Your cxcellency. But actually , I am in charge of the affairs of the kingdom. If I come in person to pay homage to your excellency in Vietnam, Siam will certainly know of it. And the Siamese undoubtedly will behead our parents, our women and our chidren, and will massacre our compatriots.
"Thus, for instance, we dare not use the costumes with dragon insignia and the turbans you have bestowed on us for fear of being killed by the Siamese.
"For the same reason, the correspondence your excellency addressed to us, if unveiled by the Siamese, will create problems [for us].
"Concerning your detachment camping at Tran Ninh, we beg you to withdraw it. For if you stay there, the Siamese will force the king of Vientiane to launch a battle, and that would be disloyal to the court of Vietnam. To keep faith, I have given orders to my delegates to take an oath with your excellency in my personal name.
"As a big-brother countey, may Vietnam demonstrate its fraternal affection for us as in the past and come to our aid for the repatriation of our parents, brothers, wives and children detained in Siam.
. "We beg the great army of Vietnam to come and defeat the Siamese. If it should arrive by the direction of Chau Ba-Dong, it is I, present at Phac-bat, who will go to meet it. If it comes by the direction of Lac Hoan through . . . , it will be received and escorted by the chief of Lac Hoan and Xam-pha-mat. In the direction of Muang . . . Ba-Dong, the escort is confided to Thoc . . . Bon who will organize passage through the Mekong.
. "The movement from Tran Ninh toward Vientiane is, for mercy's sake, to be postponed, since the king of the Kingdom of Vientiane is still there. Should he be pushed by the Siamese to attack you, it would be dishonest to Vietnam.
"The promptest arrival of great army is very desirable. The twelfth lunar month is the most favorable time.
"By written ordinance, you shoud inform me about the date and and directions of the great army's arrival so I can make preparations to receive it.
. "Lao and Siamese can be easily confounded in battle. I ask you to promulgate signals particularly distinct to avoid any trouble . . ."
The royal delegate of the Tay Son answered with a letter to Chao Chiem and the village chiefs of the kingdom of Vientiane, on December 22, 1792:
"Today I charge the commander of Quy Hop, Lang Nhat Hau, to lead thirty pioneers to gather intelligence in the field about the Siamese situation to create a plan of attack. Afterward the great rear-guard will follow them.
"Our resolution is to annihilate the foreign invaders so that the countries of your kingdom can become tranquil, as formerly.
"Once these pioneers have arrived at their destination, take care to feed them correctly.
Therefore, [you should] prepare provisions and money for the great army.
"And then, you will send men to cooperate with Lang Nhat Hau to prepare a path of attack by this way by the back [probably in the direction of Siang Khuang-Vientiane]
"Let's deploy all of your efforts for this challenging campaign, for your native lands to rekindle their fire, and for your hamlets and villages to recover the prosperrity of the time of your ancestore. I have faith and confidence in you," Tran Van Quy (1988), pp 11-12.
. "It is indisputable that Nanthasen asked for Siameae militance. See Gesick (1976), p. 132. Was Nanthasen panicking before an unexpected move by the Tay Son or putting them under pressure by asking for Siamese intervention to chase the Tay Son out of Siang Khuang? It is a cruel irony if Nanthasen was the one arrested by such a Siamese party..
Your cxcellency. But actually , I am in charge of the affairs of the kingdom. If I come in person to pay homage to your excellency in Vietnam, Siam will certainly know of it. And the Siamese undoubtedly will behead our parents, our women and our chidren, and will massacre our compatriots.
"Thus, for instance, we dare not use the costumes with dragon insignia and the turbans you have bestowed on us for fear of being killed by the Siamese.
"For the same reason, the correspondence your excellency addressed to us, if unveiled by the Siamese, will create problems [for us].
"Concerning your detachment camping at Tran Ninh, we beg you to withdraw it. For if you stay there, the Siamese will force the king of Vientiane to launch a battle, and that would be disloyal to the court of Vietnam. To keep faith, I have given orders to my delegates to take an oath with your excellency in my personal name.
"As a big-brother countey, may Vietnam demonstrate its fraternal affection for us as in the past and come to our aid for the repatriation of our parents, brothers, wives and children detained in Siam.
. "We beg the great army of Vietnam to come and defeat the Siamese. If it should arrive by the direction of Chau Ba-Dong, it is I, present at Phac-bat, who will go to meet it. If it comes by the direction of Lac Hoan through . . . , it will be received and escorted by the chief of Lac Hoan and Xam-pha-mat. In the direction of Muang . . . Ba-Dong, the escort is confided to Thoc . . . Bon who will organize passage through the Mekong.
. "The movement from Tran Ninh toward Vientiane is, for mercy's sake, to be postponed, since the king of the Kingdom of Vientiane is still there. Should he be pushed by the Siamese to attack you, it would be dishonest to Vietnam.
"The promptest arrival of great army is very desirable. The twelfth lunar month is the most favorable time.
"By written ordinance, you shoud inform me about the date and and directions of the great army's arrival so I can make preparations to receive it.
. "Lao and Siamese can be easily confounded in battle. I ask you to promulgate signals particularly distinct to avoid any trouble . . ."
The royal delegate of the Tay Son answered with a letter to Chao Chiem and the village chiefs of the kingdom of Vientiane, on December 22, 1792:
"Today I charge the commander of Quy Hop, Lang Nhat Hau, to lead thirty pioneers to gather intelligence in the field about the Siamese situation to create a plan of attack. Afterward the great rear-guard will follow them.
"Our resolution is to annihilate the foreign invaders so that the countries of your kingdom can become tranquil, as formerly.
"Once these pioneers have arrived at their destination, take care to feed them correctly.
Therefore, [you should] prepare provisions and money for the great army.
"And then, you will send men to cooperate with Lang Nhat Hau to prepare a path of attack by this way by the back [probably in the direction of Siang Khuang-Vientiane]
"Let's deploy all of your efforts for this challenging campaign, for your native lands to rekindle their fire, and for your hamlets and villages to recover the prosperrity of the time of your ancestore. I have faith and confidence in you," Tran Van Quy (1988), pp 11-12.
. "It is indisputable that Nanthasen asked for Siameae militance. See Gesick (1976), p. 132. Was Nanthasen panicking before an unexpected move by the Tay Son or putting them under pressure by asking for Siamese intervention to chase the Tay Son out of Siang Khuang? It is a cruel irony if Nanthasen was the one arrested by such a Siamese party..
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