Battle of the Third Reich

It is not surprising that Siam and Japan will come together.

In the 1920s and 1930s, the world economic crisis severely impacted the Asian market, and the Thai economy, which relied heavily on import and export trade, suffered heavy losses and the society fell into turmoil.

The capitalist forces in Thailand took advantage of this opportunity to launch a constitutional revolution. The politicians who received Western ideological education and the young officers in the army worked together to overthrow the rule of the king and change the country into a constitutional monarchy.

In the following time, politicians and soldiers were caught in a whirlpool of power struggle, and even within a few months, there have been several consecutive coups and rebellions in the country. When the political situation finally stabilized, the winner faced an economic downturn, stagnant development, and a chaotic Kingdom of Siam. The public was full of anger and dissatisfaction with the government, and even the resurgence of royal rule appeared in the society.

In order to divert the contradictions of the people, those in power held high the banner of nationalism, and the goal was to choose the Siamese ethnic group with the richest life but the smallest proportion of the population.

At that time, in the Siamese society with the Thai people as the main body, the main business and financial businesses were almost monopolized by Chinese businessmen. These Chinese who have immigrated for generations or even tens of generations are mostly from the Guangdong, Guangxi and Chaoshan areas. They have a huge business network that is tied to the blood of the country. At that time, they covered almost the entire Southeast Asia region. Through various exclusive trade methods, they walked on the edge of the law, spent several generations of time, almost eliminated all competitors, accumulated huge contacts and funds in their hands, and established countless enemy.

Although Chinese people in Siam have gone through decades, they can be said to be deeply entrenched in the local area, and they have built a network of close connections in Siam, but when faced with the big wave of almost all people at the time, this kind of interpersonal network Fragile like glass. At this time, China was not the central power that was a long way from now. The identity of the Chinese ethnicity cannot guarantee its own safety.

The anti-Japanese activities initiated by some patriotic overseas Chinese in Siam have also become a criminal evidence of Chinese people undermining Thai foreign policy. The Siamese government prohibits Chinese people from launching any similar anti-Japanese activities, and even ordinary fund-raising is not allowed.

Siam’s dictatorship, Luang Phi Phong Songkang’s government’s attack on the Chinese in the country, was originally intended to rally Siam’s nationalist forces to consolidate his personal dictatorship, but the Japanese misunderstood it as a result Luo showed good performance to Japan.

Japan lacks powerful allies in Southeast Asia. Although Siam is undersized, its position is crucial. If it can form an ally, it will be the best springboard for Japan to attack the Western colonies of Southeast Asia.

It can be said that Japan has spared no effort to win over the Siamese government, but Japan's own resources are very limited, and it can't bring out any exciting interests at all. Therefore, in those few arms transactions, the Japanese side almost settled the price with Siam, and conscientiously said that they really did not make any money from it.

At that time, the nationalist forces of Siam, blinded by national hatred, completely lost their normal ability to distinguish right from wrong, so they had a very good impression of the Japanese empire that was invading China. Many politicians also obtained the Japanese The benefits of such a tendency to hold a pro-Japanese tendency, so the relationship between Siam and Japan began to heat up rapidly. Siam’s original diplomatic neutrality policy had already existed in name only by this time.

When the European War broke out and the news of France’s rapid defeat reached Siam, the dictatorship prime minister was almost ecstatic. He regarded this as a personal gift from the **** Buddha, because after all the wealth and population of the Chinese ethnicity were limited, Siam Luo's domestic attack on the Chinese has gradually come to an end, and there is no longer any political oil in this regard.

In order to show the results under his rule, the prime minister urgently needed to find an opportunity to show the strength of the country, while also finding a new goal for the cooling nationalist movement.

So all kinds of media in Siam at that time unanimously started a new round of public offensive. This time the goal is no longer Chinese, but the French Indochina colonial government living next door.

"It's finally time to collect blood debts from those evil French colonists. We will recapture the land left by our ancestors from those French." The announcer on Siam Radio screamed in soft Thai.

Thousands of people holding slogans and sticks gathered on the streets of Bangkok. Demonstrators shouted various anti-French slogans, cut down two hibiscus trees presented by the Governor of French Indochina as a friendship, and destroyed the road along the way. All shops with French signs.

The Siam cabinet also took the opportunity to make several resolutions, submitted a formal letter of protest to the French colonial government, and demanded that the borders between the two sides be redefined, France exchanged the territory seized from Siam, and committed crimes to Siam before Apologize for the war crimes under way, compensate Siam for the loss, and punish the commander at that time.

At the same time, the Siamese army also began to move toward the southern border with great fanfare, and it seemed that, in a word, they were ready to use force to force the French to follow.

In that month, the reputation of Prime Minister Luang Pebong Songkang in Siam reached its peak. He became a spiritual symbol of the Siamese people who did not fear any foreign enemies, a hero who bravely challenged Western powers.

At that time, almost all Siamese people believed that the weak French would choose to bow their heads in front of the powerful Siamese army, just as they succumbed to the Germans.

But it was clear that they were wrong. The French not only did not succumb, but also dismissed the protest letter submitted by Siam. The Bedang government did not even give the Siam government an official reply.

It was not until the new round of news in Europe that Siam realized what happened. The French lost their defeat and how could they still have this confidence. For a long time, the French and the Germans allied. Now France has a strong German Empire Backing up, how could you care about your protest in a small country in South Asia.

At this time, the Siamese government will not be able to come to Taiwan. Like all countries that like to use the populism, Siam has made the same mistake this time, and it has been a bit out of touch with the populism.

Now unless the Siamese government has a way to make the French subdued, even if the situation is just a walk away, there is simply no way to explain to the people who are instigated by them. If the national sentiment of the people cannot be calmed down, then the government will have only one way left, pulling the horse and meeting the French soldiers.

Luang Phrae Somkang actually considered that if Siam changed its foreign policy, especially when it turned nationalist towards Western colonists, it might cause some dissatisfaction with some Western forces. He originally thought that the Western powers themselves There are serious contradictions and differences. It seems that it is difficult to reach a consensus on the attitude towards Siam, and he can fully profit from it.

The South Asian dictator would not have thought that his abacus had been wrong from the start, and he did not expect that the revenge of the powers would come so fast.

The Royal Siam Air Force was originally negotiating a big deal with the North American company in the United States. They wanted to buy a batch of North American n.a-68 fighter jets to replace the Hawk III and Hawk 75ns fighters that were already significantly behind.

The Siam Air Force initially planned to order six trials. If it is satisfactory, it will replace the remaining fighter planes. It is estimated that the Siam Air Force will need to purchase at least 60 aircraft of this type for a total transaction value of about 300. Ten thousand dollars.

But just in late October 1940, the North American company suddenly sent a notice that the company's board of directors decided to unilaterally terminate the contract with the Siamese side because the Senate issued an injunction on the transaction on the grounds that it involved national security. Aspects. The North American company stated in the letter that it will refund all advance payments and is willing to pay full liquidated damages, hoping that the Siamese can understand Yunyun.

Siam here understands something, few people know, the only thing that is clear is that Siam has repeatedly hit the wall in the international weapons market since that day, and the bloodthirsty and greedy international arms dealers seem to have suddenly become saints. They Unanimously refused to sell any products to Siam.

At this time, Luang Phewon Songkang finally understood that this was an international joint operation against Siam. Before the problem was resolved, he no longer wanted to buy any weapons from Western powers.

ps: Actually this country's problems are more sensitive than other countries. I think I have tried my best to let book friends get a general idea without touching mines. (To be continued.)