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Chapter 608 Mu Bang

In Chiang Mai, Weng Kan greeted the Chinese envoys with trepidation.

Different from those who came from the south before, this time they came from the north. Those who came from the south were all civil servants, while those who came from the north were generals.

Wengkan completely did not expect that the Chinese army would move so quickly in the north. The three chieftains, Meng Gen, Meng Yong, and Zheng Qian, were wiped out in an instant.

Once these three chieftains are wiped out, further south will be the territory of the Burmese people, and then there will be the 800 chieftains of Chiang Mai.

Sun Yan only sent a battalion of patrolling soldiers and a few native Meng Gen interpreters, and then came directly to give orders to the chieftains of Chiang Mai and Lampang.

"The three chieftains Meng Gen, Meng Yong, and Zheng Qian have all surrendered. My general is hereby ordering you to send troops immediately. Make sure there is no mistake!"

Wengkan didn't dare to have any dissatisfaction, so he knelt down and said, "My dear angel, the king is urgently raising food, grass and baggage. He will definitely send troops within five days."

This guy has already understood that the Chinese army is probably going to be serious this time. If we want to continue to preserve our strength here in Chiang Mai, it is basically impossible to fish in the water.

In this case, if you don't want to do it, just do it. If you want to do it, just do it. Don't give the Burmese people any chance to turn around.

The Burmese people have always believed that they are the most populous ethnic group in Myanmar, and they have always been discriminatory and hostile to other ethnic groups. Weng Kan succeeded in becoming the King of Chiang Mai because the Burmese people squeezed him so hard that the people of Chiang Mai, who have always been Buddhists, couldn't bear it.

"My general wants me to ask you, why do you call yourself the King of Chiangmai when you are the Eight Hundred Dadian Xuanweisi conferred by the imperial court? Are you the King of Chiangmai of Myanmar, or the King of Ming Dynasty in China? Eight hundred Dadian Xuan comfort envoy?"

The messenger who acted as the camp officer was obviously reciting what Sun Yan said, so he didn't have much momentum, but his words still made Weng Kan frightened.

Wengkan quickly replied: "Xiao Wang... no, I am the Eight Hundred Dadian Propaganda Envoy of Ming Dynasty China!"

He knew his position. Since he was backed by Ming Dynasty, he naturally had to accept the official position of the Eight Hundred Dadian Xuanwei Division.

Anyway, it's just a title, and the original power will not change. It's just that being king is more majestic, so he still likes to call himself the King of Chiang Mai in his own one-third of an acre of land in Chiang Mai.

Now it seems that the Chinese Emperor is obviously very concerned about this matter. In the future... it is better not to have the King of Chiang Mai, so the Xuanwei Envoy Xuanwei Envoy Xuanwei Envoy said that he should not make the Chinese Emperor unhappy.

An ultimatum was issued to the eight hundred Si Wengkan in Chiang Mai, and then a military order was sent to Lampang Tichang. This guy did not have the official position of Xuanwei Division canonized by China.

It's not that the Ming Dynasty was too stingy, but that this guy's time to raise troops was stuck at the time when the Ming Dynasty sent out troops. From the document reporting to the court to the issuance of the imperial edict of canonization to Burma, the war was probably over.

But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if he isn't canonized. Lampang doesn't dare to disobey the Chinese emperor's order. After all, this guy's territory is already surrounded by Chinese vassals.

Weng Kan of the Eight Hundred Division in Chiang Mai took the lead, and Lampang immediately said that he would send troops as soon as possible and would never delay the Chinese army.

Wengkan said it would be within five days, but he set off directly on the third day. He also directly led his own army of 800 chieftains, and ordered the leaders of other villages to send troops to follow.

When Tichang saw Wengkan sending troops, he followed suit after only one day's delay. The two families formed a coalition with more than 10,000 troops.

Although most of them are young and strong men of the Tu tribe who are temporary fill-ins, even the two elite local soldiers inside are at most about the same as the chieftains in the Yunnan border towns, and may even be weaker.

But it doesn't matter. The main force in eastern Myanmar has long been attracted by the coalition forces of China, Siam, and Mon. Most of them are concentrated in Ava City, and the rest are gathered in Toungoo and Bagan.

Wengkan and Tichang, with tens of thousands of native soldiers in their hands, marched along the river valley to the west, and were invincible and invincible.

This gave Ongkan and Tichang an instant boost of confidence. The Burmese army's previous defeat was a defensive battle relying on terrain and local advantages.

Now taking the initiative to attack, these Burmese people are actually so easy to fight. It seems that the Burmese people are really desperate, so there is nothing to fear.

With this battle, Myanmar is destined to perish!

Wengkan and Tichang led the coalition forces to fight northwest along the river valley, while Sun Yan also personally led his patrol army and the coalition forces of chieftains from various places to fight directly along the western front.

They were going to jointly attack Mubang in the west. As the partial division of the imperial court to attack Burma, Sun Yan's mission was clear from the beginning.

