The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"What did you say? We encountered the Burmese army only thirty miles away from Ruibo City, and the two sides are still in a standoff."

Li Chengliang was startled and hurriedly began to ask about the battle situation in front.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, General Qi said that the Burmese army seemed to have been defeated. They must have been defeated in Ava City, so they are fleeing back.

In the current situation, the northern and southern armies are suppressing the Burmese army. I think it will not be long before they surrender."

The messenger said immediately.

Of course, he, a soldier, could not understand these words, but he could still sense that something seemed wrong on the opposite side.

Until Qi Jimei said that the Burmese army should have been defeated in Ava City and fled here, the soldier suddenly understood what was going on.

"The Burmese army was defeated?"

Li Chengliang was surprised at first, and then his eyes narrowed.

How many soldiers did his good son bring here to defeat tens of thousands of Burmese soldiers in Ava City?

If so, doesn't it mean

In an instant, Li Chengliang felt his hair stand on end.

At the Ming-Myanmar border, the Burmese army has been divided into two groups. One is the main Burmese army led by Mang Yinglong in the front. After several battles, this enemy army has only tens of thousands of people left.

Another group is the Burmese army defending Hanlong Pass, which should also have tens of thousands of people.

However, at Hanlong Pass, it seems that only Shidian sent out 20,000 to 30,000 Ming troops, and there are also troops left by Li Rusong.

If Li Rusong led the army to sneak away from Hanlong Pass, it is possible that the Ming army under Hanlong Pass is not as many as the Burmese army in the city.

Thinking of this, Li Chengliang was a little panicked.

If the Burmese army saw through the strength of the Ming army, he could not continue to think about it.

Li Chengliang did not ride his horse and led his men to run forward to meet Qi Jimei, but directly ordered the Ming army behind to start gathering at Hanlong Pass.

At this point, the Burmese king Mang Yinglong's army should be useless, so there is no need to pay too much attention to it.

Unless that kid doesn't want to die and runs to the mountains with his men.

On the contrary, if we go up the mountain and then go south, we should not be far from the plains in central Myanmar.

Li Chengliang first issued several urgent military orders to mobilize the army to Hanlong Pass, and then felt that there was nothing else to do.

That was all he could do, and the rest depended on the performance of the Ming army outside Hanlong Pass.

At the moment, it was better to force the Burmese army in front of him to surrender.

As long as Mang Yinglong surrendered, the Burmese army at Hanlong Pass would collapse without a fight.

Thinking of this, Li Chengliang whipped the horse's buttocks with his whip, clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and the warhorse began to rush forward quickly.

"Follow me, quickly."

At this time, Li Chengliang didn't want to delay for a moment. He wanted to see Mang Yinglong as soon as possible and bypass him and surrender.

Although he wanted to kill all the chieftains in Myanmar in the war, the situation changed too quickly, and the encirclement and annihilation battle was not fought, but a pursuit battle.

What else can he do.

Now his men were exhausted, and he knew that the Ming army was actually close to its limit and it was difficult to continue chasing the enemy.

That is, after winning the battle, the morale was still there, and they wanted to take advantage of the situation to make great contributions so that they could share the silver and eat meat.

This was what Li Chengliang had promised before, and everyone was waiting for him to fulfill his promise.

More than 20 miles, a team of cavalry galloped away, and it actually took more than half an hour.

If it were on flat ground, it would actually take less than half an hour to arrive.

Although it was a valley, the terrain was also rugged, so it took a little longer.

When he arrived at the front army and met with Qi Jimei, he learned an astonishing news.

"You said that the current commander of the Burmese army is the Burmese prince Mang Yingli? What about Mang Yinglong?"

Li Chengliang asked anxiously.

"It is said that he was captured and taken to Ava City. The eldest son led the cavalry to attack Mang Yinglong who was about to enter the city. He was careless, hehe."

Qi Jimei laughed.

Although the words were not finished, Li Chengliang knew what "hehe" meant. It must have succeeded, otherwise the leader on the opposite side should be Mang Yinglong, not his son Mang Yingli.

"This is the temper of that kid."

Although he was worried about his son, Li Chengliang still praised him.

Li Rusong had a problem, that is, he wanted to rush to the front and take the lead.

This has been the case since the first day he followed into the military camp.

Li Chengliang did not say anything about him because of this, but it was useless.

As long as Li Chengliang was not present, no one could restrain him.

After all, in Liaodong, the Li family had a high status, and only the governor and the inspector could suppress Li Chengliang.

However, the military was in power in Liaodong, so the local generals had to give Li Chengliang face to some extent, so over time, Li Rusong developed a domineering style, even tougher than him.

