The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 274: Elephant Soldiers!

Especially the Eight Banners soldiers of Ming Dynasty under Habai's command couldn't help but let out cheers like howling wolves.

In the past when they were in the Qing army, they were the ones targeted!
Every time the city was slaughtered and looted after the city was broken, they had to be ranked behind many people.

Often it was their turn to enter the city, and the city was already in a mess!
I can't grab anything!

And after they surrendered to the Ming army and began to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

Either on the way to escape, there is no time to grab it.

When it is safe, there is no need to run for your life, and because the tortoise is shrunk to the ground, there is no place to slaughter and loot.

Mengla is considered by Li Dingguo to be his territory. The soldiers have poor military discipline, and he can't stop bullying men and women, but massacring the city and looting is definitely not an option.

In other words, the Blue Banner and Eight Banners soldiers who were originally massacred into two characters, have long been unable to restrain their wildness.

After hearing Li Dingguo's order that those who made the most contributions enter the city first, the Eight Banners soldiers of the two blue flags were extremely excited.

They are not afraid of fighting, but what they are afraid of is that there will be no rewards to take after the war!

Woo~!

A muffled horn sounded on the battlefield, and the Ming army took the initiative to attack.

The cavalry swept out from both sides of the army formation, like two torrents, sweeping towards the formation of the Burmese army.

The cavalry of the Ming army on horseback uttered a strange cry, intimidating the Burmese soldiers on the opposite side.

"Break the formation!"

"Break the formation!"

"Break the formation!"

"..."

The infantry of the Ming army also moved and began to press forward.

At the same time as the infantry moved, the artillery also began to roar.

Li Dingguo spent money to order several Guangfu-type field artillery from Zhu Hongyu, which came in handy at this time.

One after another, the shells were fired at the Burmese formation!

King Mangbai of Burma saw the cavalry of the Ming army galloping forward, and the artillery roared, his face was already pale with fright.

"Disaster, disaster!"

"The former army is ordered to stand up to the army of Ming thieves!"

The cavalry of the Ming army passed by the front of the Burmese army, and there was a sound of bowstrings exploding continuously, and the arrows flew together, and a large area of ​​the Burmese army fell down in front of the formation.

The archers of the Burmese army also started to fight back!
However, the bows and arrows of the Burmese army are mostly hunting bows, and the bow strength is not as strong as the hard bows of the Ming army.

The arrows shot at the armor of the Ming army, but most of them could not break the armor.

Furthermore, the Ming army, relying on the advantage of riding and shooting, came and went suddenly, and the Burmese army with limited training and experience could not react at all.

The shells of the Ming army bombarded the formation of the Burmese army, and the shells rolled and swept across, cutting off a soldier of the Burmese army from the middle, turning them into broken and incomplete corpses.

The infantry of the Ming army also pressed up!

The heavy-armored sword-shieldmen in the front row of the Ming army quickly broke through the formation, and then slashed and killed the Burmese army.

The Burmese army without armor is completely irresistible!
In the blink of an eye, he was forced to back away!

As soon as the two sides fought, the Ming army showed an absolute advantage, pressing the Burmese army to retreat continuously.

The Ming army is an elite that has fought hard for many years, but the Burmese army has been at peace for a long time.

Coupled with the difference in weapons and training between the two sides, the combat effectiveness is completely different!

Burmese King Mangbai finally couldn't hold back any longer, and ordered to send out his own killer elephant soldiers.

"Send the order, let the elephant soldiers go out and defeat the enemy!"

In the case of not being superior in all aspects, the elephant soldiers are the confidence that the King of Burma dared to face the Ming army in the wild.

In his opinion, tall and strong elephants are stronger than war horses of the Ming army no matter what!

A low roar sounded, and the elephant soldiers of the Burmese army, under the control of the knights on the back of the elephants, went out to kill the Ming army.

boom!Boom!

Rumbling shelling sounded continuously.

The field artillery of the Ming army adjusted its shooting positions and selected the target as the elephant soldiers of the Burmese army.

A round of shells was fired at the elephant soldiers!

