Chapter 1051: The Choice of Lying Down
Gotin is worthy of being the first general of the Siamese army, not only brave, but also quite powerful in commanding the war, which once brought a lot of threat and pressure to the five-star army cobbled together by various ethnic groups. However, when the two sides were evenly matched, two firearms divisions, the 2nd Army Division and the 6th Army Division, were dispatched. The sound of artillery opened the way, and the musket assault once again told the world what is called fire suppression, and what is the huge difference between muskets and cold weapons.
Facing the surprise attack of the two elite cold front divisions, watching them stab like two sharp knives, Godan was powerless or powerless. But he didn't choose to flee when he saw that the situation was not good, like other generals who were enemies of the Five-Star Army, but chose to be righteous on the battlefield, and rushed to the surging Leng Feng Division with his own soldiers, and finally spilled blood on the battlefield, truly achieving the statement that the general should have died on the battlefield in the first place.
When the news of Xiangguo Hamod's imprisonment came, perhaps Godan knew that there was no way back for him. If he loses the battle and returns to the royal capital, with Chun Hawang's jealousy, maybe he will not end well, and even affect his family. Even so, it is better to die on the battlefield, at least to save your reputation and family.
Gothan was martyred on the battlefield of blood. As soon as the news came out, the Northern Route Army was completely chaotic, and after losing the commander, in the face of the crazy impact of the Five-Star Army, in addition to retreating or retreating. It didn't take long for the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Taunggyi to be conquered, and finally only 50,000 of the 300,000 troops fled back to Bangkok.
While the east and north launched a fierce counterattack, the two divisions of the Haiyi Army in the south re-surrounded the heavy city of Pattaya, and quickly broke through this place with the help of artillery, and the Siamese army Erpin General Na Ayu was killed in battle, and another Erpin general fled back to Bangkok with 10,000 soldiers, so far, the royal capital fell into the embarrassing situation of being surrounded on three sides.
In the city of Bangkok, 80,000 defeated soldiers were quickly gathered, plus the original 100,000 elites and 200,000 newly organized recruits, the number reached nearly 400,000, just from the perspective of troops, it still exceeded the 250,000 people of the Five-Star Army (about 125,000 people in the East Route Army, nearly 100,000 in the North Route Army and less than 20,000 in the South Route Army).
The rest is only the advantage in the number of troops, and when it comes to the morale of the army, the Siamese army can be described as a mess. In fact, as early as Chun Hawang's betrayal of Tongsi to the Five-Star Army to sue for peace was revealed, the morale of the army and the people began to collapse. Poor King Eliqi did not think about how to salvage the situation, but instead offered a large reward, which was known to everyone, which only hastened the time and process of their defeat.
The heart is scattered, and it is useless to do more effort. The powerful Siamese State, which originally entered the Ayutthaya period, quickly moved from glory to extinction, and it was only more than half a year before and after, which in addition to the fact that the territory of Siam was still too small and the space for maneuver was limited, and the other was the correct strategy of the Five-Star Army.
After discovering the strength of the opponent, Yang Chendong also changed his strategy, and the move of raising soldiers with battle was undoubtedly correct, and then grabbed the opponent's pigtail and used a person who had been forgotten by the opponent to hit the opponent, so as to disturb the opponent's loss of military morale. Of course, having a pig opponent like Chun Hawang also adds a lot of points to the smooth progress of things.
The royal capital of Siam, Bangkok City.
The eight gates leading to the outside world were closed, and the outer and inner towers were filled with Siamese soldiers. From a distance, it was dark and oppressive, but when you look closer, it is not difficult to see the sorrow and worry in their eyes.
With 800,000 standing troops and 200,000 reserve troops, Siam has only been in for more than half a year, and now more than half of the dead and wounded remain, leaving less than 400,000 remnants of the army.
Ha Chunwang was once again entrusted with a heavy responsibility, he became the general of the city defense, and Mengwo, who fled from the south, became the deputy general of the city defense, and the two of them led an army of 380,000 people, and there was not a trace of joy on their faces.
"General Meng, what do you think?" On the top of the city tower, Ha Chunwang, who was dressed in heavy armor, looked at the five-star army under the city, which was also full of tents, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching, he had a feeling that if the other party really decided to attack the city, with those advanced artillery and muskets, they couldn't stop it at all.
Meng Wo is a standard seven-foot man, and also has a certain ability to lead soldiers. It's just a pity that he was born at the wrong time, how could his broadsword be the opponent of artillery and muskets? Now when asked by Ha Chunwang, he just hesitated for a moment before shaking his head, and spit out three words with great difficulty - can't hold it.
