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Jingmai (Chiang Mai), the Eight Hundred Division once again attracted Chinese envoys.

Last time it came from the south, but this time it came from the north, and it brought the imperial edict directly.

The envoy's name is Tu Yu, and he has been accompanying the army to issue imperial edicts. Meng Gensi surrendered, and further south was the Eight Hundred Division. Tu Qian came with a few soldiers.

"Why haven't you sent out troops yet?" Tu Ming angrily yelled.

Zhao Lengzhai knelt on the ground and said, "Angel Rong Bing, I am collecting food and gathering troops. I will definitely be able to send troops next month."

Zhaolingzhai can actually also be called Daolengzhai.

The Bazi is called "Meng", and the leader of a Bazi is "Dao Meng". The village is called "Man", and the leader of a village is "Taoman".

Nao, that is, the leader.

After the Han surname custom of the Ming Dynasty spread to the Dai area, the chieftains all took "Dao" (Tao) as their surname.

There are also people named Zhao and Shao, which come from "Zhao" (king). Dao Mengsai, who killed his brother earlier, usually calls himself "Shao Mengsai". Meng Gensi's family and Zhao Lengzhai in front of them all thought that they were descendants of the royal family.

Tu Qian asked: "You claimed your surname was Dao when writing documents to the court, and you claimed your surname was Zhao in private. What is your surname?"

Zhao Lengzhai replied: "My surname is Dao."

"If you dare to claim your surname as Zhao again, I will take back your title of Eight Hundred Dadian Xuanwei Envoy!" Tu Ming angrily scolded.

"I don't dare." Zhao... Daolengzhai kowtows like pounding garlic.

Tu Qian gave an unquestionable order: "Within five days, we must mobilize all the troops and horses to attack Burma. If you fail to send troops after the deadline, you will be responsible for the consequences!"

"Yes!" Daolengzhai was extremely frightened.

He called himself Zhao, just to feel refreshed. He didn't even think about attacking anyone. He could just defend his own one-third of an acre, but he was caught between several major forces and he didn't dare to offend anyone easily.

Now, you have to offend even if you don't have to offend.

Daolengzhai did not dare to wait until the fifth day of the deadline and sent troops on the third day. While sending troops himself, he asked the leaders within his jurisdiction to quickly follow with his soldiers.

Although the native soldiers of the Eight Hundred Division had extremely poor combat effectiveness, the main enemy force in the area they attacked had been transferred to the north.

Climbing over mountains and valleys, conquering villages and towns along the way, it turned out that everything was going against us.

With such a smooth march into the army, Daolengzhai actually gained confidence and felt that he was very awesome.

The regular division led by Liu Xinyu encountered a similar situation when they came to the border of Mengliansi. Chieftain Menglian not only gave up resistance, but also went to the front line in person to plead guilty.

The eastern front troops of the Northern Route Army defeated Chesi, Mengliansi, Menggensi and Babaisi without much fighting. The combined forces of the imperial court and chieftains on the eastern front of the North Road quickly expanded to nearly 60,000 people, and they marched towards Mubang in a mighty manner.

Historically, the situation in the Qing-Burmese War was similar, with chieftains from all over the country choosing to submit one after another.

Qianlong's trick was that during the Qing-Burmese War, the imperial court did not force the chieftains from Burma to send troops to help. After the war, the imperial court only conferred the title of chieftain, but then ignored these chieftains.

"Yongchang Mansion Wen Zheng" records: Leave the three ministers alone and let Burma handle it, but you can still say, Burma has been surrendered and obedient for all generations. Although the land in Yanggong belongs to Burma, it still belongs to me.

Translated: The Manchu and Qing court established chieftains but did not manage them, allowing these chieftains to be disposed of by Myanmar. He also plausibly said that Burma has been surrendered and submissive for generations. Although the chieftains in Yanggong and other places obeyed Burma, they ultimately obeyed me, the Qing Dynasty.

