Jiao Qiang's idea was quite stable from the time he entered the Chao Phraya River, they were conquerors, so too much reason to convince people with virtue had no effect. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Siamese people will not be grateful to the Tang Dynasty for not shelling them, and even if the Tang army kills people in Siam, the Siamese people will still surrender.

Indochina has long been a more realistic law of the jungle, Burmese, Siamese, Cambodian and even Vietnamese kill and kill, whoever declines is conquered by others, and it is not long before another nation becomes strong and beats each other in turn, and then the cycle repeats itself. Compared with the land of China, there are still some Confucian moral concepts of courtesy, righteousness and shame, and the Han people generally do not do things too absolutely, but the ethnic groups on the Indochina Peninsula slaughter everything is commonplace. For example, before the Burmese Gongbang Dynasty invaded Siam Dacheng, not only turned the entire city into a ruin, but even plundered a large number of craftsmen, doctors, poets, and farmers, and the population was tens of thousands, which also indirectly promoted the development of the Gongbang Dynasty in the future. And there is no reason at all for the conquest of these countries, and whoever is strong today will fight whomever they want.

Looking around, it seems that China is the only one who is so independent, honest and responsible, even if he is strong, he will not casually launch an aggressive war, and he pays attention to food and appearance, which is even more famous. Of course, in a world full of robbers, this overly gentle and frugal attitude ended up causing the country to suffer.

The Tang Dynasty cannot be said to be completely devoid of the influence of traditional Chinese culture, and even a considerable part of the Tang Dynasty is reviving traditional culture, especially attaching importance to national culture. But the pragmatism that the modern congregation brings. It has gone deep into the bones of this country. For the Don people. There is no such thing as taking up face.

Jiao Qiang is a member of the Republic of China. Witnessing the various tragedies of the Japanese invasion of China, I have strengthened a belief that if you treat others kindly, others will treat you kindly, and only by continuously strengthening Datang will we avoid disasters for the descendants of Datang hundreds of years later.

And in this day and age, there is only one possibility that you will not have a disaster in you - and that is that you have brought disaster to others.

Thonburi is Jiao Qiang, who brought a disaster.

Four warships of the Datang Navy, including two cruisers with 203 heavy guns. The destruction of Thonburi is appalling. Southeast Asian peoples are good at architecture, such as the Siamese people, who built some beautiful palaces and Buddhist temples that can be called art. Thonburi itself is a relatively young city, and it has only been more than a decade since the capital was moved, so its scale is relatively limited. Before Rama I could give the order to order the residents of Thonburi to withdraw, the Tang naval warships began shelling the city without limiting targets.

The same thing, which they once did in Japan, led to the loss of tens of thousands of lives. The Siamese people didn't set fire to the Japanese buildings either, but the climate was tropical and humid. However, it limits the fires that kill the most people. But despite this, the Don army suddenly opened fire before the ultimatum. And it was the shelling at night that still killed thousands of Thonburi residents.

Rama I couldn't sleep at night in the palace, waiting for not the messengers he sent, but the shelling of the Tang warships. His palace was also covered by the heavy naval guns of the Tang people, and almost instantly, the shock wave and loud noise from the explosion of the cannonballs shook Rama I to the ground.

His guards desperately tried to save Rama I from the palace, and Thonburi had turned into a hell full of people fleeing for their lives. Although the bombardment of the Datang Navy came to an end after more than an hour, almost no one remained in the entire city as of the early morning of the next day.

"Captain, the commander of the Marine Corps has informed that their fleet has reached the mouth of the river Samut Prakan and will soon be able to reach Thonburi."

Jiao Qiang nodded and said, "It just so happens that we have blocked the landing area with artillery fire, and the marines can directly occupy Thonburi." ”

The deputy captain said, "Will the Marines make a landing?" The first regiment is more than 800 people, although the marines are the most daring troops in our army, but the strength of Rama I's Siamese army is estimated to be 100,000 people, and we occupy Thonburi, I am afraid we will not be able to hold it. ”

Jiao Qiang said: "It's good to let Commander Chang do this decision himself." Furthermore, Siam said that there were 100,000 troops, but most of them were miscellaneous soldiers, and there were very few elites who were really combative. The Marines, though only 800 men, were semi-mechanized, and Thonburi was completely within range of our naval guns, and our artillery fire could easily cut off the battlefield, thus creating a favorable situation for our battle. However, I do not deny that it would be very troublesome to take Thonburi and then hold it. ”

At this time, Chang Bin, the commander of the Marine Corps, who was close to Thonburi, had the same problem as Jiao Qiang. As the commander of the Marine Corps, Chang Bin has become a major general and the supreme commander of this military operation, and after the arrival of reinforcements from the Yamato Corps, he is still under his command system.

