Chapter 996: Taking Bangkok and Controlling the Local Area

"This old guy actually committed suicide. He still has some backbone!" In a basement in the south of the city, Long Wenjian looked at the fallen Nakagen Tomoaki, spitted, and said disdainfully:
"What a pity that we didn't capture the Little Days League flag."

Hearing this, the other team members rolled their eyes. What were they thinking? Did they really think that the flag of the United Team was worthless?
"Send a telegram to the division commander and tell him that the 42nd Regiment was completely wiped out, the regiment commander committed suicide, and the rest of the officers were all eliminated." After expressing his emotion, Long Wenjian looked at everyone and gave the order.

"Yes, Captain."

Soon, the news of the occupation of Bangkok reached the Sichuan Army's headquarters in Chiang Mai Province, and the entire headquarters was immediately filled with cheers.

"We took Bangkok so quickly?" Meng Fanle in the command center said with an incredible expression.

"It's unbelievable that it was taken down in such a short time!"

"Yeah, it's really efficient." Many staff officers in the command room looked shocked.

However, Lin Hao seemed very calm. If he couldn't get it, he would have to resign from his position.

You know, basically every soldier of the Sichuan Army is armed to the teeth, and they have tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled artillery for support. If such powerful firepower cannot take down a small Bangkok, they can just kill themselves with a piece of tofu.

"In my name, send a telegram to the major Chinese families in various parts of Siam, saying that you want to discuss important matters with them!" Seeing that Bangkok had been taken, Lin Hao naturally began to think of ways to govern Siam.

First of all, a batch of land must be confiscated, especially the land of the former Siamese army officers, which will just fill the gap in the Sichuan Army Agricultural Reclamation Company.

Although the military merits of the attack on the Siamese army were reduced by half, no matter how much they were reduced by half, the merits were still real, and the land must be distributed normally. According to the estimate of the Logistics Department, at least 50,000 acres of land must be added to make up for the distribution.

When the Siamese royal family retreated, they took away all the land registers. This means that the Sichuan Army now knows nothing about Siam's land and they have to rely on these big Chinese families.

More importantly, his territory expanded, but the number of people under his command to govern and manage did not increase, so all of this had to be managed by the gentry.

Fortunately, he has established his own cadre training school, which is expected to be put into operation in another half a year, and the situation will be much better by then.

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Three days later, in Chiang Mai Prefecture, almost half of the Chinese clans who had received the telegram had arrived. Lin Hao would naturally not treat these people unfairly for their strong support.

"However, there are still more than a dozen companies that have not arrived!" Lin Hao said coldly as he looked at the list.

"Yes, these people all arrived early and have been integrated into the local area for a long time~!" Meng Fanle quickly explained.

Hearing this, Lin Hao was too lazy to talk nonsense and sneered, "Let the guards bring people to search the house. The charges are treason and treason."

"Kill them all?" Meng Fan hesitated for a moment. If they were all killed, at least a thousand people would have to be killed. These were all big families, and each family had no less than a hundred people.

"No, just execute the main culprits, and send the rest of them who have minor crimes or no side effects to labor reform!"

"There are so many mines that need people to dig. If they are innocent, send them to various military factories and tell them that they will be released after working for three years."

Lin Hao didn't want to be involved in too much killing, but he wouldn't tolerate these big families confronting him.

What he wants is absolute high consistency and he will never allow anyone to go against him.

"Yes, Master!" Meng Fan breathed a sigh of relief. If only the main culprit was executed, the kill would not be too great.

They had just conquered Siam, and if too much blood was lost it would have a huge impact, at least detrimental to their future rule.

If only the main culprit was punished, the impact would not be so exaggerated.

"Have the rest of the people arrived?" Lin Hao asked again.

"Yes, everyone is in the conference room!" Meng Fanle said quickly.

"Let them wait first, huh~!" Lin Hao shook his head.

At this time, in the meeting room of the Sichuan Army, the invited Siamese Chinese clans were all fidgeting.

The An family is still the most stable, and many people look at Mr. An with envy.

"Mr. An, do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing to have us here this time?" Someone really couldn't stand this atmosphere and asked immediately.

"Relax, if it was a bad thing, would you have invited us here? I would have confiscated your property long ago!" Old Master An took a sip of tea calmly.

His disappointing son gave birth to a good granddaughter, so he is not worried at all now.

And just now, an officer who came in whispered to him that the families who did not come had their properties confiscated, so he concluded that this trip was definitely a good thing.

"Ah? They're confiscating our property? That's not necessary, right? We haven't done anything illegal. Besides, isn't this Siam? It's not their turn to intervene, right?"

This time, many families came to speculate, and they have always adhered to the principle of not putting all their eggs in one basket.

So when he received the invitation from the Sichuan Army, he didn't say anything and immediately sent someone over, hoping to find out what the Sichuan Army was thinking.

