Sinphyu Kyun Aung Thein - Naemin Tathaung (5)

The red hills and red waves enter the enemy's telescope. Who is the one proudly raising the emerald flag?

The captain handed the binoculars to the innocent man. The patriotic warriors, armed with swords, spears, bows, and guns, were mostly bare-chested and dressed in rags. They were only wearing shirts and pants. The innocent man did not know who the flag-bearer was. He shook his head and returned the binoculars to the captain.

"It's definitely not from the Xue Army, Captain."

The white captain continued to look through his binoculars at the soldiers coming down the mountainside and said, “It must be the Golden Moon Army.” Then he ordered the artillery to fire, indicating the distance and the degree to which they should fire.

The warriors who entered the enemy's telescope were King Shwe La Rung's army. However, U San Htun's army, which had moved from the north, and Nga Hlaing's army also joined them. Nga Hlaing was the one who advanced in the forefront, holding the flag.

The enemy was able to defeat and capture the Min Hla fortress, but they could not resist Bo Rwe. Therefore, he fled from Min Hla and took refuge in Myin Kun.

The territory of Bo Rue was too vast. He wanted to drive the enemy in Myingkun to Magway before he could get reinforcements and strengthen his strength. However, he was weak. Therefore, he asked King Shwe La Rung, who had come down to Wha Gyi Lake, for help. The king sent reinforcements of Bo San Shai and Bo Se Ni, and two guest troops, a total of two thousand people.

The cannons exploded on the hill where the sea of ​​men was scattered. The Kalas seemed to hope that the Burmese would retreat if they knew that they had cannons that could shoot so far. The Burmese were not the type to give such a warning. The front had entered the city.

The Kala fled inside the temple walls on the outskirts of the city. Four cannons were placed at the gates.

"Rise, kill, don't let a single one escape" Burmese troops shouted from all sides.

Surrounded by the sounds of shouting, some climbed trees to get a view of the walls and from there they fired their guns.

Only loud noises were heard. The cannons of the whites were not fired because they were not visible due to the mass of the crowd. So where were the whites and blacks shouting so that they would not touch each other? From house to house.

So the Kala fired cannons at the Burmese houses. The sound of the gunfire from the outskirts of the city drowned out the sound of the cannons. The houses collapsed. Huge flames rose.

Taking advantage of the Burmese soldiers firing their guns and putting out the fire, a small army of blacks emerged from the pagoda walls. Twenty horses and thirty foot soldiers charged in, firing at them.

"Tiger... tiger. Tiger, please come down."

The Burmese warriors fought back from the rubble. The warriors, who were climbing trees, jumped onto their horses.

"Tiger, tiger"

The sound of gunfire and the sound of blood mingled. The soldiers on the ground jumped on their horses. They forced their way into the foot soldiers. Although there was no Burmese cavalry to counter them, the army of the soldiers retreated. Only one horse and five soldiers remained.

A pool of blood appeared on the edge of the burning field. Bodies were scattered. The bodies could not move the Burmese warriors. The voices grew louder.

The enemy is the white man.

How can we make that massive structure collapse? Will we suddenly come out and attack?

If we fight like that, the Burmese will die. But the Kala will also die. Every time one Kala dies, there will be one more good gun to shoot at the Kala. In addition, the defense inside the pagoda walls will be weakened.

There is another line.

These are the swordsmen who will sneak in at night, relying on the darkness.

The swordsmen are not the ones who are more arrogant and hideous than the Shin Saiyans. They are not the Shin ones either. They are ordinary people with black hair.

Even though they are ordinary people, swordsmen do not value life. | They are people who are willing to die if they have to kill their enemies. They also seem to be those who ride wild beasts.

Captain Lawrence thought for a long time, looking at the sun setting over the Min Hla fortress, contemplating.

"...If it gets dark, can't you lose your cannons?"

The Caucasian bandit immediately stood up. He ordered four cannons to be assembled on the western side and, when the cannons were ready, to break out to the western river bank.

According to that plan, the White and Black troops broke out towards the river, firing a hail of gunfire as they left.

The Burmese warriors returned fire. If he fired ten shots, he fired one. They didn't look at each other because their weapons were different. They fought from the bushes. They fought from the hills.

Why should we stand by and watch someone who comes and insults us on our homeland? Why do we insult Myanmar like this? Why do we sit there with our arms folded and our weapons in disarray? What value is a life compared to the honor of our nation?

So, shoot with your knee. Cut with a sword, stab with a spear, shoot with a gun. Killing one enemy is a gain, killing two is a gain.

The enemy was plundering civilian boats. The passengers on the passenger ship that had just docked were not allowed to take their belongings or luggage. They were forced to abandon the ship, loaded with four cannons, and fled.

The Burmese heroes have fallen. But it was a noble death for the motherland and for the honor of the nation. For that person, for such a sacrifice, five more enemy bodies were found. The enemy had to flee from the Myinkun land.

