Before Nang Ou's mission, the Burmese army, which could not decide whether to fight or defend, stopped and camped with its back at the confluence of Lishui and Taiping Rivers. The river was dotted with rafts and canoes, and grain and grass were transported from Lishui. The retreat route was well arranged.
The new army led by Liu Xian did not have a naval force. The local army in Yunnan had ships, but the army did not use them for transportation. Some ships were used to transport grain, grass and baggage.
Although Myanmar is connected to Lishui, according to the purpose of the war as explained by the emperor, the final victory with the Burmese army will be on land. Therefore, Liu Xian cannot miss any training opportunity to familiarize the new army with the rainforest.
Manmo is the area around the city of Bhamo in Myanmar in later generations, less than a hundred miles away from the Yunnan border. The territory now belongs to the Mengmi Yaosi Division, and many Han people live here. There are also Shan (Dai), Bamar, Kachin (Jingpo) and other people living together. Chieftain Sizhe was loyal to the court at first, but after Yue Feng killed Duo Shining, he secretly turned to Taungu.
Half of Meng Mi's land was given to Meng Yang by the imperial court during the Jiajing period, so his strength was weak, even worse than Yue Feng's Longchuan. As soon as the Yunnan army marched south and entered the Manmo realm, Sizhe had no intention of resisting and immediately took a boat straight to Ava. Before leaving, Sizhe sent his son Sishun to greet the imperial army, responsible for leading the way, guiding, and laboring the troops. This was still the idea of a leader and a mouse at both ends. Sizhe happened to miss Mang Yinglong's army and was returning to Manmo by boat from Ava upstream.
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On October 11th, Nangwu, accompanied by scouts and guides, walked until dusk when he found the Ming army's camp on a slope through thorns and obstacles. The camp is divided into five parts, each occupying several southern slopes of this hilly area. They hear drums and horns and look at each other with flags.
Nangwu observed carefully and saw that the various military camps guarding the Chinese army were chaotic and noisy, similar to the Burmese army camp. However, the Chinese army camp has been firmly established, and the whole camp is solemn. The soldiers in the camp have their heads wrapped and leggings tied, two in a row, three in a row, in an orderly manner.
Nang Wu secretly said in shock: "This should be the Ming Dynasty's forbidden army." He also saw that they were not wearing armor, each of them had a blunderbuss on their shoulders, and only a long dagger and a long machete on their waists. . He also thought to himself: "If it starts to rain, we may not be able to fight."
Seeing only this, he had already walked to the commander's tent. The patrolmen escorting him asked him to wait outside the tent and report to Mang Yinglong's envoy first.
Immediately, the military order came out from the tent and the envoy came to see him. Nangwu handed over his personal weapons to the soldiers outside the tent, and was searched again before being put into the tent.
After entering the big tent, there was darkness at first. Nang Wu calmed down his mood, acted neither humble nor overbearing, saluted upward and said: "His Majesty Mang Yinglong, the lord of the Toungu Kingdom, sends his envoy Nang to pay homage to the general!" After that, he bowed.
He thought that the Ming court was a state of etiquette. Although the two armies were at war, the envoy was definitely not in danger of death. Therefore, he behaves like a bachelor and is not polite and humble.
Sure enough, I heard a person sitting under the commander's seat curse: "This person is rude. How dare you not kneel down when you see my commander!"
After hearing this, Nangwu smiled and replied: "I am the envoy of the king, and I am here on behalf of His Majesty Mang Yinglong. How can I kneel down and worship the ministers of an allied country?"
As soon as he said this, a dark shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and then his right knee clicked, causing heartbreaking pain. It turned out that when he finished speaking, a soldier with strong martial arts skills next to Liu Xian jumped over and smashed Nang Wu's right kneecap with a round hammer as big as a melon.
Nangwu screamed loudly and rolled on the ground. Liu Xian sneered and said: "The Burmese rebels actually called our country an ally. They are really brave and don't know how high the sky is."
Nangwu's face was so painful that he was covered in cold sweat, his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak. After Liu Xianduan sat down at the desk, he drank tea and closed his eyes slightly to listen to his call, as if he was listening to some nice music.
When Nangwu's screams ended and he lay on the ground groaning, Liu Xiancai said: "If the leader of your country has anything to say to you, just say it!"
The Nangwu father and his son had long made up their minds to follow Taungoo, so they were more enthusiastic about attacking their mother country and spying on military intelligence than the Burmese. This mission was, firstly, to spy on the military situation; secondly, it was also to grasp the information in advance so as to profit from it.
