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Chapter 1653 Where there is a cause, there is an effect

As another wave of transport planes used the golf course in the east of Bangkok to carry out airlifts before nightfall, the paratroopers of the Bangkok Anjia Army were suddenly expanded to three regiments, and the Siam military junta's officials and military dignitaries witnessed the spectacular scene of the airdrops and airlifts with their binoculars, panic began to spread, and calls for withdrawal from Bangkok suddenly increased. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Tamaga Temple on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, underground headquarters.

Phibun. Song Kan seemed to be ten years old, and he sat on the presiding seat of the conference table with the Marquis of Paifeng, and the dignitaries of the government and the army were seated on either side.

Prince Wangfantiakala, an adviser to the Prime Minister's Office, spoke in a sharp voice:

"Phibun, you horseman! At the beginning, I was against attacking South China, but you swore that South China's forces were pinned down in Central Asia and Mongolia, and the defense in its territory was empty, as if it were a lantern made of paper, which could be broken with a slight poke from the outside! You don't think about it, if it's really so easy to fight, how can the Japanese give up the fat on their lips and let us Siam take advantage?

"The Red River Plain and the Mekong Plain in South China are famous granaries, and they are no worse than our Siam in terms of wealth, so why should the Japanese give them to us for nothing? Now you know how awesome, right? Let's not talk about the army, let's talk about the wave after wave of planes in the east of Bangkok in the evening, when have we seen so many planes? I don't think even Britain and France have so many ...... This is all a good thing you have done, if Siam is destroyed because of this, I will not let you go if I want to be a ghost in Vantiyakara! ”

"Really?"

Phibun. Song Kan answered quietly, looked at the civil and military officials on the left and right, and said unhurriedly: "If anyone has any opinions, please put them forward, and I will follow them together." ”

Foreign Secretary Billy. Panonom's face was as gray as death:

"According to the information from the Japanese embassy, Germany has declared war on us, Britain, France, the United States, Italy and other countries are in a state of pending declaration of war, and if it is confirmed that the massacre of the embassy district is real, these countries will declare war on Siam. Both the Emperor and the Headquarters of Japan have rejected our request to send the Navy and Army to assist in the war, but have allowed the Japanese in Siam to join us as volunteers to help us train our troops and fight.

"Alas, it's crazy, thirty-eight years ago, China's Empress Dowager Cixi was the enemy of the whole world, and finally had to end up losing power and humiliating the country, ceding land and paying compensation, at that time, we were the government and the opposition for this to laugh at Chinese's unwisdom, but now, we have embarked on the same path as that ruler, plus we first invaded South China, which is not open-minded, I am afraid we will not even be able to cede land and pay compensation to save the country...... It's over, it's all over! ”

Finance Minister Nabiri took out a dossier, opened it, looked at it casually, and said heavily:

"Since the success of the revolution six years ago, in order to consolidate our rule, almost all the appropriations in the state budget have been spent on military expenditures, in the first fiscal year, the national defense appropriation was 15 million, the appropriation from the year before last year to last year has increased to 42 million, last year to 52 million, almost all the national income has been invested in the army.

"During these six years, Siam's economic growth has almost come to a standstill, national education has regressed considerably, people's living standards have declined rather than improved, and the country's fifty tons of gold reserves deposited in the Bank of London have been almost depleted...... All these years of investment have been wasted! ”

The original intention of their revolution was for the betterment of the country, but after the miraculous success of the revolution, one by one the lieutenants and officers suddenly took charge of the state, and suddenly lost their eyes, and now, whether it is the political power or the individual who founded it, they are all on the edge of the cliff, and suddenly recalled the previous eventful years, and found that they had walked out of a road that ran counter to the original ideal, and they all bowed their heads in shame.

Secretary of the Navy Tanlong. Marshal Navasavat sighed:

"I'm sorry, our navy has failed everyone's expectations! Of all the expenditures, our navy is the largest part of the appropriation, but it also brings the greatest disappointment! Now everyone is here, let me inform you that in the evening, the Songkhla military port was raided by Chinese armed forces, the military port fell into the hands of the enemy, and the Italian-built cruiser docked at the dock, eight torpedo boats and four submarines all became Chinese trophies.

