On the battlefield, there is the sound of horse hooves!
Guan Ning's cavalry roared into the battlefield. The knights on horseback bent their bows like the full moon and fired waves of arrows.
Dense arrows fell like rain, instantly causing heavy damage to the Burmese army, which had almost no armor protection.
Although the power of the Guan Ning Army's cavalry bows is limited, since the Burmese Army has little armor, its lethality is pretty good.
There was a hail of arrows and after the cavalry charged into the formation, the Burmese army in the camp collapsed more and more violently, and their escape speed became faster and faster.
Countless people abandoned their helmets and fled like wolves.
The entire battlefield was littered with scattered weapons and broken Burmese troops fleeing in panic.
After the cavalry of the Guan Ning Army entered the battlefield, they were experienced and quickly engaged in interspersed combat.
Charge after charge, the Burmese army in front of them was quickly defeated.
Then, deep penetration was carried out to continuously break up the basic organization of the Burmese army, so as to facilitate our own cavalry to gallop in its formation and expand the results of the battle.
Those remnants of the Burmese army who still want to gather forces and make a final resistance are their key targets.
The Japanese samurai also quickly followed up, slashing and killing the defeated soldiers from behind.
The war evolved rapidly, the Burmese army's camp was breached, and the entire battlefield was filled with shouts of death and the sound of gunfire.
Countless Burmese troops were overwhelmed by the cavalry until they collapsed, turning around and trying to escape into the mountains.
However, there is nothing so easy.
The cavalry in the coalition army is not a vegetarian, and teams of elite cavalry gallop on the battlefield.
The power was like a mountain torrent rolling back farmland, causing countless wheat seedlings and rice plants to fall down wherever it passed.
On the battlefield, the soldiers of the Burmese army were rice and wheat seedlings that were rolled over and fell.
The coalition cavalry quickly cut off the retreat route of the Burmese soldiers. A famous cavalryman crossed the road into the mountain. Through the cavalry and the charge, the Burmese soldiers ran away with their heads in their hands and did not dare to move forward at all.
Their attitude is very clear, that is, they want to cut off the Burmese army's retreat and annihilate the Burmese army that dares to come out to fight with the coalition forces in the field.
The deafening sound of horse hooves and the loud shouts of killing all made the Burmese soldiers collapse emotionally, and their faces were full of panic and fear.
Although there are many of them, no matter how many there are, it will be in vain if there is no morale.
A group of sheep gathered together, without the leader, would be nothing more than a group of moving food in front of a pack of wolves...
There is no threat to the wolves at all!
Wu Shicong looked at the evolution of the situation on the battlefield and nodded slightly.
"Go down with the order and prepare to recruit the enemy troops!"
This time before he led his troops to the expedition, the Ming Dynasty communicated with Wu Shicong.
The prisoners of war captured on the battlefield by his side can be exchanged for a certain amount of money and military honors from the Ming Dynasty.
Now the Ming Dynasty is carrying out major infrastructure construction in the country. In addition to building railways, it is also renovating official roads, bridges, water conservancy and other facilities in various states around the world. There is an urgent shortage of labor everywhere, and prisoners of war are the best labor force.
The kind that won’t hurt you even if you use it to death!
Among them, women are the first priority, because in addition to working, women can also be used to give birth to children.
Secondly, there are young and strong men, who can be used to do heavy work, such as road construction, mining, etc.
Thirdly, it is children, and as for the elderly, the Ming Dynasty does not want them.
Since prisoners of war could be exchanged for money, Wu Shicong naturally did not want to commit more killings, after all, all he captured was money.
After the situation on the battlefield became clear, he immediately ordered preparations for the surrender and the collection of prisoners of war.
As the coalition forces began to recruit surrender, the Burmese troops who were beaten to collapse also chose to abandon their weapons and surrender.
Countless people knelt on the ground, begging for mercy from the coalition soldiers.
Although a certain number of Burmese troops took advantage of the chaos and fled into the mountains and forests, escaping the pursuit of the coalition forces, there was nothing they could do.
The battlefield was too chaotic, and the Burmese army suffered too many defeats.
Although the coalition forces tried their best to prevent the Burmese army from retreating, they were not able to stop them all.
Of course, these Burmese soldiers who had the chance to escape have been discouraged and have nothing to do with it.
