Nearly 40,000 full-equipped and sharp weapons were no longer something Myanmar could resist.

If it were not for the terrain, climate and logistics reasons, it would not be difficult to occupy Upper Myanmar, China Myanmar, and Lower Myanmar.

But what the emperor wants is a stable occupation, long-term occupation, and absolute certainty of victory.

Moreover, this is the first large-scale external conquest, which is different from the nature of pacifying Liao and suppressing rebellion. If you win, the people will be motivated greatly. If you lose, the plan to expand territory will definitely face many obstacles.

That is why such a large number of troops were mobilized and huge amounts of money and materials were invested.

The goal to achieve is to try to kill or capture the living forces of the Burmese people as much as possible, so that they can basically lose their resistance in Upper Myanmar and the occupied areas.

Although it is a pleasant experience to swallow the country, the subsequent occupation and maintenance costs are quite high. It is far less than occupying a place, digesting a place, and first reaping the immediate benefits.

To put it bluntly, the emperor must first recover the costs and see the benefits, and then encourage everyone to invest and continue to expand their territory.

At the same time, the emperor should also show the people of the Ming Dynasty the correct posture of foreign war. The stronger the fight, the richer the more you fight, and the more you attack, the more you land, everyone can get benefits from it.

"Long live, I'm still too cautious." Xu Hongyu looked at the battlefield and didn't dare to say this, but thought to himself: "If you give a certain 20,000 troops and provide sufficient ammunition, you can sweep Myanmar."

That's right, many Ming army officers are full of confidence, but they also know that it is not so easy to do just by providing sufficient ammunition.

In order to attack Myanmar, it took more than a year to prepare for the military training and familiar with the climate and environment. Tengchong established a weapon department, which almost spent all the emperor's gold and silver flowers and silver for a year.

Of course, the emperor was good at dancing with his long sleeves, holding glass mirrors, royal weaving, imperial porcelain kilns and other wealth sources, so he didn't care much about the more than one million gold and silver every year.

Well, capture Awa City and grab some gold, silver and treasures for Long Live to make Long Live happy. After receiving the money back, the war will be more fought in the future.

Although Xu Hongyu was born in a noble family, his experience over the past few years has made him completely fall in love with the profession of military personnel.

A profession that can best demonstrate masculinity and a merit that can best be made famous in history.

"General." Xu Xiaoqi led a few cavalrymen, but took hundreds of prisoners and handed them over to the local soldiers. He rode his horse and saluted with a smile.

Xu Hongyu was very satisfied and finally changed the name "Young Master". In the military, what would others think when they heard it? It was very majestic and very shameless.

"Is it a good job to chase?" Xu Hongyu laughed, feeling very envious, but rushing to kill is no longer the job that a commander should do.

Xu Xiaoqi curled his lips and said disdainfully: "A group of native chickens and dogs, there is no energy to chase after them."

Xu Hongyu rolled his eyes and said, "By the way, I'll let the local officials pay attention to you. There are beautiful women to keep for you."

After pausing, he added: "It's time to start a family."

"No, no." Xu Xiaoqi shook his head as if he was swaying, and said anxiously: "I am all an officer. I want my wife. There are so many Chinese girls. I can't even understand the words of Burmese girls."

"I think Burmese girls are so beautiful, I heard they are good in temperament." Xu Hongyu smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be a pretty guy. Isn't it great to be a concubine?"

Hehe, Xu Xiaoqi smirked twice and said, "Then the sir, let's be an example. If you want to marry a Burmese girl, I will follow you."

"I-No." Xu Hongyu said: "The level is too high. How can I get promoted in the future if I marry a woman from another race?"

Xu Xiaoqi opened his eyes wide and said, "Sir, I want to be a general too! Do you think I can't do it?"

Xu Hongyu opened his mouth for a long time before he closed it, laughed dryly, and said, "Okay, have ambition. Give up this matter, you should work hard and make more contributions!"

Xu Xiaoqi then smiled, turned his horse's head, and ran away with several riders.

Grab money, grain, and people, and of course women.

Many people are worried about the future and refuse Burmese women for senior officers like Xu Hongyu and even intermediate officers like Xu Xiaoqi.

But this does not include ordinary soldiers, and the court and the Ministry of War have no restrictions. In order to boost morale, there were even such incentives before going to the expedition.

Moreover, at that time, the concepts of divisions between countries and nations, as well as territorial, territorial waters, etc. were not particularly clear.

It is impossible for the occupied areas to kill all the Burmese people, or drive them away, surrender, naturalize, assimilate, and the emperor also has such arrangements.

The extensive policy of captives is actually a kind of indulgence to the front-line army. Invasion and expansion, plundering wealth is essentially like this. It is not about treating guests to dinner, pretending to be a benevolent and righteous army, and what is the perfection of the army?

But massacre was forbidden, and the need for labor and captives were also wealth. The Maritime Merchants Association booked 10,000 people to be moved to Borneo; the southern expansion of Meigong Province also required manpower cultivation, hoping to transfer 20,000.

This is still the number that the imperial court has determined. The demands of land and population of the chieftains participating in the war have not been included.

If the climate in the Northeast is not suitable for the Burmese people, the development of the Great Northern Wilderness requires more labor.

It’s still the same idea. Without culture and language, even if it is not considered an independent nation. After two or three generations, they were all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Who cares about what ethnic group their ancestors are?

That's right, they are all people of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is also a multi-ethnic country. The emperor's cognition and broad mind largely determine the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards other ethnic groups.

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In the Battle of Mandalay, or the Battle, the Burmese army was defeated in a crushing defeat. Tens of thousands of troops were killed by the 15,000 Ming troops on the right and were abandoned. Only thousands of escaped.

The Ming army on the left side went south along the Irrawaddy River, conquering Jiangtou City, Taigong City, and Anzhengguo City. One day later than the friendly forces on the right side, arrived in Mandalay.

At this point, the main force of the Ming army successfully joined forces, and the two Ming army and the governor Wang Sanshan's central army, totaling more than 40,000 people rushed towards Awa City.

Mandalay was defeated and there was no barrier in Ava City. Facing the aggressive Ming army, the Burmese King of Ava City, the princes and ministers were in a panic.

While preparing for escape, they deployed tens of thousands of Burmese troops along the river, hoping to block the Ming army with the Ava River.

Previously, the Burmese King sent envoys, hoping that the Ming army would stop attacking, and Myanmar was willing to restore the Ming Dynasty's vassal status and pay tribute every year.

When sending envoys to discuss such conditions, the Burmese king was both afraid and lucky, hoping to take advantage of this painless concession to temporarily stop the Ming army.

However, the envoy was released and the conditions were rejected. The Ming army had only one condition, and surrendered, and the court enthroned the Burmese Pacification Envoy.
Chapter completed!