He went to the top of the city and took a look at the Ming army's formation.
Outside the city, we saw the continuous Ming army camps, which looked like they were encamped for thousands of miles; there were also countless Ming warships on the Yinlowaddy River, parked so densely that they seemed to cover the entire river.
King Talong could guess with his toes that the Ming army had been hoarding troops on the Yunnan border for more than two years, and it seemed that they were fully prepared.
Talking about the past, Ava City might be able to be defended, after all, he has two trump cards in his hand.
The first trump card is the Elephant Soldier, a weapon in the attack and invincible;
The second trump card was the support from the Dutch. They purchased a lot of Dutch muskets and artillery, which was what made the Toungoo Dynasty strong.
These two trump cards were useful against the Ming army in the past, but they are useless against the Ming army today just by looking at the equipment of the Ming army outside the city.
War elephants have rough skin and thick flesh, and are covered with armor. In fact, they are not afraid of bows and arrows, but they are afraid of firearms, especially artillery. No matter how thick the armor is, it is useless. They are big, and their targets are obvious. Once they face the Ming army,
, not to mention overwhelming the Ming army's formation, but under the attack of the Ming army's artillery and artillery, the ground trampled was often one's own army!
As for the Dutch's muskets and artillery, the Ming army also had them, and even most of the Ming army had firearms, so this trump card lost its advantage.
In addition, there was another situation that also made King Long feel bad.
The commander-in-chief of the Ming army opposite was Mu Tianbo, Duke of Yunnan Guizhou. He himself didn't care, but the Mu family had been in Yunnan for hundreds of years and had such great influence that it spread all over the surrounding areas such as Dongwu in Yunnan.
If the Ming army was weak, this influence would not be able to exert much influence, but now that the Ming army is strong, the influence of the Mu family is very great for many tribes in Dongwu!
Headache!
King Long really has a headache!
Seeing the battle of the Ming army, he finally understood, so what if they formed alliances with Annan, Siam and other countries? Not to mention that they couldn't catch up with the reinforcements. Even if they could catch up, with the military strength of those countries, they would not be able to confront the Ming army head-on.
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Just when King Long himself was a little at a loss, his officials came one after another to ask for a fight.
"Your Majesty, the Ming army is attacking, and I am willing to risk going to Siam for help!"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen is familiar with Siam, so let him rush to seek help!"
"Your Majesty, Weichen's seven aunts and eight great-grandmothers are all in Siam, including Annan. It would be most appropriate for Weichen to seek help!"
"..."
King Long was so angry that his face turned red. The war hadn't even started yet, and he was thinking of running away one by one?
At this moment, the Hongyi cannon on the Ming army fired.
"Boom boom boom..."
The artillery on land was firing, and the artillery on the warship was also firing.
Not to mention how much damage these iron bullets can cause to Ava City, the bombardment of dozens of heavy artillery can be said to be earth-shattering.
As soon as the Ming army's bombardment ended, King Talong immediately made a decision: You stay behind and I go to ask for help in person!
Of course, this decision was made in my heart. If it were said in public, morale would definitely collapse!
On the surface, he spent a lot of money and encouraged the reuse of some civil servants and generals who were not direct lineage, which seemed to mean that he was uniting sincerely to overcome the difficulties together.
But, in fact, when it got dark, he took his cronies and ran away from the south gate where there was no Ming army.
As long as there is any culture, you can see examples of this kind of warfare in history. It is nothing more than preventing the people in the city from struggling to the death, and the fish will die and the net will be broken.
As for the gap that was opened, there must be an ambush, but it's just invisible.
For King Talong, he absolutely understands this.
However, he understood better that if he stayed in Ava City, he didn't know whether those allies would come to help him. What he knew was that Ava City was under the influence of the traitors outside, and he might wake up one day.
When he woke up, he found that he was tied up by traitors and sent to the Ming army.
Therefore, even though he knew there was danger outside the South Gate, he still chose to escape from the South Gate as soon as possible.
In fact, in many similar battle cases, those who tried to escape did not know that there was danger, but under normal circumstances, they had no choice and had to escape!
Even though it was night, the whole city was under martial law.
However, the news that King Talong escaped from the south gate spread quickly, causing chaos in the city. Those people who had been anxious for a long time immediately followed and fled.
As a result, the quiet night sky was broken by the noise.
The Ming army outside the city seemed not surprised at all. After hearing the chaos in the city and the large group of people fleeing from the south gate, they actually opened fire.
"Boom boom boom..."
Under the cover of night, artillery was bombarding.
Logically speaking, if you can't see clearly, why are you bombarding it?
However, it was obvious that after the bombardment started, especially the deafening sound of artillery, the city became even more chaotic. The crowds of people fleeing at the South Gate, which were originally just a trickle, suddenly turned into a flood.
