Episode 118 The Siam of the Ming Dynasty

Nanking.

Xiang Xiaoqiang, Stomach Pain, Fourteen Gege and others were in the small conference room, staring at the map, Xiuxiu and Qiuyun were guarding a radio station, both holding their cheeks, waiting quietly. They were all waiting for news from Bangkok at any time.

A small radio light came on. At the same time, a typewriter-like device connected to the radio station began to tap automatically, and long strips of paper came out one by one, and the strips of paper were printed with black dots arranged in a dense and orderly manner. This is the recorded radio signal.

Xiuxiu immediately grabbed one end of the note, flipped through the codebook, and directly interpreted it softly. Qiu Yu took notes with a pen and paper on the side.

As soon as Qiu Yu finished writing one, Xiang Xiaoqiang grabbed it.

"The Bangkok secret service team called, heavy machine guns were set up in the palace, and the prince's guards could not enter the palace, Prince Bhumibol asked us for help and asked for direct assistance from the Ming army."

After reading to Xiaoqiang, he looked up at everyone and said:

"The Siamese army was worse than we thought. Their combat effectiveness and will to fight are simply inferior to those of the third-rate troops of the Northern Qing Dynasty...... It is no wonder that Siam has not seen a war for generations, and the so-called army is almost the same as the family keepers of the house. When you see a machine gun, you completely lose the will to fight...... What to do now? Make a decision, everyone! Now the situation in Bangkok is critical, and if we don't intervene in two or three hours, the coup may fail. To exaggerate, then we will lose Siam. ”

The stomach hurt and I looked a little scared. He hesitated and said:

"Your Excellency...... It's not up to us the People's Guard to decide such a big thing, right? This belongs to ...... It's a major national policy issue, do we report to the cabinet government and let the cabinet study and decide? We can't just sit in this little office and ......."

Fourteen Gege stood up and said without question:

"Yes, we just want to sit in this small office and decide on major national issues."

She said lightly, but there was a kind of excitement that could not be concealed. She continued:

"Now people are not asking for the cabinet government, they are asking for us. Then we are qualified to make this decision. This is a good opportunity, and we should seize it, not hide it. Even if we report, we will report to Your Majesty, because Your Majesty is our only superior, and whatever we decide, she will support us.

"Now it's clear that we're going to have to get involved. Even if you tell the cabinet now and let them quarrel for a day, you still have to intervene in the end to the conclusion. I'm packing a ticket for this. Because as the adults said, it's time for this, the situation in Bangkok is critical, and if we don't intervene in a few hours, we may lose Siam. The ministers in the cabinet are just trying to figure out how best to intervene.

"But the results of their research, I can say it right now. There is only one answer: that is, this layer of window paper cannot be pierced, and even if we interfere, we cannot go into battle shirtless. In other words, what we have to do on the surface is still the same as a coup d'état within Siam's own country. Now all countries are staring at us, especially Britain, France, and the United States, which are the big countries with interests in the South Seas. If done too explicitly, they can be irritated. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang leaned back in the chair, stared at her with his hands and fingers crossed, and said thoughtfully:

"You mean that our soldiers disguised themselves as Siamese soldiers and mingled with real Siamese soldiers to attack the royal palace? …… Well, that's a good idea. ”

Fourteen Gege nodded and said with a smile:

"That's the way, but now our closest army to Bangkok is in Laem Chabang, and if we set off now, it will take two hours at the earliest. In the meantime, the situation in Bangkok is difficult to say. And the whole Siamese army is watching, we should send a signal first, so that those Siamese generals do not stand on the wrong side. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately understood. He snapped his fingers and said:

"Contact the commander of the base in Laem Chabang immediately and ask him to speak on the radio...... It is said that the situation in Bangkok is chaotic now, and in order to protect the many Ming expatriates there, the Laem Chabang base is considering sending troops into Bangkok to protect the diaspora...... So that the generals of the entire Siamese army will have a clear head. Even if there is no progress on the royal palace side of Bangkok for a while, there is not much of a problem. Then contact the army commandos of the battalion at the Laem Chabang base, and ask them to draw a company and march to Bangkok at once, where they will change into the uniform of the prince's guard, take the palace as quickly as possible, and then hand it over to Prince Bhumibol's troops. The commando team is from the army aviation, and we have no problem commanding it. …… Your Royal Highness, you are responsible for this matter. Okay, you guys do it first, now contact Your Majesty, and I'll ask her for a procedure to prevent anyone below from objecting. ”

With this arrangement, the following people all moved. Fourteen Gege looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang happily, smiled, bent down quickly when he passed him, and chuckled softly: "The reaction is quite fast." Then Nu Mouth kissed him on the cheek.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was holding a cup and drinking tea, and he almost choked on a mouthful of tea. He swallowed his tea, then wiped his mouth and glanced quickly at the people around him. Everyone else was busy with their own work, and even Qiu Yu and Xiuxiu didn't see this small action of fourteen grids.

