Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 7 Coupling
Li Sixing, Li Dingguo's son, ran to his father's military tent, where Li Dingguo was leaning over his desk, carefully consulting the map.Li Dingguo's ability to become a superstar general in the late Ming Dynasty was not only due to his outstanding talent, but also inseparable from his hard work.

"Father, a messenger came outside, saying that he came from Myanmar City (referring to Awa, the capital of Myanmar). The messenger said that King Mangbai of Myanmar wanted to use His Majesty as a bargaining chip to exchange with Wu Sangui, and deceived Duke Qian and others. People crossed the river, and then killed all my ministers. Fortunately, an overseas Ming army descended from the sky and defeated the Burmese army. At this time, His Royal Highness and His Majesty rushed to Dongwu to join us. His Royal Highness sent an envoy, hoping that Father would send troops In response, if the main force of the Burmese army comes after us, I hope our army will form an attack and directly defeat the Burmese army."

When Li Dingguo heard this, he was shocked.

"What? The Burmese king brutally murdered my Daming subjects, and he still tried to betray His Majesty? Your Majesty has escaped from the captivity of the Burmese King Mangbai with the help of the rebel army?"

Li Sixing said: "Yes, father, my son also felt incredible when he heard this, but the messenger was originally one of us, and he was sent to guard His Majesty's veterans, and everyone in the army knew him, so it is absolutely impossible. There are fakes."

Li Dingguo did not hesitate, and said directly: "Bring him up, I have something to ask."

The messenger was indeed brought, Li Dingguo glanced at it, and it was indeed one of the guards he sent to Yongli's team at that time.The messenger was still very excited when he saw Jin Wang Li Dingguo, and couldn't help crying: "The villain has seen His Highness Jin Wang, the sky has eyes, and the villain can see Jin Wang again."

Li Dingguo helped him up with his own hands, and said, "I remember your surname is Chen."

The messenger hurriedly said: "King Lao Jin has troubled his memory, and the villain's surname is indeed Chen and his given name is Sanxi."

"Okay, Sanxi, tell me what happened to His Majesty's residence, and where did the rebel army that fell from the sky come from."

This Chen Sanxi told the whole thing over there in an orderly manner, and the rhetoric he used was basically what Bai Mingxiu had entrusted him at that time.Bai Mingxiu was thoughtful, he had already thought about what Li Dingguo would ask, and told Chen Sanxi directly what to say.

After hearing what the messenger said, Li Dingguo couldn't help being surprised: "It turns out that Zheng He's remnants who have been living abroad for more than two hundred years are really my Ming Dynasty? It's just that they actually voted for the prince, and the prince usually seems to be just A child who has not reached the crown, did not expect to be so decisive when facing a major event. Directly led His Majesty to Dongwu, and let the old, weak, sick and disabled go another way. He ordered me to lead the army to respond, and wanted to count the Burmese again As a plan, turn around and bite Mangbai. This kind of wisdom and courage are stronger than His Majesty's."

Li Sixing asked at this time: "Father, how should we make a decision?"

Li Dingguo said in a deep voice: "Send out troops immediately to welcome back the holy driver. Si Xing, you lead a light cavalry and quickly meet His Majesty and the Crown Prince. If you find any abnormal movement in the Burmese army, make plans in advance and report back to me. We will attack Burma." When the army is on the way, they will avenge the shame of their bloodbath on my subjects of the Ming Dynasty."

"Yes, Father!"

Although the rest of Li Dingguo's troops have been in most of China for many years, they are at the end of the road at this time, but Li Dingguo is still there, and their cohesion is still very strong. Their mobility and combat power are also the best among the remaining Ming troops.

Li Sixing led more than [-] cavalry to leave the camp immediately, and Li Dingguo led [-] Ming troops to dispatch later.

Li Sixing's party traveled starry night and night, trekking three hundred miles, finally met Bai Mingxiu and his party.Li Sixing saw the Ming flag unfurled by Bai Mingxiu's team from a distance, and couldn't help but feel agitated.

"Finally, I have received His Majesty!"

They fought across most of China. They had the glory of being famous kings twice, and the frustration of fleeing hastily. Now in a foreign land, seeing this great Ming imperial flag, everyone is inexplicably excited.

Li Sixing led his two followers to the front of Bai Mingxiu's team, dismounted from his horse, bowed down and said: "Li Sixing, the last general, pays homage to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The one who came out was not Yongli, but Bai Mingxiu.Bai Mingxiu was still wearing the thin gown, looking thin but full of aura.

"Prince Jin, thank you for your hard work."

It was not the first time for Li Sixing to meet the prince, but this time meeting the prince Zhu Cixuan was completely different from his previous feelings. The prince seemed to be a different person, and he seemed extraordinarily calm and courageous in this crisis.

"Where does His Highness the Crown Prince say, it is our fault that we failed to protect His Majesty and His Highness, and made Luanjia dusty."

Bai Mingxiu shook his head lightly and said: "In the whole world, I can question anyone's loyalty, except King Jin. If there is no King Jin, I'm afraid this Ming Dynasty would have disappeared in smoke."

When Li Sixing heard Bai Mingxiu praise his father so highly, he couldn't help but puff up his chest and feel proud. He said: "I will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty until death!"

Bai Mingxiu asked at this time: "How far are King Jin's troops and horses from here?"

Li Sixing said: "Father ordered me to bring light cavalry to meet him, and he led a large group of people to follow. There is still half a day's journey to arrive here."

Bai Mingxiu nodded and said, "Very good, has King Gongchang notified you yet?"

"I don't know about this last general."

Bai Mingxiu pondered slightly, and said: "Although there are not many troops, they are enough. Although the Burmese army is claimed to be hundreds of thousands, it actually only has [-] to [-] soldiers, and they belong to the chieftains of different tribes. They can't use their full strength at all. The combat power is also weak. As soon as the King Jin's soldiers and horses arrive, we will march directly, surprise and pursue our Burmese army, and then enter Awa, kill Mangbai, and seize Burma."

Li Sixing never expected that at this moment, His Royal Highness was thinking of counterattacking the Burmese army and occupying the Burmese capital.He opened his mouth to object, but found that he was actually frightened by the strong self-confidence of this 14-year-old boy, and he couldn't say anything to object.

Li Sixing naturally did not know that Bai Mingxiu had long planned to destroy the Burmese army.It was not to avenge the Ming Dynasty ministers who were killed in the Curse Water Disaster, but to gain a favorable defensive posture in Myanmar.

After Yongli was hijacked by the king of Burma, Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan sent troops to attack Burma many times. Although they won several battles, they couldn't accomplish all of them.This is due to the effects of tropical jungle miasma and unacceptable water and soil, and also the reason why Myanmar has repeatedly used complex water systems and terrain to destroy the Ming army's pontoon bridges and river-crossing ships, which made the Ming army look at the river and sigh.

Wu Sangui will attack soon. If the Ming army can occupy Awa and use the environment around Myanmar to lay out its own trap line of defense, then the Ming army is likely to win more with less here and stabilize the situation of the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty in Myanmar.

(End of this chapter)