prosperous age

Chapter 1150 1241 Capture the King and Defeat the Bandits
On the city wall at the north gate of Ava City, a group of Ming army soldiers changed into Burmese army uniforms and stood on the city wall, holding the Burmese army's flags in their hands.

"Tell them to be less spirited and just act like they were in the military."

On the city wall, Li Rusong looked around and couldn't help frowning slightly.

He saw clearly the original appearance of the southwestern Ming army when he first arrived. They all looked sloppy and looked just like street thugs or beggars.

After more than a year of training, there was a big improvement. At least they could eat half full and they could command more smoothly.

And now, perhaps because of their presence, the Ming troops on the city wall were all in high spirits, standing on the city wall in a heroic and high-spirited manner.

Originally, it was a good thing that his soldiers had such spirit and energy, but the Burmese soldiers that Li Rusong saw on the city wall seemed to be similar to the southwestern Ming army he saw at the beginning.

As I said before, all the good soldiers followed Mang Yinglong to attack the Ming Dynasty, and the only ones left were the personal soldiers around the generals. Naturally, there were only a bunch of bad soldiers left. What kind of army could they be?

The Ming army in his eyes now was very different from the Burmese army he saw the day before yesterday. This was not what Li Rusong wanted to see.

"What, brother, they are standing still."

Li Rubai asked in confusion.

In his eyes, although these soldiers still do not have the momentum of the personal guards battalion in the past, they are still top-notch soldiers. Why is the eldest brother still not satisfied?

"It's just that they behaved too well, unlike those Burmese soldiers."

Li Rusong said immediately.

After hearing what the eldest brother said, he immediately understood and said with a smile: "Okay, I understand. I'll go and tell him."

Li Rubai went out for a walk and soon, the "Burmese troops" on the city wall looked carefree, some leaning on the battlements, some gathering in groups of three or five to brag and chat, and some laughing and joking. There was no sign of the discipline that an army should have, and they were just like a group of street hooligans.

In fact, this is how they look when they return to the barracks, laughing and playing.

After all, they are all young people. When the Li family selected soldiers, they would not pick veterans in their thirties or forties. Those people may look obedient, but most of them are veterans.

It is very difficult to train someone who says one thing in front of you and another behind your back due to physical reasons.

Therefore, most of the Ming troops who followed the Li family to Yunnan were strong young men in their twenties.

They are all young people, and when they get together, they just play and fight.

This time, Li Rusong was satisfied.

Outside the city, a large group of Ming troops were ready to go.

However, at this time, everyone was not in line, but just sitting on the ground to rest, which was also a bit noisy.

However, such noise did add a bit of vitality to the city of Ava.

There are still about half of the civilians in the city now, and the rest fled during the siege.

Moreover, although the Ming army has been trying to reassure the people in the past few days, the effect is not great. The Burmese people are still hiding in their homes and dare not come out.

Of course, the Ming army soldiers were still patrolling the streets, and they did not want the common people to cause trouble, so the two sides were barely at peace.

It can only be considered as a rough estimate, because some Ming army soldiers may have been very powerful in the past few days and caused some trouble.

According to the style of doing things in my hometown in Liaodong, after taking a city, I would usually let my subordinates loose for two days.

But thinking that the Li family might have to stay here for a long time in the future, Li Rusong did not give his men the opportunity to indulge themselves.

But just because he doesn't come down doesn't mean no one will do it.

For such matters, Li Rusong simply comforted them.

If you can't appease them, just kill them to silence them.

He had no intention of compromising, and it was even more impossible for him to punish his soldiers at this time.

If the other party violated the Ming people, the punishment would be simple. Just say to the dissatisfied soldiers, "You also have families." Those people would naturally understand the meaning of the words and would look at the offending soldiers indifferently.

Anyway, Li Rusong did a good job of treating people differently. He protected his own soldiers but also whipped them a few times.

Doing such a thing at his age not only did not make the soldiers dissatisfied with him, but they were very supportive of him.

All we can say is that in his early years he followed Li Chengliang to join the army and knew what soldiers wanted.

More than ten fast horses rushed into the city gate, and then the knights dismounted at the gate and rushed up to the city wall.

"Major General, the Burmese army is still about 17 or 18 miles away from here. They sent a team to check."

After climbing up the city wall, the man rushed to Li Rusong and half-knelt down to report.

"Okay, got it, go down and rest."

Li Rusong waved his hand, and after the others left, he looked at the men in Burmese Army uniforms nearby and said, "It's up to you now."

"Yes, General."

These people were recruited by the Li family from the Ming merchant caravans. Since they often come here, they all speak Burmese.

No one around Li Rusong can speak the local language.

