Anderson has a global and sensitive intelligence network, so he will naturally learn that Pang Jindong now has the identity of deputy commander-in-chief of the Kokang Republican Army.

Pang Jindong has no way of knowing whether Anderson's purpose in doing this is based on helping him, but it is a good thing in the long run.

Whenever he saw a report from the Western media, Pang Jindong would say to Shi Chen: "We must speed up!"

What makes Pang Jindong even more gratified is that the association's statement has had a good response in China and has fully achieved the expected results.

The Kokang War had already attracted widespread attention in China, and the Chinese people naturally remembered the tragedy in '98, and the anger in their hearts became more and more intense.

Unlike previous similar incidents, the authorities did not suppress them this time, and soon protests appeared on the streets and online.

Marx once believed that with the development of the times, the boundaries of nations would eventually disappear, but this proved impossible.

At the simplest level, whites and blacks can intermarry, and more neutral-skinned mixed-race children can be born, but there will always be differences in skin color.

At a deep level, just as every individual has a sense of self and instinctively distinguishes himself from others, a nation, as a collection of many individuals, is also self-aware and instinctively separates itself from other nations.

The same nation has a common history and culture, which is not only a bond that can closely link different individuals of the same nation, but also a psychological identity that distinguishes the people of this nation from other nations.

It is entirely conceivable that a nation with a long history and a glorious culture will inevitably have a sense of superiority in its heart, and therefore the more likely it will be to develop a strong sense of self relative to other nations.

As long as there is a national existence, there must be a nationalist existence.

Nationalism is a wonderful thing, and when the nation is in decline and crisis, it will burst out strongly, and when the nation is rich and strong, it will also burst out strongly at the right time.

Therefore, the most self-conscious people will have more intense nationalist feelings.

The Chinese nation is such a nation, even in the late Ming Dynasty, the Chinese people still maintain pride and self-esteem.

The nationalist sentiments of ordinary peoples, especially those backward ones, are often just simple and blind xenophobia and self-esteem, while this national sentiment of the Chinese people is often accompanied by contempt for other peoples.

After a minister of the Ming Dynasty was captured by the Later Jin, the Later Jin soldiers asked for his clothes to keep his family warm, and the minister was very arrogant and said that the clothes of the Heavenly Empire could not be worn by animals and beasts, so he was killed.

Although this minister has a commendable temperament, he can contempt the Houjin soldiers as beasts, which also shows how strong the national pride in his heart is.

After all, the Houjin is still a regime established by ethnic minorities in the country, and it has thousands of years of cultural and blood ties with the Juche ethnic group, and it is completely conceivable that if it is a real barbarian alien, this attitude will further evolve into more extreme.

The century-old history of humiliation in modern times has made Chinese people begin to re-examine themselves, gradually let go of their self-esteem and pride, and face the world with humility.

In the era of gradually embarking on the road to prosperity, this kind of self-esteem and pride began to gradually resurface, and the Chinese people did not want to see their overseas compatriots being bullied, especially persecuted by those backward and barbaric small peoples.

For the vast majority of Chinese people, the actions of the MD government are an insult to the entire Chinese nation.

Pang Jindong is well aware of the truth and has promoted the media to carry out overwhelming publicity.

The propaganda highlights the bullying that the Chinese have endured over the years at MD and the amazing achievements they have made in such difficult circumstances.

It is completely conceivable that putting aside the huge capital controlled by the Chinese in Southeast Asia for the time being, the historical fact that the remnants of the army, which were defeated in the civil war, were able to sweep away after arriving in the Indochina Peninsula and made governments helpless is enough to make the Chinese people proud.

China has never lacked the emotion of good men, and the nationalist feelings of the Chinese people have been completely stimulated.

In the beginning, it was mainly college students, but soon people from other walks of life joined in, and the scale became larger and larger.

Later, in front of all the MD offices in country Z, many people gathered in protest almost 24 hours a day.

It is obvious that all the people participating in the protest were very restrained, did not make any radical moves, and always maintained a civilized and peaceful posture, which was widely praised by the international community.

This is also the first time in recent years that the public opinion of the citizens of country Z has been recognized and even praised by Western countries.

