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In order to conquer Burma, Huang Yao prepared in Yunnan for several years.

In addition to hoarding military rations and training patrol divisions, they have also been building ships.

The western front troops of the Northern Route Army dispatched troops in Tengyue Prefecture (set up after Zhao Han changed the country to Tuguiliu, and the prefecture was Yingjiang County, Yunnan).

The main force of the regular division led by Huang Yao set out from Jushiguan (near Kachang Town) and took Mengyang directly along the Nanzhu Bajiang River. Another patrol division set out from Yingjiang County and headed for Badao along the Dayingjiang River.

Huang Yao's army passed through the border village of Xiaozhanxi and arrived at the territory actually controlled by Myanmar.

The water flow is rapid all the way, with towering mountains on both sides, until it reaches the intersection of the Nanzhu Bajiang River and the Dajinsha River (the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River). Myanmar actually does not set any checkpoints along the way.

This good thing was due to the Ming Dynasty's suppression of chieftains, who were not allowed to build passes on the border. As for the Ming Dynasty, there are countless checkpoints, including Shenhu Pass, Jushi Pass, Tongbi Pass, Tiebi Pass, Huju Pass, Tianma Pass, Hanlong Pass... all connected into one large area.

Even Kachang Town and its surrounding areas were deliberately cut out by the Ming Dynasty. China firmly occupies the upper reaches of the Nanzhu Bajiang River. As long as it wants to fight one day, it can go straight down the river to Mengyang. But if Meng Yangsi wanted to fight, it would be difficult to go this way. Firstly, it would be difficult to sail against the current, and secondly, he would have to break through Xiongguan.

After Myanmar annexed Meng Yangsi, the Ming Dynasty was always in a passive defensive state for several decades, so Myanmar did not bother to build cities and customs on the border.

Of course, there are more reasons not to build a Guancheng.

After Myanmar annexed Mengyang, it invaded Mubang non-stop, and then attacked other chieftains. Then he encountered the Meng people's uprising and was counterattacked by Siam. After putting down the Meng uprising, he returned to attack Siam and reached the capital of Siam. At this time, the Mon people revolted again, and Burma was busy suppressing the rebellion. A series of wars left thousands of holes in the country. After King Long took the throne, he spent all his time recuperating and recuperating. Where could he find the manpower and material resources to build a city in northern Myanmar?

In just two days, the fleet passed through the mountains, and its first target was Jiajiu City.

By the way, the second battle of the Qing-Burmese War. The Qing army went to attack Bhamo, while the Burmese army defended and sent partial troops to Gajiu. In 2000, the Burmese army diverted their divisions and counterattacked into China. They followed Huang Yao's route. The Qing army who took the back route was defeated and returned.

The current Datong Army sent troops to fight Bamo and Gajiu together, and the main force was in the direction of Gajiu, which was exactly the same as the Qing Army's troop dispatch route in the fourth battle.

Of course, there are differences.

As soon as the Datong naval fleet came out of the mountains and was still far away from Gajiu, 2,000 Datong troops and 100 Dai farmers and soldiers were allowed to disembark.

The leader of the Dai peasant soldiers was called Sizu. About 50 years ago, a bunch of Mengyang chieftains, Sizhen, Siyuan, Sihong, Sizheng... were killed by the Burmese army one after another. Only Sizu's father was left, with a family. More than a thousand people fled back to the Ming Dynasty and lived in Qianya Town, Yingjiang County in later generations.

For Sizu, the Burmese army has a blood feud with him.

Those toasts named Si are all from the same family. As soon as one was killed, another succeeded to the throne and was killed again by the Burmese army, just like cutting leeks.

"This is it, go north at the foot of the mountain!" The guide who showed the way was an old man in his sixties.

The old man, whose surname is also Si, was a general of Tusi Meng Yang. His whole family was killed that year, and he fled to Yunnan with his clan members when he was more than ten years old.

Ma Hongjie said: "Husband, can your body hold on?"

"Yes, as long as I can get revenge, it's worth dying even if I die!" the old man said firmly.

This surprise attack force was formerly known as Shizhu Baigan soldiers and Guizhou Tengjia soldiers. Even the generals leading the troops were Qin Liangyu's great-nephews. However, the composition of the troops has changed dramatically, with 80% coming from Guizhou and Yunnan.

The 2,100 people only brought three days of dry food and had to walk more than a hundred miles along the foothills and cross three rivers in the middle.

Fortunately, the march route was all flat.

Huang Yao led the main force and quickly arrived at Jiajiu City, setting up artillery and bombarding them indiscriminately.

The Burmese troops in Meng Yangcheng (Myitkyina) and Meng Gongcheng (Mogaon) were attracted to support. The surprise attack force of the Datong Army took the land route to directly capture Meng Yang, who had been transferred from the army!

"There's a river ahead!"

"The whole army crosses the river!"

The surprise attack troops traveled day and night. When they encountered a river in the middle of the night, they jumped into it and swam across it.

They all wore rattan armor and could float after entering the water, and swam to the other side of the river easily. After crossing the river, we continued to move forward, and when it was almost dawn, we hid in the mountain forest on the east side to rest.

The old guide, who was in his sixties, was so exhausted by this rapid march that he didn't want to get up when he lay down.

More than a hundred miles and three rivers were covered in two nights.

They had to continue walking, going around to the north of Mengyang, hiding in the mountains and waiting for nightfall. Then, cross the Dajinsha River at night and try to attack the city at night before dawn.

The old man could no longer walk, so he hid in the mountains upstream of Mengyang with a few sick soldiers.

At dawn, Meng Yangcheng was defenseless.

The defenders here have been transferred downstream to confront Huang Yao's main force. There are only a hundred soldiers left in the city.

