If the chaos in battle and the decline in morale caused by an ambush can be reversed through the command and call of powerful generals, and even severe exhaustion of energy and physical strength can be temporarily overcome with the guidance of a "fight or die" mentality, then as a crown prince The death of Mang Ji Lao completely made it impossible for the Burmese army to make a comeback.
The crown prince has been beaten into a hornet's nest. Is this battle still necessary?
The role of core figures in wars in the cold weapon era is far from being comparable to the situation in high-tech wars in later generations. Therefore, as soon as the Mangji Laos fell, the more than 10,000 Burmese troops who had already begun to collapse were like an avalanche. In a short period of time, The whole thing collapsed in a matter of seconds.
The soldiers couldn't care about the generals, and the generals couldn't find the soldiers. Everything was in complete chaos. To say that wolves are running like wolves and hogs are jumping out of control is too flattering. The Burmese army is now simply more than 10,000 headless flies fleeing in all directions, and any organization and system has disappeared without a trace at this moment.
The biggest problem at the moment for the Ming army or the Jinggang garrison has also been exposed, that is, their main infantry cannot launch a comprehensive counterattack at this time or rush in wantonly to expand the results. They can only rely on the only 500 cavalry to harvest lives. Or force the Burmese army to surrender.
The problem is that although the Burmese army collapsed, the personnel losses were actually not very large. At this moment, including the stampede and other accidental deaths, the defeated Burmese army still had more than 10,000 people, and it was obvious that it could not retain only 500 cavalry. them.
Fortunately, the wolf soldiers in the rear were also driving the main force of Mang Yingli over at this time. Judging from the situation, it seemed that the total number of guards and wolf soldiers, which only amounted to about 15,000 people, intercepted more than 50,000 people in front and behind. The scene of the Burmese army was extremely strange.
Fortunately, the more than 50,000 Burmese troops were like cotton under two hammers. They could not only shrink in the middle, but also expand to both sides. When many people saw that the situation was not good, they ran to both sides. However, there is the Sitang River to the east. Most of the Burmese soldiers who cannot swim subconsciously do not run towards the east, but they all run towards the west.
There are rolling hills to the west. They believed that as long as they climbed over the hills, the Ming army would not pursue them again. Even Mang Yingli himself thought so.
Mang Yingli had given up the white elephant of the Jinlou that symbolized his supreme status. Now he was riding on the war horse of the sentinel troop. The luxurious gold armor he originally wore had long been given up to a bodyguard who was very similar to him. He himself changed into an ordinary Tanma shirt, and there were even a few holes in the shirt that he didn't know where they came from. He even grabbed a few handfuls of mud and smeared it on his face.
In the past, when Cao Mengde was forced by Ma Chao to cut off his beard and abandon his robe, he probably would not have been more helpless and miserable than Mang Yingli is now.
When he rushed up the hill with more than 200 sentinel cavalry and a group of defeated soldiers, Mang Yingli looked back at the two Ming troops who were planning to encircle them and began to force the Burmese army to kneel down and disarm, and felt quietly relieved.
Then he heard the people around him suddenly gasping in unison.
He quickly looked forward and saw that a Ming army of about five thousand people had already set up a strong formation at the foot of the hill. What chilled his heart the most was that several large banners of this Ming army were flying with huge banners. A few lines of words.
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Annan City Huang", "Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Expeditionary Force Huang", "Yuedong Garrison Commander Huang", "Huang the Third-Rank Imperial Imperial Order Ming Shuren".
In fact, Mang Yingli didn't even finish reading, because he didn't need to read anything else. As long as he saw the words "General Officer of the Burmese Expeditionary Force", the identity of the person who came was clearly identified: this was the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army on the Southern Front in person. coming……
Mang Yingli felt his eyes go dark, and his whole body went limp as if his strength had been drained. If Bei Miaohou hadn't caught the opportunity quickly and grabbed him, the White Elephant King of Jinlou would have almost died. He fell down and dismounted.
"Your Majesty, don't be alarmed, we still have a chance." Bei Miaohou whispered quickly.
"Is there still a chance?" Mang Yingli seemed to have grasped the last straw and asked quickly: "What chance?"
Bei Miaohou lowered his voice: "Under the violent charge of the rebel army, let's take advantage of the chaos to rush towards the city..."
Mang Yingli understood immediately, and suddenly became energetic. He suddenly puffed up his chest, drew out his sword and shouted: "My sons, there are not many enemy troops. Instead of waiting to die, we might as well rush out here, there is still a glimmer of hope." ——Kill!”
The large number of deserters who followed him around had already weakened in their legs when they saw the Ming army forming up to meet them, but they suddenly "understood" after hearing these words.
That's right, there aren't many people on the other side, can't we just rush over?
So everyone suddenly became excited, used up their last bit of strength, and suddenly charged forward.
Huang Zhiting, who was supervising the battle with Ruan Songzhong's army, snorted coldly when he saw this, and ordered solemnly: "The archers fired twice, and the whole army countercharged. I will completely crush their fighting spirit!"
