The Burmese soldiers who retreated from the first line of defense of the Hongtang army were not worried that they would be pursued by the Hongtang army.

The musketeers of the Hongtang army have few opponents in the head-to-head duel, but they cannot be fast in the pursuit battle, and the main force of the Burmese army is a complete cavalry team, and in the end, the Hongtang army can only let the other party go home, and pass directly through the gate of the city that received them, and enter the city of Bago.

However, in this head-to-head duel, the Hongmen army was not a loss, although the number of their army was only six or seven thousand, in the face of the impact of more than 20,000 soldiers on the other side, they were stunned to leave more than five thousand corpses on the other side, and their own side even killed and wounded, only one thousand three or four.

The ensuing battle was a bit boring, and it returned to its previous track, with the Hongtang army firing unscrupulously with artillery, while the Burmese army cowered in the city, only occasionally making some noise at night, trying to make the Hongtang army uneasy.

After experiencing the loss of the frontal decisive battle, the Burmese army began to follow Sori's advice and passively resist the attack of the Hongtang army, waiting for the opponent's reserves to be exhausted, and then they sent troops to make a detour to the rear to block the supply of the Hongtang army.

This is the home of the Burmese army, the Burmese soldiers are familiar with the local terrain and climate, and the shuttle between the mountains and forests is extremely slippery.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a Taron king behind him, Solri might have been more radical and suggested abandoning Bago City and scattering the army to the middle of the wilderness, so that the intruder could not feel the scene of being surrounded on all sides.

You must know that the Hongtang army is now only in the early 5,000s excluding the loss of troops, and the territory of the Burmese Dynasty is small, but in the face of this little force, it seems too much broader.

Their Hongtang Han army would never think that with such a small number of troops, they would want to conquer their land of Burma, right? It was a fantasy joke.

In this way, the Burmese army in the city relied on the not very strong city defense of Bago City, and no longer went out of the city to meet the Hongtang army, and the Hongtang army was now also waiting for Zhao Simei and their reinforcements in the rear.

"Report!!"

"Report, report to the general, the king is in a hurry, His Royal Highness asks the two generals to return to help quickly!"

Five days later, in the evening, a messenger arrived from the city of Ava, and when he entered the gate, he gave Mata and Sori, who were on duty on the city walls, terrible news.

I thought that the messenger who came here would inevitably bring the rebuke of King Talon, but I didn't expect that in the end, it would be a letter from the royal capital asking for help, which Mata and Sori did not expect.

"What are you talking about, Ava Royal City is in the inner hinterland, apart from the Han army in front of me, where are there other threats in my court?"

Matawu still couldn't believe it, stared at the messenger with round eyes, and almost slashed him directly, and heard the rumors!

"Three days ago, a Han army landed from Sittwe Harbor and drove straight into the heart of our court, and the front of the army was directed at the royal capital of Ava."

"Because His Royal Highness in the early stage of supporting the generals of Bago City, most of the troops of the other surrounding city defense strongholds have been deployed, and under the emptiness of strength, it is impossible to stop the other party's advance, and the Han army has approached Muge City yesterday."

The messenger himself was also frightened, and reported the current situation of the DPRK and China to Mata and the others, 1510, to prove that what he said was true.

"The Han army has arrived in Mugecheng? Isn't it said that it is only more than two hundred miles away from the king's capital? ”

Solri frowned, his mind solemnly surveying a sheepskin map.

"How many people are in this Han army?"

Soon, Sori looked up and asked the messenger.

"With the scouts of our army and the soldiers who fled, it is estimated that this Han army should be in the number of five thousand."

The messenger replied, and at the same time presented the royal decree of King Talon to the two generals.

"Five thousand? Where did the reinforcements come from for this Hongtang army, why don't we ......?"

Sori frowned, thinking about the source of Hongtang's reinforcements, when he suddenly thought of something: "It's not good, it's a trick!" ”

Mata looked up, he actually vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, and then he heard Sori's exclamation, and hurriedly looked at the other party with an inquiring look.

"We were deceived by the Han army outside the city, they never really wanted to attack our Bagu City from the beginning!"

After Sori opened his mind, the changes in the situation on the battlefield were now logically sorted out.

"From the very beginning, this Han army knew that with their strength, they would not be able to completely occupy our country's territory, and they did not think of occupying our country."

"As for which part they will eventually go, we as soldiers cannot guess, but if they want to end this war once and for all, and stand in front of us as victors, then they must go off the beaten path and win by surprise."

"The best way to make a nationwide battle faster is to capture the thief and capture the king, and our king of Burma is naturally His Royal Highness Tharong, who sits in the capital of my Ava king!"

"We have been deceived by the other side, they landed from the city of Ta to fight, and used it as a base to wait for their reinforcements, and finally the army turned to the capital of Awa, and attacked the city and plundered the land, until it was intercepted by our Burmese army at Bago City."

"This makes us ignore the most important fact, that is, the most powerful weapon of the Hongtang Han army is their fleet, in fact, they do not have to choose me to land at the southernmost city of Daxiang, but should choose to land at Sittwe Port, which is close to the capital of Ava, so that the number of strongholds they need to pass through is at least half."

"However, the lords and highnesses of the court, including our generals, have always subjectively believed that the other party wants to occupy the territory of our dynasty and completely conquer our dynasty, so everyone has focused on the army with the largest number of troops on the other side, but ignored the Han army in Da Cheng City."

"Oh, I understand, your slightest hint of saying that in fact, the other party has not really invested in attacking Bago City these days, all in order to attract the attention of the imperial court and contain the forces of our dynasty."

Mata suddenly realized, and at the same time scolded angrily: "These bastards, I said why they have always only used artillery to attack the city, it turns out that they never thought of actually defeating us at all!" ”

"And not only did we fall for the other party's plan, but the imperial court also requisitioned garrisons from other cities to rush to support, and many cities north of Bagu City were weakened by air defense, so that they benefited even more!"

Solri continued to add expressionlessly.

(End of chapter)