I

  Chapter 865 861 [Three-sided siege plan]

  The Qing-Myanmar War in history lasted for several years.

   It's embarrassing to say that nearly half of the first two years of fighting were fought in China.

   Moreover, the main force of the Burmese army was on an expedition to Siam and was besieging the capital of Siam. The Qing army was only facing a partial division of Burma. Of course, the Qing army was also full of green battalions and native soldiers, and they were beaten all over the ground by the Burmese partial division.

  In the final outcome, it is impossible to tell who wins and who loses. The frontline generals on both sides are exhausted.

  The Qing army concealed the knowledge of Emperor Qianlong, and the Burmese army concealed the knowledge of the Burmese king. Each sent more than a dozen generals to negotiate a peace, exchange gifts, and officially cease the war. When the Qing army retreated, they sank their cannons and burned their boats. The Burmese army felt that it was a pity, and asked to give them the boats and cannons, but the Qing army sternly refused.

   Immediately, each went back to each house, each looking for each mother.

  The Qing army went back and said to Qianlong, we have achieved a great victory, and Myanmar has completely surrendered. The Burmese army also went back and said that the Qing army had been repelled, and we finally won.

   Qianlong and King Burma really believed it.

  Even if you don’t believe it, you must believe it. Take the Qing army as an example, the war cost more than 9 million taels of silver, can it be fought again?

  The newly married prince was allowed to attend the Supreme Military Council.

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the map and said: "According to the detailed reports sent in the past two years, the Burmese have intensified their invasion of Cheli. The chieftain in Cheli also kept asking for help, asking the imperial court to send troops to help. The 13th Banna of Chelisi has been occupied by the Burmese. Go for two."

  Cheli Xuanwei Department is one of the three propaganda and six comforts established in the Ming Dynasty.

  There are twelve big chieftains in its jurisdiction, plus one Chelisi, the total is "Thirteen Banna". "Banna" means "thousand fields", "Thirteen Banna" means "thirteen thousand fields", and each thousand fields is a jurisdiction.

   Does it sound familiar?

  Thirteen Banna is Xishuangbanna!

  The consolation envoy in the car, that is, the leader of Xishuangbanna, has repeatedly jumped around for more than two hundred years.

  The recent horizontal jumps are as follows: In the thirteenth year of Wanli, it was attached to the Ming Dynasty. In the fourth year of Apocalypse, he surrendered to Burma. Five years after the apocalypse, he betrayed Burma. In the sixth year of the apocalypse, the Burmese army made a comeback, the chieftain was killed, and he descended to Burma again. In the ninth year of the Republic of China, he surrendered to the Chinese court.

  Due to the delay in accepting officials sent by China, the Datong Army has never been able to help, and Myanmar took the opportunity to invade again.

  If the Datong Army remains on hold, the entire Xishuangbanna will surrender to Myanmar.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Today's consolation envoy in the car is called Dao Nuomeng. Because he was young, his uncle Dao Muqian is in charge. Dao Muqian is unable to resist the Burmese, but taxes are increasing day by day. The chieftains and people in the car They are all unconvinced. After the war, you can use both kindness and force to reform the land and return it to the people, but you can’t reform too much, otherwise it will definitely induce a rebellion.”

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials has been replaced by Ouyang Zheng, who was also a hero of Conglong during the Luling period. He said: "In the sixth year of the apocalypse, the Burmese army captured Cheli and took away a large number of people. The southern part of Cheli is sparsely populated, so we can take the opportunity Immigrants. There are many Dai people in Yunnan, who can recruit Dai officials and serve as officials in Cheli. Cheli Xuanweisi can be changed to Cheli Prefecture, with two counties under it. Thirteen Banna, changed to Thirteen Towns, originally Every chieftain is the mayor of the town."

Lu Xiangsheng continued to point to the map and said: "The chieftain in the car will definitely agree to the Datong army's crossing the border, and even send troops to help. But the commander Meng Lian next to him has been vacillating in the lawsuit, and his attitude is ambiguous. Our army should march urgently and take the border in one fell swoop. Checkpoints, use military power to subdue them. According to their past habits, most of them will surrender on the surface, or at least they will not help each other."

