The Ayutthaya Dynasty is holding a court meeting.
King Parasai was worried. Although the Toungoo dynasty changed one king after another, their humanity and national strategy remained the same. One by one was warlike, and they had invaded a large area of the Ayutthaya dynasty.
Hua Hin and Guiburi in the south have been led by the Toungoo war, which has completely cut off the connection between Ayutthaya and the Manchurian kingdom. Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son in the north have also fallen. However, the Toungoo dynasty is not going to stop. Going south, it is close to Sukhothai.
Parasai estimated that Arabilong wanted his entire kingdom.
"General Basong, you are a great general in Ayutthaya, do you have a good strategy to retreat?" In fact, Parasai did not have much hope for Basong. The elite army of the 100,000 Toungu dynasty is really not comparable to the Dacheng dynasty. Arabilong once again unified the Tongyu dynasty, and its national strength greatly increased. It was much stronger than the Ayutthaya dynasty, and it continued to erode the land of the Ayutthaya dynasty from the north and the south.
"Your Majesty, there are too few troops in the north, only fifty thousand. If you want to repel Toungoo’s army, you can only transfer troops from the south." In front of Parasai, Bassoon was as docile as a Persian cat. The army in his hand is only 50,000, and the training level is far less than that of the army of Tongyu. More than 10,000 people are still temporary recruits. Without cooking rice, it is really difficult for him to be a clever woman.
"South? Arabylon is also Chen soldiers on the southern border. It may invade at any time. Can you deploy the southern army? Do you have other ways?" Parasai knows the current military strength of Dacheng, but Basong is the highest military in Dacheng The commander-in-chief, usually enjoys a lofty status and a large amount of salary, now that the country is in danger, how can he not share his worries
"Your Majesty..." Basong lowered his head and did not dare to look at Parasai again. As the great general of the big city, he could not resist the invasion of Toungoo and share his worries for the king. He was really ashamed, but the army of Toungoo is now occupied. The jungle area in the north is about to enter the plain area in the middle. The big city has five dangers to defend, and he really does not have the confidence to defeat his opponent.
"Bassoon, how is the war in the north now?" Parasai looked at the useless Bassoon, and a nameless fire rose in his heart.
"Your Majesty..."
"Say!" Parasai's voice suddenly increased by an octave, and the courtiers were silent for a while, lest Parasai's anger burned on him.
"Tongyu's army is about to enter the plain area..." Bassoon looked at Parasai in a sneaky glance, and saw that the ice on Parasai's face had not thickened, so he said boldly: "Once Toungoo's army enters the plain, The bulls must go forward together. At that time, the frontal defense of our army will be wider, and the difficulty of defense will obviously increase..."
Parasai said sternly, "Bassoon, you mean, our army must be difficult to resist Dongyu Army?"
"Your Majesty, the minister dare not, the minister will surely repay his majesty." Ba Song shivered, his legs paralyzed involuntarily.
"Bassoon, get up." Seeing that Basong was like this, Parasai knew that it would be useless to persecute him again, "Will it be better if we conscript now?"
"Your Majesty, the Tongyu Army has been fighting for a long time. Both its combat power and the will to fight are very strong. If you recruit troops now, only untrained people will be enlisted. In front of the Tongyu Army, I am afraid it will not be of much use. "
"Then tell me, what else can I do?" Parasai also had no idea.
"Your Majesty, if you want to block the Dongyu Army in the highlands in the north, you only have to recruit rigorously trained soldiers from the south." Ba Songzai knew that this was drinking poison to quench thirst, but he couldn't take much care of it anymore, and first blocked the Dongyu Army in the north. , And wait for the current situation to change, maybe there will be another civil strife within the Toungoo Dynasty.
"No, absolutely not." Parasai categorically rejected Bassoon's suggestion. "Once the southern army is transferred to the north, the army is still halfway, and the Tunyu army will probably march from the south. The southern battlefield is so far away from the big city. Near, is it necessary to let Dongyu Army break the big city again?"
