I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar

"To attack Locke Pier, just four people will definitely not be enough. We need sufficient heavy firepower."

"Everyone has to enter Tachileik, the car. Let's go to nine people, and one person will be responsible for driving the car back."

"We drove to the Wangnamfu Pass near Kengtung, which is the farthest distance that the tributaries of the Mekong River can reach. It also happened to enter the territory of the Burmese army. As long as we get there, we are basically safe."

"If necessary, we can retreat by car."

Under the light, Chen Chen looked at the map on the ground and said.

The white dog beside him nodded thoughtfully, and then asked:

"Do we really need to take the boat directly from Locke Pier? If we take the Mekong River, the journey is too long."

"We need to first walk 50 kilometers along the Lok River to the vicinity of the Golden Triangle Park, then walk 160 kilometers north to the Mongla Pier in Wangpi Rancho, and then drive nearly 100 kilometers west of Wangpi Rancho to Wang Nam Phuc."

"The whole journey is more than 300 kilometers. What's the top speed of that ship?"

"About 75 kilometers."

Chen Chen answered, but quickly added:

"But this is the speed that can be achieved under the most perfect conditions. According to the current hydrological conditions of the Mekong River, thank God if we can drive at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour."

"But it's okay to go slower."

"As you said, the section from Rock River to Golden Triangle Park is the most dangerous, but the hydrological conditions are the best, so just rush over."

"The last section is completely deep in the mountains and forests. No ground vehicles can follow it. It is easy and simple."

"The most difficult part is the 160 kilometers in the middle. We have to break through Nuokang's lair and may be intercepted by Laos, and there is a road on the east side of the river."

"Only when we get to the north of Sanfu can we escape the pursuit of Laos."

"It's really not easy, but we have two choices now, either give up the mission, or grab the ship."

"How about, the three of us vote?"

The other team members did not have the right to vote. Of course, Gang Li supported Chen Chen without hesitation. After thinking for a while, Bai Gou said:

"You can do it, but you have to pay more for the 756th trip."

"500,000 US dollars is too little compared to the risk of this mission - of course, if it is a general cannon fodder regiment, the price will be similar."

"But we are here to complete the mission, so it is definitely not at this price."

"You have to talk to He Bangxiong about adding more money. If there is really something on the boat, it will be strong evidence. He will definitely be willing to pay more."

"But instead of adding more money, I'd rather let them hire people."

Chen Chen paused briefly and then continued:

"After we arrive at Wangnamphuc, we still need someone to help us take the boat back to Mengbin or Mengkha."

"Although the last section can also be traveled by water, the hydrological conditions are too poor, so we can only pass by and have to be escorted."

"I think it's better to let them do it than to ask for money."

"Anyway, if we can seize this ship, it's really not a matter of money - safety is the most important thing."

"clear."

Bai Gou nodded immediately and then added:

"Wang Nanfu is in the defense zone of the Burmese army in Kengtung. It is really not easy for He Bangxiong to come over - so what should we do?"

"That's it!"

Chen Chen made the decision, and everyone no longer had any doubts. All the weapons and equipment on the Predator were cleared, leaving only an empty vehicle to return.

The remaining few people took all their equipment and began to advance towards Tachilei in the dark.

This is a very simple psychological tactic. From the enemy's point of view, they have done enough big things in this day. They first killed people in the hotel, and then turned the Regina Golf Course upside down and took them away. He killed the No. 3 figure in the Nuokang Group and fled into the mountains to the west.

No matter which angle you think about it, they probably won't fight back.

However, Chen Chen really planned to do this.

Otherwise, what are you waiting for? Do you wait for the opponent to react and strengthen your defense? Or should we wait for them to drive the ship away and then stare at the empty dock?

If the weak wants to defeat the strong, it must catch the enemy unawares and cut through the mess quickly.

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But of course, in order to launch such an offensive, timing is very important.

It was already 11 o'clock at night, and they were more than 20 kilometers away from Tachileik.

The looters can no longer be used, and rushing there on foot is simply a joke, so their only way is to cross the border from Ban Papi to Chiang Rai, Thailand, according to the original plan, and then grab a car and follow the small road near Ban Papi We drove all the way to Tachileik.

This can probably be regarded as a kind of reaching the same goal through different paths.

