Chapter 1003 1094 Irritated Navy

Chapter 1003 1094 Irritated Navy

Mang Yinglong sat on the throne in the main hall of his palace. In front of him was a huge, rough map, which only outlined mountains and rivers, and only the approximate locations of several cities.

If it were handed over to the Ming Dynasty, most people would not recognize it.

Because the place names and mountain and river names were recorded in Burmese, and even if the Ming officials got it, they would not be able to understand the text on it.

Burmese is the largest language in the Tibeto-Burman language family of the Sino-Tibetan language family, and it is also the southernmost language in the Sino-Tibetan language family. The area of ​​use is distributed in the western part of the Indochina Peninsula, with the Irrawaddy River basin as the center, throughout Myanmar's 14 provinces and states, and is the common language of all ethnic groups in Myanmar.

Historically speaking, the earliest source of the Burmese came from the Western Qiang in the Neolithic Age. In terms of cultural type, it belongs to the Majiayao culture in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, and has a close connection with the Yangshao culture, the cultural source of the Huaxia people.

The origin of the Burmese is directly related to the original Tibeto-Burman tribe Yak Qiang, which was active in the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Sichuan Basin during the Western Han Dynasty.

3,000 to 4,000 years ago, the ancestors of the Yak Qiang moved south from the Loess Plateau along the T-shaped "ethnic corridor" and continued to develop in western Sichuan and northern Yunnan, splitting into many tribes including the Bailang Qiang, the ancestors of the Burmese.

From the 7th to 9th centuries AD, the Burmese moved south again after a brief stay in Nanzhao and entered the present-day Myanmar.

They built villages and villages with the Jiaoqi area in central Myanmar as the center, gradually developed and grew, and finally defeated the local Mon in 1044 and established the first Burmese dynasty since historical records - the Pagan Dynasty.

From then on, the Burmese dominated Myanmar and became the most powerful nation in Myanmar.

Although they share the same roots, the Burmese also developed their own civilization after leaving the Sino-Tibetan cultural circle.

In the fifth year of Chenghua, the Yunnan Burmese Xuanwei Envoy, Bulalang, sent Tao Mengla Ya and others to the court to pay tribute to gold, silver, ivory and other items, and to give banquets, clothes and other items. La Ya and others were ordered to bring imperial edicts and brocade, silk, gauze and other items back to Bulalang and his wife.

According to the system, the court prepared an imperial edict for the envoys to return to the chieftain, and the Chinese imperial edict was translated by the Burmese Office of the Four Barbarians Translation Office and attached to the imperial edict.

However, it is interesting that the entire text of this translation is a transliteration written in Burmese letters, not a correct Burmese translation.

In other words, the Burmese imperial edict was written in Burmese letters rather than Burmese.

The reason for this result is not recorded in history books, but there are only two possibilities.

One very likely reason is that the Burmese level of the Burmese Translation Office at that time may be relatively limited, and it is limited to the limited vocabulary translation in the "Burmese Translation" and cannot complete the full translation.

Another possible reason may be that the Burmese, Shan and Han people are mixed in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Burmese Xuanwei, and the language usage is relatively complicated. The Xuanwei himself or his envoys do not necessarily use Burmese.

But no matter what the result is, it actually shows that the Ming Dynasty actually has limited understanding of Myanmar. Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why the official documents of the court do not use Burmese but use Burmese letters instead.

It is precisely because the Ming Dynasty did not pay enough attention to Myanmar that the situation in Myanmar is out of control today.

Mang Yinglong thought for a long time on the throne, and finally made up his mind to proceed according to the original plan, that is, to take Mubang first and then Mengyang.

If he did not take Mubang, he would still not be at ease, worried that if Mubang chose to support the Ming Dynasty when he was fighting with the Ming Dynasty, it would pose a threat to his army from the side and rear.

Completely conquer Mubang and station troops under the city of Mengyang. Even if the Ming Dynasty responded, the war would only be controlled in Mengyang and would not threaten his core area of ​​rule.

"Come here."

Having made up his mind, Mang Yinglong did not waste any more time and planned to end the war against Mubang as soon as possible so as to start military preparations against Mengyang and even the Ming Dynasty earlier.

When his men came in, Mang Yinglong took out an ivory-carved plaque from his arms and handed it out.

"Go and order Han Qian and Jing Zongzhen immediately to lead troops to attack Mubang from the east and west."

While Mang Yinglong was busy mobilizing troops and commanding the battle against Mubang, Yu Dayou's fleet had already traveled most of the way and was only a few days away from Luzon.

