Chapter 85 Struggle
Chen Mu didn't know that the one who led troops to ambush him in the paddy fields and forests southwest of Baigu City was Mang Yingli, the son of Mang Yinglong.
Mang Yingli, a man born in Jiajing in the 14th year, looks like he is a generation younger than Chen Mu, but he is actually older than him. He is 40 years old this year.
When the Burmese prince learned from the Portuguese that the Ming army had landed in Yangon, he was following the order of his father to go north to unify Myanmar, guiding the people to print Buddhist scriptures in Baigu, and presided over the delivery of property to the conquered Siam. The country of Siam had no pagodas, but they could not have pagodas.
The little prince led his army to attack the Ming army, and the people greeted each other in the road, and led his army back to the city to fulfill his wish to Brahma.
Although there were hundreds of soldiers in his subordinates who were bitten by leeches and bleeding from their calves, Mang Yingli didn't care. Those soldiers themselves didn't care, so what would he care about?
"The Ming army is just like this. When we see us from afar, we retreat without even daring to fight. No matter how many such enemies there are, we will definitely be defeated without courage."
After fulfilling his wish in front of the Golden Body Pagoda in the middle of Bai Ancient City, Mangying climbed a tall war elephant inlaid with iron armor. This was a precious white elephant, with copper-body, golden-patterned thorns embedded in the ivory, like two spears, majestic.
"Take gold and beads and send them to the pagoda built in Siam to pray for your father."
Mang Yingli knew what his father was doing. Their power came from the protection of Buddhism. How much protection can be made depends on whether they can unify Myanmar. "When the war in the north ends, my father will become a great emperor like Anuludo in ancient times. People will say that he is Ashoka of Myanmar in the future!"
The battle elephant was storming. Behind the white elephant, there was another gray elephant wearing armor. The elephant was sitting in the building with a green shirt, with a stance, leaning against the sword beside him, wearing a net scarf and shaking the folding fan in his hand.
The sword is a battlefield style, with a flat-headed cloud sword blocking, a human face and a three-eared sword head, and a sharp slashing and heavy blade, with a sharp slashing style. The sword is full of Central Plains style.
The fan is a mud-gold bamboo bone, which is the most popular folding fan style in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming people love gold fans.
The art of folding fans was the most expensive in the fan flowing in Korea. Later, they loved the gold and gold-plated bamboo bone fans from Japan. As for the mud-gold chalk bamboo fracture fans held by this person, it was a work that was loved by the Ming craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty for nearly a hundred years. The method of gold-plated gold and gold-plated gold, combined with local mud-plated gold, gold-plated gold, and sprinkled gold, and integrated the original work. It was deeply loved by literati and poets.
The owner of Gray Elephant who was half a step behind was named Chen An. He was a county official in Guangxi. He sold military weapons to Burma and made friends with local officials. Later, the incident broke out and entered Burma. He was talented and brave, and was attracted by Mang Yingli as an aide and was deeply trusted.
"Yan Returns to Chen, but only a first-class person who is in the fun. Although he has some reputation but luck, he seems to have no ability without the giant cannons he relies on." Chen An put on a golden fan, put his arms wide sleeves on the edge of the window of the Xianglou building and said to Mang Yingli: "The Nanyang Army gained power in his early years just because he relied on getting a few warships from the Portuguese and imitating them, so that he will dominate the world in the near future."
"I have said earlier that as long as you stick to Baigu's coastal city and stop his sea boat, you won't be able to overturn any storms on land."
"What is really worrying is that Yu Dayou and Liu Xian from the north are the real veterans on the battlefield and cannot be despised."
The weather in Myanmar is very hot. Chen An said as he saw a few steps away from the people kneeling down and holding up the fruit plate. He patted the elephant building on the right and whispered a few words to the warrior Jianpu walking on the ground. Then he continued to say to Mang Yingli: "Stop the Ming army in the north, and the king's hegemony will only be left to the west. They are rushing on the sea by naval forces. I can't stop it. The prince can learn from Yan Guichen."
Chen An's entourage was both Ming and Japanese, but now most of them were dressed in Burmese warriors. They were ordered to bring fruit plates and first presented them to Mangyingli on the white elephant. Mangyingli didn't need it. He waved his hand and gave the fruit back to Chen An. He leaned slightly and asked, "Sir, how do you learn from Chen Mu?"
"Chen Mu may not have much ability in war, but other financial resources, weapons, military preparations, and farming are all exceptional. Most of the unreal people in the country think that the reason why the Nanyang Military Palace is strong is that its governor Chen Mu made contributions when he met the emperor in the north, and this is not the case."
When talking about the Nanyang Military Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, Chen An seemed to have endless words to say and chuckled: "The Nanyang Military Mansion is established as early as when he was appointed as Qianhu, opened a shipyard, and established a military weapon bureau. Therefore, it was only in several years that the military mansion dominated Nanyang. Does the little prince not want people to mention the strongest Myanmar in the future to lay the foundation for today's prince?"
This was very much for Mang Yingli's appetite. If it weren't for the iron armor, Mang Yingli would almost turn over on the small building in Xiangbei. He said, "I would like to hear it clearly."
"In the Celestial Empire, the Portuguese firearms were called guns. They called them muskets and large ships of artillery. Indeed, even if Myanmar conquered Alagan, its national strength was far from that of the Ming Dynasty, and it was difficult to compete with the Celestial Empire. But big has great benefits, small has small powers, and small powers. Even if everyone knows the accumulated problems of the Ming Dynasty, it can only be like a giant itch, which is difficult to remove the root cause, but Myanmar is different."
It is difficult for Chen An to speak without the pride and arrogance of the Heavenly Kingdom, but this will make Mang Yingli feel unhappy. Fortunately, he is not a young and energetic child. He just smiled and said, "My My King Anulutuo of Myanmar also sent 72 million troops to attack Dali Kingdom on the same water and land. If the Heavenly Kingdom is really as good as the gentleman said, why don't you defect to Chen Mu, and why did you come to Myanmar?"
Chen An smiled at the words of Mang Yingli's 72 million army. If this land could really support so many troops, why would Mang Yingli's military force have only gathered 200,000 people?
"This is exactly how powerful I want to talk about the small country and the villain." When talking about the villain, Chen An held the folding fan and tapped his chest, saying: "Heroes roamed all over the world, and they had the responsibility of serving the country with loyalty to the emperor and the country. Like me, a villain, you must hold every opportunity in your hand and struggle as much as possible to survive and live a better life."
"The Celestial Empire can make me live better. Of course I will be in the Ming Dynasty, but this is not a private armament dealer. I will die when I return to the Ming Dynasty. I will meet Allah when I flee to Myanmar." He patted the swaying war elephant and chuckled: "Myanmar is in full swing, and I also have the ability to be granted an official title. Isn't this easier than asking for life in the Ming Dynasty?"
"Chen Mu started to practice military training in Guangzhou Prefecture for nine years. However, the Ming Dynasty was in many ways and was much bigger than Guangzhou. There was no restraint under the prince. It only took two years to train troops and build ships, cast guns and forge guns."
Chen An pointed his right sling at himself, raised his two fingers with his left hand and looked at Mang Yingli, saying, "In just two years, Myanmar will have a strong tiger and wolf army in Guangdong!"
Just as Chen An was looking at himself, a low voice of horns came from afar, and the city was in panic, and the faces of the two men changed drastically on the battle elephant.
Chapter completed!