  The lawsuit of Commander Menglian is the Menglian County, Lancang County and Ximeng County of Puer City hundreds of years later.

   That is to say, not only was Xishuangbanna not included in the territory of the Datong New Dynasty, but some places in Pu'er City were still controlled by chieftains.

  The chieftain here is also surnamed Dao. From the Jiajing period to the present, there have been various internal struggles for power. Brothers kill brothers, nephews kill uncles, and when fighting for power, they often resort to external forces, such as betraying Ming Dynasty and seeking refuge in Burma.

  At this time, Menglian chieftain Dao Paiqin surrendered to Myanmar and has been unwilling to pay tribute to China.

  Zhao Han said: "After the war, Chieftain Menglian can no longer stay, and changed to Menglianzhou. And this Dao family, kill a few more Liwei!"

Lu Xiangsheng continued: "The plan of the Ministry of War and the Dudu's Mansion, Liu Shichang (Liu Xinyu)'s troops, went to Cheli and Menglian to fight all the way to Menggen's Mansion and Babaisi. The main force of Huang Dudu (Huang Yao) The main force walks along the Dajinsha River, goes south to attack Mengyang, and the partial division walks the Daying River to attack Mengmi together, looking for an opportunity to fight the main force of Toungoo (Myanmar). Even if there is a stalemate due to the terrain, it is enough to drag out the main force of the enemy army, because our army is still there There are two divisions going by sea!"

  Meng Gen Mansion and Eight Hundred Divisions were both established in the Ming Dynasty.

  Menggen is the Jingdong area of ​​Myanmar, and Yabaisi is the Chiang Mai area of ​​Myanmar. By the way, there used to be a country of eight hundred daughters-in-law, probably in these two places.

  Zhao Han said: "Mengyang and Mubang were reformed after the war, and the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households made preparations in advance, and selected officials and immigrants in advance."

   This time in the conquest of Myanmar, the imperial court did not intend to annex all of them, but only planned to take Mengyang (Myitkyina), Mubang, Menglian and Cheli. Once these four places are occupied, it will be difficult for the small countries in Southeast Asia to expand northward, but China can send troops to conquer at any time because China has occupied all the favorable terrain.

  The remaining land in Myanmar will be dismembered, and the chieftain will be re-established.

  Zhao Kuanghuan sat next to him and listened carefully, but did not speak.

   It is said that it is a military meeting in front of the imperial court, but in fact the strategic plan has been formulated long ago, and it is more about post-war governance.

  As for the offensive route of the Yunnan Datong Army, it was similar to the fourth Qing-Myanmar battle. It's just that the scope of dispatching troops is wider, and the Eastern Route Army will fight until eight hundred divisions.

  Eight Hundred Division is very peculiar, it has always been very Buddhist, and has never expanded externally. When Daming was still powerful, Yaosi was always loyal to Daming. Daming is dying. It once surrendered to Burma, but the people are always resisting, and some chieftains also support the resistance. Today it is a subsidiary power of Siam, but in essence it is subject to Burma.

  As long as the Datong army reaches the border, the chieftain of the eight hundred divisions will surely surrender and help the Datong army fight the Burmese.

   And Siam will also send troops. At that time, the situation will be a combination of three fronts, southeast, north, and Myanmar. It is estimated that Myanmar does not know which side to defend.

  …

  The Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar, the capital of Awa.

  Due to over-expansion and ethnic conflicts, the Taungoo Dynasty was already in turmoil decades ago.

   Then there was a fierce man. After King Talong succeeded to the throne, he immediately moved the capital to the north, stopped expanding, organized households to equalize the people, lightly paid taxes, treated all ethnic groups well, developed water conservancy, and paved roads... The Toungoo Dynasty quickly reached its peak.

  King Thalung has died of illness for six years. The new Burmese king is named Pinda Geli, also known as Pindali and Mangda.

  The king Mangda took over a prosperous and powerful Myanmar.

  The large-scale construction, the collection of corvee, and the oppression of foreign races, in just six years, have tormented Myanmar enough. This product is also addicted to vegetables, and keeps sending troops to invade the car, quietly nibbling away at the border of Yunnan, thinking that he is invincible in the world.

