Chapter 853: The city of Mubang is broken, and the remnants of the army surrender
The sun was setting, and under the dim sky, the general led 5,000 elite Burmese troops to rush out of the fortifications with a loud shout, and rushed towards the front of the marching Tang army's battle array.
Seeing the Burmese army rushing out of the fortifications and rushing towards itself, the Tang army's military formation immediately stopped, and then immediately set up a formation and prepared to meet the enemy.
"Ready!"
"Put!"
"Bang 。。。。。。"
With the leading captain of the Tang Army, the three rows of Tang Gunners quickly formed a three-stage strike formation in the front and rear rows.
Among the 10,000 shots, the 3,000 strokes in the front row were fired first.
Then, the first row stepped back to the back of the third, followed by the second row of 3,000 shots.
Then the second row retreated to the first row, and the third row of gunners came up and fired more than 3,000 Lumi guns.
At this point, a complete three-stage blow is completed.
After the third row of gunners was completed, the original first row of gunners had already loaded gunpowder and bullets, and continued to go to the front, ready to start a new round of firing again, and the three-stage attack process began again.
The sound of gunshots like bursting beans rang out densely, and the muzzle flames formed a row of dark red flying fire curtains, and thick white smoke immediately surged up on the shields lined up in a straight line.
Countless whistling small lead bullets weighing three coins let out a slight scream, and shot away at the Burmese army rushing towards the opposite side.
These hot and hot small lead bullets roared away, and immediately pierced into the bodies of those Burmese soldiers like hot knives piercing butter.
Under the almost endless, seemingly endless blows of the Tang army, the 5,000 Burmese troops who rushed forward together were instantly shot and killed more than 800 people in the first three-stage salvo.
The lieutenant who led the charge was quite different because of the bright armor he was wearing, so he himself could be called a bullet magnet.
The first three-stage salvo of the Tang army, a full fifteen lead bullets, hit him at the same time, leaving the lieutenant general from head to toe, covered with dense small blood holes.
The adjutant general of the Burmese army, who was originally brandishing a war knife and shouting forward, stopped rushing forward as if he had been suddenly hit with a heavy hammer. After being stunned for less than a second, he fell to the ground on his back and did not move again.
As soon as the leading adjutant general was killed, he encountered a head-on attack on the Burmese army, which suffered heavy casualties, and the formation was suddenly in chaos.
The remaining 4,000 or so Burmese soldiers, as soon as they were a little sluggish, were all like crazy about gain and loss, and turned around and fled. A very large number of people lost their weapons and just wanted to run faster.
It's just that the interval between the next three strikes is extremely short, and the dense and non-stop Lumi guns completely dispelled their desire to escape, and countless lead bullets caught up with them, and shot them five or six hundred people from behind.
After seeing the remaining more than 3,000 Burmese troops fleeing back to their own formation in an extremely embarrassed posture, the Tang army gunners packed up their weapons, and after shouting an order, they continued to maintain a stable formation with the soldiers and horses of the main formation behind them, and continued to advance towards the city.
Seeing this tragic scene, the main general Uchiyama and all the Burmese troops who were hiding behind the fortifications that were urgently built were suddenly beaten.
Depend on! The firearms of the Tang army were so powerful, this was not a war at all, but an outright massacre.
Such a dense and concentrated shooting, as if it would never stop, was completely different from any Ming army that had been faced before. This kind of almost endless firepower, this kind of slaughtering battle that wiped out all the attacking troops, was a huge blow to the heart of the Burmese army.
Such a near-mortal ending made the Burmese army no longer have the courage to assault, and all the remaining troops were cowered in the city.
At this time, the most anxious and panicked was the main general of the city, Uchiyama.
What to do?
The Tang Army's offensive was so fierce, could the remaining soldiers under his command who were demoralized and demoralized and had no fighting spirit, as well as those even more unbearable temporary summons, really be able to withstand it?
Uchiyama's face was full of fear and confusion.
At this time, the Tang army had already marched rapidly again, and came to an accurate range of more than 400 paces.
"Ready!"
"Put!"
"Bang bang bang! ……”
It was again a dense and incessant, as if it would never stop beating, like bursting beans, and it immediately shot any Burmese soldiers who dared to show their heads on the fortifications.
Such a one-sided and complete massacre was an extremely happy thing for the Tang army, but for the Burmese army, it was simply an endless hell.
With the rapid increase in the number of casualties, the Burmese army guarding the fortifications began to quickly disorganize. There were even a lot of young men who had been summoned temporarily, wailing and throwing down their weapons, turning around and fleeing backwards.
However, they got up and fled, and their bodies, which were exposed outside the fortifications, were immediately hit by several whizzing Minnie bullets, killing them on the spot.
