Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 31: From Village to City to Country, to the World
Zhu Cixuan understood Deng Kai and Wang Qilong’s concerns.

In fact, he is not reckless.

The army of tens of thousands of people has a stable formation and strict arrangement.

Unless he has the destiny to listen to the voice of God, he would not charge into battle under the hail of bullets.

But Marquis Yonggui didn't know that he was a weakling and still wanted to kill as many Ming soldiers as possible.

It was seen that the strength of the Sanqing Army was about the same as that of the Hongsha Army.

Take the initiative to expand the front line and carry out counter-encirclement.

Expose your central army.

Originally, Zhu Cixuan led the imperial guards to carry out the beheading, but Deng Kai saw the opportunity and sent another 5,000 soldiers to encircle and suppress the rebellion, and he could have taken down the 20,000 soldiers of Yonggui Hou without bloodshed.

But when Deng Kai and Wang Qilong saw him charging into the battle line, they panicked and rushed to rescue him, resulting in the loss of hundreds of soldiers in vain.

Of course, using an army of 10,000 to completely wipe out 20,000 enemy troops, capturing nearly 10,000 prisoners, and suffering only over 1,000 casualties is undoubtedly a great victory.

"Your Highness." Wang Qilong looked a little unhappy.

"My Three Purities Left Army suffered eight hundred casualties."

"But I lost my composure and was without command or supervision. Over a thousand Sanqing soldiers took advantage of the chaos and fled with the Hongsha army."

The Sanqing Army was originally a temporary force formed through training and purification through education, beatings, corporal punishment.

Even in the city of Ava, there were many people fleeing.

It will take a short time for the sense of identity of Stockmore syndrome to emerge.

Once they arrive at the front line, they will definitely find a chance to escape if they are not properly supervised.

For a moment, Zhu Cixuan missed the principal's master of micro-manipulation.

When playing the game, as long as you have this destiny, you can even command the front line beyond your level.

After all.

Or maybe he doesn't have enough prestige in the army.

If it were Li Dingguo and the deceased Liu Wenxiu, their subordinates would absolutely and resolutely carry out orders.

He is not as self-righteous as Deng Kai and Wang Qilong who are unaware that he has a cheat.

Just like when he urged him not to put himself in danger in Zhucheng in the past.

"Select two thousand combat-ready soldiers from among the prisoners of war to supplement the Three Purities Left Army."

Zhu Cixuan turned to look at Pan Huang again:

"Tell those peasants that the new king of Toungoo is Bagan Hou, and he will distribute land to the peasants and slaves, and that they won't have to pay grain for two years."

"Let them nominate their own chiefs and find some people to transport the supplies, and the rest will stay in Yangmiding County to guard the prisoners of war."

Pan Huang took the order and went down to make arrangements.

As they were about to enter Toungoo County, Zhu Cixuan ordered the army to rest on the spot.

It didn't take long.

Bai Wenxuan, who was pacifying the local village chieftains in the rear, came with three thousand cavalrymen.

Also brought new news.

Mangbai's navy marched northward and reached Pagan County, but did not go straight to Ava City. Only 20,000 troops were stationed in Salin County below Pagan County.

Pyay County, which is adjacent to Toungoo County and Yangmydin County, deployed heavy troops in the area of ​​Mount Popa in the Pegu Mountains, on the border of the three counties.

Knowing Mang Bai's plan, Zhu Cixuan asked someone to replace his chariot with a fine horse and said casually:

"Send another envoy to tell Mang Bai."

"My army has already captured Yangmiding County. If you surrender now, you will be our vassal."

"Instead of dividing Yangmyin and Salin counties as before, the two counties of Pyin and Toungoo will be used as the dividing line."

"If you still resist stubbornly, like a trapped beast, I will capture Toungoo County, the revival site of the Hongsha people."

“He couldn’t even sign a humiliating treaty, nor could he become the King of Pegu in Lower Hongsa.”

Zhu Cixuan didn't expect Mang Bai to write a letter admitting defeat.

After dealing with the prisoners, five hundred Shenji Battalions were left to garrison the southern part of Yangmiding County.

After two days of rest, the army continued south and entered the Xitang River Valley.

The Pegu Mountains are located in the central and southern part of Hongsawadi, forcing the Jinsha River to turn westward and then move southward with the Arakan Mountains.

On the east side of the mountain range, the Bennong Mountain on the western foot of the Luchuan Plateau wraps around the Xitang River and flows southward.

As the place where the Hongsha people are revived, the Xitang River Valley naturally has extremely advantageous geographical conditions.

It is backed by mountains to the north and faces plains to the south.

During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Pagan Dynasty, the Hongsha people, who were living in a remote corner, had a good time to recuperate and accumulate strength.

When Mang Yinglong's brother Mang Ruiti obtained Jiaokesi of the Shan Ava Kingdom, he led his army south to Pegu, unified the Lower Hongsha, looked north to Ava, and advanced west to Arakan.

Just as Zhu Cixuan said.

As long as Toungoo County is captured, Xiahongsha will be undefensible.

The army advanced thirty miles, driving away several small groups of harassing troops, and arrived at the bend of the Xitang River.

A fairly large town can be seen across the river.

"Pingmanna, with a population of about 20,000, is the fourth largest city in Toungoo County."

Pan Huang, who was familiar with all the affairs of Hongsavadi, served as a temporary advisor and began to introduce.

"This city was originally built by the Hongsha people when they hid in the Toungoo Mountains to trade with the Ava Kingdom."