Facing the vast ocean all day long, even for people like the navy officers and soldiers who are used to such a life, it is very boring.

Because although the navy officers and soldiers also drifted on the sea for a long time, the fleet usually patrolled the sea borders and mostly sailed close to the mainland, and almost never went out to such a far sea.

In the words of later generations, if Zheng He's fleet sailed to the West, the Ming Dynasty's navy could only be a brown-water navy, not even a green-water navy.

Later generations used ocean geography to distinguish the types of naval operations, usually divided into four types: inland navy, brown water navy, green water navy and blue water navy, of which the latter three types of navy are the main body of the modern navy.

In the sea area within about 200 nautical miles from the land, the sea water is yellow-brown due to the mixture of mud, and is commonly known as "yellow water" or "brown water" by the international marine community.

From the end of the brown water area to the area hundreds of nautical miles away, the sea water is purer than "brown water" and is defined as "green water".

"Brown water navy" and "green water navy" refer to naval forces that mainly operate in continental shelf waters close to the coast such as "brown water" and "green water" and rely on the support of mainland bases. Their main task is to protect the security of their own coastlines. Therefore, Also known as the "coastal defense navy" and "offshore defense navy", the "brown water navy" and "green water navy" are mainly equipped with land-based weapons and light ships.

In the deep sea area outside the green water area, including the exclusive economic zone and contiguous zone stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the seawater is purer than "brown water" and "green water", is less affected by land impurities, and is basically blue or blue. It is blue-black, so it is called "blue water".

The national naval force with blue water waters as its strategic focus is the "blue water navy". The main mission of the blue water navy is to protect the country's maritime rights and interests and maritime security, and to complete combat missions in the open sea relatively independently against hostile forces that threaten the country's maritime security. .

The blue water navy has the nature of force projection, can be deployed globally, is large in scale, has strong self-sufficiency capabilities, and is mainly equipped with large surface ships. It generally has the ability to implement surface, underwater, and air three-dimensional fire strikes and force projection capabilities. Aircraft carrier fleet.

The blue water navy should have the ability to defend against submarine-to-air threats, long-term and long-distance logistics supply capabilities, and still have the ability to fight in special environments.

In fact, in the era of extremely advanced science and technology in later generations, only a few countries have substantial blue water navies. Most countries are in the stage of brown water or green water navies. Even if they have so-called exclusive economic zones, most of them have limited influence. Hardly a blue water navy.

In addition, the navy also has a way of defining the difference between green water and blue water, which is to see whether there are aircraft carriers in the fleet.

Because aircraft carriers are the cornerstone of supporting fleets' ocean-going operations, many countries' navies have regressed in strength. After going from having aircraft carriers to having no aircraft carriers, they often internally believe that they are no longer blue-water navies.

For example, in the early 1980s, Australia was debating the survival of the aircraft carrier Melbourne, with senior naval personnel warning: "Without an aircraft carrier, Australia is vulnerable to various threats."

A former chief of naval staff claimed: "With the loss of the Melbourne aircraft carrier, Australia will no longer be a blue water navy."

Although there is no clear definition, most opinions still recognize the necessity of the existence of aircraft carriers.

Of course, in the Ming Dynasty in the 16th century, even the concept of battleships did not appear, and naturally there was no aircraft carrier factor.

The current Daming Navy is sailing to the South China Sea, and it is actually considered a blue water navy. However, because it is the first time, the officers and soldiers of the South China Sea Navy are still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

After all, when they sailed here, they were truly free from the constraints of the coastline.

"Deng Deng Deng"

The sound of footsteps on the stairs came from behind. Yu Dayou, who was standing on the ship's roof and looking towards Luzon, looked back and saw that the soldiers beside him were coming up with a plate.

"Master, this is the catch caught by the sailboat this morning. I heard that the harvest was not bad. I caught a lot of sea fish in one net.

This is the biggest yellow croaker among them, hehe."

The soldier held the plate in front of Yu Dayou like a treasure, shook it, and said with a smile: "According to the master's preference, the chef has prepared the food, so I will bring it to you as soon as possible.

Have a taste, it smells delicious. "

"The marine products here are pretty good. You can see big yellow croakers in the sky, haha. I'm really lucky."

Yu Dayou glanced at the fish on the plate, said something with a smile, and pointed to the table next to him: "Put it on top, I'll eat it soon."

"Master, it will smell fishy when it's cold. What a pity."

The soldier still said with a smile on his face.

"Okay, eat now."

Yu Dayou smiled, walked directly to the table and sat down without saying much.

