Chapter 1035: Siam Submits

"Yes, General." Bowei's encouragement stirred the generals.

He returned to the army and relayed Bowei's words.

Suddenly, the soldiers under Bowei's command attacked the city even more fiercely, and at one point, soldiers even climbed the city wall and tore open a gap.

Just as both sides were still attacking and defending, the Azure Dragon Army quickly surrounded Bowei's army.

Seeing that Bowei's army remained indifferent and seemed to hold them in contempt, Guo Yong, Mu An, and the others all felt a trace of doubt, thinking that Bowei still had an ambush nearby.

For this reason, they specifically sent out scouts to search, but they found nothing.

"I thought he was a master of strategy, but it turns out he's a fool." Guo Yong spat and instructed the artillerymen, "Hit them hard for me."

The order was passed down, and one howitzer after another opened fire, the shells tracing perfect curves as they landed in Bowei's army.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The shells exploded, and huge flashes of fire rose into the sky within Bowei's army; soldiers at the center of the explosions were blown away directly by the shockwaves, blood and mangled limbs scattered everywhere, and shrapnel flew, wounding many more soldiers.

The sudden shelling scared the Bowei soldiers who were attacking the city so badly that they lost control of their bowels and crawled around on the ground.

The most powerful artillery they had ever seen was the smoothbore cannon sold to them by the Westerners, and the shells were solid; they had never experienced the explosive shells using yellow gunpowder from Great Song.

Therefore, being blasted by shells of such immense power, they were naturally scared out of their wits.

Some Bowei soldiers even ignored their wet, soiled pants and fled while clutching their excrement.

Bowei was also stunned with fear; when the first shell exploded, his legs went weak, and he could barely stand.

As shell after shell exploded in the army, causing hundreds and thousands of casualties, his heart grew even colder, and he regretted not retreating but staying to continue the siege.

At this moment, he finally understood why the four countries had been defeated so quickly, and why his army at the border had been so vulnerable.

However, it was all too late.

After the first round of shelling, the second and third rounds followed in succession, and the shells fell like raindrops.

In a very short time, the number of casualties had expanded to several thousand.

At this time, the soldiers under his command could no longer care about attacking the city, but instead hid here and there on the battlefield, fearing that they would be the next to be blown to pieces.

"The Great Song army has arrived!"

Compared to the panic of Bowei's army, at this moment on the city wall of the Siam Capital City, the generals under Songpa were stirred up, revealing joyful smiles.

Standing on the city wall, they could see the deep green uniforms of the Great Song army moving forward in the distance.

Through the telescope, their figures were exactly the same as the Great Song envoys who had come last time.

At the same time, they immediately sent the news to the Imperial Palace.

At this moment, Songpa and the ministers who supported him were gathered in the main hall, looking worried.

Because Bowei's army had received support from the Westerners, they were much stronger than his army in terms of firearms and artillery.

This was also the reason why their defense of the city was so difficult.

Seeing that the Imperial Palace might be breached today, he and the ministers were all very anxious.

Some ministers even suggested making peace with Bowei, asking him to change his attitude toward Great Song and focus on following the Westerners.

It was just that he knew clearly that no matter what he did now, the final outcome would be the same.

Bowei, this ambitious man, would not let him have a good end.

Just as he said, this was a gamble; since he was about to lose, he was willing to admit defeat.

Therefore, one can imagine how excited his heart was when he suddenly received the news that the Great Song army had arrived.

"Hahaha... Bowei, I won in the end after all." Songpa looked at the soldier who delivered the message, "Lead me to the city wall immediately; I want to personally cheer for the Great Song army."

The ministers also stood up, their faces showing joy one by one, while the minister who had just proposed surrendering to Bowei looked ashamed.

When Songpa arrived at Nanmen, the shelling had already stopped.

This was because the Azure Dragon Army soldiers had already arrived near the city gate.

They set up machine guns and were firing wildly at the retreating Bowei army, leaving the ground covered in corpses.

While the attack was launched at Nanmen, the other four sides of the city wall also launched offensives.

The sixty thousand Bowei troops had already lost over twenty thousand men during the five or six days of attacking the city, leaving only forty thousand.

Currently, nearly ten thousand more had been killed or wounded in the shelling from all four sides.

The remaining thirty thousand were no match for the Azure Dragon Army soldiers at all.

The battle lasted from noon until dusk, and the Bowei army was completely annihilated.

Bowei wanted to break through to the west, but he was thwarted by the generals under Shang Yi, who even captured him and brought him back.

"General, the Bowei rebel army has been completely annihilated. This man is Bowei; please deal with him, General." As the fighting ceased, Shang Yi brought Bowei before Qin Shan.

When they were fighting, Qin Shan had already arrived nearby.

But he only watched the battle and did not interfere with the command of the three.

To him, this small battle was enough to be left to the three of them, and it could also temper them.

"Since he is a traitor to Siam, let the Emperor of Siam deal with him." Qin Shan looked toward Nanmen.

A figure looking like an emperor was coming out from Nanmen, walking in his direction.

Clearly, he was the Emperor of Siam, Songpa.

"Thank you for your help, which allowed Siam to overcome this crisis." Arriving before Qin Shan, Songpa pressed his palms together in gratitude.

Qin Shan returned the salute slightly, "This is what we should do. We of Great Song will not let go of an enemy, nor will we fail any friend who is willing to be on good terms with Great Song."

Hearing this, Songpa felt a warmth in his heart and was even more glad for his choice.

He continued, "We in Siam wish to be like the other four countries and receive the protection of Great Song, so that we may henceforth be free from the harassment of the Westerners."

On the city wall, he had witnessed the entire battle.

The Bowei army, which had beaten his own army until they had no power to parry, was as weak as a newborn puppy in front of the Great Song army.

With such a powerful military force, destroying their Siam would be as easy as turning over one's hand.

If he still could not see the situation clearly now, then he would truly be just as stupid as Bowei, and deserve to die for it.

"You have made a wise choice," Qin Shan laughed. "I have already ordered someone to go and notify His Highness Yan Wang. In three to five days, His Highness Yan Wang will arrive here, and he will accept your State Letter."

Upon hearing this, Songpa nodded again.

Then, he looked toward the trembling Bowei and revealed a sinister, cold sneer.

He did not want to say any more superfluous words to Bowei, but instead said to the guards beside him, "Drag this traitor out and kill him."

The guards received the order, dragged Bowei to the front of Nanmen, and with a flash of a blade, a head rolled to the ground.

That night, the Azure Dragon Army entered the Capital City of Siam and rested within the city.

Three more days passed, and Guan Tong led the Vermilion Bird Army to arrive.

Seeing that there was nothing left for the Vermilion Bird Army to do in the war, they could not help but feel a wave of disappointment.

They only dispatched some soldiers to help Songpa clear out Bowei's remaining forces.

Two more days passed, and Zhao Xu arrived at the Capital City of Siam, where he accepted Songpa's State Letter in the Imperial Palace.

From now on, Songpa's title would be Siam King.

Just like the four other nations, the Siam Kingdom would establish a Tributary System with Da Song.

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