The concern of the Burmese king Mangda should be said to be very reasonable.

Since Zhu Youlang fled to Burma to the present, the Tang army under Li Xiao has been overwhelming and irresistible in the western Yunnan area. Any local forces that dared to oppose the Tang army, whether it was the remnants of the Hongguang puppet dynasty or those local Tusi who were not long-sighted, were almost wiped out by the Tang army.

Such a powerful opponent, if it really becomes the enemy of Burma in the future, Mangda naturally hopes that he can have more cards in his hand to compete with the Tang army. Therefore, Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui and others, who are now settled in the city of Shijie, should be an important card that can hold the Tang army hostage in the future, and of course they must be firmly controlled.

Since the Tang army broke Yongchang City, its troops have been extremely strong and invincible, so the rest of the Tusi of Western Yunnan understand that this land of Yunnan has completely changed the sky. From now on, this land south of Caiyun will be completely included in the rule of the Tang Army.

As a result, the Tusi of western Yunnan, like central Yunnan, sent personnel to surrender to the Tang army, recognizing that the Tang army had an indisputable right to rule in Yunnan.

Among them, there is naturally also the Lampa Tusi who once vigorously assisted Guiwang Zhu Youlang to escape.

Just eight days after Zhu Youlang escaped from the Zhanda Tusi Walled Building, Zhanda Tusi Dao Sihongzuo sent his wife Bai Shi as a representative to Yongchang City to surrender to the Tang army and ask for allegiance.

Dao Si Hongzuo believes that the current Zhu Youlang should have officially settled in Burma, and he is now asking the Tang Army to return to obedience, and there is no longer any psychological hindrance and concern.

Of course, when the Bai family went to Yongchang City to ask for annexation, they told the news that Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui, and his party had fled from Zhanda Tusi to Burma, and told Huang Degong, the commander of the Tang army.

Hearing that Zhu Youlang and others had fled to Burma, Huang Degong unconsciously fell into a very regretful look.

Unexpectedly, this guy escaped so quickly, and was chased all the way from Guizhou to Yunnan, and from Kunming to Yongchang, but he still smeared oil on the soles of his feet, and fled to Myanmar from the place of Zhanda Tusi.

It's a pity that such a big fish let him escape under his own pursuit all the way.

However, his expression quickly disappeared from his face in a flash. Huang Degong turned to a rather enthusiastic attitude and welcomed the Tusi of Zhanda to come to Shun and pledge allegiance.

Subsequently, he set up a feast to entertain the Bai family. The guests and hosts were very happy for a while. When Bai left, the Tang army sent a pair of civil officials and dozens of guards to return to the Tusi with Bai as they did with other Tusi.

These civilian officials and guards were the means by which the Tang army secretly controlled the Tusi in various places.

Although they will not directly participate in the specific management of the local toast, they can report the movements of the toast at any time to the Tang army in a timely manner in the form of flying pigeons. Tang Jun's approach made those Tusi who were still ill-intentioned have to restrain their thoughts and actions, and dare not make any rebellious and disobedient actions against the Tang Army on the surface.

As soon as Bai and the others left, Huang Degong immediately sent a message to Li Xiao, who was far away in Nanjing, to report the news that Zhu Youlang and his party had fled to Burma.

Li Xiao received the letter, and for a while, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He is from modern times, and he has read the history of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, and he knows what a tragic fate awaits them after Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui, after fleeing to Burma.

Zhu Youlang, the Yongli Emperor in real history, hid in Tibet, unable to settle down, although he fled to Burma Gonggu, but was finally escorted back to China by Wu Sangui, and hanged him in Jiaozipo outside Kunming, ending his poor and tragic life.

This really poor emperor of the Ming Dynasty in history, in this life that he has traveled through, I am afraid that there may not be a better ending waiting for him.

Li Xiao was thinking, perhaps, stimulated by Zhu Youlang and others entering Burma, the Burmese Beiming King Mangbai, who has always been on track, that is, Mangda's younger brother, is also very likely to rebel and rebel in advance.

It's a butterfly effect.

If Mangbai's rebellion succeeds, Zhu Youlang and his party may suffer more brutal blows and tribulations than the curse water in their previous life, and what is even more tragic is that they may die under the Mangbai knife.

So, if Zhu Youlang and others finally die in Myanmar, what does it mean for themselves?

Li Xiao thought about it for a long time, and finally, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He believes that the escape of Zhu Youlang and others to Myanmar is actually an excellent opportunity for himself.

If in the future, the reckless white who succeeded in usurping the throne will attack Zhu Youlang, then he will be rude to Burma, and dare to privately behead the king of the Ming Dynasty, which is a high-sounding reason, to officially declare war on Burma and send troops to destroy his country, so as to officially introduce Chinese power into this important place in the southwest domain.

