open sea

Chapter 466 Liu Ting
Mindoro Island, Nanyang Army Guard.

In mid-winter, Nanyang is still hot, and there are ships coming from the north.

In the guard of the military mansion, Chen Mu, who was sitting upright in the hall, squinted his eyes at Liu Chen who was striding into the mansion with his head held high. He turned his head and asked Lou Qimai who was standing beside him, "Is he the first to attack the city?"

Liu Ting was not tall, he was wearing a heavy armor, holding a three-pronged red-tasseled pocket, his forehead covered with a hair scarf was covered with a layer of sweat, and his tanned face was full of determination that did not belong to his age. He looked arrogantly at everyone, and when his eyes turned to Chen Mu, he bent down and saluted.

"The last general to defend Yunnan, Liu Zhen, pays homage to the governor!"

His incomparable feats, sophisticated movements, arrogant demeanor, and even a slightly burly figure of a teenager make it easy for people to ignore his age.

The young general who bowed down and saluted in the hall now has the nickname of Liu Dadao in later generations, and his father Liu Xian galloped unsurpassed, but the current Liu Ting probably can't use a big knife. Capture the enemy's head.

"Liu Shuai has raised a good son, and General Liu has a good father."

Chen Mu nodded, stood up and left his seat, helped Liu Ting up and said, "Chen doesn't like those red tapes, the general sits down and talks."

Liu Xian had obtained the title of Commander Shi Yin a long time ago, so although he didn't have an actual award, Chen Mu knew very well that the young man in front of him might have received the position and salary of Commander before he could speak.

Liu Ting got up and clasped his hands together to salute. Seeing Chen Mu raising his arms to guide him into his seat, he stood beside his seat and waited for Chen Mu to sit down behind him. Then he clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Shuai Chen, for your generosity. The letter has been sent to the Nanyang Army from the Governor's Mansion first." Dudufu."

"I came here this time to thank Chen Shuai on behalf of my father for borrowing soldiers and sending letters. My father said that this kind of gratitude must be expressed in person. However, military affairs are not available in person. I also hope that Chen Shuai will forgive me, junior. Thanks!"

Liu Ting bowed again, but was stopped by Chen Mu raising his hand, and his eyes flicked slightly. This time, the governor Liu Xian was more polite than when he sent a letter to borrow troops. He sent his son over to pray again and again. It can be understood in the documents of the military governor's mansion.

Liu Xian's conquest of the Nine Silk Man has achieved great success, but he planned to sue the old court but disagreed, and sent him to continue to guard Sichuan and Yunnan, with the purpose of directing three propaganda and six comforts.

Just a while ago, the Portuguese musketeer captain employed by Mang’s Dongwu informed the bishop of Macau of his recent military affairs against Ming Dynasty in a letter. The news of Si Dongbing was handed over to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu was doing favors, sent someone to send the news directly to Liu Xian, the Mang family came prepared, Liu Xian took precautions, Chen Mu didn't know the outcome of the battle, but now that Liu Xian sent his son to thank him - it was obviously very rewarding.

"You don't need to be too polite. General Liu is like this, and Liu Shuai is like this. How can Chen just sit idly by when foreign countries want to attack me? What's more, the fight is all due to Liu Gong, not Chen."

"Liu Shuai thanks you, Chen agrees."

Chen Mu agreed with a smile, and then said solemnly: "The former governor's office of the Fanyou Army sent a letter that the Burmese Propaganda Department rebelled and isolated the worship, and it has been disturbed for decades."

"Longchuan Xuan Fu Duo Shining is loyal to Daming. He once advised Mang Yinglong in the past. He was killed by his sister-in-law Yue Feng last year. The gold medal seal was taken away. Yue Feng played tricks to gain power in Longchuan. Killing Duo Shining immediately surrendered. Mang Yinglong, pretended to be under the Xuanfu of Longchuan."

"While Mu Bang and Meng Yang's three propagandas and six comforts have long existed in name only, even if there are those who are loyal to Daming, their loyalty is nothing more than not being an enemy of Daming." Chen Mu raised two fingers and tapped on the table.

"As Liu Shuai said, land and sea advance together, push into Burma, and retake three propagandas and six consolations. Chen thinks it is difficult, not impossible, but it doesn't make much sense."

Some time ago, Liu Xian sent a letter from the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army, and the official document was a report, suggesting that the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army and the Nanyang Army Commander's Mansion jointly send troops to attack the Burmese Propaganda Department by land and sea.

It was not clear in the letter that while Chen Mu summoned his staff, he asked Portugal for information from the Burmese Propaganda Department, but the results of the final discussion were not optimistic.

Hearing Chen Mu's dejected words, Liu Ting's expression of disdain was written on his face, and he said sarcastically: "It is rumored that Chen Shuai is strong and strong, and with the power of the right army's governor's mansion, is it still worried that he will not be able to defeat a mere small country?"

"I have a strong army and a strong ship, but Marco is not strong at all." Chen Mu chuckled, not wanting to argue with the child, got up and raised his hands and pondered a few times, and said to him: "Come on, all go upstairs, the information from the Burmese Propaganda Department , there is a summary upstairs."

As Chen Mu said, he took the lead and walked towards the stairs behind the screen, followed by the military staff and generals. Liu Tingke did whatever he wanted, and he also wanted to go up to see what Chen Mu was capable of.

Li Rusong's temper is not a special case. Like their self-made fathers, most of them have concerns about civil servants. These youngsters are assholes for being civil servants. The only ones who can convince them are stronger generals. old man.

Obviously, Chen Mu can only be regarded as a fake senior. Speaking of which, when Liu Ting was the commander, Chen Mu was still working as a small flag in Qingyuan.

