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Chapter 1014 The changing situation
The border dispute between Myanmar and Laos was very intense. Suning thought for a long time before coming up with such words to describe it. Perhaps it was because his dozens of life experiences were too shallow.

Anyway, the reason why Suning instigated Myanmar to go to war with Laos was to remove the stumbling blocks and make it easier for itself to quickly control the key points of Myanmar. You must know that the historical problems left to Myanmar by the British are still very complicated.

Of course, Suning could also use force to force the opponent, but Suning felt that doing so was too unartistic, so this time it would be better to be more patient and use more tricks.

At the same time, Suning did not expect that the British would be even more extravagant than themselves. They actually transferred an ace division from India to the Myanmar-Laos border, which was like throwing an energetic Husky into a flock of sheep.

Although India's so-called ace division is very weak, it is still very powerful in the South Asian subcontinent because of the principle of choosing a general from the lame.

Sure enough, after India's ace division joined the Myanmar-Laos border war, Laos quickly broke through the Myanmar Defense Forces' defense line with a crushing force, and marched into the Shan State region in northern Myanmar with great momentum.

U Nu frantically called Suning to his presidential palace, then looked at Suning in a panic and explained, "Minister Su, something terrible has happened. General Aung San was defeated on the Burma-Laos front, and the Laotian army has entered our Shan State."

"What? When did the Laotian army become so powerful?" Suning has been busy occupying key locations across Myanmar recently, so naturally he doesn't pay much attention to the fight between the two little lambs.

"Hey! It's because the British transferred an elite division from India. Our Burmese Defense Force is no match for the Indian Army."

At this time, U Nu really regretted starting the war so easily. After all, the British Empire had plenty of ways to deal with them, but he didn't dare to say this to Suning in person.

"Mr. President, you don't need to be too anxious. I will send the Third Army to the front line right away." Suning could easily see Wu Nu's frustration, and then prepared to send his Third Army to reinforce the front line.

"No need! I have already promised General Aung San to send the First Army to reinforce the front line." U Nu shook his head at Suning and then explained.

"The First Army? Then the defenses in Yangon and Mandalay will be empty?" At this moment, Suning was a little surprised. The empty defense in Myanmar was exactly his opportunity.

"Alas! There's nothing I can do! The Burma-Laos front is relatively more important after all. Besides, I plan to have your Third Army take over the defense of the entire country. As for the shortfall in manpower, I will recruit soldiers for you as soon as possible."

"Okay! I'll get the Third Army moving right away."

Although the situation on the Myanmar-Laos front seemed dangerous, the British no longer had the mood to cause trouble. They simply taught the Myanmar Defense Forces a lesson and then withdrew.

The remaining Laotian troops kept their eyes on the area near Shan State, and were in a stalemate with the main force of the Myanmar Defense Force that came to reinforce them, like two children wrestling and neither of them could knock the other down.

At this time, the Third Army had completed its control over the entire territory of Myanmar. All places of military value were controlled by the Third Army. Aung San and the leaders of various ethnic groups who were still stationed on the front line did not know that they had been occupied by Suning.

Not long after, U Nu summoned Suning to the Presidential Palace again. "Minister Su, General Aung San just sent back a message saying that the army is struggling on the front lines and urging us in Yangon to try our best to negotiate with Laos."

"Negotiation? Who will go?" At this time, Suning couldn't help but feel stunned, and then he had a bad guess in his mind.

"Minister Su, how about you go?" As expected, the bastard Wu Nu was ready to throw this dirty job to Suning, and he might really regard Suning as their "sucker".

"Mr. President, you are asking too much. I have never been involved in the field of diplomacy. I really can't do anything about this matter." Suning, who was irritated by U Nu's shameless behavior, also spoke in a bad tone.

"Minister Su, you are the only heavyweight figure in Yangon. If you don't go to Vientiane for negotiations, then I will have to come in person. Aren't you worried that the president's appearance will damage the national dignity?" The shameless U Nu actually used moral kidnapping on Su Ning, which refreshed Su Ning's new understanding of this guy.

