prosperous age

Chapter 1155 Attack
"You refused? That's none of my business."

Hearing the words of the Burmese peace negotiator, Li Chengliang was not surprised at all and spoke calmly.

He didn't even bother to listen to the peace terms proposed by that crappy prince. He simply waved his hand and asked Qi Jimei to expel the Burmese envoys.

No matter how powerful he is in Myanmar, it is all in the past and they will all be dead soon.

Li Chengliang still had to try to persuade the Burmese soldiers to surrender, but he would do that until they dared not touch their weapons.

"Send them back."

Qi Jimei didn't say anything. With Li Chengliang here, he could only obey his orders completely.

"My lord, my lord, if you have any requests or are dissatisfied with the conditions proposed by the prince, we can talk slowly. We can always find a way."

When Qi Jimei ordered his personal guards to push the Burmese representatives and expel them, the Burmese representatives hurriedly raised their voices and shouted.

Qi Jimei glanced at Li Chengliang and saw that he was unmoved, so he knew there was no other way.

In order to avoid the suffering of war, the Burmese representatives had to kneel down and surrender immediately and follow all the conditions proposed by Li Chengliang.

However, seeing that the other party not only did not agree to the conditions put forward by the Ming army, but even proposed their own method, Qi Jimei knew that the Burmese prince must be afraid.

Other Burmese chieftains probably had the same mentality, worrying that they would be held accountable by the Ming Dynasty after they laid down their arms.

He didn't know whether there would be a revenge later, but Marshal Li was decisive in killing people. If he really wanted to kill, he might really kill those people.

"My lord. My lord"

The shouts became quieter and quieter, and the Burmese envoys were pushed out of the Ming army formation. Then the swordsmen and shieldmen raised their shields to isolate them from the Ming army formation.

A row of spears have been protruded from the shields, representing the attitude of the Ming army at this time.

When the Burmese envoy saw this scene, he knew that nothing could be done. He could only sigh and go back with his entourage.

Li Chengliang rode on a tall horse, passing over the heads of the soldiers, watching the Burmese envoys going farther and farther away. The corners of his mouth finally raised, and a fierce smile appeared on his face.

"Change formation, attack."

Without any hesitation, Li Chengliang gave the order to attack.

Previously, due to the peace talks, the Ming army's artillerymen and musketeers temporarily withdrew behind the sword and shield soldiers, and formed a shield wall with shields to protect the army formation. This was a typical defensive posture.

Perhaps, it was because of the Ming army's change of formation that made people in Myanmar believe that the Ming army generals were also willing to negotiate.

However, the situation ultimately got out of their control, and they had no idea of ​​the plans of the real rulers of the Ming Dynasty for Myanmar.

Even so, Myanmar was a very difficult region to control, and it took the British a hundred years to completely control it.

After receiving the order, Qi Jimei immediately ordered the flag bearer to give a signal.

"dong dong dong"

The sound of war drums rang out from behind the Ming army, reminding all officers in charge to look at the military flags behind them.

Soon, the Ming army's formation changed. The gunners were in front and the musketeers were in hand. They passed through the gaps between the sword and shield soldiers and entered the front line.

"shhhhhh"

Three sharp arrows flew into the sky, and the sound of arrows spread all over the place.

The next moment, from a distant hill, three more flaring arrows flew into the air, and there seemed to be noises on the even more distant mountains as well.

But the distance was too far and it could not be heard clearly in the Ming army's formation.

The Ming army's formation change was completed quickly. When Qi Jimei pointed his finger at the Burmese army, the flag behind him slowly tilted forward, issuing an order to attack.

"Kua Kua Kua"

The Ming army's artillerymen were in the front, with musketeers, sword and shield men, and spearmen following behind. The entire army formation began to surge forward as if encountering waves.

Li Chengliang did not give the other side time to react, or rather, they should have known it the moment the Ming army's war drums sounded.

At this time, in the Burmese army camp, Mang Yingli and others had just seen the returning envoy, and before they said a few words, they heard the beating of the Ming army's war drums.

"what happened?"

They knew very well what the sound of the war drums represented. It was the same as the sound of the horns, which were used to cheer up and boost morale when not issuing attack orders.

Mang Yingli was only panicked for a moment, then he stepped forward and grabbed the envoy and asked, "The Ming army refused. What are their conditions?"

He had no choice but to be anxious at this time. The Ming army was attacking at this time and the Burmese army had no ability to resist at all.

Although everyone had patted their chests before, they were now just remnants and defeated soldiers, and many chieftains were still sending their men to gather troops everywhere.

Because of the previous defeat, the Burmese army had been completely dispersed.

Now, those chieftains and generals have only recovered 60 to 70 percent of their soldiers.

Under such circumstances, how could they form a decent military formation to resist the Ming army?

