I smashed the emperor's daughter

Chapter 122 The Conquest of Cochin and the History of Myanmar

"You Anglo-Saxons, what's the difference with them..."

Tasos' fantasy of an ancient civilization was shaken by Andrew's words, and he thought that it was unlikely that he would leave this place alive, so he felt a little self-defeating in his heart, and his words became bolder.

Andrew, who was paralyzed on the straw pile, didn't think it was disobedient, but chuckled lightly:
"Hey man, how do you think Lord Gordon Byron of the United Kingdom supports Greek independence? We are your friends, and you are not very kind to friends like this."

"We are very grateful for Lord Gordon Byron's assistance. Although he has passed away, he will always live in the hearts of the Greek people. But most of the other British people just talk about it. You talk about it, great The United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland, how many muskets, how many artillery pieces have been sent to us?"

Speaking of sadness, Tassos sat on the ground in frustration, and slammed his fist on the fence of the cell, the resentment in his mouth was beyond words:
"You are nothing more than thinking that when the Ottoman army slaughtered our rebels, take the opportunity to seize benefits from them, for example-to gain control of northern Africa;
Or maybe we are afraid that we will involve too much energy from the Ottomans, causing the Russians to defeat the Ottomans, expand their power to the Balkan Peninsula, and then threaten the Mediterranean Sea, breaking the balance between all parties in the European continent! "

"Okay, as you said, we can't be relied on, so who can you count on? The French? The Prussians? Or the Austrians?

Or those Russians with an almost infinite greed for land? "

Andrew not only ignored the accusation, but also used Greece's difficult situation to stimulate Thassos. Then a ridiculous guess suddenly appeared in his mind, and he stretched his neck and asked:
"When you begged me to bring you here, didn't you want the Khitan people to help you restore the country?"

Tassos didn't answer, but buried his head deeper into the ground, and when Andrew saw this, he immediately let out a deep and strange laugh:
"Hahahaha... I didn't expect you to be such a childish person.

You have to know that even if you start from the westernmost point of their country, you need to walk more than two thousand miles, across the desert and Gobi, to reach the Ottoman rule!

If it is by sea, it will be farther, more than 1 miles away—could your ancestors be the Spanish governor of the Philippines at the end of the 16th century, otherwise how could you have the absurd idea of ​​traveling thousands of miles to a big country?

Besides their army, although the army has a considerable number, its tactics are backward and its weapons are not advanced;
And the navy's ships are even weaker. Their largest battleship is only comparable in tonnage to a third-tier battleship of the Royal Navy, and its firepower is only about the level of a fourth- and fifth-tier cruiser. It is really a model of wasting tonnage;
The United Kingdom will not let them pass through Gibraltar, and their navy has no chance of defeating the Royal Navy! "

"You... how do you know so much about this country?"

Tasos raised his head abruptly, with a lot of doubts in his voice, and then suddenly a hint of disbelief appeared in his eyes, and at the same time he guessed in his mouth:
"Could it be, could it be that you have the idea of ​​​​attacking the country of Seris?"

Andrew naturally did not believe that his country would go to war with the most powerful country in the Far East. Some of the news he revealed were what he observed when he came here many times to do business, and some he heard from businessmen from the same country; Information pays, and mercenary businessmen are willing to oblige.

After a moment of silence, Andrew quickly denied Thassos' claims:
"Did you take my words on deaf ears, man; the United Kingdom wouldn't launch such an impractical expedition, Governor of the East India Company, wouldn't be so stupid;

Let's talk about the process of the Khitan people's conquest of Burma. I think you won't have a good impression of this country after hearing it. "

Tasos seemed to be exhausted physically and mentally, and he was already lying on the ground; in the dim environment, Andrew vaguely felt a pair of eyes staring at him from the other side of the fence, and then he couldn't wait to speak:
"The conflict between the Khitan and the Burmese was earlier, probably in the middle of the 17th century, when the northern Tatars invaded. In order to expand their financial resources, they sent officials and soldiers over the mountains to the small lords in northern Burma (that is, chieftains) ) expropriation of grain and silver;
At that time, Burma was already in decline, and the king surnamed Mang was unable to resist the invasion. The lords in northern Burma could only submit and endure the demands of the Khitans. After the Khitans repelled the Tatars, the Khitan army and officials naturally did not withdraw, intending to send the Khitans back. Take the land for yourself. "

Speaking of this, Andrew looked up with some guilt. He knew China very well, and he also knew that northern Myanmar was originally China's land, but it was gradually encroached by the Burmese in the late period of the previous dynasty's rule.

