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Chapter 611 Quick Attack

The entire northwest of Myanmar is actually under the jurisdiction of Mengyang Tusi in name.

The plains here are vast and the land is fertile. It is a rare and wealthy land in northern Myanmar that can be cultivated.

Since the end of the Ming Dynasty, Meng Yang Tusi was conquered by the Burmese army. The authentic Meng Yang Tusi no longer exists. Only Meng Gong and Man Mo, who were the first to surrender, still retain a certain degree of independence.

Nowadays, Mengmi, the world's largest jadeite producing area, has been easily captured by the East Route Inspection Army, and the West Route Army in Mengyang is also progressing smoothly.

First, Chieftain Meng Gong, who relied on Burma to become independent from Mengyang, reacted very quickly. As soon as he saw the Ming Dynasty's West Route Army coming down the river, he defeated the strategically important Gajiu City in less than half a day.

Even though Mengyang was annexed by Myanmar a long time ago, due to the frequent wars in the Toungoo Dynasty and the initiative to shrink the border defense line in the late Ming Dynasty, which did not take into account the remote areas in the southwest, the Burmese people did not pass the customs in Mengyang at all. City defense line.

Historically, in order to recover Emperor Yongli, Wu Sangui almost sent an army to Ava City, the capital of the Toungoo Dynasty. In the end, he failed because the Toungoo Dynasty was stunned and quickly handed Yongli back to Wu Sangui.

Jiajiu was defeated in half a day, and the entire north of Mengyang was unsafe to defend.

Chief Meng Gong knew what his strength was, and if he didn't surrender obediently, he would be really out of his mind.

On the contrary, Meng Yang, the official chieftain who was conferred by the Ming Dynasty, wanted to resist, but unfortunately he was assassinated by his own nephew before he could start. His head was cut off and he took it out as a surrender.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining Manmo Tusi Ruituan also sent envoys to join them.

In this way, the territory under the jurisdiction of the Mengyang Tusi, which had the largest population and the most arable land in northern Myanmar, was easily taken over by the Ming Dynasty's Western Route Army.

The territories under the jurisdiction of the three chieftains of Meng Gong, Manmo, and Meng Yang surrendered. Counting the chieftains who joined the army to assist in the war, the total strength of the West Route Army was close to 80,000 troops.

Although He Xiangming looked down on these chieftain soldiers, he certainly couldn't let these chieftains stay in Mengyang and watch tigers fight. Not to mention killing a group of them on the battlefield, at least they had to consume a lot of food, grass and baggage to weaken these chieftains. .

Otherwise, it will be difficult to change the situation later.

Ava City, Royal Palace.

The King of Burma, Emperor Suadibo, finally came to his senses. He looked at the battle reports sent from all sides and trembled all over: "First, the city of Pyay fell, and now the Chinese army has entered Mengyang. Are the true Buddhas in this Buddhist country , do you really want to destroy Myanmar?"

Myanmar has been deeply influenced by India, and Buddhist culture is very popular in Myanmar. Even the founder of the Konbaung Dynasty twenty years later, King Yong Ji Ya, used the slogan of the initial uprising to call himself "Alangpaya" (the one who will become a Buddha).

"Your Majesty, the only solution for now is to negotiate peace with the Chinese army!" The person who spoke was the royal minister Zhan Duomang who was newly promoted by the Burmese King Suo Di Bo to replace him, Tao Ming Gong.

Although the news of his death has not yet been confirmed, the city of Pyai has been captured, and even if it is the case, it will be a disaster.

Emperor Suadibo took a deep breath and sighed: "The Chinese army is attacking from the north and the south this time. It is attacking from two directions. It consumes an unknown amount of food. Even if a peace can be negotiated, Myanmar will definitely be hurt."

Zhan Duomang cupped his hands and said: "Even if it hurts my muscles and bones, the survival of our Taungoo dynasty is more important. Your Majesty, as the king of Myanmar, you should put the dynasty first in everything."

Emperor Saadibo pondered for a moment, and then nodded helplessly: "Then we will put the country first and then suffer the people of Myanmar. However, even if we want to negotiate a peace with the Chinese army, we cannot just let the other party manipulate it. We still have to first Let’s have a fight. Let the Chinese know that even if Myanmar is not as powerful as China, it is not a piece of meat that can be slaughtered by others.”

