The timing of Liu Wei's appearance was good, and his plan was clever enough. At this time, the Burmese army was clearly divided into three parts, the front, the middle, and the front because of its large number.
Both the front and rear armies were under shelling, and there were mines that were going to explode at who-knows-when. According to past experience, the most important thing at this time is not to retaliate immediately, but to quickly stabilize the morale of the military to avoid collapse, especially a complete collapse from point to surface.
The Burmese army has never stopped fighting in recent years, so it is still very experienced. The three parts of the front and back have tacitly chosen to gather on the spot for defense.
Although the advantage of on-site defense is that it is not easy to collapse, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the three parties are out of touch. No one can expect the other party to save themselves. Everyone can only fight for survival based on their own abilities.
It's a pity that this is what the Liu brothers and sisters want, because Liu Wei's military strength is seriously insufficient compared to the Burmese army. Even if it is an ambush, he cannot attack all three lines. At most, he can only focus on one line to hit the target, while the other two lines can only delay, delay, and confuse the opponent as the main goal.
Originally, according to Liu Xin's pre-war plan, she wanted to attack the rear army. Because in this situation, if you focus on attacking the rear army, the opponent's front army and middle army will most likely speed up their escape, and how much the rear army can escape depends entirely on your own luck. In this way, it would be easiest for the Ming army to obtain more kills, and the overall results would be the best.
However, Liu Wei disagreed. He believed that the best result was Mang Yingli's head. As long as Mang Yingli died, the Burmese army would collapse. Even if it did not collapse, they would be leaderless if they fled back to Myanmar.
Liu Xin didn't quite agree with this theory, because Mang Yinglong didn't only have a son in Mang Yingli, he also had a younger brother, Mang Yingwa. It doesn’t even matter if he’s not a younger brother, because Mang Yingli is almost fifty years old, and he still has his son Mang Shi and others who can inherit the throne at any time. We can’t catch them all at once, right?
This statement obviously made sense. Liu Wei hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to attack the Chinese army. Because he believed that even if Burma would not be leaderless after Mangyingli was killed, there would definitely be a period of chaos. This period of chaos would also be very useful to the Ming Dynasty - whether it was subsequent reinforcements or more adequate food and wages, all of these would be needed Arrive slowly and deploy in place.
Liu Xin felt that her eldest brother did not understand one problem, that is, the court's goals and his goals may not be the same.
According to Liu Wei, of course, all evil must be eradicated. Now that the war in Burma has begun, it will not be over until Burma is completely defeated.
But Liu Xin always felt that the court might not think so, or even if it thought so, it would be beyond its power.
This is well-founded: this time the imperial court mobilized troops. Not only did Yunnan alone have a hundred thousand troops mobilized, but also some chieftains were added. It seemed huge, not much less than the Burmese army, which claimed to have an army of two hundred thousand.
But if you think about it carefully, you will find that among the more than 100,000 troops, there are only two troops that are really at the forefront of the sword, namely the Liu Wei and Deng Zilong armies - and these two armies even include the temporary reinforcements. , all added together is less than 20,000.
At the same time, according to the news secretly transmitted by Gao Pragmatic, Annan sent more troops than the imperial court! Annan dispatched more than 30,000 troops from the army and 20,000 from the navy (she was not familiar with the ownership of the fleet and mistakenly thought it belonged to Annan). There were 50,000 troops here alone.
Not to mention being more pragmatic and contacting Burmese opponents such as Siam’s Black Prince Naresuan and the Laotian Dao family siblings, how many troops will they have on hand by then? I don’t know the details, but there must be tens of thousands. Even if the combat effectiveness is not strong, the number is always obvious.
Looking back, we can see that the Ming Dynasty actually sent the fewest troops. What does this mean? This means that the imperial court is either unwilling to send troops or cannot send troops.
There are two possibilities for not being able to send out enough troops. Either there are not enough troops or there is not enough money. Of course, it can also be both.
It is certain that the money is not enough, because Liu Xin already knows that the court has begun to issue "bonds". She knew at a glance that this must be Gao Pragmatic's handiwork, but it was not surprising that Gao Pragmatic could operate "bonds", but it was hard to say how much "debt" the court would tolerate.
According to Liu Xin's thinking, the Ming Dynasty was extremely conservative and might not be willing to engage in deficit finance. The current "bond" was issued after being forced to have no other choice. Once the war has stabilized and Yunnan can be assured of safety, the first thing the court should do is probably not to eliminate evil, but to pay back the money quickly and ensure that it Debt-free and light-hearted.
As for the military strength... I'm actually nervous. Because the Ming Dynasty was not a red dynasty, its military strength was divided into three, six, and nine levels. Except for the less than 20,000 people in the hands of Liu Wei and Deng Zilong, there was not much left in the hands of Liu Wei and Deng Zilong. And those troops I don't dare to send them all out - there are a lot of chieftains around, who knows if they have "community with Burma"? If the front leg army has just left, Yunnan, the back leg, has been occupied by the rebellious chieftains. Who can bear this responsibility?