Colonel Rwe wanted to see the officers of King Shwe La Rung's army who had come to help him, so he came to greet them. Behind him was Ko Moe Kaung, who came with a big gun.

Even from a distance, I could see the tall, well-built man with a big beard. I knew.

" "Father, father, father" "Son, Nga Hlaing"

Before I heard my father's voice calling, the great land of the

But when he heard his father calling, he stopped thinking. He was sure it was his son's voice. He ran up, gun in hand, and hugged him.

"Dad, dad, how are you? How are you, mom?"

He asked, his head resting on Fa-e's lap, "Good morning. Everyone is fine," and then he said, "Four hundred people, how can you walk far apart from the other people in the village?"

"I have a long story to tell, Dad. How is Mom?"

"Have a good day, my dear. Even if it's cold and rainy, my father only comes to visit me once."

Only the father and son remained in the shade of the sycamore tree. Major Rue and his assistants were going to greet Major San Shai, Major Say Ni, and U San Htun. There was laughter. The voices of conversation were muffled.

"I wonder if it's better to go to the village when I'm still in a hurry, father. Don't trust the army."

"My son is already a captain."

The father stepped back. He looked at his son from head to toe. He asked in a voice that sounded so happy and proud.

"No, sir, I'm not a general. If you're a group of a hundred men, you're drinking blood, right?"

"That's right, blood-drinking prince."

Ko Moe Kaung laughed heartily, causing Nga Hlaing to laugh too.

"Hey, you're better than that."

"He's a troublemaker. If you find him, turn him around and beat him with a bamboo stick."

"If you want to fight, go to the west coast."

“I will really beat you, father. When I left the house without asking my brother, my sister-in-law asked, “Where are you going?” and he said, “We’re at the lake,” and left. In front of my father, I have to send someone to investigate the lake. My father and mother are not well. They have been in the lake for seven days and have disappeared, and the people there are also very angry.”

After continuing to describe the hardships he had endured, he asked, "How is he doing now that he is still in Min Hla?"

"It's not in the King's palace, my son. When the King and the General Ottama met at Saku, an officer said, "I saw someone who looked like the General." When I asked him, he said, "It's him."

"Is it far, father?"

"Even though it's far, four hundred people. If we don't stop on horseback, we'll sleep one night. If we don't stop on foot, we'll sleep five nights."

"I just want to see you, Dad," he moaned, scratching his head.

He scratched his head and asked again.

“What city is it, father?” “It’s the city where the religious leader resides. I’m sorry.”

"What?" "Is it really that long, Dad?"

“Oh, my dear... my dear. In that place, there are Myaung Bo, Bo Thein. Bo Thaing. Bo Pyung. My brother has only one name, brother.”

It was getting dark. The father and son could no longer see each other's faces clearly. When Bo Rue realized that Nga Hlaing was Nga Hlaing, he was both surprised and relieved. However, he had to leave Bo Me Khaung and return to the west bank.

"Uncle and my father have to go back to the other side. Come with me."

“My heroes are the people from the Yamethin, Pyawbwe, and Pyinmana areas, my brother. They are not civilians. I will have to ask them.”

Thus, Nga Hlaing's ninety-man army was reduced to sixty. The warriors from Pyinmana and Yamethin joined U San Htun's army to return to the village. The remaining warriors were from Kyaukse, Myin Sai, and Kume. Their main focus was on waging the war to eradicate false beliefs, not land and water.

The reason why Bo Xue could not stay in Myin Kun for long was because he had heard that the Kala reinforcements from the An side were coming towards Nga Phe along the Nwaun Tin road. If the enemy came from that road, they could cause trouble as far as Fai and Salin.

So they crossed to the west bank at night. After resting for a while, they marched to the Nwawantin road. At the Elephant Head, they met the men of the Sakyu Pansaye Bo's army.

“Your Excellency, a Kala army from Yenangyaung River has come up from Thangai and is standing at Panpal. I think they will try to ambush Salin and trap the King’s army, so please inform me.”

The general thought.

"If the enemy army, the king's general, is behind the enemy, can you withstand it? If you can't withstand it, the enemy will reach the Lekai. How far is it from the Lekai? If you reach the Lekai, you will be fine..."

Another way to think about it is, ' If those people join forces with the enemy in Salin, they will fight against Fai and Setuttara. After that, Ngaphe... '

Bo Rue thought for a long time. He understood that just as he should not spare the enemy coming from the east, he should not let the enemy coming from the west go. So who should he vote for?

Then he continued his march westward, sending Ko Moe Kaung's two armies and the armies of Bo Waing and Bo Che to the north.

Four armies, each with ten horses and over four hundred men, marched with the commander in chief, and at dawn they arrived at the village of Tha Si, on the banks of the Mone River, three miles northwest of Le Kai.