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In September of the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty's liberation, winter was about to begin. The allied forces organized by the Ming Dynasty were hunting the king of Burma in Myanmar.
At the same time, Zhu Hongyu also organized an autumn hunt at the Purple Mountain Hunting Ground outside Nanjing.
After receiving the imperial edict, the civil and military officials of the court and the family members of distinguished ministers chose to leave Nanjing and go to Purple Mountain for Mid-Autumn Hunting.
Although the population density of the Ming Dynasty was not high in this era, there were only 70 to 80 million people in an area of tens of millions of square kilometers, including Nanyang and other places inside and outside the Pass.
It is absolutely vast and sparsely populated!
However, the vast land and sparse population are absolute, but the population density around Nanjing is relatively dense.
Nanjing city and surrounding villages and towns have a population of less than 3 million.
Moreover, the population of Nanjing is still increasing at a very fast rate every year.
With such a large population density, it is difficult for wild animals to survive.
Therefore, the wild animals around Nanjing are actually rare things.
For Zhu Hongyu's autumn hunting, the animals in the Purple Mountain hunting ground were all captured and transported from other places.
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Hongyu stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling mirror, arranging his clothes.
Since he was leaving the city for autumn hunting today, Zhu Hongyu was not wearing a crown robe, but only a hunting suit.
On a black background, gold lines are used to depict a golden dragon on the cuffs and collar.
Wearing it on Zhu Hongyu, he looks quite tall and heroic.
That kind of temperament is heartwarming just by looking at it.
Li Lingxiu took a few steps forward and put a cloak she had made by herself on Zhu Hongyu. Then she personally tied the cloak for Zhu Hongyu and arranged his clothes.
"This is the cloak that I personally made for Your Majesty. Now that it's getting cold, Your Majesty should take care of yourself!"
Li Lingxiu looked at Zhu Hongyu with her beautiful eyes and said in a gentle voice.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, gently held Li Lingxiu's hand, rubbed his fingers gently on her fingertips, and spoke in a warm voice.
"Haha, the cloak made by Lingxiu is definitely not bad."
Over the years, Zhu Hongyu's close-fitting clothes are basically made by Li Lingxiu.
This former girl next door had very good prostitute skills.
While talking, Zhu Hongyu said with some distress when he saw the blood spots on Li Lingxiu's fingers that were pricked by needles.
"In the future, we can leave things like this to the servants."
Li Lingxiu shook her head and said.
"After all, what my servants did was not considerate enough. What I am doing now is just my duty as a wife."
After hearing this, Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said nothing.
He and Li Lingxiu are childhood sweethearts, and the relationship between the two cannot be faked.
He also knew Li Lingxiu well enough to know that she was very hard-working and had a restless personality.
She personally made clothes and other things for Zhu Hongyu, not only to express her love, but also to find something to do for herself.
After changing his clothes, Zhu Hongyu took his wife and children and prepared to set off.
Zhu Hongyu's wife and children were very excited when they heard that they were leaving the palace and going hunting in autumn.
Although the life in the palace was graceful, the huge palace was like a huge cage, locking them inside.
Zhu Hongyu himself was entangled in government affairs and rarely had the opportunity to go out of the palace to play, let alone these concubines.
Among them, the most excited one is undoubtedly Qiqige.
Having grown up on the grassland, she has long been accustomed to the unrestrained life on the grassland.
I have long been accustomed to galloping in the sun and enjoying the feeling of the spring breeze blowing on my face.
Since marrying Zhu Hongyu, she has been restrained in the palace. As time goes by, she yearns for freedom more and more.
This time Zhu Hongyu organized the autumn hunt, and she was the most excited and excited.
He had ordered someone to equip him with a hunting bow and hunting clothing early on, and even sewed a quiver himself, preparing to demonstrate his skills in front of Zhu Hongyu.
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When the time came for the autumn hunt, the driver left Nanjing City and headed straight for the Purple Mountain.
At this time, because Zhu Hongyu was going to hold an autumn hunt, the inside and outside of Zijin Mountain were taken over by the imperial guards and blocked.
No outsiders allowed in or out!
A high platform is erected outside the hunting ground for viewing and leisure.
After Zhu Hongyu arrived at the hunting ground, he was pulled directly by Qi Qi to watch her hunt.
Kaya, who was born as a Nanyang mountaineer, also followed on horseback, carrying a bow and arrow.
