Chapter 351: Ming Dynasty Has No Choice
Chapter 351: Ming Dynasty Has No Choice
"Siamese?"
At midnight, in an open space in the front scout camp,
Almost all the generals gathered around.
Looking at the several captives who were tied up, they had strange expressions and their faces changed back and forth.
Then there was a burst of cursing.
The soldiers around also realized what was going on and began to murmur in low voices.
Duke Cao Li Jinglong was furious. He put his hands on his hips and glared at the captives, cursing them the loudest and most harshly!
"What a bullshit unconquered country, when I return to Beijing this time,
Let your King of Siam come over to Yingtian, kneel before the Fengtian Palace, and count the many crimes you have committed! ! "
"How dare you? How dare you help the tyrant?"
"What benefit did Silunfa give you? What made you do this?"
Li Jinglong became more and more angry as he spoke, and finally rushed forward.
He grabbed the young general by the collar, lifted him up, and spurted out saliva that almost drowned the man!
As if he was still not satisfied, Li Jinglong slapped him.
The crisp sound kept echoing in my ears.
The generals present looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering why Duke Cao was so angry.
But Lu Yunyi knew the court affairs.
In the tenth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty conferred the title of "King of Siam" on the King of Ayutthaya, making it an unconquered country of the Ming Dynasty.
From then on, they had exchanges and frequent trade.
Also listed as countries not to be conquered were Annan and Zhenla.
The Ming court treated these southwestern countries with all its heart.
Not only did they spend a lot of money every year to support their trade, but they also sent troops from time to time to help them quell domestic rebellions.
Especially in the 16th year of Hongwu, when the Ming Dynasty had just conquered Yunnan,
Luchuan then turned his guns and aimed at Siam, intending to defeat Siam in one fell swoop.
Only with the help of the Ming Dynasty was disaster avoided.
Now, these three countries are actually mixed up with Luchuan, and sent troops to help Luchuan attack Ming Dynasty.
For Li Jinglong, this was even more frustrating than the defeat in Yunnan.
Not only these three countries, the Ava Dynasty, that is, the Burmese Xuanwei Division also sent troops there, as well as the Laotian Division.
Looking around, almost all the southwestern countries participated in this war.
The Ming Empire attacked Luchuan, but in fact it attacked the entire southern countries.
Lu Yunyi had already vented the absurdity in his heart, and now he had to face the subsequent battle calmly.
At this moment, he was absolutely certain.
Luchuan Silunfa’s next move and method of fighting the enemy!
He stared at the center.
Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao, was still punching and kicking to vent his anger.
The way he clenched his teeth made him look like a ghost, which made countless soldiers present feel secretly happy.
Lu Yunyi waved his hand, slowly stepped forward, and grabbed the fist that was about to swing.
He said softly: "Duke Cao, the interrogation is urgent.
At this moment, we need to know the number of troops sent by each country and their behind-the-scenes forces, so as to formulate a strategy for dealing with the enemy in subsequent wars.”
Until this moment, Li Jinglong was still angry, with some bloodshot eyes.
He turned his head sharply and said quickly:
"Yun Yi, you don't know that last year the King of Siam sent a New Year's greeting.
His Majesty was very pleased with this and decided to send an envoy to Siam this year to help it build water conservancy projects.
Now, these bastards are just going to let down the good intentions of the Ming Dynasty?"
Li Jinglong was breathing rapidly, and the scene of His Majesty laughing heartily in the Fengtian Palace in the capital seemed to be vivid in his mind.
The prince also stood aside with a smile on his face.
He also stood there, smiling.
How happily I laughed before, how angry I am today.
Li Jinglong's eyes turned grim.
He stared at the dozen or so prisoners present and spoke through his teeth:
"Yun Yi, you are right. There is no friendship between countries, only interests!"
"The Ming Dynasty was so prosperous, what if we wait until..."
Li Jinglong didn't say anything else, but everyone understood what he meant.
The Ming Dynasty was at its peak, and the southern countries were stealing men from outside.
If they wait until Daming becomes weak, won't they take advantage of Daming?
