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For a while, I couldn't fight.

The Burmese reinforcements from Meng Yang and Meng Gong were blocked by the Datong Army, and they were completely cut off from the defenders in the city.

"Mengyang City was occupied by the Han army, Mengyang City was occupied by the Han army!"

A Burmese came rushing in. He was not a Burmese soldier, but a Burmese businessman living in Mengyang.

The guy was separated from his family and fled out of the city alone.When they arrived outside the Burmese army camp, they didn't know how to keep it secret, so they yelled nonsense.

The Burmese soldiers guarding the gate of the camp changed their faces when they heard this. Their families are all in Mengyang City!

The Burmese merchant was brought in immediately, and the Burmese general caught him with a gloomy face: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The businessman knelt down and cried, "General, Meng Yang is really gone."

Suddenly arrested and asked: "The Han army is besieging Jiajiu, how could Meng Yang fall? Even if he fell, why didn't I receive any news?"

If you want to attack Jiajiu by boat, you need to make a big detour.

However, the Datong Army, which was responsible for the surprise attack on Meng Yang, landed on the shore when the fleet left the mountain, and took the shortest straight-line distance to surprise the attack.

The businessman cried and said, "I don't know where they came from. In the middle of the night, many Han soldiers suddenly rushed into the city."

"This is clearly a spy of the Han army. Here comes someone. He dragged him out and chopped off his head! The whole army was ordered to catch the spy of the Han army. Everything he said was just rumors!" Say it as a lie, otherwise the army will be in chaos.

The "spies" were quickly executed, but the Burmese army was already in a state of disarray, and they all wanted to know if their family members in Mengyang were safe.

The news quickly spread to the military camp next door, where Meng Gong chieftain soldiers were stationed.

Chieftain Meng Gong was originally a subordinate of Chieftain Mengyang.

Since it was the first to take refuge in Myanmar, it was able to maintain its independence.

Historically, in the fourth battle of the Qing-Burmese War, the main force of the Qing army traveled more than 2000 miles, sweeping around Mengyang, but did not fight a single battle, because the main force of the Burmese army went to Bhamo.The only gain of the main force of the Qing army was the surrender of chieftain Meng Gong.

Chieftain Meng Gong is used to going downwind.

Whoever is strong will follow, first with Ming Dynasty, then with Burma, and then with the Qing army, and return to Burma.

Tunameng, chieftain of Meng Gong, heard the news of Meng Yang's fall, and instantly knew what he should choose.This guy called his son over: "After dark, go to the Han camp secretly, and make an appointment to send troops together tomorrow. When the Han army attacks the Burmese camp, I will take the opportunity to attack from the side, and I will definitely be able to kill the Burmese at that time." Caught off guard!"

However, he has no chance of defecting.

The Datong army who surprised Meng Yang found several pony horses in the city, and rode to report the news regardless of their fatigue.

They also captured the fleeing Burmese soldiers on the way, and brought them to Huang Yao's barracks.

Huang Yao said with a smile: "Release these two Burmese soldiers and let them report the news. The whole army is ready to attack the Burmese army camp in the afternoon!"

The Burmese army who had just killed a "spies" 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 the Burmese army in the camp was all low.

The businessman who was killed was probably a spy.But these two reporting soldiers, many of them knew each other, how could they suddenly surrender to the enemy?

At this time, the main force of the Datong Army began to move, spreading out troops and slowly fighting towards the Burmese army camp.

Chapter 869 [Toast's defection]

"Brother, the Han army is out of camp!" Ganma chieftain Tunafa rushed over.

Chieftain Meng Gong said, "I know. I just received an order from the Burmese to let our chieftains defend the northern camp."

Meng Gong belonged to Mengyang's medium chieftain, and there were many small chieftains, such as Ganma, Meng Huan, and Meng Gao, who lived in the Menggong chieftain's territory.

The army under Tuo Nameng's command can be understood as the coalition of chieftains, and the most scumbag chieftain only sent two to 300 troops.

As soon as Tonafa heard the name "Burmese", he knew that Tonamang planned to play backstab: "Brother, when will we do it?"

"It can't be too early, and it can't be too late." Tuo Nameng inherited the rich experience of jumping and rebounding from his ancestors. "If you start too early, we will be seriously injured. If you start too late, it is easy to be blamed by the Han generals after the war. Even if you don't blame, You can’t make a mistake either. Go tell the leaders of the various divisions and let them see my flag, and I will raise the white flag and attack the Burmese army together.”

"Okay, I'll go right away." Tonafa turned around and left.

The location of this group of chieftains is very awkward, relatively far from the Yunnan border.However, the dynasty formed by the Burmese could attack them directly from the narrow and long plain in the south.

If they were steadfast and unyielding to Ming Dynasty, they would be wiped out by Burma before they received reinforcements from Ming Dynasty.But they won't be loyal to Burma either, because Daming doesn't even need to send troops by itself, and can easily deal with it by sending Mengyang Chieftain directly.Therefore, they have always jumped back and forth repeatedly, which has become a common occurrence.

