Gao Pragmatism, who was in the capital, was still focused on the formation of the Imperial Guard, while Siam was already in full swing.
On September 21 of this year, a battle broke out in the Siam Rokothai area between the northern Siamese rebels and the Beijing-China coalition forces. What is surprising is that Huang Zhiting, who personally led the troops as the coach, did not let the child wolf soldiers who had made outstanding achievements many times as the main vanguard.
Not only did the child wolf soldiers not gain the vanguard position, but even the powerful artillery of the Beijing Guard Army only occupied a subordinate position in this battle. The real vanguard was a young general named Liu. The number of troops he led was not large. With one thousand surrendered Japanese soldiers as the core and two thousand soldiers surrendered from the Burmese war as supplements, they formed a counter-rebellion vanguard force.
Needless to say, the identity of this general is Liu Xin.
The Battle of Sukhothai has far-reaching significance and influence, a large part of which comes from the city's special status in the Kingdom of Siam.
The city of Sukhothai was originally under the jurisdiction of the Khmer people. In the unbelieved history, it is said that the founding monarch of Sukhothai was the mythical hero King Phalun. He was the child of the Naga goddess and a king, and was endowed with great wisdom and magic power. Deeply loved by the people, he ascended the throne in 1208 (the first year of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty), ushering in the Sukhothai regime.
However, the more generally accepted view among historians is that in 1238, two Thai generals, Khun Bang Gangtao and Khun Phamman, succeeded in becoming independent and established the Sukhothai dynasty. Kunbang Gangtao was proclaimed King of Inradi and became the first King of Thailand. Although many Thai dynasties were established during the same period, Sukhothai is still regarded as the first dynasty in Thailand in later generations. It had an important influence on Thai culture and witnessed the spread of Thai people to the Chao Phraya River Basin and Buddhism becoming an important national religion. development of. Many Thai paintings, sculptures, and buildings of later generations still have the shadow of Sukhothai in the past.
After the Sukhothai Dynasty, there is today's "Ayutthaya Dynasty". There is no doubt that the Ayutthaya Dynasty was also deeply influenced by the Sukhothai Dynasty. Therefore, for Siam, the outbreak of the Battle of Sukhothai was like the outbreak of the Battle of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty, attracting worldwide attention and concern.
Liu Xin has a relatively average impression of Sukhothai, because in her eyes, the most important things in this city are Buddhist temples and pagodas. For her, who like Gao Pragmatic has no religious beliefs, these Buddhist temples and pagodas are completely useless. Building these things not only consumes people's time and money, but also consumes continuously - you can't just build without maintaining. And the construction of these things means a lot of land is wasted.
So the atheist Liu Xin did something that made her hated by many Siamese people: she ordered the Buddhist temples and pagodas outside the city to be cleared before the war started. The Buddhist temple was used to garrison the army, and the pagoda, which was of no use except for viewing, was completely demolished by her, and the obtained bricks and stones were stored for future use.
Of course, she did not do this simply because she disliked Buddhism. In fact, the main reason was that the locations of many Buddhist temples were very suitable for artillery positions, so they were "favoured" by her.
The Siamese in the city were quickly angered by Liu Xin. They took the initiative to attack regardless of the offensive and defensive positions of both sides, trying to stop Liu Xin's "atrocities." However, they fell into Liu Xin's plan. More than 20,000 people from northern Siam gathered here. The main force of the Siamese rebels was ambushed by Liu Xin first with a round of fierce artillery fire, and then the Japanese descended on the stage to clear the scene.
The Siamese rebels were defeated. Many people saw that the situation was not good and wanted to run back to Sukhothai City, but found that Huang Zhiting's handsome flag had blocked the back road.
In the end, the main rebel forces in northern Siam were basically wiped out in this battle. More than 4,000 people were killed in the battle, more than 15,000 were captured, and the rest dispersed.
Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin launched an siege without hesitation, and the Beijing artillery turned around and began bombarding Sukhothai City. Although Sukhothai has a special status, its city defense is not strong (it became a vassal of the Ayutthaya Dynasty at the end of the dynasty, which shows that its defense strength is poor). In addition, the core main force has been lost outside, and the people in the city are extremely panicked. In less than one afternoon It was breached.
The allied forces of Jinghua invaded the city, and Sukhothai fell immediately. Jinghua regained northern Siam "on behalf of" the Kingdom of Siam. Phitsanulok, which is located not far east of Sukhothai, was still claiming to be loyal to the royal family for the time being. When it learned that Sukhothai had fallen one day, it was frightened and quickly sent people to express its willingness to provide support to quell the rebellion.
Huang Zhiting was easy to talk to, so she immediately accepted the property sent by Phitsanulok Mansion, and by the way, she also accepted more than 2,000 civilians.
