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The Qing-Burma War in history lasted for several years.

It's embarrassing to say that nearly half of the first two years of fighting were fought in China.

Moreover, the main force of the Burmese army was on an expedition to Siam and was besieging the capital of Siam. The Qing army faced only Burmese partial divisions. Of course, the Qing army was all green battalions and local soldiers, and they were beaten to pieces by the Burmese partial divisions.

In the final outcome, it was impossible to tell who won and who lost, and the frontline generals on both sides were exhausted.

The Qing army hid the truth from Emperor Qianlong, and the Burmese army hid it from the King of Burma. Each sent more than a dozen generals to negotiate a peace, exchanged gifts, and formally ceased war. When the Qing army retreated, they also sank cannons and burned boats. The Burmese army felt it was a pity and asked for the cannons to be given to them, but the Qing army sternly refused.

Immediately, everyone went back to their respective homes to find their respective mothers.

The Qing army returned and told Qianlong that we had achieved a great victory and Burma had completely surrendered. The Burmese army also went back and said that it had driven back the Qing army and we finally won.

Qianlong and King Burma really believed it.

Even if you don’t believe it, you must believe it. Take the Qing army as an example. The war cost more than 9 million taels of silver. Could it be fought again?

The newly married prince was allowed to attend the Supreme Military Council.

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the map and said: "According to the detailed reports sent out in the past two years, the Burmese have stepped up their intrusion into Cheche. Chieftains in Cheche have also been asking for help and asked the court to send troops to help. Thirteenth edition of Chesi has been occupied by the Burmese." Go for two.”

The Xuanwei Department in the Cheri was one of the Three Xuanwei and Six Weisi established in the Ming Dynasty.

There are twelve big chieftains under its jurisdiction, plus one Chesi, which together is the "Thirteenth Banna". "Banna" means "thousand fields", "Shisanbanna" means "thirteen thousand fields", and each thousand fields is a jurisdiction.

Does it sound familiar?

The Thirteenth Banna is Xishuangbanna!

The Xuan comfort envoy in the car, the leader of Xishuangbanna, jumped repeatedly for more than two hundred years.

The recent jumps are as follows: In the thirteenth year of Wanli, he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Burma surrendered. Five years after the apocalypse, Burma was betrayed. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the Burmese army came back, killed the chieftain, and surrendered to Burma again. In the ninth year of the Republic of China, he surrendered to the Chinese court.

Due to the delay in accepting the dispatch of officials from China, the Tatung Army never offered help, and Myanmar took the opportunity to invade again.

If the Datong Army still stands still, the entire Xishuangbanna will surrender to Myanmar.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "The current ambassador in the car is called Daonuo Meng. Because he is young, his uncle Daomucin is in charge of the government. Daomucin is unable to resist the Burmese, but they are increasing taxes day by day. The chieftains and common people in the car are None of them are convinced. After the war, we can use both kindness and power to reform the country, but we cannot go too far, otherwise it will definitely lead to rebellion."

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel has been replaced by Ouyang Zheng, who was also a hero of Conglong in the Luling period. He said: "In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the Burmese army captured Cheche and took away a large number of people. The southern area of ​​Cheche was sparsely populated, so we could take advantage of the opportunity. Immigration. There are many Dai people in Yunnan, and Dai officials can be recruited to serve as officials in Cheche. The Xuanwei Division in Cheche can be changed to Cheche Prefecture, with two counties under it. Thirteenth Banna was changed to Thirteen Towns, originally All chieftains are mayors of the town."

Lu Xiangsheng continued to point to the map and said: "The chieftain in the car will definitely agree to the Datong Army's crossing the border, and will even send troops to help. But the company commander Meng next to him has been wavering and his attitude is ambiguous. Our army should march urgently and seize the border in one fell swoop. Pass the checkpoint and use military power to overwhelm them. According to their past habits, they will most likely surrender on the surface, or at least not help each other."

