Chapter 92: Mantis Catching Cicada
160 kilometers southeast of Mandalay is Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State.
Domino, who was sitting here, was lazily sitting on the sofa, watching the adjutant sent by Wu Kaile and Mao Gu's hypocrisy on the big screen of the mural.
She smiled: "The fish has taken the bait."
Mao Gu, who had received the instructions long ago, talked to the other party for a long time, and then used an attitude of wanting to refuse but also to welcome, making the other party feel that there was a chance to convince him.
After obtaining a series of benefits, Maungu promised not to interfere in Wu Kaile's affairs, and even agreed to help defend against the threat of the Kachin Army in the north.
With the secret instigation of Yang Mengjiao, Domino and others, Wu Kaile, who felt that he was the popular choice, finally could not restrain his ambition.
19, early morning of November 18th.
Wu Kaile, worried that the situation might get worse, took action immediately and personally led three divisions to attack Binmana.
The straight-line distance between Mandalay and Byinmana is only about 230 kilometers. There is a railway connecting the two places, and this railway is very straight, with a total length of only about 240 kilometers.
With the cooperation of Mao An and others, Wu Kaile's army quickly took control of the railway and blocked the leakage of information.
At around three o'clock in the morning, a temporarily requisitioned train, carrying Wu Kaile's Guard Regiment, Wu Daoda's 501st Division and equipment, quickly headed south.
However, Wu Kaile is not a pioneer along this path.
The vanguard was Wu Yao's 502nd Division, which advanced along a road almost parallel to the railway using armored vehicles and temporarily requisitioned motorcycles.
You read that right, the vanguard is the 502nd Division on this side of the road.
The main reason for this situation is that the railway conditions in Hongsavadi are very bad and the speed is almost snail's pace.
Even though the river valley plain between Mandalay and Byinmana is relatively flat, the 240-kilometer journey still takes 6 to 7 hours, an average of about 35 to 40 kilometers per hour.
However, armored vehicles and motorcycles on the road can reach a speed of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour, which is much faster than rail.
Another 504th Division also headed to Byinmana by road, but their armored vehicles and motorcycles had been borrowed by the 502nd Division, so they could only move forward on foot.
Wu Yao sat in the armored vehicle, constantly looking at his watch and map.
The road distance to Bhinmana is about 245 kilometers. They are expected to arrive in Bhinmana in about 4 hours, just at dawn.
Time ticks slowly by every second.
Any civilian vehicles encountered along the way were dissuaded by the soldiers using the excuse of exercises.
Until 6:44 in the morning.
"Report, we have arrived at the suburbs of Bhinmar."
After hearing the scout's report, Wu Yao immediately picked up the intercom and ordered his subordinates: "According to the previous arrangement, we will have breakfast in Binmana."
"One received!"
"The Second Group..."
At the command, the regiment commanders and battalion commanders, who had already known their tasks, quickly rushed into the city and took control of the stations, airports, TV stations, and office buildings of institutions.
As it was just daybreak, many people were still sleeping and had no time to react. They were surrounded in confusion.
The atmosphere in the city suddenly became solemn.
The two garrison divisions stationed in the surrounding area seemed to have not noticed anything unusual at this time. Not only did they let the soldiers stay in the camp, they also blocked radio and mobile phone signals.
Wu Yao took the intelligence collected by the Military Intelligence Department and quickly invited those targets one by one to his temporary military camp according to the list above.
Looking at the terrified targets, he smiled and told his adjutant, "Watch them closely. If you let any of them escape, I'll shoot you."
"Yes, sir." The adjutant replied seriously.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the slow-moving train finally arrived at Byinmana Railway Station, and Wu Kaile, his confidants and the 501st Division quickly got off the train.
Wu Yao personally welcomed him at the train station.
Seeing Wu Yao and the 502nd Division completing the task effortlessly, Wu Kaile patted him on the shoulder with great satisfaction: "Wu Yao, you did a good job this time."
"It's all thanks to the general's cultivation. I dare not take credit for it." Wu Yao replied quickly.
Wu Kaile was even more satisfied, but he was more concerned about the situation of the two garrison divisions: "By the way, are there any abnormalities in the two garrison divisions?"
" No, they are still stationed in Lewe Town in the southwest. I have sent 3 regiments to monitor them."
"Very good." Wu Kaile was overjoyed, then turned to his adjutant and ordered: "Immediately arrange for the TV station's personnel, I want to hold a press conference."
The adjutant was prepared: "In about half an hour, we should be able to use the TV station equipment in Binmana."
Just after the adjutant left.
Wu Yao continued, "General, I'm worried that someone in the city might take a risk, so I shifted all my targets to the temporary barracks of the 502nd Division."
"Well, I trust you to do the job." Wu Kaile also felt that Wu Yao did a good job.
More than half an hour later, the TV station staff debugged the equipment under coercion and inducement.
After Wu Kaile finished filming in the studio, the TV station staff quickly edited the recorded content and began sending signals to TV sets across the country.
On the TV screen, Wu Kaile's confident expression was seen by Domino who was lurking in Levee Town. She immediately used the messenger dragonfly to send action instructions to the insider.
at the same time.
The news was broadcasted through the TV channel's press conference and spread throughout Hongsavadi at this time.
This sudden situation surprised people everywhere, but also made them feel it was natural. After all, the ups and downs of Hongsavadi over the past few decades have made the local people accustomed to such things.
Unlike the numbness of the common people, the big families, big businessmen and small warlords began to stir up undercurrents.
The reaction from Yangon was the most intense.
The leaders of more than a dozen local families held a meeting that afternoon.
On the surface, the purpose of this meeting was to discuss how to deal with Wu Kaile's faction. In fact, 7 of the 13 major families had already been controlled by Domino, and the remaining 6 families were just kept in the dark.
Therefore, the topic of discussion at the entire meeting revolved around how to compromise with Wu Kaile's faction. At the same time, some families proposed to secretly win over the Maogu Legion and the Wu Gang Legion in the south to achieve the goal of balancing Wu Kaile.
The six families who were kept in the dark also felt that this was the best option at the moment.
As for rescuing the people on Binma's side, they were not in a hurry. Although there were people from their family there, there was no point in being anxious about such a thing. Instead, it would become a bargaining chip for Wu Kaile to threaten them.
Large families are so realistic. If they can have the best of both worlds, that would be great. But if they have to choose one or the other, they will most likely choose interests rather than giving up interests for the sake of their family members.
The weakness of these people was fully demonstrated at this moment. As long as they didn't risk their own lives, everything could be compromised and negotiated.
Domino took advantage of this and made Hongsavadi strangely calm at this time.
Because most people are just watching and no one wants to be the first to take action.
The intelligence personnel that Wu Kaile had previously arranged in various places also quickly reported back the situation in various places.
After seeing this information, Wu Kaile finally felt relieved.
Wu Kaile was misled by this illusion and thought that the situation had stabilized. As long as he could convince all parties one by one, he would eventually become the master of Hongsawadi.
