Zhu Youxiao knew that Myanmar was not easy to destroy.
Although Myanmar’s jade is indeed attractive.
However, due to the special conditions of climate and geography, it has been difficult for the Central Plains dynasties to annex here historically.
You must know that until the Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty almost always ruled the southwest under the rule of Ji Su. It was not until the past few decades that due to Yang Yinglong's rebellion and the She'an Rebellion, large-scale conversions in the southwest began to occur. of.
What's more, Myanmar's environment and climate are even more special.
Therefore, regardless of the three wars going on at the same time, namely the Conquest of the West, the Conquest of India, and the Conquest of Burma, what Zhu Youxiao was most concerned about and worried about was the Conquest of Burma.
During the expedition to the west, the Mongolian army led by Lin Dan Khan was in front to create hatred.
Therefore, the various ethnic groups in the west are not disgusted with the arrival of the Ming Dynasty.
Even now, the logistical pressure on Zhengxi is not great.
Because when Lu Xiangsheng learned that Lin Dan Khan was getting stronger and stronger like a snowball by recruiting many forces from the west, and was even strong enough to launch a large-scale counterattack against the army that conquered the west, he suggested to the emperor that he allow him to slow down the expedition to the west. Instead, they changed the strategy of conquering the West with military campaigns as the supplement and farmland reclamation as the main focus.
Zhu Youxiao also agreed with Lu Xiangsheng's strategy.
Now Zhou Yuji and Lu Xiangsheng are engaged in large-scale farmland construction in Yarkand, Turpan and other areas, which is today's Xinjiang.
They only maintain a mobile corps of 20,000 people to be ready to coordinate the rebels from all sides against Lin Dan Khan, and then reap the benefits.
Because there are many oases in many places in Xinjiang, they are very suitable for reclamation.
When Lu Xiangsheng directly transformed his 100,000-strong army and the tens of thousands of remaining young men from Turpan and Yarkant into the main force of farming, the grain produced could not only store grain to feed the army but also feed the people.
As a result, the logistical pressure on Zhengxi is now very small.
As for the conquest of India, because the geography of India is not as complicated as Myanmar, and the political system of the Mughal Empire is actually a federal state composed of various states, the organization is not high. In addition, the Japanese army is responsible for the main combat tasks. and the Korean army, so Zhu Youxiao was not worried about the results of the seal conquest.
But regarding the conquest of Burma, Zhu Youxiao was still worried that it would be in vain, or even become like the historical battle of Qing Dynasty and Burma, which was meaningless except for the consumption of national power.
For this reason, Zhu Youxiao also summoned the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council many times overnight for the purpose of conquering Burma.
"Even if we don't know whether Mubang is under siege now, we have to send more troops from other places first. Destroying Myanmar is not an easy task. We can't just hope that Duke Yi can completely destroy Myanmar. We have to use the power of the whole country! Then we will mobilize Sichuan soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers, Huguang soldiers, and Guizhou soldiers to form a special force of 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers to conquer Burma. We will transfer Yang Zhan back to serve as the governor of Ava and let him lead this army. Go directly to Ava and support the army led by Yiguo Gongsuo!"
At this time, Zhu Youxiao said this to his political ministers and ministers of the Privy Council in the Qinzheng Palace.
"If you want to recruit, you can only recruit familiar people like Shili Tusi and local Han soldiers. Otherwise, it will lead to a rebellion among the southwest chieftains. They will definitely not want to be transferred by the court in large numbers of local soldiers, but these familiar and Han soldiers Being taken away will reduce the number of troops loyal to the imperial court in the southwestern region, which will allow some ambitious southwestern chieftains to take the opportunity to cause trouble."
Zhu Xieyuan said at this time.
"In this case, the pressure on money and food will be even greater. To supply the troops currently marching into Burma, the imperial court has spent money and food worth tens of millions of silver coins. If another large army is sent there, it will cost so much more."
Bi Ziyan said.