The large picture scroll in the staff room on the second floor of the central hall of the military mansion was opened. Chen Mu opened it based on his impression and glanced at it, only to find that it was a newly obtained map of India's land and sea. It works.

After carefully distinguishing the inscription on the iron plate at the end of the rope, he accurately opened the scroll of Indochina Peninsula, pointed at Yunnan in the northeast with a bamboo whip, and said, "Liu Shuai's intention in the letter is unclear. Tengchong defends to the southwest, towns Mubang and Mengyang, and restrains most of the troops of the Burmese Xuanweisi Mang clan."

Then he pointed to the estuary of the Indian Ocean in the southwest of the Indochina Peninsula, and said: "If Chen is required for this battle, and the land and sea advance together, the Nanyang Army will naturally use sea ships to attack the back and back of Burma and capture the base of the Mang Clan, what does Liu Shuai mean? "

Little Liu Ting's eyes traveled around the staff department, fixed for a moment on the face of Xu Wei, who was dressed as a scribe, and his eyes wandered into the sky. He folded his hands and flattered him without sincerity: "Shuai Chen is brilliant, my father is exactly what he meant."

"I know that the imperial court has always referred to Myanmar as the Xuanweisi, and the same is true for Babai and other places. Ignoring the fact that the land has not been controlled by the imperial court for decades, how much information does the imperial court have on the three announcements and six comforts? The reality is not as good as There are many Portuguese and barbarians, they have mercenaries under the Mang clan in Burma, Siam and other countries, how much does General Liu know about their strength and weapons?"

Liu Ting blinked blankly, opened his mouth uncertain, and said, "It's over if you die, why do you know these things?"

"Twenty years ago, Mang Yinglong consolidated the land of Burma, and his momentum flourished. He destroyed Awa, Seollana, and Limengmi in the east, and lured many native officials in Longchuan, Ganya, and Nandian to the north. There are three million people in this land.”

"Eleven years ago, when the capital city of Siam was captured and the war to support the puppet king was claimed, 11 troops were dispatched, which was actually a bragging, but the army was nearly 90. Chen's staff estimated that his soldiers were around 15, and half of them were The troops that Liu Shuai will encounter on his way from Tengchong to attack."

"The wars in Burma have been going on all these years. You can imagine how many veteran soldiers there are, but the enemies you can predict are not terrible. Liu Shuai is known as the best general in Ming Dynasty, and he can defeat all enemies."

"But what about those chieftains who have already been instigated by Mang Yinglong? They will be on the back of Liu Shuai, just like Chen is on the back of Mang Yinglong. The food road is cut off, what should the army do? If Liu Shuai retreats to Tengchong, the two armies will not be able to contact each other. So what if Chen led his army deep into the enemy's territory?"

Chen Mu pointed his index finger at Liu Chen, "It's absolutely right to die, but the general should think about what to do if he can't die before sending troops."

"In terms of armaments, the country has a lot of fine iron and little iron, so non-elite soldiers have no armor, but the Portuguese have a deep connection with them. The Mang family can make their own breastplates and bird guns, which are in common with our Ming culture. They can also cast cannons. Its participation in the war is all small artillery, and it still cannot be ignored."

"The Mang family relies on a large number of infantry, a small number of musketeers to form infantry, huge war elephants that can support small artillery and quickly maneuver on the battlefield, and hired Portuguese musketeers. There are not many of them."

Chen Mu spread his arms and compared them to circles in front of his chest, and said, "What we are facing is not just the Burmese Propaganda Department, but a country with a huge military force, backward and advanced."

"The reason why Chen said that this battle is meaningless is...General Liu, do you know how this country came into being?"

Chen Mu said that his face was thought-provoking at this time. He raised his finger to Yunnan and said: "In the fifth year of Jiajing, Mu Bang and other three conciliators attacked Burma, and they asked the imperial court for help. The officials refused to listen, swallowed their land and ruled, and then paid tribute as usual, so the imperial court didn't care."

"If troops were sent out at that time, Liu Wei would not lose them."

"Hanba, a local official in Mubang, reported to the imperial court to take over his post. The officials in Yunnan tried to extort him and refused to issue a paper of inheritance. Hanba got angry and sent troops to block the road. If there is no road, the salt of Ming Dynasty cannot be transported in. They have no salt. Mang Yinglong, who led the troops to attack, stopped fighting and sent troops to deliver salt to him, and took Mubang. The people in Yunnan said that this is because the government cherished a piece of paper and lost two thousand miles."

Chen Mu spread his hands, and smiled weakly: "It's easy to let Chen's soldiers go to fight; if they invade Burma, even though their soldiers have guns, cannons, and elephants, it doesn't matter, Chen will definitely defeat them; Brave and brave, even if the Mang clan has 15 elite soldiers."

"As long as I wait without fear of death or injury, any enemy can be destroyed—but what happens after that?"

"Forget it if the government doesn't treat the common people as human beings, and even the chieftains don't treat them as individuals. They have clearly taught them culture, kindness, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. But they themselves treat others like animals and don't pay attention to kindness. What do you ask for?" What, the only thing people can give you back is conquest."

"It is a waste of manpower and financial resources, and human life and silver are poured out like water. If the officials are high and the emperor is far away; if the local officials are benevolent and righteous, they will not attack or defend."

"From Malacca to Jilong, from Guangdong to Sulu, the warships are gathering, and the flag army is waiting for the battle. Within three months, the news of success will be repeated, and after three months, the war will be tragic. All I need is Liu Shuai to give me a reason. .”

Chen Mu put down the bamboo whip, spread his hands and said, "Why should I let the Banner Army die in this kind of battle?"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)