The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 828 Air Strike and Decisive Battle (seeking subscription for monthly ticket)

Today's Tunqin behaves like a black and fat licking dog, quite without dignity.

Seeing this, Gao Pingan clearly showed contempt and disdain for Tunqin in his eyes.

But he still opened his mouth to convey Liu Shantai's instructions.

"What the commander means is that the defense map of Nay Pyi Taw City that you are sending out now can only save your life."

"If you want to keep your property and official position, you need to do more!"

As soon as Gao Ping'an said this, Tunqin and the others couldn't help frowning.

Tun Qin said with some displeasure in his voice.

"Is the coalition's move a bit harsh?"

"Although my heart is towards Da Ming, Da Ming can't treat me so lightly, right?"

Gao Ping'an smiled slightly and continued to speak.

"This is what the commander-in-chief means. Whether you want to implement it, you can think about it for yourself."

Tunqin took a deep breath, kneaded his eyebrows and asked.

"Then what do the coalition forces need me to do?"

Now that the matter has come to this point, the choice Tunqin puts before Tunqin and others is actually unconditional obedience.

After all, the matter of betraying the country does not mean that if you don't want to sell half of the sale, you can stop it.

To put it bluntly, this matter is a road of no return. Once you step on it, you cannot go back on your word.

In order to show their sincerity, Tunqin and others sent out the defense map of Nay Pyi Taw.

All they can do now is to continue.

Gao Pingan said directly.

"The coalition forces need to launch a formal attack on Naypyitaw after the coalition forces launch a formal attack on Nay Pyi Taw, and wait for troops to respond, and join forces with the coalition forces to conquer Nay Pyi Taw."

"If this can be done, the commander-in-chief will write to His Majesty to ask for credit for you."

"At that time, let alone property, even if it is to keep the official position, it is not impossible."

"After all, Ming Dynasty will effectively govern Myanmar in the future, and there will definitely be many official vacancies in Myanmar."

"For Da Ming, as long as he is willing to cooperate with Da Ming's rule, the official title is the same for everyone."

"Who will give this official hat to and who won't, it's time to see!"

Gao Ping'an knows the truth of giving a sweet date for every stick.

After opening his mouth to make a strong threat, he used the ability to keep their official positions as a bait, and placed it in front of Tunqin and the others.

Seeing this, Tunqin and the others were instantly moved.

With a greedy expression on Tunqin's big black and fat face, he spoke.

"Is this true?"

Gao Pingan nodded and said.

"That's natural. Is it necessary for me to lie to you?"

Tunqin glanced around, and looked at one of his confidant subordinates.

After getting the result he wanted, Tunqin said.

"Please tell Gao Baihu to tell Marshal Liu outside the city, we will definitely not disappoint him."

Hearing the words, Gao Ping'an nodded slightly in agreement, and then left Tunqin's mansion through the back door after disguising himself.

……

After Gao Ping'an left, Tunqin's group of confidants continued to hold meetings.

"If you want me to say, this thing can be done."

Coleby spoke.

He has a certain degree of military power in his hands. If they want to raise an incident in the city and support the coalition forces to capture Nay Pyi Taw, Tunqin's contribution will be the greatest.

But he, Coleby, the leading general, will definitely not be ignored.

Even, maybe his name may be known by the emperor.

At that time, he will really have a bright future.

Therefore, Coleby was very active in this matter.

Tunqin narrowed his eyes, nodded slightly and said.

"That's a good statement!"

"Actually, we have no choice. Even if we can keep our property for a while, and if we don't have an official position, then we are just a big fat pig."

"Under the prying eyes of the wolves, tigers and leopards all around, our property will be divided up sooner or later!"

"If we want to keep our own glory and wealth, we must do this."

Another person on the side spoke.

"What the Prime Minister said is justified."

"It's just, how should we proceed with the uprising against the coalition forces outside the city?"

There was no need for Tun Qinduo to say anything about the incident. The moment Gao Ping'an said that they could keep their official positions, they were already tempted.

