Chapter 230: Burma Beacon Fire (3) Conjecture
The arms purchases negotiated between Britain and Burma were also wasted due to the Burmese rebellion. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info and even the matter of reconciliation has been delayed for a long time.
This surprised Magorny!
Because it's hard for him to imagine. How did those anti-Burmese forces who were as well-behaved as Sun Tzu suddenly straighten their backs. Not only did he ignore the warnings of the British Empire, but he also blasted the envoys out.
And that's kind of polite!
Kim Bin, the anti-Burmese leader of the Arakan, is now the king of the new Arakane country, and he also directly arrested the British envoys. Although Kim Bin said that he was missing, it also explained the chaotic and somewhat chaotic situation in Arakan. And made a guarantee that the British envoy would be returned.
But Magorny had received reliable information that the messenger had clearly been captured by Jin Bin's arrangement. After all, as soon as the British envoy left Jin Bin's tent with his front foot, he was captured by thieves and men with his back foot. Where would a thief or a man be so arrogant that he would go to the barracks and arrest someone?
Therefore, he is keenly aware that these anti-Burmese forces must have been instigated by other forces. In other words, these anti-Burmese forces have betrayed the British Empire and turned against another force.
According to the current situation, the one who has this ability must be Da Ming.
Because the intelligence department of the Ming Dynasty integrates espionage, assassination, instigation, bribery and other means. It has always been elusive and mysterious. There are many ways to listen. The agents planted are also pervasive. Even if it is discovered, there are generally only two ends. Either the agent dies, or the agent kills or dies.
Such a name has not only reached the point of stopping crying in the Ming Dynasty. In the Nanyang region, it is also famous. The countries of the region have likened it to an evil spirit from hell.
Only with such strength can the anti-Burmese forces that the British Empire has painstakingly managed can all oppose and rebel against the British Empire in just half a month. And he was not afraid of the wrath and counterattack of the British Empire.
To his surprise, Da Ming was in Burma after civil strife. He has issued several statements urging all anti-Burmese forces and the Burmese government to calm down. If anyone messes up Myanmar, then Daming does not rule out the use of force to solve the problem.
This harsh wording is obviously on the side of the Burmese government, and it is also safeguarding the interests of the Gongbang dynasty. As long as you are not stupid or deaf, you can hear it.
Moreover, Myanmar and Siam are the only two regional powers in Indochina. On the bright side, they are also allies of the Ming Dynasty. To some extent, they are the two sharp knives used by the Ming Dynasty to contain the British Empire.
Now that they are fighting, it will definitely weaken their national strength. This will definitely do more harm than good to Daming. This can be seen from the Ming Dynasty's previous efforts to appease Siamese and Burma and persuade them to cease the war.
Therefore, Myanmar has civil strife and great loss of national strength, and it is difficult to point to the Ming Dynasty as the mastermind behind the scenes. And from the point of view of common sense, Da Ming will not be like a fool, abandoning his martial arts and cutting off his hands and feet.
Well, there is only one possibility - Siam!
Although in his impression, Siam was just a small backward agricultural country. However, it is close to Myanmar and has an extremely important geographical advantage. And those anti-Burmese forces also have a lot to do with Siam. In the past, during the Siam-Burma War, it was often the strong side that fell to that side, which was a typical wall grass. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that they saw that Siam was strong and turned to Siam.
It is speculated that Siam secretly contacted the anti-Burmese forces and launched a counterattack.
And the timing of the outbreak of anti-Burmese forces is also quite intriguing!
At that time, it was just at the time of the stalemate in the Siamese and Burma War, and a large-scale rebellion suddenly broke out. Like the weeds in autumn, as soon as they burn, they will burn the prairies. Myanmar, which could have been competing with Siam for a long time, was broken in an instant, and fell into a dangerous situation of overturning.
In recent days, Daming has been interviewing the director of the Siamese consulate in Nanyang. According to outside rumors, it was the Ming Dynasty who was pressuring Siam to stop all military operations.
The Nanyang branch of Daming Daily also published a column at this time. With extremely meticulous logical reasoning, he conducted a profound analysis and pointed out the fact that Siam contacted the anti-Burmese forces and counterattacked Burma.
Although at the end, a sentence was added: 'This article only represents personal views and has nothing to do with the official Ming Dynasty'. But in order to win the attention of the public, some newspapers automatically ignore these words. With a conclusive tone, it is proved that the anti-Burmese forces are supported by Siam.
In addition, "Daming Daily" also revealed an important news. It is said that the anti-Burmese forces are intending to do so in mid-October. Envoys were sent to Bago, the capital of the Mon people supported by Siam, to hold an alliance.
It seems that the main discussion was to attack the Burmese capital of Ava and work together to overthrow the Gongbang dynasty.
Under normal circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for such information concerning military secrets to be revealed. But the official newspaper of the Ming Dynasty was published on paper without falling at all.
The implications of this are worth pondering.
Perhaps this is also the attitude of the Ming Dynasty, which expressed the maintenance of the rule of the Gongbang Dynasty and opposition to this alliance. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to publish such news.
To sum up, all possible signs are pointing to Siam. But Magorny still couldn't help but doubt Daming. It's really Da Ming who is too clear about this matter, and the fact that he is out of the matter makes him a little unconvinced.
And there's a problem here!
That is, even if Siam supported these anti-Burmese forces, it would never have instructed them to use such means to provoke the British Empire. After all, the kings and courtiers of Siam, as long as they are not blind, should be able to see the strength of the British Empire.
Similarly, the anti-Burmese forces did not have the courage to provoke the British.
So Maotou turned to Daming like a ball.
But Magorny does not have enough evidence to prove that it was Daming who contacted these anti-Burmese forces! Thinking about it like this, he felt a dull pain in his head. I'll put these thoughts aside for now. Thinking about how the British Empire should deal with the current chaos in Burma.
Is it a wall-to-wall view? Or take advantage of the chaos in Burma to try his best to expand the power of the British Empire.
Just as he was thinking about his choice, the Governor of India suddenly sent a message. It is said that British India has sent troops to East Bengal to regain lost territory. I made the decision for him.
Magorny should have been happy with such news. After all, the Reconquista expanded the market for goods in the British Empire and increased income. But he instinctively frowned, vaguely feeling that the Indian governor's move was wrong.
Because the current situation seems to be clear. But it's not! It's like looking at flowers in a fog, and I always feel that it's not real.
If you dig deeper into the history of Myanmar, you will find that the people who can unify Myanmar are the dynasties established by the Burmese. From the earliest Bagan Dynasty to the Taungoo Dynasty and then to the current Gongbang Dynasty, they are all Burmese dynasties.
The biggest reason for this is that the Burmese are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar. And the Burmese have always had good physical fitness, and with a little training and arming, they are good at fighting.
Even if the current Burmese Gongbang Dynasty dies three or four hundred thousand people at a time, it can be supplemented by three or four hundred thousand new soldiers in a very short period of time.
And those anti-Burmese forces, combined, did not reach the total number of Burmese people. This is an innate disadvantage!
So although the situation seems to be unfavorable to the Burmese official, he is the dynasty of the Burmese after all. In the event of a foreign invasion, the Burmese would inevitably move closer to the Gongbang Dynasty.
Under normal circumstances, as long as there is no internal turmoil in the Gongbang Dynasty, the Gongbang Dynasty will not die so easily for a while. (To be continued.) )