Chapter 280: Meddling
Mr. President, who has been desperately spilled sewage by the opposition parties in recent times, feels like he has a headache, as if he has two big heads. There have been so many unfortunate things in his tenure.
The attack on the sinking of the Charles de Gaulle and the destruction of the Kourou space center has brought the whole of French politics to power. The government has been pushed to the crater, and if you don't find a way to give an explanation to the angry citizens, then Mr. President will soon leave this quaint but beautiful palace.
"Mr. President." The Minister of Defense, with gray hair, rimless glasses, and a decent military uniform, raised his head, looked at him seriously, and said, "We have no choice now." In the current situation, the end of continuing to retreat is to lose everything, and. Mr. Minister pushed his glasses and continued, "We need war now, we need to divert everyone's attention, whatever the outcome. ”
French Politics. The government has been cornered, and now for them, there is tremendous pressure from the opposition and the population. Externally, there is a sharp decline in prestige, reputation, influence. If there is no Jedi counterattack, then France is very likely to collapse this time.
The French president was silent. This is not against the natives of Africa! If you intervene directly, it is very likely to provoke fierce opposition from the factories of the world! Is it worth the price?
There was an instant silence in the conference room. All eyes were on the silent Mr. President.
After a while, the French president raised his chin slightly, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said with some unwillingness, "We need the help of the Americans." ”
All the people present knew very well in their hearts that even the proudest French had to admit it. France is no match for the world's factories. It's not a hundred years ago.
"Mr. President." The Minister of Defense smiled and said, "It's not that yet." The war has just begun, and there is no need for us to beg the Americans now. The Shilu Realm Factory was too far away, and it was not very likely that they would actually make up their minds. ”
"Oh?" The French president, with his eyes fixed, asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?" ”
The Minister of Defense sat up straight, folded his hands, and said, "First of all, the distance is too far, even if they have any ideas, they are powerless." And. Take their foreign policy over the years. It's really hard. ”
"But the uranium mines there and the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean are important to them." The French president frowned slightly and said.
"Yes." The Minister of Defense nodded, and said, "But our goal is only to end this war quickly and within reason." After all. Our real enemy is the unidentified group that attacked us twice! ”
Speaking of this mysterious organization that attacked France. Everyone present showed a gritted tooth expression. It's so embarrassing. was attacked with his own weapons on his own land, and the most important thing is that he didn't know who did it! It's an unacceptable feeling.
"Mr. President, let's first quietly send an advance team to test the reaction of all parties. After the specific military action and other developments are clear, before deciding? The Minister of Defense said in a deep voice.
"Hmm. So let's do it first. The French president nodded, and suddenly turned his head to look at a bald man sitting quietly at the end.
His eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Monsieur Federo, how long will it take for me to get news from you about those who launched attacks on France?" Will it be after I'm kicked out of the Élysée? ”
The commander of the French security service, Federo, smiled indifferently and said softly, "Mr. President, the matter is still under investigation." ”
"Humph!" The French president snorted heavily, expressing his dissatisfaction in his heart. Ignoring him, he turned his head to look at the Minister of Defense, and said in a deep voice, "You go and arrange it, don't be ostentatious." The most important thing for us now is to protect ourselves, and I don't want to receive reports of a third attack! ”
For the soldiers in the hell of the front line and the ordinary people in the fire zone, they simply cannot think about these things. For them, the most important thing now is to survive with difficulty.
In reality, the scale of this war is not huge. The combined regular armies of both sides were less than 100,000 men.
The contrast in numbers between the two sides is not very different, and some time ago the French gave the country a large amount of military aid. The country took the opportunity to expand the size of its army, which was in an advantageous position in terms of numbers.
However, in terms of advanced equipment and heavy weapons, President Nzuba's army, which receives a large amount of military aid from the World Factory, is in an absolute advantage.
President Nzuba's neighbour is a typical dictatorship that the president, with the help of the French, has brutally ruled the country using violent institutions.
The army is divided into three multi-service military regions, with headquarters in Yaoundé, Douala and Garroua, where there are also three gendarmerie military districts. Ten army defense districts have been established in 10 provinces.
The country is equipped with a number of Type 07P infantry combat vehicles, PTL102 tank destroyers, purchased from the Shilu Factory. There were also artillery and vehicles supplied by the French.
The Air Force and Navy are very weak. The Air Force's more than 100 plus old-fashioned fighters, except for those that could not be used, were almost completely wiped out under the sudden blow of President Nzuba's air force not long after the start of the war.
