Returning to the cottage where the Excalibur commandos were stationed, Li Tianxiao got the news that An Ruizhi and they had returned to Mengla from Mandalay, and Xiao Pang, an agricultural technician he invited from China, also came to the village, so he had to let Ye Zhanpeng, Lao Lu and A Yan escort Dong Wencai to Mengla.

Li Tianxiao and Xiao Pang haven't seen each other for five or six years, and their childhood friends are naturally very excited to see each other, but unfortunately there is nothing to entertain him here, but fortunately, someone in the village went to the forest to hunt some wild. Li Tianxiao took two pheasants and left the money, but the honest mountain people said that they didn't want anything, he knew that the villagers were sincere, so he no longer insisted, and thought that he would send some bullets to them in a few days to express his gratitude.

Li Tianxiao and Xiaopang were eating stewed pheasant, drinking rice wine brewed by the mountain people, chatting excitedly about interesting things when they were children, and talking about the topic.

Xiao Pang knew that Li Tianxiao was a soldier, although he was very curious about his coming to the Golden Triangle, he didn't ask much, but he didn't understand what he asked him to do.

"Tianxiao, you don't want to start a farm here, do you?" Xiao Pang asked puzzled.

Li Tianxiao smiled and didn't answer him directly, and asked him around the corner, "I just want to know what else can be grown here besides poppies?" ”

"In fact, the soil quality here is basically the same as that of our farm, and you can grow crops such as rubber and sugarcane." Xiao Pang said without thinking.

"Are you sure?" Li Tianxiao asked him excitedly.

Xiao Pang nodded affirmatively, "Based on my experience, I can tell at a glance that besides, the geographical environment and climate here are not much different from ours. ”

"Can you teach a few mountain families in the village to grow rubber and sugar cane," Li Tianxiao asked tentatively in a consultative tone.

"Absolutely." Xiao Pang readily agreed, he took a big bowl and drank a sip of rice wine, wiped his mouth with his hand and said, "But you have to be prepared to lose money." ”

"Why?" Xiao Pang's words made Li Tianxiao puzzled, and asked puzzledly, "Since it's the same as our farm, why do you lose money?" ”

Xiao Pang looked like an experienced businessman in a serious manner, "Our sugarcane is immediately sent to the sugar factory by car after harvesting, who are you selling it to?" Even having a place to sell transportation is also a problem. The cultivation of cash crops requires a complete set of assembly operations, from planting, acquisition to processing, every link must be indispensable......"

Li Tianxiao is an expert in fighting, but he can't engage in production and operation, these problems raised by Xiao Pang really haven't been taken into account, and An Ruizhi may not want to get these problems, no wonder the chief asked the commando team to only carry out the first half of the Excalibur assault operation, and don't think about the rest of the matter.

Li Tianxiao thought for a while and then said: "Don't think about these problems first, you just need to conduct experiments here, don't think about the other money, of course, it won't treat you badly." ”

"Look at what you said, I can still run here for money?" Xiao Pang pretended to be unhappy and said.

"Haha...... Okay, punish me with a bowl of wine, and my brother won't talk about money in the future. Li Tianxiao smiled and picked up a bowl of rice wine and drank it in one go.

"I'm joking, if that's the case, we'd better do it in the form of a farm, and we can organize the whole cottage, which is much stronger than a single household in terms of driving and benefiting in the future." Xiao Pang proposed.

"Of course you can, as long as it is helpful for the promotion in the future, how to do it is up to you." Li Tianxiao said happily.

Two days later, An Ruizhi and they came back, Li Tianxiao talked to him about Xiao Pang's idea, An Ruizhi also supported this suggestion, and at the same time asked Brother Yang to fully assist Xiao Pang in doing this, and the two of them quickly got up in the cottage.

The mountain people are willing to participate in the work on the farm, because in this way they can earn several times more than before. In fact, the idea of ordinary people is very simple, as long as they can live a better life, they will definitely be willing to change the original mode of production.

Just as Xiao Pang feared, after a few months, the sugarcane planted by the mountain people was harvested in large quantities but there was no place to sell it, and there was neither a market for buying it nor a processing enterprise in the local area, and finally it was abandoned and rotted in the ravine.

