Come to Daming with military supplies

At that moment, many of the courtiers kept their mouths shut. They didn't intend to fight against the Rightist in their hearts, but the situation was such that if they didn't stand up and show it, it would be easy for them to be recorded and settled.

Just follow the crowd and shout slogans, as for what kind of decision to make, of course it is up to His Majesty to decide.Now that a decision has been made, many courtiers wisely shut their mouths. Only the left minister, Ding Dingwei, persisted in shouting, "Your Majesty, it is fine to see the envoy, but Du En is indeed suspected of being connected to foreign countries, so he must be severely punished." Yes, otherwise, everyone will follow suit, wouldn't the country be in chaos?"

"Okay, Prime Minister Zuo, I know everything about this king, let's talk about it after seeing the envoy of Lord Zhongdan." Boromo interrupted Ding Dingwei's request.He wanted to find out what the purpose of the mercenaries was this time, and he would not act rashly until he had an answer.

The hall became quiet again. After about half an hour, the sound of footsteps finally came from outside the hall. People from the king's guard appeared, and behind them was a middle-aged man in Hanfu. With a calm face and bright eyes, he walked forward steadily and powerfully step by step, and stood between the two rows of courtiers. "The foreign minister, Yunque, has seen King Phnom Penh and greets you."

"You don't need to be too polite." Boromo suppressed his anger and showed a very calm look. After all, he is the king of a country, and his demeanor cannot be lost at will.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the King." Skylark, who didn't want to be greeted at first, immediately raised his head, and then looked at the lofty Boromo with a smile.

At this time, Boromo's eyes were also looking at the other person's face, and they inevitably looked at each other. After holding on for about two breaths, Boromo was the first to feel a kind of uneasiness, and gently turned his head to the side and said : "This time, Duke Zhongdan didn't even say hello, he raised his troops and killed [-] troops and nearly a million people. He robbed my city and plundered my wealth. This kind of robber's behavior is shameless. I don't know if there is anything you want to explain?"

"Your Majesty the King is wrong. The reason why Mr. Zhongdan marched south is because you tore up the previous friendly agreement on mutual trade, opened up borders, and blocked trade routes. We are just passive preemptive strikes." For this, Skylark has long been prepared , so when I answered, I didn't hesitate at all.

"Passive pre-emptive strikes, haha, joke, big joke." Poramah laughed up to the sky, expressing the anger in his heart at this moment.This is a strong argument at all, but he also knows that he is now the weak side, and there is no point in continuing to fight. In Suweng City, which is [-] miles away from Phnom Penh City, the mercenaries may be ready to go, and it is unreasonable now time, but to figure out what the other party's purpose is.

Boromo, who was laughing loudly, stopped laughing quickly, and when he looked at Skylark, his voice regained his calmness, "Come on, why don't you tell me what you are loyal to? "

"Okay." Skylark agreed, then raised his head, and said in a very serious tone: "Mr. Zhongdan said that there is no need for the existence of the Phnom Penh Dynasty, considering the fact that the Phnom Penh Dynasty is going back on its word. Now the only way out is to surrender the whole country. That's it. Zhongdangong can guarantee everyone’s absolute safety, and even some of your personal assets can be protected.”

"Shut up, bastard." Ding Dingwei, the left minister at the side, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and reprimanded loudly.He raised his right hand and pointed at the skylark and said, "You brave men want to annex my Phnom Penh Dynasty, he must have this strength and this appetite."

"Hehe, this is Mr. Zuoxiang. You will soon know whether Mr. Zhongdan has such an appetite. Looking at your country's [-] troops and several important cities, aren't they lost in just a few days? Let me ask, so How many times do you have such a large army and such a heavy city? How many times have you experienced the impact of mercenaries? By the way, there is one thing I forgot to tell everyone, Zhongdan Gong has issued an order to give you two days It is time to choose to surrender, otherwise, two days later, I will let you know what it means to be overwhelmed by soldiers and what is meant to be desperate."

"Shut up." Seeing that Skylark was still so brazen at this time, Ding Dingwei roared angrily, then turned to look at Boromo and said: "Your Majesty, this person disrespected you in the hall, I would like to ask you to show me disrespect." If the crime is punished, beheaded for public display."

