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Chapter 696 Supporting the Puppet King

"What are you going to do to me? Where are my wife and children?"

Seeing that the Kyushu Army's attitude towards him had changed 180 degrees, Saipa, the younger brother of King Bassetung, felt creepy when he was placed in a decent house.

"This is an order from our Corps Commander, just stay here obediently, maybe our Corps Commander will summon you sometime." After these soldiers escorted him here, they put him under strict guard.

After Ayutthaya was completely controlled, the Kyushu Army turned this place into a stronghold to block the King Qin's army, and an army of 2 people was deployed in Ayutthaya.After Cao Bianjiao's Third Corps swept across the southeast of Siam, one of the infantry battalions went to Ayutthaya to join the First and Second Corps, and the other main forces continued to suppress possible local rebellions in the southeast.

Although the Kyushu Army had conquered the capital, but was fled by the opponent's king, Siam was temporarily divided into two parts, the north and the south.The most prosperous south was controlled by the Kyushu Army, while the northern part with a relatively large territory was controlled by the King Qin Army. The two sides faced off with Ayutthaya as the dividing line.

In King Qin's view, Ayutthaya, as the royal city of Siam, must be taken back to inspire people.

But they don't know that the Kyushu Army has abandoned Ayutthaya and turned it into a place to garrison troops, and a new government, the city of Bangkok by the sea, is under construction.

A thousand-strong Kyushu Army took control of this small fishing village in Bangkok, and confiscated all the land in the fishing village, and distributed the residents who had migrated from Ayutthaya to build their new homes here.Most of the coastal areas are the sphere of influence of overseas Chinese in Siam. They heard that the Kyushu Army from China was going to build a new city here as a government, and they sent people to help or transport food.

The Siamese king's brother Saipa and a group of captured Siamese palace nobles were taken to Bangkok and temporarily lived in a dilapidated farmhouse for them.Without their servants, they even had to do the fetching of water by themselves.Where they live, there are soldiers from the Kyushu Army watching.

"What the hell is this place, how can we let us live here!" A prince patted the straw off his shoulder and muttered dissatisfiedly.

"It's fine if we just sleep here, but we don't have any servants to do things, and we are asked to fetch water and cook by ourselves. This kind of life is simply unbearable!" Another nobleman rubbed his shoulders desperately after putting down the barrel.

Saipa squatted on the threshold of the farmhouse, looked at the people who were busy building new houses by the Chao Phraya River, and said, "It's fine if we don't get killed by them."

"But they took away our property and land, and it's not much different from killing us." Some nobles complained.

At this moment, a group of Kyushu Army soldiers came over.

Seeing the soldiers of the Kyushu Army approaching, the Siamese kings and nobles headed by Saipa got up and looked at them vigilantly.

This group of Kyushu Army soldiers came over with an officer and an official.

Seeing that it might be the arrival of important figures from the Kyushu Army, these princes and nobles became more cautious.

"Where is Sepa?" asked the officer.

Saipa didn't know what the officer of the Kyushu Army wanted him to do, so he replied nervously, "I am Saipa."

The officer said to the coming officials: "This is the brother of the King of Siam, and he is quite influential in Siam."

"It seems that the body is a bit weak, and I'm afraid it was hollowed out by wine and lust, but such a person is just right." The official looked at Saipa, and then took out a secret letter, "Saipa obeys orders."

Saipa was stunned here, the Kyushu Army gave him an order? !As an aristocrat of his own Siamese country, how could he kneel down and obey the orders of the Kyushu Army?
The officer who arrived saw Sepa standing there in a daze, and shouted, "Don't you kneel down to obey the order? Don't you think everyone here has been killed?"

Some nobles heard that if Saipa did not obey the orders of the Kyushu Army, they would kill them, so they hurriedly urged Saipa: "Our royal city has been breached by them, and the king is not here. You should listen to what they say."

Under the urging of his companions, Saipa had to bite the bullet and kneel down to the Kyushu Army in front of him.

"According to the decision of the above, the Chief Secretary of Cochin appointed you to act as the king of Siam temporarily and set up the Siamese local army. The Siamese local army will be led by the Southern Conscript Corps to prepare for the Northern Expedition to suppress the rebels." The arriving official read very simply This big decision.

Interim king? !Sepa and many princes and nobles were shocked, and they wanted to set up a new Siamese local army.

"What exactly is the Kyushu Army trying to do?"

"Our king has successfully escaped, and they haven't been caught by them yet, why are they so anxious to establish a new king?"

"We still have to form a local army, are they crazy!"

Some princes and nobles were whispering in private.

After all, Sepa had been with his elder brother, King Bassetung, for a long time. He was familiar with some political skills, and instantly knew the intentions of the Kyushu Army.This is clearly to support a puppet king to temporarily stabilize people's hearts.The establishment of the Siamese local army is obviously due to the lack of troops of the Kyushu Army, or insufficient troops to maintain the stability of the Siamese country, so it is used to govern the Siamese with the Siamese.The real control is still in the hands of the Kyushu Army.

He has secretly observed the strength of the Kyushu Army these days, and found that the soldiers of the Kyushu Army are elite, but the number is insufficient. If it is used for battles, it is more than enough, but it is a bit reluctant to use it to maintain the population of Siam with a million people.

"I refuse. The real king is my elder brother, King Bassetung. He is the real king of our Siamese country." Saipa refused in words.

"I'm afraid you have no right to refuse our proposal. The lives of these people, as well as the lives of your wife and children, are all at our fingertips." The officer said, "I will make dozens of voices. If you don't agree, I will kill you." They all tied up and threw them into the Chao Phraya River to feed the fish. Ten, nine... five..."

As the officers of the Kyushu Army counted down, Sepa's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Everyone's eyes focused on him, as well as his wife and children who were arrested by Kyushu. His decision was related to hundreds of lives.

"three two……"

"I...I promise you..." Sepa tremblingly agreed to the Kyushu Army's request at the last moment.

All the princes and nobles present breathed a sigh of relief, at least they didn't have to be thrown into the Chao Phraya River to feed the fish.

The Kyushu Army officer patted Sepa on the shoulder: "You can get up, Your Majesty the King of Siam."

Saipa wanted to cry but had no tears. Although he had fantasized about the position of the king more than once before, he definitely did not ascend to this position as a puppet.

(End of this chapter)