Wanli 1592

Chapter 319 Mang Yingli's Countermeasures
Mang Yingli doesn't know now, but he should know soon. It's impossible to hide this war involving the whole Southeast Asia and South Asia. Xiao Ruxun didn't intend to hide it. It's just a matter of time.

This war, which was supposed to be just a local battle, became an international war involving the entire region under Xiao Ruxun's intentional or unintentional operation, except for the fact that Siam decided to send troops, money and food because of its vital interests. In addition to supporting Daming, the rest of the Ming vassal states also provided food, fresh water and some local specialty gifts to the Daming fleet along the way.

This is a bit unexpected, because Xiao Ruxun did not intend to re-communicate with these vassal states, but just pretended that they did not exist, but before reaching their coastline, he sent a personal letter, stating that he would lead the fleet to pass through their waters, Tell their fishermen not to panic, take shelter for the time being, and go fishing after the fleet leaves, so as not to be accidentally injured by the giant Ming ship. If accidentally injured, there is nothing Da Ming can do.

It was originally just a kind of friendly sympathy and reminder, but what Xiao Ruxun didn't expect was that these kings came forward in person one after another, and they didn't come alone, they brought the whole small government with them, and it wasn't just people who came, they also came There was a large amount of supplies, and they sent a condolence money to the Ming army. They not only sent money, food, and souvenirs, but also sent sailors who were proficient in water operations to help Daming sail the boat, and sent guides who were proficient in the movements of the sea to guide the Daming ship. team to avoid the reef.

Their attitude was very attentive, as if they were serving their own biological parents. They said that this would make it easier for the Ming army to fight. As a vassal state, they looked forward to the early elimination of the barbaric country established by the barbarians.

During this process, Xiao Ruxun understood a truth.

No matter how obedient the vassal state is, as the suzerain state, it is necessary to show them the muscles properly, otherwise, as time goes by, they will become less respectful to the suzerain state.

On the surface, they say they admire the culture of Ming Dynasty, but in essence, culture has no force and cannot destroy a vassal state that has no culture and admires Chinese culture. , just like Japan before and North Korea now, the soft power of culture is not as good as the hard power of the military in this era. It was the strong military power of Ming Dynasty that gave them a huge shock and pressure, making them more obedient and afraid of betrayal .

It's like now, Xiao Ruxun didn't ask them to provide anything at all, he just wanted to go south along their coastline along the way, but they asked Daming's fleet to stop at the port to provide various benefits to the Ming army, and the feudal lord boarded the ship himself Meet Xiao Ruxun, and send the "heart" of the vassal state, Xiao Ruxun personally has it, and the main generals of the Ming Dynasty also have it, even the soldiers can share wine and meat, and there are many fruits that cannot be eaten in the Ming Dynasty, it is really unexpected Welfare.

Looking at the eyes of those vassal kings, Xiao Ruxun knew that they really wanted to see the strength of these brightly armored and well-disciplined Ming troops, so Xiao Ruxun took the initiative to invite these vassal kings to watch the illustrious prestige of the Ming army, and specially ordered Mahu to take him under his command. The most elite Ningxia Firearms Battalion gathered a part, and there was also a part of wolf soldiers who were as wolfish as tigers. The feudal king's hairs stood on end, and his back felt chilly.

Since then, the degree of respect these small countries have for Ming has obviously returned to the factory settings, and it seems that the forgotten tributary system has started to function again.

For Daming, this was a windfall.

With the occurrence of Daming's return to Nanyang, this news was finally learned by Wang Mang Yingli of Burma. He immediately felt that something was wrong. This time, the strategy of the Ming army was different from the previous strategy. They are passively beaten and passively defended. The last big defeat in Panzhihua did not hurt them. Ten years of recuperation has made their military strength more vigorous. After the introduction of European-style firearms troops, their combat effectiveness has obviously improved to a higher level. .

But Mang Yingli himself is also very clear that he has made too many enemies in the surrounding areas. If he starts a war with Daming and at the same time fights with the surrounding countries, fighting on both sides, that would be a taboo for military strategists.

Not to mention, Siam, which has just returned to the country, is a ticking time bomb. Naresuan, who he bullied since he was a child, is a serious problem in his heart. He has always wanted to kill Naresuan, but his father I like this kid very much, and even let him receive Portuguese firearms education with the noble children of the Toungoo Dynasty when he was a hostage, so that this kid also knows the tactics of firearm warfare. Facing a river, he shot and killed one of his generals, which directly caused the morale of his army to collapse.

This time the Ming army went south, and it was clear that it wanted to cooperate with Siam and directly attack the weakness of his defense through the border of Siam. A large part of his confidence in the war with Ming came from the steep and difficult terrain at the border between him and Daming. The big army passed, so the Ming army defeated his attack several times but could not pursue it, which made him confident, but this time it was different. The Ming army directly joined forces with the Siamese army and attacked his country from the plains. The main force of the army is in a tug-of-war with the Yunnan frontier army of the Ming army, and the situation is very critical.

He realized that Daming was completely angered by him, and he came to deal with him just after he finished taking care of Japan, and the one who led the army was Xiao Ruxun, the famous general who beat Japan to pieces. Obviously, he led the army south this time not to deter them. , must have come with the idea of ​​completely solving the border problem.

Mang Yingli became anxious, worried, and even a little frightened.

Once Da Ming got angry and waved his arms, those small countries that were bullied by him before and who dared not make a sound would definitely start to move. Once the Ming army and the Siamese army started to attack, his rear would also be unstable.

Therefore, Mang Yingli began to arrange his own strategy urgently. On the one hand, he ordered his government to prepare all the food, weapons and firearms needed for the war, and ordered the mobile forces that can still be used to quickly arm themselves, and then marched to the border between Burma and Siam , occupied the dangerous terrain and important towns and began to build fortifications, and then he ordered the troops fighting with the Ming army in the north to withdraw in batches, and stop entangled with the Ming army in Yunnan.

He himself led an elite guard to rush out of the capital, and began to "visit" those small countries and small tribes that he thought would be disadvantageous to him in the war one by one, to solve all the troubles before the full-scale war.

(End of this chapter)