It's a pity that Liu Xin is not Huang Zhiting after all. She only has the right to make suggestions to Liu Wei. If Liu Wei insists on fighting, she can't stop him. And she knew very well that the reason why Liu Wei insisted on defeating the Chinese army in Mang Yingli was largely because he had to fight for this credit.
Some time ago, although Liu Wei was in great power, he only defeated the chieftain Xuanwei in northern Myanmar, and his success in battle was not satisfactory. There was a chance to fight the Burmese army in the battle of Longchuan, but who knew that the Burmese army ran away early, and even Yue Feng himself had to escape like a golden cicada, leaving Liu Wei with almost nothing but an empty city.
This was not the case for Deng Zilong. Not only did he withstand the main attack of the Burmese army at Yaoguan, but he also had the remaining strength to wipe out the Hanba family. This had to make Liu Wei feel a lot of pressure. Although Deng Zilong was mainly responsible for Defend, and there is the natural danger of Yaoguan to rely on, but that also has to consider the comparison of military strength. Deng Zilong's military strength is almost only one-tenth of the Burmese army!
So from Liu Wei's point of view, this battle was actually a battle between him and Deng Zilong. In this case, it is of course the most undisputed "to take the head of a general among thousands of armies".
Oh, not an admiral, but a king? Well...that's better.
When Liu Wei came out, the formation of the Burmese army was just about to stabilize, but he rushed and killed more than a hundred Burmese soldiers in a short time. He alone killed more than ten people in a row, three of them looked like It should be the general's.
Liu Xin also joined the battle, but the guards around her were too brave. Some Burmese soldiers who dared to stop her were killed without even having a chance to face her.
She quickly discovered the anomaly, but instead of scolding the guards, she deliberately rushed towards a Burmese general who was obviously gorgeously dressed.
The Burmese general was quite young, probably in his early fifties. He saw a female general coming from the opposite side, and the personal guards under his command were extremely brave, but he did not panic at all. He commanded the soldiers around him to meet the enemy with a cold face, and himself Also kill the general and come over.
However, Liu Xin immediately pulled the horse's head after the battle between the two sides and charged diagonally to the other side.
The weapon Liu Xin used was not a machete like Liu Wei's. She used a spear, and the fighting styles of the brother and sister were also completely different.
Liu Wei's style is not much different from that of his boyhood. He is powerful and steady, moving forward without any flashiness. If he can kill the enemy with one move, he will never use a second move. He will often cut off the opponent's weapon with one forceful knife and take advantage of the situation. Killed and wounded.
Liu Xin, on the other hand, rarely engages with the opponent's weapons, and more often relies on deft marksmanship to attack, relying on tricky angles and speed to kill directly, and never blocks unless absolutely necessary, even if the opponent cannot attack. When she is not defensive, she will also respond by letting go.
A simple summary is that one focuses on "fierce" and the other focuses on "skillful".
Liu Xin killed four people in a row, and the personal guards who were ordered to guard her surrounded her again. These personal guards were extremely nervous, fearing that if something happened, Liu Wei would use it as a sacrificial flag afterwards, so when they saw something was wrong, they looked for an opportunity to abandon the Burmese general and "protect" Liu Xin again.
Liu Xin had no choice but to let them go. She took a look at the situation and found that Liu Wei was rushing towards where the white elephants were gathered, but there were two arrows stuck in his back.
Feather arrows are not scary to generals, because the armors worn by high-ranking generals are made of real materials. In addition, Jinghua's smelting technology is better than in the past. These two arrows on Liu Wei's back will not hurt at all. to him.
But Liu Xin knew that it was not good news that his eldest brother was hit by an arrow so quickly, because it meant that the resistance of the Burmese army was not weak, and Liu Wei himself charged too hard - only if he charged too hard could he be hit by an arrow in the back.
She quickly made up her mind, scolded, and rode her horse in the direction of Liu Wei, intending to protect Liu Wei's retreat so as not to fall into a tight siege if he continued to go deeper. The guards around her followed without saying a word. went.
But at this time, something unexpected happened, that is, the elephant soldiers counterattacked.
Elephant soldiers are a special branch of the Burmese army. The Liu brothers and sisters had considered and made arrangements before the war. According to the previous encounters with elephant soldiers in the Battle of Annan, elephants' weakness is that they are afraid of loud noises and fire attacks. Therefore, Today's ambush also started with shelling and mines.
But since the Chinese army is in the scheduled main battle area, there are no mines to avoid blowing up themselves. The loud noise of the shelling also had a sufficient impact on the elephants. The elephants fell into chaos at the beginning of the ambush, running around and rushing around, which had a great impact on the formation of the Burmese army.
However, Liu Xin discovered a problem at this time, that is, although the elephant army as a whole collapsed and has not been able to gather up until now, the white elephants did not collapse. Although several of the white elephants neighed a few times and swung their big trunks, appearing a little anxious, they still obeyed the instructions of the elephant slaves and were forming formations.