   Even went to bully the little Brahmin country in the west, which is the later Indian state of Manipur, where the six-star red flag is widely rumored on the Internet.

   "Your Majesty, the businessmen who came back from the north said that the Chinese army seems to be gathering at the border." Hei Lu, the Minister of the Privy Council, reported.

  Myanmar King Mangda continued to appreciate the singing and dancing: "Don't be afraid, even if the Chinese army comes, they will be repelled by the brave Toungoo warriors!"

  Hei Ludao said: "Your Majesty, China's military strength is strong, and we must gather heavy troops for defense!"

  Mang Da didn't care about it: "I'll leave it to you, and don't bother me to drink anymore."

"yes!"

  Hei Luda took the order to retreat.

  Hei Ludao is an important minister promoted by King Long. He has followed the wise monarch for a long time. Now he has been very upset about changing to a foolish monarch.

  Emperor Yongli in history was disarmed by Hei Lutao, and sent troops to ambush Bai Wenxuan who was looking for Emperor Yongli, killing more than 800 soldiers of Nanming. Later, Mangda, king of Burma was abolished, and a new king, Mangbai, was established, a powerful official.

  Hei Ludao left the palace, but was stopped by Mang Bai on the way.

   "What does Your Majesty say?" Mang Bai asked.

  Hei Ludao replied: "Indulge in sensuality, leave everything to me."

   Mangbai sighed: "Oh, Your Majesty should be diligent in state affairs, how can you only know how to enjoy it all day long?"

  Although Mangbai is only in his teens, he is very smart. Hei Luda likes the king's younger brother very much. As for the king, everyone thinks he is mentally retarded, and there are more and more grievances from the government and the opposition.

  Hei Ludao was in charge of the Privy Council, and with the order of the king, he quickly ordered the northern army to assemble, and at the same time let the chiefs of all ethnic groups send troops.

  At this time, Mangbai came to suggest again: "If the war in the north drags on for too long, we should guard against the rebellion of the Meng people in the south, and gather an army in Dongyu City."

  Hei Ludao paid more and more attention to Mangbai, nodded and said: "It is true that we should guard against the Meng people."

  Mon is the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar after the Burmese.

  After the Taungoo Dynasty conquered the Mon people, the Mon people resisted for hundreds of years and turned the whole of southern Myanmar into scorched earth. If the war with China lasts too long, the Mon people will definitely take the opportunity to raise troops and stab the chrysanthemum of the Toungoo Dynasty in the south.

  By the way, the Toungoo Dynasty was later destroyed by the Mon people, and the Burmese restored the country during the resistance and established the Gongbang Dynasty, which is the Burmese government that fought against Qianlong.

  Hei Ludao mobilized the army to go north, while pondering whether he should change to a new king.

   Mang Da has already made people complain, and Mang Bai is so outstanding, there shouldn't be much resistance to the abolition of Li.

   "Urgent report, urgent report!"

  A fast ship came from the south, and the messenger galloped into the city, straight to the Privy Council.

   Hei Ludao received the messenger after hearing the news, and asked, "Are there Meng people making trouble in the south?"

  The messenger panted: "Yes... it is the Chinese army, coming from the sea. The Meng tribes in the south have defected to the enemy one after another, and have already lost several towns!"

  Hei Ludao was shocked and inexplicable, and muttered to himself: "Isn't the Chinese army used to coming from the north? How could they come from the south by sea?"

  The Datong Army on the South Road did not adopt the original plan and did not attack Taungoo, the old capital of Burma. Instead, they landed directly on the Irrawaddy River, and along the river to the north, they could directly kill Awa City, the capital of Myanmar.

  The reason why the plan was changed was due to meticulous work and meritorious service.

  Xizuo went to southern Myanmar to do business with Han merchants, and found that the Mon people here were very powerful, and they all refused to accept the rule of the Toungoo Dynasty. During the reign of King Talong, the ethnic conflicts eased, but after the death of King Talong, the ethnic conflicts intensified again.

  The boats that the Datong Army took along the river were all provided by the Mon people!

  (end of this chapter)