"Boom Boom"

In the early morning of August 21, the Ming army began shelling the city of Naypyidaw, and there were only more than 10,000 Burmese soldiers in the city.

The cannonballs exploded inside the city, and in a short time the city was reduced to a sea of fire.

The Burmese soldiers and Burmese civilians in the city were killed and wounded by the bombing, and mourning was everywhere.

In the face of such a powerful offensive by the Ming army, the Burmese soldiers in the city almost instantly lost the will to resist and jumped down from the city wall, and even the city wall did not have the courage to continue to defend it.

"Boom" was another huge explosion, and the entrance of the city gate in Naypyidaw was directly blown open.

The dust and smoke passed, and the Ming army's iron cavalry entered the city from the hole in the city gate that was blown open.

"Bang! Bang! After the Ming cavalry who rushed to the front shot the first Burmese soldier with a rifle, they did not immediately reload the rifle, but instead charged with a saber.

"Rush!" War horses galloped through every street within the Naypyidaw.

The Burmese soldiers in the city had long lost the will to fight, so even if the Ming army only fired one shot and did not use rifles, they did not have the courage to resist the Ming army.

More and more Ming cavalry rushed into the city.

The fall of Naypyidau by the Ming army was completely inevitable, and more than 10,000 Burmese soldiers in the city, in the face of the Ming army's iron cavalry, even if they escaped from the city, could not escape the pursuit of the Ming army, and in the end, in addition to more than 1,000 people were killed, tens of thousands of Burmese soldiers were captured.

Naypyidaw was captured, and then south was the city of Taungoo, the capital of the Burmese kingdom.

The news of the fall of Naypyidaw by the Ming army reached the ears of the Burmese king at great speed.

"It's over, it's over!" The Burmese king muttered in despair.

The capital Donghu can no longer be defended, the Ming army is about to come to the city, and his main army in Burma has been completely destroyed in the battle of Mandalay, he has no strength to resist the Ming army, not even the army, he can not resist the Siam country that is also raging on his Burmese territory, he can see that the Ming Dynasty is determined to destroy his Burma country, and the Siam country is also iron-hearted and does not believe that the Ming army will go back to destroy the Siam country after destroying Burma, in the face of such a situation, there is no room for maneuver.

"Your Majesty, what should I do!" A Burmese official asked the Burmese king worriedly.

The Burmese king did not answer, and did not even speak for a long time.

Do you want to surrender to the Ming army?

No! He doesn't want to be a prisoner yet!

Suddenly, there was a hint of determination in the expression of the Burmese king, who must have made some decision.

"Let's go, leave Donghu and avoid the Ming army for the time being!" Sure enough, said the Burmese king.

As soon as these words came out, it was almost equivalent to giving up the capital of the kingdom of Donghu, and it was difficult to say that it was called abandoning the city and fleeing, and giving up the city of Donghu to the Ming army.

The surrounding officials and generals were taken aback and opened their mouths wide, they obviously did not expect such a decision from the Burmese king.

"Your Majesty, is Your Majesty going to move the capital?" Although he already knew in his heart that the Burmese king was ready to give up the capital Donghu, but he abandoned the city and fled, especially since this city was still the capital, and it was not good to say after all, so the Burmese official automatically said that the capital was moved.

"That's right, it's to move the capital!" The Burmese king nodded, Naypyidaw had fallen, and the Ming army was about to attack the city of Donghu, Donghu could no longer stay, and if he stayed any longer, when the Ming army's iron cavalry came to the city, he would inevitably become a prisoner of the Ming army.

Although the Burmese king had no way to defeat the Ming army, and his heart was full of despair, as long as it was not the last moment, he still did not want to become a prisoner of the Ming army.

"Where is Your Majesty going?" The Burmese king nodded in confirmation, and immediately a Burmese general stepped forward and asked.

"Go to Yangon!" The Burmese king gritted his teeth and said.

Rangoon? Burmese officials and generals were taken aback, this was not a good place.

Yangon was the most prosperous town in the southern part of the Kingdom of Burma, facing the sea on both sides and interacting with European merchants. Prosperous is prosperous enough, and it is also the largest city in Myanmar except for the capital Taungoo and Mandalay, but because Yangon is surrounded by the sea on both sides, and there is no big dense forest to hide around, once facing the attack of the Ming army, there will be no danger to defend!

"Your Majesty, can you choose another place, Yangon is not a good place, and it is also impossible to stop the attack of the Ming army!" A Burmese official stepped forward and said.

"Needless to say, I've already decided, I'll go to Yangon!" The King of Burma is firm.

Indeed, Yangon is surrounded by the sea on both sides, and unless you go to the sea, once you face the attack of the Ming army, you will have nowhere to retreat!

However, Mandalay and a large area in the north had been occupied by the Ming army, and a large area such as Taunggyi in the southeast had also been attacked by the Siamese state, and he could go there except for Yangon.

To say that there are a large number of dense forest mountains in the east and south of Siam, and if you can't beat the Ming army, you can hide in the dense forest for temporary refuge, but because those places are close to Siam, and the King of Siam is taking advantage of the fire in that place to attack the city, if he goes to those places, he will avoid the Ming army, but there is also a greater possibility of being captured by the King of Siam.

Would the Burmese king be willing to be a captive of the King of Siam?

No, the fool of the King of Siam has been crushed by him all his life, even if he is captured by the Ming army, or killed in battle, he does not want to become a prisoner of the King of Siam, so Rangoon has become his only choice.

Moreover, there are many foreigners in Yangon, and he can still ask the foreigners for help when necessary, and perhaps relying on the strength of the foreigners, he may be able to help him repel the Ming army.

Moreover, Taunggyi, which Siam was attacking, was not far from Naypyidaw and Taungoo, and the Ming army must have known the news.

The Ming army had planned to continue the attack on Siam after destroying him in Burma. The fool of the King of Siam didn't believe him, and dared to take advantage of the fire to rob, it's really hateful! He had reason to believe that since the Ming army also planned to attack Siam after destroying his Burma, then he would definitely not let go of the Siamese army that he sent to his door.

When the time comes, let the Ming army and the Siamese army eat dog, and let the Siamese king end up being defeated by the Ming army like him!

The Burmese king sneered in his heart.

Time is pressing, maybe the Ming army is about to come to the city of Donghu, since it has been decided, then the king of Burma does not hesitate, after simply packing up some things, with the entire Burmese royal family under the protection of 30,000 Burmese soldiers, abandon the capital Donghu, all the way to Yangon direction.

In order to avoid the pursuit of the Ming army before reaching Yangon, the Burmese king did not completely let go of the city of Donghu, but left a part of the old, weak, sick and disabled to continue to defend the town, even if he knew that it was impossible to hold it, but it was still necessary to delay the process of the Ming army.