Because of the Westernization of Thailand at this time, that is, the emperor Chulalongkorn of Siam, the country also established a parliament like the British. When Lin Yuan heard that the person who came was the chairman of the Senate, he nodded and said: "It's good that he has an official position, after he arrives in Guangzhou, let him take a plane directly to Beijing, I want to see him as much as possible." ”

The attendant agreed, and the next day, Lin Yuan gave an order to the 28th Division stationed in Kunming, ordering it to dispatch a regiment of troops to Menglong in Yunnan, which is the closest to the border between Laos and Siam.

"Meng" is the meaning of "small piece of flat land" in Dai language, southwest China is mountainous, there is a saying that "the land is not three miles flat", so people live in a small piece of flat land in the mountains, Menglong is like this, here was originally the residence of ethnic minorities, after the Qing court was overthrown, the Han people have more, and the two sides have gradually merged together.

Due to the mountainous terrain and tropical jungles in the southwest, the 28th Division is equipped with weapons that are different from those of other units, in terms of light weapons: because the jungle obstructs the line of sight, it is rarely necessary to shoot at long distances, so the 28th Division has more submachine guns, while the 7th Division and other mechanized infantry divisions are basically not equipped with submachine guns with a closer range.

In terms of heavy weapons: the mountains and jungles greatly limited the weight of the equipment, so the 28th Division was not equipped with too many heavy artillery, and the TK-96 tanks equipped were also lightly modified. In addition to the difference between light and heavy weapons and other troops, the 28th Division is also equipped with a number of unique weapons, among which chemical insecticides are the most famous, there are many small insects in the tropical jungle, such as all kinds of mosquitoes, locusts, etc., with chemical insecticides, it can protect the soldiers of the troops on a certain distance.

The 28th Division received Lin Yuan's order and began to move, through the guò road and railway, a regiment could reach Menglong in one day. Soon after Lin Yuan gave the order, an attendant came in and reported: "Prince Siam Doma has arrived. ”

Lin Yuan then asked Prince Doma to be invited to the conference room, and then got up and went to the conference room. When I came to the conference room, I saw an old man in his fifties sitting in the middle of the room, with gray hair, meticulously combed, wearing a neat suit, and the exposed white shirt was as white as snow, and there was not a trace of smudge.

Behind the old man stood two young men in suits and leather shoes, who seemed to be assistants, and when the old man saw Lin Yuan coming in, he got up to greet him, stretched out his hand to Lin Yuan, and said in English: "Hello, I am Prince Doma, the special envoy of His Majesty Chulalongkorn. ”

Lin Yuan stretched out his hand to shake the old man, and thought to himself: "Siam is really very Westernized, and the envoys don't wear Siamese national costumes, and they don't even speak Thai. Lin Yuan smiled and greeted the old man, who then said, "I'm very sorry about Princess Arlinn. ”

Lin Yuan smiled and pointed to the chair and said, "Let's sit down and talk." ”

Prince Doma and Lin Yuan sat opposite each other and said, "I want to express the Emperor's apologies again, and I also brought an audio tape, which was recorded by the Emperor himself. Prince Doma turned around and gave a look to a young man, who took out a cassette tape from his bag and handed it to Lin Yuan's attendant.

Since laser technology is not yet developed, so at this time, the sound is still preserved with tapes, Lin Yuan glanced at the tape and knew that it was a copycat version produced in the United Kingdom. At this time, Lin Yuan's attendant brought a tape recorder, put the tape in, pressed the play button, and a firm and powerful voice came out of the speaker, using Thai, Lin Yuan did not understand Thai, and a translator translated it for Lin Yuan.

I only heard Chulalongkorn's voice say: "Dear Mr. Lin Yuan, I am the Emperor Rama V of Siam, I apologize deeply for the childish and ridiculous behavior of my daughter and more than ten Siamese students, China and Siam are neighbors separated by a strip of water, and they are also very friendly in history, and now that such a thing has happened, I feel very ashamed, I hope that this matter will not cause diplomatic disputes, Siam is willing to compensate China for a loss in this matter, and finally, I apologize again for this matter." ”

The sound of the recording stopped, Lin Yuan's attendant took out the tape, put it away, and Lin Yuan asked the Thai translator softly: "Is the wording you used to translate just now accurate?" Do you need time to think about it? ”

The Thai translator shook his head and said, "Lin Shuai, no need, I am very familiar with Thai, and I have chosen the most appropriate words in Chinese based on the context." ”

Lin Yuan nodded, thinking in his heart: "Chulalongkorn's words are very humble, such as 'naïve and ridiculous' and 'very ashamed', which shows that the Siamese emperor is afraid of China from the bottom of his heart. Lin Yuan turned his head to look at Prince Doma and said, "Mr. Prince, I accept the apology from the emperor of your country, I think that the initiator of such a thing is completely inappropriate propaganda by the British, and the British are hyping up in your country that China and France have jointly invaded Siam territory, which is completely contrary to the actual situation. ”

Prince Doma's expression changed, and Lin Yuan could see from this change in expression: Prince Doma did not agree with his statement, Prince Doma smiled and said; "Mr. Lin Yuan, our princess doesn't know how much damage has been caused to your country? Could you please let your subordinates calculate, we will pay five times the compensation, and now you can let us meet the princess and the international students? ”

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Before you meet the princess, I want to ask you something, I don't know if Mr. Prince is willing to answer?" ”

Prince Thomas smiled, "Please speak." ”

Lin Yuan said: "Is Siam secretly planning to attack Laos and Cambodia? ”

Prince Doma's expression moved, and Lin Yuan thought to himself: "It seems that I guessed it." Then Prince Thomas said, "I don't know this very well. ”

Lin Yuan said: "Regardless of whether your country has such a plan or not, I want to express China's attitude on this matter, that is: I hope that all countries on the Indochina Peninsula will maintain peace and stability, and I do not want to see a situation where a certain country unilaterally changes the status quo." ”

Prince Doma's expression changed again, and he nodded and said, "I will convey your opinion to His Majesty the Emperor, can you let me meet Princess Arlinn and the students?" ”

Lin Yuan nodded, glanced at his subordinates, his subordinates turned around and went out, and brought Princess Arlinn in after a short time, Princess Arlinn saw Prince Dorma timidly bowed his head and didn't say a word, Prince Doma saw that Princess Arlinn was neatly dressed and there were no scars on her face, so she relieved herself and said to Lin Yuan: "Can we take the princess away now?" Let your subordinates do the handover. ”