Light Dance Jiajing

Ajin brought Meng'er and his sister and Alai, and the Miao king only brought two subordinates. They followed the general to the camp of Toungoo. There were about 10,000 people stationed in this camp. For a small state in Myanmar, it was already very impressive to be able to organize an army of tens of thousands. Compared with the army in the Central Plains, these soldiers lacked some tall and mighty momentum. Most of the Burmese were short and dark, but they were more capable.

The central army tent was several times larger than the surrounding tents. The square tent was surrounded by soldiers. The general in brass armor made a gesture of invitation and went in first. Meng'er pulled Zaihou and looked at everything around curiously. The general sat in the middle and asked Ajin and others about their purpose without any nonsense. The translator relayed the message for them tremblingly. When the general introduced himself, the translator's body trembled twice. Mang Yinglong was the second-in-command after the King of Toungoo. He was the brother-in-law of the King of Toungoo, Mang Ruiti. He was shrewd and good at fighting, which made Ava tremble with fear. He was the commander-in-chief of the attack on Pyin Oo. However, Pyin Oo had mobilized Ava's elite garrison and had a strong city defense. This city was of vital importance to Ava. Even the King of Ava came in person to take charge of the command. Mang Yinglong had been attacking for more than a month, but there was no progress at all. Instead, he suffered heavy casualties. If he continued to fight like this, not only would the combat power be a problem, but also the food and grass would be a problem.

Mang Yinglong was an extremely ambitious man. He was determined to take Ava, but he had a bigger goal in the next step, which was the Ming Dynasty that bordered Ava to the north. So he listened carefully to the experiences of Ajin and his companions, and his expression became more thoughtful. Ava was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how the king of Ava changed, he would still be relying on the big tree of the Ming Dynasty. Since Ajin and his companions were not tolerated by the Ming Dynasty, the enemy of his enemy would naturally have something to talk about. Ajin knew that it was crucial to gain the other party's trust at this time, so he simply gave all the maps of the Ming Dynasty's mountains and rivers that he had brought along the way to Mang Yinglong. Mang Yinglong and several generals studied them carefully. , he could not help but be overjoyed, his power could not reach the Ming Dynasty yet, and the maps he collected occasionally were just route maps for merchants, which were not as detailed as Ajin's. The Miao people had been in constant conflict with the Han people for years, so they naturally had to understand the passes and garrisons of the Ming Dynasty. These maps were marked out, and the mountain terrain was clear at a glance. In the future, if they were to march into the Ming Dynasty, it would be much easier. Ajin caught the greed that flashed across Mang Yinglong's eyes, and he could not help but reveal a smile of success in his eyes. The southwest could not cause too much trouble, but it could disrupt the Ming Dynasty, even if it was just to contain it for a while, which would only benefit him.

That night, Mang Yinglong hosted a banquet for the Miao king and his entourage. Mang Yinglong and Ajin got along better and better as they talked, and felt that they had met too late. They became sworn brothers. Mang Yinglong pulled Ajin and whispered something in his ear, but his voice was very loud, and he burst into laughter after he finished speaking. The translator glanced at the siblings and said with a strange look in his eyes: "The general asked, are these two children your children?" In fact, the translator did not make his meaning clear. He was clearly asking whether the two children were Ajin's illegitimate children. Ajin laughed and hit Mang Yinglong, and said with a breath of alcohol: "What children? They are my future daughter-in-law. . "Mian'er was taking a sip of soup when she spit it out. She looked up and saw the two men were still toasting each other, not taking what he had just said seriously. Mang Yinglong pointed at the dancing women at the table and said to Ajin, "Whoever you like, let her serve you tonight." Ajin was not polite either. She glanced at a Burmese woman with a graceful waist with lustful eyes and pointed with her finger, "That's her." Mang Yinglong and Ajin laughed together. Meng'er no longer had an appetite. Do these men only treat women as playthings? She looked at the dancing woman again. The woman was still dancing with a forced smile. What can she do? Does she have a choice?

After all, there are still half of the elderly, the weak, women and children to feed. The Miao King has no choice at this time. He probably has realized that Ajin is not really helping him. He has no idea what Ajin wants to do, but here he can only let Mang Yinglong control everything. In the end, he agreed to Ajin's proposal and selected the elite among the one thousand Miao soldiers and temporarily incorporated them into Mang Yinglong's team. Ajin is the commander of this team. Mang Yinglong provided accommodation for the Miao people. Of course, it was not for free. All the valuables brought along the way, including those robbed, were given to Mang Yinglong, but at least they got protection. This is the only way for now.

Ajin led the thousand men and camped in Mang Yinglong's camp. Meng'er and Zaihou also moved with him. Their tent was next to Ajin, so Meng'er knew whenever Ajin came in and out. Ajin didn't try to avoid her at all. That night Mang Yinglong sent another woman to Ajin. Meng'er was suffocated and it happened again. She tore off some rags and stuffed them into Zaihou's ears, then rolled them into two balls and stuffed them into her own ears. Really, didn't they know that the tent was not soundproof? The next day Mei'er opened the tent curtain and saw Ajin also stepped out of his tent. "Good morning." Ajin greeted Mei'er with a refreshed look. Mei'er forced a smile, nodded, and quickly retreated into her tent. After a few seconds of distraction, she suddenly felt that something was wrong with Ajin today. Ah, he was wearing armor. Was he going to fight? Mei'er quickly stepped out of the tent again and called Ajin, "Are you going to attack the city again?" Ajin nodded. Mei'er suddenly felt a little worried, "You...be careful."

Ah Jin walked up to her and said with a smile, "Are you worried about me?"

Meng'er glanced at him sideways and said in a hard voice: "Yes, my brother and I still rely on you, so you can't be in any trouble."

Ah Jin came closer and lowered his voice and said, "How can you eat and drink for free without working in someone else's territory? Don't worry, I'll be fine." Then he glanced at Mian'er's little head and turned away.

The defense of Pyin Uyen was still very strict. Akin put on his armor and led an army from the flank to assist in the siege. Akin's arrows never missed their target. As soon as the archers on the city showed their heads, they were shot through by his arrows. For a moment, the morale of the Toungoo army was greatly boosted, and the attacking army climbed up the city wall one after another through the gap on this side. At this time, drums suddenly sounded on the top of the city wall, and the royal flag of Ava appeared on the top of the city wall. Cheers immediately rang out on the city wall, and the morale of the Ava army was greatly boosted. The defense instantly became several times stronger. Akin stretched out his hand and drew four signal arrows from the quiver, put them steadily on the bow, concentrated and aimed for a moment, slowly pulled the bowstring, and the bow creaked as it was pulled It gradually curved like a half moon, and with a buzzing sound, four arrows flew out with a whistling sound. The sound of whistling arrows breaking through the air was much louder than that of ordinary arrows, and even the sound of drums on the city wall could not cover up the whistling sound of arrows. The soldiers of both sides looked at the arrows at the same time, and in an instant, four arrows flew towards the city wall in four directions in the air. The royal flags fluttering in the wind on four sides bent down in an instant. There was chaos on the city wall, and there was cheering below the city. Ajin put away the bow and arrow. Today, the King of Ava had arrived, and the garrison force was naturally several times that of before. It was no longer possible to attack by force, and as expected, he heard the horn of retreating troops from the rear.