Meng Lianchang's lawsuit happened hundreds of years later in Menglian County, Lancang County and Ximeng County in Pu'er City.

In other words, not only was Xishuangbanna not included in the territory of the New Datong Dynasty, some places in Pu'er City were still controlled by chieftains.

The chieftain here is also named Dao. From the Jiajing period to the present, there have been various internal struggles for power. Brothers kill brothers, nephews kill uncles, and when fighting for power, they often resort to external forces, such as betraying the Ming Dynasty and seeking refuge in Burma.

At this time, Menglian Chieftain Dao Paiqin surrendered to Myanmar and has been unwilling to pay tribute to China.

Zhao Han said: "After the war, Meng Lian Chieftain can no longer stay, and was changed to Meng Lian Prefecture. And this Dao family, kill a few more to establish their power!"

Lu Xiangsheng continued: "The plan of the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion, Division Commander Liu (Liu Xinyu)'s troops, took the car and Menglian to attack Mengen Mansion and 800 Division. And Governor Huang (Huang Yao)'s main force, The main force will take the Jinsha River and go south to attack Mengyang. The main force will take the Yingjiang River and jointly attack Mengmi, looking for an opportunity to have a decisive battle with the main force in Taungoo (Myanmar). Even if there is a stalemate due to the terrain, we only need to drag out the enemy's main force, because our army is still There are two divisions going by sea!”

Menggen Mansion and Eight Hundred Divisions were both established in the Ming Dynasty.

Menggen is the Kengtung region of Myanmar, and Babaisi is the Chiang Mai region of Myanmar. By the way, there once was a country of eight hundred wives, probably located in these two places.

Zhao Han said: "Meng Yang and Mubang returned to their hometowns after the war. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs made preparations in advance and selected officials and immigrants in advance."

This time in the expedition to Burma, the imperial court did not plan to annex all of them, but only planned to capture Mengyang (Myitkyina), Mubang, Menglian and Cheche. Once these four places are occupied, it will be difficult for the small countries in Southeast Asia to expand northward, but China can send troops to conquer at any time because China has occupied all the favorable terrain.

The remaining territory of Myanmar will be dismembered and the jurisdiction of chieftains will be re-established.

Zhao Kuanghuan sat nearby and listened carefully, without speaking.

It was said to be an imperial military meeting, but in fact the strategic plan had already been formulated, and it was more about discussing post-war governance.

As for the offensive route of the Yunnan Datong Army, it was similar to the fourth Qing-Burma battle. However, the scope of dispatching troops is wider, and the Eastern Route Army will fight all the way to 800th Division.

Babaisi is very strange. It has always been Buddhist and has never expanded to the outside world. When the Ming Dynasty was still powerful, Babaisi was always loyal to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was dying. It once surrendered to Burma, but the people always resisted, and some chieftains also supported the resistance. It is now a subsidiary force of Siam, but in essence it is subordinate to Myanmar.

As long as the Datong army reaches the border, the chieftains of the Eight Hundred Division will definitely come down and help the Datong army fight the Burmese.

And Siam will also send troops. The situation then will be a three-sided attack from the south, south, north, and Myanmar probably doesn’t know which side to defend.

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Taungoo dynasty of Myanmar, capital Ava.

Due to over-expansion and ethnic conflicts, the Taungoo dynasty was already in turmoil decades ago.

Then a fierce man came out. After King Long succeeded to the throne, he immediately moved the capital to the north, stopped expansion, organized households and people, lightened the corvee and paid little tax, treated all ethnic groups well, developed water conservancy, and paved roads... The Toungoo Dynasty quickly reached its peak. .

King Thalong has died of illness for six years, and the new king of Burma is called Pingdagli, also known as Pingdali and Mangda.

King Mangda inherited a prosperous and powerful Myanmar.

In just six years, Burma was devastated by large-scale construction projects, corvee recruitment, and oppression of foreigners. This guy is also addicted to food. He keeps sending troops to invade cars and quietly encroach on the Yunnan border, thinking that he is invincible.

