Because the enemy situation was discovered earlier, two British warships took their troop transport ships, raised their sails, abandoned their baggage, and rushed into Yangon before the huge Ming fleet caught up.

In the Zhou army camp in Yangon, a piece of information sent by the scout was placed on Wu Sangui's desk.

Wu Sangui looked up at Hong Chengchou, then picked up the information and handed it to him, and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Zamao may be coming!"

Wu Sangui was angry. He had retreated before and led Zhao Zamao to pursue him, but Zhao Zamao did not move secretly. Now he didn't want Zhao Zamao to come, but Zhao Zamao licked his face and pressed it on him, which made him very angry.

Hong Chengchou quickly received the information. It was a detailed work by Zhou army who was ambushing in Bogu. When he saw the Ming army entering the camp, the Ming army soldiers were pulling the camp, and it was very likely that they would advance westward.

After reading it, Hong Chengchou said, "Jiangyi fleet entered the port just now and said he met the Ming fleet at sea, with more than 30 warships."

Wu Sangui's muscles twitched on his face, "So, Zhao Zamao decided to press on Yangon after the military port was repaired and reinforcements arrived."

Hong Chengchou said: "Your Majesty, if the Ming fleet appears, the army will be fed up at sea, and will inevitably be harassed, and will even be completely cut off. Now whether to fight or retreat, your Majesty should make a decision."

Wu Sangui's face was gloomy, "I have mobilized 150,000 troops from the country and countless military artillery, how can I retreat? Since Zhao Zamao is coming, I will fight to the death with him."

During these days, the Zhou Kingdom tried hard to send the soldiers and supplies gathered in Bangladesh to Yangon through the return of the troops.

Now that the army is gathering, we want to fight with the Ming army and stabilize the barrier east of Zhou State. There is no reason to retreat in the last battle.

Hong Cheng said in a deep voice: "I asked the troops to prepare, so I will wait for Zhao Zamao!"

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The thirty-five warships led by Zheng Chenggong came to the feint attack first before the Ming army.

Although the quality of the army's ships is not as good as that of British warships, the thirty-five gunboats are definitely a terrifying force that can traverse the Indian Ocean.

This made the Ming army immediately gain control of the sea near Yangon. Nine joint fleets composed of Britain, France and the Netherlands could only be trapped in Yangon Port with a hundred transport ships and dared not come out.

September 15th.

Zheng Chenggong led the Ming army fleet to approach the harbor, with double horizontal formations in the fleet, and the warships were intertwined, and they launched artillery at the Zhou army's fortresses and bombarded Yangon Port.

The Ming army warships fired volleys on the side, fought fiercely for an hour, destroying two Zhou army's artillery batteries. One of its own warships was severely damaged and then withdrew from the artillery battle.

The emergence of the Ming army fleet made the Zhou army realize that maritime supply was about to be interrupted, which made the Zhou army's morale shake.

Wu Sangui realized that as the maritime transportation was cut off by the Ming army, the Zhou army could not rely on feint attacks and conduct defensive counterattacks, and could only seek a quick decisive battle with the Ming army.

If the Ming army continues to fight, once the material is exhausted, the Zhou army will be defeated.

On September 16, after the artillery battle, Wu Sangui led a large army to move eastward. The vanguard established a stronghold in the eastern suburbs of Yangon and occupied the battlefield. The army chose to camp in favorable terrain and prepare for a decisive battle.

On September 17, the vanguard of the Ming army appeared in the eastern suburbs of Yangon and discovered the arrangement of the Zhou army, and then immediately returned to Zhao Ming with a horse.

In the temporary camp of the Ming army, Zhao Ming received a report from the scout, glanced at the people in the tent, and then spoke: "The scout reported that Wu Sangui led his army eastward and set up camp in the east of Yangon. It seems that he wanted to fight me. What do you think I should deal with it?"

Zhang Jiayu said: "That depends on what the Regent is planning!"

Zhao Ming said slowly: "Oh, look at my plan?"

Zhang Jiayu said: "Not bad! If the Regent just hopes to drive Wu Sangui away and occupy Dongyu, then after entering Yangon, continue to camp and hold a battle. Now the navy has cut off the supply of the Zhou army's sea transportation. If the Regent does not want to fight, he will delay for a while. When the Zhou army's materials are consumed, Wu Sangui can only retreat to India on the land route. In this way, the army can seize Yangon and control Dongyu without much casualties. However, in this way, Wu Sangui's strength can be preserved, which is not conducive to the Ming Dynasty's future attack on Zhou State."

Zhao Ming nodded slightly and said in silence: "Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou fled from Guanzhong to the Western Regions, and then entered South Asia to continue to be enemies with me. Since Wu Sangui wants to fight to the decisive battle this time, I decided to accompany me to solve the problem of India in one battle."

Zhang Jiayu said: "If you want to keep Wu Sangui and severely damage the Zhou army, then you will have to fight to the decisive battle. But this is equivalent to giving up the original winning situation and taking the risk of a decisive battle. Of course, if the Regent wins, then Wu Sangui's regime in India will probably be almost collapsed."

Zhao Ming narrowed his eyes and said, "Risk and opportunity exist together. There is no need to win or be sure to fight. Even if you insist, there is still risks. I decided to fight to defeat Wu Sangui's main force. What do you think?"

Jin Shenghuan, Li Ponu and others clasped their fists, "I will all obey the arrangements of the Regent!"

Zhao Ming showed a smile on his face. All the generals supported him, so he would fight to the decisive battle with Wu Sangui.

After all, if Wu Sangui loses in this battle, the Zhou Kingdom should almost die. Even if Zhao Ming loses, he will be the worst that he will come the next year. The Ming Dynasty is strong and occasionally losing one or two wars will not have much impact on the Ming Dynasty. Zhao Ming has room for trial and error.

Furthermore, based on Zhao Ming's understanding of the troops under Wu Sangui and the combat effectiveness of the Zhou army, Zhao Ming felt that he could not lose.

At this time, Zhao Ming stood up from his seat, glanced at the general below, and said firmly: "Then go and fight Sangui!"

After a military order, 20,000 Ming troops and 30,000 vassal soldiers set out to the west and advanced towards Yangon in a mighty manner.

When the Ming Dynasty fleet set off from Guangzhou and bypassed Malacca and arrived at Maudan, it not only came with more than 20 warships, but also a large number of supply ships, troop transport ships, and reinforcements sent by the fleet.

Because reinforcements arrived, the Ming army from Guangxi, a 10,000 liang of Guangxi arrived at Maudanmian with the fleet, which made Zhao Ming's troops more sufficient, leaving five thousand men to defend the military port, five thousand men to defend Gubo camp, leading 20,000 elite Ming army soldiers and 30,000 vassal soldiers to fight Wu Sangui.

As soon as the Ming army moved, Wu Sangui received a report from the scout in Yangon. On the road from Bogu to Yangon, there were troops and vehicles blocking the road. The Ming army finally advanced westward to fight him.

On September 20, the Ming army brigade arrived near Yangon, with two huge armies only a few dozen miles away, and a battle expected by both sides was about to come.

At this time, Wu Sangui heard the report and stared at the map. He clenched his fists for a while, "Come on! Zhao Zamao, I'm waiting for you here!"
Chapter completed!