The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Tian Yu smiled but said nothing.

You know, for this operation, the mercenaries prepared a large number of drones, not large drones like reconnaissance and strike drones or bombing drones, but small suicide drones.

In addition to a large number of suicide drones, a thousand bionic robots of various types were also deployed!

This type of bionic robot has never been exported.

Saudi Arabia has imported a lot of drones in recent years, but it never knew that bionic robots could be used in actual combat.

It was precisely because of the coordination of these advanced weapons and equipment and subversive tactics that the mercenaries suffered very few casualties but killed more than two thousand rebel militants.

These bionic robots are still military secrets, so Tian Yu naturally cannot tell Anwar directly.

He couldn't even tell Anwar the tactics.

"Anwar, as long as we can eliminate the insurgents here, control this area, and hand it over to you, then our combat mission here will be completed. As for how we fought, I'm sorry, I can't tell you." Tian Yu smiled, "After fighting here, we still have to go to the next place!"

Anwar realized something and said quickly, "Sorry, Tian, ​​I am being rude! But if you want to leave the mercenaries, you can consider settling in Saudi Arabia. We will provide you with a generous salary, and you can even bring your family to Saudi Arabia. We will arrange a good job for your family."

Anwar said sincerely.

He admired these capable people very much. Such military talents were rare and were not inferior to scientific and technological talents at all.

Saudi Arabia's military strength has increased significantly. In addition to advanced weapons and equipment, it has attracted a group of military talents, who have made great contributions to Saudi Arabia's military construction.

At least now the Saudi army's formations, standing at attention, marching and marching in unison are all done in a proper manner.

"Haha, maybe when that day comes and I get tired of the life of a mercenary, I will consider it seriously!" Tian Yu smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor refusing.

Mercenaries are relatively humane in this respect. If someone is tired of the mercenary life, he can stop being a mercenary as long as he reports and gets approval from his superiors. He can either receive another resettlement fee and go home to live a stable life, or receive less resettlement fee and be arranged with a stable job.

Of course, some mercenaries live in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman or Iraq, where they can often receive generous treatment and live a much more comfortable life.

In these energy-rich countries, social welfare is still relatively high. Even if you choose to lie down, you will not starve to death. As long as you save a little, the social relief funds received will be enough for living.

Only Iraq, which is still in the post-war reconstruction, is a little worse off.

However, Iraq's crude oil production has now recovered to 350 million barrels per day, and a large amount of crude oil can be exported, thereby continuously earning foreign exchange, allowing Iraq to have funds for post-war reconstruction.

Except for the oil fields of China National Petroleum Corporation, all other oil fields in Iraq were nationalized by Saddam, even though Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea were very dissatisfied with this and protested against Saddam's hegemonic behavior.

But Saddam scoffed at this. These oil fields originally belonged to Iraq, but the Americans launched the Iraq War, occupied the oil fields and auctioned them off. Now that he had driven the Americans away, he naturally had to nationalize the oil fields.

It was by relying on the export of oil and natural gas that Saddam was able to stabilize the overall situation in Iraq and purge the various forces that had originally been dependent on the Americans. This was enough for Saddam to raise his butcher knife. It was also by relying on the continuous foreign exchange obtained from the export of oil and natural gas that Iraq was able to carry out post-war reconstruction.

However, based on the current international oil and natural gas prices, Iraq's post-war reconstruction will take at least ten or even twenty years.

Although Iraq is poor now, the status of its soldiers is the highest in the Middle East.

So some mercenaries also chose to go to Iraq.

Tian Yu doesn't have this idea now. As a senior mercenary, Tian Yu has many choices. He can choose to return to China and get a good job in the group, or he can choose a generous resettlement fee to completely return to ordinary life. Of course, he can also choose less resettlement fee and be resettled in a local government department, or go to a military academy to be a teacher or choose to join the army.

These channels are all accessible!

Tian Yu chose to be a mercenary because it was too difficult to embroider a golden star on his epaulettes.

There is a huge gap that is difficult to cross.

