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Chapter 1642 The Lost Dog

Nanhua, Xinjing, the war room of the General Staff. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

An Yi and Yang Fei, Deng Bin, Zhao Dongquan, Liu Qing, Shen Ziling and other generals of the headquarters all stayed up all night and kept an eye on the progress of the front-line war.

By 7 a.m., the northern and mountainous clusters had successfully occupied the towns of Chiang Saen and Mae Cham and advanced to Chiang Rai Province. On the Eastern Front, the Xia Jian Front successfully broke through the Mekong defense line and occupied Kenmala.

Chiang Rai province in the north of Siam, there is a division of the Siamese army stationed, nine divisions of the mountain cluster like a group of tigers down the mountain, it should not be a problem to take it, according to the predetermined plan, after the occupation of Chiang Rai, the troops do not do rest, only send a small number of troops to maintain law and order, the main force continues to advance rapidly to the south, with the capture of Chiang Mai as the first stage of the goal.

Chiang Mai is the second largest city in Siam, and has long been the capital of Siamese dynasties, and is the political, economic, and cultural center of the north-central region, with great international influence. At the same time, Chiang Mai is also the northern starting point of the Man-Chiang Railway (Bangkok-Chiang Mai), with a huge road network radiating to the surrounding five provinces, and the Siam Military Government has the Siam Northern Front Headquarters here, under the jurisdiction of six divisions, including the Chiang Rai Division. Judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for the Siamese military junta to abandon this important sub-capital city, and the battle of Chiang Mai is destined to be an important decisive battle to determine the fate and future of Siam.

According to the plan, after the capture of Kenmala, the Ha Kim Front Army will divide an army group and quickly march to Ubon Ratchathani in the southwest, while the main force will advance to the line of Yesothong, Tawaburi, and Khon Kaen in the northwest.

Ubon Ratchathani is the starting point of the eastern line of the Ubon to Ubon Railway, and it is also the rear supply base of the Siamese army to attack Pakse. However, against the more than 60,000 people of an army group of the An Jia Army, even if the Siamese people return to help, whether they can hold Ubon Ratchathani is also a huge question mark.

At this moment, on the Osma line in the south, the Third Army has already made a breakthrough in the north and south passes of the Biandan Mountains, and it is only a matter of time before it advances north to force Kachun, Basa, Surin and other places, and it is only a matter of time before the two major armies cooperate in the operation, and the situation in the entire southeastern part of Siam will immediately erod.

After the main force of the Ha Kim's group army advanced to the northwest and captured the cities of Yessotong, Tawaburi, and Khon Kaen, the two feints launched by the Siamese army in the north and northeast were immediately divided by the Anjia army, and once the four divisions of the Siamese placed on this line were wiped out, they could no longer organize a large-scale army to resist.

Many people may think that just taking Bangkok is enough, so why bother? But don't forget that Siam is actually a constitutional monarchy, and Rama VIII, in Lausanne, Switzerland, is ready to form a new government to replace the military junta and form a rebellion anywhere in Siam. What the An Jia Army has to do is to completely dispel the idea of the Siamese people to make a comeback, cut Siam into different individuals like a scalpel, and completely break the resistance of the Siamese people.

"Haha, breakfast is coming, everyone eats first, and then we will talk about the rest after eating."

Chang Baofangren, head of the General Logistics Department, had not yet arrived, but his big throat arrived first, and soon twenty or thirty officers and men walked in with steamed buns, steamed buns, and iron pots containing porridge.

An Yi stood up and stretched his waist, and asked with a smile: "Old Chang, you, the logistics minister, don't dispatch military supplies, but care about our food, isn't it a bit overkill?" ”

Chang Baofang walked up to An Yi and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, the logistics work can't be delayed, after the regularization of the troops, each project will have at least two staff officers to track the progress, and there will be no mistakes. Seeing everyone working day and night, can I sleep well? I have no choice but to take care of everyone's life. ”

An Yi smiled and patted Chang Baofang's shoulder, beckoning the generals to come to the table full of breakfast. After sitting down, An Yi took a sip of porridge first, then picked up chopsticks, picked up the steamed bun and sent it to his mouth.

Just half-full, good news came from the front:

At six o'clock in the morning, the paratroopers raided the barracks in the east of Bangkok.

