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Chapter 694 Moved to Bangkok

Kyushu Army infantry armed with rifles annihilated Siamese soldiers who were still resisting in the outer city of Ayutthaya.

Occasionally, several gunshots rang out, and the Siamese soldiers hiding in the wooden house fell in a pool of blood, while several Siamese civilians huddled in the corner of the wooden house in horror.

With a bang, the wooden door was kicked open, and soldiers of the Kyushu Army armed with rifles broke into the wooden house.

"He shot and killed one of our brothers with a crossbow just now." A soldier of the Kyushu Army pointed his rifle at the Siamese soldier who fell on the ground, and a hand crossbow for hunting was scattered beside him.

"The fighting spirit of these soldiers is really tenacious. The outer city has been breached by us and they are still resisting. Although they are our enemies, they are worthy of admiration." A junior officer said.

"What should we do with these civilians?" A Kyushu Army soldier pointed his rifle at the Siamese civilians huddled in a corner.

"They are just civilians, but it is not safe here. Some remaining Siamese soldiers are still fighting with beasts in the alleys of the outer city and sent them to the refuge area outside the city." The junior officer said.

"Obey." Two Kyushu Army soldiers motioned to these Siamese civilians to let them go out.

Several Siamese civilians looked very nervous, wondering if the soldiers of the Kyushu Army would kill them if they handed them over, they kept shaking their heads in horror. The elder among them was protecting the Siamese girl behind him, kneeling on the ground and facing Kyushu The soldiers kowtowed desperately.

Several Kyushu Army soldiers looked at each other, and one of them said, "They seem to have misunderstood us, what should we do?"

Lower-level officers are also extremely troubled, and communication is the biggest problem encountered during foreign wars.It is natural to attack the opponent's soldiers in a war, but it is very difficult to let everyone on the opponent know their intentions without harming these unarmed civilians.

Just when this Kyushu army team was at a loss, a man in Siamese costume walked in: "Masters, I am an overseas Chinese living in Siam, and your regiment commander summoned us to help evacuate here." civilians, leave it to me."

The junior officer was a little surprised: "It's great to have you to deal with such a matter. We people don't speak the language of their Siamese country. When we communicate with them, our eyes are smeared."

After the arrival of the Siamese overseas Chinese, under his persuasion, several Siamese civilians in the wooden house left under the escort of two Kyushu Army soldiers.

The junior officer walked out of the wooden house and looked at the black smoke-filled inner city wall. When the Kyushu Army dismissed the civilians in the outer city, the Nanyang Fleet had already bombarded the west wall of the inner city from the water.

"Only the inner city is left. Unless there is a miracle again, it will be a matter of time before the city is broken." Even if he is just a junior officer and does not know the specific strategic deployment of his superiors, he has already realized by instinct that it is only a matter of time before the king city is captured. .

Changyi, the commander of the First Corps of South Conquest, was on the banks of the Chao Phraya River to welcome Huang Degong of the Second Corps of South Conquest.

After the First Corps and the Nanyang Fleet razed the outer city to the ground, the troop carrier transported the Second Corps from Hoi An Port to Ayutthaya, where it joined the First Corps.

Now the Kyushu Army's shore combat troops in Ayutthaya, Siam have reached 2 people.

"Captain, we have demobilized tens of thousands of families in Ayutthaya and temporarily resettled them in nearby villages or towns. However, many of them were full of resentment and clashed with our soldiers during the demobilization process, so many died People." A statistician said to Changyi, with some worry in his tone.

"There is no other way... Some rebel soldiers are still hiding somewhere in the outer city, and they need to be cleaned up. Ayutthaya will be reduced to a big battlefield, and I can't tell when the war will end. Wait for the breakthrough After leaving the inner city, it is very likely that this place will become a battlefield for fighting with the Qin King's army from all over the country, and the farmland within a hundred miles will be destroyed. If they stay here and go through a few more wars, the end will be very miserable. Sometimes ten people may not be able to survive two or three." Changyi said with emotion.

It is very difficult to relocate tens of thousands of households, and a lot of manpower and material resources will be wasted. In fact, the Kyushu Army can completely ignore them and let them fend for themselves in the outer city of Dacheng.

"Have you thought about how to arrange them?" Huang Degong asked Changyi curiously when he first arrived at the battlefield of Siam.

"The military department has already made arrangements. Ayutthaya has been devastated by the war, and it is difficult to recover in a short period of time. Moreover, it is a place where the Siamese nobles are deeply rooted, and it is no longer suitable for serving as the seat of the Siamese country. Therefore, the military department intends to The residents inside moved to a place closer to the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, and the military leader named it the fishing village of Bangkok.” Changyi said.

"Bangkok? Fishing village? Why use a fishing village as the new seat of Siam?" Huang Degong was a little surprised.

"I guess there should be several reasons. Bangkok is near the mouth of the sea. If there is a rebellion, our fleet can arrive as soon as possible to quell the rebellion. Secondly, there will definitely be many refugees after the war, so we can't waste it in vain. The food relief is just for them to build a new city. It is also worth considering to break away from the influence of the original Siamese nobles and establish our power. In the end, of course, this is the idea of ​​​​the military leader, and there should be nothing wrong .” Chang Yi said.

"I understand a little bit, and the military department has considered too much." Huang Degong said, "The main force to attack the inner city this time is your First Corps, and our Second Corps in the South is responsible for blocking the reinforcements from the outside. .”

"Well, the Third Corps should have captured Prachinburi and is coming from the east. I believe it will be able to pacify several southeastern mansions soon. At that time, after our three corps captured Ayutthaya, we will fight with the north The coming King Qin army will fight to the death."

Changyi opened the map of Siam and said to Huang Degong: "Look here, Siam can be divided into two parts, the north and the south. The north has a vast land, but the south is near the sea and is a rich plain area, so the south is more prosperous than the north. , and the population is larger. Many of us Chinese chose to live in the south when we migrated to Siam, and we can exercise strong control over it. The north is close to Toungoo, and wars often break out. The local people are tough and powerful. Even if we After conquering Ayutthaya, it is very likely that Siam will not be able to surrender."

Huang Degong nodded: "I understand what you mean. At that time, it is very likely that a situation will be created-Siam is divided into two halves, the north and the south. The north is controlled by the local army of Siam, while the south is controlled by us."

(End of this chapter)