Daming Military Empire

Chapter 348 Siam Comes to Vote
Siam originated from the Sukhothai Kingdom established in 1238 AD. Later, King Uthong, the leader of the Thai people, annexed the territory of the Sukhothai Kingdom and established the Ayutthaya Dynasty, which is the Ayutthaya Dynasty. The territory of Siam was roughly finalized.

Siam had many names at the beginning, some were called Siam, some were called Luo Hu, and some were called Siam Hu. Until 1377 AD, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang canonized King Ayutthaya as the "King of Siam". The name "Siam" was officially fixed.

The relationship between Siam and Ming Dynasty has always been very good. Since the reign of Taizu Hongwu, envoys were often sent to pay tribute, and Ming Dynasty was never stingy with rewards. The two sides came and went for two to three hundred years.But in the Wanli period, the Donghu Dynasty rose, and the Xuanweisi territories such as Mubang and Mengyang were successively occupied by it. The land transportation between Siam and Daming was cut off, and since then there has been less and less communication.

As for why Siam and Donghu fought, it is rumored that the king of Donghu fell in love with a Siamese princess and sent an envoy to propose marriage. The king of Siam refused to agree, and King Donghu was furious, so he sent troops to attack Siam, regardless of whether the rumors were true or not. Donghu and Siam did fight, and the fight lasted for decades.

Now Siam King Prasaiton is having a hard time. After all, Donghu is rich in half of the southeast peninsula, and its national power is much stronger than Siam. Bigness cannot be compensated by bravery, so the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to Siam, and defeat seems to be only a matter of time.

Just when Siam King Prasethon was about to fall into despair, an envoy from the Ming Dynasty came from the sea and read out the "Decree of the Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty" and asked him if he was willing to surrender completely!

To be honest, Palaseton was not very willing to accept it at the beginning. It is no problem to ask him to pay tribute, but it is a bit problematic to let him directly accept the control of Ming Dynasty. Who doesn't want to be free, especially the lord of a country, Listening to other people is really a bit unacceptable.

Therefore, he hesitated when confronted with the envoy, and of course he did not refuse in person, but only said that he would consider it. This consideration has passed for more than a month. After the Chinese New Year, Donghu did not know that he was instigated by Yinghe He still took the wrong medicine, and suddenly launched a fierce attack on Siam. Seeing that the capital could not be defended, Paraseiton finally couldn't hold it anymore. He immediately sent an envoy to Xingcheng Port from the sea to inform the Governor of Nanyang, Ming Dynasty, Siam is willing to accept the "Decree of the Ming Dynasty's vassal state", and asks Ming Dynasty to send troops to rescue it quickly.

Zheng Zhilong did not go to the capital to celebrate the New Year with the emperor this time. After all, Nanyang was in a critical period, and it would be impossible to not have a big shot. Zhu Cijiong confessed before leaving that he was ordered to sit in Nanyang.

After seeing the envoy of the King of Siam, Zheng Zhilong did not dare to be negligent, and immediately sent a fast boat to Annan Shenglong City, and borrowed the telegraph system there to send a message to the capital. Due to the impassability of land and the distance is too far, Xingcheng Port has not yet been connected. What about the telegram?

Zhu Cijiong was currently dispatching soldiers and horses, waiting for the Shenwei cannon. The production process of the Shenwei cannon was quite complicated, especially the mold was time-consuming, so the delay was longer. As for the army, it was simple. The Dongjiang Army in Liaodong immediately rushed to the capital by train, and assembled in the capital in less than three days to stand by.

However, at this time, Lu Xiangsheng, the head coach of the Tianxiong Army, came to the capital to plead guilty. He confessed his mistake and strongly demanded to take the crime and do meritorious service. It turned out that when he was commanding the siege of Shenglong City, he forgot to use the grenade!
In fact, it can’t be said that he forgot. He never used grenades when he commanded the siege battle. In those few times, either the grenade hadn’t been made, or the number of grenades was still very rare, and the entire army was not equipped. , rushing up the city wall and fighting against the enemy. Although the Tianxiong Army was equipped with grenades this time, he was more anxious when attacking the city. In addition, he could not be equipped with grenades as a coach, so before rushing up the city wall, He didn't even order his soldiers to throw two rounds of grenades before rushing up, but took the lead and jumped up!
If two rounds of grenades were thrown first, the casualties of the siege soldiers would definitely not be so great. Although the power of the grenade is not enough to kill people, it can blow the enemy into unbearable pain, panic, and even chaos in the formation. Under the circumstances, the resistance encountered would be much smaller, and the casualties would not be so heavy, so he blamed himself in his heart, and wanted to follow Zhu Cijiong to Nanyang again to commit crimes and make meritorious service.

Facing Lu Xiangsheng's request to fight, Zhu Cijiong was not very resistant. After all, bringing more troops would help control the situation of the battle, and he didn't blame Lu Xiangsheng for his mistakes. Anyway, before the siege, there were heavy casualties. Thousands less casualties, the final result is still the same. Naturally, it is impossible to blame his most trusted general for such an unintentional mistake. He is only worried about Lu Xiangsheng's body. It's only been fifty or sixty days, so he's so quick.

Faced with Zhu Cijiong's question, Lu Xiangsheng naturally patted his chest to ensure that there was no problem. He was also worried that the strength of the Tianxiong Army under him would decline. Without some exercise, it is impossible to stand up to those veterans who have experienced many battles.

In mid-February, when everything was ready, Zhu Cijiong went to Nanyang again. This time, he decided to divide his troops into two groups. One route was Lu Xiangsheng leading the Tianxiong Army to take the train to Shenglong City, and then lead the Dingliao Army, Wuwei Army and the Frontier Army No. The Second Army Corps marched while repairing the railway, from Annan to Champa, from Champa to the old place of Chenla, and then went straight to Siam.

And he personally led the First Corps of the Imperial Guards and the Dongjiang Army from Dongdaying, and rushed to Siam by sea on the warships of the Beiyang Navy and the Beihai Fleet. At the same time, he also ordered the South China Sea Fleet to transport the Guanning Army to rush Go to Siam and help Siam hold its ground.

It is nearly [-] miles from Dongdaying to Siam by sea. Although the Beiyang Navy and the large and medium-sized warships of the Beihai Fleet have been transformed into steamships, the speed is fast, but it will take five or six days to travel day and night. Zhu Cijiong does not know how to get from Siam Luo came to ask for help, how long did he wait until he received the news, he was really afraid that Siam would be overthrown by Donghu before his army arrived!
But fortunately, Siam is not a weak country. Before the rise of Donghu, they were the strongest country in the southeast peninsula. Even if Donghu is in its heyday, it is impossible to easily win Siam. Besides, the Guanning Army It is also the first-class legion of Ming Dynasty. Not to mention one legion can help Siam overthrow Donghu, but it is more than enough to help them defend the big city.

Therefore, when Zhu Cijiong led the army to Siam, Donghu's 20 troops had already withdrawn from the siege of Dacheng and retreated hundreds of miles, because the first-class army of Ming Dynasty was too fierce. Compared with others, it is simply not a grade.

The artillery shells of the Guanning Army were like rain, and the muskets were even more handy. The Donghu Army even had fewer artillery pieces than the Annan Army, and only a few thousand muskets. Facing the enemy on the plains, they were not the opponents of the Guanning Army at all. , In addition, there are Siamese defenders in the city. In order to avoid being flanked by front and back, the Donghu army had to choose to retreat a hundred miles.

(End of this chapter)