Regardless of whether Li Rusong was absolutely right or wrong, at least no one really dared to confront Li Rusong at that time.

Li Chengliang had to give Li Rusong face.

And Li Chengliang could only hope that Li Rusong could mature as soon as possible and know that being a general was not just about fighting and killing, but actually commanding thousands of troops was more important.

But at Li Rusong's age now, it was definitely not possible to make sense, so he could only let it go for the time being.

"What did the other side say? Let Mang Yingli come over to accept the surrender."

Li Chengliang asked about Qi Jimei's previous communication with the Burmese army.

"They are willing to surrender, but they asked to set up camp independently to ensure the safety of the Burmese king."

Qi Jimei said immediately.

Obviously, the Burmese officials in the circle now don't know how to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty and where the bottom line is.

After all, they have been used to it in the past. All problems were pushed to Mang Yinglong and he made the decision.

Mang Yingli is not ready to take over yet.

It should be said that Mang Yinglong now feels that his health is good and can last for a few more years, so he has no intention of handing over power.

"Have you contacted Ava City?"

Li Chengliang did not answer Qi Jimei directly, but asked another question.

"The people over there sent people around the mountains to contact us. Now Awa City has sent 20,000 troops to camp about ten miles ahead. The Burmese army of 60,000 to 70,000 people has been surrounded by us within ten miles."

Qi Jimei said immediately.

In this regard, Li Rusong did a good job.

Although the Ming army initially planned to hold on to Ava City, not all soldiers and horses were huddled in the city.

Li Rusong sent some scouts into the mountains to monitor the movements of the Burmese army.

It was also to contact the Ming army pursuers behind and point out the attack route for them.

With the information provided by these informants, the Ming armies at both ends are now actually in contact.

"Ten miles."

Li Chengliang frowned slightly, glanced at the other side, and asked: "The cannon is ringing here, but it shouldn't be heard on the other end, right?"

"You can't hear it, but you can tell the truth from the movements of the Burmese army."

Qi Jimei instantly understood the meaning of Li Chengliang's words.

Although the messengers could cross mountains and ridges to contact Li Rusong's troops, they would definitely not be as quick as firing cannons.

Using signals, both sides can take action almost simultaneously, which will put greater pressure on the Burmese army.

It seems that the commander-in-chief does not intend to accept the conditions of the Burmese army and wants to kill the opponent forcefully.

During this period, two more Ming troops arrived and became new reserves, allowing Qi Jimei to command close to 20,000 troops.

Later, there were still a steady stream of Ming troops on the way.

In the direction of Ava City, there were also 20,000 Ming troops.

Although it seems that the Ming army only has close to 40,000 soldiers and horses, there are never more people than there are in battles.

If it were that simple, there would be no need to die.

Everyone pulls out the soldiers and competes to determine the victory or defeat, and then go home and continue to do what they should do.

Now that the Burmese army is surrounded, its morale is at its lowest.

At first I thought I could go to Ava City to rest and then have a decisive battle with the Ming army.

But now the city of Ava has long been gone, and the anger in my heart has been released all at once, and it cannot be repaired in the short term.

On the other hand, the Ming army was at its most powerful.

In fact, there is no need to continue to increase troops. With only 40,000 troops in hand, they can completely encircle and annihilate the encircling Burmese army.

Qi Jimei could think of it, and Li Chengliang had naturally noticed it a long time ago.

He looked left and right at the mountains on both sides, raised his finger and asked, "Are there any scouts on the mountain?" ’

"Yes, most of them are sent by Ava City."

Qi Jimei replied immediately.

"Send a message to Rusong. If there are three loud arrows, let him devote all his troops to attack the Sha Burmese army.

Since the cannon cannot deliver the message, let the scouts on the mountain be responsible for relaying the message. "

Li Chengliang immediately ordered.

"Commander, do you really want to kill him?"

Qi Jimei hesitated for a moment and then asked.

"Give them one last chance, let Mang Yingli tie his hands and surrender, without any conditions, all put down their weapons."

Li Chengliang looked forward and said in a serious tone without expression: "Otherwise, we will kill without mercy."

The Ming army now clearly has the upper hand. How could it possibly negotiate conditions with the Burmese army at this time?

What he has to do is to end the war here as soon as possible, and then begin to fully occupy Myanmar.

The tens of thousands of young people here should be the most ruthless group of people in Myanmar. If they are all killed here, there will be less resistance to future plans.

Li Chengliang wanted to kill him at this time, so he directly put forward the most stringent conditions, even conditions that made Mang Yinglong lose face. In fact, this was to force him to make a final resistance.

In this way, the Ming army could massacre them.

