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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 625 Chulalongkorn¡¯s Fear

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    "Your Majesty, although the Siamese army is known as the best in Southeast Asia, it is simply vulnerable to the Imperial Army. With only three divisions, the Imperial Army can sweep across the entire Siam!" Cai Yun, Minister of Army, said confidently  .  Although the Siamese army has 250,000 people and is equipped with weapons purchased from Britain and France, it basically only popularizes light weapons such as rifles, and there are very few heavy weapons such as artillery and heavy machine guns.  Moreover, the rifles equipped by the Siamese army are mainly British Lee Metford rifles and French Type 1886 Lebel rifles. Compared with the Type 96 rifles equipped by the Chinese Army, there is no comparability at all.  Once the Siamese army encounters the Chinese army, there is only one result, and that is massacre.  Therefore, there is absolutely no problem for the Minister of War to falsely claim that three divisions could sweep through Siam.

    "The specific combat arrangements should be planned by the General Staff Headquarters!" Wang Yuze said.  Siam is just a small country in Nanyang. Its national power is weak, and Wang Yuze doesn't care much about it.  With China's current national power, it would be very easy to destroy Siam.

    "Your Majesty, the General Staff intends to use five divisions to attack Siam. The 31st Division of the Ninth Group Army will attack Prachinburi in Siam from Khmer. The 22nd Division will attack Phetchaburi from the Malay area.  Government. The 53rd Division marched from Khmer along the coastline to Bangkok. In addition, the 15th Division of the troops directly under the General Staff Headquarters and the 2nd Marine Division landed on the Gulf of Siam and directly attacked Bangkok!" General Staff Officer  Xiong Wu said.

    Wang Yuze nodded.  The ruling center of Siam.  All in the south.  Attack Siam with five divisions.  There shouldn't be any problems.

    "So, when will the attack start?" Wang Yuze asked.

    "Now the entire Nanyang region is entering the rainy season, with a lot of rain. In addition, the road facilities in Nanyang are very poor, which is not conducive to the march of our army. Therefore, the attack on Siam will be placed in September!" Xiong Wu replied  .  The Chinese Army is equipped with too many artillery and other heavy weapons.  If it is in the northern plain area, or an area with complete road facilities.  There won't be any problems.  However, the Nanyang area is rainy and the water network is dense. It is very troublesome for the Chinese Army, which is equipped with a large number of heavy weapons.  It would be much easier to launch the attack after the rainy season.

    "Okay! Then launch an attack in September. I have only one request: to capture Siam at the minimum cost. And to destroy the foundation of Siam's rule. After capturing Siam, the government will immigrate to Siam on a large scale.  In addition, there are many Chinese in Siam. If they still recognize their identity and are willing to serve the empire, then they can be accepted. However, if they have forgotten their ancestors, then it will be pointless to keep them.  It's of no use!" Wang Yuze said coldly.

    "Yes, Your Majesty! The Military Intelligence Agency has begun to operate in Siam. After the rise of the empire, most Chinese still identify themselves and consider themselves Chinese! If the empire attacks Siam, the Chinese in Siam will  There will definitely be a response!" Xiong Wu said.  Before, the Chinese had a hard time in Nanyang.  Although Chinese people everywhere basically control the local economy.  But both the Western colonists and the local indigenous people were extremely hostile to the Chinese.  The Chinese are living in dire straits.  However, with the rise of China and its continuous defeat of Western powers in wars, the status of the Chinese has suddenly become much higher.  At least, the ruling classes everywhere no longer dare to bully the Chinese at will.  And many Chinese also look forward to the early arrival of the imperial army to rescue them.

    Hearing this, Wang Yuze's face improved a little.  Among the Chinese, there have always been many people who forget their ancestral roots.  They think that if they leave China, they are no longer Chinese.  But can the black hair, black eyes, yellow skin, and the blood flowing in the body be changed?  However, there are always a lot of shameless people.  In a small country in Southeast Asia in later generations, most of the people were Chinese, but in the international arena, weren't they always against China?

    Subsequently, various departments of the Ninth Group Army began to mobilize frequently.  Three infantry divisions with attack missions began to head to the border of Siam.  At the same time, the 15th Division and the 2nd Marine Division directly under the General Staff Headquarters also began to assemble towards the port.  In this temporarily peaceful period, many countries have naturally learned about the mobilization of the Chinese Army.  However, the Chinese ** announced to the outside world that this was just a normal defense change by the Chinese ** team.  However, no one believed it at all, especially Siam, the country involved, which felt great pressure.