And Andrew deliberately concealed this matter in order to arouse Tasos's hatred for this country. Although this could not keep him alive, but in a desperate situation, this was his only way to relieve his anger.

Seeing that Thassos didn't respond, Andrew secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and continued what he just said:
"Even though they occupied a considerable part of the land in northern Myanmar, the Khitan people were still not satisfied. They always wanted to find an outlet in the Indian Ocean, but they suffered from the difficult mountain roads at the junction of the two countries. Myanmar is hot and humid, and there are countless mosquitoes. There has been no war—— —

And by the middle of the 18th century, they finally got their chance!

In 1740, the Mon nationality, the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar, was oppressed by the Burmese for a long time, and the Shan nationality launched a massive uprising, and conquered Ava, the capital of Myanmar, in one fell swoop.

This was originally a civil strife in another country, and had nothing to do with Khitan. Besides, the Khitans were fighting with another group of Tatars in the west at that time. Logically, it should not be fighting on two fronts. However, the fourth emperor of Khitan still sent troops south. . "

Thasos, who had been silent for a long time, finally opened his mouth and asked, "Is the Siris army going to help one of the Mon or Burmese to force them to surrender?"

"of course not!"

Andrew replied in a low voice but very simply, explaining without thinking:
"The Khitans are quite similar to the French. They don't like loose custodial rule, and prefer to let the natives follow their management methods; in the words of the Khitans, it seems to be called 'Jianhu Qimin'. They want to To eliminate most of the aborigines, and then assimilate the remaining aborigines!
Besides, after the Mon uprising swept across the whole of Myanmar, it also attracted the resistance of the Burmese people, and the strongest resistance force was in Mushu, Myanmar;
Just as the Burmese were about to launch a counterattack in Mushu, the Khitan army arrived suddenly, equipped with a large number of artillery, wiped out the Burmese rebels, and executed all the prisoners. "

"Don't they still want to support the Mon people to control Burma?" Tassos' voice sounded again, this time quite confidently, feeling that his judgment was correct.

"You don't understand how cruel the Khitan people are!"

Andrew interrupted Tassos very simply and regained the dominance of the topic:
"Since they were invaded by the Tatars, they have understood a truth-a nation with a small population may temporarily control a nation with a population much larger than itself, but as time goes on, the contradiction between the two nations will become more and more serious. Big;

They support the rule of the Mon people in order to intensify ethnic conflicts within Myanmar by means of a minority ruling the majority when it is temporarily unable to conquer Myanmar militarily, causing Myanmar to fall into deep internal friction;
In order to maintain their rule, the Mon people must rely more or less on the strength of the Khitan people, and the Khitan people also use this method to expand their influence in Myanmar, including but not limited to immigration, business, bribery and so on.

Finally, five years ago, the conflict between the two sides broke out completely like Mount Vesuvius next to the ancient city of Pompeii in 79 AD!
The Burmese and the Mon people attacked and killed each other. Regardless of men, women, or children, as long as they did not belong to the same ethnic group, they would face each other with swords and swords. In just a few months, tens of thousands of people were killed;

The Khitans seized this opportunity and sent at least 5 regular troops into Burma. At this time, even if the Burmese and Mons wanted to resist, it was too late, not to mention that they were still fighting on their own, and even cooperated with each other from time to time. The Khitan hit each other;
Even if the East India Company secretly provided them with weapons, Burma only persisted for more than four years, and finally three months ago... the whole country fell! "

After speaking, Andrew turned sideways, trying to see what Tassos's expression was, but suddenly heard a voice that frightened him:
"Wonderful, wonderful! Andrew, your understanding of my big man is not inferior to your Chinese level, but it's a pity, you are going to die soon!"

Li Yuntang came at the sound, and Zhang Xianqiu, the chief of the bureau with the ability of "simultaneous interpretation", appeared outside the cell.

　birthday today,
　　Ah no, yesterday's birthday;
　　Oh no,

　　Yesterday was the Gregorian birthday, and today is the lunar birthday;
　　Happy birthday to myself!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)