When Jackson boarded the ship bound for Cairo, Zhang Chengye and Xu Zhongqing had just entered Chiang Mai. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although Lan Fang, Britain, and France have carved up Siam in Coconut City, it does not mean that Siam has returned to calm. The Coconut City Conference only determined the sphere of influence of the three countries, and whether they can really stand on their own feet depends on their abilities.

The British were clearly failing in this regard, and although Lan Fong and the French recognized British control of the ten northern provinces of Siam, the revolt in the British-occupied areas did not stop, but tended to become more and more noisy. Just last month, British troops in Chiang Mai were forced to withdraw from Chiang Mai, making Chiang Mai the first city to declare "independence".

No, Chiang Mai did not declare independence, and in the announcement issued by Xu Zhongqing, the Chiang Mai Free Army announced that it would break away from the original Kingdom of Siam and join French Indochina as part of French Indochina.

The announcement was so disgusting that the newly appointed Governor of French Indochina, Inspector Les Mantin, was immediately dumbfounded.

Charles Mangin didn't know if the rebellion in northern Siam was secretly supported by the former governor Leotei, but since this Rauszi Chiang Mai Free Army said so, it must not be groundless, so at the first time when the Chiang Mai Free Army announced that it would join French Indochina, Charles Mangin did not immediately deny it, but chose to contact the country to confirm whether the former governor Leothai had anything to do with the Chiang Mai Free Army.

By the time Leotah's telegram reached Saigon, a week after the Chiang Mai Free Army announced its entry into the spell Indochina, even Charles Mantin's insistence that France had nothing to do with the Chiang Mai Free Army seemed a bit of a cover-up.

"Chiang Mai! Lao Tzu is finally back again! Xu Zhongqing, who was sitting on horseback and looking at the city of Chiang Mai from afar, was arrogant.

In fact, this is the second time that the Chiang Mai Free Army has captured Chiang Mai, and the last time the Chiang Mai Free Army took advantage of the British carelessness to make dumplings for Indians stationed in Chiang Mai, and then took advantage of the situation to capture Chiang Mai. However, when the British transferred purely British troops from Liabi, the Chiang Mai Free Army voluntarily abandoned the city of Chiang Mai, and this time it was only half a year before the Chiang Mai Free Army captured the city again.

Counting up, Xu Zhongqing has joined the Chiang Mai Free Army for more than a year, and in more than a year, Xu Zhongqing has completed the transformation from a young master of a family to a rugged soldier, the former robe has become a military uniform, the long hair with the legacy of the Tang and Song dynasties has become bald, and the originally slender and slender fingers have also become thicker joints.

Even if Xu Ziting sees Xu Zhongqing now, he probably doesn't believe that his son has become like this.

Zhang Chengye still appreciates Xu Zhongqing's changes, Zhang Chengye has no intention of pointing out the country, he raised his hand and called Cha Peng, and asked him to take someone to settle the prisoners first, especially those British, which are all bargaining chips between the Chiang Mai Free Army and the British, if you accidentally kill it, you will lose a lot.

"We're not going to go again this time, are we?" Although he fought with the British for more than a year, Xu Zhongqing still had to ask Zhang Chengye for advice on this kind of more professional issue.

"This can't be said, if the British send more troops over, we still have to avoid the front for the time being, it doesn't matter, withdraw and withdraw, anyway, we can always fight back." Zhang Chengye doesn't care about temporary gains and losses, is there a war, it's normal to lose and win.

While speaking, Xu Zhongqing and Zhang Chengye had already come to the gate of Fucheng. After more than a year of war, the damage to the ancient city of Chiang Mai is still quite large, many damaged battlements can be clearly seen on the city wall, the city tower is also damaged, a large area of the city bricks on the outer wall was destroyed by artillery, and the inner wall built of clay is exposed, if it is not repaired in time, this section of the city wall is destroyed.

The city of Chiang Mai is still so big, but few people come to welcome the Chiang Mai Free Army, after more than a year of war, the residents of the city are fleeing to death, the population of the whole city is not one in ten, and the figures that can be seen are almost all Chiang Mai Free Army soldiers wearing military uniforms, the clothes on these soldiers are the same as the military uniforms of the British, but a towel is tied to the arm to distinguish it, although it is a bit nondescript, but it is also a helpless move.

"The British-" After all, it is his hometown, and seeing such a tragic situation, Xu Zhongqing still couldn't help but scold.

Zhang Chengye didn't speak, he has been in the army for many years, and he has seen this situation a lot, not because he is insensitive, but in this troubled world, there are always many things that he can't help himself. Strictly speaking, Chiang Mai is now sparsely populated, and the Chiang Mai Free Army has a certain relationship with the rebellion, it is precisely because of the existence of the Chiang Mai Free Army, so the British implemented cruel rule over the Chiang Mai people, a large number of Chiang Mai people were forcibly conscripted into the army to engage in auxiliary work, all those who dared to resist were put in prison and tortured, many people died of torture and pain, more people fled from the Chiang Mai city to join the Chiang Mai Free Army, in just over a year, the total number of the Chiang Mai Free Army rose to more than 10,000 people, which is almost the total population of the Chiang Mai area.