At that time, the Siamese army had already gotten up and was lining up in companies and battalions, preparing to reinforce the 20th and 21st Divisions attacking the Chinese area.

According to the advice of the Japanese advisers, the Siamese army attacked the Chinese area of Bangkok overnight, one was to consume the ammunition of the Chinese garrison, the second was to use intensive attacks to make the defenders unable to rest, and the third was to wear down the fighting spirit of the defenders by constantly changing the rhythm of the attack. With this multi-pronged approach, once the most violent wave of attacks is launched, you can achieve good attack results.

Throughout the night, the city of Bangkok was covered in gunfire, which is a big reason why there was fighting in the northeastern town of Kado, but Bangkok didn't know anything.

The large playground was densely packed with people, and the 3rd Air Regiment of the An Jia Army stationed in Battambang took off at 5 o'clock in the morning, and five bomber squadrons, escorted by an equal number of fighters, suddenly appeared above the East Daying in Bangkok, dropping a large number of bombs, and the Siamese were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.

At this time, taking advantage of the chaos, the paratroopers first seized the artillery camp near the main camp, quickly turned the muzzle of the gun, and slammed into the main camp.

After half an hour of intensive bombardment, the entire battalion was in shambles, and only a few buildings stood alone. With the return of the fighters in the sky, the paratroopers made a resolute assault on the camp, and after half an hour of fighting, all the remnants of the Siamese were compressed into those buildings.

After listening to the report, Shen Ziling, the head of the War Department, raised his head and asked with some surprise: "According to the plan, shouldn't they attack the Siamese command center first, disrupt the command system in Bangkok, and then create conditions for controlling Bangkok?" How could it be that the attack on the East Camp would be prioritized? ”

Li Yufu, Minister of Communications, said: "According to the brother who answered, there are many secret passages built in the city of Bangkok, and even if there is a surprise attack, the head of the enemy can calmly evacuate from the tunnel and continue to command the battle in other places. Rather than being passive under the attack of the paratroopers after the enemy reacted, it was better to first destroy the 22nd Division with the cooperation of the air force bomber group to get rid of the biggest threat in Bangkok, and then use the remnants of the 22nd Division to attract the 20th and 21st Divisions to come to the aid and destroy the enemy step by step. When the 21st and 20th Divisions were almost exhausted, the stormtroopers of the Hua District attacked on all fronts and eliminated the remnants of the enemy in one fell swoop, so that the city of Bangkok could be firmly controlled in their hands. ”

"Play the piano!"

Deputy Chief of General Staff Yang Fei put down the bowl, wiped his mouth, stood up and said with a serious face: "Then have they ever thought about letting Phibun go. Songkan, Phaya. Pai Feng and others, these heads of the junta fled from the city of Bangkok and gathered troops to fight us to the end, what should we do? Isn't this a disguised prolongation of the war? ”

"Old Yang!"

Deng Bin pulled down Yang Fei and pressed him on his seat: "They have their concerns, anyway, the airborne force has only one regiment, and the enemy has three divisions, first eat a fully formed division, draw each other's forces closer, and deal with the other two incomplete divisions in the later battle, this choice has a certain reason, the task we assigned to them is only to control the city of Bangkok, ensure the safety of the Chinese, keep the scene of the crime, the task of beheading is only incidental, and I think, Phibun. Songkan, Phaya. Pai Feng and others, it's better to let it go for the time being! ”

"Oh!? Talk about what you think! ”

An Yi was thinking about this question, and when he heard Deng Bin say this, he immediately asked with interest, and Zhao Dongquan, Liu Qing and others next to him also looked at Deng Bin together.

Deng Bin analyzed: "Since the democratic revolution in 32, Siam has implemented a constitutional monarchy, and the king is the nominal head of state. Songkan, Phaya. If Pai Feng and the others died violently, the King of Siam could justifiably declare the policy implemented by Siam illegal, and then reorganize the government overseas, and then mediate through Britain, the United States, France and other countries.

"But can we accept the mediation of Britain, the United States, France, and other countries? What are we planning for? It's not for the sake of annexing Siam by reasonable and legal means! As long as Phibun. Songkan, Phaya. As long as the government formed by Pai Feng and others exists, then they represent the true will of the Siamese people, and they are in a war relationship with us, and we can put all the blame on this elected government, and the King of Siam can only be used as an ornament!