    The royal palace in Siam is called the Grand Palace.  Close to the Chao Phraya River, it is a large-scale ancient building complex (28 buildings in total) in the center of Bangkok, with a total area of ??218,400 square meters.  The Grand Palace was modeled after the old palace in the old capital Ayutthaya. After successive expansions by successive kings, the grand palace complex was finally built.  in ?In the entire Nanyang region, the Grand Palace is considered the largest palace.

    However, the current owner of this palace, King Chulalongkorn and Rama VI of Siam, is in a very heavy mood.  According to the information received by intelligence personnel, the Chinese army has begun to gather around Siam.  Chulalongkorn immediately realized that China was preparing to attack Siam.  Although Chulalongkorn thought highly of himself, he never expected that weak Siam could withstand China's attack.

    Chulalongkorn is the eldest son of King Rama IV. He was educated by Anna Leonowens, a British governess, and can speak fluent English.  He ascended the throne at the age of sixteen. During his 42 years in power, Siam rapidly developed into a nearly modern country and maintained national sovereignty in the face of strong pressure from Britain and France.  Under his leadership, the country's administrative and economic operations were active and effective, setting a model for future generations.  At that time, all Siam's neighboring countries and even most countries in Asia had become colonies of European powers. Even Rama V had to hand over some non-core land in exchange for the country's sovereignty. This mainly included: Laos.  Part of the Malay territory was ceded to France and the four southern Malay-dominated provinces were returned to Malaya (then under British control).  Rama V cleverly took advantage of the contradiction between Britain and France to hire British consultants and grant British businessmen some mineral mining rights in exchange for British protection of Thailand's sovereignty. Later, in sporadic conflicts with France, Rama V used  At a relatively small price, Britain and France reached an agreement to maintain the status quo of Siamese territory.  Siam eventually succeeded in becoming a buffer state between the British and French powers in Southeast Asia.

    Chulalongkorn was an outstanding king of Siam. The national reforms he led led to great development in Siam.  Chulalongkorn's most important and decisive one was the abolition of slavery.  Although the number of people who have become slaves for various reasons does not constitute the majority in Thailand, it has seriously damaged Thailand's image. Moreover, the stage of capital accumulation requires a large number of free laborers, not private slaves.  From the second year of Chulalongkorn's pro-government, he began to issue laws restricting slavery. By two years before his death, the abolition movement was basically completed.  The liberation of serfs was also a major blow to feudal lords and was conducive to centralization of power.  Another focus is the reform of the official system.  Chulalongkorn established a cabinet modeled on the West, reformed the local administrative system, and abolished the feudal system of seizing land for nobility. Instead, salaries were paid, and local officials were uniformly appointed and transferred by the central government.  A modern state apparatus was established.  In terms of military affairs, Chulalongkorn ended the backward wartime recruitment, established a standing army, and implemented a compulsory military service system.  With the help of the Danish Risher, a number of military schools were established and the navy was focused on strengthening.

    But now, after China¡¯s strong rise, Chulalongkorn¡¯s reforms, although quite effective, still have no chance of winning against a powerful country like China.

    "Your Majesty, it has been discovered that the Chinese have three infantry divisions with a total of more than 50,000 people appearing around Siam. Among them, two divisions are in the east, in the area that the Chinese call Khmer, and the other is in the Malay area.  At the same time, according to the news sent back by our people from China, the Chinese domestic troops also have an infantry division and a division of marines gathering. Therefore, it is very likely that we will face an attack by five divisions of Chinese troops.  !" An elderly soldier in his sixties reported to Chulalongkorn.  His name is Pakse Warana, a Siamese army general and the head of the Siamese military.

    "So, can our army withstand the Chinese attack?" Chulalongkorn asked with a sad look on his face while sitting on the high throne.  Faced with such a crisis, he really didn't know how to deal with it.  When China was rising, he had already expected such a day.  When the Chinese Emperor Wang Yuze ascended the throne, he traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to meet Wang Yuze, hoping to get Wang Yuze's canonization.  However, Wang Yuze didn't even see him, only an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received him.  From that moment on, Chulalongkorn was prepared for the worst.  In the past few years, Chulalongkorn has also been preparing for war.  However, his preparations seemed so weak in front of the powerful China.  Powerful countries such as Britain and France have all been defeated by China. How can a small Siam compete with the Chinese?

    Pakse? Warana shook his head, isn¡¯t this obvious?  Even if the Chinese only dispatched five divisions of troops, they would definitely not be able to be resisted by the Siamese army.  The combat power of the Siamese army is completely rubbish in front of the Chinese army. Once the war starts, they will only be massacred!  (To be continued)
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