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In Jingmai (Chiang Mai), Eight Hundred Division once again attracted Chinese envoys.

It came from the south last time, but this time it came from the north, and it directly brought the imperial decree.

The envoy's name is Tu Yan, and he has been issuing imperial edicts with the army.Meng Gensi surrendered, and further south was the Eight Hundred Division. Tu Yan came with a few soldiers.

"Why don't you send troops yet?" Tu Yan scolded angrily.

Zhao Lengzhai knelt on the ground: "Angel Rong Bing, the minister is collecting food and gathering troops, and he will definitely be able to send troops next month."

Zhao Leng Zhai, in fact, can also be called Dao Leng Zhai.

Bazi is called "Meng", and the leader of a Bazi is "Daomeng".The name of the village is "Man", and the leader of a village is "Tuoman".

Nao, that is, the leader.

After the custom of surnames in the Han nationality in the Ming Dynasty spread to the Dai area, the chieftains took "dao" (刀) as their surname one after another.

There are also surnames Zhao and Shao, which come from "Zhao" (king).Dao Mengsai, who killed his brother earlier, usually calls himself "Shao Mengsai".Meng Gensi's family, as well as Zhao Lengzhai in front of him, are all thinking that they are descendants of the royal family.

Tu Yan asked: "You gave the court documents your surname Dao, and privately you called your surname Zhao. What is your surname?"

Zhao Lengzhai replied, "My surname is Dao."

"If you dare to claim your surname again, I will take back your title of Babaidaian Consolation Envoy!" Tu Yan angrily scolded.

"Don't dare." Zhao... Dao Lengzhai kowtowed like garlic.

Tu Yan ordered unquestionably: "Within five days, gather all the troops and horses, and then you can attack Burma. If you don't send troops after the deadline, you will bear the consequences!"

"Yes!" Daolengzhai was terrified.

He called himself Zhao, just to refresh his heart.He didn't want to fight anyone in the past, he could just keep his one-acre three-point land, but he was sandwiched between several major forces, so he didn't dare to offend anyone easily.

Now, if you don't offend, you have to offend.

Daolengzhai didn't dare to wait until the fifth day of the deadline, and sent troops on the third day.While sending out troops by himself, he asked the leaders in his jurisdiction to quickly lead the soldiers to follow.

Although the soldiers of the Eight Hundred Division were extremely poor in combat effectiveness, the main force of the enemy's army had been transferred to the north in the area they attacked.

Passing through mountains and valleys, and conquering villages and towns along the way, it turned out that there was no disadvantage.

With such a smooth march, Dao Lengzhai showed confidence and felt that he was very powerful.

The regular division led by Liu Xinyu encountered a similar situation when they came to the border of Mengliansi. Chieftain Menglian not only gave up resistance, but also went to the front line to plead guilty.

The Eastern Front troops of the Northern Route Army basically did not fight much, and they overwhelmed Che Lisi, Meng Liansi, Meng Gensi and Babaisi.The coalition forces of the imperial court and chieftains on the east line of the North Road rapidly expanded to nearly 6 troops, and they rushed to Mubang in a mighty manner.

Historically, the Qing-Myanmar War was similar, and chieftains from all over the country chose to surrender one after another.

Qianlong's show operation was that during the Qing-Myanmar War, the imperial court did not force the Burmese chieftain to send troops to help.After the war ended, the imperial court only conferred chieftains, but never cared about these chieftains ever since.

"Wen Zheng of Yongchang Mansion" records: Put the three divisions aside and let Burma deal with it. You have to say, Burma has been subject to all generations, and there is no other respect. Although the places of Yanggong belong to Burma, they still belong to me.

The translation is: the Manchu Qing court set up chieftains but did not manage them, allowing these chieftains to be disposed of by Myanmar.It is also plausible to say that Myanmar has been surrendered for generations, and they are extremely respectful. Although the chieftains in Yanggong and other places are subject to Myanmar, they still obey my Qing Dynasty in the end.

The current attack target is Mupang, Mubang Tusi, which no longer exists and has been completely annexed by Myanmar.

The Eight Hundred Division's army attacked from the southeast, the patrol division, Che Lisi, and Meng Gensi's allied forces attacked from the east, and Liu Xinyu's regular division and Meng Liansi attacked from the northeast.The Burmese army here has less than 5000 standing troops. Facing the offensive from three sides, they ignored their heads and fled directly to the capital.

Without any effort, Liu Xinyu occupied the whole Mubang.

He knew that this was not the main battlefield. The mountains were rolling and undulating, and he spent most of his time marching. It is estimated that when he reached Ava (the capital of Myanmar), the friendly forces had already finished the decisive battle.The main goal of this road is to subdue those Dai chieftains along the way!

"Han Zhong, my little minister, kowtow to the Celestial Datong Army, long live long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty!"

Kneeling in front of Liu Xinyu was Hanzhong, the nephew of Mubang Tusi Hangai.

Before the Mubang chieftain was destroyed, he had been helping the Ming Dynasty to fight.