At this moment, Li Jinglong's desire to manage military affairs had reached its peak.
He finally understood why Yun Yi's methods became more and more cruel after he came to Yunnan.
To fight killing with killing, even if it means killing!
Taking a deep breath, Li Jinglong looked at Liu Heiying:
"Black Hawk, interrogate them carefully and don't let them die."
"I want to show them the scene of your army dying in the Ming Dynasty!"
Although Li Jinglong was not good at military affairs,
But given his noble status, these words can be said to represent the will of the court!
A solemn and murderous atmosphere suddenly arose, and one could imagine that the weather was about to change.
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps also rang out.
A group of people rushed over. They were Qin Yuanfang and others who were going to investigate the other side of Lidu River.
A gleam of light flashed in Lu Yunyi's eyes, and he waved his hand:
"It's gone. It's gone."
"All generals, go to the central army to discuss matters!"
"Qin Yuanfang, come here."
Soon, in the army tent,
The generals took their seats, still in their original seats, and walked around the sand table in front of them.
At this moment, the originally chaotic and complicated sand table became much clearer in their eyes.
Since the army tents were filled with soldiers from the southwestern countries, Si Lunfa must have brought elite troops with him.
The battle situation is clear, we can win this battle!
“Sir, after the attack on the camp, the Luchuan military camp immediately sent people across the river to Chuxiong!
Moreover, their camp was not in the chaos expected.
There is even a bit of gloating,
Pointing at the soldiers who were killed by you, sir."
Zhang Yu, who was wiping the blood off his face with a sackcloth, was stunned and couldn't help asking:
"really?"
Qin Yuanfang nodded vigorously:
"I saw it clearly through the telescope, seriously!"
At this moment, the quiet atmosphere in the military tent was broken, and there seemed to be some complicated chaos.
If they had received such precious information during the day, they might still be confused.
But now, it's crystal clear!
The Luchuan camp was once solid and united.
It turned out to be a coalition of various countries. No wonder such a ridiculous thing happened.
Wu Fuliu frowned, looked at Lu Yunyi, and asked:
"My Lord, what should we do now?
These coalition forces are either our own people or countries we have never conquered. Should we fight or not?"
"beat!!"
Without waiting for Lu Yunyi to say anything, Li Jinglong, who was slumped in the corner, suddenly stood up and let out a loud shout!
Then he looked at Lu Yunyi with burning eyes.
Lu Yunyi's face was calm, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes:
"Only enemies appear on the battlefield. The only way to deal with them is to fight to the death."
As soon as these words came out, Li Jinglong stood up suddenly and let out a loud roar:
"Okay! Yun Yi, I was not wrong about you. You are a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!"
Lu Yunyi felt that Li Jinglong was a little excited, so he stretched out his hand to calm him down and said in a deep voice:
"Duke Cao, the situation is now clear. We have two choices before us."
"what?"
A group of generals looked over with surprise on their faces.
But soon, Lu Yunyi shook his head and smiled, then spoke in a deep voice:
"We have no choice."
Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Lu Yunyi spoke slowly and calmly:
"Now we can confirm that Si Lunfa is indeed the elite troops of Luchuan.
Along the Lidu River, troops from various southern countries are stationed.
I would like to ask you why Silunfa stationed soldiers from various countries along the Lidu River. "
The generals looked thoughtful, and many of them began to analyze from a military perspective.
But the results are pretty much the same as today.
And now that the adults have said it, there must be different answers.
On the contrary, Li Jinglong never considered issues from a military perspective.
Influenced by this since childhood, he always looks at such major events from a political perspective.
His eyes widened a little bit, and he said:
"Weaken the southern countries, split the relationship between Ming and the other countries, and make Luchuan bigger."
Lu Yunyi nodded gently:
"As a powerful ruler, Si Lunfa would have expected that the Ming Dynasty would not sit idly by and wait for death.
They will leave Jingdong from Dali and attack him from behind.
And he placed these troops here so that we could find and kill them.
At the same time, it serves as a warning or delaying cannon fodder.
This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone.
Once we kill all the southwestern troops, then even if Luchuan is defeated,
He remained the overlord of the southwest because all the surrounding countries had been weakened and he had also lost the protection of the Ming Dynasty.
