Min Qide didn't want to continue playing with tactics. He understood that tactics were tricks played by the weak against the strong. In the face of absolute power, all tactics and strategies were useless and laughable. He had led Narexuan into a trap. He was obviously the strongest one, so why was there a need to play tactics? Now, he had lost two generals and nearly ten thousand soldiers. The war had just started, but he was already at a disadvantage.
In this state, he still wanted to fight against the legendary unparalleled Ming army?
Min Qide reflected on his mistakes and lamented his stupidity. Therefore, he gave the order to bombard the forest with cannons. He planned to chase away all the Siamese soldiers inside, and then use the elephant soldiers to destroy the forest. As long as the forest was destroyed, the Siamese would have to fight with him face to face, and they wouldn't be able to play any tricks anymore.
The Burmese army's cannons were quite fierce. One by one, the cannons smashed into the forest, and the Siamese soldiers inside the forest were defenseless. They were a little excited by the victory just now, and they lost their sense of propriety. They forgot Narexuan's order to retreat after the victory. Now, many of them were hit by the cannons, and there were many casualties.
The Burmese army didn't have a lot of cannons. Although Min Qide was a little violent, he didn't completely lose his mind. He knew very well that the gunpowder and cannons in his hands weren't enough for him to be so extravagant. Once the cannons were fired, there would be ten thousand taels of gold. He had emptied the entire Burmese army's arsenal. If he really used up all of them, they would be useless against the main Siamese army.
After a few rounds of cannons, Min Qide decisively ordered the cannons to stop, and then he ordered the elephant soldiers to attack.
The elephant's roar traveled very far.
The Siamese soldiers who were lucky enough to survive in the forest heard it. They had just survived the attack of the cannons, and they were still in shock. Then, they heard the familiar roar of beasts and the shaking of the ground. How could they not know what kind of weapon the Burmese had used? This kind of weapon was not a joke. It was the ultimate weapon of their countries. Not only did the Siamese's expression change, but the expressions of the Portuguese who were lucky enough to survive also changed.
If the elephants really rushed over, they would not be able to do anything to them with a few shots. Nowadays, elephants have been trained for a long time and are not afraid of the sound of ordinary guns and cannons. Some of them are not afraid of guns because they are wearing armor and have thick skin. The only thing that can make them shake and fear is the overwhelming artillery attack. Only artillery can ignore the defense of elephants and make them feel fear and shock, shake, and then collapse.
Apart from this, there was no better way. Oh, there was one more, elephant soldiers against soldiers.
The Siamese also had a strong army of elephant soldiers, which was used when they fought against Cambodia. Their combat power was not bad, and they were not at a disadvantage when fighting against the Burmese's elephant soldiers. It was just that they did not have enough numbers, and they were not as good as the Burmese's elephant soldiers. Otherwise, they would not have been afraid of them.
But now, the forest could no longer stay. The Siamese and Spaniards ran for their lives. Behind them, there were violent tremors and the sound of trees being pushed down. There was also the trumpeting of elephants. These people ran for their lives, but some were still caught up by the elephant soldiers. The elephants stretched out their long trunks and rolled these people up. The elephant soldiers on the back of the elephants immediately pierced these unlucky Siamese and Spaniards with their long spears.
The destruction of the defense line in the forest was within Na Ruixuan's expectations. He just wanted to buy time and did not think about defeating anyone. Now that he had obtained an unexpected victory, it was already a fluke. People who pinned their fate on luck would not have a good ending. Hence, Na Ruixuan made up his mind and gathered his elephant soldiers. He personally led them and rushed into the forest.
The news of Na Ruixuan leading the elephant soldiers to battle quickly reached Min Qide's ears. Min Qide was overjoyed. He was just worried that he could not kill Na Ruixuan, and now Na Ruixuan had come to him. The people in this land advocated a decisive battle between elephant soldiers and elephant soldiers. Using firearms to deal with elephant soldiers would be looked down upon, especially when both sides had elephant soldiers. In order to determine who was the winner, of course, they had to choose to fight with elephant soldiers. That was the only way to show everyone's bravery.
Na Ruixuan and Min Qide were both leaders known for their bravery. At this moment, what was most needed was for everyone to fight with real swords and spears to see who won and who lost, and who was the hero.
Min Qide quickly led the remaining elephant soldiers into the forest. At this time, Na Ruixuan was already fighting with the vanguard of the Myanmar elephant soldiers. Both sides exchanged blows, swords, spears, and halberds collided with each other. The elephant that Na Ruixuan was sitting on kept swinging its long trunk and swinging its tusks, fighting with the elephant opposite it. People were fighting with people, elephants were fighting with elephants, and it was hard to see who was not fighting.
With Na Ruixuan's leadership, the Siamese elephant soldiers' morale was greatly boosted. They pressed forward and actually gradually pushed the Myanmar elephant soldiers back into the forest. They fought with the Myanmar elephant soldiers in the forest, forcing the Myanmar elephant soldiers to retreat step by step. Only when Min Qide arrived with the remaining elephant soldiers and stabilized their position did the situation stabilize. Otherwise, the Myanmar elephant soldiers would have been forced out of the forest and retreated in defeat.
Na Ruixuan saw Min Qide, and Min Qide also saw Na Ruixuan. Their gazes collided, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
"You killed my general and my army. Na Ruixuan, are you prepared to die?"
The long spear in Min Qide's hand flashed with a cold light.
"You killed my people and my people. Min Qide, are you prepared to die?"
Na Ruixuan retorted sarcastically. He raised his long spear and pointed it at Min Qide. He no longer cared about Min Qide in his heart. Min Qide was also keenly aware of this change in his emotions. The stinky brat that he could trample on had finally developed into an existence that could stand up to him face to face. Back then, his grandfather definitely did not think of this.
This was what Min Qide was thinking.
When Mang Yinglong was still around, who dared to defy Myanmar? Even in the early days of Mang Yinglong, who dared to defy Myanmar's orders? Only this Na Ruixuan was a huge variable. The older he grew, the more rebellious he became. Now, he had actually rebelled against the army. If such a person was not eliminated, even if the Ming Army was defeated, there would still be countless daring people who would rebel against Myanmar's rule in this land.
When one encountered a rebel, one had to kill them at the first moment. However, this rebel was actually so tenacious!
"Then let me eliminate you here!"
Min Qide's eyes were filled with killing intent. He shouted at the war elephant beneath him. The war elephant neighed and rushed over. Na Ruixuan was not to be outdone. He also urged his war elephant to rush toward Min Qide.
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