Mang Yinglong's attitude towards envoy Chen Wensui was nothing more than insulting. Nangwu thought that the worst he could do was lose an ear or a nose during this trip, and he was mentally prepared - if he wanted to keep his wealth, Nangwu could only ignore these parts.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they met, his knees were smashed to pieces and he was completely disabled. Nangwu was scared, regretful, and full of resentment.
Although he was secretly resentful, when Liu Xian asked, he was afraid that he could not save his left leg, so he hurriedly replied: "Commander, the king's attack on Mengyang is to avenge the feud between Mengyang and Mubang who defeated Awa in the past. The state has nothing to do with it. The imperial court is raising troops, but the king is puzzled, so he sends a young man here to ask if there is anything wrong with him - or can the war be resolved?"
After Liu Xian heard this, the muscles on his face twitched and he tried hard to hold back his laughter. Deng Zilong and others on the side also had wonderful expressions on their faces, and they all looked up at the ceiling of the tent. Liu Xian suppressed his laughter and said coldly: "Are you the envoy Han?"
After hearing this, Nang Wu became even more frightened. He shook his head hurriedly and said: "No, I am from the Shan ethnic group. I learned Chinese because I did business with the Han people."
After hearing this, Liu Xian said: "Well, in that case, there is no need to break your legs first. Seeing that you speak Chinese fluently, I thought you were a traitor, but I mistakenly blamed you." Nangwu regretted hearing what he said. Almost cried.
Liu Xian continued: "But what you said as an envoy is untrue. Previously, Governor Chen was ordered by the imperial court to issue a letter to the head of your family and strictly ordered him not to attack Mengyang again. Why didn't he listen to the imperial court's instructions?"
Before leaving, Nang Wu discussed all the questions he might have about the Ming army with Mang Yinglong and his father. When Liu Xian asked, he hurriedly replied: "Report to the commander-in-chief. Last year, Meng Yang was trapped in our lord's army, and not one out of ten survived." How can the great country of Toungoo humiliate a small country? This battle has to be fought."
Liu Xian listened, nodded slowly, looked around and said: "What this man said is not unreasonable." Deng Zilong and others suppressed their laughter and said: "The commander-in-chief is right. Although Mang Yinglong is rude, he is not a fool. There must be some misunderstanding about this matter.”
Liu Xian nodded and said: "Although I say so, Taungu has to give an explanation to the court about Mang Yinglong's insult to the envoy. You go back and report to the leader of your country to satisfy me... This, um, three On this condition, I will withdraw my troops."
Nangwu held back the pain and said, "I would like to hear the commander's detailed explanation." Liu Xiandao said, "First, go back and tell Mang Yinglong to withdraw your troops immediately and not attack Meng Yang again. Now Meng Yang's army has also withdrawn." He said in his heart, if your army is pressing down on the territory, how can Mang Yinglong defeat Meng Yang again? This is not difficult.
Liu Xian continued: "Second, Donggu was originally the Burmese Propaganda and Welfare Department of the imperial court. Although it established a civil and legal system, the imperial court did not pursue it - but the envoys must cut off tribute, which is not tolerated by the imperial court. The leader of your country should send envoys. Pay tribute." This was what he meant, and Nangwu breathed a sigh of relief.
Listen to Liu Xian continue to say: "The imperial court has no intention of annexing the southwestern Yi land, but it deeply hates the traitors. Go back and report to the leader of your country to take the heads of Yue Feng who poisoned Duo Shining and the Prime Minister Chen An." Come on, just let me go back and do my job. To be honest, I don’t want to fight in this miasmatic place. What can happen here?”
Nangwu's shoulders that were lying on the ground shook, and he almost peed his pants. The regret in my heart was swept away, and I thought it was worth breaking my leg! But you must never agree to the third item. You can only make a fuss. You must carefully consider what you say after you return.
He said in a trembling voice: "Return to the Commander-in-Chief. Although Yue Feng, Chen An and others are Han people, they have no intention of targeting their mother country. They came here to live just for wealth. Can you..." After finishing speaking, After saying this, he raised his head and glanced at the generals in the account.
Liu Xian held back his laughter and said, "These are my dead brothers. You might as well say what you have to say."
Nangwu said: "How can we redeem their lives? The leader of my country doesn't care about the lives of these two people, but he also wants to save face - can you offer your heads, and then let these two people change their names, and offer other gifts to you, as long as Please give me some cover, Commander-in-Chief."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xian glanced left and right. Deng Zilong twisted his short beard under his chin, smiled and said to Liu Xian: "Commander, the imperial court only wants heads - these two people's brains have been transported thousands of miles to the capital, who can know them two?"
After hearing this, Liu Xian looked greedy and said with a smile: "That's all. Yue Feng, the Lord of Longchuan, and Chen An are even more respected as "Prime Minister". We need to see their sincerity in this matter. .”
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