The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 919 Hiring! ?
Qiao Xinghua hesitated for a moment.

This is no small matter.

They have two mercenary groups in Somalia, one is the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group and the other is the Sharp Sword Mercenary Group. The Wild Wolf Mercenary Group has two thousand people, while the Sharp Sword Mercenary Group has one thousand people.

The two mercenary groups have a total of only 3,000 people, and they cannot cover an area as large as Somalia. So after the situation got out of control, the mercenary groups became very passive and some of their assets were targeted.

In Somalia, in addition to the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group and the Sharp Sword Mercenary Group, there are more than a dozen other mercenary groups, with numbers ranging from several hundred to a dozen.

Seres wants to hire the Wild Wolf Mercenaries and let them be responsible for attacking Kohler.

This is no small matter.

Even though Qiao Xinghua is confident in the combat effectiveness of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries, it does not mean that he will be blind.

Mercenaries do things for money, but that doesn't mean they are willing to pay a heavy price.

Kohler has Americans behind him, and his weapons and equipment are not too bad.

If the Wild Wolf Mercenaries rely solely on themselves, even if they win in the end, they will probably suffer heavy losses.

There was a hint of anticipation in Seres' eyes. He knew very well how powerful and strong their combat effectiveness were like the mercenaries like Qiao Xinghua.

Even with the 3 troops under his command, he had no confidence that he could defeat the Wild Wolf Mercenaries.

Moreover, Qiao Xinghua not only represents the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group, but also the Sharp Sword Mercenary Group in Somalia.

He knew that in Djibouti, adjacent to his territory, there was a Chinese overseas support base. In addition, there were two mercenary groups in Djibouti. Each mercenary group had 2,000 people, well-equipped, and powerful mercenaries.

You have to know that Djibouti’s armed forces only have 13000 people.

If he can get the support of the forces behind Qiao Xinghua, then his hope of unifying Somalia will greatly increase, and the progress of unifying Somalia will also be greatly accelerated.

After spending three years in Changshan, Seres was well aware of China's strength.

He also sincerely believed that Somalia would have no future unless it broke down and then rebuilt itself, carried out reforms, and broke all the shackles.

The People's Party he formed was armed with Marxism, and combined with the current situation in Somalia, it aimed to liberate the entire Somalia.

He has been looking for allies. He believes that he is not a warlord, but an ambitious young man who wants to save Somalia.

He is not afraid of capable people, so when negotiating with others, Seres does not want to control everything himself. He is willing to share power with capable people.

He agrees with the saying, make more friends and fewer enemies.

He doesn't trust Europeans and Americans at all, because he thinks that they don't really want to help Somalia. They just want to plunder Somalia and take away all the wealth created by the Somalis.

He is more willing to accept the Chinese concept of win-win cooperation because in the past decade or so, the Chinese have built a large number of roads, two railways, and more than a dozen schools and hospitals in Somalia to help Somalia's development.

Although China also imports iron ore, gold, etc. from Somalia, the price offered is not low.

"Seres, I can't promise you directly about this matter now. You know, this is not a trivial matter. I have to go back and discuss it with other people." Qiao Xinghua said in a deep voice.

Seres nodded and said, "Of course, I look forward to your good news."

After Qiao Xinghua returned, he convened a meeting.

Three days later, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group finally gave Seres an official reply and accepted the mercenary mission.

The two parties quickly signed an employment contract, but unlike the beginning, it was not only the Wild Wolf Mercenaries that went to war against Kohler. Seres sent 10,000 troops in two groups to cooperate.

In just one month, everything was ready.

The Wild Wolf Mercenary Group launched an attack from the middle, with an extremely fierce offensive. Three tank companies attacked in the front, infantry fighting vehicles followed, and other infantry were even further behind. Six armed helicopters provided fire support in the air. The offensive was very sharp.

It immediately tore apart Khler's first line of defense, catching Khler off guard.

The Wild Wolf Mercenaries moved like a flash of lightning, ignoring other towns and heading straight for Erigab.

Erigavo is a large city in Somalia with a population of 30. It is the core of Kohler's territory and the location of Kohler's base.

The three lines of defense that Erigavo had originally set up were easily torn apart.

The Wild Wolf Mercenaries are already at the gates of the city, and Erigavo is in chaos.

The constant flow of bad news to Erigavo made Kohler's men panic.

"Damn Seres, I didn't attack him, but he dared to take the initiative to attack!" Kohler roared.

Kohler naturally knew Seres, as Seres was his subordinate in the past. But no one expected that once the war broke out, Kohler would not be able to control his troops, and one army after another would escape his control.

Relying on the support of the Americans, he finally stabilized his position. Over the years, he recruited soldiers and expanded his territory.

But now, Seres caught him off guard.

Bad news came to Erigavo one after another, and now Kohler didn't even know how many troops Celis had dispatched.

"Boom~~"

The roar of artillery fire was clearly audible, and it was obvious that the enemy's artillery shells had already begun to be fired.

Give them no time to react at all.

"Commander-in-chief, let's retreat. Let's leave here, gather our troops and settle the score with Seres!" A black man in military uniform looked panicked.

The sudden outbreak of war made him feel the danger of death.

"We can't retreat. Where can we retreat to now? They have planes!" Kohler said angrily.

He set the core of his territory in Erigavo. In addition to the fact that Erigavo was his hometown, a very important reason was Erigavo's important geographical location. To the east of Erigavo is the Gulf of Aden, and to the northeast and north are mountains surrounding it, which separates his territory from that of Seres, putting his territory in a favorable terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The west is desert, the south is plains, and the entire coastal area is fertile and productive, a place of great value that can bring him considerable tax revenue every year.

It was because of this that he was able to borrow money from European and American banks to buy weapons and ammunition.

Once he retreats, he will lose his hometown and become a tree without roots.

But here, the Wild Wolf Mercenaries only fired a basic artillery shell and defeated the defenders and directly entered Erigavo.

Kohler's armed forces were made up of ordinary black people who had not undergone rigorous training. They had no combat effectiveness at all. After being hit by a certain amount of artillery fire, they were frightened and either surrendered or fled.

There was no decent obstruction at all.

By evening, the Wild Wolf Mercenaries had taken control of Erigabo.

Kohler and a large number of others became prisoners of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries.

Qiao Xinghua captured Erigabor and achieved his strategic goal, but he did not launch attacks elsewhere because this was the mercenary mission the Wild Wolf Mercenaries had received and other places were none of their business.

After receiving the good news, Seres left 10,000 troops behind and sent out the remaining 10,000 to take over Kohler's territory as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)