"Mr. Prime Minister, I personally advise you to leave Bangkok as soon as possible..."

In the Prime Minister's Office in Bangkok, Yamashita Bongwen faces Luang Phibun? Praise the way.

"Of course, I also advise you to leave with your majesty..."

The majesty that Yamashita Fengfumi said could not be his emperor. His Majesty is the eighth king of the Bangkok dynasty, King Rama VIII...

Historically, Yamashita was an advocate of mechanized warfare in Japan, and was known as the "infantry artillery" because of his tall size. He is best known for his 30,000 infantry in Singapore who drove 800 kilometers on bicycles in two weeks and captured 130,000 British, Indian, and Australian troops, leading to the collapse of British colonial rule in the East.

Of course, at this time, Yamashita did not have this opportunity, because the Malay Peninsula and Singapore had already been conquered by the Thais long before the Japanese occupied French Indochina.

However, because of Yamashita Fengfumi's outstanding performance in French Indochina, he also earned the title of "Tiger of Indochina". It's a pity that due to the poor performance of the French in World War II, it also tarnished the title of Yamashita Fumi.

Fortunately, when he attacked Myanmar and India with the Thai team later, Yamashita played well and added a lot of glory to himself.

And after Thailand entered the Axis powers, because of the fear that China was likely to retaliate against Thailand, the cabinet of Hideki Tojo transferred Yamashita Fumimi from India to Bangkok to assist Luang Phibun? Song Kan defended.

However, many people may not know, in fact, Yamashita Fengwen himself hates the title of "tiger".

After Yamashita received the title of "Malay Tiger", the military attache of the German Consulate General in Singapore and others came to celebrate Yamashita Fumi's victory and inspect the achievements. At the banquet held in their honor, a captain named Lai Nai raised his glass and shouted, "General Tiger." ”

However, Yamashita replied, "No." I'm not a tiger. ”

Yamashita was disgusted with "Tiger" and hated the nickname "Malay Tiger". He explained: "The tiger, in the final analysis, is nothing more than a timid and dangerous beast that attacks weaker opponents from behind until it is old and weak. He looked for a sluggish man and became a man-eating tiger. It can be said that it is a beast of inferior quality! ”

Leaving aside whether Yamashita Fengfumi's description of the "tiger" is correct, but for now, it seems that he still hates the title of "Indochinese Tiger".

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"Leaving Bangkok..."

Hearing Yamashita Bongwen say this, Luang Phibun? Song Kan shook his head after thinking about it.

"If I leave now. I'm afraid Bangkok won't be able to hold on..."

Of course, it is like why can Moscow hold on? It was because Stalin was still there, and if Stalin had run behind the Ural Mountains, I am afraid that Moscow would have been captured by the Germans long ago.

So what if Luang Phibun? If Song Kan ran away, although it was just one less person from the data, it would be a considerable blow to the morale of the Thai team.

However, Yamashita understands that Bangkok is absolutely unfortunate. After all, the Japanese-Thai coalition forces in Bangkok today are too far apart from the National Defense Forces in terms of strength, equipment, and training.

In fact, this matter is not only clear to Yamashita Fengfumi, but even Hideki Tojo, who sent him, is also very clear.

This is entirely because Yamashita and Tojo Hideki belong to different factions, so Tojo Hideki may want Yamashita to die in Bangkok. Or let Yamashita Fengwen carry a black pot or something, Yamashita Fengwen is somewhat clear about this.

But Luang Phibun? After all, Songkan is the prime minister of Thailand, and Thailand is also Japan's most important ally in Asia, so Yamashita can only persuade him with good words. …,

"Bangkok is too dangerous, let's change places..."

Luang Phibun? Song Kan shook his head.

"Can't you beat the Chinese?"

Hear Luang Phibun? Song Kan said this, and Yamashita Fengwen smiled bitterly.

If it is said that all the Thai troops that are now in Thailand will be replaced by Japanese troops. Naturally, Yamashita Bongbun dared to guarantee that there was a way to eat the Wehrmacht outside Bangkok.