Ding Dingwei wanted to kill Skylark, but the person who was killed had a calm face at the moment, as if he hadn't heard this sentence, his face was still extremely calm, as if what they said now had nothing to do with I have nothing to do with myself.

Skylark's expression was so calm that even Boromo, who was in the high seat, was itching his teeth with hatred, but he knew clearly that this person could not die now.Just like Du En's thought just now, this will be his way out.Unless he can gain the upper hand in the situation, if he casually kills the envoy sent by Zhongdan Gong, it will be a life-and-death enmity.

On the contrary, not only can't kill Skylark, but also protect him, at least until the overall situation is settled, this person can't have an accident. "The Right Prime Minister is suspected of being in touch with foreign countries, but because of insufficient evidence, I am now withdrawn from all positions and go home to wait for orders. I will trouble you to stay in the mansion with the Right Prime Minister. Your request will be considered by the King."

Sure enough, there was no killing, only house arrest.This result was within the expectation of many people. The right minister Du En and the emissary Skylark had already been prepared for a long time. Hearing the decree, they neither distinguished nor refuted, but just clasped their fists together. go.

Chapter 922 Ding Dingwei's Last Effort

When they exited the hall, Ding Dingwei's voice still echoed, "Your Majesty, you can't let them go, you can't."

He didn't answer right away, but after watching the two of them leave completely, Boromo finally said, "How could I let them go? Keeping them now is nothing more than paralyzing the loyal and mercenary army. Prime Minister Zuo, this The king asks you, if you gather the whole country's army and the mercenaries to fight, how will you win or lose?"

This is the battle of Poromo. Ding Dingwei stood up and said: "My Phnom Penh Dynasty and Laos have too many borders. Only the defensive troops in the cities in the east cannot move. Otherwise, once the mercenaries If an attack is launched from there, the consequences will be unimaginable. In this way, the army that can be mobilized is only 20 troops near the capital, but as far as we know, the mercenary army is only tens of thousands, and the elite force is less than two Ten thousand, with 20 against [-], even if it is exhausted, it will kill them."

"Okay." That was what King Boromo was waiting for.It is almost impossible to make him surrender, at least he will not surrender without fighting.

Ding Dingwei was also a little excited in his heart. What he needs to do now is to cheer up the king, otherwise the king of the country will admit defeat, so why do the people below fight. "Your Majesty, we can invest 20 troops on the frontal battlefield. As long as we can block the opponent's offensive, Siam and Ava will not ignore it. At that time, we will do our best to wait for their reinforcements to appear. It's time to counterattack. Even if it is possible, the king can now start a conscription campaign and mobilize the whole country. We have more than four million people, and it is still possible to gather hundreds of thousands of troops temporarily. You only need to open the treasury, as long as If you have money, things will come naturally.”

Ding Dingwei, who spoke more and more vigorously, seemed to have thought of something again, and continued: "Your Majesty, our intelligence department reported that in Chuanlong City, a fire burned to death and injured [-] of our people, and even the entire Chuanlong City was devastated. Once this practice of the mercenaries spreads, it will definitely attract the support of the people across the country, and then we will be able to pull together the power of the country, and then we will be able to stop the mercenaries' iron hooves, and the victory will eventually belong to us."

"Okay, okay, everything will be done according to Prime Minister Zuo's intentions, but you need to be cautious about recruiting recruits. After all, now that the war is imminent, even if these people enter the army, they will not be able to form any effective fighting power in a short period of time. Well, How about this, let the ministers and merchants of the royal capital come up with some money first, and try to recruit some recruits to see how the situation goes." Boromo approved all of Ding Dingwei's requests, and even the command of the army remained unchanged. and delivered into his hands.But only in the matter of recruiting new soldiers was there a different opinion.

The so-called weak fighting power of the recruits is nothing more than an excuse. In the final analysis, it is true that Poromo does not want to use the money from the treasury. It can be seen from this that he, the king, is not optimistic about this battle, no matter how dangerous the situation is. As long as he has money, he has a chance to make a comeback.