The terrain of northeastern Myanmar is different from that of northwest Myanmar. It is densely mountainous and there are not many plain areas, so it is difficult to march. Moreover, the patrol army is a second-line force, and coupled with the worse chieftain army, its combat power is definitely not comparable to that of the regular army on the Western Front.

The mission of this partial division from the beginning is to recover these weak chieftains in northeastern Myanmar. If the war in northeastern Myanmar is over and the battle in the south has not been completed, then depending on the situation, they can go south to coordinate the main force of the West Route Army. The same goes for Sun Yan's record along the way. He spent almost half of his time marching in mountainous valleys and rarely fought serious battles. Even if he did, it would be difficult to actually fight.

When the chieftains in northeastern Myanmar heard that the Chinese army was coming to kill them, they couldn't tell the difference between patrol soldiers and regular troops. They either surrendered directly to the wind, or surrendered after a few fights.

Even for second-line troops like the patrol troops, everyone is just playing with guns, and their armor-wearing rate is much higher than that of the chieftain troops, so there is no need to fight.

Sun Yan led tens of thousands of coalition troops to march quickly along the Salween River and soon arrived in Mubang.

Han Mangdi, the chieftain of Mubang, hurriedly sent an envoy to ask for surrender. This guy was still hesitant at first, but when Sun Yan's army quickly attacked Mubang from the east front, he suddenly figured it out.

Historically, during the Qing-Burmese War, the same was true for the chieftains of Mu State. They first resisted the Burmese, and then the Toungoo dynasty fell and the Gonbang dynasty rose. They took in the exiled prince of Toungoo and built a city for him, intending to coerce the emperor and order the princes.

Until the exiled prince ran away later, this guy couldn't resist the Gongbang dynasty and chose to surrender. As a result, the Gongbang dynasty did more than the Toungoo dynasty, and even interfered with the inheritance of the chieftains of Mubang.

The chieftain of Mubang also killed Burmese officials, expelled the Burmese army, and requested to annex the Qing Dynasty.

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"Greetings to the General of the Great Tomorrow!"

This person was paying homage to Han Songfa, the eldest son of Han Mangdi, the chieftain of Mu State. Historically, it was this guy who killed the officials of the Gongbang Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing army in Burma.

Although it changed hands after the war, it was sold by Qianlong and left to the disposal of the Gongbang Dynasty.

Han Songfa said: "My father and the whole country of Mu State have resisted the Burmese invasion for hundreds of years, and they have always longed to join the Ming Dynasty! Now the army of the Ming Dynasty has finally arrived in Mu State..."

Sun Yan smiled and helped Han Songfa: "The chieftain of Mubang has such intention, which is enough to prove that Mubang is our loyal minister in the Ming Dynasty. The imperial court intends to destroy Burma in this war, and then allow you Dai people to reestablish a country in Central Burma. .”

Han Songfa was stunned at first, and then he was ecstatic: "Long live the Ming Dynasty Emperor of China!"

Although Mubang had not exerted any strength, he was even beaten to the door of his house before he hurried out to ask for surrender.

But he didn't think that he could still get benefits from this, so he would just rebuild the Dai Kingdom.

The Han-Song Law obviously ignored Sun Yan's words of "allowing the Dai people to establish a country in Central Myanmar." Naturally, the land of Mubang no longer belonged to the Han family.

It’s just taking the heat out of the cauldron!

The Ming Dynasty indeed wanted to support a puppet kingdom in Central Burma, and the same was true in Lower Burma. This was a common tactic among powerful countries.

It is impossible to annex such a large area of ​​Myanmar. The most the imperial court can do is digest northern Myanmar and occupy favorable strategic terrain and passes. The remaining central and lower Myanmar will certainly not be able to annex them all.

Because there are not enough people to immigrate, and the distance is too far, it is difficult to live under control. Even in northern Myanmar, many rebellions will break out.

The Han family in Mubang is just lucky. In central Myanmar, there was the Ava Dynasty established by the Shan people (Dai people) two hundred years ago. Now the Han family is allowed to come here because they are the most powerful Dai chieftain in northern Myanmar. .

Chieftain Meng Yang has ceased to exist a long time ago. Now Meng Yang only belongs to the rebel forces and will definitely be converted to native land. Chieftains such as Meng Mi and Meng Gen are not as powerful as Chieftain Mubang.

This benefit given by the Ming Dynasty to the Mubanghan family was regarded as an exchange for allowing them to cooperate with the land reform.

After all, Central Myanmar is definitely more fertile and prosperous than Mu State, and this is a reward from the king of a country!

"The chieftain of Mubang will immediately recruit the chieftain army under his jurisdiction, raise food and supplies, and prepare to join our great tomorrow's soldiers to go south to attack the Burmese city of Awa!" Mubang took it easily, and Sun Yan issued an order to Han Songfa. Military orders.

"Yes."

Han Songfa quickly kowtowed and obeyed the order.

(End of this chapter)