"Not really? Do you think the Sichuan Army, which has conquered Siam and driven out the royal family, can allow them to come back?" Old Master An cleared his throat and said disdainfully.

"Aren't you just curious about what that officer told me? Let me tell you, all the families that didn't come have had their homes confiscated!"

"Ah this~!"

"No!"

"Did they really confiscate the property?"

"Mr. An? Is this true?" Someone hurriedly asked, knowing that the situation had completely changed this time.

"Humph, of course it's true. How could I lie to you?" Old Master An sneered:

"So, just be thankful. I know some people come here just to try to have their feet in two boats, or even three boats~!"

Mr. An didn’t say the rest, but everyone couldn’t help but touch their necks. If this hadn’t happened, they might have been doomed.

"I'm not afraid of this Sichuan Army..."

"What are you afraid of? Do you really think that their tens of thousands of troops are just sitting there doing nothing? After they have wiped out two regiments of the common people in a row, they still care about our armed forces that are there to guard our house?" Old Master An is determined to go down this path.

Who made their Anjia girl become in-laws with the senior officials of the Sichuan Army? It’s not easy for her to get off the boat.

Of course, the most important thing is that he is very optimistic about this young Sichuan Army.

According to his understanding, from the beginning to now, they have never lost a battle and their strength is very strong.

"But...!" Some people were still frightened and felt that the Sichuan Army was too brutal.

But now they are at the mercy of others and they don’t have the strength to resist.

"Mr. An is right. In my eyes, your guards who guard our house are not even as good as bandits. Any infantry squad I can send can wipe you out." At this time, Lin Hao's hearty voice entered the conference room, and everyone quickly stood up.

Many people were quite surprised that the highest commander of the Sichuan Army was so young, appearing to be only in his twenties.

"Hello, Commander Lin!" Before coming, Mr. An had asked someone about it. As soon as he saw Lin Hao, he immediately stood up and bowed.

"Greetings, Commander Lin!"

"Greetings, Commander Lin!"

"Thank you, everyone!" Lin Hao looked at everyone with a smile on his face and gestured for everyone to sit down.

Unfortunately, no one dared to sit down first, and looked at Lin Hao, waiting for him to sit down first. In response, Lin Hao did not say anything, walked towards the main seat, sat down and looked at everyone.

"Everyone, please sit down. Don't be polite." Seeing that everyone was afraid to sit down, Lin Hao said coldly, "I don't like to look up when talking to people!"

Now everyone sat down and looked at Lin Hao seriously. However, seeing that Lin Hao still had a smile on his face, many people felt a chill in their hearts.

"Commander Lin, this is a little gift from all of us. I hope you don't mind!" Before coming, all the invited guests prepared a generous gift.

"I'll accept the gift!" Lin Hao knew that if he didn't accept it, these people would become even more frightened.

He didn't care about the gifts from these people. At most they were some gold, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, not worth much.

In other words, he no longer cares about small amounts of money nowadays. Unless it is worth hundreds of millions at a time, it is difficult for him to catch a glimpse of it.

"I asked you to come here this time to discuss how to govern Siam in the next step. You are all from big families in Siam and have a certain prestige." Lin Hao continued.

"Commander Lin, you're joking. We only have a little influence in the Chinese circle, but those natives don't recognize us!" said Grandpa An, shaking his head.

"That's enough. Now that Siam has been conquered, I have only a bunch of reckless people under my command. There are no people who can govern, so I need your help!"

"Don't worry. I'm a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. I will definitely not treat unfairly those who have done me a favor." Lin Hao said with a smile:

"First of all, your interests will not be infringed upon. Secondly, we plan to support some factories to boost economic development, and you will be the persons in charge of these factories!"

"Commander Lin, we have had a miserable life these years. We are usually exploited by the Siamese army, and recently we were persecuted by the people. We can't come up with much money at once." Someone said in embarrassment.

This kind of thing happened several times in succession, and their family assets were almost drained. In addition, this time they gave another generous gift, and now they want to set up a factory.

"Don't worry, you won't be asked to take out too much money. We, the Sichuan Army Corps, are going to set up a bank, and you can get an interest-free loan then. All the products produced will be covered by our Sichuan Army Corps, so you won't lose money." Lin Hao said with a smile on his face.

Before coming here, Lin Hao had already thought about how to quickly develop his strength through a planned economy.

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Just when Lin Hao was in full swing and preparing to govern Siam, in a villa in the mountain city.

"Another enemy regiment was annihilated? Tens of thousands of Siamese troops were wiped out? Bangkok was captured? How could this Sichuan Army be so strong?"

Compared to the previous capture of Yangon, after taking Bangkok this time, Baldy became more and more interested in this Sichuan Army.

