The Ming army's offensive was still fierce the next day. When Wacheng learned that the Ming army had almost cleared the outer strongholds in the east of the city, Mangbai and others could no longer sit still. Because the Ming army has made slow progress over this period of time, the people of Wacheng thought that the defense line was quite stable, and the Ming army could do nothing about it. Since the outer periphery was so strong, the defense of Wacheng itself was naturally not a problem. Now we know that in front of the Ming army that suddenly exerted force, the outer defense line was actually vulnerable. Since this is the case, the defense of Wacheng is no longer reassuring.

What made Awa officials even more worried was that there was another urgent report on the Thai-Myanmar border, saying that Siam (Thailand) king Nalai seemed to be planning some action, and concentrated many troops on the border, and there seemed to be Ming officers on the camp. Because Siam had not launched an attack, the Ming army probably did not know this kind of intelligence. However, if Siam really launched an attack, the Ming army might have learned about it. At this time, Wacheng could not reinforce the Eastern Front at all, and it was even difficult to call on garrisons from all over the country to reinforce. The capital was besieged, not only did the government's prestige decline seriously, but the transportation, orders, food and grass preparation and overall arrangements were greatly affected. If Siam king Nalai really led his troops to Myanmar, he would inevitably form an alliance with the Ming army, and the Ming army would have a considerable number of loyal and reliable allies.

So the Burmese King made a quick decision and decided to send an envoy to negotiate with Deng Ming: "Deng Ming only cares about the safety of their emperor, so Yongli must not return it to them. But we may be able to return some cabinet masters first and see if we can rescue them first. We lied to them, and said that when the Ming army retreated to Bamo, we would send Yongli to them."

Since Deng Ming did not want the Master, then these people were worthless to Mangbai. They were kept wasting food and were afraid of angering the enemy outside the city. So they simply returned the hot potato to the other party. However, many people were released once and worried that the Ming army would feel that they were sure to win and they must fight the war to the end. After some discussion, Mangbai decided to let someone go first. The Master had to have his family in Awa City, so that there would be capital to threaten him. He did not dare to incite the Ming army to attack the city as soon as he left the city.

When the Burmese envoy came to the detention place of the Ming army's cabinet, he showed Mangbai's warrant to the guards before he could enter. As Deng Ming continued to attack, the treatment of these cabinet officials was improved, because Mangbai wanted to make a good relationship and could have a channel to communicate with the Ming army if necessary in the future. Later, Mangbai found that he was not the only one who wanted to use this channel. After the road leading to the outside of Wacheng was controlled by the Ming army, many ministers who originally advocated the execution of Ming Dynasty cabinet members and Imperial Guards no longer mentioned the execution, and even sent servants to secretly send clothes and quilts to the detained Ma Jixiang, Mu Tianbo and the others... Therefore, Mangbai replaced the guards with more reliable king guards. No one was allowed to approach without Mangbai's warrants.

The food was sufficient, but the custody was even stricter. Ma Jixiang and others guessed that Deng Ming was still continuing to attack. Recently, these prisoners heard the roar of guns and cannons outside the city from time to time. They all knew that this was a conflict between the Ming army and the Burmese army in the suburbs. Every day, these officials kept praying to God and Buddha, praying that the Ming army could come in as soon as possible, and praying that the Burmese people would not kill them crazy before the city was broken.

In the past, cabinet officials rarely said good things about Deng Ming in front of Emperor Yongli. After all, it is difficult to judge whether such a person of unknown origin is a blessing from the court. However, after hearing the explosion outside the city, Deng Ming immediately became the mighty god of war in the mouth of the cabinet officials. Everyone repeatedly talked about Deng Ming's previous great achievements over and over again, always hoping that the Ming army would enter the city as soon as they woke up. Unfortunately, both Deng and King Gongchang disappointed them. Every time the officials heard the sound of rapid footsteps outside, they fantasized that they would see a group of Ming troops with smiles rushing in the next moment. Unfortunately, their fantasies were broken again and again, and these movements were later proved to be the replacement of defense by the Burmese army.

After the Myanmar envoy arrived today, he only picked out the Grand Secretary Yang Zai and took him away from the detention area without any explanation. Yang Ge Lao was the son-in-law of Ma Shoufu. After the Burmese people left, the rest of the people looked at Ma Jixiang, hoping that he would give him a reasonable guess.

"It must be the Burmese people who want him to negotiate with the Duke of Bao." Ma Jixiang sighed: "He is my son-in-law and a loyal minister of the emperor. The emperor, I and my daughter are all in the hands of the Burmese people. The Burmese people are sure that he dare not speak nonsense."

Ma Jixiang's biggest problem is timidity. Last time, although he insisted on telling Mu Tianbo that he was useful to Mangbai, so the Burmese people would not kill them, but in fact, Ma Jixiang had no idea about this. It was not so much an analysis, but rather self-comfort. No matter how well Ma Jixiang understood in his heart, there was nothing he refused to do when he saw the knife, and he didn't even need others to show the knife out. It was enough to just glar at the person holding the knife.

However, putting aside the timidity, Mashoufu is good at observing his expression and thinking about people's hearts, and he even guessed the Burmese thoughts.

"Old Master Yang cannot persuade Duke Baoguo to withdraw his troops!" Everyone started to scream as soon as they heard this.

