In the past three decades, Britain (Britain) had wiped out Spain's armada, and the Netherlands had lost three commercial wars against Britain, and Britain had the advantage of overseas expansion. The focus of British colonization then shifted to the East, and the springboard was India.

The British East India Company was established in the 28th year of Wanli (1600), and on December 31, Elizabeth I granted the company a royal charter, giving it the privilege of trading in India.

In the 40th year of Wanli (1612), the colonial forces of the British East India Company defeated the Portuguese in India, obtained trading privileges from the Mughal kingdom of India, and at the same time eyed the Portuguese Goa City.

The commander of the Portuguese fleet, Albu Krk, has occupied Goa for more than 100 years by defeating the local Indian chieftain Timayyad who has sovereignty over the Punjab Tu.

In order to establish Goa as a colony and naval base, the Portuguese carried out a cultural, religious, and social "elimination campaign" against the local Indians.

The Portuguese first formed the Goan Inquisition, which ordered the native Goans to immediately abandon the Buddha and convert all to Christ Jesus. Portuguese were encouraged to intermarry with local women and settle in Goa as farmers, traders or artisans.

Men who intermarried with local women were able to become a privileged caste and could own local slaves and estates. Subsequently, the Portuguese formed the Goa Special Council to strengthen ties with the King of Portugal.

After more than 100 years of hard work, the Dutch began to loot, and the Portuguese were awakened from their dreams.

The Portuguese have not yet taken care of the Dutch, and the Britons are coming again. Britain and the Dutch wolf Bèi joined forces to rob the Portuguese possessions, and the two sides formed a murderous feud.

During this period, British colonial forces occupied St. Kitts and other places in the West Indies, turning the islands into plantations, slave trading bases and pirate haunts.

Shortly thereafter, the Bengali territories conquered by the Mughal kingdom in India also became a special administrative area for the Britons (British), and the devil's claws began to extend into Burma and further penetrate the mysterious eastern realm.

There is no free lunch in the world, there is no love for no reason, and there is no hate for no reason.

Xiong's army suddenly moved south, like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves, and the entire northern plateau region of Myanmar "changed masters".

Because of the lesson of the fiasco at the hands of the Ming official army, this news made the king of Donghu Ta Long frightened, so he could only rush to the hospital and began to look for the allies everywhere.

As everyone knows, in the thirteen zodiac signs, Britons, Dutch, and Portuguese are all wolves, and their favorite thing is to be "invited", and then they can be justified as masters.

The Portuguese, for example, are very gentlemanly.

Thirty years ago in Sakang, Talon's grandfather beat the Portuguese to the ground looking for teeth, and he couldn't take care of himself.

In the blink of an eye, Tahlon and the Portuguese chose to "forget the unpleasantness of the past" at the same time and began to work together.

The so-called this time and that time is nothing more than that.

Since he is a gentleman, the Portuguese think that they must have a gentlemanly demeanor, and they first came to Myanmar, and they are also half of the masters, and they are very familiar with the Irrawaddy River basin, so they volunteer to "take care of this area".

Because Britain has a "Bengali Special Administrative Area", it chose to go up from the Mekna River and clean up the eastern part of the Mekna River, aiming directly at the Imphal line.

The naval base of the Dutch was originally in Sidu, and they were responsible for cleaning up the Chindun River basin, which was an unshirkable responsibility.

During the whole process, whether it was the Portuguese, the British, or the Dutch, they directly divided the future region into three parts, and did not think of consulting the Toungoo Kingdom, the Arakan Kingdom, and the Bago Kingdom.

The Portuguese had suffered in a row at the hands of the Dutch and British, and this time they had a chance to fight a turnaround, so they were impatient.

The ancestors of the king of Donghu, Talon, had fought bloody battles with the Portuguese and the Dutch, and of course understood that these jackals were not things. Originally, Tahlon wanted to send a large army to assist in the operation and seize as many benefits as possible.

But a new piece of information prevents him from doing whatever he wants, and he needs to concentrate his forces to deal with it.

It turned out that the camp of Acho Rize had been secretly heading south, and had recently occupied the desolate land of Taunggyi. Then a surprise attack captured Leigu, took control of the Salween River valley, and joined forces with the Sima Cheng camp to the east, ensuring the integrity of the entire front.

He thought about it for a while, and suddenly found the Yan zhòng nature of the problem.

If the enemy on the Taunggyi and Fortified lines cut in to the west, they would cut off their own way to the south and form a situation of closing the door and beating the dogs.

Because of this, Talon reluctantly sent an army of 600 elephants, hoping to take advantage of the Portuguese after him.

Unfortunately, he overestimated the capabilities of the Portuguese, and of course his wishful thinking did not work, but instead lost his six hundred men and twenty war elephants.

Both the Portuguese and Ta Long suffered a big loss, and the bear prince actually did not take a big advantage.

At least not yet, because things have developed beyond their imagination.

Xiong Chu and Zhang Yuxiu had imagined the possibility of the enemy's troops going north in three directions, so they ordered Huo Lianshan to rush to the Greva Fort, and unified command of the invincible battalion of Naliburai and the elephant battalion of Bulgud, and at the same time coordinate the defense of each fort.

