Chen Shen didn't know that Zhao Jialiang had prepared for the "meeting" that would take place, but of course, he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket.

After thinking about it again, he finally decided to transfer Jiang He to Daqili, even if he couldn't determine the specific location of Zhao Jialiang, but at least he could grasp the general movement of the 505 Brigade.

In addition, he also sent a team to Dachili to do pre-war reconnaissance, Lao Zhu led the team, and the jackal contacted Chesiri to cooperate, responsible for cooperating with Jiang He's operation.

These two actions have made the Dongfeng Corps, which has just been replenished with 8 people, fall into the dilemma of a sharp reduction in manpower again, but it has to be said that there are also advantages of fewer people, that is, 4 squads can be loaded with a helicopter, and if you want to carry out air assault operations in the future, you can achieve a huge advantage in terms of mobility and combat effectiveness.

All the reconnaissance forces have been dispatched, and Chen Shen is sitting in the center of Mengka, waiting for the latest information.

But what he didn't expect was that the new information arrived at an astonishing speed.

Only in the afternoon of the next day, Peng Xucheng came with the news that the "deal was negotiated".

The delivery of the C-RAM was scheduled for two days later, and the location was in the barracks near the airfield on the north side of Tachili.

The most critical thing is that Zhao Jialiang revealed the signal that he will participate in the handover.

He revealed to Wanfeng Group that the 505 Brigade will organize a military parade in two days, after which the delivery and testing of the C-RAM can be carried out.

Peng Xucheng immediately informed Chen Shen of the details of the handover plan, but the more Chen Shen listened, the more he felt that something was wrong.

——

It's not that there is anything suspicious about this plan, but even to some extent, Zhao Jialiang's choice is very correct and reasonable.

He was going to organize the 505 Brigade to launch an attack on the 756 Brigade, and it was reasonable to organize a pre-war parade at such a time;

He already understands the power of indirect artillery on the side of the coalition forces, so he is very much in need of C-RAM, and in order to obtain this equipment, he is willing to take risks, reasonable;

Putting yourself in a lot of protection, even if someone wants to use this as an opportunity to disadvantage him, there is no way to do it, reasonable.

But here's the thing

The plan went so well.

Each link is very reasonable, and the actions of each side are completely logical.

But Pubei is a world without logic, and if it is logical, it is the most illogical of them!

Chen Shen became more and more vigilant, and after making sure that Peng Xucheng was not lying, he immediately issued a new order to the reconnaissance team that went to Daqili, that is, to find out the specific troop movements of the 505 Brigade, mainly to observe the transfer between several barracks.

This is not a particularly difficult thing, even if you squat on the side of the street, you can see the general idea.

And under this look, Jiang He, who was commanded by Daqili, really found a problem!

Zhao Jialiang kept saying that he would organize an army-wide parade, and the teams of several camps were indeed moving to the exercise site, but the problem was that the armored company under Zhao Jialiang had not moved once from beginning to end!

All the armored vehicles were hidden, and even the patrol cars that had been active at Locke Pier were nowhere to be seen.

No one knows where they went, but there is no doubt that the disappearance of this critical equipment before the Great War must have meant that they had a larger conspiracy.

Based on this judgment, Chen Shen decisively gave up the plan to rely on the arrangement of Wanfeng Group to carry out the beheading operation, and his reason was very simple:

The core element of the decapitation operation was originally that "the enemy makes mistakes", so now, since the enemy is no longer able to make mistakes, it is naturally impossible for the own side to succeed.

As a result, the plan that had just been finalized was completely overturned.

In the combat command room, in the face of Chen Shen's decisive and unquestionable attitude, Peng Xucheng was so puzzled that he was even a little annoyed.

We've just finalized the plan, and we've already arranged everything."

"One day, one day later, Zhao Jialiang will appear, according to our agreement."

"Yes, I know it's hard, to complete the decapitation in their barracks. But you haven't done anything like this before, have you? ”

"I believe you can do it, there is nothing you can't do"

"So herein lies the problem."

Chen Shen interrupted Peng Xucheng's words and continued:

"You believe that we can do it, so why doesn't Zhao Jialiang believe it?"

