prosperous age

Chapter 1154 Conditions
Although the two armies were only ten miles apart, it took a lot of time for the messengers to cross mountains and ridges.

After Li Chengliang watched the people leave, Qi Jimei also sent people to communicate with the other side. The Ming army was the first to relax, and the soldiers chose to sit on the ground and began to drink water and eat dry food.

"Jimei, send someone to the back to cook for the soldiers. There's still time, so let the soldiers have a hot meal."

Li Chengliang gave orders again.

This was also to paralyze the other side, making them think that the peace talks had a great chance of success, so the Ming army relaxed their vigilance against them at this time.

But in fact, the Ming army's formation was still there, and as long as the soldiers stood up, the formation would be formed immediately.

Even if the enemy wanted to launch a sneak attack while the Ming army was off guard, it would be impossible.

Given the current situation of the Myanmar Army, even if they want to organize soldiers to fight, it will take some time to prepare.

And preparation gave the Ming army time, and also served as a warning to them.

Li Chengliang was at the front of the battle, and he didn't think the enemy's preparations could be hidden from his eyes.

“Yes, Marshal.

Then let's ask someone to set up a big pot to cook the broth. It would be troublesome to cook for so many people in such a short time."

Qi Jimei said immediately.

"can."

Li Chengliang nodded.

The soldiers still had dry food in their hands, and drinking it with the broth could restore a lot of their strength, giving them enough energy to kill the enemy later.

The Ming army temporarily relaxed their vigilance and started eating, but the Burmese army on the opposite side did not have such good conditions.

The Ming army had sufficient logistical supplies, but the replenishment was often not timely, and the Burmese army had fled all the way and did not have much baggage with them.

Even if a new batch of supplies was added in Ripple City, the quantity was limited, and most of it was rice.

Now that the army is blocked here, it is also troublesome to collect firewood nearby.

The Burmese army naturally saw the movements of the Ming army's formation.

The slackness of the Ming army's formation made the Burmese soldiers breathe a sigh of relief, and it seemed that they didn't need to fight anymore.

They also saw that the Burmese officials went to contact the Ming army and knew that they were at the end of their rope and did not want to fight any more.

As soon as they breathed a sigh of relief, all the soldiers were filled with endless sleepiness and hunger. Without waiting for the generals to say anything, many Burmese soldiers followed the Ming army's example and sat down on the ground to rest.

The Ming army still had food, but they had none, so they could only endure it and watch the other side enjoying the delicious food and drinks.

Unconsciously, I still felt somewhat dissatisfied with my superior.

When they were robbing silver and other things, they would not think highly of their superiors, but at this time and under such circumstances, dissatisfaction with the Burmese officials and chieftains was also growing rapidly.

Before, I was only thinking about surviving, so I ran as fast as I could and had no time to think about these things.

Now that they have some free time, they start to think about all sorts of things, then mutter to themselves, and eventually they start discussing in small groups.

The soldiers had nothing to eat, but the officials and chieftains would not go hungry.

The soldiers around them also found firewood nearby and prepared food for their leader, and they also got some food themselves.

Of course, the soldiers can forget about it, as there is not enough food for the personal guards.

More than an hour later, Li Chengliang finally received news that the scout team on the mountain had been deployed and could convey information via flares.

"Gudong."

Li Chengliang chewed and swallowed the meat in his mouth quickly, then drank the meat soup in the wooden bowl, burped and said, "Jimei, tell the other side to let Mang Yingli apologize and all the Burmese soldiers lay down their weapons and surrender, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."

The soldiers under his command had already eaten. Although the food was certainly not as good as that of the generals, the dry biscuits and meat soup were still a rare delicacy for these soldiers.

"Yes, Marshal."

Qi Jimei didn't say much, and immediately called someone to pass on Li Chengliang's words.

Soon, several Ming soldiers followed two Burmese prisoners of war out of the Ming army formation and walked towards the Burmese army.

Qi Jimei immediately ordered his personal soldiers to pass the message to each military formation and asked the commander to be ready to organize the troops at any time.

After the Ming army issued its demands, one can imagine what the outcome would be for the other side.

As long as we act a little tougher, the Burmese officials and generals will probably not accept it, and the war will inevitably break out.

But now, the Ming army has a clear advantage, and Qi Jimei has nothing to worry about.

Just fight, we're already prepared.

The Ming army began to prepare quietly. First, the team leaders knew about this, and soon the soldiers under them also knew about it.

In a while, we may have to fight another battle with the Burmese army.

Just when they were full and satisfied, the morale of the Ming army soldiers also improved.

