I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 603 Different Pu Bei

Chapter 603 A Different Pu Bei
The negotiations with Yegor went very smoothly. In fact, after the initial confirmation of intention, all the detailed discussions were a natural thing.

It took Peng Xucheng just over two hours to complete the preliminary consultations, and four hours later, several people had boarded a plane from Islamabad to Bangkok.

The long flight and the not-so-spacious cockpit made Chen Chen miserable, and the pain from the wound on his leg made it impossible for him to fall asleep.

After finally getting off the plane and simply exercising for an hour, they boarded the plane again and prepared to fly to Mandalay.

Yegor, who was sitting next to Chen Chen, was also not used to it. When he finally landed in Mandalay, his face had changed.

".This is definitely not what I imagined the life of the world's top mercenary team to be like."

Hearing his words, Chen Chen couldn't help laughing.

"Someone has already said what you said, but unfortunately, this is how our life is."

"Every day is an endless battle, and rest is quite a luxury."

"You're lucky to have made it in time. If we hadn't just happened to be going back to Pubei to rest, probably no one would have arranged a flight from Bangkok to Mandalay."

"You can only sit in a narrow carriage and travel hundreds of kilometers, then enter Bagan from Tachileik, and then spend more than ten hours to get to Myitkyina, and then start your work without stopping."

"To be honest, I kind of regret it."

Yegor spread his hands and said half-jokingly:
"If everyone in your team is an ascetic, please allow me to be an ordinary company employee, okay?"

"Don't worry, the days of the ascetic monk have nothing to do with you."

Chen Chen waved his hand and walked in front.

At this time, a convoy of commercial vehicles had already set up at the Mandalay Airport. Chen Chen took Yegor to the front of the vehicle, and the latter said with a little surprise:

“This is a little different than I imagined.”

"What's the difference?"

Chen Chen asked curiously.

"The convoy."

"I thought your convoy was going to be tanks, armored vehicles, machine gun pickups - just like you had in Syria."

"But now a Mercedes? Lexus?"

“I really wonder if I’m in Phuket—what’s the difference between this and Pattaya or Bangkok?”

"To be precise, this is indeed not Pubei yet."

Chen Chen shook his head and explained:
"This is Mandalay, which is under the tight control of the Pagan government army and the largest city on the border between the Pagan government-controlled area and the ethnic armed control area."

"Before we came here, this place was probably one of the barriers between the two worlds."

“But now, things have changed.”

"Dialogue and cooperation between the two sides are being strengthened, not to mention economic exchanges, which have reached their peak in the past decade."

"So, the security situation in this entire area is no longer comparable to what it was a few years ago. If you want to see warlords fighting each other, unfortunately, you can't see it anymore."

“But of course, small-scale fighting continues, especially where we’re going, Kachin.”

"If you want to experience a battle in person, I can arrange it."

"Then it's better not to do it."

Yegor immediately waved his hand and said:

"I'm just a gun maker. I can't use a gun."

".That's a bit exaggerated."

The two smiled at each other and got into the business car together.

The convoy headed eastward. Seeing the surrounding city scenery gradually disappear, Yegor couldn't help but ask:

"From the map, Mandalay is nearly 400 kilometers away from Myitkyina where we are going."

"Are we just going to drive over here?"

"No, we're taking a plane."

As Chen Chen finished his words, the roar of helicopter propellers suddenly sounded above the convoy's heads.

Yegor looked at Chen Chen in astonishment, then rolled down the window and looked towards the sky.

Four Mi-4 helicopters flew across the sky, leading the convoy forward like an air guard.

At the same time, new vehicles continued to flow in from both sides of the road. Yegor looked at them one by one, and the expression on his face gradually changed from shock to horror.

"my God"

"Mangshi, Marauder, Humvee, M2 Bradley, BTR-80"

"Where on earth did you get so many armored vehicles?!"

"I want to ask, are these M2s also yours? Or are these vehicles official from Bagan?"

"There are four more helicopters. They are not ordinary Mi-4s. They are Mi-8sh, right? I am very familiar with this type of helicopter. Where did you get them from?"

"Of course I bought it."

Chen Chen spread his hands and replied:
"In fact, after we conquered Kachin, we also took over a considerable portion of their... procurement channels."

"You know, even though the Americans don't want to sell their equipment to us, they're not the only ones using their equipment."

"So, it's not that hard to get the equipment, right?"

".right."

Yegor nodded slowly, but then asked:

“It may not be difficult to obtain equipment, but the price is.”

"That definitely can't be all the equipment you have, so how much money do you have??"

"very many."

Chen Chen smiled mysteriously and replied:

“All the money we made went into equipment purchases, basically.”

"As you said, this is really only part of our strength."

"So now, you should have no doubts about joining us, right?"

"Nothing."

Yegor nodded slowly, and was speechless for a moment.

Before this, he had indeed heard many rumors about the Dongfeng Corps and had carefully read reports about them.

However, there was a question in his heart that had never been resolved.

That is, where does the strength of this mercenary group come from?
They are very strong, but why are they so strong?

Until this question was answered, he always remained cautious about cooperation with Dongfeng Group.

But now, this "caution" has almost been washed away.

Having armored vehicles is scary enough, but what’s even scarier is that they have so many armored vehicles of different models and functions.

