"Did you hear that? Our Daming factory in Myanmar was burned down by the Burmese. ”

"Burmese? Where is Myanmar? ”

"It's a long way away, over there in Yunnan."

"So far away, there are also our Ming people?"

"The whole world is not the king's land, and no matter how far away it is, it is our Ming place."

"We are still afraid of those Burmese soldiers? Send a great soldier and destroy the place. ”

"I read in the newspaper that it not only burned down our factory, but also killed our people!"

"What! And killed someone? Grandma's, it's the other way around. The commander sent troops to destroy them. ”

"Don't care if the marshal sends troops or not, let's find out where there are Burmese people, and beat them up first."

Thanks to the advent of the telegraph and newspapers, the speed of message delivery was much faster.

Only five days after the incident, the Burmese attack on the Daming factory was already known throughout the country.

There were many more people on the street, and when they saw the guy with a dark face and a bulging forehead, they came forward to interrogate him with an unkind expression.

Many innocent Siamese and Cochin people were beaten. Especially in Yunnan, there are more beatings.

It's just a pity that that part of Myanmar is too poor. They don't even have a means of transportation, except for getting through the deep mountains and old forests, there is no good way to get to Daming.

As a result, there are very few Burmese people in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, and those Siamese and Cochin people have suffered from the pond fish for no reason.

When Li Xiao heard the news, he was cutting the ribbon for the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge.

As a project that attracts national attention, it is also a world-class difficult project. Before that, no bridge had ever been built over a large river of this magnitude in the world.

Look at the black smoke of the train, whistling past the bridge. Everyone erupted in cheers like a landslide and a crack, and from then on, the north and south of the great river of China were officially connected.

In the future, supplies north of the Yangtze River will not have to be transferred by water. The railway will also send the material resources south of the south of the Yangtze River to the north continuously.

More importantly, if the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge can be built, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge can be built. Or the Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge, it is very difficult to create. If it's a copy, it's much simpler.

In the past, Jiangnan called it a moat. From now on, to some extent, the moat is no longer a moat.

"Big brother, it's finally open to traffic." Li Hao's face was flushed, and he had done his best for this bridge.

"Hmmm! Since there is this bridge, then according to the same model, one will also be built in Wuhan. Jiangyin also builds one!

Use bridges to connect the north and south of the Yangtze River. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will become a whole. The north and south are connected, and that is the real cargo through the world.

I'm going back to Beijing! ”

"Big brother, it's not like I'm going to Hangzhou for two days. Lingyin Temple, West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda...... This...... I've arranged it all, how can I say I'll just go? ”

Li Hao was a little surprised when he heard that Li Xiao was leaving.

"The telegram that just came, our factories and mining areas in northern Myanmar, were smashed and looted by the Burmese. He also killed more than a dozen of us!

I have already seen the newspaper in the capital, and now it is the anger of the masses. I want to send troops to northern Burma and kill all the Burmese people. ”

"Big brother, are you really going to send troops to northern Burma?"

"It's not that easy, those places in northern Myanmar. It's all mountainous!

We Ming people have gone, and we are not familiar with life. I don't even know the road, and there are no roads at all in some places.

Fighting there, how to get the logistics?

People are hiding in the mountains to attack your logistical supply lines. As a result, you suffer heavy losses and your soldiers are exhausted. But the result?

I can't even catch a single hair from others!

So, it's not easy. And I always feel that this thing seems to be weird.

We Ming people are overseas, and some practices are inappropriate. Can...... It didn't seem to be enough to provoke such a backlash from the locals, after all, they didn't do anything harmful. ”

"Big brother means ......!"

"Let Luzhu check first, the matter of sending troops is not something that can be understood in a day or two."

After receiving this news, Li Xiao reluctantly gave up his next trip to Hangzhou. There is no way to see the West Lake and Leifeng Tower, so they can only rush back to the capital by airship.

This is the first time that Daming has encountered this level of provocation overseas.

Back in the capital, a group of senior officers were already waiting in the Marshal's Mansion.

Ao Ye and Cao Wenzhao are still inspecting in Europe, and now those guys who have come to the Marshal's Mansion to ask for war. It can be regarded as the Mesozoic era in the Liao army, among which Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan, who have just returned from Tashkent, are the most radical.

