"That's right, Lao Zhao, this time you've made a big contribution!"

Soon, before Zhao Simei had time to launch a strong offensive against Ava City, the three thousand Hongtang soldiers led by Tang Ren and Shi Peicai also rushed to the place where they were and joined Zhao Simei.

As soon as they came up, Shi Peicai and the others greeted Zhao Simei with envious, jealous and hateful eyes, joking.

"Hey, Lao Shi, don't hit me, okay, if you want to talk about military exploits, I haven't actually captured many city strongholds along the way, and I haven't defeated many Burmese troops, where can I compare with your achievements in defeating tens of thousands of Burmese main forces in a head-on decisive battle!"

Although Zhao Simei was proud in her heart, she was also envious of Tang Ren and Shi Peicai on her expression, who fought more with less, and defeated or even defeated the most important main army of the Kingdom of Burma one after another.

You must know that most of the troops of the Kingdom of Burma were pinned down and attracted by Tang Ren's first section attacking from the south, and Zhao Simei and their eastward march were rare, but there were few big battles, and it seemed that the march was difficult and dangerous, but in fact it was much easier than Tang Ren and them. This can be seen at a glance from the battle losses of the forces of both sides.

"Commander Tang Ren, my suggestion is to increase the intensity of the siege operation, at least to let the other party see the confidence and determination of our army to attack their royal capital."

After joking with each other, greeting and reporting to each other, a meeting on the occasion of the battle that was not formal but related to the next battle was held in Zhao Simei's tent.

Tang Ren's arrival and convergence not only did not discourage Zhao Simei's determination to capture Ava City, but strengthened his confidence, but at this time, he was the first to put forward his suggestions to Tang Ren.

"That's right, Captain Tang, with the combined strength of our two teams, it may not be impossible to knock on the turtle shell in front of you!"

Not only Zhao Simei is eager to make meritorious contributions, but the other two regiment commanders who finally managed to get a big battle also hope to be like their colleagues outside the Northeast Guan, who can use the swords and guns in their hands to establish meritorious deeds and obtain military merits.

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Tang Ren is an officer who has climbed up step by step from the bottom, in addition to having the courage to fight and dare to fight, he is a little more calm and experienced than these academy officers in front of him.

"I want to ask you a question, do you think that with our strength, even if we break through Ava City, we will be able to occupy such a large territory as the Burmese Dynasty?"

Zhao Simei and the others looked at each other a few times, but none of them answered, this is an obvious fact, not to mention that they do not have the strength to occupy the huge territory of the Burmese Dynasty, and even the base camp of Hongmen also has no spare strength to take care of this enclave.

In addition to the population, jewelry and jade, and some investment value in the Burmese Dynasty, it is difficult to find any other good resources. Of course, the climate here is pleasant, which is suitable for growing food crops, but with Hongmen now that even the Luzon Islands still have a large area of barren and undeveloped land, where would they go to the Kingdom of Myanmar to cultivate and plant?

If valuable resources such as iron ore and gold were found in the Kingdom of Burma, as was the case in the Northeast Guanwai and the Luzon Islands, the members of the Hongmen and Nanyang chambers of commerce would still be interested in shifting their center of gravity in their direction. Judging from what Hongmen has learned now, apart from being a vassal of Qixintang and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce to loot wealth and population, there is no need for the Burmese Kingdom to conquer it in the short term.

The Burmese royal family has ruled the Burmese dynasty for more than ten generations, and the die-hard elements who have run it and the local gentry who have been impregnated by Chinese Confucian culture have given it a very high status at least among the common people.

If Hongmen wants to overthrow the rule of the other side and truly take root in Myanmar, it will be a long and extremely energy-intensive, manpower-and-material matter.

Perhaps, after Hongmen enters the Central Plains in the future and loses his opponent, or after he loses on the chessboard of the world hegemony, he will really consider this wild place in the hearts of the Han people!

"I enrolled in the Armament Department of Bengang Academy at night, in addition to learning military strategy and tactics, I still can't understand the knowledge learned in school, but I think it's a profound sentence, I want to share it with everyone here."

"War has always been a continuation of politics!"

"What is the real reason why our four regiments of Hongtang went to Burma?"

"In my opinion, these indigenous kingdoms in Nanyang have been provoked by Westerners and other Chinese power groups, and have begun to have the intention of excluding Hongmen."

"We sent troops in order to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, kill the chickens and make an example of the monkey before the other party translates its intentions into practical actions, so that it can personally feel the strength of our Hongmen, and reflect on the pros and cons of their confrontation with our Hongmen."

"And my Hongmen base camp, now most of the troops are deployed outside the Northeast Pass, and more materials and economic night fights are invested in the development and construction outside the Pass, for these small countries in Nanyang, there is no energy in the short term, and at the same time, they can't look down on their barren land."

"Even if our army is able to break through the gate of the Upper Kingdom of Burma now, and even further capture the Burmese royal family with good luck, the final result is nothing more than a few."

"First, to force the Burmese king of the current dynasty, Ta Long, to sign various treaties in favor of our Hongmen when his personal safety is threatened, and finally our army withdraws and the other side loses face, and it is immeasurable how long the treaties can be implemented in the end."

"Second, depose the king of the dynasty, Talon, and instead select a cowardly and incompetent person from the royal family, and elect him to the throne as a puppet king, let him sign a treaty in favor of our Hongmen, and at the same time support officials close to our Hongmen, and finally cultivate the Kingdom of Burma as a vassal of our Hongmen, just like the Ryukyus in those years."

"Third, directly kill the royal family of the current dynasty, support the most powerful gentry and generals in the country, and force them to finally sign a treaty with our Hongmen and become a vassal of Hongmen."

"Whatever the possible direction is, it is based on the premise that when our army captures the city of Ava, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses."

"How many people can be sent to support us by the army headquarters of Dayuan Island Hongtang now, others may not know, but a few of you, as the commander of the regiment, can you not count in your hearts?"

"Not to mention that even if we occupy the Burmese dynasty, what we need to face is the persistent, almost endless rebellion and riot of the Burmese people, what can we do to maintain order and dominance here?"

Tang Ren seemed to have pondered this tempting question in his heart, and as he slowly analyzed the current situation and told Zhao Simei that several of the officers who were surging in their hearts listened, Zhao Simei, who was not stupid, gradually began to calm down their eagerness to make a contribution, and began to reflect on what the results of their ideas would eventually bring.

(End of chapter)