Expedition to Europe

Caught between the two great imperialisms, Rama VI could not attach importance to armaments even if he wanted to.

The reason why Siam could exist was because of the compromise between Britain and France. No matter whether it was Britain or France, as long as they wanted to tear up the agreement, the Siamese people could not resist even if they mobilized the whole nation. In order to maintain his own rule and to show Britain and France that he had no intention of being disloyal, Rama VI promoted neither universal military service like Switzerland nor compulsory military service like Lan Fang in Siam, but rather a rotten system.

That's right, it was a rotten system.

In the whole of Siam, except for the army in Bangkok, which looked a bit like an army, the other armies were similar to the nature of militias, and the army in Bangkok was surrounded by the Lan Fang Marine Corps, so although the people under Puchana were called the "Free Army", they were actually a group of farmers.

In this case, the military quality of ordinary Siamese was really not very good. Just a dozen days ago, these people under Puchana had never touched a gun, so it was really a bit difficult to expect them to shoot accurately.

Just when the "Chiang Mai Freedom Army" and the Indians were fighting fiercely, in a dense forest about 300 meters away on the other side of the official road, Xu Zhongqing and Zhang Chengye were silent with dark faces.

Xu Zhongqing had long known the military qualities of these Siamese people and reported to Zhang Chengye, but Zhang Chengye did not send anyone to train those men of Puchana.

Chiang Mai will return to the hands of the Lan Fang people sooner or later, and Zhang Chengye does not want to cause trouble for himself.

The result of not training is like this now. Although the guns and cannons are fighting fiercely, it looks like a farce.

Throwing grenades at a distance of a hundred meters, who can be blown up?

Do you really think everyone is Zheng Dali?

"Sir, do you want us to fight?" Xu Zhongqing finally couldn't stand it.

Although Zhang Chengye is only a baron, he also has a title and deserves the title of "Sir". Before this, Zhang Chengye had received accurate information that the Indian soldiers were transporting guns and ammunition, so so many soldiers were sent to escort them. After receiving this news, Zhang Chengye immediately made an ambush plan and prepared to hijack the convoy, but he didn't expect to collide with Puzana.

Zhang Chengye's original intention was to hijack the convoy and then send it to Puzana, so that it would be Puzana's credit. There was no need to report such a thing. Even with Zhang Chengye's extensive knowledge, he didn't expect Puzana to dare to bring his group of "soldiers" to rob the British supplies. I really don't know whether I should praise this bravery or criticize this recklessness.

"It's okay, Puzana and his men fought unbelievably, and the Indians are not much better--" Zhang Chengye was not in a hurry. He squatted behind the bunker and casually pulled a grass root and put it in his mouth to chew.

He really had to chew something to distract his attention, otherwise Zhang Chengye would burst out laughing now.

Originally, they were marching leisurely, but suddenly they were attacked by unidentified people. Although they did not suffer serious losses at the first time, the Indians were still frightened. After the gunshot, the Indians rolled off the carriage and hid in the roadside drainage ditch or field ridge. They dared not even raise their heads, let alone fight back.

The British officer leading the team was still brave. He tentatively raised his hat and shook it. He was surprised to find that he was not attacked. So the British officer got up from the ground and started kicking the Indian soldiers' buttocks, preparing to organize a counterattack and get some military merits.

Although the British had absolute authority over the Indians, not all orders were effective. At least the Indian soldiers objected to the British officers' orders to drive them to death. Even if the military boots kicked them in the buttocks, these Indians just changed places and lay down again, without organizing a counterattack.

There was really no intention to fight back. These Indian soldiers were close to the ground, and they wanted to dig a pit to bury themselves. Not to mention charging in the face of gunfire, they didn't even have the intention to raise their guns and fire two bullets to give themselves courage.

In this case, even if the commander had a natural talent, there was nothing he could do.

"Tsk tsk, is this how the British won the World War? The Germans aren't that great either--" Zhang Chengye didn't want to attack, and Xu Zhongqing had no choice but to treat it as a peep show.

"It would be better if they were all British--" Zhang Chengye couldn't explain why the Indians were so cowardly. After all, the Chinese and Indians were comrades-in-arms in the World War, but fighting side by side with such people made Zhang Chengye feel really embarrassed.

Pig teammates, pig teammates!

"If we don't deal with these Indians quickly, Indian reinforcements will probably come soon." Xu Zhongqing was still worried. This place was not far from Chiang Mai, and the ping-pong was so lively that it would definitely not be hidden from the Indians in Chiang Mai.

"It's just right to take them down in one fell swoop." Zhang Chengye didn't care much. With this kind of fighting power, the Indians who came were just sending food.

To be honest, although Puchana was fostered by Zhang Chengye, Zhang Chengye didn't care much about Puchana's life or death. There were so many people like Puchana in Siam. If it weren't for Puchana's relationship with Xu Zhongqing, it wouldn't be Puchana's turn to be in the limelight.

Just as Xu Zhongqing said, when the "fierce battle" lasted for more than half an hour, an Indian army of more than 100 people came from Chiang Mai to support the transport convoy that was ambushed.

This Indian army didn't look like they were here specifically for support. The soldiers carried a lot of things in large and small bags, and some soldiers even carried one or two chickens on their rifles, just like the devils who entered the village.

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The Indian army stopped one kilometer away from the battlefield and prepared to organize their formations and join the battle.

The process of organizing was really too slow. After more than 20 minutes, more than a hundred Indian soldiers were divided into two teams. One team went to support the transport convoy that was being attacked, and the other team went around the flank of the "Chiang Mai Freedom Army" position to make a detour.

Such a big move by the Indian army naturally could not be hidden from Puchana.

The Indians' actions were really too slow, and Puchana had enough time to divide his troops and guard against the attacks of these Indians.

So the battle fell into a stalemate again. The later Indian army finally had some courage. At least they dared to raise their rifles and shoot in the direction of the "Chiang Mai Freedom Army", but the shooting accuracy was still worrying. It looked like a lively fight, but in fact, no one could be hit.

After the battle lasted for an hour and a half, the gunfire from the "Chiang Mai Freedom Army" finally became sparse, presumably not because of the heavy casualties, but because the bullets they carried were almost exhausted.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhang Chengye could not help but order his troops to launch an attack and prepare to finish the battle.

They had to finish the battle. After fighting for an hour and a half, the casualties on both sides were estimated to be in the single digits. If Zhang Chengye's men did not take action, the "Free Army" would probably suffer a heavy loss this time. After consuming so many bullets, they would not be able to not gain anything.