CHAPTER XLIV

After careful consideration, An Ruizhi decided to use the nameless little cottage that Lao Yang brought them to as a temporary residence for the Excalibur Commando. And named the source village, because this is the turning point after they came to the Golden Triangle, it should be said that the commando originated here, and at the same time means that their demon eradication operation in the Golden Triangle will start here, which is the source of the entire anti-drug activities.

Yuanquan Village is surrounded by mountains on all sides, at the edge of the primeval forest, the terrain is complex and the terrain is dangerous, and it can be attacked and defended. More importantly, it is located in the middle of the Golden Triangle region, within 200 kilometers of the trilateral border in the south and the old city area in the north, and can reach any corner of the Golden Triangle in one day with a quick attack.

When the assault team arrived at the small cottage, Wu Fenbin and Lao Yang had already built two stilted buildings on the edge of the forest to prepare for everyone's arrival.

Wu Fenbin told everyone that the people in the cottage were rushing to help, Li Tianxiao felt very strange, Wu Fenbin They have not been here for a long time, how can they have such a good love for fish and water? Wu Fenbin smiled and told him that after An Ruizhi left, he and Lao Yang bought enough rice for each of the dozen or so villagers here to eat for a year.

Li Tianxiao couldn't help but think of what Guan Zhong said, he knows etiquette and etiquette, and the common people everywhere are the same. It could be used as an experimental site for mountain people to abandon poppy cultivation and switch to other crops, and to test whether An Ruizhi's plan is feasible.

The villagers of the cottage welcomed the arrival of the commando very much, it seems that Wu Fenbin and their preliminary work was good, and Lao Yang and several people also greatly appreciated the behavior of the commando, and they were so good to the mountain people, they must not be wrong.

An Ruizhi arranged for two team members to start training the six Kokang soldiers who followed Lao Yang, and at the same time gave the guns they exchanged to the villagers in the cottage, the men in the village were all hunters, and they went to the forest to hunt to subsidize their families when they were usually fine, and the commando team gave them some bullets, which suddenly brought the relationship between the two sides closer.

A solid mass foundation is the key to gaining a firm foothold, and the fine traditions of our army can play a great role everywhere, and it will not take long for the commando base areas to become decent.

may have to be stationed here for a long time, An Ruizhi and Li Tianxiao discussed the defense and security of the cottage. Because there were only ten people in the assault team, they organized the mountain people to form a self-defense force, with Lao Yang as the captain, responsible for managing them, and each person was given 200 yuan a month, which was a lot of income for the mountain people. The soldiers in the Golden Triangle only have 30 catties of rice per month, two military uniforms a year, and nothing else, and many children are soldiers just to have something to eat.

The enthusiasm and consciousness of the mountain people are very high, and they stand guard very closely to guard the small cottage.

The work in the base area is almost done, An Ruizhi called Li Tianxiao, Lao Yang and Wu Fenbin together, and discussed letting the three of them go to Mandalay, the commando team does not have a means of transportation, which is very unfavorable for the next operation, An Ruizhi plans to buy two off-road vehicles.

The most common off-road vehicle in the Golden Triangle is the Mitsubishi Pajero, which is also suitable for local roads, so everyone decided to buy this kind of car, which is not conspicuous to use and is not noticed on the road. At the same time, a batch of special weapons and equipment was purchased, including large-caliber sniper rifles, grenade launchers, rocket launchers and other weapons with strong firepower, which will play an important role in future battles.

After arranging the purchase of the car, An Ruizhi asked Lao Yang again, "Brother Yang, when Gao Kan's eldest son was in the Molong Cottage, he took us to a drug production factory, but it only produced yellow arsenic, according to Gao Yuanqu, their heroin factory was in a cave, do you know the situation there?" ”

Lao Yang smiled and said, "It's not a cave, but in a very secret ravine, and they just hid the produced No. 4 in the cave." I have participated in the escort of cargo twice, have been there. ”

"Do you have any plans?" Li Tianxiao asked An Ruizhi with a smile.

