In the thirtieth year of Jiajing, Mang Yinglong ascended the throne and eliminated all the regimes in Myanmar one by one, and the Ava Dynasty and the Tusi of various Shan states knelt down under his royal banner. In the seventh year of Wanli, Mang Yinglong is the head of the army to the north, under the leadership of the famous traitor Yue Feng of the Wanli Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, Mang Yinglong began to command the Burmese soldiers to attack Mengyang, Mengmi, Mubang, Mengyang and other large areas of land fell under the rule of the Donghu Dynasty, despite this, the Ming Dynasty still did not take active countermeasures, on the contrary, in the eighth year of Wanli (1580), the governor of Yunnan Rao Renkan sent people to appease Burma, but the Burmese king Mang Yinglong ignored it. Probably on his offensive path with smooth sailing, it is only a matter of time before he takes the Ming Dynasty.

(Yue Feng can also be regarded as a typical white-eyed wolf.) He was originally the Jishi (staff officer) of Longchuan Tusi Duoshining. A native of Fuzhou, Jiangxi, cunning and resourceful, he went to Longchuan to do business and folded the capital to work under Duo Shining, and won the trust of Duo Shining, and later this Duo Shi Ning Tusi also married his sister to Yue Feng, and the two became in-laws. After Yue Feng served as the secretary, he flattered Duo Shining, deceived his superiors and subordinates, and secretly seized the real power of Longchuan. Later, Mang Yinglong's army arrived, and Han Ba and others in Mubang lobbied for the Burmese side to lobby the Tusi in various places, and Yue Feng also secretly fought with them for a blood alliance. He lured Doshning to Burma to attach himself to Mang Yinglong, but Doshning objected. Yue Feng then instructed his son Yue Xiwu to poison Duo Shi Ning, and killed Du Shi Ning's wife, children and most of the people, thus seizing the official seal of Longchuan and the Ming Dynasty. This is a typical act of ingratitude, as a poisonous snake warmed by Tosning's body temperature bites him and his family to death. After Yue Feng killed Duo Shining, he took refuge in Mang Yinglong. He was presented with gold and silver, made an appointment with father and son, and accepted Mang Yinglong's false order, became Longchuan Xuanfu, and began his career as a traitor. ）

In the tenth year of Wanli, the Burmese army broke through the dry cliff and entered Yaoguan (now Yaoguan, Shidian County, Yunnan). In the eleventh year of Wanli, the Burmese army burned and plundered Shidian (now Shidian, Yunnan), attacked Shunning (now Fengqing, Yunnan), and Zhanda (now Lianhua Street, Yingjiang County, Yunnan).

From the eleventh to the twelfth year of Wanli, the Ming army counterattacked and temporarily expelled the forces of the Donghu Dynasty from Mubang, Mengyang, Manmo and other places.

During the lifetime of Mang Yinglong. Removed all the power of the Ming Dynasty in Northern Burma. By the end of his reign, Burma had become more extensive than ever, stretching from Lam Cheng (Vientiane) in Laos in the east to Manipur in India in the west. south to the coast of the Indian Ocean. North to the nine Shan princely states on the border of present-day China and Burma. It occupies most of the Indochina Peninsula. This was the strongest period in Myanmar's history. But he failed to really start the war of aggression against China.

In the eleventh year of Wanli, Mang Yinglong died at the age of 66. His career may only be possible in his later generations, and it is his son Mang Yingli who ascends the throne. (Whether or not he can fulfill his father's wish is another matter.) ）

After the thirteenth year of Wanli, the Burmese army continued to invade the Yunnan border of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty was not able to consolidate the achievements of the self-defense counterattack in the 11th to 12th years of Wanli, and Mengyang, Mubang and other places were successively controlled by the Donghu Dynasty.

At the end of the 21st year of Wanli, the Burmese army invaded on a large scale, claiming to have an army of 300,000 and 100 war elephants. After the Burmese army invaded and occupied Manmo, it divided its troops into three routes, attacking Lasa (in present-day Longchuan County, Yunnan), attacking Shafang and Mangshi (present-day Luxi, Yunnan), and attacking Shanmulong all the way.

The one who really raised troops on a large scale was Mang Yinglong's grandson, Anabilon. This man was also a figure who repelled the Arakanese attack westward, recovering all the lost territories of Lower Burma, especially in 1613 when he regained the Portuguese-occupied Salem and expelled the Portuguese from Burma, thus completing the unification of Burma once again.

