Chapter 293: King Kokang
Yang Jing: The place where they finally stayed was a hotel of decent size.
It's not a guesthouse, it's a hostel.
In those days, there weren't even many decent roads in Myitkyina, let alone hotels. According to Yang Jing's estimates, Myitkyina at this time was at best equivalent to some small county towns in the interior of China in the fifties and sixties. Although Myitkyina is not a small area, the buildings here are just like that.
Arguably one of the best hotels in Myitkyina, this hotel is located on the west bank of the Mai Rik Khai River.
The inn not only provides accommodation and meals, but also takes on the responsibility of the marina. Fishing and cargo boats ply and fro on the Mai Li Kai River, loading and unloading cargo on the wharves on both sides of the hotel. The Mailikai River is the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River.
Although the conditions are not good, it can only be like this.
When he arrived at the hotel and took a hot bath, Yang Jing didn't even bother to eat dinner, and fell asleep on the bed with his head stuck in his head.
This sleep has been until the sun on the three poles to wake up, young is good, yesterday was like a scattered shelf, after a sleep immediately in situ full blood recovery.
Although Myitkyina is now occupied by the Kachin army, Peng Jiasheng, the supreme leader of the Kachin army and nicknamed "King Kokang", was not in Myitkyina at this time.
After repelling several attacks by the Burmese army at the beginning of the year, the Kachin army drove the Burmese army directly out of the southern Mau Khan, while the Kachin army continued south along the Mai Lik Khai River, and is now in a stalemate with the Burmese army at Bhamo.
So now that the situation in Myitkyina has completely settled, the Kachin army, which has received the support of U Khin Maung's arms, has beaten the Burmese government army to the ground under the condition of occupying a geographical advantage.
It is no exaggeration to say that the elite troops of the Kachin army are now better equipped than the Burmese government army.
Especially in such a mountainous area with complex terrain, it is almost impossible to rely on the superiority of numbers to win the war. The natural conditions in Myanmar are worse than those in Afghanistan, and the eagle sauce and the hairy bear can't even gnaw on Afghanistan, so how can the Burmese government army nibble on the "well-equipped" Kachin army?
Now Peng Jiasheng is leading his descendants to a stalemate with the Burmese government army in Ba Mo, but according to Wu Qin Maung, the chances of the Burmese army being able to hold Ba Mo are very small. If nothing else, by the end of the year, the Kachin army will be able to take Ba Mo, thus driving the Burmese army out of Kachin State in one fell swoop.
As long as the Kachin army can control the two dangerous checkpoints of Mao Khan and Bhamo, unless the Burmese government army is willing to use the outdated Mi-2 helicopter gunships and the equally old T-54 tanks, it will be almost unrealistic for the Burmese army to attack Kachin State again.
Even if the Burmese government army sent small gunboats up the river to occupy the geographical advantage, the Kachin army did not bird the government soldiers.
Of course, if Yang Jing had given Peng Jiasheng the weapons he had supported, the Kachin army would have a greater chance of holding Kachin State.
Whether it was fighting Myitkyina a year ago, or fighting Mao Khan after the year and now fighting Bamo, the 100 RPG7 individual rocket launchers provided by Wu Qin-Maung have made a great contribution, whether it is the armed helicopter or tank of the Burmese government army, they have all been blown up by RPGs, and the Myanmar government army that finally hit it did not dare to send tanks and helicopters.
Yang Jing would prefer to see Peng Jiasheng take control of Kachin State than the Burmese army taking control of Kachin State.
Although this guy is also an out-and-out big warlord leader, compared with Kun Sha and Luo Xinghan, he has always advocated anti-drug in the future, and even completely eradicated all the poppies and poppies in his jurisdiction.
The most important thing is that Peng Jiasheng's ancestral home is Huaxia Sichuan Province, and he is very good to the Chinese people, and has been working hard to safeguard the interests of the Kokang nation. And the Kokang people are actually Han people, and Peng Jiasheng is actually very in line with the interests of China by doing this.
Of course, Yang Jing didn't mind providing some convenience for Peng Jiasheng without causing a paradox of time and space.
Originally, he was scheduled to leave from Myitkyina to the Hpakant area today, but after Yang Jing woke up in the morning, he got the news that Peng Jiasheng wanted to meet him, so Yang Jing decided to postpone his trip to the mining area and wait for Peng Jiasheng's arrival in Myitkyina.
The wait lasted all day, and it was not until evening that three small gunboats came from the lower reaches of the Mai Li Kai River.
Ba Mo is also nearly 150 kilometers away from Myitkyina, and even if you take a small gunboat, you have to run for a day.
Then, after three small gunboats approached the dock, Yang Jing finally met the legendary "Kokang King".
Fifty-five or sixteen years old, not tall, very thin, but a pair of not big eyes are indeed full of murderous aura.
"It's better to be famous than to meet, this old man is not simple! It's really not simple!" Yang Jing secretly gave the old man a definition.
Isn't that the case, to be able to become a generation of "Kokang kings" in a place like northern Myanmar, ordinary people really can't do it, and only this kind of ruthless and lucky character can do it.
