There is a saying that "ants are still greedy for life", and there is another saying that "a trapped beast still fights". The desire to survive is an inherent instinct of every living being, and it is the same for lower-level beings, let alone time-travelers.

It is precisely because of this mentality that there is no sign of decadence at all in Luocha Buddha Temple in Bangkok at this time. Instead, it is flapping in an even crazier state.

On February 15th, the decisive battle in the East China Sea was decided. Although Chamrat had no choice but to lead the fleet to withdraw north due to supply problems at that time, Siam had already controlled the East China Sea and the South China Sea for more than half a year, and the regular communication ship liaison system had been relatively complete. Therefore,

, at the end of February, Luo Jia Pagoda already knew the outcome of the battle.

As a time-traveler, of course, what it means to lose control of the sea is clear. When it was clear that the war was defeated and all that was left was a desperate struggle. Luo Jia Buddha first deployed heavy troops in Saigon Port in order to eliminate hidden dangers.

, he also stuffed his cousin, Song Tan, who was the only threat to his throne.

In his deduction, if Kaiyang wants to launch a war of annihilation against Siam, its main force can only come from the sea: there are Hengduan Mountains in the direction of Yunnan, and dense tropical rain forests in the direction of Indochina. The poor traffic conditions cannot support it.

Logistics of a huge army.

If you want to come from the sea, you must capture Saigon: this place is located at the southern tip of the Indochina Peninsula, and the sea area radiated is extremely wide. If the Ming Dynasty does not capture this place, once there is a problem at sea, the army entering Siam will be completely annihilated.

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Therefore, he put 40,000 new troops in Saigon, which had only been damaged in the last landing battle, with a total of only more than 56,000 people. In order to give the Ming commander the impression that this place was a great threat, he also

Station the ten Spanish galleons built when he first came to power at Saigon Port - if you don't blockade Saigon Port, I really have the ability to cut off your shipping line.

After that, he placed 20,000 old-style troops in Phnom Penh: This is also a port. If you want to attack me, after you captured Saigon, you have to attack Phnom Penh.

In this way, he estimated that these two fortresses could buy him at least one to two years.

So, what do you use this time for?

Of course, it is to strengthen domestic military strength.

Before this war in Siam, there were a total of 60,000 new troops and 150,000 old-style troops. During the attack and defense of Chongming Sands, the new army suffered mainly heavy losses, while the old-style army lost no more than a thousand men. A few additions will make it complete.

So the current arrangement for Luocha Pagoda is: 40,000 new troops, 20,000 old troops to guard Saigon, and 20,000 old troops to guard Phnom Penh. As a result, in addition to the severely reduced navy, there are 16,000 new troops and 10

Ten thousand old-style troops.

Then he left 6,000 new troops as guards, and the remaining 10,000 new troops were transferred to serve as officers in the 110,000 old troops.

After all, he was the first time traveler to reach the top. With the help of Tokugawa Yoshinao, Philip and others, Siam had already established a gun factory and other facilities. In the past, it was only equipped with 60,000 new troops due to insufficient national strength.

, and now we are demanding survival, so we cannot care about overdrafting national power: in addition to the Guards, a total of 120,000 troops must be equipped with modern equipment in the next two years.

As for the navy, he no longer wants to build Galen ships or anything like that - can he compete with the Ming Dynasty for national strength? Therefore, the shipyards in Siam are now building countless small trimaran sailing ships day and night: extremely fast

, loaded with a large amount of gunpowder. If necessary, the Gulf of Siam can be set on fire!

After arranging domestic affairs, he sent a number of communication ships to detour the Pacific route east of Taiwan Island and asked Tokugawa Yoshihiro to launch a diversionary attack in North Korea. On the other hand, he sent important ministers to Manila: last time in

I won’t pursue the matter of selling teammates on the battlefield, but we in Siam are finished, can your Spanish colony in Luzon still be saved? Even if it is not convenient to send the fleet here now. What flintlock guns, cannons, etc., hurry up and give them

I'll bring some over.

After all, he is a traveler with relatively high overall quality. Luo Jia Pagoda did not expect Kaiyang to attack Japan first and then cause trouble for himself: Siam will not be destroyed, the South China Sea will not be peaceful, the Malacca Strait is blocked, and the Ming Dynasty will also suffer! Kaiyang must be

First south and then east!

In short, in his deduction, after Kaiyanghua spent a year or two to capture Saigon and Phnom Penh, his own army would also be well-trained. By then, relying on the mainland, he would be able to fight. Moreover, Ming Ming

The Chinese businessmen are not making trouble now, but what will happen in one or two years? If the time drags on a little longer and Spain wins the religious war in one fell swoop, then it will naturally be able to turn its attention eastward. Maybe the world situation will change.

