"Sir, Shanguo Village is within the Shanguoshan Group. The entire Shanzhai's sphere of influence covers hundreds of square kilometers. The main area of the Shanzhai is about 3 square kilometers, with a permanent population of more than 6,000 people. The main ethnic groups are Shanyue and Bang ethnic groups. The Croats, as well as other ethnic minorities, have no leader in Shanguo Village, but there are four leaders. Three of them are the leaders of the Shanyue, Bang, and Croat tribes, and the other one is the leader jointly elected by several ethnic minorities. "People, these four leaders control all the rights of Shanguo Village, and the hundreds of armed forces in Shanguo Village are controlled by four people," Guo Nai said.
"No, with a population of 6,000, there are only more than 100 armed men," Chen Shihao was a little surprised. Didn't it mean that all the men in the Shanyue Kingdom who are over 12 years old and under 80 years old are soldiers? With a population of 6,000, the minimum is 1,000 armed men. Pretty decent.
"Sir, Shanguozhai is just a semi-independent town. If it weren't for the complex terrain of Shanguozhai and the lack of valuable things, it would be easy for our Central Army to destroy him. However, the cost of sending troops is not proportional to the cost of harvesting, so We only allowed such a small town to be in a semi-independent state, but since we know that the other party has a disobedient heart, we must restrict the other party's armed development no matter what." When Guo Nai said this, he suddenly woke up and said: "Sir, Shan Guo The hundreds of armed forces in the village mean that they have hundreds of guns, and carrying machetes and the like cannot be considered armed at all,"
Chen Shihao nodded somewhat suddenly. It turns out that it is like this. Only those who own guns are armed. No wonder the area of hundreds of square kilometers and the strength of five or six thousand people is very powerful with only a hundred armed people. I dare not support the arms smuggling in this mountain country. It's very strictly controlled.
"What special products does Shanguozhai have?" Chen Shihao asked curiously.
"There are no special products. If there are any, there are only about a hundred people armed with Shanguo Village. No matter how big the location is, it will be looted by the wandering caravans or scattered soldiers. How can it be Shanguo Village's turn to be like this? You feel so free and carefree," Guo Nai said with a smile.
"Not at all, how can we survive in Shanguo Village?" Chen Shihao asked in surprise.
"How else can they survive? They either grow some meager food or go hunting in the mountains. The main income is the poppy they grow secretly. What other income can they have other than this," Guo Nai said with an indifferent expression.
"Well, poppy, doesn't it mean that all the poppy fields were completely destroyed before the Third World War?" Chen Shihao was shocked. Due to the geographical location and historical legacy of Shanyue Country, this place had once had It has been the world's opium exporting center for a long time. At that time, it took a lot of means and effort before the Shanyue Country announced the complete elimination of opium fields. Why did it pop up again now?
Guo Nai hesitated for a moment, then said with some bitterness: "The poppy fields were not completely destroyed when the former president ruled with power, let alone now. As long as the people are so poor that they can't even eat enough to eat, hard currency like poppies will It is absolutely inevitable to be planted,”
Chen Shihao nodded silently. Although he had never experienced a life of extreme poverty, he also knew that when growing opium poppies became the hope of survival, it was really impossible to condemn the cultivation of such a source of drugs.
Later, everyone consciously stopped talking about those helpless things, and instead started talking about Shanguo Village’s terrain, fruits, herbs, etc. In this way, the group finally caught up with Ne Win who had been waiting on a cliff. , Guo Min and two others.
Looking at the cliff in front of him, Chen Shihao was a little dazed, because rows of wooden stakes were nailed to the waist of the cliff, and wooden boards were laid on the wooden piles, extending to the top of the mountain several miles away. This is the so-called cliff road.
"Uh, this is actually a suspended plank road. Why don't you open a road below?" Chen Shihao looked around at the valley under the cliff with some caution. He found that the plank road was tens of meters above the ground, and the valley below was a dense jungle. A road is obviously also simple to build a plank road in the middle of the cliff. Why did people abandon the easy path and choose the difficult one?
Guo Nai couldn't answer Chen Shihao's question. He only knew that there was a plank road here. As for why a plank road was built instead of a road, he didn't understand.
However, the leader-like porter smiled and said: "Sir, there is miasma in the valley below, so it is impossible to pass. And even if there is no miasma, the ground there is still a seepage land, and it is still impassable. That's why our ancestors spent so much money." Such a huge force built this plank road, "
"Seepage," Chen Shihao looked at the valley with dense branches and couldn't help but nod. The climate here is hot and humid, the trees are dense, and there are many fallen leaves. In addition, the seepage has accumulated all year round, and it is strange that there is no miasma.
"Sir, after passing this plank road, you can see the checkpoint of Shanguo Village. Shanguo Village relies on this plank road to ensure its safety, but it is also because this plank road blocks Shanguo Village's external communication," Guonai immediately Show off your knowledge to save your ignorance on the previous issue.
