Pang Jindong nodded: "Then I'll go down first!"

Pang Tianpet pointed to Ah Meng on the ground and asked Pang Wenlan, "What should I do with this kid?"

"What to do?!" Pang Tianpet waved his hand and said with a little impatience: "Since Jindong already knows what happened, he is useless, and it is an eyesore!"

As soon as Pang Jindong heard this, he knew that it was to testify in front of him, so that Ah Meng could live to this time, otherwise he would have been executed a long time ago.

Pang Jindong originally wanted to intercede for Ah Meng and save his life, but when he saw his tragic situation, he swallowed the words again.

For the current Ah Meng, death is not a relief, but it is even more painful to continue to live.

Just after Pang Jindong walked out with a heavy heart, a crisp gunshot rang out from the tent, announcing the end of Ah Meng's life.

Seeing Pang Jindong bowing his head and being silent, Yang Jiawei, who was accompanying him, thought that Pang Jindong was worried about what Pang Tianzhong had just said, so he immediately explained: "Don't listen to what your uncle says, if you don't have the ability, you are not worthy of being a member of the Pang family, that is to motivate you to make progress! In fact, when you ambushed the MD government army, your fourth grandfather sent the first battalion to hide next to it, and once you missed, you will immediately go to reinforcements, and your safety is absolutely guaranteed! I can't know this matter best, because I was the one in charge of the command at that time! However, your fourth grandfather and uncle really want to take this opportunity to test your abilities!"

Yang Jiawei's words illustrate one thing - the elite first battalion has been secretly following behind the Blood Lion Legion, and being stationed along the Nu River is just a pretense, and their real mission is to support Pang Jindong in the battle.

As for why Pang Wenlan did not directly give an order, but made such an arrangement, Pang Jindong could somewhat guess the reason, that is, his uncle wanted to give himself a chance to express himself.

It can be seen from many signs now that Pang Wenlan has really planned to hand over many things to Pang Jindong after some overt or covert investigations.

In other words, Pang Wenlan wanted Pang Jindong to join the Kokang Republican Army directly or indirectly.

The ensuing problem is that Pang Jindong must show sufficient ability and strength so that the ordinary officers and soldiers of the Kokang Republican Army and even the elders can respect and obey.

And if Pang Jindong won with the help of Pang Wenlan, there was obviously not enough support for Pang Jindong to establish his prestige.

Whether it is from the perspective of the family, or considering these compatriots who are living hard in a foreign land, Pang Jindong is very willing to do something.

However, Pang Jindong didn't think about these at the moment, but just responded to Yang Jiawei absentmindedly: "Yes......."

Yang Jiawei said: "What's more, I know you relatively well, knowing your ability, this battle is just a piece of cake!"

"Oh!" Pang Jindong nodded slightly.

Seeing Pang Jindong's attitude, Yang Jiawei found that he would be wrong, and Pang Jindong's dullness had another reason: "What are you thinking!"

"It's nothing...... Pang Jindong sighed and said helplessly: "It's just that I never thought that family affection would become like this!"

"For many people, family affection is not as valuable as you think!" Yang Jiawei looked disapproving, snorted lightly, and continued: "Actually, the Third Young Master and the Fourth Young Master have always wanted to seize the position of commander-in-chief, and General Pang has long seen it! But because he is his own son, he always wants to give them a chance, but he didn't expect them to do such a big thing this time!"

Pang Jindong asked tentatively: "Did the fourth grandfather secretly detain Ah Meng and then torture him to make a confession?"

"That's right! Although the third young master is very uneasy and keeps sending people to find out about Ah Meng's situation, General Pang is very secretive, and only a few people know the specific detention location! Even if the third young master wants to send someone to kill him, he can't find any chance!" Yang Jiawei nodded and admitted calmly: "As a result, not only did I know who the real murderer was, but I also made an unexpected discovery!"

"The third and fourth uncles colluded with the MD government army?"

