Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

Myanmar, Mon Kung .

The Dulong River and the Enmeikai River, which originate from the icebergs, merge into the Dajinsha River nearby, and the rainy season has passed, and this big river that flows directly into the sea from Menggong is also much tame at this time, and is no longer like a wild horse galloping and roaring.

Myanmar in Layue is no longer hot and unbearable, and the rain is continuous.

Here, there are only three distinct seasons of the year, the summer season from March to May, the rainy season from June to October, and the dry season, also known as the cool season, from November to March.

In the summer season, people can die of heat, especially those terrible locusts, mosquitoes, snakes and scorpions and other poisonous insects, coupled with the extremely harsh terrain, lofty mountains and dense jungles, which once made Zheng Zhilong and his Southern Expeditionary Army suffer. This extremely terrible climate also caused an outbreak of epidemic in the Southern Expeditionary Army, which once made Zheng Zhilong's originally good offensive posture go away, and he had to shrink his defense and temporarily give up going south.

Finally survived the summer season, but the rainy season came again, this is the real rainy season, endless rain non-stop, river water surges, frequent mountain floods, mudslides, etc. are commonplace, such a season is the normal march is difficult, not to mention have to climb over the mountains, across the river valley, through the jungle.

Zheng Zhilong finally clearly understood the uniqueness of this place, and no longer followed God. In a report to the emperor, he said that it was no longer realistic to destroy Donghu in only 20,000 or 30,000 people, and that the imperial court had to make long-term plans. He proposed to move steadily and step by step.

Build roads, build military stations, build castles, fortresses, and nail them down one by one. Store enough food, grass and ammunition in the forts in this area, and then let the soldiers slowly adapt to the climate here and have more medicine. When it comes to the cool season, it will be pushed step by step.

The emperor was very supportive of Zheng Zhilong, even though many people in the court impeached him, thinking that he had made no progress in Zhongnan, and even impeached him for taking the opportunity to do business in Zhongnan to make money, etc., but the emperor still did not change the commander. His proposal was supported by the emperor.

Zheng Zhilong spent the past year basically building roads. Build roads, build roads, and build cities and build cities.

The road from Guiyang to Myanmar has also been officially completed a year ago, and more than 600,000 people have been mobilized before and after, spending countless money and food, and finally opening up this important transportation channel. At the request of Zheng Zhilong, this road started from Guiyang, Guizhou, went straight to Kunming, Yunnan, and then passed through Chuxiong and Dali to Yongping. After the road was repaired to Yongping. A branch road was added, the main road never continued to the southeast, entered Nandian after passing Tengchong, and went out to protect the pass. Cross the Dajinsha River into Menggong.

The other road is branched in Yongping, passing through Baoshan, Shixun, Longchuan, and going out of Hanlongguan. Arrive in Mubang.

Zheng Zhilong plans to continue to build the north road along the west bank of the Dajinsha River to the south, and finally lead to Ava, the capital of Donghu. The southern route runs along the west bank of the Ava River. It also goes south to the city of Ava.

At the same time, along these two roads, military stations, fortresses, fortresses, and garrisons were built, and they advanced step by step.

There is also an important consideration in building these two land routes, that is, after the dry season, the rivers of the Dajinsha River and the Ava River will be relatively gentle, and they can be navigated by boats, whether it is sending troops or transporting supplies, they can play a great role, and then the fortress along the river can guard these two water passages, and at the same time serve as a supply point on the river.

In order to wash away the shame and save face, Zheng Zhilong and his generals of the Southern Expedition Battalion have been painstakingly studying and formulating a plan for a large-scale attack in the dry season.

The comprehensive construction of the Qiandian Road has allowed more military supplies and food to be transported to the front line, and many people and craftsmen have also followed, and fortresses and military stations have also risen from the ground.

Materials are being transported in day and night, and there is also a steady stream of soldiers from the Standard Association.

Zheng Zhilong's hands are no longer just more than 20,000 exhausted soldiers, he now has more than 12 associations and more than 60,000 troops in his hands, which is the size of two reorganized towns, and countless cannons have finally been transported, especially many cannons weighing thousands of catties, which have also reached the front line, and many have been directly installed on the forts of those fortresses.

Without the continuous rain of the rainy season, the muskets in the hands of the infantry of the Han Army can finally have nothing to worry about.

Zheng Zhilong stood on the riverside pier and watched the pontoon bridge be successfully built.

At present, in the dry season, the water surface of the Dajinsha River is very gentle, and the river surface is only about 500 steps wide, more than a mile wide. In the depths of the heart of the river, there are still more than three zhang deep. From here, in the dry season, the Dajinsha River is the best time to navigate, and in the rainy season, the river swells, and then the river is like a wild horse, but it is difficult to navigate.

The northern section of Qiandian Road is the end point when it reaches the Dajinsha River, and then it is the North Myanmar Road. The first pontoon bridge has already been built to connect the North Myanmar Road with the Qiandian Road, and four more pontoon bridges are planned to be built here to ensure the transport of supplies across the river.

Not far downstream of the pontoon, there is also a shipyard of considerable size.

