Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1281 Subverting Toungoo
The grievances between the Ming Dynasty and Toungoo have a long history. Although it is said that the dynasty once defeated Toungoo, since Wanli, the Ming Dynasty’s national power has declined, and it is unable to regulate and manage the chieftains in the southwest. Then they made a comeback again and continued to erode the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the border between the Ming Dynasty and Toungoo, the six Xuanweisi that originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, except for the Xuanweisi in Cheli, which was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the Mubang Xuanweisi, Mengyang Xuanweisi, etc. Toungoo, or towards independence, caused the Ming Dynasty to lose thousands of miles.

In May of the seventh year of Gongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, there were about [-] men and horses in the mountains around Xuanweisi in Mubang within the territory of Dongyu Kingdom.

It has been nearly five years since Daxi Kingdom was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, and Ainengqi led [-] soldiers and his family members into Toungoo.

Over the years, Ainengqi's life has been very difficult. He began to face the encirclement and suppression by the Ming Dynasty and Toungoo. It was not until the past two years that the Ming Dynasty's policy towards him changed from pursuit and suppression to covert support, and his life became easier.

The actions of the Ming Dynasty are called supporting the reactionary forces and overthrowing the regime of other countries. The Ming Dynasty is not good at supporting them in a big way, and it is done secretly, so Ainengqi's support is very limited.

However, this limited support is also incredible for Ainengqi.At the very least, he has no worries about food and clothing.

The Ming Dynasty's support for Ainengqi was not only in terms of food, but the most important thing was that the Ming Dynasty dispatched secret workers to contact the chieftains of Mubang and Mengyang, either by coercion or by buying them with gold and silver, so that they could support Ai Nengqi. Otherwise, with Ainengqi's influence, it is impossible to make achievements in the northern part of Toungoo where there are many chieftains, and it is because of the influence of the Ming Dynasty that Ainengqi can grow stronger.

After receiving funding from the Ming Dynasty, Ainengqi's strength grew rapidly like a snowball. Many chieftains of the Shan nationality began to support Ainengqi under the acquisition of the Ming Dynasty, and his influence began to spread throughout the Shan State.

Ai Nengqi's activities naturally attracted the attention of King Dongyu. Dongyu had sent troops to encircle and suppress three times, but all of them failed because they failed to catch Ai Nengqi and spent a lot of money.

With the growth of Ainengqi, the Toungoo Kingdom also knew that Ainengqi had the support of the Ming Dynasty, but the Toungoo Kingdom approached the Ming Dynasty several times, and the Ming Dynasty said that Ainengqi was a traitor and let the Toungoo Kingdom conquer .

King Dongyu didn't have conclusive evidence. He saw the scoundrels of the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't want to expose the matter, because if his face was torn, the Ming Dynasty would definitely become angry. If Ainengqi in the country couldn't solve it, it would be very difficult to provoke the Ming Dynasty. It is unwise, so Toungoo does not want to go to war with the Ming Dynasty yet.

Last year, Toungoo invaded Siam. Although under the persecution of the Ming Dynasty, they were forced to withdraw their troops from Siam and were warned not to start a war, they fought all the way to the capital of Siam after all, looting a lot of things along the way. has risen.

The Ming Dynasty blocked Dongyu's way to the east, and supported the bandits in the north, undermining Dongyu's rule. After the army withdrew from Siam, Dongyu formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin and decided to organize the fourth siege.

Didn't Mingchao support Ai Nengqi? Then Dongyu killed Ai Nengqi, taught Mingchao a lesson, and slapped Mingchao hard.

After Baimang returned to the army, he rested in Awa for several months, and then began to divide into three groups, with 1 people in each group, marching towards the Mupang area where Ainengqi was active, intending to divide into a joint attack and encircle and wipe out Ainengqi.

At this time, in the tent of the Chinese army, Ai Nengqi was listening to the report of his general Qi Sansheng, "General, according to the news I received yesterday, the troops of Dongyu were divided into three groups, one along the Ava River and the other along the Jinsha River. , flanked left and right, and came directly to Meng Nai all the way. It seems that they got information that we were active in the Meng Mi Pacify Department."

This Qi Sansheng did not follow Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi at the beginning, but followed Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu to accept Da Ming's adaptation. He was Liu Wenxiu's thousand-household officer, and because of his bravery and combat skills, he was sent to Nanjing Wu Xue. In order to support Ainengqi, the court selected more than a dozen generals with backgrounds in the Western Army, and he led the team to Ainengqi's army.

Ai Nengqi looked at the map and said: "Mubang and Meng Yang, the chieftains of the Xuanwei Division, vacillated between Daming and Dongyu, and our movements were revealed to Dongyu, which was within my expectation. But this time, Dong Yu is really inspiring, it seems that he wants to put Ben to death."

"General, what shall we do this time?" Qi Sansheng licked his lips, "Tungoo's army is ten times stronger than ours, and the chieftain who supports us may not dare to help us. If we are surrounded by Toungoo's army, That's the end."

There are 1 people in the camp, but most of them are family members. There are only 3000 soldiers, about the strength of a battalion.

Ainengqi flicked the dust on the map with his hand, but did not answer, but asked, "Have you delivered the firearm that Governor Qu promised to give to this general?"

Qi Sansheng was slightly taken aback, then clasped his fists and said, "The humble job has already been taken by the people from the third department to Tianma Pass, and I guess they will come back in a few days."

