392 Battle of Thonburi (Part II)
Downstairs in the city, there is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Many people think that the scene of lying on the battlefield full of corpses in the movie should not be very common, and it is slightly exaggerated. The soldiers of the Marine Corps have seen a lot of war scenes, but this is the first time they have seen such blood.
Bloody, one-sided.
Because the Marines did not lose a single person from beginning to end, during this period, a cannon blew up, wounding two soldiers, but the injuries were not too serious, and they were lucky, and the rest were all brothers who were shooting and firing on the city wall in peace. The extremely dense firepower network, and the Tang army's long-standardized cross-fire and coordinated settings, caused the Siamese army to fall under the city one after another.
It can be said that this battle was a battle that truly demonstrated the power of machine guns. Phraya Suriya sent 10,000 troops to storm the city of Thonburi, but the number of corpses left behind under the city exceeded 6,000. On the other hand, in the 1893-1894 war between the British army in Rhodesia and the local Mactabili-Sulus in South and Central Africa, in one battle, a British unit of more than 50 people repelled dozens of charges by more than 5,000 Machin heavy machine guns with only four Maxim heavy machine guns, killing more than 3,000 people. In the Battle of the Somme in World War I, when the British and French troops rushed to the German positions, they were strafed by hundreds of German machine guns, and the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties in one day.
Machine guns are one of the most efficient weapons ever invented in human history. In the hands of the Tang people, this is even more proven. Tens of thousands of Siamese infantry, unable to retreat, moved forward and tried to seize the gap in the wall of Thonburi. But it was this gap that seemed to be a call to death. Hope is so close that it looks extremely tempting. But the devil will catch the light before you catch it. Tear you apart completely.
When the Siamese soldiers rushed forward. The comrades-in-arms around them were swept down by bullets one after another, and the fear was incomparable, and in the end, their fate was definitely to be hit by bullets of different calibers. In the minds of the Siamese who still had such a thing as bravery, death was inevitable, and as long as they could break through into the city, then there was a chance of survival in this battle. But Wangshan ran away from a dead horse, and the collapsed city wall seemed like a place that could never be reached. In the end, thousands of people were killed on the spot.
After the war, Chang Bin personally came to the city wall to inspect the situation, looked at the dense corpses under the city, and couldn't help sighing: "War is really not a fun thing." β
The Tang army was short of manpower, and no one went out of the city to collect the corpses, and even if the soldiers of the Marine Corps standing on the city wall were very psychologically tough, they would inevitably have some stomach ups and downs.
The Phraya Surian faction was shocked and terrified to see their army destroyed so easily. At that time, he was ready for his subordinates to rush into the city to kill in all directions, and he was leading the army into the city to cover up the killing. But the luckiest Siamese soldier was more than 100 meters away from the gap. After already knowing that he couldn't enter Thonburi City. Most of the Siamese soldiers scattered, and even the overseers behind were terrified. In fact, they followed the charge. The artillery and machine-gun casualties were also severe, and it was no longer possible to restrain the Siamese siege force.
The Phaya Surian faction had to ask his uncle for his guilt, but the Phaya Surian faction obviously did not have the intention of waking up, and he still stubbornly believed in front of Rama I: "Although the losses this time are huge, and thousands of people are killed and wounded, we have also found out the truth of the Tang people." The Tang army was a total of thousands of people, relying on the ship's strong cannons and fast guns, so they dared to invade our Siam so blatantly. But after all, the Tang people have too few soldiers and horses, and when the guns are always too late or run out, as long as they can attack the city on a larger scale, they will definitely be able to attack from that gap and recapture Thonburi. β
Rama I was also shocked when he heard that his 10,000 troops were basically wiped out, and he said angrily: "You said that 10,000 soldiers could attack the city, and this king gave you 10,000, and now you have destroyed 10,000 soldiers and horses of this king, and I don't know how many Siamese corpses have fallen under the city of Thonburi, and the Tang army has not injured a single hair." Now that you want this king to give you soldiers and horses again, how can you believe that you will defeat the Tang people? β
Phraya Suria gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, please trust me one more time." I'm sure I'll be able to defeat the Tang people this time. Although the muskets of the Tang people are many and fast, as long as there are enough people, there will always be those who can break through, and if they enter, they can kill those Tang people who can only put guns and have no courage, and we will win! β
Phraya Suri Pai is simple, one might even say naΓ―ve. At this time, a civil official said: "The king, please think twice, the Tang army is strong, and now that he has won a game, his morale will definitely be like a rainbow." Although our Siamese army is fighting on its own soil and has a lot of manpower, the battle method described by General Phaya is nothing more than filling it with human lives, which is harmful to heaven and peace, and the Buddha does not want to see this scene. β
"If the Buddha really doesn't want to see the wars and disasters, then we should wipe out all the Tang people, instead of letting our good men and women die." β
Rama I threw the ornament in his hand at the Phayasuri Pai and scolded: "You child, you are actually disrespectful to the Buddha, punish you to copy the sutra a hundred times, and spend your pungent sex for a while!" β
The Phayasuri faction did not dare to make a mistake in front of his uncle, and hurriedly knelt at his uncle's feet to repent of his sins.
And the civil officials of the Lord and faction put forward their opinions: "Moreover, even if we recapture Thonburi, as long as the warships of the Tang people are still on the Chao Phraya River, we will not be able to live in peace." Occupy Thonburi, but will be constantly bombarded by the Tang people, Your Majesty's health is important, and you can't easily get into danger. β
They found many reasons, all of which were to make Rama I confess to the Tang people and end the war as soon as possible. Most of these officials are nobles, and their interests are in and around Thonburi. As long as the war continues, their interests will be seriously damaged, so they don't care about the dignity of the kingdom, they just want to curry favor with the Tang people, and get to this matter as soon as possible. On the contrary, for them, even if Rama I is pulled down in the end, as long as the Tang people still use them to govern the local area, then they will only change their masters, and there is no difference.
Rama I was naturally able to understand the tricks of these civil officials, he knew that he could not be defeated, and at this juncture, he could not easily retreat and sue for peace with the Tang people. So, he gritted his teeth, looked around at the generals, and asked, "Do any of you have the confidence to fight the Tang people?" β
He also saw that although the Phaya Surian faction was very muddy, what they said was generally to the point, the strength of the Tang people was indeed limited, and although the human life pile was cruel, it was also the only way. (To be continued.) )