Zu Chengxun sat silently in the corner, silent.

This child has obviously been depressed a lot since Zu Dashou is gone.

In the army, the people and horses of Zu Dashou's family were somewhat unable to raise their heads.

The main reason is that Wu Sangui is a big traitor. Brought endless damage to Daming! Until now, India has been torn apart.

But Wu Sangui still doesn't see anyone alive or dead. This made some people in the army always have a trace of suspicion about the people of Zu Dashou's family.

"Marshal, send us to Burma. You must use tanks to flatten those bastards. Avenge the compatriots who died! Zu Kuan couldn't wait to ask Li Xiao for battle.

"That's right! Marshal, experienced the Battle of Tashkent. I think our tanks are quite mature, and it will not be a problem to level Burma. Cao Bianjiao also shouted.

"Oh! Got it, Zu Chengxun, tell me, what do you think? Li Xiao's eyes crossed the crowd and looked at Zu Chengxun, who was at the end of the line.

"Handsome ......!" Zu Chengxun didn't seem to expect that Li Xiao would ask him questions.

After standing up and saluting, he squeaked and didn't know what to say.

"Don't be nervous, I'm eating people again. Say whatever you want, and say anything wrong. Don't worry, say it boldly! Li Xiao looked at Zu Chengxun with a smile.

This kid did a good job in Tashkent this time, and he was in charge of the supply of nearly 100,000 troops before and after.

What's more, the tank is the first time on the battlefield. Many problems were exposed, not only the problem of fuel supply, but also the problem of maintenance and maintenance of the tank in the desert environment.

Zu Chengxun solved these problems very well, and the two tank regiments were able to return almost without losses, and Zu Chengxun contributed a lot.

Encouraged by Li Xiao, Zu Chengxun's nervous expression eased a lot.

"Handsome! Xia Guan believed that it was not appropriate for the imperial court to send a large army to Burma. In particular, tank regiments cannot be sent to Burma! ”

The first thing Zu Chengxun said was the anger of the public. Especially Zu Kuan, who grew up together, and Cao Bianjiao, a classmate from the Army Military Academy.

As we all know, almost all of the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is now used in national development and construction. There are not many opportunities to fight in the first place!

And in the Liao army, everything has to rely on military merits.

It's obviously at the same level, if there is no military merit. You have to go through it when you see people, and your military pay is less than others.

What's even more infuriating is the supply on the battlefield. It is also distributed according to military merits, not to mention housing, treatment after changing jobs, and so on. It's all about military merit!

It can be said that military merit in the Liao army means everything.

Now it's easy to have a good opportunity to make military achievements, but unexpectedly, Zu Chengxun stood up and said such a thing.

There are a few guys from the Shaozhuang faction who have already glared at Zu Chengxun, if it weren't for Li Xiao here, I'm afraid they would have done it a long time ago.

"Oh! Your statement is not quite the same as theirs, let's talk about it! Li Xiao looked at Zu Chengxun with a smile.

"First of all! Mandalay is mountainous, and even if there are some plains, there are jungles and rivers. This is not at all suitable for marching, and it is even more difficult for tanks to play a role in these places.

The tank regiment looks mighty and can be inside the Tashkent desert. The problem of wind and sand alone has caused almost thirty percent of the tanks to lie down.

If it weren't for the urgent delivery of engines from the interior, these tanks would not have been able to drive back at all.

It was our negligence that we did not take into account the windy sand beforehand. But no one has ever been to Mandalay. God knows what kind of problems will happen when tanks and equipment get to Mandalay.

The roads in the northwest are good, and although many places are the Gobi Desert, there is no problem with traffic.

Even in the worst of conditions, a small amount of supplies can be carried on camels, at least to supply the troops without leaving them without starving them.

But what about Mandalay?

I asked someone, and it was a mountainous area. In some places, there are only sheep intestine trails, and there are dense jungles everywhere. During the rainy season, it rains for a month.

If it's a coastal area, we can also rely on sea transportation for supplies.

But Mandalay is far from the coast, and we can't supply it from the sea. ”

"I don't know how to use an airship! We're in Tashkent, aren't we also using airships for supplies? Cao Bianjiao said with some disdain.

