Chapter 52: Seven Provinces and Seven States
Pang Jindong remembered that before he came to Changqing Mountain, Jin Lingling conveyed a meaningful sentence on behalf of someone.
Pang Jindong quickly figured out who wanted to see him - it could only be Jin Lingling's high-level grandfather.
Considering that he provoked a war on the border, if he went to see the old general, whether it would be a blessing or a curse, Pang Jindong had countless hearts in his heart.
After putting down the phone, Pang Jindong went to the conference room for a meeting with a heavy heart.
At the moment when he pushed the door open, Pang Jindong made up his mind that he would not return to China to see General Jin until he had to.
Pang Jindong made this decision for many reasons, and his personal safety was only one of them.
The second is because Pang Jindong understands that the fate of the Chinese must rely on their own struggle, not on anyone else;
The third is because Pang Jindong is in his heart, and he faintly doesn't want his relationship with Jin Lingling to become complicated.
Once I go to see General Jin, then this relationship is no longer a simple relationship between men and women, but mixed with more complicated things.
Shen Peifu saw that Pang Jindong's expression was a little strange, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
"Nothing. Pang Jindongqiang smiled to himself, and didn't tell the domestic information, but just told Shen Peifu: "The problem of funds can be alleviated for the time being, and I will personally take out 30 million US dollars......"
"How can this be!" When Shen Peifu heard this, he stood up with an "open-mindedness", and his voice was a little excited: "I know, you are a billionaire, but you can only let go of a stable rich life, and run to us to fight everywhere! In this regard, we already owe you a lot, how can we still let you take money from your pocket!"
"Cousin is too polite...... Pang Jindong waved his hand and smiled again, but this time the smile was very relaxed: "The freedom and independence of the Kokang people is the pursuit of the fourth grandfather all his life, and I hope to do my best to help! What's more, the current situation is not only about our Pang family, but whether our nation can survive with dignity on this land!"
"You ......" Shen Pei looked at Pang Jindong blankly, sighed after a long time, and slowly told Pang Jindong: "Whether we can achieve this ideal or not, your Pang Jindong's name will be forever engraved in the history and heart of the Kokang people!"
Hearing his cousin's words, Pang Jindong didn't feel a little proud of himself, but was a little embarrassed, because he could have done more.
Although $30 million is not a small amount, in terms of Pang Jindong's consistent style, it is not a big deal.
In order to help Anderson run for president of country M, Pang Jindong provided far more funds than these.
Of course, in all fairness, Pang Jindong's help to Anderson is not only because of the friendship between the two, but also because of an investment.
If this investment is successful, then the economic return to Pang Jindong, and even the political return of the entire Chinese nation, cannot be measured by a specific amount.
Soon, the battlefield format became even more unfavorable to the Kokang Republican Army.
The MD government forces not only returned to the land of Kokang, but also attacked from three sides, forming a siege of the Changqingshan base.
The battle of the Kokang Republican Army was not without heroism, and the bravery was so heroic that Lian Laidu was shocked, and the strength of 20,000 troops of the two integrated divisions could not be bargained against the Kokang Republican Army of more than 6,000 people.
Strict military discipline, scientific training methods, and modern tactical thinking were the reasons for the victory of the Kokang Republican Army.
More importantly, the Kokang Republican Army (IRA) has a common hatred of the enemy.
The atrocities of the MD army deeply angered the people of all ethnic groups, and a large number of young people flocked to the SAR government and Changqing Mountain to sign up for the army, and the active military soldiers fought bravely.
Among them, the 3rd Brigade is particularly commendable, after learning of the tragic fate of the family, although the military spirit is a little restless, but there is no large-scale defection.
Moreover, they completely poured out their anger against the MD government on the battlefield, becoming the most fearless force in the Kokang Republican Army, which caused a great shock to the MD government army.
Under these circumstances, General Maung Aye knew that he had underestimated the enemy before, and threw the strategic reserve into the battlefield and placed it under the full command of Thonglai.
At the same time, he transferred five more divisions and re-established them as strategic reserves.
The valor of the Kokang Republican Army was never able to reverse the huge disparity in military strength, and the form of the battlefield was completely changed as a result.
The only thing to be thankful for is that this encirclement did not completely close the Changqing Mountain, leaving a gap on the side facing Country M.
This is a deliberate move by the MD government army, which does not want to make too many moves on the border of country Z, so as not to cause tension and dissatisfaction on the part of country Z.
The MD junta is very isolated in the international community, and only country Z can give economic and political support.
In addition, the strength of country Z is definitely not something that MD can fight against, so country Z is a military junta that neither dares nor can offend country Z.
