Episode 118: Siam of the Ming Dynasty

Nanjing, People's Guard Headquarters.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and his stomach were aches, and the fourteenth princess and others were guarding the small conference room, staring at the map. Xiuxiu and Qiuqiu were guarding a radio station, holding their cheeks, waiting quietly. They were all waiting for the news coming back from Bangkok at any time.

A small radio light was on. At the same time, a typewriter-like device connected to the radio began to automatically tap "splash" and long strips of paper were transmitted one after another, and black dots with dense and orderly arranged black dots were printed on the strips. This is the recorded radio signal.

Xiuxiu immediately grabbed one end of the note, flipped through the code book, and directly interpreted it softly. Qiuqiu was holding a pen and recording.

As soon as Qiu Qiu finished writing one, Xiang Xiaoqiang grabbed it.

"The Bangkok agent team called and heavy machine guns were set up in the palace. The prince's guards could not enter the palace. Prince Bhumibol asked us for help and asked the Ming army to directly assist."

After Xiang Xiaoqiang finished reading, he looked up at everyone and said:

"The Siam army is worse than we imagined. Their combat effectiveness and fighting will are worse than the third-rate troops of the Beijing and Qing dynasties... No wonder, with the Ming Dynasty, Siam has never seen wars for several generations, and the so-called army is almost the same as the servants who guard the house. Seeing a machine gun, he completely lost his fighting will... What should I do now? Make a decision! The situation in Bangkok is now critical, and we don't interfere within two or three hours, and the coup may fail. To be exaggerated, then we will lose Siam."

The stomachache seemed a little frightened. He hesitated and said:

"Sir... Such a big thing is not something that our People's Guard can decide on, right? This is... a major national policy issue. Should we report to the cabinet government and let the cabinet study and decide? We can't just sit in this small office like this, just..."

The fourteenth princess stood up and said without any doubt:

"Yes, we just need to sit in this small office and decide on major national policy issues."

She said lightly, but she felt an unconcealable excitement. She continued:

"Now people are not asking the cabinet government, but asking for us to come. Then we are qualified to make this decision. This is a good opportunity, we should arrest it, not hide it. Even if we report it, we will report it to Your Majesty, because Your Majesty is our only superior, and she will support us no matter how we make a decision.

"It is obvious now that we have to intervene directly. Even if we tell the cabinet now that they have a fight for a day, we still have to intervene directly. I promise this. Because as the adults said, it is time for this. Bangkok is in critical condition, and if we don't intervene within a few hours, we may lose Siam. The ministers in the cabinet are nothing more than studying how to intervene.

"But I can tell the results of their research now. There is only one answer: that is, this layer of window paper cannot be broken, and even if we intervene, we cannot go bare-handed. In other words, what we have to do on the surface is still like a coup inside Siam. Now all countries are staring at us, especially the major interests of Britain, France and the United States of America. If they do it too explicitly, they will stimulate them."

Xiang Xiaoqiang leaned on the back of the chair, stared at her with his hands and fingers crossed, and said thoughtfully:

"You mean, our soldiers disguised as Siamese soldiers and mingled with real Siamese soldiers to attack the palace?... Well, this is a good idea."

The fourteenth princess nodded and smiled:

"This is the solution, but now our army closest to Bangkok is also in Linchaban. If we set out now, it will take at least two hours. The situation in Bangkok during this period is hard to say. The troops across Siam are waiting and watching. We should send the signal first so that those Siam generals don't stand in the wrong team."

Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately understood. He snapped his fingers and said:

"Contact the commander of Lin Chaban Base immediately and let him speak on the radio... and say that the situation in Bangkok is now in chaos. In order to protect the many Ming expatriates there, Lin Chaban Base is considering sending troops to Bangkok to protect the expatriates... In this way, the generals of the entire Siam army will be awake. Even if there is no progress in the Bangkok Royal Palace for a while, there will be no big problems. Then contact the battalion of the Army Aviation Commando of the Battalion of Lin Chaban Base, let them draw a company and immediately drive to Bangkok, go there to change into the uniform of the Prince Guard, take the palace as quickly as possible, and then hand it over to Prince Bhumibol's troops. The commando is from the Army Aviation, and we will have no problem in commanding... Princess, you are responsible for this matter. Okay, please do it first. Now contact your Majesty, I will ask her for some procedures to prevent anyone from having any objections."