Yes, but it is only on the scale of 60,000 to 70,000 people. They hope that the number of people will prevent the Ming army from acting rashly and create conditions for their peace talks.

With so many people, even if the Ming army is very good at fighting, the losses would probably not be small if a war really breaks out.

"No, the Ming generals didn't negotiate at all. After they refused, they drove us out. They were not willing to negotiate with us at all."

The messenger was grabbed by the collar by Mang Yingli and could only quickly explain the situation.

"Prince, let's retreat to the mountain. It looks like the Ming army is serious about this."

Mang Yingli's personal guard stepped forward and whispered in his ear.

They were veterans with rich combat experience who were carefully selected by Mang Yinglong from the Burmese army soldiers.

They can still see the current situation clearly. The Ming army seems to have seen through their current weakness and should be planning to attack with all their strength to completely destroy them.

That's why he came out at this time and quietly reminded Mang Yingli.

Although he spoke in a low voice, there were many people around him. Although no one could hear clearly, they could still guess what he said from the movement of his mouth.

"Prince, no."

Before Mang Yingli could say anything, an official nearby tried to stop him, "Prince, these soldiers are our last elite troops. If we abandon them and run away, then..."

Although he didn't finish his words, it did serve as a reminder to Mang Yingli that they did not have the strength to abandon the troops here.

In fact, if we pass through Ava and return to the city controlled by Myanmar at this time, we will not be able to continue to control Myanmar without sufficient strength.

Those officials surrendered at this time because his strength was still the strongest here.

Once you run away like a stray dog ​​with no one around you, you would be worse than the lord of a city.

At least, they still have hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

As for fleeing over mountains and across rivers with tens of thousands of people, that was almost an impossible task.

You can imagine what the Chinese Expeditionary Force experienced when they crossed the Wild Man Mountains in order to return home, and that was hundreds of years later.

More than 30,000 people entered the mountain, but only 3,000 finally walked out, and 30,000 people are buried there forever.

Don’t think that the Myanmar Army is more adapted to Myanmar’s primeval forests. In fact, that is not entirely true.

The areas where the Burmese people live are actually already developed areas. They can only move on the edge of the primeval forest and dare not go deep into it rashly.

Because they knew the dangers of these places. Only someone as courageous as Li Rusong would dare to lead a large army over mountains and across ridges to attack Ava City.

Any general who is familiar with Myanmar would not have the courage to do this.

Of course, Li Rusong was able to succeed because of his guide.

The area they walked through was sparsely populated, but it was definitely not a primeval forest. After all, it was an area that caravans had passed through before.

This is also the reason why he was able to successfully reach the city of Ava.

"How to do how to do?"

At this moment, these three words were in Mang Yingli's mind.

"Surrender."

Finally, someone said helplessly and in a low voice, "We can't win."

"Nonsense, surrendering means death, it's better to fight to the death, maybe there will be a chance."

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The man's words of surrender were immediately met with scolding from a chieftain.

At this time, the top brass of the Myanmar military were still arguing over their own interests. After the two opinions were mentioned, they quickly split into two factions and began arguing with each other.

"bang bang bang"

Finally, their argument was interrupted by the sound of cannon fire. The Ming army had approached, and without giving them a chance to react, the Portuguese cannons began firing at the Burmese army formation.

Perhaps, someone was running here to inform them of what happened ahead, but was still a step too late.

There was a burst of dense artillery fire, and the gunners kept replacing the cartridges and firing again.

After nearly a hundred Portuguese cannons had fired six cartridges, the Ming army's musketeers finally began to advance again. They passed the gunners and continued forward, approaching the area closer to the Burmese army.

Then they lined up and, at the command of the team leader, fired at the Burmese troops in front of them that were already retreating in chaos.

"clap clap"

Another cloud of green smoke rose from the Ming army's formation, almost blocking the view.

After the gunner has finished firing, the spearman and shieldman step forward to hold the position, waiting for the gunner and musketeer behind to finish reloading their ammunition and come up.

Li Chengliang and Qi Jimei followed the Ming army with their personal soldiers and advanced slowly.

Behind them, two Ming army formations followed, but the artillery was moved to the front to strengthen the firepower of the Ming army gunners.

These are the five troops surrounding Qi Jimei now. The three military formations are advancing in unison, continuously exerting pressure on the Burmese army in this relatively narrow valley.

"That's enough. Stop talking and follow me to the front to see what's going on."

The messenger in front kept passing on the news from the front to Mang Yingli. Knowing that the Burmese army was suppressed by the firepower of the Ming army and was constantly retreating, Mang Yingli felt something was wrong.

Finally, Mang Yinglong stopped the argument between the two groups and spoke.

Now, he is going to go to the front to see the situation.