What a group of people are discussing now is not a question of whether to do it, but a question of how to do it.

Coleby spoke.

"Most of the defenders in Nay Pyi Taw are recruits, and most of them don't know their orders, or even recognize the generals in the army. There are huge loopholes in Nay Pyi Taw's city defense."

"I can send my cronies to kill the officers who are loyal to the king in the army, and then lead people to attack the loopholes in the city defense and open the city gate to welcome the coalition forces into the city."

Tunqin nodded slightly and said.

"At that time, the family of the truth can act with you, one is to help you control the army."

"Secondly, the family members of the real prime minister can also wear the uniforms of the coalition forces, make noise, and set up more banners, in order to deter the defenders in the city and disrupt the situation in the city, so that you can lead troops to act."

When everyone heard the words, they nodded in agreement.

The attitude is very respectful!
……

Five days later, as the heavy weapons needed for the subsequent siege arrived one after another, the coalition forces also began to prepare for the siege.

Liu Shantai led people to inspect the barracks and inspected the specific situation of the heavy weapons sent across the mountains to attack the city.

Looking at the dark and thick gun barrels exuding metallic luster, Liu Shantai couldn't help being speechless.

The boxes of artillery and shells are even more shocking.

Liu Shantai personally opened a sealed package of gunpowder to check its moisture.

He dipped his hand into the black pellets of gunpowder.

He grabbed a handful and felt the dryness of the gunpowder with his palm.

He even crushed a grain of gunpowder to check its fineness.

After confirming that the gunpowder was okay, Liu Shantai said.

"The quality of the gunpowder is fine. It can be seen that the logistics department has put a lot of thought into the transportation."

Although the climate in Myanmar is not as hot and humid as it was during the rainy season, it is still very humid.

It is not an easy task to ensure that the gunpowder is not damp during transportation.

Xu Jia, the person in charge of the logistics department, said.

"Returning to the commander-in-chief, it is the sealed preservation method developed by the research institute."

"Except for the high cost, the sealing effect is quite good."

Liu Shantai nodded while continuing to inspect the barracks.

Suddenly, he found some boxes with flame symbols stacked together.

"What's in these boxes?"

"Firelighter or Molotov cocktail?"

Daming had already developed an incendiary bomb.

Although the incendiary bomb sounds quite tall, the technical difficulty is not as great as imagined.

The original incendiary bombs were clay pots filled with gasoline and a fuse.

Although the risk of operation is high, the actual effect is actually not bad!

Xu Jia said.

"It's an incendiary bomb!"

"The latest product developed by the arsenal, this battle is his first practice."

Liu Shantai nodded slightly, and then asked.

"How to say?"

"The shell of the latest incendiary bomb has changed from a clay pot to an iron pot, and the firing device has also become a pull-type."

"The danger of ignition with an open flame is eliminated, which greatly guarantees the safety of users."

Xu Jia explained.

"Our army's incendiary bombs combined with hot air balloons may cause great damage to the defenders in Nay Pyi Taw."

Xu Jia suggested.

Hearing this, Liu Shantai also had a thoughtful expression on his face.

Due to the traitors in Nay Pyi Taw, the coalition forces have already mastered the locations of the grain depots and ammunition depots in Nay Pyi Taw.

If hot air balloons and incendiary bombs can be used to carry out precise bombing attacks on the grain depots and ammunition depots in the city.

Maybe it can destroy the logistics of the Burmese army in one fell swoop...

If the Burmese army's logistics are destroyed, the Ming army may win this battle without a fight.

Thinking of this, Liu Shantai began to prepare to arrange his own plan.

This is not a big deal, just the harassment of the Burmese army before the war, and Liu Shantai can settle it by himself.

……

Gu Song stood lazily on the watchtower, his whole body was a little wilted by the sun.

Squinting his eyes and looking at the movement of the coalition camp outside the city, Gu Song couldn't help but yawned.

Two months ago, he was still a farmer who only knew how to farm with a hoe.

