Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Several spotlights shone on Wang Yaotang as he walked onto the stage with a microphone in hand. His gaze swept over the heads of the densely packed crowd below, and a slightly amused smile appeared on his face.

Wang Yaotang first spoke in Chinese to the people in eastern and northern Myanmar. There are many ethnic groups here, with languages ​​such as "Dai", "Wa", "La", and "Jing". However, since they are all under the leadership of the Myanmar Workers Association, and the senior leaders are studying in the northern neighboring area, they use Chinese for communication among the senior leaders.

He then repeated it in Malay to the people from 'Malay', 'Indonesian', and 'Philippine'.

Finally, he switched back to Spanish to make sure everyone understood.

His ability to switch between languages ​​so smoothly amazed everyone present. Just based on this linguistic talent, he's a natural leader among armed groups from all over the world.

"Originally, Mr. Luo Haifeng from Somalia's Star Glory Weapons was supposed to chair the meeting today, but unexpectedly, the American media gave me, Wang Yaotang, extensive coverage, which attracted many friends from Central and South America. It was unexpected. Since we don't speak the language, I had to go on stage myself to speak to everyone."

The applause from the audience was mixed with cheers, creating a scene that resembled a chaotic dance of demons.

They were all originally from local armed forces, and were overly...heroic.

"The leaders from all sides who have come here today are admirable figures who have fought on the front lines for the rights and interests of their respective nations. Many of them may not know each other yet, so this is a good opportunity to introduce them to you."

Wang Yaotang smiled and pointed to a group of dark-skinned men, "These men over here are from the 'Contra Armed Forces' of Nicaragua, formed by people from the former Somoza government. Next to them are our friends from the 'Miskito tribe.' Welcome!"

Another round of applause erupted from the audience.

"This is our friends from El Salvador, the 'Marti National Front,' which aims to oppose imperialism and oligarchic rule. It is a joint force of four teams. Welcome!"

"This is the 'National Alliance Front' from 'Guatemala,' formed by multiple domestic groups to oppose the military dictatorship..."

"These are our friends from the Revolutionary Armed Forces, National Liberation, People's Liberation, and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia!"

"This is the 'Glorious Road' from 'Peru'..."

"Paraguay, the First Army Corps led by Andrés Rodriguez..."

This introduction stirred the emotions of the audience. The fact that so many like-minded heroes and patriots from around the world had gathered together filled them with excitement, as if their great undertaking was about to succeed.

It truly deserves to be called the world's first local armed forces conference!
"Originally, this trade fair was aimed at various forces in Southeast Asia. Since we've all dealt with each other before and our needs are quite clear, we could just make our own purchases. But with so many friends from Central and South America here, we certainly can't let you all come for nothing, so we have this product promotion event."

"We'll talk about the aircraft display tomorrow. We've conducted a targeted study on the real difficulties you've encountered in your struggle and have come up with a series of solutions, mainly focusing on the four aspects of 'clothing,' 'food,' 'housing,' and 'transportation.' After all, only by solving these fundamental survival issues can we focus on the fight."

"These are clothes we designed specifically for our friends living in tropical jungle areas. There are three styles: everyday clothes, combat clothes, and work clothes." Wang Yaotang had several sets of clothes brought out and projected them onto the screen behind him.

"Considering factors such as humidity, heat, and complex environments, these garments are primarily made of nylon blended fabric, with a tensile strength of 6-7 cN/dtex, abrasion resistance 10 times that of cotton, breathability of 120-150 L/ms, and drying speed 3 times that of cotton, making them ideal for activities such as jungle trekking, fieldwork, and military operations."

"In summary, its features are low cost, wear-resistant, scratch-resistant, breathable, and quick-drying. It is available in short-sleeved and long-sleeved versions to suit different temperatures. For the sake of concealment in military operations, the combat uniform is designed with camouflage to make it easier to hide oneself."

"The shoes we are about to introduce are called 'rubber shoes'. The soles are made of a blend of styrene-butadiene rubber and natural rubber. They are five times stronger than natural rubber in terms of wear resistance and aging resistance. They are lightweight, easy to clean, and more affordable, making them very suitable for wearing in the jungle."

The projection screen showed people wearing work protective clothing and rubber boots moving through the jungle, stepping on dead branches and leaves, scalding the muddy ground, and emerging from a thicket of bushes, yet their clothes remained undamaged.

"With these clothes and shoes, our ability to survive in the jungle can be greatly improved."

As Wang Yaotang spoke, he picked up an entrenching tool from the side.

"Next, I'll introduce a portable tool: an entrenching tool. It can be folded up and put in a backpack, or hung on your back. When unfolded, it can be used to dig trenches, build fortifications, cut down small trees, saw wooden poles, and so on..."

