USSR 1991

Speaking of this, Victor suddenly realized that the New Zealand delegation was not without money, but because other formal companies were unwilling to accept the transaction of "blood diamonds", the underground common currency in Africa.But on Victor's side, everything is much simpler.Even if Colombia pays for drugs, he can exchange them for dollars in the U.S. market.Of course, the last guy who paid with drugs was directly chopped into several pieces by the retired signal flag member who protected Victor and sent back.

Victor's unreasonableness is to let everyone know that you can only do things according to my rules in front of the Soviet Union.Otherwise we dare to use thermobaric bombs to turn your base into ruins.

"For others, maybe not, but for me, diamonds are also a currency that can be circulated." Victor blinked and asked, "How many AKM rifles and RPG rocket launchers do you need? ?”

Seeing that the other party was so straightforward, Niu Sikar no longer hid it, "1500 AKM rifles and 300 RPG rocket launchers, we need 20 rounds of bullets, how about a diamond deal?"

"Of course there is no problem." Victor readily agreed to Niucical's request, but in the end he added, "Since your President Samora Moises Machel died in an accident in 1986, You can’t control the pressure of the Mozambique Republican Front, can you? No matter how much military and economic assistance is given from the outside world, you are still in a tug-of-war situation with the opposition.”

"That's what I said, but what Mr. Victor said, don't you think it interferes with our country's political system? If Mr. Victor doesn't want to do business with us, you can ignore me at worst, but there is no need to humiliate people like this "Nucikar frowned dissatisfied, a little annoyed by Victor's humiliation.

"No, no, no, you got it wrong, Newsical." Victor patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "If there is a paramilitary organization that is specifically responsible for intervening in regional disputes and collecting profits to settle the goals set by customers Company, are you willing to give it a try? Of course, if you don’t think so, just pretend that I didn’t say that, but if you nod your head and agree, I can match the bridge and introduce you to the person in charge.”

"There is such a company?" Newsikar was a little surprised. He had previously learned that South Africa's strategic resources company uses energy from other countries as collateral, which can help customers settle all enemies. Although it is effective, the results are limited due to the restrictions of the United Nations.

As if seeing through the other party's mind, Victor approached him and said softly, "As for the United Nations, you don't have to care about it at all. The company that uses war as its profit point is backed by a mountain, but the supreme leader who occupies a legal position as a permanent member of the United Nations .”

Newsikar swallowed a mouthful of water, looked at Victor, who was smiling but not smiling, with an expression of disbelief, took a deep breath and said, "You mean this is a political intervention?"

"Political involvement? Oh no, my friend, you're thinking too complicated." Victor's expression was a little gloomy, and he said word by word, "This is a business, my friend."

Chapter 66 Concerns in Mozambique

President Anoquin Alberto Chissano was lost in thought when he received a call from a representative of the Ministry of Defense. In fact, he did think about this possibility at first.Because the behind-the-scenes boss of this company is the most fierce nation in the world, the so-called military contracting company is actually an agent in disguise under the influence of the Soviet military forces, but what this agent sees is not the lofty ideal of redness all over the world, but A capitalist approach where profit is paramount.

There has never been a free lunch in the world. If you want to deal with President Chissano, the Mozambique National Independence Movement Organization, you have to pay a high price. The reserves of tantalum mines rank first in the world, and there are more than 600 million tons of titanium mines that have not been fully developed, and The price of gold mines with rich resources is clearly written in the treaty signed between the government and the company. After the collapse of the independence movement organization, the Soviet military contracting company has at least five years of mining rights, and the Mozambican government has not intervened within five years s right.

What happens if the government defaults?Chissano did not dare to use Mozambique's national fortune to make a bet that was destined to lose with the powerful military power of the Soviet Union.

But in order to defeat the opponent, these are not the main points. His only concern is whether the so-called military contracting company will take advantage of the weak Mozambique government and have no power to fight back. You must know that this is a gray area. Mercenary organization, their strength is enough to subvert the regime of small European countries.

Chissano lit a cigarette and looked at the night scene out of the window in a daze. Years of continuous wars have weakened the entire economy of Mozambique. In the end, if he cannot bear the external pressure, the liberation movement government may have to sit at the negotiating table with the independence movement organization.

"Damn it, this kind of thing must not be allowed to happen." Chissano ruthlessly pinched off the cigarette butt, and he paced back and forth with the contract in his hand. The foreign aid who had the risk of attracting wolves into the house was still waiting for the end of death. A decision must be made tonight!

Chissano took a deep breath, as if he had made a very important decision, and finally picked up the phone slowly, dialed the number, and after a short busy tone came, the other party answered the phone.

