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Chapter 612 Gui Family Han Army

In Central Myanmar under the rule of the middle and late Toungoo Dynasty, the administrative divisions can be basically divided into seven provinces, which are similar to and different from the eight provinces of Korea.

Among them, the area from Xingu City east of the Irrawaddy River to the capital of Ava is all designated as the east road.

After He Xiangming captured Meng Yang, he only left some civilians and patrolmen to take over important cities including Meng Yang, and then he entangled all the troops that the three chieftains, Meng Gong, Meng Yang, and Man Mo, could pull out.

The total strength of the entire West Route Ming Army has exceeded 80,000 troops. They marched directly down the river and marched into Ava City, the capital of Myanmar.

Along the river, Jiangtou City, Gongzhang, Miaodang, Taigong... wherever they passed, the cities of the Dai people fell directly into the wind. Even in the cities controlled by the Burmese, all the officials abandoned the cities and fled.

The main force of the West Route led by He Xiangming, with almost no fighting, recaptured the entire territory of Mengyang, which is called the essence of northern Myanmar. The plains are rich and fertile, and the population can support at least millions.

This is not only because the prestige of the Ming army is too strong, but also because in recent decades, the Toungoo Dynasty has become increasingly violent in order to fight wars. As long as they are not Burmese, they are all targets of exploitation by the Toungoo court.

Even the real Burmese people's lives are not much better than those of the Dai, Han and other ethnic minorities.

So I saw that even the great city of Mengyang was captured by the Ming army. They were already bordering the Chinese border, and on the opposite side were the Chinese troops who could come along the river at any time.

Naturally, he wanted revenge. If he was braver, he would dare to seize the city. If he captured it, he would directly donate it to the Ming army. Maybe he could take the opportunity to get a hereditary chieftain position and get protection from China.

There were still several miles away from Xingu City, and the Ming army had already moved on foot. He Xiangming received a report from the scouting horse: "Xingu City also wants to surrender? Isn't that a city controlled by the Burmese? Don't the Burmese garrison the city to defend it?"

Tan Ma explained in detail: "Xi Zuo was sent by our army in advance. Although Xingu City is a Burmese city, there are also Han, Dai and some Kachin people in it. Xi Zuo secretly connected with the Han people in the city and persuaded other people who were oppressed by the Burmese. People of all ethnic groups took advantage of the fact that the Burmese were unprepared, and took the opportunity to defeat the Burmese defenders and seize the city. Xingu's Han rebels called themselves the Guijia Han people, and they were led by two leaders, Gong Liyan and Du Yingsu. They all claim to be descendants of tribesmen from the Yongli court of the Ming Dynasty in the past."

Staff officer Wei Min praised: "She is actually the Queen of Zhongliang who lives in a foreign country!"

Tan Ma added: "The other party is now asking the general to send troops and immediately go to take over the defense of Xingu City. And if possible, we can support them with some more soldiers, armor and food. They will take Xingu's Han rebels and go south to attack Madeya first for the general. There are also many Han people who are oppressed by the Burmese."

He Xiangming smiled: "These two people have quite a good temper!"

Is your tone loud?

It may indeed be a bit, but only a bit. In history, these two Han leaders of the Gui family not only withstood the siege of the Burmese army, but even had the energy to make a detour and raid the Burmese city of Meidu.

You know, Madeya is already very close to the city of Ava. The king of Burma at that time, Emperor Suadibo, didn't even care about the Mon people who had already occupied Burma in the south, and directly transferred Wang Shuta Ming Gongdu to Xin. In ancient times, it was necessary to destroy the Han army of the Gui family.

In the end, the problem was solved by invading Manipur, because the retreat route happened to collide with the Han army of the Gui family. There was a fight between the two sides, with a victory or defeat for each other. The Gui family retreated to Madea, and Manipur also retreated back to the country. .

While He Xiangming said that these Han people from the Gui family were very popular, he also really supported some soldiers and supplies.

These Gui Han people are willing to act as a forward, so they can act as a forward. Even if they cannot defeat them, they can still test the Burmese's city defense, and they will have his western army to protect them.

