It is conceivable that the selection of a successor will lead to a harsh political struggle, and everyone who is qualified to run for the post is eyeing it, and Senior General Maung Ae is the most qualified of these people.

However, Senior General Maung Aye also has his own problems, one is that his views and positions, as well as his style of acting, have always had many opponents within the MD junta.

The conflict that broke out in the Kokang Special Administrative Region this time caused him a lot of criticism, but because of his obscenity, no one dared to say it publicly;

The second is that the reason why General Maung Ae is in a high position is not so much because of his strength as because of his luck, so he lacks talent and merit to support his position.

Senior General Maung Ae knows very well in his heart, so he must do his best to solve the Kokang Republican Army and create a necessary political achievement for his successor.

General Maung Aye then put the second group of strategic reserves into the battlefield, which had previously been fought by light infantry and mountain divisions, but these units were all heavy forces, equipped with a large number of tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy artillery.

With such a complex topography in the Kokang region, armored vehicles and tanks are not very useful, but heavy artillery is very useful.

In previous battles, the MD government forces were terrified by the valiant Kokang Republican Army (IRA), and now they are pursuing a policy of fire and are pouring a large number of artillery shells at the positions of the Kokang Republican Army.

Before each charge, the road is also cleared with artillery, regardless of whether there is an enemy in front of them.

Since its inception, the MD government army has rarely consumed such large quantities of artillery shells, and the front-line stocks were quickly depleted, but it was very effective.

Wherever the shell went, the earth mixed with sand and grass bark was lifted high and rained back to the ground.

The ground on every battlefield where the two sides fought was turned over in this way.

What was originally in the ground went to the surface, and what was originally in the ground was buried in the ground.

The hastily recruited soldiers of the Kokang Republican Army lacked the necessary battlefield experience and suffered heavy casualties.

All those who were within the force of the shell explosion were killed, and there were no bones left.

Those who were lucky enough not to be hit were buried alive in the earth, and some were unable to avoid the blast wave, and at worst they were killed, or at least they lost a few parts of their bodies.

Batch after batch of troops were withdrawn from the battlefield, and almost no one was left wounded and dejected.

Many people are no longer able to walk at all, and lie on stretchers for others to carry.

Because there were too many wounded to be fully cared for, the lightly injured had to stagger behind the group. Many of them are crippled and covered in bandages.

There are not enough medical facilities in Changqing Mountain, and there is also a lack of experienced and skilled doctors and nurses, and some are only barefoot doctors who are temporarily recruited.

Their method of treating the wounded is simple, even simple and rude, and for those who are more seriously injured, it is usually amputation.

Pang Jindong took a closer look and found that many people could have saved their limbs, but here they can only become crippled.

Because if the limb is not amputated in time, the wound will become infected and fester, gradually spreading throughout the body and becoming life-threatening.

Some of the soldiers who were too badly wounded underwent surgery during the retreat, and due to the lack of anesthetic, heart-rending screams could be heard from time to time.

Aside from these screams, the ranks of the defeated soldiers were lifeless, with little evidence that they were still alive, more like zombies that had just crawled out of their graves.

Seeing the deathly silent team in front of him slowly pass through Guò, Shen Peifu's brows tightened together, and he said sadly: "How can this be......"

Compared with Shen Peifu, Pang Jindong's feelings were calmer, and he thought of a very important question: "All the wounded soldiers must be resettled separately, and don't let them appear in front of residential areas and other troops!"

Shen Peifu looked at Pang Jindong and asked, "Are you worried about affecting the morale of the army?"

"That's right!" Pang Jindong nodded and said without hesitation: "If this situation continues, we don't have to wait for the MD government army to continue the attack, I'm afraid we will have internal strife!"

Shen Peifu knew that what Pang Jindong said was very likely to happen, and there was no problem with the loyalty of the original soldiers of the Kokang Republican Army, but those who had just been recruited were not impossible to mutiny.

The former National Democratic Alliance is more likely to defect to the enemy, while the former Eastern Alliance will regret it, and both will deal a blow to the Kokang Republican Army.

However, at this moment, Shen Peifu couldn't worry so much, and for the first time, he had to realize that the cause he had spent half his life working on might completely fail, and despair occupied his heart for a while.

Shen Pei hoarsely voiced, as if talking to himself, and as if he said to Pang Jindong: "Even if you do this, it's useless, the MD government army will come over sooner or later......"

When Pang Jindong heard this, he hurriedly turned his head to look at Shen Peifu.

After a while, Shen Peifu's brows relaxed, but his expression was very wooden, and he looked ahead with a dull gaze.

Pang Jindong couldn't help but lament in his heart, the most feared situation finally happened.

Pang Jindong has always believed that military defeat is not terrible, but what is terrible is the loss of confidence and fighting spirit, and the most terrible thing is that the leader loses confidence in the future.

Back in the jungles of South America, the Blood Lion Legion was surrounded by an overwhelmingly superior government legion, and the situation was very similar to what it is now.

At that time, pessimism and despair spread among all the mercenaries, and although Pang Jindong was also full of this kind of love in his heart, he insisted on smiling every day and talking with each brother easily.