"Therefore, what we have to do is to try to eliminate the Siamese army, and at the same time let this military regime maintain for a while, let us play the game of 'catch the cat' with them, and when a big war breaks out in Europe, the mission of this regime will almost come to an end, and then even if the King of Siam wants to form a government in exile again, but Siam is already in a situation, and at the same time Britain and France are facing the threat of war, the matter will naturally be over, so that in three or five years, Siam can be digested and consolidated, and become our consolidated land."

An Yi nodded again and again: "This idea is very good, before we only focused on how to hit the opponent militarily, and thought less about political factors." Phibun. Songkan, Phaya. Pai Feng and others are certainly hateful, but their existence has offset the role of the Siamese royal family, and bought enough time for us to completely solve the Siamese army, establish a military government in the occupied areas, and carry out land reform, and wait until we completely control Siam, then the threat of the Siamese royal family to us will not be so important. ”

Yang Fei and Shen Ziling thought calmly and were moved.

Shen Ziling said with some shame: "In this way, Ling Xing and their impromptu response are worthy of recognition!" ”

An Yi smiled and waved his hand: "I dare to say that it is unlikely that they would think of Deng Bin so far, and they only reacted like this from the actual situation of the battle." As Deng Bin said, the task we assigned to them is to control the city of Bangkok, ensure the safety of the Chinese, and protect the crime scene. Now that the 22nd Siam Division has suffered heavy losses, it will be up to them to turn their advantage into victory! ”

Zhao Dongquan raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "The navy is scheduled to launch an artillery bombardment at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River at 7 o'clock in the morning, focusing on the towns of Sabu Bagan, Chonburi and other towns on the right bank, covering the landing of the marines in Sattahip, it is estimated that it is almost time to start ......"

An Yi stood up and touched his stomach comfortably: "I'm full of food and drink, and suddenly I'm a little tired, I'll go and squint for a while, and notify me of any news." With that, he strode towards the door of the war room.

......

At the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, smoke is misty, and occasionally a few cannons are heard from the city of Bangkok, more than ten kilometers to the north, breaking the silence of the early morning.

At the mouth of the river, soldiers of two divisions of the Siamese coastal defense troops, hiding in their positions, vigilantly looked at the sea. Visibility was low due to the morning haze, but everyone knew that the South China Navy fleet, which had blown up the Sattahip military port to pieces, was not far from the sea ahead.

The alarm bell finally sounded, and the battleships raised their guns, and the battle flags fluttered in the whirring wind.

Standing on the command post of the bridge, Lu Guang stared at the sea on the starboard side of the battleship with deep eyes, and the battleships lined up from east to west, and the main guns of the battleship were biased to the beach to the north.

The sea before the storm was unusually calm, and the Siamese soldiers, hiding in their beach bunkers, were at a loss for the situation. The bunkers in which the Siamese soldiers were stationed were trenches dug directly on the beach, others were forts made of concrete or wood and stone, and the officers mostly hid in pillboxes behind the breakwater.

However, the officers who really understood the power of the naval guns were clear about their situation, and if it were not for their duties, they would have fled long ago.

Lieutenant General Bannonbu, commander-in-chief of the Siam Coastal Defense Force, took the microphone and pleaded in a crying voice: "Commander-in-chief, we have encountered the main force of the South China Navy here, densely, and I don't know how many warships there are on the sea. They definitely want to kill directly from the Chao Phraya River (Chao Phraya River) to Bangkok, and we need reinforcements, a lot of reinforcements. ”

"Nope!"

Phibun. Song Kan said on the phone, in a cold tone: "I don't have reinforcements here, the city of Bangkok is under an inexplicable armed attack, and the headquarters is mobilizing troops to destroy the enemy at this time." Bannonbu, you must hold the mouth of the river, otherwise military law will be engaged. ”

Bannonbu cried with a sad face: "Commander-in-chief, even if you can't transfer people for a while, at least you have to transfer back the division that was transferred to Sattahip in the early morning, the enemy's superior navy doesn't need to send an army to land in Sattahip at all, they just need to follow the Chao Phraya River into Bangkok." ”

"This—"

Phibun. Song Kan groaned for a while, and suddenly heard a rumbling sound on the phone, and immediately knew what it meant, his face changed, and he quickly said: "Okay, I promise you, now I will call the garrison of Sattahip, Bannonbu, if you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent, you must resist!" ”

It's a pity that the answer on the phone was a busy tone.