In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, Anabilon sent 300,000 Burmese troops to attack Mubang, but the Ming army could not help them, and Mubang fell. Chen Yongbin, the governor of Yunnan, was imprisoned and killed.

But this war of the thirty-fourth year of Wanli was also the last major war between the Ming Dynasty and Burma. Since then, there have been basically no large-scale military conflicts between the Ming and Burmese wars. From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, there was a lack of money and food, the army's armament and discipline were lax, and there was no energy to make a large-scale military move against Burma, which was a miasma and barbaric location, and it was no longer able to recover the vast areas occupied by Burma; On the Burmese side, Anabilon immediately swung south after occupying China's Mu State in a war to reunify Burma. He devoted most of his forces to the Arakanese and the Portuguese, who had been with him against his uncle Mangyingri.

During the battle against Mangyingri, the Arakanese and Portuguese mercenaries captured the treaty port of Salem and sacked the city, and then joined forces with the Taungoo army under the city of Bago. The coalition army entered the capital smoothly, divided the treasure and the princess, and Mang Yingli was imprisoned.

However, yesterday's comrades-in-arms are today's enemies in the blink of an eye. Anabilon's Burmese sword, the blade is directed at these yesterday's subordinates and allies.

However, he died in the second year of Chongzhen, and although he was reigning at this time, Ta Long also worked hard to make the country prosperous, abandoned the war of foreign expansion that cost the people and money, devoted himself to the recovery and development of the domestic economy, and distributed land to landless peasants. However, the Ayutthaya dynasty in the south was supported by the southern Chinese army at that time, and after the signing of the Treaty of Ayutthaya, a large number of Siamese people with sophisticated swords and guns continued to squeeze Burma from the south to the north. And Li Shouhan continued to march westward, and successively turned Laos, Nanzhang and other places that were once the purse of Myanmar into the territory of the Nanzhong Army.

The tiger at the south gate and the dragon at the east gate never drove away, and two hungry wolves came to the west. From the second year of Chongzhen, the Dutch and the English began to return to Salian and opened the Burmese branch of the East India Company. However, the Dutchman's East India Company and the English East India Company were just two of Long's prevailing at this time. After the Battle of Humen and the Battle for the Reconquest of Taiwan, there was a good example of Basten there, and these people knew that in order to live well in this land and make a fortune, it was best to have a good relationship with Governor Li.

"Yikes! This group of barbarians, such a confusing name! It's so hard to tell! Wang Dehua listened to Shouhan and Huang Xinjunchen briefly introduced to him the grievances and entanglements between Myanmar and Daming and the surrounding Sanxuan and Six Consolations, although it was as concise as possible. But it was also said for almost an hour.

The mouth of the speaker is foaming, and the people who listen are in the clouds.

Regarding these wars that occurred in the distant and barbarous Yunnan during the Wanli period, only Wang Dehua had a vague impression in his mind, and the rest of the people were like falling into the fog. Strange names, strange place names, Siamese people, Portuguese, and Arakanese people are in it, this is even more chaotic than five chaotic China, five dynasties and ten kingdoms.

"In a word, father-in-law. A certain family has already ordered. Five garrison brigades, one mixed brigade, more than 40 ships of the size of the navy, and more than 500 merchant ships were mobilized to be stationed in the Chao Phraya River and other places. Devoted to Myanmar this following offense. Conquer the perverse country of the ruler of the king. ”

"My lord in addition to mobilizing the troops of these six brigades. It also mobilized soldiers and horses from the two towns to advance westward from Java, Manlaga, Lijiapo and other places to support the army. At the same time, in the name of the governor of the Southern and Central Roads, the army, horses, money, and food, he transferred the king of Siam. He was ordered to mobilize his native troops and march from northern Siam to Burma. All the land that is conquered shall belong to the king of his great city. A month ago, a letter was sent, claiming that 50,000 native soldiers, more than 100 artillery pieces, and more than 200 war elephants had been mobilized to attack the Burmese army. ”

"The Arakan to the west of the Burmese rebels has been obedient for a long time, and this generation has a common enmity with the Burmese Mangying family. The king of his land is willing to send 10,000 troops to attack Burma from west to east, in order to repay the virtue of the king's father for raising and sheltering! ”

Bitter also!

