The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 149 Qianlong, you can't do it, right?

In mid-February, just as Mo Zibu was busy helping Zheng Xin resettle the victims, he received the news.

The Third Qing-Myanmar War ended with the Qing army defeated.

The source of the news is the Mo family’s clan members in Vientiane.

Although Mo Zibu's grandfather Ou Jiu led more than a thousand clansmen and fellow villagers south at that time, not all members of the Mo family left.

The Mo family is a big family in Leizhou, or rather, the Mo family is a big family in Leizhou and Lianzhou in western Guangdong and nearby Vietnam.

This is a very typical family of military officers in the Ming Dynasty.

The Mo family's ancestral home is in Anhui. The sixth-generation ancestor was a minor military officer in the garrison. Four brothers once followed Mu Ying, the Duke of Qian, to march into Yunnan and Guizhou, and then stayed there.

Later, for some unknown reason, he was chosen by Duke Yingguo Zhang Fu to help recapture Jiaozhi.

The eighth-generation ancestor Mo Zhong was appointed as the inspector of the North Street (city) of Hanoi City by the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration Commissioner as a tribute student, and the Mo family began to take root in Annan.

But then Le Loi successfully launched an uprising, and the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration was abandoned by the cat-slave Ming Xuanzong. The Mo family suffered a heavy blow and had to retreat with the army.

Along the way, relatives continued to settle down during the withdrawal, thus forming a distribution pattern from the Guangxi-Vietnam border to Leizhou.

Mo Dengyong of the Annan Mo Dynasty was a relative of the Mo Zibu family.

Before going to Southeast Asia, Ou Jiu's real name was Mo Shaoyuan. He had an older brother, Mo Shaoping, and a younger brother, Mo Shaogang, and others who stayed in Leizhou.

The person who passed the message to Mo Zibu was Mo Shanzong, the great-grandson of his great-uncle Mo Shaoping and Mo Zibu's cousin.

Mo Zibu's nephew was quite powerful. He ran a trade route that ran through Yunnan, Annan and Vientiane. He had a caravan of fifty or sixty Yunnan horses under his command and was a guest of honor of Vientiane King Weng Long.

King Uung Long of Vientiane was very close to the Burmese and even sent more than 500 people to help the Burmese army fight against the Qing army without knowing the consequences, thus obtaining more detailed first-hand information.

Mo Shanzong received the gift and instructions from Mo Zibu, so he sent the battle report to Mo Zibu as soon as possible.

Mo Zibu unfolded it and took a look, then compared it with what he knew about Mingrui's deeds in this battle in history, and immediately made an assessment in his mind.

The Burmese army was indeed strong, but it was only applicable in the Southeast Asia region. When it encountered the elite Qing army, which was among the best in the world at that time, it was immediately exposed.

There is a misunderstanding among later generations that the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty began to decline in a parabolic free fall after entering the Pass.

In fact, this is inaccurate. After the Qing army entered the pass, its combat effectiveness did drop significantly. Even when Duoduo and his group were still there, many Manchu soldiers could not fight tough battles.

When Kang Mazi secretly killed Oboi, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army plummeted. Not to mention the Zhou army that fought against Wu Sangui, they made fools of themselves many times when facing Shang Zhixin.

The reason why Wu Sangui was defeated was actually because he killed Emperor Yongli, which made the Han people all over the world hate him more than the Qing Dynasty, and no one supported him.

Then there was the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp, which was given great benefits by Kang Mazi and was defeated.

By the end of Kangxi's reign and the Yongzheng period, the Eight Banners Army had become completely corrupt.

The main forces used by Nian Gengyao, Yue Zhongqi and others were all Han Chinese Green Camp soldiers, and the Eight Banners soldiers could only be used as decoration.

But then, during the Qianlong period, the Eight Banners Army experienced a period of resurgence.

Although Qianlong was ridiculed a lot in later generations, he was given many nicknames such as Mr. Zhang, King of Poetry, and Master of Heavy Metal Shamatte Aesthetics.

But in fact, this man was very powerful, especially in military affairs and making money. He was far stronger than Kangxi, who was praised by Qing fans in later generations.

In fact, we can regard Qianlong as a beggar version of Emperor Wu of Han.

Of course, in addition to the gap in ability, the two people's pursuits are also several levels apart.

Emperor Wu of Han used all the money he earned to defeat the Huns and prevent his descendants from suffering any worries.

The money Qianlong raised was only used to support tens of thousands of Eight Banner soldiers and satisfy his personal prestige of being invincible and having all nations come to pay tribute to him.

But no matter what, the Eight Banners Army during the Qianlong period was definitely the peak after the Manchu Bannermen entered the Pass.

Their combat effectiveness was probably much stronger than that of the Eight Banners soldiers in the late Shunzhi period. This was also an important reason why the Eight Banners soldiers in the Qianlong period were able to achieve good results.