"That's right!" When Yang Jiawei said this, his feelings began to look a little heavy: "General Pang is extremely strict in enforcing military law, and he also attaches great importance to family affection! Therefore, the two of them are sure that as long as Pang Tianpet's crime of trying to murder you is confirmed, even though General Pang appreciates the eldest young master very much, he will definitely be executed! The second young master has always been indifferent and has no quarrel with the world, as long as the eldest young master dies, the position of commander-in-chief of the resolute republican army will inevitably fall to the head of the third young master Pang Tianxiao!"

"But according to my observation, the fourth grandfather is a very traditional person, and the big and small affairs in the family have always been very clear about the respect and inferiority of the elder and the young! And from ancient times to the present, abolishing the elder and the younger is the way to take chaos! Even if the second uncle is indifferent, the fourth grandfather is likely to force him to pick up this burden!"

"What you said is very reasonable, the third young master and the fourth young master have also considered this possibility! Therefore, they have also prepared another set of plans...... Yang Jiawei looked around, noticed that there was no one else beside him, and then lowered his voice and said: "That is to lead the MD government army to attack the mountain! The Burmese officers and soldiers in our team have always obeyed the orders of the third and fourth young masters, and they have long been bribed in this matter!" As soon as the MD government army comes, they will make a gap in their own defense line and let the MD government army take Changqing Mountain directly!"

"But what good are they doing in doing so?"

"There are a lot of benefits! Because Ah Meng is a close confidant of the third young master, he knows these things well!" Yang Jiawei's voice was still low, and the corner of his eyes looked around from time to time: "The MD government army has already agreed, as long as it can take Changqing Mountain, it is guaranteed that the third young master will become the commander-in-chief of the Kokang Republican Army! and will also support the third young master to seize the Kokang region, and even the entire Shan State! When the time comes, the third young master will be the chairman of the Shan Special Administrative Region, and the fourth young master will be the vice chairman!" The two of them became the soil emperor who occupied one side, although they were puppets manipulated by the MD government!"

When Yang Jiawei said this, Pang Jindong's previous question was basically answered: "So the fourth grandfather will plan and simply hit and deploy the Burmese soldiers to the flank, give them the opportunity to bring in the MD government army, and give up Changqing Mountain! Then concentrate on cutting off their supply lines and trapping them in the mountains!"

Yang Jiawei stroked his palms and laughed, and his voice inadvertently raised a lot: "You are really shrewd!"

"But I still don't understand, how did the third and fourth uncles collude with the MD government army?"

Yang Jiawei looked around again, making sure that no one noticed his side, and then told Pang Jindong something.

It turned out that Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao's mother belonged to a very large family and was very influential among the Burmese people.

Many high-ranking officials in the MD government have some relationship with him, and even came from this family.

When Pang Wenlan married their mother, he figured out that Guò's marriage would win the support of the local Burmese people, even if only partially, and then try to get the MD government to acquiesce to his survival.

Looking back on this incident now, it is safe to say that it was a very correct decision, but it also leaves hidden dangers today.

Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao used their mother's family connections to win over Burmese soldiers in the Kokang Republican Army, and they have always maintained secret contacts with the MD government.

Yang Jiawei concluded: "In fact, the reason why the third young master and the fourth young master were able to do this is also because they identify more with the Burmese people, have no feelings for the Kokang people, and lack recognition of our ideas! They have both Chinese and Burmese ancestry, but in them, the Burmese are the dominant genes!"

"Maybe what Ah Meng said is lying!" Pang Jindong sighed and continued: "Until we have more sufficient evidence, don't take it lightly to conclude that the third and fourth uncles are guilty!"

"What kind of evidence do you want?" Yang Jiawei snorted lightly and said dissatisfiedly: "General Pang formulated such a plan, in fact, he couldn't believe Ah Meng's words, and gave the third young master and the fourth young master a chance! So after the main force quietly withdrew from Changqing Mountain, we have been secretly observing what the two of them have done! If they hadn't betrayed the Kokang Republican Army, we would have quietly gone back when the time came, and everyone would have been okay with each other! But they really let the MD government army in!"

"Where are the third and fourth uncles now?"

"In Changqing Mountain, with the MD government army!"

Pang Jindong's last glimmer of hope for family affection was shattered, and he was unwilling to continue to dwell on this issue, so he changed the topic and said, "Since my uncle has made such a plan, why don't you tell me in advance?"

