Chapter 81: The Battle Goes Through (2)

The cannon roared, and in a trance, it seemed that the entire city of Bangkok had been swallowed up by the diffuse dust, and the chaotic but dense gunfire like fried beans had no intention of stopping, and the then Thai Prime Minister Phibun 61 Songkan and the Japanese ambassador to Thailand, Sadaiji Tsurigami, had already been in chaos. The "Japan-Thailand Alliance Treaty" had just been signed, and Phibun 61 Songkan had not yet waited for Japan's assistance and support, but had waited for the strong attack of the independence army, and even the Japanese troops stationed in Thailand were not opponents.

The 600,000 Thai troops were vulnerable to the independence army, and the dozens of Hillman tanks ordered by the cabinet from Europe had become trophies of the enemy, and Phibun 61 Songkhan no longer knew how to deal with the current situation. "Your Excellency, what now? Did the Empire send reinforcements? Phibun 61 Songkan focused his attention on the silent Tsubakami Sadaji, and at this moment, Phibun 61 Songkan could only hope that the Japanese would send reinforcements to save Thailand.

It's a pity that Saji's answer made Phibun 61 Song feel like falling into an ice cave, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, just two hours ago, I received news from China that the Imperial Cabinet was already planning to negotiate peace with the Chinese people, so the Empire will not send reinforcements. The only way we can do now is to pray that the talks between the Empire and the people of China will reach an agreement sooner, and perhaps the enemy forces outside will be able to follow the orders of the government of China to stop the offensive further. ”

Saji's answer made Phibun 61 Songkan look angry, and when the Japanese first came to lobby for themselves to sign the alliance agreement, it was not such a face. Phibun 61 Songkhan, who was born as a soldier, is no stranger to war, and if he were the commander of the enemy army outside, he would never stop attacking in the current situation. Sajiji Tsubakami was looking forward to the special envoy of the cabinet signing an armistice agreement with the Chinese government as soon as possible, but he did not know that because of Zhuo Fei's lobbying, Chongqing was delaying time with the Japanese cabinet envoy at the moment, and the fall of Thailand had already become a foregone conclusion.

Hundreds of thousands of troops made a strong assault on Thai territory, and by the time Phibun 61 Songkan, which was trapped in Bangkok, was forced to surrender, only a few cities near Cambodia remained in the whole of Thailand. The trapped Japanese-Thai coalition forces were forced to surrender, and Zhuo Fei did not meet with the then Thai Prime Minister Phibun 61 Songkan, but first went to meet the Japanese ambassador to Thailand, Sajiro Tsuboami. "Hand over the royal descendants you control, and I will let you go back to Japan, otherwise, you will die a silent death like a Thai prisoner." At the first sight of Sadaji Tsurigami, Zhuo Fei was full of hostility towards this Japanese who was known as a China expert.

In the 30s of the 20th century, he served as the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the vice minister in charge of colonial affairs in China, and later served as ambassador to Thailand. Tsubakami Sadaji, who has been active in China for a long time, is an out-and-out militarist, taking advantage of the opportunity of serving as the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Cultural Division, to woo and support Manchu and Mongolian students who come to Japan to study, and with the help of these Manchu and Mongolian students, he tries to promote **** autonomy.

Zhuo Fei wants to attack the whole of South Asia, and at the beginning of the operation, he naturally has to know some key people in South Asia who need to pay attention to them, and this Ambassador Tsubakami Sadaji is one of them, and in the archives of the umbrella company, there is not much information about Tsubakami Sadaji, but it is not too little. It is based on a general understanding of Sajiji Pingshang that Zhuo Fei will have such an attitude when he first sees this person, and Zhuo Fei, who has almost mastered the entire Thailand, does not need to be too polite to Sajiji Pingshang.

In 1934, King Rama VII, who had been overthrown from the throne under the military dictatorship of Phibun 61, had left Thailand on the grounds of treating eye disease, and then issued a statement of abdication on March 2, 1935, for refusing to amend the Penal Code. In other words, since 1935, there has been no royal family in Thailand. However, the intelligence of the umbrella company showed that Saji, who was the Thai ambassador at the time, had always had a so-called royal descendant around him.

Zhuo Fei didn't know if the Japanese were preparing in advance to overthrow the Phibun 61 Songkan cabinet at any time, but he now knew that the descendant of the Thai royal family next to Sajiji Tsurigami was cheap. Tsubakami Sadaji didn't know where Zhuo Fei knew the news, but at this time, it was impossible for him to refuse Zhuo Fei's request, if he wanted to return to Japan alive, he could only hand over the royal descendant to Zhuo Fei.

