Chapter 1352 Seventeen Hours
Faced with this situation, Pumibong repeatedly ordered Thanon to mobilize troops and stop the guerrillas' attack.
But Thanon's reaction was quite negative. He even left the center of Bangkok and went to the military camp in the suburbs in the name of inspecting work.
This made Pumibong furious, but he could do nothing.
In the Sokha military camp, this is Thanon's real nest.
There are 3,000 soldiers with the best equipment, including tanks and armored vehicles, and a runway that can take off and land small aircraft.
In a reception room in the military camp, Thanon, dressed in military uniform, was chatting and laughing with a middle-aged man in simple clothes.
"Mr. Kato, as a soldier, I am not loyal to any monarch, but to this family." He Nong said seriously: "My principle of doing things is that anything that is beneficial to the country and the people can be done and must be done."
Kato said with a smile: "He Nong Jiangjun is noble. On behalf of all colleagues of the Progressive Party, I sincerely invite you to join us secretly. I wonder what you think?"
He Nong was slightly stunned, but reacted very quickly and immediately said: "I couldn't ask for more! I have always believed that the program of the Progressive Party is the inevitable direction of Siam's future development. Whether it is constitutional monarchy or military political training, it is excessive and not long-term."
Kato did not expect that He Nong agreed so readily. Instead, he hesitated and laughed. In his heart, he wondered how much He Nong's words were true and how much he didn't.
He Nong said righteously that this time he would not only join secretly, but also establish a branch, develop members, and support the republic.
Kato then understood He Nong's real purpose. In exchange for these actions, the Progressive Party must guarantee the basic power and interests of the military.
After thinking through all this, Katu was not unhappy, but very happy.
Because this was an unexpected gain for the Progressive Party.
At first, they always attributed the military to the royalist faction, because the military government had always cooperated with the royal family to obtain legitimacy and legality, and the royal family was guaranteed security accordingly. The two were in a symbiotic relationship.
But this time, the situation has obviously changed. The military and the royal family broke up, forcing the military to make a new choice.
However, after the special envoy Katu left, the smile on Tha Nong's face disappeared. He watched the other party's car leave the military camp and sneered softly.
In his opinion, the Progressive Party members were still too immature, and these people thought politics was too simple.
No matter what Tha Nong said, in essence, the interests of the military and the Progressive Party were in conflict.
Tha Nong did want to use the hands of the Progressive Party to eliminate the royal family, but he did not want to establish a Guo family as envisioned by the Progressive Party. He hoped to establish a new Tha Nong Dynasty.
At the same time, in the royal palace in Bangkok.
Bhumi Bong's face was extremely ugly.
He just received news that the secret envoy of the Progressive Party had just left the military camp of He Nong. At present, the content of their talks is still unknown, but it is conceivable.
During this period, there have been bad news one after another, which has made Pu Mi Bong more and more impatient.
He originally thought that the time was ripe, and he could use people's disgust with the military government to make some changes, so as to profit from it and get more benefits.
However, the reality not only did not get the expected effect, but also made a mess and it was difficult to clean up.
Even if he mobilized a lot of resources to incite and expand people's dissatisfaction with the military, even to the extent of selling fruits.
But he underestimated He Nong's control over the people below. The expected chaos and division of the military government under pressure did not appear. On the contrary, because of Shan Bei's sudden action, the importance of the army was reflected, which made He Nong gain a wave of goodwill.
Especially the attitude of facing foreign enemies and guerrillas at the same time, made some people who originally sympathized with the Progressive Party have a good impression on the military, and also calmed down some neutrals.
In the face of possible conflicts with foreign enemies, now is definitely not the time to settle accounts with the military.
Then there are the suddenly rising Progressive Party guerrillas.
What a crap WWII arsenal, even a fool wouldn't believe such a lame excuse, would the Japanese have 56-type rifles during WWII?
But even if you know about this, you can't point it out, because it won't benefit anyone.
That's why, after the guerrillas announced that they had found the WWII arsenal, he immediately agreed.
Someone must take the blame, but it can't be the real owner.
At this time, Pumibang had regretted provoking Du Fei. At first, he only saw that Du Fei could bring pressure to the military government, but he didn't expect that Du Fei's destructive power was so great.
In his opinion, Li Yuanchao would not risk fighting on two fronts on the eastern front for his own interests.
Who knew that Li Yuanchao didn't play by the rules at all, and threw out 30,000 troops, which was totally unreasonable.
