The war was not going well, and King Taungoo finally began to lose his composure. He would lean on the throne for a while, and pace back and forth in the hall...

The ministers in the main hall all frowned, not paying attention to the Ming Dynasty, encouraging the king to fight against the Ming Dynasty, and beheading the Ming Dynasty envoys, but at this time they did not say a word.

Bad news from the front came one after another, which made everyone in the Toungoo dynasty feel not very good, and they began to feel pessimistic.

In just ten days, the Ming army had reached Jiangtou City, and the Burmese king was puzzled.

Under normal circumstances, the Ming army would still be struggling in the virgin forest. The speed of their march was incredible.

For provoking the Ming Dynasty and killing the Ming Dynasty envoys, everyone from King Toungoo to the ministers began to regret.

They never expected that the Ming army was not lost in the primitive forests of Myanmar, but was overwhelmingly in the jungle.

In their minds, the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen period was like a soft persimmon that could rot without being pinched.

Who would have thought that after Emperor Shenwu succeeded to the throne, the Ming Dynasty's army was like a chicken blood. If they saw anyone they didn't like, they would definitely kill them.

First, he put down the bandits, wiped out the slaves in one fell swoop, unified the Mongolian tribes, declared Korea as the province of the Ming Dynasty, quickly recovered Taiwan, almost caused the Yamato nation to become extinct, and then conquered various countries in Southeast Asia...

Laos and Siam were worried about being destroyed, so they took the initiative to merge with the Ming Dynasty. Now the Ming Dynasty wants to encroach on Taungoo's territory through three declarations and six consolations.

The Toungoo dynasty was king and hegemonic in Southeast Asia. They thought they were strong enough to resist the Ming Dynasty alone. Now it seems that they are obviously overconfident.

If I had known this, it would be better to have a good talk with the Ming Dynasty and try to fight for the best interests of the Toungoo Dynasty.

But now it's too late. We can only rely on our geographical advantages to fight to the end.

The king of Myanmar sighed secretly and said to the prince:

"Uncle, please go to the British Embassy in person and ask the British to send troops to support the Toungoo Dynasty as soon as possible. I will thank you greatly afterwards!"

When he heard that the king wanted help from the British, the prince suddenly looked helpless and said hurriedly:

"Your Majesty, the British garrison has long since withdrawn. There is only one embassy left. How can we send troops?"

After the prince's reminder, the king remembered that the British had retreated to India long ago under the warning of the Ming Dynasty, and suddenly he was so angry that he wanted to curse...

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Along the mountainous and jungle shortcuts leading to Jiangtou City, there are wooden fences built by the Toungoo Army everywhere.

This very unique fortification is also a characteristic of the Toungoo Army's positional warfare and will cause huge trouble to the invading enemy.

The Toungoo Army's Mucha stockade was made of various solid local trees, including wetwood and other types of wood.

They first dug up the ground at the station, and then inserted the crafted logs one by one into the thick soil and compacted them, similar to the wooden city walls in various countries.

This type of wood is very strong and can also be used as a material for rattan armor and shields. It is extremely strong.

Although the wooden fences of the Burmese Army are closely affixed, there will always be certain gaps.

A platform was built on the inside of the wooden fence for soldiers to stand on, so that they could shoot at the enemies attacking outside the wooden fence from the gaps.

A trench was dug outside each wooden fence, and a large number of pointed wooden stakes were inserted diagonally into the trench, densely connected together, to prevent enemy cavalry from attacking and infantry from building ladders.

This was a wooden wall defensive tactic commonly used in Indochina countries at that time.

Countries such as Toungoo Dynasty, Chiang Mai, Laos, and Siam all like to use it. Only they are suitable for this kind of fortifications...

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After the Ming army repeatedly came close to investigate at night, they also tortured some Toungoo army prisoners.

Finally, it was discovered that there were three more layers of defense on the inside of the Toungoo Army's wooden fence, with artillery mounted on it, and there were stairs and small wooden bridges between platforms for support.

Such large-scale complex fortifications can defend against both cavalry and infantry attacks, making the Ming army's generals frown...

Historically, the slaves, who were nothing, suffered heavy losses when they attacked Burma, and the two sides ended up in a draw...

The most important thing is that the Burmese army can use local materials and build it at any time, which can be said to serve multiple purposes with one stone.

In the history of Myanmar, the Myanmar army relied on this three-dimensional defense to defeat many enemies, including the Battle of Qing Dynasty and Myanmar.

It was not until the outbreak of the Anglo-Burmese War in the 19th century that this wooden fence was bombarded by the British's advanced artillery and completely lost its function.

There are many wooden fences like this standing in front of Jiangtou City, one row after another.