Similar to Zhuo Fei's guess, the Japanese originally wanted to play a trick to support the puppet royal family, but they did not expect the Independence Army's attack to be so sharp and swift, and before they had any conflict with the Phibun 61 Songkhan Cabinet, the Independence Army had already controlled almost all of Thailand. "Go south, keep going south." The Japanese-Thai forces that forced the retreat in Bangkok voluntarily surrendered, and the various units of the Independence Army, which had gone crazy, continued to move south, and the Bangkok airport built by King Rama VII has become the advance base and material transit base of the Independence Army.

The situation of the Independence Army has always affected the Chongqing side, and Chiang Kai-shek and others could not help but be overjoyed to learn that the Independence Army had occupied Thailand and continued to move south to Malaysia. If this is placed in ancient times, a person like Zhuo Fei who opened up the territory of the country and became the king is indispensable, but now that it is the Republic of China, all Chongqing can do is to speed up the migration of immigrants to the south. Throughout the hinterland of China's Central Plains, large numbers of civilians were forcibly relocated to Burma and Thailand wherever the war was affected, so much so that many combat units had to spare manpower to assist in the southward migration plan.

"They may not understand it now, but when they harvest a season, they will be grateful to us." The homeland occupies a large proportion in the minds of the Chinese, and even if there is no land at home, there are still many people who do not want to leave the homeland. But now that the Independence Army has conquered Burma and Thailand, and Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia are all in the hands of the Independence Army, the Independence Army's efforts will be in vain if it does not ensure that a sufficient number of immigrants move south to fill these areas in time.

Even so, more than a million migrants were transported to Myanmar and Thailand in just three months, as riots and clashes occurred almost daily, and frail migrants died in the middle of the journey. "From today onwards, you immigrants will officially become the owners of these lands, and according to the regulations of the National Government, every southbound migrant who has reached the age of 16 can get ten acres of land. Within two years, you will have to hand over half of the harvest for military rations free of charge, and after two years, you will only collect 30% of the field tax. ”

The immigration officer's words made the southbound immigrants dumbfounded, this is Myanmar, the land here is twice a year, and only half of the harvest needs to be handed over in the first two years as military rations, and after two years, the field tax is only paid to 30%, how can such a good thing fall on their heads? Every 16-year-old southbound immigrant can get 10 acres of land, which is equivalent to 20 acres of land according to the calculation of two crops a year, and some veteran farmers are already secretly calculating how much rice grain can be harvested in a year with 10 acres of land.

Bending down and grabbing a handful of swarthy dirt, some old farmers couldn't help but cry, originally thinking that these people were abandoned by the government, but they didn't want the government to find a new way for everyone to live. Although it is difficult to leave the homeland, compared with surviving, the ten acres of land in front of you are real. Looking at the agricultural tools and seeds that were distributed to each other, the immigrants who were forcibly relocated south were completely boiling, because in addition to the fields, farm tools and seeds distributed to them, each of them could still get a free house.

In accordance with Zhuo Fei's 21st century concept of environmental protection, the Jewish planners who were deliberately guided by Zhuo Fei have made detailed plans for all the land in Myanmar according to Zhuo Fei's concept. While the immigrants were busy planting crops, a large number of Thais were conscripted as road construction laborers and were now contributing to the construction of Burma.

Zhuo Fei, who had no worries about the future, focused all his attention on the continuation of the independence army to fight southward, and taking Singapore was the key, but Zhuo Fei didn't know if the Japanese had enough time and opportunity to take Singapore. "Increase the fire support of the Servants, don't care about the casualties of the Burmese Servants, more than 150,000 Burmese Servants will soon go south to support us, and the Burmese Servants will be our vanguard until the attack on Singapore."

After crossing the border between Thailand and Malaysia, Zhuo Fei suddenly adjusted the order of the Independence Army's attack forces, transferring the Burmese servants, who had been cruising on the flanks as assists, to the forward position, but placing the excellent performance of the Independence Army's armored troops in the second line. Zhuo Fei did not explain too much to the commanders of the armored forces who were puzzled, only said that he wanted them to rest for a while, and when it was time to attack Singapore, he would send them as strikers again.

No one knew that Zhuo Fei's move was to deal with Yamashita Fengwen who might appear at any time, and Yamashita Fengwen, known as the Malay Tiger, led his Southern Advance Corps to turn the whole of South Asia upside down, and Zhuo Fei never dared to take it lightly for such an opponent. Singapore is located in a key area, Zhuo Fei does not believe that the Japanese can't see the importance of Singapore, the closer to Singapore, the more worried Zhuo Fei becomes, but he is ready to face Yamashita Fengwen.