Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 32 I will do my best to cooperate with you in your performance

The Hongsha army on the stone bridge also responded immediately.

Relying on the bridgehead fortress and fortifications, they raised their bows and guns and shot.

The soldiers of the Sanqing Army raised their wooden shields to block.

The bridge was filled with smoke and the sound of firearms firing was incessant.

After the three Qing soldiers in the front row fell, the soldiers behind them picked up wooden shields and even the bodies of their friendly soldiers and continued to move forward.

Watching the Ming army, although suffering heavy losses, advance madly.

The mercenaries on the stone bridge began to panic.

Although the flintlock rifle had a much higher accuracy and rate of fire than the matchlock rifle, it could only fire one or two rounds per minute.

Only twenty to thirty Ming soldiers were killed or wounded in one minute.

But the Ming army rushed forward dozens of meters in this minute.

They found that many Ming soldiers who were good at swimming jumped into the turbulent river and swam across the river at the risk of being swept away by the current.

Without waiting for hand-to-hand combat, the mercenaries rolled out two light artillery pieces to provide cover fire and quickly turned around to retreat.

When the Hongsha soldiers on the other side of the bridge saw that the bridge had fallen, dozens of Ming soldiers swam across the shore.

Those who were a little further away fled into the surrounding forests in panic like rabbits, along with the mercenaries.

Those who were nearby did not resist and knelt in surrender.

Thousands of Sanqing troops crossed the bridge and captured the position, completely occupying the other side of the river, and cheered and danced.

Another group of people surrounded a small leader and returned to the river.

It is obvious that the credit goes to Zhanqiao.

However, at this moment something strange happened.

Several surrendered Hongsha soldiers on the stone bridge quietly touched a French cannon, and before being discovered and caught by the people around them, they resolutely ignited the gunpowder barrels around the cannon.

There was a loud bang.

More than a dozen Sanqing soldiers on the bridge fell into the 30-meter-wide river along with the bridge itself.

Suddenly, roars and shouts as loud as explosions came from the forest on the river bank.

Zhu Cixuan looked at the Hongsha soldiers pouring out of the forest and Pingmanna town on the opposite bank.

All over the mountains, flags are flying wildly.

The sound of the Xitang River's water lapping against the shore was temporarily drowned out.

Zhu Cixuan looked expressionlessly at the Hongsha ambush troops surrounding and killing the Ming army on the opposite bank, and his eyes moved upwards.

Birds flying over the forest never land in it.

"Hey, I fell into the trap."

Zhu Cixuan curled his lips and looked at the first Hongsha soldier who attacked the stone bridge.

When the man saw the ambush troops on the other side of the river, his face was filled with panic.

"Yangmiding, Toungoo County, which land do you want as a fiefdom?"

……

"Haha, Zhu Cixuan fell into the trap."

On the Pingmanna city wall, Mang Bai stood and looked with a telescope in his hand.

Attack when the enemy is halfway across the river.

The stone bridge was blown up.

The Ming vassal troops on this side of the river had no way to retreat.

Except for a few who jumped into the Xitang River and swam back to the other side.

The remaining two thousand people knelt down and begged for mercy the moment the Hongsha army pressed forward.

"This battle is won."

Mang Bai clenched his fist excitedly.

This was the biggest victory Hongsha had won in the past two years of war between Ming and Hongsha.

E Dai, the most powerful general of Hongsha who had been killed by Zhu Cixuan, only killed two hundred Ming soldiers.

Although the two thousand Ming soldiers captured on the river bank were originally from Hongsha.

But Mang Bai could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart.

If a few more thousand came, the Ming army would be destroyed.

"Unfortunately, Zhu Cixuan did not cross the river."

Mang Bai said with half regret and half luck.

He hoped that Zhu Cixuan would cross the river and fall into an ambush.

But I am afraid that it will cross the river.

The reason why the Ming army was not allowed to cross the river was to block their retreat.

One was afraid that they would burn their boats and cross the river, so they turned around and defeated the 30,000 ambushing troops.

The second is that he is afraid of Zhu Cixuan.

Mang Bai had already learned the news of the entire army's annihilation from the defeated soldiers of the vanguard army.

There was no time to grieve over the death of Marquis Yonggui and the loss of 20,000 troops.

Zhu Cixuan's charge on a bicycle had already frightened the entire Xia Hongsha army.

He even asked Mang Bai to increase his combat power to counteract the 20,000 Hongsha troops.

He originally thought that Ava had changed at night, and Zhu Cixuan had some luck in fighting the elephant alone.

But I never expected that he would be like the character in the myth of Barat, able to break into the enemy's ranks, capture the flag and kill the generals.

He only dared to stay in the city a few miles away.

"It's a pity that Marquis Yonggui originally wanted to feign defeat, lure the Ming army into pursuing him, and then ambush him here."

"They defeated the Ming army and used the momentum to launch a northern expedition." "Although mercenaries can't fight in the field, they can be very useful in holding positions with firearms."

Mang Bai was very satisfied with the performance of the mercenaries on the stone bridge.

Let them put up a little resistance and then feign defeat.

However, relying on firearms, they actually killed and wounded hundreds of Ming soldiers, which was beyond Mangbai's expectations.