But we must also see that Qianlong's method of boosting the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers was equivalent to violating the rules and forcibly using the method of "hormone injections" to accomplish it.

Therefore, when Heshen came to power, the Eight Banners Army was no longer effective.

Heshen came to power because Emperor Qianlong was lacking in energy and could not control his strong desire for pleasure, and was no longer able to strictly control his ministers and the bannermen around him.

Therefore, he could only reuse henchmen like Heshen, who had the characteristics of a treacherous minister, to help him continue to control the court officials and bannermen.

But Heshen was not Qianlong. After a layer of separation, he made money to ensure Qianlong's enjoyment, but the officialdom and the Eight Banners soldiers said goodbye to him.

Therefore, by the late Qianlong period, the Eight Banners Army had become a mess again.

When Jiaqing came to power, Chen De, a cook who was fired from the Imperial Household Department, rushed to Shenwu Gate with a butcher knife and attempted to assassinate Jiaqing in person.

At that time, the sharp blade was almost stabbing Jiaqing's chest, scaring him so much that tears came out of his eyes, while the so-called elite soldiers of the Eight Banners and the palace guards were stunned and had no reaction at all.

At the critical moment, Jiaqing's brother-in-law Lawangdorji and two Tibetan soldiers who carried the flag from the battles of Jinchuan and Xiaojinchuan fought desperately to stop them, so Jiaqing was not stabbed to death by a cook and became a joke for all eternity.

Mo Zibu looked at the battle report and made a rough guess.

In this battle, Mingrui led 10,000 people across Myanmar for nearly a thousand kilometers, defeated the Burmese army in two battles, and killed an estimated 6,000 elite soldiers of the Konbaung Dynasty. In the last blocking battle, he should have captured 500 to 600 people.

If the several hundred people killed by the Northern Army are included, the Burmese army should have lost about 7,000 people in this battle.

This is not easy. You know, the second-rate elite troops that Thihapati brought back from Siam only participated in the last encirclement battle and suffered little losses.

Among these 7,000 people, at least 6,000 are the absolute elite of the Konbaung Dynasty - the Burmese Royal Guards directly controlled by the White Elephant King.

You should know that the number of the White Elephant King’s guards will not exceed 20,000 at most.

Especially the European slave soldiers carefully trained by Yong Jiya and Meng Bo, father and son, who were the top elite of the Burmese army and numbered no more than a thousand. As a result, nearly eight hundred of them were killed in Menglong.

In other words, all of the White Elephant King's European slave musketeers had perished, and the remaining ones were likely artillerymen. Mo Zibu couldn't help but smack his lips. Overall, it was likely that over 30% of the White Elephant King's elite troops had been killed in battle. Counting the wounded, they were incredibly crippled!

No wonder that after the Qing-Myanmar War in history, the Burmese army of King Baixiang was unable to defeat Taksin’s Siamese army composed mainly of Teochew people, and could only watch Taksin unify Siam.

Of course, the Qing army also suffered heavy casualties.

Although judging from the numbers, Mingrui led 25,000 troops into Myanmar, and in the end only 21,000 or 22,000 returned, with a loss of only about 3,000 people.

It doesn't seem to be a failure, it can even be said to be a small victory, right?

But in fact, the Qing army suffered even greater losses.

Because among these more than 3,000 people, there are many senior generals, such as General Wang Yuting, Li Quan, Hu Bangyou, etc.

These were all powerful Green Camp generals who followed Zhao Hui to conquer Xinjiang. Among them, Wang Yuting and Li Quan even participated in the bloody battle of the Black Water Camp.

The current pattern of the Green Camp soldiers is basically the same as that of Israel's IDF air force.

On weekdays, they can only maintain public order, and fighting wars depends on officers at all levels. Therefore, to understand the losses suffered by the Green Camp, one only needs to look at how many military officers were killed.

As for the Manchu generals, Mingrui, Guanyinbao, and Zarafeng'a were all at least among the top fifteen generals of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, with the death of Erjing'e, the Qing Dynasty lost a total of four brave generals.

Three hundred of the remaining Eight Banners stationed in Beijing were killed in the Xishan Jianrui Battalion and the Internal and External Firearms Battalion, more than four hundred of the Eight Banners outside the Great Wall were killed, and almost all of the two hundred Sauron soldiers were killed.

It can be said that the number of elite Manchu soldiers like this around Qianlong would not exceed 10,000, and the total number of available soldiers would not exceed 20,000.

Among them, there are no more than 5,000 of the 300 Eight Banners stationed in Beijing, and there are most likely only 3,000 people.

Among the remaining more than 2,000 people who died in the battle, except for the five or six hundred people from the Yunnan Green Camp who died in vain, the remaining more than 1,000 were also the top elite soldiers of the Green Camp.

In other words, this battle killed six or seven of Qianlong's brave generals, destroyed one-tenth of the country's elite troops in various senses, and only 30% to 40% of the mobile elite troops.

