Chapter 928: The Qi is exhausted
Kemoy met Miguel again, as he wished, and received a result that pleased him, who agreed to the deal and offered to meet with their commander to discuss how to deal with the mercenaries.
Suddenly, although the number of reinforcements was only 2,000, they all had muskets, and the Spanish warships also had artillery, which the Phnom Penh dynasty did not have. Once used well, it can play the role of a surprise attack, and it is not impossible to turn the tide of the battle.
Kemoy departed happily, and when he returned to the ship a day later, he brought the news that the command of the southern front of the Phnom Penh dynasty had agreed to unite. Soon after, the Spanish army of 2,000 men disembarked and left behind the Kemoi envoy. Subsequently, Long Yuntian received the information sent by Cruz, and the first and second regiments set off immediately.
An incomprehensible, but chaotic battle begins.
Miguel and Cruz turned their faces first, and with two thousand musketeers, they fired first at the headquarters of the southern army of the Phnom Penh dynasty; Immediately, the main force of the 3rd Division of the Navy's Cold Front suddenly appeared, surrounded the area and destroyed their command system, and shot the main general.
It looked like the mercenaries were fighting with the Spanish army, but then the mercenaries suddenly opened fire, firing at the unprepared Spanish army that was about to enjoy the fruits of victory, and the 3rd Division finally showed their strong side, the same muskets, one side was just a more advanced flintlock pistol, and on the other side was a more powerful, longer damage distance, and more accurate repeating gun, this battle has not yet started.
After a scuffle, Miguel, Cruz, Kemoy and others were captured, and it was the so-called praying mantis catching silkworms and yellow finches that were used by the Spanish army and Kemoi and others to become prisoners in the hands of mercenaries.
Twenty ships belonging to the Spanish were also captured, and they were captured by the 4th Division, and then the large ships sailed straight for the harbor of Chichicheng.
The headquarters of the southern front of the Phnom Penh Dynasty was destroyed, and the 100,000-strong army was leaderless, taking this opportunity to launch a full-army charge, the army collapsed in confusion, and the southern defense line was broken.
All this is Yang Chendong's strategy, using the Spanish army to defeat the southern army of the Phnom Penh Dynasty, judging from the results, the process is not complicated, the complicated is just whether you have the courage to move against Spain.
In the eyes of others, this is definitely not reckless without knowing the details. But in Yang Chendong's eyes, all this is nothing, he first took advantage of the other party's psychology of believing in the contract and asked them to help him fight, and immediately sent troops to encircle and suppress them after using it.
Now it seems that the plan was thorough and the results were successful. And as for whether Spain will send people to trouble him in the future? Hehe, I'm sorry, even if they don't come to find trouble, Yang Chendong will fight over, for him, it's just a matter of time, and this time it's just an appetizer.
The defeat on the southern front was like adding insult to injury, and the Phnom Penh dynasty completely fell into passivity. At this moment, the 4th Army Division led by Yang Chendong and the 1st Regiment of the World Cavalry have successfully occupied the eastern city of the royal capital of the Phnom Penh Dynasty, Peach Lamian, and so far, it is only a Dakmao city away from the royal capital.
It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, Phnom Penh City, the royal capital of the Phnom Penh Dynasty, has already appeared in front of the mercenaries, and it is only a matter of time before they are captured.
The royal capital of Phnom Penh, when the news came, the entire royal capital was also in chaos, and countless merchants and people wanted to escape from the war, and even many of them were family members of officials. Ding Dingwei, the left minister who had predicted this scene for a long time, gave a death order, and the four cities were closed, even if they were all trapped in the city and died, no one was allowed to escape.
It's not that Ding Dingwei is ruthless, it's really such a chaotic situation, it is likely to give the mercenaries a chance to enter the city, if so, they will even lose the last chance to negotiate with the mercenaries, and once the royal family is destroyed, Ding Dingwei will become the biggest sinner.
In the palace, it has long been no longer the original high-spirited appearance, whether it is King Polamo, the left minister Ding Dingwei, or the general of the city guard, Dahn is very embarrassed at this moment, everyone looks much older, and the spirit is haggard.
"What's going on in the city? Is there any news of the Allied reinforcements? "Still sitting on the throne, but at this moment Paramo is blinded and weak.
"The four gates are closed, no one is allowed out of the city, and now the situation is stable, and there is enough food in the city for at least three months. As for the reinforcements from the allies, they say that they are still preparing, let's hold out for a month anyway. When Zuo Prime Minister Ding Dingwei said these words, he also seemed weak, and he knew in his heart that the Phnom Penh dynasty was finished.
