After breakfast the next day, Da Jiang drove Lao Yang to Commander Kang's temporary mansion, and after watching the two leave, Wu Fenbin still said to An Ruizhi with some concern: "This Commander Kang has never dealt with us, and he must be suspicious of us." ”

"Suspicion is for sure, but he'll ask to see us soon." An Ruizhi said in an unquestionable tone.

"Why?" Wu Fenbin asked curiously.

"Because we're all soldiers, I can understand his psychology right now. Defeat is a great pain for every soldier, and what he wants most is to prove himself again with victory. It is impossible for him to turn over with his current strength, and our presence will bring him hope and light, and of course he would love to see us. ”

"I understand, with Lao Yang's foreshadowing, it can save us a lot of work."

"Yes, people are most likely to trust their own people, but I guess that although Kang Liansheng agreed to contact us, we must wait for us to come up with practical actions to prove it to completely dispel his doubts."

Sure enough, as An Ruizhi expected, Da Jiang and Lao Yang came back two hours later, and when they saw An Ruizhi, Lao Yang said happily: "Commander Kang was very happy to see me, he didn't expect me to come to him, and many brothers have not heard from him after escaping from the old city." I told me the purpose of coming here, and Commander Kang really wanted to see you, so I asked me to come back and invite you over at once. ”

"Okay, let's go visit Commander Kang together." An Ruizhi beckoned the three of them to get in the car together to meet Kang Liansheng.

Commander Kang's temporary residence was not in the town of Mengla, but on the banks of the Yuelang River, three kilometers outside the town, less than 100 meters away from the border, and within a minute of reaching China.

The reason why Kang Liansheng chose his temporary residence here was for his purpose, not only because Kang Liansheng liked to place his home close to the Chinese border, but also because all the military regions of the Allied Army had built their family quarters very close to the border, because this was the safest place they thought was the safest place, and they could quickly retreat to China in case of danger.

The off-road vehicle stopped in front of a wide wooden fence gate, and An Ruizhi got out of the car and first looked around.

It is a wide area by the river, surrounded by a bamboo fence and covered with thorny vines, and the whole courtyard covers about three or four acres of land, and there are many houses made of wood, and the roofs are covered with thatch.

At the gate stood two young men in civilian clothes, who did not have weapons in their hands, but who clearly had a guy stuck in their waists. Seeing the off-road vehicle parked in front of the door, the two hurriedly walked over.

Lao Yang preemptively said to the two guards: "Please inform Commander Kang, and say that the guest he invited is here." ”

The guards seemed to know Lao Yang, and one of them hurriedly turned around and ran into the courtyard, and after a while, he heard a hearty laugh wafting out of the crack in the fence wall.

"Haha...... Slack, slack......" With laughter, an emaciated old man in his sixties walked out of the doorway. The white Tang style short-sleeved shirt, with a height of more than one meter and six meters, reveals shrewdness, the old man's face has been deeply imprinted by the years, and although his hair has turned gray, his spirit is very strong.

An Ruizhi and the old man didn't feel that their eyes lit up, and both of them secretly admired each other's extraordinary bearing in their hearts, and immediately gave birth to a feeling of sympathy, although the age difference between the two was huge, but it did not prevent them from becoming friends who forgot their years.

It is very strange that people know each other like this, and the first sight of each other sometimes determines the relationship between the two people in the future, and it is easy for people who have a good impression when they meet for the first time to become friends, and vice versa. In fact, this is where the subconscious mind comes into play.

When An Ruizhi and Commander Kang looked at each other, Lao Yang hurriedly stepped forward to introduce them to each other.

Commander Kang stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "The future is terrifying, and I don't know if the future is not now." ”

A classic from Confucius's "Analects" made An Ruizhi feel the wisdom of the old man, and he held the old man's hand tightly and said happily: "I have heard the prestige of Commander Kang for a long time, and I was able to meet him today, which makes us juniors feel very honored." Then An Ruizhi introduced Wu Fenbin and Dajiang to Commander Kang.

"It's all young and promising, before Shunfeng told me about you, I had heard some of the recent things that happened in the northern region, but I didn't expect it to be done by a few of you young people, it's really admirable......" Looking at the three young people, Commander Kang was full of praise.

An Ruizhi said modestly: "Actually, we haven't done anything big......"

"Blowing up Lang Hongxian's missiles and ending the drug factory in Gaokan, the entire Golden Triangle was shaken, isn't it a big deal?" Kang Liansheng said this, and suddenly clapped his hands, "I'm just happy, please go inside, I'm always like this, when a friend comes to be happy, I forget everything." ”

The old man's boldness also infected An Ruizhi several people, An Ruizhi thought that Commander Kang, who was defeated and lived here, would be depressed, but today he was surprised at first sight, the old man was not only energetic but also optimistic and open-minded, which shows his tenacious will.

The four of them followed Commander Kang into his temporary residence, and a lot of unnamed tropical flowers and plants were planted in the courtyard, which can also be seen from his optimistic attitude towards life, and he was still able to maintain his calmness in this living environment under the fence, which showed that he had a strong psychological endurance.

