Dawn crept in, and last night's revelry had exhausted everyone, and most of the people were still asleep except for the sentinels performing their duties. Tie Ning and the others didn't know that their location was not far from Chumphon Mansion on the Kra Isthmus. The Kra Isthmus is only 56 kilometers at its narrowest point, with the Andaman Sea to the west and the Gulf of Siam to the east. It is about 1,000 kilometers south from Kra Isthmus to parts of the Malay Peninsula and is part of Siam, which is home to 5 provinces in the south of Siam.

For a long time, the five provinces in the southwest of Siam have been dissatisfied with the administration of the dynasty, and often engage in actions and oppose the Siam dynasty. The people here are fierce, and it is an area that believes in Islam, so the relatively cowardly Siamese dynasty is a little helpless here. In particular, the long-term indulgence and softness of the Bangkok Dynasty made the local governors more emboldened. Because Tie Ning and his subordinates suddenly appeared here wearing Tai costumes, it caused panic among the local kings.

That night, the king of Chumphon received a report from his subordinates that a caravan that had been coming from the north suddenly appeared in the territory. The king of the province thought it was a bad omen, so he quickly contacted the nearest province of Ranong, and the two kings discussed that night that they must stop the suspicious caravan and let them return to where they came. Therefore, the two kings gathered more than 2,000 soldiers, armed with broadswords, spears, bows and arrows, and copied them after dawn.

At dawn, Zheng Xiangtian, who was sleeping with his wife in the tent, was awakened by his subordinates, "Report to the general, the sentry found that a group of locals who did not know the truth, numbering about a few thousand, appeared in front, and the situation was unknown. Hearing this, Tie Ning quickly dressed up and walked out of the tent and said, "Inform the troops." Distribute weapons and get ready for battle! The team sprang into action. After all, it was the combat units that were well trained, and the officers and men immediately took out their weapons and formed a defensive formation.

Tie Ning came to the south side. Climb aboard a horse-drawn carriage. "What's the situation?" Wang Zhidao, the captain of the striker, said: "A group of indigenous soldiers, who are holding cold weapons in their hands, intercept in front, and there seems to be no sign of attacking. Tie Ning picked up the binoculars and looked at it, and sure enough, it was so. The guide also arrived, and he observed for a while and said, "General, the soldiers of the local king are blocking in front, and their intention is not to let us pass. ”

"Wang Zhi!" "Here!" "You accompany the guide. And explain to them that we are a caravan with no ill intentions, but just a way to the Malay Peninsula. About an hour later, Wang Zhi and the guide returned. Wang Zhidao: "General, what is intercepted in front is the army of the two local kings, they do not agree with us to go over, and let us go back where we came from." ”

"There really is no way to do it. General, you give the order. This rabble, a single charge can crush them! One of his subordinates said angrily.

Tie Ning shook his head and said: "Don't provoke them, there are thousands of kilometers from here to the Malay Peninsula, if there is hostility will delay our trip, try to turn the war into a jade silk." After a brief analysis, Tie Ning decided to send someone to negotiate again. The people who had gone to negotiate at about ten o'clock in the afternoon came back to report that the other party did not accept the passage of oil and salt, and did not agree with the caravan passing through the place. Move. aroused the anger of his subordinates, and they demanded that force open the way.

Tie Ning groaned for a moment and said, "It looks like the situation here. It's more complicated than we think. We were all dressed in Thai costumes, which showed that the natives here were at odds with the Bangkok dynasty, otherwise they wouldn't have been. It seems that it is not advisable for us to split into two teams, and we must join forces. We'll wait here for the troops behind us to come up and work out a safe plan. ”

After dark, the caravan that followed behind came up, and the personnel suddenly swelled. In the evening of the same day, Tie Ning convened a military meeting. Tie Ning glanced at everyone and said, "The local natives are not welcoming strangers, and they are preventing us from passing through this place right now. Perhaps something we didn't imagine could happen at any time, so I decided to form 10 brigades, and now I announce the appointment of the captains of each brigade. Wang Zhi served as the captain of the 1st brigade??????。 ”

After announcing the captains, Tie Ning continued: "Now it is the best policy for us not to be enemies with the other party as much as possible, we can't conflict with the other party, and we can't spend it here, everyone brainstorms, and we discuss a safe plan." "General, why don't we reveal our identities, the local king knows that we are soldiers of the Chinese Empire, maybe he will let us go!" An officer said. "It's not okay to reveal our identities, not to mention that our whereabouts are exposed. The point is that this is a wild place, the news is closed, and the natives here may not know us. If revealing our identities would backfire, they would be even more distrustful of us. Another officer objected.

There was a lot of discussion, and many people proposed to simply launch an attack and move forward by force. At this time, a taciturn officer stood up and said, "General, gentle reasoning against these natives does not work, and it must be both soft and hard. The subordinate has a suggestion, and we can do this??????。 At this point, Tie Ning believed that the officer's proposal was feasible, and the plan of action was quickly finalized.

