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On the hillside outside Ava City and on both sides of the road leading to the Mandalay Palace in the city, the officers and soldiers of the Dali Kingdom let out a high cheer, the capital of the Kingdom of Burma, Ava City, has been captured by them, and the sun and moon and the swastika flag have been fluttering over the Mandalay Palace!

The capture of Ava was the First Army of the Dali Army under the command of Guoyi Hou Luo Ange, 30,000 officers and soldiers, plus more than 40 75 mountain guns and a transport column composed of thousands of people temporarily recruited. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

On February 18, 1876, the day after leaving Meimiao, the vanguard of the First Army of the Dali Army attacked all the way to the city of Ava. After a little rectification, graduated from the Ming Royal Army Military Academy, this year is 35 years old, in the Ming Army for 15 years of service in the Luo Ange, according to the order of Zhu Guowei, the king of Dali, who had just graduated from the military academy, launched a tentative attack on Ava City. Under one blow, it was a big victory!

Burmese king Min Dong led the court and ministers to flee in a panic a day ago, leaving only the crown prince Xipao to command a small number of Annam exiled troops after the break, it seems that there is no fighting spirit, a little resistance to abandon the city and leave, even the glorious and magnificent Mandalay palace did not have time to set fire, intact fell into the hands of the Dali army, and even the gold-covered gilt Buddha statues enshrined everywhere in the palace did not have time to move, all became Zhu Guowei's property.

The victorious King of Dali is here! One! Root! Read! The novel xstxt entered the city with a cheer, and like all of Zhu Jishi's sons, he was also quite handsome, and now he was riding a tall war horse and wearing a dark green straight military uniform. There is also a glittering gold medal on his chest. A wide armed belt was tied around his waist. Hanging a saber decorated with precious stones and gold, it looks majestic and high, and a somewhat immature face is full of flying energy.

Liu Yongfu, commander-in-chief of the Dali Army, rode his horse and rode with him, but there was not much joy on his face. Just now, the General Headquarters of the Southwestern Front sent a war briefing, and the Siamese Guards under the command of King Zheng Long of Siam also achieved a "great victory", capturing Mawlamyine, and now it is rushing to Yangon, the capital of Lower Burma. It's also overwhelming. But for Liu Yongfu, a middle-aged general who studied in a military academy for more than ten years, participated in the brutal First North American War, and fought a ten-year border conflict with the Burmese on the battlefield in the Yunnan-Nian area, these two great victories that did not come through bloody battles did not mean much at all. No, it should not have achieved the goal at all - without fierce battles there would be no large number of annihilation of the enemy, and without a large number of living forces to destroy the enemy, it means that the main forces of the enemy are still there! The victory now is only because the enemy has taken the initiative to retreat, and their aim should be to fight a decisive battle on a more favorable battlefield! So the war was not won at all, but just began......

"The king, the ministers are fortunate not to be dishonored!" When Zhu Guowei and his entourage arrived at the gate of the Mandalay Palace. Luo Ange and other Dali army generals, who had been waiting there for a long time, stood up and raised their hands one after another.

"Two days after the start of the war, the capital of a country was conquered. General Luo is indeed the pillar stone of Dali! This king should play the great tomorrow and ask for merit. Zhu Guowei turned over and got off the horse, walked to Luo Ange, and shook hands with him. Where did the main force of the Burmese retreat? Did you send troops in pursuit? ”

"King, the reconnaissance force has just been dispatched, and it is not yet known where the Burmese are retreating." As he spoke, Luo Ange's brows furrowed slightly, "In addition, there is not enough grain in Ava City, and all the granaries are empty. ”

"Running out of food? How can it be...... Isn't the area around Ava the granary of the Burmese? Zhu Guowei was stunned, "Did they transport all the stored grain?" ”

Bordered by the Irrawaddy River to the east and 50 kilometers west of the city is the edge of the Myoha Plateau, which is full of hills and valleys, and there is not much flat land to cultivate. The city of Awa is surrounded by large plains to the west and south of the city, which is the granary of Burma, and every year a large amount of grain is transported to Awa and then transported to Lower Burma for export through the waterways of the Irrawaddy River. Therefore, there are a large number of grain merchants and grain depots in Ava City, as long as the grain of Ava is captured, the Dali army and the Ming army do not have to worry about belly affairs. But this calculation has now failed!

