Before Nang Ou's mission, the battle could not be decided. The defending Burmese army stopped and camped at the confluence of Lishui and Taiping Rivers. The river was dotted with rafts and canoes, and grain and grass were transported from Lishui. The retreat route was well arranged.
The new army led by Liu Xian did not have a naval force. The local army in Yunnan had ships, but the army did not use them for transportation. Some of the ships were used to transport grain, grass and baggage.
Although Myanmar is connected to Lishui, according to the purpose of the war as explained by the emperor, the final victory against the Burmese army will be on land. Therefore, Liu Xian cannot miss any training opportunity to familiarize the new army with the rainforest.
Manmo is the area around the city of Bhamo in Myanmar in later generations. It is less than a hundred miles away from the Yunnan border. The territory now belongs to the Mengmi Yaosi Division. Many Han people live here. There are also Shan (Dai), Bamo, and Kachin (Jingpo)
) and others lived together. The chieftain Sizhe was loyal to the court at first, but after Yue Feng killed Duo Shining, he secretly turned to Donggu.
Half of Meng Mi's land was given to Meng Yang by the imperial court during the Jiajing period, so his strength was weak, inferior to that of Yue Feng's Longchuan. As soon as the Yunnan army marched south and entered the Man Mo territory, Sizhe had no intention of resisting and immediately sat down.
The ship went straight to Ava. Before leaving, Sizhe sent his son Sishun to greet the imperial army, responsible for leading the way, guiding, and laboring the army. This was still the idea of having both sides. Sizhe happened to miss Mang Yinglong's army.
, at this time, we were returning to Manmo by boat from Awa upstream.
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On October 11th, Nangwu, accompanied by scouts and guides, walked until dusk when he found the Ming army's camp camping on a slope. The camp was divided into five parts, each occupying the hilly area.
On several southern slopes, drums and horns can be heard and flags are facing each other.
Nangwu observed carefully and saw that the various military camps guarding the Chinese Army were noisy and noisy, similar to the Burmese Army camp. However, the Chinese Army camp was firmly established and the whole camp was solemn. The soldiers in the camp had their heads wrapped and their legs tied up.
People line up, three people line up, in an orderly manner.
Nang Wu secretly said in shock: "This should be the Ming Dynasty's imperial army." He also saw that they were not wearing armor, and each of them carried a blunderbuss on their shoulders, and only had a long dagger and a long machete on their waists.
. He also thought to himself: "If it starts to rain, we may not be able to fight."
Seeing only this, he had already walked to the commander's tent. The patrolmen who escorted him asked him to wait outside the tent and report to the envoy of Mang Yinglong first.
Immediately, military orders came out from the tent, and the envoys came to see him. Nangwu handed over his weapons, long and short, to the soldiers outside the tent, and was searched again before being put into the tent.
After entering the big tent, his eyes were dimmed. Nang Wu calmed down, acted neither humble nor arrogant, and saluted, "His Majesty Mang Yinglong, the Lord of the Toungu Kingdom, has sent his envoy Nang to pay homage to the general!" After that, he bowed.
He bowed.
He thought that the Ming court was a state of etiquette. Although the two armies were at war, the envoy was definitely not in danger of death. Therefore, he acted like a bachelor and was not humble in etiquette.
Sure enough, I heard a person sitting under the commander's seat curse: "This person is rude, how dare you not kneel down when you see my commander!"
After hearing this, Nangwu smiled and replied: "I am the envoy of the king, and I am here on behalf of His Majesty Mang Yinglong. How can I kneel down and worship the ministers of an allied country?"
As soon as he said this, a dark shadow flashed before his eyes, and then his right knee clicked, causing heartbreaking pain. It turned out that when he finished speaking, a soldier with strong martial arts skills next to Liu Xian jumped over and used a round cantaloupe-sized weapon.
The hammer smashed Nangwu's right kneecap into pieces.
Nangwu screamed loudly and rolled on the ground. Liu Xian sneered: "The Burmese rebels actually called our country a friendly country. They are really brave and don't know how high the sky is."
Nang Wu's face was so painful that he was covered in cold sweat, his lips were trembling and he could not speak. After Liu Xian sat down at the desk, he drank tea and closed his eyes slightly to listen to his call, as if he was listening to some nice music.
When Nangwu's screams ended and he lay on the ground groaning, Liu Xiancai said: "If the leader of your country has anything to say to you, just say it!"
The Nangwu father and his son had long made up their mind to follow Taungoo, so they were more enthusiastic about attacking the mother country and spying on the military situation than the Burmese. This mission was, firstly, to spy on the military situation; secondly, they also wanted to grasp the information in advance so that they could profit from it.
Mang Yinglong's attitude towards Chen Wensui's envoy was just insulting. Nangwu thought that the worst he could do during this trip would be to lose an ear or a nose, so he was mentally prepared - if he wanted to keep his wealth, Nangwu could only ignore these parts.
