The Nanyang Ming army arrived outside the city of Yawa, and the land division was stationed on the southeast and north sides of the city, and the auxiliary soldiers and the recruited Akka people dug trenches, built earthen cities, and built forts outside the city, preparing for a long-term siege. The sailors cruised up the Irrawaddy River to the west, completely blocking the supply route to the city of Yawa.

The Ming army recruited more than 100,000 Akha people from southern Burma near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River and near Salem to assist in the repair of the city, and although it was an earthen city, it had two moats, two walls, and used it to build forts and forts at some key points, which were not earthen cities, but were built of stones and cement brought from Singapore. At the same time, a canal was dug to the south of the city of Yawa, which could not only prevent the Burmese from escaping, but also transport supplies directly into the Ming army camp.

At the same time, Wang Xinyu was building a new city at the mouth of the Irrawaddy River, and many Sulu slaves were sent from Luzon, Borneo and other places to build a new city at the mouth of the river, which was named after the Aka people and called the city of Anuradha City.

Wang Xinyu also went back to Jiangkou, and the speed of going down the river was very fast, and he went back in two days and two nights, and after going back, he met Pan Liu, and he asked Pan Liu to establish the Myanmar branch of Nanyang Company in Salem. The reason why the company was established in Saliem, rather than in the city of Anuritha, was that Sariam had a good infrastructure and that the British, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Dutch had a settlement in Sariem, making it easy to do business with Westerners.

"We have to recruit troops locally, and I talked to the local Akha people, and they hate the Burmese even more than we hate them!" Wang Xinyu said to Pan Liu.

Pan Liu touched his beard and said approvingly: "Use the Akha people to develop mines in Myanmar, grow cash crops, and let them go to work in our factories, so that our branch in Myanmar will have a lot of income, and a part of this income can be used to provide to the local Akha soldiers." ”

"Yes!" Wang Xinyu nodded. "Their lives are better, their safety is guaranteed, they will definitely try their best to help us, and they also understand that only by giving us soldiers can they live a good life!"

The Akha people, the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar at the time, have been at war with the Burmese for many years. In real history, the self-governing regime of the Akha people was completely wiped out by the Burmese in 1775, and a large number of Akha people were massacred by the Burmese. Some of them fled into what is now Cambodia and Laos, and became the main ethnic group of Laotians and Cambodians; Some remained in Myanmar and later became Mon people. For hundreds of years, the Burmese have been oppressing the Mon people, and even the Mon town of Daguang has been renamed Yangon by the Burmese. The Mon have changed from the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar to the fifth largest ethnic group.

The Burmese branch of the Nanyang Company began to recruit troops in southern Burma, and a large number of Akha people rushed to sign up for the Ming army when they heard the news. They wanted to join the Ming army and deal with their enemies, the Burmese. However, not every young Akka who came to sign up could become a recruit. Some of those with poor physical fitness were eliminated. Soon, Pan Liu recruited more than 50,000 recruits in Daguang, Salem and Bago. Some of the captured Burmese weapons were distributed to the recruits.

The Akha recruits also belonged to the establishment of the Nanyang Ming Army, and the military branches included army and navy. The army includes musketeers, knife players, pikemen, artillerymen, and elephants. This was an extremely powerful army, which later dealt with the Burmese, sent troops to Yunnan, Guichuan, and dealt with the Mughals. These Aka people have made great contributions.

However, these recruits had to undergo three months of training before they could replace the Ming army in the siege of Yawa, and the recruits were intensively trained around the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.

At the same time, Daming Nanyang Company also opened a grain procurement office in the southern region of Myanmar to collect grain on the spot. Buying non-staple foodstuffs can reduce a lot of the cost of long-distance transportation, allowing the fleet to concentrate on business.

As a result of the defeat of the Dutch, Zheng's army took control of the route from Japan and Korea to Dongfan Island. The Nanyang Company cooperated with Zheng Jiajun, who bought silk, ceramics and other goods from Japan, Korea and other places and sold them to the Nanyang Company, which in turn transported the goods from Dongfan Island to Luzon, Batavia, Salem and Chennai.

Although the Qing court imposed a sea ban, it could not prevent Zheng Jiajun and Nanyang from supplying goods for the sea trade, whether it was Japan, Korea, or Annam, which were good sources of substitutes, and goods produced in these places could be exported to Western countries.

Wang Xinyu returned to Yawa City and explained the siege of Yawa City to his generals.

"All you need to do is besiege the city of Yawa! No need to attack, save strength. If there are Burmese troops from elsewhere to reinforce us, we will not be able to hold out, as long as we defend, they will not be able to capture us. Wang Xinyu explained.

"Why don't we take the city? A strong assault can take the city of Awa. Gong Xiaoda asked.

"It's not advisable to storm it! I am most afraid that the reckless white dog will jump off the wall in a hurry and push the emperor out as a shield to block our shells! The second is that we have lost too much in the storm! Wang Xinyu said.

"If our army is besieged for a long time, what about the emperor's safety?" Li Rui asked.

