Chapter 769 Surrender? Then slaughter it
Surrendered!
When the so-called "Burma King" Mangdala took off his clothes and carried thorns on his back, and leaned over to surrender in front of the Ming army camp.
Mu Tianbo laughed, and while being proud, he naturally comforted Mangdala. The so-called good words are nothing more than "the magnanimity of the Celestial Empire will definitely not blame the past." Such words made Burmese monarchs and ministers breathe a sigh of relief.
This seems to be a habit of the Celestial Empire.
Just as Mangdala and others fantasized about the Ming Dynasty's emperor's order to reprimand them, they would issue them a small square seal of the "Myanmar Xuanfu Department". This unprecedented war was over,
Countless Burmese prisoners of war rushed to the camp like ducks. In fact, they were their own camps, and they didn't even come to the camp to make an array. This "war" ended with Mangdala's surrender.
Why did they leave the camp?
Escaped!
Now they are all driven back.
This was a "war" that even made people feel a bit boring. Without much effort, the Burmese army collapsed and surrendered, while the Ming army had basically no casualties.
The battle was surprisingly smooth, and there were three main reasons.
First, except for the king's guards, the Burmese army, which is known as 300,000, is simply serfs carrying swords and guns. Myanmar has no decent army at all, just like a gangster fighting, with personal positions.
Second, the Ming army's artillery fire was too fierce, and before the battle started, it went straight to the rear, cutting off the Burmese army's retreat. Under the fierce artillery fire, the weak will of the serf soldiers were suddenly destroyed. After all, in many cases, they were just pulled to match the scene, and when did they have ever seen such hellish artillery bombardment?
As for the third, in the past three hundred years, the Burmese people have always been chieftains of the Ming Dynasty, and they have only risen and become independent in the past one hundred years. However, they are still in awe of the Ming Dynasty in their hearts. After the will collapse, surrender became a natural thing.
As for the Ming Dynasty?
From leading the troops south until Mangdala's surrender, the Ming Dynasty's official army had only single-digit casualties, and they were not killed in battle. One died of heatstroke, the other died of death by the chieftains, and some were infected with tropical diseases and became sick. The chieftains from all over the country hurriedly sent to help, and there were only a hundred casualties. They were still sick or exhausted on the road while they were on the road.
What is this called war?
This is really a war. The Burmese and Siamese people on the Indochina Peninsula used such an army and such combat power to fight for more than two hundred years. In the end, King Zheng even used only a few hundred Chinese fellows to become the "King of Siam". Unfortunately, someone later usurped the throne, and the one who usurped the throne was the non-mainstream king and his ancestors.
At this time, someone was counting the results of the war. Li Dingguo frowned and looked at the prisoners of war and said:
"Duke Mu, there are 200,000 prisoners this time. What should I do in the opinion of the Duke?"
The words of Xibo of Jin made Mu Tianbo confused:
“What should I do?”
Squinted his eyes and stared at the prisoners, Li Dingguo said in a cold tone:
"Everything should be slaughtered!"
Slaughter all!
These are 200,000 people!
My heart trembled, and Mu Tianbo hesitated:
"Is this a little bad? This, Mangdala has surrendered!"
Xibo of Jin... This kid is really worthy of being a Western thief. He will kill 200,000 people with just one mouth!
Seeing that Mu Tianbo was a little hesitant, Li Dingguo explained:
"Duke doesn't need to hesitate. Your Majesty wants to collect the southern barbarians and establish a province, and easily let these Burmese people go, there will be endless troubles! There are only so many lands in Myanmar. Either we plant them, or they plant them, and kill them, so that we can share the land with our people!"
"Will it be better to share them with military households as dependents and plow the fields for military households?"
Mu Tianbo said.
In fact, when the rebellion of the chieftains was put down in the first year of Gansheng, the land-giving system implemented by the Ming Dynasty in Wangnong, Wuding, etc. was similar to the land-giving system of the Burmese people. When the land was distributed to military households, two or three households of native people became nominal tenant farmers in the military households, and in fact they depended on the people. After all, in the chieftains, the native people depended on the leader, and now they have become military households of the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, the military households in Yunnan are much more comfortable than those in the mainland. Most of the military households in the mainland need to farm themselves. In Yunnan, they are all small landlords with tenants, and the land is still ripe for two or even three.