The entire Burmese army's defensive position suddenly became an extremely terrible human slaughterhouse.
Uchiyama's heart was full of despair.
Is it true that I am going to die here?
No, no......
It should be enough to be loyal to the Burmese king Mangbai so far.
I don't need to really give my life here, after all, there is still money and wealth that I have accumulated for many years, waiting for me, and dying here in battle is not worth it......
There are still too many beautiful things in this world, and I haven't had time to enjoy enough of them.
Alas, damn it, Lao Tzu has descended!
Where there is life, there is hope!
Finally, Uchiyama raised his head, looked around at everyone with a dying look, and shouted in a low voice: "Pass my order, the whole army will stop resisting, raise the white flag, and surrender to the Tang army!" ”
"Yes, yes."
Soon, at the entrances of the various garrisons in the city, the white flags were raised high and waved vigorously, which was very conspicuous in the dwilight twilight.
Seeing the white flag raised high in the Burmese army, Mo Changrong had a smug smile on his face, but there was an inexplicable sigh in his heart.
With such an indestructible firearm, it will not be difficult for the Tang army to sweep across Burma and sweep the whole territory in the future.
Mo Changrong groaned slightly, then waved his hand and ordered the entire army to stop attacking.
The sound of bursting beans was like a non-stop shooting, and it stopped instantly, and under the dusk sky, the entire battlefield was suddenly quiet.
Only large clouds of white whistle smoke filled silently everywhere, and finally disappeared into the sky of large dusky clouds, and disappeared into the blood-red sunset.
Soon, the three gates of Mubang City, east, west and north were all wide open, and the Tang army surrounded outside entered the city in large numbers like a raging flood, and continuous cheers surged up and resounded in the sky.
The entire Burmese army and the young men in the city, under the leadership of the main general Uchiyama Yujue, threw their weapons, formed a column, and walked out of the position in despair, and were immediately guarded by the Tang army.
At this point, this siege battle of Mubang has finally ended.
According to statistics, including the Burmese cavalry who were killed earlier, a total of more than 3,500 Burmese soldiers and young men in the city were killed by the Tang army, and countless others were wounded. Among the Tang army, only a few soldiers were slightly injured.
Such a battle was a completely one-sided slaughter.
From early morning to now, it took less than a day for the Tang army to successfully capture the northeastern town of Myanmar, Mubang, and its efficiency can be described as amazing.
Mo Changrong is very proud in his heart, now he has broken 100,000 elite Burmese troops first, and then captured this Mubang City, Burmese gongs and drums collapsed in the northeast, and the Tang army under his command should be able to drive straight into the two places of Changlu from here, and directly attack the Burmese capital Ava, the Burmese king Mangbai is unwilling and incapable.
When Mo Changrong was sighing, the Uchiyama Yujue himself, who raised the flag and surrendered, was quickly pushed and shoved by the Tang soldiers and brought to Mo Changrong, who was sitting upright on a horse.
Mo Changrong and the guards all looked down at him with smug and contemptuous eyes.
"This general is Mo Changrong, the mayor of the ninth town of the Tang Army, who are you, can you understand Chinese?"
Uchiyama was indifferent, so Mo Changrong asked the Han people to tell him about it.
After listening to the words of the Han people, Uchiyama felt a secret hatred in his heart, but he couldn't attack. He thought for a moment, then threw himself on his knees and kowtowed.
"Below is the fallacy of the Myawaddy Hou Neishan in Myanmar, but it is a pity that there are no eyes and no beads below, and they don't know the heavenly soldiers, and they dare to confront the Tang Army's heavenly might, so that the city is broken and the army is defeated, which is really a crime that deserves death."
Uchiyama replied with a stammering word, while kowtowing on the ground like pounding garlic.
Seeing that this Neishan Yujue, the most trusted cronie of the Burmese king Mangbai, and as the main general, is now kneeling in front of him so servilely and begging for mercy, Mo Changrong is very contemptuous in his heart. With a sarcastic look, he looked him up and down.
It's funny to say, Mo Changrong hadn't spoken yet, and the inner mountain who was kneeling on the ground felt that Mo Changrong was unwilling to accept his surrender, and he couldn't help but be afraid.
He raised his head, with a face full of dust, but there was a flattering smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to Mo Changrong urgently: "Lord Mo, but for the sake of the surrender of the people, spare the next cheap life!" Although it is not a pity to die, after all, he still understands the current affairs and has not fought against the heavenly soldiers to the end. Lord Huang, as long as you can spare your life, from now on, you will be willing to be a cow and a horse. “
Uchiyama's embarrassing and extremely humble words, after being vividly translated by the Han people, caused a group of Tang soldiers on the sidelines to eat and snicker.
