The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 750 Perseverance to the End!!!

With two loud "booms," not only were the enemy soldiers inside the vehicles completely wiped out, but the two armored vehicles were also completely destroyed.

Sang Duoma was no pushover either. Having roamed the "Kim Jong-un region" for decades, he was a seasoned veteran and immediately deduced that the enemy attacking them came from the bushes on the hillside.

He immediately ordered his tanks and armored vehicles to turn around, with their rear facing the cliff and their fronts firing into the woods.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Sandoma's troops are equipped with the old "Polar Bear" equipment; their firepower is in no way inferior to that of the active-duty ones.

Take, for example, these dozen or so BTR-70 wheeled armored personnel carriers in front of us, which once shone brightly on the battlefields of Central Asia.

The BTR-70 armored personnel carrier is an armored personnel carrier developed by the former Russian military in the late 70s to replace the older BTR-60 series armored vehicles. Its main purpose is to transport personnel of motorized units and provide fire support to the units.

This vehicle is not only a self-propelled firing position, but also a rapid transport vehicle with high off-road capability, and a reliable mobile shelter that enables motorized forces to carry out combat operations effectively under conditions of nuclear weapons use.

The BTR-70 is an improved version of the BTR-60PB armored personnel carrier.

The main differences between the two vehicles are as follows: the BTR-70 is equipped with a newer, more advanced, and more powerful GAZ-66 engine;
The position of the occupants facing the side of the vehicle has changed, allowing them to fire from their positions;

It is equipped with side hatches for easy boarding and disembarking of personnel, and the fuel tank is installed in a compartment isolated from the engine;

It is equipped with a NBC protection system and an automatic fire extinguishing system; it is also equipped with an independent braking device to ensure that the wheels of the first and third drive axles can brake independently.
An engine power transmission separation system is installed in the driver's position, which allows the vehicle to be driven by the power of the other working engine if one engine fails.

Two generators were installed; the vehicle height was reduced by 185mm.

The BTR-70 also uses a two-stage waterjet propulsion system, which is different from the BTR-60PB, with an impeller diameter of 425mm.

The BTR-70's weapon system is the same as the BTR-60PB's.

除了主武器和摩步班制式武器外，车内武器组中配备有2支“阿卡”冲锋枪、2具9K34“箭”-3便携式防空导弹系统(因为桑多麻这是买的二手货暂缺)、1具RPG-7火箭筒（备弹5发）、2具AGS-17“火焰”自动榴弹发射器(暂缺)。

The vehicle's hull is welded from steel plates. Compared to the BTR-60 series, the front of the vehicle is wider, and the front armor and additional armor between the front of the hull and the front wheels have been improved.

The commander and driver sit side by side at the front of the vehicle, with the driver on the left and the commander on the right. There are two observation windows at the front of the vehicle, which are protected by armored covers that are hinged at the top during combat.

Each window has three forward-looking and one side-looking periscope, with a firing port below the side-looking periscope.

Behind the commander and driver are two infantrymen facing forward.

The turret is located in the center of the vehicle body above the second axle.

The troop compartment was located behind the turret, with six infantrymen sitting back-to-back, the front and back openings of the compartment.

In addition, there are small doors that open forward between the second and third axles on both sides of the vehicle body, and the engine compartment is located at the rear of the vehicle.

Although the BTR-70 "Polar Bear" has powerful firepower, it also has many shortcomings in actual combat.

The "Polar Bear" used the BTR-70 armored personnel carrier during its operations in Afghanistan and developed and produced detachable add-on armor for this vehicle.

To enhance firepower, AGS-17 "Flame" automatic grenade launchers were installed on some of the BTR-70 turrets in service with the troops.

However, during the use of the BTR-70, "Polar Bear" discovered a series of shortcomings in the vehicle, which became the main reason for abandoning further production of the vehicle.

First, the two engines and complex transmission system of the BTR-70 result in a huge workload for operation, maintenance and repair.