"Taungoo originally means mountain spur. It was originally a small village, referring to a ridge protruding from Mount Benlong. Later, there was civil unrest in Hongsavady, and three kingdoms fought against each other."

"Mingbai Pingdali's ancestor Mingjiyu accepted the fleeing Hongsha elders and immigrants, and gradually grew stronger."

"So they built the village of Taungoo into a large city, which the Mon and Shan people called Taunggu."

"Mingjiyu gradually expanded northwards, and after occupying Pingmanna, he successively took over the areas of Liangyuan and Meiktila."

"In order to win over the resurgent Toungoo Hongsa people, the King of Ava betrothed one of his daughters to Mingiyu."

"The exchanges between the two countries have led to the prosperity of Pingmanna here." "Once we take Pingmanna, it will be less than a hundred miles away from Tonggu City. It may not be a flat road, but there are no dangerous passes."

Zhu Cixuan nodded slightly.

The founding and prosperity of the Toungoo Kingdom was also the result of the efforts of four generations.

Ming Jiyu, Mangrui body Mang Yinglong, Mang Yingli Liangyuan Wang.

The five kings of the three dynasties were all powerful rulers at the time.

From a village to a city, and then establishing a country.

He gradually unified Hongsavady, which had been divided for nearly a hundred years, and once conquered Siam and invaded China.

The fourth generation King Anabilon was no less powerful than the previous three generations.

They quelled the separatist forces and restored the country, allowing it to recuperate, just like Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.

In fact, even the fifth generation is Pingda, Mangbai, mediocre, cowardly and weak.

If Zhu Cixuan hadn’t cheated.

Even if Li Bai and the other two vassals were capable of fighting, the Qing Dynasty was still strong during the Ming Dynasty.

They can also rely on the remaining strength of four generations to overcome difficulties.

At this time, the scouts had already figured out the surrounding terrain.

"Your Highness, besides the stone bridge ahead that can cross the river, the only place ten miles below where the river flows more slowly is the one where you can bring your horse across."

Zhu Cixuan asked, "Are there any enemy troops over there?"

"The scouts only saw several hundred Hongsha soldiers defending a village downstream."

Zhu Cixuan discussed it briefly with Bai Wenxuan, Deng Kai and others.

After the capture of Pyongmanna, the entire northern part of Toungoo County would be in the hands of the Ming army. Once they captured the city of Tonggu, they could even capture Pegu County.

It was decided that Bai Wenxuan would lead the Han army to cross the river to the other side, and they took the Sanqing army to test whether they could force a crossing of the stone bridge.

Zhu Cixuan held a telescope and watched as more than a thousand Hongsha soldiers and European mercenaries guarded the stone bridge.

No other arrangements will be made.

He drove a large carriage to the front of the battle line, ready to attack.

The newly surrendered Hongsha soldiers still looked a little uneasy.

The third Qing army had already been ravaged to the point of being numb.

Anyone who has gone through inhumane physical training with a mortality rate as high as one in ten will become numb.

Zhu Cixuan glanced around and said loudly:
"Do you know who you are?"

"You are all hooligans, robbers and murderers. Even the least guilty ones have forcibly married women."

"According to the laws of our Ming Dynasty, half of them will be sentenced to death, and the other half will be exiled a thousand miles away."

Zhu Cixuan showed his white teeth, full of murderous intent.

Seeing the panic on the faces of the Sanqing army.

The conversation changed again.

"But this is Honsavadi, not Middle-earth."

"There's no reason to use a Middle-earth sword to kill the Hongsha people."

"I believe that after education and reform, you have become much more refined."

"Right now, I'll give you one last chance."

Zhu Cixuan waved his whip at the stone bridge and the town of Pingmanna on the other side of the river.

"Capture the Stone Bridge and take Pingmanna."

"I will forgive your past sins and set you free."

"If you can help me capture Tonggu, the capital of Toungoo County."

"I signed an alliance with Mangbai, and I can also grant you the land of Toungoo, allowing you Hongsha people to return to the land of revival and settle down again."

The empty eyes of many Hongsha people began to light up.

However, some of the old Hongsha nobles were still hesitant.

Zhu Cixuan then promised, "Be the first to occupy the stone bridge."

"The first to capture Pingmanna and Tonggu City."

"I will ask the old marquis, the King of Toungoo and the King of Pegu, Mangbai, to promise and restore your original noble status."

"For the one with the greatest contribution, I will make him the Marquis of Toungoo, the next Mingjiyu, the next Mangbai."

"I did not sit idly by and watch you being surrounded and killed the other day, and I will personally join the battle today."

Before the third Qing soldier could react, the newly surrendered Hongsha soldier had already knelt down in worship.

Many of them were natives of the Sittang Valley, Ahmadans of the Toungoo royal family, and slaves.

I thought it would be difficult to return home after being captured.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince of Ming asked them to make meritorious contributions while serving their sentence, and promised them noble titles that they would never be able to achieve in their lifetime.

This is much more generous than Mangbai.

They were even reluctant to give away the land.

After bowing and kneeling.

The Hongsha soldiers rushed towards the stone bridge like a tide.

Occupying the stone bridge makes you a noble.

If it were them, the middle and lower-level Ahmutans, they would have to go through at least a dozen life-and-death battles to be promoted to the middle-level Ahmutan, then to the upper level, and finally to the nobles.

And now.

There were only a thousand people on both sides of the stone bridge, and a spit from each of them could drown them.

(End of this chapter)