It's just that Uchiyama is desperate to survive, and he doesn't care at all, he is like a stray dog begging for his master, kneeling on the ground, but his eyes are staring at the ground, looking at Mo Changrong who is sitting upright on the horse.
Mo Changrong despised this person to the extreme, but he smiled slightly, and replied loudly: "Neishan Fallacy, don't be so afraid. Ben has always had clear rewards and punishments, and he was fair and unbiased. Although you don't know the current affairs, and you should be severely punished against the heavenly soldiers, but thinking that you are lost and know that you have the merit of leading the people to surrender, it can be regarded as a small achievement. I will spare you the death penalty. “
"General Mo really has a big belly and a big heart, his heart is like the sea, and he admires it below, how can he express it! Thank you, General Mo! “
Listening to Mo Changrong's words that decided his own life and death, Uchiyama Yujue was overjoyed, full of lightness, and kowtowed anxiously like pounding garlic.
At this time, he seemed to think of something again, and asked Mo Changrong softly with a sneer: "Master Mo, since you have allowed our troops to surrender, then what are you going to do with these soldiers and horses and young men who defend the city next?" “
When Mo Changrong saw him, his face showed displeasure, and he immediately shouted: "This matter will have its own decision, so why do you need to ask more!" “
Seeing that Mo Changrong was angry, Uchiyama's face suddenly showed a look of fear, he snapped a few times, slapped his mouth a few times, and said loudly: "Damn it, have many mouths and many tongues, I hope that General Mo will not remember the villain's faults, and he will not care about the general below." “
Mo Changrong saw that he was so timid and frightened, and he couldn't help but feel even more contemptuous of this person.
Such cowardly and incompetent people can become the general of the Burmese state, and there is really no one in this Myanmar, and it is unreasonable for such a country not to perish.
"The troops and people in the city will have their own arrangements, you don't need to worry, you can get up and talk." Mo Changrong replied with a sneer.
Uchiyama got up tremblingly, nodded and stood beside Mo Changrong's horse, the expression on his face, flattery and grievance intertwined, and he couldn't tell how ridiculous it was.
At this moment, the officials of the Tang Army's Supervision and Pacification Department had already counted all the situation in the entire city of Mubang.
"Mayor Yuhuang, the situation of the whole city has been counted, our army has captured more than 32,000 people in this battle, and more than 10,000 young and strong people in the city brought by the Burmese army have been captured. In addition, in this Mubang city, a total of 18,000 taels of silver, more than 55,200 stones of grain and grass, more than 500 horses of various kinds of silk and satin cloth, and all kinds of ordnance seized were ......"
"Well, got it, you step down."
After listening to the report of the officials of the Supervision and Restoration Department, Mo Changrong's face was very calm.
It seems that the destruction of this heavy city of Mubang not only removed a big nail on the way forward, but also the surrender and capture of troops in this city are also considerable.
Mo Changrong came back to his senses from his contemplation, and quickly sent an order: "Pass on the general's order, immediately release the captured young men in the city, not prosecute them, and let them go home to reunite with their families, and at the same time post peace notices everywhere in the city to win over the people's hearts, calm the atmosphere in the city as soon as possible, and restore normal order to Mubang." “
"Order."
"All kinds of money, grain, and grass are seized, and after being checked by the Department of Supervision and Maintenance, all of them will be returned to the public, sealed and stored in the warehouse, and then rewards and pensions will be distributed according to the merits of the officers and men in the army."
"Order."
Speaking of this, Mo Changrong turned his head and said with a smile to the Uchiyama Fallacy who was standing aside: "Myowadihou, this town has an arrangement for your ministry now, I wonder if you are willing to do it?" ”
Uchiyama was stunned when he heard this, and immediately replied: "The new person who is under the Xia, but with the dispatch of Mayor Mo, there is no second word, and it will be effective." ”
"Okay, then I will continue to control all the more than 30,000 soldiers in the city by you, and after resting in this Mubang city for two days, then the whole army will be led to attack Ava with our army, and take the king of Nammese Mangbai." Mo Changrong's eyes were like knives: "How is it?" Is Myawaddy willing? ”
After listening to the translation, Uchiyama's face was full of joy. Immediately knelt on the ground again: "The lives of the subordinates and his subordinates were all given by General Mo, and An dared not to do his best for the Tang army." Please rest assured General Mo, we will completely draw a line with Mangbai, and from now on we will be loyal to the Tang Army. This time I was able to attack Ava at the front, and General Mo really looked up to it, and we are all grateful. General Mo is trustworthy, and he is determined to do his best to take down the head of the white dog and sacrifice it. ”
"Good, very good! If you can really do your best, whatever merits you have in the future will be the same as our army! Mo Changrong stroked his beard and laughed.