"Brother, the Han army has left the camp!" Ganma Tusitanafa rushed over.
Chief Meng Gong said fiercely: "I know, I just received a military order from the Burmese people, asking our chieftains to defend the northern camp."
Meng Gong is a middle-level chieftain who belongs to Meng Yang, and there are many small chieftains who make a living in the territory of Meng Gong chieftain, such as Ganma, Meng Sui, Meng Gao and so on.
The army under Tuona Meng's command can be understood as a coalition of chieftains. The most scummy chieftains only sent two or three hundred troops.
As soon as Tuannafa heard the name "Burmese", he knew that Tuannameng was planning to stab him in the back: "Brother, when are you going to do it?"
"It can't be too early, and it can't be too late," said Tounameng, who inherited the rich experience of jumping back from his ancestors. "If we act too early, we will be seriously injured. If we act too late, we will be easily blamed by the Han generals after the war. Even if they are not blamed,
You can't discount the merits. Go tell the leaders of each department and let them see my flag. I will raise the white flag and we will fight against the Burmese army together."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Tuonafa turned around and left.
The geographical location of this group of chieftains is very awkward, relatively far from the Yunnan border. However, the dynasty formed by the Burmese people can directly attack them from the narrow plain in the south.
If they were loyal and unyielding to the Ming Dynasty, they would have been destroyed by Burma before the Ming Dynasty's reinforcements. But they would not be loyal to Burma, because the Ming Dynasty did not need to send troops by itself, and could easily deal with it by directly sending Mengyang Chieftain. Therefore, they have repeatedly
Jumping sideways has become a common occurrence.
The general of the Burmese army captured them violently, and of course he knew that these chieftains were unreliable. But he really had no choice, because the main forces in northern Myanmar were all piled up on the side of Bhamo, and he did not have enough troops, so he could only rely on these chieftains.
He called his two sons and ordered: "If something bad happens, ride away immediately. Don't flee south along the river, but flee to the southwest. From there you can escape back to Ava."
The Datong Army sent troops too quickly and followed a precise route.
A blockade in the direction of Bhamo cut off the connection between the Burmese troops in the north and south of Mengyang. Then they gathered troops here, cutting off the Burmese troops in the north of Mengyang and the chieftains in the west. Whether it was gathering troops or collecting food, the Burmese army became
It's very troublesome. Now that Meng Yangcheng has been attacked by surprise, the battle situation is basically no longer suspense.
The reason why the Datong Army was so successful was not only its own strength but also the advantageous terrain left by the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty set up the Three Propaganda and Six Welfares. All the Three Propaganda and Six Welfares belong to Yunnan. The Six Welfares are places like Laos and Myanmar. The Three Propagations and Six Welfares can control the surrounding areas. Whether it is mountains or rivers, the Chinese army has the power to dominate. In a word,
In such broken terrain, it is difficult for you to hit me, but it is easy for me to hit you.
Just like the army led by Huang Yao, if they don't take action, they will seize two throats.
"Don't leave the camp. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed. Defend the camp with all your strength!" If you are caught by force, you will not dare to leave the camp to fight in the field. There is still a slight hope of victory in defending the camp.
This camp is located at the foot of a mountain, with a small river running down the mountain. There was usually only one beacon fire fort, but now it has been expanded into a camp, and many deep ditches have been dug around it.
"Boom boom boom!"
Burmese artillery fired first from halfway up the mountain.
But there were not many, just a few cannons, and they opened fire before they even entered the range.
Well, it might be a test of the cannon.
The heroic ruler of Myanmar, King Thalung, had been recuperating for 20 years. During this period, the Myanmar army did not fight many wars. Even if they fought, they were only small battles. They mainly suppressed the Mon rebellion in the south. Now this faint king has been in power for several years.
Hedonism, the decline of the army is even more serious.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise halfway up the mountain, and a Burmese army artillery test bomb exploded.
Dozens of artillery pieces pulled out by the Datong Army made the Burmese troops guarding the village feel frightened. In various battlefields in Myanmar alone, the Datong Army dispatched a total of more than 280 artillery pieces, not including the cavalry's use of Crouching Tiger Cannons.
If European monarchs and generals knew about it, they would all go crazy. These many cannons are enough for them to fight a war that will overwhelm their country.
Artillery bombardment.
Burmese army artillery is aimed at Chinese artillery.
Chinese artillery is aimed at the Burmese army camp.
"Brother, do it quickly, China's artillery is really powerful!" Tuonafa came over and suggested.
