Chapter 624: The Skylark Strikes Again
Shi Biao is the nephew of the Marquis of Wuqing in the Northern Ming Dynasty and the general Shi Heng, and he caused the matter naturally by his uncle Shi Heng, and I don't know how it finally evolved into such a situation where the two sides were going to war.
Once Beiming wants to start a war with Wara, Yang Chendong has to pay attention, there are too many worries about him. He had decided to take care of the southern side of the country and then go to the northern steppe, where there was a vast land with many strong horses, and he wanted to organize an army of cavalry, just like Genghis Khan had done in the beginning, to sweep across Eurasia and complete the conquest of the world.
Before that, the affairs of the Phnom Penh dynasty had to be resolved. It's just that to Yang Chendong's surprise, he didn't mean to swallow the other party, but the other party didn't even have the intention of peace talks, even if this is the case, then you don't have to be polite, artillery bombardment is, this is also a unique way of exerting pressure.
Yang Chendong gave an order, and the caliber 100 mm mortar came in handy again, and one shell after another was fired at the opposite city of Suweng, and with each shell falling, I don't know how many buildings were destroyed, and I don't know how many soldiers or civilians were killed.
This is not the first time that artillery has been fired into the city, and the powerful destructive force has caused the people of the city to start a mass migration. After all, no one knows whether the next shell will fall on his head, especially Yang Chendong's order is still the kind of random bombing without setting a target, even General Dahn in the city doesn't know where the next shell will fall, which makes him frightened day by day, and he doesn't have a sense of security at all when he changes places to sleep every day. All that can be done is to keep urging people to return to China and ask His Majesty to agree to peace talks, after all, this feeling of living in the shadow of death every day is really bad.
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Phnom Penh City, the capital of the Phnom Penh Dynasty.
The high-level of the dynasty has been discussing how to deal with the menacing mercenaries for several days, but there is still no unanimous result.
The ministers below are divided into two factions, one main and the other main battle.
In general, the main battle faction still has a certain advantage, if nothing else, they have already received the news, whether it is Siam or the Ava dynasty has sent troops to Laos Province, once there is good news from them, the mercenaries will definitely return to help and retreat, and then it is time for them to take advantage of the victory and regain the lost territory.
It was after King Borama saw this, he did not respond to the mercenary's move to negotiate peace, he still wanted to see, and he wanted to be the first monarch to let the mercenaries return.
But he was doomed to be disappointed, because both the Siamese army and the Ava army had already retreated, but because the transportation was not developed, such news had not yet reached his ears.
Phnom Penh City Right Prime Minister's Mansion, located in a very prosperous area of the city, in front of the gate of the two meters high two meters high stone lions stand there day and night, showing the identity of the owner of the house is extremely noble.
In fact, in the Phnom Penh Dynasty, the power of the right Prime Minister Doon was indeed very large, second only to the royal power, and comparable to the left Prime Minister Ding Ding Wei.
It seems that in response to rumors of disagreement between the two sides, and it seems that King Poramo does not want to see the courtiers below too united, thus threatening his own position, all this time, the left and right ministers have been arguing over various issues, Shier is the left wins, and the right wins.
Just this time, faced with the question of whether the mercenaries should fight or make peace, the two sides also had different opinions. The left minister Ding Dingwei is in charge, and the right minister is in charge. It was also under the leadership of the two of them that the courtiers were naturally divided into two factions, and they were the first to follow.
Because the king had certain expectations for Siam and Ava, the current situation is that the left minister is slightly more powerful and the right minister is slightly passive. Today, the right minister Du En returned to the mansion with an unhappy face and went straight to the backyard.
It seems that it has formed a habit, and the lark likes to go to the backyard of some important ministers' houses, and it seems that it is safer here. This time, he also lived in the backyard of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
Dunn came with a look of displeasure, and when he saw the lark sitting on a recliner with his eyes closed and resting, he couldn't help but complain without waiting to come to him, "Mr. Yun, I can really sleep, don't you know that we are going to send troops to Su Weng City?" ”
"Send troops?" The lark lying in the chair slowly opened his eyes.
"Yes, there are more and more officials led by Zuo Prime Minister Ding Dingwei who have suggested sending troops, and I can't stop it. I think you'd better get out of Phnom Penh as soon as possible. Du Che seemed to like to see the lark surprised. From this person to the present, it is a breezy appearance, which makes him look very unhappy, how to say that he is also the right minister of a country, with a high position, but just because he received 200,000 taels of silver from the other party, he left people at home, not to mention, he is still running around for others in the court, and now seeing that the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable, he has decided to stop.
