This was another brilliant victory. What was different from the past was that this victory not only belonged to Lanfang's army, but also to the people protected in the care camp behind them.
The protected Chinese were extremely excited and happy. When Zhao Xuening returned with his soldiers, they sang and danced to welcome the triumphant victory of the heroic Lanfang soldiers.
Those who knew how to cook spontaneously organized themselves to make hot meals and dishes for the soldiers to eat, and those who knew how to dance gathered to dance for the soldiers. The entire care camp was lively, as if celebrating the New Year.
When the army lined up to return to the military camp, the Chinese took out the few food and belongings they had with them and wanted to give them to the soldiers of Lanfang's army to thank them for their protection.
However, the Lanfang army has strict military discipline and relevant regulations, so they refuse to accept it. The more people want to give, the less they can take it. It is very interesting to push and fight.
This scene of the soldiers and civilians enjoying each other made Zhao Xuening very happy.
He knew that these protected Chinese people had initially accepted the identity of Lanfang citizens, and they had developed a preliminary recognition of this identity.
Victory brings security and a sense of identity.
This is more important than anything else.
In the next few days, Zhao Xuening continued to arrange ships to send Chinese people to the island of Borneo, and accelerated the search for surviving Chinese refugees, and found more than 10,000 more people one after another.
On March 16, Zhao Xuening took all the soldiers and the last batch of Chinese refugees to hold the inauguration ceremony of the Beijing Temple.
The Jingguan, made of 10,000 heads of Xishan bandit soldiers, was completed in the southeast of Jiading Province. It looks breathtaking and terrifying, but viewers are not afraid.
The more enemy heads the better.
Zhao Xuening erected two stone tablets in front of this capital. One of them said "Erect this Xishan thieves' capital for the Chinese compatriots who died in Jiading", and the other said "I will not destroy Xishan and I will not be a human being".
The two stone tablets are signed "Zhao Xuening, President of the Lanfang Republic".
After completing the final memorial ceremony, Zhao Xuening led the army and the last batch of Chinese refugees to dismantle the nursing camp, then boarded the ship from the port and set sail to Lanfang.
At this point, the large-scale search, rescue, and large-scale transfer operations that lasted nearly two months and totaled 106,731 Chinese refugees were successfully concluded. Lanfang spent a lot of food, transportation capacity, and soldier casualties for this, but in exchange for The gratitude and service of more than 100,000 Chinese people.
They will make an immeasurable contribution to the development of the entire Lanfang Republic.
On the third day after Zhao Xuening led the team to leave, a former general named Wu Xing arrived there with a unit of his Jianhe Army.
Wu Xing was originally a member of the Dongshan Army under Du Qingren. After Du Qingren was killed by Nguyen Phu Anh, Wu Xing and his brother stood on their own and formed a peace-building army based on the remaining Dongshan Army to protect themselves.
When the Xishan Army invaded in a large scale, it was difficult to fight against them with force, so they retreated to the southwest of Jiading Province and reorganized the army while waiting for the opportunity. As a result, the Lanfang Rescue Army arrived.
He learned that a powerful and mysterious army appeared in Jiading Province and defeated the Xishan Army many times. The Xishan Army in Jiading Province was almost wiped out, and many refugees were taken in by this army.
In recent days, he received news that the mysterious army had left Jiading Province by boat and headed for the sea. He didn't know where it was going, so he immediately led the army to check the situation.
After witnessing the Jingguan made of 10,000 heads and the two stone tablets left by Zhao Xuening, Wu Xing was greatly shocked, and the accompanying soldiers were also shocked. One even sat down on the ground, his legs weak.
"Lan Fang...Zhao Xuening...it turns out to be him..."
Wu Xing took a deep breath.
He had heard of the names of Lan Fang and Zhao Xuening, heard the stories of their conquests in the north and south, and knew that this was a hard-core ruthless man who founded a country on the island and made a fortune, but how could he be related to this place?
Are you going to kill those people in Xishan?
Just to avenge some Chinese compatriots?
His family was killed?
Thus……
Is it possible to send someone to join forces with him?
Wu Xing, as Du Qingren's general, is now in a very embarrassing situation.
Nguyen Phuc Anh cannot be trusted, and the Tay Son Dynasty is a life-or-death enemy. At this moment, he and his Jianhe Army are in a state of being attacked from both sides.
The enemy of the enemy is a friend. Ruan Fuying cannot be relied on, and others may not be reliable either. So, can Zhao Xuening, who can beat the Xishan Army to a standstill, be a reliable rely on?
Having said that, he has defeated the Tay Son Army. There is no Tay Son Army in the Jiading area and the entire Mekong Delta, and there is no Nguyen family army. There is a complete power vacuum. Why should he go?
Stay and occupy the land and become king!
Wu Xing didn't quite understand what Zhao Xuening meant, but he felt that he might be able to get in touch with this powerful guy. It wouldn't be bad if there was a chance to join forces. At least, we all have a common enemy, right?
