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Zhang Qifu wasn't afraid of 'Siam', since they were from different countries, but when he heard that it was Wang Yaotang who was targeting him, he was genuinely trembling with fear.

Wang Yaotang is not bound by any rules about international relations. He has the support of his hometown. Whether it was helping Luo Xinghan or Peng Jiasheng in the beginning, or the previous conflict with Annam, he has won every time he has made a move.

Zhang Qifu is now terrified, terrified that the force that is going to deal with him this time is the power of his hometown principles!
Upon hearing the word "protective umbrella," Zhang Qifu felt immense regret. Years ago, Peng Jiasheng had said that goods should not be transported to their hometown, but Zhang Qifu and his men could not resist the temptation, which is why they controlled the area around "Muse," which is adjacent to Ruili.

After all, the RMB is a hard currency in Shan State, no less valuable than the US dollar. The US dollar is mainly used for transactions with Siam and other countries, while the people use RMB more for goods and daily expenses.

The poor bastards of Shan State don't deserve it...

I can't find change in US dollars...

After a moment of panic, Zhang Qifu tried his best to calm himself down and frantically racked his brains for a solution.

The barracks in Tachileik were bombed for four hours, which shows how fierce Wang Yaotang's firepower was. This was something Zhang Qifu had never experienced in his life; it was too damn exaggerated.

Once it happens, it will happen again. Hemeng is not far from Dachili, and they are definitely capable of continuing to launch airstrikes against Hemeng. Hemeng cannot withstand such firepower.

Hermon is not an international metropolis. During World War II, the Japanese bombed Guangzhou for 14 months and only dropped more than 2600 bombs. Hermon is just a military town that it built. How could it be worthy of more ferocious air raids than Guangzhou?
You surnamed Wang, you're not human!

This level of airstrike power could wipe an entire city off the ground.

So, He Meng is beyond saving!
What should I do?
Zhang Qifu didn't want to die, so his first thought was to run away. As long as he went into the mountains, even if Wang Yaotang had thousands of troops, he wouldn't be able to catch him. Once Wang Yaotang was gone, he could still gather a group of men and make a comeback!
However, Zhang Qifu glanced discreetly at his subordinates, whose expressions varied. If they were to flee, he would not be wary of Wang Yaotang, but rather of his trusted men.

Moreover, if you want to make a comeback, you need to set aside some money. Who will work for you if you don't have money?

However, there was no prior preparation, and now the money is in the White House basement; they need to get it moved out.

The problem is, can you completely trust the person transporting the money?

Zhang Qifu had no intention of returning to Hemeng now, even though he owned a Y-5 aircraft, which he had previously purchased from Wang Yaotang. He was afraid of encountering air interception, which would truly mean certain death...

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Wang Yaotang didn't care about the situation at the front. As long as Luo and Bao weren't useless, Zhang Qifu's army wouldn't be able to retreat.

Without a large army, it won't have much impact on the battle situation here.

Besides, the straight-line distance from the front line to Hemeng is over 250 kilometers, and the mountain roads are winding, so the actual distance is over 600 kilometers, and the road conditions are very poor. By the time they get back, Hemeng will already be theirs.

As expected, another unexpected incident occurred. Siam's operational capabilities are terrible. Only three C-130Hs were dispatched; the others had various problems and were simply unable to fly!
If it were transporting other things, that would be one thing, but aerial bombs...

A plane crashing is called settling accounts, but a plane crashing with 15 tons of bombs... that's called Little Boy!

The C-130Hs weren't enough, so some medium-sized transport aircraft were mobilized. Wang Yaotang contacted several airlines to borrow a few transport planes, and in the end, the mission was completed, but it took an extra day.

This will give the army time to march.

The only thing that worried Wang Yaotang was whether Zhang Qifu would take the opportunity to hide all the money, which was all embezzled funds!

Once those dirty dollars are allowed to flow into the market, who knows how many negative impacts they will cause? As a responsible anti-drug pioneer, Wang Yaotang believes that he has the responsibility and obligation to protect the purity of funds in the market.

