Chapter 108: Capturing the King of Siam Alive Target the North American continent

Ayutthaya is on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, very close to the Chao Phraya River, and the waterway transportation is very convenient, but it also provides great convenience for the artillery attack on the Yaogang warship.

The two flat-bottomed warships on the pier of Ayutthaya received a notice from Liu Zongmin that they were ready to open their cannons, and two 203-caliber cannons and eight 130-caliber cannons on the two warships aimed at a position on the eastern city wall facing them at the same time, coordinated by radio, and fired their cannons at the same time.

The walls of the city were made of stone, and the lower part was made of huge stones, which was very strong. However, no matter how strong the city wall is, it will not help to shoot directly at close range in the face of heavy artillery. After the earth-shattering sound of cannons on the two warships, there was also the sound of earth-shaking explosions on the walls of the city.

The cannonballs landed at the bottom of the city wall, and the stones on the city wall were blown up in all directions, and the Siamese officers and soldiers on the city wall were shocked and crawled for their lives.

After two rounds of fire from the warship, a hole was blown open in the city wall, and the city wall collapsed, forming a gap. The cannons on both ships moved their muzzles slightly to the north of the gap and fired again, widening the gap considerably. The muzzle of the cannon is constantly moving to both sides of the gap, and the gap in the wall is constantly expanding.

Liu Zongmin, who was fighting outside the city, saw the superb performance of the artillery of the two warships, and excitedly shouted: "Good, good!" Fuck, this is a god! After the battle, Lao Tzu and them had a good drink! ”

At the same time, he said to the officers next to him, "Let's stop watching, let's shoot too!" ”

Liu Zongmin's besieging cannons also fired at the walls of the city. The artillery fire was very lively, and seeing that the gap was almost there, Liu Zongmin said to his subordinates: "Let the warship save some shells!" The opening is big enough, and we rush in! ”

Seeing Liu Zongmin's signal to stop the shelling, the two Yaogang warships stopped shelling. Except for the cinematographers who were busy working, all the crew members of the Yaogang warship came to the high place of the warship and began to watch the excitement.

As soon as the shelling of the warship stopped, Liu Zongmin and his infantry rushed like a tide towards the gap in the wall that had been blown open.

This gap was blown open, and the defenders immediately understood that this was a breakthrough in the attack on the Ming army, and they did not wait for the artillery fire on the battleship to stop, and they had already transferred a large number of troops to prepare to plug the gap.

Liu Zongmin's soldiers poured into this opening, and Siamese artillerymen fired at Liu Zongmin's officers and soldiers who were crowded together with shotguns. The dense fragments of shotguns thrown from the bombardment caused a large number of casualties to the officers and soldiers on the gap, but Liu Zhongmin's soldiers were good at fighting tough battles, and the officers and soldiers behind them continued to rush over with the corpses of their brothers, and the Siamese soldiers began to shoot at them with dense muskets and bows and arrows.

At this range, the muskets in the hands of Liu Zhongmin's soldiers had an advantage. Their muskets had a long range and high accuracy, and they were breech-loading with two rounds at a time and a high rate of fire.

The Siamese artillery took too long to reload for the second time, and before they could fire the second time, the Siamese infantry could not withstand the onslaught of Liu Zhongmin's soldiers and began to flee, and the artillery had to abandon the artillery and run away.

Liu Zongmin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the large number of troops pouring into the city, and said to a general beside him, "Do you know how to deal with those people in the palace?" ”

"General Quan, don't worry! Now the officers and soldiers who enter the city will be far away from the palace. The general said, "Now I will take someone to clean up the palace!" ”

"Hmmm! Go ahead! I'm waiting for your news. After speaking, he said to the guards beside him: "Let's go, let's go to the warship and drink tea!" "Liu Zongmin likes the cannons on the warship too much.

When he came to the Fenzhou, the captain greeted him and asked, "General Quan, how can you still be satisfied?" ”

"Haha! Lao Tzu is not satisfied, he is so fucking satisfied! Your shells are like having eyes, and when I see it, I want to come and scold you right away! "Liu Zongmin is really happy today.

