Chapter 154: Barbaric Declaration
Chu Tiange stayed in the Tailong military camp for about half an hour, and at this time, the student army surrounding Tamai was bombed and strafed by about two groups of Japanese planes.
After receiving a telegram asking for help, Yamamoto immediately gave an order to Masuda Tomikawa, commander of the First Marine Corps, that he would help the Thais to withstand this round of counterattack by the Cadet Army, and called back to comfort Kansong, saying that as long as he withstood this round of counteroffensive by the Cadet Army, then Thailand would be able to usher in a sunny tomorrow - our Yamato nation has never treated its friends badly, without Ouyang Yun, the Cadet Army is destined to be weathered into a pool of loose sand, At that time, as long as Your Excellency wishes, the Imperial Japanese Army is willing to help you take the entire Indochina Peninsula.
I don't know if Lu Dao was moved by the beautiful future described by Yamamoto, Kan Song's mood was a little settled, he and Sha Li devoted themselves to this defensive battle with twelve points of enthusiasm, and really had the idea that if you defend this ** potential, you can usher in a better tomorrow.
A series of orders were issued from Bangkok, and the five Thai defense divisions in the surrounding area immediately assembled in Bangkok after receiving the order. At the same time, Masuda Tomikawa issued an order to first have the Kisarazu Air Force support Tamai in the defensive battle, and then to have the 1st Division, which was assembling towards Chachoengsao to prepare for an attack on Sakaphu, establish a defensive line on the spot, and the Cadet Army to guard against Sakaw Province also launched an attack on Bangkok. He then ordered the 2nd Division, which was moving towards Prachin, to speed up its march and give them 10 hours to establish a complete line of defense against Prachin, so as to prevent the Cadet Army from advancing westward.
When Chu Tiange returned to the front line, the Kisarazu Air Force had just turned to Bangkok after losing five fighters, and when he saw the little devil's fighters leave, he immediately changed his order, first asking Mao, who was blocking all the roads he had walked to Bangkok, to make way for the southern brigade, and then asking the Thai prisoners to return to Tamai with a message to the defending generals, saying that they would be given half an hour to evacuate the civilians, and half an hour later a covering artillery bombardment would be launched.
His original words were: "Guo Da is willing to give you a day, Lao Tzu will give you half an hour at most, and if you don't leave within the time limit, wait to be bombed!" ”
Ten minutes later, a wave of refugees appeared, and as the loudspeakers in the city began to repeatedly broadcast this ultimatum, the civilians stopped talking, and immediately dragged their families on the way to escape. The Thai soldiers, who had deserted or had not returned, also joined the fleeing army, and soon a wave of about 30,000 or 40,000 refugees was formed near his Maisimen.
Thirty minutes later, Chu Tiange waved his hand, and the student army fired a hundred cannons, and he became a hell on earth when he stepped on.
This round of shelling lasted for about 40 minutes, and after 40 minutes, the city was reduced to a pile of ruins, and hundreds of Thai civilians, 2,000 Thai soldiers and more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers were all burned inside, and only a few Thai soldiers were lucky enough to become prisoners of the Cadet Army.
Directly using heavy artillery to bombard him into ruins, Chu Tiange's troops didn't stop for a minute, and immediately attacked Ge Ling, fifty kilometers away.
In order to give the Thais a chance to flee, Chu Tiange ordered the troops to slow down their journey, burning villages along the way, and letting chariots run over rice fields when they saw them, and tossing for about four hours before reaching the outside of Geling City. At this time, Geling has become an empty city. Except for more than 100 stubborn Taimin who killed and refused to leave their homeland, the rest of the soldiers and civilians ran away.
At half past ten in the evening, the vast majority of the stubborn Taimin who stayed in Geling City were gathered in a clearing on the outskirts, and here, facing the sixty old men and women and a dozen young men and girls who were staring at him with extreme hatred, Chu Tiange gave a Geling speech that was later called the "Barbaric Declaration of the Cadet Army".
"We Chinese have always been reasonable, kind, and willing to help our neighbors as much as we can. Since ancient times, we in China have given you a lot of help to Siam, right? But what have you done? You may say that war is a matter for the big men to decide, that you are coerced and that you are innocent. ! If a person of insight had thought about the relationship between Siam and our China, he would not have agreed to an alliance with Japan, a bandit country, right? Since you have chosen to be in the company of Japan, a bandit country, you must be aware of the relevant punishments. We Chinese are kind, but it does not mean that we are soft eggs and can tolerate others pooping and peeing on our heads. For the sake of your old age, Lao Tzu will let you live. Go to Bangkok, ask your officials, and ask them if they remember? Once upon a time, a Chinese emperor once said something - maybe they don't remember, then you tell them for me that this sentence is 'Whoever offends me will be punished even if he is far away'! ”
That night, the fire ignited by Geling lit up the night sky within a radius of dozens of kilometers, and after seeing the sky-high fire, the Thai people between the southwest of Geling and Bangkok packed their bags and fled to Bangkok, and the refugee wave quickly changed from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
Fields were crushed by chariots and turned into mud, and villages were burned to the ground, not to mention the Thais, who felt deep pain, even the cadets could not help but be awe-struck when they saw it, and for the first time doubted the decision of Shangfeng.
Chu Tiange had already expected this change in the mood of the cadets, and when those middle and low-level officers came to report this situation to him collectively and seemed worried, his simple words dispelled all doubts from everyone: Have you forgotten the cultivation of the commander-in-chief? Is the Commander-in-Chief still seriously injured and unconscious? If it weren't for these Siamese guys, the little devils would have succeeded in sneaking up on the commander-in-chief!
The officers brought this sentence back to the troops, and the cadets were first collectively silent, and then shouted angrily: Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill all the Siamese pigs and avenge the commander-in-chief!
After calming the emotions of the troops, Chu Tiange ordered a short rest for two hours, and then asked Xu Zhi, Feng Lanshan and others to find them, and laid out the next action plan.
It was a taboo for a soldier to go deep alone, but in order to avenge the commander-in-chief, Xu Zhi, Feng Lanshan and others felt that it was their duty to do so. The round of air defense battles before Chu Tiange's return was commanded by Xu Zhi. In the battle, the First Army suffered more than 500 casualties and about 20 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft weapons, which was able to resist this wave of air attacks by the little devils. Feeling that the Japanese aviation unit had become the biggest obstacle to the advance of the troops to Bangkok, Xu Zhi suggested to Chu Tiange: "Commander, the biggest threat to us now is the Japanese aviation unit located in Bangkok, if we can knock out this forward airfield, our revenge action will no longer be hindered." Let me lead a team of soldiers on this mission! ”
Chu Tiange was about to answer, when Chu Meng suddenly ran in and reported: "Commander, the special artillery brigade is here, can you see them?" ”
"Huang Hua's special artillery brigade?" Feng Lanshan asked.
Chu Tiange smiled and said to Xu Zhi: "Old Xu, you don't have to go to Bangkok. If there is a special artillery brigade, the little devil's little fighter is unbearable! Then he said to Chu Meng, "Please come in!" ”