After this arrangement, the few people below moved. The Fourteenth Princess looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang happily, smiled, and when she passed by him, she bent down quickly, and chuckled gently, "You're very quick to react." Then she let out a mouth and kissed him on the face.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was holding a cup to drink tea, but almost choked by a sip of tea. He swallowed the tea, then wiped his mouth, and quickly glanced at the people around him. Everyone else was busy with their own things, and even Qiu Qiu and Xiuxiu didn't see the little move of the fourteenth princess.

He was sweating in a cold sweat, raised his eyes and glared at the Fourteenth Princess, but what he saw was the ambiguous and proud smile of the Fourteenth Princess. Her lips were shaped like an illusion:

What are you afraid of? I'll be fine long ago.

...

At 7 o'clock in the evening, it was when thousands of families in Siam were having supper. Guo Chaofeng, the commander of the Ming Empire Navy's Navy stationed in Siam, spoke on the radio, announcing that in view of the unstable political situation in Siam, there was a battle in the city of Bangkok. The Ming Dynasty will send some troops into the main Chinese gathering areas of Bangkok to protect the expatriates.

After he finished speaking in Chinese, an interpreter spoke in Siam again. In this way, all the Siam officials and senior officers holding military power heard it from the restaurant's radio. They immediately understood what this meant.

The Ming Dynasty showed that it had announced support for Prince Bhumibol to succeed to the throne, and the prince was now in a coup, and the Ming Dynasty announced that it would directly send troops to Bangkok to "protect the expatriates"... What this means is already clear that it cannot be clear anymore.

This means that Prince Bhumibol won.

The officers who were hesitant just now have made up their minds to stick to the camp and never get involved. There are already two or three brave generals who have been brave enough to express their loyalty to the new King Bhumibol Adued.

Two hours later, a long military convoy drove into the city of Bangkok from the east. Not only did a battalion of the sergeant commando directly mobilized by Xiang Xiaoqiang, but also a motor camp regiment transferred by Guo Chaofeng, with more than 3,000 people. Guo Chaofeng judged the situation and felt that Xiang Xiaoqiang's political future was very optimistic, so he decided to stand completely on Xiang Xiaoqiang's side. Not only did he speak, he also sent troops to Bangkok to protect the expatriates.

Of course, because of Xiang Xiaoqiang's established "national policy", the more than 3,000 Ming army still cannot roll up their sleeves and do it. Their function is to create momentum and give people the feeling of Ming soldiers being in a hurry, so that the entire Bangkok and the entire Siam military and police armed forces were honest. Even if they received direct orders from the old king, they had to think clearly whether to execute or throw them under the bed.

There were no one on the streets of Bangkok at this time. The people were hiding home and shut the door. However, all the reporters in Bangkok, Ming reporters and foreign journalists were very energetic at this time, and they gathered in groups of long guns and short cannons on the streets, especially around the palace, buildings and trees, and reporters carrying cameras were all climbing all over the building and trees. They were all very excited. Whenever gunshots or grenades sounded from the palace, a gust of white smoke from spotlights would rise up around them.

Under the gaze of reporters all over the street, the 3,000 Ming army must not be able to participate directly in the war. These military cards drove into Bangkok City, and then drove to various Chinese gathering areas. When they arrived at their destination, they immediately jumped out of the car and guarded the entire block with live ammunition. There were also many expatriate residents who were not in the Chinese gathering area, scattered in various places in Bangkok City. But soon, two Ming soldiers with guns were guarded by each of their doorsteps.

These overseas Chinese residents were scattered throughout the city and invisibly helped the Ming army. This was not only the Chinese settlement areas, but also the Ming army soldiers could be seen everywhere in the entire city of Bangkok. The effect of the Ming army's "soldiers are approaching the border" was very strong. However, in front of the cameras of the world, the Ming army did not interfere in the Bangkok coup, but was only protecting the expatriates.

However, more than a hundred people from these Ming troops did not go to any Chinese settlement area, but drove directly into the backyard of Prince Bhumibol's mansion. This was the commando of that company. They quickly changed into the uniforms of the prince's guards and ran towards the palace with their weapons.

