Babinu witnessed the fall of the gunboat and the fire on Mengxi Island on another troop transport ship. Seeing the entire coalition troops landing on the island were wiped out, he had no way to rescue these comrades. He was devout Buddhism and couldn't help but burst into tears. Looking at the fire that soared into the sky, he folded his hands together, silently prayed for these innocent creatures, begging Buddha Shakyamuni to save them from rebirth in the Pure Land.

The Thai side had completely lost its combat capability at this moment. The three Myanmar ships also suffered heavy casualties in the fight between Naochi's speedboats. Only one ship escaped, and the other two were robbed by Naochi's bandits. After the Lao army lost the gunboat, the other ships immediately turned around and left. This joint "Cleaning River Operation" of the three countries ended in a hurry, giving Naochi another chance to recuperate.

A week later, in the conference room of the National Police Agency of Thailand, General Bruvan, the State Police Chief, sat in a row with the police senior executives, each with a deep face and a serious expression.

General Bruvan is 58 years old this year. He is tall and has tough facial features. He is accustomed to wearing light-colored sunglasses, which makes others unable to understand the look behind the sunglasses. At this time, he is wearing a white formal uniform of the State Police Chief, with the rank of police general hanging on his shoulders. He looks handsome and majestic.

But everyone knows that more than ten years ago, Brupan was just an ordinary policeman. The reason why he was able to rise to the top and climb to the high position of the national police chief was mainly because his sister married the richest Chinese in Thailand, which is the current Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin.

Sitting in the upper position, although Bruvant appears to be no different from the past, he is very upset in his heart. His speed of improvement in the police system has already attracted many dissatisfaction from the police and the military. Many people regard him as evidence of his nepotism and abuse of power, and the media's attacks on him often occur.

Brupan originally wanted to use the success of this "Clean River Operation" to win the trust of the outside world in his abilities and wash away the suspicion of his "nepotism", but unexpectedly, after so many police forces were dispatched, the "Clean River Operation" did not achieve the desired effect, which made Brupan, who boasted about Haikou in front of him very embarrassed.

Sitting opposite General Bruvan was Colonel Babinu, the Thai commander of the "Operation Clear River". He reported the analysis of the situation of the operation with sadness and made a profound review to General Bruvan.

In this operation, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar dispatched a total of 20 ships and 200 military and police, costing 100 million baht. During the operation, 48 police officers were killed in Thailand, 25 soldiers were killed in Laos, 11 soldiers were killed in Myanmar, and 84 military and police officers were killed in the three countries, which was a heavy casualty. After the war statistics, Laos lost 1 gunboat, Thailand's troop transport ship needed overhaul, and Myanmar lost 2 inland river patrol boats, and the three countries paid a heavy price. Although 82 bandits in the Naoying Group were killed (including accidental death) and destroyed the Naoying Group's base on Mengxi Island, the group leader Naoying and the main backbone elements were not captured, which can be said to be a "tragic victory".

Colonel Babinu analyzed the reasons for the failure of this operation:

First, improper command. The coalition forces did not establish a unified command system and had no unified tactical arrangements. The three countries did their own things in their actions and did not form a joint force, giving the Naochin Group the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

The second is intelligence leakage. An operation that should have been carried out secretly, a traitor informed Nao Chi, which made Nao Chi group prepare for precautions. The originally planned raid did not work, and the extermination war turned into a tug-of-war.

Third, insufficient cooperation. Although the countries in the Meikong River Golden Triangle Basin participated in the action, their respective goals were different and they had ulterior motives. The Myanmar side was determined to collect the personnel and equipment embedded in the anaer, with slow action speed and low desire to fight, which was out of touch with the large army; although Lao side had strong fighting will, the tactical level was low and the soldiers were poorly disciplined, and could not cooperate with the large army well.

Although facing the senior police officers, Colonel Babinu also bluntly pointed out that the Thai side also had many flaws in this operation. From the beginning, they were trying to make other countries fight ahead and take the advantage of the fisherman. The entire operation was not in sufficient armed force, mainly police with light weapons, and their firepower was not as strong as those of bandits. The Thai side's water surface power was also very weak, with only two troop transport ships that lacked self-defense capabilities, and they relied heavily on the protection of Myanmar and Laos.

After Colonel Babinu's analysis, the senior police officers sitting above all looked ashen and were speechless. After a period of embarrassing silence, General Bruvan asked: "What do you think the next step of the Naochin Group will be? How should we prevent and respond."

Colonel Babinu said seriously: "After this battle, the Naoche Group needs to recuperate and reorganize its troops. It will not commit crimes again in the Mengxitan area in a short period of time. Chiang Rai Prefecture and the Daxili area can obtain a safe life. However, the Naoche Group will not give up the Meikong River Golden Triangle Basin, nor will it stop their criminal activities. According to the information we have, the Naoche Group will develop towards the upper reaches of the Meikong River and continue its criminal activities in the border areas near the northern Myanmar and China's Yunnan Province."

"The source of the Meikong River is in China and is an important waterway connecting countries on the Indochina Peninsula. If the Naoching Group continues to move northward, it will inevitably threaten China's trade routes with Southeast Asian countries and damage China's border security. As a world power and a stakeholder in the Indochina Peninsula, China's intervention is inevitable and must exist. This is an opportunity that our country can take advantage of and an opportunity that we cannot miss."

"In view of the experience and lessons of the "Clean River Operation", the security of the Meikong River Golden Delta Basin cannot be separated from China's existence. China's intervention is more beneficial than disadvantages for all countries in the basin. Based on this, we suggest that China lead the establishment of the Meikong River Basin security prevention mechanism, establish a permanent coordinated organizational structure and mobile troops, carry out the Meikong River Golden Delta Basin patrol and escort operation, and jointly combat the Naochong River criminal acts and other Meikong River criminal acts."

Colonel Babinu's proposal was very insightful. The police officers at the other end of the table obviously turned from yin to sunny. General Bruvan looked at several senior police officers and nodded slightly and said: Your proposal is very good, very foresight and feasible. We will report the results of this meeting to the Prime Minister. You can draft and prepare the specific plan first.

"Yes, obey the order." Colonel Babinu stood up excitedly, straightened his body, and put his legs together, and gave a very standard military salute.

Neither General Bruvan nor Colonel Babin had expected that just a week later, 14 tanks and 50 soldiers captured the Thai government building. The Thai military then announced a coup through TV and radio stations. Thai Prime Minister Tashin, who was participating in the United Nations General Assembly in New York, was forced to resign and went into exile in Britain until now.

After the coup, General Bruvan was transferred from the position of the National Police Director and arranged for another inactive position. Colonel Babinu's suggestions and plans were put aside. It was not until the tragedy that shocked Southeast Asia six years later that the security prevention mechanism in the Meikong River Basin ushered in new opportunities.
Chapter completed!