Chapter 353

Ni Ni Yongyao raised an eyebrow, carefully observing the base. He discovered that a large number of soldiers were stationed inside, equipped with every variety of weapon, and anti-aircraft missiles were deployed all around.

At a single glance, he knew this was no ordinary warlord.

"This should be Khun Sa's lair."

Ni Ni Yongyao made his judgment.

Aside from Khun Sa, the most powerful gambling tycoon in the Golden Triangle, no one else could establish a military base of this scale here.

"Perfect military facilities, several large villages nearby with a massive labor force, and even a power station?"

Ni Ni Yongyao looked at the various configurations within the base, becoming more satisfied the more he saw.

Moreover, it wasn't just the facilities; the location of the military base was also superb. Situated in a valley deep within the Golden Triangle, it was extremely concealed. Unless one used high-altitude reconnaissance or satellite observation like Ni Ni Yongyao, it would be very difficult to find the specific location.

After withdrawing his gaze, Ni Ni Yongyao had already made a decision. He intended to take this military base from Khun Sa and subsequently build it into a secret base, using it to radiate influence into Siam, Burma, Laos, and other regions.

Compared to the South Asia base located on the sea, the location of the Golden Triangle was undoubtedly more superior, and the inland area was far more convenient than an island.

"Fox, notify Storm Shadow. Get Khun Sa done and take this military base."

Ni Ni Yongyao instructed: "Also, tell him not to make too much of a scene. Preserve most of the facilities in the base, especially that power station."

"Yes, Mr. Ni."

Fox nodded, then immediately transmitted the coordinates of the military base and Ni Ni Yongyao's orders to Storm Shadow.

Khun Sa probably never imagined that in just a few short minutes, his fate would be sealed.

Even if Khun Sa had huddled in the base from start to finish, it would have been of no use; as the saying goes, a man who possesses a treasure is guilty of a crime.

Meanwhile.

Deep in the Golden Triangle, at the military base.

At this moment, Khun Sa was on the top floor of the central building, in his office.

"Damn it, what are these Siamese playing at? They agreed to come today, and I still don't see a shadow of them."

Khun Sa sat on the sofa, checking his watch from time to time. Seeing that the agreed-upon time had already passed, he couldn't help but furrow his brows.

Khun Sa placed great importance on this meeting between the two sides. Once cooperation was reached, Khun Sa would gain the support of these Siamese generals, thereby making his founding of a nation a few years later more certain.

However, Khun Sa waited and waited, but the people just wouldn't come.

Khun Sa took out his phone and dialed General Bali's number.

However, what came through was the prompt that the call could not be connected.

"The Siamese are truly unreliable!"

Khun Sa threw his phone aside and said angrily: "A bunch of pigs, they have no sense of time..."

"Knock, knock, knock!"

At this moment, the office door was knocked upon.

"What is it?"

Khun Sa shouted impatiently.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, we just received news that a fierce firefight has broken out in the border area."

The adjutant reported from outside.

"Come in!"

Upon hearing about the border firefight, Khun Sa said immediately.

The door opened, and the adjutant walked in quickly holding a document. He stood before Khun Sa and first gave a military salute.

"What exactly is the situation?"

Khun Sa asked.

"It is like this, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief. Villagers near the border saw the battle process. According to them, one side in the battle had at least over ten thousand people, while the other side had several thousand, but they possessed dozens of armed helicopters and even more tanks.

The battle was a completely one-sided massacre; the side with several thousand people quickly slaughtered their opponents to the last man."

The adjutant looked at the document and repeated.

"Dozens of armed helicopters?"

Khun Sa keenly noticed this point, and a thought surfaced in his mind. He had heard before that there was a faction in the Golden Triangle possessing forty Hinds, and he couldn't help but suspect that this was the same group of people.

"Was the side that was wiped out the Siamese army?"

Khun Sa pressed.

"It is not yet clear."

The adjutant shook his head.

"If it's not clear, go investigate! Go investigate immediately!"

Khun Sa ordered.

"Yes! Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!"

The adjutant saluted and quickly left the office. He also knew that Khun Sa had a bad temper and dared not say anything random at this time; who knew which sentence might enrage Khun Sa.

After the adjutant left, Khun Sa's brows were tightly furrowed, and a wave of anxiety surged in his heart.

He immediately picked up his phone and dialed General Bali's number again.

But what he received was still the prompt that the call could not be connected.

At this moment, Khun Sa's heart sank to the bottom.

Being late for no reason, plus the phone not getting through, already explained the problem. The side slaughtered in the border battle was most likely the Siamese generals.

Realizing this, cold sweat broke out on Khun Sa's forehead.

Khun Sa had never thought that the enemy he faced possessed such strong strength. In his previous estimates, Ni Ni Yongyao was merely the boss of the Hong Kong underworld; even if his reach was long, he had no way to stir up trouble in the Golden Triangle. The true master here was him, Khun Sa.

It was also because of this that Khun Sa had agreed to cooperate with the Siamese generals.

But now it seemed that Khun Sa had severely underestimated Ni Ni Yongyao.

The next day.

The adjutant came before Khun Sa and reported: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the situation has been clarified."

"Speak."

Khun Sa was smoking, his eyes full of bloodshot veins; he had barely slept last night.

"I sent people to the border to check. These are photos of the battlefield."

The adjutant placed a stack of photos before Khun Sa and said.

Khun Sa picked up the photos and began to look at them, his brows furrowing tighter the more he saw.

He saw that the photos showed massive traces of battle, with destroyed vehicles and tank wrecks everywhere.

"What about the bodies?"

Khun Sa asked.

"The bodies were not found; they should have been buried by the winning side."

The adjutant said: "Additionally, news from Siam indicates that six generals led fifteen thousand soldiers into the Golden Triangle from the border, and the timing matches this battle perfectly..."

Khun Sa had no heart to listen to whatever the adjutant said afterward.

Khun Sa had already confirmed that the side slaughtered was General Bali and the others. Originally, these were his partners, but now they were dead beyond dead.

An invisible fear surged into Khun Sa's heart; this was the first time in so many years.

Khun Sa knew very well that his strength was not much different from General Bali and the others. Since Ni Ni Yongyao could wipe out General Bali's party, it wouldn't take much effort to deal with him.

Thinking of this, Khun Sa's back was soaked with cold sweat.

Previously, Khun Sa had thought that the reason Ni Ni Yongyao only attacked the white goods plantations was because he was no match for the Siamese generals in a head-on conflict.

But now it seemed that this was done on purpose, to enrage Bali and the others, thereby luring the snake out of its hole to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

"Fortunately, I hadn't reached cooperation with Bali and them yet..."

Khun Sa let out a long breath, rejoicing that he hadn't provoked Ni Ni Yongyao; otherwise, perhaps his name, Khun Sa, would have to be added to the death list now.

"The base is under martial law. Maintain high alert. No one is allowed in or out!"

Khun Sa ordered immediately.

Having witnessed the fate of Bali and the others, Khun Sa was very fearful. He didn't want to end up with that outcome; his ambition to found a nation had not yet been realized.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

The adjutant left the office to convey the order.

Soon, a piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire military base, and then large numbers of soldiers, led by officers, were on high alert, ready for battle at any moment.

Khun Sa stood by the window, looking at the large number of soldiers standing ready below, feeling a sense of security and relaxing slightly. ===== CHAPTER 355 =====