It can't be said that Pumibang's cognition was wrong, in the final analysis, it was still information gap.
He didn't know many situations, or he only knew a little.
First of all, it was the special relationship between Du Fei and Li Yuanchao. Li Yuanchao's current situation was created by Du Fei.
In addition, Du Fei later proposed the plan behind setting out from Shanbei to attack the Indian army, which eventually made Li Yuanchao reap the rewards.
In Pumibang's view, Du Fei and Li Yuanchao were just second-generation children from different factions. They had some friendship, but it was not too deep, which made him make a wrong judgment.
In addition, he underestimated Li Yuanchao's current financial situation.
Only his own people knew how much gold and silver treasures Li Yuanchao brought back last time.
After that incident, all the troops that participated in the event were replaced, and the equipment was also replaced from Du Fei, and a joint venture with Du Fei to build an arsenal.
Now he can't wait to pull these new recruits out for training.
One Le Yuanchao and one Progressive Party, two unexpected factors disrupted all of Pumi Bong's plans.
The military government, which should have been the target of public criticism, became a supporting role instead.
Especially now, as the Progressive Party guerrillas went south, the military headed by He Nong had an ambiguous attitude, but instead put the royal family and the capitalists and the people's cooking faction who were secretly colluding with the royal family and intending to overthrow the military government on the fire.
You know, the target of the Progressive Party's attack is feudalism and capitalism.
Pumi Bong sighed helplessly. He knew that he had encountered an insurmountable obstacle this time, so he had to get up and go to a courtyard deep in the palace.
Here is a magnificent temple. Several monks in light orange robes in the temple, with one arm exposed, saluted slightly when they saw Pumi Bong.
Pumibong returned the greetings one by one, without any high attitude as a king.
Until he came to the main hall of the temple, there was a majestic Buddha statue wrapped in gold.
Pumibong came to the front of the cushion, knelt down to worship, his lips moved, and he didn't know what to say.
After he finished worshiping, an old monk came out from behind the Buddha statue and said in a deep voice: "I am Buddha Shakyamuni, why did your majesty come here?"
Although the old monk looked old, the half of his shoulders and arms exposed were still muscular and white, as if he was young.
Pu Mi Beng bowed respectfully: "Master, the country is in a difficult situation now. Please help me protect the country."
The old monk said expressionlessly: "What does your majesty want?"
Pumibeng said: "Master, please send down the power of thunder and get rid of the demon who destroyed the foundation of my Buddhist country. This person comes from the north and his name is Du Fei."
The old monk frowned and shook his head. He actually knew who Du Fei was. He said slowly: "Please forgive me for not being able to obey your order. Du Fei has the luck of a great country. If I hurt him, I will be retaliated and ruin my position."
Pumibeng's face froze, but he was unwilling to give up. He pleaded again: "Master, please help me! I will offer more sincerely."
In fact, the implication is that you have accepted my offerings, and now you have something to do, you can't not help me. If you help me, I will double the offerings. If you don't help, forget everything.
The old monk was unmoved and said calmly: "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words. It's not that I don't want to help you share your worries. Even if I sacrifice my life, I can't hurt that person at all."
Pumibeng frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
The old monk said, "Du Fei is the incarnation of the Dharma King. He is protected by the Buddha and cannot be harmed by any external evil. I hope your Majesty will give up his obsession."
In fact, the incarnation of the Dharma King and some things happening in Nanyang are not secrets.
For example, how the snake king died in the ink pad, most people may not know, but this old monk knows it very well.
There must be a master around Du Fei.
Pumibeng was stunned.
The old monk said calmly: "Your Majesty, you don't think that there will be no extraordinary people in the history of the Celestial Empire for thousands of years~"
Pumibeng was silent. He knew that he couldn't change the old monk's mind.
Although the old monk in front of him looked kind, he was not a pushover. Since he had said no, it was useless to nag him. He could only ask for the next best thing: "In that case, can you ask the divine master to help me eliminate the rebellion of the Progressive Party?"
The old monk still shook his head: "Your Majesty, the war is dangerous and the situation is turbulent. This is beyond the ability of the old monk. Your Majesty, please change your request~"
Pumibeng had no choice but to ask for the next best thing: "Please ask the divine master to help me get rid of Tanong. This person violated the principles of a soldier and violated the oath to protect the country and the royal family. Please do not refuse the divine master. Absolutely. "
This time the old monk bowed slightly and said lightly: "This is OK, but your majesty should know what the price is for using the art of summoning spirits."
