Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 246 Chapter 240 Four The secret to getting people to call you daddy

At the mouth of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok Bay, Wang Daoqiu met the main force of our Ming Navy led by Ouyang Junqing who was waiting for him here.

Upon seeing Wang Daoqiu's arrival, Ouyang Junqing hurriedly led a group of fleet officers to greet Wang Daoqiu.

After everyone had a meal together, Ouyang Junqing went to the bamboo house arranged for Wang Daoqiu and reported the current situation in Siam to Wang Daoqiu alone.

Ouyang Junqing said: "Your Majesty, three years ago Mangshweti became the joint king of the Burmese and Mon people, and Burma rose rapidly under his rule. At the same time, King Pachairaja of Siam died of illness, and Siam's new The king was young and not familiar with government affairs, which caused the Queen Mother of Siam and powerful officials to control the government. Undercurrents surged in the Siamese palace, and various factions fought constantly. Even the young King of Siam, who had only been on the throne for two years, just last year He was killed by the powerful minister Kunwala Wangsa, and the throne was usurped by him."

"Subsequently, the royalist forces in Siam who were loyal to the royal family fought with the usurper forces. In the end, the royalist forces won, got rid of the usurper forces, and welcomed back the late king Pachara who had already become a monk at the time from the temple. Jay's younger brother came to inherit the throne of Siam and was called King Maha Chakrapat. At this point, the civil strife in Siam came to an end."

"Within a few years of civil strife, Siam's national power was greatly damaged. The Burmese king Mang Ruiti took advantage of the situation and led 25 Burmese troops to the Siamese capital. As soon as the Burmese army entered Siam, it was overwhelming and killed the Siamese army. The army was defeated, and soon the troops came to the Siamese capital city. At this time, the newly enthroned King of Siam, Maha Chakrapat, wanted to take advantage of the new arrival of the Burmese army to lose his footing and catch others by surprise. So he He personally led the Siamese army out of the city to fight, but was defeated by the Burmese army, and finally fled back to the city in embarrassment."

"Later, the unconvinced King Maha Chakrapat of Siam led the main force of the Siamese army to fight again. Even his queen and daughter, dressed in men's clothes and riding elephants, rushed towards the Burmese army with the army. But This time the Siamese army was still defeated by the elite 25 Burmese army and returned in defeat. After another defeat, King Maha Chakrapat of Siam also understood that in a head-on confrontation, the Siamese army was no match for the Burmese army. . So he changed his strategy, held on to the city, and sent small groups of troops to harass the Burmese army from time to time, waiting for changes, hoping to wear out the Burmese army under the city."

"Not long ago, after learning that our fleet had arrived, King Maha Chakrapat of Siam sent an envoy to ask for help, hoping that we would rescue them and offered some benefits. For example, they were willing to offer 30 gold Two, as our military expenditure for this dispatch. However, the Burmese army is huge, with 25 people and thousands of war elephants, while our Marine Corps only has more than [-] people. The difference in strength is too big. Besides, this matter involves me The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Burma has no will, and the generals dare not start a war between the two countries. So I have been staying here, waiting for you, Prime Minister, to make a decision."

Ouyang Junqing rambled on for a long time, explaining the current miserable situation in Siam clearly.After hearing this, Wang Daoqiu said: "That Burmese king Mang Ruiti had a grudge against our dynasty. When he was young, the troops of the three chieftains Meng Yang, Mubang and Simi under our dynasty went south to attack Burma and killed Mang Ruiti." His father, Mang Jisui, and his mother caused chaos throughout Myanmar. Myanmar made representations to the DPRK, but the DPRK only sent officials to rebuke Silun, the chieftain who invaded Myanmar, but it had no practical effect and the matter was settled. So the rulers and ministers of Burma became very angry with me, the Ming Dynasty."

