In order to conquer Burma, Huang Yao prepared for several years in Yunnan.
In addition to hoarding military rations and training patrol divisions, they have also been building ships.
The western front troops of the Northern Route Army dispatched troops in Tengyue Prefecture (set up by Zhao Han after he changed his country to Tuguiliu, and the prefecture was Yingjiang County, Yunnan).
The main force of the regular division led by Huang Yao set out from Jushiguan (near Kachang Town) and headed straight for Mengyang along the Nanzhu Bajiang River. Another patrol division set out from Yingjiang County and headed for Bamo along the Daying River.
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Huang Yao's army passed through the border village of Xiaozhanxi and arrived at the territory actually controlled by Myanmar.
The water flow is rapid all the way, with towering mountains on both sides, until it reaches the intersection of the Nanzhu Bajiang River and the Dajinsha River (the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River). Myanmar actually does not set any checkpoints along the way.
This good thing is due to the Ming Dynasty's suppression of the chieftains, who were not allowed to build passes on the border. On the Ming side, there were countless passes, such as Shenhu Pass, Jushi Pass, Tongbi Pass, Iron Wall Pass, Huju Pass, etc.
Tianma Pass, Hanlong Pass...are connected into a large area.
Even Kachang Town and the surrounding areas were deliberately cut out by the Ming Dynasty. China firmly occupies the upper reaches of the Nanzhu Bajiang River. If it wants to fight one day, it can go straight down the river to Mengyang. And Mengyang
If Si wants to fight, it will be difficult to go this way. Firstly, it is difficult to sail against the current, and secondly, he has to break through Xiongguan.
After Myanmar annexed Mengyangsi, the Ming Dynasty was always in a passive defensive state for several decades, so Myanmar did not bother to build cities and customs on the border.
Of course, there are more reasons not to build a Guancheng.
After Burma annexed Mengyang, it invaded Mu State non-stop, and then attacked other chieftains. Then it encountered a large uprising by the Meng people, and was counterattacked by Siam. After quelling the Meng people's uprising, it returned to attack Siam, and continued to fight until
The capital of Siam. At this time, the Mon people revolted again, and Myanmar was busy suppressing the rebellion. A series of wars left many holes. After King Thalong succeeded to the throne, he was busy recuperating. How could he find the manpower and material resources to build a city in northern Myanmar?
In just two days, the fleet passed through the mountains, and its first target was Jiajiu City.
By the way, in the second battle of the Qing-Burmese War, the Qing army went to attack Bhamo. The Burmese army defended while sending a partial division to Kajiu. In 2000, the Burmese army's partial division then counterattacked into China. It was Huang Yao who went there.
Along this route, the Qing army who was forced to retreat was defeated and returned.
The current Datong Army sent troops to fight Bamo and Gajiu together, and the main force was in the direction of Gajiu, which was exactly the same as the Qing Army's troop dispatch route in the fourth battle.
Of course, there are differences.
The Datong naval fleet had just left the mountains and was still far away from Gajiu, so they allowed 2,000 Datong troops and 100 Dai farmers and soldiers to disembark.
The leader of the Dai peasant soldiers is called Sizu. About 50 years ago, Sizhen, Siyuan, Sihong, Sizheng... a bunch of Mengyang chieftains were killed by the Burmese army one after another. Only Sizu's father was left, with a family.
More than a thousand people fled back to the Ming Dynasty and lived in Qianya Town, Yingjiang County in later generations.
For Si Zu, the Burmese army has a blood feud with him.
Those chieftains surnamed Si were all from the same family. Just after one of them was killed, another took over and was killed again by the Burmese army, just like cutting leeks.
"This is it, go north at the foot of the mountain!" The guide who showed the way was an old man in his sixties.
The old man, whose surname is also Si, was a general of Tusi Meng Yang. His whole family was killed that year, and he fled to Yunnan with his clan members when he was more than ten years old.
Ma Hongjie said: "Husband, can your body hold on?"
"Yes, as long as I can get revenge, it's worth dying even if I die!" the old man said firmly.
This surprise attack force was formerly known as the Shizhu Baigan Soldiers and Guizhou Tengjia Soldiers. Even the generals leading the troops were Qin Liangyu's great-nephews. However, the composition of the soldiers has changed dramatically, with 80% coming from Guizhou and Yunnan.
The 2,100 people only carried three days of dry food and had to walk more than a hundred miles along the foothills and cross three rivers in the middle.
Fortunately, the marching route was all on flat ground.
Huang Yao led the main force and quickly arrived at Jiajiu City, setting up artillery and bombarding them indiscriminately.
The Burmese troops in Meng Yangcheng (Myitkyina) and Meng Gongcheng (Mogaon) were attracted to support. And the surprise attack force of the Datong Army took the land route to directly attack Meng Yang whose troops had been transferred!
"There's a river ahead!"
"The whole army crosses the river!"
The surprise attack troops were traveling day and night. When they encountered a river in the middle of the night, they jumped into it and swam across it.
They all wore rattan armor and could float after entering the water, and swam to the other side of the river easily. After crossing the river, they continued to move forward, and when it was almost dawn, they hid in the mountain forest on the east side to rest.
The old guide, who was over sixty years old, was so exhausted by this rapid march that he didn't want to get up when he lay down.
More than a hundred miles and three rivers were covered in two nights.
They had to continue walking, go around to the north of Mengyang, and hide in the mountains to wait for nightfall. Then, they would cross the Dajinsha River at night and try to attack the city at night before dawn.
The old man could no longer walk, so he hid in the mountains upstream of Mengyang with a few sick soldiers.
At dawn, Meng Yangcheng was defenseless.
The defenders here have been transferred downstream to confront Huang Yao's main force. There are only a hundred soldiers left in the city.