Therefore, after a brief inspection, Wang Yaotang's Y-5 transport aircraft arrived at Ye Fengsong Prefecture and immediately parachuted near He Meng with Shanghai Dazhao and others. Although the Y-5 was a bit slow, it could adapt to various scenarios and could be described as versatile.

Although only two small teams of 20 people were airdropped there, they could call for air support at any time. Wang Yaotang's order was to keep an eye on the roads around the White House and Homon. People could move around, but no vehicles could leave!

Anyone who dares to drive away will be immediately blown to pieces by machine guns!
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He Meng.

As the political center of Mongolia and Thailand, although most of Zhang Qifu's confidants had followed him to the front lines, there were still many people here.

It wasn't just Zhang Qifu's men, but also his trusted confidants.

The 400-kilometer-long border region controlled by Zhang Qifu is mostly mountainous terrain, and he was unable to lay telephone lines. The means of communication were radio, verbal communication, and satellite phone. Only the White House had one satellite phone.

Chaos wasn't limited to the front lines. Zhang Qifu was the first to pass the message to his confidant, who was secretly preparing to transport a batch of gold out. However, less than 10 minutes after leaving Hemeng, the sound of propellers rang out overhead, followed by the booming of machine guns.

The Y-5 has a stall speed of 80 km/h, so there is no need for it to dive. After lowering its altitude to about 30 meters, the machine gun can be pulled down to the bottom along the dirt road.

The 20mm bullets kicked up high clouds of dust on the dirt road, sweeping over several vehicles without a sound, turning them into piles of wrecked parts on the spot.

With its superior maneuverability and stability, the Y-5 far surpasses even more advanced modern fighter jets in ground strafing capabilities!
It's number one!

If it was normal for Zhang Qifu's confidant to drive out before, then it was highly unusual for planes to straf the area from the sky. The entire Hemeng region was mobilized and on high alert.

Before they could even figure out what was going on, news began to arrive from the front lines: Tachileik had been attacked and its entire army wiped out, causing chaos at the front. The high command of the Mong-Thai army had already begun to look for their own way out, each fleeing for their own lives in the face of disaster.

Once the news spread, and considering the previous incident of Zhang Qifu's confidant leaving home and the subsequent air raid, there was nothing that couldn't be understood.

He Meng's unusual movements quickly attracted the attention of the Umbrella Corporation. Two more planes circled overhead, not approaching He Meng's airspace, but guarding the exit. Anyone who went out would die!

Someone wanted to shoot down several planes, so they carried SAM-7 and RPGs and attempted a sneak attack. Four SAM-7s were launched at the same time, leaving long trails of white smoke in the air as they sped towards the Y-5 transport aircraft in the sky.

The Y-5 pilot remained vigilant, and upon seeing the white smoke, immediately put the throttle at idle and then shut down the engine.

The Y-5 glided out of the air entirely by inertia. The propeller-driven, air-cooled piston engine has very low heat radiation and a large scattering range. After the engine was suddenly shut down, the SAM-7 infrared lock lost its target almost instantly and could only rush out along its original trajectory.

When the sound of an explosion came from afar, the pilot calmly turned on the main control switch, the engine started running again, and the propeller spun vigorously. The pilot pulled the control stick and shouted excitedly, "Whoa, whoa!"

This unorthodox technique was devised by Wang Yaotang, who made full use of the super safety of the Y-5's twin wings. If this wasn't something the boss said, the Air Force would definitely have given him a good beating. The worst thing in the air is engine failure, and he actually did this on his own initiative!

And after trying it, you know what!
Don't tell me!
The boss's methods are really outrageous!
These days, countries are all pursuing supersonic fighter jets, and very few countries use propeller-driven aircraft anymore, let alone think about such an unconventional approach...

He Mengjun watched as the SAM-7, on which he had placed high hopes, failed to perform at all. The RPGs were not even long enough, and the anti-aircraft machine guns were too unflexible, so they could only defend in place and posed no threat to the aircraft in the sky.

It's obvious that the 'protective umbrella' is determined to wipe them out completely.