Now, he has picked up the knife and become a member of the Burmese army. He was even assigned a heavy duty and placed on a watchtower to guard against possible surprise attacks by the coalition forces.

While Gu Song was lazily basking in the sun, hot air balloons rose up in the camp of the coalition forces and approached Nay Pyi Taw City.

Gu Song narrowed his eyes slightly, and he saw the coalition hot air balloon ascending into the sky.

Seeing the hot air balloon coming towards Nay Pyi Taw, Gu Song didn't take it seriously at all.

Not only did he not take those hot air balloons seriously, he didn't even bother to call the police.

Because, he has long been numb to it!

Since the main force of the coalition forces arrived outside Nay Pyi Taw, hot air balloons float over Nay Pyi Taw almost every day for reconnaissance.

Going back and forth, Gu Song has long been used to it.

If there is a hot air balloon, he will call the police once, and it will be a toss to death.

However, he didn't know that the Ming army hot air balloon that came this time was different.

It's not scattered scouting hot air balloons, but people gathered to throw incendiary bombs...

Hot air balloons floated over in rows, one, two, three, four... ten, twenty, thirty.

A total of thirty hot air balloons, all loaded with new types of incendiary bombs, came towards Nay Pyi Taw City.

Thirty hot air balloons moved over the granaries and arsenals in Nay Pyi Taw City in one gulp, and the incendiary bombs were thrown from the hot air balloons after pulling the strings.

As the string on the incendiary bomb was pulled away, thick smoke rose from the tail of the bomb.

Then it was quickly thrown down!

The incendiary bomb flew into the air, and the gunpowder filled inside exploded.

The shock wave shredded the body of the incendiary bomb, ignited the gasoline inside the bomb, and allowed the gasoline to spread rapidly.

Looking from the bottom up, it is like a rain of fire burning the sky.

Those burning gasoline splashed on the buildings below, and in an instant, the wooden structures were ignited by the flames.

Thick smoke billowed and flames shot up into the sky!
One after another, incendiary bombs were continuously thrown down.

The rain of fire poured down continuously, as if everything was going to be engulfed in the sea of ​​fire.

At the beginning, the Burmese troops in charge of the granaries and ammunition depots were still trying to put out the fire.

They brought water and sand, trying to put out the fire, but they couldn't.

The scorching fire waves continued to surge, high temperature filled the air, and thick smoke billowed. Burmese soldiers trying to fight the fire were engulfed by the flames and disappeared in the thick smoke.

Or blisters appear all over the body, ugly and hideous.

The fire continued to spread, and the attempts made by the Burmese soldiers to put out the fire were almost indistinguishable from useless efforts.

Gradually, all the people who tried to put out the fire died, and the rest of them were running away in embarrassment to avoid the fire.

Some Burmese soldiers were surrounded by fire in the building, uttered screams, died under the heat and smoke, and turned into dried bacon.

Boom!Boom!
This is the ammunition depot of the Burmese army being ignited, and the gunpowder inside exploded.

Amidst the roar, some shells and artillery were thrown into the sky by the shock wave generated by the direct explosion.

Then it landed heavily, killing and wounding many Burmese soldiers.

The granaries in the city were also set ablaze with gasoline. While the flames were blazing, the aroma of grain quickly permeated the air.

The entire city of Nay Pyi Taw is in chaos!
After the hot air balloon of the Ming army threw the incendiary bomb, it quickly chose to return.

Then he turned his head and filled it with incendiary bombs, and another wave of air strikes came.

Although the strength of the air strikes of the Ming army is now compared with that of the famous barbecue master Li Mei, it is a complete joke.

But in the eyes of the Burmese, who have never seen an air strike, such a scene is scary enough.

"what……"

"Help!"

"No, don't, I don't want to die!"

"..."

Chaos is spreading rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Mangbai was taking a nap when he was awakened by the sudden commotion outside.

When he woke up, he found that the fire had already burned half of the sky red, and the billowing smoke was like a black dragon, baring its teeth and claws in the sky.

Mangbai opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out.