"Newsical, I'm President Chissano, I've already considered that contract, you..."

The other party was silent, waiting for the president's final decision.

Speaking of this, President Chissano suddenly fell silent, as if the courage he had just gathered disappeared without a trace at this moment, his hands trembled a little, Chissano slowly supported the chair and sat down, thinking deeply Afterwards, the voice said with some sorrow, "I authorize you to sign a treaty with the other party."

"But I have one condition." President Chissano temporarily added a bargaining chip, "They must wait until the whole country is really stable before they can get the right to develop the mine. If the situation does not stabilize, we refuse to pay."

"Okay, I will definitely not disappoint the president's expectations." Niusikall, who was holding the microphone, added in a weak tone, "If they go back on their word, what should we do?"

"Don't ask me, I don't know." President Chissano's tone was weak.

Victor's self-assertion made Chemezov very annoyed. He had never thought of reaching a gray deal at the crowded Berlin Arms Show.But Victor's words blocked him so much that he was unable to refute, "Since I am the person in charge of dealing with gray transactions, then how and where I negotiate business is my business, you just have to choose to answer Like it or not.”

There was no other way. Chemezov had no choice but to call Moscow to ask if he needed to accept the request about Mozambique. Yanayev did not make a clear statement, but let them judge based on the analysis of intelligence experts. If you want to, then agree to the deal, on the contrary, if you will fall into the quagmire, then refuse it.

Yanayev has made it very clear that he asked Chemezov to do what he could, and gave up immediately once it was out of control. This is no longer the generous communist aid of the past Khrushchev period, but It is a careful calculation to extract every penny of profit.

After a detailed intelligence analysis, Chemezov came to the conclusion that the reason why independence movement organizations can develop and grow is not because of their strong military base, often these opposition groups are just a group of mobs, but they just occupy the numerical advantage The Mozambican government army, which has no main battle tanks and helicopters, was defeated steadily by the advantages of terrain and terrain.

When it was broken, Chemezov immediately agreed to the deal. At the same time, in accordance with the instructions of the behind-the-scenes bosses of the Soviet Presidium, he must hold the right to develop the Soviet Union's scarce or extremely strategically valuable mineral resources in his hands.

That's why there are harsh conditions for exchanging tantalum ore, titanium ore and gold ore.

"Why does Your Excellency the President believe so much that we will end the civil war in Mozambique in a short time?" Prime Minister Pavlov was also one of the insiders of this incident, and he was a little puzzled by Yanayev's confident attitude.

"Huh? How should I put it? It's probably just intuition." Yanayev laughed aloud. It was also difficult for him to explain to Pavlov that the independence movement was oppressed in just one year after the peacekeeping force entered Mozambique in 1993. Breathless, and then sat on the negotiating table, in 1994 Mozambique successfully held a presidential election to achieve a smooth transition of power.

"Mozambique is just the first gap we opened to test the water." Yanayev looked at the world map, picked up a red pen and drew a circle on it, "The resources in the whole of Africa are our coveted targets, of course , I am referring to the scarce mineral resources of the Soviet Union, such as gold reserves, such as rare metal minerals. The almost rise of a South Africa back then almost led to a change in the world situation, and what we have to do is to disrupt the situation in Africa and seize the opportunity to plunder resources. The turmoil in resource-rich areas will lead to something that the Western world does not want to see. Anyway, we are an evil empire, and we don’t mind one more title of destroyer of world peace.”

"As for the countries that are as rich in natural gas and oil as the Soviet Union, they are those countries in the Middle East. Not only us, but also the strategic think tanks of the United States should have noticed this." Yanayev said, referring to the confrontation in Europe as the conflict in the Middle East , can also be regarded as an indirect solution to the political pressure of the Soviet Union in the west.The disaster drainage policy that also conforms to the historical law has also given the southern neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region a new round of development opportunities.

"Let the price of oil go up." Pavlov bit his lip and said, "No one wants to face the reverse oil shock strategy again. Resources and arms, as the two-headed horse of the Soviet Union, will not change for a long time. We can do it What we have achieved is to accelerate economic transformation and reform while maintaining and steadily raising oil prices. Once the unitary economy is hit by the outside world, the result will be fatal.”

Yanayev's words also indicated that the focus of the Soviet Union would be placed on the Middle East. At this time, it was still 1991, and the era of Assad, Arafat and other heroes in the Middle East had not yet come to an end.What Yanayev has to do is to use the contradictions in all aspects to turn the whole situation into a powder keg waiting to explode at any time.

"Western capitalists, are you ready for a conflicted Middle Eastern world?"