The current target of attack is Mubang. The chieftain of Mubang no longer exists and has been completely annexed by Myanmar.

The troops of the Eight Hundred Division attacked from the southeast, the patrol division, Chesi Division, and Meng Gen Division's coalition attacked from the east, and Liu Xinyu's regular division and Meng Lian Division attacked from the northeast. The Burmese army here has less than 5,000 standing troops. Facing offensives from three sides, they ignored the head and tail, and finally fled directly to the direction of the capital.

Effortlessly, Liu Xinyu occupied the entire Mu State.

He knew that his place was not the main battlefield. The mountains were rolling and he spent most of his time marching. It was estimated that by the time he reached Ava (the capital of Myanmar), all the friendly forces had already finished the decisive battle. The main goal along the way is to conquer the Dai chieftains along the way!

"I am very loyal, I bow to the army of the Great Harmony of the Celestial Dynasty, long live the Emperor of the Celestial Empire!"

Kneeling in front of Liu Xinyu was Hanzhong, the nephew of Hangai, the chieftain of Mubang.

Before the chieftain Mubang was destroyed, he had been helping the Ming Dynasty fight the war.

Han Zhong's grandfather was named Han Qin, and his great-grandfather was named Han Jinzhong. Both of them had made military exploits for the Ming Dynasty. The Han clan had been wiped out by Burma. Now that the Datong Army was coming, they finally waited for the opportunity to take revenge and brought hundreds of people to seek refuge.

Han Zhong said: "Mubang has resisted the Burmese for hundreds of years, and the war was the most intense. The Burmese sent out 300,000 troops throughout the country, and they only lost soldiers and generals to defeat our Mubang warriors. I, a Shan man, always..."

"Remember, the Chinese name is Dai." Dao Kangmu, a Dai general, interrupted.

"The general is right," Han Zhong quickly corrected his accent, "I, a Dai man, yearn for the Celestial Empire all the time and think about overthrowing the Burmese rule. As long as the general gives the order, I can recruit tens of thousands of Dai warriors to help!"

Liu Xinyu said: "The imperial court has issued an order to allow you to rebuild the Ava country of the Dai people! You are so loyal and brave, you may be able to become the king of Ava."

Hanzhong was overjoyed: "Your Majesty is wise!"

It is true that the Ava Dynasty in Myanmar was founded by the Dai people, but it has nothing to do with the Han family. The court simply wanted to bury a nail here.

The Taungoo dynasty of Myanmar established by the Burmese people had very intense ethnic conflicts. There was a great uprising of the Mon people in the south and continued resistance by the Dai people in the north. They relied on military suppression to maintain their rule.

The Datong imperial court's meticulous work was very impressive, and they had contacted him in advance. This Han Zhong was also contacted through meticulous work.

Unlike the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, which did not engage in intelligence work at all, the Qing-Burmese War lasted for two years, and the court did not even know who the enemy was. They thought they were fighting the main force of the Toungoo Dynasty, but in fact the enemy was the partial force of the Konbaung Dynasty - they didn't even know that Myanmar had changed dynasties.

"You go recruit troops, raise food and wages, and then go attack Ava together." Liu Xinyu said.

"yes!"

Han Zhong kowtows and takes orders.

Liu Xinyu looked to the northwest. The place where Huang Yao marched was the main battlefield of the North Army.

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Mengmao (Nankan).

The residence of Mengmao Chieftain was located in Ruili a few decades ago, which later became Mengmao Town of Ruili City.

Chieftain Mengmao was the most ferocious in the late Ming Dynasty, and he always served as the vanguard of Myanmar's border invasions.

When Myanmar invaded Mu State, the leader of the Mengmao chieftain Duo'an was killed by Hanqin, the chieftain of Mu State, because he rushed too fast. Hanqin took the opportunity to occupy Ruili, built a fort and settled fields there, and later dedicated the land of Ruili to the Ming Dynasty.

