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Chapter 1655: The enemy changes and I change

Because everything went smoothly in military and political affairs, An Yi slept very soundly this night, and after getting up the next morning, he practiced boxing with Shen Fengdao for half an hour, and after sweating, he felt energetic, and after eating breakfast in the canteen, he rushed to the General Staff Headquarters unhurriedly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Just one night later, the tide of battle in Bangkok had changed dramatically.

At 11:48 a.m. yesterday, the 1st Marine Division and the 1st Air Division met in the eastern suburbs of Bangkok, and the naval fleet went north along the Chao Phraya River or the King Arun River commonly known to the Chinese and the Chao Phraya River of the Siamese people, dividing the city of Bangkok into two parts.

By 7 o'clock in the morning, the fighting on both sides of the Chao Phraya River continued, but because the tanks and armored vehicles of the 1st Marine Division were engaged in street fighting, and with the cooperation of the infantry, there was an absolute deterrent to the Siamese mob who lacked anti-tank fire and explosive devices in the streets and alleys, and almost ran over the corpses of the Siamese people.

On other fronts, with the exception of the impregnable Mae Shan defensive line facing the Siam Mountain Cluster, the rest of the fronts are progressing rapidly, and on the map, the red flags in many places have been connected, and it looks extremely comfortable.

An Yi checked the map and read the battle report compiled by the intelligence department, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and turned his head and asked, "When did the Siamese command center withdraw from Bangkok?" ”

Liu Qing, who had rested refreshed for a night, was dealing with a lot of information, stood up when he heard this, and said cautiously: "The frequent radio wave contact from the Bangkok side suddenly disappeared at about 10 o'clock last night, and the code-breaking department of the General Staff and the National Security Department is deciphering the cipher code of the Siamese people according to the battle situation in the past two days. Our intelligence department speculated that the Siam headquarters was transferred at that time, and before the evacuation of Bangkok, the Siam High Command issued operational orders for each unit for the next period of time, and then went silent by radio. ”

An Yi's face changed, and he just wanted to speak, when he saw Zhao Dongquan, Shen Ziling, Cheng Shiming and other generals walking in, and hurriedly greeted: "Dongquan, Ziling, Shimin, come here, read the telegram first, and then talk about your thoughts, and speculate on what the next deployment of the Siamese people will be." ”

Zhao Dongquan, Shen Ziling and Cheng Shiming hurriedly saluted An Yi, and then a thick pile of telegrams came out of An Yi's hand, exchanging and checking with each other.

After reading it, Shen Ziling and Cheng Shiming still thought about it, Zhao Dongquan had already picked up the baton and pointed to Beiliu on the map: "I believe that soon the air force will send reinforcements to the location of the two infantry divisions of the Siamese Army in Bangkok, if these two divisions continue to advance westward, it shows that the enemy's command is still stranded in the surrounding areas of Bangkok, and if they retreat, it can be basically determined that Phibun Songkan and others have evacuated, and Siam North and the central and eastern regions are all good places to go."

"Different from our An Jia Army, which is a type of army built by the chairman, the Siamese Army is a combination of interests, its leaders are absolutely not allowed to be too far away from their own army, loyalty is such a thing, it will deteriorate with the changes of time and space!"

Shen Ziling said approvingly: "At present, the Siamese army is divided into four strategic clusters: one is Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, which belongs to the Northern Front of Siam, plus the police force, there are about 60,000 people, of which the main force is six regular divisions of the Siamese army;

"The second major strategic cluster is the central operational cluster that is deployed in the six provinces of Prachinburi, Oh Wha, Buriram, Surin, Sisaket, and Ubon Ratchathani on the Eastern Front. This cluster concentrated sixteen divisions of the Siamese Army, two regular divisions that were later reinforced by reinforcements from Bangkok, and four or five divisions of border police units, but after the battles of Sisophon, Yaran, Samlong, Osma, etc., our army has eliminated at least eight divisions of the Siamese regular army, plus the two divisions that were annihilated in Chonburi to the west and the two divisions that were blocked by our air raids on the way to reinforce Bangkok, the troops on this line have dropped to seven divisions, and these seven divisions are distributed on a front of hundreds of kilometers. For the southbound corps of Gu Changfeng's Front Army and Xia Jian's Front Army, which I assembled, it was like a chicken and a dog, which could be broken at the touch of a button;

"The third major cluster is the northeast combat cluster with Khon Kaen and Udon Thani as the axis, this cluster actually has only three regular divisions, and at the beginning of the war, they all invaded our territory and made strategic feints to contain our troops, but in the face of our tight defense, we returned in vain. At present, the towns in northeastern Siam are tasked with blocking the northward movement of the main force of the Xia Jian Front, but can they stop the fierce offensive of our elite Xia Jian Front with the help of the police? Apparently wishful thinking!

