A week after the end of the Second Battle of Thonburi, reinforcements from the 1st Marine Regiment finally arrived. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info more than 10,000 Japanese Tang Yamato Corps also arrived in Thonburi under the leadership of the corps commander Yue Zhenfu. The addition of new troops made Chang Bin more comfortable in deployment, and the Yamato Corps had good obedience, which was obviously very good for suppressing the Siamese. Of course, for Bai Nan, the source of the war, the least cost of the Yamato Corps is the main benefit.

Another convenient circumstance is that, like Zheng Xin, Rama I was slaughtered by his generals after only a short period of time as king of Siam. This is not too surprising, although Rama I is also a crusade to the east and west, and his military achievements are great, but his influence is not comparable to Zheng Xin, who expelled the Burmese, even Zheng Xin can be killed by his military generals, and it is not very strange that he was driven out of the royal capital by the Tang people within a few days of his ascension, and he will be killed by his subordinates.

There was a wave of infighting in the Siamese army, which was not particularly fierce, but it soon ended with each other, and none of the generals and nobles who led the troops were willing to stay in the vicinity of Thonburi to continue to fight with the Tang people, and they all led their troops back or fled. Of course, there are also some people who are more familiar with current affairs and come to Thonburi to beg for surrender to the Tang people.

As soon as Rama I died, there was no more influential person in Siam to lead the whole country. Even Rama I's underage son was killed by Siamese nobles who feared retribution in the previous chaotic war.

No one wanted or dared to claim to be the king of Siam, and most of them fled to their own territory. Don't dare to swagger in front of the Tang people. Chang Bin also took advantage of the situation to scatter the Yamato Corps, which had just arrived. Occupy the state capitals of Siam one by one.

Because Rama I was leaving Thonburi at the time. It also took away a large number of residents who also fled the war, so the population of Thonburi City received by the Tang people was not large, and even after the Battle of Thonburi ended, many people did not return to this royal capital.

Across Thonburi, Bangkok, the charming city of later generations, is now just a town, and most of the people living here are Chinese from Chaoshan, China. Zheng Xin's ancestral home is Chaoshan, so his countrymen are treated preferentially in Siam. After solving the trouble of Thonburi. Agents from the Datang Military Intelligence Department came to Bangkok and knocked on the doors of local Chinese immigrants.

The local Chinese people have all seen the Tang people and know what kind of dress the Tang people usually make. In the past few years, the Chinese people have been very accustomed to doing business with the Tang people, and some Chinese businessmen have even made some small fortunes because of the handling of Tang merchants. Zhao Xuan, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Department in charge of Siam work, was full of kindness and bowed his hand to Lin Yaokun, the leader of the Chinese people, who opened the door.

"Brother Lin is polite."

Lin Yaokun has been moving to Siam for more than ten years, and his children have grown up. This person doesn't have much wealth, but because he is literate and hyphenated, and he is quite able to uphold justice for the Chinese, he is convinced by everyone. He was even received and rewarded by Zheng Xin. Zhao Xuan did the work, so he went directly to Lin Yaokun here.

Lin Yaokun saw that it was Zhao Xuan, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. He was not invited to his home, and said, "It turned out to be Officer Zhao, please tell me something." ”

It turned out that Zhao Xuan was walking in Siam as a businessman in the Tang Dynasty, and he also had an intersection with Lin Yaokun, who was never close to him, but he was also familiar. But since the Tang Army, Zhao Xuan's background was immediately revealed, and Lin Yaokun instinctively wanted to be wary of an intelligence leader like him.

Zhao Xuan laughed, looking extremely easy, and said, "What kind of official is it, it's better to call it brother." I still have to ask Brother Lin for help this time. ”

Lin Yaokun asked cautiously, "I don't know what's going on?" ”

Zhao Xuan said: "Now that the rebel party Zhao Phraya Chakri has been given the head, the remnants of the rebel army are no longer in the climate. It was time to clean up the mess and restore peace to Siam and the people to recuperate. Datang has the ambition to protect Siam Taiping, but this is not an overnight thing. In particular, the soldiers of our Tang Army did not understand the Siamese language, so they had problems communicating with the locals, and they were afraid of causing many misunderstandings. There are no less than thousands of Chinese compatriots who come to Siam, and many of them have also started families here, and the Siamese language is not a problem. If we can get the help of our compatriots, we will certainly be able to make a lot less trouble and more convenient. That's why I came to put Brother Lin, hoping that Brother Lin could come forward and persuade everyone to do things for our Datang. ”

Lin Yaokun said reluctantly: "Chief Zhao, the Chinese people who came to Siam to live are not safe and stable, and everyone has no ability, I'm afraid it won't be useful." ”

Zhao Xuan persuaded again: "How can you say that, in terms of translation, we can use everyone very well." Moreover, my Datang is about to set up an administrative organ in Siam, and when the time comes, everyone will have a public office, and the income will be more considerable, and we Datang will be backed by, and there is no need to be afraid of being bullied by anyone. ”

Lin Yaokun said: "In Siam, we are rarely bullied by anyone. In the final analysis, the Chinese are outsiders in Siam, to put it abruptly, the Tang people suddenly came to Siam, how long they can stand on their feet, none of us knows, in case you leave one day, we Chinese people who have helped the Tang Dynasty will definitely suffer. ”

Zhao Xuanhu raised his face and said: "This is Brother Lin's prejudice, our Datang is majestic overseas, as long as we put our hands in, there is no reason to take it out again." At this time, the Siamese army has basically been defeated by our Tang army, and the land of Siam, it will not take much time, and it will be all that I have in the Tang Dynasty. What tricks can the Siamese come up with? Brother Lin, this is a great opportunity, seize it, and it will be prosperous in the future, and if you give up, I am afraid that you will regret it in the future. ”

Hearing that Zhao Xuan already had a faint hint of threat, Lin Yaokun was also helpless, he didn't want to get involved, the most typical thinking mode of the Chinese people is to avoid trouble and not cause trouble, but if the Tang people are really unreasonable, take them together, and force them to translate for Tang Jun, or do other work, Lin Yaokun and others have no other way.

So, Lin Yaokun could only say: "What Chief Zhao meant, Xiaomin understands, please give me a grace time and discuss with the local folks so that I can reply." ”

Zhao Xuan said with a smile: "My Datang troops are ready to go, and the capture of the surrounding state capitals is just these days, it is the time to employ people, I am afraid it cannot be delayed, and I also ask Brother Lin to gather everyone and explain this matter, who is willing to go, just leave now, at least 25 Tang Yuan per month, including food and accommodation." In the future, there will be opportunities to be promoted to the yamen to do things, and you must not miss it! (To be continued.) )