Not to mention anything else, the Wehrmacht outside the city is now tantamount to a lone army going deep, as long as the Thai troops on both sides can cut off the back of the Wehrmacht. Then, relying on Thailand's unique climate and topography to block the follow-up reinforcements, then the possibility of eating the defense force in front of you is very high.

However, the Thai troops are not real Japanese troops after all, although the Thai troops also have a certain combat effectiveness, but they cannot hold on to fighting in bad conditions like the Japanese army.

For example, in the first few battles, only after being bombed by air strikes and artillery groups, the combat effectiveness was almost lost.

Therefore, there is simply no ability to cut off the rear of the Wehrmacht. I believe that He Zhuguo is also thinking about this nod, so he will boldly carry out a breakthrough operation against Bangkok.

Seeing the wry smile on Yamashita Bongwen's face. Luang Phibun? Song Kan also seemed to understand something.

"Anyway, I'm never going to leave Bangkok right now."

Just when Yamashita Fengwen was about to persuade something, Luang Phibun? Song Kan suddenly changed his tone.

"However, if it is in the case of the imminent fall of Bangkok, your army should be able to guarantee the safe evacuation of me and all the members of the cabinet..."

Hear Luang Phibun? Song Kan said this, and Yamashita Fengwen breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyway, as long as Luang Phibun? Song Kan doesn't just want to be a prisoner.

As for Luang Phibun before the fall of Bangkok? Although Japan does not have a strong airborne force like Germany, Bangkok is a city near the water after all. And now the entire sea area of Southeast Asia is also under the control of Japan. Songkan's rescue from Bangkok was really an easy thing for Yamashita Bongbun.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured..."

Yamashita said with a smile.

"The Great Japanese Empire is absolutely capable of guaranteeing the safety of Your Excellency and His Majesty the King..."

It is absolutely impossible for Yamashita to leave Rama VIII to China, and although a considerable part of Thailand's territory has already fallen, the national defense forces that have entered Thailand have also suffered a considerable amount of trouble due to the relationship between those guerrillas in Thailand. Also in other parts of Thailand. As well as Burma, India also has a considerable part of the Thai team.

If Rama VIII is still in the hands of the Japanese government, then Japan can continue to use Rama VIII to rally the Thai people against China.

On the other hand, if Rama VIII falls into the hands of the Chinese, then a considerable part of the Thai guerrillas will not continue to resist, and even the Thai troops in Myanmar and India may also have defections.

This is for the Japanese government. But that's not a good thing...

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In Dong Luang Phibun? After a conversation, Yamashita began to arrange planes and boats, preparing to wait until Bangkok was about to lose its hold, and then Luang Phibun? Songkham and Rama VIII and Luang Phibun? All the cabinet members of the Songkhan Cabinet were transferred.

Of course, before that, Yamashita had transferred the treasures he had collected in French Indochina, Burma, and India. and the families of Thai government officials.

Many people may not believe it, but Yamashita is indeed a man who is quite greedy for money.

In order to obtain treasure during the Joseon Dynasty, he once personally led people to exterminate the entire family of Kim Taekha, a local prominent family in Yongsan.

In addition, after occupying Singapore, in order to effectively control the local situation and cut off the local connection with the anti-Japanese forces in Chinese mainland, Yamashita ordered special personnel to formulate a meticulous "Plan for Purging Overseas Chinese" to carry out a brutal massacre of local Chinese. More than 100,000 ethnic Chinese were killed by heavy machine-gun fire in the massacre. Later, in order to save bullets, people were simply tied up in strings and loaded onto ships, and pushed people into the sea about 10 kilometers from the coast, which became known as the Singapore Massacre. …,

At the same time as the massacre, Yamashita Fengwen also blackmailed overseas Chinese in Nanyang. Overseas Chinese are required to hand over 50 million yuan in payment. The reason he gave at that time was: "Overseas Chinese support the Chongqing government to resist Japan, and this money is the money you paid to atone for your sins against the Japanese army." The Japanese set up the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Association, and asked Dr. Lin Wenqing, an overseas Chinese elder in his seventies, to be the president, and asked him to raise money in the name of the association. Singapore is responsible for $10 million.