As we get closer to the city, the other side will definitely send someone to report the news.

Li Rusong had guessed this, because they would do the same when passing through a city or a government office, so he asked the people in the city to be prepared for support.

This time, the King of Burma is on the opposite side, so I guess he should be even more arrogant.

It is impossible to catch a turtle in a jar. He has tens of thousands of men under his command. Where can he find so many Burmese army uniforms?

They could only try their best to delay the time of exposure and allow the Burmese king's troops to get closer to the city.

Li Rusong's plan was that if Mang Yinglong ran forward and wanted to enter the city first, he would lead his cavalry to charge and try to capture the Burmese king directly, and then retreat to Ava City and wait for his father's reinforcements.

By then, we can attack from both sides and destroy the main force of the Burmese army.

But if Mang Yinglong is not in the front, they can only defend the city and wait for reinforcements. They will not take the risk of letting the Burmese army enter the city.

That would be too risky. There are still countless civilians in the city. It would be dangerous if they followed the Burmese army to cause chaos.

If it was the God of Killing Bai Qi, perhaps he would choose to kill all the people in the city first and then plan to lure the enemy into the city and kill them slowly, but at Li Rusong's age, he naturally couldn't bear to do so.

There were still quite a few civilians in Ava City. It was okay to kill a few of them, but his father could be so cruel as to kill the entire city at once, but he could not.

A few people came down from the city wall and stood lazily outside the city gate, looking similar to the Burmese soldiers they had seen before.

Soon, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the city, and a horse team of more than 20 people appeared outside the city.

A few miles away from the city, the cavalry slowly stopped. After observing for a while, they saw that many of the soldiers guarding the city were also paying attention to them. Several Burmese soldiers outside the city gate had gathered together nervously, as if they were preparing to retreat into the city. There seemed to be a sigh of relief over there.

Then, the rest of the people stayed there, and a few horses started running again, heading towards the city.

Hiding behind the battlements of the city wall, Li Rusong and Li Rubai nervously glanced at the people coming from outside the city.

If any of them entered the city, they would find Ming army soldiers densely packed on both sides of the city gate, especially the hundreds of cavalrymen.

This group of people was the one that Li Rusong planned to risk attacking the Burmese army. Only cavalry could maneuver quickly and enter and exit the city gates.

When fighting with the Burmese army, Li Rusong had already counted the number of people. Although there were cavalry in the Burmese army, they were very scattered and seemed to be dispersed in various units.

It should be used for reconnaissance and messaging, and not for charging into battle.

Perhaps, the mission of charging into the enemy line in Myanmar is done by elephant soldiers, who have thick skin and flesh, longer health bars, and are naturally more effective.

Moreover, Li Rusong had also seen the captured horses, and found that they were all very short in stature. Such horses could only be used as baggage horses and were not suitable for use on the battlefield.

At the foot of the tower, after a conversation, the other side did not seem to have any intention of entering the city. Instead, they seemed to give orders to the Burmese troops "outside the city", threw something, and then turned their horses back. "Brother, is it done?"

Li Rubai asked quietly behind Li Rusong.

"We'll find out later."

Li Rusong said.

Soon, a "Burmese Army" came to report: "Major General, the other side said that the Burmese king will be here soon, let us inform Mangchai and ask him to come out to greet him."

"Haha, let's go and welcome the King of Burma, haha."

Li Rusong couldn't help but laugh out loud, he was really happy in his heart.

"It's a chance, big brother. We may be able to take down that fellow Mang Yinglong."

Li Rubai also said with joy on his face.

"After the defeat, he is still quite powerful. Haha, let's go and welcome him into the city."

Li Rusong said cheerfully, "The people on the city walls can cheer up now. Go and tell the people down below to get ready."

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Li Rusong was on the top of the city wall, directing his men to add many flags to make it look more lively.

Inside the city gate, hundreds of cavalrymen had already made preparations for the attack, waiting for the Burmese king to lead his remaining troops a few miles outside the city so that they could launch a surprise attack.

Li Rusong had already chosen the route. They would go out of the city and surround it. No matter whether they could catch Mang Yinglong or not, they would rush back on horseback.

After half an hour, the Ming army had completed its preparations and the Ming army on the city wall had also come up, but they were all sitting and did not dare to show their heads.

Outside the city, smoke and dust could be seen billowing at the end of the road in the distance, and a large army was marching towards the city of Ava.

It took the Burmese army two days to reach Ava from Ripple.

It’s not that Mang Yinglong doesn’t want to hurry up, but he also wants to save face.

The troops in front were all selected by him and were in neat uniforms.

If you want to stay in Ava for a long time, you must not give the people the impression that you are a stray dog.