"Your Majesty..." Ba Song gradually eased, "The minister personally went to the north and commanded the soldiers to fight, and maybe he could prevent the Dongyu Army from entering the plain."
"Bassoon, as long as you can stop the Tongyu Army, you need money for money, food for food, and people for people," Parasai saw a real general, "General Bassoon, general Dongyu How confident are you of blocking on the high ground?"
"Your Majesty, the minister must do his best, and he will die."
Bassong was about to die, and Parasai's heart suddenly became cold. He no longer looked at Bassong, but turned his eyes to the officials: "Everyone, do you have a good plan to retreat?"
At such a critical juncture, without two brushes, who would dare to take the conversation? The ministers lowered their heads one by one, avoiding Parasai's gaze, lest Parasai would call him by name.
Silence, Chaotang's deathly silence.
Parasai sighed slightly, and was about to disband the council. It seemed that he was going to desperately.
"Your Majesty, the minister has a way. I don't know if he can save the big city?" State teacher Puti saw that Ba Song couldn't hold back a fart for a long time, so he had to go out and play.
"What good strategy does the national teacher have?" Parasai seemed to grab the last straw. The upper eyelid that was slightly drooping was quickly pulled up, and the turbid pupils suddenly got some light.
"Your Majesty, remember that the Dacheng Dynasty is a vassal state of Daming, and it has always been good friends with Daming?"
"The national division is saying to ask Daming to send troops?" Parasai's upper eyelid drooped again, obviously not satisfied with Puti's opinion.
"Exactly." Putty noticed Parasai's actions, and he still said his thoughts.
"But in the past few years, Daming was beaten to the north by the Toungoo army, and it was broken, not to mention that the vast territory of Yunnan is still under the control of the Toungoo army." Parasai is not sure if Daming is willing to send troops. , He is even more uncertain whether Daming is capable of dealing with Dong Yujun.
"Your Majesty, now and then, as far as the minister knows, the main energy of Daming at that time was the Mongols and Jurchens in the north, so they could not concentrate their forces to go south. Now the Jurchens have been destroyed by the Ming, and the Mongols have been weakened by him. Daming has slowed down."
"Da Ming, became stronger overnight?" Parasai was still not sure.
"His Majesty, remember that this summer, the Mongolian Heshuote Ministry and Tibetans rioted in Uszang and Dogan. It took Daming two months to suppress this riot against Han Chinese?" Puti told Daming. He is confident, especially after he heard about the series of political and military incidents in Daming after Zhu Youjian became the throne. He fully believes that Daming has the strength to recapture the occupied territories from the Toungoo Dynasty.
"Well, I've heard of this," Parasai's face showed a hint of joy, "Guoji, can you be sure that Daming will send troops for my Dacheng Dynasty?"
Parasai said, Daming has so many vassal states, can it manage it? Besides, we haven't paid tribute to Daming for a long time.
"As long as your Majesty asks and gives certain conditions, the minister is 80% sure that Daming will send troops." Puti has already contacted Daming's investigation and knows Daming's current attitude, "Besides, looking at the world, who can save the city now ?"
"National Teacher, what conditions will Daming propose?"
"Your Majesty, this... The ministers can't tell." Puti glanced at the ministers before speaking.
"Scatter the dynasty. Except the national division and the general, all the rest will retreat." Parasai knew what Puti must have to say, but there were too many courtiers, how did you know that there were no Toungoo's spies
"Your Majesty, the ministers really don't know about the conditions of Daming. However, judging from the recent expeditions by Daming, there are nothing more than two points." Putty said when he saw that the ministers had retired. "One is money and food, and the other is land. ."
"Money and food is easy to say, but this land..." Parasai did not despise the money and food, but the big city has always been crushed by Toungoo. The war itself consumes a lot of money and food. If Daming can really relieve the pressure from Toungoo, not only can it save Money and grain, and domestic stability, will inevitably produce more money and grain. The rice in Dacheng is basically two or three crops a year.