"The fourth strategic cluster of the Siamese Army is the Gyeonggi operational cluster centered on Bangkok. This group originally had five regular divisions, but two were disabled during the attack on the Chinese area, one was cleaned up by our air force's air-ground combination, and two were tossed back and forth between Prachinburi and Bangkok, and it is estimated that the combat power has been almost consumed, and it can no longer pose any threat to Bangkok, which is joined by our navy and air force!

"Judging from all the circumstances, the head of the enemy in Bangkok either withdrew to the central and eastern parts of the central cluster, or moved to the northern provinces of Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Lampang, and put up stubborn resistance. Judging from the number of troops and their proximity, it is obvious that going to the central and eastern parts is conducive to Phibun directly controlling the army! ”

"No, no!"

After listening to Shen Ziling's summary analysis, An Yi had a flash of inspiration in his mind, looked at the map carefully for a while, and shook his head again and again: "It's not going to the central and eastern regions, nor to Chiang Mai, the enemy's command organs are very likely to move to the western Kanchanaburi Province and Takfu Province." Siam and Myanmar are separated from the north and south by the Ta Nian Ta Thang Ong, Lai Lan Mountain, Lai Sang Mountain, Thanon Thongchai Mountain and Tanah Salin Mountain, this natural dividing line extends all the way to the south, straight into the Malay Peninsula, the Yese Pass in Tak Province and the Sam Ta Pass in Kanchanaburi Province, which is an important passage between Siam and Myanmar from ancient times to the present.

"At present, the territory of Burma is not very peaceful, the British army occupies the coastal cities and plains of Burma, and the rebels are entrenched in the northern and western mountain areas.

Speaking of this, An Yi reminded: "The international situation changed again last night, in response to the announcement of the Swiss government representative Rama VIII and the Chakri family, the German Foreign Ministry held a press conference last night, State Secretary Weizsäcker said: Germany sympathizes with the tragic figure of Ananta Mahidon, a close family bond, if Rama VIII can take the initiative to hold a press conference to announce his abdication, then, Germany can be exempted from accountability, on the contrary, as the head of state of Siam, it is inevitable to take responsibility for the mistakes of its government."

"At two o'clock in the morning South China time today, King Rama VIII Lausanne, Switzerland, in front of more than 40 media reporters around the world, announced his abdication and returned to the Siamese people, and the rule of Siam of the Chakri dynasty became a historical term. Subsequently, the German side revoked the wanted arrest of Ananta Mahidol and other important members of the Chakri family, and the members of the Siamese royal family, who served as ambassadors to various countries, have quietly withdrawn their embassies in various countries, saving us from a lot of trouble.

"Speaking of which, we should really be grateful to the Germans, if it weren't for their combination of hard and soft, I am afraid that we would not have been so easy to get their royal family to retreat voluntarily, and if Rama VIII did not abdicate, no one would be able to replace the role of the Siamese royal family and the spiritual leader of the people. The members of the Siamese military junta, without the shackles of Rama VIII, have no taboos in action.

"Based on my perception of the so-called Siamese revolutionaries, it is impossible for them to run to dangerous places, and no matter how many troops there are in the central and eastern regions, can there be more troops from our two main fronts? Besides, it is located in an area bordering our border, and we can dispatch our air force at any time to carry out targeted strikes on local areas, and with the shrewdness of Phibun Songkan and others, we will definitely not fall into the net. ”

Zhao Dongquan, Liu Qing and Shen Ziling nodded again and again, and Liu Qing suddenly said:

"In this way, the movement of the enemy's forces is obvious, and he will definitely retreat to the west regardless of everything, no wonder the pressure on all fronts has suddenly decreased, and the Shalu defense line, which was originally thought to be in trouble, is now attacking smoothly, Commander Gu called and said that it is expected to be taken before noon! Chairman, do you want to call Commander Gu and Commander Xia and ask them to work harder? ”

An Yi waved his hand: "Don't be busy, wait for the results of the Air Force's reconnaissance to come out." We should liberate a region and consolidate a region now, and the monkey's move of the grain is unacceptable. Besides, the enemy withdrew to the west, and we didn't have any pressure at all, and the road was facing the sky, and we went half of each way, haha! ”

Hearing An Yi's humorous ridicule, Zhao Dongquan, Liu Qing, Shen Ziling and Cheng Shiming couldn't help laughing.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the information fed back by the reconnaissance planes of the air force flying regiments was quickly analyzed and summarized by the air force intelligence department and reported to the General Staff Department. On the southern front, two divisions of the Siamese Army between Beanjosao and Bang Nam Pyo suddenly disappeared, and the two divisions of Ubon Ubon in the east, which had been withdrawn from Pakse without any stops, were withdrawing northwest along the Mon River, and Ubon Ratchathani had effectively become an undefended city. In the northeast, the defenders of Mudahan, Nakhon Phanom and Khokhine and the border police all chose to retreat and assemble towards Udon Thani.