The second-stage water jet propulsion system also has many problems in use, often getting clogged by weeds and mud when floating.

The "Polar Bear" or some other countries may not think much of this old armored vehicle, but some people do.

This person is Sang Duoma. A few years ago, the "Polar Bear" family split up, and suddenly the weapons and equipment in the family became dirt cheap.

Sang Duoma purchased more than a dozen BTR-70s at low prices from arms dealers through various channels.

Since acquiring these dozen or so BTR-70 wheeled armored vehicles, he has suddenly become much more confident.

In the "Kim Jong-un region" of the Indochina Peninsula, whoever had guns was king. A decent warlord army was considered quite good if it had artillery. Sang Duoma suddenly equipped his army with mechanized troops, instantly making him seem more sophisticated.

Although Sangduoma's troops were few in number, even the old fox, Lang, who occupied the old city, dared not offend them easily.

After experiencing the "sweetness" of having powerful weapons backing him up, Sang Duoma contacted the arms dealer from the "Bear's" family again, because he felt that the BTR-70 wheeled armored vehicle was good, but it had one drawback: insufficient attack and defense capabilities.

The arms dealer in the "Russian Bear's" household was named Sergei. This guy used to be a logistics officer in the Far Eastern Front.

When the "Polar Bear" family split up, this guy, like his comrades, was so poor he was almost starving.

In those years, the "Polar Bear" family was embroiled in power struggles and internal strife, making the family a mess. Several family leaders were arguing about splitting up and living separately for various reasons.

If things are like this at the top, how can the people below be any better off?

With the house in complete chaos, how could Sergei and his men, who were guarding the military supplies, not rob them?

At first, they were cautious and only dared to deal in military supplies. Later, they became bolder and bolder, selling everything from bullets and rifles to grenades and rockets. Eventually, they even sold machine guns, cannons, rocket launchers, tanks, armored vehicles, and airplanes. As long as you had money, there was nothing these people wouldn't dare to sell.

During the two years that the "Polar Bears" split up, Sergei and his friends expanded their business to encompass the entire family territory of the "Polar Bears" brothers.

The good, high-end items were sold to those "powerful" big customers, while the "junk" old equipment that no one wanted was left unattended for a while.

We can't just leave them in the warehouse to wait for them to be completely scrapped, can we? Even selling them as scrap metal is good; every little bit helps.

Sergei was indeed a shrewd businessman; he believed that it wasn't that their weapons were bad, but rather that they hadn't chosen the right direction.

So he set his sights on those "hotspot" areas where novices were still using weapons from World War I and World War II, or even World War I, and engaging in cutthroat competition.

When Sergei heard that Sandoma needed a powerful and durable heavy weapon, he thought he had struck gold and immediately recommended the T-80 heavy tank, the "Polar Bear" main battle tank currently in service with Sandoma.

This is the third-generation main battle tank developed by "Polar Bear" in the 70s.

The T-80 main battle tank was developed from the T-64 main battle tank and was the first mass-produced main battle tank in history to be powered by a gas turbine engine.

The tank is equipped with a 985-horsepower gas turbine engine modified from an aviation gas turbine engine. The engine is small in size, has high power, starts quickly, is lightweight, highly reliable, and is easy to replace.

The tank is armed with a 125mm smoothbore gun, a 7.62mm machine gun, and a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun, and is equipped with an automatic loader.

The T-80 main battle tank was officially commissioned into the "Polar Bear" army. Mass production began in 1976, with a total of more than 7500 tanks produced. By early 1996, the "Polar Bear" army had equipped itself with 5000 tanks.

It's fair to say that Sergei and Sandoma's recommendation of the "Polar Bear" main battle tank demonstrates their sincere commitment.

Unfortunately, he was unaware of the actual situation in the "Kim Jong-il region." Heavy tanks had poor mobility in the tropical rainforest and were simply not suitable for combat in this area.