However, An Ruizhi is very satisfied with the success of the planting, because both sugarcane and rubber are in large demand in China, so it is not a problem to sell after planting a large number of them, as long as the mountain people are willing to give up the cultivation of opium poppies, the Excalibur project can be successful.

After planting this season's sugarcane, the mountain people in the village have realized that it is easier and easier to manage than the cultivation of opium poppy, and they are willing to engage in this cultivation as long as their income is guaranteed.

For the next period of time, the Excalibur Commando's job will focus on helping train Commander Kang's troops while secretly preparing for Excalibur Storm Plan.

Lang Hongxian also began to adjust the deployment of troops after learning that the government army would join forces with Kang Liansheng to deal with him, he knew more about Commander Kang's troops, and knew that Kang Liansheng did not pose much of a threat to himself, the key was the government army in the west, because the government army was several times stronger than him in terms of strength and equipment, and if the government army attacked the old city with all its might, it would be difficult for his defense line to resist the attack.

Lang Hongxian deployed half of his troops on the Western Front and let his eldest nephew Lang Kun, that is, Lang Hongjian's eldest son, sit in command. While adjusting the troops, he did not forget to continue to buy people in the government army, as long as the government army did not contribute to the troops, Kang Liansheng alone could not help him.

After more than half a year of careful preparation, the Excalibur Assault Plan began to be implemented before the rainy season came. An integrated division of the government army crossed the Salween River and approached the old city from the western front, while Kang Liansheng's troops also gathered at Shenmuling, preparing to attack from the southern front.

Lang Hongxian arranged 3,000 men and horses on the Shenmuling defense line, wanting to use natural danger to resist Kang Liansheng's army.

Shenmu Ridge was originally dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack, Lang Hongxian defended here with three times the strength of Kang Liansheng, after the battle began, Commander Kang's troops did not break through the Shenmu Ridge defense line after two days of fierce attack.

An Ruizhi was also a little skeptical about Lang Hongxian's troop deployment, because for the old city, the focus of defense should be on the western front, a division of the government army crossed the Salween River, if it was a hard-fought battle, Lang Hongxian's entire army could not necessarily resist the attack of the government army, but now he focused on the defense on the southern front, and there were only more than 1,000 people on the western front. This anomalous military deployment seems to portend something.

Seeing that Kang Liansheng's troops could not break through Shenmu Ridge, An Ruizhi was very anxious, if the battle could not be ended before the rainy season arrived, then Operation Shenjian would have to stop, and it would be at least a few months before it could start to be carried out again.

After consideration, An Ruizhi decided to bring the assault team around the other side of Shenmu Ridge, tear a hole in the enemy's back, and receive Commander Kang's troops to break through Lang Hongxian's defense.

An Ruizhi looked at the map, thinking about where to open the enemy's defense line, and suddenly Kang Liansheng called from the forward command headquarters, asking An Ruizhi to go over immediately to discuss important matters.

When An Ruizhi arrived at the headquarters, he found that Commander Kang was anxiously going back and forth, and when he saw An Ruizhi coming in, he stabilized his mood and said in a low voice: "As expected, the government army did not contribute to the troops, and after they crossed the Salween River, they only held on to Lang Hongxian's troops and did not attack." ”

"No wonder Lang Hongxian only deployed more than 1,000 horses on the Western Front, it seems that he knew that the government army would not attack him." An Ruizhi suddenly realized.

Kang Liansheng pointed to the map and said to An Ruizhi: "Lang Hongxian's 5,000 men have arranged 1,000 on the western front, and 1,000 people have been left in the city to defend, and the remaining troops are all deployed in Shenmuling to intercept us. If the government forces do not attack from the Western Front, we have no chance of winning at all. Now it is necessary to find a way to get the government forces to move ......"

An Ruizhi looked at the map and didn't say a word, he was nervously thinking about countermeasures, the current situation was beyond his expectations, the first time he dealt with such an army, it really made him feel uncomfortable, no wonder the current situation in the Golden Triangle region appeared, what else could such a government army say......

