If the chaos of battle and the decline in morale caused by an ambush can be reversed through the command and call of powerful generals, and even severe exhaustion of energy and physical strength can be temporarily overcome with the guidance of a "fight or die" mentality, then as a crown prince
The death of Mang Ji Lao completely made it impossible for the Burmese army to make a comeback.
The crown prince has been beaten into a hornet's nest. Is this battle still necessary?
The role of core figures in wars in the cold weapon era is far from being comparable to the situation in high-tech wars in later generations. Therefore, just after the fall of the Mangji Laos, the more than 10,000 Burmese troops who had already begun to collapse were like an avalanche. In a short period of time,
The whole thing collapsed in a matter of seconds.
The soldiers couldn't care about the generals, and the generals couldn't find the soldiers. Everything was in complete chaos. To say that wolves are running like wolves and hogs are rushing is too flattering. The Burmese army is now more than 10,000 headless flies running around. No organization or system is in sight.
At this moment it disappeared without a trace.
The biggest problem at the moment for the Ming army or the Jinggang garrison has also been exposed, that is, their main infantry cannot launch a comprehensive counterattack at this time or rush in wantonly to expand the results, and can only rely on the only 500 cavalry to harvest lives.
Or force the Burmese army to surrender.
The problem is that although the Burmese army collapsed, the personnel losses were actually not very large. At this moment, including the stampede and other accidental deaths, the defeated Burmese army still numbered more than 10,000, and it was obvious that the 500 cavalry alone could not retain them.
them.
Fortunately, at this time, the wolf soldiers from behind also rushed over with the main force of Mang Yingli. Judging from the situation, it seemed that the total number of guard troops and wolf soldiers, which totaled only about 15,000 people, intercepted more than 50,000 people.
The scene of the Burmese army was extremely strange.
Fortunately, the more than 50,000 Burmese troops were like cotton under two iron hammers. They could not only shrink in the middle, but also expand to both sides. When many people saw that the situation was not good, they ran to both sides. However, to the east was
On the Sitang River, most of the Burmese soldiers who could not swim subconsciously did not run towards the east, but ran towards the west.
To the west were rolling hills. They believed that as long as they climbed over the hills, the Ming army would not pursue them again. Even Mang Yingli himself thought so.
Mang Yingli had given up the white elephant of the Jinlou that symbolized his supreme status. Now he was riding on the war horse of the sentinel troop. The luxurious gold armor he originally wore had long ago been given to a bodyguard who was very similar to him.
He himself changed into an ordinary Tanma uniform, which even had a few holes from unknown sources. He even grabbed a few handfuls of mud and smeared it on his face.
In the past, when Cao Mengde was forced to cut off his beard and abandon his robe by Ma Chao, he probably would not have been more helpless and miserable than Mang Yingli is now.
When he rushed up the hill with more than 200 sentinel cavalry and a group of defeated soldiers, Mang Yingli looked back at the two Ming troops who were planning to encircle them and began to force the Burmese army to kneel down and disarm, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Then he heard the sound of a group of people around him suddenly gasping for air.
He quickly looked forward and saw that a Ming army of about five thousand people had already set up a strong formation at the foot of the hill. What chilled his heart the most was that several large banners of this Ming army were flying with huge banners.
A few lines of words.
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Annan City Huang", "Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Expeditionary Force Huang", "Yuedong Garrison Commander Huang", "Huang the Third-Rank Imperial Imperial Order Ming Shuren".
In fact, Mang Yingli didn't finish reading it, because there was no need to read anything else. As long as he saw the words "General Officer of the Burma Expeditionary Force", the identity of the person who came was clearly identified: this was the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army on the Southern Front in person.
coming……
Mang Yingli only felt that his vision went dark, and his whole body went limp as if his strength had been drained. If Bei Miaohou hadn't caught the opportunity quickly and grabbed him, the White Elephant King of Jinlou would have almost died.
He fell down and dismounted.
"Your Majesty, don't be alarmed, we still have a chance." Bei Miaohou whispered quickly.
"Is there still a chance?" Mang Yingli seemed to have grasped the last straw and asked quickly: "What chance?"
Bei Miaohou lowered his voice: "Under the violent charge of the rebel army, let's take advantage of the chaos to rush towards the city..."
Mang Yingli understood immediately, and suddenly became energetic. He suddenly puffed up his chest, drew out his sword and shouted: "My sons, there are not many enemy troops. Instead of waiting to die, we might as well rush out here, there is still a chance of survival."
——Kill!”
The large number of deserters who followed him around him had already weakened in their legs when they saw the Ming army forming up to meet them, but they suddenly "understood" after hearing these words.
That's right, there aren't many people on the other side, can't we just rush over?
So everyone suddenly became excited, used up their last bit of strength, and suddenly charged forward.
Huang Zhiting, who was supervising the battle with Ruan Songzhong's army, snorted coldly when he saw this, and ordered solemnly: "The archers fired twice, and the whole army countercharged. I will completely crush their fighting spirit!"
Ruan Song loudly promised and ordered loudly: "The commander-in-chief has an order: the archers fire two volleys!"