If it weren't for An Yi's analysis, I'm afraid the General Staff would have to wonder if this was some conspiracy of the Siamese, but now the situation is obvious, the two divisions reinforcing Bangkok have been reduced to zero and retreated, and Phibun Songkan has begun to shrink on a large scale, trying to pull the troops to the border area between Siam and Burma, which can be attacked, retreated or defended, and can also go to Burma to be a warlord. Anyway, the Siamese and the Shan people in Myanmar have the same roots, and the language is basically the same.

At ten o'clock in the morning, an emergency meeting of the base camp was held.

After Liu Qing briefly introduced the situation, An Yi directly stated the purpose of today's meeting: "It is basically certain that the enemy has the idea of preserving strength!" Let's discuss and see how to deal with the change in the enemy's strategy! ”

In the early hours of the morning, after the overall situation in Bangkok had been decided, Yang Fei, Deng Bin and other generals finally couldn't stay up, arranged the generals on duty, and went to sleep in a nearby apartment.

Deng Bin stood up, walked to the map, and pointed to the Chao Phraya River with his baton: "When the tide rises in the Gulf of Siam, the tide can pass through the Chao Phraya River and rush to Ayutthaya in the north of Bangkok, and the Chao Phraya River can pass 10,000-ton sea ships from below Bangkok, and the mouth of the river can go up 400 kilometers and can pass 1,000-ton cargo ships, which can greatly facilitate our mobilization of troops." We can stop the Siamese army's westward retreat at any time as long as we wish. ”

Yang Fei had a different view: "It is precisely because the waters of the Chao Phraya River are wide and deep, and it is extremely convenient for ships to pass, that many forts have been built along the rivers of the Chakri Dynasty in modern times, which is also the fundamental reason why our navy has the advantage but still has to wait for the marines to uproot the Siam coastal defense and river defense batteries along the river one by one before daring to enter Bangkok."

"What if the navy goes against the current and is ambushed by the enemy's batteries and army artillery units? My opinion is to fight steadily, chase the ass of the Siamese army, and drive it step by step to the western border area. We can't do anything else, but mass work is our strong point, and we have already gained the upper hand, so there is really no need to rush forward! ”

Deng Bin frowned: "Although the enemy has been partially eliminated by us, but its main force is still there, such a big enemy, if it is let go, how much hidden danger will it cause to national defense and security in the future?" It is true that the border between Siam and Burma is steep and difficult for large troops to pass, but the enemy can send small forces to harass our territory frequently.

"Moreover, the existence of such a government-in-exile is always an inexplicable temptation or threat to the Siamese, and many Siamese will think, what if we fail? If this government-in-exile is regained power with the help of the Japanese, will it be purged? Therefore, it is reasonable for us to strangle this latent threat in the cradle at all costs! ”

Yang Fei shook his head: "Deng Bin, it's not that I'm against you, you also look down on the so-called regular army of Siam too much, do you think that if we run away under our pursuit, the Siamese people will really retreat to the rear without landing?" Is their organizational ability really at that point? I believe that by this time our air force has been dispatched to bomb the Siamese army that has been exposed, to create confusion for it, so as to facilitate our pursuit. I can assure you that as long as the bombardment and pursuit continue, the orderly retreat of the enemy will soon turn into a disorderly rout, and by that time 1 out of 10 will reach the western region, and Phibun Songkan will probably burn high incense! ”

There was a lot of discussion in the war room, and Zhao Dongquan said loudly: "Generally speaking, the adventure should be proportional to the harvest, the enemy retreats to Burma through the Yesu Pass and the Santa Pass, this is just a speculation, the enemy may also go north to Chiang Mai, and operate Chiang Mai as the base camp of the Siamese army, taking advantage of the complex terrain there to confront our army, but if it is not possible, you can also retreat to the mountains in the northwest to fight guerrillas, which is no worse than retreating to Burma." Therefore, in principle, I am not in favor of taking risks, and if our army pays huge casualties and then gains nothing, then it will not be worth it! ”

An Yi was originally inclined to Deng Bin's opinion, but when he heard Yang Fei and Zhao Dongquan's explanation, he immediately hesitated, thought silently, and carefully weighed the pros and cons.