The Tang Military Intelligence Department summarized the detailed situation on Chang Bin's table: Siam is a country with a population of four million, which is equivalent to a relatively small province in the Qing Dynasty. Feudalized Siam was very feudal in military operations, and the nobles led their troops to accompany the king to battle. Therefore, Siam, in extreme circumstances, is able to mobilize an army of about 200,000 to fight. Not long ago, Rama I, who had returned from the Khmer division, commanded an army of more than 100,000 men. However, upon its return to the country, the army was disbanded. Siam has a standing army of about 20,000 to 30,000 men, the most elite of which are elephant soldiers and musketeers.

Rama I still needed a large army to secure his royal power, so the Siamese army that was now subordinate to him still had 100,000 men, and although the number was relatively rough, there would not be much difference. With such an army, Chang Bin is not afraid, and the marines in his hands are the elite division of the Tang Dynasty, which is bold and capable of fighting. The only thing that made him a little suspicious was the local tropical jungle environment, and the elephant soldiers they had never faced.

Although the military operation against Siam was sudden, the warmonger Comrade Bai Nan did not know how many war plans were hidden in the safe. In the military reserves of the Far Eastern theater of operations. There are a large number of supplies necessary for war in the tropics -- mosquito repellent water, wind oil essence, antibiotics, antidotes, raincoats. Most of this equipment was previously procured by the Ministry of Defense. Combat against possible rainforest areas. Later, a large part of it was transferred to the munitions depot in the Far Eastern Theater, and now it is directly taken by Bai Nan to arm the Tang Army and the Yamato Corps.

No matter how well prepared Chang Bin was, after all, he had never really fought a war in the rainforest area, so he was still very cautious. In addition, to deal with elephants, Chang Bin specially brought a large number of bazookas and heavy machine guns from Shanghai. In Siam, due to the influence of terrain, vegetation and climate, it was inconvenient to use artillery of too large tonnage, so Chang Bin asked the marines to carry lighter 60mm mortars. There is even something like a grenadier for soldiers who have played with grenadiers.

Chang Bin remembered Bai Nan's advice, as a guest army fighting in Siam, he should make use of all available conditions as much as possible and win all the friendly troops that can be won. The political component of Siam is more complicated, and although Rama I was not small, it does not mean that all the forces here are subordinate to Rama I. There are still people who are still loyal to Zheng Xin, and there will always be an endless stream of leading parties who know the current affairs, if the Tang army is always on the front line, it will obviously be an irritating thing, and razing is the best colonizer's strategy.

Come to think of it. Chang Bin still made up his mind: "Let's fight a battle first, although Rama I has a lot of troops." But we also have our own advantages. The whole city of Thonburi is undefensible, but we can defend a corner and use the advantage of naval artillery to secure our defenses. Through the battle, we must let the Siamese people know our resoluteness, and at the same time appreciate the strength of our Tang army, as long as the morale of the army is unstable with Rama I, there will naturally be people who want to change the court. And by holding on and waiting for the arrival of the Yamato Corps, we will be able to launch a campaign to destroy the main forces of Rama I. After that, to the whole of Siam, slowly Tu Zhi. ”

Bai Nan gave instructions at the pre-war war readiness meeting, and the Siamese War, like the Sunda War, did not seek a quick battle, not the greatest result; It is necessary to take a multi-pronged approach step by step, combine war and government; At the same time, the war was fed by war, and the cost and consumption of the Tang army in this place were reduced as much as possible.

