Cambodia, the capital, Phnom Penh, the Grand Palace of Siam Bay.
This royal palace is located in the east of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, facing the four-arm bay formed by the intersection of the Mekong River, Tonle Sap River, and Basha River. It is a typical Khmer-style building. Since the ninth year of Xuande, Cambodian King Ponghea Yat moved the capital to Phnom Penh.
Later, this palace was built in Phnom Penh. Since then, this palace has become the symbol of Phnom Penh and the center of power that rules Cambodia. It has a history of about 150 years.
Like the Burmese palaces in Taungoo and Bago, the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh is also a wooden building, but almost all the buildings are painted with gold paint or gold foil. From a distance, the whole building looks golden, which is quite impressive.
It has the characteristics of southern Xinjiang.
In comparison, it seems that only the original Annan Palace does not have this style, and is more similar to the architecture of the Ming Dynasty - of course, overall it is nothing more than a "miniature version" of the Forbidden City.
The Cambodian royal family has a long history. It is said that if the maternal line is included, it even surpasses Japan, which is known as the "Eternal Line."
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But that doesn't have any special significance, because the strength of the Phnom Penh dynasty is very poor, which can also be seen from the area of the Grand Palace in Si Arm Bay - this palace, known as the Grand Palace, is actually not as good as the pragmatic suburbs of Beijing.
Jian Xin Zhai in the other courtyard is large, only slightly larger than the Baiyu Building complex in Jian Xin Zhai's high-practical personal residential area.
Of course, the White Jade Tower itself is a replica of a French palace, so it’s hard to say more about it.
The current king of the Phnom Penh Dynasty is Gita I. He has been on the throne for nearly ten years and is about ten years older than Zhu Yijun. He is considered a monarch in his prime.
Most monarchs in their prime are more ambitious, and Gita I is no exception. However, although he was ambitious, his ambition was not great at all. He just hoped to regain the northwest territories that the Angkor Dynasty lost more than 150 years ago.
"Zhongxing Angkor" is a name mixed with the name of a Cambodian saint.
Unfortunately, the Phnom Penh Dynasty was so weak that it missed several opportunities.
When Myanmar's Golden Tower and White Elephant King suppressed Siam, the Phnom Penh Dynasty thought of taking the opportunity to regain the lost territory. Unfortunately, Mang Yinglong was too domineering. He didn't care at all about the so-called "troops to assist" proposed by the Phnom Penh Dynasty. He thought that he
It is entirely possible to defeat Siam and create hegemony by oneself.
Mang Yinglong did it, Siam surrendered to him, and the Phnom Penh dynasty could only continue to stay in Phnom Penh and wait for the opportunity.
During this period, there even happened the unfortunate invasion of the Nanzhang Kingdom (Laos). Fortunately, they won the battle inexplicably. Finally, they earned some face in the land of Southern Xinjiang, and they were not attacked for a while.
Beaten.
Of course, this is thanks to Mang Yinglong, Mang Yingli and his son. If they hadn't beaten Siam at every turn and slapped Nanzhan, how could there have been more than ten years of peace in the Phnom Penh Dynasty?
In addition, we must also thank the three small countries of Huaying, Champa, and Nanpan for blocking the southward path of the Annamites. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Phnom Penh Dynasty's northeastern border to be peaceful.
Unfortunately, these peaceful conditions are almost non-existent now.
The once arrogant White Elephant King of Jinlou was easily defeated by the Ming Dynasty. Siam, Nanzhang, and Annan all changed their owners. Huaying, Zhancheng, and Nanpan were also easily captured by Annan. The Phnom Penh Dynasty looked around, except
To the south is the sea, and the east, west, north, and west are all surrounded by Ming people.
Akito, to be precise, that strange organization called Jinghua.
The not-well-informed Phnom Penh Dynasty only knew that Jinghua was a "trading company" at first, so they didn't care at all. Later, they discovered that this trading company seemed a bit huge, with not only a huge horse and infantry of at least tens of thousands of people, but also a large scale.
It is huge and is known as the navy that can sail the sea with thousands of sails.
Moreover, in addition to doing business, this "trading company" also "operates" other industries, such as...controlling the royal family.
From the Annan royal family at the beginning, to the Bago royal family, the Siamese royal family, and the Nanzhang royal family after the current war of Yunnan and Burma, almost all the royal families in southern Xinjiang were controlled by Beijing's "merchant", and even the surviving Dongfang royal family
The royal family must actually live by the influence of Beijing.
Although Gita I could not be called a saint, he knew that his situation was very bad in this situation - no matter who was "Jinghua Trading Company" or "Jinghua Group", it was time to take action against him.
How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch?