In addition, there are issues of price and logistical maintenance costs.

When asked about the price, Sangduoma just shook his head like a rattle drum.

"No, no, it's too expensive. Do you have anything cheaper?"

"Something cheaper?" Sergei thought for a moment and then started to persuade people again: "Believe it or not, there really is. I recommend this T-62 main battle tank to you. It was our previous generation of main battle tank."

With its powerful firepower and thick armor, although it is an old weapon, I believe that apart from us, and of course a few other major powers such as the United States, no other country in the world has such powerful equipment.

And the price isn't expensive either, each one only costs...and there are discounts for buying more..."

"Okay, that's good. The price of one T80 is enough for me to buy three T62s. I'll take five. Give me a discount, or throw in some extra shells..." "Deal!"

Not long after, a cargo ship from the Far East ice-free port of "Polar Bear" delivered the weapons and equipment purchased by Sandoma to Sunshine.

Sandoma lovingly stroked the five steel behemoths in front of her.

The T-62 main battle tank is a new generation main battle tank developed by the "Polar Bear" in the late 50s after the T-54/T-55 main battle tanks. It belongs to the second-and-a-half generation of tanks according to international standards.

The T-62 main battle tank adopts a traditional layout, with the engine transmission compartment at the rear, the command compartment at the front, and the fighting compartment in the middle. It has a crew of four: driver, commander, gunner, and loader.

该坦克使用轧钢和均质装甲板双重防弹装甲，主要武器是1门2A20式115毫米滑膛坦克炮，辅助武器为1挺TM-485式7.62毫米并列机枪和1挺12.7毫米高射机枪；

With a maximum speed of 50 km/h, a road range of 500 km, and an off-road range of 400 km, its off-road performance has reached the highest standards during the development period. It can cross trenches that are 2.85 meters wide and 0.8 meters deep, as well as shallow waters that are 1.4 meters deep.

Since acquiring these five T-62 tanks and more than a dozen BTR-70 wheeled armored vehicles, Sandoma has become completely trembling.

Originally, Sang Duoma separated from the Allied Army with Boss Kang and followed Boss Kang.

Later, Kang Laoda actually began to openly ban "flour". Sang Duoma was resentful that his source of income was cut off, and he joined Lang Laoda in rebelling against Kang Laoda.

After following Boss Lang, he discovered that Boss Lang didn't treat him like a piece of cake at all. Any benefits were reserved for his own people, and Sang Duoma would at most get leftovers.

In Chinese terms, Sang Duoma is a classic example of a "three-surname slave," who will follow whoever has money and milk.

His life motto is: If this place doesn't want me, there's always another place that will.

So Sang Duoma told Boss Lang that he wanted to find a mountain outside to set up a base and develop independently, and that he would continue to obey Boss Lang's orders in the future.

Now that Boss Lang has completely taken control of the old city area, Sang Duoma, his former ally, has become a thorn in his side.

Just as he was trying to figure out a way to deal with Sang Duoma, Sang Duoma offered to leave the old town on her own initiative.

This was exactly what Boss Lang wanted, saving him the trouble of making any moves. Although Sang Duoma's strength was insignificant in his eyes, Boss Lang still had some sense of shame. After all, he had just turned against his own boss and was now attacking his former ally. What would the outside world think?
Now that Sang Duoma has left on his own, saving Boss Lang a lot of trouble, he was in a great mood and even said insincerely, "Brother Sang, if you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me, and I will definitely do my best to help you."

And so, Sang Duoma led several hundred men to develop in a small town in the northern part of the old city.

Unexpectedly, his luck turned around after he arrived here. He discovered a rich jade mine in the area, and with the addition of teak resources, he became extremely wealthy.

At this point, when the old town's patriarch, Lang, discovered that Sangduo Ma had occupied such a feng shui treasure land, he also regretted it.

He was thinking about how to get rid of Sangduoma so that he could seize this benefit.