Ruan Song loudly promised and ordered: "The commander-in-chief has ordered: the archers fire two volleys!"
"Swish swish swish!"
"Swish swish swish!"
Two waves of arrow rain claimed one to two hundred lives right in front, as well as many times more injured.
Ruan Song himself was fully clothed, clamped his horse's belly, and shouted angrily: "Play the state guard, let me kill you!" After saying that, he rushed out suddenly.
Although Ruan Juan's favorite general kept a low profile in the expeditionary force, he was indeed not an easy person to deal with, and he actually took the initiative to lead the charge.
At this time, Mang Yingli and others had quietly pulled over the horse's head and ran diagonally towards the right front, without any head-on confrontation with Ruan Song. But the deserters no longer noticed this and still mustered up the courage to rush over.
The difference in combat effectiveness between a fresh army and a rebel army whose physical strength is almost broken is more than double? It didn't take much effort for Ruan Song to lead the frontal enemies and force them to disperse. The Burmese army deserters were dead and wounded, and most of the remaining ones were paralyzed on the ground, with more air coming out and less air coming in.
"Kneel down and abandon your weapons, surrender and avoid death!"
"Kneel down and abandon your weapons, surrender and avoid death!"
The Burmese army, which numbered about 20,000 people and was completely exhausted physically and mentally, could no longer stand it anymore. They abandoned their weapons and surrendered, letting the Ming army slaughter them without bothering to move any more.
Huang Zhiting nodded with satisfaction and asked Ruan Song, who turned back, "Have you found any traces of the reckless thief?"
Ruan Song shook his head, pointed at a group of soldiers escorting several white elephants, and said with a worried expression: "We found Mang Thief's white elephant and the 'Golden Tower', but Mang Thief himself may have escaped, and his The golden armor is worn on a personal guard, and he has been arrested, do you want to interrogate him?"
Huang Zhiting suddenly turned her head and looked at the more than a hundred Burmese Army "Tangma" who had fled far away. She stamped her feet bitterly and said: "Despite all the odds, he actually gave him a golden cicada to escape from its shell!"
There is no way to pursue them. The Jingang garrison relies on its boss Gao Pragmatic to still have 500 cavalry. However, the Yanzhou Guards here in Ruan Song don’t even have 100 cavalry. It’s a blessing to be able to do the job of scouting horses. This is There is no point in ordering people to catch up. After all, although the opponent's cavalry is small, they will definitely defend the enemy to the death.
Huang Zhiting now begins to feel that Gao Pragmatic's idea of always cultivating new horse breeds is really necessary. To defeat the enemy these days, infantry and artillery may only be needed, but if you want to take advantage of the situation and achieve a total annihilation-level victory, it will be impossible without cavalry. It's really difficult, especially when the troops are smaller than the opponent's.
Both battlefields began to enter the "reduction and surrender" stage. This kind of thing did not require Huang Zhiting's personal command. She began to think about what to do next.
But before she could think about it, Gao Sijin had already hurriedly came to report the good news: the Jinggang Guards had confirmed that they had killed the Crown Prince of Myanmar, Mang Ji Lao, in the battle just now!
Huang Zhiting was also a little surprised after hearing this. Although she did not achieve the plan of total annihilation, she finally got a significant head!
She immediately praised Gao Sijin in public, making Gao Sijin's face glow with joy. At this time, Huang Bao also came, and his harvest was not small. Although he didn't get as much as Mang Ji Lao, he still captured dozens of lords and generals.
Huang Zhiting finally smiled. The defeat of the Burmese army was really tragic. Although it could not be regarded as a total annihilation because Mang Yingli escaped, the main force of the Burmese army was basically lost here. The top brass in the army only I'm afraid I've lost 70% to 80%. This isn't just a broken muscle or bone, it's a broken spine!
However, as Huang Zhiting, who followed Gao Jingshi throughout the Battle of Annan, she will not get carried away now, because judging from Gao Jingshi's experience at that time, the most important thing at this time is to surrender the prisoners of war. This is It even has to be placed on top of defeating Dongyu City.
So without saying a word, Huang Zhiting immediately ordered the three generals to take good care of the prisoners of war, give them half-full meals, and publicize the good things of the Ming army and the badness of the reckless thieves; following the Ming army has a bright future, and following the reckless thieves leads to death... etc.
In fact, she didn't really care about the gains and losses of Toungu City. She really didn't have enough troops and couldn't help it. After this battle, it is estimated that there were almost 50,000 prisoners, and she had only 20,000 men under her command. If this large group of surrendered troops was not dealt with well, it is not impossible that Toungyu City, let alone Toungyu City, would be overturned inexplicably. .
But on the second day, her worries suddenly disappeared a lot, because Gao Silian actually rushed over with 20,000 Pegu guardsmen, doubling the number of troops under her command.
Gao Silian really has two skills. He actually led a group of new soldiers to completely defeat the Burmese army besieging the city! The record was also extremely dazzling: more than 1,700 people were killed on the spot and more than 5,600 were captured. The rest... escaped. There was no way. Gao Silian didn't have many cavalry under his command, so he couldn't force it.
