Chapter 44: Thoughts
Pang Jindong didn't know about these things that others were strange about, and he calculated the account in his heart at this time.
The army of the Kokang SAR government, also known as the Kokang National ** Alliance Army, has at least more than 2,000 standing soldiers without taking into account the reserves.
The Kokang Republican Army had more than 1,000 men, and the total loss of nearly 300 men in the two days of clashes was that even if the entire 206th Regiment surrendered, it would only bring more than 1,000 sick men.
Coupled with Pang Jindong's own Blood Lion Legion, it can barely reach 2,000 people, which is just equal to the Kokang National ** Alliance.
It's a delicate balance of power, and even the smallest chip can destroy it, and the Kokang National ** Alliance has a big stake, which is the MD government army.
Not to mention the entirety of the MD government army, even if the 77th Division is fully mobilized, it can cause a catastrophe to the Kokang Republican Army.
Taking a step back, even if the Allies are not fighting against the Kokang Republican Army, the MD government forces are already de facto at war with the Kokang Republican Army.
The MD government army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and in the face of such a disparity in power, it is impossible for any outstanding military strategist to create a miracle, and Pang Jindong does not consider himself an outstanding military strategist.
In other words, the Kokang Republican Army was facing a war with no hope of victory, and Pang Jindong immediately felt hopeless when he thought of this.
Over the years, the uncle has struggled to survive in the clash of various forces, and now relies on the ceasefire agreement, which can also maintain stability for the time being.
However, after his arrival, he completely destroyed this situation, which made Pang Jindong feel a little guilty.
"Jindong, we have lost a lot of people in the past two days, and we will add a lot of people in the future, so the establishment is a little chaotic now, and it should be readjusted, and this work will be done by you. Pang Wenlan was commanding, but found that Pang Jindong's eyes were a little divergent, as if he was thinking about things, so he asked strangely: "What are you thinking?"
"Oh, it's nothing......" Pang Jindong came back from his thoughts and replied, "I'm thinking about how to deal with the allies!"
"Don't worry about this matter......" Pang Wenlan waved his hand and didn't say anything more.
At the same time, in the SAR Government.
"I, as the Chairman of the MD Shan State Special Region 1 and the Commander-in-Chief of the Kokang National ** Allied Army, now officially declare that the Allied Forces are now crusading against the Kokang Republican Army, the armed Kokang Republican Army led by Pang Boon Lan, has brazenly torn up the ceasefire agreement and undermined the peace, stability and prosperity of the Kokang region. Peng Renhao took a deep breath and slowly continued: "Now that the big war is imminent, I hope that everyone here can unite sincerely and must completely eradicate this armed force in this troubled and courageous region." ”
Peng Renhao's audience was full of officials from the SAR government and the Allied Forces, and when he said this, the Allied forces had already arrived on the outskirts of Changqing Mountain, and Pang Wenlan had unequivocally rejected the ultimatum.
Although it was said that this battle would be fought sooner or later, Peng Renhao did not consult with anyone, and sent troops first and then announced it to everyone, which made the people present feel very uncomfortable.
After Peng Renhao finished all his words, someone finally couldn't hold it back: "Chairman, your evaluation of the Kokang Republican Army doesn't seem to be right......, right?"
The image of the Kokang Republican Army in the minds of the Kokang people has always been very good, and unlike those armed forces that do not know what they should do and go around cobbling together a rabble, the Kokang Republican Army has strict military discipline and clear strategic goals.
Despite being essentially a *** armed force, the Kokang Republican Army did not cause damage to the "peace and stability dìng", at least much less than the losses caused by other armed forces.
Therefore, Peng Renhao's statement is not tenable at all, not only other people are not convinced, but even he himself feels that he should defend himself: "What we need to discuss now is not what the Kokang Republican Army has done in the past, but that they have brazenly launched an attack on the MD government forces and tore up the ceasefire agreement with actual actions!" After a pause, Peng Renhao changed his serious tone and continued: " We all know that this peace agreement was signed with tremendous painstaking efforts by the former chairman of the SAR and was also exchanged for tremendous sacrifices by the soldiers of the allied forces, but now it has been sabotaged by Pang Wenlan! I believe that everyone should still have the impression that the melee between various armed forces in those years caused great damage to the Kokang region and how much loss the people's lives and property suffered, and what Pang Wenlan did was in fact to let the Kokang people return to their former life.
Peng Renhao obviously wanted to appear indignant in order to make himself more persuasive, but to no avail.
Except for a few of his cronies, the rest of them either looked elsewhere in a daze, or whispered to each other in private.
The first half of this statement is true, it was the founders of the Allied forces who signed a peace agreement with the MD government that put an end to the war.
A highly autonomous SAR government was then established, and drugs were completely banned in the SAR.
As a result, the Allied forces became the first armed forces to reconcile with the MD government, and the Kokang SAR became a model, prompting other armed forces to follow in their footsteps.
As for the second half, it is very problematic, because this peace agreement was signed between the Allied forces and the MD government, and has nothing to do with the Kokang Republican Army at all.
Pang Wenlan himself did not exert any influence on the peace agreement, let alone sign it.
However, despite this, it cannot be said in the open, otherwise it will be burdened with sympathy for the rebels and sabotage the peace process, so most people can only remain silent.
Anywhere, at any time, and among some people in this world, there will never be a shortage of sycophants, not to mention that Peng Renhao has also cultivated a lot of cronies for himself.
As soon as his voice fell, someone on the other side nodded vigorously and agreed: "What the chairman said is right!"
