Chapter 37 Control of the King of Burma Landing in Honshu

Jiang Wei said: "We came here this time, that is, more than 2,000 people, plus more than 3,000 people on your side. The marines could not leave the dock yet, and more than 2,000 of us went separately to chase the enemy into the big forest and disappeared. I think we'd better let the king of Burma take the lead! But there is one thing, from now on, the king of Burma can no longer leave our sight. ”

The captain was stunned, "We want to put the Burmese king under house arrest?" ”

"It's okay to say that," Jiang Wei said, "he is forced to hide in our boat helplessly now, and it will be difficult to say when he recovers!" We must control him from now on. ”

"What do you say now?"

"Take me to the King of Burma!"

The king of Burma couldn't stay in the room at all, and was drinking tea in the dining room, when he saw the captain leading a person over, he knew that it was the general of the Ming army who came up to support him, so he hurriedly got up.

Jiang Wei went over and saluted and said, "Hello, Your Majesty! I am Jiang Wei, the commander of the Mountain Jungle Army. Last night, we cooperated very well and defeated the anti-thieves. ”

"Oops! Thank you so much, General! You have defeated the siege of more than 100,000 rebels overnight, it is like a heavenly soldier! You may be seated! The King of Burma was a little excited.

After everyone sat down, Jiang Wei said: "Your Majesty, although we disrupted the anti-army siege plan last night, except for the annihilation of nearly 10,000 people in a valley, the main force of the anti-army has not been severely damaged!" It's not time for us to relax. ”

"Hmm!" The king of Burma nodded and said, "In yesterday's battle, we also destroyed more than 20,000 rebels in front of the battle, plus more than 30,000 last night, and there are still many rebels. Look, general, what are we going to do next? ”

"In this way, Your Majesty, you still have to use your influence to send people out to spread the news that we have cooperated to form an alliance to rebel, and mobilize all the troops who are willing to support you to gather here. Then we pressed over from the south to the north, and we, General Qin Peng, and their brigade had already pressed over from the north to the south. In the past two days, you have gathered troops, and at the same time we are about to build some barges, and if we have barges, we will be able to quickly maneuver a large number of troops on the Greater Jinsha River (Irrawaddy River) and quickly supply supplies. This will also speed up the course of our war. Your Majesty, do it! ”

"Okay, okay! I'll immediately arrange for people to gather troops everywhere! Hurry up and get ready. "The King of Burma was very satisfied. The heart said, the generals of the people are clear-minded and make decisive and resolute decisions, no wonder we are not opponents.

"And! We have sent a telegram from the command center informing us that we must ensure the absolute safety of His Majesty. If Your Majesty makes a mistake, we must apologize with our heads! Jiang Wei said this to lay the groundwork for restricting the actions of the King of Burma.

"Oops! Thank you so much for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! The King of Burma was very moved when he heard Jiang Wei's words. But he thought it was the grace of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to him.

The roads in the mountainous areas of northern Myanmar were too difficult, and the infantry was barely marching, and Qin Peng's convoy was too strenuous to march, and it took a lot of energy to open the way along the way. The sappers used a lot of ** to open the road, and some prisoners participated in the construction of the road, but the progress was still very slow. However, Qin Peng learned that Jiang Wei had already controlled the situation after he passed, so he was not in a hurry. I even thought that Myanmar is now facing off against two forces, and both of them can concentrate their military strength, so that it is convenient for us to concentrate on elimination. Besides, it is also in our interest for both of them to consume each other. Thinking of this, Qin Peng sent a telegram to Jiang Wei and said this idea. Jiang Wei saw it, of course, and understood it. Immediately send a telegram back to Qin Peng: The overall situation is in control, we are not in a hurry!

Qin Peng also made an analysis of the situation in Myanmar and used telegraph to play the Yaogang command center.

Chen Yufeng invited Zhang Zhimu to the command center and handed him the telegram.

After reading Qin Peng's telegram, Zhang Zhimu knew in his heart, "It seems that the situation in Myanmar can be brought under control this year!" ”

Chen Yufeng came to the map, pointed to Annam and Burma and said: "We have solved these two places, and the Central Siam will be solved together next year, and the entire Indochina Peninsula will be unified!" ”

Ouyang He came over and pointed to the map and said, "I see that the border between us and the Mughal Empire (India) is here where the Brahmaputra River and the Jamuna River flow into the sea, so the border is easy to demarcate!" ”

"Huh! I think it can, but I don't know if the Mughal Empire (India) wants it or not! Zhang Zhimu listened to Ouyang He's words, got up and looked at the map and said.

