The choice of the Phaya Surian faction was not shrewd, and the Tang army's transfer of troops from elsewhere to support Ximen would inevitably weaken the strength of the defenses in other places. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although the gap in the wall has been repaired, it is easier to climb than the other gates. But when the Phraya Surian faction was preparing to launch a final onslaught on the area with the last of their forces, the Phraya Surian faction received a piece of information.

The Siamese army battalion in the rear mutinied.

Rama I made a desperate gamble to seize Thonburi in order to gain a favorable situation against the Tang people, and the Siamese paid great sacrifices in the two Thonburi offensive and defensive battles. Even though Rama I and the Phayasurian faction used various methods of coercion and inducement, they religiously and spiritually portrayed the Tang people as enemies of Buddhism, and at the same time hyped up the hatefulness of the Tang people, and on the other hand, promised the soldiers who participated in the war, if they succeeded in capturing Thonburi, they would be given elevation to become nobles, and more food and land would be allocated. Rama I also beheaded the two nobles and seized their military power, which finally allowed the Siamese army to unite and launch an offensive against Thonburi.

Phraya Suria sent a request for Rama I to continue to send troops to support, but Rama I, after considering it, decided to give his nephew a little more support. But at this time, Rama I's generals were unwilling. Before, they were suffering from Zheng Xin's moodiness and suspicion of killing, but after changing Rama I, they thought they could calm down. However, the new king constantly wants to send noble generals to lead troops to die, and no one can accept it.

The Tang Military Intelligence Department has privately contacted several powerful noble lords of Siam, and has reassured and instigated them, plus the losses in the battle against the Tang army are too huge. Let some noble lords still be timid. In the tent of Rama I. A nobleman immediately raised objections to sending troops. When Rama I called for the guards to drag him out and behead him, the nobleman's soldiers who had already laid an ambush came into the tent, and some nobles were also in a state of waiting, and finally Rama I was stabbed in the belly with a spear by the rebellious nobleman, and his intestines were spilled on the ground, and he died on the spot.

The death of Rama I made the people directly under Rama I extremely angry, and they began to act against the nobles. The nobles had no choice but to fight against them, and the battle was extremely chaotic, and neither side knew who was the enemy and who was the friendly in the camp, and in the end they had to stop and disperse.

And the most bitter was the Phraya Surian faction in front, who faced the defense of the Tang army, and although he used various methods to pile up some results with his human life, he was not much luckier than his uncle. Because when he led his troops forward, ready to succeed or fail in this move. was shot by a Tang Navy warship, and the shell that was not accurate at all blew up. I can't even find the whole body.

The main general was killed, coupled with the fact that the war was already unfavorable, and the Siamese suffered huge casualties, and finally this second Thonburi siege ended in this way.

For the Tang army, although their losses in normal battles could not be called significant, the performance of the Siamese people still surprised them greatly. In a normal war in the era of cold weapons, the average army has 10 percent battle losses, and it is easy to collapse. However, the Siamese people were still able to rush forward despite half to seventy or eighty percent of the battle losses, which made many Tang soldiers and even military scholars puzzled.

Even for a long time after that, the military scholars of the Tang Dynasty have been trying to understand what happened before the Battle of Thonburi, so that a feudal army can tolerate such a battle loss and attack the Tang army one after another. After the two battles of Thonburi and some collisions on the periphery, the Tang army annihilated a total of 20,000 Siamese troops. Even Tang Jun himself frankly believes that in the face of such losses, Tang Jun, who has not experienced many setbacks, may not be able to survive.

Of course, in Datang's military thinking, there is absolutely no need to use human life at the cost of fighting for an unimportant victory.

After a long time, the mainstream view of the Tang military academic circles on this war, the Siamese people are not afraid of death, on the one hand, the Siamese people have a good fighting courage in their national character, and many Siamese people seem to be docile, but there is an extremely ruthless factor hidden under this meekness. On the other hand, scholars also generally believe that the Tang army rashly intervened in the situation in Siam, and the previous naval shelling of Thonburi, which made the Siamese accumulate a lot of anger, and at the same time, Rama I also used the Buddhist religious forces that were more in line with him to brainwash the soldiers, so that many soldiers firmly believed that they would die in bliss even if they died on the battlefield, and they were the saints who guarded the Buddhist altar, which also led to many brainwashed Siamese people to die without hesitation.

Moreover, the Siamese knew that the Tang army was small in number, and that many advantages, including the gap in the city walls, gave them false hopes, and they thought that if they crossed this hurdle, they would be able to win. This hope is the most hurtful.

In short, in any case, the two battles of Thonburi were one of the most difficult battles the Tang army fought since it entered the Indochina Peninsula. With a garrison of less than 1,000 troops, the Tang Army overdrew almost all the energy of the marines, and finally completed the battle to defend the city. Many Marines later recalled that they could collapse at any time in the face of those Siamese soldiers who were not afraid of death, and that when your enemy was not afraid of death, it was your turn to be afraid.

In particular, the Siamese attacked the wall of the West Gate at one point, and although the number of Siamese who finally climbed the wall may be less than 100, at that moment, the marines, who rarely fought in close combat with the enemy, were still a little nervous. Naturally, the soldiers of the Tang army were on average much better than the Siamese soldiers, and when their courage was aroused, the Siamese were quickly defeated and driven out of the city. After all, the marines at the head of the city are generally equipped with automatic weapons.

Some people have also accused Chang Bin of choosing to seize Thonburi and defend the city, which is extremely unwise. He should have waited for the arrival of the Yamato Corps before launching a large-scale campaign against the Siamese. However, as a commander in charge, his choice cannot be regarded as much of a mistake. Although the battle was difficult, the losses of the Tang army were not large, that is, the consumption of ammunition was very significant. At the same time, the Siamese army also completely lost the ability of the Great Army to fight due to the two battles of Thonburi, and the two staunch anti-Tang factions of Rama I and Phraya Suria also died, and the road for the Tang people to dominate Siam became smoother. (To be continued.) )