The Wei Dynasty returned to the palace with the oracle bone inscriptions given to him by Liu Mengyun, who was destined to go down in history. When he left the capital, Zhu Yijun still needed a cane to move around. When he returned, the emperor's leg injury had completely recovered. Except for a scar on the outside of his calf, he was no different from ordinary people.
Zhu Yijun once murmured whether it would be difficult for him to get rid of the fate of Emperor Wanli's leg disease, and he had prepared himself mentally to be a "lame emperor", and even found it quite interesting.
But history has obviously changed. The establishment of the medical school has turned his leg injury into a minor injury that can be easily treated. Because of the advancement of medicine, he has escaped the misery of relying on opium to relieve pain as an adult in the original time and space. destiny.
Returning to Beijing with the Wei Dynasty was Lubu Feijie, who had traveled thousands of miles - Liu Xian defeated the Burmese army in Mengyang in November.
In June of the fifth year of Wanli, the new army that went south ended the Battle of Huangjiangtong and then marched into Yunnan with two thousand wolf soldiers. At the beginning of October, when the army finished its repairs, Liu Xian and Deng Zilong, with the cooperation of 50,000 Yunnan soldiers led by Duke Mu Changzuo of Guizhou and Governor Chen Wensui, sent troops to attack Burma.
At this time, the king of Myanmar was Mang Yinglong, who was originally the brother-in-law of King Mangshui Ti. His original name was Xinye Tu. He was brave, good at fighting and resourceful. He followed Mang Rui Ti to conquer the east and west, and made countless meritorious deeds.
After Mang Ruiti was assassinated by a guard in the 29th year of Jiajing, the Toungoo dynasty split. Mang Yinglong led the troops to pacify the independent kings, and unified Myanmar for the second time with his talents and strategies. In the following more than 20 years, he conquered the east and west, oppressed the other countries, and became one of the "Three Great Emperors of Myanmar". historical title.
What Liu Xian and the Yunnan coalition faced was actually a territory beyond the Bagan dynasty, extending to Manipur in the west, Lincheng (now Vientiane, Laos) and Jingmai (now Chiang Mai, Thailand) in the east, and the China-Myanmar border area in the north. , covering an area of nearly one million square kilometers, was the most prosperous Toungoo dynasty in history.
During the Longqing period, the Toungoo Dynasty first attacked Siam and then annihilated Vientiane (Laos). It abolished the Lao Xuanwei Department of the Ming Dynasty and established the second son of Mang Yinglong as the king of Laos. Its momentum reached its peak.
Mang Yinglong was very successful militarily, and his ability to dominate Southeast Asia was inseparable from his superb governance ability. First of all, in terms of politics, he united all ethnic groups in Myanmar and divided the power in the Privy Council equally among the Shan, Mongolian and Burmese generals, and all ethnic groups obeyed him.
In terms of economy, Mang Yinglong formulated a unified measurement and currency system, vigorously developed agriculture in the Irrawaddy Delta, and developed handicrafts such as textiles, smelting, and glass manufacturing, making the country strong.
In terms of culture, Mang Yinglong introduced music, dance, drama, sculpture and other cultural arts to Siam from prisoners of war. In order to revitalize Buddhism, the Buddha's Tooth Relic was welcomed from Ceylon in the third year of Wanli.
In terms of legislation, in addition to ordering the compilation of the "Famous Code" and "Nine Collections of Codes", Mang Yinglong also compiled the cases he personally judged into the "White Elephant King Judgment Volume", which served as the basis for officials across the country to hear cases.
In terms of transportation, due to the needs of the war, Mang Yinglong ordered the construction of two main trunk lines from Baigu (now Bago) to Taungoo and to Pyay, which laid the foundation for the development of domestic transportation in Myanmar.
After Liu Xian arrived in Yunnan, he was not in a hurry to fight. He first met with border soldiers, businessmen and officials, and comprehensively reviewed the Jinyiwei's investigation reports in the past year. Only then did he fully understand the situation of the Toungoo Dynasty.
Such a big country with a population of tens of millions cannot be destroyed in a single battle. Liu Xian and Deng Zilong followed the advice of Luo Rufang, the Yunnan Jinteng farming envoy, and met with Chief Meng Yang to think about it, show him military power and strengthen his anti-Burmese intention.
Mang Yinglong suffered a defeat at the hands of Meng Yang last year. The army was out of ten, so how could he not take revenge. In the fifth year of Wanli, Mingda Xishuai, the youngest son of Mang Yinglong, attacked Meng Yang with an army of fifty thousand, claiming to be two hundred thousand.
How can Meng support a small country to resist a big country? They had a lucky victory last year, but because of Mang Yinglong's negligence, now the Burmese army is holding on to the food road and is fighting steadily, and they can only survive if they think about it.
Because Wang Ningyong missed the opportunity to fight in the fourth year of Wanli, Si Geben was extremely disappointed with the court and once said that he would no longer be dispatched by the golden letter and red card. However, when he saw a New Army exercise and an artillery salvo, he immediately fell to the ground and was willing to do whatever he could for Marshal Liu. Liu Xian saw that he was convinced, so he asked him to contact the other chieftains in Sanxuan and Liuwei to inform the imperial court of his intention to conquer Burma.
