Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 12
Let's say that Bai Mingxiu got two new mercenary units, and his direct subordinates have expanded to more than 2000 people.There was a commander of the barbarian soldiers, named Hong Mian, who faced the dark face, but spoke Chinese very fluently.The captain of Iron Cannon Ashgaru was named Lin Zheng, and he looked like an ordinary southern man.

Bai Mingxiu has already discovered that although the mercenaries may come from different countries and ethnicities, in his hands, the soldiers are actually Han Chinese and of Han culture. Even those barbarian soldiers who call themselves barbarians are actually just It's just a barbarian dress, and everyone speaks Chinese with a little accent.

Bai Mingxiu divided the barbarian soldiers into two brigades, each with 1000 soldiers.The iron cannon ashigaru, like the US infantry company, also formed two companies according to the establishment of the modern army.

Bai Mingxiu and Li Dingguo said: "On the future battlefield, projectile weapons such as firearms will become the most important method of warfare, especially King Jin, you have seen the equipment used by the guard company. One day, soldiers will be equipped with such equipment. Instead, weapons such as knives, guns, bows and arrows will gradually withdraw from the battlefield. At this time, in the western lands, musketeers have formed the core of their army, and even in Japan, the role of musketeers is becoming more and more important. Although Our Ming army was defeated and the country was defeated, and our government was incomprehensible and the system was corrupt, but our military was also too conservative and unable to keep pace with the times.”

Li Dingguo already regarded Bai Mingxiu as half a king, and gradually got used to his insight and excellent decision-making. At this time, Bai Mingxiu seemed to be covered with a halo, and Li Dingguo also attached great importance to his words. ?”

"Concentrate on the organization of the shotgunners in our army, and use the training method of Zheng He's army to reform the old. At the same time, we need to form separate cavalry companies for the cavalry in our army, so as to match the mobility of the infantry with firearms. "

Li Dingguo said: "If that's the case, I will follow His Highness's wishes and gather our army's musketeers to practice new tactics."

Bai Mingxiu said: "No rush, our top priority now is to send troops to Awa City, kill Mangbai, and destroy Myanmar."

Now the Ming army barely has [-] people, the Ming army has won a new victory, and its morale is also good.It's not that Li Dingguo didn't secretly question Bai Mingxiu's plan at the beginning, but now it seems that Bai Mingxiu's idea has become the best choice now.

The weapons used by the barbarian soldiers were relatively backward, but the Ming army had just defeated the Burmese army. The quality of the Burmese knives used by the Burmese army was very good, and now they all became the weapons of the barbarian soldiers.

Bai Mingxiu urged Li Dingguo to march forcefully to attack Ava City before the Burmese side realized what happened.

Li Dingguo also agreed with Bai Mingxiu's point of view, because in order to meet Yongli, Li Dingguo led the army out with light clothes and did not bring too much food and grass.If the battle is delayed for too long, the Ming army will stop cooking.

The Ming army marched for a day and two nights, and finally arrived at the city of Ava in the early morning of the third day.

Ava City is located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady River. Since it faces the river on three sides and land on one side, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.In order to strengthen the defense, the Burmese also dug an artificial lake outside the city and set up a wooden city. If they want to attack Ava, they must have a pontoon or boat.

In May, Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan launched an offensive against Ava to welcome Yongli back. He sent Jin Tongwu to build a ship upstream. As a result, the Burmese discovered it early and sent people to attack the shipyard. The logistical supplies could not keep up, so Li Dingguo could only withdraw his troops sadly.

This time the Ming army made a comeback, but Li Dingguo was full of confidence.

Due to the sudden arrival of the Ming army, Myanmar did not make much preparations, so some ships along the river did not have time to withdraw or be destroyed.In the early morning, the cavalry of the Ming army arrived, broke up a Burmese army guarding here, and snatched dozens of small boats.

Only then did the Burmese army discover that the Ming people had come to Awa again, and it seemed that they were preparing to attack the city again.

With Li Dingguo, the military god, leading the army, the Ming army traveled all day and night, and soon assembled on the other side of the river. The Burmese army looked at each other across the river, and they were terrified.

The Burmese king Mangbai was frightened and sent an envoy to the Ming army. He presented a letter saying that the previous war between the Ming and Burma was purely due to a misunderstanding between the two sides. At this time, Emperor Yongli had been released and both sides should stop fighting and make peace. The Burmese king I am willing to offer gold and silver as a gift of thanks.

Hearing what the messenger said, Bai Mingxiu just sneered and said: "Murdering my ministers of the Ming Dynasty, the crime of rebelling against the Burmese and puppet King Mang is unforgivable. Today the army of the Ming Dynasty is here. If you want to avoid this military disaster, let Mang wear plain clothes and tie him up behind his back." With both hands, kneel and walk to our Ming army to apologize, and the city of Ava will surrender."

The messenger was also dumbfounded when he heard the young prince's words, so he could only pass on the words.

After the messenger left, Jin Tongwu asked: "Your Highness, shall we wait for the Burmese to reply?"

Li Dingguo also looked at Bai Mingxiu. Although the prince was young at this time, everyone had already paid attention to him.The prince is more courageous than others, and he is favored by the heavens. Heroes are all backed up, and they belong to the destiny.Even Li Dingguo, who has been in the world for [-] years and is a veteran of the army, has to consider Bai Mingxiu's opinion.

Bai Mingxiu said with a smile: "I didn't expect Niwang Mangbai to agree to this condition when I raised this condition. We don't need to wait now, just cross the river directly."

It was already noon at this time, and the Ming army had rested for a long time, and their vigor was in full swing.Bai Mingxiu discussed with Li Dingguo and sent guards and soldiers to board more than ten ships. Each ship was equipped with heavy machine guns and automatic rifles as a cover for firepower. Other Ming army infantry took this opportunity to rush across the Irrawaddy River and set up positions on the beach.

The war was about to break out, and the Burmese army also had hundreds of soldiers and horses defending on the river bank.Halfway through the Ming army crossing the river, the Burmese army's artillery also rang out.It's just that the Burmese army's artillery is really not accurate enough, and it is too far away from the Ming army's river-crossing fleet.At this distance, the heavy machine guns of the Ming army roared.

The Burmese army didn't even know what happened, so they were shot to death in large numbers.Even the artillery positions were in chaos.Relying on the overwhelming firepower of the Ming army, hundreds of Ming army infantry successfully landed on the river bank, moved the prepared earth bags to the boat, and set up a simple fortification position on the bank to facilitate the soldiers of the guard company to set up a line of defense.

Zhao Xu was able to do this kind of battlefield command very easily, and Bai Mingxiu was very relieved.

The Burmese army quickly sent troops out to drive the Ming army down the river, but how could the Ming army that had already established a simple firepower point be destroyed so easily.Thousands of Burmese troops were defeated once again, even after only a few minutes of contact, the Burmese troops in the front row fell, and the Burmese troops behind had lost their combat effectiveness and ran back.

(End of this chapter)