As for Kanno, although he returned to Burma with a loss of troops and wealth, his vitality was not greatly damaged, so he quickly regained his former prestige.

It turned out that after the main force of Kanno withdrew from Thailand, it traveled west along the Burmese side of the Thai-Burmese border to a large village called Yilang.

To the south of the village, a hill straddling the Thai-Burmese border, was once occupied by a rebel force, and the Kanno faction drove them away, so the village of Yilang was used as the new headquarters.

After choosing this village as his headquarters, Kanno began to expand his territory, ruling several surrounding villages, declaring independence and not being governed by the Burmese government.

As a result, the Burmese government is deeply suspicious and determined to eradicate this cancer. At this time, the newly appointed commander of the Northeast Military Region of Burma sent an invitation telegram from Taunggyi, where the headquarters was located, but this telegram was sent to Pinna.

The reason for this situation is related to Canno's usual unobtrusive style.

For a long time, no one knew the details of Canno's real name, and no one even knew whether Canno's real name was Canno.

When it comes to internal affairs, he basically asks Pinner to come forward. When dealing with external affairs, Canno rarely shows up, and even when he does, he must appear with Pinna, and shows special respect for Pinner everywhere.

For quite some time, this made the outside world think that Pinner was the actual leader of the team.

Therefore, the Burmese government made this wrong judgment and sent the invitation telegram to Pinna, not Kanno.

The newly appointed commander of the Northeast Military Region of Myanmar asked Pinner to attend talks on the future of peaceful coexistence between the two sides and sent a plane to meet him in Lashio.

This was a very grand courtesy, and after consulting with Pinna, Canno decided to let Pinner go, even if it was a trap.

After all, the signboard for the two sides to negotiate peaceful coexistence in the future is too tempting, and they really need an environment that is not embattled.

However, as soon as Pinna arrived in Taunggyi, he found that there was no negotiation of future peaceful coexistence between the two sides, and the Burmese government set up a banquet for Pinnah.

Pinner's future career behind bars will be welcomed. At the same time as the capture of Pinnah, Burmese government forces carried out a large-scale military sweep of Kanno.

The Burmese government believes that Pinna's arrest and leaderless youth are an opportune time to annihilate the armed group in one fell swoop.

However, Kanno had already thought that the Burmese government might come to the rescue, and withdrew the team to the mountains and wilderness in advance, and temporarily hid in the wilderness.

Wherever the Burmese army went, they were swept away, and finally had to return with a feather in their hands. In April of the following year, during the Songkran festival in Burma, Kanno suddenly sent a task force to kidnap two Soviets sent by Moscow to help the Burmese government at a lavish banquet in Burma's Taunggyi mansion.

Kanno had no ill feelings towards the Soviets, hoping to create an international dispute and then force the Burmese government to release Pinna through the pressure of international public opinion and a hostage exchange.

But things turned out to be unexpected. First of all, the USSR was rather indifferent to this matter and did not even say anything.

The Burmese government, on the other hand, launched a fierce military assault on Kannoshi to free the hostages. Everyone knew very well that the Burmese government was not rescuing the hostages, but killing them with knives and putting the hostages to death, so as to create a conflict between the sinister Soviets and Kanno, so as not to cause further problems in the future.

And for Canno, the two Soviet hostages became a hot potato, which could not be eaten or thrown away.

The matter was deadlocked for more than a year and gradually attracted the attention of international public opinion. Many international newspapers and magazines publicized the incident, condemning both the Soviet Union's indifference to the hostages and the inhumane attitude of the Burmese government.

At this time, Kanno adjusted his strategy and did one thing, he carried out a resolute attack on the Burmese government army and annexed a number of small local forces in Burma.

Thailand, on the other hand, has a good-neighbourly policy. Everywhere the Thai army went, he retreated. At the same time, he also welcomes Thai traders to cross the border to trade in areas under his control, which are open to Thai border residents from morning to 8 p.m. every day.

During the Burmese Buddha Festival, Kanno held a large-scale celebration of the Burmese Buddha Festival in one village, and invited Thai villagers and social elites on the Thai side of the border to come and celebrate.

That night, after Kanno's soldiers fired guns to celebrate the holiday, his art troupe performed songs and dances on a makeshift stage, with Thai residents also bringing in the show.

Then there were hundreds of officers and soldiers of Canno dancing with the common people to the sound of gongs and drums. Although Canno himself was not present at the party, he sent someone to read out one of his letters.

The letter said: We are only pursuing the independence and freedom of our own nation, and we have no hatred for Thailand, and our nation is closely related to the Thai people, although sometimes our teeth will inevitably bite our tongues.

However, we will forget the unpleasant events of the past and try to avoid fighting the Thai army in the future. In this way, Kanno sent someone to conduct operational activities in Bangkok to the top level of the Thai government, and reached an agreement with him, Kanno guaranteed that his drugs would not enter Thailand, and the Thai military intervened to mediate the exchange of hostages between Kanno and the Burmese government.

Soon, the chief of the general staff of the Thai government army personally took a helicopter to the territory of Kanno to pick up the two fat Soviets, took them to Bangkok and handed them over to the Soviet embassy, while urging the Burmese government to release Pinna as soon as possible.

The Burmese government, saving face, released Pinner from prison. But he was asked to settle in Yangon and report his whereabouts to the Myanmar security services every month.

Both sides know that Pinner, who has been in the Golden Triangle for many years, will certainly not be content with a state of dormancy.

Even if Pinner was willing, Canno wouldn't allow it. Doing so is nothing more than a step between the two sides.

Sure enough, a few months later, a commercial jeep took Pinna to a valley near Lashio in Burma, where he calmly returned to join Kannaugh in the dense forest.

This vast and mysterious mountain forest has become a place for them to show their talents. After that, Canno began to expand his army and update his weapons.

Soviet surface-to-air rockets were also purchased, secretly arranged in several bases. In fact, Canno, who had been forbearing, decided not to forbear anymore after Pinner's return.

With the ruthlessness of the Mongol Khan, he quickly cleared large swathes of the Burmese side of the Burmese border and established a series of new bases for his organization.

At this point, Canno's career was booming, smuggling jadeite, precious stones, and trafficking in arms. Locals were encouraged to grow opium and an opium tax was levied.

Set up checkpoints in the jurisdiction and collect various taxes and fees. Opening of secret mercenary bases. His business is getting bigger and bigger, and the current Burmese government is completely helpless against Kanno.