Chen Shihao nodded and reminded everyone to pay attention to safety, and then walked onto the plank road carefully. He had to be careful because the plank road was only one meter wide. On the left was a bare cliff, and on the right was a miasma valley dozens of meters deep. There are no handrails on both sides, which really makes people's hearts tighten. If the boards and wooden stakes were not very strong, I would have to add the adjective "scaring every step of the way".
However, Chen Shihao saw the five porters carrying large packages walking on this plank road with a much more relaxed attitude than walking on the mountain road. They were worthy of being local snakes. In their opinion, this kind of road is much easier to walk than the mountain road. , because there is no need to climb up or down.
Everyone was careful along the way, and it took about an hour to reach the end. However, at the end, Guo Min and Ne Win, who were opening the way, stopped and raised their guns, because there were actually two sandbags at the end of the plank road. The completed fortress just sandwiched the exit of the plank road. A piece of Jima wrapped with iron wire lay so carelessly across the exit. Four strong men carrying old-fashioned single-shot rifles were hiding behind the fortress, two on each side, on guard. The gun is aimed.
"The person coming is a friend or an enemy," and a strong man with a revolver stood upright behind the horse and shouted.
Ne Win's neck stiffened, and he wanted to open his mouth to curse. Ever since this guy became a Central Army member from an ordinary young man, he had somehow developed a superior mentality when facing these indigenous armed forces. Now he saw this guy in mountain folk clothes. This guy actually asked me, a regular soldier, so carelessly. It was really too much.
However, he was pushed by Guo Min and pushed to the corner of the cliff. Guo Min passed Ne Win and appeared at the front. He smiled very friendly and said: "The people who come are friends. We are the soldiers of Second Lieutenant Bahrain. I believe that Second Lieutenant Bahrain is about to take office." The order has been transferred to you a long time ago. Second Lieutenant Bahrain is right behind. Let us go quickly."
The strong man with the revolver flashed in his eyes, made a gesture, and the young man immediately got up and ran back. Guo Min didn't say anything when he saw it, and Ne Win, who originally wanted to scold him, didn't say anything when he saw the veteran. Naturally, the newcomer also stopped talking.
"Second Lieutenant Bahrain, I don't know why Second Lieutenant Bahrain has taken up the post or something. I'm just an ordinary soldier of the Shanguo Village Guards. I don't know about these big shots. But since you are from the Central Army, please bring me your certificates." Let's take a look, I heard that there are many gangsters pretending to be Central Army troops and looting villages," the big man with the revolver said with a joking look on his face.
Ne Win was so angry that he actually dared to doubt our identity. Before Guo Min could speak, he shouted: "Check the documents. What qualifications do you have to check the documents of my parents? You are a mountain man who doesn't know a single person in Chinese characters. You Check the shit,”
There was a sound of pulling the gun bolt, and the three young men with angry faces aimed their guns at Ne Win. Naturally, Ne Win was not to be outdone, he raised his gun and aimed it, and shouted arrogantly: "You bunch of rubes, How dare you come to block my parents with a few single shots. I saw that I don’t have a gun, an M16, with an extra 30-round magazine. With the effort of you firing one shot, as long as you don’t kill me at once, I can shoot 30 rounds. Fa, my parent brought a whole class of people here this time, all equipped with M16s like this. If you dare to kill me, just wait until you are slaughtered by my parent. I really think that more than a hundred guns are so impressive,"
Chen Shihao was speechless. This Ne Win was really a top-notch guy. He never left his commanding officer or his M16. Not only did he drag himself into the water, but he also directly threatened the escorts on the opposite side. If his legs didn't tremble, he would definitely He's a character, it's just a pity.
Thinking of this, Chen Shihao suddenly blinked. He must be too old. Ne Win is obviously a man in his twenties, but he is only a 16-year-old boy. He actually comments like an elder. He is not talking about the lord of another world. The mentality was brought back. Shaking his head, Chen Shihao took out his military officer's ID card and letter of appointment and handed them to Guo Min.
The three young men on the opposite side were obviously frightened by these words. They looked at their own singles and Ne Win's M16. The three of them all flinched. One shot by themselves was enough to make the other side empty a magazine, and The most important thing is that if you kill the first two at most, the people behind you will have to be killed by the people behind them, and then the whole village will be affected.
No wonder they thought so, because a Bahrain second lieutenant who was about to serve as the military and political commander of Shanguo Village had been brought in by a salesman. After hearing the news, there was a lot of noise and discussion in the village, and people were specially sent out to inquire about it. , but the result made everyone frown, because this Bahrain second lieutenant was actually directly appointed by the Mountain National Security and Development Committee, the highest authority of the Mountain State.
This news is enough to show that this Bahrain second lieutenant has a very deep background. It doesn't matter if he offends him, but he must not be killed, otherwise Shanguo Village will definitely be destroyed. In the past, the Central Army allowed these semi-independent towns to exist because of the cost It is out of proportion to the harvest, so they are left to fend for themselves, as long as they do not raise the flag of rebellion. If the officers of the Central Army are killed, especially the officers with very good backgrounds, then the angry Central Army may directly send bombers to bomb. of,