But later, after reports from the Kawthaung area gradually appeared, everyone gained a new understanding of the brutality of the Thai army.

Gaodang was almost razed to the ground, and tens of thousands of local residents seemed to have died.

However, the New Town newspaper would only say that this result was caused by the brutal massacre of the Thai army.

But I won't tell the truth.

In fact, the Thai army did commit massacres, but most of the casualties were caused by the shelling of the new city.

A large number of Thai troops hid in the city. They knew how to avoid artillery damage and hid in underground tunnels if they were well prepared, so casualties were not high.

But a large number of people in the city suffered a lot. They knew nothing about war, let alone such intense shelling.

They hid in the rooms one by one, but they didn't know that this type of house was the artillery's top priority target.

The death of tens of thousands of people reduced the number of local indigenous people in Tanah Lom to 130,000.

However, this reasonable method of reducing the population can only be used this time. It is not easy to achieve such a good thing of reducing the population and at the same time putting all the blame on the Thai army.

The war was over, and the popularity of the new town of Tanah Ratan in Southeast Asia suddenly increased dramatically. Everyone knew that they had defeated the Thai army and divided Thai territory.

However, the Thai side’s propaganda is different. The Thai side stated that it was mainly due to the pressure from the troops that had wandered to Thailand from the north and that it was unable to fight on two fronts.

The remnants of the army in the north were too cruel, and the Thai government would never let them leave the mountains, so it had no choice but to fail in the war in the south. This was the only choice it had to make in order to protect the people from harm.

When this kind of report came out, people who were not in the know felt that New Town’s victory was only a victory under specific circumstances. If Thailand could have used its full strength, the outcome would have been uncertain.

According to the agreement, Thailand must evacuate Thai people from the southern peninsula.

The peninsula has a population of nearly one million, including more than 200,000 Chinese. A large number of Chinese live in the plains of the southern peninsula.

Now that these Chinese know that their land has been ceded to the new city and that the new city is still dominated by Chinese forces, they have chosen to stay.

One is that you have been staying here for a long time, and a lot of land, real estate and funds are all in the local area. If you leave, it would be almost like starting over.

Second, the rulers are Chinese, and they are not afraid that they will be targeted in the future. After all, they are of the same nationality. Didn’t they say that the people who were evacuated this time were Thais? The Chinese are not within the scope of those who must be evacuated.

Nowadays, Chinese people are very popular in this area. Local women are eager to marry Chinese people. Only in this way can their families stay.

No one wants to leave as long as there is a way.

Many people also rush to get married at this time.

Nowadays, when getting married, not only is there no bride price, but the woman even has to give a large dowry.

Xincheng knew about this thing that was beneficial to the Chinese, but did not try to stop it.

These few people who remain will be assimilated before long, and will not be able to achieve anything unless they form a large scale.

The new recruits were also put to use at this time. They were all sent to the southern area to manage public order and crack down on anyone who wanted to cause trouble.

For all the troublemakers, if they are Chinese, you can have a nicer attitude and try to understand the situation. If they are locals, they will be arrested directly if they don’t obey orders, and will be shot if they dare to resist.

At this rate, cities are being emptied every day.

Fortunately, Thailand is a major grain-producing country, so these migrants did not starve to death.

But not everything went smoothly.

After Malaya obtained the contents of the treaty between New Town and Thailand, it urgently sent people to contact New Town to explain that they had a territorial dispute with Thailand.

Demand that all territories and islands now occupied by Malays be confirmed by the boundaries of the new city.

Xincheng doesn’t care about that. Anyway, the treaty signed by Thailand shows that the two northern Malaysian states are Thai territories.

It was just forced to leave by the British and is now occupied by the Malays.

Malaysia’s request was firmly rejected by New Town, which gave a two-month deadline by which time the two continents must be returned.

When Malay Prime Minister Raman heard Xincheng’s request, he showed no emotion on his face, but his eyes were full of anger.

In fact, he was most wary of this Chinese regime. If Xincheng had not defeated Myanmar and Thailand successively, he would not have been so easy to talk to.

There were too many Chinese in Malaya, and he was always worried about the Chinese in his country. Under such circumstances, a Chinese country emerged nearby.

This made him unable to sleep. Although the Chinese in China are not very involved in politics now, if Xincheng came to support him, he was afraid that one day the Chinese in China would directly choose to merge into Xincheng.

He knew that this war had to be fought, and even if he had to use all his strength, he had to stop Xincheng from taking over his territory.

Moreover, this war was also fought for the Chinese in the country to see, so that they could know the strength of the Malays.

As soon as he gave the order, the Malay army began to prepare. Now Malaya has 50,000 regular troops.

But Raman felt that this number was not enough and conscription was necessary.

Soon, conscription began in various parts of Malaya, and a large number of Malays joined the army.

The Chinese just watched from the sidelines and almost no one participated in the war.

To them, it doesn't matter who rules, as long as they don't interfere with their business.

Historically, it was precisely because the local Chinese were indifferent to politics that the Malays were allowed to rule. Otherwise, given the economic population of the Chinese in Penang and Kuala Lumpur, it would be impossible for the Malays to dominate both politics and military.

I remember that when the Singaporean leadership came to participate, they only got one seat, as a large number of Chinese did not vote for them.

The veterans who were transferred from Yecheng on the front line withdrew to Yecheng as soon as the war ended. Xincheng received the news that Myanmar was ready to make a move.

After the personnel were transferred back, Myanmar did not respond for a while. Perhaps they did not expect the war to end so quickly.

The addition of hundreds of thousands of Chinese this time has made the number of Chinese in New Town Peninsula the majority.

The population ratio finally made Wang Ze feel a little relieved.

However, Wang Ze still does not want to give up any opportunity due to the need for territory. This era is the last time to expand the territory.

In a few decades, when the US and the Soviet Union are at the peak of their rivalry, other countries will be obedient, and behind every war in the future will be the two superpowers fighting each other.

Now the total population of the new city, including the hundreds of thousands of newcomers, is less than 500,000.

Wang Ze felt that the number of troops of 20,000 could be increased.

Malaya’s strength is not bad, and it has the advantage of terrain. In the subsequent wars, the opponent will certainly not surrender so easily.

Both Myanmar and Thailand have unfavorable terrain, and even if they have more troops, they cannot advance, so they have to compromise.

The tension on the peninsula shifted everyone's attention in Southeast Asia away from the Vietnam War.

Begin to watch this newly rising power and the war in Malaya.

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