Han’s Son is Not a Slave

After negotiating with Bai Wenxuan, Li Dingguo decided that Bai Wenxuan would lead the troops to the Mojie and Yonghui areas in the Burmese border, and demanded that the Burmese hand over the emperor. Bai Wenxuan led the army of 4,000 soldiers and the 3,000 soldiers allocated by the King of Jin, plus the thousands of soldiers newly recruited at the border, and a total of 13,000 soldiers marched to Burma.

Due to the hot weather, Bai Wenxuan ordered his subordinates to unload their armors and saddles, rest under the shade of a tree, and sent two envoys to find the Burmese local officials to inform the Ming army that this time the Ming army entered Burma only to bring back the Yongli Emperor, but the envoy was killed by the Burmese on the way. Bai Wenxuan sent ten cavalry soldiers to explain the reasons, but they were killed by Burmese soldiers.

Unlike the Burmese king who had just sent someone to see Yongli because of Wu Sangui, he thought that the Ming emperor might have a chance to resume his life and paid attention to it. The local officials in Burma had an illusion that they thought that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty entered asylum and the country was exhausted. All fell into the hands of the Qing Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty was already dead, and the remaining Ming Dynasty remnants were just stragglers, vulnerable to a single blow. Therefore, when these local officials saw that there were many horses in Bai Wenxuan's army, they naively thought that these Ming troops were fat pigs sent to the door.

Bai Wenxuan, the king of Gongchang, who ate the flesh of the dead in order to survive in his early years. Later, he followed Zhang Xianzhong to fight in the South and the North. The Fengyang ancestral tomb of Emperor Zhu's family said that he would dig it up. After entering Yunnan with Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, he was only in the Daxi Army. second to the four kings. Although he was beaten by the Qing army, he was in a state of embarrassment, but no matter how desolate he was, the Burmese could not be deceived. Angered by Bai Wenxuan, he ordered the soldiers and horses to fight back immediately.

After defeating these unsightly Burmese officers and soldiers, Bai Wenxuan simply decided to go deep into Burma and march into their capital, in order to force the Burmese to surrender His Majesty the Emperor.

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There are tropical jungles covered by clouds and fog everywhere in Myanmar. The trees are towering, the jungles are continuous, and the dark and dark environment is daunting. The mountain road is vague, making people feel that dozens of steps away, or even a few steps away, is an unknowable area. Two people side by side, one turns around, one can get rid of the other. The eyes are all over the mountains, and the green is blowing with moisture. The green makes people breathless. It makes people really want to see a little loess and black soil, want to see a yellow leaf in the autumn wind, and want to see a piece of the north wind. A piece of snowflake... But no, some are just green, green trees, green grass, green vines and green space, the air is green, the rain is green, even the poisonous snakes and flying insects are green, the whole is a suffocating green ocean!

However, in such a green world, the soldiers and horses of King Gongchang of the Ming Dynasty walked in it with difficulty. They are all short jackets with soft armor, holding rattan cards and daggers and axes. A team of elephants is caught in the middle of the team. The knights on the elephants carry spears and wear leather armor; Spare Armor.

On the first day, Baibu was winding up a sheep intestine trail. Although it was difficult to walk, it went smoothly. From the second day, I entered the virgin forest. The ancient trees were towering in the sky, and the sun was not visible. The smell of decaying animals and plants rushed to my face, making people sick and wanting to suffocate. Countless green-skinned monkeys on the soldiers' heads were crying like children. The sound is terrifying! The ground was covered with thick fallen leaves, and walking on it was like walking on a soft mattress. It was very unpleasant. Therefore, when the walk was not long, the soldiers became annoyed and anxious one by one, humming and scolding their mother. After a while, walking on this "cushioned" trail of fallen leaves, you will feel as if you are walking on thin ice, and you can't help but tremble, because there are often some deep pits covered with fallen leaves, like traps for hunting beasts, and some are even undetectable abyss. , once a person falls, it is difficult to save.

The vanguard team took on the task of "opening a road in the mountains and building a bridge in the presence of water" - soldiers with broadswords cut through obstacles and opened a real road that no predecessors have traveled. When crossing the cliff, handrails are also erected to avoid falling into the abyss. There are some real single-plank bridges, which are also extremely difficult for troops to pass, and have to be attached with logs. The original plan was to get out of the mountain before the rainy season, but I didn't expect the rain to come early this year.