"Of course this is a good thing!"
Li Dingguo said with a smile.
"It may not be a good thing. Today is different from the past. In order to resist us, the pseudo-king conscripted almost all the men and let them go back. The Burmese people have no energy. If they keep it, if they rebel in the future, it may be difficult to control. After killing them all, not only can the land be distributed to the officers and soldiers, but also the houses and women's family members be distributed to the officers and soldiers. After generations of reproduction, all the Burmese people will be Chinese. Wouldn't that be better?"
Seeing him, Li Dingguo decided the lives of 200,000 people in a few words, Mu Tianbo still felt a little reluctant to say.
"Can you release some of it? Let the young and older ones go?"
"Ah! The benevolence and righteousness of the country are not as good as the country's Duke. In ancient times, he did not kill Huangkou and did not obtain Ermao. He made righteousness in ancient times and laughed at the present!"
Li Dingguo still insisted on the way.
"If it is not my race, their hearts will be different. Keeping them will only cause countless disasters! Moreover, the Burmese people rebelled for our Ming Dynasty's inner vassals. If they were not severely punished, how could they convince the chieftains? If the chieftains in the southern barbarians were not afraid of the power of heaven, and today they would pacify the Burmese people, there would be other chieftains in the future, and they would have to use thunderbolt means to shock the chieftains!"
Why did Li Dingguo insist on killing prisoners?
It is not just these reasons. The deeper reason is that most of the chieftains in the southwest only know the "General Palace" in Kunming but not the official government. "General Palace" is the general name of the Duke of Qian State. In other words, they only know Duke Mu State, but not the Ming Dynasty court.
This time, the prisoners were killed to establish the majesty of the Ming Dynasty in the Southern Barbarians. Let people know that the Southern Barbarians are the Southern Barbarians of the Ming Dynasty.
"What a pity, so many good laborers..."
After hearing this, Mu Tianbo sighed and closed his eyes and waved:
"If you do something wrong, you should be killed. This is the law of the Ming Dynasty. Since it is useless to the country, you should be killed all of them!"
Seeing that Mu Tianbo seemed a little unhappy, Li Dingguo suggested.
"Since this matter is the decision of Dingguo, then Dingguoyi has already taken responsibility. The Duke lives in the southwest of the world, so it will not make his hands dirty!"
Mu Tianbo, who was originally unwilling to be involved in this matter, nodded and said.
"Since that's the case, then there will be a hard work in Jin Xibo!"
After saying that, Mu Tianbo turned around and left. After leaving, he whispered to the generals around him.
"You have a message to the chieftains, and they say that the General Administration advises the guards not to kill prisoners, and they are sick in bed..."
Everyone is smart, so they naturally know what they are thinking.
After Mu Tianbo left, Li Dingguo ordered people to call out the chieftains who led the territory soldiers to help the troops. He naturally praised them for their actions of obeying the imperial orders and leading troops to assist in the suppression. Of course, the chieftains who did not contribute at all were ashamed, and they all said something like "The Heavenly Army is mighty, and we are late and unable to serve the Heavenly Army." Li Dingguo naturally laughed out loudly in response to this.
"Since you are willing to serve the court, how can the court not understand it? That's how these prisoners..."
When talking about "captive", Li Dingguo paused, and saw that all the chieftains were happy. Conflicts between chieftains and land struggles were second to the people, and the most important thing was to plunder the population. Just like the war between Myanmar and Siam, the people in the whole village and the whole city were often plundered as slaves. In the southern barbarians, people were the most important production resources.
"According to the Ming Dynasty's laws, rioters should be executed. Since they are plotting against rebellion, they should be executed. You will do this for you!"
In an instant, all the toast's faces suddenly changed.
Kill, kill prisoners...
And there are so many people, these people are all good laborers!
At this moment, Meng Yang Tusi Sihua jumped out and clasped her fists.
"Thank you for your kindness to the guards. It is a blessing for us to give us the opportunity to serve the court!"
Chapter completed!