"Boom-"

The thunder resounded over the sea, denser than the rare serial thunder, and many Siamese soldiers poked their heads out of the trenches and bunkers in amazement, and the Siamese could not help but sigh at the greatness of the God of Creation amid the sharp boos that stimulated the heart. Countless red dot-like objects flew from the distant sea, and these small dots continued to enlarge in the eyes of Siamese people, bursting with dazzling light the moment they hit the beach.

One of the 330mm shells hit the top of Bannonb's blockhouse, a shell that could penetrate 300mm armor at a distance of 28,000 meters, and smashed through the top of the pillbox without much effort, turning Bannonbu, who was talking, into a pile of powder.

During the hour-long bombardment, at least tens of thousands of shells with short tail flames fell on the beach within a radius of several kilometers at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River.

......

Bangkok, Phibun. After giving the order to the troops rushing to Sattahip, Song Kan anxiously walked around the basement.

In the east of Bangkok, the moment of gunfire, Phibun. Song Kan immediately took a group of henchmen and quickly moved through the tunnels to the Tamaga Monastery on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, which was a secret refuge built by the military junta, with hidden places both above and below the ground. The presiding officer and monks in the temple are specially arranged by the military government, which can play a role in paralyzing the enemy and protecting important government officials at critical moments.

In Phibun. Before Song Kan and the others arrived, the prime minister of the government, Marquis Paifeng, had already arrived here with his family.

Marquis Paifeng was frightened and fled here with his family after receiving a briefing from the Japanese ambassador in the early hours of the morning that Britain, Germany, France, the United States, and other countries had held press conferences accusing the Siamese government of massacring embassy personnel in an attempt to make enemies of the whole world.

Although Britain and Germany both wanted to be the first to issue a government declaration to Siam, it was the United States that was the first to stand up. As soon as the U.S. government received a telegram from Anne, the wife of the U.S. ambassador, which had been forwarded by the British government, President Roosevelt called Secretary of State Hull and asked him to quickly hold a press conference on the atrocities of the Siamese to express the anger and protest of the U.S. government.

Hull was so unhappy with the Siamese provocation that it took only half an hour to inform the Washington-based reporters to hold a press conference at 10 a.m. EST.

At the meeting, Hull said that he would thoroughly investigate the massacre of the Siamese ambassador, counselor, military attaché and other staff, and if it was proved that it was really the result of the deliberate murder of the Siamese government, then this move would be tantamount to an act of war, and the United States of America would declare war on the Siamese government.

At half past three in the afternoon London time, British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax personally attended an urgent press conference held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express concern about the bloody case in Siam. He said that the British government will spare no effort to find out the truth about the shooting of diplomats by Siamese soldiers, and collect evidence of the robbery, rape and killing of British nationals by Siamese people, and once it is confirmed, Britain will have to defend its national rights and declare war on Siam.

Although Hitler repeatedly told the diplomatic department to seize the time to hold a press conference, it was not until 4 p.m. Berlin time that German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop held a press conference after he had fully communicated with Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Oshima.

At the meeting, Ribbentrop dropped a bomb as soon as he arrived, indicating that from now on, the German Empire was officially at war with Siam, and Germany would send troops into Siam to fight the murderers of the Germanic people. Germany will put King Ananta of Siam. Mahidol and former King Bauhao were listed as war criminals and asked the Swiss and British governments to extradite the two men to Germany for trial. Prior to this, Siam's ambassador to Germany, Bang Sampan, had been arrested, and all diplomatic personnel in the Siamese embassy were treated as spies of the hostile state.

If the proclamations of the United States and Great Britain were concerned, the Germans had driven the Siamese government to a dead end from the very beginning.

Just when reporters from all over the world were shocked by this explosive news, the British "Daily Telegraph" had already published a supplement as quickly as possible, featuring a documentary report on the Bangkok massacre written by a special correspondent, Ruth, the wife of the British ambassador who had just lost her husband. If there were doubts about the killing of the ambassador and many diplomats, Ruth's subsequent portrayal of the tragic plight of the British expatriate, especially the women, made all Britons feel insulted to their national feelings.

Shortly after the Daily Telegraph issued a supplement, The Times also issued an extra issue. The Times published a live report from James, a correspondent based in Bangkok.

