Just when Zhu Youdong's departure from Nanjing caused ripples in Beijing's political circles, it was also on June 15th of this year, in the hot south of the colorful clouds. Sichuan General Liu Wei led more than 10,000 Ming troops.

Advancing to the vicinity of Mubang City.

"Report, Mr. Sun, Ambassador Liu, Marshal! The front has been identified, and Mubang City has been surrounded by Burmese thieves. Because there are too many thieves, we can't get close to investigate!"

"Well, can you estimate how many thieves there are?"

"Um... I'll forgive you, my lords. The bandit's camp is too big... but a rough estimate is that it won't be less than 200,000."

"I know, let's explore again!"

"Got the order!"

After the scout walked out of the tent, Liu Wei thought for a moment and said to Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, I am a bit ignorant, please sir..."

"Liu Shuai, please speak."

"Master Sun, the current situation of the battle is very clear. As Master Sun said in advance, the Burmese thieves arrived very quickly, and their number is also very large. Although the Burmese thieves' combat power is only slightly stronger than that of the chickens and dogs.

Little bit, but with so many thieves, it’s really not appropriate to face the enemy head-on.”

"I agree with what Liu Shuai said about not facing the enemy head-on, but Liu Shuai's evaluation of the Burmese thieves' combat power. Well, this is my first time coming to Nanzhong, so I don't know much about the situation here. But Liu Shuai,

Don’t underestimate your enemies.”

"Hahaha, don't worry, Mr. Sun. This Burmese thief likes to bring hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people with him every time he fights. But among them, the only ones who can really fight are only a few thousand."

According to the records of the Mu family, the Duke of Qian who lived in Yunnan during this era, the Burmese army at this time was mainly divided into four parts.

One is the red barbarian soldiers hired by Myanmar, which are the most powerful in the Myanmar army.

The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were centuries when Spain and Portugal crossed the seven seas. According to the Treaty of Tordelcias between the two countries, Portugal mainly developed in the Eastern Hemisphere, and Spain mainly developed in the Western Hemisphere. Therefore, in this seventeenth century

In the first few years of the 1990s, many Portuguese people could be seen in India, Myanmar and even Thailand.

Unlike Spain, which has a native population of nearly 20 million, it can swallow large chunks of colonies and establish viceroyalties of various sizes. Portugal, which has a population of only two to three million, can generally only occupy one when it expands its colonies in the East.

point, and then use this point to trade, obtain profits, etc.

Therefore, unlike Spain's expansion in the Americas, which encountered fierce resistance, Portugal's expansion in the East encountered relatively little resistance. Not only that, because they brought a variety of novel items, they were sometimes even popular with the local indigenous people.

welcome.

In 1579, the Portuguese royal family died out, and Spain took the opportunity to annex Portugal. Then at this moment, the Portuguese scattered across the East fell into confusion: their motherland was gone, and they were unwilling to be Spanish. So at this time, in various places

The exchanges between the colonial Portuguese and the local indigenous people suddenly became extensive and in-depth.

It was during this period that the King of Burma had a group of about 500 Western white mercenaries. Among them, the majority were Portuguese.

Although this army is small in number, everyone is equipped with matchlocks and cannons. Therefore, this is the most powerful unit in the Burmese army.

Next, there is the Burmese King's personal guard. The number is not very large, about two thousand people. The soldiers of this army have excellent armor and weapons. They are also extremely loyal to the Burmese King.

Then there are the personal guards of each prince, both in terms of numbers and combat strength, they are all inferior to the royal guards of the King of Burma.

Finally, there is an extremely large number of ordinary soldiers. Some of them are responsible for the service work of the first three troops, as well as nobles and officers at all levels. Some serve as military handymen, and some are responsible for logistics.

During the war, the personal guards led some ordinary soldiers to go out to fight first. After the situation was at a stalemate, they sent out the red barbarian mercenaries to launch a thunderous strike. After the enemy was broken through at one point, a flood of ordinary soldiers surged up.

This will completely break down the opponent's defense line.

Although Liu Wei was not of the Mu family and could rule Yunnan, he worked with Deng Zilong in his early years and had many interactions with the Burmese army. Therefore, he was very familiar with the combat power of the Burmese army.

"So, Mr. Sun, the most powerful Burmese thieves are actually those few thousand people. But among these thousands of people, the only ones that the general is afraid of are those few hundred red barbarians. As for the other guys

, Haha..." He stretched out a hand and turned it over twice: "Easy as a flip of a stick!"

After saying this, Liu Wei pointed his finger at an officer in the corner of the tent: "Sir, this guy's name is Wang Yongjin, and he is now a staff general. Twenty-one years ago, he was just a small soldier. At that time, Gao Guochun was the commander-in-chief.

(He was the general at the time) led hundreds of brothers to defeat the camp of tens of thousands of Burmese bandits. He was one of them!"

The middle-aged man named Wang Yongjin stood up embarrassedly after hearing Liu Wei's words: "Master Sun, hey hey... these Burmese thieves, as the commander said, there are only a few that can be beaten in an army.

.So the endurance of such an army is completely insufficient. As long as it can withstand its elite three axes, the so-called huge force of the Burmese thieves will ultimately be a burden!"

"Okay! General Wang is right!" After praising Wang Yongjin, Sun Chengzong stood up: "In that case, I will issue an order here."

"I'll ask your lord to show me."

"Before I left the capital, His Highness the Grand Sun repeatedly warned me that I am only responsible for the general, and the specific methods of fighting will be decided by each general through discussion. Therefore, when we arrive near this Mubang, I will not care how to fight. I only need two

The results are: first, it doesn’t matter how many people are left in Mubang City, but there must be no one with the surname Han (the chieftain of Mubang is named Han). Secondly, as for the Burmese thieves, they must be beaten hard this time to make them pass this battle.

Later, for at least ten years, I did not dare to invade my Ming Dynasty on a large scale. But I could not kill them. Because of the existence of Burmese thieves, Siam further south would not quickly become powerful. In this way, my Ming Dynasty’s Meng Yin Mansion (which was next to it at this time)

Thailand (later to be the territory of Myanmar) will not be invaded by Siam. As long as these two things can be done, I will not care about other things. I will only work with Ambassador Liu to provide good logistics for the generals and brothers.

Let everyone have enough food and clothing, and fight for the country without any worries!"

"Yes, I will obey your orders!"

…

At the same time, inside Mubang City.

“Have you not seen Ming’s reinforcements yet?”

"Master, our recently returned scout entered the city three days ago. He reported that no red was seen in the north. As for the past few days, our people have not been able to leave the city at all, and no one from outside can come in."

"Hey, this is really bad. I really didn't expect Anavallon to come so quickly and bring so many people with him! Didn't he leave anyone to guard his home? Sha Lian's Red Yi people invaded

What should we do? What should we do if Siam in the south, where the Buddha was born at the time of the Buddha’s birth, comes to attack us?”

Seeing Han Gai at the head of the throne busy helping the current Burmese king Anavalong to worry about things, the leaders of Mukang below had different thoughts.

"Come on, send the order, get some stone strips, and block all the gates! To prevent traitors from opening the city gates from the inside at this time." After saying this, Han Gai sat down dejectedly: "Next, let's
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