From the first troop carrier to Bosheng, it took only three days for England to set up 30,000 horses in Bosheng, and the British offensive was not enough, 10,000 British troops landed on the Motama side, and 10,000 British troops on the Bengal side, coming along the coast.

The 50,000 horses, although divided into three routes, were actually only two, and in Burma, they were assembled in Bo Sang, and Motama's team was waiting for their Siamese allies.

Three people, Yang Meng's people have probed, the British army is only a little more than 10,000, and the rest are all Ah San, but with the cooperation and command of the British army, it is still difficult to resist the British army compared to the Burmese army.

Although the countries of the Southeast Peninsula used firearms more than 100 years ago, their tactics were not much different from those of the Green Battalion of the Qing Dynasty.

"I don't know what kind of method Xu Ziwei's ugly military division will use, although this battle will be lost, it can't be lost too badly!"

Thinking about the tactics of the Burmese army, Yang Meng couldn't help but worry that Xu Ziwei was coming, before Xu Ziwei set off, Yang Meng didn't explain the tactics to him in detail, and this blocking battle can only be regarded as a military training, let Xu Ziwei come according to his own method, Yang Meng just wants experience.

"Master, don't worry, Mr. Xu is still very strategic."

Solang Baima, who was squeezing Yang Meng's shoulder, gently persuaded Yang Meng a few words, why worry about the shadowless thing? Being alone is good for both men and women, and it can cultivate a private relationship, and there is now a feeling of honey blending oil between the two.

"Strategy? That's our eyes, in the eyes of the English. Maybe it's just stupidity. The quality of things is compared to the way of the road. It's better than always feeling that your stuff is good. ”

Yang Meng was indeed very worried in his heart, the battle of the large army was his weakness, and it was also the weakness of the generals of the New Army.

What is particularly worrying is that the training methods of the Lisu New Army brought by Xu Ziwei this time are still somewhat different from those of the Yunnan New Army, because for some reason, the Lisu New Army. What they do is only military training, and the new army in Yunnan, in addition to military training, also has to study all kinds of Western military works.

Differences are everywhere, and if we talk about combat effectiveness, the new army of the Lisu nationality is not bad, but in terms of cultural level and military quality, they are much worse than the new army in Yunnan.

The initial period of the British landing was inevitably a temptation. During this time, Yang Meng was not worried, Xu Ziwei and Qiao Gunai. In addition to the 20,000 Lisu warriors, there are also 50,000 or 60,000 young and strong, when the two sides test each other, the two should be able to deal with it, I am afraid that the British army will move the real character, and the army of the two will collapse at the touch of a button!

Although the 25,000 Lisu warriors played the role of supervising the battle team, the rout at the front was likely to lead to the rout at the rear, and Yang Meng heard a lot about this.

"Master, it's useless for you to worry now, it's better to wait for the information to come and then worry."

"Hmmm! That's right, then we'll wait for the information from the two of them. ”

Landing, army formation, confrontation, temptation, Xu Ziwei and Qiao Gunai's men and horses did drag the pace of the British army's advance, don't underestimate the time of these few days, it is these few days that the Burmese king retreated safely and humbly, and the main force of the Burmese army began to be in Mishita to guard against the attack of the British army.

"Back and forth, just a few words, it's been half a month, except for the mutual death and injury on both sides, is there no other news?"

In half a month, the British army was all about testing, you come and go, Xu Ziwei and Qiao are alone, they have paid thousands of casualties, and they have not made an effective assessment of the British army, it is good to fight like this, you can hone those young and strong step by step, but Yang Meng does not want this, he wants to see how the real combat power of the British army is.

Another important point is that the temptation is mutual, Xu Qiao and the two are testing the British army, and the British army is also testing the so-called Burmese army, once the temptation is over, I am afraid it will be time for Xu Qiao and the two to lose.

"Master, don't you want to see what the two of them are capable of? There are nothing more than 50,000 or 60,000 Burmese people on top, and even if they are defeated, it will not have much impact on us. ”

When the British army started a war on Burma, Yang Meng's mood was a little impetuous, and after the war, the war ahead was not as good as Yang Meng thought, and he was even more impetuous, and all Solang Baima could do was to persuade.