This is quite a lot, equivalent to the Republic in later generations destroying at least one military region.

Mo Zibu was speechless. This was the current situation of the Qing Dynasty. It had a population of 200 million, but because it had to be a small tribe to deal with a big country, it could only choose from a very limited range, making a temple in a snail shell.

Even if the whole country mobilizes its forces, uses harsh laws and excessive rewards, it can only support 20,000 people.

However, Mo Zibu immediately cheered up. Qianlong would definitely continue to fight. It was time for Fuheng to take Agui, Aligun and others into action.

But in fact, the Qing Dynasty was already weakened, and everyone was afraid, so they didn't fight much the fourth time.

How can this work?

I, Mo Zibu, will be the first one to disagree!

Emperor Qianlong, you are such a strong-willed person. It would be too embarrassing if you stopped fighting at this point.

Sir in Beijing, you can lose anything but not your face!

You have to fight hard and continue to throw the country's elite troops into the tropical jungle of Myanmar.

Well, I must give Qianlong a shot of cardiac stimulant.

Thinking of this, Mo Zibu spread out the paper and began to write.

"The remnants of the Ming Dynasty, the orphans living overseas, were told the truth by the Hexian Mo family. The Burmese king is named Meng Bo, and he is actually a descendant of Meng Huo, a powerful man in southern China during the Later Han Dynasty.

Now they are secretly living in the south of China, calling themselves the Kingdom of Heaven. They have ordered Siam, Myeong-U, the Xuanweisi of Takula, the Xuanweisi of Dimasa, and the three countries of Nanzhang to submit to them, and those who refuse to obey will be attacked by armies.

These people were all vassal states from Southeast Asia. During the Ming Dynasty, they paid tribute every year and came to the court every year with great respect.

Today in Siam, two Xuanwei offices have been murdered, and the rest are in turmoil. I beg Your Majesty to remember the respect we showed them in the past and show them some favor.

Meng Bo's father worked the fields. Once he gained power, he became extremely arrogant and called himself Alangpaya, which means Buddha among kings and king among Buddhas.

Where does this place the Buddha, the ancestors, and the Bodhisattvas? If these titles are not revoked, how can the hearts of believers around the world be at peace?

They are so arrogant that they don't know the power of the Celestial Empire. They don't obey the orders of the Celestial Empire. Father and son are thieves and habitual criminals. They are condemned by both Gods and men.

The same was true of the bandits in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Emperor Shenzong Wanli mobilized the entire country's military to comfort the people, punish the criminals, and punish the vicious and stubborn. He cleared the clouds and brought light to the vassal states in Southeast Asia. The kings and subjects of the rescued kings are still grateful to Emperor Shenzong for his great kindness and offer sacrifices to him.

Today, the power of the emperor in the Central Plains changes, but the dignity of the Celestial Empire remains the same. The thief Meng is more rampant and vicious than the thief Mang.

The vassal states and chieftains in Southeast Asia were deeply oppressed and in urgent need of rescue.

Fortunately, we now have Taksin, a loyal Siamese minister, who was elected as the King by the people and has 30,000 soldiers who are willing to restore their country with hatred.

Although the Mo family of Hexian is a wise minister, they are willing to withdraw 5,000 elite soldiers and a certain amount of money and food if the emperor issues an edict.

I only beg the Emperor to follow the example of the Great Ming, to punish the evildoers and save the people of the south. When that happens, all nations will rejoice, and the princes and subjects will all face north and bow, saying:

"Great Emperor, please save my life!"

Mo Zibu wrote the article in a fluent and unrestrained manner, completing it in one go. The whole article is full of hints, and the Ming Dynasty is everywhere. He brought a Mingxiang person's nostalgia for the Ming Dynasty to life on paper.

The core of the whole article is:

Brother Shiquan, the former Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty was able to conquer Myanmar, so why can’t you?

No way? Shiquangege, you are not worse than Emperor Shenzong Wanli, right?
The King of Burma calls himself the Buddha among kings and the King among Buddhas. Don’t you Manchus feel uncomfortable worshipping Buddha every day?
"Wang Wubing, come in and copy it!" Mo Zibu shouted.

Wang Wubing had enough knowledge of military theory and reading and writing, but his handwriting was still a little lacking. He was the military attaché that Mo Zibu was going to send to the French mission, so he had to practice his handwriting well. It was a good opportunity for him to practice more.

Mo Zibu pointed to the copy he had written and showed it to Pei Changwu, "After Wu Bing finishes copying this copy, you can personally deliver it to Guangzhou and give it to Lin Tong.

If he is summoned to Beijing to pay homage, then let him present the report in person. If not, then make the contents public. Yes, make it public in the name of the new King of Siam. Let's see if Li Shiyao dares to conceal it."

As for the other one, Mo Zi Bu would take it to Zheng Xin for discussion. Ha Tien did not even have the qualifications of a vassal and could not send an envoy, but Siam could.

(End of this chapter)