From ancient times to the present, the various regimes of the Chinese Empire have never conquered the Burma region, and this southwestern important land connecting the Indian Ocean has become the limit of the expansion of the Chinese Empire in the agricultural era.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, it could only set up some administrative institutions such as the Propaganda Department and the Detention Department at the junction between Myanmar and the country, which did not have much impact on the current situation in Myanmar.

So, can I only be satisfied with the same scope of rule as the Ming Dynasty?

Of course not!

My goal is to let the Tang Army's troops open an important passage to the east coast of the Indian Ocean! It is to bring Burma, a southwestern vassal state that is extremely rich in geographical location and various resources, under its own rule, and from then on become an inseparable and important part of the Chinese Empire!

If this plan is successful, the Chinese Empire will become a grand country spanning two oceans, and such a magnificent prospect will not hesitate to spend more money and human lives!

Thinking about it, Li Xiao immediately replied to Huang Degong. In the letter, he told Huang Degong to pay close attention to the situation in Myanmar and report any changes in Myanmar as soon as there is any change.

In addition, Li Xiao asked him to quickly sweep away western Yunnan while the situation in Burma was still calm, and then go to eastern Yunnan to wipe out the remnants of the local Hongguang puppet dynasty and the local Tusi who did not submit to the rule of the Tang army.

After the eastern part of Yunnan was calm and the whole of Yunnan was under the rule of the Tang army, Huang Degong's troops should immediately send troops to western Guangxi, and together with the soldiers and horses of the second town of the Tang army, they would attack from east to west and wipe out all the local Hongguang puppet forces in Guangxi.

As soon as Li Xiao's order was issued, Huang Degong received the news and immediately accelerated the speed of pacifying western Yunnan, and in the next month, he quickly pacified the entire western Yunnan, and then marched into eastern Yunnan.

The Tang army coerced the remnants of central and western Yunnan to pacify the remnants of central and western Yunnan, and marched into eastern Yunnan, where the Hongguang puppet dynasty was even weaker, and it became more and more unstoppable. The enemy surrendered to the wind, and there was not even a single opponent who dared to fight.

However, there are still those who do not know the situation in the local Tusi who stubbornly resisted, which slightly delayed the pace of the Tang army's unification of eastern Yunnan. However, these Tusi forces in eastern Yunnan, both in terms of strength and tribal population, were much smaller than those in central and western Yunnan, so the resistance to the Tang army was very limited. These rebellious local Tusi were basically slightly resisted for a while, and they were quickly wiped out by the Tang army, and all their clans, young and old, were sent overseas by the Tang army.

When the Tang army was triumphantly singing all the way to eastern Yunnan, the remnants of the Hongguang puppet dynasty in western Guizhou could no longer sit still, and their urgent documents were quickly transmitted to Fuzhou, the capital of the Hongguang court, through the unblocked sea route in the south.

Zheng Zhilong, the actual ruler of the Hongguang Imperial Court, couldn't help frowning when he saw these letters, and his heart was even more uneasy. He thought about it for a while, and asked his eldest brother Zheng Hongkui, third brother Zheng Zhibao, and his son Zheng Chenggong to come to the hall to discuss matters.

As for Zhu Yousong, the supervisor of the Hongguang Puppet Dynasty, by now, he has been completely hollowed out by Zheng Zhilong and has become a completely useless puppet.

Because now under the rule of the Hongguang puppet dynasty, there are basically only Fujian and Guangdong controlled by Zheng Zhilong, so Zheng Zhilong has become more and more contemptuous and indifferent to Zhu Yousong, basically all the decrees have been issued, and Zhu Yousong has completely lost the role of a rubber stamp.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong did not think of asking Zhu Yousong for instructions at such a military intelligence meeting, but directly bypassed him and held a meeting in his own mansion to solve it.

Hearing the eldest brother's order, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhibao, and their son Zheng Chenggong all came to his living room quickly to discuss matters together.

Zheng Chenggong is the eldest son of Zheng Zhilong, at the age of 24, born majestic and strong, handsome and extraordinary, Zheng Zhilong in his heart, and secretly thinks that he is the future head of the Zheng family. In the past, when there was nothing to do, they all took it with them, in order to teach them by word and deed, so that they could take on the task and mature as soon as possible.

Therefore, this discussion was about how to ask for help from Guixi, and Zheng Chenggong, who originally went to the port to supervise the construction of sea ships, was also called to the meeting.