By then, although Luchuan will be weakened, it will still have a chance to make a comeback."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's pupils trembled and their bodies turned cold.
What a plan!
This is not about fighting on the battlefield, it's about the general situation. There are only two choices: either kill or let go.
But what is before the Ming Dynasty seems to have choices, but in fact there are no choices.
only one.
The Ming Dynasty was newly established, Your Majesty is getting old, and the majesty of the superior country cannot be touched.
Only killing.
This also met Si Lunfa's wish, to weaken the southwestern countries.
Li Jinglong frowned, looking thoughtful.
Suddenly, countless twists and turns appeared in his mind.
But in the end, no one can escape this trend.
At this moment, Li Jinglong finally began to take the Southwest Overlord, Luchuan Silunfa, seriously.
There is no false reputation under the name,
Under this man's leadership, Luchuan conquered the east and the west and grew rapidly, and it was not just a name.
"so what should I do now?"
Wu Fuliu asked. He was a skilled general, and charging into battle was no problem for him.
But faced with the powerful situation, he was somewhat overwhelmed.
Lu Yunyi's eyes were sharp, and he spoke in a deep voice:
"While defeating the soldiers of the southwestern countries, defeat Silunfa and eliminate the elite troops of Luchuan!"
"If we want to weaken, let's weaken together!"
"We must not let Silunfa win the subsequent battles.
Otherwise, the southwestern states will be weakened, the Ming will be weakened, and Luchuan will truly become the overlord of the southwest."
Everyone's heart sank, and Lu Yunyi spoke in a resounding voice:
"This matter should not be publicized. We cannot take care of the Silunfa army.
But the Luchuan camp in front of us needs us to deal with it.
Now, according to the characteristics of the coalition forces, each unit has re-formulated its battle plan.
We must fully utilize the advantage of our cavalry who are good at large-scale detours!
We will use the advantages of luring the enemy deep into our territory, dividing and encircling them, and combining the terrain and weather to defeat them one by one."
Lu Yunyi's voice was sonorous and powerful, and the generals heard it.
This boosted their morale and suddenly gave them more confidence.
It seems that at this moment, the front army scouts are the ones with the upper hand.
Five thousand against fifty thousand, the enemy has the advantage of terrain,
Under normal circumstances, this would have been a battle that could not be won.
But because they were a coalition force, they had the possibility of winning.
The most vulnerable force in this world is the coalition forces.
Because there was a natural chain of suspicion within the coalition forces, everyone was hesitant.
Lu Yunyi looked at the sand table in front of him and thought about the outcome of the battle just now.
There was a ruthlessness in his eyes, and he decided to take advantage of the situation and pursue!
He stood up suddenly and spoke in a deep voice:
"Wu Fuliu and Zhang Yu, lead two thousand soldiers. After the interrogation results come out, follow me out of the camp!"
"Xu Zengshou, Guo Quan! Organize five hundred musketeers into the battle formation and follow us!"
When these words came out, everyone present was at a loss for a moment.
But soon, their eyes lit up, knowing that this was a move to take advantage of the situation and pursue the enemy!
Wu Fuliu and Zhang Yu stood up suddenly and shouted "Yes!" in unison.
Xu Zengshou and Guo Quan, who were hiding in the corner, stood up suddenly, their faces showing excitement:
"Yes!"
Lu Yunyi looked around and spoke quickly:
"The news of the attack on Luchuan Camp has been sent to Silunfa.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will take action soon, and you must quickly formulate a battle plan.
If you want to participate in the real decisive battle later,
We must crush the enemy's morale within five days."
Many generals present felt a huge weight on their hearts for no reason. Li Jinglong, who was standing aside, quickly spoke up:
"Yun Yi, are you too anxious?"
Lu Yunyi shook his head and gave him a reassuring smile:
"Don't worry, Duke Cao. The coalition forces are the weakest army in the world."
Li Jinglong knew nothing about this and could only choose to believe it.
As for Si Lunfa, the instigator of all this,
He now wished he could rush up to him and kill him!
