When Jackson boarded the ship bound for Cairo, Zhang Chengye and Xu Zhongqing had just entered Chiang Mai.
Although Lanfang, Britain and France completed the carving up of Siam in Coconut City, it does not mean that Siam has returned to peace. The Coconut City Conference only determined the spheres of influence of the three countries. Whether they can truly stand firm depends on their own abilities.
The British clearly failed in this regard. Although Lanfang and France recognized British control of the ten provinces in northern Siam, the resistance in the British-occupied areas did not stop. On the contrary, it tended to get bigger and bigger. Just now
Last month, the British troops in Chiang Mai were forced to withdraw from Chiang Mai, making Chiang Mai the first city to declare independence.
No, Chiang Mai did not declare independence. In the announcement issued by Xu Zhongqing, the Chiang Mai Free Army announced that it would break away from the original Kingdom of Siam and join French Indochina to become part of French Indochina.
This announcement was really disgusting, and Charles Mangin, the newly appointed Governor-General of French Indochina, was immediately dumbfounded.
Charles Manking didn't know whether the rebellion in northern Siam was secretly supported by the former governor Lyote, but since the Chiang Mai Free Army said so, it must not be groundless, so in Chiang Mai Free Army announced that it would join French Indochina.
At the first moment, Charles Mangin did not deny it immediately, but chose to contact the country to confirm whether the former Governor Lyotei had any relationship with the Chiang Mai Free Army.
By the time Lyautey's telegram was sent to Saigon, it was already a week after the Chiang Mai Free Army announced that it would join the French Indochina. At this time, even if Charles Mangin firmly stated that France had no relationship with the Chiang Mai Free Army, it seemed a bit cover-up.
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I finally came back to Chiang Mai. Xu Zhongqing, who was sitting on horseback and looking at the city of Chiang Mai, was filled with pride.
This is actually the second time the Chiang Mai Free Army has captured Chiang Mai. The last time the Chiang Mai Free Army took advantage of the British's carelessness, made dumplings of the Indians stationed in Chiang Mai, and then took advantage of the situation to capture Chiang Mai. But when the British
After the troops were transferred from Liabi, composed purely of British forces, the Chiang Mai Free Army voluntarily abandoned the city of Chiang Mai. This time, it was a full half a year later that the Chiang Mai Free Army captured the city again.
In total, it has been more than a year since Xu Zhongqing joined the Chiang Mai Free Army. In this period of time, Xu Zhongqing has completed the transformation from a young master of aristocratic family to a rugged soldier. The robes of the past have become military uniforms, and the long hair has changed into a style that is quite reminiscent of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
He has become bald, and his originally slim and slender fingers have become thicker in joints. When he talks, he seems to be too long and short, which is unbearably vulgar.
Even if Xu Ziting sees Xu Zhongqing now, he probably doesn't believe that his son has become like this.
Zhang Chengye still admired Xu Zhongqing's changes. Zhang Chengye didn't mean to give advice. He raised his hand and called Zhapeng over and asked him to lead his people to settle the prisoners first, especially the British. They were the Chiang Mai Free Army and the British.
If the bargaining chip is accidentally killed, the loss will be huge.
We won't leave this time, will we? Although we have been fighting the British for more than a year, Xu Zhongqing still has to ask Zhang Chengye for advice on this kind of more professional issue.
This can't be said. If the British send more troops over, we still have to evade the front. It doesn't matter. We can retreat. Anyway, we can always fight back. Zhang Chengye doesn't care about temporary gains and losses. In a war, there will be losses and wins.
Very normal.
While they were talking, Xu Zhongqing and Zhang Chengye had already arrived in front of the city gate. More than a year of war had caused considerable damage to the ancient city of Chiang Mai. Many damaged crenellations could be clearly seen on the city walls, and the city towers were also damaged. The outer walls were also damaged.
Large areas of the city bricks were blown down by artillery, and the inner wall made of clay was exposed. If it is not repaired in time, this section of the city wall will be considered destroyed.
The city of Chiang Mai is still so big, but not many people came to welcome the Chiang Mai Free Army. After more than a year of war, the residents in the city fled to death. The entire city's population was down to ten, and almost no one could be seen.
They were all Chiang Mai Free Army soldiers wearing military uniforms. The clothes on these soldiers were the same as the British military uniforms. They just tied a towel on their arms to distinguish them. Although it was a bit nondescript, it was a helpless move.
After all, the damn British are his hometown. Seeing such a miserable situation, Xu Zhongqing couldn't help but curse.
Zhang Chengye said nothing. He has been in the army for many years and has seen this kind of situation many times. It is not that he is indifferent, but that in this troubled world, there are always many things that he cannot control. Strictly speaking, Chiang Mai is now sparsely populated, and Chiang Mai is free.
The resistance of the Chiang Mai Army had something to do with it. It was precisely because of the existence of the Chiang Mai Free Army that the British imposed brutal rule on the Chiang Mai people. A large number of Chiang Mai people were forcibly recruited into the army to do auxiliary work, and all those who dared to resist were imprisoned.