Qiqige is not the only one who has mastered hunting skills since she was a child, but Kaya can do it too.
From a very young age, she started holding a hunting bow and hunting with her father and brother in the mountains of Luzon.
Zhu Hongyu's other concubines also wanted to follow, but they couldn't ride horses and shoot arrows. They could only hunt rabbits, foxes and other small animals.
They can't get involved in things like hunting large beasts.
Zhu Hongyu, on the other hand, was heading for the large beast.
Li Lingxiu showed her role as the mother of the world and took other concubines in the harem and the female relatives of the ministers to hunt together.
She changed into a very heroic hunting outfit and looked heroic.
Holding a musket in his hand, he stood behind the fence, aimed at a deer in the distance, and then pulled the trigger.
There was a gunshot, and the bullet hit the deer's feet, raising a cloud of smoke.
The fawn was frightened and ran away quickly.
Li Lingxiu put down the musket in his hand and did not feel embarrassed, so he just spoke.
"I haven't touched a gun in many years, which makes everyone laugh."
When a group of female relatives heard this, they just spoke.
"Your Majesty, there is no way you can miss her. She is obviously a benevolent mother who has a benevolent heart in the world and cannot kill her at the sight of her."
"Your Majesty is much stronger than us. We people can't even load a musket..."
Li Lingxiu said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, no one needs to flatter me."
"Let's go play each other! My female family members are very restrained on weekdays, but now that we finally come out, we don't have to be restrained anymore."
After Li Lingxiu finished speaking, the women dispersed, shooting guns and shooting arrows.
Although the fight was lively for a while, the animals that were penned in the hunting grounds were not harmed.
Obviously, these women's marksmanship and archery skills are not very good.
However, they didn't really come to hunt. Except for a few people, everyone else fired a few shots each for meaning, and then gathered together to drink tea, chat, and socialize.
This is the purpose of these women participating in the Autumn Hunting. To put it bluntly, it is to socialize for their men.
Not really here to play!
Li Lingxiu was surrounded by many female relatives of court officials, and a group of people were chattering about something. Li Lingxiu smiled, nodded, and interjected from time to time, with a very well-controlled posture.
After being pampered and pampered for such a long time, her demeanor as the mother of a country and her care for the world is very prominent.
On the other side, Zhu Hongyu and a group of distinguished ministers in the court were really hunting.
Horses galloped on the hunting ground, and the mighty soldiers drove the prey on horseback, driving a large number of prey into the hunting ground.
Zhu Hongyu clamped his legs on the horse's belly and stepped out of the crowd. The horse under his crotch stretched its body wantonly and was very strong.
This horse from the plateau gallops like the wind, dazzling like a black lightning.
While the war horse was galloping, Zhu Hongyu also let go of the horse's reins with both hands, bent his bow and nocked an arrow.
The strong bow with a bow strength of one stone was stretched like a full moon, and the arrow made of fine steel reflected the cold light and made a crunching sound.
The next moment, Zhu Hongyu loosened his fingers holding the bowstring.
With a crashing sound, an arrow shot through the air.
The sharp arrow instantly penetrated the throat of a wild wolf and nailed it to the ground.
The wild wolf let out a shrill howl and soon became silent.
Zhu Hongyu was very strong, and the bow he used was naturally a specially made strong bow, which was very lethal.
Zhu Hongyu bent his bow like a full moon and fired arrows in succession.
There were endless sounds of bow strings trembling, and one after another prey was shot and fell to the ground.
In order to cope with this autumn hunting, Zhu Hongyu specially trained his riding and shooting skills.
Although he couldn't hit 100 times at this time, he still hit seven or eight out of ten shots.
The skill Zhu Hongyu is showing now is no worse than some cavalry who are good at riding and shooting!
Seeing Zhu Hongyu's heroic act of killing his prey with arrows, the accompanying DPRK officials and the surrounding guards cheered loudly.
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Your Majesty's perfect shot!"
"..."
After Zhu Hongyu emptied his quiver, he did not immediately ride back to the team. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and drew out the musket placed beside the saddle.
Aim at the prey, pull the trigger, and do it in one go.
Bang! Bang bang!
The gunfire rang out, Zhu Hongyu kept pulling the trigger, emptying the revolver in his hand, killing several beasts one after another, and then he put the gun back to the saddle with satisfaction.
