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"Come on, go to the temple of Beneway." King Rama III commanded. After receiving the telegram from Phiraphorn, Rama III was in a very bad mood and did not feel sleepy at all. At this time, he wanted to go to the Bannewei Temple to meet someone, and this person was his younger brother Zheng Ming. The royal family of Thailand is surnamed Zheng, after all, when Rama I accepted the canonization of the Manchu Dynasty, he claimed to be the son of Zheng Xin, which made the Thai royal family have to change their surnames to Zheng.

Located on the outskirts of Bangkok, Pannewei Temple is a small Buddhist temple. In Thailand, a country that worships Buddhism, there are Buddhist temples all over the country. Although not famous, Paniwei Temple is one of the most important Buddhist temples in Thailand. Not for anything else, because Zheng Ming, the younger brother of King Rama III, became a monk here. And the throne of Rama III originally belonged to Zheng Ming. However, after the death of Rama II, Rama III received the full support of the Thai nobility, which enabled him to ascend to the throne. And Zheng Ming had no choice but to leave gloomily and become a monk.

However, the relationship between Rama III and Zheng Ming is quite good. King Rama III had many children, but none of them were of outstanding talent. Therefore, King Rama III also intends to return the throne to his younger brother Zheng Ming after a hundred years.

"Your Majesty, your heart is in turmoil right now." More than 20 years of ordination has made the original Zheng Ming very indifferent, and he is no longer so obsessed with the throne.

"Mong Goo (Zheng Ming's Thai name), Thailand is dangerous now. Hanging in the balance. Although the emperors of the Chinese Empire promised to make peace with us, they demanded that the succession to the throne be handed over to Amami. to the end. Won't Thailand still have to be annexed by the Chinese Empire? "Rama III was a little frustrated. One of the things they did was to keep Thailand as much as possible. However, it now seems that all their efforts were useless.

"陛xià, let him go! If Thailand is really to be annexed by the Chinese Empire, this is also the will of the Buddha. We can't disobey either. Zheng Ming said. It is impossible to say that Zheng Ming has suddenly become so open-minded, although he has already become a monk. But it's not that he doesn't know about the outside world. Zheng Ming also knew how powerful the Chinese Empire was. Even the mighty British were not willing to offend the Chinese Empire for the sake of Thailand, which would leave Thailand with no chance at all. Even if they resisted, it would be in vain. Rather than that. It is better to obey the Chinese Empire. Perhaps the Chinese Empire, for the sake of Thailand's cooperation, would not oppress them too much.

Rama III frowned, although he knew that even if Thailand resisted, it would not change anything. However, handing over the inheritance of his ancestors to the Chinese in this way made him very unwilling in his heart.

"No, I'm not going to give up like that. Five million people of Thailand. I will not be willing to be enslaved by the Chinese Empire. Look at the lives of people in other countries that were destroyed by the Chinese Empire, Thailand must not be like that. Otherwise, I'd rather Thailand be ruined than cheap Chinese! Rama III's face suddenly turned hideous.

"Alas!" Zheng Ming sighed and had to say no more. He knew that no matter how much he persuaded him, he would not be able to change Rama III's mind. The Chinese Empire is bullying the weak, but what can it do? Thailand is too weak, and in this isolated and helpless situation, it is not an opponent of the Chinese Empire at all, and if Thailand resists, it will inevitably be a river of blood in the future.

King Rama III left the temple at Paniway, and at the same time, he also made up his mind that he would not let the Chinese Empire occupy Thailand so lightly, and he would lead the Thais to resist the invasion of the Chinese Empire, and he believed that five million Thais would support him. With the support of these people, it may be possible to successfully repel the invasion of the Chinese Empire. After all, although the Chinese Empire is strong, it has many opponents. As long as Thailand can drag on, let the Chinese empire realize that no matter how much military power is invested in Thailand, it will not be able to make Thailand submit, but will outweigh the losses. In this case, perhaps the Chinese Empire will let Thailand go. Thailand has been able to retain it. Although this would have cost Thailand a heavy loss, Rama III believed that it was worth it. He did this to defend the interests of the Thai people. And, of course, the interests of the royal family!

Under the orders of King Rama III, Thailand's army began a frenzied expansion, and the total strength of the army will be expanded from the original 60,000 to 200,000. In addition, Rama III ordered the envoy Phiraphorn to purchase British weapons from India to equip the newly formed army. Rama III believed that with an army of 200,000, even if the Chinese Empire wanted to destroy Thailand, it would not be so easy, and they might have a chance to survive.

