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Chapter 720 Visiting Siam in Person
Ayutthaya, the original royal capital of Siam, became the battlefield where the Kyushu Army Conquering South Corps, Siam King Qin Army, and Toungoo Army confronted each other, stretching for hundreds of miles.

To the south is the Kyushu Army Conquering the Southern Army with a total of more than 2 people, and the newly established Siamese Obedience Army has more than 1 people.These servants nominally belong to the puppets of the King of Siam newly supported by the Kyushu Army. In fact, they are commanding overseas Chinese near Chanthaburi. The local overseas Chinese are quite influential in southeastern Siam and can also command these in Siamese. minion army.The combat effectiveness of the servant army is very worrying, and they also use the original weapons of Siam. The Kyushu Army just let them fight and maintain the law and order in the southern part of Siam.

To the north are the [-] King Qin army of Siam and the [-] elite troops of Toungoo.The aggressive posture of the Kyushu Army forced the last two powers in Southeast Asia to join forces.Especially for Alexander of Toungoo, although the Kyushu army has not yet invaded Toungoo, anyone with a discerning eye can see that after Siam is destroyed, Toungoo cannot escape at all.

In the past few months, the South Army Corps has only confronted them on the front line of Ayutthaya, and has no intention of attacking them.On the one hand, they are waiting for the Spice Islands War to end, and on the other hand, they are asking Siam and Toungoo to gather as many troops as possible so as to wipe out their main force in one fell swoop.

A mighty fleet sailed into the Gulf of Siam and entered the Chao Phraya River from the mouth of Samut Prakan.The bunker that originally stood along the river in Samut Prakan is now guarded by soldiers from the Kyushu Army.

"Get up! What do you think this is?!" A Kyushu Army soldier patrolling above the castle kicked his companion who was sleeping against the city wall awake.

"What are you doing? Nanyang was wiped out by our Admiralty. Without enemies, our fortress in the Gulf of Siam is useless. There are only a dozen of us left here." Said the dozing soldier .

It's not that they can't be motivated, but that Nanyang is now full of warships of the Kyushu Army or merchant ships of Chinese merchants. The bunkers they stationed along the coast can almost be declared deserted.These bunkers were built by the Siamese to prevent Westerners from entering the Chao Phraya River, but now that there is no Westerner fleet in Nanyang, the meaning of the fortress is gone.

"Look quickly, look at the military flag hanging on the top of the mast!" The soldiers of the Kyushu Army on patrol shouted, pointing to the flag on the top of the mast.

The sleepy-eyed soldiers looked at the powerful fleet that was approaching. In addition to the Qinglong flag of the Admiralty Department, there was also the Chilong flag that symbolized the commander of the Kyushu Army.

But they have never seen the Chilong Banner before. Chu Yun, the supreme ruler of the Kyushu Army, has this honor. It’s just that Chu Yun has been staying in the north recently, and their troops in Nanyang have hardly seen the Chilong Banner. Among the rumors.

"I didn't expect to be able to see the legendary commander-in-chief's flag. What a blessing!"

"Even the military lord was alarmed, we really have a card here."

"Everyone stand up and salute!"

Soldiers from several fortresses stood on top of the fortress walls, admiring the fleet.

Standing on the deck of the Victory, Chu Yun first came to Bangkok, the new headquarters built by the Kyushu Army.Bangkok was originally a fishing village, but now the Kyushu Army completely regards Bangkok as the future administration of the West Cochin Chief Secretary.Bangkok is close to the sea and is located in the Gulf of Siam. The geographical location may not be as good as Ayutthaya, which is located on the river plain in the farming era, but after entering the industrial age, the location advantage of being close to the sea is far from that of the inland.Therefore, the Kyushu Army chose Bangkok as the new seat of Siam, or the seat of the entire West Cochin Chief Secretary.

"In the past three months, we have organized captives from Siam and refugees from Ayutthaya to build a new city. During this period, we mainly reclaimed wasteland and forests, and then built thatched or wooden houses enough for tens of thousands of people to live in. Only the yamen is made of stone. Building." After arriving in Bangkok, the local officials who supervised the construction of Bangkok said to Chu Yun who came to inspect.

Chu Yunyu came to a high place nearby, overlooking the entire Bangkok village.Due to the investment of tens of thousands of people, the small fishing village has several times its original land area.

"In the future, this place will become a port as important as the five cities of Hoi An Port, Thang Long City, Malacca, Batavia, and Manila. As long as these places are controlled, it is equivalent to ruling the entire Nanyang region." Chu Yun said.

At present, the Nanyang region has positioned six important ports, and they were also six important places in the era where Chu Yun came from.

"We will build the city of Bangkok well according to the plan, and we will not disappoint the army leader!" The officials who supervised the construction of Bangkok did not expect the army leader Chu Yun to come in person, and said with trepidation.

"Construction is not easy, and governance is even more difficult, especially when it involves Siamese." Chu Yun saw that most of the laborers who built Bangkok City were local residents of Siam.

There are overseas Chinese in Nanyang, but the proportion of aborigines is still not high compared to the local aborigines. It is not easy to assimilate, and only cultural infiltration can be carried out.Large-scale colonization is not realistic. The conditions here are relatively harsh, and tropical and subtropical diseases such as malaria are rampant. Forced colonization will lead to a high proportion of immigrant casualties.The overseas Chinese who went to Nanyang and finally survived and took root in Nanyang were originally forced by helplessness in life. They were either pirates hunted down by the government or people in famine areas.Of course, there is another way to encourage the birth of overseas Chinese here, increase the proportion of overseas Chinese, and accelerate the speed of assimilation.

"Next, let's go to the front line of Ayutthaya." After looking at Bangkok, Chu Yun planned to continue to go deep into the Chao Phraya River until the front line of Ayutthaya.

"Master, let's stop here. Your status is precious. If anything happens, our Kyushu Army's seven-year foundation will be destroyed." Deng Qianlong and others who followed Chu Yun said.

"The decisive battle with Siam and Taungoo is about to start in Ayutthaya. I want to witness this historic moment in person. Nelson, Atlanta, and Monarch are carrying [-] marines and [-] servants Has the army crossed Malacca?" Chu Yun asked Nelson.

Nelson took out his pocket watch: "If there is nothing wrong with them, this fleet has successfully crossed the Strait of Malacca at this time, and will soon arrive at the mouth of the Irrawaddy River. Along the mouth of the Irrawaddy River, we will attack Ava City, the capital of the Toungoo Kingdom."

"Hey, the history of the Toungoo Kingdom disturbing Yunnan is coming to an end." Chu Yun said to the generals, "We set off for Ayutthaya. If they don’t call for the coalition forces, they won’t have the face to hang out in the Ministry of War.”

Deng Qianlong and others wiped the sweat from their foreheads. The military leader came to supervise the battle in person, and the pressure on the people of the Southern Conquest Army was unknown.

(End of this chapter)