Tian Yu had no background. He studied at a military academy and then joined the army. It was almost impossible for him to cross that gap.

He was unwilling to return to the local area to become a department-level cadre after military transfer. After all, military transfers are often resettled at a lower level, and are often not the head of a department. Not wanting to use his knowledge, Tian Yu thought again and again and joined the mercenary group and became the head of a mercenary group. After working in the mercenary group for three years, Tian Yu was promoted to manage six mercenary groups.

This time, Tian Yu was appointed as the commander of mercenaries by Saudi Arabia, with full responsibility for the command and operations of 20,000 mercenaries.

Mercenaries are very different from regular troops.

The combat methods are also very different, which Tian Yu already knew.

There are some things that need to be kept confidential, and Tian Yu will not tell Anwar. The confidentiality regulations are already engraved in Tian Yu's bones.

When it comes to drone and robot combat, even the Chinese military is still in the exploratory stage and has not yet formally formed combat effectiveness.

The mercenaries' drone and robot combat capabilities are also still under exploration.

People at Tian Yu's level have long realized that the service of drones and robots will profoundly change the mode of warfare.

In future wars, the battlefield will no longer be influenced by human wave tactics.

Human wave tactics, no matter how many people there are, can they be more than drones and robots?

High-tech warfare, these words give everyone a deeper understanding.

As for the drones equipped by Saudi Arabia, to be honest, Saudi Arabia's application of drones is very rough. Tian Yu will feel that it is a huge waste as long as he thinks about it.

It is clear that technicians have already taught the Saudi technical team how to operate drones, and they basically know the performance parameters. Logically, the Saudi drone technical team and commanders should actively explore the use of drones and tactical innovations.

But the Saudi military did not do so. The tactics remained the same, which was almost equivalent to each playing its own game.

That would not form a combined force at all.

Saudi Arabia has advanced weapons and equipment, but is unable to take advantage of them.

It’s okay to fight in a favorable situation, but it’s really unbearable to fight against an unfavorable situation.

Someone joked that although Saudi Arabia now claims to have a mechanized army, it would most likely be defeated by the Soviet or American armies of the 50s and 60s.

In fact, there has long been a consensus in China's military field that talent is the main body, weapons and equipment are for people to use, and weapons and equipment are not the more advanced the better, but the best is to be suitable for use.

China's military field has been continuously conducting research and innovation over the past thirty years, and every type of weapon and equipment has been continuously explored to tap into its combat effectiveness.

The current Chinese army and the Chinese army more than 30 years ago are two completely different armies.

Today's Chinese army is truly a world-class strong army. This is not only reflected in the advancement of its weapons and equipment, but also in the progress of military theories and the advancement of its combat systems.

Currently, there are only three countries in the world that have a complete combat system, namely the United States, Russia, which succeeded the Soviet Union, and China!
As for Europe, even Britain and France do not have a complete combat system.

After the Franco-German alliance, both sides continued to strengthen their armaments and military construction, but after almost ten years, they still have not been able to form a complete combat system.

According to research by professionals, it is estimated that it will take another ten years for the European rapid reaction force to form a complete combat system. Tian Yu said that it only took three days to capture this area, and it really only took three days.

Three days later, the entire area was taken over by mercenaries.

There may be some very few places where rebel fighters are hiding, but that is no longer important.

In the mercenary camp, engineers are repairing the damaged bionic robots.

During the four-day operation, both drones and bionic robots were damaged, but some of them could still be used after repairs.

The casualties among the mercenaries were minimal, the biggest losses were from the suicide drones.

In this operation, the mercenaries killed a total of 4280 insurgent militants, including more than twenty white faces.

It can be said that the results of the battle were very impressive.

More importantly, this astonishing exchange ratio, if announced, would be enough to shock the whole world.

It turns out that by this time, high technology has indeed changed the mode of warfare.

This is no longer a war, but a dimensionality reduction attack.

Imagine that an insurgent militant is somewhere holding a gun and preparing for battle, and then a suicide drone flies over and explodes directly on his head. Even if he doesn't die, he will definitely be injured.