"I remember this Sichuan Army Corps, it seems to be affiliated with the 88th Army, and it was only established a few months ago? How could it have grown to this size?"

"What's going on with the Sichuan Army stationed at Nantianmen? They are all Sichuan Army troops, why is there such a big difference?"

"We have American equipment, weapons and personnel, so why can't we fight back?" The bald man became more and more annoyed the more he read the battle reports.

Before this, he had not been so annoyed, because every once in a while, someone would come to report that they had made sufficient preparations and were ready to attack at any time.

The result? Tomorrow after tomorrow, how many tomorrows are there?

"I think what the Sichuan Army promotes may not be true!" someone questioned.

There are still quite a few people who know the details, but the interests involved are so huge that even if they know, they have to keep it secret.

Although the casualties and battle results announced by the Sichuan Army were basically true, most people still subconsciously did not believe it.

After all, they are all used to bragging, so when they read the battle reports, they subconsciously halve the numbers.

"I think it may be true. Since crossing the Nujiang River, they seem to have been winning battles all the time, as if they have never lost." Someone retorted.

"Why are they so strong? We are both from the Sichuan Army, so why can't I even get through the Nantianmen?"

The Nujiang River was blocked and the Burma Road was cut off, so many supplies had to be transported by air. The efficiency of the Hump Route was really poor.

According to the report, the highway is about to be reopened, and Xiao Rizi is gathering heavy troops to launch a new campaign in preparation for retaking the highway.

Now the troops on the front line have reached their limit. Without supplies, they rely solely on numbers, and the consumption is too great.

Therefore, he hopes to open up this supply line as soon as possible, so that there will be a steady supply of supplies arriving, and things will be better then.

"They are strong in weapons, and their weapons are very advanced."

There are still people who have specifically studied the Sichuan Army, but the reasons he mentioned are already known to everyone.

Everyone knows that the Sichuan Army's submachine guns, machine guns, mortars and other weapons form an infantry light weapons system with fierce firepower. Another point is that the Sichuan Army's ammunition is used as if it were free.

They all mistook the Sichuan Army's M14 fully automatic rifles for submachine guns.

"Damn it, I've been a soldier and attended military school, so of course I know all this!" The bald man certainly knew the importance of advanced weapons and sufficient ammunition.

But ammunition meant a lot of money, and he always felt it was a waste for the Sichuan Army to use a large number of automatic weapons.

It is okay for a small army, but if it is a force of millions of people, the consumption will increase exponentially.

Even if we produce all of it ourselves, it would not be enough even if we use up all the current copper mine output.

If we want to import, we will have to consume more hard currencies such as gold, silver, and foreign exchange, but those are in short supply.

After all, they have no money. They finally get some money, so why would they waste it? Wouldn't it be better to put it in their own pockets?
Fortunately, now that he has the support of America, he has equipped himself with a large amount of American equipment, including better guns, artillery, tanks, fighter jets and warships. It is not difficult to build a well-equipped army.

In other words, if he emptied his family's wealth, he could still form a unit with firepower similar to that of the Sichuan Army. However, it would be nonsense to say that he could achieve such great results relying solely on weapons.

"They have money. According to the information we have received so far, they have obtained a huge amount of funds just from penicillin, plus there are also house confiscations and so on, which is enough for them to use!" Someone sneered and exposed what everyone dared not say.

When he saw this person, the bald man frowned slightly, knowing that the other person was not sociable, so he mocked him.

"With so much American equipment, I even suspect that they are now supported by the United States!"

Baldy also agreed with this point of view. After all, in order to give the other party a division-level organization, Stilwell called him directly.

He didn't believe that there was no trick here. After all, they actually bypassed him and gave the Sichuan Army Corps the number of a division.

He even heard that if the Sichuan Army captured Bangkok, they might support the other side.

Thinking of this, the bald man couldn't help but sneer. Do you really think that everything in the United States is easy to take?

Gradually, the bald man sorted out an idea in his mind. The most important reason why the Sichuan Army rose rapidly was that they obtained the support of the United States.

Otherwise it would be impossible to explain how they could have risen so quickly.

"I think we should call back the New First Army!" someone suggested.

Hearing this, the bald man fell silent. The example of the Sichuan Army was there. If Stilwell really wanted to support the New First Army, he really had no choice.

At this moment, all American military aid was in Stilwell's hands. With just one word from him, the weekly supplies would be reduced a lot.

"I agree too. Otherwise, they might become the next Sichuan Army Corps, or even replace us~!" Many people agree with this view.

The bald man was in deep thought, and after a long while he said slowly:
"Send a telegram to the New First Army, asking General Sun to come back as soon as possible to report on his duties, and send a few more people to take over the New First Army. Find a way to transport them back by plane."

The last sentence really hurt the bald man, and he decisively demanded that the New First Army be transferred back.

"Yes!" everyone said in unison.