Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 831 The Ming army surrendered to Mubang, and the troops pointed directly at Ava!
Mang Guli understood the reason why an isolated city is difficult to defend. In addition, the Mubang city is not too big. On weekdays, he used 5000 soldiers to guard the surrounding dangerous passes and fortresses. In fact, there are only more than [-] defenders in Mubang city.

Sticking to it for a month is chicken soup for subordinates to reassure them.His actual psychological expectation is to stick to it for half a month. As long as he can hold on for half a month, the reinforcements from Ava City will come to support him.

After the Bagan Dynasty, there were three political centers in Myanmar, or the places where the royal city was founded, namely Ava in northern Myanmar, Bagan in central Myanmar, and Bago in southern Myanmar.

When Dongyu was established, although the capital of the king was set in Toungoo in southern Burma, the King Liangyuan who brought Toungoo back to life was born in Ava when Toungoo was in chaos at the end of Mangyingli, so Toungoo is now in Ava all the year round. Hoarding heavy troops to deter the feudal lords of northern Myanmar.

The distance from Mubang to Ava is about [-] li, and there is a waterway. From the time he sent the messenger to the arrival of Ava's reinforcements, half a month should be enough.

However, what happened next was completely beyond Mang Guli's expectations.

In just one day, three dangerous passes and fortresses in the north were destroyed one after another.

The next day, a group of Dongyu's rout soldiers escaped from the north, and after being identified, they were put into the city.

The leader was a mid-level general. His body was not seriously injured, but his face was covered with sweat and smudges, and he was extremely embarrassed.

Kneeling in front of Mang Guli, he said with a mournful face: "City Master, it's not because we don't stick to it, it's because the Ming army's weapons are too strong.

They came to the fortress with only a few hundred people, and first bombarded with dozens of red barbarian cannons, destroying the walls and gates of the village, and then broke in with elite soldiers. ! "

Mang Guli was horrified when he heard this.

He knew from the broken soldiers in Sha Dingzhou that the Ming army had powerful firearms, but he never expected that the Ming army could take down several villages in one day.You must know that those pass villages are all built in dangerous positions, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Seeing that the defending generals in Mubang City also showed horror when they heard this, he showed a ruthless look, pointed at the mid-level general who had fled back and shouted: "Full of nonsense! My closed stronghold is strong, and only the cannons in red can destroy it. The Ming army Marching suddenly, the road is difficult, how can dozens of red cannons be transported to attack the city?

You must have been cowardly and afraid of death, and did not dare to fight with the Ming army, so you were defeated without a fight.

Come, pull those deserters down and cut them down.Tell all the soldiers in the city that anyone who flees cowardly will be beheaded! "

When Mang Guli's personal soldiers heard the sound coming in, they grabbed the mid-level general and dragged him outside.

The man came back to his senses, struggled frantically, and shouted, "I'm wronged! City Lord, I didn't run away!"

Seeing that it was useless to cry for injustice, the man shouted angrily again: "Mang Guli, you bastard who doesn't know right from wrong, you will definitely not be able to withstand the Ming army, you will be fine!"

His voice stopped abruptly, but he had already been beheaded.

Immediately, the other hundreds of defeated soldiers who had fled back were also beheaded.

For a moment, the soldiers and civilians in the city were all in awe. Even if they were afraid of fighting the Ming army, no one dared to say retreat or run away.

Of course, it's another matter to say what's on your mind in private.

In the afternoon, the Yunnan Garrison of a town as the vanguard first drove to the city and surrounded Mubang City on three sides, leaving only the south side open.

The next day, Yang Guodong led the remaining tens of thousands of Ming troops to arrive outside the city and set up camp.

Although the Ming army hadn't made a move yet, the Dongxu army couldn't help trembling when they saw the Ming army's Lie Lie army flag outside the city, the neat team, and the bright artillery that was pushed out and placed in a suitable position.

Some generals and soldiers looked at Mang Guli, because the arrival of the Ming army made Mang Guli's previous chicken soup (lie) exposed.

Relying on the dangerous pass to hold on to the strong city for half a month?

The Ming army reached the city in two days.