The chief general of the Burmese army arrested them fiercely, of course he knew that these chieftains were unreliable.But he really couldn't do anything, because the main force in northern Myanmar was all piled up on Bhamo's side, and he didn't have enough troops, so he could only rely on these chieftains.

Suddenly, he called his two sons and told him, "If something bad happens, immediately flee on horseback. Don't flee south along the river, but flee to the southwest, from there you can escape back to Ava."

The Datong Army dispatched troops too quickly, and the route was precise.

A block in the direction of Bhamo cut off the connection between Mengyang's northern and southern Burmese troops.Chen Bing in Jiajiu also cut off the Burmese army in the north of Mengyang and the chieftain in the west.Whether it's gathering troops or collecting food, the Burmese army has become very troublesome. Now that they have made a surprise attack on Mengyang City, there is basically no suspense in the battle situation.

The reason why the Datong Army went so smoothly was that apart from its own strength, it also had the advantageous terrain left by Da Ming.

The Ming Dynasty set up three declarations and six comforts, and the three declarations all belong to Yunnan, and the six comforts are places like Laos and Myanmar.The land of the three declarations can control the surrounding area, whether it is mountains or rivers, the Chinese army has the potential to dominate.In a word, it is very difficult for you to hit me in this kind of broken terrain, but it is easy for me to hit you.

Just like the army led by Huang Yao, if you don't make a move, it will be fine, and if you make a move, it will grab two throats.

"Don't leave the camp, those who disobey the order will be killed, and defend the camp with all your strength!" Meng Zhuo dare not go out to fight in the camp, and there is still a slight hope of victory in defending the camp.

This camp is located at the foot of the mountain, and there is a small river flowing down the mountain.Usually there is only one beacon tower, but now it has been expanded into a camp, and many deep trenches have been dug around it.

"Boom boom boom!"

Myanmar's artillery was the first to fire from the mountainside.

But there were not many of them, only a few cannons, and they fired before they entered the range.

Well, it could also be a test shot.

King Thalong, the hero of Burma, spent 20 years in recuperation. During this period, the Burmese army did not fight much. Even if they fought, it was a small fight, mainly to quell the Mon rebellion in the south.Now the faint king only knows how to enjoy himself for several years, and the decline of the army is even more serious.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise from the middle of the mountain, and a Burmese army artillery was directly blasted by the test gun.

Dozens of cannons from the Datong Army were pulled out, which made the Burmese army guarding the village tremble.On various battlefields in Myanmar alone, the Datong Army dispatched a total of more than 280 artillery pieces, not including the cavalry's use of tiger squat guns.

If the European monarchs and generals knew about it, they would probably all go crazy. So many cannons are enough for them to fight a war of all nations.

The artillery bombarded.

Burmese artillery, aimed at Chinese artillery.

Chinese artillery aimed at the camp of the Burmese army.

"Brother, hurry up, the Celestial Artillery is really powerful!" Tuo Nafa came to suggest.

Tuo Nameng said: "You just step back, the artillery of the Celestial Dynasty is hitting the wall."

Tuo Nafa said, "I'm afraid that the wall on our side will collapse first. What if the imperial army attacks us first? It will be too late to turn against us!"

Tuo Nameng felt that it made sense, gritted his teeth and said, "Then do it in advance!"

The two sides were still firing artillery, and the camp where the chieftain army was located suddenly shouted and killed, and launched an attack on the Burmese army without warning.

"I knew it, I knew it, those damn Shan people are unreliable!"

Caught and roared for a while, drew his sword and shouted: "Kill the Shan people first, and break out from the south!"

Before the Chinese and Burmese troops joined the battle, the Burmese army and the chieftain had already fought.

There are hot air balloons floating in the sky, and the sentinel can see clearly with binoculars.The enemy army was not acting, but a real infighting, and immediately waved the signal flag frantically.

Huang Yao got the signal and immediately smiled and said: "The Chinese army stay here to prevent the enemy from coming out of the city, and the rest of the troops attack the fort immediately!"

Datong cavalry quickly circled to the north and south sides of the enemy camp, ready to intercept and kill the enemies who broke out.

The infantry was deployed according to the position and rushed towards the nearest wall.During the charge, the Burmese army artillery on the mountainside was still firing shells sporadically, killing and wounding dozens of Datong troops one after another.

The melee soldiers rushing to the front carried something similar to a bamboo raft, but longer and narrower than a bamboo raft.The temporary trenches dug by the enemy were not wide, and the bamboo rafts would not lag for much time at all.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Shhhhhhh!"

The musketeers and archers of the Burmese army hid behind the wall and started firing.

Due to the short distance, only one meeting, the Datong Army lost hundreds of casualties.However, most of the injured were injured, and there were only more than 20 soldiers killed on the spot.

Just this once, when Datong soldiers rushed outside the wall, the Burmese troops defending the wall fled one after another.