He is also looking forward to participating in subsequent wars.
In the Luchuan camp, Dai Wang, the garrison commander, frowned, lowered his head, closed his eyes, and rubbed his brows with his hands.
I was already used to the noise in the military tent.
Even amidst all this noise,
He actually felt a little sleepy and drowsy.
"Mosuo Yun, what are you pretending to be?
If the enemy attacks, it would be fine if you did not leave the camp to meet them.
You actually mocked my warriors, what do you want to do? ! "
A fifty-year-old man in strange clothes slammed the table heavily, making a dull sound.
He was the deputy general of Siam, named Ajumiao.
At this moment, he was shouting angrily at a middle-aged man opposite him who was also dressed in strange clothes.
Mosuo Yun was the leader of the Lao Division on this trip. He was angry at Aju Miao.
He acted as if he didn't care and just smiled softly:
"General Ajumiao, my troops are all infantry, and we have no cavalry. How can we chase them?"
As he spoke, Mosuo Yun looked up at Dai Wang with a sincere expression:
"General Daiwang, why don't you give some of General Ajumiao's horses to us so that your soldiers can defend the camp!"
Dai Wang sat at the bottom and slowly opened his eyes.
He had experienced this situation countless times.
So he was not at all flustered, and raised his head with a smile:
"General Mosuo Yun, those war horses were brought from home by General Aju Miao.
If he agrees, I will have no objection."
Although Mosuo Yun had received such answers countless times, he was still particularly angry about such attitudes.
After taking a deep breath, Mosuo Yun spoke in a deep voice:
"Lord Daiwang, some of the war horses still belong to Luchuan. Why don't you give them to us?"
As soon as these words came out, General Li Jiahao of Annan, who was not far away, had his eyes light up and nodded slightly:
"General Mosuo Yun said it well. The cavalry should be led by all of us.
This will also prevent us from being vulnerable when facing the Ming Dynasty."
Mosuo Yun nodded repeatedly, looked at Aju Miao, and said in a cold voice:
"General Ajumiao, the Siamese have always boasted of their strong fighting power.
How come it has become like this now when facing the Ming cavalry?
I went to the battlefield of Jixing Peak and saw heavy casualties. If we cannot defeat the Ming cavalry,
Just hand over the warhorse and we will take care of it."
The Zhenla general Hanijun was very young, only about thirty years old.
He sat there like a mountain, speaking in a muffled voice:
"The cavalry is under the command of General Ajumiao and I. This was decided when we came here.
This is also what the Lord of Silun agreed to. Why do you want to change it every day? "
The Burmese commander Zhao Donggu, who had been silent, snorted coldly, and his old voice echoed in the military tent.
"Don't use the Silunfa ruler to pressure us.
Zhenla and Siam were countries that the Ming Dynasty did not conquer, and they controlled the cavalry.
What about my Lao Division?
This is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Now we are rebelling against you. How come we don’t have cavalry?
Is the place of stationing close to the mountains and forests, and far from water sources?"
The group began to argue with each other.
The atmosphere in the military tent became increasingly noisy, and anger seemed to be rising to the sky.
Both the guards outside the camp and Dai Wang were already used to it.
I have been in Ming for nearly half a year. At first, I was quite docile.
But when the war could no longer be advanced, they began to quarrel.
There is a small quarrel every day and a big quarrel every three days. People who quarrel have become used to it.
At this moment, hurried footsteps and chaotic noises rang out.
A Luchuan soldier ran over panting and shouted:
"General, the Ming people are coming again, they have already rushed into the camp!!"
"what!"
Everyone was silent and stood up suddenly.
"Whose camp did you rush into?"
"It is the Burmese Si camp located in the southern mountains."
Zhao Donggu cried out in surprise, his face changed drastically, and he hurried out.
Dai Wang was also a little surprised and spoke quickly:
"Generals, please put aside your grudges and disputes for now. It is better for us to fight the enemy first!"
The words fell, but no one moved.
Their faces were solemn, but there was a gleam of gloating in their eyes.
Seeing this situation, Dai Wang felt helpless and sighed heavily in his heart.
(End of this chapter)