Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 88 Contradiction Escalation
The Ayeyarwady River originates from the Great Hengduan Mountains in China, flows south through the whole of Myanmar and goes out to sea near Yangon.She is the mother river of Myanmar, which irrigates a large area of ​​land on both sides and nurtures the people of Myanmar. It has a sacred status in Myanmar.At the riverside at this time, the golden clouds in the sky have already reflected the broad river surface into gold.Soon, the "sunset melting gold" turned into a bright red rainbow, and in an instant the world was covered by the red glow of the rainbow, and even the river water turned orange red.The scenery is spectacular.There was once a Burmese folk song: "What a wonderful time the sunset glows on the Irrawaddy River." The sunset glow on the Irrawaddy River is indeed well-deserved, and the colors are quite gorgeous.

On the dirt road from Taunggyi to Mandalay, a Burmese rebel army of more than 2 people is bustling forward. They wear all kinds of clothes, including small cardigans, flared trousers, and long-sleeved jackets. Yes, but many of the weapons in their hands are British Marl.This army is the guards of the current rebel general Sadandu. They were originally Bagu's feather soldiers. After the fall of Mandalay, they fled to Taunggyi with Sadandu.

Sadandu looked proudly at these feather soldiers under his command. In the battle with the British in Lower Burma, Sadandu saw the power of British firearms.So when Zuo Zongtang handed over the captured British weapons to the rebels, Sadandu took advantage of his command of the army to allocate most of these weapons to his feather soldiers, leaving only some old and broken guns To the rebels of other ethnic groups.

Now there is no rebel army in Myanmar that has more guns than these feathered soldiers, even the British don't have to be afraid.He didn't think that the failure of going to Burma was due to his improper strategy.He is a descendant of Bandura, how could there be a command error, it is because the British have these muskets, and now I have it. It is not easy to win Mandalay. When the time comes to restore the capital, I will be The "Borhan" (hero) of Myanmar, with the glory of his family and his status as a son-in-law, is not impossible to inherit the throne.

At this time, the faces of these rebel soldiers were full of ease and freehand brushwork.It seems that going to attack Mandalay is an outing, shouting "Ama" and "Adu" all the way, and the soldiers also hooked their shoulders and gathered together from time to time to light some tobacco leaves.that's all.An army kept its formation according to the width of the road and walked forward. The soldiers were pushing and pushing, and suddenly a loud singing voice came from the front:

"You don't see it, the army at the end of the Han Dynasty. The weak crown is tied to the captives and invites long tassels; you don't see it, Ban Dingyuan, Jueyu Qingqi urges the battle cloud! A man should be in danger, how can the Confucian crown miss this life? The situation is that the country is in danger. The feathers are fighting. No less stop! Abandon my old pen, chant when I am fighting, "

A whole piece of navy blue military uniform appeared in the eyes of those Burmese rebels.These military uniforms were produced by more than a dozen textile factories in Shanghai, Wuxi, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places in a row.Summer clothing tailored to the climate of Myanmar.Although it is January and February, the temperature in Myanmar often reaches above [-] degrees.Although these military uniforms do not have any military logos on them.But all the rebels in Burma know that this is the army of the Celestial Dynasty.

What was advancing was the Liu Mingchuan Department of the Qing Army. This unit was ordered by Zuo Zongtang to go to Misha to open the road to Mandalay for the Burmese rebels.Regarding launching the Battle of Mandalay and recovering the royal capital of Myanmar, Zuo Zongtang has already sent a telegram to Guan Xuqing. Guan Xuqing means that he will not accept the orders of the foreign monarchs. If he wins Mandalay, the center of gravity of upper and lower Myanmar, he can fight with Taunggyi Constitute a complete line of defense, the Kumen Mountains in the north and the Shan plateau in the east will be protected by this line of defense, and the recovery of the king can also boost the morale of the Burmese army and civilians; With the Qing army in the dark in front of the British army, the British army had a certain direction of attack. There were advantages and disadvantages, and Zuo Zongtang made up his mind.In the end, Zuo Zongtang decided to assist the Burmese Rebel Army and make a quick decision. It is good to be able to win Mandalay.

At this time, the Burmese soldiers looked at the imperial army with complicated eyes, showing envy, jealousy, and awe.They are also marching, but there is no doubt that there is a world of difference. Three people line up and walk together according to the system. There is an obvious buffer zone between the systems. The calm expressions and neat military songs give people a mighty momentum.And those weapons have never been seen by these rebels. The bright and polished Mauser, the Gatling machine gun carried on the shoulder like a small cannon, and the 75mm Krupp camp that pressed deep ruts on the dirt road Cannons, 57mm Jiangning mortars produced by Jinling Manufacturing Bureau, and grenades hung on the soldiers' waists.

At this time, the two teams met at a "herringbone"-shaped fork, and the Bamar soldiers involuntarily gave way.

Sadandu was riding on a low-footed horse unique to South Asia. When he felt that the team had suddenly stopped moving, he swung his whip and scolded: "Why don't you leave? It's getting dark, don't you sleep in this ghost place?" No?"

A feather soldier ran back from the front of the team and said, "General, at the fork in the meeting, we encountered the army of the Celestial Dynasty, so we stopped."

