Chen Huai'an took the urgent message from Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, which was sent by Chang Yuchun, the Deputy Marshal of the Army, from outside Dali, the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom, and carefully read through its contents.

The expeditionary army that marched to conquer the Nanzhao Kingdom encountered almost no significant resistance and easily recovered the areas of Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, and Guizhou, with its advance heading straight for Dali, the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom.

That makes sense. The 100,000 rattan armor soldiers of the Nanzhao Kingdom had already been bombarded by the cannons of the Longcheng Navy fleet during the Battle of Jinling, and were then pursued and killed by the Liangjiang New Army under the command of the Governor-General of Liangjiang, Su Chen.

Some died, some were wounded, and some surrendered; the entire army was almost wiped out outside Jinling City.

The Nanzhao Kingdom, which was established based in Yunnan and Myanmar, was already destined to be unable to support a large army due to its limited national strength. The 100,000 rattan armor soldiers who went to Nanjing were almost all the troops under the command of Emperor Murong Fu of Nanzhao.

Ultimately, however, they all perished outside Jinling City due to the ambition of the Nanzhao Emperor Murong Fu.

Chang Yuchun's military report also mentioned that the emperor of Nanzhao, Murong Fu, was preparing to retreat to Pyu (Myanmar), and the scouts of the Longcheng Southern Expeditionary Army had intercepted the correspondence between Murong Fu and the King of Pyu.

With the support of the King of Pyu, a secret army was prepared for Emperor Murong Fu of Nanzhao, in order to restore Nanzhao.

The capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom, Dali City, is now almost a ghost town, ready to be taken over by the Longcheng Southern Expeditionary Army at any time.

Chang Yuchun reported to the emperor, requesting instructions on whether to pursue the remnants of Nanzhao to Pyu Kingdom.

After reading the memorial, Chen Huai'an was overjoyed, but then he suddenly thought of the mysterious army of the Pyu Kingdom. Could it be the elephant corps of the Burmese?

It also brought back memories of the scene in the TV series "Princess Pearl" where Erkang was captured by Prince Musa of Burma (actually a princess).

The Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners cavalry did not seem to gain much advantage against the Burmese elephant cavalry.

If Emperor Murong Fu of Nanzhao and King Pyu were to collude and act in concert, it would indeed be possible for them to form a force on the border that threatens the new dynasty.

Furthermore, Chen Huai'an recalled the world before his transmigration, where countless people were tricked into going to Kayuzi in northern Myanmar. He immediately made up his mind to send troops to Pyu to eliminate the threat completely.

Chen Huai'an immediately picked up his pen and wrote on the memorial: "Send an expedition against Pyu, and wipe them out completely!"

Incidentally, he also specifically reminded the deputy marshal Chang Yuchun: be wary of the Pyu Kingdom's elephant cavalry and make countermeasures as soon as possible.

He then handed the annotated memorial back to Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, and instructed him, "Minister Li, I have reviewed all the memorials. Your Ministry of War should act on my instructions as soon as possible!"

"Your subject obeys the decree!"

Li Jingyu immediately accepted the order and left.

No sooner had the Minister of War left than the Minister of Rites, who was queuing outside the Imperial Study to meet the Emperor, seized the opportunity to rush to the Imperial Study to report to Chen Huai'an on the preparations for the coronation ceremony.

Since becoming emperor, Chen Huai'an has been incredibly busy every single day!

He couldn't help but sigh to himself, wondering where the emperors of ancient times found the time and energy to take care of the three thousand beauties in their harem when they had to deal with so many government affairs every day.

"Your Majesty, regarding the selection of the new dynasty's name, the Ministry of Rites intends to continue the tradition of establishing states within fiefdoms and name the new dynasty 'Jin'..."

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The capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom, outside Dali City.

The weather in September was still hot and humid, but the temperature difference between day and night in the Nanzhao Kingdom was extremely large.

