Chapter 8 peace talks

Mr. Kunsha's group counterattacked and threatened three times. The Thai government responded loudly, thinking that he "dare" to be so arrogant, and Thai newspapers also considered it an anecdote.However, the Americans were overwhelmed, because they saw that the counterattack was gradually moving south, and the arrow was approaching Chiang Mai.Chiang Mai is the residence of His Majesty the King of Thailand, which is equivalent to the accompanying capital of Thailand.The offices of the International Anti-Narcotics Organization and the US Consulate are located there.They know the strength of Mr. Khun Sa. An official from the US embassy in Bangkok said: "Chiang Mai is not a safe place, not even Bangkok for Khun Sa's killers, but we can only escape from Chiang Mai, not from Bangkok. ’” He stared at me for a while, then suddenly said, “Not even Taipei, if you don’t think I’m exaggerating.”

In this way, the office of the International Anti-Drug Organization and the US Consulate couldn't wait to withdraw from Chiang Mai and retreat to Bangkok.They don't believe that Thailand has the ability to protect them, but they believe that some important officials in Thailand are two in one with Mr. Kunsha. There are good reasons why Americans are so nervous. The main reason is that the international anti-drug organization is actually dominated by Americans. It is said that Mr. Kun Sha hates the international anti-drug organization to the bone. A secret agent of an anti-narcotics organization he thought would be shot and killed even if he fled to the ends of the earth.The official of the American embassy told me: "Just last year, an American was hunted down and killed in Chiang Mai."

From these legends, it can be seen that there is a reason for the Americans to withdraw from Chiang Mai in a panic. When the killer killed all the Americans in the consulate, no one could bring them back to life.To make matters worse, with the current state of the United States, Mr. Kunsha is not afraid of revenge. The Thai government was already very embarrassed because no drugs were found, and Mr. Kun Sha's series of counterattacks made them even more headaches.The main thing is that some officials in power in Thailand are absolutely opposed to confronting Mr. Kun Sha, and the National Defense Forces are also complaining. Why, money and treasures are in other people's pockets, but they teach us to work hard.The Minister of Internal Affairs, General Shitie, began to suppress the loud propaganda of "drug suppression" results.He issued a notice to the mass media, requesting: "Newspapers should not make shocking and irritating headlines and publish pictures, so that people will have the illusion that the government has failed after seeing it. Please conduct careful research, and you must take into account that the people of the country will read it because of reading. The loss and shock caused by the news."

From this conversation of the Minister of the Interior, it can be seen that this "conquest" war is useless, and the more useless thing is yet to come, that is, the two sides have started "peace talks."On February 1 and February 2, for two days in a row, the Thai National Defense Force Man Sing Die Command sent representatives to the border police camp No. 506 in two helicopters to negotiate with Mr. Kun Sha's representatives.Among the military representatives, one is a senior officer of the Army Strategy Office and the other is the commander of the border police.Among the representatives of Mr. Kunsha, one is the assistant who met me at Manxingdie.

The result of the "peace talks" was a ceasefire first, and this agreement has been violated several times. For example, there was a conflict the day before I went to Manxingdian, but that was the last time we met in arms. In the general impression, "peace talks" should appear between rival parties.But now it is the Thai government who is negotiating peace with a small group of insignificant foreign troops who have invaded the country, and a "drug lord" who has been "conquered and suppressed".The world's attention and applause, known as "the second Opium War in history", ended quietly like this.It gives people a sense of "knowing today, why bother at the beginning", which makes people laugh and cry.

Public opinion in Thailand was in an uproar, and the Thai government initially pretended that nothing happened and did not mention a word.But the Thai reporters tracked down what happened to Camp No. 506 on February 1 and February 2?Why was the security heavily guarded during those two days, when journalists who were usually free to come and go were kept out of the way, claiming that "an important matter is being implemented", and the reporters wanted to discuss the important matter being executed?Under the aggressive questioning, the Minister of the Interior, Admiral Sitteol, declared that it was definitely not a "peace talk" and "it was just a meeting between the two sides." Prime Minister Bing?Admiral Zhensurannon also declared: "The Kunsa Armed Group once wrote to the Thai government in the name of the "Thailand Patriotic Force Committee", stating that they entered and lived in Thailand under the respect of Thai laws, and followed the Thai government's instructions. Policy, to help the nation building. It is slandered that the authorities took this campaign of expropriation and suppression because they were hired by the United States. After analyzing this letter, the Thai government believes that Kun Sa wants to negotiate with the government, but the government will definitely not negotiate with him.” The reporter asked, is the "meeting" mentioned by the Minister of the Interior, Admiral Sitteol, a negotiation?Was it an order from the State Department?Admiral Bing didn't answer, but shook his head slightly.

Immediately afterwards, Admiral Real Iron even ignored the "meeting" and delivered a speech.He said: "Please do not make reports that are too provocative and too important. The government has a clear policy on this matter, that is, there is no room for negotiation. Because it concerns the safety of the people of the country, the government does not accept any conditions. "He emphasized: "At present, the local (Manxingdie) people have returned to normal." It was cloudy and foggy for a while, full of exquisitely carved, far-fetched diplomatic words that could be explained in any way. However, one thing was certain, the war was over and all those who fled returned home.

The damage done to Manxingdie was not heavy, only about ten houses were destroyed by artillery fire.