Chapter 16 Second Opium War

From the first Opium War in 1840 to the second Opium War in 1982, there is a gap of 150 years. Although the insider process of drug cultivation and drug trafficking has been kept strictly hidden, it has been sorted out. There are still obvious veins.Without knowing these contexts, it is impossible to understand why there is the current situation, let alone predict the trend of future development. The "Golden Triangle" did not fall from the sky, nor did Mr. Luo Xinghan and Mr. Kun Sha jump out of the cracks in the rocks. This is the case with the giant wheel of history. Thailand's "expropriation" had to end in a hurry as expected.Now, Manxingdie and the Thailand-Myanmar border area are no longer wars, and the pre-war calm has been restored, once again presenting the appearance of a paradise.

However, people have always been troubled by a question, that is, why did the Thai government launch the "expropriation" at exactly this time?Of course, this kind of problem arises whenever action is taken, whenever it is taken.However, when the Thai government was at its most tense on the eastern border of Thailand, Vietnam and its tail country, the Hengshan Forest regime in Cambodia, continued to invade Thailand, which was enough for Thailand to be nervous.Anyone who pays a little attention to the international situation can see that if the Vietnam-Cambodia coalition forces make a plan and attack with thunderous force, it may take less than a day to occupy Bangkok.No matter how the Thai High Command flaunts how powerful their armed forces are, the fact is that it is difficult for the Thai army to withstand a quick and fierce blow.At such a critical juncture, it is incomprehensible that the National Defense Forces were deployed to deal with the disease of ringworm and scabies in the mountainous areas of northern Thailand.

Everyone agreed that Thailand was under pressure from the United States.This determination is common and well-founded, and it has aroused public opinion.The reporters questioned the government, and the Foreign Minister will actually make a special statement on January 29. He said: "The US official authorities commend Thailand's Khun Sa Force, which has conquered the world's drug trafficking sources. They think that we What we did was correct." But he declared: "We are not forced by foreign governments to suppress drug traffickers, we are just carrying out the affairs left over from previous governments."

In order to strengthen the impression that it was not under foreign pressure, the Thai government further issued an eloquent official communiqué on February 3, which specifically described: "The Kunsha incident, the government carried out an absolute Before the decisive action, as far back as July 21 of this year (1981), the government offered a reward of 500,000 baht (50 taels of gold) for arrest and arrest. Last year (1981) on October 6 On the 8th, it was also mopped up by force. A team of 200 mules and horses loaded with drugs encountered an encounter on the way from Manxingdeng to Chiang Rai, resulting in the death of as many as 130 people. Destroyed three heroin factories. The morale of the Kunsa Group began to decline, but it still stubbornly deployed most of its troops on the Thai-Myanmar border area. We also bombed them. Sexual actions will harm the officials and people of Chiang Rai Province."

Regarding the two actions of last year (1981), when I asked Mr. Kun Sha’s assistant for confirmation in Manxingdie, he was shocked because he only found out about these two actions after reading the newspaper. .He said that if there were really two such large-scale land and air operations that resulted in the death of more than 100 people, which is similar to the number of deaths this year (1982), it would show the intensity of the fighting.Well, the second Opium War broke out last year (1981), and it has long been known to all countries, and the lively scene cannot wait until today. With these clumsy additions in black and white, and the panicked retreat of the US Consulate in Chiang Mai, there is every reason to believe in US intervention.However, the problem occurred again. Why did the United States intervene at this time?What event made them make such a choice?It was a top secret, no one knew about it, and those who knew it kept it secret.I was in a small village in the south of Chiang Mai, the capital of Thailand, and I got an outline with a Chinese-born Thai youth, half in Chinese and half in English, plus gestures.Then, it was confirmed from a general.When the Chinese-Thai youth knew that I was going to write a report in the newspaper, he asked:

"You can write my words, but you can't hurt our country, and our majesty the emperor and the queen." When the general heard that I wanted to report the inside story, he said in horror: "The lives of my family of seven are in your hands." Of course, I will not hurt Thailand and the Queen of Thailand, let alone my friends who took the risk of instructing me when I was at a loss and helpless.But there is a shooting case that happened on the northern mountain trail in Manxingdie, which is well known to everyone.As long as you reason a little bit and combine them, all of them can be understood.The well-known legend goes like this. Last year (1981) the U.S. embassy obtained a list of assassinations drawn up by Mr. Kun Sha, all of whom were Americans who were believed to be secret agents of the international anti-narcotics organization, and one of them was , and was killed in a chase in Chiang Mai, which alarmed the Yankees.At that time, Mr. Zhang Ziying, a well-known Chinese in Chiang Rai, was a good friend of Mr. Kun Sha; he defended Mr. Kun Sha, and analyzed the list to the US embassy from various angles as a forgery. "Assuming it is true," Mr. Zhang Ziying said, "I can also persuade Kunsha to cancel it." The Americans agreed with him to proceed.

After contacting, Mr. Kun Sha warmly invited Mr. Zhang Ziying to his headquarters.One day in November last year (1981), Mr. Kun Sha sent someone to take Mr. Zhang Ziying and his son to Manxingdie, and his subordinates had a feast to clean up the dust. meet.No one thought that at the time when the special envoy was invited to leave, he had decided to act.After the banquet, the father and son rode on horses. Under the strict protection of armed guards, they left Manxingdie and set foot on the trail in the northern border area. The destination was the "Shan State Revolutionary Army Headquarters" located somewhere.After walking for a while, the formation of the guards, who were originally flanking the road, suddenly changed into a crescent shape, blocking the horse's head. Mr. Zhang Ziying was terrified, when a strong man raised his carbine.

"I'm sorry, our officer invites you both to die." A row of gunshots resounded across the mountains, and the father and son fell to the ground before they could shout out.The two bodies have not been found so far, and no one dares to find them.There is an explanation for this in the legend: Mr. Kun Sha believes that Mr. Zhang Ziying is a secret agent of the international anti-drug organization.This serious violation of the morality of the world has given the northern Thai border region a different image of Mr. Kunsha, and it has also convinced the Americans of the authenticity of the blacklist.

——After writing this, Mr. Reader will remember the scene where I refused the invitation of the "sir" and fled Chiang Rai hastily.I don't have so much confidence in Mr. Kun Sha's friendship like Mr. Zhang Ziying, let alone Mr. Kun Sha and I don't even know each other.