"Okay! General Quan, when the battle is over, you scold while we drink. The captain knew Liu Zongmin's temper, and scolding was not bad for anyone, so they were not angry, "Now how about we go to a high place on the ship and watch the battle while drinking tea?" ”

"Good! I just like it! Liu Zongmin followed the captain to a platform on top of the wheelhouse and sat down.

After taking a sip of tea, putting down the cup, and listening to the sound of snatching and the explosion of the hand ** from the big city, Liu Zongmin said: "It's a pity! The excitement is all in the city, and you can't see it here! ”

"Huh!" The captain smiled and said, "Listen to the voice, can we imagine what is going on in the city!" ”

"Yes! As soon as I hear what you say, I am a reader! Liu Zhongmin said.

"General Quan is right, if I hadn't read some books before, I wouldn't have been able to do this errand!" After the captain finished speaking, he asked again, "I saw just now that the attack at the breakthrough was blocked, there must have been casualties, right?" ”

"Hmmm! The Siamese reacted very quickly, and I could see that they not only transferred a lot of people to gag the mouth, but also brought in artillery. Our casualties are indispensable! However, attacking such a city with so many casualties is nothing! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't know how many people would have died if we had built a ladder to attack the city? Liu Zongmin sighed and said, "Alas! Now it's much easier to fight with you! If it weren't for the fact that the prince had repeatedly said that the big city should be destroyed as little as possible, Lao Tzu would have asked you to knock down the city walls. Then there will be no need to fight the war! ”

"Huh! Wait! General Quan, the last time I heard General Li Wei say that our 304-mm cannon has been developed. Our new ships are ready to be equipped with such cannons. At that time, such a city wall was a hole in one shot! If there is a siege, it will be simpler! ”

"! There are also such big cannons, Lao Tzu thinks that the current cannons are incredible! When he was in Yingtianfu (Nanjing), Lao Tzu saw that a pond could be blown out with a single 203 shell. At that time, Lao Tzu felt that this battle could not be fought! Now there are still 304-mm cannons, let's open artillery to solve the problem in the future! Ay! When will your new ships be used? ”

"A 5,000-ton steel-hulled ship will have to come out by the middle of next year, and 25,000 tons will be able to come out by the end of next year. The construction of these two ships at the same time has been under construction for a year. This is still the result of our shipbuilding workers have been very skilled, I heard that the workers of Zhenjiang Shipyard are working in 20-hour shifts, otherwise the time will be even longer! ”

"Alas! Still too slow! Liu Zongmin was anxious, "When the ship is finished, there will be no fight!" This time, Lao Tzu just held back for so long to wait for such an opportunity! ”

"Huh! You are wrong, General Quan, the battle at our doorstep is over. But those Red-haired Fan, Francis, English, and French can come to our door and beat us, so why don't we go to their door and beat them? When the business at our doorstep is over, we will also fucking hit the Westerners! The captain couldn't help but say a foul word.

"Haha! That's right," Liu Zongmin said, "although your kid is a scholar, you have an appetite for Lao Tzu!" I'll talk to Lord Chuang when I go back, and we'll go to the hometown of Westerners together to beat them! ”

Liu Zongmin was drinking tea and chatting outside the city, but inside the city was a pot of porridge.

The main force of Siam is in the city, and there are more than 100,000 regular troops, and more than 300,000 people in addition to the young and strong people who have been forcibly recruited.

Liu Zhongmin's soldiers all entered the city on the corpses of their brothers, and their eyes were already red. Street fighting in the city is very brutal. Liu Zongmin's soldiers had plenty of ammunition, and the enemy at a distance fired with solid bullets and shotguns at close range. If there are more enemies, use your hands**. Although the Siamese soldiers were equipped with many Xiyi muskets, the gap was too great compared to the kiln gang muskets, and they shot once and took too long to recharge, and it was impossible for Liu Zhongmin's soldiers to give them a second chance to recharge.

Dealing with Siamese soldiers, Liu Zongmin's soldiers were born with a sense of superiority, many of Liu Zongmin's soldiers were tall and mighty from Shaanxi, and Siamese people grew up in the tropics, all of them were short. When encountering Siamese soldiers armed with knives, Liu Zongmin's soldiers sometimes didn't need to rush to shoot, but simply picked up and grabbed them and directly stoned them to death. The Siamese soldiers were also admonished that if they were captured, they would be skinned and cramped, so the Siamese soldiers would rather die in battle than surrender.