The 100,000-strong army led by Chang Yuchun, the deputy marshal of the army, had already surrounded Dali, the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom, and was ready to attack at any time.

That night.

Inside the central command tent, Chang Yuchun was reviewing a memorial from the Ministry of War, which contained the Emperor Chen Huai'an's latest decree: to send troops to Pyu Kingdom and eliminate it completely.

On this point, Chang Yuchun and Chen Huai'an share the same stance.

If you don't nip the problem in the bud, it will cause endless trouble later!

However, Chen Huai'an's annotation warning Chang Yuchun to be wary of the Pyu Kingdom's elephant troops did indeed alert Chang Yuchun.

Chang Yuchun had only heard of the elephant cavalry of the Pyu Kingdom, but had never seen them in person.

All that is known is that the elephant cavalry's mounts are large elephants, whose limbs have the strength of a thousand pounds. Judging solely from the comparison of size and strength, the cavalry of the Longcheng Southern Expeditionary Army was completely at a disadvantage when facing the Pyu Kingdom's elephant cavalry.

Your Majesty is right. Since we are going to conquer Pyu, we will inevitably have to fight against their elephant cavalry. We should come up with a strategy to deal with them in advance.

Chang Yuchun immediately ordered: "Men, summon all officers of the army to the central command tent for a meeting!"

"Your subordinate obeys!"

At the same time, within the imperial city of Dali, the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom.

As the former Prince of Pingxi of the previous dynasty, and later the emperor of Nanzhao who took advantage of the internal turmoil of the Daxin Dynasty to declare himself emperor, Mu Rongfu was still wearing the five-clawed dragon robe that he had worn for almost two years, standing in front of the west gate of the palace.

Looking back at the palace before him, which bore witness to half of Mu Rongfu's life's work and the rise and fall of the Prince of Pingxi and the Emperor of Nanzhao, Mu Rongfu's eyes revealed endless nostalgia.

However, it was time to say goodbye to this palace.

Outside the city, the 100,000-strong Dragon City Southern Expeditionary Army, eyeing the city covetously, could break through at any moment.

Inside the city, the few thousand Nanzhao Kingdom soldiers were no match for the advance of the Longcheng Southern Expeditionary Army.

With things having come to this, Mu Rongfu had no choice but to abandon the city and flee, thinking that as long as there's life, there's hope.

"Report—"

"Your Majesty, everything is ready. We respectfully request that Your Majesty proceed out of the palace!"

At this moment, the commander of the Nanzhao Kingdom's Imperial Guard hurriedly approached Mu Rongfu and asked him to take advantage of the cover of night to leave the palace and seek refuge in the Pyu Kingdom.

Um!

Mu Rongfu nodded and said, "General Cao, let's go. You lead the way."

As he spoke, Mu Rongfu glanced back at the palace one last time and muttered to himself, "I will return one day!"

After saying that, he followed the Imperial Guard Commander without looking back and quietly left the city through the west gate, leaving behind only a lonely and desolate figure, stretched long by the cold moonlight.

The next day.

The army that marched south from Longcheng outside the city captured Dali, the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom, without lifting a finger. Banners with scarlet five-clawed golden dragons bearing the character "Jin" were hung high above the city walls of Dali.

Thus, the Nanzhao regime, which was born during the internal strife of the Daxin Dynasty, was replaced by the regime of the new emperor Chen Huai'an after less than two years.

When Chang Yuchun, the deputy marshal of Longcheng, led his Longcheng southern expeditionary army into Dali City, he discovered that the Nanzhao garrison had already withdrawn overnight.

It's obvious that they must have followed Emperor Murong Fu of Nanzhao and retreated to the neighboring Pyu Kingdom.

Chang Yuchun ordered that the Longcheng Southern Expeditionary Army should not stop and should march into Burma.

"Pass down the order: the army will march into Burma and will not return until the Nanzhao regime is completely annihilated!"

"Your subordinate obeys!"