Han Zhong's grandfather is Han Qin, and his great-grandfather is Han Jinzhong, both of whom have made military exploits for Daming.The Han family had been killed by Burma, and now that the Datong army had arrived, they finally waited for the opportunity to take revenge and brought hundreds of people to join them.

Hanzhong said: "Mubang has resisted the Burmese for hundreds of years, and the war is the most intense. The Burmese sent out 30 troops and lost all their troops to defeat our warriors in Mubang. I, a Shan man, always..."

"Remember, the Chinese are called the Dai people." Dao Kangmu, the general of the Dai people, interrupted.

"The general is right," Han Zhong hurriedly corrected his accent, "I, a man of the Dai nationality, yearn for the heavenly dynasty all the time, and think about overthrowing the Burmese rule all the time. As long as the general gives an order, I can recruit tens of thousands of Dai warriors to help!"

Liu Xinyu said: "There is an order from the imperial court to allow you to rebuild the Awa Kingdom of the Dai people! You are so loyal and brave, you may be the king of Awa."

Han Zhong was overjoyed: "Your Majesty is wise!"

It is true that the Ava Dynasty in Myanmar was established by the Dai people, but it has nothing to do with the Han family. The court simply wanted to bury a nail here.

The Burmese Toungoo Dynasty established by the Burmese had intense ethnic conflicts.There was a big Mon uprising in the south, and the Dai people continued to resist in the north. Only by military suppression can they maintain their rule.

The meticulous work of the Datong court is very powerful, and it has been connected in advance, and this rare loyalty is also connected by the meticulous work.

Unlike the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which did not engage in intelligence work at all, the Qing-Myanmar War was fought for two years, and the imperial court did not even know who the enemy was.I thought it was the main force of the Toungoo Dynasty, but in fact the enemy was the partial division of the Gongbang Dynasty—it was not even clear that Myanmar had changed its dynasty.

"You go to recruit troops, raise food and salaries, and go to attack Ava together." Liu Xinyu said.

"Yes!"

Han Zhong kowtowed to accept the order.

Liu Xinyu looked to the northwest, the place where Huang Yao entered the army was the main battlefield of the North Army.

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Mengmao (Nankan).

The residence of Mengmao Tusi was still located in Ruili decades ago, which was later Mengmao Town, Ruili City.

Chieftain Mengmao was the most ferocious dancer in the late Ming Dynasty. He always served as the vanguard of Myanmar's invasion of the border.

When Myanmar invaded Mupang, Doan, the chieftain of Mengmao, was directly chopped off by Hanqin, the chieftain of Mupang, because he rushed too fast.Hanqin took the opportunity to occupy Ruili, built a fort there and farmed fields, and later dedicated the land of Ruili to Ming Dynasty.

The Han family has these credits, and the Datong New Dynasty naturally misses the old feelings, so it plans to support Han Zhong Jianguo.

The Datong army set off from Ruili and went down the river for more than 50 li, which was the station of Mengmao chieftain.

The battle here broke out first, even before the South Road Datong Army crossed the sea and landed!

Huang Yao's main force was not here, and there were only more than 1 inspectors and the anti-smuggling ships of the inspectors who attacked Chieftain Mengmao.

Temporarily assigned 36 artillery pieces to the inspectors.

Duo Sifa, chieftain of Mengmao, only had more than 400 soldiers in his hand, because the Datong inspectors came so fast, he didn't even have time to go to the countryside to recruit soldiers.

"My lord, my lord is willing to submit to the heavenly court!" The envoy went out of the city and knelt down to ask for surrender.

Pan Kai, the head of the temporary patrol inspector, said with a blank face: "Cut it, attack the city immediately. The Duo clan, kill all the men! Duo clan women, all of them will be sent to the north, and they will be married to those who have no wives in the north."

As the vanguard of Burma's invasion of the soil, how can it be qualified to surrender?

"Boom boom boom!"

Duo Sifa hid in the castle, already scared to death.

Invading Chinese territory was what his father did.When he succeeded to the throne, the Datong army had already taken back Yunnan, so he only dared to be arrogant in his own territory, how could he dare to touch the tiger's whiskers of the Datong court?

Moreover, the city where Duo Sifa lived was not very strong.

Their family has lived in Ruili for generations, and that is the real Mengmao Walled City. The broken city was built later, and it cannot withstand the artillery bombardment at all.

The Walled City has been surrounded by groups, more than 1 people surrounded more than 400 people, and even the idea of ​​breaking out cannot be born.

Duo Sifa stood behind the wall in a daze. The soldiers on the earthen wall were scared by the shells and hid, looking left and right, not knowing what to do.

His son Doche walked over and said bravely, "Father, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide today, so I can only try to use your head."

Duo Sifa didn't scold his son, and said in mourning, "Even if you kill me, I'm afraid it's useless."

"Have to try." Docher said, drawing his sword.

Duo Sifa cried and asked, "Is your knife sharpened the fastest?"

Docher said, "Sharpen it."

Duo Sifa said again: "Forget it, I'd better hang myself, your sword skills have always been bad."

Docher urged: "Father, hurry up, otherwise it will be too late."

The father and son got a rope, and Duo Che was watching, and Duo Sifa stood up trembling.

The cannonade outside still continued.