Zhan Duomang said: "What your Majesty said is true. Even if you make peace, you can't show cowardice with the Chinese. Please lead 50,000 troops immediately and go north to fight the Chinese army. Even if you can't win, the Chinese army must be defeated." You know how powerful Myanmar is." "Da da da da!"

The two were still discussing in the palace, when suddenly an official rushed in.

As soon as he came in, he was breathing heavily and carrying a report in his hand: "No... no, your Majesty... this is... a battle report sent from the south, east, and north."

Emperor Saadibo was stunned when he heard the words. He took the three battle reports and looked at them. His eyes widened immediately: "Both Mubang and Mengmi have been captured. Chief Menggen also killed Jingxian's general Gian Nora and surrendered. China. Chiang Mai, Lampang, and Siam also marched northward from the east, and there is no news about Taungoo City. How is this possible?"

Just now, Burmese King Suadi Bodi was still thinking about whether he could negotiate peace with China, but now...

Negotiate peace? Negotiating peace is bullshit!

Except for the west, there are no blind spots in the north, south, east, and south. They are all enemy troops, and they are all related to the Chinese army. How many troops did the Chinese army dispatch this time, and how many coalition troops and horses were connected in series.

Emperor Saadibo had a gloomy look on his face: "The Chinese army has dispatched so many soldiers and horses this time, and has connected so many countries such as Chiang Mai, Lampang, Menggen, and Siam. It will be difficult to negotiate a peace. Zhan Duomang, You no longer need to personally lead the army to fight the Chinese army. This time I will lead the army in the name of the King of Myanmar. This battle must use all the strength of the country. The Chinese army has dispatched so many soldiers and horses just to destroy our country, Myanmar. , we can no longer just give in."

Zhan Duomang said: "Your Majesty, this is too risky. If we lose this battle, everything will be over. Although the Chinese army is powerful, they will not grow in Myanmar after all. As long as we lead the army to hide in the mountains first, Avoid fighting with the Chinese. When the weather gets hotter, the Chinese troops will retreat on their own, and even if they don't retreat, they will become vulnerable."

Emperor Saadibo shook his head: "If we retreat to the mountains, there will really be nothing left. Those Mon people will capture our royal capital, kill our people, and completely overthrow our Burmese country."

This is absolutely correct. If it were 50 years ago, the Taungoo dynasty might still have a chance, but today's Taungoo dynasty is long gone.

As long as Emperor Saadibo dared to lead the Burmese army to retreat to the mountains to avoid the war, the Toungoo dynasty could be declared destroyed in advance, and there was basically no hope of restoring the country.

The reason why Emperor Sadhipod wanted to launch a decisive battle was largely because he was forced to do nothing. He had to inspire people. As long as people's hearts are still there, even if they can't be defeated, there is still a chance to make a comeback.

From the decree of the Burmese King issued here in Ava City to the Qin King Burmese army led by nobles from various places, the total force gathered in Ava has already exceeded one hundred thousand.

This is not the limit of the Burmese army. Once the Taungoo Dynasty conquered Mu State, they directly dispatched an army of 300,000 troops.

Although most of them are farmers and warriors, there are also noble private troops. Counting these noble private troops with armor and equipment, there are now more than 20,000 elite Burmese troops gathered in Ava City.

This is already one of the few elite combat forces in the Toungoo Dynasty that is still capable of fighting.

Of course, with the more than 20,000 elite Burmese troops, it would be difficult for them to defeat the chieftains in northern Burma. When they encounter the more powerful regular Ming army with similar numbers, even the patrolmen will probably be crushed.

The current behavior of the Burmese king Suadibo is tantamount to hitting an egg against a rock and using a mantis' arm as a chariot.

Unknown to him, as the last Burmese king of the Toungoo dynasty, this guy had never led a military expedition in person. He always let Uncle Wang lead the troops in wars, and he was very addicted to food.

Manipur in India invaded Myanmar. In anger, this guy sent troops to attack. He lost once, twice and three times... This time he was pushed back to Ava, but he successfully won the self-defense counterattack.

By the way, speaking of Manipur, just when Ava was recruiting and mobilizing the army of King Qin, Manipur in the west finally moved, but not in full force. He just took the opportunity to invade the Jiabao Valley on the west bank of the Chindwin River.

(End of this chapter)