"Haha, you are Mr. Wu's boss, Mr. Smith from the United States, right?" Seeing Yang Jing standing at the door to greet him, Peng Jiasheng greeted him with a big smile, stretched out his somewhat thin hand, grabbed Yang Jing's hand and shook it a few times.
Peng Jiasheng's English is not very good, and he has a strong local accent, so he can't hear what he says unless he listens carefully.
Yang Jing smiled slightly and said, "Commander Peng, I'm very happy to meet you, I'm Cole Smith, just call me Cole." The two of them walked into the door together, Peng Jiasheng gave a few orders to the adjutant who followed him, and the adjutant immediately turned around and walked out, leaving him, Yang Jing and Wu Qinmaung in the room.
Nicholas Ballmer naturally did not show up, and on such occasions, it was not very good for him to show up.
"Cole, thank you very much for your support last year, if it weren't for the arms that Ah Maung brought, I probably wouldn't have been able to defeat Myitkyina now, let alone drive the government forces from the south out of Kachin State. ”
"Hehe, Commander Peng, this is mainly because your local prestige is too high, and the locals know that you are fighting for them, so they will naturally support you. I know that there is an old saying in China that is very good, that is, those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help. Obviously, Commander Peng belongs to the enlightened here, so you can lead your troops to drive the government forces out of Kachin State. ”
Yang Jing used Chinese when he said that common saying, and when Peng Jiasheng heard it, his eyes immediately lit up.
"Cole, do you speak Chinese?"
Yang Jing smiled and nodded and said in Chinese: "I have been yearning for the ancient culture of the East since I was a child, so I have been learning Chinese and Chinese culture since I was a child. ”
Peng Jiasheng patted his thigh and said in Chinese with a smile: "You speak Chinese more standard than me." My ancestral home is Huaxia Sichuan Province, and I have Han blood flowing in my body, but I speak Chinese...... Alas, make you laugh. ”
Yang Jing waved his hand and said: "Actually, I also have great respect for Commander Peng, being able to persist until now under such difficult conditions is something that most people can't do." Commander Peng, in order to express my admiration for you, when I came this time, I specially brought you a little gift, I think you will like these small gifts. ”
Yang Jing said, shook his head at Wu Qinxiang, and Wu Qinxiang, who had been standing aside, took out a piece of paper very respectfully and handed it to Peng Jiasheng.
Peng Jiasheng took out a pair of reading glasses from his pocket and put them on the bridge of his nose, looked down, and after looking at it, he stood up in shock.
Cole ...... I really like this, this gift. ”
Can you not like it? In a place like northern Burma, being able to obtain such "heavy weapons" is really no less than a relief for the Kachin army.
At the beginning of the year, when the army fought Mao Khan, the government army dispatched more than a dozen Mi-2 helicopter gunships, although they were all outdated helicopters, but they also had absolute air supremacy there. If it weren't for the fact that Wu Qin-Maung sponsored 100 RPG7 bazookas last year, these more than 10 armed helicopters alone would have been enough to beat the Kachin army into a wrench.
Later, although he relied on RPGs to defeat seven or eight Mi-2 helicopter gunships, his brothers also sacrificed more than 20 helicopters. The bazooka can only fire directly, and when launched, it will inevitably be exposed to the fire of the Mi-2 gunship......
If there had been such a "Stinger" individual surface-to-air missile in hand at that time, as long as one round was over, there would definitely not be a single Mi-2 helicopter gunship left in the government army! Even the Yankees' Apache and Black Hawk could not resist the RPG7, so how could this light helicopter produced by Poland in the 60s resist the "Stinger"?
"Hehe, Commander Peng, as long as you like these gifts. The road here is too difficult to walk, and the government army is also relatively strict on this side, if it weren't for these reasons, I would even want to pull you a few Gaoping dual-purpose 37 guns. ”
"Oh, Cole, these things are good enough, and with these treasures in hand, Kachin State can rest easy. Peng Jiasheng said happily.
He really didn't say a big thing, just with these two batches of arms, even Kun Sha in the southeast could not compare to himself, and he Peng Jiasheng would be more confident in defending Kachin State.
"Cole, how can I repay you for giving me so many good gifts?"
Yang Jing knew that the meat drama was coming, so he said with a smile: "Don't tell Commander Peng that I like oriental culture very much, so I also like jadeite." ”
Peng Jiasheng nodded and said: "Ah Maung has opened a field in Nanqi last year, don't worry, no one over there dares to touch your field." ”
Yang Jing shook his head slightly and said, "This is not enough, I want to transport the excavated jade rough to Huaxia safely." Commander Peng, you should know, I am a businessman, so I need a suitable business to earn a certain profit for me. Huaxia is now in a state of rapid development, although it is still quite poor, but I think Huaxia's jadeite market will soon be opened. I plan to develop the jadeite market in China now. ”
After a pause, Yang Jing continued: "Of course, I didn't ask Commander Peng to escort these jade rough stones to the border of China for me for free, I will give Commander Peng an additional 20% commission according to the current market price of these jade rough stones! No matter whether Commander Peng wants money or something else, as long as it is within my ability, I will definitely meet Commander Peng's requirements, I don't know what Commander Peng wants?"