Colonel Cheng Shiming, Deputy Director of the Operations Department, finally couldn't help it, stood up and said, "Chairman, Secretary General Deng, Director Zhao, as well as commanders and colleagues, I want to share my views. As far as the Siamese war situation is concerned, the sooner Phibun Songkan and the others are concerned, the better, and with the Chakri family announcing their disconnection from Siam, the reason to prevent us from exterminating this group of scum has been lost, and they must die to wash away the heinous crimes committed against the Chinese. But as far as the world pattern is concerned, there are unexpected benefits to leaving this government behind.

"What will happen if this Siamese government and its army are driven into Burma instead of being wiped out by us? Naturally, it was a political chaos in Myanmar! The British only deployed one brigade in Burma, and more than 100,000 Siamese troops poured in at once, which was a noisy situation, and the British were bound to be anxious and tired of coping, so they had no choice but to draw troops from India and Malaya to prevent the Siamese army from attacking!

"We all know that the Siamese government's friendship with Japan, and a stable Malaya, Burma, and India would obviously be a serious blow to the Japanese army's westward advance, but where is the chaos that seems to collapse with a single push? According to the feedback from the Central Asian theater of operations, the Japanese army suddenly shrunk the army in Western Siberia and began to plunder machinery and equipment and resources.

"In all the previous battles with our side, the Japanese army has obviously suffered enough from us, so they will not choose to fight us unless they have to do it, and China's vast territory and abundant human resources, as well as the anti-Japanese attitude of unity and unity, have proved that it is extremely difficult for the Japanese army to conquer! Comparatively speaking, the chaotic British Borneo, Malaya and Burma, and even India, are much more attractive to Japan!

"Japan is a sea power country, these areas I have listed, can be transported by ships, especially after Japan occupied the Lanyin Islands, it has been operated as an unsinkable aircraft carrier, to the southeast can attack Australia, to the west can attack Malaya, Burma and even India, if war breaks out in Europe, Germany strategically takes the initiative, Japan will inevitably have a great interest in the British colonies in Asia, when the time comes, the Siamese government and its army will be a good pawn, Japan will inevitably make full use of this resource, promise all kinds of promises and benefits, draw the attention of the British to Burma, and then suddenly attack, conquer Malaya and West Borneo, firmly control the Strait of Malacca, and then unhurriedly move westward, occupy Burma and India, and achieve its maritime supremacy!

"Therefore, from the overall point of view, it is much more beneficial to keep this so-called Siamese government-in-exile than to simply eliminate them, this chess piece is used well, even if Japan does not take the bait, it will become a good excuse for us to attack Burma, I always believe that our interests are not only in Siam, but also in Burma, and even Malaya!"

Cheng Shiming's words were earth-shattering, and the war room suddenly fell silent, digesting the meaning of his words.

An Yi stood up from the chair and paced back and forth around the conference table, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Cheng Shiming's words made sense. With the control of An Jiajun, the government was established at the township and village level for the first time, and An Yi did not believe that the territory that was firmly under his control would be easily infiltrated by the Siamese.

In An Yi's plan, land reform and industrial development are the best means to harvest the hearts of the people, as long as everyone has clothes and food, people who are willing to carry their heads to rebel are a minority after all, and in the future, Siam will follow the example of southern Sichuan and southern Yunnan, and install radio broadcasts in every household, so that the people can know about international events and accept patriotism and nationalism at any time, so that even if there are rumors, they will be self-defeating!

An Yi returned to his seat and made a formal decision: "Shiming's words are very reasonable, our vision is to take a long-term view and let the local battle situation serve the interests of the whole. However, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and we must not be too harsh, if Phibun Songkan and others are really blocked by us, they must still be ruthlessly eliminated to prevent future troubles!

"The various departments are still in accordance with the previous plan and are carried out in an orderly manner, but they can let Gu Changfeng and Xia Jian appropriately speed up the pace of the army's march, so as to bite the ass of the Siamese army and beat them, and eliminate as many as they can, as for the results, we don't force it, just three words: fast! Permit! Vicious!

"Siam is a vast territory, the armed police force must quickly follow up, the task force must be stationed as soon as the armed police force is in place, the military management committee must be established as soon as possible, the inventory of the people and the land must be carried out quickly, we must recover one place and consolidate one place, and never give the enemy the possibility of turning the tables!"