On the 18th day of the 4th month of the 26th year of Wanli, on the 18th day of the Zhennan Army's main force, Yuan Huang led 50,000 of the Zhennan Army's main force to defeat 60,000 of the Meng Tribe's main force in the south of Arakan. More than 3,000 of the Meng Tribe's allied forces were beheaded and 20,000 of them were captured.
At the same time, Yuan Huang's envoy had brought 3,000 infantry under the Zhennan Army's White Tiger Battalion to join Minye Saoji's army. The King of Arakan, Minye Saoji, had confirmed the Ming Army's sincerity in cooperating, and led 20,000 soldiers south from the capital to reclaim their lost territory.
In the end, they encountered strong resistance from the three northern tribes of the Meng Tribe, and their attack was blocked. Minye Saoji had no choice but to seek help from the Zhennan Army. Ma Chong led 3,000 cavalry and broke through the Meng Tribe's defensive line. Minye Saoji hurriedly ordered his troops to catch up and finally won.
The three northern tribes of the Meng Tribe that had been opposing Minye Saoji for a long time were all annihilated. All the men were killed and all the women were captured. Minye Saoji viciously vented his anger and continued south.
From then on, the Meng Tribe's large-scale resistance no longer existed, and their destruction was imminent.
In this large-scale battle of over 100,000 people, Battle Wolf Battalion's commander, Luo Rong, made the first contribution. From the start of the battle, Luo Rong took the lead and led the cavalry to charge fiercely. In less than 15 minutes, they broke through the Meng Tribe's front line and killed their way into the middle, causing chaos in the middle.
After that, he became even more courageous and continued to charge and kill within the Meng Tribe's allied forces. He killed three of their leaders, causing the weakened Meng Tribe's allied forces to become dispirited. They could no longer form an effective formation to fight against the Zhennan Army.
Luo Rong led his cavalry and killed three of the Meng Tribe's allied forces. He made a great contribution to Yuan Huang's army in annihilating the Meng Tribe's main force. He killed 13 of their leaders and was injured six times. He changed his warhorses three times, but he still did not stop killing.
After the battle, the Battle Wolf Battalion was recognized by Yuan Huang as the main contributor of the battle. In this battle, the Battle Wolf Battalion had lost 307 Knights and 578 warhorses. They had paid a relatively large price in exchange for a small loss for the entire army. Compared to the losses of the entire army, the Battle Wolf Battalion's losses were very worth it.
Luo Rong was personally praised by Yuan Huang and promised to be the first to replenish the Battle Wolf Battalion's warhorses and equipment, restoring the Battle Wolf Battalion's combat strength in the shortest time possible. He even praised Luo Rong as the 'Zhao Zilong' of the Zhennan Army.
The end of this battle also meant that the battle to exterminate the Meng tribe was half a success. Next up was the insignificant finishing work. Their targets were the weak tribal alliances that had lost the ability to fight. In the eyes of the Zhennan Army, they were like fat pigs waiting to be slaughtered.
Yuan Huang felt that now was the time to prepare for the development of the central and northern parts of Myanmar. That was the most glorious task that Xiao Ruxun had given him. Developing Myanmar would at least be able to feed millions of Daming people, and would also be able to open up a large piece of fertile soil.
Facing the harsh situation of the Little Ice Age, it was too important to develop Myanmar.
The soldiers of the Zhennan Army had not fought for three years, but when they did, they shocked the world with a single brilliant feat. With a small price to pay, they completely annihilated the Meng Tribe's allied forces. The speed and ferocity of the battle was something that Yuan Huang had not expected.
At this moment, Yuan Huang truly felt how easy it was to command a well-trained and united army.
As long as he moved his hands and mouth, and beat the war drum a few times, the general and the soldiers would immediately understand what he wanted. Without him saying much, the army would move according to his orders and then fight.
The soldiers had their own set of rules when they fought, and the cooperation between them was very smooth. The ever-changing situation on the battlefield would not cause chaos in the army's command. Whether it was the general, the middle-level generals, or the low-level officers, they could all react according to military orders and defeat the enemies that needed to be defeated.
The infantrymen would not leave the formation, the gunners would not fire without orders, and the cannoneers would not fire randomly. Compared to the tacit cooperation between the soldiers, Yuan Huang, who was a "civil official" who did not have much contact with the army, was very satisfied.
In the past three years, the Zhennan Army did not neglect their training. With the Ningxia Army as the core, the Zhennan Army trained by Xiao Ruxun might not be as experienced in battle as the Ningxia Army, but the degree of training and the level of excellence were definitely not inferior to the Ningxia Army.
All they lacked was a hearty battle.
Now that the battle was over, the Zhennan Army used the hearty battle and the brilliant results to show Xiao Ruxun and Yuan Huang that the military expenditure of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year was not in vain. They did not raise a useless army, and every cent of silver was used to its greatest effect.
After the battle, according to the usual practice, the first thing the Zhennan Army held was a farewell ceremony for their fallen comrades.
The soldiers who had been with them for more than three years could not hide the sadness and sadness of losing their comrades. The bodies of the 816 soldiers who died in the heroic battle were the first to be transported back to Myanmar and given to their families. Then, the memorial tablets were enshrined in the Zhong Hun Temple.
The establishment of the Zhong Hun Temple was a way for Xiao Ruxun to improve the status of the soldiers. In this way, he upgraded the soldiers who died in the battle to the status that needed to be sacrificed. With the publicity, he gradually changed the social reality that the soldiers had a low status.
In this way, he hoped that the little spark that was ignited in Myanmar could one day ignite the entire Divine Prefecture of Huaxia and rebuild the martial spirit that had disappeared in the land of Huaxia for hundreds of years.
On the night of the great victory, Yuan Huang held a celebration banquet according to the military rules of the Zhennan Army. Except for the fact that alcohol was not allowed because the battle was not over yet, everything else was allowed to be eaten.
The cooks' army unit worked at full speed to cook for the army. All kinds of delicious food were sent to the soldiers' mouths. All kinds of game seized from the Meng tribe were also served. The joyous atmosphere swept away the sadness of seeing off their comrades. The soldiers ate and drank, and their mouths were full of oil.
Yuan Huang held a banquet for the main generals of the Zhennan Army in his own tent. Besides Ma Chong, who was assisting in the battle at Mingyeshoki, there were seven infantry generals, four cavalry generals, and one artillery general, a total of 12 people who received Yuan Huang's hospitality.
"Since Marquis Xiao is not here today, I will represent Marquis Xiao to the generals. All of you have commanded well and taken the lead. All of you have made great contributions. I will remember this contribution. After I ask for Marquis Xiao's opinion, I will reward the army."
Yuan Huang raised his teacup and said, "The army is not allowed to drink during the battle. Today, I will use tea in place of wine to toast all of you!"
After saying that, Yuan Huang raised his cup and drank the tea.
"Thank you, Military Advisor!"
The generals also raised their cups and drank the tea.
"Hahahaha! Military Counselor, today's battle was really satisfying! We didn't have to spend much effort to wipe out those southern barbarians. Wherever the soldiers pointed, the southern barbarians were all beheaded. None of them could fight!
Back then, when we followed Silang to deal with the Dongwu Kingdom, it was not so easy. At that time, the rebels of the Dongwu Kingdom were quite good at fighting. These southern barbarians were able to compete with that dog Mang Yingli, so they should not be too weak. How could they be so weak today? They are simply too weak! "
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