In addition, even in later generations, rumors circulated about the treasure under the mountain.

Yamashita Treasure refers to the legend that the Japanese army fought during World War II. Vast amounts of gold and treasure looted across Southeast Asia.

Legend has it that before his defeat, he secretly buried 175 funds (Yamashita Treasure) in the Philippines by order of Prince Takedanomiya (grandson of Prince Nohisa of Kita-Shirakawanomiya, who died of illness in Taiwan during the First Sino-Japanese War). It caused some treasure hunt rumors, which were finally obtained by the Philippine anti-Japanese strongman Marcos (MacArthur may have also obtained it), and also became the background of the M fund fraud case.

In addition, some ships may be transported back to Japan, and the first ship carrying 50 tons of gold was successfully transported back to Japan, which became the capital for Japan's economic recovery after its defeat in the war; The second Awa Maru departed from the Philippines and was sunk by the U.S. military off the coast of Fujian on its way back to Japan.

There are believers all over the world today. Excavations will be carried out depending on the rumored location. But so far no large treasure has been found. This may be a misrepresentation of the treasure under the mountain, or a lie fabricated by a fraud syndicate in the name of treasure digging. Hence the numerous rumored treasure hiding locations.

Although a considerable part of these treasures had to be handed over to the Japanese government, it can be seen from the fact that Yamashita Fumimi destroyed the Kanazawa family, and Yamashita Hofumi himself was greedy for the treasures.

Therefore, while collecting the treasure, it is not clear how much Yamashita Fengwen himself has hidden.

Now, however, Yamashita is taking advantage of the opportunity to arrange for the families of the Thai government cabinet members to leave Bangkok and send the treasures to a safer place―――――― if they continue to stay in Bangkok, they will be cheaper for the National Defense Forces.

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At the same time that Yamashita Fengwen took the opportunity to send his treasure out of Bangkok, the Ho Zhu State Department that arrived under the city of Bangkok was building a position and preparing to launch an offensive against Bangkok...

"Commander, the deployment of Bangkok's city defense has been obtained, and the preparation of the troops has almost been carried out..."

On He Zhuguo's side, the chief of the general staff of the group army spoke.

"This is not in a hurry..."Hearing the meaning of the chief of staff, He Zhuguo smiled and shook his head. When the order from the General Staff comes down, it will naturally launch an attack on Bangkok..."

"The General Staff..."

The chief of staff also seemed to have something in mind.

"Who knows if it will work out..."

"yes." He Zhuguo nodded. "Who knows if it will work out..."

Just as Yamashita and the Japanese government understood the importance of Rama VIII, Yan Guang and others were also well aware of the importance of this puppet king.

Although in Thailand. The king doesn't really have much power, but in any case, Rama VIII has a strong influence in Thailand. At this time, in Thailand, the guerrilla resistance movement against the Wehrmacht and the coalition forces was rising and falling, which made the Wehrmacht a little anxious.

It is not that the Wehrmacht does not want to deal with these guerrillas, the point is that guerrilla warfare itself is a worldwide problem.

Will the United States be strong in later generations? Didn't you have to retreat from Vietnam in the end?

Was the Soviet Union strong in later generations? Didn't you end up kneeling in that imperial graveyard in Afghanistan?

There are also the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. After so many years of fighting, the local guerrillas still have not been able to finish suppressing them, and the United States throws hundreds of millions of dollars into it every year......

If Rama VIII can be obtained at this time, this problem can be solved at least halfway. In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of Thai troops on the borders of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, as well as in Myanmar and India. If Rama VIII can be mastered, at least half of these forces will be thrown into the arms of the [Central Alliance]...

Therefore, when He Zhuguo commanded the troops to arrive at the city of Bangkok, Yan Guang did not let He Zhuguo immediately start a siege battle against Bangkok, but let him wait quietly.

