Chapter 1045: Bottom Line Requirements
Even if this is the case, of course Yang Chendong wants to fulfill them. In order to achieve the goal of severely inflicting heavy damage on the Siamese army, Yang Chendong made two decisions. First, lure the enemy deep, and second, clear the wilderness.
He wants to introduce the Siamese army with the lion's mouth wide open into his territory, and then look for an opportunity to attack, and at the same time, leave no use for the opponent, forcing the opponent to transport grain and grass over a long distance, and then give a blow.
When it comes to the clear field, as the party that implements it, there is some price to pay. Most of its losses are also the interests of the people. But the good thing is that the Siamese army had walked through these towns before, burning and looting along the way, and the people here had already suffered a disaster, and there was nothing of value in their hands, so that the work of clearing the walls and fields was much easier.
The 250,000 Siamese troops continued to advance, singing triumphant songs, and walked through Poipet, Poetry, Angkor and other places with a picture of no one in sight, and continued to move along the edge of the Dong Li Sai River to the depths of Cambodia Province.
When the news reached the city of Bangkok, the king was very happy. Unexpectedly, the five-star army that seemed to be so powerful turned out to be such a strong external force, he was glad that he had listened to Xiangguo Hamode's words before, and sent a large number of reinforcements, otherwise, he was really afraid that he would be bluffed by the five-star army.
When the streets and alleys were full of news of the victories of the soldiers in front of them, the people were all rejoicing, and some of them, in order to express their excitement, actually came to the outside of the mission compound, tried to enter here, and pulled Ma Dali and others out for parade.
Anyway, this place represents the post station of the Siamese envoys, and the Siamese soldiers guarding this place will naturally not allow ordinary people to rush here. It's just that when there were more and more people nearby, they finally couldn't resist the pressure and reported to Xiangguo.
The two armies are fighting, and they still don't kill them. Not to mention the fact that the current Siamese army did not achieve a final victory. On the battlefield, the situation can be described as ever-changing, and now if you really kill these envoys sent by the Five-Star Army, the two sides can really only fight to the death.
Seeing this, Hammod came to the outside of the mission compound and brought a thousand soldiers with him to protect the place. It is said that this is just the most normal move, and even his part, but all this fell into the eyes of Chun Hawang, the general of Yipin, who had always wanted to find trouble with him, he did see an opportunity, and under the instigation of his back, soon there was a news in the streets and alleys of the royal capital, that is, Xiangguo Hamod had long been friendly with the five-star army in private, and this time he risked offending the people to ensure the safety of the five-star army envoy.
There is no wind and no waves, and many things that are not true are often controlled by rumors and eventually become facts in people's eyes.
Hammod's advocacy of the use of a large number of reinforcements was deeply appreciated by the king, especially the large-scale warfare he advocated, and the strategy of not defeating the five-star army one by one, so that the army continued to occupy large areas of Cambodian province. All of this is a merit, and it is the cause and effect of envy, jealousy, and hatred in the eyes of others.
When one person's credit is too great, it will attract more people's dissatisfaction. This is the case with Hammod at this moment, originally as a minister, he was in charge of the ministers, and this time he made such a great contribution, which naturally made other people have a kind of hatred for the enemy. And it was at this time that Chun Hawang made a move, and the ministers who were linked to him collectively wrote to impeach Hammod, saying that he had colluded with the Five-Star Army in private, and even did not hesitate to send Siamese soldiers to confront the Siamese people, which was the biggest provocation to the imperial power.
Italiqi, who was able to lead Siam into the Ayutthaya era, was not a foolish person, and when he saw these twists and turns, he was not moved, but put it aside and ignored it, turned around and walked towards the harem.
In the harem, the most favored concubine, Chun Hawang's sister, had already gotten the news, and when she saw the king coming, she did everything she could to please her, and she served her in every way to please her heart. It seems that intentionally or unintentionally when he found that Yiliqi's face was a little bad, so he cared about asking the reason. If the king is also a human being, he also has happiness and troubles, and there are some things that he is not good to tell the courtiers below, and the pillow man has become the target of his catharsis, so he said that the ministers impeached Hamod.
The concubine, who had been prepared for a long time, got the opportunity to speak, and was willing to let it go, and said intentionally or unintentionally, "The king doesn't have to be worried, Lord Xiangguo has done a lot of things for the country, and his credit is that it has long been spread in the harem, and some people even say..."