As for the navy's several small wrecked ships that have no combat effectiveness at all, it is difficult to even patrol normally in peacetime, so they can only hide in the port of Douala, a city on the western coast, at this time, and survive for a long time.
Such equipment and troops are vulnerable to highly trained and well-equipped troops. The development of the form of warfare was beyond all expectations.
The lack of transportation, the lack of cooperation and attacks of the local population, the stubborn resistance of the army, the dense jungle and the criss-crossed river, the increasingly severe threat of the French, and the accusations of public opinion in the world did not stop the advance of President Nzuba's army.
Under the cover of tanks, armored vehicles, aircraft and artillery, Mr. President's army had broken through the defense lines and quickly approached the city of Yaoundé after dozens of hours.
This is an asymmetrical war. The armies of the neighboring countries confronted each other with flesh and blood and steel shells, and the result was only a complete defeat. Corpses littered.
President Nzouba's army is already fully vehicular transport. Whether it's in pickups or trucks, at least the soldiers don't have to walk.
His neighbors, on the other hand, did not have this condition, and when the enemy army approached the capital, there were many troops scattered throughout the country and could not be defended in a short time.
The French, forced to sit still by the battlefield situation, sent the Foreign Legion in the name of protecting the foreigners, and this famous army arrived in Yaoundé by air. They took over the command of the local army and began to place defensive positions around the perimeter of the city.
The name is just the name, and in order to protect the interests, the French decided to shoot directly.
Hong Kong, Ko Yang Villa. Gao Yang, dressed at home, was lazily lying on the sofa watching TV, international news channels.
Watch on TV as elite soldiers of the French Foreign Legion armed to their toes set up defenses in the city of Yaoundé. Gao Yang curled the corners of his mouth. Laughed silently.
"The French intervened, and you seem to be happy?" Origin asked strangely.
Sit up, put on your slippers, and shake the glass from the coffee table. It's like tasting wine. Gao Yang's gaze became a little deep.
"You can understand what Zhao Chengze meant last night, right?" Gao Yang did not answer the question of origin. Instead, he suddenly talked about the meeting with Zhao Chengze last night.
"Yes." The origin responded. "They don't want to confront the French directly. Moreover, he also explained, the distance is too far. There are too many opponents, and the impact on reputation is great. ”
The origin gives its own understanding.
Gao Yang shook his head, took a sip of the water glass, and said, "What you said is actually an excuse. ”
"Huh?" The origin is confused. These are all real reasons.
"Zhao Cheng is not wrong in what he said, he does have all kinds of difficulties, but." Gao Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes becoming deeper and deeper, and continued, "However, these are essentially just excuses. The only reason is that the stakes are not big enough! ”
Leaning back, leaning back on the couch, he continued, "Essentially, everyone. The French and the factories were all businessmen, and they had only one view of the war, and that was how much benefit they could bring to themselves. The French felt that the stakes were too great to fight for it, but Zhao Cheng thought it was not enough. ”
"And what are you going to do?" Origin asked.
"Me?" Gao Yang smiled and said lightly, "Nzuba is where my greatest interest lies right now, what do you think I should do?" ”
"Got it, have you chosen your target? I'll deal with it, and this time I'm going to teach the French a profound lesson. The origin said in a clear tone.
"Huh?" Gao Yang was a little surprised by Yuandian's reaction, thought about it, and asked with a smile, "Do you have any suggestions?" ”
"Actually, I've been following the actions of the French. Their Foreign Legions were all sent by air to Yaoundé, and we could take them all down with French anti-aircraft missiles. "Origin gives its own advice.
"I thought you were really smarter, but you were still a fool." Gao Yang hung his head and stretched out his hand to cover his face, with a defeated expression.
"What do you mean? How am I stupid? You explain it to me! "The voice of the origin is as sharp as that of a cat that has been stepped on its tail. It's a high-level intelligent AI, how did it become a stupid person?
"The French only dare to use the excuse of protecting overseas Chinese when they send troops, and they still send foreign legions. They are also afraid that direct intervention will provoke a backlash. If you use the missiles produced by the French against them in the same way as before, won't you directly expose us to the eyes of the whole world? If we do this, everyone will know that we did the previous terrorist attack. The French, who have a goal and an excuse, must not pounce like a red-eyed wolf? Gao Yang said in a disdainful tone.
"Besides, now is the time for them to have internal and external troubles and have to shrink on a large scale. By doing so, you're giving them an excuse to unite and work together! Haven't all our previous efforts been in vain? Without waiting for the origin to speak, Gao Yang reprimanded in a tone that hated iron and steel.
"So what do you say?" The origin said in a gambling tone. (To be continued......)