Tuona Meng said: "You just need to step back. The artillery from the Celestial Empire will hit the wall."
But Tuonafa said: "I'm afraid that our wall will collapse first. What if the Chinese army attacks us first? By then it will be too late to defect!"
Tuona suddenly felt that it made sense, gritted his teeth and said, "Then take action in advance!"
The two sides were still exchanging artillery fire. The camp where the chieftain's army was located suddenly heard loud killing noises and launched an attack on the Burmese army without any warning.
"I knew, I knew, those damn Shan people were unreliable!"
Mengzu roared for a while, drew his sword and shouted: "Kill the Shan people first, then break out from the south!"
Before the Chinese and Burmese armies joined forces, the Burmese army and the chieftain were already fighting.
There were hot air balloons floating in the sky, and the sentries could see clearly with telescopes. The enemy was not acting, but was really fighting among themselves, and they immediately waved signal flags crazily.
When Huang Yao got the signal, he immediately laughed and said: "The Chinese army will stay here to prevent the enemy troops from coming out of the city, and the rest of the troops will attack the stronghold immediately!"
The Datong cavalry quickly circled the north and south sides of the enemy camp, preparing to intercept and kill the enemies who broke out.
The infantry deployed according to their positions and rushed towards the nearest village wall. During the charge, the Burmese artillery on the mountainside was still firing shells sporadically, killing and wounding dozens of Datong soldiers one after another.
The melee soldiers rushing at the front were carrying something similar to a bamboo raft, but it was longer and narrower than the bamboo raft. The temporary trench dug by the enemy was not wide, and if the bamboo raft was placed on top, there would be no delay at all.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
"Boohoo!"
The Burmese army's musketeers and archers hid behind the wall and started firing.
Because the distance was too close, there was only one encounter, and the Datong Army suffered hundreds more casualties. However, most of them were injured, and only about 20 soldiers were killed on the spot.
Just this one time, when Datong soldiers rushed outside the wall, the Burmese troops defending the wall fled one after another.
They have never fought much in the first place, and they usually bully the Dai chieftains and the people. The passage to the south has been cut off, and their hometown in the north has fallen. Even their family members are not sure whether they are alive or dead. Now there are Datong troops charging in front, and chieftain soldiers behind them.
Stabbing a knife, how can there be any will to fight?
The front wall of the village was breached, the Burmese army inside completely collapsed, and more and more soldiers fled up the mountain.
"Father, there is no way to break through from the south, there are so many Han cavalry!"
"Escape to the mountains!"
The three Burmese army generals, father and son, with more than 20 personal followers, actually abandoned their troops and ran away.
"Catch and snap!"
Tuona Meng ignored the defeated Burmese troops and led his only twenty cavalrymen in a mad pursuit of Mengdu and his son.
When Huang Yao led the Chinese army into the enemy camp, Tuona Meng had already captured Meng, and he led all the chieftains to kowtow and apologize: "Please forgive me, General of Heaven. We surrendered to the Burmese. There is really nothing we can do. We have had enough of the Burmese."
Today, we have finally waited for the general to bully us. The general is the Bodhisattva Buddha who saves the suffering. From now on, we will be loyal to the court from generation to generation. If the Burmese attack again, we will fight to be loyal to the court even if we die!"
Huang Yao did not mention the faults of these chieftains at all, he lifted Tuona up with his own hands, and encouraged him with a pleasant look: "The general rises up before the battle, which can be said to be loyal, righteous, wise and brave. I will report it to His Majesty the Emperor and ask for rewards for the general's merits!"
"Thank you, General!" All the chieftains were overjoyed.
Of course, they should be rewarded for their merits. For a loyal man like Tuo Nameng, it is too uncomfortable to live in Meng Gong. He should go to the fertile land further south to make toast.
After the war, the Mon people were supported in lower Myanmar to establish a country. In the central Myanmar region, the Dai people were supported in establishing a country. As for the big chieftains in northern Myanmar, they were all thrown into the two new countries to become nobles, and they were powerful people who owned territory.
toast.
In this way, not only can the northern chieftains be eliminated without bloodshed, and all their territories can be annexed, but also the two small countries in the south can be mixed with sand, causing continuous internal strife between Central Burma and Lower Burma.
What, you don't want to leave?
It's not up to you!
Take Meng Gong's land as an example, Tuona Meng must go to the south. If the other small chieftains support the land reform and the land distribution policy, they can stay and become the mayor of the town.
