Chapter 23 Armed bases and refugee villages

When Admiral Jiansai rescued the lone Hmong army, none of the Chinese newspapers in Thailand was willing to say a word or dare to write a word. "The same people who have fallen in the end of the world, why should we know each other when we meet?", and the "politics in command" for thousands of years has made the same Chinese, even if they encounter innocent disasters related to life and death, they will often stand by and watch.Only Bangkok's "World Journal" published the report of the reporter Mr. Sai Weng for two consecutive days, making a positive statement.From its title, it can be seen that its content is sharp:

The Ninety-Three Division's old department is loyal to Taiji He often assisted in the defense of the Communist Party and was brave and good at fighting Has nothing to do with Duwang Group According to the report: "Some newspapers confuse the Ninety-Three Division (solitary army) with the drug king Kunsha who was hunted down this time, which is completely different from the facts. The reporter has lived in Chiang Rai for 20 years, and he has never heard of Manchuria before. Xingdie has such a huge drug-making lair, and he has never heard of the drug king Kunsha. However, when there is a sudden war, outsiders vividly describe Kunsha as the Ninety-Three Division (a lone army) )’s troops, it’s no wonder.”

The report cites evidence: "Kunsha and the old unit of the 93rd Division (solitary army) not only have nothing to do with each other, but also occupy their own hills, and the river water does not violate the well water. Not only that, but there is also a deep hatred between the two sides. If you are not forgetful, you will remember it for more than ten years A few years ago, the two sides fought in the light of Laos, and in the tragic battle of life and death, each took back the remnant soldiers after many deaths. Since then, the hatred between the personnel of the two sides has always existed, and there have been constant frictions.”

All Chinese-language newspapers in Thailand have never dared to comment on Mr. Kun Sha, and "World Journal" was the first to attack.This report very severely accused Mr. Kun Sha of being a "cunning" "drug king".When this report was published on February 10, and another report of the same nature was published on February 11, I was still in Chiang Rai Province. Passing him has filled my heart with shadows. "I don't believe that people's mouths can be sealed simply by killing people," I said. "You don't need to believe it," said a young man who owns a Chaozhou restaurant. "It's enough for people who have the ability to kill people to believe."

However, in any case, the threat of lone Hmong being expelled from the country and transferred to fight has passed, but the crisis still exists. Thailand is full of chaos, mystery, terror, and treachery, and the northern border is even more serious.It is a land that is not sure about anything, the only thing that is certain is: it will continue to be chaotic, mysterious, terrifying, and treacherous. The Lone Hmong is an important stabilizing force. If Mr. Khun Sa's armed group cooperates with the Burmese and Thai Communists, but opens a small gap in the border, Thailand will not be able to bear it.Once the solitary army is expelled from the country as requested by the ambitious politicians, or the solitary army is desperate and withdraws from the mountain area, I am afraid that northern Thailand will never find a border again.Now that the matter has developed to this point, we can understand that the reduction in the pressure of the lone army depends on the explanations of some people who know the truth, such as Admiral Jiansai. At the same time, the decision made by the Thai Supreme Command after foresight is also an important factor.

Now, let our report turn to the Lone Hmong and the refugee villages where they live.Before starting the report, there is one thing I would like to request, that is, please read the map attached to this article. If it can be kept at hand as a reference, it will be very easy to understand at a glance when we describe it.It will not feel like flying through the clouds.On the map, notice the four symbols in the left column: ▲Stack of stars ●Ordinary city ■Lone Army Headquarters □ Refugee Village In particular, my trip to northern Thailand was boycotted by diplomatic (commercial) officials stationed in Thailand, so I could not obtain official information. Everything was obtained through hard work at the lowest level, as shown in the attached picture Refugee villages, just to name a few that are more impressive, or that may be discussed in the future.The actual number is not known.According to official statistics released in 1979, there were 26 refugee villages and 24 schools (Chinese schools) for children (including three middle schools).As of 1982, the number of refugee villages is said to be thirty-three, maybe forty.There are 28 schools for children (Chinese schools) receiving aid from the China Mainland Disaster Relief Federation (including five middle schools).Both refugee villages and children's schools are obviously increasing.Some of the refugee villages are the armed bases of the solitary army, but some are pure refugee villages. The residents are mainly retired solitary army, and the descendants of the solitary army, their families, caravans, and other ethnic minorities.No one knows how many people there are in total, not the Thai government, nor the two military headquarters of the lone army, let alone us.It is said (it is only said) that there are about 50,000 to 60,000 people.If you add Thais of Chinese origin, in northern Thailand, it has been reported before that there may be about 200,000 Chinese - no one can be sure whether this number is correct or not, because no one has investigated it, and we Just a rough estimate.