The original backup plan was finally used

The plan was drawn up, and the nine fully loaded people started hiking with enough ammunition on their backs. They were now less than 1 kilometer away from Ban Papi. According to Chen Chen's memory, there should be a tea-producing town there. If they were lucky, , you can get the car directly.

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It's a pity that they are really unlucky.

After ten minutes of trekking, when they arrived at Banpapi, Chen Chen discovered that his memory was biased.

Yes, this is indeed a tea-producing area.

But this is 2009, and large-scale tea gardens have not been built yet!

Of course there are carts, donkey carts.

Looking at the howling donkey in the stable, Chen Chen couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

"what to do?"

Bai Gou subconsciously began to ask Chen Chen for help. In his opinion, as the leader of the group, he was omnipotent.

".What else can they do? The donkey cart also needs to be used!"

"First walk south for a while to look for other settlements. Once you find a motor vehicle, switch to another vehicle!"

Chen Chen replied speechlessly.

In fact, it is not a question of speed that must be changed.

Theoretically, they could hike 20 kilometers directly on the Myanmar side, which would be enough in terms of speed and time.

But they have too much equipment, including four 40-guns and two cloud bombs. This alone weighs a lot, and they have to bring the maximum amount of ammunition.

Each person's load exceeds 60 kilograms, which is a very terrifying load. It has reached the US military's emergency load standard. Under this load standard, the furthest marching distance must not exceed 5 kilometers.

If it exceeds, a person will definitely be useless.

And you said you should abandon part of it. If you don't have enough firepower, how can you attack Locke Pier?

Dilemma.

So if you use donkey carts, just use donkey carts. The United States and the United States are still doing animal-powered transportation in Iraq. What’s wrong with the mud-legged people in northern Myanmar trying to imitate this?

So, a few people took away the two donkeys of the fellow villagers - Chen Chen did not forget to leave 3,000 US dollars.

Those who grow tea in this kind of place are all miserable. A donkey is their whole hope in life. If you say you want Chen Chen to use it without any psychological burden, he really can't do such a thing.

In that case, what's the difference between him and Lin He's enemy?

All in all, Chen Chen can be regarded as experiencing the feeling of the US military - the feeling of driving a donkey.

He is not very good at doing this, but there are two people in the team who are good at it. Besides Li Bang, the other one is Yang Shu.

Walking beside him, Chen Chen couldn't help but asked curiously:

"You are also from a peasant background?"

Hearing his words, Yang Shu smiled and replied:

"Yes, farmers from the Wa State were occupied during the development of Mengping District. They joined other corps and fought for several months, then they joined the Lion Corps, and finally they joined your corps, the regiment commander."

Damn it, have you met the rightful owner?

Chen Chen used this reason to explain the identities of the Li Gang to the Chen family before.

It seems that he is also crying haha.

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But it’s just his physique

"You joined the Lion Corps because your original regiment was destroyed, right?"

"That's not true."

Yang Shu quickly denied it.

He heard the implication of Chen Chen's words. In his opinion, as long as he eats this kind of food, he would still be a little taboo and care about such metaphysical things.

So he continued:

"It's just because the previous gun group didn't pay wages. It was a small gun group with more than a dozen people, and there weren't even enough guns for each person."

"We helped the Wa State Army fight several battles. The regimental leader received a salary of more than 50,000 yuan. He took more than half of it himself and gave each of us less than 1,000 yuan."

"We couldn't get angry, so we just left - later I heard that the group leader also died, probably as retribution."

Chen Chen nodded thoughtfully.

In fact, the situation Yang Shu encountered was the normal life of mercenaries in northern Myanmar.

How many corps can easily do business worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars like the Lion Corps and Dongfeng Corps? Most of the time, their role is to be as pure as cannon fodder.

Even sometimes, they are not even cannon fodder, but just an atmosphere team to fill up the battlefield. They lie down in the trenches for a day and are paid two kilograms of rice plus 20 yuan. Only when they really fight can they enjoy the treatment of cannon fodder, which is 150 yuan a day.

That’s right, what’s mentioned here is all RMB.

However, Yang Shu can actually join the Lion Corps?

Where does his training level come from?

Chen Chen asked his question. Before Yang Shu could answer, the white dog beside him spoke:

"He just played it and practiced as he played."

"In the beginning, we took him in because we had a mission that happened to require cannon fodder, so we randomly recruited a group of them."

