Yang Hao soon led the army to the southwest border, and Mu Tianbo led the border troops to join them. The offensive against the Toungoo Kingdom officially began.
The army of the Toungu Dynasty, led by their general Mang Yanhu, went north to compete with the Ming Dynasty. Their king believed that after several years of hard work and the favorable geographical location, they might not lose to the Ming Dynasty.
However, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.
The two sides fought for three months, and the Taungoo army lost more than it won. Although King Talong stayed in the capital Bago every day, the battle lines continued to advance towards him.
By October, the Ming army had basically recaptured most of the areas in the Xuanwei Division of Mengyang and Mubang. The Toungoo Army had lost more than 100,000 troops, and the battle line had been pushed back to the Xuanwei Division of Myanmar. The front line of the Ming army's troops had even reached the important town of Ava.
In the court, Prince Long's face was dark.
General Mang Yanhu lowered his head and said nothing.
The prime minister was speechless.
Obviously, he did not expect that their army's combat effectiveness was so different compared to that of the Ming army.
After all, what the prime minister said was problematic from the beginning. Although Yang Hao was not a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, he had at least been in the military for decades and had some fighting skills. Dongxu underestimated him at first, and then he fell to the bottom.
And because Portugal was blocked by Luzon, the Toungoo dynasty in this time and space was unable to contact them, and their weapons and equipment were obviously a step behind the Central Plains dynasty. The Luzon Governor's Palace has blocked technology from the increasingly powerful Toungoo dynasty, and advanced firearms will not be transmitted there at all. The generation difference in weapons leads to differences in combat effectiveness.
The combat effectiveness of the Ming army was not as unbearable as they imagined, and the Jisu army was even more fearless. In the final decisive battle of crossing the river, these cavalry were the first to cross the river and cover the following Ming army regardless of casualties. In the end, the Taungoo army was defeated.
After all, the prime minister was just a minor official before he defected to the Ming Dynasty. If he was really a person with status and ability, how could he leave the beautiful and prosperous place of Ming Dynasty?
In the past, it was okay to deal with some bureaucrats in the southwest, but when it comes to dealing with the whole world... it seems a bit inferior.
It is actually not uncommon to make mistakes in judgment.
"The only solution for now is to surrender to the Ming Dynasty in order to gain temporary peace."
The Prime Minister was silent for a moment, and finally spoke.
The ministers looked frustrated, and no one came out to refute.
The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. The Prime Minister gave them a shot of chicken blood before, but now that they have failed like this, they suddenly lost their courage, and they even became more afraid of the Ming Dynasty.
King Talong remained silent, but in the end he sighed and waved his hand.
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"Okay, okay!"
When he saw the battle report, Zhu Changxun happily slapped the table hard.
"More than 100,000 enemy troops were killed and injured, and only over 40,000 troops and horses of our headquarters were lost, including more than 19,000 Jisi troops. A great victory, this is a great victory!"
he said loudly, his tone excited.
Yan Chenhao was also very happy. The results of this battle were outstanding and the homelands of Mubang and Mengyang were recovered. Not only did the surrounding chieftains once again express their surrender, but even King Talong of the Toungoo Dynasty also expressed his willingness to surrender to the Ming Dynasty again.
Go to the king's house, return the whole line to the Myanmar Xuanwei Department of the headquarters, and are willing to pay compensation to Ming Dynasty in exchange for Ming Ming's forgiveness.
"Your Majesty, I think we can accept Taungu's surrender. We will make them pay a certain price for their failure and then end this war." Yan Chenhao saluted and said to the emperor amidst the joyful singing in the court.
"We can reduce the land of Myanmar's Xuanwei Division and transfer its richest land to the chieftains of Mubang and Mengyang as compensation, and at the same time weaken Taungoo's national power."
"We can set the amount of compensation larger so that it will be difficult for Taungoo to repay it in a short period of time and let them bleed."
"With the great tomorrow's soldiers to rely on, they will definitely not dare to refuse. With just a few moves, they can defeat the enemy without fighting. The Toungoo dynasty will not be able to turn around for at least ten years."
As for ten years later...if the Ming Dynasty didn't have the ability to defeat the Toungoo Dynasty at that time, he, Yan Chenhao, wouldn't have to do it.
"Why bother!" After listening to Yan Chenhao's words, Zhu Changxun waved his hand and said carelessly:
"Order Yang Hao to reorganize the army, and then..."
His eyes suddenly burst into light:
"Then continue south and wipe out this so-called Taungoo dynasty!"
The feat of regaining some territory is not as majestic as destroying a country!
Yan Chenhao was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak, but Zhu Changxun had already stood up, waved his hand, and his eyes were shining with excitement and excitement:
"Then let him lead his army to continue southward and eastward, and recover all the land of Liuwei, heading eastward to connect with Jiaozhi!"
"These chieftains have been disobedient, not just once or twice. I don't want to endure it anymore. Since they are unwilling to obey the Ming Dynasty, I will destroy them all, then garrison troops and open a mansion."
"Like Jiaozhi, it will always be my soil!"
Obviously, another victory and the surrender of another enemy made the emperor extremely excited. While he asked the historian to quickly write down what happened in Taungoo, he also made his own heroic words.
When Yan Chenhao heard this, he couldn't help but pursed his lips.
In his opinion, it was enough to recapture Mubang and Mengyang, the two peripheral Xuanwei Divisions of the Ming Dynasty, and ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty's borders.
Of course he also knew that King Long's surrender was definitely not sincere, but the Ming army's expenditure on the expedition was also very large, and the national treasury was about to bottom out. It was not very wise to continue the war, so he proposed those measures that did not require the use of troops. , can also weaken Taungoo's plan.
He wanted to withdraw his troops, and the strategic goal had been achieved.
He had never thought about a war, so he completely restored Liuwei's old system.
He was confident that, after years of politics, the borders of Yongle would be restored even further, but that was by no means now.
What the emperor said was extremely idealistic. If nothing else, the current army of 250,000 was simply unable to undertake such a conquest task. Additional troops were inevitable.
At that time, the consumption will definitely increase further, and in the end there will even be a risk of losing control.
Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty spent countless time, manpower and material resources just to completely occupy Jiaozhi. Now, if you want to complete such a large area of land, it will be a major project that takes decades, and the consumption is even greater.
However, time, manpower, and material resources are all what Ming Dynasty needs most urgently now.
It's irrational to give up long-term plans just for the sake of temporary anger.
After all, meals have to be eaten one bite at a time and things have to be done step by step.
He immediately expressed his opinion and clearly expressed his opposition.
"No." Zhu Changxun said:
"Now that the situation is so good, how can you just withdraw your troops? Mr. Ge, you don't understand military affairs. You should take advantage of this great victory now to regain all the hometowns of Liuwei in one fell swoop. Otherwise, you will waste the opportunity to fight. If you follow your words, we will go back to conquer again." , then you have to start all over again!”
"Moreover, there are Che, Babai Dadian and other Xuanwei Divisions. They dare not to attack our Ming Dynasty. This is an act of betrayal. If we do not conquer our country, where is the majesty of our Ming Dynasty?"
"As for the money issue, the taxes from the eleventh year of Wuxing have arrived in Beijing one after another. Soon the national treasury will be filled again. Why not continue the war?"
(End of chapter)
