Chapter Ninety-Five: The Conquest of Siam
Wang Qiu slipped back from eastern Burma, and when he stepped into the sea capital, .00ks
"The subordinate Meng Bao Jun Shou greeted His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, since the beginning of the summer, there have been many Siamese soldiers who have entered the territory of Meng Bao to slaughter the people, the total number of people killed is 593 people, the viciousness of its means is outrageous, the people in Meng Bao City are panicked, all say that the Siamese people are going to enter the country in a big way, and I implore His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty to edict the country to conquer the country that caused the trouble, in order to solve the danger of our Burmese people, the lower ministers and the people of Meng Bao are grateful, and Wangnan three knocks to show our emperor Shengming Renwu."
"The subordinate Mengjie County Shou respectfully asks St. Ann, recently Mengjie City was harassed by Siamese soldiers who crossed the border, the victim Ding Ji 231 mouths, where the Siamese people passed, all the villages were destroyed and houses were burned, and no people and animals were left, and the subordinates implored His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty to send troops to levy the army, for the way of heaven, to ......... the people of Anjun"
With a "snap", four or five books were slammed on the imperial case by Zhu Jun, and the Han and Burmese officials of His Royal Highness Jin were silent, only to hear the emperor say sharply: "Five hundred and ninety-three people were killed in Mengbao County, two hundred and thirty-one people in Mengjie County, one hundred and ninety-five people in Laimei County, and four hundred and twelve people in Taluo County." These are all my people, and they are the loyal people of my country. ”
Zhu Jun bit me very hard, and he glared viciously at the Han and Burmese officials who were standing in two shifts with His Royal Highness, and shouted: "The Siamese insult me, I can bear it." The Siamese turned their backs on the Ming Dynasty, and I could let him go. The Siamese can be supreme, treacherous, arrogant, and tolerant. I follow the royal road, and I only want the guests from all over the world to obey, because I can't bear to raise troops to fight against him, and I practice a domineering government. Now, the Siamese have slaughtered my subjects and invaded our borders for no reason. Zhu Jun slapped the royal case violently and increased the volume: "It's bearable, it's unbearable!" I don't share the sky with Siam. ”
The emperor was angry. The Siamese jumping clown dared to offend Tianwei and implored the emperor to send troops to conquer. His Royal Highness knelt in the dark, and the corners of the eyes of some Burmese officials were full of tears.
"The cabinet bachelors and the royal court participate in politics and listen to the order." Zhu Jun calmed down a lot and said in a deep voice.
Mu Tianbo, Yang Side, Zhou Mubai, Burmese left political Abra, right political Arun have been divided. They all bowed down and said, "Please give an edict to Your Majesty." The voice was full of murderous aura, and when the seven words "bearable" and "unbearable" blurted out from Zhu Jun's mouth, everyone already had a premonition that the war was coming.
"Mu Tianbo, the first assistant university scholar of the cabinet, listens to the order, and orders you to quickly prepare the food and grass of the army and collect ordnance materials."
"Wechen obeys."
"Cabinet scholar Yang Si Tak obeys the order, you have the title of secretary of the military department, and you can quickly issue a crusade against the army, and report to the Burmese army, so that they can assemble in Samui County within a month."
(Samee.) A city in southern Myanmar. It is only a little more than a hundred miles away from the earth tile. It is only 500 miles from Bangkok, the capital of Siam. )
"Wechen obeys."
Cabinet University Scholar Zhou Mubai. I command you to go on an expedition with the army. Hurry up and get ready. ”
"We're thanking you."
"The royal court is involved in politics left and right. The Siamese brutalized the Burmese people. I have decided to conquer his country. You should also prepare a crusade against the Burmese people. The amount of land and grass needed by the army. The soldiers who were requisitioned were brave. You all have to be diligent in your planning. There can be no delay. Do you understand? ”
"The subordinate understands. His Majesty is willing to serve His Majesty. "Abra and Aaron bowed down together.
Zhu Jun stood up coldly: "Retreat." ”
"Retreat from the ........."
Under a slight measure, both the Han and the Burmese in all parts of Myanmar have inspired the heart of the same enemy, and the counties of Myanmar invited the battlefield to float into the court like snowflakes, and Zhu Jun's words in the court were also written in the newspaper in Han and Burmese and published in various counties of Myanmar, and the praise of the Burmese people from all over the country gathered together, and even the Burmese who were dissatisfied with the Han people couldn't help but be moved
On the second day, Zhu Jun issued an order to establish a Burmese military camp. A thousand young and brave Burmese people entered the camp. Zhu Jun knew that although there were many Han people in Nanyang, they were only a drop in the ocean compared to the Han people ruled by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and if they wanted to achieve hegemony, they must establish a servant army similar to the Burmese army camp to be able to listen to it, even so, Zhu Jun was not completely defenseless, after all, he was a foreign race, in addition to the necessary strengthening of brainwashing. All the officers were Han Chinese. In the future, even if Burmese soldiers are promoted, they can be transferred to other battalions as middle and low-level officers. In this way, the Han officers controlled the Burmese military camp, while some of the well-behaved middle and low-level Burmese officers were scattered and transferred to the mountain, brave, shenji, and death battalions, where the soldiers were all Han Chinese, and the middle and low-level Burmese officers lost their foundation even if they wanted to make trouble.
The Burmese military camp was very strict, not only requiring them to be physically strong, but also requiring them to have a rough understanding of Chinese, although Chinese is the second language of Burma, but most of the people who learned it were the children of Burma's nobles and wealthy land, which also made these brainwashed children of the ruling class become the basis of the Ming Dynasty's rule in Burma after retiring.
