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Chapter 631
The nearly [-] well-equipped and sharply armed Ming army is no longer something Myanmar can resist.

If it were not for reasons such as terrain, climate, and logistics, it would not be difficult to occupy Upper Burma, Central Burma, and Lower Burma.

But what the emperor wants is a stable occupation, long-term occupation, and absolute certainty of victory.

Moreover, this is the first large-scale foreign conquest, which is different in nature from the Ping-Liao Ping-Insurgency.If you win, the morale of the people will be boosted. If you lose, the plan to expand the territory will definitely face many resistances.

Therefore, such a large number of troops were mobilized and huge amounts of money and materials were invested.

The goal to be achieved is to kill or capture the vital forces of the Burmese as much as possible, so that they basically lose the power to resist in Upper Burma and the occupied areas.

It is a pleasure to swallow a country, but the subsequent occupation and maintenance costs are quite high.It is far better to occupy a place, digest a place, and make the most of 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 wanted to show the people of Ming Dynasty the correct posture for foreign wars.The more you fight, the stronger you become, the richer you get, and the more land you fight, and everyone can benefit from it.

"Long live is still too prudent." Xu Hongyu raised his eyes to look at the battlefield, did not dare to say this, but thought in his heart: "Give a certain army of [-] troops enough ammunition to sweep Burma."

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

It took more than a year to prepare for cutting Myanmar.Army training, getting familiar with the climate and environment, Tengchong established a weapons department, and almost used up the emperor's gold flower and silver for a year.

Of course, the emperor has long sleeves and is good at dancing, holding glass mirrors, royal weaving, imperial porcelain kilns and other financial resources, and he doesn't care much about the more than 100 million gold flowers and silver every year.

Well, capture Ava City, grab more gold and silver treasures for Long Live, and make Long Live happy.After receiving the return money, there will be more wars in the future.

Although Xu Hongyu came from an honorable family, his experience over the past few years has made him fall in love with the profession of a soldier.

Across the battlefield, iron and blood battles, the most masculine profession, the most famous achievements in history.

"General." Xu Xiaoqi led a few cavalrymen, but escorted hundreds of captives, and after handing them over to the native soldiers, he galloped up on his horse and saluted with a smile.

Xu Hongyu was very satisfied, and finally changed the title of "Master".If you call it that in the army, what will others think when they hear it, it is very disrespectful and shameless.

"Have a good time chasing and killing?" Xu Hongyu chuckled, envious in his heart, but galloping his horse to kill is no longer what a commander should do.

Xu Xiaoqi curled her lips, and said disdainfully: "A group of chickens and dogs, it's no fun to chase them down."

Xu Hongyu rolled his eyes and said, "By the way, I'll let the native officials pay attention. There are beautiful women 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 rattling drum, and said anxiously: "I'm already a military officer, and I want a wife. There are many girls from the Han family. I can't understand any Burmese girls." .”

"I see that Burmese women are pretty, and I heard they have good temperaments." Xu Hongyu smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be quite picky, even if you want to be a concubine, it's not bad."

Hehe, Xu Xiaoqi smirked twice, and said: "Then sir, just set an example. If you want to marry a Burmese girl, I will follow."

"I——I can't." Xu Hongyu said: "The rank is too high, marrying a woman of a different race, how can I get promoted in the future?"

Xu Xiaoqi opened his eyes wide and said, "Sir, I also want to be a general! Do you think I can't?"

It took Xu Hongyu a long time to close his open mouth, he laughed twice, and said, "Okay, I have ambitions. Let this matter go, work hard, and make a lot of contributions!"

Only then did Xu Xiaoqi smile, rein in the horse's head, and gallop away with several riders.

Robbing money, food, and people, including women, of course.

For senior officers like Xu Hongyu, and even mid-level officers like Xu Xiaoqi, many people were worried about their future and refused Burmese women.

But this does not include ordinary soldiers, and the court and the Ministry of War have no restrictions.In order to boost morale, there is even such an incentive before the expedition.

Moreover, at that time, the distinction between countries and nations, and even the concepts of territory and territorial sea were not particularly clear.

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

The extensive captive policy is actually a kind of indulgence to the frontline troops.This is the essence of aggression, expansion, and wealth plundering. It's not about treating guests to dinner, pretending to be a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and doing nothing wrong?
But massacres are prohibited, and the need for labor makes captives also wealth. The Maritime Chamber of Commerce has reserved 1 people to move to Borneo; the southern expansion of Mekong Province also needs human cultivation. Ten thousand.

This is still the number determined by the imperial court, and the land and population needs of the chieftains participating in the war have not been included.

If the climate in the Northeast is not suitable for the Burmese, more labor is needed to develop the Great Northern Wilderness.

Still the same way of thinking, without culture and language, it is not an independent nation.After two or three generations, they are all citizens of Ming Dynasty, so who cares what nationality their ancestors are?
That's right, they are all citizens of Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty is also a multi-ethnic country. The emperor's cognition and mind largely determine Daming's attitude towards other ethnic groups.

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In the Battle of Mandalay, or known as the battle, the Burmese army suffered a disastrous defeat. Tens of thousands of horses were killed by fifteen thousand Ming troops on the right, and only a few thousand escaped.

The Ming army on the left went down the Irrawaddy River, even Kejiangtou City, Taigong City, and Anzhengguo City, and arrived in Mandalay one day later than the friendly army on the right.

At this point, the main force of the Ming army joined forces smoothly, and the two Ming armies and the central army of the governor Wang Sanshan, totaling more than [-] people, rushed towards Ava City.

Mandalay suffered a disastrous defeat, and Ava City had no more barriers. Facing the menacing Ming army, the Burmese king, princes and ministers of Ava City panicked.

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

Before that, the king of Burma sent envoys, hoping that the Ming army would stop attacking, and Burma would like to restore its status as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute every year.

Sending envoys to discuss such conditions, the king of Myanmar was both afraid and lucky, hoping to use this kind of innocuous concession to temporarily let the Ming army stop.

But the messenger was sent back and the conditions were rejected.The Ming army had only one condition, surrender, and then the imperial court would confer the title of Burmese appeasement envoy.

That is to say, the Ming Empire wanted to restore Burma to the state it had been in the early Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Emperor did not care about the false name of paying tribute and serving the barbarians.

(End of this chapter)