When Zhao Xuening and his party arrived at the port of Seoul, it was already March 21st.
As soon as he got off the boat and landed on land, before he had time to drink water or go home to see his wife and children, Chen Qilong, who came to greet him, brought him big news with a serious look on his face.
The latest information from Siam is that a mutiny broke out in Thonburi, the capital of Siam. King Taksin was coerced by the rebels and abdicated as a monk. The current situation in Thonburi is in chaos, and the whole of Siam has also begun to fall into turmoil.
Zhao Xuening looked at the information and sighed.
"Our predictions came true."
"It seems that because he sent the main force to conquer Chenla before, most of the troops loyal to him were sent out to fight. Those who stayed behind became dissatisfied and launched a mutiny. Zheng Xin had no means to defend the enemy and had no choice but to surrender. , was forced to abdicate."
Chen Qilong whispered: "President, what should we do now?"
"What a hard life..."
Zhao Xuening shook his head and said: "According to the original plan, our previous preparations can be put to use, but now it is more appropriate, because that kind of thing happened in South Vietnam, and it has to spread on a large scale, arousing panic among the local Han people. , and then began to spread our Lanfang’s reputation and actions.”
After hearing this, Chen Qilong hesitated slightly.
"Is this... feasible? Do you really think that Zheng Xin cannot regain the throne? With Zheng Xin's prestige, even if it is shaken, the Han people in Siam will trust Zheng Xin more than us."
"Zheng Xin is finished. He can't regain his power. His army is now in the hands of his brother-in-law. Han Qing, do you know Guo Wei and Zhao Kuangyin?"
"Guo Wei... I haven't heard of it. I know Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu."
"Both of them led troops on an expedition and then returned to the capital to seize the throne."
"This...you mean..."
"Um."
Zhao Xuening nodded: "It's hard to say that his brother-in-law, who led an army to conquer Zhenla, won't have different intentions. I think there is no possibility that Zheng Xin will be restored to power, and he may even die."
"He will die?"
Chen Qilong said in surprise: "Even if he loses his position, he has become a monk. With his prestige, if the power grabber kills him, it will probably cause huge turmoil, right?"
"With his prestige, if people knew he was killed, the person who killed him would definitely pay the price."
Zhao Xuening said slowly: "But as long as you block the news, get rid of all the insiders, and guide public opinion, you can still get through. Anyway, the person who did this will not let others find any evidence.
And what we have to do is if Zheng Xin is really dead, no matter what the truth is, we have to make people believe that he was killed or was killed by that guy named Tongluan. "
Chen Qilong understood a little bit.
"So, you plan to use this chaos to make the Han people in Siam panic and cause turmoil, thinking that they can no longer survive in Siam, and then bring them to Lan Fang like the Han people in South Vietnam?"
"right."
Zhao Xuening nodded: "It is estimated that there are at least more than 500,000 Han people in Siam. If so many Han people are included in our Lanfang household registration, how big a help will it be to us?"
"This is indeed the case, but with so many people, not to mention whether we can properly arrange them, even if they are transported, it will be difficult, right?"
Chen Qilong wondered: "You have brought back more than 100,000 people from this expedition. Their placement has already caused a headache for the White House. Everyone is busy. If another 500,000 people come, everyone will go crazy. President , be careful!”
"Can't we feed them with the food we have in stock?"
“It’s not that we don’t have enough to feed, food is not the problem, but we are worried that not enough manpower will exhaust everyone.”
"We are all young people, in their twenties and thirties. If we don't work hard when we are young, are we going to lie down?"
Zhao Xuening waved his hand: "The officials under my command must have the will and spirit to work hard! If they don't work hard, they are not my subordinates, Zhao Xuening! After receiving my salary, you must work hard! If there are not enough manpower, military control will be temporarily imposed. As long as If your thoughts are not slipping, there are always more methods than difficulties!
All in all, I have to decide on these populations! No matter if it can bring hundreds of thousands, even if it can only bring 100,000 or 200,000, we still have to give it a try. With enough population, after this operation is over, we can recuperate and be peaceful for a while. Otherwise, you really can’t stop.
Han Qing, there are too few Han people and too many native people in Lanfang right now. If we want to maintain the stability of Lanfang, the more Han people must be, the better. The more Han people, the more stable Lanfang is. Just relying on continuous recruitment, the speed is really It was too slow. Now there is an opportunity in front of me, and I can't miss it no matter what. "
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PS: There was no lunch meat, so I stopped eating noodles. I ate pan-fried buns, pot sticker dumplings, and tofu puffs. They were salty and tasted pretty good. I’ll add another chapter.
PPS: Keep asking for double monthly tickets~
PPPS: It’s almost on the shelves, it should be No. 1, and I’ll update it ten times by then, so I won’t be stingy.