Phumi Bong's face was moved for a moment, and then he said in a deep voice: "Thirty boys and thirty girls can be sacrificed."
The old monk still had a kind face, raised his palms in front of his chest, and bowed slightly: "Buddha has mercy~" as if it was not a life, but just a meaningless number: "In this case, I am willing to share your majesty's worries."
Phumi Bong breathed a sigh of relief, nodded in return, and turned to leave.
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The next morning, the morning glow was particularly gorgeous, and the sea breeze blowing from the Gulf of Siam was damp and fishy.
There was a sudden commotion in the suburban Sukha military camp. Hison's secretary Yingnadu was pale and stood in Hison's bedroom.
On the bed next to him, several military doctors in white coats were checking, all with solemn faces.
On the bed, Hison's body was stiff, his eyes were bulging, his expression was hideous, and before he died, he seemed to have seen something that frightened him.
At this time, a large group of officers rushed in from outside.
The leader was a short, fat, bald old man, the second most important figure in the military after Tanong, Munaduo.
When Tanong was still alive, he suppressed Munaduo tightly. Now that Tanong was dead, the faction was leaderless. Others had no qualifications or strength to suppress Munaduo, so they let him lead people into the house and saw the body on the bed with extremely complicated expressions.
He was surprised at first, then gloomy, and his eyes rolled around.
Just an hour ago, the king's secret envoy found him, hoping that he would replace Tanong and become the new military chief.
Munaduo certainly did not agree. One of his shortcomings was greed for money. He was not greedy for power. He believed that money was everything and it was wealth that could be passed on to future generations.
No matter how powerful the power is, it is difficult for him to pass it on, and it is not stable.
Just like what happened to the Grit Sauce Army back then, it wasn't like they were dead.
Although Thanong is powerful now, he will not be able to pass on his power when he dies.
So he chose money, and power was just a tool and way for him to obtain money. He never thought about competing with Tanong for power. Even the second-in-command, unknowingly, when everyone else was gone, he became Number two.
It was this mentality that allowed him to stay peacefully under Tanong for so many years.
This mentality also creates another advantage of Muna, which is self-awareness.
As long as Thanon was still there, he would not have any thoughts, so when faced with Pumi Bang's envoy, he refused without hesitation.
However, the emissary told him firmly that Thanon was dead.
Of course Munado didn't believe it and thought he was joking.
The emissary asked him to come to the Sokha military camp in two hours and see for himself.
Munado didn't believe it at first, but at his level, he knew that the royal family had some inhumane methods, especially the head-lowering technique, which could kill people invisible.
With some suspicion, Munado waited for two hours to come over, and Thanong was actually dead!
Seeing this result, Munado couldn't help but his heart beat faster, and he turned around and left completely ignoring the situation at the scene.
All these reactions of his were seen by Tanong's secretary, Innadu.
Ying Nadu couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and she felt even worse.
He is the most confidant around Tanong. Others can change their families after Tanong's death, but he cannot.
No matter who comes to power in the end, they will definitely clean him out, because he has learned too much from following him over the years, and his successors will not leave him as a factor of uncertainty.
If he wants to live, he must find a way to save himself.
Ying Nadu was panicking. There was only one thought in his mind, and he had to find a way as soon as possible.
Otherwise, he would definitely be doomed, and his family would even be implicated. Thinking of his beautiful wife and two children, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.
He thought first of the king, and if there was anyone in Siam who could save him, it would be the king.
But in an instant he denied it. Why did the king save him? What value did he have, worthy of the king's action?
The more nervous Yinadu becomes, the calmer he becomes. He knows that he must not make a wrong step at this time.
Over the years, he has become very clear about what kind of person the king is. He appears to be gentle and kind, but in fact he is ruthless. Even if he promises to protect him, he will abandon him like a pair of worn shoes after using him.
Ying Nadu took a deep breath, and the second person that came to mind was Gu Dan, Thanong's eldest son.
Following Thanong, he had a lot of contact with Gu Dan and knew many unknown situations. He even knew the eldest son better than Thanong himself.
Now that Tanong died suddenly, Ying Nadu thought that he and Gu Dan were the most natural allies.
In the future, whether it is Munado or someone else, as long as they want to take over the power, they must eliminate Ta Nong's influence.
Ying Nadu and Gu Dan are both targets that must be suppressed and eliminated.
