Cutting 1719

Chapter 510 Moths to the flame
"Boom--"

"Bang bang bang-"

Violent explosions and rows of gunshots came from Laoguantun, and the Fuhan army of the brigade was lined up in a neat formation, holding muskets in their hands, shooting at the Burmese army on the opposite side, thick smoke Almost covering the entire battlefield, the pungent smell of gunpowder is everywhere.

Compared with the currently well-equipped Fuhan army, the Burmese army is more or less nondescript. Most of them wear colorful clothes, half of them hold muskets in their hands, and others hold swords and spears. As for artillery There are only a few doors, which seem inconspicuous at all.

The Burmese army like this is naturally not enough in the eyes of the Fuhan army. However, Ning Tieshan, who is in charge of commanding the army at this time, has a dignified look on his face. He glanced at the hands of the Burmese soldiers. The musket finally let out a sigh of emotion.

"Their muskets are much better than the guns in the hands of the Qing army, but they are still not as good as our muskets."

Yang Yingyuan smiled slightly, and said: "The firearms of the Burmese army all come from Westerners. Although they are mainly matchlock guns, there are also some flintlock guns. There are also many Francois in the Burmese army. Where's the robot!"

"Francoid? Really?"

Ning Tieshan was a little curious. When he was in Nanjing, he also met many Westerners. Among them were some Franji people. They were all missionaries. He never said that there were people from them in Myanmar.

Yang Yingyuan said with a smile: "Among the powerful Mon tribes in Myanmar, they hired quite a few Frang fighters. It is said that they all formed a Frang fighter battalion, and their fighting power is quite strong."

In fact, in this day and age, Southeast Asia has been crazily infiltrated by Western colonists. At the end of the seventeenth century, the French and the British had already established strongholds in Shalian, a harbor in southern Myanmar. The Xu dynasty has nothing to do about it, the central authority continues to decline, the local princes go their own way, and the western colonists wantonly expand their influence. Whether it is the royal army or the local army, there are many foreign mercenaries.

Due to the humid climate in Myanmar, the soldiers here are not armored, and the rate of firearms in the army is very high, and because of the complex terrain of Myanmar, artillery is not easy to transport, and the role of guns is better than artillery. Therefore, the Burmese army The muskets are much stronger than the Qing army, but the artillery is better than nothing.

Ning Tieshan looked at the distant battlefield with a binoculars, and said with a smile: "Myanmar's national power is low, and it is not easy to get so many guns. If it is fighting with other countries here, if it encounters heavy artillery and light guns like the Qing army The army may still get a lot of cheap, but it is not enough to deal with my Fuhan army."

In fact, Ning Tieshan has not revealed one point, that is, the updated flintlock gun of the Fuhan Army is already under development. Great changes will take place because of this, so it has also received great attention from the emperor and the Privy Council.

Of course, such top-secret news is naturally not easy to get to the public. Ning Tieshan calmed down and looked at the gradually scattered enemy line, and immediately issued an order to prepare for the final general attack.

In any case, the nail of Laoguantun must be pulled out today.

For Nuo Yaji at this time, he can already feel the feeling of "days are like years" in Chinese.

Laoguantun has two Burmese army camps, and there are three fronts in front, plus an army of more than 2 people. It should have been like an iron wall, but it was as fragile as a piece of paper in front of the Fuhan army. The Fuhan army was pierced one after another, and the soldiers sent to the front line either died or fled, almost as if they were slaughtered in front of the firepower of the Fuhan army.

This is also a very normal thing. For the Fuhan Army, the enemies they faced in the past were all Eight Banners who swore to keep the Qing Dynasty. These people have a very strong ability to withstand casualties. However, launching an attack while bearing the firepower of the Fuhan army is simply a very common operation.

But for these Burmese soldiers who were born as slaves, there is no such so-called integrity at all, and there is no reason to insist on fighting. Once they feel the strength of the Fuhan army, breaking up becomes the only choice.

"Come on, if you dare to escape again, I will cut off your heads!"