Then he rode back to the group.
Seeing everyone's eyes turned towards him, Zhu Hongyu said with a smile.
"Haha, I haven't practiced riding and shooting for a long time, so I feel quite rusty."
Faced with Zhu Hongyu's self-effacement, everyone around him spoke one after another.
"Your Majesty's marksmanship is far inferior to that of a humble minister!"
"Your majesty is so majestic and majestic that you have the legacy of the great ancestor Taizu. He is truly a blessing to our Ming Dynasty and to the whole world."
"..."
Everyone felt lucky to face such a young and heroic emperor.
Because the younger Zhu Hongyu is now, the longer he can stay in power.
In this case, it can stabilize the people of the Ming Dynasty to the greatest extent, who were turbulent due to the change of dynasties.
This makes the ambitious people in the world dare not risk the disapproval of the world and make trouble!
The younger and more heroic Zhu Hongyu is, and the better he is at fighting, the less likely he is to kill heroes, and the heroes in the court will have more room to perform.
Go and fight to find a wife and a son, hereditary and irreplaceable.
Otherwise, if you encounter an emperor who likes to kill heroes, all the ministers in the court will be numb.
Being able to follow an emperor like Zhu Hongyu was considered a blessing to many ministers.
Qi Qige on the side saw Zhu Hongyu showing off his power, and her big eyes were full of admiration, like tiny sparkling stars.
Qiqige rode all the way to him and said.
"Your Majesty, I also want to go hunting!"
As she spoke, she rolled her eyes, leaned into Zhu Hongyu's ear, and said in an eccentric way.
"I am going to hunt a sika deer for Your Majesty. I promise to present the freshest deer blood and antlers to Your Majesty."
After saying that, without waiting for Zhu Hongyu's response, she rode away.
There were bursts of laughter like silver bells.
Qiqige is riding a horse with a heroic figure. She is slim and graceful, and her buttocks and saddle form an alluring arc.
Riding on horseback, holding a bow and arrow, she has a wild charm about her.
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he just chuckled and was not angry.
This little girl is provoking him now, and she will be rewarded tonight!
Kaya on the side heard what Qiqige said just now, her eyes lit up, she leaned over to Zhu Hongyu's ear and spoke in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, I am also going to hunt a sika deer to present to Your Majesty!"
After saying that, she rode into the hunting ground.
Zhu Hongyu's mouth twitched, but he didn't take it to heart. He just turned around and said to the ministers around him.
"Let's all go hunting on our own!"
"Whoever catches the most prey during today's autumn hunting will be given a hundred gold coins and can drink with me!"
Zhu Hongyu revealed the lottery number.
After his words fell, the heirs of the noble families rode into the hunting ground.
Many people have made up their minds to compete for the lottery offered by the emperor.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Hongyu's eyes were full of satisfaction.
From the current point of view, the martial spirit of these noble ruling classes in the Ming Dynasty is still good.
At the very least, there is no useless snack that cannot ride a horse or fire a powerful bow.
After giving the order, Zhu Hongyu led the people back to the high platform where the ceremony was held, looking at the hunting ground not far away.
Beside him, Li Dingguo, Li Guangyuan, Zheng Jing and other distinguished officials were accompanying him.
"Guess, everyone, whose doll can win the prize I gave you today?"
Zhu Hongyu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked.
Li Dingguo and others all laughed and agreed, giving names they thought were possible candidates.
Everyone talked happily, the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, and the king and his ministers were in harmony with each other.
Zhu Hongyu was also holding a tea cup with a smile on his face.
In fact, the reason why Zhu Hongyu carried out the Autumn Hunting with such great fanfare was not just because he liked to play, nor was it just to maintain the martial culture at the top of the Ming Dynasty.
More importantly, it was actually to encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to hunt animals and beasts in the vast wilderness and expand their living space.
After decades of war, although the Ming Dynasty has recovered, its population is still severely damaged.
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, densely populated areas were extremely limited.
Due to population problems, large areas of suburban and rural areas throughout the Ming Dynasty are now infested with wild beasts.
Fortunately, herbivorous animals are not a threat, but can also provide meat for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
However, the presence of large carnivores such as wild wolves, wild boars, tigers, and blind bears is very dangerous.
In many places in the Ming Dynasty, there were frequent cases of wild beasts cannibalizing people.
