Orderly married. In October, when the north wind rose, Hai Shuzu and his family went south from Qiongzhou to Jincheng. Respecting the woman's opinion, the whole wedding is Chinese.

According to the idea of order, he didn't want to make the wedding a big one, and invited dozens of friends to let go and have a drink. But the Hai family and the new Chinese aristocracy in Jincheng did not agree, and Li Junchang, the remaining deputy minister of the Ministry of Shipping and Trade, took the initiative to take the matter over. Orderliness can only be done by them.

Almost all the officials who were still in Jincheng came, and these European officers in Jincheng were used to Chinese weddings, and many of them had just experienced them.

The opinion of keeping the order played a little role, and the ritual process that Li Junchang presided over was not cumbersome. That is, there are many people invited, and the wine and meat are full.

In this era, when Shou ordered to toast from table to table, he could not enjoy the treatment of taking white water to make up the numbers in later generations. Whether it is the old brothers of the Caribbean, or the new aristocrats of the Chinese and the Mongols, the observance of order can only come to the truth. Shou Xiang only felt that everyone was coaxing, more than 100 tables, even if he only drank a small cup at one table, in the end he couldn't bear it. Struggling to finish the last table and it was broken, and I don't know how to go back.

The official residence of the orderly was not large enough to accommodate Hai Shuzu's family, so he bought a large manor in the suburbs. Shou Bian asked Lynch to cooperate with Hai Shuzu to complete the registration of Sanya Iron and Steel Company in Jincheng, and meet with the shareholders who have confirmed their shares to get to know each other.

There was no marriage leave or honeymoon, and after a few days of rest, the convoy returning from the mouth of the Bang Pa Gong River returned to Jincheng. The second group of expeditionary forces began to carry the operation, and the order could only hurriedly bid farewell to his newlywed wife and embark on the journey.

The northerly wind season in the Gulf of Siam comes late, with occasional southerly winds in October. The Nanhai raised the admiral's flag, and all warships, including the Dutch fleet, saluted the Nanhai in accordance with the common etiquette. The entire fleet includes the Nanhai and 3 Changzi-class, 4 Dutch warships, a total of 8 cruisers, 2 Jincheng, 1 Dutchman, a total of 3 notification ships. 15 military transport ships carrying follow-on army and heavy artillery. These military transport ships are also made of teak, 3 masts, in addition to the Chinese sails added upper mast sails and forestay sails, the rudder is all replaced with European rudders, much more durable than ordinary junk ships.

It is cheaper to build a ship in Jincheng and Siam than in China, where wood is plentiful and food prices are prohibitively low. Many Chinese merchants would order merchant ships in Siam. The price of rice in Siam is only 2 cents of silver per stone, and the price of rice in China is now 10 times that of Siam. In fact, this is also the guarantee that Jincheng can expand rapidly at present, several countries in Southeast Asia have too fertile land, and the yield of rice is very high, as long as there is money, the grain needed for Jincheng's expansion can be guaranteed.

The expeditionary fleet chose a southerly day to sail out of the harbor and sailed northeast into the central waters of the Gulf of Siam. On a northeasterly day, turn northwest to get the angle of the crosswind. In early November, when the northeast monsoon stabilized and dominated the Gulf of Siam, the fleet was just over 100 nautical miles from the mouth of the Bang Pak Gong River. All the boats began to work on the winds and arrived at the mouth of the Bang Pa Koong River a week later.

Horrain's army had been stationed here for a month, and the Siamese had brought in enough rice. The mountains of rice bales clearly show how much capacity Siam has for rice cultivation.

During his stay in Siam, Westheim had already made several staff trips to the Bomba Kon River, surveying the roads along the river and planning the march. The Bang Pa Gong River, also known as the Prachin River, has a runoff of only more than 200 kilometers and is rich in water, and it is navigable from below Prachinfu to Haikou.

After the whole army was united, Jincheng had less than 5,000 men, the Dutch drew 240 soldiers from the warships, and the combined forces of the two countries loaded cannons and baggage onto the river boats prepared by the Ba Jin Dashou and drove inland.

The meeting with the Siamese army was in Prachin, where the 10,000 Siamese troops led by Prince Sutama were already waiting. In the lower reaches of the Bangpagong River, the altitude is only a few meters high, and the river flows slowly, so it is not difficult to go upstream, but the river channel is relatively curved, and the army does not march fast.

Ten days later, the two-nation coalition became the Triple Alliance. Because Siam sent the largest number of troops this time, and also provided most of the food supplies, Shou ordered to give the name of the commander of the coalition army to the prince of Siam, is he the master?

Prince Sutama told Shou Xuan that the army sent by the Lao King Nam Trung had been assembled in Champasak. As soon as the coalition forces enter Chenla, the Lao army will climb over Kong Waterfall.

Due to the weakness of the Lao army, the three-nation coalition will attack first.

If you don't count the friendly and neutral Quang Nam country in this war, the Four-Nation Alliance is already in front of the order.

Prince Chenla Padang. Raja was picked up by Prince Sutanma, and the Siamese valued the help of carrying a prince in the army. Keeping the order doesn't care too much about this.,Survival and death games.,Probably the monarchs of these orthodox countries like it.。

In Prachinbhu, the Jincheng Army abandoned ships and landed. Prince Sutama prepared enough ox carts to tow cannons to carry the marching rations. There are no natural obstacles worth mentioning from Prachinbu to Chenla, the altitude is generally only a few tens of meters, and there is no large river in the middle that can hinder the march.

