The setting sun of dusk shrouded Bangkok. The old king had issued a decree to impose martial law throughout the city and mobilize the entire army. But at this time, his order could hardly leave Bangkok.
Although Siam is still a centralized monarchy, it is an open and centralized monarchy after all, not a closed and high-pressure country like the Northern Qing Dynasty. It is geographically sandwiched between the Ming Dynasty and the British and French territories. It has been influenced by them for a long time, and the news is still relatively open.
Some major newspapers in the Ming Dynasty and the Jinling Broadcasting Company had branches here, publishing Thai newspapers and broadcasting Thai radio broadcasts. Siamese dignitaries and senior military officials could not only read newspapers, but also afford radios.
Ever since they saw the Ming Dynasty newspaper reporting that Prince Ananta had escaped and was now being hunted, they had almost guessed what was going to happen. That is, the crown prince's position would be replaced.
These days, Siam's military and political officials ask their servants to buy newspapers on the market every day, and everyone who has a tape recorder at home will stick it next to the tape recorder and listen to Siamese programs from the Ming Dynasty and the outside world. They have been screaming these days.
Ears, desperately collecting information about the explosion of King Yanping, the escape of Prince Ananta, and all the news about the relationship between Ming Dynasty and Siam. Many people with quick minds have smelled it: this is probably an abnormal event
The throne changes. How to stand in line at a critical moment? Go left to right? Or stay still and remain neutral? This is all related to your political future, and even your life and fortune.
Now the king is speaking to the army generals across the country through the palace radio, ordering them to immediately gather their subordinates, take the weapons out of the warehouse, arm the army, and prepare to defend the country and the independence of the Kingdom of Siam. He is still on the radio
He spoke a lot of inspiring words, reminded the troops to remember their oath of loyalty to the king, and inspired their sense of honor as soldiers...
But the generals in various places were watching the radios, and they all had their own plans. Especially the king's sentence "defend the independence of the Kingdom of Siam" was so scary, everyone could hear who it was directed at. This was simply a statement.
It’s for the Ming Dynasty! It’s hard to say it clearly!
It's okay if the king didn't say this. Once he said this, the few generals who had been mobilizing the troops quickly ordered their subordinates to disperse and do whatever they had to do. The telegrams from the garrison in various places were either "broken" or "out of power."
, or the signal is not good. Anyway, I have made up my mind, but I cannot receive the official military order from Bangkok.
The local garrison in Bangkok was also hesitant to take to the streets to enforce martial law. When Prince Bhumibol’s guards rushed onto the streets, the streets were still full of people. The guards in groups of more than a dozen were just like walking on the street.
, carrying weapons and squeezing in the busy traffic, it took more than an hour to occupy key departments including the telegraph and telephone office, radio station, police station, etc., without any fighting.
By this time, not only could the old king's imperial edict not leave Bangkok, but he could not even leave the palace.
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The Prince's Guards and the small number of Bangkok troops who participated in the coup, after dividing their forces and occupying key departments in Bangkok city, there are still about a hundred mobile troops left. Now these hundred people have moved to the front of the palace and are ready to enter.
But there was not a single guard at the entrance of the palace, and the two palace doors were closed tightly. The captain of the prince's guard waved his hand, and two soldiers rushed up and pushed the door hard. Surprisingly, the heavy palace door was not locked.
, and did not hold it up from the inside. With the heavy wooden sound of "urn——", the two doors slowly opened.
The captain of the guard waved his hand again:
"Come in!"
More than a hundred people shouted and rushed in.
but……
“Da da da da da…”
Flames flashed inside the door, and the dull gunshots of the Maxim heavy machine guns emitted. Several soldiers at the front screamed and fell to the ground.
The soldiers behind burst out shouting and scrambled to run back. The howling sounds were worse than the people who were shot. The heavy machine guns inside chased them and fired. Several people were shot in the back and fell screaming at the gate.
