Chapter 1046: The initiative changes hands
Ma Dali finally came up with the killer General Tongsi, which he had discussed with Yang Chendong before, and intuitively told them that this person must be of great use.
When the matter of Tongsi was mentioned, Ha Chunwang took a breath of cool air, this person was already waiting for death in the dungeon, and he knew about it. But how can I say that I was also a general of Siam, and this is going to be handed over to the five-star army, what will the people outside say, I can't help but say with some embarrassment: "Your envoy, do you have to want this person Tongsi?" ”
"Yes, it must be, this is a matter of the face of our five-star army, our leader said, the living want to see the dead, the dead want to see the corpse, it's okay." Ma Dali said in an unquestioning tone.
"Oh." Hearing that he was going to see the corpse when he died, Ha Chunwang immediately had a plan in his heart. If you want to see the corpse, it will be easy to do, he can casually find a prevarication in the past, and say that it is the corpse of Tong Si, so once the news comes out, the people are dissatisfied with Tong Si when they are dissatisfied. At that time, the deal with the Five Star Army had been completed, what could he do? With a thought in mind, he nodded and agreed. "Okay, leave this matter to General Ben, and your envoy will wait to hear the good news."
To be able to win this battle without bloodshed, and to win a large part of the territory, this must be a great credit. With excitement, Ha Chunwang entered the palace to see Yi Liqi and told him what had happened.
This discussion naturally aroused great joy in Yili. Just handing over one person will lead to the ultimate victory, which makes him very happy. In particular, Ha Chunwang also thought that he could find a dead man's corpse to deal with, and he could get benefits, and he didn't have to do anything to do with it, and he didn't lose the dignity of a big country, so he smiled and agreed.
After Ha Chunwang got an errand, he went to do it immediately. He took great pains to make a tombstone, engraved with the name of Tongsi, and after everything was taken care of, he personally went to the compound of the mission, invited the horse who came here to be trapped vigorously, took him to the tomb, and pointed to him and said: "This is the tomb of Tongsi, do not hide it from your envoy, he lost the battle, and when he returned home, our king personally ordered him to be beheaded." ”
"Huh." Ma Dali sneered, and then said, "General, do you think that a tombstone can bring everything to an end?" I'm afraid I can't explain this. ”
"Your envoy can open the coffin for an autopsy." Ha Chunwang said for him.
"Forget it, this person has been dead for longer than I have been in Bangkok, and the weather is so hot, what else is there besides the smell of rancidity?" After Ma Dali finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, and his voice also reverberated in the air, "General, even if this is the case, even if our five-star army is desperate to lose its strength, we will meet you on the battlefield with a real chapter." ”
Peace talks could not proceed. Ha Chunwang was a little disappointed and returned to his daily routine, after all, there is still good news coming from the front line, even if the peace talks fail, this battle will be won, it is nothing more than the death of some more people. His biggest concern now is to get rid of Hammod, if this person is still in the position of Xiangguo, I am afraid that after the war, he will have to return to the barren land in the western Xinjiang, which he can't bear.
Hammod was not idle, he was always doing the work of recruiting recruits. Although there is always good news coming from the battlefield ahead, in line with the idea that the battlefield will change at any time, there is always no harm in preparing the army for more work.
The conscription work was carried out in an orderly manner under the auspices of Hammod, and the impeachment continued to be placed in front of him, although there was a thorn in his heart, but the monarch who was considered a famous lord still could not move Hammod's meaning, he had already thought that even if he wanted to move, he would have to wait for the end of the war, and everything would be suppressed by looking for an excuse.
The exchange of a dying Tong Si as a bargaining chip for the end of the war was quickly forgotten by several people, as if it had never happened. The reason why everyone does not attach importance to this matter is that they think that the army is winning one after another, and there is no need for such means. However, as the Siamese army on the eastern front line occupied more and more empty cities and territories, they had to divide their troops to defend the city, and the Siamese army, which was originally an echelon of 50,000 people, was finally scattered.
"Attack!" The five-star army, which had been looking for an opportunity, decisively launched a fierce counterattack after seeing the effect of luring the enemy deep. More recruits are put into the battlefield, and in addition to the corpses left on the battlefield, what comes out are qualified soldiers who have experienced a hundred battles.
Not seeking the gains and losses of one city or one place, just to eliminate the other party's living force, this is the decision made by Yang Chendong.
Under the requirements of this principle, the Five Star Army adopted the method of multiple sorties and launched a comprehensive counteroffensive against the 250,000 Siamese troops entering Cambodia Province. In order to achieve the goal of raising soldiers by war, 300,000 young and strong men rushed from all over the country at one time.