They were tortured so severely that many people died in agony. More people escaped from Chiang Mai and joined the Chiang Mai Free Army. In just over a year, the total number of Chiang Mai Free Army members rose to more than 10,000, which is almost the same number as the Chiang Mai Free Army.
The total population of the Mai region.
Entering the city, the journey was smooth, and Zhang Chengye and Xu Zhongqing arrived at the Governor's Palace. This was originally the governor's residence in Chiang Mai. After the British came, it was requisitioned as the private residence of Sir Laurent Milne.
Now that Sir Lauren Milne is in the prisoner-of-war camp, the Governor's Palace has become the headquarters of Zhang Chengye and Xu Zhongqing.
What should we do next? The British will definitely not give up. Taking Chiang Mai is a good thing, but it will also hinder us. If the British come back again, I don’t want to go into the ravine again. Xu Zhongqing sat on the Taishi chair in the living room, casually
Playing with an emerald piece found in Sir Lauren Milne's private collection, I felt itchy all over before I finished speaking.
Before joining the Chiang Mai Free Army, Xu Zhongqing had never been in a ravine. Xu Zhongqing had lived in Chiang Mai for more than 20 years, and he had never known that the mosquitoes in the ravine were so ferocious, even though he had crawled around in the ravine for a long time.
It has been many years, but Xu Zhongqing is still not used to it. Zhang Chengye once laughed at it as a young master's disease, but Xu Zhongqing just can't adapt.
Wait and see, we now have thousands of British prisoners in our hands, and the British will also be wary of rats. If the British dare to attack, I don't mind killing a few sacrificial flags. Anyway, if it doesn't work, we can still go into the ravine.
Why are you afraid that Zhang Chengye is looking through the documents compiled from Sir Lauren Milne's study? This is rare information.
It is estimated that the British have no time to cause trouble for us now, and they always have to clear things up with the French before they can calm down. Thinking of the magic stroke he made recently, Xu Zhongqing was still very proud.
Originally, Zhang Chengye's plan was to declare Chiang Mai independent and establish a country like Sarawak, but Xu Zhongqing put forward the suggestion of declaring allegiance to the French. After Zhang Chengye discussed it with someone, he readily agreed to Xu Zhongqing's frame-up act.
Those people are all in the same boat, don’t expect them to fight over this. Zhang Chengye has a clear understanding of the nature of imperialism and does not expect to so easily drive a wedge between Britain and France: Tomorrow you will make another statement saying that we have decided to surrender.
Lanfang, let the British have a headache.
Xu Zhongqing was shocked and turned pale when he threw himself at Lanfang.
As a core member of the Chiang Mai Free Army, Xu Zhongqing certainly knew who was behind the Chiang Mai Free Army. If he made such a statement at this time, he would undoubtedly be self-reporting.
It's okay, the more muddy the water, the better. Even if we don't say anything, the British will be suspicious. It's better to throw it out as a smoke bomb and let them file a lawsuit. Zhang Chengye is confident, and this can be regarded as collective wisdom.
The British have always been suspicious of the origins of the Chiang Mai Free Army, and Lan Fang is the most likely suspect. However, the British have no evidence, although in more than a year, the British have also captured people from the Chiang Mai Free Army.
The prisoners were captured, but they were all insignificant pawns. The news the British received was that the leadership of the Chiang Mai Free Army included Chinese, Chiang Mai, French and even British. This really confused the British.
Okay, how about I send another message the day after tomorrow? Let’s just vote for the Republic of China and muddy the waters a little more. Xu Zhongqing has become addicted to the game of fishing in troubled waters, and he wants to bring the whole world to play with him.
You are really ambitious to vote for the Republic of China. Zhang Chengye was stunned and couldn't understand Xu Zhongqing's ideas.
The Republic of China was still in the midst of a civil war. The Beiyang government had crossed the Yangtze River and even occupied the seat of the southern military government's provisional government. However, it was unable to completely kill the southern military government with one stick. Now the southern military government is still entrenched in several areas along the southeast coast.
A province, with the help of its geographical location and the support of Britain and the United States, it fought with the Beiyang government. Although Lanfang increased its support to the Beiyang government, the Beiyang government was still unable to do what it wanted. This made Lanfang extremely disappointed in all aspects.
It cannot be said that the Beiyang government is not working hard. President Xu Shichang and Northeastern King Zhang Yuting have even visited the front line to supervise the battle, but they still cannot complete the battle. The fierce fighting on the front line is in full swing, and there is another problem with the supply in the rear. Just last month, a batch of Lanfang
The medicines to support the Beiyang government arrived in the capital. Before the goods were unloaded, someone was already selling them openly on the black market. Zhang Hanqing, who was responsible for handing over the supplies, was so angry that he cursed and killed more than a dozen officials, large and small, but it still didn't help.
After experiencing this incident, everyone in Lanfang has almost completely given up on the Beiyang government. Although the Beiyang government is a democratic government in name, because of the location of the capital, the officials employed in the government are still those left over from the former Qing government. This
The gang is rotten to the core, and if they want to get better, they have to completely overthrow it and start all over again.