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Unexpectedly, as soon as they met, his knees were smashed to pieces and completely disabled. Nangwu was scared, regretful, and full of resentment.
Although he was secretly resentful, when Liu Xian asked, he was afraid that he could not save his left leg, so he hurriedly replied: "Commander, the king's attack on Meng Yang is to avenge the feud between Meng Yang and Mubang who destroyed Ava in the past.
There is no involvement in the state. The imperial court is raising troops. The king is puzzled and sends a young man here to ask if there is any offense - or can the war be resolved?"
When Liu Xian heard this, the muscles on his face twitched and he tried hard to hold back his laughter. Deng Zilong and others next to him also had wonderful expressions on their faces, and they all looked up at the tent. Liu Xian held back his laughter and said coldly: "You...
Envoy, is he Han?"
After hearing this, Nangwu became even more frightened. He shook his head and said, "No, I am a Shan nationality. I learned Chinese because I did business with the Han people."
After hearing this, Liu Xian said: "Well, in that case, there is no need to break your legs first. Seeing that you speak Chinese fluently, I thought you were a traitor, but I mistakenly blamed you." Nangwu regretted hearing what he said.
Almost cried.
Liu Xian continued: "However, what you said as an envoy is untrue. Previously, Governor Chen was ordered by the imperial court to issue a letter to the head of your family and strictly ordered him not to attack Meng Yang again. Why didn't he listen to the imperial court's instructions?"
Before leaving, Nang Wu discussed all the questions he might have about the Ming army with Mang Yinglong and his father. When Liu Xian asked about it, he hurriedly replied: "Report to the commander-in-chief. Last year, Meng Yang trapped our lord's army, and not one out of ten survived."
How can the great country of Toungoo humiliate a small country? This war has to be fought."
Liu Xian listened, nodded slowly, looked around and said: "What this man said is not unreasonable." Deng Zilong and others suppressed their laughter and said: "The commander-in-chief is right. Although Mang Yinglong is rude, he is not a fool.
There must be some misunderstanding about this matter."
Liu Xian nodded and said: "Although I say so, Dongxu has to give an explanation to the court about Mang Yinglong's insult to the envoy. You go back and report to the leader of your country to satisfy me... This, um, three
On this condition, I will withdraw my troops."
Nangwu held back the pain and said, "I would like to hear the commander's detailed explanation." Liu Xiandao said, "First, go back and tell Mang Yinglong to withdraw your troops immediately and not attack Meng Yang again. Now Meng Yang's army has also withdrawn."
He said in his heart, if your army is pressing down on the border, how can Mang Yinglong defeat Meng Yang again? This is not difficult.
Liu Xian continued: "Second, Donggu was originally the Burmese Xuanwei Department of the imperial court. Although it established a civil and legal system, the imperial court did not pursue it - but the envoys must cut off tribute, which is not tolerated by the imperial court. The leader of your country should send envoys.
Pay tribute." This was what he meant, and Nangwu breathed a sigh of relief.
Listen to Liu Xian continue to say: "The imperial court has no intention of annexing the southwestern Yi land, but it deeply hates the traitors. You go back and report to the leader of your country to take the heads of Yue Feng who poisoned Duo Shining and the Prime Minister Chen An."
Come on, just let me go back and do my job. To be honest, I don’t want to fight in this miasmatic place. What can happen here?”
Nangwu's shoulders that were lying on the ground shook, and he almost peed his pants in fear. The regret in his heart was wiped away, and he thought that it was worth it to break his leg! But this third item must not be agreed to, and he can only make excuses. What should he say after going back?
, also need to consider carefully.
He said in a trembling voice: "Report to Commander-in-Chief, Yue Feng, Chen An and others, although they are Han people, they have no intention of targeting their mother country. They came here to live just for the sake of wealth. Can you..." After he finished speaking,
After saying this, he raised his head and glanced at the generals in the account.
Liu Xian held back his laughter and said, "These are all my dead brothers. If you have anything to say, you might as well say it."
Nangwu said: "How can we redeem their lives? The leader of my country doesn't care about the lives of these two people, but he also wants to save face - can you offer your heads, and then let these two people change their names, and offer other gifts to you, as long as
Please give me some cover, Commander-in-Chief."
When Liu Xian heard this, he glanced left and right. Deng Zilong twirled his short beard under his chin, smiled and said to Liu Xian: "Commander, the imperial court only wants heads - these two people's brains have been transported thousands of miles to the capital, who can recognize them?"
Can’t they two be together?”
After hearing this, Liu Xian looked greedy and said with a smile: "That's all. Yue Feng, the Lord of Longchuan, and Chen An are even more respected as "Prime Minister". We need to see their sincerity in this matter."