The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 154 Evenly matched opponents

In Wangong Village, Mo Zibu was eagerly waiting for Zheng Xin's army to arrive.

Father-in-law, if you don’t come quickly, the Tuva people outside will lose the morale to attack.

Mo Zibu had also thought about using 2,000 men against 15,000, defeating seven times the number of enemies.

Should be able to beat it.

But firstly, the casualties would certainly increase greatly, and secondly, he had no ships, no war horses, and his number was too small to fight a decisive battle, so he had to endure it.

However, Mozibu felt that he had already humbled himself and only used three-tenths of his strength to defend himself, but in the eyes of Tuva lord Manjimaloye, he had encountered a difficult situation.

The two sides fought back and forth for two days and nights. More than 400 Tuva soldiers were killed, and several lords' troops had to reorganize to barely maintain their morale.

Mankimaloye was so impatient that he almost vomited blood. Every time he felt that he was about to win, he always failed at the last moment. The feeling of suffocation was so uncomfortable that he wanted to scream to the sky.

Finally, when Manjimaloye was so impatient that he wanted to vomit blood and Mozibu couldn't hold it anymore, Zheng Xin finally arrived.

Our King Zheng personally led 6,000 troops from the Gulf of Siam up the Mae Kong River. We first defeated the Burmese army's inland navy on the Mae Kong River, and then outflanked Mankimaroye's Tuva army from the flank.

However, Zheng Xin's troops were not numerous. To be exact, there were 6,000 people, but after excluding sailors and laborers, there were only more than 4,000 people.

However, what was unexpected was that the Towei lord Manjimaloye, based on his previous impression of the Siamese army, actually took the initiative to divide his troops to resist them.

Moreover, it was outrageous to dispatch 9,000 men to fight against Zheng Xin's 4,000 men. Another 4,000 men were used to guard Mo Zibu's 2,000 men, preventing Mo Zibu from leaving Wangong Village to reinforce.

Who the hell are you looking down on?

Mo Zibu's nose was crooked with anger.

The battle first broke out between Manjimaloye and Zheng Xin, with the roar of guns and cannons.

Manjimaloye did bring some artillery, but they were all very old, and it could be seen that they were at least a hundred years old. They were carried by war elephants and slowly arrived at the battlefield.

Why didn't he use these cannons to attack Mozibu? That's because Mozibu had a large number of easy-to-move field guns and even more powerful artillerymen.

Since Manjimaloye dared to let elephants carry these old antiques with short range and inconvenient movement, Mozibu dared to fight back with cannons.

The troops of Zheng Xin that the Tuva people are now facing also have a large number of ancient field guns and advanced field guns, but the level of Zheng Xin's gunners is really not satisfactory and is far inferior to Mo Zibu's French artillery.

This made Mankima Luoye feel that he had finally met an equally matched opponent, and the two sides fought back and forth very fiercely.

Then, the people he left behind to watch over Mo Zibu were in trouble. Mo Zibu didn't give them any face at all and immediately dispatched the entire army, including more than a thousand flintlock rifles and eight field guns.

Even the hundreds of men led by Chen Lian and Huang Zhen had greatly improved their morale and quality after experiencing several major battles with Mo Zibu.

What Mo Zibu particularly did not expect was that the dozens of Mon warriors led by General Suki showed no mercy when they attacked their fellow Tuva people.

It turned out that the Mon people in Tanasarin regarded the Mon people in Toungoo as traitors, and there was a lot of hatred between the two sides.

The four thousand men left behind by Manjimaloye were still armed with muskets, and even with fortifications, they were no match for Mozibu.

The battle lasted only an hour before they lost five or six hundred men to gunfire and sword attacks, and collapsed.

Mo Zi Bu pursued the defeated soldiers all the way and drove them to the battlefield where Zheng Xin and Manjima Luoye fought.

Then, Mo Zibu saw what combat was like under the excellent matching mechanism of the real Southeast Asia region.

The two sides first bombarded each other, which looked lively, but few people died. Then they exchanged musketry, but only one round.

As soon as the guns were fired, they all started howling and rushed forward to fight, and the war elephants were also dispatched at this time.

In an instant, the two sides fought in a ball. Since neither of them was wearing armor, a single blow from a knife could cause considerable damage. The visual effect was very impactful, and soon the ground was covered with blood.

At the same time, the war elephants also began to fight. The soldiers on the backs of the elephants of both sides kept shooting at each other with muskets, and the long sword soldiers on the elephants kept chopping at the enemy soldiers who were rushing over.

