Chapter 1034: The Abandoned Pawn

Siam coast.

When Qin Shan, Commander of the Azure Dragon Army, annihilated the army under Bowei and headed toward the Siam Capital City with Songpa's troops.

A squad of Azure Dragon Army cavalry arrived here and subsequently handed over intelligence on the Siam civil war to a reconnaissance ship anchored by the shore.

The reconnaissance ship headed south, and after half an hour of sailing, it rendezvoused with the main fleet.

At this moment, Zhao Xu and Zhou Yi were on the deck studying how to attack Malacca.

Upon receiving the intelligence sent by Qin Shan, he frowned, "Truly, a small temple with wild winds."

"Hmph, this so-called Bowei is nothing but a clown. Once the Azure Dragon Army reaches the Siam Capital City, he can be wiped out immediately. The most important thing now is to prevent the Western Lands Allied Forces from sending troops to Siam, which would cause the war to drag on," said Zhou Yi.

Zhao Xu nodded, "The Westerners cannot support Siam by land, nor would they have time. The only path is to transport troops by sea. You must immediately dispatch warships to cut off the sea route between Malacca and Siam, and make the Westerners give up all hope."

Logically speaking, he could launch an attack on Malacca right now without needing to worry about a tiny Siam.

However, he had always been cautious in his actions; when fighting a war, he would never allow an unstable factor to exist in his rear.

After all, war is not child's play; a mistake in one place could lead to the failure of an entire war.

The status of Siam in this war was equivalent to a city located on the front lines of the war.

If this city is not taken and one merely bypasses it, it would be too late if Siam caused trouble for the Azure Dragon Army and Vermilion Bird Army regarding logistics and supplies.

Therefore, Siam must be stabilized before troops can be sent out to formally engage in a decisive battle with the Westerners.

"Yes, Your Highness, this general will dispatch the warships immediately." Zhou Yi bowed to Zhao Xu.

Before long, thirty warships detached from the fleet and headed west.

At the same time.

A steamship was heading toward Singapore, which was occupied by Britain.

This steamship was carrying Maduoer and his party.

After the Great Song army left, he immediately decided to return to report the events that occurred in Siam to General Wesley.

After three days of sailing, the steamship arrived at Singapore.

Maduoer disembarked and immediately found Wesley.

"This is impossible. We cannot send reinforcements to Siam," Wesley refused immediately.

Looking toward the direction of Siam, he said, "Our reconnaissance steamships have discovered that one Great Song fleet is in the waters off Siam, and another is in the eastern part of Java. If we transport troops by sea at this time, we will be taking a huge risk."

"But if we do not provide support to Bowei, as soon as the Great Song army arrives, Siam will belong to the Great Song," Maduoer said hesitantly.

"Even so, it cannot affect our deployment. As long as we withdraw our troops from Malacca, the Great Song fleet will immediately project its forces into Malacca, and if we lose Malacca, we are finished," Wesley's tone was unquestionable. "As for Bowei, we have supported him for so long; it is only right that he resists the Great Song army for us for a while. The longer he drags it out by one day, the more hope we have for the reinforcements we are waiting for."

Maduoer finally nodded; this result was about what he had guessed.

Now, Wesley could not let his soldiers abandon the defensive fortifications they had built to go to Siam and fight a meeting engagement with the Great Song army.

Two more days passed.

The steamship responsible for reconnaissance sent back intelligence that Great Song warships had appeared in the waters between Malacca and Siam, which further dispelled Wesley's idea of supporting Siam.

Instead, he kept inspecting the defensive fortifications, waiting for the arrival of the great battle.

By the time Wesley completely gave up on supporting Siam, the Azure Dragon Army commanded by Qin Shan had already arrived forty li from the Siam Capital City.

After the scouts went ahead to reconnoiter, they brought back the battle situation at the Siam Capital City.

"General, Bowei's soldiers are attacking the Siam Capital City. The soldiers on the walls are defending with great difficulty and are about to collapse," the scout leader reported back.

Qin Shan nodded and said to Guo Yong, Mu An, and Shang Yi, "You three immediately lead your troops out and wipe out Bowei's army in one fell swoop."

Responding with a yes, the three turned and left.

Before long,

The Azure Dragon Army soldiers marched toward the Siam Capital City, and the troops of Songpa, who had returned with the Azure Dragon Army, also moved along with them.

After an hour and a half of trekking, the Azure Dragon Army arrived near the Siam Capital City, at which point the sounds of gunfire and artillery became clear.

At this time, Guo Yong, commanding the First Army, circled toward the Nanmen; Mu An, commanding the Second Army, circled toward the East; Shang Yi, commanding the Third Army, circled toward the North Gate; and Songpa's Siam army, under the leadership of their officers, circled toward the West Gate.

The four armies prepared to wipe out Bowei's army in one fell swoop.

To prevent Songpa's army from being unable to hold out, Shang Yi specifically allocated three thousand men from his army to march with Songpa's troops.

As they were encircling, the battle at the Siam Capital City entered a critical moment.

Bowei ordered his soldiers to scale the walls again and again.

After the Great Song army fled that day, he had prepared to break with the Emperor, Songpa.

Thus, he urgently fled the Capital City and mobilized the sixty thousand troops he had stationed in Zhending to attack the Capital City, preparing to overthrow Songpa and take control of all of Siam.

In this way, he would be able to use Siam to resist the Great Song army for the Westerners.

Therefore, controlling the Capital City was crucial to him, which was why he was fighting so desperately for it.

It was just that although his army was more formidable and had sharper guns and artillery than Songpa's army,

Songpa had still managed to resist him for five or six days by relying on the advantage of defending the city.

Only today did he see the hope of breaking into the Capital City.

"General, something is terribly wrong. We have discovered traces of the Great Song army, and they are heading in our direction." Just as Bowei was nervously looking toward the city walls, an officer hurried over.

"What? They arrived so quickly?" Bowei was shocked.

He had stationed his own troops among the border forces on the west side precisely to be able to stall the Great Song army and give himself sufficient time to take the Capital City.

Yet he never imagined that the Great Song army would arrive so quickly.

Did this point not mean that his army had been routed by the opponent in less than half a day?

"What do I do?" Fine beads of sweat broke out on Bowei's forehead.

If he continued to attack the city, they would inevitably fall into the Great Song army's encirclement.

If he gave up, these five days would have been wasted in vain.

"Where is the Westerners' army? Why haven't they arrived yet?" a voice screamed wildly in Bowei's heart.

If there were Westerners' armies fighting side-by-side with him now, how could he be facing such a predicament?

But even though he was resentful that the Westerners had been slow to arrive, he was still full of confidence in the Westerners, believing they were on their way.

Thinking of this, he said: "We are just a little bit away, we cannot give up. The Great Song army has arrived, the Westerners' army should arrive immediately. Break into the Capital City; as long as we hold on for three or five days, Siam will be ours. When that time comes, I will surely reward you all heavily! I will let you all rise to wealth and prominence."

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