"Now we don't care if they want it or not." Chen Yufeng said, "We are adjacent to such a big country, and it is very likely that we will have to fight a battle to determine the winner and loser in order to stabilize!" ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Zhimu nodded and said, "I think the biggest problem is that the traffic conditions on our side are too poor. We're going to get the road over there as quickly as possible. ”

"It will take a long time to build the road," Ouyang He said, "and build a harbor base near the mouth of the river as soon as possible, and use the advantage of our naval army to control it." Give us time to come out and build roads. The Mughal Empire (India) is densely populated, so we can spend a little more money and hire people from there to build roads. Burmese captives can also be left over there. In short, for a long time to come, we will have to devote our energy to building roads. As long as the road is open, or even the railway is open, we can control it stably! ”

"I agree with Mr. Ouyang!" Zhang Zhimu said, "It seems that the affairs of the southwest really need someone like Qin Peng there." ”

"Qin Peng can't withdraw for the time being!" Chen Yufeng said, "The entire Indochina Peninsula is too big, and our army seems to be a little smaller. ”

"Since the Burmese king has surrendered to us, we can make good use of the Burmese army. In the future, we will send advisers to the Tatmadaw to control them. We controlled the king of Burma at the top, and then, as Qin Peng said, sent out a lot of teachers to teach them to learn Chinese, and it was good to take it slowly. Zhang Zhimu thought of it, and in his previous life, he often saw the puppet army in film and television works. Nowadays, people's sense of the state is not very strong, as long as the rule lasts for a long time, the people can live a good life.

"Also, we have to move over there, and only the immigrants have a foothold. It's easy to do! Ouyang He said, "We still use the old method of sending border guards to reclaim land on the spot and replace the field army." ”

"These things should be sent to Qin Peng by secret telegram, so that Qin Peng knows in his heart. In this way, Qin Peng had a good idea of what to do next. If the troops are really not enough, they can ask Li Zicheng and them to send some support. Chen Yufeng said.

"I think that our outward development is limited by our naval warships." Ouyang He said, "The Zhengzhilong shipyard in Quanzhou has now started construction of five 5,000-ton wooden ships, and the supporting boilers and steam turbines are also arranging production." At our Zhenjiang base, the 5,000-ton steel-hulled ship that was built last year will be launched next year. The two 20,000-ton steel keels under construction will not be launched until next year. By the end of the year, only three 1,800-ton steel-hulled warships could be launched. ”

"There is no way to do this urgently, our shipbuilding capacity has developed fast enough! Mr. Ouyang forgot that the 20,000-ton passenger ship could also be launched next year. Zhang Zhimu said, "Big ships can't be counted on, our speedboats and tugboats can be built in large quantities, not far into the ocean, they can also play a great role!" ”

"The shipbuilding base needs to be expanded," Chen Yufeng said, "and the shipyards in Hankou should also be accelerated!" ”

"Huh! Mr. Chen, it's really useless to be in a hurry! Ouyang He said, "If the Wuhan steel mill is not built and produced, it is useless to have a shipyard." ”

"Zhimu! In my opinion, we need to grasp two points, one is the railway, and the other is shipbuilding. You have to keep an eye on these things. Chen Yufeng said.

"Hmmm! I know. Zhang Zhimu nodded and said, "I think things are going well in the south!" I don't know what happened to Jiang Ji and their north? ”

Ouyang He pointed to the map and said: "Jiang Zhu They encountered Cossack cavalry in the Tangnu Ulianghai Sea, fought a battle, and have been going west, crossing the Ob River, already close to the Irtysh River, and have not encountered a strong enemy, and the Russians have retreated quickly. Jiang Ping's group of men and horses who were advancing south on the southern road had already used the radio to contact the grain and grass team they had sent from Hami in Ningde, and they would soon be able to meet in the upper reaches of the Irtysh River. You will definitely be able to stand in the Ural Mountains before it gets cold! Also, they had three planes, and they also followed all the way to the field and kept up with the brigade. With the plane, it is much more convenient for them to travel on the road, and within the coverage of the plane, they can know the surrounding situation in a large range. ”