For this point, Zuo Xiang Ding Dingwei naturally saw through it at a glance, but he did not raise any doubts about this matter. He had to eat every bite, and first set his mind on the main battle. As for the recruiting of new soldiers, it was inevitable. When it comes to the hope of victory, the king must make the right choice.

The court meeting ended, Ding Dingwei was granted great power, and everything about the army and the local area was handed over to him.Orders were issued one after another, and armies began to gather, and surrounded them from the vicinity of the king's capital in the direction of Su Weng City.

I don't know when, a rumor suddenly came out in the city, saying that the mercenaries were extremely brutal and had set fire to Chuanlong City, so that hundreds of thousands of people in the city were either killed or injured, and the tens of thousands of Phnom Penh troops in the city were also severely damaged. , the main general Hamo died heroically in the retreat to protect the people and so on.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused the common hatred among many people, and many people were looking for a way to serve the country and fight against the enemy.

It was at this time that the conscription office, which was donated by officials and businessmen in the royal capital, appeared.The leader is Ding Dingwei. In order to raise more money and supplies, he sold an ancestral property in the capital.With his leadership, other ministers and businessmen who have inextricable connections with them also had to shed some blood.

Naturally, there are some sleazy ones among them.It's just that soon some people were arrested and thrown into prison for various unnecessary crimes. This was Ding Dingwei's counterattack, and he wanted to make an example to others.And with such examples before, those ministers and businessmen became more active when donating money and materials.

Phnom Penh City is making various preparations for the counterattack under Ding Dingwei's command and efforts.It's just that no matter how hard you try, in the face of a war, just two days of preparation is far from enough. For this matter, Ding Dingwei went to the palace, hoping to have more time to prepare.

King Boromo immediately agreed, and then sent someone to the home of the Right Chancellor, Dunn, to inform the emissary, Skylark, that they were considering and researching whether to surrender the mercenaries, but it was impossible to achieve unity in a short time The caliber, so they need a longer time to prepare, and hope that Skylark can notify Zhongdangong to suspend all military operations.

"Okay, I see." Skylark's face was calm, and he didn't show the slightest excitement because the other party said that he was considering surrender.

After the envoy left, Du En, the right minister, looked at Yunque nervously, "Mr. Yun, you don't really think that my king will surrender to your mercenaries, do you?"

"Why not?" Skylark returned to the chair, gently sipping hot tea, with a faint smile on his face.

"Mr. Yun, although we are under house arrest and we can't go out at all, we can still hear some movements on the street. Now the entire capital is preparing to deal with mercenary operations. This is clearly a sign of a big war. The so-called The surrender is just an expedient measure, and it's just delaying time." Du En said with a tense expression.

It is true that Du En is the right-hand man of the Phnom Penh Dynasty, but with the reappearance of the skylark, after handing over the terms of the transaction, he boarded the big ship of the mercenaries, and he expressed his attitude in the court, now There is already no way out.Next, unless the Phnom Penh Dynasty is really wiped out, otherwise, no matter where he lives in the future, he may face the possibility of being retaliated at any time.So it must be said that if anyone is more nervous about the situation now, it is not Skylark but Du En.

Du En was so anxious that everything fell into Yunque's eyes, and he kept smiling, "Master Du's words are indeed for the sake of the mercenaries, and I would like to express my gratitude to you here."

"Hey, it's all from my family. I don't want to thank you." Du En's face showed hypocrisy, but these words were still very useful in his heart.He didn't know why he believed Skylark's words, and he regretted it at first.But after the battle reports from the front line kept coming in, and news about the mercenaries' victorious victories and the Phnom Penh Army's continuous defeat and retreat came to his ears, he suddenly felt a little fortunate that his choice didn't seem to be wrong.

Thinking that if the mercenaries captured the Phnom Penh Dynasty as if they had captured the Kingdoms of Cochin and Canglan, although he could not serve as a minister in the court, he would be able to get the position of a business president in the Phnom Penh area, plus 20 The subsidy and reward of ten thousand taels of silver, compared to those ministers who have subjugated the country, his treatment can be regarded as quite good.

After making up his mind to follow the mercenary, Du En reminded Skylark, asking him to prevent the other party from playing tricks.Skylark laughed and said: "I said just now that everything is known, but since Poromo has not made the decision to surrender, the attack will not stop after two days. Oh, right now, there should be more It's next day."