“Swish swish swish!”
“Swish swish swish!”
Two waves of arrow rain claimed one to two hundred lives right in front, as well as many times more injured.
Ruan Song himself was fully clothed, clamped his horse's belly, and shouted angrily: "Yanzhou Guard, let me kill you!" After saying that, he suddenly rushed out.
Although Ruan Juan's beloved general kept a low profile in the expeditionary force, he was indeed not an easy person to deal with, and he actually took the initiative to lead the charge.
At this time, Mang Yingli and others had quietly pulled over the horse's head and ran diagonally towards the right front, not confronting Ruan Song head-on. However, the deserters no longer noticed this and still mustered up the courage to rush over.
The gap in combat effectiveness between a fresh army and a rebel army with almost collapsed physical strength is more than double. Ruan Song did not spend much effort to forcefully disperse the enemy in front of him. The deserters of the Burmese army died and were injured, and the rest were also injured.
Most of them were lying limply on the ground, with more air coming out and less air coming in.
"Kneel down and abandon your weapons, surrender and avoid death!"
"Kneel down and abandon your weapons, surrender and avoid death!"
The Burmese army, which numbered about 20,000 and was completely exhausted physically and mentally, could no longer stand it any longer. They abandoned their weapons and surrendered, allowing the Ming army to slaughter them without even bothering to move any more.
Huang Zhiting nodded with satisfaction and asked Ruan Song, who turned back, "Have you found any traces of the reckless thief?"
Ruan Song shook his head, pointed at a group of soldiers escorting several white elephants, and said with a worried expression: "We found Mang Thief's white elephant and the 'Golden Tower', but Mang Thief himself may have escaped, and his
The golden armor is worn on a bodyguard, and the person has been arrested, do they all need to be interrogated?"
Huang Zhiting suddenly turned her head, looked at the more than a hundred Burmese Army "Tangma" cavalry who had fled far away, stamped her feet bitterly and said: "Despite all the odds, he actually gave him a golden cicada to escape from its shell!"
There is no way to chase. The Jingang garrison relies on its boss Gao Pragmatic to still have 500 cavalry. However, the Yanzhou Guards here in Ruan Song don’t even have 100 cavalry. It’s a blessing to be able to do the job of scouting horses. This is
There is no point in chasing after them. After all, although the opponent's cavalry is small, they will definitely defend the enemy to the death.
Huang Zhiting now begins to feel that Gao Pragmatic's idea of always cultivating new horse breeds is really necessary. To defeat the enemy these days, infantry and artillery may only be needed, but if you want to take advantage of the situation and achieve a total annihilation-level victory, it will be impossible without cavalry.
It's really difficult, especially when the troops are smaller than the opponent's.
Both battlefields began to enter the "reduction and surrender" stage. This kind of thing did not require Huang Zhiting's personal command. She began to think about what to do next.
But before she could think about it, Gao Sijin had already hurriedly came to report the good news: the Jinggang garrison had confirmed that they had killed the Crown Prince of Myanmar, Mang Ji Lao, in the battle just now!
Huang Zhiting was also a little surprised after hearing this. Although she did not achieve the plan of total annihilation, she finally got a significant head!
She immediately praised Gao Sijin in public, and Gao Sijin's face glowed with joy. At this time, Huang Bao also came, and his harvest was not small. Although it was not as big as Mang Ji Lao, he also captured a few lords and generals.
, there are always dozens of them.
Huang Zhiting finally smiled. The defeat of the Burmese army was really tragic. Although it could not be regarded as a total annihilation because Mang Yingli escaped, the main force of the Burmese army was basically lost here. The top brass in the army only
I'm afraid I've lost 70% to 80%. This isn't just a broken muscle or bone, it's a broken backbone!
However, as Huang Zhiting, who followed Gao Jingshi throughout the Battle of Annan, she will not get carried away now, because judging from Gao Jingshi's experience at that time, the most important thing at this time is to surrender the prisoners of war. This is
It even has to be placed on top of defeating Toungu City.
So without saying a word, Huang Zhiting immediately ordered the three generals to take good care of the prisoners of war, give them half-full meals, and publicize the good things of the Ming army and the bad of the reckless thieves; following the Ming army has a bright future, and following the reckless thieves leads to death...
etc.
In fact, it's not that she really doesn't care about the gains and losses of Toungoo City. She really has insufficient troops and can't help it. After this battle, it is estimated that there will be almost 50,000 prisoners, and she only has 20,000 men under her command. If this large group surrenders,
If the troops are not handled well, let alone Taungyu City, it is not impossible that the situation will be overturned inexplicably.
But on the second day, her worries were much lessened, because Gao Silian actually rushed over with 20,000 Pegu garrison troops, doubling the number of troops under her command.
Gao Silian really had two skills. He actually led a group of new soldiers to completely defeat the Burmese army besieging the city! The record was also extremely dazzling: more than 1,700 people were killed on the spot and more than 5,600 were captured.
The rest... fled away. There was no other way. Gao Silian didn't have many cavalry at his disposal, so he couldn't force it.
