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The scene below the city quickly alarmed the Cambodian soldiers on the tower. After the news reached the ears of Governor Sun Xiaoguang and General Da En, they rushed to the tower. The scene of being nearly wiped out.
"It's the Black Cavalry, it's the Dragon Guards! It's the Sixth Young Master!" The knowledgeable Governor Sun Xiaoguang used the only night vision telescope in the city to see what happened below the city, and then he couldn't stop screaming excitedly with.
To make a provincial governor lose his temper, only Yang Chendong appeared with such influence.
"Quickly, open the city gate, let's go out to meet the Sixth Young Master." Excited Sun Xiaoguang shouted repeatedly, so that General Dahn couldn't believe it. Is this still the very calm Governor Sun?
At the urging of Sun Xiaoguang, the gate of the city was opened wide, and he took General Dahn and [-] Cambodian soldiers out of the city.But at this time, the war outside the city had ended, not even an hour later, the nearly [-] Siamese army was wiped out, and there was no one alive.
It seems amazing to say it, but a black knight only needs to kill four to five people, so it is not a big deal.
Outside the city gate, someone came out of the city, so naturally there was a black rider who reported the matter to Yang Chendong. Under the protection of Yang Er and others, Yang Chendong came on horseback, and saw Sun Xiaoguang who he knew by the light of the torch.At this moment, Sun Xiaoguang also saw Yang Chendong, fell to his knees with a plop and shouted loudly, "Hello, Sixth Young Master, long live Sixth Young Master!"
As Sun Xiaoguang knelt down, the people behind him also knelt down immediately.
They all shouted Long live the Sixth Young Master.People in this era were deeply influenced by the feudal ruling society, and kneeling on the ground often happened.
"Get up." Yang Chendong was numb to this, and he was even a little used to it.
Governor Sun Xiaoguang stood up after getting permission, stepped forward and came in front of Yang Chendong, and said excitedly, "Master Six, these Siamese troops have all been wiped out?"
"They're all wiped out, and there's no one alive. You're here, so I'll leave the Lijing Guan to your Cambodian army." Yang Chendong had a warm smile on his face.As soon as the words came out, General Dahn behind him immediately stood at attention and gave a military salute in a similar manner, and then a large number of Cambodian soldiers went to the messy Siamese army camp ahead.Governor Sun Xiaoguang was left behind, and before he could ask, Yang Chendong took the lead and said, "This time I was the only one who came ahead of time with a thousand dragon guards, and other reinforcements came here one after another. For a while, the danger is gone. By the way, how is the situation here now?"
Hearing that only the Sixth Young Master came with a thousand dragon guards, Sun Xiaoguang was shocked. There were five thousand Siamese troops here, and they were all killed by 1000 people.It is said that Long Wei, beside the Sixth Young Master, is invincible in a flat battle, and he is number one in the world on horseback, it seems that he is not exaggerating.
The shock in his heart flashed, and Sun Xiaoguang organized a language to answer Yang Chendong's question, "Sixth young master, the situation is not very good. I sent 20 Cambodian soldiers to relieve the danger of the siege of Suweng City. It's a pity." , They were wiped out outside the city before they even entered the city, and now only the deputy governor Din Dingwei led [-] Cambodian soldiers and [-] people in the city to resist, and life and death are uncertain."
"Oh? Hasn't Su Wengcheng been captured yet?" Hearing this answer, Yang Chendong asked with some surprise.
"I haven't received relevant news until now, and there is no radio station in the city. I really don't know what's going on there." Sun Xiaoguang replied with a little embarrassment.
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Yang Chendong and Sun Xiaoguang are concerned about the situation of Suweng City, and here, there are lit torches everywhere on the city tower, and there are busy figures everywhere. Deputy Governor Ding Dingwei is using the night time to strengthen the city defense.
Previously, Su Weng was breached by the Five-Star Army, and the city walls were also attacked by artillery. At that time, it was riddled with holes.Everything is thanks to the arrival of the Five-Star Army. After occupying the whole of Cambodia, Suong City, as an important traffic center, has been reinforced. Therefore, in the face of the attack of [-] Siamese troops for several days, it can still stand upright. .
Of course, this has a lot to do with Deputy Governor Ding Dingwei staying here.In fact, when the Siamese army attacked on the first day, the general who defended the city here was killed. Since then, Ding Dingwei has the final say, and because of this, some of his ideas have been realized, such as borrowing the help of the people. Power to defend the city.
In ancient times, there were scenes of common people and soldiers guarding the same city in battles, but most of the formation of such a pattern was due to the army winning the hearts of the people.After Suweng City was occupied by the Five-Star Army, the land was divided, business roads were opened, and a series of heavy taxes and slave hierarchy were abolished.