Wang Xinyu replied: "As long as we surround and don't fight, Mangbai will not dare to do anything to our emperor!" As long as we defeat Wu Sangui's army, Mang Bai will be completely dead! ”

After everything was arranged, Wang Xinyu set off with 50 personal soldiers and more than 200 special combat members. Bai Wenxuan personally led fifty personal soldiers to lead Wang Xinyu. More than 300 Dian horses captured from the Burmese army became the mounts of the special combat team and sharpshooters, and it only took half a month to ride through the northern part of Burma to join Li Dingguo, and it was completely possible to join Li Dingguo before Wu Sangui arrived.

The departing team sailed upstream, men and horses got on board, and the fleet sailed upstream. Sailing until the river in front of them was narrow, the drop became larger, and the fleet could not take a route, the group got off the boat, rode through the mountain road, and rushed to the area of the Xibo River to join Li Dingguo.

Liu Baorui and Chen Shuigen rode horses, carried rifled guns, and walked on the mountain road. Since entering Burma, the elite members of the sharpshooter team have not participated in the war, and they either sleep in the barracks or exercise every day. Seeing that their brothers were fighting in full swing, every sharpshooter had itchy hands and wanted to join the battle immediately.

Chen Shuigen has repeatedly asked Wang Xinyu to let him participate in the war, but Wang Xinyu refused. Wang Xinyu told the sharpshooters to let them rest well, and they will have to fight in the future! Their task is not to deal with these Burmese, but to deal with the Qing army, which is more combative!

Bai Wenxuan looked at the gun on Chen Shuigen's back was a new type of firearm that he had never seen before, so he asked curiously: "This little brother, can you let this king see your firecracker?" ”

"This new type of firearm is a military secret, and no one can look at it." Chen Shuigen refused.

Wang Xinyu said with a smile: "King Gongchang is his own person, so you can show it to the prince." ”

Only then did Chen Shuigen take off the rifled gun from his back and present it with both hands.

Bai Wenxuan took the gun, only glanced at it, and was shocked by the excellent workmanship of this weapon: I saw that the barrel of this gun was very slender, and the black barrel was shining brightly, which seemed to be refined iron that had been tempered for thousands of years. The brass parts on the gun will be shiny and appear to be very well maintained. On top of the gun, there was a monocular. Bai Wenxuan closed one eye and looked out of the monocular, only to see that distant objects were magnified inside, and there was a doji in the telescope.

"How far can this firebolt hit?" Bai Wenxuan asked.

"Three hundred to four hundred steps." Chen Shuigen replied.

"It's so far! It's farther than a tiger squat cannon! It's all comparable to the Red Yi Cannon! Bai Wenxuan was taken aback, "If this weapon can be used to shoot the Tartar generals with this weapon, it won't be twice the result with half the effort!" ”

"The accuracy is no problem at all! This gun can shoot accurately! Wang Xinyu replied.

The small group traveled through the sparsely populated mountainous areas, rising higher and higher, from the plains of central Burma to the highlands of northeastern Burma. In addition to the dry food carried by the soldiers, Bai Wenxuan also led his personal army to ransack several Burmese villages on the way, and looted a lot of grain and food to supply the detachment.

In the evening, the small team was stationed on the edge of a mountain spring, and Wang Xinyu sent his own soldiers to collect firewood.

"What a beautiful flower! I've never seen such a beautiful flower! "Suddenly, someone saw the red and pink flowers blooming in the valley and was immediately shocked by the beauty of the flowers.

Li Rui picked a few flowers and came back. When these beautiful flowers were presented in front of Wang Xinyu, he was taken aback: "Poppy flowers! That's a good thing! ”

"This flower is so beautiful!" Wang Xinyu's personal soldiers and special combat team members were full of praise.

However, Bai Wenxuan disagreed: "We often see this kind of flower, it is everywhere in this mountain, but it is nothing, it is a little more beautiful than other flowers, and some people plant this kind of flower in Kunming." ”

"Poppy flowers! It's a good thing! Find this thing and we can make a fortune! "Wang Xinyu saw the poppy flower, just like he saw a priceless treasure.

Bai Wenxuan smiled: "What's so good about this thing?" It's just pretty! Do you still want to sell it for silver? If you get to a low place, you can't grow anymore, and you can only grow in the mountains and on the plateau. When you take it off and sell it, it will all wither. ”

Wang Xinyu said with a smile: "This thing can refine a good thing that strengthens the body and prolongs life, and is specially provided for the Eight Banners and Green Camp to enjoy." Sell it to them and we can make a lot of money! ”

"Hey!" Bai Wenxuan was anxious, "You don't have a problem with your brain, do you?" Good things to sell to the Tartars? ”

Wang Xinyu smiled and did not rush to explain, but let his own soldiers collect the seeds of poppy. After collecting a lot of fruits, he said to Bai Wenxuan: "With this kind of thing, it will solve the embarrassment of you and King Jin lacking silver!" As long as you plant a lot, you two will be guaranteed to make a lot of money! (To be continued.) )