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Seeing that everyone present lowered their heads and remained silent, the French commander Boli suddenly broke open the door of the headquarters, intending to escape from the cramped atmosphere inside and breathe some fresh air.

However, just as he walked outside and looked up at the sky, his eyes widened in fear!

"Hot air balloon, where did the hot air balloon come from?"

Before he finished speaking, yellow explosive packs made by Incheon Machinery Bureau fell rapidly in front of Boliye's eyes.

At first it was only the size of a soybean, but soon it became the size of a cannonball. Then, Boli lost consciousness in the rumbling explosion and fell to the ground.

The dozen or so French flags standing near the French headquarters made it easy for the National Revolutionary Army balloon soldiers in the sky to identify the most important bombing locations without having to search.

Hot air balloons continued to rise into the sky one after another, and with the help of the westerly wind, they quickly flew over Hanoi, dropping one bomb after another.

No matter how powerful Miss 75 is, she can only be king on land.

And the sky belongs to the National Revolutionary Army!

...

Soon, inside the National Revolutionary Army Headquarters.

"Report, the French headquarters seems to have been blown up, and our vanguard has broken into Hanoi!"

Wang Zhanyuan gently stroked his shiny beard and smiled disdainfully:

"The second strongest army in Europe, but it's nothing special!"

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French Major General Poli was killed in the bombing, and all the officers in the city fell into a leaderless situation for a short period of time.

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The land of Jiaozhi was lush and green. When the command post on the north wall of Hanoi was bombed by the hot air balloon troops, most of the French soldiers defending Hanoi were still confused.

As a result, when the vanguard of the National Revolutionary Army rushed into Hanoi from the north of the city, the French soldiers in the south remained where they were.

They still obeyed the orders of Major General Boliwuye before his death, and gathered in the south of Lucheng, ready to deal with the Chinese army that appeared out of nowhere.

It was not until the main force of the National Revolutionary Army landed that the French soldiers realized that the north of the city had fallen.

Under the command of the remaining officers, they repelled the attack of Ye Zhichao's Corps in the south of the city and fled in a hurry before the corps could react.

The city of Hanoi, which the French had high hopes for, was captured in such a confusing way.

The defeat France suffered in the Franco-Prussian War more than 20 years ago was no worse than this.

After the large force of the National Revolutionary Army entered Hanoi, they soon discovered that the French army had abandoned the city and fled.

While Wang Zhanyuan sent people to clean up the situation in the city, he also dispatched thousands of troops to pursue southward.

However, the French ran away too easily. They did not carry any heavy firepower from Hanoi and fled south very decisively.

Although the pursuing troops of the National Revolutionary Army kept chasing the French all the way, they were unable to catch up with the French until dusk.

When night fell, they had no choice but to give up the pursuit and turn back to collect the light weapons, ammunition and personal equipment discarded by the French along the way.

However, even so, the result of this battle for the National Revolutionary Army can be said to be very fruitful.

The defense line built by the French based on Hanoi collapsed in an instant, and the commander-in-chief was declared dead. The National Revolutionary Army captured Hanoi in an extremely swift manner.

As soon as the news came out, the world was shocked.

Wang Zhanyuan first entered Vietnam alone, attacked Lang Son at night, and then surrounded and annihilated the French troops between Zhen and Lang Son. Finally, it was with the Battle of Hanoi that he made his presence felt in front of the people and became famous in one battle.

The army of the new Chinese government defeated the French army fairly.

This was not a victory in a small battle, but a victory in the Battle of Hanoi that determined the ownership of Tonkin.

For the remaining 9 countries and local forces on the Indochina Peninsula, this incident was undoubtedly too shocking.

...

In the early morning of the day when the news reached Siam, the fifth ruler of the Chakri Dynasty of Siam, Rama V Chulalongkorn, was working in the Tushita Palace and had no idea what had happened.

Tushita Palace is where the King of Siam handles state affairs. It is located below the three main halls of the Siamese Royal Palace and has a very strong Southeast Asian architectural style.

The Tushita Palace is very close to the outer wall of the royal palace. Sometimes, after King Chulalongkorn finishes his government affairs, he can lean against the window of the Tushita Palace and see the busy figures of the people in the city.

At that time, Bangkok, the capital of Siam, was the number one metropolis in Southeast Asia.

Saigon under the French couldn't compare to it, and neither could Singapore under the British.

This road connecting the pier and the palace is extremely busy every day, and many people pass through here on their way to and from get off work.

Women bargained as they walked around, and men would sometimes stop to pick up something to take back for their families to try. Children who had just finished school crowded the stalls selling all kinds of snacks and candy figures, drooling at the crystal clear food.

However, it was early morning and the number of people was not that large.

When Chulalongkorn thought of Siam's current thriving national power, a tired yet relieved smile appeared on his face at the window of Tusita Palace.

He was relieved for a reason.

Siam is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been colonized. Even the big country in the north has not achieved this.

At Chulalongkorn's insistence, he adopted a series of relatively radical reform measures in Siam's politics, economy, military, culture, education, health and other aspects.

