January 26, 4338 (AD 1641).
In Johor Province, Nanyang, Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang commanded the Eighth Army and the Ninth Army and was stationed here.
He took a naval transport ship and just arrived here. Even the governor of Nanyang did not have time to meet him.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, arrived here by boat. He did not go to the camp, but immediately set off to meet with Lu Yuanshan, the governor of the First Fleet.
The operations of the Eighth Army and the Ninth Army require naval support.
After Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang discussed various matters with Governor Lu Yuanshan, he came to the camp to observe the situation here.
A large amount of weapons and ammunition have not yet been transported to the camp.
Nanyang's local industry was weak and unable to produce guns and ammunition.
Only two weapons, grenades and shotguns, can be produced.
Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang understood the situation of the army. He summoned You Guangxiao, commander of the Eighth Army, and Lu Xiaoqiu, commander of the Ninth Army, in the commander's tent.
He asked: "How are you prepared? Are the soldiers acclimatized?
I have discussed with Governor Lu Yuanshan that we will take a boat across the sea tonight.
Landing in Siam exactly at dawn tomorrow. "
Zhang Yuliang visited the military camp to observe. He believed that the army was ready.
The three main offensive directions of the Cochin area, Burma area, and Siam area are respectively responsible for three commanders.
Zhang Yuliang's understanding of Su Hu and Su Shan is that they will definitely launch an attack as quickly as possible.
If he reacts too slowly, the two armies will progress too smoothly.
King Pasethong of Siam would probably choose to surrender when he saw that Siam was surrounded.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, must send troops as soon as possible. This possibility must be guarded against, and the military merits obtained cannot be lost.
Lu Xiaoqiu, commander of the Ninth Army, has led his troops to Nanyang for half a month.
He said confidently: "Mr. Min, our army has recovered very well.
Only 326 soldiers were unable to adapt to the climate and could only stay in the camp to recuperate.
Others in the army have no problem at all.
The wind is very strong these days and the waves are very fast.
When we board a navy transport ship, there will be no abnormal situations and we can enter the battlefield with the best performance. "
The Ninth Army is stationed in the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, where the climate is not much different from that of Nanyang.
The officers and men of the Ninth Army can adapt to the environment here in Nanyang as quickly as possible.
There was a little sweat on Colonel You Guang's forehead. The Eighth Army had just arrived here and the situation was not good.
It is related to the outcome of the war, and this kind of thing cannot be faked.
He bit the bullet and said: "Mr. Min, the Eighth Army is not ready yet.
Suddenly taking a boat across a long distance and arriving here in Nanyang, many soldiers were still adapting.
Now we have to take a naval transport ship again, and the soldier's health does not allow it.
Doing so is likely to result in a large number of non-combat attrition, or a combat loss ratio that is unacceptable to us.
The general estimated that it would take another six or seven days for the soldiers to recover and regain their combat effectiveness.
Another point is that the Eighth Army does not have enough supplies.
Many soldiers only carry rifles and bullets, and a large amount of military supplies have not been transported to the camp by the navy. "
Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang listened to the report, which was basically consistent with what he knew.
He kept tapping the table with his hands and looking at the military map ahead.
If the Eighth Army does not cross the sea, it can still maintain its combat effectiveness.
They could attack Siam by land from Fojo.
The narrow stretch of land between Nanyang and Siam is easy to break through without heavy troops guarding it.
The Ninth Army took a navy troopship to attack Bangkok, the most important city in southern Siam.
After capturing Bangkok, the front is the Great Plains area, and the army can march quickly to capture Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, made up his mind and ordered: "Siam does not have strong soldiers. To attack this small country, it does not require a concentrated operation of a hundred thousand troops.
I decided to adopt a strategy of dividing our troops.
Lu Xiaoqiu led the Ninth Army, as a vanguard, on a navy troopship, and with the assistance of the naval fleet, attacked Siam Bangkok.
After capturing Bangkok, they attacked Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam, and captured King Pasaktong and all Siamese civil and military officials. This battle was more than half successful.
You Guangxiao led the Eighth Army to attack Siam from the land route. There was insufficient weapons and ammunition, so the Ninth Army transferred some weapons and ammunition to the Eighth Army.
The Eighth Army must strengthen contact with the Navy. Weapons and ammunition will be transported from the country and supplied by the Navy by sea. "
Duke Zhang Yuliang of Min decided to divide his troops, but the situation no longer allowed him to wait any longer.
King Pasethorn of Siam has a weak character.
Qi Hou Sushan or Wei Guogong Su Hu led the army to attack Siam.
The civil and military forces of the Siamese and Manchu dynasties felt that they could not defeat them, so they begged for surrender.
If this happened, he would have failed to achieve even an inch and wasted all his efforts to gain the power to command the troops.