Chen Yufeng said with a rare smile: "Yunhe, this guy is okay, he got three more planes, I heard that the test flight has been completed, and he will be able to fly to Zhou Yuji and their Beihai immediately, and now Zhou Yuji only has one plane, and several times he has telegraphed that it is not enough." Hehe! Isn't it possible to fight a war when you don't have an airplane? ”

"Uncle Chen, this is different, Zhou Yuji's land is sparsely populated, and it is too convenient to have a plane. These things, when they haven't been used, don't know the benefits, and you can't throw them away when you use them! It's like electric lights, when we don't have them, we don't think it's good to light oil lamps, but with electric lights, we go back to use oil lamps, we definitely feel inconvenient. ”

Ouyang He smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang! That's what you should be staring at. I heard that Li Yunhe and his party are not only developing new aircraft, that is, the kind that the landing gear can be retracted, but also developing a twin-engine aircraft. If airplanes can transport troops and supplies, then the way of fighting in future battles will change again! ”

"In the future, integrated air-ground operations will be an inevitable direction." Zhang Zhimu said: "Li Yunhe and his colleagues have to consider much more about developing a new type of aircraft this time than the planes in front of them. Lu Bingyi sent two students who were very accomplished in mechanics and mathematics to participate in their design work, and they did a lot of calculations and experiments. I don't know how many wind tunnel blowing tests have been done. However, their engine power has now increased considerably. The original five-cylinder engine was changed to a seven-cylinder engine, the weight did not increase much, and the power was greatly increased. The overall level of the new aircraft will certainly be greatly improved. ”

"yes!" Chen Yufeng said, "In the past few years, they have already built two kinds of aircraft, and the third type of aircraft will definitely be able to improve a lot." They have our best technicians on their side. ”

Ouyang He said: "I heard that the twin-engine aircraft they are engaged in can fly directly from Yaogang to Beijing, is this true? ”

"No problem!" Zhang Zhimu said, "When they come up with a twin-engine plane, we will build an airport in Beijing and Xi'an, and at that time, we thought of these places, and it won't take long to get there." However, for the sake of safety, there are some alternate airports along the way in these places, and if something happens, you can land at any time. ”

"Huh! These things can only be believed by Zhimu if you say that we believe them, otherwise, I will think it is nonsense! Chen Yufeng said.

"No, no, Mr. Chen, I believe it." Ouyang He said, "I look forward to Li Yunhe and their plane flying quickly every day." ”

"It's not urgent, it's only been a little over a year, and they're still early." Zhang Zhimu said, "Let's talk about Ningde's west!" ”

"General Ningde will not do everything he wants this time, and he will not leave. Hehe! Ouyang He said, "The merchants from the Western Regions that Li Kui and the others brought back have not yet left after they have finished stocking up." General Ningde and Li Kui meant that when the merchants of the Western Regions returned, they would send cavalry to give them a ride. There are several dangerous places on the road, and they want to keep the merchants safe. It is estimated that after these merchants returned, the king of Persia would send an envoy. ”

"I think Ningde is right," Mr. Chen said, "and if we want to keep the Silk Road open, we have to ensure the safety of the caravans." Our development to the west can also be carried out in the name of ensuring the security of the Silk Road. ”

"Hmmm! This is also famous! Ouyang He agreed, "However, at the latest next year, in the spring of next year, they must develop Ningde to the west, otherwise Jiang Zhu and their side are too far protruding on the side of the Ural Mountains, and there is no strategy in the south." You can't wait for everything to be studied before you act. ”

"Huh!" Chen Yufeng smiled and said, "I see that the plans made by Ning De, Li Kui and Liu Yun and their staff departments are not something that can be done right away. Let's let the army drive over first! ”

"Hmmm! Their plan is very tempting! "They plan to build a new canal to connect the Caspian Sea with the Black Sea, and then connect the Caspian Sea with the salt lake." This way it is possible to access the ocean from the salt lake to the Black Sea. We have an outlet to the sea to the west. ”

"We have to do this," Zhang Zhimu said, "no matter how long it takes, no matter how much money it costs, we have to do it!" Zhang Zhimu knew that if there was an outlet to the sea in the west, China would be able to connect the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean from east to west. The strategic significance cannot be overstated.