North of Siam was established, and the Beijing-China coalition left 12,000 garrison troops to guard the area. The remaining army went all the way south and went straight to Ayutthaya, preparing to stabilize the situation inside Ayutthaya first, and then consider whether to advance eastward or continue southward - the remaining two There are rebel armies, one in the east and one further south on the Malay Peninsula.
Huang Zhiting's army arrived in Ayutthaya and found out that Ruan Huang had put the King of Siam, Maha Tamaroja, under complete house arrest as a precaution when the situation was most tense. Now Ayutthaya has been under martial law for more than two months, and the situation is very serious. severe.
After Huang Zhiting considered it, he specially asked Tammarajja to hold a court meeting and stand on the tower of the palace to greet the people - of course, the wolf soldiers "protected" him to prevent him from doing anything inappropriate.
This move slightly calmed the people's hearts, and Huang Zhiting and others held a meeting overnight to discuss the next direction of counterinsurgency. However, everyone seemed to feel that Huang Zhiting's mental condition was not very good, and she seemed... very sleepy.
The result of the deliberations was quickly made: first south and then east, because according to the intelligence obtained by Ruan Huang, the rebels in the east seemed to have some contact with the Cambodians.
Next, just when everyone thought Huang Zhiting would lead the southern expedition again, an accident happened: Huang Zhiting announced that Liu Xin would be responsible for the southern expedition, while she herself would stay in Dacheng.
As the head coach of the counter-rebellion, it was not surprising that she stayed in the big city. However, she had always personally led the troops outside. This sudden change of style would easily arouse people's speculation.
However, just one day before Liu Xin left for the expedition, the reason why Deputy Huang did not go out personally came out from unknown channels: she was pregnant.
The rumors are surprisingly consistent: Although Vice Dutong Huang is in good health and does not feel much discomfort, he has become very lethargic and is therefore not suitable for the expedition.
Jinghua's senior officials in the big city congratulated their mistress and geared up to perform well in the next war.
Liu Xin's army set off southward the next day and arrived in Nakhon Si Thammarat half a month later. It only took eleven days to break through the rebel defenses and reach Shanma Ling, the rebel base on the southern front.
Seven days later, Gao Jing's fleet, which had been late to avoid the storm, finally arrived and bombarded the coastal city. Liu Xin's army launched a surprise attack on the other side of the city, and it didn't take much effort to surrender the Japanese. Then he climbed up the tower and opened the city gate.
On October 19, the rebellion in southern Siam was put down. According to the previous agreement, there is no need to station too many troops in these coastal areas in the south for the time being, so Liu Xin only left the garrison and returned to the division.
However, the return was false. She did not return to Ayutthaya by land, but pretended to go north. In fact, she only walked a few dozen miles before leading her army onto Gao Jing's ship and went straight to the eastern coast of Siam to land.
After landing, Liu Xin's troops quickly moved eastward, and five days later arrived at Angkor, the important eastern town that the Siamese had captured from the Khmer (Cambodia).
Angkor's rebels did not expect Liu Xin's arrival at all, so they relied only on a night attack and siege by the garrison without any night blindness. The eastern town of Angkor changed hands overnight, and the three Siamese rebels were completely wiped out. .
When the news reached Ayutthaya, the Siamese people were completely overwhelmed by the "bad news". In fact, they still don't have a strong national view, let alone a national view. Therefore...since they have lost, let them do whatever they want. .
More than ten days later, Liu Xin's army returned to the big city. Huang Zhiting, who rarely cheered up, summoned the King of Siam, Maha Tamaraja, on behalf of the Jinghua Group - yes, summoned!
Huang Zhiting may indeed be in bad spirits, so she didn't talk too much with Tammarajara. After a few casual greetings, someone sent him a text to read and asked him to sign and use the treasure.
What was given to Maha Tamaraja was a treaty, which was basically an enhanced version of Annan's "Sixteen Points of Beijing".
This clause, later known as the "Huang Zhiting Treaty" or the "Jinghua Nineteen Articles", reads as follows:
The Jinghua Group and the Kingdom of Siam are mutually willing to maintain overall peace in the southern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty, and hope to further consolidate the existing friendly relations between the two parties. We hereby propose to sign the following treaty:
Article 1. The Kingdom of Siam promises that from the date of signing of this treaty, Jinghua Group will become the policy advisory group of the Kingdom of Siam. Whenever the Kingdom of Siam responds to military and civilian affairs, Jinghua Group is allowed to send personnel to participate and provide guidance. The Kingdom of Siam will fully respect the guidance put forward by Jinghua Group and implement it.
Article 2: The Kingdom of Siam promises that the King of the Kingdom must inform the Jinghua Group and obtain agreement with the Jinghua Group before appointing the deputy king (Crown Prince).
Article 3: The Kingdom of Siam promises that if the deputy king’s appointment is not understood and approved in writing by Jinghua Group, the appointment will be invalid. The Kingdom of Siam can choose to make representations to the Jinghua Group, and the Jinghua Group must send a special investigation team or negotiation team to conduct consultations and negotiations with the king or the person designated by the king within one year of accepting the representation.