It was under the leadership of Pang Jindong that the mercenaries got rid of pessimism and despair, and finally broke through successfully.

Pang Jindong sneered and asked Shen Peifu: "How do you know that the MD government army will definitely fight?"

"Don't you see it?" Shen Peifu stared at Pang Jindong as if he was looking at an alien, and asked in disbelief: "How many troops have been disabled? How many troops can we put into the battlefield? Can you conjure up hundreds of thousands of troops out of thin air to fight with the MD government army? Will you scatter beans into soldiers?"

"Of course I won't scatter beans into a soldier!" Pang Jindong shook his head and said slowly: "But I know that maintaining optimism and confidence is more important than anything else, and don't fail lightly until the last moment!"

"The MD government army has now captured a lot of land in the Kokang area, and now you come to sue me, how should I maintain optimism and confidence?" Shen Peifu laughed hoarsely, neither a relaxed laugh nor a mockery of Pang Jindong. The sadness on his face shows that there is no difference between laughing and crying.

"Haven't you yet occupied the entire Kokang region, haven't you yet reached Changqing Mountain!" Pang Jindong's expression was firm, and he replied coldly: "In any war in this world, few victories and defeats are expected! On the contrary, it is often the defeat that should be won, and the victory that should be defeated!"

"You're talking about it lightly, but we should at least see a little hope, where is our hope?" Shen Peifu laughed again, her voice began to become more high-pitched, and her eyes became more confused.

"Hope may be ......"

Pang Jindong originally wanted to sue Shen Peifu, hoping that maybe he would be in the north, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Shen Peifu: "If you fail, you can pat your ass and leave, go back to country Z to be your billionaire, and return to country M to be your mercenary commander-in-chief! But what about us? What should we do? We were born in Changqing Mountain, grew up in Changqing Mountain, and all of us are in Changqing Mountain! Once this place is lost, we don't even have a place to flee, we can only sit and wait for the MD government to cut off our heads!"

"Don't worry......" Pang Jindong patted Shen Peifu on the shoulder, and said in an extremely firm tone: "I will stick with you to the end, if everyone fails, I will definitely not steal life alone!"

"You fart!" Shen Peifu pushed Pang Jindong's arm away, his eyes were bloodshot and he glared at him, and roared at Pang Jindong: "If you are really determined to hold on to us to the end, why don't you transfer your troops in country M, Iraq and Afghanistan?"

When Shen Peifu said this, Pang Jindong did not blame and resent him, but knew that his feelings were a little out of control, and a sense of pity arose.

The leaders of the Kokang IRA are very reasonable, knowing that the nature of the Blood Lion Legion is mercenaries, and the Kokang IRA cannot afford to hire them too much.

Even if Pang Jindong can call the shots alone, others may not be willing to help fight the war for free, not to mention the long distance, with several countries in between, the Blood Lion Legion simply cannot bring weapons to participate in the war.

Pang Jindong was reluctant to explain this issue in detail, but only told Shen Peifu: "Now a group of troops have arrived in Nanhua Huahai, but there is no way to enter the ......."

Shen Peifu interrupted Pang Jindong's words again, and what he said this time was almost unreasonable: "If you have no way, you can find a way!"

Shen Peifu wanted to continue, but was interrupted by a heavy cough.

He looked in the direction where the voice came from and found Pang Wenlan standing there with a stern expression.

Just now, he was just arguing with Pang Jindong, and he didn't notice that his grandfather had come in.

As soon as he saw Pang Wenlan, Shen Peifu's affection immediately calmed down, and he muttered: "Grandpa......"

"The MD government army hasn't been able to do anything to us, but we ourselves have begun to fight among ourselves!" Pang Wenlan stomped his feet vigorously and said with great regret: "How do I usually educate you?! The enemy is not terrible, but what we are most afraid of is internal disunity! As long as the people of our Pang family are united, nothing in this world can stump us!"

"Right...... I'm sorry...... Grandpa!" Shen Peifu lowered her head, cold sweat oozing from her forehead.

"Don't apologize to me, apologize to your cousin!" Because his voice was too excited, Pang Wenlan coughed violently as soon as he finished speaking.

Shen Peifu wanted to go over and pat her grandfather on the back, but she didn't dare to move when she stood there, so she had to say to Pang Jindong in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ...... just now."

"It's okay!" Pang Jindong waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's all my own family, and it's okay if I talk lightly! Besides, it's all for the sake of the Kokang Republican Army, and they all hope for victory!"

Pang Wenlan nodded and told Shen Peifu: "You go out first!"

"Oh!" Shen Peifu nodded, walked to the door, and lowered his eyes to look at his grandfather and Pang Jindong.

For Pang Wenlan not leaving himself in the house, he felt a little guilty in his heart, and wanted to know what Pang Wenlan wanted to say to Pang Jindong.

After Shen Peifu walked out, Pang Wenlan told Pang Jindong: "Don't blame your cousin!"

"I don't blame him, in fact, I understand him very well!" Pang Jindong's face was always so relaxed, with a faint smile.