The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 337: Praying for Rain Successfully
Even with this thought in mind, he still looked at his advisors with disdain.

"Is there really no other way for us besides this?"

Upon hearing this, the aide sighed, shook his head, and indicated that he truly had no other options.

King Liang sighed, unsure of what to do next.

At this moment, inside the Ming Dynasty's military camp, Zhu Xiong Ying and a group of generals sat together.

Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping was a meticulous person. Although these points were already surrounded by them, he did not relax in the slightest.

Instead, he gathered all his officers together, gave them their respective tasks, and instructed them to carry out preventative work.

After all this was done, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping looked at the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying and said.

"Thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince's strategy, I'm afraid I wouldn't know what to do without it. Now these enemies are surrounded by us, and unless there are special circumstances, they will have no chance of escape!"

Annoyed, he smiled upon hearing this.

"Since you say there are special circumstances, what are those special circumstances?"

At this moment, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping frowned.

"Unless our army has a compelling reason to leave, or a powerful reinforcement arrives from the outside, or the world is in conflict with our gunpowder, there shouldn't be any other problems!"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and said after hearing this.

"If that's the case, then there's no problem!"

"First of all, this battle has already been planned by us, so there will basically be no changes, and we can't possibly move our troops to other places!"

"As for reinforcements, where would they get any? King Liang has now drawn almost all of Zalawarmi's elite troops!"

"Let's not even talk about whether Duan Bao of Dali and Dayue in the south will mobilize their entire national forces to help him. Even if they could, they might not be able to rescue them in our torrential rain!"

"As for the chieftains in the southwest, they are already struggling to survive themselves. It's simply unrealistic for them to think about saving others!"

"As for the heavy rain you mentioned, we don't need to worry about it at all. The gunpowder I made is all sealed with kraft paper, so it will basically not get damp!"

"Moreover, all of my muskets use flint to strike the fire, and some even use firing pins. Although the technology is still a bit immature, it's no longer affected by heavy rain!"

Upon hearing this, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping breathed a sigh of relief. Now that even these things had been considered, he believed that there would be no more problems in this battle.

These generals were extremely pleased to hear this.

At this moment, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping looked at Zhu Xiong Ying in front of him and said with some concern.

"But we have already deployed all our troops to this place, and the chieftains in the southwest have not sent anyone to deal with them. Can Yu Huatian's Western Depot really intimidate all these chieftains on its own?"

Zhu Xiong Ying laughed after hearing this.

"Don't worry, there's no need to doubt Yu Huatian's abilities. He can handle some minor chieftains without any problem. Moreover, the Western Depot is quite powerful. In addition, this time, besides the troops stationed in various places throughout the Duogandu Provincial Administration Commission, even those chieftain tribes that previously submitted to us will also be mobilized this time!"

"With so much help, if he couldn't even take down a small chieftain, he wouldn't have stayed by my side for so long!"

Everyone nodded upon hearing this, hoping that this person was indeed as formidable as Zhu Xiong Ying had described. And so, this city before them had been besieged by the Ming army for several days.

Over the course of these few days, King Liang's temper worsened, and he frequently beat and scolded his soldiers.

The city's food supplies were almost exhausted, and the soldiers inside were filled with panic.

They simply don't have enough food left. If the fighting continues, they might all starve to death here.

At this time, King Liang, in order to survive, even began to send some soldiers to pray for rain.

They hoped that heaven would grant them a heavy rain so that they could turn defeat into victory.

However, this approach did not yield good results, and four or five consecutive days passed with sunny skies.

At this moment, King Liang, Bazalawarmi, was extremely distraught. Was even Heaven against him?

Just then, several raindrops appeared in the sky, and looking at them, he felt very excited.

Excellent! With this heavy rain, they will surely be able to defeat the Ming army and turn the tide of battle.

So he immediately gathered all the troops under his command.

By this time, his army had been starving for many days. They could barely stand up, let alone continue fighting. In order to survive, they killed the last batch of horses in the army.

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying and the others saw that it suddenly started raining and realized that Liang Wang Ba Zhala Warmi's army would probably take advantage of this time to attack.

He immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle.

Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping, Dingyuan, and Wang Bi were all breathing heavily.

"If we can win this battle, the army here will never be able to cause any more trouble. This is their last hope!"

Marquis Dingyuan, Wang Bi, nodded after hearing this.

"It's a pity these guys still don't realize that our gunpowder is far superior to what we used to have!"

"If King Liang knew about these things, he would probably be furious!"

Upon hearing this, the two of them burst into laughter.

Sure enough, the city gates that had been sealed off slowly opened, and all the soldiers inside rushed out, looking determined to crush the Ming army.

The Ming army also began to form ranks, as always, with musketeers and artillery working together.

When King Liang saw this arrangement, he was extremely disdainful.

"This Zhu Xiong Ying is just a child. He doesn't even know that gunpowder can't get wet. We're sure to win this battle. The brothers have the advantage. We're bound to win!"

The soldiers were very excited to learn that they could survive.

At this moment, they looked at the Ming army in front of them with gritted teeth. They had been holding back their anger for a while. If it weren't for the Ming's weapons being too sharp, they wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat. Now was the perfect opportunity to turn the tide and rise again.

(End of this chapter)