June of the second year of the new year.
The Ming army led by Zhu Jun advanced by land and water, and the 5,000 naval division drove a fleet composed of seven Western warships into the Siamese sea area to attack the coastal cities of Siam. Myanmar and Siam border since ancient times, the historical wish is quite deep, nearly a thousand years of war between the two ruling classes there are as many as 50, small-scale conflicts are continuous, coupled with the Siamese soldiers a few days ago has been announced by the Burmese officials to all parts of the country, so that the Burmese people are the same enemy, for the Ming Dynasty is also very welcome, not to mention that the soldiers of the counties of Myanmar are also gradually marching to Samei, these soldiers and the well-trained Ming army are really not flattering, everywhere they pass to loot the people, And instead of plundering the people, the Ming army even went to the village to drink a few wells of water, and would politely offer silver money to buy it.
Therefore, instead of welcoming the Burmese soldiers of the same race, the Burmese people flocked to the Ming army when they saw it, sending tea and water, and the squires in some places heard that the Ming army recruited Burmese soldiers, and in addition to their good impression of the Ming army, they also felt that the future of sending their children to the Burmese military camp was bright, and they sent their children into the camp one after another.
Zhu Jun had no choice but to accept the hospitality, so he ordered the Burmese barracks to be expanded, and the upper limit of the number of soldiers was set at 2,000. As a result, the journey, which was originally only 100 miles, was delayed for three or four days.
When the Ming army was reassembled into Laimei City, the Burmese soldiers here began to gather more and more, and the whole Laimei was made to be a chicken, flying and jumping, and Zhu Jun was the first time to see what a feudal army was. These people are simply a gang of bandits, not only do they have no sense of organization, but they do not abide by even the most basic military laws, and the commanders are either in the same league with them, or they have the intention to rectify but they mutinied in three days and two days, and in the end they can only turn a blind eye and act as if nothing happened.
Every early in the morning, there are groups of soldiers and oilers who go to the streets shoulder to shoulder, and the places they go to are nothing more than casinos, brothels, wine shops, etc., if the money is exhausted, they will begin to viciously rush into the houses and loot, the local government can not stop it at all, Zhu Jun's line is located in the government office in Laimei City, and there are hundreds of complaints of looting and brawls from Burmese soldiers every day, and this is not counting those who are timid and afraid of things and dare not expose them.
Zhu Jun did not intend to rectify the military discipline of the Burmese soldiers, on the contrary, he hoped in his heart that the Burmese soldiers would be as tossed as possible. They are a mirror of the Ming army, and the Burmese people can still accept it at first, after all, since ancient times, soldiers are bandits, bandits are soldiers, and the Burmese people have been accustomed to it for thousands of years. But now it is different, on the one hand, they see the Burmese soldiers acting recklessly in the city, and on the other hand, they see the Ming army cowering in the camp and practicing every day, and the loud slogans can be heard by the whole city. On the one hand, I saw the Burmese soldiers rushing into their houses to ask for money, and on the other hand, I saw that the Ming soldiers carried money with them when they went to the streets, and even if they bought goods, they would never let the Burmese merchants suffer. In contrast, the Burmese people found the difference between the two.
Those who wore tattered uniforms and squeezed their eyebrows were Burmese soldiers, and those who wore black armor and neat appearance were Ming soldiers. is also a soldier, and what he does is very different.
It turned out that there was no Ming army to compare the Burmese people not very well, so many years of obedience to the habit, and I don't think there is anything wrong, but what people are most afraid of is the comparison, not to know, and the comparison also scared the Burmese people. So the Burmese people got angry, and the consequences were serious.
In front of the camp of the Ming army, many young Burmese gathered to join the Ming army, they were admirers of the Ming army, they dreamed of being able to put on that set of black armor, holding all kinds of elite weapons like Ming soldiers standing under the beautiful sun and moon military flag. Everyone can dream, and those who can dream have dreams, and everyone worships heroes, which also prompts them to be more in awe of the well-trained Ming soldiers, who have a clear eye for standing or walking, and in their eyes, these soldiers are the real heroes.
The Burmese in the city of Laimei also began to resist, and some young men began to attack the drunken Burmese soldiers in the streets, and when they were pursued, they ran to the camp of the Ming army, and once they reached that range, the Burmese soldiers did not dare to chase them anymore.
Then the merchants and squires of Laimei City began to unite, and they jointly asked to meet the New Emperor and tell us about the painful experience of being harassed by the Burmese soldiers these days, hoping that the New Emperor would make decisions for them.
"The Burmese soldiers indulge in lawlessness, but I have heard a little." Zhu Jun met with them and listened carefully to their cries of snot and tears, and his face showed a sad expression.
"Please Your Majesty rectify the discipline of the rebellious soldiers, so that my people will not suffer from the rebellious soldiers." At Zhu Jun's feet knelt a petitioning merchant squire.
"Well." Zhu Jun stood up with a look of embarrassment: "Freezing three feet, not a day's cold, the nature of the Burmese soldiers is like this, if I force myself to suppress, I am afraid that it will cause a mutiny." ”
Zhu Jun began to point out the inducements for the formation of the Burmese soldiers to the establishment aspect: "The Burmese soldiers are lawless, all because of the incomplete orders, plus the Burmese generals withhold military salaries and do not think about rectifying military discipline, the Burmese soldiers have no salary to use, and can only rely on plundering the people for a living." If I play and suppress it without authorization, it will only be a symptom, and won't it still be like that when I return to the court? I'm also very embarrassed about this. ”