Lu Xiaoqiu's eyebrows were filled with joy and he immediately stood up to salute.
"The last general takes orders."
The mission he received was the most important.
You Guangxiao lowered his head to hide the grievances in his eyes.
He made up his mind to fight a good battle on the battlefield.
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There was pouring rain in the sky, but this did not affect an army of about 50,000 people, marching forward in the heavy rain.
You Guangxiao was wearing a rubber raincoat and rubber rain boots on the muddy ground.
He said happily: "Rubber is such an excellent material.
We were marching in the south before and had to hurry even when it rained heavily.
The soldiers were all wearing raincoats, which could not prevent their clothes from getting wet.
These rubber raincoats are airtight, and even under such a heavy rain, the clothes inside are not even wet. "
Colonel You Guang looked at the speed of the soldiers' march and was very satisfied.
Even in the mud and rain, the army maintained a marching speed of thirty miles a day.
They have officially entered Siam and have not yet contacted the Siamese army.
Colonel You Guang shouted at the troops: "Speed, speed, speed.
We have to rely on two legs and can walk faster than the Ninth Army's ship.
I believe you can definitely do this. "
You Guangxiao has decided that he will rush to Bangkok as quickly as possible.
Proving that they can run on the road, they are not inferior to the Ninth Army's ship.
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Lu Xiaoqiu was wearing a raincoat and standing on the dock, watching the troops boarding the troop ship one after another.
Mi Yu, Zhu Shi of the Ninth Army, came over in a raincoat: "Commander of the Army, Duke Min asked us to go to the ship for a meeting."
Lu Xiaoqiu braved the rain and headed to the transport ship where Zhang Yuliang was.
He saw Zhang Yuliang, Duke of Min, staring at the military map in a daze.
Lu Xiaoqiu, Mi Yu and others did not disturb Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang, they waited aside.
Zhang Yuliang, Duke of Min, thought for a long time. He used a pencil to draw several lines in succession on the military map.
Zhang Yuliang put down his pen and breathed a sigh of relief.
When he saw Lu Xiaoqiu, Mi Yu and others, he immediately summoned them to his side.
“Bangkok, the important city in the south of Siam, is located on the seaside. With the cooperation of the navy, this city can be easily captured.
I decided to divide the troops again. There was no way to break through quickly in the direction of Bangkok, so it was just a feint attack.
I plan to send a partial division of about 5,000 people, with the cooperation of the navy, to land elsewhere and directly attack Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam.
As long as we capture or kill King Basseton, we can occupy the entire territory of Siam as quickly as possible. "
Lu Xiaoqiu took the initiative to invite Ying and said: "Mr. Min, I will lead the elite troops in the army.
Each army has a special force of about a thousand people.
These armies have extremely strong combat effectiveness. Siamese troops alone cannot stop the most elite troops of the Ninth Army. "
"No." Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang glared at Lu Xiaoqiu, "You are the commander-in-chief of the army, and you must stabilize the morale of the army at critical times.
Mi Yu, you are also a veteran on the battlefield, so I will leave this matter to you. "
Mi Yu immediately marched and saluted: "Mr. Min, don't worry. The general will definitely complete the mission."
The Ninth Army boarded the Navy's transport ship in a violent storm.
The wind and rain in the sea were stronger, but they could not affect the naval transport ship at all.
It only took the navy one day and one night to reach the coast of Bangkok, Siam, just as the sun came up.
The navy dispatched warships and quickly destroyed Siam's weak navy.
The huge firepower of the naval guns drove away the Siamese troops on the shore.
Under the cover of the navy, the Ninth Army began to land.
There was no enemy resistance at all, and the main force led by Lu Xiaoqiu landed easily.
They landed near Bangkok and directly attracted the surrounding Siamese troops.
Mi Yu's ship was a little slower and landed easily on the coast a hundred miles away from them.
It carried one hundred mule carts, used to transport components of the artillery.
This army also has a thousand cavalry, responsible for scouting the surrounding environment and preventing this army from being discovered prematurely by Siam.
Lu Xiaoqiu led the main force and began to attack Siam Bangkok City. All nearby Siamese troops were hiding in the city.
The reaction of the Siamese army did not exceed the expectations of Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang.
The Bangkok garrison ordered the surrounding troops to rush to Bangkok for rescue, leaving other surrounding areas without military protection.
Lu Xiaoqiu led the army and easily defeated the small Siamese army outside Bangkok.
The Siamese army prepared to use the city of Bangkok to resist desperately, but it was completely in vain.
Lu Xiaoqiu led the army, with the cooperation of naval ships, to break through the city wall of Bangkok and occupy Bangkok, the most important city in southern Siam.
The news spread rapidly.
When King Bassethorn got the news, he issued a strict order to mobilize troops from all over the country to support Bangkok, hoping to drive the Ninth Army out of Siam.