This is also in line with the long-standing model of Bai Nan, which is strategically unique, unexpected, and extremely bold. In terms of tactics, he is cautious and steady, and does not take the enemy lightly. This has something to do with Bai Nan's age and background and growth environment, Bai Nan, who is in his thirties, already has a lot of authority, and at the same time, in the face of this era of opportunities everywhere, opponents are generally inferior to Datang in some aspects. Bai Nan saw this clearly, so he was often accustomed to fighting big with small and avoiding weaknesses.

At the same time, Bai Nan can do this because he has a trait, that is, he is meticulous enough. For example, the Cuckoo Project, when he threw it, it was a thunderbolt, and it was a huge trouble. But he is good at breaking down a big problem into a lot of small problems, and sorting out the priorities, using the model of solving small problems one by one, and finally solving the big problems. This is due to his extremely careful thinking and logic, extensive knowledge, and even the establishment and application of the team, after all, such a huge thing, he himself could not be completely considered.

It was also through the great success of the Cuckoo Project that Bai Nan's position in the Tang Republic was greatly consolidated, and his abilities and merits were generally recognized. In the army, Baeknam was considered a trustworthy commander-in-chief, even if he had largely never commanded a hearty campaign. is also in response to that sentence, those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements.

The Shaozhuang faction represented by Bai Nan has the characteristics of being aggressive and bold, and Chang Bin is one of them, and he is also one of the followers of Bai Nan's "Tang Zhuang Dream". After working together for a long time, Chang Bin understood what Bai Nan thought, so he was also trusted by Bai Nan and served as the commander of the entire war.

"The 1st Marine Corps Regiment, all of them are conducting the last combat readiness check and preparing for a landing operation!" Chang Bin's confidence also comes from the fact that Datang has done a relatively good job of intelligence work in Siam. He had a complete military map of Thonburi in his hand, including detailed markings of streets and buildings. He and his staff quickly selected the lines of defense that the Marines needed to defend and communicated with the naval fleet to find out the extent of the damage in the shelling.

The last thing the Marines wanted to do was engage in street battles with the Siamese in the midst of ruins.

At 11 o'clock in the afternoon, the Marine Corps transport arrived in Thonburi.

The young non-commissioned officer Zhou Junbao leaned over the assault boat, and at the same time slapped the buttocks of his comrade-in-arms Yang Youguang in front of him, and said, "Youguang, don't pout your cheeks so high, you will let the bullets hit." ”

Yang Youguang turned his head and glared angrily: "You must have done it on purpose!" How many muskets do those Siamese have, and the navy has already cleared the beachhead by this time, who will shoot me with a gun? ”

Squad leader Wang Tao took the butt of the S11 assault rifle in his hand and stabbed Yang Youguang and said, "If you lie low, you will lie low, and the tactical movements we practice will not be meaningless." ”

Yang Youguang has long been accustomed to the partiality of the squad leader, his face is still full of resentment, and he still has a look of lovelessness.

Then, Wang Tao said to Luo Teng, the deputy squad leader who was in charge of the outboard engine: "Lao Luo, take it easy, we are all about to rush to the front, at your speed, if you hit the beachhead, maybe you have to open the bottom of the boat again, and I won't help you write a report at that time." ”

Luo Teng said with a casual look: "That can only say that our equipment contractors are too impatient to make weapons." ”

Zhou Junbao said very fairly: "Deputy squad leader, even if it is an interstellar spaceship, you have a way to break it." ”

Luo Teng laughed and said, "That's right, I'm so capable." ”

Wang Tao stared at the shore, looked at the scene that was approaching a little bit, and said, "Okay, don't talk about it, prepare to land on alert!" ”

Under the coercion of Wang Tao, Luo Teng still did not cripple the assault boat, and there was no one on the shore, and the marines quickly secured the beachhead, and more soldiers came to Thonburi. The Marines also managed to bring 12 Type 77 half-tracks ashore, and the Marines also had a certain amount of mechanization, using the same equipment as the Army. Although the plains of Southeast Asia are still different from the North China Plains, where armored vehicles can roam and wrist, the Type 77 half-track can still find its own use, and at the same time provide strong mobile support and pursuit power.

After a while, a communications soldier approached Wang Tao, "Sergeant Wang of the Navy SEALs?" Command of the command. (To be continued.) )