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"Attack, the army forms a long snake formation and advances towards Yunnan. If you encounter Annan soldiers, you will be killed."

Mu Sheng said.

The [-]-strong army marched towards the south in a mighty manner.

The Zhang Fu Department in Guizhou also received an order to advance towards Yunnan.

15 troops, followed by 20 civilian husbands.

The jungle tigers and beasts along the way fled in fright.

Even the common people thought that the sky was about to change again.

The prefects and county magistrates in Yunnan have prepared two flags.

One is Daming's Sun and Moon Banner, and the other is Annan's Hundred Beasts Banner.

Whoever wins, I will plant their flag in the state and county capital.

In December, Mu Sheng finally encountered 3000 Annan defenders in northern Yunnan.

"Siege."

Mu Sheng didn't have any nonsense, the red-clothed cannon, the musketeers, and the whole army attacked.

General Annan Township thought he could hold out for a month, however, the battle started in less than an hour.

Chapter 409 Straight to Kunming

His Annan native soldiers were frightened by the red cannon, and all abandoned the city and fled.

This General Annan was a tough one, he refused to surrender, and was caught by Mu Sheng and executed Ling Chi.

In February of the following year, the Ming army finally won most of the territory in Yunnan.

Those Annan soldiers who fought extremely bravely in the jungle would collapse at the first touch, without any combat effectiveness. .

The main reason is that they have never seen the power of the red-clothed cannon. When they heard the loud noise, they ran around in fright, and the general couldn't gather it together.

In fact, this has something to do with Annan's national policy.

When Li Jishe succeeded in usurping the throne, he adopted a policy of ignoring the people, preventing ordinary soldiers from touching advanced weapons such as cannons and muskets.

This caused ordinary soldiers to think that the Ming army was a heavenly soldier when they encountered guns, and they dared not resist at all.

Otherwise, Mu Sheng would not have won most of Yunnan so smoothly.

But now, Mu Sheng also has a tough battle to fight.

Twenty miles ahead of him is Kunming City.

According to information, Li Jishe and his son Zicang are hiding in Kunming city.

Moreover, the city of Kunming is high and strong, with [-] defenders, and it can also rely on the mountain terrain to counterattack.

"General, should we besiege and not attack? Let the food in the city run out, and they will naturally come out and surrender."

A deputy general consulted.

"No, Marshal Zhang is still waiting to join me in the south, so we can't besiege without attacking."

"What's more, Kunming is a big city, and the food in the city is enough for them to last for two years."

"And our grain and grass have to be transported from Yingtian, which is [-] kilometers away. If it takes a long time, I'm afraid Daming will be dragged down."

Mu Sheng said.

Indeed, sometimes, a small war, as long as it is fought long enough, is enough to drag down a dynasty.

Just like when Emperor Lazy Yang beat Goguryeo back then, Goguryeo was just a small country, and it dragged down the Sui Dynasty.

In fact, it wasn't a drag. The people paid more taxes, and the anti-war sentiment was naturally extremely high. Naturally, the emperor had no choice but to step down.

Another example is the recent beautiful country's fight against Vietnam. They originally thought that it would take only three years to win Vietnam.

As a result, he fought hard for more than ten years, and almost dragged down the beautiful country, the world's most powerful country.

On the city wall of the north gate of Kunming, Li Jishe, the emperor of the Dayu Kingdom, was holding a thousand-mile tube, watching the Ming army camp in the north.

This time, he brought [-] troops from the south into the realm of Yunnan, almost sweeping away.

The governor of Yunnan surrendered without a fight. Although the governor of Guangxi resisted himself, he didn't fight at all.

After all, at that time, the southwestern area was not valued by Ming Dynasty, and only [-] soldiers were stocked for Guangxi.

Otherwise, the combat effectiveness of Guangxi soldiers is still considerable.

"Father, the enemy army is at least 10,000+? We are only [-]."

Zi Cang wanted to retreat a bit.

"Don't panic, the city of Kunming is high and strong. Although the Ming army has a large number of people, they will definitely not be able to attack in a short time."

"Furthermore, Zhu Neng sent troops from Yingtian, and when they arrived in Yunnan, the battle line was stretched for thousands of miles. The problem of food and grass alone could drag them down."

Li Jishe still has some military talent, otherwise he would not have succeeded in usurping the throne.

Indeed, in ancient times, when the attacking party encountered a fortified city, the usual method was to surround it without attacking it, and exhaust the food and grass in the city.

As for movies and TV shows, moving ladders to attack at every turn, after all, this kind of battle is only a minority.

In a dynasty, the total number of fortified battles usually does not exceed twenty.

Who is so stupid to take the lives of soldiers to attack fortifications? Isn't this an egg hitting a rock?

Surrounding but not attacking is a test of a country's national strength.

The stronger and richer the country is, the more the balance of war will fall to that side.

On the contrary, if a poor country can't raise hundreds of thousands of shi of grain through national mobilization, then most likely it can only make a quick decision.

If you want to make a quick decision, it is easy to put yourself in a passive position, and others will be sure that you want to make a quick decision, so you can set a trap at will.

can wipe out your entire army.

"Father's opinion, then, let's go to a stalemate with the Ming army, don't we care about them?"

Zi Cang asked.

"No, we sent envoys to negotiate with the Ming army and told them that we can compensate them for something."

Li Jishe smiled cunningly.

"But didn't you say earlier that the issue of food and grass can drag down the Ming army? Why are you still negotiating?"

Zicang was at a loss.

"Son, you don't understand this. Negotiations can last for a long time, such as one year, ten years, or even 20 years."

"We're just rambling on and on during negotiations anyway, but we just don't get to the point."

"You think, if we really negotiate for 20 years, the two Great Ming Kingdoms will be dragged down."

"Besides, when the Ming army saw that we brought people to negotiate, they felt that they had an opportunity and would not attack us by force."

"We've been delaying it for even longer."

Li Jishe laughed.

"Father's advice, now, I'll let Zhang An lead the mission to negotiate?"

Zicang laughed.

"Yes, that's it. You tell Zhang An your strategy and let him negotiate."

Li Jishe smiled.

Zhang An is the guy who talks nonsense among them.

He is usually not taken seriously, because he always misses the point when he speaks, and often talks about trivial matters.

Unexpectedly, in some special times, his ability to talk nonsense will come in handy.

Sure enough, there is no real waste in this world, it's just that the time has not come.

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"General, our food and grass are only enough for half a month. We need to fight now. We can't delay any longer."

The deputy general said to Mu Sheng.

Mu Sheng also hesitated.

"If we fight now, I'm afraid it will be a loss of troops. Kunming is surrounded by water on both sides, and there are many mountains. The city walls are all made of two-ton boulders."

"We only have 15 troops, so we can't waste it on tough battles."

Mu Sheng shook his head.

"Then what should we do? We're running out of food and we're going to starve to death."

The lieutenant said.

"Send eight hundred li in a hurry, let His Majesty send food and grass, and it must be fast."

Mu Sheng said.

"However, even if His Majesty receives an urgent delivery of food from Yingtian to Yunnan, it will take two months."

"Then what shall we eat for a month and a half?"

The lieutenant asked again.

"Here, just drink some porridge every day and hang your life."

"At the same time, porridge is not enough, so I changed from two meals a day to one meal."

Mu Sheng said.

In fact, in ancient times, generals could also collect food on the spot, but this would cause dissatisfaction with the local powerful gentry and the common people.

At that time, these powerful squires will all fall to the enemy, which is even more unfavorable for them to fight.

"General, we eat one meal a day, and we can't even get weapons. If Annan's army takes the opportunity to attack, how can we fight?"