As soon as Holian arrived at the Greva Battery, he brought Naliblay and Burgud over to meet them to get a thorough understanding of the enemy's situation.

Fortunately, the invincible battalion in Naliburai and the elephant camp in Bulgud were all composed of Turkish soldiers near the city of Manmo, and the scouts sent out were naturally able to confuse the truth with the false, and the situation was relatively detailed.

Naliblay directly stated what he had learned: "The British's fleet has the most firepower, and the warships of the Prince are all five-inch cannons, and it is said that the range is more than five miles. At present, there are still six days to go up the river and Sylhet. ”

Huo Lianshan shook his head: "This will definitely not work, and pure defense will definitely not be able to hold Imphal." Your striker is in Sirjair, less than a hundred and fifty miles from Sylhet. There are still six days left, and you should take Sylhet in advance to establish the first line of blocking front, and then defend in echelons to weaken the enemy's offensive capabilities. ”

"Master Wan Lian has said many times that defense in attack is easy to do, and passive defense is bound to be full of flaws. Our forces are limited, and our stubborn defense is bound to collapse. Defending in attack is the only way you can win. Sylhet should be swampy all there, and if you let the enemy trap you, you'll win. ”

After giving Naliblay some pointers, Huo Lianshan looked at Burgood: "How is the situation on your side?"

Bourgud shook his head: "The situation is not very good, the Dutch actually sent out their flagship, that is, the Admiral." And eleven large and small ships were used, and it seemed that they were preparing to win a battle. I am all cavalry here, all but war elephants, and this is the army that the lord is preparing to attack the west coast. ”

Huo Lianshan nodded: "Of course I know your strategic goals, of course I can't count on you against the Dutch warships, I have four batteries here to use." I mean, since the enemy can get in, we can get out. ”

"I want you to assemble an elite cavalry of about a thousand men and stealthily intersperse with the town of Maogerdao, where the Chindun River forms a turning corner. If the Dutch warships dare to come, you will give them a dismount with rolling logs and stones, and put on a posture of threatening the town of Monywa. ”

"If the Dutch don't fall for it, then it doesn't matter, you just take the town of Wangse. It's all river valley basins, just right for your cavalry. Before the war is over, you don't need to occupy anything, you just need to find food to eat. ”

"To tell you the truth, if you can take the town of Wangse, Talon, who is cowering in the city of Ava (Mandalay), you will have no choice but to abandon the city and flee, and you will not be able to stay any longer. If that is the case, the seizure of the whole of Burma will be just around the corner, and you will have done a great job. ”

Huo Lianshan never forgot to "smash the enemy's royal court", it is best to catch a king and not let his ancestor Huo Qubing be beautiful in front of him.

Because of this, the battle plan formulated by Holian Mountain for Naliblay to the west was to temporarily block the British. However, the battle plan drawn up for Bulgud in the east was to replace defense with attack and win in chaos.

Of course, after so many years of training, Huo Lianshan is not a stunned young man without strategic minds.

The Xiong Family's biggest enemy at present is time, because it needs time to perfect its own sailors, rather than fighting with the enemy now to break the net.

The deadline to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy should be the end of this year, or the beginning of next year, not now anyway.

If he could attract the full attention of the enemy in the valley of the Chindun River, the city of Manmo in the north would be completely safe, thus achieving Xiong Chu's strategic goal of "delaying as much time as possible".

Burgud was originally the commander of the cavalry battalion of the Chinese army of Yang Huxiao's cavalry battalion, and he was the captain of the personal soldiers selected by Liu Guozhi that year, and the marksmanship was taught by Liu Guozhi himself.

This time the troops were expanded, and on the basis of his cavalry battalion, all the captured 480 war elephants, plus 2,500 war horses, a total of 3,000 troops.

Since the army moved south, the might of the Burgud cavalry battalion has not been brought into play, because he grew up in the steppe, and his power belongs to the vast steppe.

In the environment of lofty mountains and ravines, although there are concentrated Yanqi horses who can swim across, there is always a sense of powerlessness in Burgud.

When a horse can't gallop, any knight will have a sense of powerlessness, and Bourgud is no exception.

Capture Maogar Road, march to the town of Mogase on the plains, and then threaten the city of Ava, and your cavalry can finally be used.

Bourgud had never been in a better mood when he left the Gravel Battery, as if the overcast sky was much higher than before.

Instead of forming a cavalry force of 1,000 men according to the requirements of Huolian Mountain, Burgud carefully selected 600 men, of which 400 were good local horsemen and 200 were his own personal guards.

Agile cavalry raids do not require many men, as Bulgud already understood in the steppe.

The advantage of cavalry is not that there are many people, but that it pays attention to moving, like a lightning bolt shooting out, making the enemy unpredictable, and that is the essence of cavalry.

Although the Dutch colonial army also fought a lot, their fighting was secondary, and robbery was the main task, so the way they fought was very different from others.

Burgud did not expect that the enemy he faced would be like this, and as a result, as soon as the two sides met, Bourgud was a little overwhelmed.

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