Chapter 1035 twists and turns
"Don't beat, never beat."
At the moment when both sides were at a strife, a Siam official appeared at the gate of the city.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, he immediately stood among the soldiers on both sides and waved his hands repeatedly.
He first asked a Siamese accompanying him to speak something to Madol in British language.
Another Siamese man was asked to explain to Shangyi using the Great Song.
Mador's trip was to win over Siam, so he naturally wanted to give face to Siam officials, so he asked the soldiers to put down his muskets.
Shang Yi knew that his current identity was an envoy, and he also asked the soldiers to put away their weapons.
But the soldiers on both sides still stared at each other unkindly, with flames burning in their eyes.
At present, the contradiction between Dasong and the Western Land is irreconcilable.
The soldiers on both sides were trying to fight this battle.
"Zonla, why did the Dasong army appear here? Are you going to betray our Western Land?" Mador knew this Siamese official.
When they increased their troops to Malacca, the Siamese official also went to the place where they stationed and sent food and fruits to show their goodwill.
According to Governor Bolt, this Zonla was a pro-Si Tu Siamese official they supported.
"Col. Madol, where did you come from? As the Eastern Land, I, Siam, have not been loyal to you, Queen of Britain, so why should I betray you today?" Zongla's expression changed slightly and he said slowly.
The Dasong army appeared in the east and west of Siam at almost the same time, with a total of 100,000 troops.
During this period, Siam has been paying attention to the war between Dasong and the other four countries.
Seeing that the Da Song army destroyed the four countries' troops like a destruction, they were almost scared to death.
Before, Siam maintained a harmonious relationship with Britain and Frank, because it was frightened by the military fronts of both countries.
Dasong had no time to pay attention to the five Southeast countries at that time.
Now, the situation has been different when the King of Dasong Yan led a large army to come in person.
After all, if the British and the Franks lose, they can withdraw to the Western Land. When Siam is next to Dasong, they cannot move.
However, their Emperor Songpa was still hesitant at the moment.
I neither want to offend Da Song nor the Western natives.
Instead, I hope they will decide the winner and lose, and Siam will make another choice and remain neutral at the moment.
Therefore, they naturally have to keep a distance from Britain, and hope that the people of Dasong will not force them.
"What did you say!" Zonla's words changed Mador's face.
Obviously, the arrival of the envoy of Dasong changed the attitude of the Siam Emperor Songpa.
Seeing Mador angry, Zongra had to ask someone to explain their emperor's thoughts to Mador in British.
"I understand. You want to be fence-bearers, but you are too wishful thinking. Our Western-Turkish coalition now has no choice but to Dasong and will not promise you to remain neutral. Today you must give me a clear answer, whether to stand on the side of Dasong or on the side of our Western-Turkish." Mador said loudly.
"This..." Zongla was also embarrassed. He didn't expect Mador's reaction to be so intense.
After thinking about it, he asked Mador to wait for a while, then came to Shangyi and conveyed the idea of Emperor Songpa.
Upon hearing this, Shang Yi sneered, "It is okay to stay neutral, but when we defeat the Western natives, he can't help but decide whether his position as emperor can still be firm."
A fire suddenly appeared in his stomach, and he said angrily, "Do you have shit in your mind? The Western natives came to Dongtu and marched around, massacred and enslaved Dongtu people. Now you still want to be the two ends of the rat! Are you still the Eastern natives!"
Zongla was reprimanded by Shang Yi and his face turned red.
The neutral idea seemed to be unworkable. While he ordered the soldiers guarding the city to release Monk Mador into the city, he hurried back to the palace and conveyed the meaning of the two.
After understanding the situation, Siam Emperor Songpa looked to the ministers.
For this matter, he specially summoned important officials to discuss the matter.
The words I just said were discussed together.
"For us in Siam, staying neutral and being at the same time is the best choice. It seems that this won't work." Songpa sighed.
After pondering for a while, he said, "Since that's the case, we can only choose Da Song. We are too far from the Western Land and too close to Da Song. Such Da Song rises, of course we must maintain a relationship with Da Song."
"I don't agree." After Songpa's words, a Siamese general suddenly stood up. "The Western natives are much stronger than the Dasong people. There is only one country in Dasong, but there are many countries in the Western natives. Now because of their distance, they have only gathered a small number of troops in the Eastern locals."
"If they really put all their efforts into the whole country, Dasong will definitely not be an opponent. So, if we choose the Western Tu, once the Western Tu wins, they will definitely help us build the steam industry like India."
After the general's speech fell, he was recognized by some ministers, including Zongla.
He was just ordered to convey Songpa's order, but he agreed with the Western natives in his heart.
Because the Western Turks intervened in Siam for decades.
However, Dasong has had almost no contact with Siam in the past few decades.
Therefore, their understanding of the Western natives is deeper than that of Dasong.
"But Dasong's current industry is stronger than that of the Western land." Songpa glanced at a bad premonition in his heart, but still explained, "This is a trade that went to Dasong Trade with its own eyes, and this is also the reason why I was willing to choose Dasong in the end. This is a gamble. Once we lose, we will have nothing."
"That merchant might have just collected the money from Dasong people. Your Majesty, think about it, how could the Eastern Tu country surpass the Western Tu people in a period of time?" said the general stubbornly.
Upon hearing this, Songpa frowned even deeper.
He knew that many of the ministers and generals of Siam were very superstitious about the Western natives.
He was once very superstitious about the Western natives, but at this moment, he could still retain a little soberness.
But some people just don’t want to open their eyes to see the current reality.
The general's name is Powei, and he has always been close to the Western natives with ministers such as Zongla.
Most importantly, because of close trade with the Western natives, Powei's family accumulated a lot of wealth in the past 30 years, and at the same time, they also controlled 30% of the troops in Siam.
Even he was a little afraid of Povi, and it can be said that he was a powerful minister.
"Okay, let me think about it again." Songpa said.
At this moment, a servant suddenly entered the hall and stepped forward and whispered to Songpa.
Songpa was shocked, but immediately covered up his panic, and he hurriedly said to the servant softly.
The attendant nodded and left immediately.
Not long after, the attendant appeared outside the palace gate.
When he saw Shang Yi, he said anxiously: "Please leave Siam immediately, otherwise you will be in danger of your life. Ambitious people want to kill you, create conflicts, and let Siam completely fall to the Western natives."
Chapter completed!