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

Chapter 357 The Great Detour of Nan Zhang

"As long as we take their city, their imagined army will naturally have no intention of resisting, and we can win without a fight!"

Duke Li Guo Wang Bi's eyes lit up.

Although this tactic was indeed somewhat dangerous, they had already considered the possibility of returning to the enemy's rear and the possibility of something less dangerous. Therefore, they did not hesitate at all and directly followed this method, leaving only a few soldiers to guard the rear granaries while the majority of the army went to the front line and surrounded the capital of the Great Yue Kingdom.

The king of Da Yue had just woken up when he suddenly heard deafening sounds of battle outside, which greatly displeased him.

"Which army is training outside? Didn't I tell you? Training is not allowed near the capital. What if it disturbs the peace of the people?"

This is a general who rushed to this place with a very anxious expression.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Ming army has appeared beneath the city walls and has completely surrounded our capital!"

Upon hearing this news, the King of Da Yue shook his head, his face full of disbelief.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could they possibly be here? There are still several lines of defense at the front that haven't been breached. If they want to get to this place, they'd have to break through those lines first. That's not an easy thing to do. Absolutely impossible!"

The others nodded in agreement, after all, this was simply too unbelievable. If their army was so incompetent, how could they have held out for so long?

The general sighed and hurriedly said.

"Your Majesty, we are truly not lying. We urge Your Majesty to come to the city wall and take a look!"

At this moment, the Great Moonlight and his civil and military officials arrived at the city wall and saw that the city was surrounded by layers upon layers of Ming Dynasty troops. These Ming troops had even set up their muskets and cannons, ready to attack at any moment.

Everyone was startled by this scene, especially the King of Da Yue.

"How is this possible? How did they manage to bypass so many armies and get here? Are they all gods?"

Even if the troops at the front had suffered a defeat, they should have been able to obtain intelligence in this area, but so far no news had come in, which made them very strange.

At this moment, a general from the Great Yue Kingdom seemed to have thought of something and sighed.

"If I'm not mistaken, these people should have appeared behind us; they must have come from the territory of Nan Zhang!"

"Although we have blocked all their routes south, they can still reach our rear from Nan Zhang. Moreover, Nan Zhang is extremely weak and may not be a match for the Ming Dynasty. They may have already been defeated by the Ming Dynasty!"

Everyone gasped upon hearing this. If it was examined in such detail, it was indeed possible; otherwise, how could they explain the appearance of so many Ming Dynasty troops in front of them?

The king of Da Yue was very surprised to hear this and said angrily.

"So, according to you, all my food supplies are gone now?" Everyone's faces darkened upon hearing this. What kind of time is this to be worrying about food supplies when we're about to die? "Take a moment. Right now, we don't need to worry about food supplies. What we need to consider is how to repel these enemies. There are so many of them, and we don't have many troops. If they attack, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for long!"

"This is the King of Dai Viet," he said with a proud expression.

"Don't worry, as long as our main force is not damaged, the advantage is still on our side. At worst, we can find a way to break out and spread the news that we are surrounded. I believe that the troops on the front line will definitely come to our aid. At that time, the Khmer Empire's reinforcements will also arrive here. We will be attacking the enemy from two sides, and they will definitely not be our match!"

He was very proud of himself when he said this.

It was as if the Ming army outside was just a weak enemy to him, and he could wipe them all out in no time.

The man sighed after hearing this. At first glance, it made a lot of sense, but in reality, it was not very meaningful. If the Ming army could be wiped out so easily, they would not have fought for so long.

At this moment, an official whispered.

"The Ming Dynasty's weapons are truly terrifying. Our men simply cannot break through, and even if they do, they may not be able to bring back reinforcements. Currently, almost all of our food supplies have been seized by the enemy, and the army at the front is starving. How will we fight then?"

A sudden remark seemed to startle the King of Da Yue from his reverie. Thinking of this, his face turned extremely grim. He then looked at the group of generals below and spoke.

"Don't you have any other ideas? Who is willing to take on this mission? Once he returns safely, I will promote him to general."

Even so, these generals kept their heads down and dared not utter a word. If they were facing other countries, they might have a fighting chance, but these were the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty. Their muskets and cannons were rare and powerful weapons, which they simply could not contend with.

Seeing his generals all bowing their heads and not daring to speak, he was furious.

It's truly pathetic that so many generals under my command dare not speak up.

The king of Da Yue looked at these people with eyes full of anger.

"I have been so good to you all. I have not only given you official positions and power, but I have given you everything I could except for my position. Yet now, at this critical moment, not a single one of you can share my burdens!"

The soldiers' eyes were filled with shame, but none of them spoke. They knew very well that this mission meant they were going to their deaths.

Just then, a sound suddenly came from outside, and a general who was extremely familiar with the fighting style of the Ming Dynasty immediately changed his expression.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The enemy is about to attack the city! We must leave this place immediately! The Ming Dynasty's cannons are extremely powerful!"

The King of Dai Viet looked at him with disdain. If the Ming army were to invade, he would be truly doomed.

(End of this chapter)