...

In front of the palace, the Prince Guard was still in a stalemate with the palace guards in the palace. The palace guards kept shouting out, asking them to put down their weapons and surrender without pursuing them. The captain of the Prince Guard was still shouting at first, cheering their people, afraid that they would really have a brain to get into the water, so he turned around and shot himself, and then took the lead in surrendering. But later, he saw truckloads of Ming troops whizzing past the palace, not only him, but nearly a hundred people under him cheered. They knew that they had won, and they had already made "major contributions to support" and had a bright future.

But the Ming soldiers were riding in trucks and did not come down to help them fight. They began to be suspicious and worried again, until they saw a neat group of Siamese soldiers running in the distance.

The Siamese army of more than 100 people was wearing Prince Guard uniforms, but the queue was neat and even running was uniform. At first glance, it was not like the Siamese army that was usually scattered. Moreover, the soldiers were all strong, strong, with well-developed necks and arms, and they did not look like the Malays in Southeast Asia... Fortunately, the reporters behind were far away.

These Prince Guard soldiers who had been fighting hard at the palace gate for a long time all understood what was going on. They were only truly at ease now. But they seemed to be shocked by the momentum of the "Prince Guard" in front of them and forgot to cheer.

These commandos did not say hello to them, but quickly spread out. More than 100 people were divided into groups along the palace wall, three in groups. Each group first threw a grenade into the wall. After dozens of loud noises, the other two squatted half-squatted, clutching each other with four hands tightly, and then the other took a few steps back, rushed over quickly, and stepped on the hands of the two. The two held him into the air, and with the force of the bounce, he pulled his arms to the top of the high palace wall, and then supported him, his whole body as light as a swallow, flashed into the palace wall.

Almost in an instant, more than 30 groups of commandos "fly" into the palace wall like this, and the whole set of movements was no more than five seconds. The Siam Prince Guard next to him was almost falling out.

Although the Siam Royal Palace is called "Royal Palace", it is actually a little bigger than the Changping Marquis Mansion and has few yards. After more than 30 commandos "flying" in, there were a intensive submachine gun sounds inside, followed by a sound of wailing, begging for mercy, and surrender. Then two-thirds of the commandos outside also crawled in with guns on their backs and bare hands.

Five minutes later, the palace resisted the removal and every door opened. The real prince guard outside shouted and swarmed in.

About an hour later, at about eight o'clock, the official radio station of the Siam Kingdom officially announced that Rama VII Mahidun Adulya had abdicated and passed the throne to Prince Bhumibol Aduly. Prince Bhumibol officially succeeded as king of the Siam Kingdom and became Rama VIII of the Siam Charik Dynasty.

Within the next half hour, the palace received telegrams from military and political officials from all over the country, expressing its loyalty to the new king.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Zhu Yourong issued a telegram, indicating that the Ming Dynasty recognized the new Siam king Rama VIII. During the telegram, she congratulated the new king on his succession, and hoped that he could work diligently and love the people, reform bad policies, bring happiness to the people of Siam, and make efforts to the friendship between the peoples of the Ming and Siam.

The Ming Dynasty was the first to take the lead. Soon, all the major monarchies in the world sent congratulatory messages to Siam, expressing their recognition of the new king, congratulations to Siam, and all said beautiful words.

Prince Bhumibol was extremely excited this night and hurriedly directed and arranged various matters after he succeeded to the throne. He and his mother also personally drafted and modified a long call to the Queen of Ming Dynasty. The message was full of gratitude. Except for the fact that the Ming army helped to invade the palace, everything else could be said to have been thanked.

At 9:30, the Ambassador of Siam to Nanjing drove to the Forbidden City to meet Zhu Yourong, first presented this message of thanks. Then he respectfully praised Zhu Yourong, the Ming army, and the commander of the People's Guard. He also brought the new king's guarantee that the king will be in mind for His Majesty the Queen and the Ming Empire. In the future, Siam will be the Siam of the Ming Dynasty. Siam will become the most reliable bridge on the road connecting the Nanyang territory. No matter what happens in the future, Siam will become the most reassuring and stable rear position of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!