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Then, when they heard the sound of machine guns, even the eighty or ninety people behind who had not rushed in, shouted and dispersed to both sides.
There was no one at the gate of the palace, but the machine gun inside was still firing wildly, as if it was also emboldening itself. The dull gunfire of the water-cooled machine gun kept coming "tat-tat-tat", and the bullets "swished"
The air roared out.
It took a long time before the fire ceased.
The quality of the prince's guards is obviously not as high as that of the palace guards.
…
Now, the soldiers of the Prince's Guard were lying on the ground on both sides of the palace gate, shouting loudly:
"Captain, what should we do?"
"Captain, we can't rush in!"
"We can't get in, please invite the Ming army to fight!"
"Yes, yes, let the Ming army come!"
The captain was so angry that he slowly got up from his knees on the ground, yelled and cursed:
"You are all afraid of death! Get up and rush in!"
After shouting several times, no one was willing to get up from the ground. The captain cursed again and ordered:
"Throw a grenade in there!"
After saying this, there was a little color on the faces of the soldiers below. The two soldiers closest to the palace gate got up, each took off a grenade from their belts, and slowly moved to the palace gate. Then they signaled to each other.
, pulled the string at the same time, and threw it in.
There were two loud noises, followed by the sound of tiles and branches falling to the ground. Then a soldier bravely poked his head inside.
But saw nothing.
Although the walls of the Royal Palace of Siam are not as thick as the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, and the door openings are as deep, the door openings of the palace here are also two or three meters deep. If you quickly poke your head in, all you will see is a black door opening.
"Okay," the captain ordered, "the machine gun has blown up, rush in!"
No one moved on the ground. The captain got angry, pulled out his pistol, pulled them up one by one, and shouted:
"Are you all getting impatient? Don't you think about what we are doing? We have no way out! If we fail, the whole family will die! No one in your family, wives and children can be saved! Get the fuck up.
fight!"
Dozens of soldiers were scolded and dragged by him, and they all got up from the ground anyway. The captain's words reached their hearts, and now they all remembered that they had no way out.
Soon, they formed a second stormtrooper team, and under the captain's order, they began to charge into the door.
However, the machine gun inside fired again. This time, another dozen people died in the doorway.
The remaining dozens of people ran out like crazy, unwilling to go in this time.
The captain himself was also horrified. He never thought that the two grenades had not blown up the machine gun. The machine gun was inside, and the sound was not far from the door! How could it not blow up?
A seriously injured soldier in the doorway wailed and gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Inside...there is a bunker built with stone slabs! The machine gun is inside the bunker..."
The captain's eyes darkened and he kept moaning. In that case, it wouldn't be enough to throw away all the grenades...
He looked left and right, sizing up the palace wall. The palace wall was as high as two people, and it was definitely impossible to climb up with bare hands. Not even stacking arhats. A ladder was necessary. And at this moment, where could I find a ladder?
At this time, a large loudspeaker in the palace began to shout. It was the officer of the palace guard who was shouting, asking the rebels to put down their weapons and surrender, so that they and their families could be spared. His Majesty the King would reward those who take the lead in surrendering.
The captain felt a cold air rising from his back. He looked at the "bear soldiers" lying on the ground at his feet and felt something bad. Now the entire Siamese army was paying attention to him and staring at the palace gate. Those
The army generals are waiting and watching. Once they fail here, they will immediately re-align their ranks, and the situation is over. Even if the Ming Dynasty supports it, it is hard to say. Because once Bangkok is regained by the king, unless the Ming Dynasty openly invades with armed force,
Otherwise nothing will change.
He was heartbroken and shouted:
"Don't panic! I don't want you to rush in. Let's just secure the palace door! I will report back to His Highness the Prince and ask him to ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help! Don't worry, the Ming Dynasty is on our side! The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are on our side!
As soon as we came, we captured it in ten minutes! Damn Ming’s soldiers could stand up to ten of them one by one!”
With such a shout, the soldiers on the ground raised their heads one after another, showing hope.