A doctor who travels through two eras

After Lin Sanqi finished dinner in the canteen, Director Zhao of the Yunnan Provincial Health Department said with a smile:
"Comrade Sanqi, come on, Lao Cao is here too. He brought you some jade that you like this time."

Lin Sanqi was overjoyed; he never expected money to fall from the sky while he was sitting at home!

"Oh dear, Comrade Zhao, Commander Cao is here. Why didn't you tell me beforehand? Come on, come on, we can't keep my God of Wealth waiting."

Lin Sanqi greeted everyone and ran out as fast as she could.

Inside the county government office.

“I told Lao Zhao not to say anything. He came here on official business. I saw that you've been quite busy, so I wanted to wait until you were done before seeing you, haha. This time I also got two train cars of jade for you, and brought them all over.”

As he spoke, Commander Cao leaned back comfortably in a massage chair.

This first-class massage chair was brought over by Lin Sanqi from another time and space; he brought over more than ten of them in total.

Aside from one for himself and one for Shen Guoming, the rest were given to 11 renowned traditional Chinese medicine practitioners who were now living out their retirement in Bao'an County.

When you're tired, lying on it, letting the machine massage you, and then taking a nap is definitely one of life's greatest pleasures.

Lin Sanqi was sitting in his rattan chair, holding a flashlight in one hand, shining it continuously on a jadeite rough stone the size of a basketball on the table, his eyes shining as he looked at it.

"Wow, this is great! Such a large piece of imperial green jadeite, how many bracelets can be made from it? Haha. Old Cao, thank you for your hard work."

Commander Cao replied with his eyes closed:

"It must have been hard work. For these two train cars of jade, we painstakingly transported them from the Ulong River basin in the Hpakant region, using horses and people, like ants carrying food, bit by bit."

Do you know how far that is? It's more than 300 kilometers from Hpakant to the border, and more than 700 kilometers of mountain roads from the border to Kunming. There are all kinds of wild animals and poisonous snakes along the way. Many of our soldiers were injured, but thankfully no one died.

Damn it, these are stones! They're incredibly heavy. In the past few months, besides eliminating invading enemies on the border, at least half of our forces have been spent procuring these pretty stones that we can neither eat nor wear.

Comrade Xiaolin, you can't treat us unfairly.

Lin Sanqi felt quite contemptuous, thinking to himself, "I really went easy on you guys in the last deal, and now you're telling me not to treat them unfairly."

Of course, the jade in these two train cars is worth at least tens of billions, so it's only right to provide them with some supplies.

"Alright, alright, Lao Cao, you can go all over China and ask around. When have I ever mistreated my partners? Have you ever heard the saying, 'I, Lin Sanqi, am a timely rain for the health system'?"

Director Zhao, who was listening nearby, chuckled.

"We've heard so much about that name, haha."

Commander Cao sat up at this moment and asked mysteriously:

"Comrade Xiaolin, you're not being fair. I've heard that you managed to get a batch of the latest fighter jets for the Air Force?"
Old Yang from a certain air force unit in Yunnan has been bragging to me several times, saying that the Yunnan air force can also be assigned 15 aircraft per squadron. This guy is so arrogant.

Xiao Lin, look at you! We're old friends. Our army has been searching the world for jade for you, and even the Pu'er tea you wanted was transported here by our army's special train.

As a result, the Air Force got all the good things. Tell me, isn't this betraying an old friend?

Oh my god, I was so heartbroken and angry when I found out. I was so angry that I had to take sleeping pills every day to fall asleep.

Lin Sanqi found it quite amusing to see the old man getting jealous.

"Old Cao, you have no idea, enemy planes fly over our skies every day, completely disregarding us. Do you think I should get a few planes and shoot them down?"
Our domestic air force is truly in dire straits. I only managed to get my hands on a plane by chance, which is why I helped the air force out.

As for the army, I'm not worried at all. You're known as the world's most elite infantry, capable of easily defeating even the UN forces led by the US. There's no rush to upgrade your equipment.

"Why aren't you in a hurry?"

Commander Cao was immediately indignant upon hearing this:

"Air Force, what good is the Air Force? It only plays a supporting role. In the real big battles, to put it bluntly, we still have to rely on our army to charge and eliminate large numbers of enemy troops."

The air force just fires a few shots in the sky, but it also has to defend against this and that, do maintenance, and requires large amounts of aviation kerosene—it's very precious. Maintaining one air force is equivalent to supporting four or five army units.