Having these armored vehicles is scary enough, but they also have helicopters.

Moreover, it is a modified armed helicopter, not an ordinary transport helicopter.

The most important thing is that these helicopters can pass through Bagan without any scruples!
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Of course, this couldn't be a "routine flight". They most likely obtained permission from the Bagan government in advance and came specifically to escort their convoy.

But even so, it is enough to illustrate the status of this corps in Pubei and Bagan.

They are even close to being on par with the Pagan government.
To describe a group like this as having a promising future seems a bit too bland, doesn't it?

Thinking of this, Yegor breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he asked:
"Are we going to take a helicopter and fly directly to Myitkyina?"

"Yes."

"Not going to your base? I heard that your base is in Mengka."

"To be honest, I really want to go there and see what kind of place it is."

"There's really nothing to see."

Chen Chen waved his hand and replied:
"Most of our equipment and personnel have been transferred to Myitkyina, which is the focus of operations at this stage."

"We only left two companies of troops stationed in Mengka, Daqili, and Jingdong, but it is enough to maintain stability." "Two companies?"

Yegor frowned and asked subconsciously:

"Even if we calculate based on the maximum staffing, the two companies only have about 400 people."

"Can they hold on?"

"The Armored Company. They have tanks."

Chen Chen replied calmly.

".Very reasonable."

At this moment, the image of the Dongfeng Corps in Yegor's mind completely collapsed.

What kind of mercenary group can so calmly say the words "armored company" and "with tanks"?
In the entire world, even the MPRI, which is in fact the most powerful, uses equipment provided by the US military.

For heavy equipment like tanks, at best they only have the right to use them, not the ownership, right?
“You are really different.”

Yegor said sincerely:

"Now I am even more curious about what Pubei has become within your sphere of influence."

"I want to ask, are there still drug dealers in Pubei now?"

"Of course."

Chen Chen replied calmly:
"It is very likely that this is a problem we will never be able to completely solve. As long as humans and land exist, drug dealers will always exist."

"There are only two bottom lines we can achieve."

“We will not make any profit from drugs in any form, and we will not let go of any drug dealers who have been caught.”

"That's all."

"But being able to do these two things is already quite rare."

Yegor sighed sincerely, and then asked:
"But how on earth did you do it?"

"I mean, even if you can maintain it, what about the other warlords in this land?"

"Without a source of income, how do they maintain their troops?"

"You'll see."

Chen Chen did not answer immediately because the convoy had already stopped in an open space.

Two helicopters landed at a time, while the other two hovered around to provide escort.

Chen Chen got out of the car, and a familiar figure jumped down from the helicopter. It was Cheng Lei.

The latter took two steps at a time and walked up to Chen Chen and gave him a fierce hug.

"Good job, big boss!"

Chen Chen pushed Cheng Lei away and asked with a smile:

"Is your waist okay?"

".My leg is injured, brother!"

"I know, but your waist is also injured - compared to your legs, I think your waist is more important."

".Then you don't have to worry about it-is this your new partner?"

"Yes, it's from Maozi."

Chen Chen nodded slightly and raised his hand to introduce Cheng Lei and Yegor to each other.

After shaking hands with Cheng Lei, a trace of confusion flashed across Yegor's face.

Perhaps in his eyes, Cheng Lei was just an ordinary helicopter pilot, and it was difficult for him to imagine how the close relationship between these two people was established.

However, this is a question that does not need an answer.

After everyone boarded the helicopter one by one, Cheng Lei went back into the cockpit.

He piloted the plane that he was already very familiar with and took off. Everything on the ground quickly disappeared, but then new scenery appeared before his eyes.

"look down."

Chen Chen greeted loudly.

Looking in the direction of his finger, what appeared before Yegor's eyes was a large and busy construction site.

On the north side of the construction site, a winding road extends directly into the mountains and forests, while on the south side of the construction site, a giant shield machine is moving towards the interior of the mountain.

“Are they repairing the road??”

Yegor asked in surprise:
"Such a large project, is it also organized by you?"

"of course not."

Chen Chen shook his head and replied:
"To be precise, this is a road built jointly by the armed forces of various ethnic groups in northern Pudong, the Pagan government, and northern investment institutions."

“The road is 280 kilometers long and will connect Mandalay and Pangkham.”

"It's more than just a road. You'll know its significance later."

"So if you ask why those warlords were able to survive, this is why."

"understood."

Yegor nodded solemnly.

At this moment, all his prejudices had completely collapsed.

He realized that the Dongfeng Group was definitely more than just a huge, brutal war machine.

They are trying to do something more important, and once these things are actually done.
The whole Pubei, and even the whole world, may become different.
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No, even if they haven't done it yet, at least Pubei has become different.

"My decision was not wrong."

Yegor looked at Chen Chen and said solemnly:

"I don't care about the big things you guys are going to do, but it's obvious."

"With your support, ORSIS will surely become a unique arms group in the world."

"I will arrange for the technicians to be in place as soon as possible."

"To be honest, I can't wait."

"no problem."

Chen Chen gave a thumbs up and replied:
“We will be in Myitkyina in an hour and the factory is there.”

"When the time comes, you can."

"Shipwreck, call request."

Cheng Lei's voice suddenly came from the headset. Chen Chen was stunned for a moment, then said:

"Cut it over to me."