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"Your Majesty, the Siamese army, although it is known as the first in the South Seas, is vulnerable in front of the imperial army. With only three divisions, the Imperial Army was able to sweep across the whole of Siam! Minister of War Cai Yun said confidently. Although the Siamese army numbered 250,000 men and was equipped with weapons purchased from Britain and France, it was based on the widespread use of rifles and other light weapons, and heavy weapons such as artillery and heavy machine guns. Moreover, the rifles equipped by the Siamese army are mainly the British Lemetford rifle and the French Type 1886 Lebel rifle, which is not comparable at all compared with the Type 96 rifle equipped by the Chinese army. Once the Siamese army encountered the squadron, there was only one result, and that was massacre. Therefore, the Minister of War said in vain that three divisions swept through Siam, and there was absolutely no problem.

"The specific operational arrangements will be planned by the General Staff!" Wang Yuze said. Siam is just a small country in Nanyang, and the national strength is weak, so Wang Yuze doesn't care very much. With China's current national strength, it will be completely easy to destroy Siam.

"Your Majesty, the General Staff intends to attack Siam with five divisions. The 31st Division of the Ninth Army, attacking Prachinburi, Siam, from the Khmer. The 22nd Division, attacking Phetchaburi from the Malay region. The 53rd Division, marching from Khmer along the coastline to Bangkok. In addition, the 15th Division and the 2nd Marine Division, which are directly under the General Staff, landed on the Gulf of Siam and attacked Bangkok directly! General Staff Officer Xiong Wu said.

Wang Yuze nodded, the ruling center of Siam is in the south. With five divisions attacking Siam, there should be no problem.

"So. When did the attack start? Wang Yuze asked.

"Now the whole Nanyang region is entering the rainy season, and there is a lot of rain. In addition, the road facilities in the Nanyang region are very bad, which is not conducive to the march of our army. Therefore, the attack on Siam will be placed in September! Xiong Wu replied. The Chinese army is equipped with too many artillery and other heavy weapons. If you are in the northern plains, or if you have good road facilities, you won't have any problems. However, the Nanyang region is rainy and has a dense water network. For the Chinese army, which is equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, the trouble is very big. Wait until after the rainy season to attack, and it will be much less difficult.

"Alright! Then go on the offensive in September. I have only one request, to take Siam at the lowest cost. And, destroy the foundations of Siam's rule. After taking Siam. The government will emigrate to Siam on a large scale. In addition, there were many Chinese in Siam, and if they still recognized their identity and were willing to serve the empire, then they could be accepted. But if they forget even their ancestors. Then it's useless to keep them! Wang Yuze said coldly.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The MIA had already begun to operate in Siam, and after the rise of the empire, most of the Chinese. Or identify with your own identity and consider yourself Chinese! If the empire attacks Siam, the Chinese in Siam will definitely respond! Xiong Wu said. Before. The Chinese are not having a good time in the Nanyang region. Although there are Chinese people everywhere, Duji has mastered the local economy. But whether it is the Western colonizers or the indigenous people of the land. are extremely hostile to the Chinese. The Chinese are living in complete dire straits. However, with the rise of China and the continuous defeat of Western powers in wars, the status of the Chinese has suddenly become much higher. At the very least, the ruling class everywhere no longer dares to insult the Chinese at will. And many Chinese also look forward to the early arrival of the imperial army to rescue them.

Hearing this, Wang Yuze's face was a little better. Among the Chinese, there have always been many people who have forgotten their ancestors. Thinking that without China, they are not Chinese. However, can the black hair, black eyes, yellow skin, and the blood flowing in the body also be changed? However, there are always no less brazen people. In a small country in Nanyang in later generations, most of the people were Chinese, but in the international community, didn't they also oppose China everywhere?

Subsequently, the divisions of the Ninth Army began to move frequently. Three infantry divisions, with attack missions, began to go to the border of Siam. At the same time, the 15th Division and the 2nd Marine Division, which were directly under the General Staff, also began to assemble towards the port. In this period of peace, the movement of the squadron was naturally known to many countries. It's just that the Chinese side announced to the outside world that this is just a normal change of guard for the squadron. However, no one believed it, especially Siam, the country concerned, and felt great pressure.