The soldier put the food plate on the table, and like magic, took out the chopsticks and dishes and placed them in front of him.

In the past few days, Yu Dayou felt a little inexplicably irritable whether it was because he had not seen the mainland for a long time, which made him feel a little restless in eating and sleeping these days.

He picked up the chopsticks, put a piece of fish meat in the belly of the fish, put it in his mouth and started chewing.

"Yes, it's quite delicious."

Yu Dayou praised him, and then asked: "Have you divided the remaining fish?"

At this time, the fishing boats of the Ming Dynasty had begun to use trawl fishing technology in the ocean fishing. After the sailboat towed a huge fishing net and sailed, if it encountered fish larger than the hole in the fishing net along the way, it would be left in the fishing net and sailed for a period of time. Then the net is closed once and the catch in the net is harvested.

A technique that was commonplace in later generations is still considered the most advanced fishing method.

Trawling was first used in Europe, and this method was used on a large scale in the 14th century.

As Europeans came to East Asia, this method was also introduced to the Ming Dynasty.

Before that, the fishing boats of the Ming Dynasty still parked above the fish schools and cast nets to catch fish.

After a few casual chats, Yu Dayou suddenly asked: "How is the condition of the sailors on each ship now?"

"This, it's okay."

The soldier was stunned by Yu Dayou's sudden question, and it took him a moment to react.

"Isn't that good too?"

Yu Dayou analyzed his own state and felt that people on other ships were afraid that some of them would be in the same situation as him, which was that they felt inexplicably irritable.

"No, it's just that the boat people we recruited seem to be very accustomed to the current situation. On the contrary, some of the soldiers deployed by the guard have a more or less uneasy reaction."

The soldier still honestly told the situation he knew, and did not dare to hide anything.

"That's good, it's good to have a reaction. If there is no reaction, I'm afraid."

Yu Dayou was not surprised to hear the report from the soldier, but his mood improved a lot.

After hearing Yu Dayou's words, the soldier didn't know how to respond, and could only stand there blankly.

"Give orders, except for the soldiers on duty on the deck, those who are resting can do what they want in the cabin."

Yu Dayou opened his mouth and ordered.

"Master, this is probably a bit inappropriate."

Yu Dayou's words were a bit vague, but the soldier still understood the meaning.

In the cabin, what else do soldiers do?

If they were on the shore, they would definitely find a tavern to drink and chat after getting off the ship, and gamble a few times, or go to that dirty place to look for flowers and willows.

Because after returning from a long voyage, the commanders would not keep all the soldiers in the barracks, but would give them two days off to let them do their own things and relax.

Going to sea is actually a very boring thing.

Now they are all on the ship, and there are no pubs or brothels around for the soldiers to have fun. What else can they do?

Then there is only one way left, gambling.

Yes, although Yu Dayou is very strict in military discipline, he absolutely does not allow soldiers to gamble when they are on a mission.

But Yu Dayou is not a pedantic person. He feels that his emotions have been affected by such a long voyage, so he can naturally guess that others are roughly the same.

That is, those boat people who are used to the boring life at sea can still hold on, but the soldiers in the guards are more or less not.

How to adjust their emotions?

At present, the only way left is to let them play with money in the cabin.

However, Yu Dayou was fully prepared for this opening, that is, only officers and soldiers who were on duty were allowed to play with money in the cabin, and when they were on duty, they had to work honestly on the deck.

As for smashing or gambling, dice are not big things, and Yu Dayou didn't believe that no one would bring them with them, so he brought them on board.

In the Ming Dynasty of this era, there were many ways to have fun in the homes of powerful scholars and officials in their spare time, but there were fewer among the people.

The simplest way is actually to roll the dice, and the winning or losing is determined by the size of the dice points. It is simple and fast, and the winning or losing is also clear at a glance.

And such a method is of course the most suitable entertainment method for soldiers and rough men.

Normally, Yu Dayou would definitely not open this opening.

But now the situation has changed. On the vast ocean, stabilizing the emotions of his soldiers is the most important thing.

If the soldiers cannot relieve their nervous and anxious emotions, it is unknown what kind of trouble will happen.

What the generals and officers of ancient times feared most was not the lack of food and grass, nor the strong enemy, but the camp roar.

Once a camp roar occurred, it was almost an inexplicable defeat.

It is said that before the Ming army was defeated in Tumubao, the soldiers in the Ming army camp felt nervous, uneasy and fearful after leaving the capital, so that the camp roar occurred shortly after the army set out.

"Pass the order down."

Yu Dayou ordered without question.