"Oh! Mr. President, do you and General Aung San think of me as a treasure chest? You let me do such dirty things?" Since U Nu has already behaved so shamelessly, Suning naturally couldn't help but mock him.

"This... is mainly because we trust your ability. Sacrificing for the Burmese people is an honorable thing. Where does the talk of whether it is dirty or not come from?" Seeing that he had angered their "God of Wealth", U Nu shamelessly quibbled.

"I'm sorry! I really can't do anything. You should consider others."

"Minister Su..."

Seeing that Suning left angrily after saying this, Wu Nu was powerless to continue persuading him. It seemed that Suning was becoming less and less easy to talk to than before.

U Nu had finally obtained the presidency after the British left, so naturally he did not want to leave the position so soon, so in the end he had to clean up the mess himself.

However, U Nu didn't know that his shameless behavior had successfully angered Suning. Before he had time to contact the leader in Vientiane, Laos, Suning's thunderous action had already begun.

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After leaving the Presidential Palace, Suning knew that he could not wait any longer, because he did not know what U Nu and Aung San would do next, so he simply started his pre-designed plan in advance.

The confrontation between Myanmar and Laos in Shan State is very ridiculous. Both sides are so weak that they cannot continue, and they are just standing there with their necks stiff waiting for negotiations between the two sides.

The soldiers from Myanmar and Laos seemed to have formed an unspoken agreement. When patrolling, both sides could remain restrained and stare at each other, as if they were two cowards who refused to admit defeat.

At 1:30 in the morning, when the soldiers on both sides fell into a deep sleep, even the soldiers on patrol were drowsy. The long stalemate had made the soldiers on both sides ignore the existence of danger.

Suddenly, a shell streaked across the night sky of Southeast Asia, flew from the direction of the Laotian camp to a very hidden field camp in the Myanmar camp, and then disappeared in the hidden field camp on the Myanmar side.

With a deafening explosion, five or six people were killed or injured in the field camp, including General Aung San who was sleeping with a Southeast Asian beauty in his arms.

The death of General Aung San was not the end of the attack. Soon, artillery shells like raindrops were fired from the Laotian artillery camp positions, falling mercilessly on the heads of the Myanmar Defense Forces and private armed forces.

That night, the Myanmar Defense Forces and private armed forces were defeated across the board. The Laotian artillery shells seemed to have eyes and directly killed all the important generals on the Myanmar side.

However, the Laotian side was also somewhat confused, because tonight's artillery camp attack was not part of their plan, it happened like an emergency.

Although the British had completely occupied Laos, Lowell still stayed in Laos to take charge. "Dhaka, who planned your attack last night? It was truly a genius plan. All the generals of the Burmese Defense Force on the front line were killed."

"Haha, Mr. Lowell, I personally drafted this search plan. I haven't shared it with anyone to prevent leaks." The bewildered Laotian general, Dhaka, naturally couldn't let Lowell see his confusion. "Dhaka, you're truly a genius! His Majesty the King will soon learn of this matter. I'm sure you'll receive an audience with His Majesty himself." Surprised, Lowell naturally had no doubts. Instead, he patted Dhaka's shoulder and said.

"Great! This is the greatest honor for me in Dhaka."

At this time, General Daka of the Laotian side was almost laughing like crazy. He didn't expect that his artillery battalion would give him such a big surprise. Such an achievement would make him rise to fame overnight.

So the surprised Dhaka prepared to reward the person in charge of the artillery battalion, but he didn't know that their Laotian army's artillery battalion had been infiltrated and now became a prey of the Myanmar Defense Force's Third Army.

In stark contrast to the joyous atmosphere in Laos, Yangon at this moment was filled with fear, and everyone was worried about the tragedy that was about to happen.

U Nu seemed to have aged by more than ten years at this moment. He was being driven away before he could even get comfortable in his seat. "Everyone, there's very bad news from the front. General Aung San and all the generals have been killed in the battle. Our defense line on the Burma-Laos front has completely collapsed."

"Ah... this... this..." At this time, all the Myanmar government leaders looked at each other in fear.

