The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 977 Chaos
Laos.

In the open-air square, night has just fallen.

Lao People's Army soldiers in military uniforms sat cross-legged on the ground.

On the big screen, the light from the projector shines on the big screen.

Above, mobs are setting fire to stores and besieging communities.

The soldiers were filled with indignation.

Half an hour later, the commander said in a loud voice: "Everyone, stand at attention!"

800 officers and soldiers immediately stood up and stood straight.

"Comrades, this is not a TV show or a movie. This is a real thing. We are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Our compatriots are being killed by bandits. The bandits want to take our compatriots' property for themselves." The commander said, "Do you agree? "

"No!" 800 officers and soldiers shouted in unison.

"Now I've been ordered to send our 'Wild Wolf' mountain combat battalion as volunteers to help our compatriots. Are you willing?" The commander's eyes were sharp. He had personally experienced this when he was a child. The Annanites robbed all the property in his family and drove them away. He felt the same way now.

"Yes!" 800 officers and soldiers shouted in unison.

"Give everyone an hour to write a letter to your family. We will set off in an hour!" said the commander in a loud voice.

Laos now has a population of 900 million. Its economy mainly relies on agriculture, logging, furniture processing, mining, gem mining and processing, power generation, etc. The hardworking and brave people have made their fortunes with their own hands, and the people here live a pretty good life.

Laos does not have a financial market, so it is naturally not affected by the Southeast Asian economic crisis.

Laotian products are mainly transported northwards and sold to China, while some are transported eastwards to Longyuan Port, where they are loaded onto ships for sea transport.

The Lao People's Army has a total of 6 troops in the army, navy and air force, including 5 in the army, with the main force organized into five mountain divisions, more than 5 in the air force, more than 2000 in the navy (inland patrol force), and 1000 in military agencies and schools.

This time, the Lao People's Army dispatched 5 ground forces as volunteers and urgently mobilized 10 reservists for training.

This mountain combat battalion was the first to enter Thailand to fight.

Laotian volunteers will attack from northern and eastern Thailand.

An hour later, the troops gathered urgently, broke camp overnight, and set off.

At the Mekong River dock, the boats are ready.

At the same time, the Cambodian People's Army is also mobilizing and organizing volunteer troops.

Cambodia now has a population of 1600 million. Its economy is mainly based on agriculture, fisheries, planting, animal husbandry, forestry and industry. The industry mainly involves textiles and clothing, food, beverages, tobacco, wood processing, rubber, plastics and mineral processing. Last year alone, Cambodia exported 150 million tons of rice throughout the year, making it a major rice exporter.

The total number of tourists to Cambodia last year reached 400 million, mainly from China, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia.

Cambodia has a total of 10 soldiers in the army, navy and air force, including 9 in the army, 0.7 in the navy and 0.3 in the air force. In addition, there are 15 reserve troops.

Over the past decade, Cambodia and Laos have been continuously clearing mines, and have already cleared all the mines in the land of Cambodia and Laos. The price paid was also very high. In addition to investing billions of RMB, hundreds of people have also sacrificed their lives in mine clearance.

In the past, the most respected people in Cambodia and Laos were mine-clearance heroes.

The Cambodian People's Army mobilized 8 ground forces as volunteers, urgently mobilized the reserve forces, and dispatched the navy at the same time. Cambodia's navy is not strong. The most powerful warships are two Type 2 frigates, and the others are ten Type 054 missile boats and twenty Type 022A torpedo boats.

Cambodian volunteer troops entered Thailand from the east to fight.

More volunteers came south from the north, but their goal was not to enter Thailand, but to enter Malaysia and India.

The Philippines was hit hard by the financial crisis at this time.

The mobs lost their minds and attacked shops, shopping malls, banks and foreign companies.

At this time, they don’t care what country these foreigners are from, whether they are Japanese, European or American, they just want to vent.

Especially among Europeans and Americans, the rumor has been spreading that this financial crisis was initiated by Americans, and that Soros' "Quantum Fund" led the way in destroying the Philippine financial market.

The situation here was reported by the media, causing an uproar around the world.

European and American countries have condemned and threatened the Philippine government that if they do not take action to stop the mob's behavior, they will stop economic aid to the Philippines.

But at this time, the Philippines was powerless.

The Philippines is a country composed of archipelagos, with more than 7000 islands of all sizes. Even the 11 main islands, such as Luzon, Mindanao, and Samar, are separated by straits, making it not easy to mobilize troops.

After all, the Philippine Navy, Army and Air Force have a total of only 11 people, and even the military is out of control here.

The Filipino population is mainly Malay, accounting for more than 70% of the country's population. The main ethnic groups include Tagalog, Ilocos, Pampanga, Visayas and Bicol.

When it comes to division, the Philippines has never been free from it.

This time, these major ethnic groups want to fish in troubled waters. Of course, they also hate the current government's pro-American stance, which has caused the financial market to collapse and resulted in huge losses.

As soon as the gunshots rang out, the situation got out of control.

They can decide when the gunfire starts, but they cannot decide when it stops.

There are now a total population of 7900 million in the Philippines. But you should know that when the first census was conducted in 1960, the population of the Philippines was only 2700. You can imagine how fertile Filipinos are and the population is growing very fast.

But the natives are lazy and always thinking of doing sneaky things.

I earn a day's wages and I won't want to continue working until I spend all the money.

This time, they were instigated to aim to rob foreigners of their wealth and gain something for nothing.

It would be even better if you could take this opportunity to taste the big horses from Europe and America.

At this time, the situation in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines was out of control, and everyone was stunned. Although communications, television stations, etc. were controlled, news still came out.

The countries caught in the middle are trembling.

It was also hit hard by the financial crisis. Unlike other places where racial conflicts broke out, people are very dissatisfied with the current situation and believe that it is wrong to be blindly pro-European and American.

Feeling a very threatening atmosphere, they strongly protested against the Americans for indulging Soros' "Quantum Fund" and demanded that the Americans leave immediately.

This stunned the Americans, who have always attached great importance to this place because it is a strategic location.

However, it can even be said that it is the most important maritime transportation hub in the world.

Americans are full of confidence about renewing the treaty.

But who could have imagined that such a big change would happen.

(End of this chapter)