The problem is that Gu Dan is not in Bangkok now. Gu Dan was sent to Kuching by Thanon two days ago to meet Du Fei.
Ying Nadu was secretly anxious, thinking calmly, he felt that Gu Dan was the only hope and must contact him as soon as possible.
And he can't act rashly here, as his identity is very sensitive.
At this time, anyone who was interested in Tanong's position would keep an eye on him as his secretary.
Any movement in Yinadu will attract the attention of many people, especially Munado.
Now that Tha Nong has just died, everyone is caught off guard. The most important thing for Munado is to win more support and get enough chips to become Tha Nong's successor.
Yingnadu excused himself to go to the toilet and left Thanon's bedroom.
Amidst the sound of urinating, a young captain walked in from outside. He saw Yinadu nodding to say hello and unbuttoning his belt as if nothing had happened.
After peeing, Ying Nadu whispered while fastening his pants: "Find a way to rent a plane to Kuching, find Mr. Gu Dan, explain the situation here, and ask him to come back quickly to take charge of the overall situation. If it is late, it will be too late."
The captain nodded calmly and left quickly after Ying Nadu went out.
Innadu served as Thanon's secretary for seven or eight years. He was very powerful when Thanon was alive, and naturally he had some people under his command.
It's just a matter of life and death, and he doesn't trust ordinary people.
This captain has another identity, that is, his brother-in-law, that is, his brother-in-law.
But in the military camp, few people knew about this relationship, and Yingnadu never revealed it.
In addition, this brother-in-law has a special background and did not grow up at home.
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At the same time, Munado met the king's emissary again soon after leaving the Sokha military camp to convey Pumi Beng's will.
The conditions are also very simple. If they both cooperate, the king will make a clear decree and let Munado take over Thanon's position and power in view of the current situation.
Although in principle, Siam is a constitutional monarchy, the king does not have the right to directly appoint ministers.
But now, under special circumstances, and Munado is already a veteran of the military, it is not too outrageous to replace Thanon. Coupled with the king's prestige and blessing, it can be accepted by all parties.
Of course, the name of the king is not in vain.
In exchange, Munado, who controls the military government, must immediately send troops to clear out the guerrillas in the north.
Munado was a little surprised. When he met the king's emissary before, he thought that Pumi Beng would take this opportunity to defeat the military first.
I didn't expect that in Pumibong's eyes, the guerrillas of the Progressive Party were the biggest threat.
In this regard, Munaduo and Pumibong were completely out of sync. In Munaduo's view, those guerrillas were just a mob, not a big threat at all.
Now that He Nong died suddenly, it was the king's opportunity to seize military power. Even if he sent someone to contact him this time, it was to provoke infighting in the military and finally reap the benefits.
In this regard, Munaduo also suffered from the information gap.
He didn't know that what Pumibong was really afraid of was not the guerrillas, but Du Fei who was behind the scenes.
Although Du Fei had promised Bushi before that he would not touch an inch of Siamese land, Pumibong didn't know~
What His Majesty feared most was that the guerrillas of the Progressive Party were only the vanguard. If left alone, Le Yuanchao in the northwest and Du Fei in the south would attack from both north and south.
At that time, Malaysia would definitely pounce on it and take a bite, and it would become a wall falling and everyone pushing.
But Pumibong was too impatient. He asked someone to find Munaduo in advance to warn him not to learn from Tanong.
But Munaduo and Tanong were not of the same character at all.
Munaduo was not so brave. Knowing that Tanong was killed by the royal family made him feel cold.
He had just seen the tragic death of Tanong with his own eyes, and there was still a look of pain and despair in his eyes.
As early as that year, the royal family and the military had an agreement that the royal family could not use the spirit technique against the senior military officials, otherwise the military would use the most intense means to retaliate indiscriminately.
Since 1932, both parties have been abiding by this agreement. Unexpectedly, Pumibong openly violated it.
In addition to fear, Munaduo also had the intention to kill for a moment.
After all, he was born into a gun family, but this killing intention was not because of Tanong, but because it endangered himself.
Pumibong broke the convention this time, and the senior military officials will lose their security.
Faced with that kind of evil spirit technique, most of these senior officials are ordinary people and have no way to avoid it.
The masters in the army are good at direct fighting. Although they are not afraid of this kind of magic, it is difficult to guard against it.
What should we do now?
Munaduo faces a choice, whether to accept the olive branch thrown by Pumibang and gain greater power, or to expose the king and stick to the agreement.
