The efficiency of using the 'Black Hawk' to transport supplies is not high. It can only transport two tons at a time, which is not as much as five tricycles. But the shock of the helicopter falling from the sky and the strong wind of the rotor hitting the ground is irreplaceable.
Mengxi is just a small closed village, and the people in the village regard the Black Hawk as a sacred object. Even if Irene said that the helicopter was a mechanical Vajra sent by the Buddha, they would definitely nod in agreement.
The five motorized tricycles and nearly ten tons of supplies were all given to the villagers on credit. From now on, they can drive the vehicles to repair the mountain roads and buy goods at Muse's market.
The 'assistance team' will not leave easily after they arrive. They will count the population, provide medical treatment, assist in planning village construction, and provide various public services in the modern sense. It is not easy to establish a stronghold. Once you take root, you should wait as long as possible.
This is also a lesson learned from the experience of US imperialism in the Middle East and Central Asia - it is easy for soldiers to occupy, but every time they always drive out in a "Hummer" to show off their power, but they cannot establish a grassroots political power. What is the use of this?
"Invite the whole village to come out and give each person rice according to their hair. Five kilograms per person, regardless of gender, old or weak, everyone will have a share."
Irene easily took over the position of the village leader. She can speak Burmese, can communicate with everyone in the village, can go into every low and dark house, and deliver benefits to every family.
Although the villagers are fierce to outsiders, their life is not good. Thin, short, and numb are their common characteristics. Dirty clothes, messy braids, and dark faces are their collective characteristics.
Most of the women held one or two children in their arms. They always stooped their backs and looked up at Irene outside. The men held rusty rifles and showed either honest or silly smiles.
The bullet in the gun chamber may not be able to fire.
The crowd lined up and walked slowly to receive welfare rice. After receiving the rice, they went to destroy the tobacco fields. There were cadres from Ruili in the aid team, and they were filled with emotion about this.
"We have spent many years, wasted a lot of thought, and even killed many people, but the results may not be as great as this one day. Look how poor these smokers are? We have been harmed so miserably, and they have no money at all.
Make money."
Because they were poor, they didn’t know what to eat after one meal, so they certainly didn’t have any long-term plans. The people in the village who received the food were all grateful, and they would support whoever gave them benefits.
There are about 200 acres of tobacco fields in the village, and it took three days to completely eradicate them.
During these three days, Irene asked the guide to take some young people from the village to take a tricycle to Muse to see the world. These young people would probably not stay in the village if they left, and would most likely be recruited by Lu Xun to work as land reclamers.
'technicians' who farm.
In these three days, Irene further dismantled the village's original governance system. There were medical personnel in the rescue team, and she herself was good at healing magic.
The villagers in the mountains have their own diseases. By providing medical services, they can win over a wave of people's hearts. This is a common method used by modern civilization to deal with backward civilization.
Insecticides, anti-inflammatory drugs, simple surgeries, these are all miracles. A woman in the village happened to be having difficulty giving birth, and Irene also took action to save one, saving two lives, and gained another wave of gratitude.
The foundation of governance is laid by these practical things.
But in the early morning of the fourth day, the quiet village was suddenly awakened by a burst of heavy machine gun fire. The boom-boom gunfire was too harsh and frightening.
The village instantly burst into cries, and men stumbled out of their houses, grabbing weapons and hurried to the east mountains where the gunshots were heard.
The gunshots rang out one after another, short bursts of rhythmic fire.
Irene, who was also awakened, ran out of her single room, but calmed down after hearing such gunshots - this should be a warning from the top soldier of the assistance team, and it was likely that some armed force was approaching the village.
While others hurriedly ran out of the village with guns in hand to prepare for a fight, Irene walked to a big tree in the village and reached out to hold down the rough and cracked bark. The trees on the mountain told her that a group of bad guys had come to the east of the village.
He was armed and wanted to enter the village.
The heavy machine gun was followed by an explosion, which sounded like a grenade was fired. But after the explosion, the outside of the village, which was still covered in white fog in the early morning, became quiet.
Not long after, the leading soldier reported on the walkie-talkie: "A team of about fifty people came from the forest to the east of the village. I warned them with machine guns and rifle grenades, and they retreated."
"How many were killed?"
"I didn't shoot at anyone. At most, I broke a few trees. The fragments of the grenade may have caused some casualties, but they probably weren't fatal. They escaped, and I didn't pursue them."
The leading soldier came from a certain special operations brigade, and with night vision goggles, he fought very restrainedly. After confirming that his own side was safe, he did not choose to cause casualties.
The entire battle lasted less than five minutes.
After another cigarette, the villagers who rushed out came back happily and captured several of the intruders. The latter got their feet tangled in bushes and grass stems while escaping, and was captured alive.
The attackers were wearing gray-green military uniforms, with dirty faces, and the weapons they were equipped with were pretty bad. They were only seventeen or eighteen years old. After being caught by the villagers, they burst into tears and felt that they were about to be executed.
The angry villagers beat the prisoners until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. If Irene had not come forward, they would have been beaten to death. They honestly confessed their identities, the purpose of the attack, who was the commander, and where they started.
To put it simply, this is a group of so-called "Japanese Allied Forces" armed forces who have built camps in the mountains. They do not engage in production themselves, but rely on force to coerce supplies from surrounding villages.
These are not professional soldiers, and their names are all chosen casually. At best, they are called rebels, but at worst, they are a group of bandits harassing the local area.
They were forced to plant the tobacco fields in the village, and the harvested tobacco soil was further processed and sold by them. In the past, the smuggling and sales route was through Thailand, but in the past ten years, it has been sold to China.
It's not a big deal, it happens all the time in the chaotic northern part of Myanmar.
Eileen reported this information on the radio. Lu Xun, who was staying in Muse, shouted excitedly, "I am so bored repairing the earth here. I haven't seen a single militant."
Lu Xun built a lot of "construction machinery" in Muse Town for development, and he gathered hundreds of well-trained and well-equipped "construction workers" under his command. Only the militants would dare to attack his territory head-on.
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"Eileen, how effective are those militants?"
"Not very good. The top soldiers sent by the special operations team fired a wave of heavy machine guns and added a rifle grenade to drive them back."
"Oh..., that's good. Leave those prisoners to me and I'll send a helicopter to bring them back right away for a good interrogation. Maybe there will be surprises."
Erin agreed.
An hour later, the 'Black Hawk' flew over and took the prisoners away.
But Lu Xun angrily asked on the radio: "Irene, have the prisoners been taken away by the Black Hawk? Don't give it to them."
Erin was startled and asked quickly: "What happened?"
"Those grandsons from the special operations team stopped me halfway and said they were going to do some actual combat training. Asshole, I also want to play helicopter airborne combat. Those grandsons actually overstepped their authority and took the prisoners away without letting me play with them."
Lu Xun was furious on the radio and cursed endlessly.
Eileen felt relieved and said calmly: "We are a formal investment company, it is best not to get involved in the killings."
"Bullshit, I just came here to fight. I have been a soldier for ten years just so I can prove myself one day. These grandsons of the special operations team, I hate them so much that they dare to take my prisoners."
Lu Xun cursed on the radio.
Irene hung up the call and slowly walked out of the command post in Mengxi Village. Outside the village were green mountains and green grass, which was particularly peaceful.
"It's so lonely. The enemies here are so scumbag that they are actually being used for military training."