Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 376 Lian Zhen's End
"Oh, if it really explodes soon, I hope it will only hurt for a while..."
Looking at the Siamese people getting closer and closer, Luo Xiong closed his eyes and was about to detonate the grenade on his body, but suddenly he heard a burst of dense footsteps behind him.
"Didn't we tell them to withdraw? Why are they coming back now? Now, a heroic and brilliant sacrifice has turned into an ugly death in the trenches."
At the critical moment of life and death, he actually still had the mind to think about how to die beautifully, which was really unique. But soon, what surprised Luo Xiong was that when he turned around, he saw not only his original 300 brothers, but also countless Ming army soldiers in red robes, and various dense and fluttering battle flags!
"Brothers, come on, push these short mules down!"
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
Amid the various slogans, the Ming soldiers in the front row and the Siamese soldiers approaching almost pulled the trigger at the same time. However, with a trench between them, the Ming soldiers, whose average height was more than 10 centimeters higher than the other side, had the upper hand. After seeing the Siamese soldiers on the other side fall down in rows, the Ming soldiers, led by their officers, shouted again and rushed forward with their bayonets.
"Huh~ Deputy Commander Zhu, why did you guys arrive just now? I almost died for my country."
The so-called Deputy Commander Zhu was Zhu Mei, one of the three deputy generals of the Sixth Regiment. He was born in a Liaodong military household and was recruited into the Henghai Guard because of his bravery in the Battle of Sarhu. When the new army was expanded, he was placed in the Sixth Regiment and gradually grew into a deputy general, commanding a division.
He was already in his forties, and after traveling on the mountain road for many days, he was exhausted. But after hearing Luo Xiong's complaints, he was also furious.
"You fool, you have come to such a good place, why don't you send someone to pass on the message? You must know that this is an enemy country, and we don't know the way!"
"Ha! Deputy Commander, am I such a person without common sense? When Captain Li brought us here, I decided to block the enemy here, and immediately sent ten brothers to follow Captain Li back to find the main force. Why?"
"We didn't see Captain Li! I also set out the day after you did, and then took a lot of detours before I found you just now!"
"ah?!"
There was nothing much to say about the rest. After a moment of silence, Luo Xiong said, "It seems that what the newspapers said was indeed false. What General Zhao said during his briefing before the war was true. This bandit chieftain is very popular among the people in Siam."
"Yes, according to the intelligence that General Zhao passed on to Captain Xu, although the bandit chief's aggressive military spending in the past two years has caused some complaints among the people, the time is still too short and the people's savings have not been wiped out. Therefore, the people of Siam still have their hearts on the bandit chief."
"Yes." He slowly untied the grenade bag on his body and carefully separated and placed these deadly things. Luo Xiong said: "Deputy Commander, how is the battle situation in Bangkok?"
"Not long after you set out, the Siamese rushed over that afternoon. We were indeed a little flustered for a while. But later, General Li on the sea saw our situation and sent a team of warships to the shore to bombard the Siamese, which finally helped us stabilize our position... Now, I am not as stupid as you. Every time I send a message, I send at least 100 people to escort the messenger, so the news is always smooth. Well, the admiral of the enemy navy, the one called Zhan La, died in the battle. His warships either sank in the battle or surrendered. In short, now my navy has won a complete victory. As for the army, the 6th, 9th, and 13th regiments have all been deployed and fought a battle with the enemy, and our army won. The 4th and 7th regiments have now recovered and are currently marching north to prepare to go around to the north of Bangkok. As for the remaining Siamese troops, they have retreated into Bangkok."
“Retreating to Bangkok? Not good!”
"You know it's not good, stupid boy. You have been blocking the king for so many days and preventing him from entering the city. Then we won't be able to complete the mission that the emperor has asked us to do, whether he wants to see the king alive or dead."
"Didn't they fail to contact the rear and receive any new orders?" After muttering a curse word, Luo Xiong said, "Deputy Commander, what should we do now?"
"Retreat! After defeating this wave of Siamese, we will take the initiative to attack once, and then retreat quickly."
Seeing Luo Xiong's bloodshot eyes, Zhu Mei sighed and patted him on the shoulder. "You and your battalion did a great job. I will definitely ask the Marshal for your contribution when I return. Um, the remains of the fallen brothers?"
"They are temporarily buried in the third trench. I have not been able to dig a burial place for them in the past two days. However, we have recovered their nameplates and hair."
"Okay, after we defeat the bandits here, we still have to go fight the Japanese pirates. There will definitely be many brothers who died overseas in the future. Even if we can't bring their remains back intact, we have to send something back. Otherwise, it would be too tragic if their souls wandered around and couldn't return home."
Having said this, the two men lowered their heads and fell silent again.
However, after a while, the cheers coming from the front made the two of them look up quickly again.
"Deputy Commander, we have repelled the thieves."
"Okay, pack up and prepare to retreat. Before leaving, gather all the grenades. Unfortunately, the steel wheel fire bomb invented by General Qi is too big and inconvenient to carry. Otherwise, these thieves would be afraid to even step on it!"
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"Your Majesty, the Ming people have retreated."
"……I see."
After all, this is Siam, and the Rāja Buddha had been very good to the people in the past ten years. Therefore, although the army was blocked here, the surrounding people not only spontaneously organized to kill the lone Ming soldiers, but also relied on nearby hunters to pass on messages to them through the forest.
So, he had a general idea of what had happened in Bangkok in recent days.
But because he knew this, he was desperate: Ming mobilized the three major ethnic groups around the country to besiege itself, and when there were so many heavy troops surrounding Saigon, it could send such a large fleet to force a landing in the Gulf of Siam. With such a gap in national strength, no matter how hard he tried, it would be useless.
It’s a sure loss.
Next, he didn't have many choices.
Otherwise, after leading the tens of thousands of troops through the key point where the three provinces meet, they can head directly north. There are many mountainous areas in northern Siam, and they can still survive for a while there. However, how long can these soldiers hold out? In other words, when the flintlock soldiers lose the support of the gun factory in Bangkok, how long can they maintain their combat effectiveness? This is really hard to say.
Or, he could return to Bangkok. But if he returned to Bangkok, he would be trapped. Once the Ming army completed the encirclement, it would be only a matter of time before he was captured and killed.
Or, abandon all the troops and escape alone. Although the seven travelers can locate each other, does Kaiyang really have the time to lead a team to capture him? But, what's the point of surviving like this?
Finally, after much deliberation, he decided to return to Bangkok: there were his several concubines, two sons and a daughter.
As a modern man, and one who lived in a stable and peaceful environment before traveling through time, Luo Jifutu was of course very afraid of death. However, when he thought of his responsibility as a father, he suddenly wasn't so afraid anymore.
"Well, according to the induction, Kaiyang is on his way here. Well, I will go to Bangkok. If I can't escape, I will have a good talk with Kaiyang. After all, although this is just a plane, I have a bond with this plane. So, if my death can win a slightly better treatment for this country and my family, the pain of a knife cutting my neck will pass if I endure it."
After thinking this through, Luo Zhifu's emotions calmed down completely. He turned to his personal guards and said, "Send the order, all troops should pack up and prepare to return to Bangkok. Be careful, if there are corpses or graves of Ming soldiers along the way, do not offend them."