Well, Meng Gong is the second largest source of jade after Meng Mi.
The day after the enemy camp was defeated, the army once again surrounded Jiajiu City.
There are only a few hundred defenders in the city, and the rest of the defenders are all young men in the city.
A chieftain cavalry rushed to the bottom of the city and threw out the captured head: "Quickly open the city and surrender, and I will spare your life. Once the city is breached, kill them all!"
After the cavalry left, the defenders hung baskets down, picked up the captured heads, and identified them.
After discussing for about half an hour, the defenders finally reached a consensus, opened the city gate, knelt down and surrendered.
Huang Yao ordered: "Men and women shall be guarded separately, and the children shall be taken by women!"
Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided.
Men are of course sent to mine for jade, while women can be sent to the north where there are more men than women.
Huang Yao led his army southward and headed straight for Bhamo.
The one who attacked here was also an inspector. Exiting Tiebikuan was the boundary of Manmu. Chieftain Manmu was so frightened that he surrendered immediately, and soon arrived at the intersection of Dajinsha River and Daying River (Ganli Village).
Because the Datong Inspection Division sent troops too quickly, the Burmese army did not react. The siege of Ganli Village was broken in two days. Later, the Burmese army did not even dare to defend Xinjie and retreated directly to Laoguan Village to gather together.
Laoguantun was later called Kaungton in Myanmar.
As long as we capture this place, we can take a boat across the mountains and go straight to Ava, the capital of Myanmar.
Historically, the Qing army fought with Burma for several years, and its strategic goal was to capture Laoguantun. In the end, tens of thousands of people were dispatched, and a 3,000-pound cannon was specially cast, and 80 mountain-splitting cannons (long-barreled cannons) were also brought.
A large number of nine-section artillery (detachable light artillery), many sky cannons (mortar artillery), the land and water armies advanced side by side, and partial divisions were also sent to bypass Mubang.
As for the Laoguantun Walled City in Myanmar, its walls were all made of wooden fences, which could not withstand the bombardment, and its troops were seriously insufficient.
This should have been a battle without any suspense.
But when it comes to actually fighting, the whole process is so weird that it’s hard to complain about, it’s just weird to the extreme.
First of all, the Qing army prepared for a full year. I don’t know how to prepare, but they actually chose to send troops in the hot and humid rainy season.
How do you do intelligence work?
This is not just a new arrival in Myanmar, but it has been fought for several years. It is nonsense to not even avoid the rainy season.
While the main force of the Qing army was marching, a large number of soldiers, livestock and war horses fell ill and died. They finally reached Jiajiu City, but the Burmese army here had already received the news and ran away early.
It rained heavily, the river swelled, and the flow was rapid. The Qing army could only stop advancing.
After finally surviving the rainy season, the scheduled joint attack period has exceeded 50 days.
The main force of the Qing army was in such a horrible state, and it was even worse on the side of the division. They had to cross mountains and ridges during the rainy season, which not only caused a large number of non-combat casualties, but also made it impossible to transport food and grass. When these guys arrived at their destination, the troops who set out to build ships in advance had only ships.
Halfway through the ship's construction, the deputy governor in charge of shipbuilding had died of malaria.
A surprise attack planned for a year unexpectedly turned into a full-on battle.
Even in this situation, the Qing navy went for a surprise attack. The navy was ambushed midway by the guerrillas and was shot dead by the Burmese army hiding on the shore.
Moreover, the Navy didn't even understand the conditions of the nearby rivers, and they were stranded when they rushed to the battlefield...
Tian Chen, the commander of the inspection division who successfully captured Bhamo, said: "Captain, according to Xizuo and merchants, after passing through Bhamo, the speed of the Dajinsha River suddenly slowed down when it encountered Jiwan. The river in the Laoguantun area has
A large amount of silt has accumulated. Our army is not familiar with the situation and cannot rush there by boat."
"How are you going to fight?" Huang Yao asked.
Tian Chen said: "Don't rush to attack by boat, march cautiously along the shore. From here to Laoguantun, there are mostly low hills. Just be prepared for enemy ambush."
"You're right, we can't take risks." Huang Yao agreed with this suggestion.
Why is it said that Laoguantun is difficult to reach? There are sandbars everywhere in the nearby river, and the sedimentation under the water is serious. The channel available for navigation is very narrow. If you are not an experienced helmsman who has been running the boat for many years, you may get stranded when you drive here.
At that time, it was a living target for the Myanmar Navy.