He broke out in a cold sweat, raised his eyes and glared at Fourteen Gege, but what he saw was Fourteen Gege's ambiguous and smug smile. Her lips are made in the shape of an outlet:

What you're afraid of, it's already been calculated.

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At seven o'clock in the evening, when thousands of families in Siam were having dinner, Guo Chaofeng, commander of the Ming Imperial Navy's base in Siam Limchaban, spoke on the radio, announcing that in view of the political instability in Siam and the ongoing fighting in downtown Bangkok, the Ming Dynasty would send some troops into the main Chinese areas in Bangkok to protect the expatriate.

After he finished speaking in Chinese, a translator spoke again in Siamese. In this way, all the court officials in Siam, as well as the high-ranking officers in the military power, heard it on the radio in the dining room. They immediately understood what that meant.

Da Ming announced his support for Prince Bhumibol to succeed to the throne, and now the prince is in a coup d'état, and Da Ming announced that he will send troops directly into Bangkok to "protect the diaspora...... What this means, it can't be clearer anymore.

This means that Prince Bhumibol has won.

Those officers who had hesitated just now have now made up their minds to stick to the camp and never get involved. There were already two or three bold generals who had telegraphed their allegiance to the new King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Two hours later, a long military convoy drove into downtown Bangkok from the east. There was not only a battalion of army aviation commandos directly transferred to Xiaoqiang, but also a motorized infantry regiment transferred by Guo Chaofeng, with more than 3,000 people. Guo Chaofeng judged the situation and felt that Xiang Xiaoqiang's political future was very promising, and decided to completely stand on Xiang Xiaoqiang's side. Not only did he speak, but he actually sent troops into Bangkok to protect the expatriate.

Of course, because of Xiang Xiaoqiang's established "national policy", the more than 3,000 Ming Army still can't just roll up their sleeves and do it. Their role is to create momentum, giving people a feeling of the Ming soldiers pressing the border, so that the entire Bangkok, the entire Siam military and police forces are honest, even if they receive a direct order from the old king, they have to think clearly, whether they should carry it out or throw it under the bed.

There were no more people on the streets of Bangkok at this time. There was a lot of ping-pong on the side of the palace, and the common people had already hidden in their homes and closed the doors. However, all the journalists, Ming reporters, and foreign journalists in Bangkok were in high spirits at this time, and they gathered in groups on the streets with long guns and short cannons, especially around the royal palace, and on the buildings and trees near and far, they were all full of reporters carrying cameras. They were all excited. Whenever gunshots or grenades rang out from the palace, a puff of white smoke rose from the surrounding area.

Under the gaze of reporters all over the street, these 3,000 Ming Army will definitely not be able to directly participate in the war. These military cards drove into the city of Bangkok, and then they split up and headed for various Chinese areas. When they arrived at their destination, they jumped out of the car and guarded the entire neighborhood with loaded guns. There are also many expatriate residents who are not in the Chinese area, and they are scattered all over the city. But soon, they were guarded by two Ming soldiers with guns at each of their doorsteps.

These overseas Chinese households were scattered throughout the city, and they also invisibly helped the Ming army. In this way, not only those few Chinese settlements, but the whole city of Bangkok can be seen everywhere Ming soldiers. The effect of the Ming army's "large soldiers pressing the border" was very strong. But in front of the world's cameras, the Ming army did not interfere in the coup d'état in Bangkok, but only protected the diaspora.

But more than 100 of these Ming troops did not go to any Chinese ghetto, but drove directly into the backyard of Prince Bhumibol's mansion. This is exactly the commando of that company. They quickly changed into the uniforms of the prince's guards and ran towards the palace with their weapons on their shoulders.