"With the fall of the Songkhla military port, the navy has lost all its warships since the beginning of the war, and I, as the Minister of the Navy, am guilty of an unforgivable crime. This is the last time I will attend the military and political meeting, so do whatever you want! ”

Let's talk about it, Tanlong. Marshal Navasavat stood up and bowed to Phibun. Song Kan saluted, ignored no one, and walked out of the room alone.

Speaker Wiji. Watha looked furious: "What a coward! Just walked away, leaving a whole bunch of questions for all of us, and he thought he could still ......"

"Smack-"

A muffled sound interrupted Wiji. Vata's words, there was an echo in the claustrophobic space underground, followed by a noisy sound, and after a few minutes, it was estimated that it was. Navasava's relatives arrived, and a burst of cries rang out one after another.

In the conference room, everyone was in a heavy mood.

Wiji. Wata closed his mouth a little embarrassed, and turned his head pretending to be calm, and his eyes fell on the Air Chief patting Basse in the face.

Pat Bass was feeling weak and saw Wich. Wata looked at himself, thinking that he had ulterior motives, and said loudly:

"What are you looking at me for? Are you wondering if I should also commit suicide and apologize? I'm telling you, no way! If it weren't for you literati who are vigorously advocating behind us, where would we have come to this point?

"Weiji, look at what good things you have done in the past few years, you first helped Phibun to form the 'Youth Party', promoted the nationalist creed, mobilized all the people, and also imposed high income taxes on Chinese enterprises, and nationalized most of the factories belonging to the Chinese, and even advocated extreme extermination and genocidal measures to solve the Chinese problem......

"Later, you saw that we were too conservative, so we simply formed a 'Siamese Blood Regiment' on our own, advocating active military expansion and warfare, and establishing a great Siamese state in the Indochina Peninsula...... It is precisely because of the instigation of you literati that our domestic and international policies have become more and more radical, and we have completely offended Britain, France, the United States, and other countries, and the army has become more and more arrogant.

"Now I suddenly remembered an idiom: Yoro is arrogant! If it weren't for you, how would we be where we are today? That's right, the Air Force I led was a failure, but can we be blamed for that? Everyone saw the situation in the evening, the number of fighters of the other side was at least ten times that of our army, and we were one enemy with ten, and the quality of the fighters was not comparable to that of the opponent. I refuse to take any responsibility for the failure of the Air Force! ”

Wiji. Wata's face flushed, and he was just about to tell the difference, "Bang-" Marquis Pai Feng slapped the table vigorously, and saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, so he said angrily:

"At this time, it is useless to shirk the responsibility, the enemy's reinforcements are constantly rushing to Bangkok, south of Bangkok, Chonburi lost contact as early as about five o'clock in the afternoon, and the news of Bang Pa Koong was interrupted at about half past seven, according to the intelligence fed back from the front, the Bang Bo defenders have encountered the South Chinese Army.

"Do you know what that means? Once Bang Po is lost, Samut Prakan will be exposed to the attack of the South China Navy and Army, Samut Prakan is only 23 kilometers from the center of Bangkok, only 15 kilometers from the enemy's junction in the east of the city, and the mechanized troops can reach it in one hour, that is, the enemy's main force can reach Bangkok by 12 o'clock at the latest! As long as the security on land can be assured, the enemy's superior navy will go north against Chao Phraya River and blockade Bangkok with naval guns. Dear colleagues, it's time for us to think about retreat! ”

Eastern Military District Seili. Lieutenant General Longri nodded again and again: "It's time to go, it's too late if you don't leave, once the Chao Phraya River is blocked, it will be difficult for us to think of the Kamphaeng Mountains and Paya Fei Mountains in the central and eastern parts of the country to join the troops, so we can only go north to Dacheng and then go east, so I don't know how many twists and turns." ”

Letter to the Minister of Justice. Kanchai was surprised and asked, "Are we going to withdraw to the central and eastern regions?" It was the junction of the enemy's forces...... Before the meeting, I had just met with my brother-in-law, the commander of the Central Cluster. Marshal Chunhawan spoke by telephone, and he said that at this time the Aran Pass in the east had been lost, the city of Shalu was in danger, and north of the Osma Pass, the town of Jiachun had lost contact at noon, and the defenders of the city of Basai were panicked......