Chapter 67 TIA (1)

Unlike the scene when snow began to fall in the high latitudes of Moscow, the Mozambique Channel is still a hot summer surrounded by warm ocean currents, and the scorching sun blinds people's eyes.So much so that those GRU soldiers who had trained in the winter of Siberia before and were used to the harsh winter climate were not used to the scorching heat at such a temperature.

Sergeant Gordon was one of the people who set foot on this island country. As a victim of the great disarmament in the Far East, he had no choice but to leave his hometown and join the so-called private military contracting group, and went to Africa to participate in the war. The so-called mineral resource development security work.Gordon is the only man in the family, and both his wife and daughter need Gordon to earn money to support them.

The price offered by the private military contracting company is 30 US dollars a day's salary, which is undoubtedly an enviable salary for Soviet soldiers. Conduct security work in areas of regional conflict.

In this place, there is no need to carry a heavy helmet, but a peaked cap with a brown bear paw printed on it. I heard from the person in charge that they only need to wear civilian clothes, wear a hat issued by the company, and an identification card. The area is active.

Gordon took off his hat, glanced at the photo of him with his daughter and wife, then carefully stuffed it into the gap of the peaked cap and put it on his head.

"Lisa, my dear baby, Dad will definitely come back safely." Recalling the cute appearance of his daughter Lisa before he left, Gordon couldn't help but smiled, waiting for the cruise ship to dock and prepare to set foot on him. An unknown world that has never been to the future, and after successfully completing the mission, he returns home with a small reward.

"Welcome to TIA. I hope this place won't be your nightmare, Sergeant Gordon. As a young father, you still have a long way to go." The squad leader stood beside him with a cold expression. The guy who looked about the same age as Gordon was the instructor responsible for leading the newcomers.

"What does TIA mean? Captain Alcasha," Sergeant Gordon asked.

The captain known as Alkasha turned his head, his straight eyebrows pierced his straight nose like a sharp knife, he looked resolute and heroic, he explained, who is familiar with African history, "English, the initials of the word ThisisAFRICA , which means that this land is a paradise for adventurers. And Gordon, you have to remember one thing for me."

"What's the matter?" Gordon asked.

"This is an area that symbolizes backwardness and barbarism, and it is also the birthplace of gold and jewelry. The name changes depending on how you look at it." Alkasha said with a little mystery, as if giving Gordon a very dark of mysteries.

After the cruise ship stopped at the shore port, the soldiers who had been bumpy for more than two weeks finally had a chance to land on both feet. They scrambled to get off the tanker to have a special welcome meeting with this strange continent.Only Gordon noticed the soldiers standing near the container holding guns, guarding the safety of the surrounding area.

"It seems that this place is not very peaceful. The security deployed around has reached the point of exaggeration." Gordon carefully looked at the security around the port, six or seven pickup trucks that can be seen everywhere in the African continent, and those The lonely African soldier in camouflage uniform, he thought of those soldiers who returned from Afghanistan, only the guy who had just lost the battle would see such a dejected expression.

"Don't look at it. The National Independence Movement attacked here a few days ago, causing three deaths and two serious injuries. Then the Mozambican government blocked the port. Obviously, the rebels have begun to slowly infiltrate the southern provinces."

With a cigarette in his left hand, Alcazar introduced the current situation of Mozambique to Gordon, "Now the opposition controls most of the provinces in the north, and they use the riots in the south to slowly infiltrate the capital. Besides defending the mines, we have another task It is responsible for maintaining law and order in the big cities, and then wait until the signal of our counterattack begins."

The others all got on the bus parked by the roadside, and under heavy guards, they drove to the camp that had been deployed a week ago. Along the way, the depression in Mozambique’s cities was no less than that of the ruined city in 1984. In Lebanon, the white city walls covered with bullet holes, the crossing where the barbed wire cordon was pulled up, the government troops holding Kalashnikov rifles with hostile eyes, and the black civilians who ran into the alleys when they saw the convoy. Make a humiliating gesture to them.

On the bus, Alkasha introduced to others the completely different laws of war in Africa.

"The rules of engagement here are very simple. When the opponent's weapon threatens your personal safety, you can shoot back. In short, we have to wait for him to fire the first shot before we have a reason to fight back. So you have to change as soon as possible. The situation here is even more complicated than in Afghanistan, and every civilian armed with a gun may be an enemy of the opposition."

"And when you meet a child soldier with a gun, never show mercy, or you will be the next to die. The opposition has trained those 14-year-old children into killing machines. They will never be soft. For them In other words, a bullet shot from a child’s hand is more deadly than a middle-aged man’s.”

After explaining the savage and brutal rules of engagement in Africa, Alkasha asked, "Any questions?"

"I have." Gordon asked, holding up his hand. "When can we kill the enemy and go home?"