Is it impossible for the Ming army to transport dozens of Hongyi cannons?

What are the hundreds of gun barrels under the city that reflect the metal light in the sun?
Mang Guli's face was pale.

Seeing the solemn and orderly ranks of the Ming army and the terrifying number of artillery equipment, he didn't know how to resist.

Now there are only more than 8000 soldiers and horses in the city, and even if young and strong are recruited, it will only increase to [-].

How can this little man fight against the tens of thousands of Ming troops with powerful firearms?

"How about surrendering to the Ming army?"Now I don't seek wealth, as long as I can live. '

Mang Guli was afraid of death, thinking that he would surely die after the Ming army broke through the city, he couldn't stop thinking about surrendering.

He immediately recruited his confidant generals and said, "I didn't expect the Ming army to be so powerful, we might not be able to defend this city.

If the city is broken, it doesn't matter if I die, I'm afraid that the Ming army will regret that it will hurt my family and the people. "

Hearing this, the confidant general secretly slandered, and thought: When you usually use the financial and material resources of the people in the village for your enjoyment, why didn't you see that you cared about their safety?
But he is also afraid of death, just now he was thinking about whether to use Mang Guli's head to seek wealth from the Ming army.

But the reputation of those who betrayed the master is too bad. I am afraid that even if they surrender to the Ming army, it will be difficult to get hired.Now Mang Guli has the intention of surrendering, just right.

"What does the city lord mean?" the confidant general asked tentatively.

"Hey~" Mang Guli was depressed, "Let's surrender. You send someone to contact the Ming army, and say that I don't ask for anything else, but that the Ming army can protect my life and family property after the sacrifice of the city."

The confidant general suppressed the joy in his heart, answered "yes", and sent someone to handle the matter.

When the other defending generals learned that Mang Guli intended to surrender, they all showed contempt.

It's not that you can't surrender, but you just killed more than 100 people who escaped from the Guanzhai. You are strictly forbidden to escape, and you can't escape because you surrendered to the Ming army, right?
When Yang Guodong saw the envoy from Mubang City, and learned that Mang Guli was going to surrender the city, he felt that it was unexpected and reasonable.

"I thought there would be a small battle, but I didn't expect this manggu power to drop. It's really regrettable."

After hearing this, Dong Zhining, the town's staff officer, couldn't help laughing and said: "General soldier, a good fighter has no great achievements, and a good doctor has no brilliant reputation. It is the best result to be able to defeat others without fighting."

Yang Guodong also knew this truth.

Among other things, if you really want to attack the city, even if it goes well, it will take a few rounds of shells, right?Soldiers are also bound to suffer casualties.

The Academy of Military Affairs judges the merits of a general in command of the army, not only by how many cities and territories you have captured, but also by how much food you have spent and how many soldiers have been killed or killed.

Therefore, being able to directly surrender a city is indeed the best result for the leading general.

Because the success of winning the city will still be counted on him.

The real pity is the middle and low-level generals and the many soldiers who are waiting to make meritorious service.

However, Yang Guodong decided to accept Mang Guli's surrender, and the well-disciplined soldiers of the Ming army followed the procedures for accepting surrendered cities.

Yang Guodong also agreed to Mang Guli's request for survival and property retention.However, as the feudal lord of Mubang in Toungoo, he will definitely be relieved of most of his troops, and at most dozens of people can be left as guards.

As for whether Mang Guli will be appointed as an official, that is not for Yang Guodong to decide, it has to be handled by the court.

Resting in Mubang for a day, Yang Guodong led the right-hand army to continue southward along the Awa River, pulling out the strongholds and seizing the city all the way, and the soldiers went all the way to Awa!

On the other hand, the Left Route Army going down the Ruili River after going out of Tianma Pass is also progressing smoothly.

The difference is that the Toungoo feudal lord on Meng Mi's side couldn't recognize the situation clearly and didn't voluntarily surrender. In the end, the tens of thousands of Ming troops led by Yang Zhan smashed the city with one blow, and his family died.

The Ruili River is a tributary of the Great Jinsha River, so Yang Zhan took Meng Mi and led the army to continue down the river, and the soldiers pointed directly at Awa!
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