Chapter 225: The South Seas (3) -- The Battle of Burma-Siam
After discussing the relevant handling matters, everyone present yawned for days. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info said hello and dispersed. But early the next morning, Nanfeng, who was sleeping with Wang Yanran in his arms, was shouted by the fiery Zhang Yang.
It turned out that the Intelligence Department had received news from the Burmese side that it was the Siam-Burmese border, which was already in flames. This was three days ago, and it was passed on by the flying pigeons. As fast as possible, reach Johor Bahru.
When Nan Feng heard the news, he immediately shook his head. I hurriedly got up from the bed, and I didn't feel sleepy. After washing up casually, I came to last night's reception room with dark circles under my eyes.
The clever maid had already made strong tea and served it on the coffee table. Then, like a shadow, it quietly retreated.
Looking at Zhang Yang, who was full of sadness, Nan Feng stared at the big panda eyes, and asked impatiently, "What's going on?" ”。 He was happy because of the news last night. It was thought that as long as the misunderstanding was resolved, the tension between Siam and Myanmar could be resolved. So when I went to sleep, I was very interested and Wang Yanran was crazy until dawn.
It wasn't until the first rooster crow that he hugged Wang Yanran and fell asleep.
But he didn't want to, so Zhang Yang poured cold water on him early in the morning. This lack of rest and bad news made his wake-up anger unreservedly on his face.
Zhang Yang thought about it, looked at Nan Feng's face, and replied in a slightly cautious tone: "The reason is that the Burmese side accused the Mongols of wanting to mistreat the Burmese troops stationed on the Siam-Myanmar border, so they crossed the border to arrest the Mon people living in Siam. The result provoked Siamese suspicion and led to a counterattack by the Siamese army.
So the two sides clashed in the border area. And according to confirmed information, Myanmar has publicly announced that it will send another 400,000 troops to the Siamese-Burma border. Not to be outdone, Siam announced an increase of 500,000 troops. ”。
This time the investment of millions of troops is to fight the rhythm of a special battle. Thinking of this, Nanfeng's eyebrows wrinkled into Sichuan characters.
Seeing this, Zhang Yang added in a more cautious tone: "And the Intelligence Department also came to the news that Myanmar and Britain have reached a settlement. ”。
Nan Feng was taken aback and said in surprise: "What? Reconciliation?! ”。 In order to make these two enemies inseparable, Da Ming took great pains. How can it be said that reconciliation is reconciliation now? In particular, Burma's occupation of British East Bengal is related to the conflict of interests. Unless one side makes significant concessions, it will not be so easy to reconcile.
What's more, Daming and Myanmar are allies! Despite the gap caused by the death of the Burmese prince, the apparent alliance remained. This reconciliation with the British, how can you not notify Daming first?
Taken together, these questions can only show that there must be no good thing for Myanmar and Britain!
In fact, it is. The intelligence department found out that Britain had abandoned East Bengal and recognized Burmese rule over the region. And willing to sell firearms to Myanmar at a very fair price. It can be regarded as a disguised break of the Ming Dynasty's arms monopoly on Myanmar.
In return, Burma reduced its military presence in East Bengal and opened the local and Arakan commodity markets to allow British goods to enter the country. This also broke the monopoly of the Ming Dynasty on the Myanmar market. Although the quality of British goods is not as good as that of Daming, the cost is relatively high. But it occupies India and is close to Burma. The things produced are still competitive.
The content of such a reconciliation is undoubtedly Myanmar's betrayal and betrayal of the Ming Dynasty. Nanfeng was already angry today, and when he heard the news again, he was also angry.
Fortunately, Myanmar also has scruples about Daming, so it only dares to take the form of private negotiations and does not dare to make it public. Now that an agreement has been reached, the signing of a reconciliation treaty is also a sure thing.
It's just that there is a time lag involved in this, and if you grasp it well, you can also dissolve the reconciliation. But Myanmar's betrayal of the Ming Dynasty must not be tolerated. Therefore, the corresponding countermeasures should also be implemented simultaneously. Let Myanmar remember this profound lesson.
At this time, Liu Weiguo and Zhang Xiao also rushed over with tired expressions. Last night, the two of them really went to the Dongying Inn to be chic, and in order to seek thorn excitement, they deliberately found two Japanese girls and two European Yanmars. The feeling of flying a plane is cool, but it is too physical.
So that when I walked, I felt light, like stepping on a marshmallow.
Originally, they wanted to sleep a little longer, but Zhang Yang said that there was an emergency, so they didn't dare to delay, cheered up, and floated over like a fugue.
When he saw Nanfeng's gloomy face, he knew that it was not good, and his fatigue disappeared a lot. After two or three cups of strong tea, the tiredness was swept away in a short time. Listening to the news of Zhang Yang again, he also sank his face.
Immediately after, Liao Qing also came. I saw that his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and the dark circles under his eyes were even worse than Nanfeng. And no wonder! Since it was dark, he stayed in the room with Hong Wen, and his body was indeed a little unbearable.
Fortunately, everyone was immersed in the news of the Siam-Burma War, and no one paid attention to this matter. When Zhang Yang retold the contents of the Intelligence Division, he also fell into deep thought.
So they took it all the time from morning till noon. At lunchtime, they also made a hasty decision. In the afternoon, when the sun was setting in the west, a rough plan was finally discussed.
Listening to Nanfeng's summary in a commanding tone: "The conspiracy of the British, don't notify Burma first. The news of the reconciliation between Myanmar and Western China can be spread first, so that Myanmar's reaction can be tested. The protest of the Ming Dynasty is also indispensable.
In addition, the Intelligence Department immediately contacted local intelligence officers and asked them to make secret contact with the British-backed rebel forces. We must do our best to win them over, and it is best to let the rebellion and rebellion in Myanmar continue before September 15th!
Finally, the head of the Siamese consulate in Johor Bahru was found. Tell him that the Ming will fully support Siam's self-defense counterattack. If it can give Myanmar a head-on blow, then Daming will be more lenient in terms of the number and price of firearms. ”。
Overall, this is a three-pronged attack on Myanmar.
One is the official pressure of the Ming Dynasty! After all, the news of reconciliation between Myanmar and Western China already exists. With a slight protest and verbal coloring, the Ming will be able to get Myanmar to hold the point. It also allows them to give more consideration to the matter of reconciliation and slow down the process.
The second is the support of the Ming Dynasty for the anti-rebel forces in Myanmar! Build on the foundation of the United Kingdom, make it stronger. And it broke out in advance, catching Myanmar off guard.
The third is a frontal blow to Siam. As long as Myanmar suffers a little or loses a big battle in the border dispute, I am not afraid that it will not turn to the Ming Dynasty for help.
At that time, no matter how kind the Ming Dynasty was to throw out the truth about the assassination of the Burmese prince by the British and the support of various rebel forces, he didn't believe that the two countries could still reconcile with a smile! (To be continued.) )