To fight a fierce lion against a rabbit, we must do our best. From the Central Plains to Liaodong, the Ming army launched an all-round attack, but the focus was still on Shandong. As long as we focus on the capital, an important place that the Qing Dynasty has to defend at present, we can force the Qing army to attack
A strategic decisive battle, thus completely establishing the victory of the Northern Territory. As for Liaodong, the retreat of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties will only mean the survival of a local separatist power. Enemy the whole country from one corner, the bandit group will fall apart, and it is only a matter of time before it dies.
Of course, if we look at the problem from Zhu Yongxing's perspective, the final victory can only be regarded as the complete defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the complete recovery of Liaodong. From this purpose, there is no need to be limited to any battlefield, as long as the flag of the Ming Dynasty has not been planted
, the battle can proceed.
Taking advantage of the weakness of Liaodong to regain a larger territory and gain a stronger foundation, judging from the overall situation of the national war, it is also a good move. Because this is different from ordinary national wars, there is room for negotiation and truce.
This is an invincible war. It is a desperate struggle that will never stop until one party completely surrenders or is destroyed.
Hundreds of thousands of troops fought in the Central Plains and in the black soil of Liaodong. They also continued to fight in Yunnan Province, where the Ming army rose to prominence, causing drastic changes in the Burmese royal family.
After the Ming army led by Pingshuo Hou He Jiuyi broke through the Burmese Pass, they originally wanted to put pressure on Burma and wait and see what happened. They would make Burma surrender without a fight and send away the Yongli monarchs and ministers. But things did not develop as he imagined.
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Firstly, the Burmese side has assembled tens of thousands of troops in Manmo, preparing to counterattack and seize the pass; secondly, there are several chieftains near the Yunnan-Myanmar border, such as the Xianglong clan, the Dao clan, the Zuo clan, etc., who have an extremely strong desire to seize the land.
At the request of the imperial court, a coalition army was organized for He Jiuyi to drive to make up for the lack of Ming army numbers on the Yunnan-Myanmar border. Seeing that the Ming army had broken through the Burmese pass, several chieftains tried their best to request a war and wanted to go deep into the Burmese border to plunder wealth and land.
Even after hearing the news, the Mengshan Croats expressed their intention to send 3,000 elite soldiers to Myanmar to participate in the war in order to avenge the oppression they had suffered from the Burmese.
The coalition of these native soldiers was no longer a miscellaneous army armed with spears and bamboo bows. Zhu Yongxing turned to buying and selling arms and provided instructors for training. He not only made money from the chieftains, but also had an army of bandits with guns. Although
It lacks artillery and other heavy weapons, but such a force full of looting weapons is obviously a nightmare for small and weak neighboring countries.
The effect of this is obvious. The Ming army has only a small number of people stationed in Annan, Meihe and other places, but the coalition composed of chieftains from various families has seized large areas of land in the small country of Nanzhang and cooperated with the Ming army to effectively
The unusual movements of the Annan Zheng family were shocked.
Faced with the call for war from the Turkish coalition forces and the desperate counterattack of the Burmese, He Jiuyi could only fight with all his strength. So, a fierce but not tragic battle began, and the result can be imagined. The flintlock defeated the matchlock.
Bullets were fired, artillery bombardment defeated the war elephant soldiers, and the Burmese were defeated again. They were hunted for dozens of miles and left countless corpses.
The coalition of more than 20,000 native soldiers refused to give up, and the chieftains of each family worked hard to supervise the killing. They did not stop until they occupied Manmo (now the Bhamo area of Myanmar). At this time, it can be regarded as the restoration of the Ming Dynasty in Mengmi in the 13th year of Wanli
The old land of the Pacification Division was placed in the north. In other words, from a historical perspective, this kind of occupation can be called a recovery.
It was originally a deterrent and demonstrative military action, but it seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. He Jiuyi knew that while the national war was still going on, the material and manpower support he would receive would be very limited, and he was worried that it would be self-defeating and harm Yongli.
The lives of the monarch and his subjects. Of course. For the new monarch Zhu Yongxing, it seems to be more beneficial to him if Yongli is finished, but this cannot be said openly.