Someone fell down, a car broke down, and it was pitch black, causing more chaos.
The cries and shouts can be heard clearly even amidst the thunderous sound of artillery.
Obviously, the artillery of the Ming army was not intended to directly kill the enemy, but to create panic.
As for the casualties caused by panic, at least at this time, they all belong to the enemy!
In this way, the chaos in Ava City lasted almost all night. The sky in the east finally turned white, and then the morning light slowly spread to the mainland and illuminated the world.
There are no defenders left at the top of Ava City.
Facing the city gate on the Ming army's side, someone had already opened the city gate and knelt under the city gate to welcome the Ming army into the city.
When Mu Tianbo climbed to the top of the city, the city walls were already covered with Ming troops. In the streets and alleys of the city, groups of Ming troops were patrolling and searching for the remaining enemies.
On many streets, dead people could be seen, and some houses were burned, with some smoke still rising from the ashes.
Groups of Ava people, all cowering in fear, were being driven out of their houses by the Ming army.
Seeing this scene, Mu Tianbo suddenly felt very emotional.
He has lived in Yunnan for a long time, and he really doesn't know much about Dongwu, his neighbor.
You want to say that Dongwu is not strong. In the past, they even attacked the border areas of Yunnan and took it for themselves. It is not that the Ming army never fought back, but Dongwu would continue to fight when he came back, as if he was so arrogant and unyielding.
A naughty child who always comes to tease adults.
On the other hand, Togo also fought wars with neighboring countries. Although there were victories and defeats, there were also many victories. Those who lost were mostly caused by internal fighting.
When King Thalong became King of Dongwu, he changed from the rhythm of the previous kings who had been fighting foreign wars for many years, and instead began to rest and recuperate.
Not to mention, Dong Wu's strength suddenly increased greatly. Mu Tianbo also heard about this in Yunnan.
Originally, Mu Tianbo thought that in a few years, the Dongwu people would be even more powerful when they went to war with other countries.
Unexpectedly, Dongwu first coveted Yunnan and wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Yunnan to pick peaches. However, he happened to encounter the chieftains and bandits who were encircling and suppressing Yunnan with the imperial army. By the way, Dongwu's army was almost wiped out!
Then, the imperial court decided to hoard troops on the border to threaten Dongwu, which lasted for two years.
During this process, Mu Tianbo felt that the Ming army would definitely be able to defeat the Dongwu army. However, he thought that Ava City was the capital of the Toungoo Dynasty after all. No matter how the Dongwu people did not fight, this Ava war would definitely be a disaster.
A relatively difficult battle.
Unexpectedly, just the next day, he was already standing at the top of Ava City!
Although Mu Tianbo was the head coach of the Southern Expeditionary Army, he was still a little surprised that the result was so easy.
Standing on the top of the city, looking at the situation in the city, then turning to look outside the city and looking at the warships on the Inlovati River, he suddenly realized something.
It's not that the combat power of Dongwo people has become weaker, but that the combat power of the imperial officers and soldiers has become stronger, many times stronger than before.
The military pay is sufficient, the weapons and armor are excellent, and the army has been trained in Yunnan for two years. The imperial court has clear rewards and punishments for military merit. All these things are not available in the previous imperial army!
This is the fundamental guarantee that Ava City can easily win this time!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look north in the direction of the capital. Suddenly he had an impulse in his heart. He wanted to go to the capital to see the current emperor and the legendary treasure hanging on the emperor's chest. It would be best if he could see it.
Emperor Taizu appears!
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but think of his own founding ancestor Mu Ying, and suddenly he had the consciousness that he must leave his name in the history books like his ancestors!
He was thinking that as the owner of this place, he, King Long, had taken advantage of the night to escape far away. By the time it was dawn, he would have been at least twenty miles away from Ava City.
Sitting on the war elephant, he looked back at the miserable fleeing team. These were all his cronies. Instead of feeling sad, King Long breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately became energetic and said to his frustrated men: "In fact, I should have given up long ago.
Those who came to Ava City have finally lost this burden and returned to Naypyidaw alone. The roads there are more difficult to walk and there are many swamps. How can the Ming army fight alone?"
In the past, the capital of the Toungoo Dynasty was actually Naypyidaw. It was King Thalong who felt that the population of Naypyitaw was too small and agriculture was underdeveloped, so he decided to move the capital to Ava City.
When they heard about his decision, his cronies naturally flattered him and supported his decision.
But it's obvious that morale is not high.
The reason is also very simple. Their wealth, land, etc. are basically all here in Ava City. How much can they take with them in a hasty escape!
When King Talong saw this, he immediately laughed and said: "The Ming army came to attack in large numbers, but we were able to escape. This shows that the Ming army is actually nothing more than that. When the time comes, I will definitely be able to bring you back!"
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When his cronies heard this, before they had time to respond, they heard the sound of a cannon!