"In addition, in the evening, there was a large number of refugees in Ubon Ratchathani, and there were about 1,000 deserters in the army, and it was rumored that the main force of the South Chinese army from Kenmara had captured the towns of Ku Khao Pun, Dalagan Popong, etc., and could appear under the city of Ubon Ratchathani at any time, and according to the morale of Ubon Ratchathani, it was only a matter of time before it collapsed.

"In the northeast, a main force of the enemy is advancing at high speed towards Khon Kaen, and once the railway is cut off, the entire central and eastern regions will be under the enemy's encirclement. The strength of the enemy army on this line is conservatively estimated to be more than 400,000 people. ”

The people who attended the meeting were human spirits, and they knew the praises of faith. Kanchai and Bing. Chun Hawang is a son and daughter, and he has come into contact with far more things than ordinary people, so he immediately started to talk about it.

Minister of Education Kuan. Apaiwang shook his head in fear: "No, I want to go to you, I won't go to the central and eastern parts of the country to drill ravines to fight guerrillas, my family and I will go to Sankara Buri in Kanchanaburi, where the Three Pagoda Pass is the main pass to Burma, and if the war situation is unfavorable, you can flee to British Burma at any time, and that is where the real safety lies." ”

Marquis Paifeng thought deeply: "Yes, I also want to retreat to Sankaravuri, I am already old, if I go to the central and eastern parts to drill the ravine, it will not be long before this old bone will be reimbursed." I think we can divide the command center into one piece, so that even if one side is destroyed, the other side still has a chance to make a comeback! ”

Marquis Feng's words won the unanimous approval of the civil officials, and the military attaches accused the civil officials of being greedy for life and afraid of death.

Phibun Songkan said coldly: "Have you all finished speaking? I'll say a few words when I'm done. To this day, it is not the responsibility of any one person, but our collective decision-making, where is the reason that the honor belongs to everyone if you succeed, and the blame for each other if you fail? Through today's meeting, I have found that many of us in this collective have fallen into depravity and are no longer fit to be the leaders of the nation......"

Marquis Paifeng turned his head and said loudly, "Phibun, what do you mean?" Who has fallen? If you hadn't insisted on going your own way, following my advice, arresting those mobs, and then making amends to Britain and France, why would we have come to this point? If you want to talk about responsibility, it is also your greatest responsibility! ”

Phibun. Song Kan looked at Marquis Paifeng coldly: "Is there anything else?" If you have any complaints, you can say them all at once, otherwise you won't have a chance......"

The Marquis of Pat Feng trembled and looked at Pi Wen with a pale face. Songkan: "You...... What do you mean? ”

See Phibun. Song Kan took off the holster from his waist, took out his pistol, and said in a panic, "Don't ...... Don't do this...... I'm not the prime minister, am I? Actually, since three years ago, haven't I become a puppet? You...... You have to think more about the benefits I give you...... If I hadn't promoted you, you would be where you are today..... Oh, Buddha...... You...... What the hell are you going to do? ”

Phibun. Song Kan raised his pistol and put it on the forehead of Marquis Paifeng, seeing the other party's cold sweat oozing out, he smiled and said: "Old thing, since you don't want to live anymore, I will fulfill you!" ”

"Smack-"

The gunshots rang out, blood and brains spurted out, and Marquis Paifeng fell to the ground, his eyes wide open, and he couldn't bat at himself. Several guards rushed in when they heard the sound, and when they saw the situation at the scene, they looked at each other, and the civil and military officials in the banquet widened their eyes in horror and covered their mouths and did not dare to make a sound.