In view of this situation, He Jiuyi quickly reported to the court, stating the current situation and asking for instructions on how to deal with it.
The imperial court quickly sent an envoy, and it was Zheng Zhaoren, who had stayed in Myanmar for a long time and knew the situation in Myanmar very well. He is now the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of National Security. Such a high-ranking official will undoubtedly take on all responsibilities. He Jiuyi was a little nervous at first.
My heart suddenly relaxed.
"Banzai had estimated that Myanmar's military strength was weak, but this level was obviously beyond Banzai's expectations." Zheng Zhaoren, as the imperial envoy, first explained Zhu Yongxing's small mistake to He Jiuyi. In other words, the operation was out of control and he was responsible for it.
It will not be He Jiuyi's responsibility. The blame can only be blamed on the Burmese being too inexperienced.
In fact, after Myanmar was reunified for the second time and established the Taungoo Dynasty, its national strength was exhausted due to repeated wars with the powerful Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom (Ayutthaya Kingdom) and two wars with the Ming army during the Wanli Period.
The original capital of Bago was occupied by the Akha people in 1599 and was forced to move the capital to Ava. In other words, the Taungoo Kingdom as the central government has declined, and the Shan feudal lords in northern Myanmar have never been very respectful.
In order to restore the old Kingdom of Ava. The Mon people also did not forget the old kingdom of Arakan and were very dissatisfied with the Burmese Mang clan being king.
Under such circumstances, Myanmar is unlikely to be able to withstand the Ming army, which is moving towards modernization. Zhu Yongxing is not wrong in making this judgment, but it is a bit unexpected that the Ming army can achieve such great results. However,
He is not the kind of leader who blames others or does not take responsibility. In foreign wars, fighting well is good. Although it does not meet the original intention, he will not blame He Jiuyi for this.
"Some officials suggested that the Holy Spirit should imitate the seven captures of Meng Huo and withdraw from the Burmese territory to express his feelings." Zheng Zhaoren's face showed frivolity and disdain, "The Holy Spirit said: Although Meng Huo is called a foreigner, he is a foreigner.
We, the Chinese people, can touch their hearts with kindness and righteousness. Burma is an enemy country, how can we retreat without a fight and be arrogant and discouraged by ourselves? What’s more, the barbarians also belong to our territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the Burmese took advantage of it.
Now that we have regained the lost territory, we are justified in doing so, how can we give it to others so easily?"
"Long live the Holy Ming." He Jiuyi hurriedly arched his hands to the north and said: "The Burmese people bully the weak and fear the strong, and are extremely cunning. They can't be convinced without using military force to intimidate them. As for benevolence and righteousness, I'm afraid it doesn't apply today."
"What Marquis Pingshuo said makes sense." Zheng Zhaoren smiled slightly and pointed on the map spread out on the table, "In addition to Man Mo, there were also chieftains such as Meng Yang, Mubang, and Meng Mi who also submitted to the Ming Dynasty.
As for the land, it is not an exaggeration to say that it belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Long live the saying "Whoever occupies it owns it", so even if we grab more territory, we can say that we have regained the lost land."
"Your Majesty is going to use large-scale troops against Burma?" He Jiuyi was a little surprised.
"Then it depends on the attitude of the Burmese people." Zheng Zhaoren pursed his lips slightly, as if he was sneering, "In fact, our army does not need to increase its troops any more. As long as we can successfully win over the Shan people, northern Myanmar will be in chaos. Hmm.
,Does the Marquis know what happened in the Wanli year when he made General Gao Guochun famous in a battle?"
He Jiuyi nodded, he really knew this. During the Wanli period, the Ming Dynasty general Gao Guochun led 500 men to attack tens of thousands of Burmese troops in one fell swoop, and destroyed six Burmese army fortresses one after another. He was ranked first in the southwest for military exploits and received great praise from the court. He was awarded a reward and ranked among the famous generals. Zheng Zhaoren mentioned this, which means that in the battle against Burma, he does not have to worry too much and must do his best. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better updates of the novel. Faster!