In Luang Phibun? After Songkhan decided to surrender to the Axis powers, Luang Phibun? Song Kham has purged the pro-Chinese faction in Thailand and the Chinese influence in Thailand.

This purge was still very effective, because after the purge China's influence in Thailand lost a considerable part of it, can you say Luang Phibun? Songkan cleansed all the power. Then it is impossible.

The historical Gestapo has purged the anti-war elements against Hitler so many times, and still failed to purge them all, Luang Phibun? How could Songkan be cleaned with just one or two cleanings?

And with the remnants of the MIA in Bangkok, they eventually got in touch with King Rama VIII.

It can't be helped, after all, in such a city completely controlled by Thais and Japanese. It's almost impossible to think of taking someone who isn't cooperative.

So despite some risk, they eventually contacted Rama VIII and finally persuaded him.

In fact, the difficulty is mainly in the connection, and it is not difficult to convince Rama VIII.

After contacting Rama VIII, the member of the MIA who was responsible for contacting Rama VIII said only one word. Let Rama VIII agree to the side of the [Central Alliance].

"If you are willing to cooperate with us, then you will be the king of Thailand after the war is over, and you will be able to continue the rule of the Bangkok dynasty over Thailand. But if you continue to work with the Axis powers. Then we will have to think about electing another president for your country, or even a new government..."

These words can be seen as both exhortation and threat...

However, King Rama VIII had to pay attention to this issue, because now Thailand is in Luang Phibun? Under Songkan's leadership, things were not very good.

Thailand, which was once the leading country on the Indochina Peninsula, is now being run rampant in its territory by countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and its land has fallen to a great extent. Even Bangkok, the capital, is under the threat of the Chinese allied forces...

Therefore, Rama VIII had to make a choice. Will we continue to work with the Axis powers, or will we return to the arms of China...

In the end, Rama VIII chose to cooperate with China, because Rama VIII did not see the possibility of China's defeat, but now Thailand's continuous territorial loss with the help of Japan is a real thing.

And as the eighth king of the Bangkok dynasty, King Rama VIII also had to think about the continuation of the dynasty.

"It's a wise choice..."

Now that Rama VIII has nodded in agreement, the next difficulty is how to get Rama VIII out of Bangkok under the tight guard of the Thais and Japanese.

On this issue, the people in the Military Intelligence Agency can be described as racking their brains.

There is no way, the losses of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the purge are indeed a little bigger, not to mention that a big living person is indeed not very easy to get.

However, it was Rama VIII who solved this problem for them.

The solution is also very simple...

Although the king of Thailand is certainly not comparable to the emperor of China. But anyway, it was also a king after all, not to mention that Rama I, the founder of the Bangkok Dynasty, killed the original king through a coup d'état. …,

Therefore, after becoming king, Rama I used to build many secret passages in the royal palace.

These secrets have always been kept in the hearts of the kings of Thailand. Although these secret passages have rarely been used for hundreds of years. But every time the king's safety was guaranteed.

And now, Rama VIII is preparing to leave the royal palace in Bangkok through these secret passages, and as long as he can leave the palace, it will be easier to leave Bangkok with only Rama VIII and his family.

"Of course. We certainly can't go overland. ”

At the exit of the passage told by Rama VIII, after waiting for Rama VIII, his family and a few personal guards, Li Xiangyang, who was in charge of escorting them out of the city, spoke.

"Although outside the city is the Chinese Alliance troops under the command of Commander He Zhuguo, but in order to guard against the Chinese Alliance troops outside the city, Luang Phibun? Songkan and the Japanese made a fairly tight deployment of the city defense. Although we have already obtained the detailed drawings of these deployments, they were used during the siege, and if you want to get out of Bangkok with just one drawing. It was definitely not something that could be done, so we decided to go by water..."

As he spoke, Li Xiangyang pointed to the direction that was not very far from the port.