Life.
When people's lives are better, they will naturally feel grateful, and they will be full of more yearning and hope for the future.
At this time, the Siamese army came, which clearly wanted to let them live their previous lives again, so the first people who refused to agree were the local people.In order to defend their own fruits of victory, many people want to contribute, but it is difficult to form a powerful force because they have no status and no one to organize.
Ding Dingwei just appeared as an organizer, and at the same time, as the deputy governor of Cambodia, he gave these thoughtful people a name. In this way, the power of the people was discovered to the greatest extent, making the original isolated city and weak city a He drove a nail and stuck it hard here, which made the Siamese regular army helpless.
Fully playing the role of the common people, Ding Dingwei first asked people to find the armory in the city, took out all the weapons and armor stored in it, and distributed them to the adult men in the city who were willing to guard the city, and then he opened it again. He went to the warehouse in the city, took out all the gold and silver that was stored in it, and handed over the gold and silver to the Yang Family Bank, which was built in the city not long ago.
No matter if it is the storage room in the city or the warehouse of the Yang Family Bank, no one is allowed to use it without an order, otherwise it will be a felony.Even if Suwong City is captured, these forces will become the spoils of the Siamese army, but as long as the city has not been captured, these things are untouchable.However, this rule was abruptly broken by Ding Dingwei.
"The deputy governor doesn't take a single cent of the gold and silver. They are used to reward the soldiers and people who defend the city. If someone asks about this matter afterwards, I will bear it." Ding Dingwei answered the bank manager and warehouse manager in this way. Questions from officials.
The gold and silver were taken out and placed under the tower like a city pile for the 20 people in the city to watch at will.When there were more and more people watching, Ding Dingwei found a high place and stood up, saying loudly, "These coins are rewards for the warriors who have made meritorious deeds in defending the city. Next, no matter whether you are soldiers or ordinary people, as long as you do it If something is beneficial to the protection of Su Weng City, you can be rewarded for your merits, and with this money, I will never lose my word."
This is Ding Dingwei's promise to all the people in the city.
With the benefits, the next step is fame.Ding Dingwei sent people all over the city to post notices, which stated in detail that any common people, no matter what ethnicity they were born in or where they came from, as long as they can hold a knife, gun, or move a stone, they can sign up to guard the city.If you die in battle, you can give pensions to your relatives. Once you have made military exploits, you should report to the higher authorities afterwards, and you will be rewarded according to your merit.
Suweng City is a large city with a population of 20 people, including Han, grassland, Korean, former Luzon and southeastern countries.When the notice was posted, Han men signed up first.As the beneficiaries, now that their home city is in trouble, they are the first batch of duty-bound ones to stand up.
With the Han men taking the lead, more common people began to sign up, including some women in good health. They can also move stones under the city with force.With a wave of his hand, Ding Dingwei issued a weapon and allowed him to go to the city to fight.
Chapter 23 Great Defeat of the Siamese Navy
As a result, the city of Suwong, which seemed to have only a thousand Cambodian soldiers, suddenly became full of soldiers, and more than [-] people signed up to defend the city in a short period of time.Ding Dingwei divided them into groups, and tried his best to have some military-savvy soldiers in each group, so that with someone who leads the team, the hope of victory in the battle will be increased by one point.
To say that the courage of the people is very good, whether it is sincerely to protect their homeland, their families and the fruits of labor, or they came for the prize, they all climbed the tower without exception.It's just that when they really fought against the enemy, their own disadvantages were quickly highlighted without training.
For example, because of nervousness, some people threw the stone down before the Siamese army climbed up the siege ladder after lifting it because of nervousness, but it didn't have the slightest effect; After the enemy climbed the tower by the ladder, they even threw their knives out, so that they had to fight against the enemy unarmed; His head was split in half, and seeing some intestines coming out of his stomach, he vomited continuously because of this, and was unable to do anything; for example...
Too many accidents happened, which also increased the number of people who died in the city, and there were miserable cries in the city and the city.For this, Ding Dingwei did not shed tears, it's not that he didn't want to, but he couldn't.As the only commander, as the backbone of everyone, he is required not to show any softness in his heart.All he can do is to distribute the gold and silver to the meritorious people and the families of the warriors who died in battle, and keep his promise.
So that those limited gold and silver quickly shone, and finally Ding Dingwei had to make an IOU.According to him, as long as Su Wengcheng can keep it, he can come to him at any time with these IOUs in the future, and he will definitely honor and pay them one by one.
Regardless of whether they have received cash or IOUs, they at least have hope for the future of life.On the contrary, once Su Weng City is breached, everything they have now will be in vain, even if it is for their own future, they have no choice but to stick to it.