The rainy rain in Myanmar's rainy season is endless, and the sky seems to have been poked with a big hole, and the rainwater is pouring down from this big hole non-stop. Every day from dawn to dusk, from dusk to morning, it doesn't stop, only heavy rain turns to moderate rain, turns to light rain, and then turns to heavy rain... It starts and ends again and again. The ravines that can be walked in the dry season are actually like a waterfall, so a bridge must be built to cross the ditch. However, due to the rapidity of the water, it is not easy to build a bridge. Often the bridge is just erected, and it is washed away by the rapids. It can be successfully erected after repeated erection. Therefore, the march is slow, beyond anyone's expectations, and it often travels only a few miles a day.

In the first few days, the soldiers of the Ming army only regarded the giant python beast as the most terrifying threat, so the soldiers and soldiers were all vigilant and prepared for a sudden attack by the beast. In fact, the animals in the forest were frightened by the noise and fire when the Ming army entered the forest, and they had already avoided it. It was only at night that the soldiers noticed the terrifying red and green eyes of wild beasts flashing in the distance, staring at them. Since the soldiers of the Ming army were all focused on the beasts, they took a big loss on the black ants that were densely crawling on the trees.

The dense forest can block the sun, but it cannot block the rain. The soldiers of the Ming army cast puddles at their feet, and the leeches floated out. Because most of the soldiers of the Ming army were barefoot straw sandals, and few of them wore military boots, so the leech madly bit the bare feet of the Ming army soldiers. Even if it is found, it cannot be beaten, because the leech will break its body after being beaten or pulled, and its head will burrow into the flesh and continue to reproduce and harm the human body. So the place where the soldiers of the Ming army walked was quickly dyed red with blood - a veritable blood road!

There was no turning back when he opened the bow. It was not that Gongchang Wang Bai Wenxuan did not know the big trouble the troops were facing, but he had no choice.

It didn't take long for the Ming army to start showing sick numbers, and there were soldiers who were left behind. Those who were left behind in the virgin forest were almost certain to die. Marching in the rain, coupled with fatigue, people's physique is gradually weakened, especially after being bitten by mosquitoes, more and more people are infected with "plague", and the number of deaths is increasing day by day, from a few people a day to a dozen or a few people. Ten people, hundreds of people. Due to the extreme lack of medicines in the Ming army, many brave Ming soldiers died after a few days of high fever. Many soldiers refused to close their eyes after they died, because they had not yet brought back the emperor!

Cruel things happened one after another, and no one was willing to carry the wounded or sick, because even those who were intact were not sure whether they could go out, and how could the wounded and sick go out alive. Everyone is hard-hearted, and King Gongchang is also hard-hearted. The wounded and sick must be abandoned, otherwise no one will be able to get out.

Some of the wounded were still struggling, and they followed the team with sticks. Others rolled on the ground, wailing and shouting, "Brothers, brothers, don't leave me, don't leave me!  …"

None of the companions in front refused to look back, because they did not dare, because their hearts were also very painful.

On the road of the Ming army, there were more and more fallen dead. Countless ants and unknown reptiles in the forest attacked the fallen dead. Within two hours, a dead person was left with only a pile of bones.

Bai Wenxuan was in a hurry. He realized that his team had entered a terrifying battlefield without enemies. The only way to escape was to step up the march and walk out of the forest. The officer in charge of opening the way was beheaded three times in a row by Bai Wenxuan. The progress of the team finally accelerated. Some. After another five days, the Ming army finally found a group of naked Burmese mountain people in the mountains. These mountain people, men and women, only wore a fig leaf around their lower bodies. They did not panic when they saw the army passing by. The soldiers were naturally curious about this, and there were many discussions. They all said that it was a savage. Later, the mountain was called the savage mountain.

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Bai Wenxuan learned that there were savages in Myanmar, and ordered them to ignore them. It was strictly forbidden for officers and men to come into contact with savages, so as not to cause trouble and cause troubles. Besides, since there are people, it means that they will go out of the forest, and it is not advisable to delay.

Finally, the Ming army went through countless hardships and finally walked out of the vast virgin forest after nearly a month of marching day and night. The outpost came to report that the team had arrived at Kamai in northern Myanmar, which was two hundred miles away from Mengkeng, the capital of Myanmar. Bai Wenxuan ordered to camp on the spot, and the team rested. The number of casualties of each battalion 6 was reported, and a total of more than 2,800 people were lost.

A letter flew to the Burmese palace, Bai Wenxuan ordered the Burmese king to hand over the Yongli Emperor, otherwise he would attack!