After he finished speaking, he added, "General, even if we have firearms, it is difficult for us to face [-] Taungoo people in one battalion. I suggest that we retreat to Tianma Pass for a while, and wait for the Taungoo people to leave. Let's come out." !"

A big reason why Ainengqi could not be wiped out during the previous three encirclement campaigns against Dongyu Kingdom was that every time he caught up with him, he hid in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

When Ainengqi was surrounded by Toungoo and the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Ming Dynasty suppressed him, he hid in Toungoo, and when Toungoo suppressed him, he fled to the Ming Dynasty.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has become his backing, he can be said to be invincible, but this time, he is not going to retreat into the Ming Dynasty.

Not long ago, he received a secret letter from Yunnan Governor Qu Congzhi, saying that the court hoped that he would do something in Toungoo, and in order to support him in doing things, Yunnan even gave him firearms.

He has been supported for so long, and he has to show his achievements so that Mingchao can feel that the effort is worthwhile, and he can't just slip away as soon as something happens.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty would not send firearms. After all, it was too obvious to send firearms, but now the Ming Dynasty has no such concerns. Since Dongyu is allied with the Kingdom of Jin, it is reasonable for the Ming Dynasty to overthrow Dongyu.

Ai Nengqi nodded slightly, "Retreating into Tianma Pass is necessary. But it's not the general, you let the soldiers of a bureau send their families to Tianma Pass for shelter, so that the soldiers have no worries!"

Speaking of which, Ainengqi stood up, slid his finger on the map, and said: "As soon as the firearms arrive, we will go to Xibo in the southeast direction immediately. The Toungoo army along the Ava River should go the fastest. Ben I'll meet them first!" After speaking, his sliding finger turned into a fist, and hit Xibo on the map.

Qi Sansheng looked at the map, and said in a low voice: "The general wants to use the Toungyu army. The distances are different, and the roads are broken all the way?"

Ai Nengqi smiled. After Qi Sansheng joined the Ming army, he basically fought dignified battles. It was a frontal battle between regular officers and soldiers. It was a head-to-head war. It emphasized the comparison of the strength of the two sides, the training of soldiers, and weapons. Most of the time, the equipment is more and less, so seeing the disparity in the strength of the troops, some dare not take risks, but he is different. He is basically not stronger than him. Although there are many people, as long as he does not face them at the same time, he has many opportunities.

"Fight him all the way first. If he wins, he will be able to break the siege of the Toungoo people. Then I will lead the other two teams around the mountain. When they get tired and fall behind, we will set up an ambush."

Ai Nengqi looked at Qi Sansheng and said: "If we escape into Daming as soon as the Dongyu people come, then the chieftains of Mubang and Mengyangxuanweisi will always be in a wavering state. They all Very shrewd, if we don't show our strength, they will go to both ends."

Hearing what he said, Qi Sansheng understood in his heart.Indeed, every time they retreat into the Ming Dynasty, it can only be a small fight, and the chieftain will not support it sincerely. They are also afraid that after they stand up, they will sneak into the Ming Dynasty and throw them In Taungoo, attacked by Bamar.

"I understand!" Qi Sansheng immediately cupped his fists.

Ainengqi then waved his hand and said, "Let's do it!"

The nearly 100 old and weak women and children in the camp that day were escorted northward by more than [-] soldiers, and the next day, the people who went to fetch firearms drove their mules and horses back to the camp.

Ainengqi's more than 3000 people were originally fierce, but they had not received much formal training. After Qi Sansheng and other Ming army generals came, they had very systematic training, and they were no strangers to various firearms.

At this time, he walked to the center of the camp, where nearly a hundred long wooden boxes were placed together, and an officer was holding an iron bar to pry open the wooden boxes.

"General, this is the newest self-generating firecracker of the imperial court. Many town troops are not equipped with it." When the box was pried open, several oiled firecrackers leaked out, Qi Sansheng picked up a shiny black self-generating blunderbuss , said in surprise.

To send this kind of firecracker, the Ming Dynasty basically challenged Dongyu, and Ainengqi was supported by the Ming Dynasty.In fact, the actions of the Ming Dynasty did not stop there. In addition, secret spies traveled from the sea to the Mon area in the south of Toungoo, carrying a lot of money to support the rebellion of the Mon leader.

At this time, another box was also pried open, and inside were shocking thunders, all of which were the best firearms of the Ming Dynasty.

Ainengqi was overjoyed when he saw it, and asked, "How many firearms are there in total?"

Zhao Desheng, the officer in charge of transporting back the firearms, replied: "General, there are [-] self-generating blunderbusses, [-] thunderbolts, [-] catties of gunpowder and projectiles, and there are also some porcelain bottles and iron boxes for powder. , should be matched with the self-generating gun.”

As he spoke, he presented a list to Ainengqi, who glanced at it for a few moments, then put it away, and said: "Send this batch of equipment to the first chief, and the replaced bird guns to the third In short, after three days of man-horse training, we will leave here immediately."

Ainengqi couldn't train for three days, because the next day, a chieftain from the Ming Dynasty came to report that the Dongyu troops from the east had arrived in Xibo, and the Dongyu troops from the west and south also rushed towards Meng Nai. Ainengqi had no choice but to lead the army out of the camp immediately, to face the Toungyu army in the east...
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