This is also an important part of the plan of the Southern Expeditionary Army, which is to cut down wood and materials on the spot, and then build ships, which can not only transport troops but also materials, and even carry some artillery, become a mobile fortress, and mobile support the shore.

In the river, some of the newly arrived soldiers of the unit even bathed in the river. In the wax moon season, it is extremely cool here, just like before and after the Dragon Boat Festival in the Central Plains.

It can be said that it is very hot in the summer, but in the winter, there is no winter at all. The coldest time is also like the March season in the Central Plains. There is no need for winter clothes at all, it is almost the New Year, but the soldiers are still wearing summer clothes. No, many of the troops who have just arrived have to go to the river every day to bathe and swim when they are on vacation.

"These good guys have never seen the other side of this terrible ghost."

A staff officer looked at the soldiers who were playing and bathing in the river, and said with envy. At the beginning, when they were desperately trying in the mountains and rainforests in the north, enduring all kinds of sweltering heat, snakes, insects, locusts, etc., and when they didn't have a dry yarn on them for days in the rainy season, these guys didn't know at all.

"Damn, when this cool season arrives, it's completely another world, I feel that the rivers are also tame, the mountains and forests are wonderful, and the weather is even cooler, damn, it's just so cool."

"Now we are in front of us is already a plain with a flat river, advancing by land and water, sending troops in both directions, now we have to have soldiers, we want artillery and artillery, how can those Donghu dogs stop us?"

The Southern Expeditionary Army can be said to be very aggrieved this year.

"There are five months in the cool season, and now it has just passed two months, and now everything is ready, three months is enough for us to hit the southern seaside."

"Marshal, let's hurry up, Privy Envoy Liu has now taken up the position of Governor of Nanyang, and he has several fleets in his hands. We've been holding back for so long, but can we finally be picked by the Nanyang Military Region and the Navy? ”

Zheng Zhilong will never allow Liu Yunsheng to take the opportunity to pick peaches, he has held back for a year, just for the sake of this turnaround. As long as he wins this battle, then the grievances of the previous year can be exhausted, and no one in the court can say anything about him.

But if Liu Yunsheng finally came to pick peaches, then he would really be a fool.

"Advance the date of the expedition."

The original date of dispatch was on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and the original intention was to let the soldiers finish the year. But now Zheng Zhilong feels that he is under a lot of pressure, if he sends troops after the New Year, once Liu Yunsheng comes from Singapore with the navy to kill, and takes advantage of their war with the Donghu people, he will land directly from the coast, then he will not be a blood loss.

"When will it be changed?"

"The sixteenth of the lunar month."

"The day after tomorrow? Wouldn't it be too hasty, can Mu Bang come and prepare? ”

"It's enough, this time we will attack at the same time from the north and south, 40,000 people on the Meng Gong side, 10,000 soldiers and horses on the Mubang side will also be sent out, in addition, mobilize those indigenous militias, let's go to Ava City for the New Year!"

The chief of staff said with a smile, "Next year will be the Year of the Horse, and if we enter Ava City for the New Year, it can be regarded as a success." ”

Nanyang.

In Singapore, Liu Yunsheng frowned, and just submitted another report on the loss of contact with merchant ships. This is already the seventh merchant ship to go missing in half a month.

The seven ships were all lost contact in the South Seas, and all of them were merchant ships of Han merchants. These ships were all three-masted merchant ships of more than 100 tons, and the owners of the ships were basically single-minded, because they were not in the same fleet, and there were not many defensive artillery guns on the merchant ships.

"Dashuai, this must have been done by the Hongyi."

Previously, in this part of the South Seas, few pirates dared to be so rampant. If it is said that occasionally a merchant ship is hijacked, it is still a normal situation. But in just half a month, seven merchant ships were hijacked, which is very abnormal. Dahan has a fleet here, patrolling the South China Sea for a long time, carrying out the escort mission of exterminating pirates.

Many of the pirates who used to be rampant in the past are still hanging from the gallows in Singapore's harbor.

"This is a very obvious thing, in just half a month, seven Han merchant ships have lost contact, and not even a single one has escaped, they must have been sunk by extremely powerful warships, in the South Seas, in addition to us, only those few countries Hongyi have this ability, ordinary pirates don't have this ability."

Liu Yunsheng knew this matter well.

"What now?"

"First send more ships to patrol and escort the escort, and inform the merchant ships to let them travel in a fleet as much as possible, escorted by our warships, and do not sail alone."

With a long breath, the anger in Liu Yunsheng's heart still couldn't be calmed.

The Luzon Spaniards, the Batavian Dutch, and the British, they were already pressing on and becoming more and more rampant.

"Inform the senior officers of the Western Fleet and the Singapore Fleet to come to the meeting!"

The adjutant nodded excitedly in agreement, and it seemed that the marshal was finally going to make a move.

PS.5.15 "Starting Point" is raining red envelopes! Starting at 12 noon, grab a round every hour, and a large wave of 515 red envelopes depends on luck. You all go and grab it, and the starting coins you grabbed continue to subscribe to my chapters! (To be continued.) )