This is why it was so important to bring food and fodder ahead of time in ancient times. If the soldiers were well fed and well-hydrated, their morale would be high on its own without the need for mobilization.

Soldiers who are not well fed will have no energy and sheer spirit to fight and will easily collapse at the first blow.

The Ming army is gearing up for the final battle to destroy the enemy before them.

As for the Burmese army on the opposite side, the Ming army envoys did not enter the Burmese army but were outside, and the two Burmese prisoners of war shouted to the people inside.

In an instant, the Ming army's demands spread among the Burmese army.

The Ming army demanded that the Burmese prince Mang Yingli apologize and that all Burmese troops lay down their arms and surrender.

In fact, laying down arms and surrendering is acceptable to the Burmese soldiers.

It’s just that in the past they all participated as victors and accepted the surrender of the enemy.

This time it seemed like the situation was reversed and they became the losers.

However, they could still accept laying down their weapons and surrendering.

After all, the battle was lost, what else could one ask for?

However, this was somewhat unacceptable to the Burmese officials and chieftains who still had troops and wanted to continue to be the rulers of this land after the war.

Once they surrender, they will not be able to choose their next situation.

The Ming army had the final say on how to pinch, knead and flatten them, and they could only passively accept it, which was somewhat unacceptable to them.

"Do the Ming people think they have won? We still have tens of thousands of people."

"But we have to surrender. We can't win now."

"It wasn't like this before. As long as we expressed our willingness to surrender, it seemed that the Ming Kingdom would accept it and even treat us with courtesy."

"Yeah, it feels wrong this time."

The chieftains were discussing in a low voice. At this moment, no one cared about what Wang Zimang should do or what the Ming army's demands on him had to do with them.

The chieftain just didn't want his soldiers to lay down their weapons and become lambs to be slaughtered. As for whether Mangyingli was embarrassed or not, it had nothing to do with them.

They thought so, but Mang Yingli couldn't.

He absolutely could not accept such an insult.

Of course he knew about carrying a thorn stick to ask for forgiveness, and he also knew that he had to take off his shirt and carry the thorn stick to ask for forgiveness from the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, if it was just to write a petition for surrender to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would still be willing to do so, because everyone knew what that was.

But he couldn't accept being asked to apologize in front of his subordinates.

In the future, he is the king of this land. How can he be treated so humiliatingly? How can he rule this country in the future? "Prepare for a fight. I think the Ming people don't intend to let us live."

Mang Yingli suddenly spoke loudly.

"what?"

His words suddenly made the Burmese noble officials and chieftains gathered around him feel nervous.

Mang Yingli looked at the reactions of the crowd and immediately continued, "The Ming people asked us to lay down our weapons and surrender, but after that, we have no say in whether to fight or kill them.

If the Ming people really accepted our surrender, they should let us write a letter of surrender and then treat us warmly as usual, win us over and make us obey them all the time."

His words made the people around him nod unconsciously.

Indeed, the Burmese chieftains had conflicts with the Ming Dynasty before, but after the Ming army was dispatched, they bowed their heads and submitted, and the matter was over.

However, this time was a little different from before. They led troops into the Ming Dynasty.

"They probably didn't intend to let us live, so they put forward harsh conditions contrary to their usual practice."

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Mang Yingli continued.

His purpose was actually very simple, which was to win the generals and chieftains over to his side and make a gesture of fighting to the death with the Ming Kingdom.

Then, he could negotiate terms with the Ming Dynasty. For example, according to convention, he would write a letter of surrender as a Burmese prince to ask for forgiveness from the Ming emperor.

In this way, he won't have to lose that person, and it won't affect his future as the king here.

Mang Yingli had not actually thought about the fact that the Ming army was going to kill the officials and chieftains here.

Because according to convention, they knew that officials from the Ming Dynasty were not willing to come to such a remote place as Myanmar to serve as officials.

Not to mention Myanmar, I heard that no one wants to come to Yunnan.

This is actually the reason why Mang Yinglong dared to take action against Yunnan.

He believed that since the officials and ministers of the Ming Dynasty did not like Yunnan, there was a chance to take Yunnan from the Ming Dynasty.

For those officials, without Yunnan, they would not have to worry about being sent to serve as officials in such a wild and desolate place.

It's a good thing.

At that time, I should be able to fool people by just writing a humble letter to the Emperor of Ming.

After all, he also knew that the power of the Ming Dynasty was actually in the hands of the ministers, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was young and had no power at all.

Of course, Mang Yinglong only said these words to his son Mang Yingli.