Each war elephant was surrounded by its own soldiers, who surrounded the elephants and attacked the enemy's line.

As for the artillery, well, they have basically ceased firing. They were only responsible for firing a few shots at the beginning of the war. Now that the two sides are entangled in a ball, they can basically play no role.

Well, Mo Zibu observed it and found that they were quite organized and the fight was quite intense.

That’s it, that’s the thing. Isn’t it a bit too old?

What era is this? We are still playing with elephant meat bomb attacks.

No wonder the Burmese army is invincible in the southeast. It seems that they can form linear infantry lines and make rational use of artillery, which makes them a strong army.

No wonder that after the White Elephant King’s line infantry was defeated by the Qing Dynasty, the Burmese army’s combat effectiveness immediately returned to where it should be.

No wonder that after the Tây Sơn uprising in Annan, the usurper Tong wanted to take advantage of the situation and sent 30,000 men to rescue Nguyen Phuc Anh and Nguyen Xiaoqiang. However, in the Battle of Liccen Chui Mỹ, Nguyen Hue's 4,000 men defeated his 30,000 men, killing them all without a single survivor.

It turns out that the only one in Nanyang that has a certain fighting capacity is the Little China in the South - Annam!

Then, after watching the show for a while and letting the soldiers catch their breath, Mo Zibu began to attack from behind.

On the battlefield, although Zheng Xin's troops had backward tactics, their morale was extremely high. With 4,000 troops fighting against 9,000, they faced an enemy twice as many as their number and forced the Tuva people to retreat continuously.

The Tuva people were already unable to hold on, and with the arrival of Mo Zibu, they could not bear it even more.

The Towei lord Manjimaloya was the first to run away because he found that the Siamese army was completely different from what he had imagined.

Zheng Xin and Mo Zi Bu joined forces, pressing in from the north and south, pursuing the enemy relentlessly.

After running for more than ten miles, the Tuva army could no longer run and had to turn back and regroup.

Zheng Xin's army was also running around in a daze, but they were the victors and their morale was high. The two sides fought again by a small river. This time, the remaining 7,000 soldiers of Tuwa were completely defeated, with more than a thousand killed and the rest fleeing in all directions.

Zheng Xin took over the Tuva camp not far away in one fell swoop and seized a large amount of supplies and food. Especially the seizure of food meant that Zheng Xin would not lose money on this expedition.

After occupying the Tuva camp, Taksin and Mozibu held a brief meeting and decided that Taksin would lead the main force to pursue Mankimaroye.

Tong, Pai Jingyin and others went north to recover Nakhon Pathom, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and other provinces.

Mo Zibu gathered Huang Zhen and other troops and went south to recapture the two provinces of Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan, and prepared to escort General Suki back to Tanasarin to give the White Elephant King a hard blow.

At the same time, Mozibu also had to implement his promise to buy rice from Arakan and Bangladesh.

In March, Taksin captured the fleeing Towai lord Mankimaroya at Chao Aukkha Pass, 20 miles west of Ratchaburi.

This foolish and daring man was captured by the Siamese army, then taken to Thonburi and executed in front of the Siamese people.

Only a very small number of the 12,000-strong Toungoo army and the more than 2,000 surrounding Burmese troops escaped, while the vast majority were captured and killed.

This was the first glorious victory commanded by Taksin since he became king.

As a result, Taksin's reputation spread at a faster rate, and the people in western Siam came out from the swamps and woods where they had been hiding and resumed production.

In April, General Tong and others successively recovered Nakhon Pathom, Kanchanaburi and other provinces, and the remaining Burmese troops were basically wiped out.

Then in Suphan Buri, Thongdee met the Burmese general Mongye who was fleeing from outside Ayutthaya.

There were only more than 2,000 people in Tong, so they could only try their best to hold back Monyet. Then Zheng Xin led his army to rush over, and the surrounding Siamese people also came out to beat Monyet after hearing the news. Monyet was blocked in Suphan Buri, and was beaten back several times when he tried to break out.

Finally, he announced his surrender to Taksin with hundreds of cavalry. Taksin, who happened to be short of cavalry, executed the Burmese infantry under Monye and left only hundreds of cavalry.

At this point, all Burmese military forces in the area south of Kamphaeng Phet were eliminated, leaving only other Siamese separatist forces.

Mo Zibu's journey south was also smooth.

There were not many Burmese troops in Phetchaburi Province. When they saw the arrival of Mo Zi Bu's army, they had the crazy idea of escaping to the sea with the looted gold and silver. However, they were blocked at the port by Mo Zi Bu, who had been prepared for it, using the Lucky Ship.