As for the basis for future rule of Burma, the Ming army already has 100,000 Burmese prisoners of war in its hands, and they are afraid that no one will earn this military position.

Joining the Ming army is equivalent to becoming the new ruler of Myanmar.

If you oppose the Ming army, it will become nutrients that nourish the flora and fauna of this world.

In fact, it is easy for people to make choices.

As the saying goes, "It is better to die than to live". I believe that no one wants to die, so it is better to die at a young age.

Given the slightest chance, they might be more willing to surrender.

However, for the Burmese soldiers, they have no choice.

The power lies in the hands of Burmese nobles and chieftains, and they can only act according to orders.

Li Chengliang had enough reasons to kill those in the opponent's army.

Only when they die will Burma become like a blank sheet of paper on which Ming Dynasty can paint at will.

The biggest reason why the Ming Dynasty conquered Annan by force and finally retreated to the country after defeat was actually that it did not completely eliminate the local big families, but wanted to recruit them through appeasement like the big families in the country.

During the Ming Dynasty's rule in Annan, although the Hu Dynasty was eliminated and Jiaozhi was established, it did not completely eliminate the local aristocratic families.

The Ming Dynasty implemented the policy of changing customs and promoting Confucian education in Annan, but there were some problems in the implementation of these policies, especially the frequent dispatch of officials sent, the early death of the left-behind general Li Bin, and the eunuchs sent by the Ming Dynasty. The taxes were heavy, and these issues aroused resentment among the Annamites.

The hardest-hit areas for taxation are naturally the aristocratic families in various places.

So under their instigation, many conflicts broke out between the local people and the Ming army.

What affected the rule was that the Ming army did not have the upper hand in this conflict.

Li Chengliang had already thought about this carefully.

The army brought into Myanmar this time would not return to the court after winning the battle like the Yongle Dynasty, but would stay in Myanmar to continue to strengthen the local rule, and at the same time, it would be assisted by more than 100,000 prisoners of war from the Burmese army to help control the local area.

Let the Burmese rule the Burmese, and the Ming Dynasty would only sit in the highest position and act as a referee.

Of course, the penalty must be biased towards the Burmese army.

When these Burmese troops have gained sufficient benefits, they will become the real helpers of the Ming army to rule Myanmar.

Because if the Ming Dynasty withdraws, their status will plummet. Even if they have weapons in their hands, they can't kill all the people.

The incident in Annan was actually because the Ming army returned too early.

The locals were not used to being ruled by the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Fu left with the army.

Although there were many Ming troops left in Annan, they were still not dominant compared to the population of Annan.

This was the reason why the Ming army could only retreat and eventually had to withdraw from Annan.

Using Burmese people to rule Burmese people instead of Ming army was the result of the discussion between Li Chengliang and Wei Guangde. In fact, it can be said that it was just copying the model of the Eight Banners ruling the Han people.

The Ming army commanded the Burmese army, and the Burmese army ruled the people.

As for changing customs and promoting Confucianism, they would naturally not let it go.

However, that was not Li Chengliang's business. It was the court that arranged the governor to rule in Myanmar.

"General, when will you tell the other party the request?"

Li Chengliang had made up his mind, and Qi Jimei naturally did not dare to stop him.

Even if Mu Changzuo was here, he would only obey orders obediently, and perhaps only Luo Rufang would be dissatisfied.

After all, the Ming army had already won, and in the eyes of literati, there was no need to commit more murders.

"Send the message to Rusong, and then you can pass the message.

Give them only three sticks of incense to think about it, and kill them if they don't."

After saying this, Li Chengliang looked at the Ming army formation in front of him.

The soldiers have been standing here for quite a while, but they still dare not relax.

"Send them a message first, and say that the message is being reported, which may take time."

After saying this, Li Chengliang pointed to the direction of the army formation and continued: 'Take advantage of this time to let the soldiers rest and have a good meal so that they can kill the enemy. '

A murderous intent came out of Li Chengliang's mouth, which made Qi Jimei shudder.

He knew that Marshal Li had already had the intention to kill, although he didn't know why.

"Yes."

Qi Jimei received the order and immediately arranged for someone to do it.

As for whether Mang Yingli would surrender alone, Li Chengliang didn't really care.

If he surrendered, Mang Yingli's prestige would naturally fall after he surrendered with his hands tied, and Mang Yinglong would fall into the hands of the Ming army, and it would be impossible for them to stay in Myanmar.

As for the chieftains and Burmese officials, they would naturally be packed up and sent to the capital to participate in the captive offering ceremony. It would be impossible for them to come back.

It seems that it would be good to have a few more tens of thousands of soldiers to help rule. (End of this chapter)