"Although our military intelligence has lost a lot of people in Bangkok, we still have the strength to build a ship in Bangkok. At the moment, except for Bangkok, the surrounding land has basically been occupied by us, so as long as we can get on the boat. And if it's just a blockade and patrol by the Thai Navy and the Japanese Navy, then the matter will be considered a success..."

"In that case, let's hurry up..."

As a puppet king, after making such a decision, Rama VIII's face turned pale.

"Although I have arranged for a few loyal guards in my bedroom, there is still a possibility of being Luang Phibun? Praise what they found..."

"Then please come here..."

As he spoke, Li Xiangyang took out a few pieces of clothing.

"Please change these clothes on. Otherwise, it would be too eye-catching..."

As he said this, Li Xiangyang pointed to the gorgeous costumes of King Rama VIII and his family.

Although it is now late at night, the service of King Rama VIII and his family. It still looks quite conspicuous in the light of the moonlight and street lamps.

In normal times, this may not be much, after all, Bangkok is the largest and most prosperous city in Southeast Asia, and it is basically equivalent to a city that never sleeps. But in this kind of war period when the whole city is under martial law, the group is really too colorful to wear such gorgeous costumes.

Looking at the gray robe in Li Xiangyang's hand, Rama VIII nodded directly.

"Please wait a minute."

Saying that, Rama VIII returned to the secret passage with his family. In a matter of minutes, Rama VIII walked out again with his family.

You can see it. They were all in a hurry.

However, what made Li Xiangyang happy was that Rama VIII's wife and his daughter did not play the privilege of a woman and dressed up in the secret passage for dozens of minutes or even hours.

"Then let's get out of here..."

Although it was only delayed for a few minutes, Li Xiangyang was still a little anxious.

Because something like this, even for a few seconds, has the potential to bring about a myriad of variables.

Fortunately, I didn't have any trouble all the way to the beach.

However, when Rama VIII and his entourage boarded the motorboat one after another under the escort of Li Xiangyang, Luang Phibun? Songkan and Yamashita seem to have finally discovered that Rama VIII is missing...

"Looks like it's been discovered..."

After saying so softly, Li Xiangyang hurriedly said to the people who had not yet boarded the ship.

"Hurry up and get on the boat, let's go!"

At this time, Li Xiangyang and the others only had a few people left who did not get on the ship, so they didn't need to worry about the pursuers on the shore at all, but what Li Xiangyang was really worried about was the ...... of the naval ships patrolling the sea.

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Although it was already late at night, He Zhuguo was still standing in the headquarters, quietly waiting for the news from the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Ho Zhu Guo is well aware of the importance of Rama VIII, if Rama VIII can fall into the hands of the national government, not to mention those who are still in Luang Phibun? The guerrillas who resisted the Central Alliance forces under the orders of the Songkhan government, even the Thai troops in Bangkok, are likely to defect, or at least hesitate, and these are very important for Ho Zhuguo's next siege operations.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the news to finally arrive.

"Commander, Rama VIII has been picked up and is now being escorted here."

"That's good..."

Hearing the chief of staff say this, He Zhuguo often exhaled.

"The next thing left is to send a telegram to Beijing..."

Have the motorboats in which Li Xiangyang and Rama VIII were riding been found? Of course, there were discoveries, but it was the gunboats of the Thai Navy that were found. Although Luang Phibun? Song Kan's order was that even if the ship was sunk, the people on board must not be let go.

However, when the Thai naval officers and sailors on the gunboat learned that it was Rama VIII on board, they all hesitated, after all, whether Rama VIII was a puppet or not, he was the object of unanimous allegiance from all the Thai team.

That is, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Thai officers and soldiers on the gunboat, Li Xiangyang and others escaped from Bangkok by virtue of the speed and maneuverability of the motorboat, which was much higher than that of the gunboat.

When Li Xiangyang and others fled from Bangkok, the officers on the gunboat wanted to sink the motorboat with cannons, but no one on the gunboat was willing to carry out this order, and even stopped the officer when he wanted to come himself...

After all, the jet ski is not only a puppet, but also their king...