The Burmese king Mang Bai here is dispatching troops, and the Tang army, which is attacking separately from the two directions, is also moving quickly in full swing.

Among them, the soldiers and horses of the tenth town of the Tang Army, since crossing the Qingteng Bridge, went all the way south along the Ivalodi River, and soon approached the city of Manmo.

Seeing that the Tang army had 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses, and a large number of huge caliber artillery, the soldiers and officials stationed in Manmo City were so frightened that they immediately abandoned the city and fled.

The soldiers and officials were the first to flee, and the Burmese people in the city were also terrified when they heard this terrible news, and the rich people who had a way to do so immediately packed up their soft and fled in a hurry, leaving only the poor who had no way to do it, waiting for an unknown fate in panic and anxiety.

Soon, this small border city, which was completely unvisited, was quickly occupied by the Tang army, which came like a monstrous wave, without firing a single shot.

To the surprise of the poor Burmese who remained in the city, the Tang army did not immediately start burning and looting as they imagined, but immediately assigned officials who were proficient in Burmese and posted a notice in the city, so that the whole city quickly restored calm.

The reason why the Tang army was so disciplined in this foreign land was really because of such a poor and rancid foreign town, and since the rich had already fled, there was naturally nothing worth searching. However, the thousands of Burmese people in this city are excellent people and laborers, and the Tang army will naturally not easily give up such rare human resources.

Therefore, Zeng Ying, the commander of the Tang Army and the deputy mayor of the Tenth Town, decided to order that more than 2,000 poor people in the city would be transferred as military and civilian servants to help the army carry grain and grass and transport ordnance. In this way, it not only solved the problem of manpower shortage for the Tang army, but also gave these poor Burmese people a temporary livelihood to support their families.

The soldiers and horses of the tenth town of the Tang Army, after taking Manmo, took a short rest, and immediately went south to the south of the Irodi River again, preparing to take the two cities of Jesha and Xingu, and completely open up the passage to the Burmese capital Ava.

And when the soldiers and horses of the 10th town of the Tang Army marched all the way south, they went out from Hanlong Pass, and the soldiers and horses of the 11th Town of the Tang Army, who attacked along the rugged mountain road, finally came to a few miles away from Mubang City after the arduous trek in the tropical forest.

Seeing the Mubang City on the horizon in a dark shadow, Mo Changrong, the mayor of the eleventh town of the Tang Army, wiped a handful of sweat on his face, and finally showed a relieved smile on his haggard face.

At this time, the Tang army, who had finally come to the outside of this Mubang city from the mountain road, was also exhausted, and many of them were soaked from top to bottom, as if they had been fished out of the water. At this time, it was just in time for noon, the scorching sun was shining on his body, and there was no wind around him, not to mention how uncomfortable the Tang soldiers wrapped in armor were. However, the discipline of the Tang army was strict, and no one dared to take off their armor without an order from the commander. Many soldiers simply spread their collars as wide as possible and the cuffs as high as possible to make themselves more comfortable.

It's just that although Mo Changrong's face was smiling, his heart was tense all the time, and he didn't dare to relax a little.

Since the battle at Hanlong Pass, due to the poor guidance of the guides, the whole army has marched from the forest in an almost primitive state, the road is narrow and rugged, and there are many damaged men and horses, which has led to the non-combat attrition of quite a few people, and the morale has also been greatly depressed.

Fortunately, the Tang army launched a sudden attack, and the Burmese army was caught off guard and could not gather troops in a short time, so it did not invite the Tang soldiers who came from afar in this rugged area. Mo Changrong estimated that by now, the Burmese army should have assembled its troops, and it is estimated that it will come to fight against him.

However, now that the whole army has passed the precipitous position, the next battle can not only be set up in formation, but also echo each other, and the degree of security for the soldiers and horses of the other side has been greatly improved.

But I don't know, will the Burmese soldiers concentrate in the city of Mubang and wait for themselves to attack the city in all directions, or will they send troops from Mubang again to fight head-on with themselves in this plain?

Mo Changrong hesitated, but he still immediately ordered: "All the officers and soldiers of the army, quit their hard work, immediately march slowly, enter Mubang City, in case the enemy situation changes, immediately form a battle formation to meet the enemy!" ”

"Order!"

The iron flow of the army is rolling, like a surging sea of steel, slowly searching and advancing towards the Mubang City in the distance, looking from the sky, the momentum is extremely magnificent, and there is an indescribable majesty.

At this moment, the soldiers in front of them suddenly heard a dull roar from the opposite side, and at the same time, the ground under their feet seemed to tremble slightly.

