Now more than half of the soldiers and civilians in Mandalay have been killed or wounded, and morale is low.

Under these circumstances, the Burmese king had accepted the persuasion of the eldest prince to take refuge in Dagon in the south if necessary. It was the fiefdom of the Great Prince, and it was far from Mandalay, so the British would not attack it anytime soon.

Now listening to the words of this Jinyi secret agent, the Burmese king suddenly calmed down and began to make full arrangements for the defense of Mandalay.

After all, once he escapes, no matter how he says, his face will not be glorious.

Like the vast majority of kings, the king of Burma is a man of good face, and naturally the king of Burma does not want to flee unless necessary.

Although more than half of the soldiers and civilians in Mandalay have been killed and wounded and are on the verge of collapse, as long as the Burmese king makes the news of Da Zhou's troops again public, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city can still be improved.

Although this could not defeat the British army outside the city, it was still possible to hold on for a few more days.

In fact, as the Burmese king expected, when he heard the news that the Great Zhou army had begun to attack the British army, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Mandalay suddenly increased a lot.

This surprised the British troops outside the city.

However, when the specific situation was heard, it was not surprising that Edward, the commander of the British army.

According to the previous deployment, Edward continued to attack Mandalay in an orderly manner.

This time, Edward didn't panic, but the Burmese prince in the city couldn't do it at all.

Although the eldest prince is the eldest son of the king of Burma, the king of Burma does not have a good impression of him, but prefers the second prince who can speak well.

So over the years, the king of Myanmar has not set up the crown prince for a long time, which makes the eldest prince very uncomfortable.

Originally, the eldest prince thought that when the king escaped from Mandalay and took refuge in his fiefdom Dagon, then he would be able to inherit the throne of Myanmar 'naturally' when he reached his own territory.

Then, according to the previous agreement reached with the commander of the British army, Edward, it completely became a vassal state of England.

As for the Great Zhou

In the eyes of the eldest prince, Da Zhou was not an opponent of England at all.

It's no wonder why the eldest prince thinks so.

Myanmar is a unique place located on the east coast of the Indian Ocean, next to the English colony of Tianzhu.

The eldest prince has a clear understanding of England's national strength and force.

Especially in the past few years, Da Zhou has continued to learn Western science and technology, which gives the eldest prince an illusion: Da Zhou's national strength is not as good as that of England.

Otherwise, why would Da Zhou learn from the West?

Besides, no matter whether Burma is on either side of the Great Zhou or England, it is also a vassal state of the other side, and it is not a choice to choose who to choose

Even if Burma recognizes the Great Zhou as the suzerain, it is unlikely that the position of the king of Myanmar will come into his hands.

On the contrary, it is completely turned to England, and the eldest prince has the possibility of becoming a king.

Therefore, for his own interests, the eldest prince betrayed the interests of Burma without hesitation, and even did not hesitate to completely offend the Great Zhou and sell the military intelligence of the Great Zhou to the British Ally, which allowed the British to defeat the Great Zhou last time.

Now the situation in Mandalay City is very unfavorable to the eldest prince, once Mandalay City is defended, when the time comes, the outside of the Great Zhou Army will give the British army a closed door and beat the dog, I am afraid that at that time, the throne of the king of Burma will be completely lost with him.

So, late that night, the eldest prince sent his henchmen out of the city to meet with Edward, the commander of the British army.

Originally, Edward was still worried about how to get in touch with the eldest prince.

Now that the eldest prince couldn't sit still in the first place, he sent his henchmen to meet him.

It was agreed that the eldest prince would send someone to open the north gate of Mandalay tomorrow night, when the British army would enter the city, abolish the position of the king of Burma, and support the eldest prince as the king of Burma.

In return, the eldest prince ceded the two states of Sagaing and Myitkyina in northern Burma to the British in exchange for the British Wing's complete support for him.

Of course, the eldest prince is also very shrewd.

Sagaing was already under the control of the British, and Myitkyina bordered the Great Zhou.

Once he chooses to completely fall to England, he will inevitably offend the Great Zhou, and once the Great Zhou Emperor mobilizes troops to conquer Burma, he will not be able to hold Myitkyina no matter what.

In this way, it would be better to cede Myitkyina to England, thus completely blocking the road to Burma for the Great Zhou.

The Great Prince's abacus crackled, and Edward was not a fool.

Now, the Great Zhou army is storming the Jiling Temple, an important military town in western Burma, and once the Jiling Temple is lost, it will be in vain for the British army to occupy Mandalay.

Therefore, now Edward has to capture Mandalay as soon as possible and in a short time, and then return to Shijiling Temple to fight to the death with the Zhou army.

Because of this, Edward didn't have much time to argue with the eldest prince, anyway, England has offended Da Zhou now, so he is not afraid of continuing to offend.

Both the eldest prince and Edward have their own little calculations, and it is really hard to say who is calculating who in this matter.

Late at night the next day, the city of Mandalay was awakened by the sound of artillery fire from the direction.

"What the hell is going on, there are gunshots coming from the direction of the city"

Hurriedly dressed, the Burmese king hurriedly summoned the guards to inquire.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince, he is the opposite!"

"What" As soon as he heard the chief of the guard say that his eldest son was reversed, the Burmese king was a little incredulous.

"Half an hour ago, the eldest prince suddenly ordered the north gate to be opened, and the British army was allowed to enter the city.

Your Majesty, now that the British army is not far from the palace, the soldiers under the command of the minister will not be able to resist it for long. Just in case, please also ask Your Majesty to go out of the city with Weichen. ”

And when he had said this, the king was not allowed to speak, and the chief of the guard ordered the king to be carried out of the palace in a circle.

"Wait a minute, the queen and the second prince are still in the city, and the widow can't leave them alone." Thinking that his wife and son were still in the city, the king of Burma, who was just about to step out of the palace gate, hurried.

"Your Majesty, there is no time left. Besides, the British army entered the city this time, and it was the eldest prince who let him in, and he must have colluded with the British army.

The queen and the second prince are also the mother and younger brother of the eldest prince, and the eldest prince will not die without help. ”

Without allowing the Burmese king to say more, the guards waved their hands, and their guards 'surrounded' the Burmese king out of the palace gate.

"Now the direction of the British army's attack is the north gate, and the west gate is the British army's barracks, so we can only choose the south gate and the east gate to go out of the city.

However, if we flee south, we will inevitably enter Dagon, which is controlled by the eldest prince, so we can only go in one direction to the east. ”

Thinking like this, the chief of the guard led the people straight in the direction of the east gate......