Wu Fenbin immediately stood up when he heard An Ruizhi's words, and couldn't help but scold, "I can't let go of this old boy with both public and private affairs, his grandma, thinking of the torture he suffered in the water prison, I hated Lao Tzu's teeth so much that the roots of his teeth itched, and he took his poison den first." ”

"I'd like to scout first, and I'll make plans when you get back." An Ruizhi looked at us and said calmly, to be honest, he can understand the monkey's mood best.

Lao Yang thought for a while and said: "Let Yanwen take you there, this kid is also quite familiar with that area, and he is also clever, and he is also a good hand at crossing mountains and mountains." ”

The Yanwen recommended by Lao Yang was a young man who came with him, twenty-five or sixteen years old, young and strong, and he was the one who brought An Ruizhi and Wu Fenbin up from the dungeon.

"Okay, you guys go and get ready and set off immediately, Brother Yang will help me call Yanwen here, and I'll learn more about the situation from him."

The three of them then went to make simple preparations, and Li Tianxiao called Zhou Ciming together, this guy is an expert in machinery, and he knew what was wrong with the faulty vehicle as soon as he heard it, and of course he couldn't buy a car without him. In addition, he is also very knowledgeable about firearms, and knows all kinds of firearms produced in various countries around the world, and any kind of firearm can be disassembled freely in his hands regardless of whether it has been used or not.

At dawn the next day, the four of them set off, first walked more than 50 kilometers to a dam called Meng Kun, where they rented a Mitsubishi off-road vehicle to Mandalay, the driver was a very enthusiastic and cheerful middle-aged man, and kept talking with everyone along the way.

Li Tianxiao sat in the passenger seat, and the driver said to him with a smile: "Several bosses are from China, right?" ”

"How can the master tell that we are from China?" Li Tianxiao asked curiously.

"My guess is that most of the customers who rent my car are businessmen from China, who go to Mandalay to buy jade, and I have heard that 80% of the jade in your Chinese market is shipped from Mandalay." The driver was talking with great interest as he drove.

"But we're not going to buy jade, we're going to buy cars, and we're going to buy Mitsubishi off-road vehicles like you."

When I heard that I was going to buy a car, the driver immediately enthusiastically recommended a second-hand car, "If you are buying a car for your own use, I suggest you go to the second-hand car market first." Eighty percent of the new used cars here are very cost-effective, and all kinds of models are available directly from the country of production, the price is absolutely cheap, and you can save a lot of money. ”

"What is the condition of the used cars here?" Zhou Ciming interjected in the back row.

"The quality is absolutely guaranteed, my car is a second-hand car I bought, there has been no problem, I will take you to the old car market first, you will know." The driver affirmed.

Hearing what the driver said, several people decided to go and see it first, and after arriving in Mandalay, they went directly to the place where used cars were sold. When I got there, it was completely beyond everyone's imagination, the condition of the vehicles was very good, the price was unbelievable, and it was not even half of the similar models in China, and several people immediately decided to buy two second-hand off-road vehicles.

While on the road, the driver told them that the businessmen here are very honest, so they should be confident about the vehicles they buy.

Zhou Ciming started a Mitsubishi off-road that he liked, listened to the engine, and then drove out to test the car, came back and gave Li Tianxiao a thumbs up, and said happily: "It's great, it's no different from a new car, and it also saves the run-in period." ”

I bought an off-road vehicle worth 500,000 yuan for less than 200,000 yuan, and everyone was very happy. I gave the driver an extra 500 yuan for the rental fee, which was a thank you to him, but I didn't expect the driver to resolutely not, saying that he didn't do anything at all, so he couldn't charge more for the fare, and if he took money that didn't belong to him, it would make him uneasy. The simplicity of the driver touched several people.

Bidding farewell to the taxi driver, the four of them drove the two Mitsubishi off-road vehicles they had just bought to find a hotel to stay, because it was late, and they were going to buy some weapons and equipment the next day.

The next morning, under the guidance of the hotel owner, the four of them easily found a shopping street that specialized in selling guns. A nondescript street turned out to be a concentration of dozens of weapons shops.

The walls of the narrow shop were covered with all kinds of long and short weapons, which opened Li Tianxiao's eyes. In a small door, Li Tianxiao asked the shopkeeper to see a special guy, and the shopkeeper led them to the back of the store.