"He's stupider than you? Arrogant than you? Or is it more arrogant than you? ”

"Don't be kidding, if he really is an ordinary warlord with no brains, he can attack us when I was still in Dachili."

"He's very thoughtful and far-sighted, so it's incredible that he's hooked so easily."

"Actually, I did have expectations for your plan at the beginning, and I didn't bet on Zhao Jialiang to be stupid, but on him to make mistakes."

"For example, if he accepts a contract with C-RAM but firmly refuses to come forward to trade, that is reasonable."

"If this is his first reaction, then we can have a series of subsequent steps to relax his vigilance step by step and lure him out."

"But now, he's saying yes, as if he's really confident in himself."

"This is at all, Zhao Jialiang is not that kind of person at all."

"So, there's no need to try, it's impossible to succeed."

But we've done so much preparation and spent so many resources."

Peng Xucheng was still a little unwilling, in his opinion, this should be the best chance to kill Zhao Jialiang.

"So what? It's a war! ”

Chen Shen shook his head indifferently and continued:

"When two armies face each other, the commander will develop countless strategies and consider countless tactics before the official start of the war."

"Some of these strategies and tactics will be executed, and several will even be advanced to the point where they can be completed immediately."

"But in the end, only one, or even one will not be completed."

"Because we're looking for victory, not success!"

"The success of defeat can never compare to the victory of twists and turns, you know?"

Hearing Chen Shen's words, Peng Xucheng opened his mouth, but finally did not speak.

After a long time, he asked:

"And what about our C-RAM? Do you still want to hand it over to them? ”

"Of course not. Give it to us. ”

I'm afraid you can't afford it. The system sells for at least $15 million, and the one in the hands of the Seventh Brigade was originally taken from the Kurds in the Middle East, but sold to them for 11 million. ”

"Now this set. It is a serious surplus of military supplies, from the Baghdad airport after the withdrawal of the United States, and our offer to the 505th Brigade is 19 million US dollars. ”

"Neither the 7th Brigade nor the 756th Brigade can spend so much money on this piece of equipment, because they are not as wealthy as the 505th Brigade."

"I didn't say I wanted to buy it, I said I wanted to take it."

Chen Shen smiled and said kindly:

"In the whole of Pubei, there are only a few forces that you can find that can use the C-RAM system, and your market is extremely narrow."

"Don't say anything about 19 million US dollars, if you can't sell it to the 505th Brigade, this piece of equipment will basically be the result of smashing it in your hands."

"So, what you need is a stop loss, not a profit."

"Maybe after a few years of peace of mind, this thing can be sold, but that price is definitely not today's price."

"So, I'm willing to make a bid based on the depreciation amount-—— we rent, not buy."

"How, is it reasonable?"

"Reasonable."

Peng Xucheng finally nodded, and the plan after the renegotiation between the two sides was set.

He will give the C-RAM to Chen Shen, but Chen Shen must pay the advance payment.

Moreover, it is an advance payment of the full amount of rent, two million dollars.

Chen Shen paid the money without hesitation, because he knew that this kind of equipment that could be met but not sought, no matter what method was used to hold it in his hands first, he would definitely not lose it in the future.

Equipment is evolving, warfare is evolving, and so are the warlords of Pubei.

It won't be long before Pubei -—— especially under its own promotion, will quickly enter the environment of modern warfare.

I am the catfish, and if the catfish in the school want to survive, it is best to always maintain vitality and always maintain the suppression of the "generation gap".

The money was in place, and the goods were shipped quickly.

On the third day, Chen Shen received the C-RAM equipment that he had seen before, but was later damaged by the fire in the barracks of the 7th Brigade.

Almost without any hesitation, Chen Shen immediately sent the equipment to the front line of Jingdong, and let the soldiers of the Seventh Brigade, who were already familiar with the operation of this equipment, take over the operation.

Everything seems to be going very well.

However, the sequelae of this operation were also immediately apparent.

The day after the arrival of the equipment, the 505 Brigade began to block the land cargo routes.

The Tachilik-Jingdong highway has been completely blocked, not to mention arms, and even daily necessities can no longer be transported to northern Myanmar.

This is a major blow, you know, the freight flow of the Dachili defense line accounts for more than 20% of the entire Pubei, and now once blocked, only Mengla, Taluo, and Nanumbrella ports can be passed.