I don't know if Gita I has heard this sentence before, but he still understands the truth.
Therefore, when the Siamese rebels began to contact the local garrison of the Phnom Penh Dynasty, King Gita I personally intervened, not only "vigorously" providing assistance, but also privately expressed his willingness to lead an army to respond after the opponent raised troops.
Fortunately, General Kampong Chhnang was more awake than he was. He changed this sentence slightly and said, "Once your army achieves initial success, the Kingdom of Cambodia will directly send troops to fight jointly with your army." He emphasized one
"Your army achieved initial success."
Facts have proved that this sentence is not wrong, because without this sentence, Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin might have directly fought with the Cambodian army - the rebels in eastern Siam did not achieve any "initial success" at all, and were dropped from the sky.
Liu Xin was wiped out in one fell swoop.
Regarding this situation, Gita I broke out in a cold sweat after learning the news.
He knew the strength of the rebels in eastern Siam. There were at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops. When they were guarding Angkor and other places, they could even threaten Cambodia, so that the Cambodians only dared to guard the border cautiously and did not dare to look west at all.
However, such an army, which they considered to be powerful enough, was annihilated by a little-known female general of the Ming Army. The so-called rebellion eventually became a topic of conversation among passers-by.
Jita I was shocked and angry. He had never doubted that the Ming army was powerful, but the Ming army was a bit too weird. The former deputy commander of Annan was a female general, and the one who suppressed the rebellion this time was actually a female general.
A female general?
Does your Ming Dynasty only have female generals, or do you simply look down on the countries in southern Xinjiang and think that you only need female generals to take care of them?
Um?
However, whether Gita I was frightened or angry at this time, it made no sense, because his mood soon turned into panic.
Vice-capital Huang Zhiting, who was based in Siam and was privately called "Mulan of Southern Xinjiang" by various countries in the south, unexpectedly quickly discovered the connection between Cambodia and the rebels in eastern Siam, and "sent a message on behalf of King Tamaraja"
Write to Your Majesty and ask for clarification."
Of course, King Gita I denied it and insisted that this was a trick of the Siamese rebels in order to alienate "the friendly relations between Siam and Cambodia" and "make Siam tired of using troops, so that they can take advantage of it."
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If there is no evidence, this "reason" does make sense. Unfortunately, Huang Zhiting holds the letter of communication between the two parties, and obviously does not agree with Gita I's nonsense, so she does not reply, but directly sends a 6,000-strong army to the east. Soon,
Arrive at Angkor.
The Siam-Cambodia war seems to be imminent and has to be launched.
King Gita I was so frightened that while he desperately mobilized troops and supplies to the northwest front, he continuously sent envoys to Dingnan City to "explain the rift".
As far as Gita I is concerned, he can only delay for a while, after all, he will definitely not be able to defeat him.
The Siamese who have been suppressing Cambodia for more than a hundred years are not the enemies of the Ming Dynasty, let alone Cambodia? Even if he is dreaming now, his best dream is just like the previous fight against Nanzhang, accidentally winning the battle, which is inexplicable
After killing or capturing the enemy's general, the enemy sized up the situation and decided that there was no point in attacking Cambodia, so they withdrew their troops and returned to Korea.
As for surrendering to the Ming Dynasty and paying tribute, King Gita I will not refuse it at all - anyway, surrendering to the Ming Dynasty and paying tribute is the proper meaning of the question, and according to hundreds of years of experience, surrendering to the Ming Dynasty will not lose money, and even
There is probably still money to be made, so under the current situation, naturally we cannot resist for the sake of a little face.
So Gita I went to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha - the Buddhist temple in the Grand Palace - every day to worship the Buddha with devotion, hoping to move the Buddha and help him and Cambodia survive this disaster.
Perhaps the sincerity of King Gita I was so moved that the Ming army, which was extremely powerful, suddenly and inexplicably went on the defensive.
Emperor Gita I was ecstatic, but he was also afraid that the Ming army was deceitful, so he strictly ordered the front line not to let down their guard in the slightest while frantically sending spies to find out the news about the Ming army.
Information about the Ming army was easier to get than he thought - the spies sent back the news in unison, saying that all the Ming army on the front line were now being paid double pay, and the reason was that Deputy Chief Huang was preparing for production, and the reason for the double pay was
To accumulate virtue for the children who are about to come to this world.
Aha, is there such a good thing?
King Gita I was overjoyed when he heard the news. It is no joke for women to give birth to children these days. If they don't do it right, they may lose their lives. Even if she is the "Southern Xinjiang Hua Mulan" and is in extremely good health, it is not easy to give birth to children.