The exhausted Datong soldiers came along the right bank of the Dajinsha River.

They swam directly across the moat and reached the bottom of the city silently. The soldiers in the front row were also carrying bamboo ladders. The bamboos were cut halfway, and they could be tied together to turn them into ladders.

The vine armor on their bodies was still dripping, and the soldiers were extremely tired, but they still moved quickly when climbing the ladder.

On the nearby city wall, there were only two enemies napping. The Datong Army climbed up more than ten times and finally woke up the napping enemy troops.

In the darkness, there were so many shadows that it was impossible to tell how many were coming.

The first reaction of the two Burmese soldiers was to run away, shouting as they ran: "The Han people are coming!"

"Anyone who refuses to surrender will be killed!" Ma Hongjie reiterated the military order.

Sizu led the Dai farmers and soldiers and followed the Datong army to climb the city wall. They rushed to the city desperately to avenge their ancestors fifty years ago. At the same time, they shouted along the street in Dai language: "The descendants of Si Jia are here, the descendants of Si Jia are here!"

The Chinese words spoken by the Dai farmers and soldiers played a role in calming people's hearts.

Local residents in the city, dissuaded by their elders, hid in their houses and waited for the fighting to end. There were even a handful of people who went out to greet the descendants of the chieftain, knelt down and shouted: "I will lead the way, I know where the Burmese officials live!"

After Myanmar eliminated Mengyang Chieftain, they immigrated and garrisoned troops here, and also sent civilian officials to govern.

The local indigenous people were exploited and had long been dissatisfied with the memory. Now that they finally had the opportunity, they spontaneously acted as guides and led the Datong Army to attack the Burmese official residence and various residences of the Burmese in the city.

From dawn to dawn, the Burmese in the city were basically eliminated, and only a few opened the city gate and ran away.

The largest city in northern Myanmar fell into the hands of the Datong Army so easily.

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A few miles northwest of Jiajiu City, there is a Burmese army camp.

There are only a few hundred defenders in the city, but the fortress is strong. Moreover, there are mostly Bamar immigrants in the city, so strong men can be recruited to defend the city, and women and children can also carry materials for city defense.

For a while, I couldn't beat him.

The Burmese reinforcements from Meng Yang and Meng Gong were blocked by the Datong Army and completely cut off from the defenders in the city.

"Mengyang City was occupied by the Han army, Mengyang City was occupied by the Han army!"

A Burmese man rushed over. He was not a Burmese soldier, but a Burmese businessman living in Mengyang.

This guy got separated from his family and ran out of the city alone. When they arrived outside the Burmese army camp, they didn't know how to keep it secret, so they started yelling at the top of their lungs.

The Burmese soldiers guarding the gate of the camp changed their expressions after hearing this. Their families were all in Mengyang City!

The Burmese businessman was immediately taken in, and the Burmese general arrested him with a gloomy face: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The businessman knelt down and cried: "General, Meng Yang is really gone."

Mengdu asked: "The Han army was besieging Gajiu, how could Meng Yang fall? Even if he fell, why didn't I receive any news?"

If you want to attack Gajiu by boat, you need to make a big detour.

However, the Datong army responsible for the surprise attack on Mengyang landed ashore when the fleet came out of the mountains and took the shortest straight line distance to conduct the surprise attack.

The merchant cried and said: "I don't know where they came from. In the middle of the night, many Han soldiers suddenly entered the city."

"This is obviously a Han army spy. Come here, drag him out and chop off his head! Send an order to the whole army, we have caught a Han army spy. Everything he said is just a rumor!" He didn't dare to listen to it. Even if it was true, he had to If it is said to be false, the morale of the military will be in chaos.

The "spies" were quickly executed, but the Burmese army was already in disarray, and everyone wanted to know whether their families in Mengyang were safe.

The news quickly spread to the military camp next door, where Meng Gong Tusi soldiers were stationed.

Chieftain Meng Gong was originally a subordinate of Chieftain Mengyang.

Because it was the first to seek refuge in Myanmar, it was able to maintain its independent status.

Historically, in the fourth battle of the Qing-Burmese War, the main force of the Qing army traveled more than 2,000 miles and raided everywhere around Mengyang. In the end, no battle was fought because all the main forces of the Burmese army went to Bhamo. The only gain for the main force of the Qing army was the surrender of Chief Meng Gong.

Chieftain Meng Gong is used to falling in the wind.

Follow whoever is stronger, first with the Ming Dynasty, then with Burma, then with the Qing army, and then surrender to Burma.

Meng Gong Tusi Tuona Meng, upon hearing the news of Meng Yang's fall, instantly knew what choice he should make. This guy called his son over: "After nightfall, you secretly go to the Han army camp and make an appointment to send out troops together tomorrow. When the Han army attacks the Burmese army camp, I will take the opportunity to attack from the side. I will definitely kill the Burmese people by then." Caught off guard!”

However, he had no chance to defect.

The Datong army who made a surprise attack on Meng Yang found a few ponies in the city and rode up to report the news regardless of fatigue.

They also caught the fleeing Burmese soldiers on the way and brought them to Huang Yao's military camp.

Huang Yao said with a smile: "Let these two Burmese soldiers go and let them report the news. The whole army will be ready to attack the Burmese army camp in the afternoon!"

The Burmese army, which had just killed a "spy", soon encountered two more "spies".

"General, I'm not a spy. Meng Yangcheng is really gone..."

"General, I am your soldier..."

Two heads fell to the ground, and all the Burmese soldiers in the camp were demoralized.

The businessman who was killed might have been a spy. But these two reporting soldiers, whom many of them knew, how could they suddenly surrender to the enemy?

At this time, the main force of the Datong Army began to move, spreading out its troops and slowly killing the Burmese army camp.