I build a red alert base in the Golden Triangle

: Han Culture in the Golden Triangle

In Menghai Town, on the top floor of a three-story hotel, Su Chan, who is in his fifties, looked solemnly in the direction of the Wa State Army station in the distance, seeing smoke rising from the air, and the sound of gunshots and cannons coming from time to time. .

“Mayor, there is no news from Major Yanlong yet.” A middle-aged man trotted upstairs, holding a mobile phone in his hand, and asked anxiously: “Those strange troops left a dozen people behind and took control of the government offices. Lou, seems to be looking for you!”

Hearing this, Su Chan’s expression became more solemn, he lit a cigarette and looked down at the hotel.

At this time, red lanterns were posted on the first and second floors of this small hotel, red carpets were spread on the ground, large double letters were posted on the windows, and several welcome cars were hung with ribbons and fireworks. On both sides, many people attending the wedding had gathered on the first floor, surrounding a couple sitting together.

On what was supposed to be a festive day, everyone looked a little worried.

The population of Menghai Town is not large, only about 20,000 people, and there are only 5,000 people living in the town. The other civilians are distributed in villages on the Xiaomeng River Plain or in villages in the mountains and forests.

Today, because the mayor of the town, Su Chan, got married to his daughter, the prominent elders from the surrounding villages and the talkers from various villages came to congratulate him. However, they did not expect to encounter a strange army attacking the Wa State Army.

It is strange because these locals have never seen such well-equipped and well-trained troops in decades. Moreover, neither the equipment nor the flags look like the Myanmar government army or other surrounding troops. forces of power.

Although we only drove through the main street of the town, it left a deep impression on everyone.

Compared with this army, the Wa Army, known as the Burmese government army, is just like a militia.

This strange army is obviously looking for him, the mayor, to control this place, but Su Chan is a local and is familiar with the Wa army that has occupied this place for decades. Whether it is family interests or relationship networks, they are more inclined to In the Wa Army.

But at this time, he had no confidence in the Wa army and was worried that if he did not cooperate, the family would lose its position in Menghai.

At this time, there was a noise outside.

Su Chan frowned and looked around, only to see a young man who was waiting at the door running up in horror and gasping: “Mayor Su! They are coming!”

Su Chan’s pupils shrank, and the hearts of everyone in the room were raised.

Afterwards, Su Chan waved his hands to them to signal everyone to calm down, while he stood up and walked out.

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“Oh, there’s a wedding happening here?” When Wang Yao got off the car, he was a little surprised when he saw the lanterns and colorful decorations at the entrance of the small restaurant and the 囍 characters posted everywhere.

Teams of heavily armed Red Police soldiers surrounded the small restaurant. The wedding guests around looked at these soldiers and did not dare to breathe.

“Are you sure the person is inside?” Wang Yao looked at Chen Lin beside him.

“Yes, today is the day when Mayor Su Chan marries his daughter, and most of the people from the surrounding villages and villages are here.” Chen Lin looked at the information reported by his subordinates and said, “If it weren’t for us, maybe the one named The Wa State Army Major Battalion Commander from Yanlong will also be here later.”

Wang Yao remembered that the man named Yanlong seemed to be the Wa State Army commander stationed in Menghai Town. In the first round of fighting, he was sent to the sky by the Grizzly Tank’s 105 tank gun.

Wang Yao and his men walked in slowly.

There was a table at the door, and the old man in charge of registering guests stood up nervously.

The table is also filled with cigarettes and fruits.

Wang Yao looked around and saw that the guest registration list was all written in Chinese characters, and the congratulatory gifts included kyats, local currencies, US knives and dragon dollars, and the cigarettes next to them were all Yuxi Yuxi yuan worth 20 yuan a pack.

Next to it, there are flower baskets sent by the guests, mostly written in Chinese characters, to wish the newlyweds.

The more he looked at it, the more he felt that it was no different from the wedding in his hometown. Wang Yao said casually: “Are they all Chinese?”

The old man who registered thought he was asking him, and was a little surprised that the other party was so proficient in Chinese. He said, “There are also some guests from the Bamar and Wa ethnic groups.”

Wang Yao curiously picked up the registration list on the table and looked at it. He saw rows of Chinese names on it, and occasionally a four-character name appeared. Those who didn’t know it thought it was a wedding in a small southern town in the Dragon Kingdom.

The degree of Chineseness is too high.

Wang Yao bumped Chen Lin with his arm and asked, “Do you have any money?”

Chen Lin: “?”

The Dragon Kingdom, or the Chinese cultural circle, has some traditions, such as don’t cause trouble when it’s white or when it’s red.