There was a river of blood in the big city, and there were gunshots and explosions everywhere.

The King of Siam knew it was over when he heard that the walls had been blasted open. Although he had already received a letter from Liu Zhongmin, telling him that the Ming army was about to attack the city, the Ming army was ordered by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to ensure the safety of the king and his family, and the king must hold on until we attack the palace. However, it is better to leave your own destiny to others, than to take it into your own hands.

Now the king hated the ministers of the main war faction, and he knew that many of the ministers of the main war faction had sent their families and property away by boat. What he didn't know was that these properties and his family had fallen into the hands of the kiln people.

Listening to the sound of gunfire and explosions outside the palace, the king was really heartbroken, but he was helpless. He wanted to give the order to surrender, but the order could not be heard.

You can only wait for the results in torment.

The gunfire rang out until the sun was in the west, and slowly thinned out, and the soldiers guarding the palace came to report that a group of Ming troops had come outside to surround the palace.

The King of Siam understood that the Siamese defenders in Ayutthaya had been almost wiped out, and the Ming army began to deal with his royal palace.

After a while, another officer and soldier came to report: "Your Majesty, the Ming army has come down with a letter, ordering us to open the palace and surrender, otherwise they will blow up the palace gate and rush in!" ”

The king of Siam knew that even if the officers and soldiers in the palace were killed in battle, he could not keep the palace, and sighed, "Alas! He waved his hand and said, "Go open the door!" We surrender! ”

The gate opened, and the soldiers who came in gathered the officers and soldiers in the palace, collected their weapons, and then took over the palace guards in a very orderly manner. The general who led the team came to the palace hall, saw the king, knelt down and saluted, and said: "Meet His Majesty, I am ordered by our emperor of the Ming Dynasty to protect the safety of His Majesty." Your Majesty has any requests, just let me tell you! ”

After hearing the story, the King of Siam knew that he and his family were not in danger for the time being. The heart that has been holding on to it is also let go!

Liu Zongmin was very happy to hear that the King of Siam had surrendered and that the family was safe, and said to the captain: "Lao Tzu's battle is very successful!" Use your radio station to send a telegram to King Chuang! ”

The captain of the Fenzhou asked Li Zicheng to send a telegram to report the victory, and Li Zicheng received the telegram without delay at all, and immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Zhimu to report the victory. At this time, Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen were on the train.

In the Yaogang Command Center, Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, and Liu Yun were studying the affairs of the south.

Ouyang He said: "I didn't expect the Siam matter to be solved so easily, faster than Annan!" ”

Liu Yun said with a smile: "Siam and Annan are different, with Annan and Burma as examples, the Siamese people have long been defeated psychologically. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "The matter in Siam has reached the final stage. But there are Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing over there, so they can't be wrong! I'm a little worried about Qin Peng's side of the matter. ”

"yes!" Ouyang He said, "After they finished resting, it began to rain continuously. The Brahmaputra River and the Ganges River were flooding, and Qin Peng had no way to attack if they wanted to. It was muddy everywhere, and it was difficult for them to move around with men and horses, let alone heavy equipment such as cannons. ”

Liu Yun said: "There is no way to do this. In my opinion, without the drag of Siam, Qin Peng and they still don't need to worry. The main forces of the Mughal Empire army have been wiped out. Even if they reorganize the army, they are all a rabble that has been put together temporarily, so don't worry. ”

"Don't forget, we haven't completely solved the problem in the whole South Seas." Chen Yufeng said, "The war with the Persians on the Western Front is not over. Next year, we still have to think about North America and Australia, which needs to be calmed down in the south as soon as possible! ”

Ouyang He said: "The initiative in these things is in our hands. It is better that we should not move too much next year, and the production capacity of our shipbuilding industry is also in the process of improving. When we have enough boats, we will have more action, and we will be more certain. Although Zheng Zhilong and their wooden sailing ships are quite numerous, it is difficult to synchronize with our steamboats. We have two more years, and more steamships, and even larger tonnage steel-hulled warships, will be able to make it easy for us to attack North America, the Western Ocean, and even the Black Sea. ”