A sense of despair enveloped the entire Hemeng community, and everyone had their own thoughts.

A few hours later, Wang Yaotang, far away in Chiang Rai, received a battle report from the front lines: internal strife had broken out in He Meng, with fighting and explosions making a lot of noise.

"What's going on? Why are they fighting amongst themselves?" Wang Yaotang's voice was full of surprise.

"We don't know either," Hai Dazhao said with a smile. "I looked from the sky and saw several groups of people fighting a chaotic and lively battle."

With aircraft protection, the Y-5's uncompromising nature once again came into play, and it simply used a relatively straight dirt road as a runway, opening up a passage between the two places.

Wang Yaotang scratched his head and said, bewildered, "Maybe this is just a mob. People of high moral character like us can't understand their thoughts at all. Let's ignore them. If anyone runs out to surrender, we'll disarm them and then put them under guard."

“These are all drug dealers!” Hai Dazhao muttered under his breath. “These kinds of people should all be shot!” “We’re on the side of justice now. Even if they’re guilty, they should be tried,” Wang Yaotang said irritably.

"Good people deserve to have guns pointed at them; they might as well be bandits," Hai Dazhao said somewhat displeased.

"You fucking... a 150-pound person with a 145-pound traitorous bone!" Wang Yaotang hung up the phone.

Thinking back to a few years ago when I first started working for him, he would stand at attention and salute immediately if I gave him any instructions, without even asking why, and just blindly carry them out. Now, I don't know where he learned that from!
Once internal strife and fighting begin, it's hard to stop. You can't be sure if the other side will take the opportunity to attack after you cease fire.

The chaos lasted for several hours. During this time, quite a few people ran out with their hands raised. Hai Dazhao and others detained them and threw them into the woods by the roadside.

The civil unrest continued until nightfall, when the city of Hermon was plunged into darkness. No one dared to light a lamp, including the White House, which was ten kilometers away.

I don't know if the people in the city can sleep, but the people in Yefengsong Prefecture certainly can't.

The airport was locked down, and everyone returned to work after their holidays. Truckloads of artillery shells were unloaded, making the staff's scalps tingle.

Considering the situation in Hemeng, Wang Yaotang decided to launch the attack ahead of schedule. At 4 a.m., Y-5 aircraft once again rushed into the night sky. This time, the distance between the two sides was even closer, only 10 kilometers. They arrived over Hemeng before they could accelerate to their maximum speed. There was no need to consider aiming at all. They pressed the launch button like dropping eggs and then turned around and left.

The aircraft slowed down to about 100 kilometers per hour and arrived just above Mae Hong Son Airport. It then swooped down and landed. Ground crew began reloading the ammunition, which took about 10 minutes. After that, the engines were started and the aircraft took off again.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

Starting at 4 o'clock, the explosions rang out continuously for a full two hours. From the moment the first bomb fell, people in Hemeng began to flee frantically.

Several Y-5 transport aircraft equipped with machine guns were strafing the roads on both sides of the road. The 20mm machine guns could maim limbs with just a graze!
As it turns out, people can still break through even when under heavy fire; it's all about courage, and quite a few of them did manage to break through the blockade.

According to Wang Yaotang, anyone who could reach the blockade line built by Hai Dazhao and his men could live as long as they obediently laid down their weapons and cooperated. Of course, if there were any who were terrified or not thinking clearly, they would be shot directly.

Capturing prisoners was an explanation to the international community, to prove that we were not indiscriminately killing innocent people, and that Wang Yaotang did not need them!
The bombing lasted for two hours. The two places were closer together, and more than 800 aerial bombs were dropped. When Chen Yuanchao arrived with the army the next morning, all he saw was a huge crater of ruins in a valley.

The ground was shoveled down by more than a meter. The soil was so soft that your shoes would sink right in. You wouldn't even need to till the land to farm anymore...

Hemeng City was built by Zhang Qifu. It was located in a valley and was not a major transportation route. It was originally just a village. It was very difficult and costly to transport building materials in. Building the White House was already very difficult, and then there were also residences for his high-ranking officials. Therefore, all the other houses in the city were made of wood. After the bombing, most of Hemeng was burned down...

