pertwk Chapter 227
Chapter 227
: Small moves in the Kingdom of Siam
The three provinces and states in the southeastern region of Myanmar all border the Kingdom of Siam and are connected to each other by many road lines.
As the second largest port city in Myanmar, Mawlamyine also has a road directly connected to the Kingdom of Siam, and has various commercial and trade exchanges with the Kingdom of Siam.
The border town on this highway is the famous Myawaddy.
Referring to the support materials from the Kingdom of Siam, Lakeby said: “Siam has provided some light weapons and equipment, which is enough for us to form two infantry divisions. They are the air defense weapons that we urgently need. They do not intend to sell them. At most, they are willing to sell them. Some anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns.”
When Waylon evacuated from Ayeyarwaddy and Yangon Provinces, he plundered the local government’s grain warehouses and transported a lot of grain to Mawlamyine. Moreover, it was just past the rice harvesting season. As a tropical area, they did not Lack of food.
And they also used this food to trade with the Kingdom of Siam on April 10 in exchange for weapons, equipment and war supplies.
The price of this emergency sale was much lower than the market price, and Lake wanted arms more than they did, so he could only make deals with the Siamese military.
The Siamese military is also willing to trade some inventory for grain, then package it into Siamese rice and sell it to the grain trading market in Southeast Asia in exchange for money.
But Waylon, who had fought against the Legion, knew how advanced the Legion’s weapons and equipment were, how brave the Legion’s soldiers were, and how the Legion’s air force was always a black cloud above their heads.
Without a way to limit the legion’s air force, the winning rate in this battle would not exceed 40%.
So after hearing that the Kingdom of Siam was unwilling to provide more advanced air defense weapons, Waylon also fell silent.
At another time, Mo Ang’s convoy had returned to the port and boarded the Motama integrated landing ship.
The sailors of the Myanmar Navy Fleet returned to their respective posts and began to work.
After a while, the more than 15,000-ton integrated landing ship Motama started to move, slowly left the Mawlamyine naval port, sailed into the Andaman Sea, and joined the main fleet of the Myanmar Navy waiting for them on the sea.
In the command room of the Motama, Mo Ang looked at the fleet on the sea not far away and sighed deeply.
Because the Legion’s long-range missiles attacked the Myanmar military’s air defense system and some important buildings, the eight frigates of the Myanmar Navy now dare not dock at the port and can only float in the Andaman Sea.
Moreover, as the Corps occupied Yangon and Ayeyarwady Provinces, some shipyards, repair yards and naval bases in the two provinces were occupied by the Corps. The Myanmar Navy also has 27 patrol boats that are being repaired or docked. , minesweepers, missile boats and auxiliary warships were captured by the Corps.
Now the Myanmar Navy only has 180 ships of various types.
I don’t know when the days of wandering on the sea like this will end.
At this time, a staff officer found Mo Aung with a document and reported: “Commander! The radar scanned to the south five hundred kilometers away, and a fleet is heading towards us! After radio communication, the other party said it was the Royal Siamese The Second Detachment of the Navy’s Third Fleet, request to meet with you!”
“Siam Fleet?” Mo Ang frowned slightly.
Five hundred kilometers away has exceeded the waters of Myanmar and the southernmost tip of Myanmar’s land territory.
And over there is the territory of the Kingdom of Siam.
The Kingdom of Burma and the Kingdom of Siam were bounded by mountains to divide the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, but the central part of the Malay Peninsula was the territory of the Kingdom of Siam, and the Kingdom of Malay occupied the southern part of the Malay Peninsula.
For this reason, the Royal Siamese Navy is not only active in the Gulf of Siam, but also passes through the Strait of Malacca and enters the Indian Ocean. The first one to bear the brunt is the Andaman Sea connected to the Strait of Malacca.
A few years ago, the Royal Siam Navy Fleet also conducted joint exercises with the Myanmar Navy in the Andaman Sea.
Mo Ang took the document handed over by his staff and looked at it. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Let’s arrange a meeting.”
In the evening, the Myanmar fleet parked on the surface of the Andaman Sea, forming a large maritime formation.
A Bell 212 carrier-based helicopter slowly came from the south of the Andaman Sea.
After the Myanmar naval fleet contacted the helicopter by radio, it released airspace control and allowed the helicopter to slowly enter the core of the Myanmar fleet, the plywood of the integrated landing ship Motama.
The Motama integrated landing ship is equipped with two helicopter landing pads and can carry five ship-based helicopters.
After the helicopter stabilized, a bearded captain of the Royal Siamese Navy and a deputy got off the helicopter.
“General Mo Aung, long time no see.” The bearded colonel stepped forward and extended his hand to Mo Aung.
“Colonel Shachu, long time no see.” Mo Ang also shook hands cordially with the other party.
Both sides carry a translator with them so they can communicate directly.
In the past, Mo Aung, an admiral of the Burmese navy, would not personally greet a Siamese naval colonel.
But now the situation is not good for him. The Burmese navy is not as powerful as the Siamese navy, and he has become a rootless duck. He can only lower his head to personally greet the other party’s envoy.
However, the identity of Colonel Shachu who came for the secret meeting this time was not small. He was the commander of a squadron under the Third Fleet of the Royal Siamese Navy.
The Royal Siam Navy has three main fleets, each of which is more powerful than the Myanmar Navy fleet.
Although Shachu is a colonel, his squadron has one 2,700-ton frigate, two 1,500-ton small frigates, and three patrol ships.
Just such a squadron is already comparable to one-third of the surface ships of the Myanmar Navy.
The group of people came to the meeting room of the Motama, and Mo Ang said straight to the point: “Why do you mean to come here at this time?”
Shachu looked at the conference room with a smile, and then said to Mo Ang: “It seems that the new regime in Naypyitaw has not accepted your naval fleet, and it seems that it is bent on eradicating the prestige of your Mo family in the navy. ”
“It seems that the 2.5 naval generals who follow you are not in the new regime of Naypyitaw.” Shachu looked at the naval generals around Mo Ang again.
Sha Chu’s words are really a bit hurtful. Although the Burmese navy is weak, it is a green water navy and can barely be regarded as a modern navy. However, in the face of Mo Aung’s surrender, the army directly rejected the proposal proposed by Mo Aung and many naval generals. The conditions only allowed Mo Ang and other naval generals to surrender unconditionally.
Not only did Mo Ang not agree to such conditions, but neither did the naval generals.
They have been military leaders for so long and have held power for decades. Suddenly they are asked to give up everything they have and surrender unconditionally. Isn’t this just being slaughtered?
So even though the Myanmar military government no longer exists, the Myanmar navy has not yet collapsed.
Because the legion had no intention of ordering them to peace at all.