Chapter 423: Attacked Again (5)

Hearing the voice on the walkie-talkie, all the convoys stopped.

Swa discovered traces of the enemy on a mountain road ahead.

The scouts used thermal imaging to conduct observations, and at the same time, several drones equipped with thermal imaging took off to patrol along the way.

At this moment, there really is a team of 30 people lurking in the jungle.

The CIA received information that Jiang Ningyue was traveling from Mandalay to Lashio. Therefore, the CIA contacted the Kachin Independence Army, which they supported. The Kachin Independence Army stated that Jiang Ningyue was a high-ranking Chinese official, the Consul General in Mandalay, and that this would be difficult to accomplish and would require additional payment.

The CIA expressed understanding and, after applying for $10 million in campaign funding, gave the Kachin Independence Army $6 million.

After the Independence Army received the 3.5 million US dollars, it found the Deang Army and spent 1 million US dollars to let the Deang Army do this.

After much deliberation, the De'ang Army took out 300,000 US dollars, found the gang in Jiaomei County, and asked them to do this.

The gang in Jiaomei County found 50 thugs, gave each of them a homemade gun, and promised to reward each of them with US$500 if the task was successful.

In the end, only 30 people were left lying in ambush, staring into the distance intently while enduring mosquito bites.

"There are about 30 people in the jungle ahead."

After hearing the scout's report, Siwa waved his hand and said, "100 men will surround the jungle, and the remaining 200 men will stay here to protect the Consul General."

When Tang Lu and Zhou Yan heard that there was an enemy attack, they immediately drew their weapons with a nervous look on their faces and protected Jiang Ningyue on both sides.

Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "Calm down, we are in an armored vehicle."

After 20 minutes, 26 of the 30 local gang members were beaten to death, and the remaining four had swollen faces and broken legs.

Siwa came up to Jiang Ningyue and saluted, "Consul General, after interrogation, they admitted that the purpose of this ambush in the jungle was to attack you."

Jiang Ningyue wanted to get out of the car, but Tang Lu and Zhou Yan refused to allow her to do so. So, Jiang Ningyue opened the car door and asked through the gap:

"How many of them came?"

"30 people."

Siwa was also a little embarrassed. "And it looks like they haven't received any professional military training. They are holding homemade guns."

Jiang Ningyue frowned, she felt insulted.

"Let Pashan deal with these people."

The journey after that was safe and we didn't encounter any danger.

After arriving in Lashio, Pashan personally greeted him. After hearing that Jiang Ningyue had been attacked, Pashan's face turned fierce, like a wild beast.

"Who did this? Who dares to harm my beloved Consul General?"

Jiang Ningyue said calmly, "General Pashan, who do you want to do this?"

"Allied forces? Deang Army? Or Wa State?" Pashan narrowed his eyes and began to think.

Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "I heard from Siwa that these four people are from Jiaomei's gang."

"Gang?"

Pashan shook his head and said, "There's no reason for the gang to do this. Even if they did it, they were ordered to do so."

Jiang Ningyue resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "How could I not know? But, with the video, the evidence, and the testimony, isn't this a perfect opportunity for you to clean up Beishan?"

Pashan's eyes lit up. "Your Excellency, do you mean to let me use this as an excuse to launch a purge?"

Jiang Ningyue said helplessly, "That's not what I meant. I didn't ask you to launch a purge. I just asked you to hold on to power. Eliminate the influence of the 'Wa State' within the Northern Shan Army. To resist foreign aggression, you must first stabilize the country. Do you understand? Besides, these four people are a valuable card. Don't kill them, but use them as evidence and an excuse to start a war."

"I understand."

Pashan was overjoyed, "Isn't this just an excuse for us?"

"yes."

Jiang Ningyue smiled and nodded.

At 2 p.m. that day, the Northern Shan Freedom News website published a report: "On the morning of October 13th, the Consul General of the Mandalay Consulate General, His Excellency Jiang Ningyue, was attacked northeast of Nawchu while en route to Lashio. The fierce fighting resulted in 26 deaths and 4 injuries. The Consul General is safe and sound. Upon learning of the news, General Pashan immediately apologized to the Consul General, reiterated the friendship between Northern Shan State and China, and ordered an immediate investigation into the incident. It is understood that after a surprise interrogation, the group involved was identified as reactionary forces within Northern Shan State."

At 5 p.m. that day, the Northern Shan Freedom News website reported: [At 1:00 p.m. on October 13, the 3rd Brigade of the Northern Shan Army arrested members of the "Hu Zi Gang" gang involved in the attack. During interrogation, the gang's leadership admitted to the attack. The specific case is still under investigation.]

The next day, at 9:00 AM, the Northern Shan Free Press website reported: [General Pasang will launch a special operation to 'crack down on gangs and eliminate evil' in Northern Shan State.]

Pashan ordered a batch of production lines and a batch of instruments.

These production lines and instruments are not intended to be used to build factories, but to be placed in prisons.

Pashan plans to refer to the American "prison economy" and put all these criminals and hooligans whose crimes are not serious into prison and let them work for free.

Of course, these criminals also need to be paid, but the prison earns the money and spends it, so they can’t take a penny home.

At the same time, Pashan also referred to America's "blood selling" economy.

Pashan also publicly stated that the "blood selling" economy has one advantage, which is that it can greatly reduce the drug abuse rate among these people.

After all, if you want to sell blood you can’t take drugs.

In the past, Northern Shan State served as a buffer zone between the Myanmar government forces and Wa State, and many companies did not come here to invest.

Moreover, even if it invests, Northern Shan State has no way to transport goods out and can only rely on Wa State.

But things are different now. The Kokang Autonomous Region is in the hands of Northern Shan State. Therefore, Northern Shan State now has a channel to sell goods to Dongda.

At the restaurant of the Holy Palace Hotel in Lashio, Pashan looked at the bright lights below and could not help but feel a lot of emotion.

"Lashio is such a great place! But it's not mine."

Although the Northern Shan Army is named "Northern Shan", the commercial towns such as "Nauchu", "Kyaukme", "Hsipaw", "Lashio", "Mupang" and "Kyaukkai" in Northern Shan State all belong to the Myanmar forces.

Further north belongs to the Ta'ang Army, and the Kokang Autonomous Region does not belong to Northern Shan. Below Kokang is Wa State, which used to be the boss of the Northern Shan Army.

Therefore, the Northern Shan Army was very poor.

Places like Lashio are the main channels between China and Myanmar, so they are prosperous.

Lashio, in particular, is the second largest Chinese gathering place in northern Myanmar and the city is very prosperous.

Pashan is very jealous!

Jiang Ningyue chuckled and said, "Instead of spending time here complaining about yourself, you might as well focus on training your troops. Waiting for changes in the world, you can seek more benefits."

Pashan narrowed his eyes. "Your Excellency, are you saying that the Three Brothers Alliance is still planning to attack?"

"I think so." Jiang Ningyue nodded. "Their plan won't change just because of this little change."

After hearing this, Pashan immediately stood up, then sat down again. "I have already handed over all the troops to Dakai. There is no point in me going back."

On October 27, the Ta'ang National Army, the Arakan Army and the MNDAA formed the Three Brothers Alliance and publicly announced an attack on northern Shan State.

At the same time, the Kachin Independence Army, the People's Defense Army, the National Defense Army, the Burmese People's Army and the Communist Party of Burma announced their support for the Three Brothers Alliance and launched simultaneous attacks on the Myanmar military government.

Wa State and Si Te expressed neutrality.

The whole of Myanmar was immediately plunged into war.