They had never fought much before, and usually bullied the chieftains and common people of the Dai nationality.The passage to the south was cut off, and the hometown in the north fell again, and even their family members were still alive or dead.Now that the Datong army is charging ahead, and the chieftain soldiers are stabbing behind, how can there be any will to fight?

The front wall of the village was breached, and the Burmese army inside completely collapsed, and more and more soldiers fled to the mountains.

"Father, there is no way to break out of the siege in the south, there are a lot of Han cavalry!"

"Flee to the mountains!"

The Burmese army chief general, father and son, with more than 20 personal followers, also left the army and ran away.

"Catch and catch!"

Tuo Nameng ignored those Burmese rout soldiers, led only more than 20 cavalrymen, and chased the father and son fiercely.

When Huang Yao led the Chinese army into the enemy camp, Tuo Nameng had already caught him, and led all the chieftains to kowtow to plead guilty: "Please forgive me, the general of the Celestial Dynasty. There is really no way for us to surrender to the Burmese. We are fed up with the Burmese." Today, I finally waited for the general, and the general is the Bodhisattva Buddha who saves the suffering. From now on, we will be loyal to the imperial court from generation to generation. If the Burmese fight again, we will die to be loyal to the imperial court!"

Huang Yao didn't mention the faults of these chieftains at all, and lifted Tuo Nameng up with his own hands, and encouraged him with a pleasant face: "The general is loyal, wise and brave when he rises up in front of the battle. I will report to His Majesty the Emperor, and please reward the general for his meritorious service!"

"Thank you, General!" All the chieftains were overjoyed.

Of course, they should be rewarded for their merits. A loyal person like Tuo Nameng is too aggrieved to live in Meng Gong. He should go to the south to be a chieftain.

After the war, in the Lower Burma area, the Mon people were supported to establish a country.Also in the Central Myanmar region, it supported the Dai people to establish a country.As for the big chieftains in northern Myanmar, they were all thrown into the two new countries as nobles, and they were the chieftains with real power who owned territories.

In this way, the northern chieftains can be dealt with without bloodshed, and all their territories can be annexed.It can also add sand to the two small countries in the south, so that Central Burma and Lower Burma will continue to fight each other.

what, you don't want to leave?

It's up to you!

Take the land of Meng Gong as an example, Tuo Na Meng had to go to the south.The rest of the small chieftains, if they support land reform and the policy of dividing land, can stay and become mayors.

Well, the area of ​​Menggong is second only to Mengmi's emerald producing area.

On the second day after the enemy camp was crushed, the army surrounded Jiajiu City again.

There are only a few hundred defenders in the city, and the rest of the defenders are all young and strong 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, but you will not die. Once you break the city, kill them all!"

After the cavalry left, the defenders hung their baskets down and picked up the heads that had been captured and identified them.

After discussing for about half an hour, the defenders finally reached a consensus, opened the city gate, and surrendered on their knees.

Huang Yao ordered: "Men and women are detained separately, and children are taken by women!"

The death penalty is acquitted, but the living sin cannot escape.

Of course men are taken to mine for jadeite, but women can be sent to the north where there are more men than women.

Huang Yao led his army to the south and went straight to Bhamo.

The one who attacked here was also an inspector.Leaving Tiebiguan is the boundary of Manmu. Chieftain Manmu was so frightened that he surrendered immediately, and soon arrived at the confluence of Dajinsha River and Daying River (Ganli Village).

Because the Datong inspectors dispatched troops too quickly, the Burmese army did not react, and the siege of Ganli village was broken in two days. The Burmese army did not even dare to defend Xinjie, and retreated directly to Laoguantun to gather together.

Laoguantun is the kaungton of Myanmar in later generations.

As long as you win here, you can take a boat across the mountains and go straight to Awa, the capital of Myanmar.

Historically, the Qing army fought against Myanmar for several years, and the strategic goal was to take Laoguantun.In the end, tens of thousands of people were mobilized, and a 3000-jin cannon was specially cast, with 80 mountain-splitting cannons (long-barreled cannons), a large number of nine-section cannons (detachable light cannons), and many sky cannons (mortar cannons). Going hand in hand, he also sent a partial teacher to follow Mupang around the back.

On the other hand, in the Laoguantun village in Myanmar, the walls of the village are all made of wooden fences, which cannot withstand shelling at all, and the number of troops is seriously insufficient.

This should have been a battle without suspense.

But in the real fight, the whole process was so difficult to vomit, it was so weird to the limit.

First of all, the Qing army prepared for a full year, and they didn't know why they prepared, but they chose to send troops in the hot and humid rainy season.

What about intelligence work?

This is not just coming to Myanmar, but it has been fighting for several years, and it is too nonsense not to avoid the rainy season.

When the main force of the Qing army was on the march, a large number of soldiers, livestock and war horses fell ill and died.After finally reaching Jiajiu City, the Burmese army here had already received the news and ran away early.

Heavy rain poured down, the river swelled rapidly, and the Qing army could only stop advancing.