I want to ruin the country

King Monggu quickly summoned civil and military ministers to discuss countermeasures.

After a heated debate, the civil and military ministers finally came to a correct conclusion. The first thing to do was to mobilize troops to eliminate the enemies in Kanchanaburi and remove the threat to the capital.

In order to prevent the enemy from the north from coming to assist, King Mongkut ordered the troops stationed in Loei and Khon Kaen to move westward to cooperate with the garrison in Nan to delay the British-Indian coalition forces in the north.

After we eliminate the enemies in Kanchanaburi and Bashu, and have no worries in the south, we can concentrate our forces and march north.

At that time, the troops will unite and attack one family together, and then work together to wipe out all the enemies in Kamphaeng Phet, Tak and Chiang Mai.

The plan was good, but war cannot be changed by human will.

No one expected that the Siamese troops' combat effectiveness was so poor.

The Siamese soldiers, with their absolute superiority in manpower, failed to defeat the British army. After three fierce battles, they suffered heavy losses.

However, General Watson and his men who invaded from the north were unstoppable and defeated the enemies in Nan, Loei and Khon Kaen.

The reason is simple: with equal forces, the Siamese army could not defeat the British-Indian forces.

Moreover, this time the Siamese army was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength. With more than 50,000 of them fighting against the British-Indian coalition forces of more than 100,000, it was difficult for them to even persist, let alone win.

Soon, the Siamese army was defeated, and the entire northern Siam fell into the hands of the British army.

The British troops burned, killed and looted, and their logistics were greatly supplemented, and they became rampant in Siam.

General Watson, General White and the Williams coalition forces discussed that we were beaten and fled in panic in Burma, and we will have to bear the responsibility for the defeat when we return!

It would be better to occupy Siam now. If we conquer Siam, it will be considered as meritorious service. Not only will we not be punished, we may even be rewarded.

Besides, the arrow is on the string and has to be shot. If you stick your head out, you will be cut. If you hide your head, you will be cut too. So let’s do it!

They marched towards Bangkok with great momentum, killing any god or Buddha who stood in their way.

Upon receiving the news of the defeat, the Mongolian king hurriedly mobilized scattered troops from other places, which together numbered only about 10,000 to 20,000 people, and asked them to come to reinforce Bangkok.

After we have eliminated the enemy in Kanchanaburi, we will be able to free up our forces to resist the large enemy force coming from the north.

As a result, reinforcements from both sides arrived almost simultaneously.

Twenty thousand Siamese troops joined in, bringing the total strength to more than 120,000.

More than 100,000 British and Indian troops joined in, bringing the total strength to 130,000 or 140,000.

The British army still had the advantage in terms of military strength. The result of going to war under such circumstances can be imagined.

After three major battles, the Siamese army was defeated. More than half of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed by the British army, more than 20,000 were injured, and the rest had no choice but to retreat into Bangkok.

King Monggu was so frightened that his gallbladder was broken, and he summoned all the civil and military officials to discuss what to do.

Some ministers suggested that we should quickly learn from Myanmar and seek help from China.

Some people say that letting the Chinese rule is also ruling, letting the Westerners rule is also ruling, in any case it is finding a father for themselves, it doesn't matter who the father is.

Those who advocate seeking help from China say that they and the Chinese are all of the yellow race, and can be said to be of the same ancestry. Even if they are looking for a father, they cannot look for a bastard!

Those who oppose it say that Westerners now have advanced technology and live a good life. Since they are looking for a father, they might as well find a rich one!

While they were still arguing in the palace, the British army had already broken through the city gate and rushed in.

After 70,000 to 80,000 British troops entered the city, they rushed into the palace like a group of demons. Most of the ministers were taken prisoner, and King Mongkut was also captured alive because he did not have the courage to sacrifice his life.

Most of the more than 30,000 troops in the city surrendered and were incorporated into the British army.

Capturing King Mongkut would be equivalent to destroying Siam.

There is now a state of anarchy throughout Siam.

Although the British occupied Siam, they did not pacify the local people. Instead, they conquered each place like a whirlwind and swept it clean.

As a result, the original governments at all levels were torn apart, and no one was in charge of local affairs anymore.

The consequence was that thieves and robbers were rampant and ordinary people were living in misery.

Many Siamese took the opportunity to raise their flags, recruit soldiers and horses, and set up poles.

Some did it to protect the people around them, while others did it to take advantage of the situation.

The people who suffer the most are the common people at the bottom of society. They hope that this chaotic world will pass as soon as possible.

After entering Siam, the British-Indian forces committed all kinds of evil, including burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of atrocities. They looted a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.

Watson and his companions were anxious to get the news back to London to please Her Majesty the Queen.

However, they found that the news could not be spread.

Because the ports and docks south of Bangkok have been blocked by Chinese warships, not even a small fishing boat can get out.

Not only was the southern sea blocked by Chinese warships, but Luo Shixin's army also attacked from the west.

The Chinese New Army's banner was to expel foreigners, pacify the locals and avenge the Siamese people.

Watson, White and Williams were almost gritting their teeth. The Chinese were so despicable. We had already fled to Siam and you are still chasing us?

But there is no logic in war; it all depends on strength. Compared with the Chinese, the most lacking thing of the British army today is strength.

The consequence of their lack of strength was that they had only lived in the royal palace in Bangkok for a few days before they were blasted out by Luo Shixin's cannons.

They couldn't escape to the south by sea. The Chinese were invading from the north and west, so they could only run east.

They wanted to see if they could escape by boarding the ship from Cambodia or Vietnam.

To the east of Siam is Cambodia, and the current king of Cambodia is Norodom Ranariddh.

It can be said that Cambodia has been playing the role of the punching bag in the South Asian Peninsula for many years.

To his east was Vietnam, and to his west was Siam.

He could not defeat either of these two countries and had to become a vassal state of Vietnam and Siam.

Recognize the dual suzerainty of Siam and Vietnam, and pay tribute to these two fathers every year in exchange for peace.

Now that Siam was finished and they had lost a suzerain, they were secretly rejoicing when the British army suddenly poured in like a tide.

Norodom Ranariddh hurriedly ordered resistance.

Their Cambodian army had never won a battle, and was completely powerless against the British army.

The 140,000 or 150,000 British-Indian troops, accompanied by more than 30,000 captured Siamese soldiers, marched eastward from Battambang all the way to Phnom Penh like an irresistible torrent.

Norodom Ranariddh set up three lines of defense, which only delayed the enemy's attack for a few days, but ultimately resulted in a crushing defeat.

It took only half a month for the British army to capture Phnom Penh. Norodom Ranariddh knew that he could not win, so he and his family fled to Vietnam for refuge.