"Some things can't wait." Chen Yufeng said, "Wu Sangui has so many troops, they have finished changing their clothes in Japan, and after waiting for a year, if there is nothing to do, they will make an accident!" ”

"We have studied Wu Sangui's affairs," Liu Yun said, "and we don't have so many warships now, and we can send so many troops to North America at once." However, the survey ships of our navy learned from their surveys that the northernmost headland of the Norse Sea (Bering Strait) and the northern continent on the opposite side were very close to each other. In winter, you can walk through it on the ice. In the summer, the water is fast, but it is so close that you can use a steamboat to transport people there. ”

"Hmmm! Tell me what you think! Chen Yufeng said.

"We can have Wu Sangui and his army move north along the Japanese archipelago to Ezo Island (Hokkaido), and then north to Kuwu Island (Sakhalin). Khugu (Sakhalin) is very close to us in Nurgandus. Here they could have landed on Nurgandus, and then they could have gone north by land, to the Norse headland (Bering Strait) and we would send ships to transport them to North America, and even in the winter they could try to walk from the ice to North America. Or if we have a ship, they can go back to Nurgandus at all, and we can transport them from Khugu (Sakhalin) to the Andong Peninsula (Kamchatka), from where we walk along the sea to the Norse headland (Bering Strait). Now we have permanent troops on the Andong Peninsula (Kamchatka). You can let them arrange the reception first. We can also stock up on supplies over there first. ”

"It's extremely cold over there, and a large number of our troops must cross from the Norse Cape (Bering Strait) to North America in the summer, and then go south in North America, otherwise a large number of troops over there will need a lot of cold supplies and supplies will be more difficult. Jiang Zhu They haven't gone that far over there, and it's hard to have a hard time in winter. This has to be planned, this is not the action of a small number of troops. And in North America, there are so many troops that they can't move when they don't have a reliable guarantee for food. Chen Yufeng said.

"We also have to consider that when they go to North America, they will face resistance from the locals, and we must also be able to guarantee ammunition and so on. Otherwise, their reloaded rifles are not as good as the bows and arrows and spears of the savages over there! Ouyang He said.

Liu Yun said: "We have studied all these things, that is, it is difficult to transport troops in large quantities over long distances. As for transporting supplies, it is much simpler than transporting people. Both our sailing ships and steamships can deliver supplies. In fact, when they arrived in North America, the locals had something to eat, and our army didn't have to worry about food. We guarantee that they will be able to establish themselves in one place, and they will be able to provide for two years at most, and they should take care of their own food. We brought them all kinds of seeds of grain and vegetables and sent them to agricultural experts to see which ones were suitable for growing there. In two years' time, we will have a lot of large steamships, and it will not be difficult to get around. ”

"I think so, you make a plan for this matter, and then invite Wu Sangui back, you study it together, and see what Wu Sangui thinks. After all, the people who went to North America this time were mainly their troops. Ouyang He said.

"Good! In the name of the command center, we sent a telegram to Wu Sangui and asked him to come back! "However, we must be prepared to rotate the commanders of the North American army at any time." It's too far away to let anyone stay there for too long. If they don't come back during the rotation, we need to be prepared to take measures. ”

"Don't worry! I'll consider that! After Ouyang He finished, he instructed again, "You are not allowed to tell anyone about this again!" ”

"Yes, I understand!" Liu Yun agreed.

Chen Yufeng said: "The team we set up for Wu Sangui has our people. But that's not enough, we have to have a few more means. During this time, Li Jing was busy transforming Zheng Zhilong's original Heaven and Earth Society into a new-style intelligence network, I think Li Jing is really this material! ”

Liu Yun said: "Among the brothers of us, Li Jing is a ghost!" I think he's born to do this! ”

Ouyang He said: "The intelligence force of our General Staff is still insufficient. Actually, I've been thinking about one person all the time! ”

"Huh! I know who you're thinking about? Chen Yufeng smiled and said.