In the Tang army's formation, there was a small commotion suddenly, and many people's faces were confused and uneasy, not knowing what was happening on the other side.

However, the more than 20,000 Yunnan Tusi soldiers and horses accompanying the Tang army, their faces were full of horror, and they guessed almost immediately from their own experience that it must be the arrival of the elephant army of the Burmese army.

Seeing this change, Mo Changrong was also greatly shocked, he hurriedly raised the clairvoyant mirror and saw a scene that shocked him.

Almost in an instant, from the shadows of the horizon, more than 500 huge adult elephants rushed out in a row.

These elephants are huge, with long trunks, and the most penetrating thing is that these elephants are all male elephants selected by the Burmese army, with two long sharp fangs on the side of the elephant's mouth, and thick armor hanging on the forehead and front legs, which looks very terrifying.

Although many Tang soldiers had seen elephants in the battle with Yunnan Tusi, they had never seen such a large number of terrifying elephants. And more soldiers, the vast majority of people have only heard of it, but have never really seen such a terrible behemoth, when they saw the figure of the elephant appear from the shadows, many soldiers' faces have begun to show a look of fear.

Mo Changrong noticed that in the enemy formation, the elephant at the front was extremely huge, and its fangs were so thick that the tips began to curl, and on the elephant tower that this elephant was carrying, there was a general wearing rattan armor.

This general is the enemy's commander-in-chief, Myawaddy Hou Neishan.

Next to Uchiyama, there is a male elephant with the same huge size, and sitting on the elephant tower on his back is the enemy's lieutenant general, Virtue Hou Mingyanaya.

Mo Changrong let out a long sigh and put down the clairvoyant mirror in his hand.

"This should be the killer weapon of the Burmese army, the elite elephant soldiers, right?" Mo Changrong turned his head and asked in a deep voice to a small toast head man next to him.

This little leader of the Tusi, who fought with the Tang Army and is now serving as the guide of Mo Changrong's department, heard Mo Changrong's question, and immediately replied respectfully: "Yes, general. Those war elephants are huge and male, and they should be the most elite elephants in Burma. The soldiers who control the elephants on their backs, also known as elephant slaves, are tasked with raising these elephants, raising and training them, and then they can be driven into battle on the battlefield. ”

"Hmph, it's just a façade! The order went down, and when the battle began, concentrate the attack and shoot the elephant slaves. Although Mo Changrong had never fought with the Burmese, he was also a battle-hardened general, so he sneered and immediately made a judgment.

"Order!"

The giant elephant galloped and roared, a large number of soldiers followed, and 100,000 Burmese troops rushed to cover the ground, and quickly came to a place about two miles away from the Tang army, and set up a position on the spot, ready to fight to the death with the Tang army.

Seeing the number of Burmese troops on the opposite side, with the help of giant elephants and more than twice the strength of their own, the Tang soldiers on the opposite side who were already exhausted after a long journey were suddenly frightened. Many people keep beating the drums in their hearts, not knowing how this battle will be fought next.

Due to the suddenness of the arrival of the Burmese army, the Tang army had just come from a rugged mountain road, and its artillery and baggage were all in the rear, so it was difficult to move to the front to meet the battle for a while. Therefore, in the Tang army's formation, the commotion became more and more intense, and those Tusi soldiers and horses behind the formation were even more inexplicably frightened.

At this extremely tense moment, the face of the main general Mo Changrong was as calm as an ancient well, without a trace of waves.

Hmph, you damned Burmese dogs, do you think that our army is tired from afar, and without the help of artillery, you can defeat our army?

But it's not a dream!

"Pass on my military order, the whole army of 10,000 musketeers gather in front, wait for the enemy elephant to enter the firing range, immediately concentrate firepower, shoot the elephant slave on the elephant's back!" Mo Changrong ordered in a deep voice.

"Order!"

"When the firecrackers succeed, retreat immediately, and all the auxiliaries will go out of battle and bombard the elephants with cluster earth-shaking thunder, and be sure to force them to flee in a panic!"

"Order!"

On the Tang army's side, Mo Changrong gave orders again and again to let the Tang army set up a position on the spot to meet the enemy soldiers.

"Woohoo! Woohoo......"

At this moment, in the Burmese army's formation, a group of naked half-body trumpeters sounded the horn of the charge in unison.

The five hundred elephants lined up in front of them began to run faster, first in small steps, and finally in a wild run. The rhythm of this attack is quite similar to that of cavalry charging. More than 500 elephants were running on the flat battlefield, and the earth shook violently, and the terrifying feeling was like an earthquake coming suddenly, which was enough to terrify the opponent.