With 5,000 men as a unit, they began a planned and intensive counteroffensive against the Siamese soldiers. Half a month passed, nearly 100,000 of the 300,000 were killed and more than 100,000 were wounded, but in the end, about 70,000 qualified soldiers were harvested.
The impact of 300,000 people killed and wounded nearly 100,000 Siamese troops, greatly slowing down the opponent's offensive. Then the third group of young men arrived, and another 200,000 people were thrown into the battlefield, and ten days later, more than 50,000 were killed, more than 100,000 wounded, and 50,000 soldiers were killed.
In the third battle, more than 80,000 enemies were killed and wounded. There are still about 70,000 people in the East Route Army of the Siamese Army, so far the lack of troops has been highlighted, so that they have completely lost the initiative on the battlefield, and one by one urgent letters asking for help flew to the royal capital Bangkok.
The Five-Star Army of the Eastern Route Army sent about 560,000 recruits in the three wars, nearly 200,000 were killed, more than 200,000 were wounded, and 125,000 qualified soldiers were finally obtained. Maybe they weren't the best, especially the 50,000 people who were already scared of the Siamese army, and their opponents were already at their peak. But they have all experienced battles on the battlefield, seen blood, and have a certain ability to protect themselves and kill the enemy.
"Order, 125,000 men divided into thirteen detachments, and counterattack with all their might, we need better fighters." Faced with hundreds of thousands of casualties, Yang Chendong said with a heartache look. But after all, they were aliens, and the deaths of these people were not as painful as the deaths of the four thousand eight hundred and fifty-four Leng Feng and the Black Riders before.
Under an order, a large-scale counteroffensive began, in the face of the counterattack of these veterans, the Siamese army that had been crippled finally showed its decline, not only quickly abandoned the seized city, but even when they retreated to the Siamese border, the counterattack of the Five Star Army still did not stop, and continued to attack them, and the city of Sha Kau fell.
The loss of the eastern border town of Sha Jiaocheng represents the Siamese Army's entry from the initial all-out offensive to a full-scale retreat, and also indicates that the Five-Star Army has begun to grasp the initiative on the battlefield.
The loss of the city of Sakau caused turmoil in the city of Bangkok like an earthquake. When King Eliqi heard the news from the depths, he almost fainted, and then he summoned his ministers, and the ministers were also woken up in the middle of the night in the palace, and gathered in the palace.
The fall of Shajiao City was personally said by Yi Liqi, and the ministers looked panicked, "Okay, everyone is here, let's talk about what to do." At this moment, the slightest panic on Yiliqi's face had long since disappeared, but it was undeniable that his face was so ugly, and it was obvious that with his concentration, he was already a little flustered.
The king is like this, not to mention the other courtiers below, everyone is panicked and does not dare to raise their heads, the 250,000 army is defeated, and now there are less than one-third of the men and horses left, and the five-star army has entered to fight, how to turn things around?
Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Yi Liqi had no choice but to ask by name: "Xiangguo, how is the matter of recruiting soldiers?" ”
"Your Majesty, the conscription is underway, and at present, 100,000 new recruits have entered the camp one after another, but they have not undergone any training after all, if they are forced on the battlefield, I am afraid that most of them will be vulnerable and will not be able to play their due role." Hammod looked up and said with some hesitation.
He was really worried that the king would send these 100,000 people out in a hurry, and if this was the case, he was afraid that he would force these people to die. Fortunately, Yi Liqi was not stupid, he just shook his head, expressing some disappointment.
In normal times, Yi Liqi behaved like this, I am afraid that Chun Hawang would have jumped out and fallen into the well against Hamod, but now he was bowing his head and being silent, he suddenly thought of Ma Dali, and thought of what he said to himself about General Tongsi.
Considering the face of Siam and the fact that their army has always held the initiative on the battlefield, they did not agree to hand over the people. But now, in the face of a big bad situation, I can only ignore any shame.
"Your Majesty, the minister has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." Seeing that there was silence again in the court, Chun Hawang spoke.
It's rare that someone is willing to take the initiative to speak at this time, and the high-minded Yi Liqi simply spit out one word - speak.
After receiving permission, Chunhawang looked at the throne and said intently, "Your Majesty, do you remember the envoy of the Five Star Army?" He said that as long as we can hand over the general Tongsi, they will withdraw their troops, and even compensate. Of course, today is different from the past, and we don't have to think about compensation, but if we can withdraw the army, we can also do it, so that we will have enough time to retrain the new army, so that we can start the east and the mountains. ”