In order to solve this problem, Zhu Hongyu not only ordered the Ming army garrisoned in various places to train, but also regularly send troops to hunt and kill wild animals.
All we can do is encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to pick up muskets and bows and arrows on their own initiative to hunt down the rampant wild beasts.
After a day of hunting, the autumn hunting banquet that night consisted of animals hunted in the hunting grounds. They were fried, fried, steamed, stewed, and roasted. The prey was prepared in many different ways.
The skills of the royal chefs in the palace are quite good.
Zhu Hongyu had the ability to invite the ministers attending the banquet to have a drink together, and then invited everyone to eat and drink separately.
At the banquet, Zhu Hongyu also pulled out the castrated Kang Mazi to perform a dance, which caused a roar of laughter in the audience.
After the banquet, Qiqige and Kaya each brought deer blood as gifts to Zhu Hongyu.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Faced with such a provocation, how could Zhu Hongyu not accept it?
Then, after delivering the deer blood, neither of them could leave Zhu Hongyu's room.
Zhu Hongyu's physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people, and coupled with the buff bonus of deer blood, he struggled for most of the night before he hugged the two of them and fell asleep together.
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After the onset of winter and as the new year approaches, the war situation in Myanmar has also turned for the better.
With Ava as the center, the coalition forces continued to send troops everywhere, sweeping across Myanmar and destroying the foundation of the Konbaung Dynasty's rule.
King Mangbai of Myanmar finally couldn't sit still.
Because he knew that if this continued, Myanmar's ruling order would be completely destroyed by the Ming army.
The fate of the Gongbang Dynasty will be known by then!
With no other choice, Mang Bai had to take the initiative to send troops northward to prepare to meet the main force of the coalition forces.
They want to use a strategic decisive battle to repel the invading coalition forces and restore Myanmar's defeat.
After receiving the news that Mangbai took the initiative to send troops north to prepare for a decisive battle with the coalition forces, the coalition headquarters in Ava quickly made a decision and the coalition forces began to move south.
Prepare for a decisive battle with the Burmese army heading north!
The two sides marched in opposite directions, and with a tacit understanding, they chose the battlefield at Ren'anqiang, which is more than 100 kilometers north of Naypyitaw.
The armies of both sides were moving towards Ren'an Qiang, and the troops from the coalition forces scattered around began to converge towards Ren'an Qiang.
The Burmese army took advantage of the local march and arrived at Ren'anqiang first, and began to build camps in Ren'anqiang. The cities of Ren'anqiang and Ren'anqiang echoed each other and acted as horns to prepare for the decisive battle with the Ming army.
At this time, the Burmese army included not only the Burmese Army troops, but also mercenaries who had spent a lot of money to hire from Western countries.
Western countries not only mobilized a group of troops stationed in nearby Indian colonies to participate in the war, but also used their influence in India to borrow a Mongolian cavalry from the Indian princes.
The Mughal Empire is actually just a matter of translation. To be precise, it should be the Mongol Empire.
The upper echelons and ruling class of the Mughal Empire were basically Mongolians native to India.
The cavalry of the Mughal Empire was naturally the Mongolian cavalry.
Although this Mongolian cavalry is a little more watery and a bit Asan-like, it is still a Mongolian cavalry.
The logic is smooth and there is no problem!
As time went by, the battle situation continued to evolve, and the main force of the coalition forces was also advancing towards Ren'an Qiang.
Liu Shantai was riding on the horse, his body rising and falling with the movement of the horse.
He couldn't help but reach out and wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Myanmar has a hot and humid climate, and due to its proximity to the tropics, there are four seasons.
Although the climate in winter is relatively dry and not so hot, it is still difficult to endure.
If Liu Shantai had not lived in Luzon before, he might have been unable to withstand the hot and humid climate in Myanmar.
During this period, since entering Myanmar, the coalition forces have suffered a considerable number of non-combat attrition.
If the Ming Dynasty had not provided proper logistics and transported a large amount of medicinal materials and mung beans and other heat-relieving foods for the coalition forces fighting on the front line, the non-combat attrition of the coalition forces might have been even more serious.
"Commander, our forwards encountered the Burmese army and a fierce battle broke out!"
At this time, a group of sentry riders came from a distance and reported to Liushan Taihui.
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ps: A classmate will come to visit the author tomorrow, so... take a day off.