On the screen, the man pulled out an entrenching tool from behind his back, opened it, and used it to cut through the thorny bushes in front of him. After finding an open space, he dug a pit for starting a fire and began to heat something up to eat. Then he swept down all the weeds around him, flattened them, and cut down two small trees to use as a tent. Suddenly, a snake appeared out of nowhere, and the man swung the entrenching tool and chopped off its head. Finally, he used the entrenching tool as a pot to fry and grill the snake meat.

He wielded an entrenching tool with incredible skill, making it practically omnipotent.

Although the people present were all high-ranking members of their respective armed forces, they had all risen through the ranks from the bottom and had fought in the jungle, been chased all over the mountains by government troops. They were all very experienced in life and could naturally see how useful this thing was.

After showing the entrenching tool, the person on the screen picked up a gun placed to the side, and Wang Yaotang's voice rang out at the right time, "The Type 56 assault rifle, which comes in versions without a stock and with a folding stock, will look familiar to everyone. Yes, this is a replica developed from the AK47. After 30 years of use and improvement in the military, it has a simple structure, is reliable, powerful, and has strong firepower. It can cope with various harsh environments and played a huge role in the jungles of the Vietnam War."

"My advice for jungle warfare is that simple and standardized weapons are the most important. The biggest difficulty you will encounter in the struggle is the scarcity of supplies, and a wide variety of weapons can easily cause logistical collapse."

"Therefore, I recommend using the Type 56 light machine gun and the Type 56 rifle, whose bullets are compatible with the Type 56 assault rifle, which greatly reduces the problem of bullet shortage."

"The Type 82 egg-shaped grenade is lightweight and easy to carry. Its egg shape makes it less likely to be scratched by debris while moving, and it is less likely to be blocked by tree branches when thrown, causing it to deviate. It produces a sufficient number of explosive fragments, has stable lethality, and is inexpensive. When used with a rope, it can easily be used to create booby traps to cause huge damage to the enemy."

"Having covered clothing and combat, the remaining topics are food, lodging, and transportation, which I will now introduce in a unified manner."

"The reason I'm talking about these three together is because of this thing." As he spoke, a loud tapping sound came from one corner, drawing everyone's attention.

A person stood on the front of a hand-operated tractor and, with a gentle push, drove the tractor onto the stage.

The front of the car stopped, but the engine was still running, making a constant rattling sound. Wang Yaotang raised his voice and said loudly, "Food, lodging, and transportation are all concentrated on this front of the car."

"Your countries are located in different places and have different foods, so it's impossible to solve the problem uniformly. However, this hand-held tractor can solve the planting problem. Please watch the video..."

The image on the projection screen changed to an aerial view, showing a forest with small plots of land scattered across the hillside. Some were long and narrow, others semi-circular, ranging in size from a third of an acre to no more than an acre. These plots were not connected to each other. This type of terrain is very common in forests and is extremely difficult to cultivate.

As the camera zooms in, you can see an old farmer operating a hand-held tractor with a small rotary tiller attached to the back. The tractor plows the land quickly with a sputtering sound. The hand-held tractor is very agile and turns easily. Although the plots of land are not regular, the speed of plowing is very fast.

Once one plot of land was finished, the old farmer lifted the rotary tiller, pedaled the hand tractor, and drove it to another plot, chugging along as he got to work again.

Wang Yaotang's voice followed, "Small hand-held tractors have the advantage of being small and very flexible. Their turning ability is only a quarter of that of a four-wheeled tractor. They can work flexibly on even the smallest plots of land. There is no place they can't go, whether it's mountains, streams, muddy ponds, terraced fields, orchards, or greenhouses."

"The engine mechanism is very simple, with no cab or complex hydraulic system. The core components are only the engine, transmission box and handlebar frame. There are no complex parts such as gearboxes. The failure rate is one-thirtieth of that of tractors. Even if there is damage, ordinary farmers can complete 90% of the repairs with basic tools. The parts are highly interchangeable."

"This tractor has no electronic components, so it is not afraid of wet or muddy environments. It is also extremely easy to operate. Steering, clutch and throttle are controlled by the handle. You can learn to operate it in 5 minutes."

"Moreover, it has a low cost, low fuel consumption, and does not require consumables such as hydraulic oil, resulting in lower maintenance costs. It has no enclosed cab, good ventilation and heat dissipation, and runs smoothly in high temperature and high humidity environments, making it very suitable for your living environment."

"But these are just the basics; the real advantage lies in its adaptability."

The scene repeats itself: the hand-held tractor is stopped in place, and the old farmer connects a generator to the front of the tractor. The machine starts up, and the lights, television, radio, and other appliances next to it start up with a clicking sound.

The old farmer removed the generator, placed something next to it and connected it with a belt. After starting it up, he took out a bag of unhulled rice and poured it into the machine. It turned out to be a small rice milling machine.