If there was really no chance, he could only choose to surrender according to the demands of the Ming army to avoid continuing such massacres.

The Myanmar military was given too little room to maneuver and had no way to respond.

Just as they were about to set out to take a look ahead, a messenger squeezed out of the crowd and rushed over from behind, loudly reporting that the rear army had encountered a surprise attack by the Ming army.

The Ming army used whistling arrows as a communication signal. After Li Chengliang led his troops to attack, Li Rusong also issued an attack order.

In fact, from the moment he received Li Chengliang's order, Li Rusong guessed what his father meant.

Although they captured Mang Yinglong, many Burmese officials also escaped, especially the Burmese prince and the chieftains who followed Mang Yinglong to the Ming Dynasty.

The chieftains have always been a thorn in the side of the Li family and their sons. If they want to fulfill Wei Guangde's orders and rule Myanmar for a long time, these people must be eliminated.

With their existence, it would be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to truly achieve rule over the Burmese.

In other words, the Ming Dynasty ruled the Burmese chieftains, and the Burmese chieftains controlled all of Myanmar.

This is not the result the Li family wants.

Although when he was in the capital, Wei Guangde once believed that he could divide the chieftains and use them to control Myanmar.

But Li Chengliang was actually worried in his heart. Judging from the results of similar tactics implemented in Liaodong and Southwest China, they were not very effective.

Tusi were still the main leaders of the rebellion in the southwest, and the same was true in Liaodong.

Only after that did the strategy of eliminating the original chieftain group and supporting new Burmese people to take power come into being.

They relied on the Ming Dynasty to rise to power and profited from the Ming Dynasty's rule over Burma, so they must continue to rely on the Ming Dynasty to maintain their status.

Otherwise, Li Chengliang would have no idea that a hundred years later, the Qing army would rule the vast China with the help of hundreds of thousands of Ming Dynasty surrendered soldiers.

Taking advantage of the fact that this might be the last battle, Li Rusong guessed that his father Li Chengliang wanted to kill as many chieftains as possible.

Now that the purpose is clear, all we can do is kill as many people as possible.

The offensive of the Ming army in Ava City was actually more fierce than that of Li Chengliang's troops. After clearing the way with heavy firepower, the infantry rushed forward on all fronts and advanced layer by layer. It was not that Li Chengliang's troops used firearms to kill the enemy. The infantry was only responsible for providing escort tasks.

This was actually what Li Chengliang thought of after learning about the many battles between the Ming army and the Burmese army. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he directly commanded the battle on the front line.

Although Qi Jimei was still the nominal commander, his every move was in accordance with Li Chengliang's instructions.

After seeing that the Burmese army had no power to resist the Ming army's powerful firearms, Li Chengliang finally approved of this tactic.

At this moment, he smiled at Qi Jimei and said, "You once followed your brother to fight against the Japanese pirates. Didn't you learn this trick?"

"General, when I followed my brother to fight against the Japanese pirates, we mainly used the Mandarin Duck Formation. The Japanese pirates mostly attacked in scattered groups, and we rarely encountered large-scale attacks."

Qi Jimei was also telling the truth. He missed several large-scale battles against the Japanese pirates.

Moreover, the Ming army at that time did not concentrate its firearms forces to fight against the Japanese pirates. Instead, the Ming army surrounded the Japanese pirates from multiple directions and engaged in sporadic battles, accumulating small victories into a big one.

After all, the Japanese pirates are not stupid and will not take the initiative to confront the Ming army head-on, especially after the Ming army's combat effectiveness has been significantly improved.

"Do you know the chariots that your brother Qi Yuanjing practiced in Jizhen? In fact, they are similar to this tactic."

Li Chengliang said this with some boasting at this moment.

In fact, he came up with this tactic based on the combat methods of Qi Jiguang's troops.

However, he naturally would not say that he referred to Qi Jiguang's tactics at this moment, but that he came up with his own way of fighting.

Qi Jiguang's troops were not just chariot and artillery battalions. In essence, the main force in the decisive battle was the infantry battalion, while the pursuit was carried out by the cavalry battalion.

However, among Qi Jiguang's three major military branches, the firepower of the chariot camp was undoubtedly the strongest. After all, it was used to resist the charge of the Mongolian cavalry. Without enough falconets, it would be impossible to do so.

"The commander-in-chief is indeed wise. It is hard for me to imagine a battle like this without sacrificing a single soldier."

Qi Jimei would not say too much at this time, he just praised Li Chengliang for his sophisticated tactics.

At this moment, the situation in front suddenly changed. A group of people appeared in front after the Burmese army retreated. Perhaps they did not realize it because there were still scattered Burmese soldiers fleeing backwards.

“Those should be the Burmese dignitaries.”

Qi Jimei pointed at those people and said.