Of course, mercenaries have always been an important combat force in the countries above the wind.

There was no shortage of mercenaries when Arakan, Siam and Hongsha fought against each other.

Even when Mang Shwe Ti first founded his country, he obtained 700 Portuguese mercenaries when he captured the city of Pegu.

"While a war may be decided by one person, the overall situation will not be swayed by one person."

Mang Bai looked down at the three letters of surrender in his hands.

Zhu Cixuan wanted to negotiate an alliance from the very beginning.

After conquering Yangmiding County, he sent another letter.

The last letter was from a Hongsha messenger who was sent impatiently just after he captured the stone bridge.

Mang Bai shook his head: "If you really had an army and could swallow up the entire Lower Hongsha, you would have sent messages to establish an alliance again and again."

"I've seen through you a long time ago."

"If you're in a strong position, you'll want to swallow everything. If you're at a disadvantage, you'll pretend to be submissive and wait for the right moment to strike back."

"At most, they can attack Tonggu City and force me to sign an alliance."

"Unfortunately, Tonggu City, the place where my Hongsha tribe will be revived, will also be your burial place."

"The picturesque scenery is fitting for your position as the crown prince of a great nation."

Mang Bai estimated in his mind.

Nearly 3,000 Ming troops were killed this time, and by the time they reached Tonggucheng, Zhu Cixuan had only 7,000 to 8,000 soldiers left.

Even if Bai Wenxuan's 3,000 cavalrymen were to fight ten to one, Zhu Cixuan alone could fight 20,000 soldiers.

The tight net there will also trap Zhu Cixuan.

"General Ma, you only commanded a few thousand soldiers in Daiqing Gulun. Why not come to my Kingdom of Toungoo? I will give you a county as a fief, a royal princess as a bride, and 20,000 soldiers."

Mang Bai looked at Ma Bao beside him with fiery eyes and tried to win him over.

This ambush, and even the ambush plan for the entire Toungoo County, was planned by Ma Bao.

How to prevent Mangbai from envying this great general.

The Toungoo Kingdom had been engaged in wars for nearly a hundred years and had many famous generals and brilliant strategies.

However, it has never happened before that a county is used as a basis for strategic planning.

After all, the area is half covered by mountains and forests. As long as a few large cities are captured, it will be enough to take over the entire Hongshawadi, and there will be no need for such a grand strategy.

Ma Bao bowed and declined politely.

"Your Majesty, I, a foreign minister, originally did not want to live in exile in a foreign land with the Emperor of Ming, so I surrendered to Dai Qing Gulun."

Mang Bai nodded slightly, not caring.

There is ample time.

How many people in this world can resist the temptation of being granted a title of nobility?

Ma Bao said, "Your Majesty, should we send troops north from Pyeongchang to capture Ava City and cut off the retreat of the false crown prince of Ming?"

Mang Bai looked at Ma Bao strangely and grinned:
"This prince has come to understand that Zhu Cixuan is much more important than his father, the Emperor, and the Duke of Qian."

"General Ma also said that if we capture and kill Zhu Cixuan, Shang Hongsha can be won without a fight, right?"

Ma Bao lowered his head slightly: "I just think that the fake prince of Ming State leads more than 10,000 battle-hardened soldiers, and Ava City may have no soldiers to defend it, so we can give it a try."

Of course, he wanted Mangbai's army to gather in Toungoo County and let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince conquer Hongsha in one battle.

But no one expected that Mang Bai would bring an army of more than 100,000 to encircle and suppress the prince.

I don't know whether this is being cautious or being too cautious.

Even if the prince is as brave as the young Lu Bu and Wang Fuchen, their plans can be carried out according to the plan.

But using ten thousand soldiers to attack an army of one hundred thousand can be said to be a life-or-death situation.

Ma Bao has already written to Zhu Cixuan, but there is no news.

We can only continue according to the original plan.

I hope Mangbai can split up his forces a little.

Mang Bai waved his hand: "Even if we capture the capital of Ava, it will be useless. Li Dingguo in the north has 20,000 Han troops."

"If we ignore the Dai Qing army and march south, it will cause an accident."

The reason why he did not advance on the western front of Pyin U Muay Thai, Pagan and Ava was because he was afraid of Li Dingguo.

Even the navy that was running unimpeded on the Jinsha River was stopped in Pagan County because they were afraid that Li Dingguo would move south.

Soon.

The battle on the riverbank is decided.

After the two sides exchanged fire across the Xitang River, they saw the Ming army building a pontoon bridge, and the Hongsha army slowly retreated to the foot of Pingmanna City.

At this time, scouts also came to report that Bai Wenxuan's 3,000 soldiers had all crossed the river and were heading north.

Mang Bai waved his hand and withdrew his troops: "Let 10,000 slave soldiers stop Bai Wenxuan."

"We continue to withdraw our troops."

"Tell the people in Tonggu City that they can contact those monks who are wavering between the two sides."

……

Zhu Cixuan watched the Hongsha army evacuate in an orderly manner.

I couldn't help but laugh.

Your acting is a bit rough, but with the help of Ma Bao, the insider, Mang Bai is convinced that you don't have enough troops.

(End of this chapter)