The Han family has these merits, so the new dynasty of Datong naturally misses the old feelings, so it plans to support Han Zhong in founding the country.

The Datong Army set out from Ruili and traveled more than 50 miles down the river to where the Mengmao chieftain was stationed.

The battle here broke out first, even before the Datong Army on the South Road crossed the sea and landed!

Huang Yao's main force was not here. Those who attacked Mengmao Chieftain were only more than 10,000 patrol soldiers and the patrol's anti-smuggling ships.

The patrol troops were temporarily equipped with 36 artillery pieces.

Chieftain Mengmao was thinking too hard and only had more than 400 soldiers in hand. Because the Datong patrol arrived so quickly, he did not even have time to go to the countryside to recruit local soldiers.

"General, my Lord is willing to submit to the Heavenly Kingdom!" The envoy went out of the city and knelt down to beg for surrender.

Pan Kai, the temporary inspection division commander, said with an expressionless face: "Behead it and attack the city immediately. Kill all the men of the Duo clan! All the female family members of the Duo clan will be escorted to the north to marry a man from the north who has no wife."

As the vanguard of Myanmar's invasion, how could he be qualified to surrender?

"Boom boom boom!"

Duosifa was hiding in the castle, scared to death.

Invading Chinese territory was what his father did. When he succeeded to the throne, the Datong Army had already recovered Yunnan. He only dared to be arrogant in his own territory. Where could he dare to touch the tiger's beard of the Datong court?

Moreover, the walled city where Duosifa lived was not very strong.

Their family has lived in Ruili for generations, and that is the real Mengmao Walled City. The current dilapidated walled city was built later and cannot withstand artillery bombardment.

The walled city has been surrounded, with more than 10,000 people surrounding more than 400 people, and they can't even think of breaking out of the siege.

Duosifa stood at a loss behind the wall. The soldiers on the wall had been frightened by the shells and were hiding, looking around not knowing what to do.

His son Duoche walked over and said bravely: "Father, I'm afraid I can't escape today. I can only try to use your head."

Duosifa did not scold his son, but cried mournfully: "Even if you kill me, it will be useless."

"You have to give it a try." Duo Che said, drawing his sword.

Duosifa asked with a cry in his voice: "Is your knife sharpened the fastest?"

"It's sharpened," Docher said.

Duosifa added: "Forget it, I'd better hang myself. Your swordsmanship has never been good."

Duoche urged: "Father, hurry up, otherwise it will be too late."

The father and son got a rope. Duoche looked on, and Duosifa stood up, trembling all over.

The sound of gunfire outside still continued.

Duosifa hung the rope around his neck several times, but feared death and pulled it back, looking at his chieftain's mansion with great nostalgia.

Duoche finally became impatient, drew his knife and said, "Father, don't waste time!"

Duo Sifa then gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, hung his neck, kicked off his feet, and swung on the swing under the eaves.

Before he had time to verify whether he was dead or not, Duoche removed his father, cut off his head and sent people out to ask for his surrender.

"General, this is the chieftain's head. We sincerely surrender this time. Please forgive us." The envoy kowtowed tremblingly.

Master Pan Kai was unmoved and kept saying the same thing: "Cut it down!"

It was useless to kill his father, Duoche finally despaired.

He was afraid of being hacked to death with random knives, and even more afraid that he might not die for a while, so he subconsciously looked at the rope on which his father was hanging.

"The wall is down!"

"Run!"

The news that the wall was blown down made Duoche determined to commit suicide by hanging himself on a stool.

The chieftain soldiers guarding the city had dispersed, looking for a place to escape over the wall. But there was nowhere to escape. He could only escape half a mile before he was caught and killed on the spot.

There were bursts of crying and howling in the chieftain's mansion.

Except for women and children under seven years old (visual inspection), the military order is that all will be executed. The Datong Army will use this place as a grain and grass transfer station. Then go down the river and go straight to Mengmi.