"It's burned most of the grain stock!" Luo Ange corrected, "Last month, King Mindong ordered the collection of most of the grain in the hands of all the Ava grain merchants and temples, and on the day we launched our attack, all of them were burned in one fire! At least five million stones were burned! ”

"Five million stones!" Zhu Guowei and Liu Yongfu exclaimed at the same time. This is definitely bad news! King Mindong left an intact city of Ava for Zhu Guowei, but set fire to the city's grain depot and took most of his own army with him.

"Yuanting, how much grain do we have?" Zhu Guowei turned around and asked Liu Yongfu beside him.

"Less than 300,000 stones." Liu Yongfu replied. These grains were accumulated by the four marquis of Miaoxiang over the years and stored in Meimiao. The Miaoxiang Plateau is not a grain-producing area, and it is not easy to concentrate these grains.

"That's enough for now." Zhu Guowei silently calculated in his heart, "Our army is less than 50,000, plus the people are at most 100,000, and counting the consumption of mules and horses, 300,000 stone grain is enough to support more than half a year." ”

"And the main force of the 18th Mountain Army." Liu Yongfu reminded, "We don't have much grain stored in western Yunnan, and it is inconvenient to transit, so the main force of the 18th Mountain Army will be supplied by Dali after it is planned to go south." ”

"It's enough, at least enough to eat for 3 months." Zhu Guowei said, "After all, the area around Ava is a grain-producing area, and hundreds of thousands of stones can always be collected. Moreover, the Siamese army will soon be able to occupy Burma, and then I will have my cousin bring some food. ”

Zhu Guowei is the cousin of King Zheng Long of Siam, and he is also a classmate of the Ming Royal Army Military Academy, and the relationship is very close, and it is not a problem to ask for food at all.

"I'm afraid that the British will also burn the grain in Lower Burma." Liu Yongfu frowned and reminded.

"It doesn't matter, Siam has more food than Burma." Zhu Guowei knew that the Kingdom of Siam had grain, and it was one of the big granaries in the Greater China Trade Zone.

At this time, a staff officer of the Dali army rushed over and handed the battle report he had just received to Luo Ange.

"My lord, the main force of the Burmese has retreated westward, probably to Imphal." Luo Ange glanced at the battle report, and his brows suddenly furrowed, "In addition, there are many villages on the west bank of the Irrawaddy River that are on fire!" ”

"Burning on fire?" Zhu Guowei was stunned, "Our people are setting fires? ”

"Impossible," said Luo Ange, "the main force of our army has just entered Ava, and now only a small group of scouts are scattered. ”

"The Burmese themselves are setting fires?" Zhu Guowei was a little surprised.

"The Burmese, this is a scorched earth tactic!" Liu Yongfu had a gloomy face, "Spring ploughing is imminent, let them do this, spring sowing will definitely be delayed, and the rice of one season will be ruined." Maybe the Burmese army will also act as the Dali army, and these Burmese people will do anything! ”

"We can't let them do anything wrong!" Zhu Guowei said coldly, "This king's country will not allow these thieves to destroy!" Luo Hou, can your people still fight? ”

"Naturally, we can fight, but the supplies are a little insufficient, and we need to wait for two days for the rice and grain from the Meimiao side to arrive." Luo Ange Road.

"Can't wait any longer!" Zhu Guowei waved his hand, "First dispatch a detachment of 6,000 people, each soldier carrying 100 rounds of ammunition and 10 catties of fried flour, go west to pursue the Burmese, and collect supplies along the way." Send a few more regiments to clear the towns around Ava and purge the remnants of the Burmese army! In addition, the main force rested for a day, and after the arrival of rice and grain, it followed the king to the west to find the main force of the Burmese for a decisive battle! ”

"Your Majesty, the main force of the Burmese army can be dealt with by the ministers, and you should stay in Ava." Liu Yongfu heard that Zhu Guowei wanted to personally lead his troops to pursue, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade him.

"What? Are you worried that this king will be defeated by the Burmese? Zhu Guowei asked rhetorically.

"No, it's more important to pacify people in Ava City." Liu Yongfu said, "Although the king and magnates of the Burmese have fled, the eminent monks are still there, and these people need the king to appease and win them over." ”

Zhu Guowei waved his hand, "I'm not in a hurry for these few days, it's not too late to burn incense and worship Buddha and marry after this king drives Mindong and Xipao to Imphal!" (To be continued......)