"In that case, let's all go back and make preparations......" Peng Renhao looked at his watch, and then decisively ordered: "Attack in two hours!" Peng Renhao looked at the deputy commander-in-chief of the Allied Army who was sitting next to him, and ordered in a low voice: "Follow me!"
The deputy commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces was called Shen Peifu, and after hearing this, he followed Peng Renhao and came to the office set up in a temporary tent.
"Sit. Peng Renhao pointed to the chair in front of him, and then sat down in his seat. "When the meeting was held just now, although those guys didn't say anything on the surface, I could see that they were not convinced!" Peng Renhao sighed, expressing not helplessness, but dissatisfaction.
"This is understandable!" Shen Peifu smiled slightly, and said with relief: "After all, I want to start a war with my compatriots, and I will inevitably have pimples in my heart!"
"I don't want to fight with my compatriots, we are brave and have few people, we are alone, and we should unite sincerely in order to survive on this land. But it is inevitable that there will be a black sheep among the compatriots......" Peng Renhao sighed again, looking very regretful: "If you don't get rid of this black sheep, the brave compatriots will suffer even more harm."
"Chairman, are you so sure that Pang Wenlan is the black sheep?!" Shen Peifu stood up, poured Peng Renhao a cup of tea, and then returned to his seat.
Peng Renhao snorted disdainfully: "He is not a Kokang person, what is he? He is a remnant of the defeated army who came to us after losing the battle!"
"I think that after all, the Kokang Republican Army is of the same culture as us, so it doesn't matter whether it should belong to the Kokang people!"
Peng Renhao frowned and asked strangely, "How can you help him speak?"
Shen Peifu laughed dryly twice and explained: "What I said was what many people think, they don't regard Pang Wenlan as a black sheep, so our clean-up operation may make them feel guilty!"
"Who is he not the black sheep? is it, or is it you?" Peng Renhao picked up the teacup and blew on the hot air, and after taking a sip, he made a sad look and said: "What the most Kokang compatriots need now is a peaceful and stable life, but Pang Wenlan has no knowledge of current affairs, and blindly pursuing the goal of Kokang independence is not only out of place, but also delusional at all. ”
"It can't be said to be wishful thinking...... Shen Peifu secretly observed Peng Renhao from the corner of his eye, and continued tentatively: "At least here in Changqing Mountain, isn't he making it an independent small kingdom!"
"That's because the MD government doesn't have the same knowledge as him, and it's also because we are tolerant! If the MD government or we don't plan to leave Changqing Mountain to him to live in, we can take it back at any time! If you want to kill him, it's not like pinching an ant to death!" Peng Renhao took another sip of tea, and the pain just now turned into a face full of disdain: "Besides, Pang Wenlan will be able to show off his martial arts in Changqing Mountain, and it won't be his turn to be like this when he goes out of here! The huge MD, hundreds of thousands of government troops, can he still make him turn the sky upside down?"
Peng Renhao likes to speak at length, and this passage is an example, although he has said a lot, there is actually only one core content, that is, he does not take Pang Wenlan in his eyes at all.
Peng Renhao is a layman to the military at all, although he is nominally the commander-in-chief of the Allied Army, but only as a symbol, and the daily affairs of the Allied Army are in charge of this deputy commander Shen Peifu.
Peng Renhao didn't realize that Changqing Mountain was easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the Kokang Republican Army was determined to defend it, not to mention the 2,000 people of the Allied Army, even if it used 20,000 people, I am afraid that it would not be able to attack it after many years.
The best and only tactic at the moment is to besiege for a long time and completely cut off the material supply of the Kokang Republican Army.
Shen Peifu looked at it like this: "If we besiege but not attack, as long as we have enough patience, the Kokang Republican Army will definitely be finished." Although it takes a little longer, it is the least labor-saving, and there is no need to sacrifice a single soldier. ”
"Hey......" Peng Renhao fiddled with the teacup in front of him, and was silent for a long time before he told Shen Peifu the truth: "Whether it is a direct attack or a long-term siege, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, I don't want to embarrass the Republican Army! Although I hate Pang Wenlan and those remnants of the defeated generals, there are many compatriots and villagers on this mountain after all! But the MD government is now vowing to wipe them out, and it will take the shortest time, what can I do?! If you want to blame Pang Wenlan, you can't blame Pang Wenlan for not knowing the current affairs and provoking the MD government army, which brought disaster to himself!"
"I think that although the Kokang IRA is against the MD government, it has not done anything wrong since the ceasefire was signed. I did some research on how they killed the MD soldiers in the bazaar, and I am afraid that the real situation is not that they took the initiative to provoke the MD soldiers, but that the MD soldiers insulted a woman and provoked them to do such a thing. Shen Peifu took a deep breath and said cautiously: "For a period of time, MD soldiers have appeared everywhere in the Kokang Special Administrative Region, deliberately causing trouble! I think they may want to cause a conflict, and then use this as an excuse to attack the Special Administrative Region! If it is not for the Kokang Republican Army, it may also be encountered by others!"
The information provided by Shen Peifu not only did not change Peng Renhao's opinion, but also reminded him of one thing: "I heard that a few days ago, a group of people came to Changqing Mountain, about two or three hundred, all from Huaxia. They seem to be the ones who killed people in the bazaar, have you investigated these?"
"I have investigated, but there is no more detailed information, it should be a mercenary recruited by Pang Wenlan from Huaxia. Shen Peifu didn't want to get entangled in this matter, so he immediately diverted the topic: "Since the MD government can't tolerate the Kokang Republican Army, it should let the MD government send troops on its own!"