Dominate the Country

Shu Yude, with a pale face, trembled as he walked down Xigao Mountain. He could occasionally hear gunshots and fighting behind him, and saw some broken limbs and bodies along the way. The bloody scene made him almost unable to suppress the nausea in his heart, and he stopped from time to time to spit out some sour water.

When he came down the mountain, he immediately met up with a group of soldiers at the front line. At the same time, the ten Qing soldiers who escorted him down the mountain also handed over their swords and guns and became prisoners.

The fighting on the mountain continued. Feng Aden’s troops were defeated by Song Weifeng and Gao Gu who suddenly turned against them, but there were still five or six hundred troops led by Du Feng’e on the top of the mountain. When Song Weifeng and Gao Gu’s troops drove the defeated soldiers to attack the top of the mountain, Zhao Erhuan’s troops were almost defeated.

"General Wang, I... I have fulfilled my mission. I have persuaded Song Weifeng and Gao Gu to surrender. I heard the sound of fighting on the mountain. I think Zhao Erhuan has also changed sides. I congratulate you for your new achievements." Shu Yude said to Wang Lian with a flattering smile.

"What conditions do Gao Gu and Song Weifeng have?" Wang Lian showed a satisfied smile on his face. This battle was easy. The Qing soldiers fought on their own. Shu Yude, the fat white man, still had some use.

"No. No conditions." Shu Yude shook his fat head like a rattle, and said quickly: "General Wang, those two have no conditions, no conditions. The heavenly army is glorious, and the destiny is determined. Those of us who fled to Burma have already made up our minds. Now we just want a way to survive. How dare we have other thoughts? They have already killed the Qing slave Feng Aden and expressed their sincerity. I only pray that the general can send troops to reinforce as soon as possible."

When the remaining Qing army in Yunnan and Guizhou fled to Burma, the situation in the world was clearer than after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass. Back then, Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong could still fight with the Qing Dynasty, although the Qing army obviously had the advantage, but what about the Qing army before? Chen Han swept through thousands of troops like a roll of cloth. After the Qing army's expectations of the cavalry were shattered, there was no other force to rely on. Moreover, the situation in the area ruled by Chen Han was far more stable than the place after the Eight Banners entered the pass.

The Fu Han Army, which was under the banner of anti-Qing and restoration of Han, obviously won the support of many Han people, even though their policies had won Chen Han a lot of trouble at the beginning.

However, under the guarantee of Chen Han's powerful military force, the backlash of local gentry and landlords never caused a disaster. Some riots were easily suppressed by Chen Han's local troops.

Therefore, anyone with a clear mind knows that the Qing Dynasty has no hope at all. They hid in Myanmar, and they may have the same mentality as the Thirteen Families of Kuidong in the past, but how many people among them had the mentality of Li Laiheng, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun, Hao Yongzhong and others who would rather die than surrender and never surrender to the Qing Dynasty?

There were very few of them. Even Zhang Bao fled to Britain, and the escape of a large number of Han troops also reflected their fighting spirit from one side. It can be said that as long as there is a little bit of preferential treatment, many people will surrender.

Some of the earliest Qing soldiers who were reformed through labor have been released. Although many people died during this period of labor reform, there are still many people who did not die. The Han soldiers of the Green Camp were not bannermen. The latter were thrown into mines or went to the hot and humid south to open farms, which were more dangerous; while many of the latter would be building roads and ports. Even if they entered the mines, they would be used sparingly. Even if they went to the new land in the south, they would live in safer and familiar land.

These news continued to flow into Myanmar, causing a greater impact on the Han army.

Gao Gu and Song Weifeng, who were unwilling to give up a glimmer of hope, fought with Feng Aden at the last moment, even though they did not get any promises and even though Song Weifeng was still a bannerman of the Han army.

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The enemy started an internal conflict, and with the cooperation of the surrendered soldiers, they easily dealt with Du Feng'e. Wang Lian left two teams of troops to escort the surrendered soldiers, and the rest of the troops rushed to Mubang City, where there should be a tough battle waiting for him.

He hoped to catch the Burmese off guard, but the Burmese were obviously more vigilant than he thought.

As for the battle situation, the Burmese army in Mubang City gathered 7,000 to 8,000 people, almost twice as many as a regiment, but the Burmese army was always on the defensive and did not intend to fight head-on with the National Defense Army in the field.

The battle between the Burmese army and the Qing army in the past has already reflected this point. The Burmese army's field combat capability is relatively weak, but relying on the terrain, its defense capability is obviously stronger. In the war between the Qing army and Myanmar, if Mingrui had not underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, and the rear supply was cut off by the Burmese army, it might not have been defeated so badly.

