Chapter 603 A Different Pu Bei
The negotiations with Yegor went very smoothly. In fact, after the initial confirmation of intentions, all detailed discussions were a matter of course.
It only took more than two hours for Peng Xucheng to complete the preliminary consultations, and four hours later, several people were already on a plane taking off from Islamabad and flying to Bangkok.
The long flight and the not-so-spacious cabin made Chen Chen miserable, and the pain from the wound on his leg made it impossible for him to sleep.
After finally getting off the plane and doing some simple activities 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 expression had changed.
".This is definitely not the life I imagined for the world's top mercenary team."
Hearing his words, Chen Chen couldn't help laughing.
"Someone has already said what you said, but unfortunately, this is how our lives are."
"Every day is an endless battle, and rest is a luxury."
"You're still in time. If we hadn't just returned to Pubei to rest, no one would have arranged the flight from Bangkok to Mandalay."
"You can only sit in a narrow carriage for hundreds of kilometers, then enter Bagan from Tachileik, and then spend more than ten hours to get to Myitkyina, and 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, your life as an ascetic has nothing to do with you."
Chen Chen waved his hand and walked at the front.
At this time, in Mandalay Airport, a convoy of commercial vehicles had already set up its stance. Chen Chen led Yegor to the car. The latter said with a little surprise:
"It's a little different than I expected."
"What's the difference?"
Chen Chen asked curiously.
"Convoy."
"I thought your convoy would be tanks, armored vehicles, machine gun pickups - just like you had in Syria."
"But now a Mercedes? A Lexus?"
"I really wonder if I'm in Pubei - what's the difference between this and Pattaya or Bangkok?"
"To be precise, this is not Pubei yet."
Chen Chen shook his head and explained:
"This is Mandalay, which is tightly controlled by the Bagan government forces. It is also the largest city on the border between the Bagan government control and the ethnic armed areas."
"Before we came, 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 strengthening, not to mention economic exchanges, which have reached their peak in the past ten years."
"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, unfortunately, you can't see it anymore."
"But of course, there's still small-scale fighting going on, especially where we're going, in 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 then said:
"I'm just a gun maker, I don't know how to use a gun."
".This is a bit exaggerated."
The two smiled at each other and boarded the commercial vehicle together.
As the convoy headed east, watching the scenery of the surrounding cities gradually disappear, Yegor couldn't help but ask:
"Looking at the map, Mandalay is nearly 400 kilometers away from Myitkyina where we are going."
"Are we just going to drive there?"
"No, we're taking a plane."
After Chen Chen finished speaking, the roar of helicopter propellers suddenly sounded above the convoy's head.
Yegor looked at Chen Chen in shock, then rolled down the window and looked towards the sky.
Four Mi-8 helicopters flew across the sky, leading the convoy forward like air guards.
At the same time, new vehicles continued to merge on 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"
"Warrior armored vehicle, Predator mine-resistant ambush-resistant vehicle, Humvee, M2 Bradley, BTR-80"
"Where on earth did you get so many armored vehicles?!"
"I would like to ask, are these M2s also yours? Or are these vehicles official from Bagan?"
"There are four other helicopters. They are not ordinary Mi-8s at all, but Mi-171sh, right? I am very familiar with this helicopter. Where did you get them?"
"Of course I bought it."
Chen Chen spread his hands and replied:
"In fact, after taking over Kachin, we also received a considerable part of their... um, procurement channels."
"You know, although the Americans don't want to sell their equipment to us, they are not the only ones using their equipment."
"So, it's not that difficult to get these equipment, right?"
".right."
Yegor nodded slowly, but then asked:
"It may not be difficult to get the equipment, but it's the price."
“This is definitely not all the equipment you have, so how much money do you have??”
"very many."
Chen Chen smiled mysteriously and replied:
“Basically all the money we made went into buying equipment.”
"As you said, this is indeed only part of our strength."
"So now, you should have no doubts about joining us, right?"
"there is none left."
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 the reports related to them.
However, there was a question in his mind 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 is answered, he will always remain cautious about cooperation with Dongfeng Group.
But now, this "caution" has almost been washed away.
It's already scary to have armored vehicles, but what's even scarier is that they actually have so many armored vehicles of different models and functions.
It's scary to have these armored vehicles, but they actually have helicopters.
Moreover, it is a modified armed helicopter, not an ordinary transport helicopter.
The most important thing is that these helicopters can actually pass through Bagan without any scruples!
——
Of course, this could not be a "routine flight". They most likely obtained permission from the Bagan government in advance to come specifically to escort their convoy.
But even this is enough to illustrate the status of this Corps in Pubei and Bagan.
They are even vaguely on an equal footing with the Bagan government.
