Needless to say, this time Lao Jiang's decision was quite wise - but anyone who still considers himself a Chinese will not forget the glory of his ancestors. Thinking back to the time when China enjoyed all nations in the name of the Celestial Empire, what a majesty and glory it was. However, with the advent of the first and second industrial revolutions, China missed the opportunity to keep pace with the times, and since then it has been reduced to a nominal power.

Just as Chu Tiange's troops were further marching towards Bangkok and preparing to march to the city, Ouyang Yun of Bangnanbiao County was woken up by Liu Kui after sleeping for two hours: "Commander-in-chief, the military committee is calling." ”

Sitting up and taking the telegram, Ouyang Yun glanced at it and thought about it, pouting and sneering. Then he got up and went to the general headquarters next door, and said to a staff officer inside: "Send a telegram to Commander Chu and ask them to postpone the attack on Bangkok." Then he called Guo Da and asked about the battle in Chachoengao.

The Baojun and Bian Jiansheng launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army in Chachoengsao three hours earlier, and Masuda Fukawa had only the Okamoto Brigade of the First Division and a wing directly under the Front Army, which had no advantage in strength, and after Bang Nanbiao County was captured by the Xuebing Army, he was worried that he would be encircled, so he sent a wing to defend Pai Sharakhan, 25 kilometers northwest of Chachoaoao, in order to maintain the key points of communication with the Second Division.

Ouyang Yun was very "vicious", he did not immediately lead Guo Da's first division to the rear road of the Japanese army in Beiliu, in order to leave room for the Japanese army to retreat, and then facilitate the advance of the Baojun army and Bian Jiansheng town by town, and use artillery fire to directly turn the Thai towns along the way into ruins.

Guo Da: "Half an hour ago, Commander Bao called to report that they had taken all the Japanese strongholds in the east, west, and south directions outside Beiliu City, and now they should be attacking Beiliu City with all their might. ”

"Did that Willie get in touch with Wavell?"

"Yes, Xiao Song reported to me that Willy had asked Wavell about apologizing to us, and the rhetoric was quite vehement. Commander-in-Chief, are we pushing the British too far? The British are used to being arrogant—"

Ouyang Yun took out a pack of cigarettes, handed him one, and then suddenly interjected: "Old Guo, do you know the Far Eastern Fleet of the French?" ”

Guo Da shook his head.

Ouyang Yun lit a cigarette and took a puff and said, "I have taken a fancy to the Far East Fleet of the French. ”

"Ah, Commander-in-Chief."

Ouyang Yun smiled: "What are you worried about?" Are you afraid that I will take it by force and destroy the current situation in the Indochina Federation? I wouldn't mind doing it if I could. But the problem is that the French Far Eastern Fleet is now in the Bay of Bengal. To get the Far Eastern Fleet, it was necessary to have the help of the British. I wanted to tempt Wavell with our advanced weaponry, but now I don't have to. Two battleships, three capital ships, and twenty-six other warships of various types, with a total tonnage of more than 140,000 - a good deal! ”

Guo Da was thoughtful.

Ouyang Yun was single-mindedly plotting against the French Far East Fleet, but Singapore's Yamamoto Fifty-six became restless like an ant on a hot pot. Kan Song sent urgent telegrams one after another, and the tone became more and more unkind, and then Masuda Tomagawa sent back the intercepted information that "Ouyang Yun is out of danger", and he realized that he had been fooled. In fact, it can't be said that it is not fooled, the Marine Corps was newly established, the quality of the soldiers is like this, and the strength of the troops does not have an overwhelming advantage, and the weapons and equipment are far inferior to the student army, and the Thai army is completely unscrupulous. But the question is, they must not lose the springboard of Thailand, otherwise they can only open up the China West Campaign from Myanmar, and how much will it cost?

After talking on the phone with Koizumi Tonichiro for more than two hours, the old devil finally made up his mind to first recall the Fengxiang aircraft carrier fleet and the Longxiang aircraft carrier fleet, which had arrived in the Gulf of Thailand to wait for the attack order, and then gave an order to Masuda Tomikawa to immediately lead his troops to retreat to Prachinbhu, and after meeting with the second division there, retreat to Thongpapong, concentrate the main force of the first army and then go to Mawlamyine, and take over the fifth division there to be responsible for the combat operations of attacking Burma. After personally issuing the telegram to Masuda Tomikawa, the old devil sat on his chair and stared at the roof for five minutes, and then gritted his teeth and drafted a telegram sent to Kan Song, saying that in order to protect the interests of Thailand, an ally, he was willing to suspend the implementation of the relevant agreement on the "Japan-Thailand military alliance" so as not to give the Xuebing army an excuse to continue invading Thailand. At the end of this telegram, the old devil quoted Koizumi's words and wrote shamelessly: "The care of the Japanese Empire for the allies will be best reflected through this incident." I believe that after this incident, your country will be able to better understand who is a friend and who is an enemy. ”

The sudden divergence in the attitude of the Thai cabinet towards China and Japan can be detected by the agents of the military command who are already lurking underwater, and the Japanese agents who are active on the surface of the water are naturally no problem. Koizumi made a judgment based on this phenomenon: If the imperial army cannot help Bangkok resist the invasion of the Scholar Army, then the pro-China forces in the Thai cabinet will inevitably be boosted, and may even subvert the mantra? Kan Song leadership, in that case, the position of the Japanese army in Thailand will be awkward, and it may even be besieged by the Chinese and Thai troops. Rather than being driven out of Thailand by this happening, it is better to take the initiative to retreat. In this way, the excuse for the Cadet Army to invade Thailand is gone, which is equivalent to helping Kan Song. And as long as the Khansong cabinet does not fall, it is only a matter of time before Japan and Thailand realign. Even if the Khan Song cabinet is overthrown, he is not afraid, once the strength of the Western Expedition Fleet grows, where can the combat effectiveness of the Thai army prevent the entry of the imperial army. "Your Excellency, there are actually only three main enemies of the empire, China, the Soviet Union, and the United States, among them, the United States should be the number one enemy. The Soviet Union had its own Germans to deal with them, and it was enough for us to send troops to the Far East at the most opportune time. In China, the rampant warlord armament of the Cadet Army will not help the overall situation, and in time, as long as we control the Pacific Ocean, then the complete defeat of China will be a matter of raising hands. Our greatest enemy is still the United States, and before defeating the United States, it would be good to let the army run rampant for a while," Koizumi expressed this opinion on Japan's current and potential enemies.

It was a matter of great humiliation for Japan to show weakness to the enemy country, especially the enemy army that was hated by the whole people of the empire at present, and Yamamoto was very hesitant for a while, but it was only after listening to this opinion that he made up his mind.