The current situation of the Kokang Republican Army is so dangerous that the lights in the operational command room and conference room of Changqing Mountain will not be extinguished all night, and various operational arrangements will be issued and adjusted, and various feasible countermeasures will be studied at meetings.
Generally speaking, the strength of an army, especially its size, depends on the popular base, if we do not take into account the precedence of weapons and equipment, the training process, the operational ideology, and the implementation of military discipline.
The huge disparity in military strength between the Kokang Republican Army and the MD government forces is determined by their different popular bases.
MD has a total population of more than 55 million, 135 ethnic groups, and 35% of them are Burmese.
The basis of the 400,000 MD government troops is precisely the more than 30 million Burmese.
The Kokang Republican Army's popular base is no more than 100,000 people.
This means that even if the Kokang IRA renounces its national identity and unites all the ethnic minorities here, it will not be able to match the MD government forces in terms of strength.
What's more, uniting all minorities, no one has ever been able to do that.
More than 100 people will be of all kinds, not to mention more than 100 ethnic groups, and the situation of these ethnic minorities is very complicated.
Some are not anti-government, some have other pursuits, and it is impossible to get together with the Kokang Republican Army.
Whenever he thinks of this, Pang Jindong deeply feels that ethnic relations have always been a problem that cannot be completely solved around human society.
The most important factor in the stability of a multi-ethnic state is whether the Juche ethnic group has an absolute advantage in terms of population, economy, and political power.
If it has an absolute advantage, there is no problem with the stability and unity of the country, and the problem of the MD country is precisely that this advantage is not strong enough.
"I think ......." Shen Peifu sighed, and said with some hesitation: "If you want to rapidly expand your strength in a short period of time, you can only unite other forces......"
These words made Pang Jindong very emotional: "Our nation has been the most populous nation in the world since the day it was born until today, and there has never been a shortage of people. What people never expected was that we would have to worry about this now......"
"yes...... It's a little ridiculous, but it's also sad......" Shen Peifu's eyes looked through the window and looked to the north in amazement.
Although the night sky was already full of stars, the battle command room was brightly lit, and he couldn't even see anything close outside the window, but Shen Peifu's thoughts flew into the distance with his gaze.
It is there where the graves of our ancestors are located, where more than a billion brothers of the same race live and strive for the future of themselves and their nation.
They have endured rain, snow, wind and frost, and have been standing tenaciously in the east of the world for 5,000 years, and no one has ever been able to shake them.
Other peoples who have lived with them in history, such as the ancient Babylonians, have long been obliterated by the dust of history.
If they can help their brothers abroad, the victory of the Kokang is just around the corner, but for many reasons, it is difficult for them to do so.
This is not because they do not have such thoughts and wills, on the contrary, the situation in the MD country has long been brought to their attention.
Recalling the tragedy of '98, many young people were full of enthusiasm and wanted to immediately go to the decisive help in the fight.
To be honest, the MD people, including the Burmese, are by no means mobs, they believe in Buddhism and have a mild temperament.
However, with a limited level of education and ignorance of the truth, under the instigation of a very small number of careerists, the guilt of economic backwardness and long-term war was vented to the scapegoat.
MD is still like this, and it is conceivable how countries with extreme beliefs treat the Chinese.
Looking at Shen Peifu's expression, Pang Jindong felt a heart-wrenching pain.
After a long time, Pang Jindong reminded softly: "What are the forces that we can unite now?"
Shen Peifu returned to reality from his thoughts, pointed to the map and told Pang Jindong: "The country is divided into seven provinces and seven states, and the seven provinces are the main areas inhabited by the Burmese people, including Ayeyarwady, Magway, Mandalay, Bago, Yangon, Sagaing and Tanintharyi. The seven states are home to ethnic minorities in Kachin, Shan, Chin, Kayin, Kayah, Mon and Rakhine States. Specifically, in Shan State, where we are located, there are four special zones, and all three special zones except Kokang can be united. ”
Pang Jindong has a certain understanding of this, in addition to Singapore, the Chinese have also established three regimes overseas, all in the Shan State of MD, that is, the Kokang Special Zone, the Second Special Zone and the Fourth Special Zone.
However, there is a difference between the three regimes, the Kokang SAR has a popular base of Chinese Kokang people who were born and raised in MD, and the other two SARs are ethnic minority areas, but the leadership is Chinese and Chinese.
At present, Lin Jiwen, chairman of the Fourth Special Administrative Region, is a native of Hainan, China, and just after the age of confusion, Secretary General Jiang Yaolong is a native of Wan Town, Huaxia, and has served in the army of country Z.
Therefore, Shen Peifu believes that among the other three special zones, the fourth special zone is the easiest to win over.