The king of Burma was frightened by the sudden appearance of the Ming army, but he did not dare to hand over Yongli's monarchs and ministers, because Wu Sangui sent two more people, but this time the people came not to see Yongli, nor to Yongli. What kind of money is sent, but the Myanmar side must not contact the Ming army, let alone return the Yongli to the Ming army, otherwise the Qing soldiers from Yunnan will enter Myanmar.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, where the emperors came to take refuge, the Burmese king was naturally more afraid of occupying the Qing Dynasty in China, so the Burmese king decided to fight the Ming army. He ordered to convene tens of thousands of people and soldiers to build wooden cities from the capital to northern Myanmar, extending to the Ming army station. Hundreds of elephants, together with the Burmese army, were organized to confront the Ming army across the river. For a time, the drums were loud, and the shouting and killing continued.

When Bai Wenxuan, the king of Gongchang, saw that the Burmese army refused to hand over people and wanted to fight decisively, he ordered his men to cut down trees and fabricate rafts to cross the river. The Burmese army believed in a large number of people and looked down on the Ming army. The chief minister Bian Yajian said: "The Han people have no status, but they are not many. ."

Bai Wenxuan personally commanded the crossing of the river. He chose hundreds of brave soldiers to wear armour, and sat on a raft to file across. Just after crossing more than a hundred cavalry, Bai Wenxuan ordered to blow the horn on the other side. The more than 100 Ming soldiers who came ashore rushed forward. Everyone fought to the death. The Burmese army could not resist the enemy, and the battle was in chaos.

Bai Wenxuan led all the soldiers of a hundred battles. Although the number was small and the weapons were poor, they had no fear in the face of the 70,000-80,000 Burmese army (people). They formed a phalanx of thousands, and although they only had long knives, spears, and white soldiers (short wooden sticks) in their hands, they bravely entered the long formation of Burmese soldiers. War horses clashed, knives and halberds came and went, flashes of cold light, some soldiers of the Ming army were silent, fighting desperately; Some fell under the horse, and were immediately trampled into flesh by the horse; some were still reluctantly swinging their knives; Arm, cut off thigh....

Blood gushed everywhere on the battlefield, and the soldiers' faces and bodies were stained with blood. The underground is full of corpses of horses and people, screaming and screaming, shouting, killing sounds sandwiched by drums, weapons crashing... After half a day of fierce fighting, the Burmese army was unable to support, and more than 10,000 people were killed and injured. Crazy retreat.

After this battle, the Burmese authorities knew that the Ming army was strong, and even if the remnants were defeated, they could not resist. Bai Wenxuan wanted to attack the city and directly take the capital of Burma, but he was worried about the safety of Emperor Yongli in the city and did not dare to act recklessly.

At the suggestion of some Burmese officials who knew the inside story of Yongli's monarchs and ministers, the Burmese king sent someone to question Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang: "You took refuge in my house, why did Yun kill my place?"

Zhu Youlang didn't know the details of Gongchang King Bai Wenxuan's order from the Jin King to lead his troops to take him back. He just thought that the Burmese were using this pretext to kill him. He was so scared that he was speechless on the spot. Hesitantly replied: "Since it is my army and horse, it must be ordered to retreat naturally."

The Duke of Qian, Mu Tianbo and others asked the emperor not to rush to issue an decree, but to send someone to inquire about the specific situation first, but Zhu Youlang, who was frightened by the Burmese, refused to listen, and asked Li Guotai, the **** of the clerical room, to bring an edict to order the Ming army. retreat. However, the Burmese authorities were afraid that after the people sent by Yongli met with Bai Wenxuan, they would understand each other's situation and Myanmar's attitude, which would lead to ups and downs, so they did not let Li Guotai leave the city, but sent their own people to send the emperor to Bai Wenxuan's camp.

When Bai Wenxuan saw this edict, he didn't know whether it was true or not. He asked the military officials to verify it in detail. After confirming that it was the emperor's handwriting, he wept in anger on the spot. After crying, he knocked three times in the direction of Yongli and retreated with hatred.

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After Bai Wenxuan, the king of Gongchang, withdrew from the army, the Marquis of Guangchang Gao Wengui and the Marquis of Huairen Wu Zisheng also led a group of troops into Burma to greet them, but they took a different path from Bai Wenxuan. , this road is very easy to go.

Just as the front foot deceived Bai Wenxuan, another Ming army came on the back foot. However, the Burmese side did not learn the lesson. They inquired clearly that the Ming army who came last time was an elite, but this time it was a rogue, so the king of Burma ordered to prevent the Ming army from entering. Seeing this, Gao Wengui and Wu Zisheng decided to use force and attacked Manmo in one fell swoop. The Burmese army was unable to withstand the enemy, so they resorted to heavy tactics, forcing Emperor Yongli to edict to order Gao and Wu to retreat.