"Don't think that General Pang doesn't trust you!" Yang Jiawei was worried that Pang Jindong would misunderstand, so he waved his hand and hurriedly explained: "I'm just worried that your subordinates are too talkative! In fact, the only people who completely grasped this plan from the beginning were General Pang and me! All the officers and men of the Kokang Republican Army did not understand it, and they temporarily received an order to transfer!"

Yang Jiawei's explanation is completely defensible, if the plan is inadvertently leaked, and Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao do not defect, then it will inevitably cause discord within the Kokang Republican Army.

Pang Jindong looked at Yang Jiawei and teased: "Because my subordinates are too talkative, that's why you let people take me around in circles!"

"Hehe!" Yang Jiawei scratched his head, laughed dryly and said, "This is because I am worried that you will immediately go to Changqing Mountain for reinforcements, so I delayed for a while, and then I will join us to fight back to Changqing Mountain!"

"Speaking of counterattacking Changqing Mountain...... Pang Jindong frowned slightly, and expressed his doubts: "I have observed the terrain of Changqing Mountain, where it is easy to defend and difficult to attack! We have no air power to cooperate, and we lack heavy weapons, so we can only carry out a long-term siege! But the MD government army will send reinforcements, and we will inevitably be at a disadvantage in numbers, not to mention that we don't know how many enemies there are in Changqing Mountain!"

"You are very thoughtful!" Yang Jiawei nodded, and told Pang Jindong: "The commander of the MD government army in the Kokang area is called Tonglai, and he obviously doesn't trust your third and fourth uncles very much, so he didn't send the main force, but only transferred a battalion to carry out a tentative attack, and we are completely sure to defeat them! Although Tonglai's reinforcements are already on the way, Changqingshan is after all a base that we have been operating for decades, and there is no more suitable place to compete with the MD government army!" So we must take it back as much as we can, and then defend against the risk!"

"Do you have a specific plan?"

"General Pang has not been idle in the past few decades in Changqing Mountain, and has built a large number of fortifications and underground passages......"

"I already know this!"

"But you don't know how far these fortifications and underground passages have been built!" Yang Jiawei looked around again, and then said in a low voice: "In fact, the entire Changqing Mountain is empty!"

Pang Jindong was stunned: "Really?"

Although the scale of Changqing Mountain is not small, it is not impossible to turn the entire mountain into a huge fortress, and Pang Wenlan has been doing this for decades in the past.

Pang Jindong was surprised that he couldn't see it from the outside.

Many people think that building underground fortifications is very simple, thinking that it is just digging some tunnels, but in fact, there are many technical problems in the details.

For example, people exhale a large amount of carbon dioxide, and the underground fortifications are a closed environment, and carbon dioxide can easily accumulate to a certain concentration, suffocating everyone inside.

In order to expel this carbon dioxide, it must have vents and it must be large enough for sufficient gas exchange with the outside world.

People need food and drink in their lives, and in underground fortifications, how to deal with the smoke generated by cooking is a big problem.

Of course, it can be discharged through the guò vent, but in a place like Changqing Mountain, which is inaccessible, has few traces of modern civilization, and is completely natural, a puff of cooking smoke will be easily observed, even if it is extremely slight.

Underground fortifications must have a window of fire for the exchange of fire with the attacking enemy. With the scale of Changqing Mountain, there must be a lot of firepower windows, but Pang Jindong didn't even find one.

In addition, such a large-scale project will inevitably leave many traces of construction, and Pang Jindong has only seen the original ecological scenery everywhere in these days in Changqing Mountain.

Yang Jiawei told Pang Jindong that Changqing Mountain was not only a fortress, but also an underground city, with complete living facilities and sufficient reserves of food, ammunition and other supplies.

When necessary, the entire Kokang Republican Army will hold out for a year and a half, and it will definitely not be a problem.

Pang Jindong nodded with emotion: "Uncle Zu is amazing!"

Yang Jiawei thought that Pang Jindong didn't believe it, and hurriedly promised: "After recapturing Changqing Mountain, I will take you to have a good visit!"