Pang Jindong pushed the boat down the river and immediately issued announcements on various places, calling for fundraising for Kokang people, and the organization that accepted the fundraising was naturally the Southeast Asian Chinese Association.

Even if there is an opportunity, most people do not have the courage to participate in the battle directly, and many do not even have the courage to protest, but they are still very happy to take some money out.

Therefore, the Southeast Asian Chinese Association, which is located in a remote area, was crowded for a while, and donations from all walks of life and various provinces and cities continued to come in.

Pang Jindong is well aware of the use of donations that Chinese people are most worried about, so he made a detailed announcement on the use of a qiē fundraiser, so as to convince the public as much as possible that there will be no corruption in the Southeast Asian Chinese Association.

The domestic donation soon reached 100 million yuan, and Pang Jindong remitted it to the Kokang SAR government as quickly as possible.

Although Pang Jindong's wishes are good, not everyone thinks so.

Officials within the association who had been transferred from other departments were thinking about these donations from the very beginning.

Fortunately, it was severely suppressed by Pang Jindong, and so far there has been no problem.

The most effective way to eradicate corruption is not how severe corruption should be punished, but to fundamentally eliminate the root causes of corruption, that is, to establish a complete set of clean and effective work systems.

But this is not an overnight effort, especially the atmosphere brought by some managers from government departments, it is difficult to reverse it in a short period of time, so what Pang Jindong can do at this stage is only to lead by example.

Pang Jindong drove his own car to and from work every day, and the cost of refueling and maintenance was all borne by himself, and he refused to invite a single meal except for the necessary banquets for some department officials.

If he really can't push it, Pang Jindong will pay out of his own pocket.

Pang Jindong's style has achieved great results, and some people who complain about Pang Jindong's "dead eyes" behind their backs because they can't squander public funds can only swallow their complaints into their stomachs.

It's just that their evaluation of Pang Jindong has changed one word to "lack of heart".

Pang Jindong withdrew 200 million yuan from the initial start-up capital of the association to establish the Southeast Asian Chinese Fund.

The main purpose of the fund is to use this fund to operate in the global capital market, in order to continuously increase the value of assets, and the profit part is mainly used to support the operation of the Southeast Asian Chinese Association, help the Chinese in Southeast Asia to carry out traditional cultural education, and provide economic assistance to the poor and backward Chinese.

In line with the principle that fertile water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, Pang Jindong handed over the Southeast Asian Chinese Fund to the management of his own Xiaodong Fund Management Company.

As the domestic securities market has entered a bear market and an economic crisis has broken out worldwide, the fund of Xiaodong Fund Management Company has preserved the principal and early income under the foresight of Pang Jindong.

Speaking of which, now is a good time to buy a lot of cheap capital, and there will definitely be huge profits in the future.

However, due to the nature of the Southeast Asian Chinese Fund, it cannot bear too much risk and loss.

Therefore, Pang Jindong adopts a relatively conservative operation strategy for Southeast Asian Chinese funds, and most of the funds are engaged in those low-risk and low-return investment projects, and do not use leverage to amplify the effect of operation.

Another thing that must be explained is that after New Century Finance was acquired by the Imperial Holding Group, the New Century Bank opened in China has made very good profits and has increased rapidly.

At present, New Century Bank has become one of the custodian banks and issuers of Xiaodong Fund Management Company.

It is one of Pang Jindong's long-term goals to strengthen cooperation between various enterprises affiliated to him and eventually form a closer community of interests.

Pang Jindong has not been in charge of the Southeast Asian Chinese Association for a long time, and he has done such a few things, which makes the senior management of country Z very satisfied.

Under these circumstances, the government of country Z made a secret decision to allow or even covertly assist the Blood Lion Legion and the Kokang Republican Army to recruit troops in the country.

In fact, the Blood Lion Legion has been recruiting mercenaries in the country for a long time, and the government is well aware of this, and has always turned a blind eye.

On the surface, this decision does not seem to make much sense, but in reality it is not, because it means that the various government departments will try to make it as convenient as possible so that the recruitment of the Blood Lion Legion can be carried out with half the effort.

