Expedition to Europe

Reality is often not as expected. Zhang Chengye and his men did not get the chance to fight for reinforcements after fighting a little.

The Indians from Chiang Mai did come, but not a company as expected, but a whole reinforced battalion.

This reinforced battalion was a direct unit of Sir Lauren Milne, which had participated in the World War. Like the Lan Fang Foreign Legion, the backbone and officers of the army were basically all British.

Compared with ordinary Indian troops, this reinforced battalion was still quite combat-capable. Even if it was not as good as Zhang Chengye's people, it was not much worse. The key was that the number of people on both sides was huge. Zhang Chengye had only dozens of people on his side, while a reinforced battalion had more than a thousand people. A mouthful of spit from each person could drown Zhang Chengye and his men.

"It would be great if we had more people. If we could take down the troop just now, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to the British." On the way back to the base, Xu Zhongqing was still a little unwilling.

When the Xu family evacuated Chiang Mai, Xu Ziting sold his property and donated most of the money to Zhang Chengye. He also left his son beside Zhang Chengye as a guide. This was a complete surrender.

Lan Fang did not treat Xu Ziting badly. Although Xu Ziting did not get much money from selling his property, he still understood the principle of buying horse bones with a thousand gold coins. So as soon as Xu Ziting entered Laos, Lan Fang conferred him a viscount. So now Xu Zhongqing, the eldest son and grandson of the Xu family, is also a meritorious descendant. He will inherit the title in the future. He also has status and position in Lan Fang, so he is not shy when talking to Zhang Chengye, a baron.

Although it seems that Xu Ziting, the third-class viscount, is one level higher than Zhang Chengye, the first-class baron, they are actually different. Zhang Chengye was conferred the title for military merit, so Zhang Chengye's baron title will not be reduced in rank when it is inherited, which means that Zhang Chengye's son will still be a first-class baron in the future; while Xu Ziting is a civilian viscount, and this title will be reduced in rank when it is inherited. If Xu Zhongqing does not make great contributions in the future, then he can only inherit the first-class baron when he inherits the title, and he will become a second-class baron when his grandson is born. After three generations, he will be indistinguishable from the crowd.

"Silly, they have more than a thousand people, and they are carrying cannons. How many people do you want to gather to fight? If you really eat up this army, it will be equivalent to going to war with the British directly. Now is not the time. Just fight piecemeal. If you come a few more times, the British will not be able to bear it." Zhang Chengye doesn't care. As long as he can wield the hoe well, there is no corner that cannot be dug down.

In today's battle, the transport troops and the reinforcement troops directly defeated nearly 300 Indians, which is almost one-tenth of the British troops in Chiang Mai. Let alone a few more times, just this one time is enough for the British.

Think about it, a 300-man army was eaten up in one bite. This must be a lot of pressure for the British. No matter what the British want to do in the future, the troops must be more than 500 people, otherwise they may be ambushed when they go out, which will make Sir Lauren Milne feel very uncomfortable.

"Sir, how many people do we have in Chiang Mai? If we add them up, can we take down the city of Chiang Mai?" Xu Zhongqing was still anxious and wanted to eat a fat man in one bite.

"Hehe, you've crossed the line. This is not something you should know. Think about what we should eat tonight." Zhang Chengye kept his mouth shut and didn't reveal anything.

Chiang Mai is the northernmost province of Siam and the largest province in northern Siam. The British have stationed heavy troops here. If they want to take down Chiang Mai, they must control it firmly. Without a regiment of marines, they can't even think about it.

Zhang Chengye and Xu Zhongqing are relaxed and happy here, while Pu Chana and his men have already fallen into a carnival.

In Chiang Mai, Pu Chana is the real local snake. After the ambush, Pu Chana led the "Chiang Mai Freedom Army" back to the base smoothly. He didn't care about eating, but took inventory of the supplies first to see what they had gained.

There are still many seized supplies, with thousands of Lee Enfield rifles alone, and countless bullets and grenades. These guns and ammunition are not brand new, but have been carefully maintained and sealed. They are probably the remaining supplies of Britain in the world war.

Although they are second-hand goods, they are better than the ones Pu Chana and his men are using now.

This batch of weapons was probably originally intended to fight against the Germans. The British still spent a lot of money on it. The materials and workmanship were all top-notch, better than the Enfield that Puchana and his men seized from the Indians.

In addition to weapons and ammunition, there were two carriages loaded with daily necessities, canned food, cigarettes, etc., and a box of pounds and rubles. The specific amount has not been cleared yet. This is probably the military expenses prepared by the British.

The British also knew the principle of "using barbarians to control barbarians". If they wanted to maintain their rule in Chiang Mai, the best way was to establish a force composed of Chiang Mai people. The British did not have a deep foundation in the Chiang Mai area. If they wanted to establish a force, they would definitely need gold and yuan to open the way. There must be brave men under a heavy reward.

Puchana had seen pounds before, and was not unfamiliar with the exchange of pounds, but he had never seen such a large pile in front of him, so like other free army soldiers, Puchana also counted a stack of pounds, and his expression was indeed a little satisfied.

For Puchana, risking his life to fight the British was just for these things in front of him. Puchana had never received any education and was completely ignorant of things like national integrity. Money was the source of his strength that gave him the courage to fight the British, so one can imagine how satisfied Puchana felt when he saw that he could gain so much from an "easy" battle.

An attentive subordinate brought a British cigarette to Puzana. Puzana took a puff and grinned: "It's strong! The taste of this British stuff is different--"

In fact, it's nonsense. Puzana still likes to smoke tobacco. Cigarettes are not strong enough for Puzana. However, in order to prove that he is not a bumpkin, Puzana has to finish this cigarette even if he pinches his nose. Otherwise, how can he get closer to civilized people?

Just when he smoked half of a cigarette, a sharp gunshot suddenly came from the periphery of the camp.

This gunshot was really a bit abrupt. Including Puzana, everyone was a little surprised. Two people counting money were not disturbed at all. They were still mumbling. It was estimated that even if the sky rained shells, it would not affect them.

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It was said that the shells would fall soon. Puzana just shouted a few words, and then heard a whistling sound in the air, and then a violent explosion.

"Fuck, the British are coming!"

"Run, run--"

"Fight, prepare to fight!"

In an instant, the Free Army camp was in chaos, and everyone was running around like headless flies, with no backbone to escape or fight.

"Surround them all, don't let any escape!" Outside the dense forest, Sir Lauren Milne personally supervised the battle with great momentum.