Phibun. With a few drops of blood and brains splashed on his face, he wiped his face with his left hand disapprovingly, and pointed to Prince Wangfan Tiyakala, an adviser to the Prime Minister's Office:

"Pull this old thing out and kill it! He didn't know that just two hours earlier, the Swiss government had held a press conference to say that King Rama VIII of Siam was only a puppet of the military government and could not dominate Siamese politics, and that the tragedy in Bangkok had nothing to do with the poor man who was only 13 years old and lived in Lausanne with his widowed mother and younger brother. King Rama VIII has entrusted the Swiss government with a willingness to resign as King of Siam, and everything that happened in Siam will have nothing to do with the Chakri family in the future......"

Seeing that the guards escorted Prince Wangfantiakala, who was desperately resisting, out, there was soon a clear sound of gunfire outside, and there was a dead silence in the banquet.

Everyone trembled and hung their heads, not daring to look at Phibun. At a glance, it seemed that he was a demon who could devour people's lives at any time.

Phibun. Song Kan stood up and motioned for the guards to drag out the body of the Marquis of Paifeng, and then said slowly:

"Since the king doesn't want the country anymore, it means that we don't have to ask Ananta. That little fellow of Mahidol swore allegiance, and from now on, I, Luang Phibun, will be the dictatorship, and everything in Siam will be at my disposal, and you, just be accountable to me, understand? ”

"This—"

Wave. Maidi just wanted to speak when he saw Phibun. Song Kan's fierce gaze frightened him, and he hurriedly said: "I wholeheartedly support His Excellency Luang Phi Boon's decision!" At this time, democracy is of no use to us, and only the wise H.E. Luang Phibun alone can lead us out of our predicament. ”

Billy. Panon Rong, Xin. Kanchai, wide. Seeing the miserable fate of the Marquis of Paifeng, Apaiwang, Nabiri and others knew better that in order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, the families of the Marquis of Paifeng and Prince Wangfan Tiyakala were destined to be immune, and they couldn't help beating drums in their hearts and expressed their loyalty.

Except for one or two military attachés who personally patted the Marquis of Feng, that is, Phi Ye Pai Feng, the rest were originally Phibun. The head of the horse is Zhan, although it is also on Phibun. Song Kan was shocked by the strength he showed, but he was used to going against the grain and singing praises.

Phibun. Song Kan paced back and forth, and after a long time said:

"The situation changed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the South Chinese army had already attacked Shajiao, and Buriram, Surin, Sisarati and Ubon Ratchathani were also in a panic...... Apaiwang's suggestion is that instead of putting himself in a desperate situation, he should go to the Siam-Myanmar border to find an opportunity.

"Now the British have only one brigade in Burma, and they need to deal with the rebels who are superior in numbers, if we withdraw into Burma, South China, taking into account the international influence, will definitely not dare to pursue across the border, and our room for activity will naturally increase greatly, and when the time is ripe, we will counterattack the mainland, and we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"Commander-in-Chief is wise!"

"We listen to your lords!"

"His Excellency Luang Phibun is really our guiding light!"

All sorts of flattery are spitting out.

Phibun. Satisfied with his ambitions, he immediately began to issue a series of orders to transfer the troops in the central, eastern and northeastern regions to the western border, while the Northern Front urgently reinforced the troops in Chiang Rai from Chiang Mai.

As for the followers of Bangkok City, Phibun. Song Kan decided to take all the students and skilled workers who could be contacted, and the students and skilled workers in it would be the capital of the future military junta. Song Kan doesn't give up easily.

.......

Prachinburi, located in the upper reaches of the Bang Pak Gong River, about 134 kilometers away from Bangkok, has the mountains of Dong Pha Yaren, Khao Dong Li, Khao Ban Ta in the north and east, the mountain area accounts for about 60% of the total area of the province, and is an important border province connecting Siam and South China.

As a Phibun. Song Kan's henchman, Commander of the Central Cluster of the Siam Army, Bing. After Marshal Chunhawang received the order, he sighed slightly.