The royal palace of Siam, called the Grand Palace. Adjacent to the Chao Phraya River, it is a large-scale ancient complex (28 in total) in the center of Bangkok, with a total area of 218,400 square meters. The Grand Palace was built in imitation of the old palace in the former capital of Ayutthaya, and has been continuously expanded by successive kings to finally build the current large-scale Grand Palace complex. In the entire Nanyang region, the Grand Palace is considered the largest imperial palace.

It's just that the current owner of this palace, King Chulalongkorn of Siam, Rama VI, is in a very heavy mood. According to information received by intelligence officers, the squadron has begun to assemble around Siam. Chulalongkorn immediately realized that this was China's preparation for a move against Siam. Although Chulalongkorn thought highly of himself, he never expected to resist the Chinese attack with a weak Siam.

Chulalongkorn was the eldest son of King Rama IV, who was educated by Anna Leonovins, an English governess, and spoke English fluently. Ascending to the throne at the age of sixteen, Siam rapidly developed into a near-modern state during his 42 years in power, maintaining its independence in the face of intense pressure from Britain and France. Under his leadership, the country's administrative and economic operations were active and effective, which can be regarded as a model for future generations. At that time, all of Siam's neighbors and most of Asia had become colonies of the European powers, and even Rama V had to surrender some non-core lands through Guò in exchange for the country's sovereign independence, mainly including the cession of part of Laos to France and the return of four predominantly Malay provinces to Malaya (then under British control). Rama V skillfully exploited the contradictions between Britain and France, hiring British advisers and granting British merchants the right to mine some minerals in exchange for British protection of Thai sovereignty, and then in sporadic conflicts with France, Rama V made an agreement between Britain and France to maintain the status quo in Siam at a relatively small cost. Siam eventually succeeded in becoming a buffer state between the British and French powers in Southeast Asia.

Chulalongkorn was an outstanding king of Siam, and he led the reform of the country, which led to the great development of Siam. Chulalongkorn's most important and decisive rule was the abolition of slavery. Although the population who were enslaved for various reasons did not constitute a majority in Thailand, the image of Thailand was tarnished, and the capital accumulation stage required a large number of free laborers, not private slaves. Decrees restricting slavery began to be issued in the second year of Chulalongkorn's reign, and two years before his death, the abolitionist movement was completed. The emancipation of serfs was also a major blow to the feudal lords and was conducive to the centralization of power. Another focus is on the reform of the bureaucracy. Chulalongkorn set up a cabinet modeled after the West, reformed the local administrative system, abolished the feudal system of feudal lords and searched fields, and appointed and transferred local officials by the central government in order to pay salaries. A set of modern state apparatus was established. On the military front, Chulalongkorn put an end to backward wartime recruitment, established a standing army, and introduced compulsory military service. With the help of the Danish Rischer, a number of military schools were established and the Navy was strengthened.

It's just that now, after China's strong rise, Chulalongkorn's reforms, although quite effective, still have no chance of winning in the face of a powerful country like China.

"Your Majesty, it has been discovered that the Chinese have three infantry divisions, totaling more than 50,000 people, appearing around Siam. Of these, two divisions were in the east, the area called Khmer by the Chinese, and the other was in the Malay region. At the same time, according to the information sent back from China by our people, the domestic troops of the Chinese also have an infantry division and a division of marines massing. Therefore, it is quite possible that we will face an attack by a squadron of five divisions! An elderly soldier in his sixties reported to Chulalongkorn. His name was Pase Vorana, a general of the Siamese army, and the head of the Siamese army.

"So, can our army withstand the attack of the Chinese?" Chulalongkorn sat on the high throne and asked with a sad expression. Faced with such a crisis, he really didn't know how to deal with it. When China was rising, he had already expected such a day. When the Chinese emperor Wang Yuze ascended the throne, he traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to meet Wang Yuze, hoping to get Wang Yuze's canonization. However, Wang Yuze did not even see him in person, only an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received him. From that time on, Chulalongkorn had prepared for the worst. Over the past few years, Chulalongkorn has also been preparing for war. It's just that his preparation is so weak in the face of a powerful China. Powerful countries such as Britain and France have been beaten by China, and a small Siam, how to compete with the Chinese?

Pasevorana shook his head, isn't that obvious? Even if the Chinese only dispatched five divisions of troops, it was definitely not something that the Siamese army could resist. The combat power of the Siamese army, in front of the squadron, is complete rubbish, and once the war starts, there is only the fate of being slaughtered!