Liu Yunlong led the 1st column to the south through Ba Mo very smoothly, but he did not expect to be intercepted by the Burmese army at Ruibao, and the troops were forced to stop advancing, and the situation was quickly reported to the front army headquarters. At the headquarters of the first column of Ruibao, a fast horse galloped over, "Report to the commander-in-chief, the commander instructed that the Burmese army has brazenly launched an attack on Siam, and we are here to claim justice." The Burmese army is advised to surrender or launch an attack! Liu Yunlong was overjoyed when he received the order, and immediately repaired a letter and sent it to the Burmese army camp.

Ever since the Northern Expeditionary Army entered Burma, King Gongbang had heard the news. At present, his tens of thousands of troops are fighting against Siam, and King Gongbang was immediately shocked when he confirmed that the Northern Expeditionary Army had indeed entered Burma, and immediately gathered about 20,000 Burmese troops guarding the capital to go to Ruibao to intercept them. At the same time, King Gongbang sent people to quickly dispatch the Burmese army on the front line to reinforce. King Gongbang dared to use troops against Siam, which was directly related to the birth of the Northern Expeditionary Army and then the war against the allied armies of Western countries. Its butterfly effect has fomented chaos in Myanmar.

After the establishment of the Gongbang Dynasty in the mid-16th century, it has always pursued an expansionist policy, and it has also been glorious for a while. The Gongbang dynasty attacked Siam several times, and at one point captured the capital of Siam, but was later defeated by the Siamese rebel army. The Gongbang Dynasty's expedition to Manipur and the invasion of the Kingdom of Laos caused the intervention of the Qing government, which then developed into the Qing-Burma War. Although the Burmese army defeated the Qing army four times, it suffered great losses of its own, and since then it has been in a slump, and the land it has occupied has been lost one after another.

100 years after the British annexation of India, their expansionist ambitions intensified. In order to open up the land transportation between the Indochina Peninsula and the South Seas, and in order to encroach on China, the British set their sights on Burma. The first Anglo-Burmese war broke out in the middle of the 18th century, but the British did not achieve their strategic goals, but they gained colonial rights in the southern territories, and Burma became a semi-colony after that.

In 1852, the British invaded Rangoon and marched north along the Irrawa River, only to be stubbornly resisted by the Burmese army. The British army fought to capture Lower Burma, so the scale of the battle was small and ended in a truce. According to the original history, the British sent troops again in 1885 and overthrew the Gongbang dynasty in one fell swoop. However, due to the changes in China, history has come to an end here, and the British will never have a chance.

Out of his familiarity with history, Deng Zixuan knew very well that Britain launched the Third Anglo-Burmese War, using less than 30,000 troops, and half of them were Indian troops. Therefore, Deng Zixuan decided to dispatch two divisions plus an artillery regiment, the artillery regiment is a reinforced regiment, with 50 artillery pieces and a strength of about 30,000 people. This is Deng Zixuan's judgment based on the historical process, in fact, compared with the original history, the chaos in Burma has a surprisingly good chance for the Northern Expeditionary Army to send troops.

At present, about 30,000 Burmese troops are fighting in Laos and Siam, and the sudden dispatch of troops to pay tribute to the king is simply impossible to parry. And the British colonized Lower Burma, due to Chinese reasons, there are not many garrisons in the Lower Burma colony. The chaos in Myanmar has created excellent conditions for Deng Zixuan's Burma strategy.

Considering the rebellious nature of the Burmese and their opportunistic mentality, Tang Zixuan had to take full control of Burma in order to achieve the goal of incorporation into the territory. Therefore, while targeting the British, it was necessary to beat the rabbits with grass and grass, eliminate the Gongbang dynasty, and install a puppet regime. Deng Zixuan is not worried about the British near Yangon in Lower Burma, judging from the current situation, the British are going all out to deal with the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the British troops in Lower Burma are very poor in combat effectiveness, even if there are tens of thousands of troops, they are a rabble.