The Burmese army's elephant array launched an attack, which made the Tang army on the opposite side more and more panicked, and now a large number of musketeers were crossing the gun and shield battle formation in front of them and began to march to the front formation, which looked more like a mess from the outside. Such a scene of the Tang army made the chief general of the Burmese army, Uchiyama, feel a fallacy, and his heart was ecstatic.

As the main general, Uchiyama was still in the main formation, and did not charge with the elephant team, but he saw from Qianjin that the Tang army was so panicked in front of the formation, and it was expected that this battle would be won with one blow, and the endless joy in his heart was indescribable.

And the deputy general who led the elephant array to attack, Meide Hou Ming Yenaya, saw the chaos in front of the Tang army, his eyes were blood-red, releasing a greedy and bloodthirsty red light, and his face was so excited that his face was trembling constantly.

Damn Chinese, let you take a good look at the power of my Burmese elephant army! Let all of you bastards who have invaded our country be reduced to powder under the clutches of my giant elephants!

Ming Yanaya, who was leading the elephant array all the way, suddenly saw that the Tang army battle formation in front of him was like magic, and it instantly returned to order, and on the big shield at the front of the Tang army's battle array, above the big shield of Meng Tie on each side, next to each spearman who was ready to attack, suddenly there was a firecracker holding a flintlock Lu Mi gun.

In front of the shield, there was also a row of Tang soldiers holding firearms.

They quickly prepared, and the muzzle of the black hole in each person's hand was immediately aimed at the elephant formation of the Burmese army rushing towards the opposite side, and the elephant slave on his back was driving the elephant to shout at the elephant.

After the elephant array entered the Mini shell, the newly equipped Mini bullet of the Tang Army, the longest range of 600 steps, the Tang Army, which had been silent, finally opened fire.

As many as more than 10,000 firecrackers, after they were ready together, the command flag in the hands of the chief of firearms was raised high and waved down violently.

"Ready, fire!"

With the angry shout of the chief of the firecrackers, more than 10,000 firecrackers fired in unison, and a total of more than 8,500 shots were fired.

"Bang bang bang! ……”

Rows of bright red embers flew together, like a long bright red ribbon, as beautiful as hellfire, with a unique beauty like a death ritual. A large cloud of choking white gunpowder smoke poured up, and more than 8,500 tiny three-dollar new-style mini bombs, like a swarm of death bees flying away in unison, let out a slight but cheerful chirp, and swooped down on the elephant array opposite.

More than 8,500 pointed-tipped mini bullets, like a swarm of death bees roaring in, chirped and grinned, and quickly burrowed into the bodies of the elephant slaves and giant elephants on the opposite side.

The three-penny Minnie bullet drilled into the human body, broke bones, tore muscles, and the surging bullet churned the internal organs into a pulp, forming a terrible cavity effect, plus the almost incurable lead poisoning of this era, and the middle was killed instantly.

The Tang Army's dense salvo, because it was the longest range, could not be accurately aimed, but it still hit dozens of elephant slaves who rushed to the forefront. They screamed and rolled off the elephant's back, either falling to their deaths or being trampled to pulp by the huge legs.

However, the Tang Army's Mini bullet can effectively hit the elephant slave, but at such a long distance, it did not cause obvious damage to the rough-skinned elephant itself, but because of the pain, they rushed towards the opposite Tang Army like crazy. The entire elephant herd army formation still roughly maintained its original formation, roaring and rushing at high speed.

Suddenly, after being hit by this volley of fire from the Tang army, the deputy general Meide Hou Mingyanaya, who led the elephant array to attack, was full of anger in his heart, and he couldn't wait to devour all the Tang army gunners who fired guns on the opposite side.

"Elephant slaves enter the tower! Dodge the Tang Army's guns and continue to charge! Minyanaya shouted angrily and ordered.

At the sound of the order, I saw that the elephant slaves on the elephant's back quickly shrank their legs, curled up their bodies, and hid themselves in the elephant tower with dense vines inside the outer iron sheet. It was extremely difficult for the Tang gunners to shoot them again.

Seeing that the elephant array was not afraid of firearms, and in an instant, when it was about to rush to the already square army formation, the Tang army's gunners hurriedly retreated, and there was a panic in front of the formation.

"Rush up and trample the damned Chinese to Lao Tzu as powder! Hold their souls in this wasteland forever! Seeing that Tang Jun began to panic again, Meide Hou Ming Yenaya shouted repeatedly, and his voice was so excited that his voice completely changed his tone.

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