"Oh? Hahaha." Yunque's answer made Du En startled for a moment, and then laughed.That's right, knowing the news doesn't mean you will agree, it's just a return attitude for knowing the news.It seems that this time the mercenaries will not stop until they swallow the Phnom Penh Dynasty. At this moment, Du En's worries disappeared a lot.

Not knowing what the question in Skylark's answer was, after Boromo heard the reply from the courtiers sent to the right minister, he sent someone to inform the left minister Ding Dingwei, explaining that the mercenaries should not launch any attacks in a short time. But he also needs to prepare faster. It is best to win a big victory under Su Weng City first, which will boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians across the country, and at the same time gain more initiative in the subsequent negotiations.

Ding Dingwei did not dare to be negligent after receiving the king's order, so he immediately ordered one of the generals, General Hun Sen, to take [-] troops as the first march to Suweng City, where there are still [-] troops from various countries waiting there At that time, before the [-] troops cross the road, there may be good news.

Ding Dingwei just wanted to tell the mercenaries through this move that the Phnom Penh Dynasty is ready for a decisive battle this time. If you must fight, then fight with you to the end. It is still a question of who will win and who will win.At that time, I am afraid that the mercenaries will be deeply involved. At that time, if the Siamese Dynasty and the Ava Dynasty take the opportunity to make trouble in the rear of Laos Province, it will not be easy for the mercenaries to retreat safely.

Ding Dingwei planned everything very well. He only needs to give him enough time. With His Majesty's support, he can fight the mercenaries. The outcome will be full of suspense. After becoming a mercenary, his reputation will be unparalleled, and there will be a fair evaluation of him in future history, and it is not impossible to even praise him.

Chapter 923 The Power of the Common People

It's just that all of this changed with the arrival of a piece of news the next day. At dusk the next day, a piece of news that no one in Phnom Penh City expected suddenly came. Just this morning, the mercenary Sea ships suddenly fired at Kampot Port, the southern port of the Phnom Penh Dynasty. Under the shelling, all the defense measures on the port were destroyed.Half an hour later, the mercenaries began to land and occupied the entire port an hour later. The Phnom Penh Dynasty Navy Admiral Bangbu was killed in battle. Now the army is spreading to the Weilun District of the Baima area in the south.

That is to say, after Su Weng City in the north, the war in the south has also started, and it is sweeping in at a very fast speed.From the time when the first call for help was received at dusk, there will be a call for help every half an hour, and the south is in danger.

At this point, they finally understood the reason for the two-day deadline.It's just that didn't you say hello to Skylark before, and the other party also gave an answer?

Left Prime Minister Ding Dingwei was urgently summoned to the palace, looked at King Boromo, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Your Majesty, at that time you sent someone to tell Skylark what he answered."

"He answered yes, doesn't that mean he acquiesced to this fact?" Poromo looked puzzled.

"Ah! Your Majesty, we have been fooled by them. He only said that he knew, but he didn't say that they would stop attacking, Your Majesty." Ding Dingwei's expression changed after he thought about it.

"What? He dared to lie to me, doesn't it mean he doesn't want to live?" Poromo gritted his teeth with anger on his face, and clenched his fists extremely tightly, but he still didn't make up his mind to kill Skylark.There is no way, the current situation is that the mercenaries have the upper hand, so he can't act rashly.

"Your Majesty, the only solution for now is not to blame anyone, but the war in the south may soon reach the capital. We must find a way to stop them. Why don't we open the treasury immediately and recruit new soldiers?" Ding Dingwei continued Once hit the meaning of the treasury.

Boromo really wanted to nod his head and agree at this moment, but thinking that there was nothing he could do now, he shook his head again and said, "The recruits must be formed, but I'm afraid it will be too late. Haven't 15 troops rushed to the northern front? Why don't we mobilize [-] to reinforce the southern front, and then how about we call for new recruits?"

At this time, Poromo still didn't want to touch his old roots. Ding Dingwei wanted to persuade him again, but considering the emergency of the military situation, he nodded and said: "Yes, then follow your majesty's wishes."