On one side of the yard is a row of log huts with two Mercedes Benz sedans and three Toyota SUVs parked in it. To the north is the main house made of bamboo and wood, and several people with Type 56 submachine guns on their shoulders are constantly patrolling the courtyard. Two people obviously knew Lao Yang and took the initiative to greet him, and Lao Yang stopped and talked to them affectionately.

Commander Kang let An Ruizhi and the three of them into the hall, and although the house was shabby, it was neatly tidy, with two rows of bamboo and rattan chairs. A calligraphy work hanging on the wall attracted An Ruizhi's attention, and the content turned out to be Chen Yi's poem: The snow weighs the green pine, and the green pine is straight and straight. You must know that the pine is high and clean, and stay until the snow melts. An Ruizhi looked at the payment, it was written by Commander Kang himself, the time was three years ago, and it was obviously written by the defeated old city. The strong and powerful calligraphy fully shows the artistic conception of this poem, and at the same time, it also makes people see the old man's arrogant and stubborn character.

After a few people were seated, an orderly brought in two plates of fruit and placed them on the coffee table next to the rattan chair.

Kang Liansheng smiled and said to everyone: "There is nothing to entertain everyone, please use some fruits, Rong Ma has finally fallen to this point in his life, I am ashamed." ”

An Ruizhi pointed to the calligraphy on the wall and said: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and you can see your tenacious fighting spirit from this poem written by Marshal Chen Yi written by Commander Kang himself, which is really a model for our young people to learn." ”

"Mr. An was polite, and he scribbled on a whim, making everyone laugh." Commander Kang said modestly.

After a few polite words, everyone gradually turned to the topic.

Kang Liansheng first said to An Ruizhi: "Mr. An, you must have something to discuss with the old man when you came here from the old city." ”

"Commander Kang asked bluntly, I don't have to hide anything, the purpose of our trip is to tell Commander Kang that if you want to fight back to the old city, our brothers are willing to help."

"Oh!" An Ruizhi's words made Kang Liansheng feel a little surprised, he looked directly at An Ruizhi and asked, "Please forgive me, with my current situation, I can't bring you any benefits, why is Mr. An willing to help me?" ”

"You are right, it is true that we will not bring us any benefit by helping you, but it will bring great benefit to my motherland, and we also respect Commander Kang as a person, so we are willing to do our best to help you retake the old city."

"Please forgive the old man for being stupid, I still don't understand Mr. An's words, please tell me directly." Kang Liansheng seemed to confuse An Ruizhi's words.

"It has been four or five years since the Golden Triangle National Alliance Army split, and Commander Kang was one of the main leaders of the Allied Army, and you were the first to lead troops to break away from the Allied Army, and then the various military regions became independent one after another. At that time, many people in the Confederates regarded you as a rebel, and you must have been under a lot of pressure. ”

Kang Liansheng nodded, he didn't know what the young man meant by saying these words, but it was all the truth.

An Ruizhi saw that Kang Liansheng was attracted by his words, so he continued, "At the beginning of the establishment of the National Alliance, you also believed in communism, and you also fought for a long time. The Chinese government and people have also given you selfless assistance, and the Type 56 submachine gun I just saw carried by the guards in the courtyard must have been our aid, right? ”

Listening to An Ruizhi's words, Kang Liansheng just nodded silently, while thinking about the meaning of his words.

"However, in the seventies, in order to raise funds, the Allies began to deal in opium, and you set up a special department to buy tobacco paste and process it into 'yellow arsenic' and then sell it to some big drug dealers to make huge profits. This is also the main reason why we have stopped providing assistance to the National Alliance, and you are the opposition to the generals who have a sense of justice and long-term vision within the Allied Army, who do not agree with this approach, believing that if it continues, the Allied Army will be destroyed. When you can't control the situation, you have to choose to break away from the Allied forces, so you are the first to declare anti-drug in the Golden Triangle after independence. Maybe many people don't understand your painstaking efforts, because the truth is always in the hands of a few......"

Hearing An Ruizhi say this, Kang Liansheng stood up excitedly, he walked up to An Ruizhi, held An Ruizhi's hand and shook it a few times, and said with emotion: "You are the only one who understands me in the past few years, I can't imagine that my hard work has ended up in a situation of betrayal and separation, but Mr. An has seen all this so thoroughly and clearly, thank you, thank you for your understanding......"

"Maybe it's a bystander." An Ruizhi paused for a while, pulled Kang Liansheng to sit down, and then asked: "Has Commander Kang thought about it, anti-drug is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, why is it opposed by everyone?" So much so that the old city was defeated. ”

"I'm honest, I've been thinking about this for the past three years, but I'd love to hear what Mr. An thinks about it?" Kang Liansheng said sincerely.

An Ruizhi did not shirk, and said bluntly: "Anti-drug is a very heavy social problem, for the common people to survive is their first choice, if they do not find a way to survive for them, let them give up the cultivation and production of drugs, and anti-drug has also cut off many officers' way to make money, so they will also try their best to oppose it." The biggest difficulty in drug control in the Golden Triangle region is that the production of drugs is the participation of the whole people, and drugs are the foundation of their survival. ”

"Mr. An is right, this is the root cause of my failure, I just want to get the local people back to a normal life, but I haven't found a way for them to survive. In the past two years, I have been thinking about mistakes while looking for a suitable way to solve this problem. Commander Kang said with deep feeling, and his expression became much heavier as he said these words, and it could be seen that he was not saddened by his own failure, but worried about the lack of a solution to the local drug problem.

