In Johor Province, Nanyang, Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang commanded the Eighth Army and the Ninth Army and were 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 even 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.
The Duke of Min, 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 cross the sea by boat tonight.
Landing in Siam exactly at dawn tomorrow."
Zhang Yuliang visited the military camp to observe, and he believed that the army was ready.
The three main offensive directions of the Jiaozhi area, Burma area, and Siam area are respectively responsible for three commanders.
Zhang Yuliang's understanding of Su Hu and Su Shan was that they would definitely launch an attack as quickly as possible.
If he reacts too slowly, the two armies will progress too smoothly.
King Pasethorn 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 strong.
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 about 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 understood.
He kept tapping the table with his hands and looking at the military map in front of him.
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 was not heavily guarded and could easily be broken through.
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, 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, he 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 should strengthen contact with the Navy, and weapons and ammunition should 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 to 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 wore 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 in such a heavy rainstorm, 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 come into contact with the Siamese army.
Colonel You Guang shouted at the troops: "Speed, speed, speed.
We have to rely on two legs and we can go faster than the Ninth Army's ship.
I believe you can definitely achieve this step."
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 transport 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 long sigh of relief.
When he saw Lu Xiaoqiu, Mi Yu and others, he immediately summoned them to his side.
"Bangkok, the important city in southern 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 men, 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 are extremely powerful, and the Siamese army alone cannot stop the most elite troops of the Ninth Army."
"No." Zhang Yuliang, Duke of Min, 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, 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 a navy 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 artillery components.
This army also has a thousand cavalry, who are 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 the Siamese city of Bangkok. 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 outward at an extremely fast speed.
When King Pasakthorn received 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 cannon and more than a hundred young mules, pulling the barrel, parts and ammunition of the 120 field gun.
Mi Yu was wearing a raincoat and saw the mule cart skidding 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.
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Mi Yu led the army and arrived at the gate of Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam, without disturbing Siam.
The sudden appearance of this army caused great panic among 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 we let the enemy attack the capital before we noticed it?"
King Basseton immediately mobilized the troops in the city to prepare to defend the capital.
At the same time, while the capital is not yet under siege, imperial envoys are dispatched to mobilize the troops on the front lines so that they can 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 flew 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 inside 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 the city.
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The Duke of Min, 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 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 city 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 smile that he had not seen for a long time.
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, Duke of Min, informed the civil servants waiting in Nanyang that they could go to Siam to govern the area.
You Guangxiao and Lu Xiaoqiu quickly conquered the city and occupied the territory. Siam has a large territory, so they could contact each other more easily.
The cable telegraph installation team followed the army's movements.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, could quickly communicate with frontline generals through wired telegrams.
He got the latest news from the front: You Guangxiao and Su Pengfei were joining forces in western Siam.
Qihou Sushan had already captured the entire territory 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. Had it been later, the two of them would have been able to divide Siam.
By contacting these two armies, Siam can communicate with the country through wired telegraphs.
The Duke of Min, Zhang Yuliang, immediately wrote a detailed military report to report the results of the battle to Emperor Su He, and at the same time commend the meritorious soldiers.