"I think it is imperative to build a road to the Caspian Sea, so as to ensure the logistical supply of our Caspian garrison, otherwise it will be difficult for us to pass. Not to mention long-term stationing. Ouyang He said, "Let's study Liu Yun's detailed plan when they come out!" ”

"Mu Yi, how are they doing in Japan?" Zhang Zhimu is actually more concerned about Japan.

"If you compare it with the Japanese direction, the Burmese side is not bloody." Chen Yufeng said, "Judging from Mu Yi's telegram, Tokugawa Ietsuna really mobilized the whole of Japan to fight hard!" They Japanese are very evil, and they also do things to their own people. Many of the Japanese women and children we sent to Honshu were killed by their own people. ”

The telegram could not explain how bloody the Japanese island of Honshu was. However, after they landed in Edo (Tokyo), they were a little soft-hearted in killing.

Judging from the fact that the Yakuoka people occupied Kyushu and occupied the island of Shikoku, the Yakuoka people would definitely advance north after landing in Honshu from the south. Regarding the kiln gang people sending hundreds of thousands of women, children and elderly people to Honshu, Tokugawa Ietsuna ordered the major soldiers along the way to intercept them, and sent his own troops to intercept them, and these troops were also preparing to intercept the kiln gang army. As a result, many women, children, and the elderly starved to death on the road. However, Tokugawa Ietssuna never dreamed that the Yakuo people, unwilling to participate in their dealings with women, children, and the elderly, entered Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay) again from the sea, and went straight to the Edo Port wharf, which they had just repaired, from where a large number of troops landed under the cover of artillery fire. Originally, after the artillery attack of the Edo Honyaogang people, a fire was almost burned out. Tokugawa Ietsuna was also seriously injured. However, Tokugawa Ietsuna was unwilling to give up Edo, and many craftsmen were mobilized to rebuild his shogunate.

Hearing that the kiln gang people had landed here again, Tokugawa Ietsuna was surprised, he knew that this time the kiln gang people came, and they would not leave after firing the cannon like last time. The information sent over also said that a large number of Yaogang troops had landed.

Tokugawa Ietsuna understood that he had only two paths, one was to surrender completely, and the other was to fight to the death. At this point, Tokugawa Ietsuna had no choice but to make up his mind to fight to the end, ordering all the troops he could mobilize to assemble in Edo. Those who get in the way of women, children, and the elderly can be put to death. It is better to die than to hand them over to the kiln man.

The Yaogang army occupied the area around the port of Edo and quickly established a circular position to cover the ships behind to hurry up and unload equipment and cargo.

Mu Yi chose the time of their landing in the morning, because it would allow them to unload their goods all day.

Tokugawa Ietsuna was also very evil, and he didn't even send an army to intervene all day. Because he knew that attacking the Yaogang people with a small number of troops in his hands was not enough for them to stuff their teeth. After a day and a night of mobilizing troops, Tokugawa Ietsuna launched an attack on the port early the next morning. On this day and night, Tokugawa Ietsuna had transferred more than 50,000 troops, and the brigades behind him were still coming in a steady stream.

There are pros and cons to everything, Tokugawa Ietsuna mobilized the army this day and night, and the kiln people also expanded the scope of the ring fortifications after this day and night, and the fortifications are very complete. Mu Yi, Zheng Zhilong, and Wu Sangui all wanted to rely on the artillery fire of the naval warships here to kill and injure as many Tokugawa Iedsuna troops as possible.

Regardless of the calculations of both sides, the troops transferred by Tokugawa Ietsuna began to fire at the kiln gang army at dawn, and the shells blew up the docks with thick smoke. The artillery on the positions at the kiln hill also returned fire according to the position where the Japanese opened fire. The shells on both sides came and went, and the fighting was earth-shattering. Tokugawa Ietsuna did not wait for the artillery battle to end, and took advantage of the Yaogang people's artillery to be pinned down by his own artillery, urging the cavalry composed of samurai to charge the Yaogang people's circular position.

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New progress in "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty": the Battle of Yashan, the defeat of the Yuan army, the counterattack of the Song army, and the landing in Fuzhou.