The rebel armed elements had no way to deal with this situation and were completely in a passive position.

Not only during the day, but also at night, when rebel militants come out of tunnels or caves to urinate, they may be attacked by suicide drones.

During daytime combat, mercenaries can call for artillery and air support at any time.

The rebels have no support at all.

If a war breaks out between the two countries, this scene will also happen.

In the mercenary general command operations center, Tian Yu was looking at the statistical report, which included the casualties of both sides, the damage of their own weapons and equipment, and the captured spoils.

These spoils naturally belong to the mercenaries.

"These rebel forces are really rich. They actually seized 30 tons of gold." A smile appeared on Tian Yu's face.

The spoils are rich, which means everyone can get more bonuses.

Unlike the spoils of war which were conferred upon the public, a considerable portion of the spoils of war were to be distributed among the mercenaries who participated in the war.

30 tons of gold is not a small amount.

In recent years, the price of gold has continued to rise with the turbulence in the international situation.

For countries all over the world, gold is the hard currency and the real store of value, while the US dollar and the euro are not.

Afterwards, Tian Yu contacted Anwar, told him the good news, and asked Anwar to send troops to take over this area.

The terrain here is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is a military strategic location.

Prior to this, it had been occupied by rebel forces for a long time.

Previously, rebel forces in the surrounding areas were defeated by the Saudi army and the coalition forces and retreated here.

Now that he has been captured by the mercenaries, he will naturally be handed over to Anwal. This also means that the mercenaries' combat mission in this area has been completed and they can move to the next area.

As for this area being lost by Anwar's troops, that is Anwar's business and has nothing to do with the mercenaries. If mercenaries are hired to attack here again, they will have to be re-hired and the money will have to be recalculated.

A small number of mercenaries were left behind, while most of them returned to the barracks to rest.

After winning a battle, we naturally have to celebrate.

Tian Yu had already sent people to purchase a batch of fresh vegetables, meat and seafood so that everyone could have a good meal.

Except for the lack of alcohol, there are plenty of drinks.

Mercenaries live on the edge of a knife, exchanging their lives for money, and they can die if they are not careful.

In terms of enjoyment, they will be more particular and it will not be the same as the military.

Most mercenaries, after serving for a few years, get tired of the mercenary life and often choose to quit and return to ordinary life. There are very few mercenaries who serve for ten years, but they are very rare, and these people really like fighting.

Every year, people leave the mercenary team, and every year, new people join the mercenary team.

This is also true to some extent, the army may change but the camp remains the same.

Not long after, Anwar arrived with a battalion of troops to take over the place.

"Tian, ​​awesome~~" Anwar gave Tian Yu a thumbs up and praised him.

Although he didn't know how the mercenaries fought, there was no doubt that he had to re-evaluate the mercenaries' combat effectiveness.

This fighting power shocked Anwar.

If he sent out 20,000 regular troops to engage in direct battle with these 20,000 mercenaries on the battlefield, they would probably be defeated.

Tian Yu said: "I'll leave this to you. After we rest for two days, we'll go to the next battlefield!"

There are only four areas where the mercenaries have to fight, all of which are the long-standing strongholds of the rebel armed elements. This is just one of them.

After taking this place, Tian Yu was not in a hurry to go to the next battlefield immediately, but chose to rest well before conquering the next area.

"Okay, you just need to follow the contract agreement." Anwar said with a smile.

Mercenaries have their own independent command system and are not under the command of him as the commander of the military operations. He also has no right to interfere with the actions of the mercenaries.

However, taking over this area and wiping out more than 4,000 rebel militants is undoubtedly a great victory. We can hold a press conference to carry out propaganda and crack down on the rebel militants, and at the same time demonstrate to the Americans.

Anwar ordered a battalion under his command to take over the area, while the mercenaries withdrew from the area.

After Anwar left, Tian Yu began to write a summary report. His report and other reports will serve as important research materials.

These reports, including some video footage of the battle, will be studied repeatedly. (End of this chapter)