The Gui family's Han army quickly received support from the Ming army's soldiers, armor and food. He Xiangming even gave them two hundred flintlock guns with a wave of his hand.

In Southeast Asia in the 18th century, the weapons and equipment of various countries were basically still in the light armor period, or even did not wear armor at all.

This is not only due to deficiencies in iron production and smelting technology, but also because most of Southeast Asia has a tropical rainforest climate, with hot and humid weather for much of the year.

Equipping a large amount of heavy armor is not only expensive, but also the maintenance cost is too high. Even Mang Yinglong, the hero of the Taungoo Dynasty in Myanmar, wore light armor when he was in battle, and it could not even cover the whole body. The Gui family's Han army, equipped with flintlock guns and a full set of armor, was simply strengthened to an epic level against Madeya's Burmese army!

The Burmese army's swords and spears could not penetrate the armor of the Gui Jia Han army, but the Gui Jia Han army could easily kill the Burmese soldiers. Coupled with such powerful weapons as flintlock muskets, even plate armor could not stop them.

The Burmese army could not resist it at all and was quickly defeated. Then the Han people in the city, encouraged by the Gui family's Han army, took the opportunity to cooperate internally and externally and launch an uprising.

The Burmese city of Madea was easily captured. The leader of the Gui family, Gong Liyan, took advantage of the victory and pursued it, going east to capture Aobao and going south to besiege Malay City.

It was less than forty miles from Malay Town to Ava, which was closer than when Wu Sangui came to Myanmar to capture Emperor Yongli.

At that time, Wu Sangui only had a few soldiers and horses, and he directly fought to the point less than 60 miles away from the capital of Awa in Myanmar. At that time, the Burmese army could no longer stop Wu Sangui.

Nowadays, the combat effectiveness of the Burmese army can only be said to be worse than that of the Burmese army faced by Wu Sangui. Even the Mon people, who are not very capable of fighting, can push the Burmese people on par twenty years later.

If it weren't for the fact that the number of Gui Han troops in history was too small, and their weapons and equipment were not very good, the city of Ava was the capital of the Burmese people and had been attacked several times by Manipur, so the city's defenses had already been reinforced.

So the first to capture Ava City should be the Han people of the Gui family who were closer.

In fact, the Meng people really couldn't fight. The Toungoo dynasty relied on siege to destroy the country. They besieged the city of Ava until they ran out of ammunition and food.

Of course, the Ming army could not do this because it would be too time-consuming and cause too many unnecessary casualties.

Even if they haven't reached the hot and humid climate of Myanmar yet, fighting all the way from Yunnan, they are not accustomed to the acclimatization, and the casualties and battle losses have reached hundreds.

In this regard, they have adapted to Yunnan for several years in advance. Even many civilian patrol soldiers were recruited from the Yunnan-Guizhou area.

Historically, the Qing-Burma War was an abstraction, because the war situation was tense, and the Green Camp Army deceived the superiors and subordinates, and the battle line dragged on for too long. Qianlong could not bear it anymore and mobilized the Sauron soldiers and the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing to fight.

The combat effectiveness has indeed improved a lot, and the casualties are also ridiculously high. Two-thirds of the more than 3,000 Sauron troops were killed or injured.

Moreover, less than a hundred people actually died in the battle, and the remaining two thousand or so were all acclimatized and died of illness in Burma.

Because for the sake of face, Qianlong ignored the climate of Myanmar's rainforest and started a war while it was raining.

Malay City was besieged by the Ming army, and the King of Ava received the news.

Emperor Suadibo, the king of Burma, was immediately confused. His army of King Qin had not yet been assembled. He was also preparing to go on a personal expedition and fight a decisive battle with the Ming army.

The Ming army is about to reach the city, and they can directly start the battle to defend the royal capital!

　It is actually possible that the Gui family is a descendant of the Yongli court, because the wife of the leader of the Gui family is the daughter of Chief Menggen. As a second-class ethnic group in Myanmar, it is almost impossible for him to marry Chieftain Menggen.

　　Unless there are some special reasons, such as Qianming’s appeal.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)