As soon as Gao Silian's 20,000 people arrived, Huang Zhiting's main force was liberated, because if the Mon soldiers were allowed to guard the Bamar prisoners, there was no need to worry about people escaping or causing trouble - the two sides had a blood feud and were sworn in!
Gao Silian himself actually agreed with this arrangement, because he felt that it could deepen the hatred between the two races, and in turn make the new army under his command more bloody and brave.
I have to say that the mentality of those who engage in colonization is different. I heard that when he was a child before he became a refugee, he attended a private school for two years, but now he has lost all the demeanor of a Confucian disciple. He is bent on stirring up ethnic conflicts between the Burmese and Mongolian tribes, so as to facilitate the future rule of his employer.
No one mentioned the matter of "the future rule of the employer" to him, and Gao Pragmatic never mentioned this to his subordinates. They all "got it", and Gao Silian insisted on this. attitude.
In Gao Silian's view, Annan's current surname is neither Mo nor Zhu, but Gao! In Annan, no one's words are as useful as the owner's. "Mo" is a pseudonym, "Zhu" is a pseudonym, and only "Gao" is its real surname.
Annan is like this, why can't Myanmar be like this?
As for being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, Gao Silian has no such concept at all.
In his thinking, there are two simplest and most unpretentious truths: First, my life, Gao Silian, was saved by my employer, otherwise I would have starved to death in Weihui many years ago, so my employer is my reborn parent. Secondly, the servant’s first allegiance is to the master of the family, and the master is my master of the family. Of course, I consider everything for the master. This is the same throughout the Ming Dynasty. As for who my boss wants to be loyal to, that's none of my business. I'm just a servant. Can I care about that?
Huang Zhiting's mobile troops were liberated and immediately surrounded Dongyu City again.
Surprisingly, Tan Ma told her that during this day, the people in Toungoo City seemed to be stupid and did not flee in large numbers, and they did not know what was going on inside.
However, this question did not last long. To be precise, Huang Zhiting knew the answer in less than two hours.
The people in Toungoo City have no place to escape...
Because the city of Ava in the north surrendered.
This shocking news was not sent by a detective, but by a team of cavalry sent by Liu Wei. Although the whole thing sounds very dramatic, it is not surprising if you think about it carefully.
The story of the matter is not particularly complicated, and can be briefly explained: the commander of Ava City is named Mang Meng, who is also the uncle of Wang Yingli in Mang Yingli, and was given the title of Dongxu Hou.
Taungoo is the royal capital of Myanmar. Mangmeng was able to be named Taungoo Marquis. He was obviously one of the most important ministers during the period of Myanmar's former king Mang Yinglong. But the most important ministers in the previous king's period may not have an easy time in the new king's period. This is a truth known to the world, and the situation of recklessness is basically the same.
Mang Yingli was extremely suspicious. After he came to the throne, he had been very wary of his uncles, because Myanmar's military system was actually relatively "primitive": Mang Yinglong was like the "general scooper", with outstanding prestige and military strength. He is also the strongest, but his younger brothers also have their own military power, among which Dongxu Hou is the most fierce.
Mangmeng actually didn't have much fondness for Mang Yingli back then, and he didn't readily express his support for his succession, but just accepted it silently. This made Mang Yingli very suspicious of his position, and he kept Bei Miaohou next to Mang Meng all year round as a restraint.
However, after the previous defeat on the northern front, Mang Yingli was eager to go south to quell the rebellion, but he did not want to share the credit for suppressing the rebellion with Mangmeng, the Dongyu hou, so he asked Mangmeng to guard Awa.
Mang Yingli's idea at the time was actually very simple. He didn't think Mang Meng would surrender to the Ming Dynasty, because in his opinion, no matter how unreliable Mang Meng was, he was from the Burmese royal family. Ming Dynasty was obviously really angry when he went to war so aggressively. , how could it be possible to surrender a Burmese royal family?
This turned out to be tragic. Liu Xin persuaded her eldest brother to write a letter in person, inviting Mang Meng to meet him.
Liu Wei originally thought it was unreliable, but he couldn't resist his sister, who had always been his old Liu family's think tank, so he finally complied.
So a dramatic scene occurred: Liu Wei retreated ten miles first, and the two sides agreed to meet under the city, and each could not bring more than 20 guards.
As a result, when Mangmeng showed up at the agreed place with twenty guards as promised, he found that Liu Wei only brought his sister. The two brothers and sisters swaggered to meet the commander-in-chief of the Awa City garrison and Burmese Dongyuhou.
There is no need to go into detail next. Liu Wei is responsible for the aura and Liu Xin is responsible for the negotiations. Dongyuhou Mangmeng didn't know whether he was deceived or was already looking for a way out. In short, the two sides hit it off immediately and reached an agreement on the spot - Mangmeng was considered to be an uprising on the battlefield.
So they returned to the city boldly, and nearly 40,000 Burmese troops held high the flag of justice and opened the city to welcome the tomorrow's soldiers.
Awa, the most powerful town in northern Myanmar, has changed its flag.
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