Not only did he abolish slavery, he also established a Senate modeled after Europe, established a new court, formulated criminal law, reformed civil law, and abolished harsh laws.

In addition, he divided Siam into three levels of management, reorganized finances, and established infrastructure.

Moreover, Siam was the first country in Southeast Asia to establish Western-style schools. As early as when Cixi was studying how to celebrate her 50th birthday, Chulalongkorn had established more than 10 Western-style schools in Bangkok.

According to incomplete statistics, after Chulalongkorn ascended the throne, Siam attracted more than 1 million pounds in investment from European and American countries.

Under his diligent governance, Siam's fiscal revenue continued to grow after the end of the 19th century. Before the demise of the Qing Dynasty, Siam's fiscal revenue had even reached 6000 million tsavors, equivalent to 4% of the Qing Dynasty during the same period.

However, the population of Siam at that time was not even as large as that of Zhili Province, and the per capita income of Siam was nearly 18 times that of the people under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

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It can be said that in history, King Chulalongkorn played an indispensable role in Siam's transformation from a feudal country into a modern one without being colonized.

In the original time and space, he was also praised by later generations as a hero like Japan's Meiji Emperor, and was regarded by the Thai people as the founder of modern Thailand.

However, Chulalongkorn has not yet become the "Great Emperor" in the hearts of Thai people in the future. He is troubled by the complex and ever-changing political affairs at home and abroad.

At this time, I had just finished dealing with a day's political affairs, put down the coffee in my hand and took a break.

Since deciding to learn about the West in all aspects, Chulalongkorn not only has a Western hairstyle, but also has tried to learn Western coffee culture.

Every time he stayed up late to handle government affairs, he would drink a cup of strong coffee.

It was already early morning, and Chulalongkorn looked at the empty coffee in the cup and stretched himself.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a series of rapid crackling sounds coming from outside the Tushita Palace.

Chulalongkorn leaned against the top-floor window and looked out in the early morning light. He saw some people holding bamboo sticks with firecrackers hanging on them.

At the same time, intermittent cheers could be heard from the street.

"Great victory!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Although he couldn't hear clearly what these people were saying, he could understand a few words, which were Mandarin.

Hearing these familiar yet unfamiliar accents, Chulalongkorn frowned.

Tushita Palace is located in the heart of Bangkok and most of the people living nearby are Chinese. He knew this.

However, these Chinese people had little presence in the past. It was only a few years ago when the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in the north and a new government was established that a wave of braid-cutting began.

But now, what are they shouting about?

The parade was getting closer and closer, and only when the large group approached the outer wall of Tushita Palace did Chulalongkorn hear it clearly.

"Great victory in Hanoi!"

"China will win!"

"The Chinese in Siam are celebrating together and are proud of this!"

Great victory in Hanoi?

Just when Chulalongkorn was confused, the voice of the captain of the Siamese royal guard came from behind him.

"Your Majesty, the French have been defeated!"

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"This time the French got into great trouble. The Chinese defeated the French expeditionary force in Hanoi and chased them all the way out of Tonkin.

I heard that they pursued us very fiercely, and even advanced to the Ha Tinh area which was only 200 miles away from the Vietnamese capital Hue!

The French Governor-General of Indochina has urgently dispatched the Cochinchina Army northward. Your Majesty, they may have to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese in Hue!"

"The Cochinchinese army is heading north?!!" King Rama V shook off the fatigue brought by staying up late and stood up excitedly.

Since he ascended the throne in 1868, he was well aware of who Siam's biggest enemy was.

It was not the internal uprising, nor the British on the Malay Peninsula, but the aggressive France!

During the Franco-Siamese War five years ago, the Kingdom of Siam was forced to abandon its three vassal states in the north: Vientiane, Luang Prabang, and Champasak.

In the southern territory, Siam was also forced to cede the east bank of the Mekong River and all the islands in the river to France, and was not allowed to station troops within 25 kilometers of the west bank.

It can be said that the Franco-Siamese War destroyed all the achievements of the Chakri Dynasty of Siam in expanding its territory in the north over the past century.

7. Therefore, Rama V had a deep hatred for the French, and this view even affected the direction of modernization within Siam.

6 Theoretically, French Indochina was closest to Siam, and if Siam wanted to carry out Western-style reforms, it had the best neighbor to learn from.

But the fact is, it is not so.

For example, after King Rama V launched modernization reforms in Siam, the modern cabinet and a number of ministries he established were unable to function effectively due to the lack of talents in the modern system.

As a last resort, Rama V recruited many foreigners to act as "advisors"

In the Siamese government, the Chief Advisor for Foreign Affairs was an American, the Chief Advisor for the Treasury and Customs was a British, the Chief Advisor for the Navy was a Dane, the Chief Advisor for the Army was a German, and even the small country of Sweden had someone holding the title of Chief Advisor for the Bangkok Police.

But France, one of the European powers, was not able to occupy any seat among the Siamese government advisors.

So now, when King Rama V saw the French being humiliated in front of him, how could he not be excited?