The exhausted Datong soldiers came along the right bank of the Dajinsha River.
They swam directly across the moat and reached the bottom of the city silently. The soldiers in the front row were also carrying bamboo ladders. The bamboos were cut halfway, and they could be easily tied into ladders.
The vine armor on their bodies was still dripping, and the soldiers were extremely tired, but they still moved quickly when climbing the ladder.
On the nearby city wall, there were only two enemies napping. The Datong Army climbed up more than ten people and finally woke up the napping enemy troops.
There were so many shadows in the darkness that it was hard to tell how many were coming.
The first reaction of the two Burmese soldiers was to run away, shouting as they ran: "The Han people are coming!"
"Anyone who refuses to surrender will be killed!" Ma Hongjie reiterated the military order.
Sizu led the Dai farmers and soldiers and followed the Datong army to climb the city wall. They rushed to the city desperately to avenge their ancestors fifty years ago. At the same time, they shouted along the street in Dai language: "The descendants of Sijia are here.
, I miss my descendants here!"
The Chinese words spoken by the Dai farmers and soldiers played a role in calming people's hearts.
The local residents in the city, dissuaded by their elders at home, hid in their houses and waited for the battle to end. There were even a handful of people who went out to meet the descendants of the chieftain, knelt down and shouted: "I will lead the way. I know that the Burmese officials live there."
where!"
After Myanmar eliminated Mengyang Chieftain, they immigrated and stationed troops here, and also sent civilian officials to govern.
The local indigenous people had been exploited and had long been dissatisfied with the Burmese people. Now finally waiting for the opportunity, they voluntarily acted as guides and led the Datong army to attack the Burmese official residence and various residences of the Burmese people in the city.
From dawn to dawn, the Burmese in the city were basically wiped out, and only a few opened the city gate and ran away.
The largest city in northern Myanmar fell into the hands of the Datong Army so easily.
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A few miles northwest of Jiajiu City, there is a Burmese army camp.
There are only a few hundred garrison troops in the city, but the fortress is strong. Moreover, there are mostly Bamar immigrants in the city, so strong men can be recruited to defend the city, and women and children can also carry the materials for the city defense.
For a while, I couldn't beat him.
The Burmese reinforcements from Meng Yang and Meng Gong were blocked by the Datong Army and completely cut off from the defenders in the city.
"The city of Mengyang was occupied by the Han army. The city of Mengyang was occupied by the Han army!"
A Burmese man rushed over. He was not a Burmese soldier, but a Burmese businessman living in Mengyang.
This guy got separated from his family and ran out of the city alone. When he got outside the Burmese army camp, he didn't know how to keep it secret and started yelling at the top of his lungs.
The Burmese soldiers guarding the gate of the camp changed their expressions after hearing this. Their families were all in Mengyang City!
The Burmese businessman was immediately taken in, and the Burmese general arrested him with a gloomy face: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The businessman knelt down and cried: "General, Meng Yang is really gone."
Mengdu asked: "The Han army was besieging Gajiu, how could Meng Yang fall? Even if he fell, why didn't I receive any news?"
If you want to attack Gajiu by boat, you need to make a big detour.
However, the Datong army responsible for the surprise attack on Mengyang landed ashore when the fleet came out of the mountains and took the shortest straight line distance to conduct the surprise attack.
The merchant cried and said: "I don't know where they came from. In the middle of the night, many Han soldiers suddenly entered the city."
"This is obviously a Han army spy. Come here, drag him out and chop off his head! Send an order to the whole army, they have caught a Han army spy. Everything he said is just a rumor!" He was arrested and did not dare to listen. Even if it was true, he had to
If it is said to be false, the morale of the military will be in chaos.
The "spies" were quickly executed, but the Burmese army was already in disarray, and everyone wanted to know if their families in Mengyang were safe.
The news quickly spread to the military camp next door, where Meng Gong Tusi soldiers were stationed.
Chieftain Meng Gong was originally a subordinate of Chieftain Mengyang.
Because it was the first to seek refuge in Myanmar, it was able to maintain its independent status.
Historically, in the fourth battle of the Qing-Burmese War, the main force of the Qing army traveled more than 2,000 miles and raided everywhere around Mengyang. In the end, no battle was fought because the main force of the Burmese army went to Bhamo. The only gain for the main force of the Qing army was
, that is, he recruited Chief Meng Gong to surrender.
Chieftain Meng Gong is used to falling in the wind.
Follow whoever is stronger, first with the Ming Dynasty, then with Burma, then with the Qing army, and then surrender to Burma.
Chief Meng Gong Tuo Na Meng, after hearing the news of Meng Yang's fall, instantly knew what choice he should make. This guy called his son: "After nightfall, secretly go to the Han army camp and make an appointment to send troops together tomorrow. The Han army will attack Burma.
When the army is encamped, I will take the opportunity to attack from the side, and I will definitely be able to kill the Burmese by surprise!"
However, he had no chance to defect.
They made a surprise attack on Meng Yang's Datong army and found a few ponies in the city. They rode up to report the news regardless of their fatigue.
They also caught the fleeing Burmese soldiers on the way and brought them to Huang Yao's military camp.
Huang Yao said with a smile: "Let these two Burmese soldiers go and let them report the news. The whole army will be ready to attack the Burmese army camp in the afternoon!"
The Burmese army, which had just killed a "spy", soon encountered two more "spies".
"General, I'm not a spy. Meng Yangcheng is really gone..."
"General, I am your soldier..."
Two heads fell to the ground, and the morale of all the Burmese troops in the camp was low.
The businessman who was killed might have been a spy. But these two reporting soldiers were known to many of them, so how could they suddenly surrender to the enemy?
At this time, the main force of the Datong Army began to move, spreading out its troops and slowly attacking the Burmese army camp.