James recounted the riots in Bangkok, revealing his own personal experience of his wife being hacked to death by the natives, and his own hardships in bringing his daughter to the Chinese region to survive, and then giving the most in-depth account of the chaos in Siam through his interviews with many Europeans and Americans who were lucky enough to hide in the Chinese region.

At this time, the population no longer doubted, and they spontaneously gathered and stormed the Siamese embassy in Britain. The Siamese ambassador to Britain and embassy officials were killed on the spot by angry civilians, and later set fire to the embassy. Throughout, the police who rushed to maintain order failed to stop the atrocities.

As of 3 o'clock in the morning Bangkok time, European and American countries have reacted to this, and even the French government, which has been agitating the Siamese people behind the scenes, has also stood up to denounce it, in order to avoid suspicion, the French government has expressed its willingness to work with Britain and the United States to thoroughly investigate Siam's massacre against other countries and nationalities to exterminate humanity, and once it is proved to be true, France will stand on the same position with Britain and the United States and other countries and declare war on Siam.

It was precisely because of the uncertainty of the Siamese government and his own future that the Marquis of Pat Phong was so frightened that he moved out of the Grand Palace, which was the Prime Minister's Palace, and quietly came to the Tamaga Temple with his family to deal with possible dangers.

See Phibun. Song Kan walked around, and Marquis Paifeng said with some frustration: "Phibun, don't walk around, your eyes hurt. You caused the trouble, you have an idea! Now that the Japanese government has made it clear that it will not intervene in the war between Siam and South China, we will have less luck in the future! ”

Wave. Maidi, Pai Basai, Tanlong. Navasavat, Seli. Longri and the others all looked at Phibun with complicated expressions. Songkan. This guide, who led everyone to the high positions of the government and the army, graduated from the Siam Royal Military Academy, went to France to study, during which he was influenced by the Italian fascist movement, admired Mussolini, and after returning to China, he became an artillery captain, a major in the General Staff, instigated the democratic movement, and after the success of the revolution, he was elected Minister of Defense for his meritorious service in commanding the army in battle. After five or six years, the military government has consolidated its rule in Siam, and everyone here is at the peak of their careers, as long as they follow the rules, the glory and wealth can be maintained forever, but who wants to be hot-headed for a while, and even have the idea of recovering the lost land and fighting for hegemony, and then make an unforgivable mistake in the treatment of the white people, is there still room for redemption?

Phibun. Song Kan stopped, turned his head and said: "No one wants to come to this point today, who could have imagined in advance that the opponent's strength would be so strong?" Our navy, air force, and army have all been carefully built over the years, exhausting our efforts, but in the blink of an eye, they have been wiped out, which is suffocating! Now, the South China Army is coming from the north, east, southeast and south, with a thunderous force, and the international isolation is unprecedented, we have to make a decision!

"Here I want to remind everyone that now that we are all in the same boat, anyone who acts rashly will be ruined and killed! Just now, Vice Admiral Bannonbu called and said that the South China navy had started a large-scale artillery bombardment of the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, and it was expected that the South China navy would be able to reach Bangkok in a day or two at most.

"We have not failed, and we still have the support of millions of Siamese people. We can go to the mountains of central Siam and continue to command the army against South China, and we will lead our people in a resolute struggle against the invaders for a single day in this world, so that they will never be at peace! ”

Marquis Paifeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, and all the generals in the basement looked at each other, knowing that the matter had come to this point and was irreparable.

Phibun. A sinister light shot out of Song Kan's eyes: "However, before leaving Bangkok, we must kill all the mysterious armed forces and Chinese in the Chinese area that suddenly appeared, so as to vent the hatred in our hearts." I have transferred three divisions of Prachin Buri to the west quickly, and when the enemy in front of us is resolved, we will abandon Bangkok in an organized manner, take all the people of Bangkok to the center, and dig into the ravines to fight guerrilla ......"

"Bang-"

A violent explosion interrupted Phibun. As Song Kan spoke, a grenade came from nowhere and hit the side hall of Tamaga Monastery, causing the house to collapse and the earth to tremble.

In the basement, smoke and dust billowed and coughs were heard, including in Phibun. Song Kan was stunned in his heart, and he didn't know if he was discovered, but fortunately, there was no movement for a long time, so he was a little relieved.

The dog that lost its home is nothing more than that.