Because it was transported by land, Siam did not prepare much grain. This year's rice harvest has just begun, and the Tonle Sap area of Chenla is also a rich rice-producing area, and Chenla is an important rice exporter like Siam, so the coalition forces are not too worried about the food problem after entering Chenla.

The core area of Chenla is divided into north and south by the Tonle Sap Lake and the Tonle Sap River, and Siam has always used troops against Chenla to attack in separate ways, and at the same time advance from Hubei, Hunan, and the sea route on a wide front. The strength of the Quadruple Coalition was not enough to support this in this case. The defending order does not want to divide the troops, the coalition forces have a clear advantage in firepower, and the primary goal should be to concentrate the main force to push over and safely meet the division.

Before the military meeting, Prince Sutama was the last to arrive at the venue, a male Asian elephant with ornate decorations knelt down in front of the venue, and His Royal Highness Prince Shi Shiran got down from the elephant's back.

Orderly smiled at the Dutch commander Harus, and the kings of Asia were always very pompous.

At the meeting, Prince Sutama suggested following the route of the main march of King Narixuan on the first march of Chenla, starting from Prachin, and advancing to Battambang, Pursat, and Pap via Nakon Nayut, followed by the capital of Chenla, Udong City.

Shou Xuan was not familiar with the geography of Chenla, but it was obvious that Battambang, Bodhisattva, and Pa Pu were all located in the south of the Tonle Sap Lake, and Shou Xuan felt that it was inappropriate to do so, "Your Highness, in this way we will distance ourselves from the friendly forces of Laos, and if the Chenla people concentrate some troops and defeat the Laotians first, it may complicate the situation of the war." ”

Chenla's military strength is not strong, but they still have the strength to defeat the Lao army alone.

Prince Sutama said, "Your Excellency, the area south of Dongsari is the most familiar route of our army's march, and the last few times our main force has been attacking from Hunan to the capital of Chenla. The roads here are flat and there are a lot of grain reserves, which is more beneficial to our army. ”

Shou Xuan shook his head in disagreement, "Your Highness, since we are the Four-Nation Alliance, we should watch and help each other. The king of Laos promised to send troops to be our friend, and I should march to Hubei to meet our friend. ”

Prince Sutama thought for a moment and motioned for everyone except the generals of the three kingdoms to go out. When only the Prince, Shou Order, and Harus were left in the tent, Prince Sutama said, "Let the Laotians hold back Chenla's army in the north, and we will quickly advance to Udong and Phnom Penh, and we will be able to reap the greatest benefits." ”

In a sense, Prince Sutama was right. Even if there is no Lao army, with the current more than 15,000 people of the Triple Alliance Army, with overwhelming firepower, it can be pushed to Phnom Penh. But the order does not want to be like this, without the 8,000 mountain people in Laos, the order may have to pay more casualties, and the main purpose of Jincheng's expedition to Zhenla this time is to obtain the population. The most effective means of capturing the population is to go to the countryside to pull the net, and the efficiency of the net depends entirely on manpower, and I believe that with more than 8,000 people, more captives will be obtained. Moreover, in the long run, Laos controls the navigable waters of the upper Mekong River, which is of great strategic value, and it is necessary to further woo this ally.

Shou Xuan weighed the wording, Prince Sutama is the third person in Siam after the king and the crown prince, and the words should not be too irritating.

"Your Royal Highness, look. If we march from Hunan and fight directly to Wudong and Phnom Penh, we can hunt half of Zhenla. But at this time, it is likely that the Zhenla people north of the Tonle Sap Lake are prepared and flee in all directions, which will undoubtedly increase the difficulty for us to obtain benefits. Shou Xuan opened the map, and he raised his head and looked at Prince Sutama, "But what if we march from the north and cut off the Mekong ports in Phnom Penh?" ”

Harus nodded, he understood, "Then the Jinla people in the south of the Tonle Sap Lake will be sandwiched between the lake and the sea, and they will be surrounded by us. ”

"Commander Harus is right," Orderly's finger drew a circle along the Tonle Sap Lake, "we march from the north, then return from the south, and sweep the entire lake area. ”

"This ......," Prince Sutanma hesitated.

Shou Xuan made up again, "Your Royal Highness, I heard that Siem Reap City in the north of the Tonle Sap Lake, its origin is related to your country?" ”

Hearing Siem Reap, Prince Sutama's face immediately turned red and white. Siem Reap is located in the heart of the Angkor Dynasty, not far from Angkor Wat. The name of Siem Reap comes from one of Siam's few defeats against Chenla. After Chenla defeated Siam, he built a city here called Siem Reap, which has the meaning of suppressing Siam.

Orderly lightly crossed the map with his finger, "Let's smooth out Siem Reap and erase this trace." His Royal Highness can receive an honor that will be remembered for a hundred years. ”

Harus smiled slightly, "I agree with Your Excellency Order. ”

When the Golden City and the Dutch were on the same page, the Prince of Siam had to think carefully. Prince Sutama had no choice but to accept the suggestion to march from the northern part of Lake Tonle Sap.