Zhu Youlang, like the last time, blindly accommodated to Burma, and sent Yang Shengfang and Ding Tiaoding, the chief officer of the Ministry of Personnel, to order the second general to retreat. Gao Wengui and Wu Zisheng were forced to withdraw from Buling after receiving the decree. Gao Wengui was worried and angry, and soon died of illness. After Yang Shengfang and Ding Tiaoding returned, they were successful in retreating from the army, and they were each promoted by Zhu Youlang.

After these two Ming army invasions, the Burmese side was astonished and felt that Yongli's monarchs and ministers were really hot goods, and Wu Sangui did not agree to hand them back to the Ming army. It was directly handed over to Wu Sangui, but Wu Sangui refused to ask for it, as long as Myanmar was properly resettled. The king of Burma really couldn't figure out what medicine Wu Sangui was in the gourd, but he was really afraid of the Qing army entering Burma. If the Ming army could not defeat the Qing army, he would be destroyed, and the Qing army would come directly.

After thinking about it, the king of Burma sent someone to find Ma Jixiang and threatened him. Ma Jixiang was so frightened that he hurried to find Li Guotai, and the two of them encouraged Zhu Youlang to issue an edict to the officials of the various customs in Myanmar. The edict said: "I have sailed. Guangdong, officers and soldiers from various battalions will come later, and they can fight hard to destroy them.” In exchange for the favor of the Burmese authorities.

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On the banks of the Jiulong River in western Yunnan, the residence of the King of Jin.

It was dark, and the camp in the jungle was lit by a cluster of fires. The tired and cold soldiers surrounded the fire. Some fell asleep, and some were too cold to sleep. Patrol constantly.

King Li Dingguo of Jin led two guards walking in the middle of a fire and a fire. There was a crisp crackling sound from the fire, and the flames flickered and flickered on King Jin's stern face. The failure of the battle, the shortage of food and grass, the disorder of the army, and the increasingly difficult situation made him depressed. The King of Jin was much older. Since he joined Emperor Yongli, he has not yielded to the ten years of hard work. He has always longed for victory and the beautiful ideal of regaining sight. But he doesn't understand why the situation of the Ming Dynasty is going from bad to worse, and it is going to perish step by step...

King Gongchang failed to take back the Son of Heaven, and Marquis Guangchang and the others failed to take them back. King Jin was not reconciled, or rather he was unwilling to give in. He tried to save the situation, but he struggled repeatedly to no avail.

King Jin was tired and ill, and his heart was gradually dying.

Over the past few days, King Jin has always had a question in his heart: Is it really God's will to destroy Ming, or why does God treat him like this~www.NovelMTL.com~ Wait for Ming!

The King of Jin felt a little sad. Nearby, I don't know which soldier by the fire sang a rough and low song softly.

The singing is the hometown accent familiar to the King of Jin, the Xintianyou in northern Shaanxi.

"Hey hey hey hey hey hey

Sheep's belly hand towel

Three Roads of Blue

It's easy for us to meet

Oops, it's hard to talk

One is on the mountain

one in that ditch

We can't hold that talk

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The singing is impassioned, with the wind, intermittently in the jungle and mountains, echoing echoes.

The local accent made the soldiers in northern Shaanxi under the king of Jin couldn't help sing along, and many people cried.

This scene reminded the officials of King Jin's army of Gaixia written in the history books, and the "Chu Song" that made the Chu army dispersed overnight.

Under the night sky, next to the bonfire, King Jin stood blankly. Suddenly, he felt very cold and could not help shivering. After a moment of silence, he drew the sword from his waist, and the edge of the sword trembled with a blue light. He pulled his feet together, took a few deep breaths, and slowly swept the sword upward in a circular arc, then swung it hard to the right, dancing the sword nervously. The sword light was like a shining silver chain, flickering dazzlingly, and there was a gust of wind. He seems to want to throw all the blood around him, full of anger, into the chilling night sky!

With the rhythm of dancing swords, King Jin also sang a song, which was generous and tragic, and the lyrics revealed the hero's upright mind.

"Angry rushing to the crown, relying on the lantern, Xiaoxiaoyu rests. Looking up, looking up to the sky and screaming, Zhuangzi is fierce. Thirty years of fame and dust and dust, eight thousand miles of road, clouds and moon. Don't wait, the boy's head is white, empty and sad.

Jingkang is ashamed, but it has not yet snowed; Drive a long car and break through the shortage of Helan Mountain. Aspiring to eat Hulu meat with hunger, laugh at thirsty and drink the blood of Huns. Be from scratch, clean up the old mountains and rivers, overturned Que. To be continued.)