For such a group, describing it as having a bright future seems a bit too plain, right?
Thinking of this, Yegor breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he asked:
"Should we take a helicopter and fly directly to Myitkyina?"
"That's right."
"Not going to your base camp? 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 have two companies stationed on this line in Mengka, Dachili and Jingdong, but it is enough to maintain stability."
"Two companies?"
Yegor frowned and asked subconsciously:
"Even based on the maximum staffing, the two companies only have about 400 people."
"Can they hold on?"
"Armored company, they have tanks."
Chen Chen replied calmly.
".very reasonable."
At this moment, the image of Dongfeng Corps in Yegor's heart completely collapsed.
What kind of mercenary group can say the words "armored company" and "has tanks" calmly?
In this entire world, even the most powerful MPRI in fact uses equipment provided by the US military.
For heavy equipment such as tanks, they only have the right to use it, but not ownership, right?
"You are really different."
Yegor said sincerely:
"Now I'm even more curious about what Pubei has become within your sphere of influence."
"I would like to ask, are there any drug dealers in Pubei now?"
"Of course."
Chen Chen replied calmly:
"This is probably a problem that we will never be able to completely solve. As long as humans exist and the land exists, drug traffickers will always exist."
"There are only two bottom lines we can achieve."
"We will not profit from drugs in any form, and we will not let go of any drug dealer who has been caught."
"That's all."
“But it’s quite rare to be able to do these two things.”
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?"
"With no financial resources, how do they maintain their troops?"
"You'll see."
Chen Chen did not answer immediately, because at this time, the motorcade had stopped in an open space.
Two helicopters landed at once while two other helicopters circled around to provide escort.
Chen Chen got out of the car, and a familiar figure jumped out of the helicopter. It was Cheng Lei.
The latter walked up to Chen Chen in three steps and gave him a fierce hug.
"Well done, big boss!"
Chen Chen pushed Cheng Lei away and asked with a smile:
"Is your waist healed?"
".What I hurt is my leg, brother!"
"I know, but your waist is also injured - compared to the legs, I think the waist is more important."
".Then I don't have to worry about it - is this your new partner?"
"That's right, Maozi is here."
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 opinion, Cheng Lei was just an ordinary helicopter pilot. It was difficult for him to imagine how the close relationship between the two was established.
However, this is a question that does not need to be answered.
After the group of people stepped onto the helicopter one by one, Cheng Lei got back into the cab.
He controlled the plane that he was already very familiar with and rose from the ground. Everything on the ground quickly disappeared, but then, a new scenery appeared in front of him.
"look down."
Chen Chen greeted loudly.
Looking in the direction of his finger, what appeared in front of Yegor was a huge and busy construction site.
On the north side of the construction site, a winding road extends directly into the mountain forest, while on the south side of the construction site, a giant shield machine is heading into the interior of the mountain.
"They are building roads??"
Yegor asked in surprise:
"Did you also organize such a big project?"
"of course not."
Chen Chen shook his head and replied:
"To be precise, this is a road jointly funded by the armed forces of various ethnic groups in northern Pubei, the Bagan government, and northern investment institutions."
"This highway, with a total length of 280 kilometers, will connect Mandalay and Bangkang."
"It's not just a road, it means something. You'll know it later."
"So you ask why those warlords persist, 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, cruel war machine.
They are trying to do something more important, and once those things are actually done.
The whole Pubei, and even the whole world, may become different.
——
No, even if they haven't finished 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 obviously."
"Dependent on you, ORSIS will definitely become a unique arms group in the world."
"I will arrange technical personnel as soon as possible."
"To be honest, I can't wait."
"no problem."
Chen Chen gave a thumbs up and replied:
"We'll be in Myitkyina in an hour, where the factory is."
"When the time comes, you can."
"Shipwreck, call request."
Cheng Lei's voice suddenly came from the earphones. Chen Chen was stunned for a moment, and then said:
"Cut it over and give it to me."
"receive."
A few seconds later, covered by the noisy noise, a slightly blurry but clearly identifiable voice came from the earphones.
"Shipwreck, divert to Mengka."
"I'm starting from Xiaomengla now and waiting for you in Mengka."
".Received, transferred to Mengka."
"Cheng Lei, fly Mengka."
"received!"
Cheng Lei pressed the operating lever, and the helicopter turned at a sharp angle and flew close to the treetops.
Yegor was startled by this sudden situation. He looked at Chen Chen and asked slightly nervously:
"What's the situation? Is it dangerous?"
Before Chen Chen could answer, Cheng Lei from the driver's seat interrupted:
"There is no danger now."
"But if we go back too late, the shipwreck may be in danger."