As long as you know a little about military affairs, you will know how amazing the speed of the march of Zhu Guowei, the king of Dali, is this time - but the rash advance does not mean failure.

Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Although the headquarters of the Southwest Front handed over the command of the entire Southern Route Army to Liu Yongfu, this young king, who thought he was the second in Juan, still "seized" without scruples

After the main force of the 18th Mountain Army under the command of Wu Changqing arrived in Ruibao, he commanded the Dali Army under his command to gallop lightly all the way -- from Ruibao to the Guling Temple at the eastern foot of the Naga hills, which was 255 kilometers away, and the 20,000 troops commanded by Zhu Guowei and Luo Ange took less than five days to complete all of them, and they also fought more than 10 battles with the troops behind the palace of the Burmese army on the way, and ransacked dozens of villages that had not been turned into scorched earth by the Burmese themselves.

Finally, he caught up with the main force of the Burmese army led by the Burmese king Min Dong and the crown prince Xipao, who also retreated all the way at the Guling Temple.

And such a rapid march of the Dali army also greatly exceeded the expectations of the two fathers and sons, Min Dong and Xipao, and the speed of their escape was also relatively fast, and it was originally estimated that they could always win about 10 days of rest and deployment of defense - they left Ava two days earlier than the Chinese, and left many troops behind and sabotage along the way, thinking that they could always delay the pursuit of the army.

According to the orders of the British, they were to be deployed at the Guling Temple, waiting for the main British army from Imphal and then fighting a battle with the Chinese.

Because of this, the Burmese army retreated all the way to the Bailing Temple before stopping.

After running more than 300 kilometers, this army of more than 30,000 people.

It's already sleepy.

The armies of the two fathers and sons, Min Dong and Xi Pao, were not lightly armed, and they carried a lot of belongings and families, but they walked more than 350 kilometers in 23 days.

It's been the limit.

Therefore, after arriving at the ancient Ling Temple, King Min Dong and Xi Pao did not immediately order the troops to deploy defenses, but took out food and wine stored in advance at the Gu Ling Temple (the Gu Ling Temple was a retreat route prepared by the Burmese army a long time ago, so it had stored a lot of supplies) to reward the officers and soldiers who followed along the way - these Burmese troops were not modern European-style troops, but semi-new troops, somewhat similar to the Xianghuai army in Chinese history, using foreign guns and artillery.

Organizational training and officers are old-fashioned.

Of course, it is not as disciplined and well-trained as the new army, so if you don't have a good rest.

Who knows if there will be a mutiny?

Min Dong, Tin Pao, and some other big names of the Burmese kingdom also gathered together to drink.

Drunk of course it was stuffy, although the commander-in-chief of the Indian army, Will. When Heming visited Burma not long ago, he had assured King Min Dong in Yangon.

As long as he could hold out in the Naga hills, the British Viceroy of India would pay him 100,000 rupees a month, as well as a steady stream of weapons and equipment, while also ensuring that his family would continue to enjoy a prosperous life in Calcutta.

But no matter how rich you are, you can't compare with the king of a country, right?

These Burmese bigwigs were naturally very unhappy in their hearts, and the wine became more and more stuffy until the early morning of the next day.

"I don't know if I'll be able to return to Mandalay Palace alive!"

King Mindong sighed heartily.

A loud roar suddenly sounded, completely covering up Mindong's lament.

"What's wrong?!"

The Burmese king was groggy and was forced to the head of the city.

Just look at the wilderness under the city, under the guidance of the red battle flag of the squadron, countless soldiers have blocked the east gate of the Guling Temple, and are building a starting position less than 1,000 meters away from the east gate!

And in the far east, the plains are obscured by gray-yellow soot.

I don't know how many soldiers and horses are rushing towards the Guling Temple.

King Min Dong was dumbfounded, his mind already drenched in alcohol was all blank, "This ...... This...... How is this possible?! ”

The incoming Chinese military action answered this stupid question of King Mindong.

A dozen or so machine guns that had been erected suddenly spat out tongues of fire, sweeping away the defenders at the head of the city and unable to raise their heads.

Some soldiers grabbed their rifles and fired a rain of bullets at the city, while others took out a dozen ladders that had just been prepared!