Sang Duoma was no pushover either. He knew that he couldn't protect such a prime location without the strength to do so.

Unfortunately, the town he occupied had too small a population to provide him with many soldiers.

In order to suppress Sangduoma's power, Boss Lang also prohibited people from the areas controlled by the old city from serving as soldiers under him.

Sang Duoma knew that in this dog-eat-dog world, without sufficient military strength, no amount of wealth would make one a target for others to covet.

So he decided to take a different approach: since there were few people, he would improve the combat effectiveness by improving the weapons.

In order to quickly improve combat effectiveness, Sandoma spared no expense in purchasing more than a dozen armored vehicles and tanks.

He also hired several retired "Polar Bear" tank instructors to train his armored forces.

These instructors not only taught them practical combat skills with the T-62 tank, but also how to maximize the advantages of armored forces in tropical rainforest terrain.

As her strength grew, Sangdoma's ambitions also swelled.

He began building fortifications and setting up checkpoints around the town, resembling a local warlord.

Upon learning this, Boss Lang was furious and immediately dispatched an elite force to suppress the rebellion.

However, when Lang's troops arrived, they were met with a steel defense line consisting of five T-62 tanks and more than a dozen other vehicles.

In the "Kim Jong-il region," a region with no air power and only ground combat.

For ordinary infantry, no matter how many in number, the fate of them when they encounter mechanized, steel-armed troops is predictable.

Under intense artillery and machine gun fire, Lang Laoda's troops suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat hastily towards the old city.

Although Sangdoma defeated the troops that came to subdue him, he did not pursue their victory.

Sang Duoma knew very well that this victory was only due to Boss Lang's underestimation of the enemy, unaware that he had armored forces.

Moreover, he had too few soldiers under his command. Boss Lang had one of his troops defeated, leaving him with several thousand men.

Armored forces are not invincible; even well-prepared infantry can still destroy tanks and armored vehicles.

The former "polar bear" refused to believe in this evil, only to suffer a crushing defeat on the Central Asian battlefield.

Of course, Sandoma wouldn't make that mistake, thinking that he could be invincible just because he had armored forces. In the end, he would only die faster.

So, Sang Duoma decided to stop while he was ahead and ordered his men to send the captured soldiers and equipment of Lang Lao back to the old city.

Faced with Sang Duoma's overtures, Boss Lang was determined to kill him and vent his anger.

However, reason told Boss Lang that doing so would be counterproductive; if he were to engage in a full-scale war with Sang Duoma, it would only benefit outsiders.

Especially Kang Laoda, who ran south to lick his wounds.

Although Boss Kang's strength is not what it used to be, his son-in-law is no pushover, ranking among the top three in the "Golden Three Region".

In the end, Boss Lang had no choice but to reluctantly accept Sang Duoma's "independence".

From then on, Sangduoma was officially a member of the Old City Alliance, but in private, it was similar to the Mi family's "Awa Mountain Village" and developed independently.

This battle made Sangdoma famous, and small warlords from the surrounding areas came to join him.

He seized the opportunity to expand his territory and gradually controlled the transportation routes and mineral resources in the northern region, becoming incredibly powerful for a time.

……

It is said that Sang Duoma has been arrogant and domineering for the past few years because he has an armored unit under his command, and he doesn't take the enemy situation that Boss Lang told him seriously at all.

Sangduoma led his armored forces swaggering into the valley, right up to the cave.

To Sang Duma's utter surprise, the enemy launched an attack right under his nose.

Sang Duma was furious and ordered his armored units to open fire on the enemy's hiding place.

As soon as the enemy's armored vehicles began to turn around, Zhang Jincheng guessed their intentions and immediately ordered his team members to spread out and take cover through a miniature microphone.

The T-62 tanks and BTR-70 armored vehicles turned around and began firing wildly into the woods on the slope.

The team members lay prone on the ground as a hail of bullets rained down on them...

(End of this chapter)