Chapter 247 Recovering Nanzhao and Marching Into Burma

Chen Huaian took over the 800-mile express sent by Deputy Marshal Chang Yuchun from the outside of Dali, the capital of Nanzhao, from the Minister of War Li Jingyu, and read the contents carefully.

The army that went to Nanzhao to the south encountered almost no resistance, and easily recovered the two lakes, Sichuan and Guizhou regions, and headed straight to Dali, the capital of Nanzhao.

It is also true that the 100,000 rattan armored soldiers of Nanzhao had already been bombarded by the cannons of the Longcheng Navy Fleet during the Battle of Jinling, and were chased by the Liangjiang New Army under the command of Liangjiang Governor Su Chen;

Some died, some were injured, and some surrendered, and almost all the troops were wiped out outside Jinling.

Nanzhao, which relied on Yunnan and Burma to establish its country, was destined to not be able to support too many troops. The 100,000 rattan armored soldiers that went to Jinling were almost all the troops in the hands of Nanzhao Emperor Mu Rongfu.

In the end, they were all ruined outside Jinling City because of the ambition of Emperor Mu Rongfu of Nanzhao.

Chang Yuchun's military report also mentioned that Emperor Mu Rongfu of Nanzhao was preparing to withdraw to Pyu (Myanmar), and the scouts of the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army had intercepted the correspondence between Mu Rongfu and the King of Pyu;

With the support of the King of Pyu, a mysterious army was prepared for Emperor Mu Rongfu of Nanzhao to restore Nanzhao.

Dali City, the capital of Nanzhao, has almost become an empty city and can be taken in by the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army at any time.

Chang Yuchun reported to the emperor and asked whether to pursue the remnants of Nanzhao to Pyu?

After reading this memorial, Chen Huaian was surprised and suddenly thought of the mysterious army of Pyu. Could it be the elephant soldiers of the old Burmese?

He also recalled the scene in the plot of Return of the Pearl, where Erkang was captured by the Burmese prince Musa (actually a princess).

The Eight Banners Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty did not seem to have any advantage against the elephant soldiers of the old Burmese.

If the Nanzhao Emperor Mu Rongfu and the King of the Pyu Kingdom were to collude with each other, it would be possible for them to form a force that threatens the new dynasty on the border.

In addition, Chen Huaian thought of the world before he traveled through time, when countless people were deceived to Kayaozi in northern Myanmar. He immediately made up his mind to send troops to the Pyu Kingdom to eradicate the roots.

Chen Huaian immediately wrote on the memorial: Go to the Pyu Kingdom to eradicate the roots!

By the way, he also specially reminded the Deputy Marshal of the Army, Chang Yuchun: Be careful of the elephant soldiers of the Pyu Kingdom and make countermeasures as soon as possible.

Afterwards, he gave the annotated memorial to Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, and ordered: "Lord Li, I have reviewed all the memorials. You should follow my instructions and hurry up to do it!"

"Minister, obey the order!"

Li Jingyu immediately obeyed the order and left.

As soon as the Minister of War left, the Minister of Rites, who was waiting in line outside the Imperial Study to meet the emperor, took advantage of the opportunity and hurried to the Imperial Study to report to Chen Huaian on the preparations for the coronation ceremony.

Since becoming the emperor, Chen Huaian has been so busy every day!

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, those emperors in ancient times had to deal with so many government affairs every day, how could they spare the time and energy to take care of the three thousand beauties in the harem?

"Your Majesty, regarding the selection of the name of the new dynasty, the Ministry of Rites means to continue the tradition of establishing a country on a fiefdom and set the name of the new dynasty as "Jin"..."

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The capital of Nanzhao, outside Dali City.

The weather in September was still hot and humid, but the temperature difference between day and night in Nanzhao was huge.

The 100,000-man army led by Deputy Marshal Chang Yuchun had surrounded the capital of Nanzhao, Dali City, and could attack at any time.

It was night.

In the central army tent, Chang Yuchun was reading the memorial from the Ministry of War, which brought the latest order from Emperor Chen Huaian: send troops to the Pyu Kingdom to root out the problem.

Chang Yuchun and Chen Huaian had the same position on this point.

If you don't root out the problem, there will be endless troubles!

However, Chen Huaian's note that Chang Yuchun should be careful of the elephant soldiers of the Pyu Kingdom aroused Chang Yuchun's vigilance.

Chang Yuchun had only heard about the elephant soldiers of the Pyu Kingdom, but had not seen them with his own eyes.

All we know is that the elephant soldiers' mounts are tall elephants, whose limbs are as strong as a thousand pounds. From the comparison of size and strength alone, the cavalry of Longcheng's southern expedition army is completely at a disadvantage when facing the elephant soldiers of the Pyu Kingdom.

The emperor is right. Since we are going to attack the Pyu Kingdom, we will inevitably have to fight with the elephant soldiers of the Pyu Kingdom, and we must come up with a strategy to deal with the enemy in advance.

Chang Yuchun immediately ordered: "Come on, summon the generals at all levels of the army to come to the central army tent for discussion!"

"I have received your order!"

At the same time, in the imperial city of Dali, the capital of Nanzhao.

As the former King of Pingxi, who then took advantage of the civil strife of the Daxin Dynasty to proclaim himself emperor, the Nanzhao Emperor Mu Rongfu was still wearing the five-clawed dragon robe that he had worn for almost two years, standing in front of the west gate of the palace;

Looking back at the palace that carried Mu Rongfu's half-life and witnessed the rise and fall of the King of Pingxi and the Nanzhao Emperor, Mu Rongfu's eyes revealed endless nostalgia.

But now it was time to say goodbye to this palace.

Outside the city, the 100,000 Dragon City Southern Expedition Army, which was eyeing the city, could break into the city at any time.

Inside the city, the few thousand Nanzhao defenders could not stop the Dragon City Southern Expedition Army at all.

At this point, Mu Rongfu had to passively choose to abandon the city and flee, so that he could live on.

"Report--"

"Your Majesty, everything is ready, please leave the palace!"

At this time, the commander of the Nanzhao Imperial Guard hurriedly walked to Mu Rongfu and asked him to leave the palace overnight under the cover of night and rush to the Pyu Kingdom to seek refuge.

Yeah!

Mu Rongfu nodded and said, "General Cao, let's go, you lead the way."

As he spoke, Mu Rongfu looked back at the palace for the last time and said to himself, "I will come back one day!"

After that, he followed the pace of the commander of the Imperial Guard without looking back, and quietly left the city from the west gate, leaving only a lonely and desolate back, stretched out by the cold moonlight.

The next day.

Outside the city, the army from Longcheng conquered the Nanzhao capital Dali Imperial City without any effort. A number of scarlet five-clawed golden dragon "Jin" flags were hung high on the top of the Nanzhao capital Dali.

At this point, the Nanzhao regime, which was born during the civil strife of the Daxin Dynasty, was replaced by the regime of the new emperor Chen Huaian after less than two years of existence.

When Chang Yuchun, deputy marshal of the Longcheng Army, led the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army to ride into Dali City, he found that the Nanzhao garrison guarding the city had already evacuated overnight.

It goes without saying that they must have followed the Nanzhao Emperor Mu Rongfu and retreated to the neighboring Pyu Kingdom.

Chang Yuchun ordered that the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army should not stop and march into Burma.

"Pass the order down, the army will march into Burma and will never return to the court until the Nanzhao regime is completely annihilated!"

"I have received the order!"