And King Mindong only had one thought left at this time, "Quickly send electricity to the British!" Get reinforcements from the British! ”

He kept repeating it.

The arrival of the Chinese army was unexpected.

The preparation for defending the city is not at all, for the defense of the city.

King Mindong had almost lost hope.

The only hope is that the British will arrive before his entire army is destroyed and save him from the tiger's mouth of the Chinese!

And when the first Chinese commando climbed the head of the ancient spirit temple city, the outcome of this pursuit and raid was already doomed.

Unable to wait for King Myintong's orders, the Burmese army, which still had the strength to stand, launched a resistance on their own, but under the bayonet and grenade attacks of the Chinese commandos who kept pouring into the city, they were still defeated and unable to resist at all.

Soon the city gate was captured and opened, and the Chinese army, who had just arrived outside the city, swarmed in and began to engage in street fighting with the Burmese army in the city.

At the same time, the Burmese army, which had already run all the way into a frightened bird, finally came to their senses, and desperately took their last breath to protect Mindong, Xipao and his son to escape, and broke through the West Gate, which had never been blocked by the Chinese army, and plunged headlong into the Naga hills, which they were not familiar with.

However, many more people laid down their weapons, knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic and begging for mercy.

However, in five or six hours, the Gu Ling Temple, which was regarded as a major stronghold of the Burmese army, was occupied by Zhu Guowei and Luo Ange, who had ventured more than 200 kilometers into the army alone and did not carry much logistical supplies.

This temple is only 241 kilometers away from Imphal, the eastern gate of India, and is close to the Naga hills, as long as the Assam land snake leads the way, the Chinese army can use it as a base to climb over the hills and go around the back of the Imphal fortress.

Such a place, which can be called strategically strong, is now completely in the hands of the young king of Dali.

"It's so easy to be a celebrity!"

When Zhu Guowei stepped into the city of Guling Temple with the army, he thought so.

To tell the truth, although he made such a plan to make such a risky advance, he did not expect that it would be so easy to achieve such a great victory, and the Burmese army of more than 30,000 people would be finished in a few hours, and in the panic, he did not even burn the mountains of food piled up in the city.

The grain hoards that need to be raised to see the whole picture are in the center of the ancient spirit temple city, and it is initially estimated that these grains are enough for the 20,000 troops brought by Zhu Guowei to eat for three months.

As for the captured weapons and ammunition, they were piled up, and there were even 12 brand-new Armstrong 75mm mountain guns and thousands of shells -- these cannons were returned to Zhu Guowei without even firing a single shot.

It's really a tofu army!

Zhu Guowei couldn't help but slander the caution of the Ming army's top brass.

If it were according to Wu Changqing and Liu Yongfu's style of play, Mindong's soldiers would have gone to India.

...... "What? King Dali has already laid down the Guling Temple, and also defeated the main force of the Burmese army in one fell swoop, capturing more than 20,000 prisoners? It's true? ”

When Zhu Guoxiong learned the news, he was putting wine in the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel in Hong Kong to wash the dust for his eldest brother and sister-in-law.

Zhu Guojie and Helena returned from Hawaii, and the geographical location of Hawaii was too important for the Ming Empire to turn into a direct territory.

So their Hawaiian king and queen are at the end of the day.

However, the two were not too depressed, because they knew that the crown of the King and Queen of Nanhua would soon be on their heads.

The Kingdom of South China is Australia, and it has a better future than the islands of Hawaii!

"The Ancient Spirit Temple? Is this place important? ”

When Zhu Guojie heard the news, he asked with a smile.

He is now waiting to take the ready-made to be the lord of Australia, because his wife is an English princess, so Zhu Jishi will not let him participate in military affairs.

"Very important, Imphal is more than 200 kilometers away, take Imphal, India is just around the corner!"

Zhu Guoxiong said with confidence.

He actually disapproved of Zhu Guowei's rashness, and sent several telegrams in a row to reprimand Wu Changqing and Liu Yongfu, asking them to quickly lead troops to support, and never let his younger brother be lost in the hands of the Burmese army!

As a result, the Burmese army was tofu, and Zhu Guowei easily ate it.

(To be continued)