Looking at the frightened government officials in front of him, U Nu was undoubtedly very disappointed and sad at this time, realizing that these people could only share wealth but not adversity.

Then Wu Nu looked at Su Ning, the only calm one standing aside. He was so flustered that he no longer had much hope. "Minister Su, do you have any good suggestions?"

"In fact, the situation is not as urgent as we imagined. The Third Division of the Third Army is stationed in northern Myanmar and has already engaged in close combat with the Laotian army."

"Oh? Minister Su, how is the situation?"

"It's not bad! We've successfully delayed the Laotian army's attack. All we have to do now is organize reinforcements as soon as possible."

"Great! The next step in the battle against the Laotian army will depend on your Third Army, Minister Su."

"No problem! But I need the power to mobilize the entire nation's army, otherwise it might seem unworthy of the title."

"Okay! I will now issue a presidential decree appointing Suning as the interim commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Myanmar, commanding and leading all armed forces in Myanmar."

"Thank you, Mr. President! I will definitely drive out these Laotian invaders."

"Haha, Commander-in-Chief, I have great confidence in you and the Third Army."

"Mr. President, since I am now the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, it is inappropriate for me to continue to serve as the Minister of Finance of the Myanmar government. Therefore, I suggest that Lawrence succeed me as the Minister of Finance of Myanmar."

"Lawrence? CEO of the Su Group's Southeast Asia region?"

"Yes! Lawrence is a rare expert in economic development."

"Commander-in-Chief, although Lawrence is indeed very capable, he is a white man through and through. I am worried that this will arouse unnecessary suspicion among the people at home."

"Mr. President, you're worrying too much. Lawrence officially became a Burmese citizen when Burma was founded. He's no different from a native Burmese."

At this time, Wu Nu couldn't help but feel a little hesitant, because he didn't want the lifeblood of the government to be under Suning's control. After all, it was impossible for him to be completely defenseless against Suning.

But now U Nu had no choice but to obey Suning. You know, if the Laotian army really attacked Yangon, it would be a luxury for him as the president to survive.

"Okay! I believe in your recommendation, Commander-in-Chief, so let Lawrence be the new Minister of Finance."

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Of course, U Nu and others could not rely entirely on Suning's Third Army. They did not think that Suning's Third Army was a match for India's ace division, so U Nu personally sent a negotiation invitation to Vientiane, Laos.

Laos, which had originally hoped to resolve the issue through negotiations as soon as possible, suddenly saw that its army had destroyed the main force of the Myanmar Defense Forces, and suddenly developed a completely different mentality.

"Mr. Prime Minister, U Nu in Yangon has invited us to negotiate." The Secretary-General of the Lao Prime Minister's Secretariat came to the Lao Prime Minister and said.

"Negotiation? Humph! Wishful thinking." The Laotian Prime Minister said arrogantly at a 45-degree angle.

"Mr. Prime Minister, are we really going to reject U Nu's offer of negotiation? You know, although the British have all left Laos, the most powerful group in Laos is the French. So we have to consider the French's attitude."

"This..." The Laotian Prime Minister, who was still a little excited, couldn't help but calm down.

You should know that after the Japanese were defeated in World War II, Laos declared independence four or five years ago. Unfortunately, it was invaded and occupied by the French again the following year. At the same time, there were also a large number of greedy British people in the country.

So the emperor in Laos is still another wave of invaders, the French. Even if the Laotian army really reaches the Yangon area of Myanmar, the Laotian Prime Minister will have to resolve the problem through negotiations again.

"Mr. Prime Minister, for the sake of the overall situation, please accept the negotiations. In fact, we can ask for more benefits from Myanmar." The Secretary-General saw the hesitation of the Lao Prime Minister and tried to persuade him again earnestly.

"Sure! But we have to let Burmese President U Nu personally lead the delegation to Vientiane. This time I'm going to trample on U Nu's face."

"No problem! There are no decent armed forces in Myanmar now, so forcing Myanmar to agree to our conditions won't be a big problem."

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(End of this chapter)