The troops that Mu Ying led to Songming City this time originally only consisted of his own 100,000 troops.

Fei Ju originally had no intention of getting involved in this matter, but Mu Ying personally came to his door and invited him to go "hunting" in Songming. When he heard this, he knew that he would have no choice but to go.

Mobilizing a large army in the name of hunting would be of no use even if the censor reported it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, Fei Ju, who knew Mu Ying's purpose very well, was very clear that the purpose of Mu Ying's trip was definitely not as simple as hunting. His purpose was nothing but Songming City.

This Marquis of Xiping, the adopted son of the Ming Emperor, was determined to regain the face he had lost at all costs.

Therefore, the combined forces of Mu Ying and Fei Ju for this "hunt" exceeded 150,000. However, they did not mobilize large-scale siege equipment, but they brought artillery.

This was the early Ming Dynasty, and the army was generally equipped with artillery, which was generally divided into magic cannon chariot cannon and great general cannon.

Artillery of this era was limited by production capacity, and firearms were usually made using primitive technology. The lightest magic gun car cannon weighed at least one or two hundred pounds, and the heavier general cannon could reach more than four hundred pounds.

However, in terms of range, the Shenchuang Cart Cannon can reach more than one kilometer, not to mention the Dajiangjun Cannon, which has a longer range, but in terms of power, it cannot be compared with modern artillery.

After all, due to the quality of gunpowder at the time, the range of artillery shells depended on the propelling ability of gunpowder.

In short, the more gunpowder used as propulsion in the artillery, the farther the shell can be propelled.

This is theoretical knowledge. The more gunpowder there is, the greater the energy, and the stronger the kinetic energy generated. But at the same time, in order to allow the artillery shells to be launched far enough, the artillery barrel that carries the gunpowder and artillery shells must be very stable.

Otherwise, once the barrel explodes, the danger is self-evident. Especially in the early Ming Dynasty, the artillery shells were mainly solid bullets, which were mainly used to destroy enemy walls or when the opponent deployed dense military formations. The artillery shells fired out could really sweep away a large area!

Mu Ying brought two magic guns and cannons this time. He placed all his hopes on these two cannons to regain his face.

When Fei Ju saw the magic gun chariot cannon being pulled by the warhorse, he felt a little puzzled. While he was riding side by side with Mu Ying's warhorse, Fei Ju couldn't help but lower his voice and ask Mu Ying.

"Marquis Xiping, shouldn't we be more cautious about this matter today? After all, it has already been reported to His Majesty. If we go too far, what if a fight really breaks out later..."

Mu Ying heard the hesitation in Fei Ju's words and interrupted with a sneer, "Marquis Pingliang, you were present when we contacted the people from Songming City before. You saw and heard the conditions they proposed."

"Do you think that if we don't teach a lesson to a bunch of unruly people like that, they will truly return to the Ming Dynasty?"

"Yes, we did report the situation here to His Majesty, but His Majesty didn't say that we can't let Songming City grow so powerful, right?"

"You and I both know that no one who owns such a large and fortified city would willingly compromise with others. So we are now helping His Majesty to relieve his worries and prepare for a rainy day. Let's teach Songming City a lesson."

"Don't worry, I won't actually attack Songming City. I'm just putting pressure on them. If my guess is correct, His Majesty will send someone to negotiate."

"You said that before the peace talks, if we can suppress the other side and let them know how powerful we are, wouldn't that be considered a great favor to His Majesty?"

"But..." Fei Ju could tell that Mu Ying had made up his mind and couldn't hear his advice, but he still wanted to persuade him. However, he didn't expect that he would be rudely interrupted by Mu Ying before he could say two words.

"Okay, Marquis Pingliang, if anything goes wrong this time, I will take full responsibility for it. I promise not to implicate you. Is that okay?" Mu Ying waved to Fei Ju, then rode his horse and rode to the front of the team.

Seeing Mu Ying's expression of "no strangers allowed", Fei Ju had no choice but to give up. Things had come to this point and it was useless for him to persuade him any further. He could only pray to God and pray that nothing would happen today.

Not long after, the army entered the territory of Songming. Fei Ju was yawning on his horse when the front army suddenly stopped and his horse almost collided with the horse in front.

"Uh, what's going on? What happened?" Fei Ju controlled his warhorse and stretched his neck to look forward. He saw that the people around him all had an expression as if they had seen a ghost, staring at the front with their mouths open.

Fei Ju frowned upon seeing this, raised his head and looked forward, his eyes dilated, and he opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't utter a single syllable for a long time.

Mu Ying, who was at the front of the team, looked up at the target in front of him and felt his mouth dry and his whole body hot for no reason, making him feel like he was being roasted on a fire.

What's going on? Why is it different from before? It's only been a short time. Did I not see it clearly last time?

Question marks appeared in Mu Ying's mind one after another, all because right in front of him, a towering city with continuous walls that seemed to have no end in sight appeared in his eyes.

The last time he saw such a city was when he followed Xu Da north and saw the Great Wall. But compared with the Great Wall, the city before him was even better.

The key city wall was covered with uneven and unknown protrusions, making the thick wall look even more hideous and terrifying. From a distance, it looked like there were ferocious beasts lurking on the wall, looking back and staring at him.

Then there was the wide moat outside the city. Looking at the surging water in the moat, Mu Ying's mouth felt even drier.

"Is that Songming City?" When asking this question, Mu Ying didn't know who he was asking.

For a moment, the army fell into silence. The scout who had previously scouted the enemy situation came forward, observed carefully, and bowed to Mu Ying, "Report to the general, the city of Songming is ahead."

"What? Are you sure it's Songming City? How come..." Mu Ying really wanted to ask why Songming City suddenly became like this, but in front of the army, this was not the time to ask.

At this time, Fei Jupai came forward and bowed to Mu Ying, saying, "Marquis Xiping, why don't we move the army to the city and investigate."

Hearing Fei Ju's words, Mu Ying nodded slowly, waved his hand suddenly, and the army slowly pressed forward and stopped less than one kilometer away from the city.

At this distance, Mu Ying and Fei Ju, as well as the Ming army behind them, were able to confirm that the city ahead was indeed Songming City.

After all, the cities may be different, but the mountains and rivers cannot be different. The Yaoling Mountains on both sides of Songming City remain the same, but the tall city walls stretching between the mountains make every Ming army soldier who sees Songming City feel secretly frightened.