Just before they came over, they took a special rest for a while, and only set off after receiving the report.

"Oh shit, it's actually an elephant."

Li Rusong was no stranger to elephants. He had seen them in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Elephants were used to enhance the ceremony of presenting captives.

"Brother, I'm afraid it's not easy to catch Mang Yinglong."

Li Rubai also said hesitantly.

"Look again."

In the past, Li Rusong would have already gone down the city by now, but the situation is a little different now, and he is not sure whether it is appropriate to launch a surprise attack.

"He's on the elephant with the basket. Can he get through the city gate?"

Li Rusong was a little skeptical. After all, the distance was a bit uncertain, and it was difficult for him to judge how high it was on the elephant's back.

Sure enough, the enemy stopped soon and the elephants knelt down under the command of the driver. Mang Yinglong and other Burmese princes and ministers got off the horses and changed to war horses and continued to move towards Ava city.

"The opportunity has come, so proceed according to plan."

Seeing this scene, Li Rusong said something directly and led his men down the city wall.

The tightly closed north gate of Ava City slowly opened, as if to welcome its owner.

Originally, at this time Mangchai should have led the officials of Ava City out of the city gate to welcome Mang Yinglong's arrival, but what appeared was a team of Ming cavalry rushing out of the city gate like a storm and rushing towards the Burmese king and his entourage.

The sudden change caused the Burmese army to panic and be at a loss as to what to do.

However, just a moment later, Mang Yinglong was the first to react.

After all, he was the king of Burma and had fought countless battles in his life. He immediately learned that the city of Ava had fallen and ordered the Burmese troops around him to fight against the Ming army, while he retreated with his son Mang Yingli.

When he was young, he was also a warrior on the battlefield, but now he is the King of Burma and no longer has the courage to show off his bravery.

However, perhaps because of the failure, the carefully selected and seemingly strong Burmese army was still in shock and panic when they saw the cavalry rushing towards them and the shouts of "Victory" from the city wall that were like a tsunami.

When someone finally rushed towards the Ming army with weapons, the line was only sparsely distributed.

The marching formation and the combat formation are very different and very loose.

If the Burmese king's personal guards had not surrounded them, Li Rusong would have faced Mang Yinglong by now.

"Capture Mang Yinglong alive and you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and promoted to a thousand households."

Li Rusong's loud shout was suddenly heard, and he rushed to the front with the cavalry, waving the sword in his hand high in the air.

He is the flag of the Ming army, and that sword is their glory.

The Ming army soldiers around him were all servants brought by the Li family from Liaodong. They naturally knew Li Rusong's fighting habits and would strive to be the first in every battle.

As the sword in the air chopped forward, the Ming cavalry in the front row fired their three-barreled guns.

"bang bang bang"

The dense gunfire was like a death warrant, instantly causing the loose Burmese army formation to collapse. No one remained in the front, and they all turned around and ran back.

The only ones who stayed there were some unlucky ones who were hit by bullets and were wailing in pain.

After just a few wails, they were drowned by the Ming army's horses.

The Burmese army's front line was in chaos, with countless people running back. The same was true for Burmese princes and ministers, who wanted to run to the front under the protection of their close confidants.

At this time, no one cares who is who.

Everyone was stuck in traffic because the soldiers behind didn't know what was going on in front.

By the time they reacted and turned around to flee, Li Rusong's cavalry had already caught up with the Burmese troops.

Swords and spears continued to reap lives. The cone-like cavalry formation rushed towards the Burmese king's group from the right, quickly caught up from the side and then surrounded them to the left.

No matter what the result is, they will only attack this time.

Li Rusong was certain that there were tens of thousands of Burmese troops behind him, and he did not think that his few hundred cavalrymen could defeat them.

The great achievement of capturing the Burmese king is enough.

Whether to eliminate these people or share some of the credit with others, the greatest credit will go to their Li family anyway.

When Mang Yinglong saw a young general rushing towards him, he snatched a spear from the hand of his personal guard and stabbed forward.

"clang."

The spear was blocked by the sword and thrown aside, and then the sword was chopped at the horse's body. When the horse stood up screaming in shock due to the injury, Li Rusong threw away the sword and grabbed Mang Yinglong's royal robe and pulled him over at the moment when Mang Yinglong was about to fall off the horse.

Then, a big fist landed on the back of his head.

Mang Yinglong no longer knew the rest.

After dispersing the Burmese troops here, Li Rusong looked back and saw that all the Burmese who were dressed luxuriously were either hacked to death in the chaos or captured alive by the Ming army.

"Back to the city."

With a loud shout, Li Rusong rushed back to Ava City in front of everyone.