After securing the peripheral areas, Liu Xian also needed the support of the Yunnan local tyrant Qian Guogong and the governor Chen Wensui.
Chen Wensui, who succeeded Wang Ning, did not know that the emperor wanted to attack Burma, and in view of the serious situation on the Ming-Burma border, he proposed ten strategies including "appeal to the barbarians, appease the three propaganda, set up generals, and build city walls" to deal with Toungoo. Aggressive offensive posture.
After the memorial was reported to the court, Zhang Juzheng did not dare to mention the reason that "the land cannot be cultivated, the people cannot be used, and the money and resources are wasted on things that are useless and the innocent people are ruined" [Note], and fully supported Chen Wensui's governance.
Chen Wensui got the approval of the imperial court and preached three declarations and six consolations, hoping to reiterate the imperial teachings. However, the major chieftains who had been coerced or surrendered by the Toungoo Dynasty had no intention of responding. Only the Eight Hundred Xuanweisi and Menggong Chieftains, who were invaded by Donggu and unable to survive, sent envoys to contact them.
Chen Wensui saw that the situation was so serious, so he became busy at home. After discussing with Duke Qian, both of them were prepared for the situation to deteriorate. Therefore, before Zhu Yijun decided to conquer Burma, the two of them had already mobilized troops and generals, built castles on the border and placed troops - just in time to prepare for the arrival of Liu Xian's army.
When Liu Xian arrived with the new army, both Chen Wensui and Mu Changzuo were overjoyed. Mu Changzuo Longqing only took over as the Duke of Guizhou five years ago. Over the years, he was extremely depressed by being suppressed by several governors of Yunnan, and he felt that his martial arts skills were of no use. The arrival of Chen Wensui and the court's proactive attitude in preparing for war finally cheered him up.
In this way, both internal and external people had the same desire, and Liu Xian and Deng Zilong swore to go to war. The reason for the expedition had been found long ago - the king of Myanmar, Mang Yinglong, did not listen to the emperor's instructions and was rude to the big country; he attacked Sanxuan without a purpose, and dealt with the imperial consolation envoys at will, showing his intention to rebel. Therefore, the imperial court was furious and sent down the heavenly troops - if you don't surrender and surrender, you will be burned together!
Whenever a big country conquers a small country, it must be able to stand up politically and in terms of public opinion. Therefore, Zhu Yijun previously ordered Chen Wensui to issue a document condemning Myanmar in the name of the imperial court, ordering it not to attack Mengyang again and threaten the land of Jinteng. The words are very rude - this is the way of the Great Kingdom of China. If you don't listen to me and I beat you again, it will be regarded as a disgrace.
Mang Yinglong was not picky about the words of condemnation. The national power was there. Although he claimed to be emperor, he was still a king mentally. He never expected that the central court could speak nicely to a southwestern barbarian like him.
Even so, Mang Yinglong was still furious after the envoy read out the edict. Due to the lag in intelligence between the central court and the Yunnan region for many years, the name of the king in the court documents was actually Mang Ruiti. None of the Ming court knew that Mang Yinglong had succeeded Mang Ruiti in the 30th year of Jiajing. ——In the Jin Yiwei intelligence received by Zhu Yijun last year, it was also written that the name of the king of Myanmar is Mang Ruiti.
This contempt and neglect coming from the heart of a great country made Mang Yinglong lose his coolness as a hero. In his rage, he almost killed Chen Wensui's envoy - fortunately he did not kill the envoy, otherwise Yunnan and the Ming court may not know that the current Burmese king is named Mang Yinglong.
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Out of anger, Mang Yinglong raised an army and gathered another 100,000 Burmese troops, plus 50,000 in the hands of his youngest son Ming Daxi, claiming to be 500,000, in order to destroy Meng Yang - two days earlier than the time when Mang Yinglong completely defeated Meng Yang in the original time and space. Year.
Due to the hot weather, the gathering of troops was slow. By the time the army gathered, the weather coincided with the dry season. At this time, Liu Xian had completed the reorganization of his army. With the cooperation of Mu Changzuo and Chen Wensui, he also gathered the army and prepared to set off from Longchuan and destroy the city and stronghold all the way. The troops were directed towards Ava. After capturing Ava, You can enter Myanmar's most sacred place - the Irrawaddy Delta. When the time comes, you won't have to worry about Mang Yinglong not fighting a decisive battle with our army.
However, in an era without satellites and reconnaissance aircraft, war was actually a collection of countless accidents. The respective calculations of the coaches of the two sides encountered unexpected situations-no one expected that the other side had already gathered its troops.
As a result, the scouts sent by the two armies actually met in Manmo (today's Manchang). Because the Ming army's individual combat equipment and capabilities were extremely strong, the scouts suffered no losses and even captured several of the Burmese army's tongues.
During the first trial, Liu Xian almost knelt down and thanked heaven. The new army's morale was greatly boosted as they crossed mountains and ridges in the hotter tropical rainforest!