It was under such a firm belief that countless people took up their knives and guns and rushed to the tower, just relying on their blood to block the onslaught of the [-] Siamese army.
General Tong Si, who led the army, was full of confidence in the victory of the capture of Su Weng City.At one time, he thought that the city with only a thousand guards could be captured in less than half a day, but it has been delayed for nearly ten days here and there, and it still failed to capture the city, which made him very angry .What made him even more angry was that news came from the front, saying that the 5000 vanguard troops sent were all killed under the city of Phnom Penh, and the entire army was wiped out. Alert the world.
"It's reversed, it's reversed." Hearing that the attack on Phnom Penh City was also very unsuccessful, General Yousi cursed furiously and ordered to continue to capture Suweng City.He may be able to bypass here, but if the attack on Phnom Penh City does not go well, he will not even have a rear foundation.If this is the case, how to treat them if there are too many wounded?Once there is insufficient food and grass, wouldn't it be very troublesome to transport it.
In the long run, Su Weng City must be captured, otherwise a series of actions in the later stage will not be able to be carried out
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Under the city of Su Weng, the sound of horns became more urgent, more and more ladders were attacked, and more and more soldiers launched the charge.But all of this is under the single-mindedness of the soldiers and civilians of Su Weng City, who are all soldiers, still can't succeed. Day after day of attacks, in addition to sending more lives to both sides, Su Weng City still stands on this land, and the five-star flag is still high. flying over the city.
The siege of Suweng City was still going on. Under the leadership of Kaohsiung, the deputy commander of the navy and the commander of the first navy, the Haiyi Division rushed all the way to the Gulf of Siam.Here I met the [-] Siamese navy who had been prepared for a long time.
It seems to have known for a long time that the five-star navy will appear here. Kaohsiung and the others just entered this sea area, and the reconnaissance clippers in front of them returned and reported that there were more than [-] sea ships flying the Siamese flag in front of them. They are coming from all directions, a frame that wants to surround them.
"This is looking for death. Pass down the order, put it in and then fight." Kaohsiung Army Commander's face remained unchanged and his heart skipped a beat.Before, they even easily wiped out the great Philippine naval division with Western artillery, but now they are facing the Siamese naval division with even more backward artillery technology. Where is there anything scary?
The order was issued, and the entire First Hai Division became excited.Before the Second Sea Division and the Fourth Sea Division teamed up to severely damage Ma Kecheng's pirate army, they were envious when the news came.Well now, they finally have a chance to fight a big battle.
Compared with the two divisions defeating [-] pirates back then, this time they have to face [-] Siamese naval divisions with one division, and the credit will only be greater.
At the moment, the ships kept a certain safe distance and began to move slowly.The reconnaissance ships in front continued to send back the news they saw through the command flag.Two hours later, the two sides finally met in the Gulf of Siam.
Seen from a distance, the Siam Fifty Thousand Sea Division is so powerful that it seems endlessly densely packed.But for this, all the soldiers of the First Hai Division were only more excited, at least there was no trace of tension or fear on their faces.When they know that the enemy's artillery can't hit them, they can aim at the target and destroy them as much as they want, where does the fear come from?
General Mengwo of the Siamese National Navy also saw the Five-Star Navy from a distance. When he saw that there were more than a hundred ships coming, and even one-sixth of their strength was not there, his face was full of confidence, " Hahaha, order the entire army to attack, surround them, and don't let any one go."
The story of defeating Ma Kecheng has not yet been spread, and then the Siamese naval division came to die. This is the tragedy of information occlusion, and it is destined to be an unsuspecting and unequal naval battle .
The Jiawu naval battle was an unequal naval battle. The tonnage of the warships of the two sides was too different, which eventually led to the disastrous defeat of the Qing Dynasty.Today's naval battle in the Gulf of Siam seems to be the same. The power of the artillery, especially the attack distance, is completely unequal, and the victory or defeat has been declared before the battle.
Equipped with a small amount of artillery, they are still relying on the Siamese naval division that mainly uses bows, arrows, knives and guns in close combat. When they are still five miles away from the first division of the five-star navy and they are still advancing at full speed and want to fight close, the artillery There was a sudden sound.
The Siamese National Navy, who was completely unprepared and prepared, rushed to the forefront of the warships, one after another was hit, or slowly sank, or broke into two pieces, or ignited a fire, soon to be complete
plunged into chaos.
In contrast, the Haiyi Division moved forward at a certain speed. While the artillery fire was roaring, the four regiments plus a division directly under the battalion were divided into five directions and rushed forward. One after another, Siamese sea ships entered their sight. One target after another was hit.