with it quickly and find out the situation and report back.

However, before the military judge's people could leave, they saw an officer running from a distance. He even pushed away the guards standing guard outside. While rushing inside, he shouted: "Your Highness, it's not good. Your Highness, it’s bad, the treasure well is lost, the treasure well is lost…”

It stands to reason that if you experience the same thing too many times, you will become immune. But this time, after being shocked one after another, King Long was once again stunned. I just didn't believe it. How could a treasure well that stored food and grass, a treasure well that was tightly defended, and a treasure well where elite troops were stationed, be lost so quickly? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!

The civil servants and military generals who had analyzed so clearly just now were suddenly speechless, with their mouths wide open and unable to close! They were not flattering King Long just now, but they really thought so. How could the Ming army seize the treasure well so quickly?

Unexpectedly, their shock was not over yet. The panicked officer who came to call the police loudly shouted out even more incredible news, or it could be said to be desperate news: "Your Highness, those Ming troops launched an attack on Baojing from the south." The attack, it is said that the Ming Dynasty's 100,000 troops have captured Ava, captured Ava..."

This time, Prince Long did not feel stupid. Instead, he swayed a few times and almost fainted. Thanks to the quick eyesight and quick hands of the guards beside him, he caught him and prevented him from falling to the ground. However, although he supported him, none of his ministers, especially several civil servants, helped him, and they fainted to the ground after hearing the sound.

Compared with them, the chieftains who rebelled in the battle were all leaders and had stronger physical resistance. After hearing such a big news, although they did not faint, a few of them fell to the ground and muttered to themselves, not knowing what they were talking about.

The news just now is too exciting. Anyone knows that if the treasure well is lost, the army will be in danger, and if Ava is lost, the army will basically be unable to escape. Maybe everyone will die. Outside, the number of 100,000 Ming troops was even more overwhelming!

In just a short time, the army's panic in the south had spread wider and wider. Obviously, the old saying has come true, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

Under the rescue of the guards, King Long came to his senses, pushed the guards away, stood up staggeringly, waved his hands, and shouted loudly: "Impossible, impossible! Absolutely impossible! Come on, Pull down the thief who deceives the public with his lies and behead him!"

When the officer heard this, he was frightened out of his wits and quickly defended loudly: "Your Highness, some of the defeated troops in Baojing have already escaped. They said it themselves. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you should ask them to come and report."

But he didn't know that he, Prince Long, was just trying to get lucky and didn't want what he said to be true. His answer immediately shattered his King Long's luck. In just such a short time, he, King Long, seemed to have aged a lot.

However, he was a ruthless man who could seize the throne. He quickly came to his senses. Seeing that the chaos was about to spread to the entire army, he immediately said loudly: "There will definitely not be many Ming troops. The army will set off immediately to recapture Baojing. Take back Ava! Otherwise, everyone will die here!"

Although he gave this order, the news had already spread throughout the army. If all the armies were in their respective camps at this time, the news would not have spread so quickly. The key is that at this time, when the siege was being attacked by Meng Miming's army, everyone was demoralized and waiting for a response to rest.

Moreover, even if rumors are spread face to face, as long as there are more people spreading them, the news will become more and more different, or more exaggerated, as it spreads later.

"Oh no, the Ming army has occupied Ava!"

"Half a million Ming troops, huge crowds of people, captured Awa in one fell swoop!"

"Not only is Ava, our country is gone, millions of Ming troops are coming towards us!"

"..."

A lot of elites in Meng Mi's Dongwu army died. The largest number in Dongwu's army today are just ordinary soldiers. Of course, there are countless civilians. Their military discipline is naturally not high, or even non-existent. As soon as they heard the rumors, some people became afraid.

Before King Long's military order was handed down, some civilians began to run away. If they ran too slowly, millions of Ming soldiers, what's the concept? They would kill them all at once, and not even the bones and dregs would be left.

The civilians' running away, like a domino, had a chain reaction, causing other civilians to flee in all directions. Then, the ordinary Dongwu soldiers also abandoned their helmets and armor, running away from the east, west, and northwest. road.

At the top of Mengmi City, King Tang, who had already arrived at the top of the city, first looked at the charred corpses lying on the ground under the city. The corpses were lying all over the place and vomited for a while. Then he unexpectedly discovered that Dongwu's army was in chaos outside the city. , so messed up that he couldn't believe his eyes.

Deng Kruru, on the other hand, was calmer, but he also said with a smile: "Dongwu's army was defeated! We won!"