"I wonder if Commander Kang has found a solution to the problem?" An Ruizhi then asked.

Kang Liansheng shook his head lightly, and said in a heavy tone: "I feel that my strength is too weak, and the confrontation with the habitual forces formed over the past hundred years is really like an ant shaking a tree......

"It is indeed very difficult to rely on individual strength to solve the persistent problems of society, let alone the way of life that has been formed for hundreds of years." An Ruizhi showed his approval of Kang Liansheng's attitude, and then he said euphemistically: "I think any problem may be able to find a way to solve it as long as you work hard." ”

Kang Liansheng showed a very interested expression, "Oh, so Mr. An must have a cure for this stubborn disease?" The old man listened to Mr. An's high opinion. ”

An Ruizhi didn't go on, he changed the topic again, and said to Kang Liansheng with a smile: "I took the liberty to ask Commander Kang a question, please don't mind." ”

"It's okay, please speak up." Kang Lian said cheerfully.

"Do you have any plans to fight back to the Old Town?"

Kang Liansheng said frankly: "It would be false to say that there is no intention to recapture the old city, but there is really no plan to fight back. ”

An Ruizhi showed an expression of incomprehension, he thought that Kang Liansheng was by no means a person who gave up easily, "Why?" Could it be that Commander Kang wants to give up his ideals? ”

Kang Liansheng's face had a hint of melancholy on his face, and he sighed softly, "Hey, I don't want to make a plan of action to recapture the old city as soon as possible, but at present, there is a huge disparity between our strength and Lang Hongxian, there are only more than 300 people around me now, plus the total number of troops scattered everywhere is less than 1,000 people, and Lang Hongxian has nearly 6,000 soldiers and horses." Another important factor is Lang Hongxian's strong economic strength, in recent years, he has wantonly produced and sold drugs, and has accumulated huge funds. I currently have only a few woodlands and jade mines, and I have very little money, and it is very difficult to feed the rest of us, let alone buy a lot of weapons and equipment. Of course, Mr. An knows that modern warfare is to a large extent a contest of financial resources......"

Listening to Kang Liansheng's words, An Ruizhi did not rush to express his opinion, but smiled and did not look at him, Kang Liansheng seemed to read something from An Ruizhi's smile, so he stood up and said to An Ruizhi: "Please Mr. An go to the old man's study alone." ”

"Okay." An Ruizhi happily agreed, and from time to time there were attendants in the living room who served tea and poured water, and it was indeed inconvenient to speak, so he stood up and walked to the back corridor with Kang Liansheng.

After entering the study, An Ruizhi understood Kang Liansheng's intentions, which was more like a temporary command post, with a sand table on one side of the house, a military map of the Golden Triangle region hanging on the wall, and several assault rifles erected on the gun rack next to it. Only a corner of the bookcase and a desk with the four treasures of the study have the taste of a study.

Kang Lian asked An Ruizhi to sit down on the rattan chair next to him, and then asked straight to the point: "Mr. An, the old man has read countless people in his life, and he has confidence and judgment ability, you must have a background, I will not simply come here to chat this time, I hope you will explain the purpose of coming here without reservation." ”

"Since Commander Kang said that he is here, then I don't have to beat around the bush, the purpose of my coming is very simple, that is, I want to assist Commander Kang to eliminate Lang Hongxian as soon as possible and recapture the old city."

"What are Mr. Ahn's conditions? You won't help the old man do such a thing for no reason, right? Kang Liansheng then asked, his eyes fixed on An Ruizhi as he spoke, hoping to see something from An Ruizhi's expression.

"Haha...... Commander Kang is really a straightforward man, if you don't have the conditions, you will definitely not believe it, my condition is to wait for you to take over the old city before fighting drugs in this area. ”

Kang Liansheng asked in surprise: "It's that simple?" ”

"Yes, but it's not easy, you forgot to be kicked out of the old city because of drugs?"

Kang Liansheng pondered for a while before he spoke: "From Mr. An's tone, I can hear that you are already confident, but as I said just now, first, I don't have the strength to fight Lang Hongxian at present. Secondly, even if I take control of the old city again, because of the previous lessons, I will not easily ban the drug in this area, especially the cultivation of opium poppy, and I will no longer be desperate to cut off the livelihood of the common people. ”

"I have already considered all these problems, I only ask Commander Kang to write us a guarantee document, after we assist you in retaking the old city, you guarantee that the old city area will be completely anti-drug, of course we will help you solve all the difficulties you encounter, until the anti-drug here is successful."

"No problem, I can assure you, because the comprehensive anti-drug in the old city is also my goal, and I have always wanted the local people to live a normal life, and not let the whole world hate us anymore." Kang Liansheng solemnly assured An Ruizhi.