But after all, he had never experienced any major events. Now that he was trapped in the city and could die at any time, he immediately became timid and afraid of death.

In the evening, withdraw the troops and return to camp.

"General, we caught Xi Zuo, claiming to be the envoy of the King of Burma!"

"bring it here."

The envoy could also speak Chinese, and when he saw him, he lay prone on the ground and said: "My king is willing to open the city and surrender, and please ask the general to give a few kind words to the emperor of China. All the land of the chieftains in the north can be returned to China, and China will be compensated."

Gold and silver treasures. If the royal family can be saved, my king is willing to give the general a thousand taels of gold and fifty thousand taels of silver."

Ding Jiasheng blinked at Yang Zhan, and then looked delighted: "Really...ahem, this little gold and silver is not enough."

The messenger said: "Then add three hundred taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver."

"That's unreasonable!"

Yang Zhan stood up angrily: "Why should I only give him money? Where's my share? If I don't have any money, the entire royal family of Myanmar will die!"

"Yes, yes, so does this general!" the messenger said quickly.

"How much can I get?" Yang Zhan asked.

The envoy wanted to say that you should share the money equally, but he was afraid of offending Yang Zhan, so he answered bravely: "This... villain wants to go back and ask for instructions."

"Go quickly, go quickly!" Yang Zhan urged.

After the envoy left, Ding Jiasheng and Yang Zhan looked at each other, laughed, and ordered the craftsmen accompanying the army to speed up the construction of the siege ladder.

The envoy returned to the city and told the situation in detail: "There are two Han generals, and tens of thousands of taels of silver are not enough. The general is very young, and his eyes lit up when he heard that he had received the money. The deputy general was older and shouted.

He wants money himself, but if he can’t get it, the king... and the entire royal family will die.”

The next day, the messenger continued to come to negotiate the price.

In the end, it was agreed that Ding Jiasheng would be given 1,500 taels of gold and 60,000 taels of silver, and Yang Zhan would be given 1,200 taels of gold and 50,000 taels of silver. Since the army did not have so much gold and silver, 50,000 taels of silver would be given as a deposit first, and the rest would be paid from the capital Awa.

Shipped over there.

After agreeing on the price, Mangbai and Heiludao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, troops were sent to search the city and break into the homes of wealthy households to extort money.

The soldiers took the opportunity to extort money, and at least half of the gold and silver they obtained were divided privately, making it difficult to collect tens of thousands of taels of silver. The people in the city were miserable and full of resentment.

However, the Burmese defenders are becoming more and more lax, jealous of the money the raiding troops can make.

More and more Burmese soldiers did not receive orders to obtain money, but under the leadership of mid-level officers, they extorted money in the name of the king.

The entire city of Bagan was in a state of chaos caused by the army.

At this moment, two clippers came from the north to report the news.

The messenger was intercepted by the Datong Army, and Huang Yao's main force had already reached Anzhengguo City (Xingu). The patrol division on the east line of the North Road, with the chieftain coalition, had already approached Meimu City.

The Burmese army in Anzhengguo City used the strong city defense to block Huang Yao under the city.

On the other side of Meimu was the chieftain army, which was originally affiliated with the chieftains of Mubang. When they encountered the joint army of the patrol division, they surrendered without saying a word, and even served as a guide for the Chinese army. There were only more than 200 soldiers left there from the capital of Myanmar, Awa.

However, it is impossible to take a boat and must cross the mountains. It takes about half a month to reach the city of Ava.
Chapter completed!