There are also many camps that rely on large trees in the jungle to form a natural and tall fortification barrier. The Burmese army forms a formation outside the camp to meet the enemy. Once they are defeated, they quickly retreat into the camp for defense...

It was the first time for Li Dingguo and the others to see this kind of defense. They looked at the wooden fence in front of them and said:

"The Toungoo Dynasty didn't even have a city wall. It's a pity that it didn't carry heavy artillery, otherwise it would have been blown to pieces..."

Liu Wenxiu smiled:

"Second brother, since they did this, it means it has some effect. The best way is to use explosives to blow up Mushan. Unfortunately, we don't have much explosives."

Li Dingguo patted Liu Wenxiu on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Third brother, if you can't even deal with this piece of wood, how can you fight against the Toungoo Dynasty? Don't worry, the elder brother has his own way."

The wooden fence in front of me is different from the small wooden fence that was previously breached by Ming army artillery fire.

These wooden fences are far stronger and thicker than the previous wooden fences, and the main force of the Toungoo Army is located here!

After the Ming army successfully cleared all the frontier obstacles in Jiangtoucheng Dazhai in two days, they prepared to launch a general offensive on April 2nd...

On April 1, two armies of the Ming Army marched from land to left and right along both sides of the river.

Shen Tingyang led the main navy down the river and attacked the Burmese navy from the water, attacking in three directions...

The Dongyu Army parked its warships in the plains and the vacated waters on the river banks. There were a large number of garrison defenses on the plains in the center of the river. If they attacked the wooden fence in the center of the river, they would be attacked by artillery fire from the wooden fences on the left and right river banks.

The entire fortification of Jiangtou City is about six miles in circumference, almost blocking the main road to Awa City, the capital of Myanmar.

Once the Ming army captured Jiangtou City, Ava City would basically have no water barrier to rely on.

Therefore, the Toungoo Army's best wooden fence fortifications and the best materials were used here, and the Prime Minister of Myanmar was even more determined to defend Jiangtou City to the death!

The Ming army first attacked Muzha, the Donggu army on land, from the southeast, and the battle started quickly...

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Toungoo army was defeated before and their morale was weak. They took strict defense and tried to consume the Ming army's combat power.

Li Dingguo ordered his snipers to disperse and keep an eye on the soldiers in the Toungoo Army's wooden village. If they dared to show their heads, they would be killed immediately.

Liu Wenxiu took the order and personally led several hundred snipers, using the cover of grass to quietly approach the wooden fence.

"fire!"

At this time, Lu Xiangkun ordered the artillery to immediately launch intensive shelling on the Burmese army's wooden fence...

Thousands of mortars fired at the same time, and the shells flew in parabolas like raindrops towards the Burmese army's Mushan fence...

"Rumble..."

"Bang bang bang..."

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The overwhelming mortar shells exploded inside and outside the wooden fence. The main force of the Toungoo Army inside the wooden fence did not expect that the Ming army's artillery shells could hit like this, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere...

Thousands of mortars, coupled with the extremely fast reloading and firing speed, although they could not explode the wooden fence, they did great damage to the Toungoo army.

This was the first time that the main force of the Toungoo Army encountered such a fierce bombardment. The bombed limbs were flying around and bleeding into rivers.

Some of the Burmese troops who escaped the mortar bombardment hurriedly fired at the charging Ming army soldiers, and the artillery began to fire...

"Rumble..."

"Bang bang bang..."

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The Ming army snipers quickly approached the target and shot through the gaps in the wooden fence to kill the Burmese army artillerymen and gunners...

Their artillery targets were obvious, about half a stick of incense, and almost all of them were shot down by Ming army snipers, and the fire gunners were also shot in the head one after another...

Seeing that the wooden fence was shaken by mortar bombs but never fell down, Li Dingguo sent an order:

"The musketeers fired a volley to cover, and the throwing team bundled ten grenades together, placed one about three meters away, and rushed up to blow up the wooden fence."

"Here!"

The Ming army musketeers immediately fired a salvo at Mushan, which made the Burmese army unable to raise their heads. The throwing team quickly dispatched, carrying grenades on their backs, and rushed towards the wooden fence.

"Shoot, shoot quickly, those who resist will be punished on the spot..."

Under the attack of the supervising team, the Toungoo army gradually calmed down and began to approach the wooden fence and shoot at the Ming army's charging troops.

"Mortar, continue the bombardment!"

Seeing the Toungoo Army shooting at the charging troops, the Ming Army's mortars immediately roared:

"Rumble..."

"Bang bang bang..."

"Throwing team, enter!"

After receiving the order, the throwing team quickly ran to the wooden fence, bundles of grenades were pulled out of the fuse, and the team members quickly retreated...

"Rumble..."

"Rumble..."
To be continued...