With a dry throat and bloodshot eyes, Mangbai looked at the direction where the flames and thick smoke appeared, because he realized that the burning place was his granary and ammunition depot.

Mangbai said in a voice full of sadness and despair.

"No!"

"It's not true, it's not true!"

"My king's granary, my king's ammunition depot!"

Mangbai's emotions are a little broken now.

The expression on his face was constantly distorted, because he suddenly realized that if all the granaries and ammunition depots were destroyed, then Nay Pyi Taw would be finished.

No matter how strong the city defense is without food, it is just a display.

How many times has something similar to Zhang Xunshi guarding Luoyang happened in history?
Mangbai didn't think he had Zhang Xun's prestige and ability directly, and he could persuade the people below to insist on defending the city even if they were cannibals.

"Quickly put out the fire! Send someone to put out the fire!"

Mangbai yelled at the guard beside him.

However, there was only silence in response to him.

The guard said with an ugly face.

"Great... Your Majesty, I can't save you!"

"Brothers poured water and covered it with sand, but they couldn't put out the fire, and many of them were burned to death. Now no one dares to go up..."

When Mangbai heard this, his face turned completely pale.

He slumped on the ground, his face full of despair.

……

Liu Shantai himself boarded the watchtower and looked in the direction of Nay Pyi Taw City.

Observing the final result of his air bombing, Liu Shantai had a smile on his face.

From time to time, hot air balloons from the coalition forces floated over his head.

Although the number of incendiary bombs carried by the coalition forces this time is limited, this air bombing can be considered to have opened up Liu Shantai's thinking.

There is no need to use incendiary bombs for bombing, right?
Throwing a grenade down from a hot air balloon, throwing a pack of dynamite has the same effect.

Anyway, the coalition forces are about to confront him head-on and launch an attack.

This kind of pre-war measures to suppress the morale of the enemy cannot be too much.

……

Inside Nay Pyi Taw City!
As the Ming army ran out of incendiary bombs, the fire in Nay Pyi Taw was gradually extinguished.

Relevant personnel calculated the specific loss data of granaries and ammunition depots for Mangbai.

"My Majesty, according to statistics, two-thirds of the grain in our army's granary was burned by the fire, and most of it turned into coke and could no longer be eaten."

"And half of the remaining one-third of the grain has become cooked and cannot be preserved for a long time..."

"As for the situation in the ammunition depot, nearly [-]% of the gunpowder was ignited and exploded. The condition of the guns and artillery is not bad. Although they are damaged, most of them can still be used."

Seventy percent of the Burmese army’s gunpowder depots were gone. In fact, the main reason was not the incendiary bombs of the coalition forces, but the suicide bombing.

Since the guns and artillery are stored separately and are not together with the gunpowder, there is not much loss.

However, if there are only firearms and artillery without gunpowder, the firearms and artillery are not as good as a fire stick.

Mangbai really felt despair.

An air strike by the coalition forces completely wiped out Mangbai's luck.

Mangbai could realize that it was over, now he was really going to be over.

More than half of the food, grass and ammunition were destroyed, and Nay Pyi Taw had no hope of keeping it.

Mang Bai clenched his fist hard, his nails piercing deeply into the flesh.

At the same time as there was a sharp pain, dark red blood oozes out.

Mang Bai took a deep breath, finally made up his mind, and spoke.

"Send the order and get ready. Tomorrow morning our army will take the initiative to fight with the coalition army in the field. We will definitely defeat the enemy in one battle!"

"..."

Mangbai's current thinking is that since I can't live anymore, I must die heroically, and I can't be unknown.

He is going to pull people out of the city to fight with the coalition forces. Even if he loses, he will try his best to cause more damage to the coalition forces.

Let everyone know that his recklessness is not easy to bully!
……

On the second day, at dawn, the coalition forces began to prepare for the offensive.

However, before the coalition forces had time to leave the camp, they saw the gates of Nay Pyi Taw City wide open, and Mangbai took the initiative to lead his troops to kill them.

[-] to [-] Burmese troops lined up outside the city of Nay Pyi Taw, and the array was so wide that it couldn't even see the side at a glance.