Sadandu stared at the bull's eye, and whipped his head and face: "What a piece of shit, the army of the Celestial Dynasty is a Qing dog, and my ancestors also fought against them. You go and grab the road back for me, and squeeze them hard. Squeeze away." These Qing people want to take credit again, but they failed to catch up with Taunggyi last time, and this time Mandalay's oil and water can no longer be fished by Qing people.In his opinion, the reason why the Qing people could easily defeat the British was only because of their firearms, and now that they have it in their hands, the British must fall apart.

The Burmese soldiers who received the order rushed towards Liu Ming's Clan in a panic, causing the originally neat team of Liu Ming's Clan to stagnate.At this time, not only Liu Mingchuan's troops and Sadandu's guards were marching nearby, but also a rebel army of the Shan nationality. This rebel army walked on the fields on both sides of the dirt road, but they did so voluntarily, because The heavy weapons really need a way to transport them.

The team that the Burmese guards rushed into was exactly one of Zhang Linhu's troops under Liu Mingchuan's department. At this time, Zhang Linhu was looking at the map to find the place Liu Mingchuan wanted them to go to.Seeing the noise behind the team, Zhang Linhu frowned and rushed over.

I saw a group of soldiers from the Wanglingen Battalion pushing and arguing with Burmese soldiers, and some soldiers were hit a few times, all bruised and purple.Zhang Linhu stepped forward to separate the two groups of soldiers, and shouted, "Damn, you want to rebel? Why?"

Wang Lingen said aggrievedly: "Biaotong, we went well, but they couldn't help but divert their ways. If we refused, they did it. We came to Burma to help them fight devils, but they beat us instead. I don't want to let Brothers only let you pay back when you suffer a loss.”

Zhang Linhu looked at the Burmese soldiers who were still holding their guns. He saw red blood stains on the butt of the guns. In a blink of an eye, he saw flowers blooming on several of his brothers' heads.Anger rose to the top of his head, and he asked, "Is that so?"

Several Burmese soldiers couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the translator's words.

Zhang Linhu turned to the guard company and said, "Tie up all the Burmese who do it, and anyone who resists will be punished on the spot."

"Take orders."

The Qing army, who had long been displeased with the Burmese, had a reason for this, and immediately tied up the few Burmese who were still holding guns after receiving the order.

"General, it's not good. The troops of the Celestial Dynasty tied up our people and said that we would not give way."

After hearing this, Sadandu rode his horse and galloped to the intersection.Picking up the revolver that Zuo Zongtang gave him, he fired a shot into the sky.

"Who dares to tie my people here?"

"I asked you to tie them up. Your people beat people. You Burmese are uncivilized. There are political commissars and instructors in my Qing army. I let them teach your people lessons for you."

"Fart, the british are shooting our women in our land so we're going to beat them. Get rid of them, don't blame me for getting guns if you Qing want to do the same."

"Damn it, the person who tied you up is Lao Tzu's kindness to you. Don't be shameless. I abandoned my family and abandoned my son and came to this hellish place to help you fight the war. You are still acting like a master. Take Lao Tzu I'm so anxious, I'll eat all of your 3 people." Zhang Linhu also has a fiery temper, and if he doesn't agree with the two words, he will be beaten and killed.

Sa Dandu pointed the gun at Zhang Linhu, and cursed angrily: "I want to see how you eat all my people? Let me go, or I will deal with you like the British. "

This really pissed off Zhang Linhu, he has never been pointed at the head by a gun at such a big age. "Damn, you've got a lot of skills! How can you make the capital of the British fighting company become someone else's headquarters? You still want us to help you fight?" Turning to the guard company, he said, "Take them all away. , or the same sentence, those who resist will be punished on the spot."

"boom"

No one expected that a bullet had passed through Zhang Linhu's head.The person who was alive and well just now slowly collapsed, and then collapsed on the ground after a while, the whole person was still twitching on the ground.His eyes were always on that Sadandu who was shooting, this outstanding general who attacked the French fortress of Hucheng [-] times in a row on the Vietnam battlefield.Instead of falling under the enemy's gun, he died at the hands of this theoretical ally.

The whole process was so fast that no one was prepared for it.For a while, he looked at all this stupidly.

At this time, Sadandu was the first to come to his senses. In fact, he did not shoot, and he would not dare to shoot at the Qing army even if he had ten guts.Especially when the British are still here. "It went off, the gun went off. The general didn't shoot." He explained nervously.

Wang Lingen picked up Zhang Linhu who fell on the ground: "Junmen, Junmen!!"

At this time, the anger of the Qing army could no longer be controlled. It is unknown who opened the safety of the Gatling gun, and the sound of "click" was particularly pleasant at this time.Afterwards, the voice spread throughout the Qing army as if it would be contagious, but to the Burmese soldiers, it sounded like the call of death.

Wang Lingen raised his Mauser pistol and said to Sadandu: "I don't care if you misfired or did it on purpose. Anyway, our army can't be rescued, so go down and explain to him."

"Bang" "Crack"

A close-range fight officially started with a gunshot from Wang Lingen.

The Qing army, which clearly had superior firepower, overwhelmed the Burmese as soon as they came up. In addition, Biaotong was shot to death. The unreasonable barbarism of the Burmese made these passionate men even more indignant.

Sadandu has already been beaten into a sieve, with grenades and mortars appearing at the same time.In just one hour, 1 enemies had been wiped out.Surrender all the rest!

Such a unit could not even defeat the ordinary tenth battalion of the Qing army, and even tried to break through a well-fortified city defended by a full-scale field division of the British army.It's ridiculous!
(End of this chapter)