What's worse is that the purpose of these ten white elephants is very clear, they are all facing Liu Wei!
"Brother, be careful of those white elephants!" Liu Xin shouted at Liu Wei while leading people to kill the Burmese army behind Liu Wei.
Hearing the warning from his sister behind him, Liu Wei cut open the head of the Burmese soldier in front of him with a knife in his right hand. He stretched out his left hand and wiped the blood that was spattered on his face. He glanced at the white elephant formation and felt his heart tighten. He thought to himself: How come these elephants are not crazy? And why does he seem to be extra tall?
He subconsciously glanced at the sword in his hand and thought: Damn, although my sword is specially made by the Wang family, these beasts are so huge, unless they stab directly into the heart or chop off the head, there is no chance. But these damn white elephants are too tall, how can they cut their necks? Heart...fuck you grandma, where is the heart of the elephant?
The most difficult enemies to deal with are those whose weak points cannot be found at all.
You must know that adult Asian elephants can be more than three and a half meters tall and weigh up to five tons. In this era, the ecological environment has not been damaged. Myanmar and other places regard elephants as a godsend and protect them very well. They chose the king of Myanmar Of the white elephants, which one is not the best among elephants?
Even though Liu Wei was as fierce as a tiger, he could only be blinded when faced with these huge white elephants that were more than one foot tall.
But just because Liu Wei was in a daze, it didn't mean that the other party would also be in a daze with him. The other party's elephant group had already charged forward, and the leader of the elephants was riding a veteran wearing a golden robe.
Although he is said to be a veteran, he is actually not very old. He is similar to the previous General Namen. He looks like he is in his early fifties, and he looks very similar to the previous General Namen.
This man is holding a special spear about one foot long. It seems to be a special weapon for elephant warfare. The spear body seems to be similar to the weapons of the wolf soldiers. It is made of bamboo, but painted with gold paint. gold.
Liu Wei's mind was spinning very fast, and he immediately estimated a key figure: Even if his riding skills were excellent and he could avoid the collision of the white elephant and the opponent's spear thrust, the sword in his hand would only be able to get the best result at most. Don't even think about killing the enemy by grabbing the opponent's feet.
I can't beat him, I have to find another way...
But he was Liu Wei, and he had never taken the initiative to avoid facing an enemy head-on, so he was not willing to withdraw first.
After this hesitation, the other party rushed over, and General Na Mian shouted in Chinese: "General Wu Na Ming, have you ever heard of my name Mang Zhuo!"
Mang Zhuo? I've heard that, as Mang Yinglong's brother and Mang Yingli's uncle, your head is also valuable.
When Liu Wei heard that the other party was actually an imperial uncle—no, it seemed to be Uncle Wang—not only did he not retreat, but he suddenly became excited and laughed: "I am worried that your eggless nephew can escape." It’s too fast, there are no heads left to drink with, and you bring it to your doorstep! Wonderful, wonderful... Mangzhuo, you have to get your head today!"
Mang Zhuo was furious when he heard this. Although he could speak Chinese, he was obviously not good at cursing in Chinese. He was so angry that he cursed wildly, slapping the white elephant and speeding forward. Looking at that appearance, today I must trample the boastful general in front of me into a pulp.
And Liu Wei's reaction was even more strange. He actually rode forward, and it was a rare sudden increase in speed. If it weren't for the fact that his mount was the top-notch Uzhumuqin horse given to him by Gao Pragmatic, this horse would have been riding like a horse after the war. The horse must rest for two or three months.
Uncle Wang Zhuomang obviously didn't expect this, but he didn't panic. Instead, he sneered, picked up the extra-long spear and stabbed it suddenly. According to his thinking, even if the opponent's war horse subconsciously avoids the white elephant, his own spear can pierce Liu Wei.
Mang Zhuo is also a famous Burmese general who followed Mang Yinglong to kill all over the Indo-China Peninsula. Even though he is already older, the main thing that decreases after getting older is endurance. He still has temporary explosive power, but experience does not decrease with age, so He has this confidence.
However, Liu Wei was Liu Wei after all. Not only did he not dodge, but when the tip of the spear was less than an arm's length away from his body, he suddenly abandoned the sword, stretched out his hands quickly, and spun strangely. He pulled and shouted at the same time: "Get down here!"
Before Mang Zhuo could figure out what was going on, he felt a huge force coming from the spear in his hand, as if he was grabbing the white elephant's nose that was suddenly twitching back. He couldn't resist it at all, and his whole body suddenly rose into the air.
He was unexpectedly provoked by Liu Wei. He performed a "falling goose pose with the butt back flat on the sand" on the spot, and fell to the ground with a bang, motionless.
When the Ming troops behind Liu Wei saw this, their hearts surged with excitement, and they shouted excitedly: "The general is mighty! The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
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