However, the historical node has changed here, because the British went all out to deal with the Northern Expeditionary Army, and had no time to take care of Burma, in fact, it was invisibly conniving at Burma, no matter how much land Burma occupied, Zuihou did not belong to the British Empire. Therefore, Britain did not pay any attention to Burma's dispatch of troops to Siam. In addition, the British continued to draw troops from Lower Burma, and the remaining strength of the Lower Burma garrison was 15,000 men, and most of them were Indian soldiers. When the king of Gongbang learned about this situation, he was overjoyed. The Qing Dynasty was in turmoil, and the British were distracted. The key is that he learned about the situation of the British army in Lower Burma, and he couldn't help it.

The king of Gongbang did not dare to attack the British, and the persimmon picked the soft pinch. After careful preparations, the Burmese army launched a surprise attack on Siam and the Kingdom of Laos at the beginning of the year. The kingdoms of Siam and Laos were not prepared at all, and in more than two months, the Burmese army occupied the Nanbang gang in Siam, and the northern front occupied the Burang La gang in Laos, and the Siamese and Lao armies were defeated one after another. The British are too busy or happy to take care of themselves, and turn a blind eye and pretend to be stupid. But where did King Gongbang think that when the Northern Expeditionary Army, which was born out of the Great Qing Kingdom, was in a fierce battle with the coalition army, it suddenly dispatched a large army to launch an attack on Burma.

In the palace of the Gongbang King in Mandalay, the 13th Gongbang King Xipao received a letter from the front-line general to persuade the Northern Expeditionary Army to surrender, and his head suddenly became big. At this time, the tin robe was shocked and asked the front-line general to tell the Northern Expeditionary Army that the two sides could negotiate. The tin robe was intended to stall for time and wait for the eastern army to return for reinforcements. But the Northern Expeditionary Army would not give him a chance.

Liu Yunlong faced the envoy sent by the tin robe, and he didn't give any face. Solemnly informed that within three days, Xipao must surrender unconditionally to the Northern Expeditionary Army. Xipao received the Zuihou ultimatum from the Northern Expeditionary Army, and his anger was like thunder, which is simply bandit logic. But he forgot that it was civility for him to attack Siam. The Northern Expeditionary Army used Siam as an excuse for the tin robe to lose three points psychologically. There was no choice but to fight with force, and he ordered the Burmese army to resist with all its might.

In the column headquarters, an operational staff officer said: "Commander-in-chief, the 20,000 troops of the Burmese army are mainly concentrated on the line of Ruibao and Jinwu, and the east side is the low river of Ilova. "When will the artillery regiment arrive?" "Report to the Commander-in-Chief! The artillery regiment arrived in about two hours. ”

A large part of the Burmese army's defense in Shwe Poh was armed with rifles, but they were all old-fashioned rifles, and a small part were large knives with long hairs. If the Burmese army is allowed to fight a cold weapon war, it may be able to have the strength to fight. However, in the era of hot weapons, the Burmese army has fallen far behind, and their understanding of hot weapons warfare is quite superficial, and they are not at the same level as the Northern Expeditionary Army. Needless to say, the battle began. With the fierce shelling of the artillery regiment, the dense defensive positions of the Burmese soldiers were suddenly divided into flesh and blood, and the tragic scene was simply unbearable.

Before the shelling was over, the Burmese army collapsed and began to flee. Some of the surprise attacking troops quickly pursued, and the Burmese army began to flee like locusts. In the evening of the same day, the Northern Expeditionary Army pursued under the city of Mandalay and captured 15,000 prisoners. Tin Pao was immediately frightened when he saw the soldiers who had fled and returned, and the 20,000 horses couldn't resist even an hour. In a panic, Tin Pao immediately ordered to flee to Toshiba.