Most importantly, this decision explicitly allows the Kokang IRA to enter the country and make full use of its human resources.

This decision made Pang Jindong and Pang Wenlan overjoyed, and they became more confident in the prospects of the war.

The recruitment of the Kokang Republican Army in China can use the network and resources owned by the Blood Lion Legion, and Pang Wenlan's original opinion was to let Pang Jindong recruit the soldiers of the Kokang Republican Army and the Blood Lion Legion together, but Pang Jindong did not agree.

Pang Jindong believes that the nature of the two armies is different, and the original intentions of the recruits are bound to be different.

The Blood Lion Legion is a mercenary that usually participates in it for money, but many join the Kokang Republican Army for a career or out of nationalist passion.

In addition, the treatment of the two armies is also completely different, so Pang Jindong believes that they should still be recruited separately.

Also based on these considerations, Pang Jindong has always deliberately emphasized the difference between the Blood Lion Army and the Kokang Republican Army, the respective formations of the two sides are very clear, and the troops and personnel have never been mixed.

The Blood Lion Legion units, which are currently helping the Kokang Republican Army in its operations, have established a very clear employment relationship with the Kokang Republican Army, and the chief of these units is the one who has an excellent role in the ambush in the canyon.

In fact, there is another reason for Pang Jindong's mention, that is, he is worried that he will not be able to do so much work.

Pang Wenlan calmly adopted Pang Jindong's proposal, and immediately sent his eldest daughter Pang Peike and her husband Zhao Mengde to China to take charge of the recruitment of the Kokang Republican Army.

As a result, everyone was busy, preparing for a decisive battle with Thonglai after the rainy season was over.

But there was one person who was idle, and that person was Miria.

The new base of the Blood Lion Legion chose Cuonong Mountain, which is not far from Changqing Mountain, and this new base will be the top priority of the Blood Lion Legion's work for a long time to come.

As a result, the importance of the Hongyan Valley base was relegated to a secondary position, not only because the training tasks were greatly reduced, but also because it played the role of a logistics base in a larger way, mainly responsible for providing technical support and procuring materials and weapons and equipment.

Some time ago, the Red Rock Valley base supported the operation of the entire Blood Lion Legion, especially at the beginning of the establishment of the legion, there was a lot of work to be done in all aspects, so Miria's work was very heavy.

Now that the work is basically on the right track, and the Hongyan Valley base is idle again, Milia asked Pang Jindong for a leave of absence, and wanted to come to China for a while as a vacation.

Pang Jindong considered that Milia was really tired and he still had a lot of things to study with her, so he approved Milia's leave and temporarily handed over the work of the base to Liu Fuyi to be fully responsible.

Milia was very happy that she could take a vacation, and she left as soon as she received Pang Jindong's notice.

As a result, she, who spanned half the world, arrived at Pang Jindong's house one step earlier than Pang Jindong's aunt Pang Peike, uncle Zhao Mengde and second cousin Pang Yanghuan, who were close to the neighboring country.

She did not come alone, but brought her own assistant Meg.

The Blood Lion Legion originally had several female mercenaries, but Pang Jindong considered that they could not be of much use in the work of training recruits, so he was assigned to various places to do different jobs.

It wasn't until some time ago that they ended these temporary jobs one after another and went to the Red Rock Valley base to report.

On this basis, with Pang Jindong's consent, Miria recruited a group of female soldiers to do some jobs that could not be undertaken by men, such as medical care and cooking, including Meg.

Meg was a Norseman, just over twenty years old, of average to thin build, with very fair skin, and a head of pale yellow hair cut short and slightly messy on the top of her head.

She looks like a very cute little beauty, not like a mercenary.

Perhaps out of sympathy for the fact that she shouldn't be in the ranks of mercenaries, Miria asked her to be her assistant wherever she went.

When Miria and Meg entered the door, it was Masaharu Kazama who opened the door, and Miria and Masaharu Kazama were quite familiar with each other, and Miria was involved in the operation to avenge Masaharu's family many years ago.

It's just that Miria's contact with Masaharu Kazama is not as much and in-depth as Pang Jindong.