"Having said that, the two of them are too conservative, inform Xu Ziwei and let him take the initiative, otherwise he will soon have no chance."

If you can really use 20,000 or 30,000 new troops and tens of thousands of people to block the advance of the British army, then England will not be so terrible, but this matter can only be thought about, if the British army is really so bad, how can there be a name for the sun never sets?

Half a month of temptation, although it stopped the pace of the British army, but it was difficult for Yang Meng to achieve the goal of testing the British army.

Yang Meng's original intention was to let the two of them play by themselves, but now the situation is different, the king of Burma is ready, instead of being defeated by the British army, it is better to rush up and give it a try, although the ending has been decided, but there is still a big difference between the main attack being frustrated and being defeated.

On the third day after Yang Meng gave the order, Solang Baima quietly walked into the council hall with a battle report in his hand.

"The result? Is it miserable? ”

Without too many words, some small actions of Solang Baima can prompt Yang Meng to be mentally prepared, looking at her hesitant appearance, Xu Qiao's side is a big defeat.

"The 60,000 Minzhuang army was annihilated, Qiao Gunai's men and horses lost 3,000, and Mr. Xu's men and horses lost 6,000."

After hearing the news, Yang Meng stood up at once, nine thousand people! This loss is somewhat large.

"Bastard! Nine thousand, all of them are their own people! How was this battle fought? 60,000 people are not enough to fill the pit, and they even pulled Lao Tzu's 9,000 men and horses as cannon fodder, when will these two bastards come back? I'm going to chop them up! ”

Qiao Gunai's 3,000 people are half of his own people, and the 6,000 Lisu new army that Xu Ziwei lost is really his own people! The loss of 6,000 in the first battle is not a bad result.

"It will take at least ten days for the army to turn around, sir. You degas first. Presumably Mr. Xu. I'll give you an answer over there. ”

"I want to chop him! Nine thousand people were left in the first battle, and look at what this ugly ghost is! ”

Xu Ziwei and Qiao Gunai's men and horses were defeated by the British army between Bosheng and Mishita, in order to act for the king of Burma, Qiao Gunai took 2,000 remnants of the army and went to Mishita, Xu Ziwei took the main force, pretending to be a refugee. Fled back to Mongla.

"Third master, the chief is guilty!"

Xu Ziwei, who looked embarrassed, hung his arms and knelt in the meeting hall of Mengla, this battle was really heartwarming, I thought that if I filled in 60,000 people, I would be able to turn around, but I didn't expect that I was almost dumpled by the British army after the worst.

"Knowing that you are guilty, tell me how you were defeated! If you can't say this, you ugly ghost, you really deserve to die! ”

Xu Ziwei said that he looked miserable. But Yang Meng looked at his face, although it was full of dust. But the background color is still good, and the injury on the arm is either pretended or slightly injured.

"Third master, in the early days, Qiao Gunai and I commanded the strong army of the people, and confronted the British army in formation, and both sides had their own attacks, and the fight was impressive."

"Fuck you! Impressive, how dare you say it?

Your mission is to test the strength of the British army, each with its own attack? You're testing the British army, and the British army is also testing you, don't rub powder on your face, tell me how you lost? ”

Xu Ziwei's words are a bit nonsense, Yang Meng asked him to delay the pace of the British army, and it is true that he tested each other, but it is pure nonsense.

Yang Meng can accept the defeat, and he can accept the dead, but I don't know how Lu Dao was defeated, he can't accept it, the new army, there has been no other name for what is missing, just because their experience is not done, failure is not a bad thing, this is a necessary path to sum up experience, but defeat is still hard-mouthed, this is not what Yang Meng is happy to see.

"We were ambushed by the British cavalry from Bengal, and after filling in 60,000 people, we wanted to withdraw, but unexpectedly, the Bengali cavalry did not assemble at Bosheng, but crossed a hill near Bosheng and detoured behind us.