If you want to speak and stop, it will often have a different effect, as if this time the concubine suddenly stopped talking and didn't speak, it felt quite appetizing, and it also successfully attracted Hammod's attention, "What did someone say?" ”
"This, the concubine doesn't dare to say." With a look of trepidation, I have to say that she is really a little buried when she doesn't act.
"It's okay, forgive your innocence, say." The more this happened, the more Ilrich wanted to know what was going on.
Completely forced, Ai Concubine said: "The people below say that Lord Xiangguo's contribution is very great, if it were not for him, I am afraid that our Siam country would be in danger now, if there is no him, I am afraid that the current Siam country has been defeated by the five-star army, such a person is an absolute wise man, a great hero..."
"That's enough." Before Concubine Ai could continue to finish speaking, the look of anger on Yi Liqi's face was already all over her face. As a monarch, jealous of the incompetence and uselessness of the courtiers, but even more jealous of the courtiers being too capable, how else to say that there is a sentence called the meritorious town lord?
According to the meaning of the concubine's mouth, it seems that the Siam country can have today, it is completely the credit of Xiangguo alone, that is, even he is not comparable to the monarch, how can this not make Yiliqi, who has always been confident and self-esteem, angry.
He admits that Hammod is so capable that he can trust him with many things. But when he has done everything very well, and even won a great reputation, as a monarch, he has to worry about whether the credit of his courtiers is too great.
In this way, it is really not good to be a minister. If you can't do it, you can't do it if you're too capable, and I really don't know what to do.
Concubine Ai's words seemed to be speechless, but the word Gonggao Town Lord had been deeply buried in Yi Liqi's heart. Worried that some people have too much credit, he is ready to suppress it. It's just that Yi Liqi really has some ability, and he is not prepared to clean up Hammod now, but will wait for this battle with the Five Star Army to make a decision in this regard. And this trip to the harem is just a thorn in his heart.
For these, Hammod does not know, he is still doing things conscientiously, although there are many people who impeach him and know about it, but they don't take it seriously, all because he knows that Yiliqi is a wise man, and he should not believe himself because of other people's words, so he does what he should do, and there is no restraint at all, but it is this self-confidence that finally brings him disaster.
Yang Foreign Minister Ma Dali, who knows the affairs of the world without going out, seems to have no contact with the outside world despite being trapped in the compound. But through a small radio station, the outside world still can't hide from its ears and eyes. After receiving a telegram from the Skylark of the Southeast Branch of the Ministry of Intelligence, and knowing what was happening outside, he found a Siamese person in charge of affairs in the compound, and asked to meet the general Chun Hawang by name.
Chun Hawang originally wanted to use this Yang envoy to disadvantage Xiangguo, and naturally the people in the compound would try their best to buy it if they could. This person in charge is one of the people who was bought, and this news was also found out by the larks, and Ma Dali's request naturally fell into the ears of Chun Hawang.
When he first heard the news, Chun Hawang still didn't understand the meaning of Ma Dali, the more so, the more he thought that this meeting was very necessary, and he decided to meet at the moment, so under the arrangement of the people below, without alarming Xiangguo Hamod, he entered the mission compound and met Ma Dali.
When they met at the first time, Ma Dali's identity was very low, and he even had some flattery, first of all, he felt good about Chun Hawang. The meeting was still very pleasant, and Ma Dali took the initiative to say according to the plan: "What the Siamese army is pointing to is really invincible, although I have been trapped here, but I have not received news from the five-star army for so long, and the king of your country has no intention of meeting us, I can also think of one or two things that will happen in the future." In line with the yearning for peace and friendship, he was willing to take the initiative to negotiate peace on behalf of the Five Star Army, and was even willing to assign half of Cambodia Province to Siam, just hoping that this war would end earlier. ”
Ma Dali said it very sincerely, so that Ha Chunwang had to believe it. That is, he came to show favor and show weakness, which is a good thing after all, and he said happily at the moment: "Very good, your envoy can see the situation clearly, and he is really a smart person, but I just don't know if your words can represent the decision-making of the highest level of the Five Star Army?" ”
"Of course you can, or I, the envoy, would have become a joke. In fact, I won't hide it from the general, when I first came this time, I wanted to negotiate peace talks with your country, but no one listened to me. I know that you are a smart person, and I will definitely agree to this answer that is beneficial to both sides. Therefore, as long as the general agrees, the above can be done immediately, our five-star army is willing to cede territory to Siam, just for the sake of face, just ask you to hand over General Tongsi to us, so that we can have an explanation to the outside world. ”