"With airships in Tashkent, it is necessary to build a military station every 100 kilometers. Not only must we ensure that there are no enemy anti-aircraft guns within a hundred miles, but we must also constantly observe whether there are sandstorms.

You know, to ensure your logistical supply, even the officers and soldiers and the people, we will use 120,000 people. More than the number of combat troops!

You are fighting in front, and behind you are 120,000 men carrying food and drink for you.

How many people are you going to use in a place like Mandalay? ”

"Humph!" Cao Bianjiao saw that Li Xiao was looking at him, and he didn't dare to continue to entangle.

However, it can be seen from his expression that he is very unconvinced.

"Go on!" Li Xiao lit a cigar and motioned for Zu Chengxun to continue.

"Secondly!

Our army marched to Mandalay and knew nothing about the local conditions, let alone the climate, roads, or the local customs.

We don't know anything about these things.

Even! We don't even have a map, and you're here, who of you has been to Mandalay. I'm afraid I haven't even been to Myanmar.

As soon as your eyes are black, you dare to take your troops to war?

How many kilometers is Mandalay from Yangon Port, and how many kilometers is it from Lincang in Yunnan?

All of you, who will tell me? ”

Zu Chengxun's eyes looked at Cao Bianjiao, Cao Bianjiao turned his head in embarrassment, ignoring Zu Chengxun.

"Mandalay is 570 kilometers from Yangon Port. It is 500 kilometers away from Lincang.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a kilometer.

Thousands of miles away, the roads are impassable, the terrain is unfamiliar, and you can't even understand the language of the locals. ”

"Hah! Is it hard to find a tongue man? A mocking voice sounded next to him.

Li Xiao glanced at the person who spoke, it was Stilwell's son. Li Hao's uncle!

"Ten miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs. There are many ethnic groups and different languages. Sometimes, people from more than a dozen miles away talk and don't understand each other very well.

Do you count on the tongue man? Thousands of miles away, you take a hundred tongue men who can speak various languages? Words come and go, after so many people have translated, can you be sure that the words translated by the tongue man are accurate? ”

In a word, everyone was speechless.

In fact, not only Burma, but also the rule of the Ming court over Yunnan was weak.

Except for Kunming and Dali, which are big cities or county seats, there are no officials in the countryside at all. The decrees of the imperial court basically can't get there.

The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and he is talking about such a place.

In the whole of Yunnan, there is not even a decent highway. Not to mention, support the army to conquer Burma.

It can be said that if you want to go to Mandalay, there is no other option but airships.

But the problem is that the Ming people also don't understand the climate of Mandalay. I only know that there is a rainy season and a dry season, but no one knows when it is the rainy season and when it is the dry season.

In addition, even in the dry season, unexpected things can happen.

"We know that we are invincible, but we know too little about it. If you rush into the army, you will probably suffer a big loss. After Zu Chengxun made a final summary, he looked at Li Xiao upright.

"Good! Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible in a hundred battles is true. But 14 Chinese people died tragically in a foreign land, three jade mines, four gold mines, and seven factories.

The property loss is no less than tens of thousands of Ming silver coins, and this matter has passed like this? Li Xiao smoked his cigar and looked at Zu Chengxun.

"Handsome! Fourteen lives, the loss of 13,000 silver coins.

But if we send troops to Mandalay, we need tens of thousands of troops. The mobilized people are at least more than 30,000. The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and miasma epidemics are rampant.

With so many people in action, the number of casualties is probably far more than 14 lives. The money spent is probably far more than 13,000 Ming silver coins.

Just for the word revenge, the price we paid for Daming is too great. ”

"What you mean is that this is the end of the matter. Our people in the Ming Dynasty died in vain, and the industry was robbed in vain. Cao Bianjiao said in a weird way.

"Of course, we Ming people can't die in vain, and our property can't be robbed in vain." Zu Chengxun replied with a stiff neck.

"Then you can't do that, you can't do that. Could it be that those people in Mandalay will cut off their heads and send them to you? ”

PS: Because Lao Long still has work during the day, writing can only be done at night. So the update is a bit slow, which is also something that can't be helped. If you just count on the manuscript fee, ......!

If the old dragon has enough time, it will add updates. Here, the old dragon said sorry.

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