There were more than 30,000 British troops in front, 10,000 cavalry from Bengal in the back, and 25,000 men in our hands.

Qiao Gunai and Yang Ba and I had no choice but to use the strategy of the golden cicada to break out of the shell, leaving behind 9,000 old and weak to attract the attention of the British army, and our main force escaped into the mountains and forests. ”

Speaking of which, Yang Meng also roughly figured out the reason for the defeat, the three people on the battlefield made a mistake in judgment, thinking that the British cavalry from Bengal did not dare to go deeper, but he didn't expect that it was also a strategy for people to delay time, and it was this cavalry from Bangladesh who was waiting for him.

was wrapped in dumplings, and he could still make such a decisive choice, and Xu Ziwei was a material with troops, although the loss of 9,000 people was distressing, but it could be regarded as a test of the self-confidence of the British army, 10,000 cavalry dared to block the retreat of more than 80,000 people, this British devil is so bold!

"The 9,000 men were wiped out? Have you seen the battle? What was the strength of the British army? ”

The loss of 9,000 people, 6,000 in Yang Meng's hands, this is a big loss for the mountain city, but it is nothing in Yunnan or the four provinces.

The battle situation of 9,000 people is what Yang Meng is most concerned about, it doesn't matter if he loses, as long as he can sum up his experience, this is a good thing.

"The nine thousand men were all brown bes, which was a cut short in range, and the British army also took advantage of this, firing from fifty paces away, and nearly three thousand men just didn't get it.

After that, our people also came up with countermeasures and built fortifications with corpses, and the British army could only fight hard.

The British cavalry, very powerful! The remaining more than 6,000 people could hardly bring effective damage to the scattered cavalry, and the cavalry's attack from the flank was very sharp, and most of them died in the hands of the cavalry.

The remaining more than 1,000 people fought a hand-to-hand battle with the British army, and almost all of our people were killed, but in hand-to-hand combat, they repelled five offsets by the British army, and in hand-to-hand combat, we are not bad! ”

Although what Xu Ziwei said was useful, it was not the focus of Yang Meng's attention, and the scheduling of the large army was what Yang Meng paid attention to.

The number of 9,000 people is also a lot, first by the British army in the weapons of a handful, and then by the cavalry to break through the flank, this is a strategic problem, the general in command on the spot, strategic mistakes, otherwise there are fortified infantry, even if they encounter scattered charging cavalry, it will cause great damage to the cavalry.

The main reason for the annihilation of the 9,000 men and horses was the strategic loophole, if these 9,000 men built civil fortifications on the spot, it would never be easy to be defeated, and there was no experience in fighting cavalry, which seemed to be a major deficiency of the new army.

"Don't talk about this, what have you gained after this battle?"

The main reason for the failure is there, Yang Meng doesn't plan to delve into this matter, most of the people can return, it is already considered lucky, if Xu Ziwei does not handle it properly, the remaining more than 10,000 people will also have to be bloodstained on the battlefield.

"Our men and horses are a team of 1,000 people, and the British army is the same, but the cooperation between the British army and the team is better than our army, and the law is strict between advance and retreat, which is also one of the reasons for the defeat of 9,000 people.

Then there is the British army is very good at using its own advantages, the range of guns is different, they can find out and use it at the first time, this is where we have a gap. ”

Although Xu Ziwei's analysis is still a bit one-sided, it is good to have such a statement, it seems that this kid has saved his life.

"Make this battle a sand table deduction for the whole army and see how many ways there are ways to win.

The people of the mountain monkeys are arranged near Mishita, and if we are defeated, it will be up to the Burmese army below. ”

The new army of the Lisu people, this battle was fought in a completely disorderly manner, and if it was the new army of Mengla, although the outcome would still be defeated, the losses they caused to the British army might be greater.

Yang Meng understood that the defeat in this battle was due to the command, and if there was no misjudgment of Xu Qiao and Yang, these nine thousand people would not have died. Accountability is secondary, and remembering this lesson is the most important thing. (To be continued......)