Chapter 152 - Annexation of Local Armed Forces I

Even if the representatives of the presidential office do not understand military affairs, they can see that the Golden Triangle is indeed not suitable for large-scale mechanized warfare, and there are mountains, canyons and mounds everywhere. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Why does the government give so many tanks to mercenaries, wouldn't it be better to give more gunships or transport helicopters? As far as I know, as of now, the number of Abrams main battle tanks, there is an armored division, right? The representative of the presidential palace asked.

"The reason for this is mainly to prevent the Thai army from attacking and protecting the only air base in the Golden Triangle, don't look at the relatively simple there, the cost of this project has exceeded one billion dollars, and the mercenaries have exhausted their families."

"The U.S. government supports mercenaries for the sake of this base, to put it mildly, we don't have the ability to build air force infrastructure here, which will cause a strong backlash from neighboring countries, but with mercenaries as cover, things will go much smoother."

"The air base is very close to Thailand and Myanmar, even on Thailand's doorstep, and now Thais don't know that there is a huge airfield here, and once they know, they immediately think about what is going on."

"The mercenaries only have less than 10,000 ground troops, and it is absolutely impossible to compete with the 300,000 Thai troops with advanced equipment, so the presidential palace and the Ministry of National Defense will allocate a large number of advanced weapons and equipment here." Selena said.

"What you said makes sense, this place is very close to China, it is simply a choke point, firmly locking the door to the Indian Ocean, it is of great strategic significance, the government should indeed increase investment, I will discuss it with Mr. President and the Secretary of Defense when I go back, Miss Selena, this is your achievement, and the American people should thank you." said the representative of the presidential administration.

As the world's only superpower, in addition to being vigilant against Russia, the biggest goal of the United States is to contain China, and Selena's strategic intentions are very much in line with the appetite of the presidential office, the Department of Defense, and the US Congress.

On the periphery of the starry town, there are at least more than 3,000 armed men, and the most basic fortifications have been built with stones and wood, which are estimated to be directly subordinate troops, and the weapons and equipment are not bad, basically belonging to the standard equipment of the former Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War.

Wu Chen saw that the weapons of this army were mainly assault rifles, equipped with American-made Browning heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, mortars, as well as a small number of 105-millimeter-caliber American-made howitzers and former Soviet SAM-3 anti-aircraft missiles.

General Zhang is a legendary figure, regardless of the things he did, whether it is in governing the army or judging the situation, Wu Chen still admires him, by now, he is in his early sixties, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an old man.

He lives in a large courtyard, a two-story building that resembles a villa, which is not a luxury, at least in everyone's opinion, it is really a world away from the bosses of the Mexican trafficking syndicate, the difference is too far, it is nothing more than some modern high-end furniture and appliances.

There were only General Zhang and another old man of about the same age in the living room, and Wu Chen could tell that this person was General Zhang's most trusted right and left hand, Chief of Staff Zhang Suquan. Both of them were wearing old military uniforms, and they still looked very energetic, a bit of a shackle.

"I've heard of the instructor's name for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet in such a situation." General Zhang smiled and shook Wu Chen's hand and said.

"I didn't expect that the number three person in command of the world's No. 1 mercenary organization would actually be a family, I am Zhang Suquan." Another old man also shook hands with Wu Chen.

Wu Chen also introduced the US representatives, and after everyone sat down, he said straight to the point: "General Zhang, the US government has agreed to the conditions you put forward, and the presidential office will grant you an amnesty, promising to protect the lives and property of you and your subordinates, and will not be confiscated or investigated for what happened before. ”

General Zhang said with a smile: "Let's talk about the conditions, if you want me to do something, the US government's promise will not be so arbitrary." "The Americans have always only taken advantage of the advantages and not suffered losses, and promised to let him go, the big drug lord of the Golden Triangle, it must not be so simple, even if you surrender, it is impossible!

Wu Chen said: "First, General Zhang and Chief of Staff Zhang must move to live in my territory, Langbassha, so that they can be supervised at any time, and they can also hold some positions within their capacity in the local or military areas. Second, your soldiers must be reorganized, and if they meet the requirements, they can join the defense forces, and if they do not meet the requirements, they will be paid a severance pay to go home. ”

He also said: "Third, to hold a disarming ceremony, which you personally preside, is to give an account to the US government and other countries to find a suitable reason for the amnesty." Fourth, you are very familiar with your own territory and must help the mercenaries take full control of the area and carry out anti-drug operations. ”

Then he said: "Both, I don't think the requirements of the US government are too much, nor are they too harsh, you two can discuss, I will wait for you for a day, if there are any requirements, just put them forward, they are easy to discuss." ”

"No need, instructor, we have made up our minds to end this life, your requirements are indeed not high, and it is reasonable, we all agree, we will start counting the supplies today, and I will hold a disarming ceremony here the morning after tomorrow to officially surrender to you." General Zhang said with a wry smile.

"Those who know the times are Junjie, General Zhang can afford to let go and not do the battle of trapped beasts, I admire you very much, from now on you two can pack some valuables with your family, and after the ceremony, I will send a plane to send you to Langbassha Town, Manxingdi will continue to be retained as a forward base, your army will be reorganized and trained here, I will absolutely treat them equally." Wu Chen said.

"It seems that the instructor is determined to win the Golden Triangle, as long as he takes over my territory, it is equivalent to controlling more than half of the area, and he will have a lot to do in the future." General Zhang is so sophisticated, he can see the mystery at a glance.

"It's better in my hands than in the hands of outsiders, right?" Wu Chen did not deny it.

The rest of the matter was simple: the US government sent a photography team and invited a group of influential media reporters, and Wu Chen sent a plane to Manxingdie, and the Burmese government, the Thai government, and the Lao government all sent important government and military officials to attend the ceremony. (To be continued.) )