Seeing An Ruizhi silent, Commander Kang reminded him: "Is it to put more pressure on the government army?" ”

An Ruizhi understood what Commander Kang meant, but judging from the current situation, even if the pressure on them may not have a good final effect, he shook his head lightly, and said thoughtfully: "The generals are not subject to foreign military orders, not to mention a corrupt army, and the people above can't always go to the front line to stare at the soldiers to fight?" Now the key is the commander at the front. ”

"So what to do? It is very bad for us to drag it out for a long time. Kang Liansheng said anxiously.

An Ruizhi thought for a moment, and then said to Commander Kang in a firm tone: "Leave this matter to me to deal with, I have a way to get the government army moving." ”

"Oh!" Kang Liansheng looked at An Ruizhi excitedly, he knew that this young man would definitely be able to do it as long as he said it, and he really wanted to hear what method An Ruizhi used to mobilize the government army.

However, An Ruizhi did not tell his intentions, but only said to Kang Liansheng: "Please ask Commander Kang to order the attacking troops to stop first, send scouts to closely monitor the enemy's movements, and if you find that the enemy in Shenmuling has moved two days later, take the opportunity to attack and strive to break through their defensive line." ”

Kang Liansheng looked at An Ruizhi in surprise, he couldn't think of what kind of clever calculation this young man had, he actually knew that the enemy of Shenmuling would be mobilized in two days, An Ruizhi didn't say much, he didn't ask anymore and just said one after another: "Okay, good, no problem......."

An Ruizhi returned to the station of the commando, immediately gathered the team members together, and told everyone about the situation, so that everyone could brainstorm and think of a way.

Li Tianxiao looked at An Ruizhi's expression very calmly, and his tone of voice was not hurried or dry, knowing that this guy must have an idea, and now he just wants to listen to everyone's opinions and then integrate them.

The team members expressed their thoughts one after another, and everyone mentioned forcing the government army to take action, but they disagreed on what specific plan of action to take, and finally they all looked at An Ruizhi and wanted to hear his plan.

An Ruizhi listened attentively to the speeches of the team members, and suddenly noticed that everyone was not speaking, raised his head and looked around, and then said: "The idea of forcing the government army to take action mentioned by everyone is good, the key is how to do it, and it is obviously not possible to rely on our strength alone, so we want Lang Hongxian to force the government army to act." ”

An Ruizhi's words immediately aroused the interest of the team members, Lang Hongxian was most worried about the government army taking action against him, how could he force the government army to take action? They all looked at An Ruizhi curiously, waiting for his next step.

An Ruizhi stood up and walked to the map, he pointed to the map of the western front of the old city and continued: "The watershed between the government army and Lang Hongxian's troops was the Salween River, and the government army has taken military action to show that it has now crossed the Salween River, and Lang Hongxian's troops on the western front have also tacitly retreated thirty kilometers. We know that there is a monetary relationship between the government army and Lang Hongxian, what could be more important than a monetary relationship? ”

An Ruizhi deliberately paused at this point, glanced at everyone, and then said: "Of course it is security, for any party, survival safety is always the first, so we have to create an existential crisis between them, so as to force them to do it." ”

Listening to An Ruizhi say this, everyone has already guessed his plan, he wants to provoke a conflict between Lang Hongxian and the government army.

"Our Excalibur Commando is divided into two action groups, the first group is led by the old prisoner, and your mission is to blow up the road bridge over the Salween River and cut off the retreat of the government army. I led the second group of personnel disguised as government troops to infiltrate Lang Hongxian's position, our target was Lang Kun, if we killed Lang Kun's troops on the western front, it would definitely be chaotic. And Lang Hongxian will also mess up, he will definitely worry that the government army will attack him and increase troops on the western front. The rear road of the government army has been cut off, and as long as Lang Hongxian mobilizes his troops and deploys, the government army will definitely attack him first......"

"Wonderful, really good." Li Tianxiao couldn't help but shout, An Ruizhi is really a genius, he actually came up with this trick, "Although there is money between them to maintain, they must also guard against each other, as long as one party makes a move, the other party must be the first to strike." ”

"The government army moved on the western front, and Commander Kang's southern front also moved at the same time, and we went into the old city together, turning the world upside down in Lang Hongxian's belly, making him uncomfortable."