Only 10,000 of Mingrui's 17,000 troops escaped back. Regardless of how many of the 17,000 people on paper actually were, it can be said that Mingrui not only buried himself in that battle, but also lost 6,000 to 7,000 elite troops.

The Burmese also knew that when the Qing army fought with the Fu Han Army, it was just like when they resisted the Qing army at the beginning - a complete turtle. It can be seen that in the field, the Fu Han Army, the predecessor of the National Defense Army, was far superior to the Qing Army. How dare the Burmese fight the National Defense Army in the field now? Even though the total strength of a regiment is only more than half of theirs.

"This is completely opposite to the Burmese attitude towards the Siamese army!" In the Nanjing Palace, Chen Ming angrily threw the report on the Burmese war on the table. Defense, defense, the Burmese only know how to defend. They built fortresses with solid stones and wood. Such defenses can easily withstand bullets and small-caliber mortars and artillery. Later, the latter can still destroy the fortress after a long time, but it takes too long. The Burmese built fortresses in Mubang City and Lashio behind Mubang City, resolutely resisting the attack of the National Defense Army.

If it was a field battle, if it was a head-on confrontation, the opponent who could have been defeated in one or two battles had been delayed for so long. His eldest son was about to return to Nanjing from Sichuan, Chengjun Public School was about to start school, and the Fifth Mountain Infantry Brigade was still trapped on the other side of the Namdu River.

However, in the Yangon battlefield in the south, the Burmese army and the Siamese army fought again and again. They would take the initiative to attack and ambush the Siamese.

The purpose of the Battle of Yangon was not just to occupy the city of Yangon, but also to occupy Pegu and Pathein around Yangon. It can be said that the purpose of this battle was the entire Irrawaddy Delta.

So the Burmese resistance was very fierce. The delta area of ​​any place can be said to be the most suitable area for human growth and life. The Irrawaddy Delta can be the richest piece of land in the whole of Myanmar. In order to drive the Siamese into the sea and cut off Siam's strategy of opening a second battlefield, Ava continuously dispatched troops to Yangon.

Moreover, although there are not so many mountains in Yangon, there are still many hills and mountains, and more importantly, the forests here are also vast. Meng Mang made full use of this convenient condition and used the favorable terrain to continuously attack the Siamese army. Now Siam has only taken over the ruined Yangon city with the help of the Chinese navy.

In the previous battle, the Shwedagon Pagoda, which is very symbolic in Myanmar, was blasted with several holes by cannons. Some fallen gold and gems were also looted in the war, but Myanmar is a Buddhist country after all. Buddhism is the symbol of the entire country here, and the Shwedagon Pagoda is a symbol of Myanmar's worship of Buddhism, which is very meaningful. Therefore, before the Marine Corps completely controlled this place, the damage to the Shwedagon Pagoda was not very serious.

The countless gold and thousands of dazzling gems inlaid on the surface of the Shwedagon Pagoda were not looted by the defeated soldiers except for the "free fall". The golden top of the tower, the two-liang diamond, and the jade-carved sitting and lying Buddha and Rakshasa statues were not severely damaged. In addition to the main body of the Shwedagon Pagoda, several small pagodas outside the Shwedagon Pagoda were also hit by shells. After receiving this news, Chen Ming was relieved.

He was not going to colonize Myanmar like the British, nor was he going to invade like the Japanese. Moreover, cruel and greedy people like Britain and Japan did not completely destroy the Shwedagon Pagoda, so Chen Han had to protect the Shwedagon Pagoda even more. This is the symbol of the Burmese. Before the imperial army completely took over Myanmar, it was easy to be disgusted and resisted by the locals to rob the Shwedagon Pagoda.

Now Siam has sent a message that the pigeons will fly directly from Siam to Yunnan and Guizhou, and then go down the river in Sichuan, and will soon arrive in Nanjing. Although a batch of pigeons will be lost on the way, this method of transmitting news is really fast.

According to the original plan, the two armies of Siam in the north and south should meet in the city of Gwa. The southern army went north from Yangon, and the northern army went south from Pegu. The intention was to form a large network in Liancheng, opening up the traffic lines between the two places while strangling the Burmese army as much as possible during this period. In order to deal with Pathein, which was gathering troops and waiting seriously. The latter is an important port city in Myanmar, located on the left bank of the Pathein River in the Irrawaddy Delta, 250 miles south of the river mouth and about 300 miles east of Yangon. After losing the two coastal towns of Yangon and Pegu, Meng Mang moved his headquarters to Pathein.