The smell of burning was noticeable from afar, and Chen Yuanchao's expression turned grim.

It wasn't because of the dead drug traffickers, but because these two attacks made him suddenly realize that the situation of the war had changed, and the army was no longer the ace!
When the army fought against Dachili, it did provide some support and suppressed any potential chaos. But when it came to Hemon, the army became a second-line force, cleaning up the battlefield and receiving prisoners!

The Air Force did all the work!

This left Chen Yuanchao, who came from an army background, feeling both confused and fearful.

In the past, the conflict with Annan could be considered a naval conflict, with the army providing support, which was only natural. But now it's a land war, and in complex terrain like mountains where it's difficult to deploy troops. In the end, the army is still the one cleaning up the mess...

Chen Yuanchao felt like the sky was about to fall!

You should know that the boss only had a batch of civilian propeller planes, obsolete stock.

Even the laser-guided missiles in aerial bombs are hand-made, basic versions.

If this were one of the three major powers...

Chen Yuanchao dared not even imagine that the army might not even have the chance to enter the battlefield!

How did the world become like this!
He shared the same sentiment as the other Army personnel who arrived at the same time: the Air Force had done all the work, so what were they supposed to do?
The army soldiers gritted their teeth as they watched their pilots, who were wearing turtle hats and grinning at them.

Sure enough, before Chen Yuanchao could figure it out, Wang Yaotang's orders arrived: blockade He Meng, occupy the White House, dig three feet into the ground, and search for treasure!
The coordinated efforts to eliminate Zhang Qifu were purely coincidental; no prior information had been leaked. This is unlike the US's capture of Pablo, which involved several years of back-and-forth negotiations, giving Pablo the opportunity to smuggle cash out.

The vast sums of money Zhang Qifu has made from drug trafficking over the years are most likely in his White House!
This is also why Wang Yaotang dared not order the bombing.

The occupation of the White House went very smoothly; everyone had fled.

The White House was built inside a valley, with mountains and forests outside the gardens. After the bombing of Hermon, the people here fled, and before leaving, they looted the White House.

Fortunately, there wasn't much to take with me.

A vault door was found in the White House basement, surrounded by signs of an explosion, indicating that someone had attempted to break in by blasting but failed.

The vault is very thick!
Wang Yaotang couldn't understand their thought process. So what if you blow it up?

A million dollars weighing 100 kilograms, can you carry it?

An equal weight of gold is not even worth as much as a US dollar...

There's no rush to break it down. The White House is in excellent condition and can still function as a vacation home. Demolition would be too brutal.

An hour later, Y-5 delivered a batch of electric picks, and the meter-thick reinforced concrete was gradually chipped away.

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At the front line, Zhang Qifu's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. Three hours earlier, he had received news that Umbrella had begun bombing, and shortly afterward, his satellite phone became unreachable!

It's obvious that either his men all ran away, or the antenna was destroyed...

Anyway, it means that all the assets he bought by selling his soul are gone!
He had received news of internal strife in Hemeng City before, but he was too preoccupied to care and couldn't intervene.

Wang Yaotang acted too quickly; with so many planes, what could he possibly do?

Not to mention He Meng, things are in chaos at the front lines now.

His subordinates were divided, and he had already executed over a hundred deserters, not to mention countless others who had run away.

How to do?
When the moment came, I suddenly became afraid.

He was 57 years old... When it came time to actually go into the mountains, he got scared. At his age and in his body, would he be able to get out?
The thought of surrender rose uncontrollably in my mind, and it became unstoppable...

Having a long-standing friendship with Luo Xinghan and Bao Youxiang, would they really refuse his surrender?
By cooperating with their incorporation efforts, I can definitely enjoy my later years in peace.

We all come from similar backgrounds, so it's impossible to exterminate everyone. But will the one who started this have no descendants?

Without hesitation, he picked up the satellite phone and called Luo Xinghan...

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Meanwhile, Wang Yaotang arrived at his loyal White House! (End of Chapter)