502. Chapter 502: A Closed Land
A few days later, Lin Rui returned to South Africa and met his teammates.
"Hah, Rick, you guy. Jason walked over and gave him a big hug.
"Congratulations on returning home. Shogishi also said with a smile.
Lin Rui shrugged his shoulders and hugged Yelena and laughed, "If you don't have me, what will you guys do?"
"If you really hang up, I should retire early. Wang Haoze said with a smile.
"Alright, I've been suffocated to death for more than two months. Let's talk about this mission. Lin Rui turned to Jiang'an Dao, "Actuary, we still have the old rules, you start first." ”
Jiang Kishi nodded and said, "Gan is also one of the world's least developed countries announced by the United Nations. The agriculture and mining industry dominates the economy, the processing industry is underdeveloped, and there is no self-sufficiency in food. It used to be one of the countries with a better economy in Africa, but since the early 90s of last century, due to the continuous political turmoil, the economy has been experiencing negative growth year after year. Years of civil wars and regional conflicts have made the national economy even worse and on the verge of collapse.
Recently, there has been a lot of trouble between the opposition and the guerrillas. Because half a year ago, the largest opposition force unified the other small factions. And it was successfully reorganized, calling itself the Ganguo National Liberation Organization. Previously, this armed group was mainly active in the eastern part of the country, but recently there has been a trend towards the south. This has caused concern for the Gan government. So recently a series of military operations have been taken against them, but with little effect. ”
"So, what kind of national liberation organization is our employer this time?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Yes. "This is the head of this liberation organization, Montoli. Our patron sir. At the moment he has an armed force of almost five thousand people. With the recent fighting, this number has increased rather than decreased. Because he was more open-minded and did not levy taxes indiscriminately, a large number of civilians preferred this national liberation organization. ”
"The government army is not very popular. Lin Rui frowned.
"Yes, the government forces in Gan have always been notorious. This is the consequence of military rule, the lack of control of the army, which is overbearing. The words of the army are the law, and they have the power of life and death. Not to mention the excesses of taxes and miscellaneous taxes, they also desperately printed money in order to accumulate money, which made the domestic economy a mess.
Some time ago, several officers raped a woman from a village and were beaten to death by angry villagers. As a result, the army directly slaughtered the village, creating a sensational bloody case. It has caused the prestige of the government army to fall to an all-time low. It is also reasonable that a large number of civilians will join the liberation organization. However, as an opposition force, the military strength of the National Liberation Organization is still not on the same level as that of the government army. Shogishi sighed.
"What about their armament?" Lin Rui thought for a moment.
"In this respect they are stronger than the government army, and most of the weapons are even better than the government army, although they are just ordinary light and heavy firearms. Of course, there is no mechanized equipment, there is no armor and air force. But the government army, on the other hand, is no more than that.
The government army claims to have an armored unit. But the equipment is all outdated and tattered armor, and many of them are World War II equipment that has been eliminated by Western countries. There is also an air force with more than a dozen aircraft, but none of them can fly, mainly for training and teaching. ”
"So miserable?" Lin Rui said in amazement.
"Because of large-scale corruption, the money spent by the Gan government army is in tatters, and the rest goes into private pockets. Anyway, these equipment are also window dressing, so as not to be said by others to be a country, not even armored forces and air force. At the same time, President Glenn, the head of government forces, has a luxurious private jet, the Boeing 747, which is said to be so luxurious that it even has a swimming pool. Shogishi smiled bitterly.
"The swimming pool on the plane?" Lin Rui said with wide eyes.
"Yes, because the plane never took off. Mr. President was afraid of falling to his death in a plane, so he parked there and arranged it like a royal palace for pleasure. Jiang An shrugged, "This is the most bizarre Air Force One in Gan Country." It is probably the only presidential plane in the world that does not need to go to the sky. ”
"The world of local tyrants is really not what ordinary people can imagine. Lin Rui said with a smile. "Buying a plane is purely for coolness. When the boss is like this, the combat power of his subordinates can be imagined. It is no wonder that they are unable to wipe out the opposition forces, and must rely on mercenaries. ”
"Don't be small, these government troops are regular troops anyway, and their military is much stronger than the opposition guerrillas. And it's not on the same level in terms of quantity. The Gan government army claims to have at least 30,000 or more armed forces, but in fact, according to statistics, there should be more than 14,000 people. Although it also lacks heavy weapons, it has a lot of vehicles, which can be regarded as a rapid mobile force compared to the liberation organization. Shogishi replied.
"What is their current combat situation?" Lin Rui asked with a frown.
Jiang Shore switched a map on the computer, and said with a wry smile, "There is no decent information at all, this is a rough division map that I have compiled based on their recent war reports." This is a map of Gan, the red part is the government army, and the blue part is the ** armed national liberation organization. The current situation of armed confrontation is basically based on this pattern. ”
"How did you get this information?" Lin Rui frowned, "Military intelligence department?"
"Nope. Not to mention opposition forces such as the National Liberation Organization, even the Gan government army has not set up a special military intelligence department. There are secret police who monitor ordinary people. In general, their way of fighting is still stuck in the last century. I drew up this map based on the state of fighting between the National Liberation Organization and the government forces. ”
"So, what's the gray part on this?" Lin Rui said a little strangely, "Other military forces?"
"No, these areas are marked because they don't know where they belong. It may belong to a national liberation organization, or it may belong to a government military control. Our intelligence resources are very limited. Shogishi shook his head and said, "So you have to pay special attention to these areas." ”
"Even Virtek can't get information about Gan Guo?" Lin Rui frowned.
"It's not that you can't get it, it's that it's difficult. The country has strict communication controls, not even basic postal services, and no telecommunications services. Even if you get the information, you can't get it out. Besides, there is no valuable intelligence information in this place at all. The inputs and benefits are completely asymmetrical, and even intelligence traffickers like Virtek don't set foot here. Shogishi shook his head.
"So that's all we have now?" Lin Rui smiled bitterly.
"Yes, it's a veritable closed place. That's all we know for the time being. For the rest of the case, we'll need to know more about it once we get there. "Shogishi-do.