Retreat is easy to say, but where is it actually that simple?

The Anjia army is rapidly approaching the county seat of Shajiao, and the thirty-kilometer journey may take a day or two for other troops, but for the Nanhua army, it is as easy as a leisurely stroll, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow morning at the latest. Once the Sha Shu is lost, the entire defense line will collapse immediately, and then the transfer will evolve into a terrible rout, therefore, it is reasonable and reasonable that the Sha Shu defense line that has been painstakingly managed must be defended, and as long as it can hold on for a day and a night, all units will have plenty of time to retreat in an orderly manner.

However, it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and since the instructions have been handed down, they must naturally obey them unconditionally. Bright. Chun Hawang pondered for a long time and made targeted deployments:

The two infantry divisions between Bangnampyo and Chachoengsao, which had been badly damaged by air raids, were broken into pieces and retreated from the trail to Ayutthaya, from which they crossed the Chao Phraya River, and if Ayutthaya was lost, they continued northward to cross the river by Sinburi, Chai Na, and even Samut Prakan.

Three divisions and one border police division in Sha Kuo City, Bing. Marshal Chunhawang withdrew two divisions on the pretext of withdrawing to Kamin Buri to deploy a second line of defense, but reinforced the artillery of the central cluster to Saja to strengthen the will of the defenders to resist. Bright. Chunhawang indignantly promised that as long as the Shalu defenders could resist for a day and a night, the troops could retreat on their own.

The two divisions withdrawn from Pakse will arrive at Ubon Ubon at midnight. Marshal Chun Hawang ordered the ministry not to stop, along the Mon River to Pen, and then to Chaiyapong, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, and Sukhothai to Tak.

Bright. Chun Hawang conveyed the orders one by one, his mood was slightly stable, and he called his confidant generals to arrange for the evacuation of the generals' families in advance.

......

In Chiang Mai, the 40-year-old commander of the Northern Front, Marshal Phraya Song, trembled all over his body and looked angry.

In April 33, King Rama VII Pachatabi announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and the Cabinet, the restoration of the monarchy, and the royalists led the army into Bangkok. Colonel Somkan led his army to suppress the royalist rebellion, and it was only then that Phibun was gradually formed. The emerging military group led by Song Kan, Phaya Pat Feng and others gradually became marginalized.

It was in this situation that the "Four Tiger Generals" parted ways, Phaya Phai Phong continued to serve as the prime minister of his government, Phai Pa Pa Pat became the Minister of the Air Force, which was unpopular at the time, Phraya Lidong went to serve as the commander of the Northeast Cluster, and Phaya Song came to Chiang Mai to serve as the commander of the Northern Front, far away from the center of the political maelstrom in Bangkok.

Phraya Song, who has been the commander of Siam North for more than four years, has just received a letter from Phibun. Song Kan's order, he was still pondering how to deploy his troops, and the secret message of Pai Pa Pa Sai came later, when he knew that his old friend Phraya Phai Feng had died tragically in Pibun. When Song Kan was shot and his family members were all executed, the anger in Pi Yesong's heart began to burn.

Remembering that when Phaya Pat Feng appointed Phubun. When Song Kan was the Minister of War, he himself tried hard to persuade him, and later appointed Phibun. When Song Kan was Minister of Defense and Minister of the Interior, he angrily accused him of handing over military and political power to others and putting the butcher's knife in the hands of others, but Phaya Pat Feng always said that talents are rare, so he left Chiang Mai in anger. Seeing Phibun. Song Kan gradually grows, Phaya. Pat Feng was gradually elevated, and he had a premonition that this day would come, but he never thought that Phi Boon. Song Kan was so cruel that he shot his old boss in public.

"Old friend, I have advised you a long time ago, but you don't listen to me, I don't know if you regretted it before you died?"

Phaya Song slowly calmed down, stood up and strode to the window, looked at the mountains in the night in the distance, and muttered: "No, I, Pye Song, can't take my fate into the hands of others!" My destiny can only be in my own hands......"