"Yes, you can't keep it. Although there were 380,000 troops in the city, there were still 600,000 people, and the consumption of each day was huge. Now there is confusion in the hearts of the people, and once the siege begins, no one knows what will happen. In that case, it is better to negotiate peacefully while our army still has strength. It seems to be talking to himself, and it seems to be saying to Meng Wo to listen, in short, he is not ready to fight, he is ready to talk peacefully, and he also hopes that Meng Wo will take the initiative to take over this errand.
Meng Wo is a smart person, he can have today, in addition to his own efforts, there is another noble who appreciates himself, that is, the captured Xiangguo Hamod. Now that something has happened to the nobleman, it is already a miracle that he is not affected, how can he dare to bargain? "The general has an order, and the general is willing to cooperate."
"Haha, okay, I didn't see the wrong person. The task of going out of the city for peace talks will be handed over to you, of course, I will also negotiate with the Five Star Army Mission in the city, let's take a two-pronged approach to turn the tide? Seeing that Meng Lie was so interesting, Chun Hawang was naturally happy. And the twitching of the corners of his eyes while being happy shows that he has a murderous intention, Meng Wo is a person recommended by Xiangguo, he will not reuse this kind of person, on the contrary, he will only find an opportunity to kill him, and as long as the task of peace talks is not completed this time, he will have a reason to do it.
Maybe he also feels that Meng Wo will be so acquainted, knowing that the chance of peace talks is slim now, but he still has to try the reason.
Then came the tragedy, Meng Wo led a team of hundreds of people out of Bangkok City to the five-star army barracks, and then was successfully rebelled. The person who made the move was Yang Er, who had been following Yang Chendong's side, and according to the young master's plan, he first helped the other party analyze the situation, especially from the position of Meng Wo himself, and talked about a lot of things that might happen in the future. He then promised that as long as Meng was willing to surrender, not only would he be the general of Siam in the future, but also his nobleman Hammod, who was imprisoned, would also be the deputy governor of Siam Province in the future.
Smart people naturally know how to choose, and Yang Er thinks about him so much, the already desperate Meng Wo has no other choice. After spending five days in the five-star army barracks, he returned to Bangkok, only saying that the other party disliked his small official and needed more powerful people to negotiate, so he returned to the errand.
Meng Wo was able to come back alive, which was a bit unexpected by Chun Hawang. After knowing the attitude of the Five-Star Army, he was completely cowardly, in short, he didn't have the courage to go to the five-star army camp for peace talks, but he deceived people about Tongsi's affairs before, what are you going to say now?
The Five-Star Army's siege of the city continued, and it was just a real siege, and it did not mean to attack it all at once. After the initial fear, Ha Chunwang became lively again, and he publicly said that although the five-star army was strong, they still did not have the strength to eat in the face of Bangkok City, which had an army of nearly 400,000, so everyone did not need to panic, as long as it took a long time, other surrounding countries and forces would definitely come forward, and things would always be resolved.
Ha Chunwang's words came out, and it did give a dose of tranquilizer to the originally flustered hearts of the soldiers and civilians in the city, and everyone was really not so afraid. But the streets began to be chaotic, especially the grain in the grain store, which doubled up. There is no way, no one knows how long this siege will last, the people always have to prepare more food for food.
This kind of behavior quickly put the city of Bangkok into an extremely embarrassing situation, and no one attacked the city, and it was going to be chaotic from the inside, which really made people not know what to say.
Yang Chendong has nothing to say, his attention has now been distracted, and he has focused on Mindanao in the south and Yunnan in the north.
The siege of Mindanao has been held out for more than half a year, and the so-called Abu Bakr of the so-called Great Fe King Abu Bakr has also been trapped in the capital for half a year, and the internal chaos has been highlighted, and it is only a matter of time before it is captured.
However, the changes in the land of Yunnan in the north are somewhat unexpected. Under the attack of Nanming and Xiping King from both sides, Zhu Huixuan finally couldn't hold on, and then did something that many people didn't expect, he actually contacted the Banggara Kingdom (that is, the Bengali people) and asked them to send troops to help him attack the Xiping Wang's department, and promised that all the territory and population captured would be handed over to the other party, and he would not have any benefits.
In order to survive, Zhu Huixuan did not hesitate to sell the interests of his ancestors and even the dignity of the Han people.
Such a good thing, Bang Ge Ra Guo was tempted. The so-called good is not to occupy the bastard, they really sent a general Rajiv, led 100,000 troops through the barren mountains, entered the important town of Jiali behind Yunnan, and launched a fierce attack.
As soon as 100,000 Bengali appeared, they hit Xiping King Mu Bin at a surprise, without any defense, repeatedly lost Jiangtou City, Manmo City and other important towns, until Mengding Mansion was lost, Mu Bin had to lead the troops to meet the battle, Zhu Huixuan took this opportunity to counterattack in one fell swoop, Xiping Wang's army was defeated, abandoned the old nest Kunming City, fled to Chelisi, and then sent a letter for help to Nanming and the direction of the five-star army.