The nearly 40,000 fully equipped and sharply armed Ming troops are no longer something that Burma can resist.

If it were not for the topography, climate and logistics, it would not be difficult to occupy Upper Burma, Central Burma and Lower Burma.

But what the Emperor wanted was a solid occupation, a long-term hold, and a victory with absolute certainty.

Moreover, this was the first large-scale foreign expedition, which was not the same as the nature of the Pingliao rebellion. If you win, the morale of the people will be greatly boosted, and if you lose, the plan to expand the territory will definitely face a lot of resistance.

That's why such a large number of troops were mobilized and a huge amount of money and materials were invested.

The aim is to kill or capture as much of the Burmese as possible the living forces of the Burmese so that they will basically lose their ability to resist in Upper Burma and the occupied areas.

Although the whale swallows up the country, the cost of occupation and maintenance is quite high. It is far better to occupy a place, digest a place, and reap the immediate benefits first.

To put it bluntly, the emperor must first recover the cost and see the benefits, and then encourage everyone to invest and continue the grand plan of expanding the territory.

At the same time, the emperor also had to show the people of the Ming Dynasty the correct posture for foreign wars. The more you fight, the more you fight, the richer you get, the more you fight the land, and everyone can benefit from it.

"Hooray is still too cautious." Xu Hongyu raised his eyes to look at the battlefield and didn't dare to say this, but thought in his heart: "Give a certain army of 20,000 and a sufficient supply of ammunition to sweep through Burma." ”

That's right, many Ming army officers are full of confidence, but they also know that it is not so simple to do just because the ammunition supply is sufficient.

In order to cut down Burma, it took more than a year to prepare. The army was trained, familiar with the climate and environment, Tengchong established the Weapons Division, and almost spent the emperor's gold and silver for a year.

Of course, the emperor is good at dancing with long sleeves, holding glass mirrors, royal weaving, royal porcelain kilns and other financial resources, but he doesn't care much about more than one million gold and silver every year.

Well, take Ava City and grab more gold and silver treasures for Banzai, so that Banzai will be happy and happy. After receiving the return money, the war will be fought even more in the future.

Although Xu Hongyu was born in a noble family, his experience in the past few years has made him completely fall in love with the profession of a soldier.

Vertical and horizontal battlefield, iron-blooded battle, the profession that can best demonstrate manhood, and the most famous achievements in history.

"General." Xu Xiaoqi took a few cavalrymen, but he carried hundreds of prisoners, and after handing them over to the native soldiers, he galloped over and saluted with a smile.

Xu Hongyu was very satisfied, and finally changed the title of "young master". If you call it like this in the army, what will others think when you hear it, it is very dignified and faceless.

"Hunt it down, huh?" Xu Hongyu smiled, very envious in his heart, but rushing to kill is no longer the job that a commander should do.

Xu Xiaoqi pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "A group of local chickens and dogs, there is no energy to chase and kill." ”

Xu Hongyu rolled his eyes and said, "By the way, I will let the local officials pay attention, there are beautiful women, keep them for you." ”

After a pause, he added, "It's time to start a family." ”

"Don't, don't." Xu Xiaoqi shook his head like a drum, and said hurriedly: "I'm an officer, I want a wife, there are many girls in the Han family, and I can't understand what Burmese women are." ”

"I think there are many beautiful Burmese women, and I heard that they have a good temperament." Xu Hongyu said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be quite picky, it's good to be a concubine." ”

Hehe, Xu Xiaoqi laughed twice and said, "Then the chief will be an example, if you want to marry a Burmese girl, I will follow." ”

"I—no." Xu Hongyu said: "The level is too high, if you marry a woman of different races, how can you be promoted in the future?" ”

Xu Xiaoqi's eyes widened and said, "Sir, I also want to be a general!" Do you think I can't do it? ”

Xu Hongyu's open mouth closed for a long time, laughed dryly, and said, "Okay, there is ambition." Stop this matter, you work hard and make more meritorious contributions! ”

Xu Xiaoqi smiled at this time, turned the horse's head, and galloped away with a few riders.

Grab money, grab food, grab people, and of course women.

For high-ranking officers like Xu Hongyu, and even middle-level officers like Xu Xiaoqi, many people are worried about the future and refuse Burmese women.

But this does not include ordinary soldiers, and there are no restrictions on the imperial court and the military department. In order to boost morale, there are even such incentives before the expedition.

Moreover, at that time, the division of countries and nationalities, and even the concepts of territory and territorial waters, were not particularly clear.

It is also impossible for the occupied areas to kill all the Burmese, or drive them all away, and to submit, naturalize, and assimilate, and the emperor also has such an arrangement.

The extensive policy of captivity is actually an indulgence of the front-line army. Aggression, expansion, and plundering of wealth, the essence is like this, not to invite guests to dinner, to pretend to be a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and to engage in autumn without committing any crimes?

But slaughter was forbidden, and the need for labor, so that the captives were also wealthy, and the Maritime General Association had booked 10,000 men to be moved to Borneo; The southern expansion of Mei Gong Province also needs manpower to cultivate, and it is hoped that 20,000 will be transferred.

This is still the number that has been determined by the imperial court, and the needs of the various Tusi who participated in the war for land and population have not yet been counted.

If it weren't for the fact that the climate in the northeast was not suitable for the Burmese people, the development of the Great Northern Wilderness would require more labor.

It's still the same way of thinking, without culture and language, it is not an independent nation. After two or three generations, they are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, who cares what nationality the ancestors are?

That's right, they are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is also a multi-ethnic country, and the emperor's cognition and mind largely determine the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards other ethnic groups.

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In the Battle of Mandalay, or Battle of Mandalay, the Burmese army suffered a crushing defeat, tens of thousands of horses were killed by 15,000 Ming troops on the right flank, and only a few thousand escaped.

The Ming army on the left went south along the Irrawaddy River, Lianke Jiangtou City, Taigong City, and Anzheng Guocheng, and arrived in Mandalay one day later than the friendly army on the right.

At this point, the main force of the Ming army successfully rendezvous, and the two Ming armies and the Chinese army of the governor Wang Sanshan, totaling more than 40,000 people, rushed to Ava City.

Mandalay was defeated, and there was no barrier in Ava City, and in the face of the menacing Ming army, the Burmese kings and princes and ministers of Ava City panicked.

While preparing to flee, they deployed tens of thousands of Burmese troops along the river, hoping to use the Ava River to stop the Ming army.

Previously, the king of Burma sent an envoy, hoping that the Ming army would stop the attack, and Myanmar was willing to restore the vassal status of the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute every year.

Sending envoys to negotiate such conditions, the Burmese king was both afraid and lucky, hoping to take advantage of this painless concession to temporarily let the Ming army rest its troops.

But the messenger was put back, and the conditions were rejected. The Ming army had only one condition, surrender, and then the imperial court canonized Burma to pacify the envoys.

That is to say, the Ming Empire wants to restore Myanmar to the state of Taizu in the early Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Emperor is not uncommon to have a false name called Chen Nagong and Siyi Binfu.

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