Chapter 402: Aftermath (3) Rama I
But now, the Ming need them to help the Arakans. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoSo I can finally go to the battlefield and move my muscles.
So they rejoiced and prepared to take the Burmese army in East Bengal in one fell swoop. As soon as he stepped into the land of East Benga, he was stopped by the Arakanese who had arrived early.
And also got a shocking news!
That is, the Arakanese, who have occupied and possessed all of East Bengal.
The British generals stationed in East Bengal had already been assassinated and killed by the 'satanic revenge' plan launched by the Ming Dynasty. Recently, the local intelligence station has been instructed to operate again. Kill the newly appointed officers in various ways.
made the remaining soldiers panic. At this time, the news of the defeat of the British army was also spread by well-intentioned people. And on the basis of the original facts, greatly exaggerated. As a result, as soon as the Arakanese attacked, the British army, which was already frightened, immediately withdrew cleanly.
Thus, the Arakanese, with great difficulty, took East Bengal.
You must know that before the Burmese army, in the East Bengal region, it fought with the British army more than a dozen times. Counting only more than 100,000 people, there are no less than five major battles. But in the end, no progress has been made. And this Arakanese suddenly intervened and took East Bengal in one fell swoop.
This envy, admiration, jealousy, jealousy, hatred! It's like a surging river, and the river flows endlessly.
And Meng Yun, the king of Burma, is a good martial master. How can they bear the little Arakanese to snatch the fruits of East Bengal from their own hands?! Without thinking about it, he instructed the Burmese army to drive out the Arakanese. Anyway, from the beginning to the end, he didn't want Arakan to keep the status quo. Before thinking about it, he remembered the death of so many Burmese people!
It's a pity that the army formed by the Arakanese is unusually strong and formidable. After only three days of fighting, the Burmese army that entered East Bengal was driven out. The west bank of the Karatan River, near East Bengal, was also occupied by the Arakanese.
Originally, this place was recaptured by the Burmese army last year at a great cost and with 20,000 or 30,000 lives. After all, geographically speaking, this place has extremely high military value. Think of the lower reaches of the Nagaladan River, right in Arakan. And this place, the terrain is also relatively low. So from here, you can go down the river into the territory of the Arakanese.
But at the moment, the Arakanese took this opportunity to retake the west bank of the Galadan River. It can be regarded as making the Burmese army's threat to the Arakanese a little weaker.
However, after this incident, Meng Yun did not want the Burmese army to continue to fight to the death with the Akakans. After all, Siam in the east is the enemy. Moreover, with the firearms replenished by the British army, the Siamese army caused a lot of casualties to the Burmese army.
Despite the Ming Dynasty, a certain amount of support was also given. However, last year's civil strife caused serious losses to the veterans in the army. The current recruits are under-trained. So against the Siamese army, it is at a disadvantage.
If it weren't for the great victory of the Ming Dynasty, the momentum of the Siamese army would have declined. The Burmese army may not be able to hold on!
Therefore, considering these factors, the Arakanese are insignificant.
He endured this breath and let the Burmese army, which was ready to go, confront the Arakanese with the Galadan River as the boundary. At the same time, an envoy was sent to reprimand Kim Bin, the leader of Arakan. It is probably to accuse him of disrespecting the king's decree and being disrespectful!
Of course, that's not the most important thing! After all, Meng Yun himself knew that a person like Jin Bin, who dared to even rebel and lose his head, would not care about these reprimands at all. But to some extent, it can increase psychological pressure on the Arakanese. And legally, to prove the king's legitimate rule over the Arakanese.
This gave the Burmese authorities an excuse to recover the territory from the Arakanese, including East Benga.
It's just a matter of lip service, which is destined to be a process of pulling the hook and pulling the skin. So this matter is destined to be extremely long.
Although Meng Yun, the king of Burma, was not happy, he could only accept the reality. As a result, Burma's attention was finally focused on the war in the east.
In comparison, the palace of Siam is gloomy. This is because King Rama I of Siam suddenly fell ill. Although it is claimed to the outside world that it is a recurrence of the old disease with a headache, as long as it is a person, it can be guessed. Rama I, in the final analysis, was still frightened by the Ming Dynasty.
After all, the news of the defeat of the British army began to reach Siam. Rama I, who was sick. So no matter how you explain it, it's hard to get rid of the relationship with Daming.
And no wonder! Clear-sighted people know that once the Ming Dynasty deals with the post-war affairs, the next thing to look for is Siam. Who told Siam that Siam did not listen to the advice of the Ming Dynasty and had to sign the "Siamese Offensive and Defensive Mutual Assistance Treaty" with the British. And unilaterally, tear up the military agreement signed with the Ming Dynasty.
Later, he also sent troops to the Malay Peninsula in the delusional hope of infiltrating Pahang and threatening Johor Bahru Town.
As a result, the newspapers currently published by the Ming Dynasty have always been negative propaganda for Siam. Some officials have also repeatedly stated that they must punish Siam with the most serious punishment. These sentiments spread to the people, so that Siam's merchant ships did not even dare to leave the Gulf of Siam. Because any port of the Ming Dynasty will not allow Siamese merchant ships to dock.
At sea, there will also be frequent looting by mysterious 'pirates'.
At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also completely stopped exporting goods to Siam. Merchants who used to do business in Siam were also recalled to the Ming Dynasty.
As a result, the original high-quality and inexpensive Daming goods disappeared from the market. The common people immediately complained. After all, in the past, with a small amount of money, basic material needs could be met. Now, whatever you buy, you either don't have it, or it's a low-quality, expensive British or domestic product.
And immigration. In the past, with the convenience of friendship with the Ming Dynasty, the Siamese people moved to the Ming Dynasty, which was only a little more difficult than the Han people. This is a green channel specially opened by Daming, only for countries friendly to Daming.
But with the deterioration of Ming-Siamese relations. All Siamese travelers to Daming, whether for immigration, business, or family visits, are subject to a cumbersome review process.
This discontent has shifted from dissatisfaction with official Siam. And gradually spread to the king himself!
For example, every night, on the streets of Bangkok, there are all kinds of pamphlets. All of them are derogatory language directed at the Siamese royal family and official Siam.
However, these are all ordinary means of retaliation against Siam by the Ming Dynasty.
The most important thing is the military.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty let Burma send troops to Siam in the east. At the same time, the four sultanates of the Malay Peninsula will be given priority support. After these means, Siam was in flames and wars. The peaceful days of the past have finally come to an end.
It's just that although Da Ming prevented the situation from developing in the worst direction, Da Ming's previous plan was completely disrupted by Siam. Because if Siam had followed the Ming plan, then British India would not have been as calm as it is now.
Anyway, it will bite off a bigger piece of meat from the UK.
So the more severe punishment will only follow. (To be continued.) )