"Your Majesty, regarding the land, the northern part of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, etc., which was invaded by Toungoo, originally belonged to Daming’s Eight Hundred Dian Xuanweisi. Even if he didn’t give it, Daming would go back sooner or later. Moreover, it’s now being taken by Toungoo Annexed, the northern part of the southern Malay Peninsula has been invaded by Tonggu for many years, and there is basically no hope of regaining it. If Daming asks for land, these two places will be handed over to Daming." Puti meant that Daming wanted the land. want.
"It must be ensured that the land in Dacheng will not decrease." This is the bottom line of Parasai's heart. As for the two pieces of land mentioned by Puti, it is difficult to take back anyway. Daming wants it, and asks it from the army of Toungoo. Once both sides are pinched, it will definitely weaken Toungoo's strength and win long-term peace and stability for Dacheng.
"This is natural. Da Ming is here to assist Dacheng, and he will never let Dacheng cede his country's land." When Puti saw that Parasai agreed in principle, he was relieved. As for money and food, he is a national teacher. You can also get a certain opinion.
"However, after the arrival of Daming's army, stationed on the border of my big city, will it pose a greater threat to my big city?" Basong believed that since Daming can defeat Toungoo, it means that Daming is stronger than Toungoo, yes. The threat to the big city will be even greater.
"What better general can retreat from the enemy?" Puti's voice suddenly increased by five degrees, his tone was stiff, and his eyes were full of sarcasm. Since you, the commanding general, you can't use military means to solve Toungoo. , Then my national division uses political strategy to retreat, what qualifications do you have to oppose
"This..." Bassoon was speechless.
"Your Majesty, Daming should have no ambitions for my big city. Siam is one of the fifteen non-expropriated countries set by the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Besides, if Daming wants to conquer my big city, even Dongyu can't resist my big city, and How can you resist Daming?” Puti also glanced at Ba Song. He always believed that Daming is not a country that pursues expansion. Otherwise, several countries in the south would have long been Daming’s dishes.
"This..." Basong seemed to be an eight-month-old baby, so he could say this word.
"Your Majesty, whether it is today or in the future, Dacheng must rely on Daming."
"What does the national teacher mean?" Parasai frowned. Does Dacheng have to rely on Ming to survive
"Your Majesty, needless to say about the crisis facing Ayutthaya today, your Majesty has forgotten that the South is not a Toungoo." Puti reminded Parasai in kind
"The national teacher is talking about the red hair in the south?" Parasai temporarily forgot about the red hair because he was worried about Dongyu.
"Your Majesty, Hongmao's musket is much more powerful than Toungoo's saber. The battle this spring..."
"Guo Shi, don't say it," Parasai really looked back. Dozens of red hairs actually defeated his hundreds of elites. "What can the Chinese teacher do to resist the red hairs?"
"Your Majesty, the red-haired firearms are so powerful that the minister is really unable to do so," Puti bowed his head like Bassoon, but he quickly raised his head. "Your Majesty, the minister meant that Daming should deal with these red-haired, only Daming, it is possible to defeat these red hairs."
"But, Hongmao's firearm is so powerful, is Daming willing to go?" Parasai regretted not paying tribute to Daming all the time. Now that the country is in disaster, I will ask Daming for help. Who knows if Daming will take care of you
"Your Majesty, didn't we give Daming a piece of land in the south? With this land, Daming must protect it. Why don't you worry that Daming won't drive away the red hair?" Ba Song waited for a long time, and finally interrupted.
Puti gave an appreciative look, which was a reconciliation between the two sides.
Parasai found that something was wrong: "The national division, the general, this land in the south does not border the land of Daming, it is just an enclave. Will Daming want it?"
Bassoon suddenly slumped.
Putty also discovered this problem, "Your Majesty, try it, the old minister, you must let Daming swallow this bait."