The forward troops entered Mandalay, the city was left without a single soldier, and Mandalay was successfully occupied. It was already midnight when Liu Yunlong and the others arrived in Mandalay by water, and they came to the palace in a mess. Seinfeld sighed: "This is the palace of the Gongbang Dynasty, it is different from our imagination, it is far worse than Bauhinia City, and it is not even as good as the palace in Nanjing." Shang Hu also sighed: "The 600-year-old dynasty is gone like this, it's really unimaginable." ”

"Report to the commander-in-chief, after the vanguard occupied Mandalay, he learned about the strength of the front line defense of the British army in Lower Burma. With only 10,000 men, the vanguard had already marched to Yangon and asked for instructions. "A combat staff officer." Great, the soldiers are fast. The artillery regiment was ordered to follow up quickly, and the capture of Rangoon was a victory. Shang Hu was overjoyed when he heard this. Seinfeld also said happily: "I thought it would be a fierce battle, and it seems that the capture of Rangoon is not a big problem, but I didn't expect it to be so smooth, our luck is too good." ”

Looking back at the situation when Nie Shicheng led two brigades to the east, after entering Burma, Nie Shicheng and the commander were in tune with his mission, first to occupy Lashio, then to occupy Toshiba and find a resettlement site in the Salween River valley. On the way, Nie Shicheng was a little depressed, and his soldiers were not much better, the key was that the troops entered Myanmar without a combat mission, but to resettle refugees, so everyone was in a bad mood.

"Commander-in-chief, the commander is a little biased, and the good errand was given to the first column, it seems that there is still a lack of trust in us. At the beginning, we crossed the river and fought a fierce battle in Xiangfan, considering our special situation, so that we could understand it as a reserve. But it is really unfair to go abroad to fight. "Okay, don't complain, we have to prove ourselves. At present, the Burmese army is attacking in Siam, and Toshiba is the supply base of the frontline army, so maybe we can have an unexpected surprise. We have to prove ourselves. ”

As soon as the voice fell, there was a gunshot in front of him, "Commander-in-chief, Lashio is the gateway to eastern Mandalay, and the Burmese army must have sent troops to guard it, and it seems that the vanguard troops have handed over fire." An hour later, Nie Shicheng arrived and the battle in Lashio was over. The Burmese army of 1,000 men defended Lashio, and in less than 10 minutes, the vanguard troops entered the town. As far as the eye could see, the town smelled of blood, and the defending Burmese troops were scattered and fled, long gone.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the vanguard regiment destroyed 350 enemies and captured more than 100 prisoners, what should I do with the prisoners?" The head of the pioneer regiment reports. "Idiot, do you still want to ask me this question?" "My subordinates understand!" The head of the vanguard turned and left. Nie Shicheng insisted on killing the captives, firstly, because he was going abroad to fight, but it was too troublesome to manage the captives. In particular, the headquarters blindly emphasized the results of sending troops to Burma, without repeatedly appealing to military discipline, and Nie Shicheng naturally understood the mystery. Since joining the Northern Expeditionary Army, he has not fought a battle, and Nie Shicheng has long been holding back this momentum, he wants to prove his determination to kill. In troubled times, the focus is clear.

Nie Shicheng did not stop at Lashio, he left a battalion to garrison, and then led the brigade to advance towards Toshiba at a rapid pace. A few days later, the troops arrived near Toshiba, and it was his luck that he was unexpectedly confronted by the king of Gongbang, who had escaped from Mandalay, and the army of 5,000 faces. The battle began instantly, without any suspense, and the Burmese soldiers who were frightened by the bow were killed and fled in embarrassment, corpses were strewn all over the field, and the tin robe was captured alive.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, we have captured the Gongbang King!" After the battle, an officer at the front rushed back to report it. “haha！ My luck was too good. It seems that the commander has captured Mandalay, and the king of Gongbang has fled and crashed into the muzzle of my gun. Immediately escort King Gongbang to Mandalay and get in touch with the headquarters. Nie Shicheng's eyebrows fluttered happily, sweeping away the depression of the past.

Then Nie Shicheng waved his troops to Toshiba, and Toshiba only had 2,000 Burmese troops to defend at this time. When they found the Northern Expeditionary Army, they immediately fled. Nie Shicheng occupied Toshiba without blood. As it was a supply base for the Burmese army, large quantities of food were hoarded, which unexpectedly became trophies, which later played a pivotal role in the resettlement of refugees in the Salween River valley.