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In front of the palace, the prince's guards were still in a stalemate with the palace defenders in the palace. The defenders in the palace kept shouting outside, telling them to lay down their arms and surrender, and they would not be held accountable. And the captain of the prince's guard was still shouting and cheering up his people at first, afraid that they would really have brains in the water, so he turned around and really shot himself, and then took the lead in surrendering. But later, when he saw truckloads of Ming troops roaring past in front of the palace, not only him, but also nearly 100 people under his command cheered. They know that they have won, and they have already made a "great contribution", and a bright future has been laid.

But those Ming soldiers were in trucks, and they just drove in front of them, and they didn't come down to help them fight. Their hearts began to be suspicious and worried again, until they saw a neat line of Siamese soldiers running in the distance.

The Siamese army of more than 100 people wore the uniforms of the prince's guards, but the queue was strict and even the running was brushed, which did not look like the Siamese army that was in a lot of noise in ordinary times. Moreover, the soldiers were burly and strong, with muscular necks and arms, and they did not look much like the Malays of Southeast Asia...... Fortunately, the reporters in the back are far away.

These soldiers of the prince's guard, who had been "fighting" for a long time at the gate of the palace, understood what was going on. It's only then that they're really down-to-earth. But they all seemed to be intimidated by the momentum of the "prince's guard" in front of them, and they forgot to cheer.

The assault teams did not greet them either, but quickly dispersed, and more than a hundred people divided into groups of three along the palace walls. One person in each group threw a grenade into the wall, and after dozens of loud shaking sounds, the other two men half-crouched, their four hands clasped together, and then the other man took a few steps back, rushed over quickly, and stepped on the hands of the two men. The two of them lifted him into the air, and with the power of bouncing, he grabbed his arms to the top of the high palace wall, and then with a support, the whole body was as light as a swallow and flashed into the palace wall.

Almost instantly, more than 30 groups of commandos all "flew" into the palace wall in this way, and the whole set of actions did not exceed five seconds. The Siamese prince's guard next to him was about to fall out of his eyes.

Although the Siam Royal Palace is called the "Royal Palace", it is actually a little larger than the Changping Marquis Mansion, and there are few courtyards. After more than 30 commandos "flew" in, there was a dense burst of submachine gun fire, followed by a sound of wailing, begging for mercy, and surrendering. Then the remaining two-thirds of the commandos outside also climbed in with guns on their backs and with their bare hands.

Five minutes later, resistance was cleared from all over the palace, and every door was opened. Outside, the real princes' guards shouted and swarmed in.

About an hour later, at eight o'clock sharp, the official radio station of the Kingdom of Siam officially announced that King Rama VII Mahidol Adullyadesan had abdicated and passed the throne to Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej. Prince Bhumibol officially succeeded him as king of the Kingdom of Siam and became King Rama VIII of the Chorik dynasty of Siam.

In the following half hour, the palace received telegrams from military and political officials from all over the country, expressing their allegiance to the new king.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhu Yourong sent a telegram indicating that the Ming Dynasty recognized the new king of Siam, Rama VIII. In the telegram, she congratulated the new king on his succession to the throne and hoped that he would be diligent in his administration and love the people, reform bad governance, bring happiness to the people of Siam, and make efforts for the friendship between the people of Daming and Siam.

The Ming Dynasty was the first to take the lead, and soon, all the major monarchies in the world sent congratulatory messages to Siam, expressing their recognition of the new king, congratulating Siam, and saying beautiful words to each other.

Prince Bhumibol was very excited this night, and he was busy directing and arranging various matters after the succession. Together with his mother, he personally drafted and embellished a long reply to the Empress of the Ming Dynasty, in which he was extremely grateful to Dai De, except that it was not explicitly said that it was the palace that the Ming army helped enter, and the rest could be said to be thankful.

At half past nine, the Siamese ambassador to Nanjing drove to the Forbidden City to meet Zhu Yourong, first presented this telegram of thanks, and then he also praised Zhu Yourong, the Ming army, and the commander of the People's Guard with great respect. He also brought with him the assurances of the new king: the king will always remember the kindness of Her Majesty the Empress and the Ming Empire. From now on, Siam will be the Siam of the Ming Dynasty. Siam will be the most reliable bridge between the Ming and the South Seas Territory. No matter what happens in the future, Siam will become the most reassuring and stable rear position of the Ming Dynasty.