"He survived two battles in a row, so he was officially recruited into the group. It's only been more than a year now."

"This kid is growing up very quickly. He is a good youngster."

Indeed, being able to fight to this level for more than a year is considered a strong man.

And judging from his action of smashing the electrical box in the previous raid, he also has a certain degree of tactical thinking and is definitely someone who can be cultivated.

Chen Chen took the opportunity to encourage him a few words and wrote down his name.

The donkey cart continued to move forward, and after descending from Banpapi Tea Mountain, they finally found the motor vehicle.

It was a company specializing in tea transportation and logistics, and there was an unattended truck parked at the door.

After discussing with Bai Gou, Chen Chen did not choose to steal the car forcefully. Instead, he woke up the people in the company and asked them to rent the car - of course, he gave them enough money to convince them.

This is the best way to avoid risks. After all, Chiang Saen is a bad place, but if you lose your car, it is very simple to call the police and check the license plate.

If you are stopped for this reason, you really deserve to be killed.

And with a deal, everything is easy to say.

Coupled with their equipment, everyone can see that they are a powerful mercenary group, and they will not think of going against them, which fundamentally prevents them from being exposed before entering Tachilei and starting to attack Locke Pier. Identity Risk.

After getting the truck, the rest of the trip went smoothly.

The group could not take the AH2 highway, but they walked along the road next to the highway, and the journey of more than 40 kilometers took only an hour.

They were already in Thailand, and with the advantage of local license plates, they did not encounter any unplanned inspections.

At 12:30, the truck had already arrived near the dock, facing the assault boat across the river.

Chen Chen sat in the passenger seat, holding a telescope to observe the situation.

"Tightly guarded. Lianye is right about that."

"The crescent-shaped pier has at least 10 open sentinels on the river bank of the pier. I have also seen more than 5 hidden sentinels."

"The open post has 4 heavy machine guns, two sniper rifles, nearly 60 riflemen, and may also carry various explosives."

"The secret whistler can't see the weapon clearly, but the level cannot be low."

"Moreover, this place is very close to the Friendship Bridge, and there is a road behind the pier. Once a fight breaks out, the defenders deployed there will quickly provide support."

"The defenders there have two machine gun speedboats, and their firepower is average. But if they block the river, it will be troublesome."

"Once the gunfire rings out, we only have three minutes at most to board the ship and start."

"In these three minutes, we have to kill at least 8 key targets."

"Four heavy machine guns, four riflemen guarding the assault boat"

Speaking of this, Chen Chen couldn't help but grin.

The difficulty is really a bit high.

The white dog on the side was also observing the enemy's defense. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"The defenses of these people are higher than those of the people at Regina Golf Course. I don't know where they went. They basically didn't see any blind spots."

"Sneaking is impossible, and just crossing the river is impossible."

"We have to have someone sail the boat on the other side of the river, and others will provide fire cover and respond here."

"That's right."

Bai Gou's idea coincided with Chen Chen's. After thinking for a while, he added:

"40 fires and 4 weapons destroyed exactly four heavy machine gun posts."

"Two rounds of cloud explosive bombs can block the firing range of all the sentries on the shore."

"The river is 50 meters wide, and smoke bombs can be thrown across it. Li Gang led the team to seal the smoke."

"The remaining people, execute suppressive fire."

"Who's going to sail the boat?"

Bai Gou took over.

"I'll go and you stay in command - you won't be able to sail this ship."

"One person is not enough, Yang Shu will go with you."

"No, Yang Shu has to be responsible for sniper cover. He and you have to kill the riflemen on the side of the ship, and find someone else to follow me."

"Then Big Bird will go with you."

"clear."

The mercenary nicknamed Big Bird stood up. Chen Chen nodded slightly and continued:

"We need a float, the body armor is too heavy to swim through."

"There is a spare tire in the back seat. I have asked them to remove it and it can be used."

Bai Gou answered without any hesitation, which surprised Chen Chen.

His consideration of details is still very good.

After reviewing the scene for the last time and confirming that there was no risk, Chen Chen nodded to Bai Gou.

Then he gave orders to everyone.

"Be prepared, we will start boarding in 3 minutes and evacuate in 5 minutes!"

There was a loud sound of guns being loaded, and everyone knew that a tough battle was about to begin.