The former will gain power, but will acquiesce to the king's violation of the agreement, which means that Pumibang can use the same means to deal with him in the future.
The latter will completely break the existing situation and trigger a conflict between the military and the royal family.
However, at this moment, the king's envoy handed over a note with a smile.
Munaduo saw it, his pupils contracted instantly, and his heartbeat accelerated.
It was a bearer deposit certificate of one million US dollars. Munaduo was very familiar with this kind of deposit certificate. It was a Swiss bank he often visited.
The envoy said slowly: "General, His Majesty said that there will be another one after the matter is done."
If Munaduo has any weaknesses, it must be greed.
Munaduo doesn't care much about power and beauty, and only has an almost morbid desire for money.
This is not a secret in itself. Pumibang grasped this point and played a trump card at the critical moment.
Munaduo reached out for the deposit certificate and made a decision in his heart. Nothing else mattered at this time. The one million US dollars was the real thing.
"Please convey my respect to His Majesty the King when you go back." Munaduo put away the deposit certificate and said with a smile: "Everything will be as he wishes."
The envoy's eyes flashed with a trace of imperceptible contempt, and he looked down on Munaduo's performance from the bottom of his heart.
But it was only a moment, and he covered it up and nodded and said: "General, rest assured, I will bring all your respect."
After reaching an agreement, the envoy did not say anything else. He did not need to teach Munaduo how to do it specifically.
Until the man left, the smile on Munaduo's face faded, and he reached out to take out the deposit certificate of one million US dollars from his pocket, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
He was indeed greedy for money, but he would not ignore it for one million US dollars.
Even if it doubled after the matter was done, it would only be two million US dollars.
His behavior just now was a kind of protective color, a fool who is greedy for money.
In addition, two million US dollars is not a small amount even for Pu Mi Bong.
Since the other party can take it out, it is a kind of determination.
If he doesn't accept it, it will be a punishment.
Pu Mi Bong even killed Tanong, which shows how much determination and bargaining chips he has made. It is impossible to be stuck with him at this point.
Munaduo sighed, put away the deposit slip, and then cheered up.
Since he has received the money, he must do it. He immediately organized his own people and prepared to control Bangkok.
At the same time, he surrounded Tanong's old nest, Suka Military Camp.
Munaduo knew that he had to be fast and take control of the overall situation before the other party recovered from Tanong's death.
Tanong's power is far stronger than his. Even if Tanong died, the factions below would split, and the factions that split out would still be stronger than him.
Moreover, with Pu Mi Bong's means, it is impossible to bet only on him. There must be other candidates.
If he is too slow and someone takes the lead, it will be the worst result.
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On the other side, in the Sokha military camp, Inadu had already discovered that someone was secretly watching him.
Fortunately, he made arrangements immediately. Now all he needed to do was wait for Gu Dan's response, and on the other hand, secretly get his family out of Bangkok.
In the afternoon, the Sokha military camp fell into an eerie silence.
From the chaos of sudden discovery of Thanon's death in the morning, to now everyone is thinking about the future.
Some people are secretly collaborating, some are weighing the pros and cons, and some are ambitious.
In Inado's office, a young and beautiful female officer knocked on the door and came in, followed by two military police.
"General Wenner invites you to come over for a meeting." The female officer said seriously.
"Okay~" Ying Nadu nodded calmly.
Winner is a powerful force under Thanong and is considered by many to be Thanong's future successor.
As soon as Yingnadu arrived at the door, he slapped his forehead as if he had a sudden realization: "Sorry, I just have something to give to General Winner."
The two military police officers frowned, and the female officer made a gesture of invitation and walked in with Yinadu.
They left the door open, and the two gendarmes hesitated but did not follow.
Although Tanong died, they were still a little afraid of Ying Nadu as secretary.
No one can say what will happen next.
However, just when he came to the desk and bent down to open the drawer, Yinadu heard the female officer whisper: "Minadu has surrendered to the king and is preparing to raid the military camp early tomorrow morning. Find a way to leave."
The woman spoke very quickly and immediately turned sideways as if nothing happened.
Yingnadu pursed her lips and smiled on her face, but she was even more anxious in her heart.
He just asked his brother-in-law to go to Kuching a few hours ago. The fastest flight would take two or three hours.
Can I see Gu Dan? Can Gu Dan do anything?
Even if there is a way, how long will it take to come back?
There are only seventeen hours left until tomorrow morning.
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