Nuo Yaji is not as rich as the princes and ministers of the Qing Dynasty, so naturally he can't offer enough rewards to attract people's hearts, but he is used to talking with the scimitar in his hand, but when Nuo Yaji threatened the soldiers, other more However, a trace of evil thought rose in the person's heart, that is to kill Nuo Yaji.

"Kill!"

Hearing the sound of fighting coming from the opposite side, Nuo Yaji finally couldn't sit still. On the one hand, he sent his guards to catch up with Mang Gulong who had contacted him for help, and on the other hand, he personally brought people under the formation. Finally, once you encounter a broken soldier, you will step forward to intercept it and make it return to the battlefield.

However, when the general offensive order of the Fuhan Army was issued, the grenadier battalion, which was the pioneer, stood at the forefront. They wore armor and ignited and threw the grenades they carried with them. With a series of explosions, the Burmese army However, a large area fell down. They had never seen such a weapon before, but they couldn't hold on any longer and retreated towards the rear.

At this time, the soldiers of the Fuhan Army all mounted their bayonets. They let out a roar and launched a chase in the direction of the Burmese army. The scale of the charge of thousands of people made the Burmese army flee in a panic. The Burmese army retreated from the front of the formation, and they also ignored No Yaji behind them, throwing away their armor and armor, and scattered all over the ground.

"Asshole! Go back to me!"

Nuo Yaji led the guards and slashed and killed several rout soldiers. He looked at the rest of the rout soldiers with a distorted face, and shouted: "None of you are allowed to run, and whoever dares to run will be hacked to death!"

It has to be said that the image of Nuo Yaji with blood all over his body and a sharp knife in his hand scares many people. Some defeated soldiers were originally afraid of Nuo Yaji, but under such iron and blood methods, they were killed. Shocked, several people began to retreat slowly.

But at this time, the shouts of the Fuhan army were getting closer, and some of the rout soldiers who had just escaped didn't care about other things, and frantically rumbled towards the rear. Unable to hold back, after a chaotic fight, Nuo Yaji himself was stabbed several times and fell to the ground dying, while the guards around him were all dead on the spot.

Without No Yaji as the only factor, it would be difficult for the remaining Burmese army to carry out effective resistance. They may have chosen to surrender, or they may have collapsed towards the rear, completely turning into a piece of loose sand.

Under such circumstances, the Fuhan army laid down two large camps one after another in one breath. The food, gunpowder, firearms and other supplies seized were almost countless, which made the Fuhan army officers who came up behind them overjoyed.

"Report, I would like to report to the Chief of Staff that our army has already captured the two camps of the Burmese army's old officials. Nuo Yaji was killed in the army, and dozens of generals under him were captured by our army. As for the captured Burmese army At least more than [-] people. This battle has already been completely won!"

An officer of the Fuhan Army handed over his hand and reported that when his words just fell, there was a burst of loud cheers in the entire commander's tent, and Ning Tieshan's face was also full of joy. With this battle as the basis No matter how much Myanmar jumps around, there will be no other results.

Although Ning Tieshan was happy in his heart, he also understood what was the most important thing at the moment, and said repeatedly: "Quickly send people to notify the regiments, start to shrink the front line, clear the remaining recalcitrant enemy troops, and then clean up the battlefield, ready to surround the reinforcements Mang Gulong's troops completely defeated the main force of the Burmese army in World War I!"

"Also, let Marshal Cheng know that the battle of Xinjie and Laoguantun has already been completely won, and he will arrive in Ava City in early June to carry out the beheading battle."

"Yes, General."

With the busyness of the people, the entire handsome tent has almost returned to its previous tense appearance, but it is still a little different from before. At least a little smile has been put on everyone's face. There was not the slightest doubt.

In the early morning of the next day, the Fuhan army completely ended the battle of Laoguantun. After relevant calculations, more than [-] Burmese soldiers were killed in this battle, and more than [-] Burmese soldiers were captured. The Burmese army was driven into the Jinsha River by the Fuhan army, but it was washed downstream with the river. It was foreseeable that not one out of ten of these thousands of people would survive.