Lin Sanqi thought to himself that the army was still the main force in the 1960s, but the army's good days were numbered.

The future belongs to the navy and air force. If wars still rely on the army as the main force, that's an outdated World War II approach. Only the Russians used that method, and in the end, they couldn't even defeat the Russians, completely turning themselves into a paper tiger.

"By the way, Lao Cao, did you deploy those drones I sent you last time? Are they any good?"

Commander Cao grinned and chuckled:

"It works very well, extremely well. As soon as the drone takes off, we can clearly see where the enemy is, especially at night. We can hit them every time. We've driven the bandits and defeated troops on the border to flee in terror."

Lin Sanqi slapped his thigh and exclaimed excitedly:
"Hey, that's good. All my hard work has paid off. Look, I've done a great service for your army."

Commander Cao stopped laughing at this moment, sighed, and said:

"Last time you only gave us a few dozen drones, and you promised to get us several thousand or even tens of thousands more. But so many days have passed, and you, Commissioner Lin, have such a bad memory that there has been no follow-up."

Lin Sanqi blushed:

"Well, I just forgot about it because of work. Look at me, I have such a big industrial park to build and sell medicine. I'm so busy I don't even have time to rest."

Commander Cao said disdainfully:

"If you hadn't gone to the Northeast to help the Air Force get planes, I would have actually believed your lies."

Director Zhao was drinking water when he couldn't help but spit it out, and then laughed so hard his stomach hurt.

Lin Sanqi solemnly took out his notebook and assured him:
“I will definitely not forget this time. I have written it all down in my schedule. Even if I forget, I will have my two secretaries remind me at all times.”

Commander Cao nodded, then sighed again:

"Although drones are useful, over time, the enemy becomes smart and will know that a reconnaissance plane is coming when they hear a buzzing sound, and they will run away very fast."

So, Comrade Kobayashi, with your incredible abilities, could you help us think of a way? We not only need to be able to spot the enemy, but also to catch up with their weapons. In other words, we need high mobility; only then can we ultimately eliminate the enemy.”

Lin Sanqi tapped her fingers lightly on the table, then looked at a passage of text in her notebook.

Since last year, we have been embroiled in a conflict with Baotou State.

Although we won a great victory in this war, we were ultimately forced to make a strategic withdrawal from the occupied territories due to the difficulty in maintaining logistical supplies in the high-altitude region.

The transportation difficulties that Commander Cao mentioned are even more difficult in Tashi Delek, which is a high-altitude area, making it a truly challenging place.

Yunnan and Southeast Asia are pristine tropical rainforests with no roads, making it difficult for ordinary trucks to pass. So what can be done?

Lin Sanqi wasn't a military enthusiast, which made him somewhat troubled.

"Old Cao, I understand that you have poor mobility. Actually, it's easy for me to solve. I'll just get you a few hundred big trucks and off-road vehicles."

But you said that's a pristine forest over there, with almost no flat land and no roads. Are you sure you can drive that truck into such a forest? Is that even feasible?"

Commander Cao shook his head repeatedly:
"There are no roads, so even if there are cars, it won't work. Unlike the North China Plain, which is flat and suitable for mechanized and group-based operations, that area is different."

To put it simply, the mountain paths there are all ups and downs, and in many places it's like rock climbing. Every few steps you'll encounter a stream or river, or a swamp, and people will sink in.

It might work for tracked vehicles like tanks, but it definitely won't work for four-wheeled cars.

However, tanks also have problems. Tanks are too heavy; these massive machines, weighing several tons, could easily fall off a cliff or become stuck in a swamp.

Lin Sanqi then thought of a question and asked in confusion:

"Old Cao, I remember back in the days of the Expeditionary Force, the Japanese occupied the entire Southeast Asia. They built airports and bunkers in Burma, and they had a lot of tanks and cars."

"That's really strange. Twenty years ago, the Japanese could freely roam the rainforest, so why can't you do it now? Or is there something special about the Japanese cars and tanks?"

Commander Cao said disdainfully:

"What's so special about it? The Japanese devils can travel through the tropical rainforests of Myanmar because they captured a large number of locals to build roads. They don't treat people like human beings. How many forced laborers died?"

Moreover, the Japanese devils weren't just running around everywhere; they actually only occupied a few major cities, and their movement was point-to-point. Otherwise, with their limited military strength, how could they have spread out so widely? Therefore, there's absolutely no reference value to their tactics. (End of Chapter)