Entering the palace city, the road was unimpeded, and Zhang Chengye and Xu Zhongqing arrived at the governor's mansion. Originally the Chiang Mai Governor's Office, it was requisitioned as the private residence of Sir Lauren Milne when the British came.

Now Sir Lauren Milne is in a prisoner of war camp in the barracks, and the "Governor's Palace" has become the headquarters of Zhang Chengye and Xu Zhongqing.

"What do we do next? The British will certainly not give up, and it is good to take Chiang Mai, but it will also become a tie for us, and if the British come back, I don't want to go to the ravine again. Xu Zhongqing sat on the Taishi chair in the living room, casually playing with a jade handle found from Sir Lauren Milne's private collection, and felt itchy all over his body before he finished speaking.

Xu Zhongqing has lived in Chiang Mai for more than 20 years, and he never knew that the mosquitoes in the ravine are so ferocious, although he has been crawling in the ravine for more than a year, Xu Zhongqing is still not used to it, which was once ridiculed by Zhang Chengye as a "young master's disease", but Xu Zhongqing just can't adapt.

"Let's wait and see, we now have thousands of British prisoners in our hands, and the British will also throw rat traps, if the British dare to attack, I don't mind killing a few sacrificial flags, anyway, we can still go to drill the ravine, what are you afraid of?" Zhang Chengye was looking through the documents sorted out from Sir Lauren Milne's study, which were all rare information.

"It is estimated that the British don't have time to trouble us now, and they always have to make a clear deal with the French first, and then they can ease their hands." Thinking of the genius stroke a few days ago, Xu Zhongqing is still very proud.

Originally, Zhang Chengye's plan was to declare Chiang Mai's independence and establish a country similar to Sarawak, but Xu Zhongqing proposed that the declaration be attached to the French, and after discussing it with someone, Zhang Chengye readily agreed to Xu Zhongqing's false accusation.

"Those guys are all the same, don't expect them to fight over this." Zhang Chengye had a clear understanding of the nature of imperialism, and did not expect to be able to drive a wedge between Britain and France so easily: "Tomorrow you will make another statement, just say that we have decided to take refuge in Lanfang and give the British a headache." ”

"Tou Lanfang? Isn't this a burn? Xu Zhongqing was suddenly shocked.

As the core class of the Chiang Mai Free Army, Xu Zhongqing certainly knows who is behind the support of the Chiang Mai Free Army, and if such a statement comes at this time, it is undoubtedly self-reporting.

"It's okay, the more mixed the water, the better. Even if we don't talk about it, the British will be suspicious, so it is better to throw it out as a smoke bomb and let them go to lawsuit. Zhang Chengye is confident that this can be regarded as collective wisdom.

The British have always been suspicious of the origin of the Chiang Mai Free Army, and Lan Fang is the most likely object of suspicion. However, the British have no evidence, although in the past year or so, the British have also captured prisoners from the Chiang Mai Free Army, but they are all inconsequential pawns, the British got the news that the leadership of the Chiang Mai Free Army is Chinese, there are Chiang Mai, there are French, and even British, which really makes the British scratch their heads.

"Okay, or I'll send another message the day after tomorrow, let's just vote for the Republic of China and confuse the water a little more." Xu Zhongqing has become addicted to the game of fishing in troubled waters, and he can't wait to pull the whole world to play with him.

"Vote for the Republic of China? You're really ambitious! Zhang Chengye was dumbfounded, unable to understand Xu Zhongqing's brain hole.

The Republic of China is still in the midst of a civil war, the Beiyang government has crossed the Yangtze River, and even occupied the seat of the provisional government of the southern military government, but it is impossible to completely kill the southern military government with a stick, and now the southern military government is still entrenched in several provinces on the southeast coast, with the help of geographical advantages and the support of Britain and the United States and the Beiyang government, although Lan Fang has increased its support for the Beiyang government, but the Beiyang government is still more than willing and insufficient, which makes Lan Fang extremely disappointed in all aspects.

It cannot be said that the Beiyang government is not working hard, President Xu Shichang and Northeast King Zhang Yuting have even gone to the front line to supervise the battle, but they still can't complete the battle. The front line is in full swing, and there is a problem with the supply in the rear, just last month, a batch of Lanfang to support the Beiyang government medicine arrived in the capital, the goods have not been unloaded, there are already people on the black market openly peddling, Zhang Hanqing, who is responsible for handing over the materials, is so angry that he scolded, and killed more than ten large and small officials in one breath to no avail.

After experiencing this incident, Lan Fang has almost completely lost his heart to the Beiyang government, although the Beiyang government is a democratic government above the name, but because of the location of the capital, the officials used in the government are still the people left by the former Qing government, these people have rotted to the bones, and they want to improve, unless they are completely overthrown and started over.

It's easier said than done.

(To be continued.) )