While eliminating the Burmese army, the casualties of the Fuhan army were only 87 people, most of which were caused in the final hand-to-hand combat. In addition, the Fuhan army also seized [-] shi of rice and grain , and these rice grains alone are enough for the current Burmese Conquest Group Army to eat for more than two months, and the remaining gunpowder and other items seized can also reduce the heavy dependence on the logistics line.

The reason why such a victory was achieved is purely because the Fuhan army directly defeated the main force of the Burmese army in Laoguantun with almost lightning speed in this battle, and the Burmese army leader Nuo Yaji was crushing the troops. When he was killed, he was killed suddenly, so that the remaining generals of the Burmese army had no time to burn food and grass.

After obtaining such a capture, Cheng Ming, the commander of the Burmese Conquest Army, was also overjoyed, and directly ordered the whole army to encircle Mang Gulong. At this time, Mang Gulong did not expect Nuo Yaji to lose so hastily, so that The army was directly raided by the Fuhan army, and more than [-] people in the army suffered heavy losses. They led thousands of remnants and fled in the direction of Ava.

After winning two big victories in a row, Cheng Ming did not blindly move in the direction of Ava, but made repairs in Xikan. After all, he had obtained so many captures this time, so there was no need to worry about logistical problems. The problem, on the other hand, is to better stabilize the rear and avoid the idea that the Burmese army will attack the logistics line in the future.

In addition, Cheng Ming has another very important thing to do, which is to meet the leaders of the Mon and Shan tribes to lay the foundation for the future structure of Myanmar.

After all, no matter from what point of view, it is impossible for Ning Chu to eat the whole of Myanmar. In fact, this is not ideal. For this reason, Ning Yu had already prescribed Cheng Ming before the war, that is, to use the Mon, Shan, and The contradiction between the Burmese ethnic group has classified most of the fertile land in Burma as their own, and then sent the above-mentioned people to other places, splitting the Mon, Shan, and Burmese into three small states, all of which belong to the new Ningchu vassal state under the system.

Therefore, after winning this decisive victory, Cheng Ming did not march directly towards Ava, but began to wait for the visit of other Burmese clans, and waited until they offered a price that he could offer. The Fuhan Army will go one step further and completely establish the current situation in Myanmar.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the situation in Burma is complicated. I should take the holy will into consideration, and use the strategy of cannibalization and division to completely establish the current situation in Burma, or it will no longer be a problem for me in China."

Under the light, Cheng Ming wrote vigorously, and lines of ink characters the size of mosquitoes and flies appeared on the notebook. When it was late at night, he stood up, flicked his wrist, but stared at a flying moth Today, the mosquitoes in Myanmar are densely covered, so even with the potion, there are still moths entering the tents of the Chinese army.

The moth flew in the air for a while, but it rushed towards the light in the center, which made Cheng Ming laugh dumbfounded. A moth jumping into the flame is a strategy to kill itself, why is it so unwise?
However, he soon thought of the current Burma. Perhaps it is unlikely that Burma would have such courage. Huge monsters are not impossible. Perhaps today's strategy can give these people a chance to make their mark
The Australian Press, a small town near Mataya in Upper Myanmar, used to be as calm as stagnant water, but under the surging undercurrent, there is a formidable power hidden, but today, this power has indeed begun to gradually emerge own roar.

"This is a rare opportunity! Tribal people, we Shan people finally have the opportunity to re-establish our own Ava dynasty! We no longer have to tolerate the Burmese riding on our heads!"

A tall, dark-skinned man looked at the dozens of clansmen in front of him with an extremely excited expression, but the eyes of others began to sparkle with flames.

Obviously, everyone knew the news of Ning Chu's attack on Burma, and also learned of the defeat of the Burmese army on the banks of the Jinsha River. For the Toungoo Dynasty, this is naturally a painful fact that is unacceptable, but For the Shan and Mon people, it is enough to make people ecstatic.

That tall man is Gong Liyan, the current leader of the Shan ethnic group. He has been working hard to overthrow the Toungoo King and restore the Ava Dynasty. One thing Yan Yan realized was that the dream of the Shan people was finally coming true.

"I have united the Mon people in lower Burma. Both sides will raise their troops on time three days later. When King Toungoo is eliminated, we Shan and Mon people can divide Burma together and rebuild the Ava Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)