Generally, even those who have a grudge will avoid white and red affairs. If they cause trouble during these two incidents, it will not be a grudge that can be resolved. It will be a deadly feud, a hatred that lasts for generations.

Wang Yao has no grudge against the Su family, and he is not here to cause trouble. According to Chinese tradition, he naturally has to prepare some congratulatory gifts.

So when Su Chan came out of the house, he saw a young man wearing a tactical vest, guarded by many soldiers, holding a registration list in his hand and looking at it as if nothing was wrong.

“My name is Su Chan, the mayor of Menghai Town.” Su Chan walked up and cupped his hands and said, “What is the name of this general?”

Wang Yao put down the registration list in his hand and said with a smile: “My name is Wang Yao, and I am the commander of this unit.”

Su Chan solemnly bowed his hand to Wang Yao again, then looked at Wang Yao and asked cautiously: “Is the general a Han?”

At this time, a car stopped at the door, and a Red Police soldier got out of the car and brought a suitcase.

That was the seized currency that Wang Yao ordered his men to go to the park to get.

“Mayor Su, I originally came to see you for something, but since the Su family is having a wedding, I, the uninvited person, have to prepare some congratulatory gifts.” With that, Wang Yao took something from his suitcase. He took out two hundred thousand kyats, approximately worth six hundred dragon dollars, and placed them on the table.

“This is my adjutant Chen Lin. This gift money belongs to both of us.” Then he handed the registration list in his hand to the old man in charge of registration.

The old man took the list tremblingly, asked for the details of the two names, and wrote them on it.

After communicating with the elderly, Wang Yao learned that the cost of a local wedding is usually about one to two hundred dragon yuan.

Su Chan saw Wang Yao’s natural manner in his movements and his authentic and fluent Chinese, which made him feel more favorable to him.

As the stronger party, Wang Yao gave the Su family enough face. As the master, Su Chan did not dare to offend him and immediately invited Wang Yao and others in.

Chen Lin first gave instructions to his soldiers, and then several soldiers took the lead in walking towards the hotel.

Su Chan did not dare to move, so he followed Wang Yao with a smile to show that he was entrusting his personal safety to the other party.

Entering the room, the guests who had been discussing just now stopped and looked at Wang Yao and the others curiously and nervously.

“General, let’s go to the backyard to chat.” Su Chan made an inviting gesture.

Wang Yao looked around and found that most of them were Chinese. He nodded with a smile and walked towards the backyard.

“Is the general from the Dragon Kingdom?” In the backyard, several people sat down at a round table under the grape trellis, and Su Chan asked curiously.

I even had a vague expectation in my heart that if it were the country to the north, it would be explained clearly.

Wang Yao nodded, and poured cold water on Su Chan when his expectations first arose: “However, I have nothing to do with the Dragon Kingdom now.”

Su Chan rolled his eyes and thought of another possibility.

“I would like to ask Mayor Su about the situation here.” Wang Yao interrupted Su Chan’s thoughts and asked: “When I came here, I saw many signs with Chinese characters on the street, and I also saw your wedding. Is the degree of Chineseness here high?”

Su Chan lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said slowly: “Not only nine out of ten people here in the Golden Triangle, but two or three out of ten can speak Chinese. Maybe in northern Myanmar and eastern Myanmar.” You will stand halfway, does the general know Kunsha?”

“You know, he was once the world’s largest drug lord.” Wang Yao said.

Su Chan nodded: “General, do you know that Kunsha’s original name is Zhang Qifu, his ancestral home is Dian Province, his father is the chieftain of the Laimo tribe, and his father-in-law is a senior general of the 26th Army of the remnant Guo Army, and he studied at a military school run by the Guo Army In the academy, most of the warlords in the Golden Triangle area, especially in eastern Myanmar, are either his classmates or his juniors.”

“No wonder he was able to thrive in the Golden Triangle.” Wang Yao was a little surprised. He originally only knew that Kunsha was very powerful when he occupied the Golden Triangle. At its peak, the Mongolian and Thai troops under his command numbered more than 30,000, and they even wanted to establish an independent country. .

“Although Khun Sa brought drugs and chaos to the Golden Triangle area, he was highly Chinese. When he ruled this area, he basically ruled with Han culture.”

“At that time, the mainstream language here was Chinese, and the Chinese characters were Chinese. The schools mainly taught Chinese. The Han people from the north and the local Chinese had a high status. They could not only do business, but also serve as officials under him. This This was also one of the reasons why other warlords added insult to injury when he was violently attacked by the Burmese army.”