The Konbaung Dynasty was not the previous Toungoo Dynasty. Its country Ava was quite far away from the Irrawaddy Delta. If the Siamese army in Yangon and Pegu dared to abandon Pathein and directly attack Ava to the north, Meng Mang would definitely let the Siamese taste the taste of the rear transportation being cut off. To strike the Burmese to the maximum extent, Zheng Xin, who personally led the troops to Yangon, would better seize Pathein.

Meng Mang was also unwilling to give up Pathein and was gathering troops with all his strength. This situation was a great thing for the Siamese army at the time. It would be more efficient to gather troops in one place and fight to the death than to fight every city. It is for this reason that the Siamese army will attack from two directions to sweep across the country, quickly clearing the Burmese guerrilla forces between Yangon and Pegu, and then eliminate all future troubles under the city of Pathein.

It is not that it does not rain in Myanmar during the dry season, and once it rains, it is not a light rain.

A strong wind suddenly blew just after noon that day. Soon the sky was covered with dark clouds, and then it started to rain before two o'clock. It started with a light rain, and soon the rain got heavier and heavier. On the rugged mountain road, more than 500 soldiers of Kuan Apaiwang's army fell on the slippery mountain road from time to time. The sound of "pa ji pa ji" was endless.

Kuan Apaiwang was a battalion officer. The Siamese Royal Guards he belonged to were the first Chinese-style pure firearms unit in the Siamese army. To be able to become a battalion officer of one of the battalions, Kuan Apaiwang, who was just 27 years old this year, was very outstanding and came from a famous family.

"Sir, the rain is too heavy! Should we take shelter from the rain first?" Songkan, a team of officers who were on guard in the wind and rain, leaned close to Kuan Apaiwang's ear and shouted. "The Burmese will not march in such heavy rain. We still have plenty of time."

"No! The troops cannot stop." Kuan Apaiwang shook his head and shouted firmly. Then he turned his head and shouted at the guards who followed him: "Tell everyone in the army! Let everyone work harder! Go over these mountains and you will reach Gu Se! If we can block it before the Burmese pass through Gu Se, everyone in our battalion will be a hero. In order to be able to clear our enemies as soon as possible. What does this little rain matter?! Don't forget what the instructor said to us at the beginning. Soldiers should obey orders as their first duty. Our mission is to block Gu Se first. Now, even if it rains knives from the sky, we must rush forward!" Kuan Apaiwang shouted loudly. But the rain was too loud. He couldn't even hear what he said clearly!

The fire of hope that had just ignited in the eyes of the guards on his left and right was extinguished. His encouraging words did not excite the guards.

Although the weather here is not cold. But after the rain, it still feels quite cold. There is no raincoat in their battalion's equipment. The only thing that can protect them from wind and rain is the hat on their heads. Unlike the mountain infantry brigade in China, which has raincoats in its equipment, made of canvas, and usually folded in the sidecar. It can be taken out and used immediately when it rains!

The rain soaked the clothes and made them stick to the body, making people feel very wet and cold. What made the soldiers feel even more uncomfortable was the slippery mountain road. The slippery mountain road made it impossible for the soldiers to fall down no matter whether they were battalion officers or ordinary soldiers. In front of it, even the emperor was equal to the beggar. I can't count how many times they fell. Including Kuan Apaiwang, everyone was covered with mud, which was sticky and extremely uncomfortable.

But Kuan Apaiwang still insisted on sending troops to guard.

The Burmese had a completely different attitude towards Siam and the National Defense Force. They would seize any place where the Siamese army was negligent and give them a heavy blow, so the Kuan Apaiwang camp still had to remain on guard while marching.

In fact, Kuan Apaiwang also wanted to take a break. It would be great if he could leave after the rain stopped. The clothes on his body were wet and cold, making people shiver! Going in the wind and rain is a very annoying thing for Siamese people who like warm temperatures, but he can't. If he lets go of the hateful Burmese army because of his momentary negligence, Kuan Apaiwang will never forgive himself. Of course, his superiors will not forgive him either.

Kuan Apaiwang can't remember how long he hasn't been hiking. The range of the Guards is Thonburi. Except for the training during the training, Kuan Apaiwang rarely goes to Bangkok, which is just across the wall. As a pure firearms unit, he also prefers the double-row formation and volley shooting to kill the fighting method, rather than the sword and gun melee around the rainforest and hills.

According to intelligence, there is a certain difference between the Burmese and his troops, but he is not sure that the value of this difference will continue to expand, and finally intercept the hateful Burmese harassment troops in Guse.