Mu Tianbo knew that the one who knew Yang Zai best was his father-in-law, so he asked Ma Jixiang: "In the opinion of Yuanfu, what would Yang Ge Lao say to Duke Bao?"

"It depends-" Ma Jixiang replied without thinking: "You must see if the Duke Baoguo is willing to keep him. If he can stay with the Ming army from now on, he will definitely persuade Duke Baoguo to continue the attack; if the Burmese envoy is on the side and Duke Baoguo also wants him to serve as an envoy, he will definitely persuade Duke Baoguo to withdraw his troops."

...

The attack in the morning allowed the Ming army to capture two more key strongholds. Seeing that it was in danger of being surrounded by the Ming army, the Burmese troops in other strongholds gave up the fortress and fled back to Wacheng. Deng Ming did not order a pursuit. Although today's battle was short, it was very fierce, and hundreds of people were killed or injured.

This offensive was launched to increase his bargaining chips, but this purpose must not be revealed. Therefore, Deng Ming did not explain his plan at the officers' meeting, so as not to make the Ming army known all at once and give the Burmese people the opportunity to know their trump cards. Although Deng Ming did not explain and the army firmly obeyed orders and attacked at all costs, Deng Ming felt a little reluctant after seeing the casualties reported by various departments - nearly 100 people died or were disabled in just two days, and more than 200 people needed to be bedridden - but if the Burmese still refused to surrender, Deng Ming would continue to launch a strong attack tomorrow, and these casualties would allow him to gain a more favorable position at the negotiating table.

"If the Burmese people have not shown any concessions tomorrow, they will have to tentatively explode the city wall..." Deng Ming secretly set a stop loss line for 500 people to die in his heart. If such sacrifices cannot make Myanmar misjudgment of the Ming army's intentions, the Ming army can only stop the costly consumption and instead consider leaving some troops to protect the survival of the reckless regime.

At this time, the guards reported that Myanmar had sent another envoy. Deng Ming suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Burmese were already afraid. After all, the Burmese people could not know that Wu Sangui had ended the war in Guizhou and put huge military pressure on Yunnan. Since Myanmar sent new envoys so quickly, Deng Ming probably planned to make some concessions. It was impossible to let Yongli come back. The Burmese people were brainless and would not easily give up the best card in their hands. Moreover, Deng Ming had deliberately emphasized the importance of Yongli to the envoys before.

"If the Burmese people can be persuaded to release officials and the Imperial Guards, it would be a temporary truce. The Imperial Guards can help the Mangru regime survive, and the temporary truce can allow Pang Gao and the monks to consolidate their power." Deng Ming knew that he was trying his best. The negotiation would be very difficult, and the time was very tight. Soon Bai Wenxuan would not be able to withstand the pressure and demand to withdraw his troops again. Once he found that the Ming army automatically retreated, Myanmar would not make concessions.

When the Myanmar envoy was brought in, Deng Ming felt his heart tightening again. He suddenly began to worry that Myanmar had seen through his intentions, and the envoy was here to laugh at his bluff.

"Well, should I take the initiative or use static to control myself?" Because I don't know the mind-reading technique and don't know the cards and bottom line in the other party's hand, Deng Ming also felt a little tricky about what strategy he used, and couldn't figure out how strong he should be.

The Burmese envoy entered the camp and worshiped Deng Ming. Deng Ming looked at the other party majesticly, as if nothing happened on the surface, but in fact he was waiting for the other party's opening remarks very nervously. He was increasingly worried that the blood of the soldiers would flow in vain in the past two days.

"This is Yang Ge Lao from the Celestial Empire." The Burmese messenger was fluent in Chinese. He stood up and immediately introduced the person who followed him to Deng Ming.

"Old Ge Lao Yang?" Deng Ming expressed doubts.

"Duke, the subordinate is Yang Zai..." Yang Zai shouted for a long time, and finally saw the Ming army again. He was filled with bitterness and long-term fear, which made Yang Zai's tears burst out in an instant.

"So it's Mr. Yang." After hearing Yang's crying and introducing himself, Deng Ming looked slightly, and there was no slight wave on his face. After Yang burst into tears, the Burmese messenger standing opposite him kept observing carefully, but he did not see any excitement in Deng Ming.

Although his expression did not change, Deng Ming's heart was bright at this time: "The sacrifice of the soldiers was finally not in vain." In order to maintain his calm appearance, Deng Ming used all his strength to suppress his inner ecstasy. He glanced at the Burmese envoy and said intimately: "It seems that we are still wolves this time, and you are sheep."

"Since you can let Yang Ge Lao out of the city, why don't you let Ma Yuanfu and Qian Duke come to my camp?" Deng Ming's eyebrows gradually stood up, showing anger: "But it seems that you finally have a little sincerity today. The Heavenly Kingdom will reward you for your contributions, and you will continue to eliminate the vassals' desire to be good and naturalized. I will take Yang Ge Lao to the King Gongchang side. If it is confirmed correctly, we can not attack the city tomorrow."—

The author's note: From the 22nd to the 27th of this month, I will go to Beijing to attend a meeting of the Chinese Writers Association, so it will not be updated until the 28th. I will also note: The machine is virused, and the file recording the name of the supporting actor is lost. I will publish a registration post in the future. Please do not register repeatedly if you have registered and have appeared. Thank you for your cooperation.
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