They even went to bully the small Brahmin country in the west, which was later known as Manipur in India. It was rumored on the Internet that the six-star red flag was used.

"Your Majesty, the businessmen who came back from the north said that the Chinese army seems to be gathering towards the border." Privy Council Minister Hei Lutao reported.

King Mangda of Myanmar continued to enjoy the singing and dancing: "Don't be afraid, even if the Chinese army comes, they will be repelled by the brave Taungoo warriors!"

He Lutao said: "Your Majesty, China's military is strong and we must gather heavy troops for defense!"

Mangda didn't care about this: "I'll leave it to you. Don't disturb my drinking anymore."

"yes!"

Hei Lutao took the order and retreated.

Hei Ludao was an important minister promoted by King Long. He had followed the wise monarch for a long time. Now that a foolish monarch came to the throne, he was already very unhappy.

Emperor Yongli in history was disarmed by Hei Ludao and sent troops to ambush Bai Wenxuan who was looking for Emperor Yongli, killing more than 800 Nanming soldiers. Later, the king of Burma, Mangda, was deposed and a new king, Mangbai, was established as a powerful minister.

Hei Lutao left the palace, but was stopped by Mang Bai on the way.

"What did your Majesty say?" Mang Bai asked.

Hei Ludao replied: "Indulge in sensuality, leave everything to me."

Mang Bai sighed: "Hey, Your Majesty should be diligent in state affairs, how can you only enjoy yourself all day long?"

Although Mangbai was only more than ten years old, he was very smart. Hei Ludao liked the king's younger brother very much. As for the king, everyone thought he was mentally retarded, and there was growing resentment from both the government and the public.

Helutao was in charge of the Privy Council, and with the king's orders, he quickly ordered the northern army to assemble, and also asked the chiefs of various tribes to send troops.

At this time, Mang Bai came again and suggested: "If the war in the north drags on for too long, we should be prepared for the Meng rebellion in the south, and an army should be gathered in Toungoo City."

Hei Ludao paid more and more attention to Mang Bai, nodded and said, "You should really beware of the Meng people."

The Mon are the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar, after the Bamar.

After the Taungoo dynasty conquered the Mon people, the Mon people resisted for hundreds of years and reduced the entire southern Myanmar to a scorched earth. If the war with China continues for too long, the Meng people will definitely take the opportunity to raise troops and poke the chrysanthemum of the Toungoo Dynasty in the south.

By the way, the Taungoo dynasty was later destroyed by the Meng people. The Burmese people resisted the Zhongguo and established the Gongbang dynasty, which was the Burmese government that fought against Qianlong.

While Heludao was mobilizing his army to go north, he was wondering whether he should get a new king.

Mang Da has already made people angry, and Mang Bai is so outstanding, so there shouldn't be much resistance to abolishing Li.

"Urgent report, urgent report!"

A fast ship came from the south, and the messenger rushed into the city and ran straight to the Privy Council.

After hearing the news, Hei Lutao received the messenger and asked, "Is there another Meng rebellion in the south?"

The messenger gasped: "It's...it's the Chinese army, coming from the sea. The various tribes of the Meng people in the south have rebelled against the country and surrendered to the enemy. Several towns have been lost!"

Hei Ludao was shocked and murmured to himself: "Don't the Chinese troops always come from the north? How could they come from the south by sea?"

The Datong Army on the southern route did not adopt the original plan and did not attack Taungoo City, the old capital of Myanmar. Instead, they landed directly on the Irrawaddy River. Following this river to the north, they could directly reach the capital of Myanmar, Ava City.

The reason for changing the plan was due to careful work.

Xizuo followed Han merchants to do business in southern Myanmar and found that the Mon people here were very powerful and all of them were dissatisfied with the rule of the Toungoo Dynasty. During the reign of King Thalong, ethnic conflicts eased, but after King Thalong's death, ethnic conflicts intensified again.

The boats that the Datong Army took along the river were all provided by the Mon people!