At midnight, several black shadows appeared in the defensive territory of the government soldiers. At this time, a government soldier sentry was leaning against a tree and was napping, and suddenly two black shadows came up, and when he was dazzled, the government soldier had already fainted and was carried on his shoulder. After a while, the captured government soldiers were placed in front of Wang Zhi. After interrogation, under the translation of the guide, the soldier explained the location of the king. Subsequently, Wang Zhi, led by the government soldiers, led a team of 30 commandos and quietly touched the tent where the king of the palace lived.

The east is exposed to the white belly of the fish, and the kings of Chumphon and Ranong are sleeping in their respective tents, unconscious. The guards were not vigilant. It should be said that they did not expect to be attacked at all, and it was a decapitation operation. Shortly after the operation began, the team quickly took control of the two tents. Dozens of minutes later, the kings of Chumphon and Rarang were subdued. Upon hearing the news, the government soldiers who outflanked them surrounded them on the inner and outer three floors.

At this time, the sky was already bright, Wang Zhi brandished his pistol without fear, and ordered the two palace kings to let their government soldiers retreat, otherwise they would be killed. The two kings of the palace were so frightened that their faces were already as pale as earth, especially when they saw them holding foreign guns in their hands, they trembled all over. Among them, the king of Lalang Mansion actually peed his pants. Seeing that the government soldiers had retreated, Wang Zhi shot at the sky.

Hearing the gunshots, Tie Ning waved his hand and ordered an attack, and the team headed towards the opposite side. Seeing the large group of men and horses swarming in, the soldiers panicked and let the mainland retreat to the side and dodge to both sides. Tie Ning came to King Chunpeng and King Larang, and saw that the two kings of the mansion were dark-faced, about 40 years old, not tall and slightly fat, and they couldn't see that they were majestic kings at all.

Tie Ning said kindly: "The two kings of the mansion are disrespectful, I didn't want to do this, but we have to hurry because of the urgency of time." It is also a helpless move to make this decision, and I hope the two kings of the mansion understand. After listening to the guide's translation, the two kings bowed in submission. Dozens of people on the other side captured themselves alive, and it was obvious that this mysterious caravan was by no means idle. The fact that the other side did not launch an armed attack is indeed proof that there is no malicious intent.

Tie Ning replied unceremoniously: "Next, I have to trouble the two kings of the mansion to accompany me for a ride, and notify the three kings of the south to let them go!" "Tie Ning must take them hostage so that they can be safe. The two kings shouted to the soldiers on both sides, and soon the soldiers formed a 300-man escort team to accompany them, and the other soldiers withdrew.

The team went on the road from the new, accompanied by two kings of the palace, and the journey was very smooth. Half a month later, they set foot on the land of the Malay Peninsula, and when they parted, they did not expect that the two kings of the palace would be reluctant. Passing by getting to know each other along the way, they formed a friendship. It should be said that Tie Ning conquered them with some kind of charm.

In a tropical rainforest on the northwest side of the port of Godabalu by the sea, Tie Ning ordered his troops to stop advancing and take shelter in place. Then he ordered Wang Zhi to take a few people and guides to the port to connect with the people from Lan Fang. According to the prior agreement, the Tie Ning Rate, with the help of Lan Fanglai's people, should take a boat at the port of Godta Baru and go to Borneo. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, the brigade temporarily hid in the rainforest.

In the evening, Wang Zhi and the guide turned around, followed by a black man in his 40s. The person who came claimed to be Lan Fanglai's liaison. As soon as he met, the liaison officer said urgently: "General Tie, the situation in the Malay Peninsula has changed, and at present, the British and Dutch are in complete control of the Malay Peninsula. The search for the Chinese was very strict, and the original Jihua went to Borneo from the port of Godta Baru, and because the port was controlled by the British army, there were British warships on the docks, so the Jihua who boarded from the port could not carry out. ”

The situation has changed, and Tie Ning must act decisively. Especially since so many people get together, they will soon be discovered by the British army. And under the current circumstances, let the liaison go back and get in touch with the upper echelons of Lan Fang, and then formulate a new sea crossing jihua, which comes and goes, I don't know how long it will be delayed. Tie Ning did not hesitate, and immediately decided to go to Singapore in several groups, and then cross the sea from Singapore to Borneo.

The rest of the story doesn't need to be described in detail. They tossed and turned in the Malay Peninsula to avoid the eyes of foreigners. Although there was no danger, it was very troublesome, and it was not until August that all the personnel arrived in Borneo one after another. And during this period, the mainland has already rekindled the flames of war! End of Part 3. (To be continued......)

PS: The beginning of the Nanyang strategy means that there are many thorns and dangers, and it also means that the hot land of Nanyang will be surging.