As soon as Gao Silian's 20,000 men arrived, Huang Zhiting's main force was liberated, because if the Mon soldiers were allowed to guard the Bamar prisoners, there was no need to worry about people escaping or causing trouble - the two sides had a blood feud and were sworn in!
Gao Silian himself actually agreed with this arrangement, because he felt that it would deepen the hatred between the two races, and in turn make the new army under his command more bloody and brave.
I have to say that people who engage in colonization have a different mentality. I heard that when this guy was a child before he became a refugee, he attended a private school for two years, but now he has lost all the demeanor of a Confucian disciple and is bent on stirring up trouble between the Burmese and Mongolian ethnic groups.
Ethnic conflicts will facilitate the future rule of the boss.
No one mentioned the matter of "the future rule of the boss" to him, and Gao Pragmatic had never mentioned such words to his subordinates. All the people below "understood, understood", and Gao Silian insisted on this.
attitude.
In Gao Silian's view, Annan's current surname is neither Mo nor Zhu, it is Gao! In Annan, no one's words are as valid as the boss's words. "Mo" is a pseudonym, and "Zhu" is a pseudonym. Only "Mo" is a pseudonym.
"Gao" is its real surname.
Annan is like this, why can't Myanmar be like this?
As for being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, Gao Silian has no such concept at all.
In his thinking, there are two simplest and most unpretentious truths: First, my life, Gao Silian, was saved by my employer, otherwise I would have starved to death in Weihui many years ago, so my employer is my reborn parent, my
Secondly, the servant’s first allegiance is to the master, and the master is my master. Of course, I consider everything for the master. This is the same in the entire Ming Dynasty. As for who the master wants to be loyal to, that is none of my business.
I am just a servant, can I take care of me?
Huang Zhiting's mobile troops were liberated and immediately surrounded Dongyu City again.
To her surprise, Tanma told her that during this day, the people in Toungoo City seemed to be stupid and did not flee in large numbers, and they had no idea what was going on inside.
However, this question did not last long. To be precise, in less than two hours, Huang Zhiting knew the answer.
The people in Toungoo City have no place to escape...
Because the city of Ava in the north surrendered.
This shocking news was not sent by a spy, but by a team of cavalry sent by Liu Wei. Although the whole thing sounds very dramatic, it is not surprising if you think about it carefully.
The story of the matter is not particularly complicated, and can be briefly explained: the name of the commander of Ava City is Mang Meng, who is also the uncle of Wang Yingli in Mang Yingli, and was given the title of Marquis Dongxu.
Taungoo is the royal capital of Myanmar. Mangmeng was able to be named Taungoo Marquis. He was obviously one of the most important ministers during the period of Myanmar's former king Mang Yinglong. However, the life of the number one minister during the previous king's period may not be any easier in the new king's period.
This is a truth known to the world, and the situation of recklessness is basically similar.
Mang Yingli was extremely suspicious, and he had been very wary of his uncles after he came to the throne, because Myanmar's military system was actually relatively "primitive": Mang Yinglong was like a "general scooper", with outstanding prestige and military strength.
He is also the strongest, but his younger brothers also have their own military power, among which Dongxu Hou is the most fierce.
Mang Meng actually didn't have much favorable impression of Mang Yingli back then, and he didn't readily express his support for his succession, but just accepted it silently. This made Mang Yingli very suspicious of his position, and he always placed Bei Miaohou on the throne.
Mang Meng's side acts as a restraint.
However, after the previous defeat on the northern front, Mang Yingli was eager to go south to quell the rebellion, but he did not want to share the credit for suppressing the rebellion with Mangmeng, the Dongyu lord, so he asked Mangmeng to guard Awa.
Mang Yingli's idea at the time was actually very simple. He didn't think Mang Meng would surrender to the Ming Dynasty, because in his opinion, no matter how unreliable Mang Meng was, he was a member of the royal family of Myanmar. Ming Dynasty was obviously really angry when he went to war in such a big way.
, how is it possible to surrender a Burmese royal family?
This turned out to be a tragedy. Liu Xin persuaded her eldest brother to write a letter in person and invite Mang Meng to meet him.
Liu Wei originally thought it was unreliable, but he couldn't resist his sister, who had always been the brains behind his old Liu family, so he finally complied.
Then a dramatic scene occurred: Liu Wei retreated ten miles first, and the two sides agreed to meet under the city, and each could not bring more than twenty guards.
As a result, when Mangmeng showed up at the agreed place with twenty guards as promised, he found that Liu Wei only brought his sister. The two brothers and sisters swaggered to meet the chief general of the Awa City garrison, Dongxu Hou of Myanmar.
There is no need to go into detail next. Liu Wei was responsible for the aura and Liu Xin was responsible for the negotiations. Dongxuhou Mangmeng didn’t know whether he was deceived or was already looking for a way out. In short, the two sides hit it off and reached an agreement on the spot - Mangmeng
It was a sudden uprising.
So they boldly returned to the city. Nearly 40,000 Burmese troops held high the flag of righteousness and opened the city to welcome the tomorrow's soldiers.
Awa, the most important town in northern Myanmar, changed its flag.
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