Outside the entire city of Nay Pyi Taw, there are black masses of human heads everywhere.

Banners cover the sky, and war drums beat.

War elephants, horses, cannons, and teams of musketeers.

Mangbai bet almost all the cards in his hand on the battlefield.

The coalition forces also received news that the Burmese army was leaving the city and was preparing to fight with the coalition forces.

Liu Shantai put down the job bowl in his hand, his face was full of joy visible to the naked eye, and he gave an order.

"Pass down the order, the whole army is ready for war!"

"Since the Burmese army took the initiative to go out of the city to seek death, then I will meet his request!"

There were bursts of war drums in the coalition army camp.

The ministries of the coalition forces also began to assemble and prepared to drive out of the city.

The siege artillery turned its muzzle and changed its target from Nay Pyi Taw to the Burmese army leaving the city.

A field artillery, infantry support artillery was pushed onto the battlefield.

Those tanks equipped with rotary machine guns were also arranged in place.

The cloud of war is so thick that it seems that it will not be able to melt away!

Liu Shantai put on the armor bestowed by the emperor, with a Yanling sword hanging from his waist, and a scarlet cloak behind his back.

Sitting astride his horse, he looked majestic.

With a clang, Liu Shantai pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted loudly.

"Boys, come with me!"

"Kill the enemy and break the formation, and serve the emperor!"

His voice fell, and the shouts spread in all directions.

"Kill the enemy and break the formation, and serve the emperor!"

"Kill the enemy and break the formation, and serve the emperor!"

"..."

The morale of the coalition forces was boiling, and countless people were cheering for it.

What they are least afraid of is a large-scale head-to-head confrontation!

……

Boom!Boom!
Coincidentally, the artillery of both sides started firing.

A round of round shells flew around the battlefield and shot towards the enemy.

The shell hit the ground, kicked up a large cloud of smoke and dust, and continued to roll forward.

Once entering the crowd, it will instantly cause stumps and broken arms all over the ground.

It is very obvious that the artillery of the coalition forces is suppressing the Burmese army on the current battlefield.

A large number of artillery pieces of the Burmese army were lost in the battle of Ren'anqiang. Although Mangbai later purchased artillery from Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries.

But in a hurry, the quantity is limited after all!

With a loud bang, a shell from the coalition army hit the artillery position of the Burmese army very accurately.

The shell rolled and spun, hit a Burmese army artillery, and directly smashed the artillery into deformation.

The coalition artillery continued to fire, and from time to time, Burmese artillery was hit and misfired.

The situation on the battlefield is becoming clearer little by little!
The Burmese army's artillery was being named and destroyed one by one.

Seeing this scene, Mangbai ordered with a dark face.

"Pass the order, the cavalry and elephant soldiers attack, and attack the coalition array head-on!"

Following Mangbai's military order, the cavalry and elephant soldiers in the Burmese army moved. Accompanied by the neighing of animals, there was a rumbling sound from the ground.

Seeing this scene on the coalition side, Liu Shantai ordered very calmly.

"Strengthen the bombardment and destroy the elephant soldiers and cavalry of the Burmese army!"

Following Liu Shantai's order, the shelling of the coalition forces began.

Boom!Boom!
Amidst bursts of roaring, the artillery spewed smoke and projectiles, shooting towards the Burmese army elephant soldiers and cavalry in front of them.

A heavy siege artillery shell the size of a human head swept across the sky in an arc, and shot towards the Burmese army elephant in front of it.

After the shell hit the ground, it quickly bounced and swept into the Burmese army formation.

The shell hit an elephant, and in an instant, the shell penetrated into the elephant's body.

Flesh was torn apart, blood was sprayed, bones were easily crushed by shells...

Half of the elephant's body was beaten, and it fell to the ground in an instant, raising a huge cloud of smoke and dust, and it couldn't even make a cry before dying.

The knight on the elephant's back was also thrown out, broke his neck, and died on the spot.

(End of this chapter)