After hearing Huang Xin's words, Wang Dehua couldn't stop complaining in his heart. That's how this international war began? After listening briefly, Ning Yuanbo alone mobilized no less than ten brigades of soldiers and horses, and dozens of ships of the naval division participated in the battle.

In addition, the mobilized people and the weapons, money, and food consumed are all no less than the amount consumed by Chengzu in the desert in his previous northern expeditions. In this way, how can we still send troops, horses, money and grain to the north to reinforce the front line of Ningyuan and Jinzhou?

"Uncle, I can't hide it. Our family went south this time, in addition to the decree, there was another messenger. ”

"Father-in-law, we already know, don't you want us to report to the court which son will inherit our title? If it is according to the regulations of the imperial court etiquette system and the Ming Dynasty, we should report the boss, but now the boss and his younger brothers are training everywhere to do things for the emperor and the people. Let's plan to let these boys experience it again, do more things for the emperor and the court, and report to the court and the emperor after they have some meager contributions. Shouhan turned the topic to the Ministry of Rites ordering him to report the name and resume of the prince.

"The matter of the son of the world, according to what the uncle said. However, uncle, please think about it, if it is just a matter of canonizing the prince, will the emperor let our family go south at the end of the year, against the wind and snow? Wang Dehua showed a wry smile on his face. Since he knew that there was little hope for moving soldiers and horses to the north, he simply talked about it.

Hearing Wang Dehua's intentions and thoughts, Shouhan felt a burst of disdain in his heart, "I have long known that the purpose of your coming is not just to take a holy decree to urge me to establish a son as soon as possible!" And with a bunch of poor and sour impeachment papers, you can buy them from me! Although this is the case in my heart, my face is full of remorse.

"Father-in-law! How could such a military event not be known to a certain family earlier? You wait until the discussion is done before you propose it to a certain family, but the soldiers and horses of a certain family are not left unmoving! Come and see! ”

Shouhan opened the curtain that was originally hidden on the wall, but inside was a map, no less in size than the map of Nanzhong that Wang Dehua had watched, but what it depicted was the situation of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Several thick red arrows point from the west, south, southwest, and east to Myanmar.

One of the thickest arrows has traveled north along the coastline from Lingjiawei Island and Chao Phraya River, and has reached the place where the Irrawaddy River enters the sea.

"Father-in-law, this road is the main force of our army, and the troops of the three brigades are carrying hundreds of ships to Salian."

"Shalian? Why do you want to go here? Isn't the nest of the Burmese capital? Wang Dehua's eyes widened, he searched on the map, and pointed his finger to a point on the map, "Wacheng? ”

Wa Cheng is the name of Mandalay, the capital of the Burmese people, because it is the place where the Burmese dynasties established the capital, and it is named after the famous ancient capital of Myanmar in its suburbs.

"Since it's a crusade against the ministers, why don't you do a direct ploughing and sweeping the holes? Instead, the soldiers went straight to this seaside place? ”

Although Wang Dehua is the head of the eunuchs, he has been by Chongzhen's side for many years. helped deal with government affairs, and also trained a pair of sharp eyes, and at a glance it was clear that the purpose of the Nanyue Army seemed to be a little different from the deployment of the army.

When Shouhan heard this, he immediately put away his contempt. The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, although there were not many who left a good reputation in history, in the process of helping the emperor to fight against the civil official group, without exception were covered with sewage and black pots. Even the famous Zheng He is also infamous for his great achievements and wasting people's strength. However, when it comes to practical work ability, it is no less than those who are familiar with the Four Books and the Five Classics, and have passed the township examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination. And even more.

(When Wei Zhongxian, an illiterate and hooligan who had not read much, was in charge of the government.) But it was also the time when the price index was the lowest and the country's tax revenue was the highest at the end of the Ming Dynasty, what does this mean? ）

"My father-in-law is amazing! At a glance, I can see this careful thinking of a certain household soldier! ”

Thumbs up, Shouhan sincerely praised Wang Dehua's vision.

"The nest of the Burmese is indeed in Wacheng, but they want to take Wacheng. You must first control the Irrawaddy River. occupies this place. Shouhan knocked on the two cities of Salem and Yangon, which are across the Yangon River.