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Unfortunately, as a traveler from a small country, his vision is still a little small after all - this is the national temperament created by the national pattern, and cannot be reversed by the overall quality of the individual.

As a citizen of a large country, even though Zhu Youdong was a diaosi before traveling through time, when it came to the layout, the scene was much grander than Luo Jia Pagoda.

The time came on June 3, 1618. Luocha Pagoda received a letter asking for help from the Saigon Fortress that Xiong Tingbi deliberately released.

Seeing this letter asking for help, Luo Jia Pagoda showed a relaxed expression that "the enemy really followed my idea", and at the same time, he was shocked by the powerful firepower displayed by the Ming army.

From this point of view, it would be good if Saigon can persist for half a year. The reorganization of the domestic army and the production of maritime fireships must be accelerated!

Then he spoke kind words of encouragement to the messenger and gave many rewards. Finally, the grateful messenger risked his life and returned again: tell the king's brother and general that I will organize reinforcements and come as soon as possible.

Of course, reinforcements will definitely not be sent: although small communication ships can still barely guarantee that Siam's external contacts will not be deaf or blind, a large transport fleet will die if it goes out now! How could he be so stupid?

Well, just hold on for me with the belief that reinforcements are coming.

Overall, up to this point, he felt pretty good: Kaiyang didn't look like anything special, and all the steps were included in my calculations.

But on June 13, his mood suddenly collapsed.

"Your Majesty, the allied forces of the Burmese and Ming Dynasties, totaling 120,000 people, launched a full-scale attack on us in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Mae Hong Son seven days ago. General Sucha requested the King to send reinforcements as soon as possible.

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"What? Is that guy Ahua Nalong really stupid? At this time, he is organizing an army of more than 100,000 to help the Ming people to attack us?"

The so-called 120,000 is the real deal, not the name. Among them, the Ming army only has 20,000. Among them, only the soldiers at Shizhu Qianhu Station in Sichuan Town have more combat effectiveness. As for the 100,000 soldiers in Burma, there are only 20,000 soldiers who can fight.

Less.

However, Siam is currently reorganizing its army in all aspects. At this time, there are only more than 10,000 people stationed at the northwest border of Siam. The other party has hundreds of thousands of people rushing towards them, and it is really impossible to resist them.

No, before the main force of the Ming Dynasty arrives, Burma must be settled. We don’t want to occupy all of Myanmar, but at least we must kill that stupid Awanalon: Why are you still working as a dog for the Ming Dynasty at this time?

Ah? If I die, can you please forgive me?

Luo Jia Pagoda paced the palace hall repeatedly in annoyance: "Subachai, my Prime Minister. She Chongming of the Ming Dynasty, An Bangyan still refuses to raise troops?"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am incompetent and cannot persuade those two cowardly guys to raise an army."

"Hey, forget it, it's not your fault. The prestige of the new emperor of Ming Dynasty is indeed enough to intimidate these two villains."

"Your Majesty, those two villains are too far away from us, so we don't need to spend too much energy. How about Chiang Mai?"

"It doesn't matter, Subachai. This time I asked Pai Tun to lead 20,000 reinforcements, all of which have been redressed. Huh, Burmese, after we defeated their main force two years ago, the remaining soldiers

, Ha, if a person goes to the battlefield with a parang knife, can he be considered a soldier? Subakhai, just watch, there will be good news soon."

pity......

On June 14, emergency military information reached Bangkok again: on the northeastern border of Siam, the Nanzhang people invaded!

"Why? Why? The Shan, Lao, Dai, and Tai people all speak the same language and write the same characters. Why are they all trying to embarrass me at this time? In Nanzhang, the country is poor and the people are weak. I used to

As long as I think about it, I can kill him at any time! Isn't it just because his clan and my Tai clan are actually the same clan that I let them go? Why do I actually repay kindness with enmity? "

After complaining, we still have to deal with it. Luo Jia Pagoda finally asked one of his generals to lead 10,000 people to march northeast: the task of this army is not to defend, but to counterattack into Nanzhang territory and completely destroy the country!

After all, the Lao clan only has more than 500,000 people in the country at the moment, and sending 10,000 troops is already the limit. With a blitzkrieg, they can completely destroy the country.

However, before the army had time to set off, a bigger emergency came.

On June 15, a new messenger flew into the palace: "Your Majesty, the Mon people have also raised troops! It is reported that their strength is no less than 50,000! Now, many villages in Kanchanaburi Prefecture in the southwest of our country have fallen!"
Chapter completed!