Because the enemy situation was discovered earlier, two British warships, with troop carriers, hoisted their full sails, abandoned their baggage, and rushed into Rangoon before the huge Ming fleet caught up.In the Zhou army camp in Yangon, a letter of information sent by a 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 in his heart, he retreated before, leading Zhao Zamao to pursue, but Zhao Zamao secretly did not move, now he didn't want Zhao Zamao to come over, but Zhao Zamao licked his face and pasted it, which made him very angry in his heart.Hong Chengchou hurriedly received the information, it was the news sent back by the Zhou army who was ambushed in Bagu, and saw that the Ming army had entered the camp, and the Ming soldiers were pulling out the camp, and it was very likely to move west.After reading it, Hong Chengchou said: "Just now, the Yingyi fleet entered the port, saying that it met the Ming fleet at sea, and there were more than 30 warships. ”The muscles on Wu Sangui's face twitched, "Therefore, Zhao Zamao waited for the military port to be repaired and the reinforcements arrived before deciding to press towards Yangon." ”Hong Chengchou said: "Your Majesty, when the Ming fleet appears, the supply of the army at sea will inevitably be harassed, or even completely cut off.Now is the battle or retreat, Your Majesty should have a decision. ”Wu Sangui's face was gloomy, "I have already mobilized 150,000 troops from China, as well as countless military assets and artillery, how can I retreat?"
Since Zhao Zamao is coming, I will fight him to the death. ”During this period, the Zhou State desperately sent the soldiers and supplies gathered in Bengal to Yangon through transportation.Now that the army is gathered, it is to fight with the Ming army and stabilize the barrier in the east of the Zhou State, and there is no reason to retreat.Hong Cheng said in a deep voice: "The minister asked the armies to prepare, and then waited for Zhao Zamao!"
”~~~~~~ the first to make a feint attack before the Ming army was the thirty-five warships led by Zheng Chenggong.Although the quality of the warships of the illustrated army is not comparable to that of the British warships, the 35 gunboats are definitely a terrorist force that can cross the Indian Ocean.This allowed the Ming army to grasp the sea control near Yangon at once, and the nine combined fleets composed of Britain, France, and the Netherlands could only be trapped in Yangon Harbor together with a hundred transport ships, and did not dare to come out.September 15th.Zheng Chenggong led the Ming army fleet to approach the harbor, the fleet lined up in a double horizontal formation, the positions of the warships were staggered, and they all fired cannons at the Zhou army fort to bombard Yangon Harbor.The Ming warships fired a volley from the side of the warship, fought fiercely for an hour, destroyed two Zhou batteries, and one of their own battleships was seriously damaged, so they immediately withdrew from the artillery battle.The appearance of the Ming fleet made the Zhou army realize that the supply at sea was about to be interrupted, which made the Zhou army's heart shake.Wu Sangui realized that as the sea transportation was cut off by the Ming army, the Zhou army could not rely on a feint attack to carry out a defensive counterattack, and could only seek a quick decisive battle with the Ming army.If the confrontation with the Ming army continues, once the material is exhausted, the Zhou army will be defeated.On September 16, after the artillery battle, Wu Sangui led the army to move eastward, and the forward was in the eastern suburbs of Yangon, establishing a stronghold and taking the battlefield, while the army chose favorable terrain to camp and prepare for a decisive battle.On September 17, the vanguard of the Ming army appeared in the eastern suburbs of Yangon, discovered the arrangement of the Zhou army, and immediately reported back to Zhao Ming.In the temporary camp of the Ming army, Zhao Ming received a report from the scout, glanced at the people in the tent, and immediately said: "The scout report, Wu Sangui led the army east and camped in the east of Yangon, it seems that he wants to fight a decisive battle with the widows.What do you think the widow should do?
”Zhang Jiayu said: "Then it depends on what the regent's plan is!"
”Zhao Ming said slowly: "Oh, look at the widow's plan?
”Zhang Jiayu said: "Not bad!
If the regent only hoped to drive Wu Sangui away and occupy Donghu, then after arriving in Yangon, it would be enough to continue to camp against him.Now that the navy has cut off the Zhou army's sea transportation and supplies, if the regent doesn't want to fight a decisive battle, drag it out for a while, and when the Zhou army's material consumption is about the same, Wu Sangui can only retreat to Tianzhu by land.In this way, the army could capture Rangoon and control Taungoo without many casualties.However, in this way, Wu Sangui's strength was also preserved, which was not conducive to the Ming Dynasty's future attack on the Zhou State. ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, and said in silence for a while: "Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou fled from Guanzhong to the Western Regions, and then entered South Asia and continued to fight against the outnumbered.This time, since Wu Sangui wanted a decisive battle, the widow decided to accompany him and solve the problem of India in a war. ”Zhang Jiayu said: "If you want to keep Wu Sangui and hit the forces of the Zhou army hard, then there is only a decisive battle."
However, this is tantamount 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 Tianzhu will most likely collapse. ”Zhao Ming squinted his eyes and said: "Risks and opportunities exist together, there is no such thing as a sure thing in a war, even if it is a confrontation, there are risks."
The widow decided to fight a decisive battle and defeat Wu Sangui's main force, what do you think?
”Jin Shenghuan, Li Ponu and others will clench their fists, "The ministers and others will listen to the regent's arrangement!"
”Zhao Ming showed a little smile on his face, all the generals supported him, so he would fight Wu Sangui.After all, in this battle, Wu Sangui lost, the Zhou State should almost die, and even if Zhao Ming lost, it was a big deal that the next year came, the Ming Dynasty was strong, and occasionally losing one or two wars would not have much impact on the Ming Dynasty, and Zhao Ming had room for trial and error.Moreover, with Zhao Ming's understanding of Wu Sangui's subordinate forces, and with the combat effectiveness of the Zhou army, Zhao Ming felt that it was impossible for him to lose.At this time, Zhao Ming got up from his seat, glanced at the generals below, and said firmly: "Then go and fight Sangui!"
”As soon as the military order was given, 20,000 Ming troops and 30,000 feudal soldiers pulled out their camps and marched westward, marching towards Yangon.When the Ming fleet set out from Canton and bypassed Malacca to Mawlamyine, it was not only more than 20 warships, but also a large number of supply ships, troop transports, and reinforcements sent by the fleet.Because of the arrival of reinforcements, the Ming army of 10,000 taels arrived at Mawlamyine with the fleet, so that Zhao Ming's troops were sufficient, and he was able to leave 5,000 people to defend the military port, 5,000 people to defend the Gubo camp, and lead 20,000 elite Ming troops and 30,000 feudal soldiers to fight a decisive battle with Wu Sangui.As soon as the Ming army moved, Wu Sangui received a report from the scouts in Yangon, and on the road from Bago to Yangon, the soldiers and horses were jammed, and the vehicles covered the road, and the Ming army finally marched west to fight a decisive battle with him.On September 20, the Ming army brigade entered the vicinity of Yangon, and the distance between the two huge armies was only a few dozen miles, and a battle that both sides had been waiting for was coming.At this time, Wu Sangui listened to the report, stared at the map, and clenched his fists half-loudly, "Come on!"
Zhao Zamao, I'm waiting for you here!
”The Zhou army was tense up and down, because most of them knew that for the Zhou army, it would be a war that they could not afford to lose.()