The price of daily necessities has risen in response to the price - although the trend of such price increases was quickly curbed under the strong supply capacity of a large country in the north, but, on the other hand, the price of bullets remained high.

A very simple truth is that if the supply of rigid necessities drops by 20%, then its price will not rise by 20%, but will rise until 20% of the population can no longer afford such rigid necessities!

Bullets are just needed in Pubei.

This was a major test for the entire Shan State, and Ho Bang Hung and Ho Bu Pa called Chen Shen almost at the same time, asking him if he could make up for this huge gap with the help of his connections in the north, but Chen Shen's answer could only disappoint them.

"The situation is very serious, Zhao Jialiang intends to give up all conspiracies and tricks, and officially attack us."

In the hall of the villa, Shi Dakai opened his mouth and said to Chen Shen.

Hearing his words, Chen Shen nodded solemnly and replied:

"This should have been the right way things were going. Blockade logistics, cut off supply chains, the next step, should be to progress to sanctions. ”

"Sanctions?"

Shi Dakai had obviously heard the word from Chen Shen's mouth for the first time, so he didn't know anything about what it meant.

"To put it simply, it's to prohibit other people from doing business with us."

"For example, they can issue a joint statement with the Myanmar side, and all groups or individuals who have ties and transactions with us will be held accountable and punished."

"At present, more than 40% of the building materials in the entire Northern Shan State need to rely on the import of Mengla port, and these import work is in the hands of a few commercial banks."

"The Burmese side can warn them and settle accounts with them if they continue to provide building materials to the coalition forces."

"In this way, there will be people who will be forced to compromise by the power of the Burmese side, because they don't know which direction the final outcome will go."

"We're going to get harder and harder. Stretched. ”

Shi Dakai's brows furrowed tightly, and after thinking for a moment, he asked:

"What if it goes through the Wa State and Kokang?"

"Then don't even think about it."

Chen Shen sighed and explained:

"First of all, the current Wa State is too busy to take care of itself, although they can provoke a lot of things, but in fact, the self-sustaining ability of this force is very poor, and their dependence on the Mengla port is far more than you think."

"Once sanctions occur, they are the ones who will be most affected."

"Because Bang Kang alone can't sustain their huge expenses."

"As for Kokang. That's just, the entire economy over there is dependent on casinos and illegal entertainment, and the real economy and real trade are worse than ever. ”

"Industry and construction are not agriculture, and it is impossible to adjust quickly in the short term, as long as it drags on for a month or two, the sphere of influence of the coalition forces will collapse."

Indeed. Even if the gas is cut off, it is enough for us. ”

Shi Dakai nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask:

"So, we really don't have any other way?"

"No, I can only take the initiative to seek a breakthrough."

"And the only breakthrough for us is to break the strategic stalemate and let others see hope."

"There is going to be a war."

Shi Dakai added.

"That's right, there is going to be a war, and it's a big fight."

Chen Shen replied resolutely.

"It's hard. We are already faced with the problem of insufficient arms inflow and logistical supply difficulties, and it is almost impossible to play an advantage in the short term and with a numerical disadvantage, right? ”

"We have the only route we can take."

"Mongla route?"

"That's right."

"But the Mengla route can't provide us with arms, and civilian products are useless, right?"

"Relying on body armor alone, it is easy for us to have an advantage on the local battlefield, but how can we fight in the face of a large-scale enemy?"

Shi Dakai's tone was full of worry, but Chen Shen was full of confidence.

He opened his mouth and said:

"What we need is nothing more than heavy firepower that can be deployed on a large scale."

"It's impossible to get a cannon, and there's no way to get a cannonball now."

"But there's one more thing that's 100 percent achievable. Because this thing is an important export category of listed companies. ”

"What is it?"

Shi Dakai asked curiously.

"BL-1A 56mm Rain-Enhancing and Hail-proof Rocket."

“？？？ Rocket? Can this thing be exported?? ”

Chen Shen smiled mysteriously and replied:

"Why can't you export? HS CODE 3604900000, a lot of export examples, can't be exported? ”

"If it can't be exported, where do you think the production of nearly 600,000 rain-enhancing rockets a year in the north will end up?"

(End of chapter)