After returning to Thailand, Duke Pakang informed King Rama III of the outcome of his trip to Guangzhou. Rama III expressed his indignation at the greed of the Chinese Empire, and he showed Duke Pacan his determination to resist to the end, which was supported by Duke Pakon. For a time, the whole of Thailand began to actively prepare for war, and under the propaganda of the Thai government, the Chinese Empire was about to launch an invasion of Thailand, and at that time, all Thais would become slaves of the Chinese Empire. In order to defend its homeland, Thailand had no choice but to fight hard. This has inspired almost all Thais to fight. In Thailand, there are quite a few Chinese. Many Chinese were beaten or even killed, and even their property was robbed by the Thais. The Chinese Imperial Envoy to Thailand expressed his displeasure to the Thai Government about this, and it would be better for the Thai Government to restrain these actions if it did not want to be retaliated against by the Chinese Empire. In order not to leave a pretext for the Chinese Empire, the Thai government still ordered the Thais not to attack the Chinese, which made the life of the Chinese much better. However, for their own safety, the Chinese left Thailand one after another and returned to the Chinese Empire. Under the official organization of the Chinese Empire, a large-scale evacuation of overseas Chinese from Thailand began.

The number of Chinese in Thailand is quite large, with a total of hundreds of thousands. In addition, the Chinese almost controlled the economy of Thailand, and the evacuation of a large number of Chinese caused a devastating blow to the economy of Thailand. The Thai government wanted to keep all the wealth of these Chinese, but it was afraid of incurring the retaliation of the Chinese empire, so it had to let it go.

The British, who had been following the situation in Thailand, were very excited to see the situation in Thailand and the Chinese Empire becoming more and more tense. As long as Thailand and the Chinese Empire fought, the Chinese Empire would not have time to take care of Burma. And now, it is not a few days before Britain launches a war against Burma.

Inside the Imperial Palace, Guangzhou, Chinese Empire. Long Yufei summoned Foreign Minister Lin Zihao, Chief of the General Staff, General Niu Meng, Chief of General Staff, and Lieutenant General Sun Hao, Minister of Operations, in his study. Inquire about the strategy for Thailand.

"Your Majesty, preparations are made for an attack on Thailand. The Army's 14th Infantry Corps will be the main force of the offensive. In addition, the 15th Infantry Corps stationed in Nanyang will serve as a reserve for this battle. The 2nd Marine Brigade will also be involved in this landing operation. The Navy's 5th Fleet will deploy four 'Xia-class' cruisers to reinforce the landing operation when it lands. Lieutenant General Sun Hao, Minister of Operations, said.

"I heard that the Thais have been making a lot of trouble these days, and King Rama III of Thailand is frantically expanding his army?" Long Yufei asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to the information we have received, the Thais want to expand the number of troops to two hundred thousand. Moreover, they purchased a large amount of weapons and equipment from the British, and are arming the army with all their might. It seems that the Thais are planning to fight us to the death. General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said.

"So, is there a problem with our plan?" Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, even if the Thais complete the military expansion, it will not pose a threat to us." Lieutenant General Sun Hao, Minister of Operations, assured.

Long Yufei nodded, since the generals have already guaranteed, then there is nothing to worry about, he knows that although these generals are a little arrogant, they will be very cautious in military affairs.

"Your Majesty, if the Thais can agree to our terms, then how damn it would be, and there is no need to make a war like now, everyone will be a family with harmony, what's so bad?" Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said.

"Haha, Lord Lin, please rest assured, when we conquer Thailand, we will definitely find the sixteenth princess named Amo Mi and present it to His Majesty. Thais don't think that if you refuse our request, you will be able to escape. This time, it is destined to make the Thai people lose both their money! Admiral Niu Meng said with a smile.

Long Yufei shook his head speechlessly, he really had no interest in the so-called first beauty in Thailand. What's more, it's just a fourteen-year-old girl. In the next generation, such a little girl is still in junior high school, and she has not fully grown up, so how beautiful can she be?

While the Chinese Empire was actively preparing to attack Thailand, and Thailand was also planning to fight to the death with the Chinese Empire, the British had already completed preparations for an attack on Burma. British Army Commander in India, John Brown. Admiral Colburn secretly rushed to the front, and a total of 200,000 British and Indian troops had arrived at the front, ready to attack at any time.

On March 20, 1845, the British sent warships to bombard Rangoon on the pretext that British merchants in Burma had been treated unjustly and that the lives and property of British merchants were threatened. At the same time, Britain formally declared war on Burma by accusing Burma of first launching an attack on British* troops. The Second Anglo-Burmese War began! (To be continued......)