Walking through the long corridor and walking into a 100-square-meter weapons depot, the scene inside shocked Li Tianxiao, hanging on the wall, standing on the gun rack, and placed in the gun cabinet, all kinds of guns are dazzling, it is like a small arms exhibition, some models of guns Li Tianxiao is the first time to see.

Li Tianxiao walked to a row of gun cabinets displaying pistols, and saw that there were all kinds of well-known pistols of various models made in various countries, such as the Colt M1911 from the United States, the Bailetta from Italy, Glock from Austria, and the Type 54 from China.

Li Tianxiao suddenly found that in the corner of the gun cabinet was a twenty rings of a railway guerrilla. I remember when I was a child when I read picture books, my favorite thing to read was a guerrilla with 20 rings in his hand, and at that time he dreamed of touching it, and in his consciousness 20 rings was the real king of guns.

Li Tianxiao couldn't help but reach out and pick up this brand-new blue glowing twenty rings, held it in his hand heavily, turned on the fast and slow machine, raised his hand and took a look, this guy's power is not lower than the miniature submachine gun he uses now.

However, at a glance, you can know that it is an imitation, and there is a certain gap between it and the real German made in terms of craftsmanship and quality. It's something out of a private room, but the layman can't see it.

The shopkeeper is really a shrewd person, and when he saw that Li Tianxiao liked this gun, he immediately came up and said with a smile: "No one wants this toy now, if Mr. likes it, just take it, and I will give it to Mr. as a meeting gift." ”

Li Tianxiao smiled, put the gun back into the distance, and jokingly said to the boss: "I'll come back to pick it up when I open the gun museum in the future." ”

Looking at Zhou Ciming and Wu Fenbin again, they also showed greedy eyes, they were all people who regarded guns as their lives, and they were not moved to see so many beautiful guys.

Zhou Ciming picked up a Colt assault rifle, quickly checked it, and said softly to Li Tianxiao: "It's definitely authentic." "He only had to hold any kind of firearm in his hand and know if it was genuine or an imitation.

In some remote mountain villages in West Asia, villagers are able to imitate any type of gun in the world by hand, and it has reached the point of being fake, and some low-cost guns come from those places.

Wu Fenbin took out the list of things that needed to be purchased and handed it to the boss, he looked at it and said with certainty: "There are a few things you want that you don't have now, and I can get them all in three days in three days." ”

"All we want is authentic goods, are you sure you can get them?" Li Tianxiao asked uneasily.

"No problem, you are all connoisseurs, authentic goods and imitations are not the same price, if there is a problem, I will not charge a penny and give it to you." The owner is very sure.

Although he had not been here for a long time, Li Tianxiao found that the locals were very honest, unlike some domestic merchants who used improper means to deceive customers, so he was very relieved to say to him: "Okay, you immediately organize the supply according to the list, and we will come on time to pick it up in three days." ”

"No problem, I'll get it ready for you in three days." The shopkeeper said briskly.

Worried that the shopkeeper was not at ease, Li Tianxiao added, "If you are not at ease, we can put a deposit of 50,000 yuan here." In his opinion, it should be said that it is customary to pay a certain amount of deposit in advance for anything ordered.

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper smiled and waved his hand, "No, we have never taken any deposit." When you come to pick up the goods and bring money, if the money is not enough, it is also feasible to send it to us later. ”

Li Tianxiao is really worried about the boss's way of doing business, which is in some parts of the country, I am afraid that no amount of money is enough to compensate. From the boss's calm attitude, it can be seen that he has definitely not encountered anyone who has maliciously defrauded.

Three days later, the four of them came here to get all the weapons and equipment prepared for them by the boss, and when they parted, the boss insisted on giving the twenty rings to Li Tianxiao, but he resisted the huge temptation in his heart and refused. To tell the truth, it was Li Tianxiao's childhood dream, and it was the desire for guns that prompted Li Tianxiao to join the army, and after joining the army, he used all kinds of guns, and none of them could have an unforgettable desire for him like twenty rings.