"A month?" Borama sneered, the progress of the mercenaries was so fast, not only did they catch themselves off guard, but the allies must be the same, even if this is the case, don't point at them, everything is on your own. His gaze shifted from Ding Dingwei's body to General Daen's body, "If we hold Phnom Penh to the death, can we hold it for a month?" ”
"This..."Dahn looked embarrassed, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do, but including me and the sixty thousand soldiers in the city will not retreat." ”
At this moment, Dahn showed his side of facing death calmly as a general, which made Boramo feel a lot more relieved. Just completely hopeless resistance, is there any point in that? It's just that more people die.
"Report." At this moment, a herald outside the main hall ran in, knelt on the ground and faced the direction of King Polama, lowered his head and said nervously: "Your Majesty, the news just came from the front, Dakmao City has surrendered, and the main force of mercenaries is coming to the royal capital. ”
"Heh, hehe, hahaha." Hearing the news, Borama burst out laughing, and then slammed the crown that marked the king's status to the ground, "Surrender? Surrender? Did this king treat them badly? Why don't you even have the courage to resist? ”
Seeing that Boramo was roaring like madness, Ding Dingwei said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, take care of your body." ”
"Okay, you don't have to persuade me. The number of gases is exhausted, the number of gases is exhausted! Polamo shook his head constantly, and after a while he looked at Tindingway, and then said in a very weak voice: "If this is the case, then negotiate with them and surrender." ”
After saying this, Polamo seemed to drain all the strength of his body at this moment, and then sat back on the king's chair with a thud, and then waved his hand continuously, meaning that the next thing was decided by Ding Dingwei and Dahn.
The two ministers of civil and military affairs originally wanted to say some comforting words, but they felt that everything seemed to be so pale and powerless. Quitting now. Rather than say something here, it is better to do the next thing well, at least they should seek some benefits for their king through negotiations, and make some demands while they still have the opportunity to make some demands while they still have the opportunity to defend the king.
Outside the mansion of the right minister Du Si, at this moment it is guarded by heavy officers and soldiers, no matter what the chaos has become in the royal capital now, but it is still quiet here, and no one can disturb here.
The lark lives here, which is the best talisman. This is also the back hand that Parama left for himself in the first place. It's just that the war has only been going on for more than 20 days since it began, and everything has turned the world upside down.
The left prime minister Ding Dingwei and the general Dahn appeared in the right minister's mansion together, and the original right minister Dune was very familiar and avoided seeing each other. From the moment he agreed to go to the court with the lark, he was already destined to retire from politics and business. Seeing that he was about to get his wish, he would certainly find a way to facilitate this peace talks.
In an extremely elegant and remote courtyard, the three of them met. The lark is still a light and breezy appearance, even if Ding Dingwei and Dahn came together, he didn't take a second look, and was still making his tea. It's just that two chairs have been set up opposite him, indicating that he has already prepared everything.
"It's really quiet here, I really can't imagine that it has become such a mess outside, and Mr. Yun can still be so calm, which is really admirable." Ding Dingwei looked at the surrounding environment and said with emotion.
"Rest assured, the future King of Paramo can also live such a quiet life, as long as he does not want to, he can refuse to see any guests." Now that the tea was brewed, the lark poured a glass for each of the two visitors, and then pointed to the chair in front of him.
"Thank you." After Dindingway and Dahn looked at each other, they sat down together, and the negotiations officially began.
"If we choose to surrender now, I don't know how the loyal duke is going to treat my king and the ministers." After Ding Dingwei took a sip of tea, he got to the point.
"The king was placed under house arrest, and half of the other ministers' property was handed over, and then they became ordinary people. Of course, if you want to serve the loyal man, you can also submit an application, and we will make appropriate arrangements according to his ability. The lark replied quickly, he had studied these things repeatedly over the years, and knew them in his heart.
The lark's answer was not unexpected by Ding Dingwei, as far as he knew, the previous King of Jiaozhi and the King of the Lancang Kingdom were also treated like this, but he didn't expect that it would be the turn of the Phnom Penh Dynasty so soon, and it seemed as if everything was yesterday.
But although he knew that things should be done this way, but even if it was a peace talk, of course, he had to strive for more favorable conditions, and Ding Dingwei said at the moment: "There are still 60,000 soldiers in my royal capital, and I still have the ability to fight a war, and my king is not the king of a defeated country, or the same conditions seem to be a little unreasonable."
"Oh? Do you still have an army of 60,000? The lark looked up in interest.