"When Mang Ruiti's parents were killed by the chieftain army of our court, he escaped by chance. Later, with the support of his uncle's family, he ascended the throne of the king of Burma, conquered all the heroes, and defeated The invading Frangji army reunited Burma. This mangrui never forgets the hatred of family ruin and death when he was a child. He vowed to destroy Meng Yang, Meng Mi, and Mu Bang, the chieftains of Yunnan under our dynasty , used troops against these three Yunnan chieftains many times. I issued orders and reprimanded them many times, but he refused to listen. It can be said that he is now, and he doesn’t care about me, Daming at all.”

"When I was in the capital, I read the relevant report from Yunnan, saying that this Mang Rui Ti had refused to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty, and had sent troops to occupy the two propaganda missions in Yunnan, our Ming Dynasty. Yunnan requested the imperial court to send troops , teach this Mangrui Ti a lesson. Therefore, to wage war against this Mangrui Ti, we do not need to apply for a special decree from the court. After all, Mangrui Ti refused to pay tribute to me, the Ming Dynasty, and invaded my Yunnan Province. Envoy, he has declared war on the Ming Dynasty." Wang Daoqiu explained the grievances between Mang Rui Ti and the Ming Dynasty clearly to Ouyang Junqing, letting Ouyang Junqing know that the Ming Dynasty and Myanmar are actually warring countries. Now, sending troops to fight the Burmese army, there is no problem of arbitrarily opening the war between the two countries.

Ouyang Junqing understood what Wang Daoqiu meant, so he asked: "En Xiang, have you decided to go to war against Mang Rui Ti? But they have 25, and we only have [-] marines?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm in Jiaozhi this time. I asked Xu Jie for five thousand Jiaozhi soldiers who are good at fighting. Compared with the fierce Jiaozhi soldiers, the fighting power of those Burmese people is not worth mentioning. Besides, I didn't want to let him The entire Mang Rui Ti army was wiped out. I just want him to wake up and let him know that he can’t provoke me, Daming. That’s it. I don’t even think about him being too weak. If he is too weak, then stay with him. Will the tribes of Siam, Nanzhang and Tianzhu still ask for our protection and treat us as their fathers?"

"Enxiang, what you mean by Enxiang is that we only need to defeat the Burmese army this time and let the Southeast Asian countries know that we are the strongest here, so that they all respect us and beg us. There is no requirement. What do you mean by destroying the Mang Rui Body?"

Defeating the Burmese army to show strength, but not destroying it, is a technical term called "nurturing the invaders to respect themselves".Just like the beautiful country in later generations, without Da Mao, a bully who likes to bully the weak, how could the European countries allow the beautiful country to station troops on their territory?If they were not worried about the aggression and expansion of a certain big country, how could those Southeast Asian countries, Sakura and Bangzi cry and beg to recognize the beautiful country as their "father".

People don't feel safe, so they look for big brother to protect them!If there were no bad guys, wouldn't it be embarrassing to have a policeman standing on the street?Therefore, if the police are not redundant, there must be bad people in society.

Wang Daoqiu's meaning was very clear, and Ouyang Junqing understood it immediately.Seeing that Ouyang Junqing understood what he meant, Wang Daoqiu said hurriedly and proudly: "However, although the Burmese army has a large number of people in this battle, our army has the advantage in firearms. We have heavy artillery with great power that can hit an area of ​​three miles." , We have fire dragons out of the water, we have a swarm of bees, and new guns, these weapons are enough to prevent the Burmese army from entering us."

"There is also the great city, the capital of Siam. It is built on the Chao Phraya River. The Chao Phraya River is wide and deep. It is the largest river in Siam. It is enough to carry our navy ships in and out freely. And the great city is far from the entrance to the sea. It is less than two hundred miles away. If the war is really unfavorable, our navy ships can return to the sea in less than a day, leaving the Burmese army helpless. Ouyang Junqing, get ready immediately and find more guides, especially those who understand me. Guide in Chinese. At dawn tomorrow, our navy will sail to Ayutthaya to face the Burmese army."

"Here"

(End of this chapter)