It's just a pity that the accuracy of artillery is limited these days, and the number of artillery on hand of the Ming army is limited at this time, so it is impossible to form a salvo.

Therefore, the threat to the Burmese elephant soldiers is limited!

Facing the menacing Burmese elephant soldiers approaching, the Ming army's heavy armored sword and shield fighters who were fighting the enemy bravely in the front row began to retreat subconsciously, trying to avoid the direction in which the elephant soldiers were advancing.

No matter how brave a person is, it is impossible to face an elephant head-on!
It's just that even so, the soldiers of the Ming army were trampled into meat by the elephant, and they were hit by the trunk of the elephant and flung away.

The Burmese soldiers on the elephant's back kept manipulating the elephant and rushed towards the densely populated place of the Ming army.

Or bend your bow and set an arrow, condescendingly causing damage to the Ming army!
The Ming army was caught off guard by the elephant soldiers at first, but they quickly reacted and responded very properly.

Li Dingguo also used elephant soldiers in the army during the Northern Expedition to the Qing Dynasty.

At the beginning, the elephant soldiers really took advantage of the Manchu and Mongolian iron cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, relying on the elephant's size and strength.

But as the Man Qing reacted, he called the red cannons to help the battle, and then used the cavalry to shoot and harass, and soon the elephant soldiers were defeated like a mountain.

The shortcomings of the Ming army's soldiers are also well understood!
Facing the elephant soldiers of the Burmese army, the Ming army quickly adjusted its strategy.

The artillery was fired at the elephant soldiers, and the shells flew horizontally, which made the timid elephant shiver even more when it was frightened.

Finally, a shell hit the elephant's huge body!
In an instant, the flesh and blood were smashed to pieces by the shells, and the elephant's huge body crashed to the ground.

The Burmese army on the back of the elephant was quickly beheaded by the surrounding Ming army!

The nimble cavalry rode around the clumsy elephant and shot, all using hard bows and armor-piercing arrows. Amid the sound of bowstrings trembling, arrows shot at the elephant one after another.

The elephant with rough skin and thick flesh uttered screams and went mad with pain. It was uncontrollable, and the Burmese army on its back fell off.

Snapped!clap clap!

Several Ming army musketeers aimed at the elephant and pulled the trigger, and the lead bullet pierced the tough skin of the elephant.

Make some big holes!
The spear stabbed, and the sharp point of the spear pierced the elephant's belly, stirring the elephant's internal organs.

Under the counterattack of the Ming army, the elephant soldiers of the Burmese army retreated without complacency for a long time!
The next moment, the Ming army launched a counterattack.

The dull war drums continued to sound, and the Ming army's offensive was like a tide.

The Burmese army in front of the battle was constantly being killed, gradually showing a tendency to collapse.

King Mangbai of Burma saw that the battle was tense on the battlefield, his face was full of fear, and he gave an order.

"Withdraw, quickly withdraw, withdraw to Ava!"

The elephant army was defeated, and his greatest reliance was gone. How could he dare to fight the Ming army in the wild?

King Mangbai of Burma left with his personal guards, wanting to withdraw from the battlefield.

However, the Burmese king's escape caused the morale of the Burmese army, which was still fighting, to plummet and collapse instantly.

The Ming army began to chase and kill the Burmese army's rout!
The elite cavalry galloped on the battlefield, and a large number of Burmese soldiers either knelt down to beg for mercy or were killed.

The Ming army took advantage of the situation and killed the city of Awa in one breath, and then followed the rout and entered the city of Awa!
Various Ming armies swarmed into the city, quickly expanded the results of the war, and wiped out the remnants of the Burmese army.

King Mangbai of Burma saw that Awa had fallen, and had no intention of living with Awa. He didn't even care about his wife, children and family, took some belongings, and turned around to leave.

He took his personal guards down the Jinsha River (Irrawaddy River) and went down to Burma.

Burmese King Mangbai did not despair, he was still full of fighting spirit.

Choose to ask for help from the suzerain country Qing Dynasty on the one hand, and prepare to organize troops in Lower Burma on the other hand, and then counterattack Upper Burma.

(End of this chapter)