There is danger, but during the period when she gives birth, including the recuperation period after giving birth, it is impossible for the Ming army to launch a large-scale military operation, right?
Jita I calculated with his fingers that he would have at least another half a year to prepare for the war.
Besides, preparing for war is all about preparing for war. Apart from preparing for war, he can also do other things, such as finding a way to go directly to Yanjing to pay tribute, begging the emperor to forgive him for his previous "little mistake", issuing an edict for Huang Zhiting to withdraw his troops, etc.
There are many emperors in the Celestial Dynasty, and they have always been too lazy to care about such trivial matters in southern Xinjiang. Most of the time, they try to persuade them to make peace.
If it were Siam in the past, the Chinese emperor's persuasion for peace might not necessarily be useful. After all, Siam did not think that the Ming Dynasty would hit him, but it is different now. Tammararaja may not take the Ming Emperor seriously, but
It's impossible for Huang Zhiting not to take the Ming Emperor seriously - she herself is still an official of the Ming Dynasty!
There was only one problem before Gita I: How could his people get to Yanjing?
Surrounded by Siam, Nanzhang, and Annam on three sides, the land route is definitely impassable, so the only option is to take the sea route. However, the sea route is also the domain of Jinghua. The Folangji people who were rampant in Nanyang in the past few years have not been able to do so recently.
I know why he seems to have disappeared. It seems that it is not easy to take this sea route.
However, it is easy to leave, but it is not easy to leave. Gita I no longer has the power to choose, or even the time to choose.
He spent all his efforts and finally collected several fast ships capable of sailing in the open sea. He immediately sent the envoys aboard, and prepared a large number of various tributes on board.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that Jinghua had only suffered a tragic victory in the Dawei Kok naval battle. During this period, the fleet was sent back for repairs. On the way, by chance, he happened to encounter the pitifully small Cambodian mission fleet, and then...
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Then they were captured by the way - they didn't even fire their cannons, they just surrounded them, and the mission fleet directly raised the white flag.
It is impossible not to surrender. Their four small ships together are equivalent to the size of Jinghua's Lang San. And Jinghua's entire fleet at this time has more than 30 large ships. Why fight? Death.
That's not how it was given.
Moreover, the envoy himself was a landlubber and did not understand the conditions of the sea at all. He was very timid at sea. When he saw the size of the Jinghua fleet, he could not even stand. He was asked to sacrifice his life for the king...
No play at all.
Gao Jing is also extremely lucky. Originally, he was afraid of being blamed by Huang Zhiting after the tragic victory in the Daweijiao naval battle. However, he did not know that Huang Zhiting was influenced by Gao Pragmatism. He has always attached great importance to the Portuguese Navy and regarded it as a formidable enemy. Faced with this,
Although he was a little unwilling to accept such a victory, he did not blame Gao Jing. Instead, he cheered up and comforted him. By the way, he asked him to recall the battle carefully and write a detailed report to Gao Jing.
So on the way back to the Ming Dynasty to repair the ship, Gao Jing kept revising and rewriting the report, fearing that it was not detailed enough and would delay the master's important work. As a result, the report was not finished yet, so he actually got a share of the credit and learned about the most important things in Cambodia.
Detailed first-hand information.
The even better news is that Liu Xin, the real commander of the army entrusted by Huang Zhiting to fight against Cambodia, is now in the Gao Jing fleet!
Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin's plan is actually not complicated at all. It is just a simple attack on the east - perhaps it should be called a west attack on the east.
The Ming army (guard force) at Angkor was just a virtual army. Although the number was not watered down, it was indeed an army of 6,000, but only more than 1,000 of them were veterans, and the rest were all new recruits. This army
The only purpose of placing the garrison at Angkor was to attract the attention of Cambodia, so that they could gather their manpower, material and financial resources toward the northwest border. Liu Xin took the downwind ship of Gao Jing's fleet to Annan, and led the Annan army with the Golden Port garrison as the main force.
The army took advantage of the opportunity from eastern Cambodia and went straight to Phnom Penh!
Of course, at the appointed time, the garrison of Angkor in the west will also move into action, bluffing and pretending to be about to launch a war, firmly attracting the main force of the Cambodian army to the northwest border, making it impossible for him to make any moves.
But now, not only can the previous plan be implemented smoothly, Liu Xin has even learned more detailed information about Cambodia. The outcome of this battle has basically been decided before it even starts.
Four days later, Liu Xin disembarked at Golden Port, and King Gita I's envoy was also escorted down and imprisoned in Golden Port, waiting for Gao Pragmatic's decision.
The next day, Liu Xin, holding a token of high pragmatism (delivered by Huang Zhiting), assembled troops in Jingang and selected troops.
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