On the second day, He Fu led the middle, right, and left armies to Ava City. A few days later, the rear army led by Li Guan also arrived at Ava City. In addition to the 5,000 troops each in Taigong City and Anzheng Guocheng City (present-day Xingu, Burma), the rest of the army was brought to Ava City.

Zhu Yang also released the captured Ava soldiers in the city of Ava and formed the Ava Right Guard. Although the combat effectiveness of Ava's right guard will not be expected for a while, it is still capable of maintaining law and order and transporting some non-treasure baggage.

In this way, even if the wounded soldiers are eliminated in the city of Ava at this time, there are about 110,000 troops, and the soldiers are strong and strong.

These troops repaired in Ava City for a few more days, and when Zhu Yang discussed with Mu Ang whether to take the initiative to go south to meet the army led by Mingishuaxiu, he finally returned to the vicinity of Ava City with his army.

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On the evening of September 19 of the Ming calendar, Minjian City, a hundred miles west of Ava City, was built in Minjian City.

Mingisvarsius stood at the head of the city, looking in the direction of the city of Ava.

"The King." He was thinking about something when he heard a voice behind him.

He immediately looked back and saw his general's mana standing a few steps behind him.

"My loyal mana, is there anything wrong with you?" Mingisvasius asked.

"King, the cavalry I saw after arriving at Minjian City tonight today should be from the Ming Kingdom." Mana will do.

"Well, we Burmese people have never been in the habit of using cavalry, they all use elephant soldiers, and these cavalry must be from the Ming Kingdom." Mingisvar monasticism.

"Then tomorrow will be at war with the army of the Ming Kingdom?" Mana will do.

"I don't think so. From here to Ava, there are a hundred miles away from the Han people, and from our march to Minjiancheng, we have not encountered the Ming army to consider, the Ming army must be stationed in Ava waiting for us to collide head-on. ”

"The cavalry of the Ming Kingdom is the fastest enough to run three hundred miles in a day and night, even if the soft land of the central Burma Plain is not conducive to the cavalry galloping, the Ming army will know that we have come to Minjian City early tomorrow morning at the latest."

"The people of the Ming Kingdom have always been arrogant, and they will definitely not wait for us to fight under the city gate to meet the enemy, at least they will go out of the city for twenty or thirty miles to meet the enemy."

"I plan to travel forty miles a day in the next two days, and arrive twenty miles outside Ava City in the evening after tomorrow, and most of the battle will begin on the day after tomorrow." Mingisvar monasticism.

"King, don't fight with the Ming army, retreat to Bagan City, the Ming army is not so easy to deal with! Although according to the little prince, there were not many real Ming troops, only 10,000 or 20,000 people, but they gathered many Tusi troops, with a total strength of more than 60,000, and there may be a reserve army that has not yet rushed over. ”

"And we only have 70,000 people, and although we have elephants, they also have elephants, and they have things called cannons, and the siege is very powerful. We don't have the slightest advantage. ”

"Let's talk about the general. The little prince said that he saw the banner of the word "Mu" of the Ming Kingdom. Yunnan's Mu family entered Yunnan twenty years ago, and defeated countless Tusi in the east and west, although the king is wise and martial, but he may not be able to defeat the Mu family......"

Before the mana conversation was finished, several of Mingisvar's guards heard his words and said loudly, "Shut up! The king is martial and wise, how can he be compared to the Han people! ”

The guards had to say more, and Mingisvarsi coughed, and they could only stop the words that came to their mouths.

"My loyal mana society, I understand what you said, and the chances of winning are not good when you enter Ava." Mingisvasius said, "But there's one thing you haven't thought through. ”

"Although the army of the Ming Kingdom is now stopped at Ava and has not moved south, it is mostly because it is expected that I will return to Ava; If they knew that we would stop at Bagan City, they would not move, and it would be very likely that they would attack Bagan in the south. From Ava to Bagan, even along the Dajinsha River, it is only 350 miles, and if you don't take the river, the distance is only 200 miles, it is not safe. ”

"And the Bago people to the south. Although there are garrisons in both Magway and Ringanqiang, there are not many troops, and if the Bago people know what is happening to us, they will definitely take advantage of the fire to loot. Even if we stay in Bagan and hold the city of Bagan from the hands of the Ming people, there are Han people in the north and Bago in the south, we will be wiped out sooner or later. ”

"So I can only take the risk of fighting with the Ming Kingdom, if I can win, it will be good, if I lose, I will take refuge in the Ming Kingdom."

"Take refuge in Mingguo!" Several of the guards of the Mana Society and Mingis Vaxiu were very surprised and said loudly.

"It's to take refuge in the Ming Kingdom. If we lose this battle, we will follow the example of Luchuan and bow down after being divided by the Ming State. When the Ming Kingdom first arrived in Burma, it was impossible to completely control such a large place, so they could only appoint local officials. Let's give up Ava and ask for the establishment of the Bagan Propaganda Division with Bagan City as the center. Mingisvaxiu said.

"Then since you know that there are more defeats and fewer victories, why do you want to attack Ava City once? Isn't it okay to directly call Ming Guo a minister? Mana would ask suspiciously.

"We have more than 80,000 troops in our hands, including the troops left behind in various cities, if you are from the Ming Kingdom, will you rest assured? Rather than letting the Ming people try their best to split the Bagan Toast in the future, let's consume some through this battle and reassure the Ming people. Mingisvaxiu said.

"This ,......" Mana will not know what to say. Mingisvasius thought far more than he could have imagined.

Mingis Vaxiu said to him and his guards at this time: "This is just my thoughts, maybe after the war, the Ming Kingdom lost too much and withdrew from Ava City after plundering the city?" It's just a matter of being prepared. Don't tell anyone else. ”

"Yes, my lord." Mana and a few guards bowed down and said.

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At the beginning of the morning of the 20th, Mu Ang, who had just gotten up, learned the news that Ava's army had arrived in Minjian City. He immediately called Zhu Yang up and discussed with him how to deal with it.

"What do you think should be done?" Zhu Yang asked.

"You're not going to think about it for yourself?" Mu Ang complained. However, after complaining, he still said: "Twenty miles out of the city and set up camp." The average army marches about sixty miles a day, and Minjian City is a hundred miles away from here, and Mingis Vaxiu will definitely march thirty or forty miles a day to rush over. Let's march today and camp tomorrow, and fight the Ava army the day after tomorrow. ”

"Then let's do it." Zhu Yang said.

Mu Ang glanced at him and went down to make arrangements.

On the evening of the 21st, Mu Ang, who was urging the soldiers to set up a village, heard a report from Tanmalay: "General, the Awa people are camping in the front ten miles. ”

"Got it, you stand down." Mu Ang said.

"General Mu, do you want a night attack?" He Fu asked.

"He Fu, we are so familiar, don't call me General Mu, just call me Mu Ang." Mu Ang then said: "The Ava people must be prepared tonight, so they will not arrange a night attack. Tomorrow, let's fight to the death with the Ava people. ”