During the tug of war between Lu Xiaoqiu and the main force of the Siamese army.
The partial division led by Mi Yu was not intercepted by the Siamese army.
The soldiers carried the cannons and more than a hundred young mules, pulling the barrels, parts and ammunition of the 120 field guns.
Mi Yu was wearing a raincoat. He saw the mule cart slipping on the muddy road.
He shouted in a stern tone: "These hundred mule carts, even if you carry them on your shoulders, you have to carry them to the big city for me."
Mi Yu led the army's part-time engineers, and they rushed to Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam, the most prosperous city in Southeast Asia, by building roads while walking.
He led the army and encountered a small number of Siamese troops to block it.
The elite soldiers led by Mi Yu easily defeated these Siamese troops.
The retreating speed of the defeated troops was not as fast as that of the cavalry.
They were not prepared to take any prisoners, so they tied them all with ropes and threw them by the roadside.
King Pasakthorn focused his attention on the enemy troops near Bangkok and did not notice that a powerful army was approaching the capital.
4338 (AD 1641), February 11th.
Mi Yu led the army to the gates of Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam, without disturbing Siam.
The sudden appearance of this army alarmed the dignitaries in the city.
When King Bassetong learned about this situation, he said in horror: "Trash, those generals on the front line are trash. How could the enemy attack the capital? We haven't noticed it yet."
King Bassetong immediately mobilized the army in the city to prepare to defend the capital.
At the same time, while the capital was not yet under siege, imperial envoys were dispatched to mobilize the troops on the front lines so that they could support the capital as quickly as possible.
Mi Yu looked at the Siamese capital city in front of him, and he said excitedly: "The artillerymen immediately assembled the field guns and blasted the city open with cannons."
The 120mm caliber field artillery allowed people in the city to see the power of large-caliber artillery for the first time.
After the wall of the big city was hit by a cannonball, the bricks and stones on the wall spattered out, and the wall could be felt shaking throughout the city.
Mi Yu soon received a report from the artillery that they were about to blast open the city wall.
He immediately issued an order to the entire army, and after the city wall was blown open, they immediately entered the city.
The army sealed the city gates and did not allow anyone in the city to escape.
There was a loud bang, and the city wall made of earth and stone could not withstand the continuous attack of heavy artillery.
The walls of Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam, collapsed, and Mi Yu led his troops into Ayutthaya.
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Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang discovered that the Siamese army in the north of Bangkok showed signs of retreat, and immediately ordered Lu Xiaoqiu and You Guangxiao to lead their troops to attack.
A pioneer unit of the Eighth Army had already received land notification three days ago and arrived near Bangkok.
They had been hiding their traces and were preparing to give the Siamese army a fatal blow.
The Eighth Army and the Ninth Army cooperated with each other and quickly defeated the unstable Siamese army.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, also learned that Mi Yu had led his army to break through Siam's capital, Ayutthaya.
He ordered You Guangxiao and Lu Xiaoqiu to attack the west and east of Siam respectively, using Bangkok as the dividing line.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, led the Chinese army to the big city.
Along the way, the Siamese cities saw the Royal Army of Great Britain approaching and all chose to surrender.
The news that Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam, had fallen and that King Pasakthorn had been captured alive spread at an extremely fast speed.
Most of the local forces in various cities in Siam have lost confidence in resisting and chose to surrender.
Zhang Yuliang, the Duke of Fujian, came to Dacheng and looked at King Basatong who had been captured. He showed a long-lost smile.
He has basically completed the tasks assigned by Emperor Su He, and the title of prince is already within his grasp.
The situation in Siam was under control. Zhang Yuliang, the Duke of Min, informed the civil servants waiting in Nanyang that they could go to Siam to govern the place.
You Guangxiao and Lu Xiaoqiu quickly conquered the city and occupied the territory. Siam has a large territory, so they wanted to facilitate contact.
The cable telegraph erection team followed the army.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, could quickly communicate with frontline generals through wired telegrams.
He got the latest news from the front line, that You Guangxiao and Su Pengfei had joined forces in western Siam.
Qihou Sushan had already captured all of Myanmar and sent Su Pengfei to attack Siam.
Lu Xiaoqiu discovered the Third Army led by Qin Xiangkun in the Mekong River Basin in eastern Siam.
Wei Guogong Su Hu has occupied the Jiaozhi area, and they are also preparing to expand their power in the direction of Siam.
A thin layer of sweat broke out on the forehead of Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang. Fortunately, he acted quickly. If it were later, the two of them would be able to divide Siam.
By contacting these two forces, Siam can communicate with the country through wired telegraphs.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, immediately wrote a detailed military report, reporting the results of the battle to Emperor Su He, and at the same time asking for credit for the meritorious soldiers.
(End of chapter)
