349 The Great War is imminent
Yuan Huang understood, he knew what he should do, he knew what he should do at this historical juncture. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
He was amazed by Xiao Ruxun's foresight and far-reaching vision, so he accurately believed that Xiao Ruxun must be the light of the Ming Dynasty and the hope of the Ming Dynasty in that person's mouth, so he made up his mind to use his weak and old body to exhaust the last vitality and help Xiao Ruxun complete his dream.
He believed that Xiao Ruxun would definitely be able to save Da Ming who was hovering inside and outside the death threshold, and he would definitely be able to!
"Ji Xin, the plan you set is still lacking, the old man will improve it for you, if you really reach that juncture, the old man will help you run everything, you just need to pay attention to the battlefield wholeheartedly, pay attention to the battle situation, and ensure that we will win the battle completely, the battle array commander, I am not as good as you."
Yuan Huang decided to devote himself wholeheartedly to giving advice to Xiao Ruxun.
Xiao Ruxun was overjoyed and overjoyed by Yuan Huang's wholehearted dedication.
This is his first and so far the only staff member, a traditional formal literati with a high reputation of the initiative is of great significance to him, their protégés are old, and the talented literati they have befriended have been in contact with Xiao Ruxun at this time.
Through Yuan Huang alone, Xiao Ruxun can master Yuan Huang's personal connections, so as to choose the talents and scholars he needs, and with Yuan Huang's help and persuasion, he can join his camp, reduce his disadvantages as a general, and make suggestions for future plans.
It is easy to occupy land, it is easy to establish a military town, and it is easier to manage the military, but the normal development and production will not work without the assistance of civilian officials, Yuan Huang alone has no way to help Xiao Ruxun govern this huge new country, and Xiao Ruxun does not have so much energy to deal with civil affairs.
He needed enough helpers, and even enough Han people to immigrate to enrich the local area, whether it was from Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, or Han people who had already gone overseas, as long as they were willing to settle in this new military town, it would be a huge help to him.
It is impossible for him to rely on a group of Burmese to save the Ming Dynasty, and the number of Burmese is not large, millions, young and strong will basically die, what can a group of old and weak women and children do? can only serve the Ming army, cannot produce, and Xiao Ruxun will not allow them to reproduce any longer.
So, the plan was in full swing.
King Narui Xuan's side also frequently began to make big moves, no longer the previous slow preparation, the speed of preparation suddenly increased, Lin Yuanshan and other Chinese officials who always come to Xiao Ruxun to exchange emotions and show their sense of existence did not have time to come over again, running around to raise grain, grass and ordnance, and do a good job of logistics for the 80,000 people of the coalition army, Narui Xuan's troops have gathered more than 40,000 people, and the rest of the people can finish the season in two days at most.
The whole army of the Ming army has been assembled, is inspecting the ordnance, inspecting itself, wiping weapons and artillery, ready to go to battle at any time, the soldiers are eating the fat nourishing rice before the expedition, and on the march, they also have a more modern war meal to eat, that is, Xiao Ruxun let the Huotou military camp make a spicy sauce roll flatbread, fry the Ming-style sauce with Siamese peppers, and then spread the thick sauce on the flatbread, which is easy to preserve, and salty enough and spicy to arouse the courage of the soldiers.
Two days later, on August 16, the 23rd year of Wanli, the Siamese coalition army of the Ming Dynasty was properly prepared and held a pledge meeting in the area north of Dacheng, the capital of Siam, swearing to destroy the invading enemy, recover the fallen territory, and then fight to Bagu, the capital of Dongwu State, capture Mang Yingli alive, and execute him Ling Chi!
The morale of the army is high, the fighting spirit is high, Na Ruixuan with superb speech skills will be his soldiers screaming excitedly, the Ming army formation is calm and tight, but Xiao Ruxun took the stage and pulled out the sword and pointed at the sky, and the Ming army array sent out a uniform roar - Wan Sheng!
After shouting three times in a row, Xiao Ruxun put his sword into the sheath and shouted: "Go on the expedition!" ”
The rumbling drums of war sounded, and the huge army formation moved in an orderly manner.
The Siamese looked at the slowly moving Ming army formation with curious eyes.
They not only want to recover the land and destroy Burma, but they are also looking forward to seeing how the soldiers of the Great Tomorrow fight, and they all want to see how the soldiers of that powerful country fight, and how powerful the army is to conquer a country with 200,000 troops with 40,000 people.
When Min Qide learned the news, he was furious, because none of the grain grabbing troops he sent out grabbed enough food, and the Siamese people in the surrounding towns and villages seemed to have evaporated from the world in an instant, only messy houses, no one and no food and money, and they all ran away.
Some people keep intact houses and can still let Burmese soldiers live in them to avoid the rain, while some people are very single-minded and burn down their houses, leaving no roofs for the Burmese, resulting in many of the main Burmese soldiers who did not bring enough supplies because of the forced march can only be exposed to the rain and wind outside, and a few tents and rainproof things can only be used by officers and high-status elite soldiers.
Although it is a hot season at this time, but rain and wind can bring illness wherever it is, starting from the first Burmese soldier with a cold and fever, in just a few days, there have been hundreds of soldiers with a cold and fever, although Min Qide has quickly taken measures to isolate the sick soldiers from the healthy soldiers, but there are still a large number of soldiers with a cold and fever and lose their combat effectiveness, lack of food and clothing, the military spirit of the Burmese army has been seriously shaken.
Min Kai Tak sent people to urge the miscellaneous troops to march as soon as possible, and at the same time sent people to look for houses, food, clothing, and even medicine, but few of them found anything, and the people who escaped from Phitsanulok not only ran to the south, but also ran to the north and east, the news of the Burmese invasion spread instantly, and a large number of people ran away, and they did not forget to destroy their houses and fields before leaving, and what they could not get was not given to the feuding Burmese, which was their spontaneous action, and there was no government organization.
If you want to blame the Burmese people for hurting the Siamese people too hard, the feud between the two countries for decades, the hatred between each other is difficult to resolve, from the official to the people, quite a common posture, now when they hear that the feud is coming, they are going to destroy their lives, they are angry, even if it is their own things, they can't take them away, they must be burned, and they will definitely not be left to the Burmese, let them eat the soil!
This created the dilemma faced by Min Qide at the threshold of the imminent war.