Seeing this situation, Mo Zibu quickly left Phetchaburi and led a thousand soldiers south to Prachuap Khiri Khan, handing it over to Chen Guangyao.

As for why they were in a hurry to leave, it was because if Mo Zibu wanted to get these gold, silver and treasures, he had to have the cooperation of the Burmese on the ship.

After the Burmese cooperated, Mo Zi Bu did not want to keep them, and was even more unwilling to bear the black history of going back on his word, so he left Phetchaburi quickly.

Sure enough, not long after Mo Zibu left, Chen Guangyao tricked the Burmese into handing over their gold, silver and treasures on the condition that they would be allowed to leave.

After getting the treasure, Chen Guangyao suddenly turned hostile and ordered the Lucky and Red One to catch up with the Burmese warships at sea and bomb them all into the seabed with artillery.

At this time, Mo Zibu had already arrived in Bashu Prefecture.

According to the transliteration, Bashu Prefecture should actually be called Bachen, but there are many Chinese people here, and according to their own customs, the Chinese prefer to call it Bashu with Chinese connotations.

After the fall of Kamphaeng Phet, the Burmese army marched south to attack Phetchaburi. Zheng Tai of Phetchaburi was defeated and forced to retreat to Ayutthaya with his remaining confidants.

The Burmese army then entered the city and cleansed out the remaining Chinese, slaughtering approximately 200 people. This was also the reason why Mo Zibu refused to let go of the hundreds of Burmese soldiers in Phetchaburi.

After the fall of Phetchaburi, a large number of Chinese came to Prachuap Khiri Khan, and the Burmese army pursued them, and the Mon people in Prachuap Khiri Khan also started to cause trouble.

The Chinese learned from the previous lesson and immediately set sail with 6,000 people. More than 4,000 people went to Rayong Province to join Taksin, and more than 1,000 people went to Nakhon Si Thammarat in the south, which was safer.

So what Mo Zibu faced was a city with a small number of Burmese and a large number of Mon and Siamese people.

Then there was no need to be polite. Seeing that he had only a thousand people, the Burmese army chose to resist stubbornly.

But the thousand or so men around Mo Zibu were all elite soldiers, and they knocked down the city wall of Bashu Prefecture in just one day.

The Burmese army and their Mon servants were terrified and broke out from the gap that Mo Zibu had deliberately created on three sides of the encirclement, and then all fell into the encirclement.

More than 400 Burmese soldiers were killed, and all the rebellious Mon people were locked up and taken as slave rowers.

Bashu Prefecture was successfully captured, but after this disaster, the population of this prefecture, which had steep mountains and beautiful beaches, was reduced to just over 30,000 out of 90,000.

All the Chinese who had good economy and production capacity fled, and the remaining Siamese people were scattered everywhere. They had problems with eating and could only rely on plantains and bananas to fill their stomachs, which were really of little value.

In desperation, Mo Zibu simply gave up the city of Bashu and only kept a small port on the seaside with dozens of people stationed there.

Mo Zibu sighed. Although Bashu Prefecture is long and narrow, it has 100,000 acres of fertile land. With further development, it can reach 200,000 acres.

There are also a large number of banana forests and wild animals in the mountains and forests, and abundant fish catches on the seashore. It is possible to support 300,000 or even 400,000 people and they can still live a good life.

Mo Zibu felt extremely uncomfortable when he thought that the Chinese were still stuck in the internal competition of life and death on the mainland.

Let it be empty for now. We have to wait for Ye Xianyang and others to bring the Hakka people to Southeast Asia.

Well, it’s not enough to rely on Ye Xianyang alone. He also has to get through to Li Shiyao and the bureaucrats in Huizhou Prefecture. Otherwise, it would be impossible to attract hundreds of thousands of people to go to Southeast Asia in a year.

After taking care of Bashu Prefecture, Mo Zibu continued to move south. Bashu Prefecture and Mo Zibu's fiefdom, Luoshen Prefecture, were separated by Chumphon Prefecture.

This prefecture was not occupied by the Burmese and had not experienced any war. After seeing the arrival of the envoy of Mo Zibu, they obeyed the orders smoothly.

At this point, it took Mo Zi Bu one and a half months to recover all of Siam's southern provinces on the Malay Peninsula.

The next step was to send General Suki back to Tanah Ratan, and then join Taksin in besieging Towei and inciting the Mon people to rebel against the Konbaung Dynasty.

In this way, Mo Zibu had an explanation to the Qing Dynasty and had more bargaining chips.

(End of this chapter)