Article 4: The Kingdom of Siam promises that if the Vice-King’s representation is ultimately not understood by the Jinghua Group, in order to ensure that the friendship between the two parties is unbreakable, His Majesty the King will voluntarily transfer the right to appoint the Vice-King to the Jinghua Group and guarantee that he will be responsible for the appointment of the Jinghua Group. The deputy king candidate will be given full support.
Article 5: The Kingdom of Siam promises that no land and islands under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Siam and along its coasts, regardless of title, will be transferred or leased to any other party outside the Ming Empire without the consent of the Jinghua Group. country or other forces.
Article 6: The Kingdom of Siam promised to unconditionally donate a land of 500 miles south of Ayutthaya and near the Gulf of Siam to the Jinghua Group in return for its help in restoring the Kingdom of Siam and putting down the rebellion. The Jinghua Group promised accordingly. , Dingnan City and Dinnangang will be built within this scope. At the same time, in order to thank His Majesty the King of Siam for the generous gift, Dingnangang will permanently reduce by half the tax on businesses directly under the Siam royal family.
Article 7: The Kingdom of Siam promises that the personnel and designated personnel of Jinghua Group have freedom of religious belief. The Kingdom and His Majesty the King express their understanding and respect for the freedom of religious belief of relevant personnel.
Article 8. With the permission of the Kingdom of Siam, Jinghua Group will undertake the construction of the Dingnan port and city south of Ayutthaya. In order to ensure the smooth construction, all the coastal land south of Ayutthaya will be leased to Jinghua Group for a period of ninety-nine years from now on. .
Article 9: The Kingdom of Siam promises that in order to develop the Kingdom’s economy and people’s livelihood, Jinghua Group can open commercial banks, factories, ports, etc. in any jurisdiction of the Kingdom, and the tax rate levied by the Kingdom of Siam will be uniformly set at 1%.
Article 10. The Kingdom of Siam promises that Jinghua Group shall have the right to freely purchase fields, forests and other lands within its jurisdiction. The land attachments such as rice, trees, minerals, etc. shall be enjoyed by Jinghua Group, and any of them shall be produced. The taxes required to be paid are always calculated at one percent.
Article 11: With the permission of the Kingdom of Siam, due to the lease agreement, the fields, forests, mines, etc. in the coastal areas south of Ayutthaya, etc., which are ownerless lands, will be determined by the Jinghua Group to belong to or be occupied by themselves. If it is not owned by the Jinghua Group, Agree that outsiders are not allowed to occupy, use or mine in the name of the Kingdom.
Article 12: The main administrative agencies of the Kingdom of Siam must employ powerful Ming people as political, financial, military and other advisors.
Article 13: Within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Siam, hospitals, businesses, schools, etc. set up by the Jinghua Group are entitled to land ownership. This ownership is the same as that of the Siamese people and has no time limit.
Article 14. All personnel of the Jinghua Group within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Siam are exempt from Siamese penalties. If they are indeed involved in vicious cases such as murder, robbery, adultery, etc., the Kingdom can collect evidence and request the establishment of a joint investigation with the Jinghua Group. The Kingdom of Siam is not allowed to arrest, detain or try on its own.
Article 15: The Kingdom of Siam purchases a certain amount of ordnance from Jinghua Group (for example, more than half of the ordnance required in the Kingdom of Siam), and at the same time allows Jinghua Group to set up an ordnance factory anywhere in the Kingdom of Siam. This is guaranteed by Jinghua Group What is needed for the peace of Siam is also the expectation of the Ming Empire. The Kingdom of Siam and its people must not set up obstacles to this.
Article 16: In order to ensure the stability of Siam, the Kingdom of Siam promises that the armed forces of the Jinghua Group and any authorized armed forces can be stationed at will in the Kingdom of Siam, and are also allowed to conduct drills, exercises, and operations. Wait for any action.
Article 17: In order to ensure the stability of Siam, the Kingdom of Siam promises that the Jinghua Group can navigate any ocean and river within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Siam, and station a fleet in any seaport or river port.
Article 18: In order to thank the Jinghua Group for its special contribution in this counter-insurgency war, the property (including but not limited to land, houses, servants, etc.) confiscated by the rebellious and willfully rebellious personnel shall be All were given to Jinghua Group unconditionally, and Jinghua Group has full rights to distribute and dispose of them.
Article 19: Any cases involving traitors and traitors that have not yet been resolved or even discovered when this treaty is signed, after the discovery and trial are completed, the stolen goods and stolen goods will be confiscated as in the above example, and will be handled by Jinghua Group at its sole discretion.
Along with the signing of the "Huang Zhiting Treaty", there was also a long set of rules that stipulated in detail the rights and responsibilities of both parties under each clause.
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