"Even if you spend all your money, Burma will still be destroyed! The conquest of Burma is not an economic war, but a political war. It will affect the central court's prestige among the southwestern chieftains in the future, as well as the feasibility of future reforms in the southwest. This war has consumed most of these southwestern native soldiers and Burmese native soldiers, and the imperial court will never be able to completely rule these places in the future."
Zhu Youxiao said.
"Your Majesty, why not expand the scope of the deployment and mobilize the naturalized Sauron soldiers from the north to go south!"
Sun Chuanting said.
"Although Sauron's soldiers are good at fighting, are they suitable for Burma?"
Fu Zonglong asked at this time.
"It's better not to be suitable. The conquest of Burma will consume these foreign soldiers. If these Sauron soldiers are not consumed, it will not be conducive to a more thorough Chineseization in the north!"
Sun Chuanting replied.
"Accurate! Move up the Sauron soldiers as well. Again, the strategy is to reduce the number of Sauron soldiers, but we must not hesitate to praise the individual Sauron soldiers who performed bravely! When the time comes, Chongwen Temple and others will conduct a large-scale review of some individual heroes. Praise!"
Zhu Youxiao replied.
"According to the order!"
Therefore, unlike Qianlong in history, Zhu Youxiao was not so arrogant from the beginning that he could completely destroy Burma with nearly 30,000 troops led by Qin Liangyu. Instead, he made full use of his Ming Empire's advantage of having many soldiers and generals. They kept sending troops to the southwest and used the tactics of adding firewood to Burma, hoping to completely destroy Burma.
After Sichuan general Yang Zhan was transferred back to the capital, he was ordered to lead 20,000 troops recruited from various places to the southwest.
Among the 20,000 soldiers and horses, there are 7,000 Sauron cavalry. They are all excellent in archery. They have made great contributions to the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history, but in this life, they are working hard for the Ming Dynasty.
Here in Myanmar.
Qin Bangping's troops, who were surrounded in Mubang, repelled several attacks by Burmese soldiers.
As a result, Myanmar had to give up the attack and instead resorted to siege.
King Talong also had to admit that although the troops he mobilized could rely on their familiarity with the geographical environment to complete the tactics of large detours and large penetrations, they had poor equipment and were working independently, so they had the intention of preserving their strength. That is to say, the Ming army did not dare to fight as hard as the Ming army who wanted to hold Mubang to ensure their retreat.
However, at this time, King Talong also learned about the news that Qin Liangyu led his troops to aid Mu State. For this reason, he had to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the more than 200,000 Burmese troops besieging Mu State to fight with each other. The Burmese soldiers who followed Qin Liangyu out of the mountain forest tried to surround Qin Liangyu's tribe.
Qin Liangyu knew that Burmese soldiers would surround her separately, but she had to save Ava.
She now only hopes that the Ming Navy Marines marching in the south can quickly go north to reverse the situation, or that the central court can learn the news that she and Qin Bangping are besieged as soon as possible, and send more reinforcements to completely defeat Burma. Otherwise, even if the Ming Dynasty Occupying Awa can only be regarded as the nominal destruction of Myanmar, and they will have to sit back and watch as there are still a large number of Burmese soldiers scattered in other parts of Myanmar.
For this reason, after Qin Liangyu learned from the scouts that Myanmar had divided its troops, he simply stopped leaving. Instead, he chose a terrain that was conducive to defense, directly set up camp to prepare for defense, and ordered all the troops to search for food in the mountains and forests, such as hunting. , go into the village to dig cellars, etc.
Fortunately for Qin Liangyu, many Burmese people had really stored a lot of food because the Ming army advanced quickly and had no time to remove large amounts of food when clearing the country. Now, all of them were dug out by Qin Liangyu's officers and soldiers.
After learning that Qin Liangyu was fully prepared, King Talong was quite disappointed: "This Ming army commander is indeed difficult to deal with! Our situation has not improved. Now we must either annihilate this Qin Liangyu or the one from Mubang." Qin Bangping, if we don't drag on like this, we will definitely be defeated when Ming army reinforcements arrive! Send the order, and then change the siege to a strong attack, and either conquer Mubang or capture Qin Liangyu alive!"
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