After thinking about it several times, he hung the rope around his neck, but he was afraid of death and retracted, looking at his chieftain's mansion with great nostalgia.

Doche finally got impatient, drew his knife and said, "Father, don't waste time!"

Duosifa gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, hung his neck and kicked his feet, swinging under the eaves.

It was too late to verify whether he was dead, so Docher took down his father, cut off his head and sent someone out to ask for his surrender.

"Master General, this is the chieftain's head. We sincerely surrender this time, please forgive us." The envoy kowtowed tremblingly.

The teacher, Pan Kai, remained unmoved, and continued to say: "Cut it off!"

It was useless to kill his father, and Docher finally despaired.

He was afraid of being hacked to death with knives, and even more afraid that he would not die for a while, so he subconsciously looked at the rope where his father hanged himself.

"The wall has collapsed!"

"Run!"

The news of the collapse of the wall made Duoche make up his mind to hang himself by stepping on a stool.

The chieftain soldiers guarding the city had already scattered, looking for a place to escape over the wall.But there was nowhere to escape at all, and he escaped half a mile at most, and was caught and killed on the spot.

In the chieftain's mansion, there were bursts of crying.

Except for women and children under the age of seven (visual inspection), the military order is to execute all of them, and the Datong Army will use this place as a grain and grass transfer station.Then go down the river and take Meng Mi directly.

Chapter 867 [Obtain the world's largest emerald producing area]

Meng Mi.

This is a powder keg. The southwestern border rebellion in the Ming Dynasty was more or less related to Meng Mi - it was the largest jadeite production base at this time.

Just to give an example, Emperor Wanli sent mine supervisors and tax envoys across the country, and the Southwest Chieftain did not escape this encounter.At that time, the eunuch Yang Rong guarded Yunnan and opened a new emerald mine in Mengmi. Because of the uneven distribution of spoils, a rebellion was directly triggered, and then the miners revolted again.Chieftain Meng Mi wiped the eunuch's ass and beheaded thousands of people, but he still couldn't calm down.

The Wanli court decided to send troops to quell the chaos, but they were short of food and money, so they had to give up in the end.From then on, the chieftains saw Daming's weakness and completely ignored the imperial court. Even chieftain Meng Mi, who wiped the eunuch's buttocks, turned against him.

At this moment, thousands of miners are standing here and there.

Sikuang, chieftain of Meng Mi, put on armor and began to lecture: "The Han people are about to be killed. You also know that the Han people are the most cruel and unreasonable. Now we will organize you into an army. Those who have made great achievements will no longer be miners. Those who have made small achievements will no longer be miners. You can be a foreman... As long as you hold on for a month, the King of Burma will send reinforcements. If you hold on for three to five months, the Han people will retreat in summer!"

One piece of crude weapon after another was distributed to the miners.There are also some miners who did not receive weapons and continued to use mining tools.

Many of these miners were robbed slaves, and some were even Han Chinese from Yunnan.

Although they were exploited by chieftain Meng Mi, they had not yet reached the point of rebellion.On the contrary, the brutality of Han officials has always been engraved in the genes of the miners, and has become a nursery rhyme handed down from generation to generation.

The southwestern chieftain's rebellion, half of the blame, should be carried by local officials and eunuchs, and many times they were forced to rebel.

"Kill the bandits, you have to live!"

Sikuang took the lead in shouting a few words, and thousands of miners actually followed suit.

Behind Si Kuang, more than 2000 chieftain soldiers were still standing.Among them, 800 people are fully armed and armored, which can be called elite.

Sure enough, the mine owner is still rich.

Guarding the world's largest emerald base in the 17th century, Chieftain Meng Mi has plenty of silver to equip the army.

However, Sikuang is destined not to wait for reinforcements from Myanmar, because Bhamo, further north, is the real strategic location in northern Myanmar.King Myanmar's reinforcements are destined to go to Bhamo first.

More than 200 inspection and anti-smuggling ships were temporarily used as a fleet to transport luggage.Hundreds of merchant ships conscripted by the people, carrying more than 1 inspectors, headed for the chieftain of Mengmi in a mighty way.

Si Kuang stood at the head of the city, looking at the densely packed ships, he was suddenly shocked and angry.

I am a little chieftain, do I need so many soldiers to fight?You have so many soldiers, why don't you start from Tengyue and go directly to the strategic Bhamo?As long as Bhamo is defeated, the capital of Myanmar can be taken directly down the river!

It's very simple, there are more troops attacking Bhamo, and they are attacking from both sides of the Dajinsha River and the Daying River.

"Father, do you want to surrender?" Sihong was already frightened.

Sikuang said: "You can't surrender. Once you surrender, the emerald mine will be gone. The emperor of Han must send eunuchs to take all our mines."

After breaking away from Daming, and occupying the mine for only a few decades, Si's chieftain is used to living a rich life, and would rather die in battle than live without a mine.How merciful the King of Burma is, he sent some money every year and sent it away. When the Han people came, they would rob the mines.

Sihong said: "But we can't beat it."

Si Kuang said: "It's fine to defend the city, as long as you guard it for a month or two, the Burmese king's army will definitely come to rescue."