It can thresh, mill rice, and grind flour; it can process rice, corn, and beans.

In the video, an old farmer connects various machines to the machine: a small sawmill, a water pump, a crawler crane, a bulldozer, and an excavator.

They could dig trenches, build fortifications, construct houses—they could do anything.

It can be installed on a wooden boat as a power source without any problem, and the small boat can nimbly speed across the water.

After installing a handcart, it could immediately be used to haul goods up mountains and across rivers to transport supplies. The old farmer then transformed himself by installing a mortar and a recoilless rifle on the handcart. He charged up a seemingly steep hillside, set up the cannon, and fired a few shots. After that, he rode off on the tractor.

The scene shifts again, and the old farmer, standing on an ammunition box and gripping a heavy machine gun, unleashes a flurry of fire into a grove of trees. He then grabs a handrail, accelerates, and disappears from the frame again. Quite agile!
Moreover, it doesn't necessarily have to be in the mountains and forests. Let's change the setting again. This time, it's in the city, on the bumpy dirt roads. This time, the hand tractor has steel plates welded on three sides for bulletproof protection. It can move flexibly through the alleys. Whether it's transporting ammunition, supplies, or wounded soldiers, it's no problem. It can also be equipped with a machine gun to serve as a mobile support fire point.

These scenes made the eyes of the local armed personnel light up. This little thing is just too damn capable!
To put it simply, this is a small power source with extremely high adaptability. With different accessories, it can basically solve most problems in production, daily life, and combat.

For these organizations driven into the deep mountains and forests by the government forces, the existence of these hand tractors can greatly improve their production efficiency. With this, they can survive in areas that were originally unsuitable for living. Their previously low production efficiency has been greatly improved, freeing up a lot of labor and greatly increasing their combat effectiveness.

Given their agility in the mountains and forests, if used skillfully, the government forces are very likely to be unable to defeat them in special terrain.

This is amazing stuff, truly amazing stuff!
Not to mention those people in Central and South America, even the local armed groups in Southeast Asia are eyeing it with gleam in their eyes.

Actually, this hand tractor has always been sold in Phuket, but they just didn't know how to maximize its value. Now, the answer has been found.

Even Peng Jiasheng and others were eager to buy several hundred of these machines. With them, they could develop a large number of terraced fields in eastern and northern Myanmar, and completely solve the food problem in just a few years.

Another issue is transportation during the rainy season when the river floods; boats are nowhere near as fast as motorized vehicles.

The freed-up workforce, along with solutions to transportation problems in the mountains and forests, could easily double or triple the fighting capacity of the armed forces, making them absolutely capable of overwhelming the government army.

As the atmosphere in the venue gradually warmed up, Wang Yaotang smiled broadly. This is what it means to "think what users think" and "address what users are anxious about." How can the cause of resistance against the world not flourish!

Eight more hand tractors then arrived, and various matching machines were installed on them for demonstration purposes. Each one was surrounded by a large crowd. At this point, Wang Yaotang quietly withdrew after achieving his goal.

I leave as quietly as I came, waving the order form, without taking away a single bullet...

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Yesterday's targeted recommendation meeting made today's live-fire aircraft demonstration even more exciting, and everyone was full of anticipation.

Before the demonstration began, Xinghui Company distributed a prohibition statement booklet to everyone. The cover clearly stated, "This aircraft is a civilian aircraft, dedicated to solving short-distance transportation, exploration, disaster relief and other work. It is forbidden for anyone to carry out military modifications to this aircraft. If such modifications are made, our company will not be responsible for any subsequent maintenance matters, and any consequences arising therefrom shall not be related to our company!"

"Wait, what does this mean?" After looking at the cover, most people frowned. "What use is this plane to us if it can't be used for military modifications?"

"Aren't you here to promote weapons?"

"Sir, don't talk nonsense. We are a legitimate company, operating legally. We only sell civilian products and have nothing to do with the military." The staff member distributing the brochure said this solemnly, then secretly took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over before turning and leaving.

I glanced at the business card instinctively. It read: "Rights Struggle Machinery Company. Our company specializes in the modification and repair of automobiles, airplanes, and ships. No matter where you are in the world, Rights Struggle Machinery Company is willing to serve you!"

Ok?
Good grief, so they were waiting here all along?
They've managed to distance themselves completely from the relationship.

Upon opening the prohibition declaration manual, the group was taken aback again. It stated that the wing pylons of this aircraft were for carrying 'fire extinguishing equipment' and 'photographic and measuring equipment', and that 'machine guns', 'rocket pods', 'aerial bombs' and other dangerous items were prohibited!
Not only did they write it, but they also added a picture to avoid any 'misunderstanding' from the client.