But why? Why should I take this place in the first place? ”

"This Irrawaddy River. For the Burmese people, it is like the Yangtze River of my Ming Dynasty. And Wacheng is also by this river, my father-in-law try to imagine it. If an army and horses occupied the mouth of the Yangtze River, marched along the river, and captured Nanjing, what would happen to the imperial court? ”

"We must exhaust the soldiers and horses of the DPRK and go to expel them, otherwise, once the enemy soldiers and horses come to the city, won't it form a situation of driving slaves with the master?!"

Wang Dehua's idea is still based on the strategic solid-state of defending the enemy outside the country in this era, but he only thought of not allowing outsiders to fight in the capital, but he never thought of the economic level other than military and political affairs.

At this point, the British are playing with it perfectly.

During the First Opium War, the British saw the economic significance of the Yangtze River to the Qing Dynasty and the political significance derived from it. Therefore, warships were dispatched to blockade the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Zhenjiang, and thousands of boats and sand boats could not move north.

If the ships could not go north, there would be problems with the food supply of Jingshi and the Eight Banners, so the Qing court immediately signed the Treaty of Nanjing with Yingyi.

(A little off-topic, now that the bald eagle spares no effort to support Li Jiapo's father and son, does it also have this consideration?) It is also the inheritance of power passed down from father to son, why does the bald eagle's eyes stare at the fat man's house and not look at Li Jiapo? ）

Shouhan also has a lot of experience in stealing teachers from the British, and every time he enters Beijing to join the King of Weiqin, in order to prevent accidents, he has made a backup move according to the above basic principles. prepared retaliatory means to ensure his lovely head, one of the most important of which was to blockade the Yangtze River and cut off the canal.

Now the naval division of the Nanyue Army carried a mixed brigade unit adapted from the Xuanwu Battalion to the city of Salen opposite Yangon, and the Portuguese and Dutch who were doing business in the city had already received the news and opened the city without the slightest resistance. The English were reluctant at first, but when they saw that the Dutch and Portuguese were doing a great deal of business with the troops of the Southern Cantonese Army, they also joined in this dry firewood and fire activity of male thieves and female prostitutes, nay, concubines, and concubines, and provided the sailors with some basic hydrological information on the various parts of the Yangon and Irrawaddy rivers.

"Yangon and Salian are the two key points that hold the mouth of the Irrawaddy River, although the city of Yangon is not big, and it is nearly a thousand miles away from Wacheng, but our army controls this place, and the Burmese are bound to fight to the death. Our army will be able to entertain the guests. ”

Today's Yangon is not the first big city in Burma in later generations, and it is only a small town with a slight scale at this time, but because of the access to the sea, and the location of the Portuguese, English, and Dutch East India Company across the river, the Burmese government and the opposition, as long as there is a little brain, it is bound to send a large army to drive the Nanyue army into the sea.

"My father-in-law spent the New Year in Hue peacefully, waiting for the good news. Even if a certain family can't send soldiers and horses to the north with his father-in-law, he can still find ways to raise a batch of money, food, and materials to send to the front line for Hong Hengjiu's use. ”

After saying this, Shouhan lowered his voice and leaned into Wang Dehua's ear, "If the front line is smooth, when the father-in-law goes north, maybe he can escort the Burmese king Ta Long to Beijing and ask for guilt in front of the Son of Heaven." In a certain family's report book, you have to ask your father-in-law to list them together. ”

This is the Shouhan to divide more than half of the credit and limelight of conquering Burma, conquest of non-ministers, and locking up the enemy chieftain to enter Beijing to ask for guilt!

Wang Dehua's eyes flashed with flames, before he and Wang Chengen accompanied the Nanyue Army in Changqing, World War II in Jinan, the status and military exploits were improved together, and now Ning Yuanbo has another meritorious gift, if there is such a military exploit, his status in the court and the palace is no longer shakeable!

"I wonder what the battle is going on?"

After the prince's ass sat on the side of the Nanyue Army, his head naturally had to accept the command of the ass.

"Although our army has occupied the two towns of Yangon and Salian, and closed the Yangon River with a horn, but after all, Myanmar is a strong country for a while, although it has been declining for a while in the past few decades, but the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and its strength is still not to be underestimated!"

I don't know when, Li Peilin, who had finished handling the outside affairs, walked into the study, and poured a basin of cold water on the prince after greeting Wang Dehua.

"According to the Burmese history books, Burma has defeated the Celestial Empire many times!" (To be continued......)