As for the 200,000 taels of silver he received before, hehe, I'm sorry, he didn't bother to run for a while, doesn't he need compensation?
"Oh." The lark blinked, then leaned back again, and began to sleep again.
After turning his head sideways and saying this, Doon was still waiting to see the lark's panicked appearance, and even the other party might beg him, if he was happy, he would accept some silver from the other party, and it would not be a problem to ensure his safety. If you make him unhappy, then just wave your hand to drive people away, what kind of play, I really think that mercenaries are the first in the world, you don't look at the current situation outside, mercenaries have become the existence of everyone shouting and fighting.
His head turned to the side, and he didn't even have any movement after waiting for a few breaths, and when he turned around to look, he saw the lark lying down, with a comfortable and comfortable appearance on his face, and suddenly he was out of breath, "Mr. Yun, didn't you hear what I just said?" I'll tell you..."
Before he could explain the seriousness of the matter, a blank piece of paper with handwriting appeared in front of him, and the other end of the paper was being gently held by the lark.
"It's... What is it? With doubts on his face, could this be the silver ticket that the other party gave him to save his life? But doesn't this thing look like it?
With curiosity in his heart, Du En still stretched out his hand to take it, he wanted to see what the other party meant, if he still dared to play tricks with himself, hehe, then he must let the other party know that he, the prince of horses, also has three eyes.
I took the paper in my hand and found that it was indeed not a silver ticket, but only a few lines of words written on it. Out of instinct, he read these words one by one in his eyes, and then changed with the original empty and lofty look.
By the time I read it for the first time, the look of pride had already disappeared.
When I read it a second time, cold sweat had begun to appear on my forehead.
When I read it again, the whole person's gaze at the lark has completely changed. It used to be condescending, but now it is indeed very shocking, and even a little flattering. "The cloud... Mr. Yun, where did this thing come from, you're not kidding, are you? ”
Slowly opening his eyes, the lark smiled, "Are you kidding? Do you think I'm going to make such a joke with the right minister-sama? I'll tell you, this is the report I just got from the front, and it's 100% accurate. Well, you should know what's going to happen next, right? ”
At this time, the lark is very sure and full of confidence.
It is said that a weak country has no diplomacy. Diplomacy can be divided into several types, such as their infiltration work, which is also a means of diplomacy. The lark is very capable, but first he needs a platform, a platform that can give him a chance to perform.
The mercenary is strong step by step, and winning all battles gives him a platform to perform. It is precisely with this kind of guarantee that he was able to carry out his work like a fish in water, give full play to all his means, and deduce one wonderful example of infiltration after another.
This time the mercenaries also did not disappoint him, when everyone thought that they were going to be attacked by the three sides and suffer heavy losses, and even lose their status, who would have thought that under the command and planning of the sixth young master, the balance of victory would once again be tilted towards him?
The lark was still lying there, not even trying to get up. But now Doon didn't mean to blame him, or he said that he couldn't care about these things anymore, and was standing there constantly wiping cold sweats, thinking about the situation that the Phnom Penh dynasty would face next.
What was written on the paper was the battle situation ahead, which was delivered to the lark by wireless telegraph, and it clearly recorded the fact that the Siamese army was defeated and the Ava army had to retreat without success.
What is written above is exactly what the previous Phnom Penh dynasty relied on. If the above records are true, then the current Phnom Penh Dynasty has no help soldiers, and the whole country will be in danger.
As the right minister of a country, Doon naturally knows very well what this represents. At worst, if no one is restrained, the mercenaries will become beasts coming out of the mountains, and they can open their bloody mouths at will to bite the Phnom Penh dynasty fiercely, and even if they want to, it is not impossible to bite them to death.
Thinking of such a result, and thinking that His Majesty still wants to continue to increase troops in Suweng City, isn't that tantamount to provoking the mercenaries? At that time, there will be no need for peace talks, just fight directly, until one side is abolished. But no matter how you look at it, it seems that this deposed person will only be the Phnom Penh dynasty.
His face changed again and again, and Doon's mind was running rapidly at this moment, and he slowly had an idea in his heart, that is, to take the initiative to sue for peace before the other party sent troops. The slap doesn't slap the smiling person, isn't it, as long as the posture is lowered, it is still possible to succeed in the peace talks, after all, the current Phnom Penh Dynasty army has not been completely hit hard, and it still has the power to counterattack, and the other two allies may send troops again once they see them desperately resisting.