The picture is still red...

That's thoughtful.

After the manuals were distributed, the sound of propellers could be heard in the sky. When everyone looked up, they saw several Y-5 transport aircraft circling overhead. Suddenly, one of the Y-5s swooped down and pulled up when it was only a dozen meters above the ground, and then hovered at an extremely low altitude above everyone.

As soon as everyone looked up, they could see cylindrical objects hanging under the wings. At the same time, the loudspeaker of the on-site commentator blared, "What the Y-5 is demonstrating now is its ability to fly at extremely low altitudes. Its speed can be maintained at a minimum of about 80 kilometers per hour, allowing the pilot to clearly observe the ground situation and make the most appropriate response."

"What we are demonstrating now is fire suppression. Our Y-5 will drop fire extinguishing bombs at low altitude above the fire source for precise fire suppression!"

As he finished speaking, a large oil drum burst into flames in the distance. The Y-5 transport aircraft circled once before swooping down, its six fire extinguishing bombs suddenly launched, "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...

A loud explosion followed, and thick white smoke billowed into the air, quickly engulfing the fire.

It is indeed a dry powder fire extinguishing bomb!

After a long while, the wind blew away the dry powder, and the burning oil drum, which had been emitting wisps of blue smoke, was completely extinguished.

Seeing this, the local armed men smiled broadly, thinking that if they could throw fire extinguishing bombs, they could throw aerial bombs too.

The Y-5 circled once in the air before landing on the grassy area beside it. After a brief turbulence, it flew more than 170 meters before coming to a steady stop.

"The Y-5 is simple and easy to operate, with very low requirements for take-off and landing sites. Friends can clear a lawn, a dirt road, or even a farmland in the mountains and forests to complete the take-off and landing. It can carry a load of 1500 kilograms and fly more than 800 kilometers, which can greatly facilitate your communication with the outside world."

As they were talking, another Y-5 aircraft flew overhead, but this time it flew very high. Another staff member walked in front of them, opened a box next to him, took out a long tube with an optical sight, and carried it on his shoulder.

Someone in the crowd recognized him and instinctively exclaimed, "Sam7, what's he going to do?"

"During the firefighting process, it is very likely that flames will rise into the air, but there is no need to be afraid. The Y-5 is an air-cooled piston engine, and its infrared waves are extremely dispersed, making it very difficult to be hit from the front or the side."

As they were talking, the Y-5 swooped down, and the people on the ground pulled the trigger at the same time. With a loud "bang," the SAM-7 warhead shot into the sky. At that moment, the Y-5's flight path changed slightly, and the white shockwave from the SAM-7 warhead drew a wavy line in the air.

"Bang!" A cloud of red mist exploded 3 kilometers away.

The test missile did not injure anyone, but the result was clear: the Y-5 is not particularly afraid of man-portable air defense systems, and its safety is fundamentally guaranteed.

As for anti-aircraft machine guns...

High-altitude attacks are effective against idiots. If your plane can't even beat anti-aircraft machine guns, that's entirely your own problem!
Besides, these local armed groups bought planes to use for surprise attacks and bombing raids, not for assaults.

The staff led a group of leaders to the vicinity of the Y-5 that had landed on the lawn and began to explain the equipment inside.

"The Y-5's power system and appearance are indeed at the level of World War II, which we do not deny. It's not that it couldn't be done better. On the one hand, we need to control costs, and on the other hand, we need to consider the runway. However, in order to better perform tasks such as search and rescue, observation, and firefighting, the Y-5 is equipped with quite advanced electronic equipment."

"First, there's the infrared observation equipment, which can perform tasks even at night."

"Secondly, there's the fire control system, which allows for better and more precise fire suppression."

"Finally, there is a jamming system. There are flares installed at the tail, which can ensure the safety of the aircraft even if it encounters a man-portable missile."

This so-called jamming system is actually just two 60mm caliber flares...

The infrared heat source of the Y-5 itself is dispersed. The infrared intensity of one or two flares fired far exceeds that of the Y-5's piston engine, which is enough to create a jamming effect.

From this perspective, although the Y-5 is somewhat under-equipped, it is really well-suited for these local armed forces.

Moreover, they were later arranged to visit an aircraft carrier, which uses the Y-5 transport aircraft. Isn't that convincing enough?

What's more, people from eastern and northern Myanmar have come forward to testify, and finally announced the price: not $999 million, not $99, just $50 to bring the fighter-transport bomber home!

At a unique promotional event, more than 20 armed groups in Central and South America placed orders for over 120 aircraft on the spot. Influenced by the enthusiastic atmosphere, local armed groups in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines also placed orders for more than 40 aircraft.

One promotional event resulted in three years' worth of production capacity for the Hongxing Factory! (End of Chapter)