To the outside world, Mang Yinglong's statement was not like that. Instead, he was very tough and even discussed with his subordinates how to divide the Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to organize an army of 300,000 people from the country this time.

Those chieftains were fooled by Mang Yinglong's words, because the invincible Mang Yinglong would really lead them to defeat the Ming Dynasty and divide up the Ming Dynasty's colorful world.

How could Mang Yinglong, who was able to unify Myanmar and constantly fight foreign wars without ever being defeated, be a simple-minded person? Couldn't he measure the strength of the enemy?

Myanmar is very powerful, compared to the small countries around it.

Myanmar does not have the confidence to face the Ming Dynasty.

Now, he could only use the "Confucianism" ideology of the Ming people, hoping to use tougher means to surrender according to convention.

He did not expect that this time the Ming Dynasty wanted to completely incorporate Myanmar into its territory and no longer allow them to exist.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, Myanmar was already a part of the Ming Dynasty. They actually belonged to the territory of the Yunnan Provincial Administration Commission, so he conferred titles on the Three Xuans and Six Wei in Myanmar.

The kings and chieftains of Burma were actually just envoys of the Ming Dynasty and were not foreign vassal kings at all.

However, the Ming Dynasty did not force them to go to Wanghao at the beginning.

To the Ming Dynasty, they regarded themselves as envoys of comfort, but internally, they were still kings.

Wei Guangde dared to extend his hand to Myanmar because Myanmar was not at all among the fifteen countries that Zhu Yuanzhang had set as not to be conquered.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang did not say that Myanmar could not be conquered, it meant that it could be conquered and occupied.

The "countries that will not be conquered" announced by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in "Imperial Ming Ancestor Instructions" published in the 28th year of Hongwu were only Korea, Japan, Great Ryukyu, Lesser Ryukyu, Annan, Cambodia, Siam, Champa, Sumatra, Western Kingdom, Java, Penhang, Baihua, Srivijaya, and Brunei.

All we can say is that Mang Yingli inadvertently told the truth, that Li Chengliang really didn't want to keep them.

However, when he mentioned that the Ming army's conditions were harsh, everyone nodded.

Indeed, the conditions of the Ming army were really dangerous.

When the knife is not on the neck, no one would be willing to be tied up, and naturally they would want to struggle.

"Prince, what do you say we should do?"

Someone asked.

Seeing the reaction, Mang Yingli felt no joy, only fear.

He suppressed his nervousness and continued, "We must firmly reject the Ming people and tell them that we can surrender, but we need to do it with dignity.

This prince can write a letter of surrender to the Emperor of Ming on behalf of my father, but I will reject all other requests."

Mang Yingli did not refuse the Ming army's proposal for him to apologize by carrying a thorny stick on his back. Instead, he said that he wanted to surrender in a dignified manner and could write a letter of surrender. Nothing else could be discussed. This was in line with the wishes of all the Burmese officials and chieftains here.

"Your Highness, what you said makes sense. We can surrender, but if we ask our men to lay down their weapons, what if the Ming army doesn't keep its word? We will be walking into a trap."

Someone else shouted.

In fact, it is not uncommon for Myanmar to raise the butcher's knife against the surrendering party during its foreign wars.

So when these words were spoken, they reminded many people that laying down their weapons and surrendering seemed to carry great risks.

"Reject them and prepare for war."

Without giving others more time to think, Mang Yingli shouted loudly.

However, Mang Yingli was still young after all, and he failed to incite the emotions of the crowd.

Because no one echoed him or shouted with him.

After blushing for a moment, Mang Yingli immediately suppressed his surging emotions and continued, "Express our attitude to them and then continue the conversation.

However, each department must make a gesture that if the Ming Dynasty does not meet our demands, we will have no choice but to go to war and fight to the death.

If the Ming army wants to get our sneak attack, they must accept our conditions."

Mang Yingli reacted quickly. He knew what everyone was thinking, so he immediately used this matter as a gesture to put pressure on the Ming army. His ultimate goal was to negotiate with the Ming people.

"This is fine. Let's just do it. As long as we can get through this."

Some people began to agree, and soon more than half of the people supported it.

Those who remained silent were only a minority.

"Should we ask the Ming people to release the king and let him come back?"

A Burmese minister also made the suggestion.

"Of course we have to join in. If anyone has anything else to say, please speak up, and then we will talk to the Ming officials."

Mang Yingli agreed without hesitation.

The person who just spoke was a minister loyal to Mang Yinglong.

As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers, and the Burmese officials may not necessarily listen to him.