Without a coastline, why does Laos have a naval force to be reckoned with?

The Mekong River flows through this country. Laos is shaped like a tadpole on the world map, surrounded by many countries and isolated from the coastline. But it's famous in the world? Lifeline? From the tadpole's tail to the head, it flows into the sea. Therefore, the Mekong River has become the most important resource in Laos. This? Resources? Not only geography, but also economy, military and politics. It can be said that the Mekong River has made Laos. Without Mekong River, there would be no Laos.

The inland terrain of Laos is very complicated, unlike China, although the terrain of China is diverse, with plains, mountains and plateaus. China's messy terrain is distributed all over the country, and the main proportion is the Central Plains. In Laos, the whole country is mountainous. This complex terrain limits the development of the army. The military needs a lot of energy and resources to travel in Laos, and the security is particularly low.

So it's not surprising that Laos has a navy, but it's strange if they rely on the army to maintain national stability. Laos can circulate all the resources of the country through the Mekong River and quickly send military forces to various places. If there is a civil war in Laos, the navy and the army will start from the central government, and it is likely that the navy will return from the war and the tired army will just arrive. This is why Laos has naval power.

Naval power is not just? Can't be underestimated? And it is the main force of Laos. No way, limited by the geographical environment, they can only rely on the navy to maintain national stability. At the same time, if foreign enemies invade, they can only rely on naval invasion, and neither the army nor the air force can make it easy. All these factors have caused Laos to have a navy that cannot be ignored if it wants to settle down. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the army and air force are, they can only stare blankly at the geographical environment surrounded by mountains.

Generally speaking, Laos has a naval force that cannot be underestimated, because the geographical environment of the country is mainly composed of mountains. If the country wants to be stable, it must rely on the Mekong River to develop its military strength.