Everyone entered the hall, Zheng Zhilong showed everyone those letters asking for help from Guixi, and after briefly explaining the current situation to everyone, he asked worriedly: "Everyone, now that the Tang army has pacified Guizhou and Yunnan, it is estimated that in the future, it will definitely attack the Guangxi headquarters from the east and west. I can tell you what you think about it now. ”

As soon as Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, Zheng Zhibao, who had the most short temper, immediately shouted: "Grandma's! The dog-in-the-Tang army deceived people too much! If you don't give them a little bit of color, they think that our Zheng Jiajun is all vegetarian! Big brother, from my point of view, I need to immediately mobilize an army to give the Tang army a head-on assault! ”

After Zheng Zhibao finished speaking, Zheng Zhilong frowned, Zheng Hongkui was silent, and Zheng Chenggong replied with a sneer: "Then according to the third uncle, how should our army beat the Tang army?" ”

Zheng Zhibao glanced at him, and said loudly: "In my opinion, if you are happy, you will send troops spontaneously and go west to attack the soldiers and horses of the second town of the Tang Army stationed in the east of Guangxi, first destroy all such dogs, and then march into Guizhou, Yunnan." If you want to make a detour, you can send a big ship to carry a large army, land on the coast of the southeast of Guangxi, and give the soldiers and horses of the second town of the Tang Army a rear wrap, which can also destroy such a dog. In short, it is necessary to first destroy all the soldiers and horses of the second town of the Tang Army on the spot! ”

Zheng Zhibao finished speaking loudly, looking around at everyone, but found that none of them were looking at themselves, as if what they just said was just a joke.

Zheng Zhibao was in a hurry, he shouted at Zheng Zhilong: "Big brother, why don't you speak?!" Isn't what the little brother said wrong? The Tang Army is so rampant now, if you don't give them a little color, how can you curb their development momentum, and how can you save Guixi from such a critical situation now! ”

Zheng Zhibao roared and roared, but Zheng Guilong was still silent, and Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong were also silent.

Seeing everyone's attitude, Zheng Zhibao stomped his feet fiercely in anger, then put his hands on his chest, looked out the window angrily, and stopped making a sound.

There was an awkward silence in the entire living room.

Zheng Zhilong sighed lightly, turned his head, and asked his son Zheng Chenggong: "Chenggong, from your point of view, how should our army deal with the situation in Guixi, is it appropriate?" ”

Zheng Chenggong groaned for a while, and then replied to his father: "Father, in the opinion of a child, it is feasible for our army to abandon Guixi and guard Fujian and Guangdong. ”

"What?! What do you say?! Before Zheng Zhilong could speak, Zheng Zhibao on the side was already yelling loudly again: "Grandma's! Uncle Wei really didn't think about you, you were so timid when you succeeded, you didn't even have the courage to fight with the Tang Army! You gave up all the area of Guixi to the Tang Army like this, this, this is really a loss of face for my Zheng family! ”

"Humph! But I don't know what my uncle is talking about! Zheng Chenggong sneered, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he stared straight at Zheng Zhibao, who was thundering on the opposite side: "Third uncle, if you send the soldiers and horses under our Zheng family out to fight against an opponent who is impossible to defeat, then my nephew really doesn't know whether such an act is brave or reckless, whether it is for the country's merit, or for the sake of human life!" ”

"You! What did you say! Choked on his nephew's face, Zheng Zhibao was extremely angry and panted.

Zheng Chenggong didn't look at him, but turned to his father Zheng Zhilong and said: "Father, now the soldiers and horses of the second town of the Tang Army, since the capture of the Guidong area, have been divided into three places, each other is a horn trend, and its camps are all very firmly managed, and there are no flaws left for our army. And the Tang army is elite and sharp, and there are a large number of artillery guns to help, if it waits for our army to attack, then whether our army is attacking in front of the face or behind the back, I am afraid that it is difficult to win. If under such circumstances, I still have to force my Zheng family's troops and horses to attack the Tang army's fortified city, what is the difference between it and ordering them to die. ”

When Zheng Chengshi said this, he hesitated for a moment, and continued: "Father, in fact, there is no need for children to say more, you also know that compared with the Tang Army, our army is stronger than him, but the army is far weaker than him. If our army abandons its strengths and weaknesses and fights with it, we are afraid of the final outcome, which is really not good. ”

After listening to Zheng Chenggong's analysis, Zheng Zhilong frowned, kept brushing his beard, and didn't speak for a long time.

He was silent for a long time before turning his head and asking Zheng Hongkui: "Hongkui, in your opinion, how our army should act is appropriate." ”

Zheng Hongkui, who had been silent until now, finally coughed lightly and began to speak: "Big brother, third brother, success, in my opinion, if only our army attacks the Tang army alone, it is indeed inappropriate. However, it would be wrong to abandon Guixi and sit back and watch the Tang army, after annexing Yunnan and Guizhou, to bring the entire territory of Guangxi, which borders Guangdong, under its rule, but turn a blind eye and do nothing at all. We have only thought about it for a long time and have come up with a feasible plan, and I hope you will listen to me in detail. ”

Zheng Zhilong's eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly: "Second brother, you are going to sell Guanzi, come quickly!" ”