Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

Chapter 324: Deployment completed, reunion on the battlefield (please vote for me!)

After lamenting life and death, the couple continued to move forward until they came to the last Dyer Monastery built on a high place.

Similar to the Kazni Temple, it was once a royal mausoleum and was later converted into a monastery by the Romans. It was also the filming location for the movie "Transformers 3" a few years ago.

As a place conquered by Rome, such buildings are not only found in the Middle East.

Standing on the cliff, Xiayu raised his eyes and looked to the north. Over there was Syria, and Palmyra, which they wanted to capture, was also a famous ancient city.

During the repeated back and forth between the government forces and Ace, a large number of temples, theaters, and towers on the ruins were damaged to varying degrees by this group of extremists.

Since the Arab Empire snatched Syria from Byzantium, after many changes of dynastic regimes, these ancient buildings have still maintained a good degree of integrity. However, when war resumed in the 21st century, they were boom boom boom by the black army.

I can only lament that the extreme theocracy is more barbaric than the feudal theocracy, so the fire defense must use heavy blows to send them down to see the pearl.

"Wow~Wow~~"

The group took the Black Hawk and did not return to Anduan. Instead, they returned to Aqaba and met with the employees who were staying at the port.

They are about to officially set off to Syria to face the challenge of blood and fire, earn the flowing black gold, expel the heresy that is incompatible with modern civilization, and bring stability and peace.

Resting on the spot for a night, the next day he opened the folded tail rotor and rotor of the Super Hornet and confirmed that the transport helicopter was in good condition.

Andre followed closely behind in the Mi-24V. He didn't bring the Chinook on this trip. In addition to the Super Hornet, which could meet the needs, Xia Yu also took this opportunity to upgrade the aircraft's avionics.

After all, it is an old model CH-47D. The flight hours are not too many, but the cockpit has not been upgraded to the modern standards of the CH-47F.

Then like the Super Hornet, upgrading to Airbus standards (Caracal manufacturer) would be a good choice.

Standards must be unified!

Helicopters, whether they are American, Soviet, or old French; whether they are military helicopters or transportation, the fire defense is all based on modern French standards.

Fighters and transport aircraft tend to use the Chinese standard. For ground forces, both tanks are used. Infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are all biased towards the German standard. However, they also draw on the strengths of hundreds of schools to improve their overall combat effectiveness.

There is currently no solution for artillery support, because currently only the old Soviet system offers the cheapest prices to customers.

Otherwise, who wouldn’t want to use high-end products when there are options?

"Wow~Wow~~"

The two aircraft formation that arrived at the border flew over the Syrian side, and all they could see was a long stretch of yellow sand.

When Xia Yu first did his research on this war-torn country, he thought it was similar to the Tatars, which used a small tribe to dominate a large country, win over Christians, and rule the Sunni citizens who accounted for 80% of the population.

After independence from the colonies, it fell into a protracted civil war because the upper class was unwilling to redistribute benefits, and after decades of numerous conflicts accumulated.

That may have been the case at first, but after so many years, a large number of foreign forces and extremist organizations took the opportunity to influx, making things gradually more complicated.

Damao, Persia, Lao Mei, Taoguo, Turqi, and the Arab countries headed by Sart, all of them have not waded into this muddy water.

Some went out in person, while others paid money to go out and help train the opposition armed forces. The only thing they seemed to agree on was to beat up Ace's black army.

Why do you say it seems, because some people are working hard but not doing their best. This is the case with Lao Mei and the People's Protection Army (YPG) he supports.

After several years, they have recently become tougher, but their goal is just the Omar oil field in the hands of extremist organizations.

It was the largest oil field in Syria. Before the war, its daily production capacity was 8 barrels of crude oil, which is more than 1 tons per day. It can be said to be a real money printing machine.

In the years since the Omar Oilfield fell into the hands of Ace, this group of extremists has made a lot of profits, and they have enough financial resources to purchase weapons and equipment to maintain the stalemate on the front line to this day.

How should I put it? The key to solving the problem is the main contradiction. If the oil field falls into the hands of Lao Magnesium and the Kurds when it is unable to recapture it, part of the crude oil may be sold. That is better than giving it to Ace. Blood transfusion.

This is also the origin of the "Old Magnesium steals oil" meme. The government forces and Mao have acquiesced in this, but I'm sorry, I have to spread it to you.

It doesn't matter if you lose a few people, the benefits are real.

Of course, there are also voices saying that Renlao Magnesium is an oil exporting country and there is no telling how much shale oil there is!

But no matter how much oil there is in the country, it is still the property of the capitalists. No matter how little oil there is in Syria, it is still in his pocket.

To be honest, they live a very transparent life. Xia Yu also likes to deal with such pragmatic people, because as long as you follow their logic, they can really get things done.

Why are those F-14s in Persia always able to fly? Isn’t this because they are keeping things to themselves?

Therefore, qualified soldiers must not be businessmen and must be subject to strict discipline.

The Chinese people were very happy listening to the jokes about the Osaka Division doing business. From another perspective, it was an out-and-out tragedy for the Japanese.

After flying for less than 200 kilometers, they finally arrived at the T-4 base near Palmyra.

This former government air force base is now the base of the Damao Air Force and the temporary base of Gena. It is only about 60 kilometers away from Palmyra.

Before successfully seizing the civilian airport on the outskirts of Palmyra, fighter jets and transport aircraft focusing on fire defense will be deployed here.

However, an hour's drive is still a bit far, so there is an outpost camp between the two places, Gna and the government forces.

Xiayu and the others came to T-4 as acquaintances. All the fruit bat and flying fox crews were stationed here, and the ammunition and daily supplies brought by the transport convoy from Aqaba Port were also unloaded here.

"The first batch of equipment is given priority. There are still a dozen containers at the port, and they can all be shipped within three days."

Kuhn, who flipped through the documents in his hand and traveled back and forth between T-4 and Aqaba Port several times in the past few days, introduced the current situation to Xia Yu.

The more equipment, the more logistical supplies.

For example, during the intercontinental deployment of Concentrated Fire Defense, nearly a thousand tons of materials and equipment were delivered.

This is a figure that can only be reduced by supplying all the fuel from the other side. The logistical pressure on the heavy-armed combined force is so great that many countries, not to mention ordinary companies, can't handle it.

Xia Yu also relied on cheating, management, spreading money, and the support of his hometown to build the framework and fill it in flesh and blood bit by bit.

"Don't worry, we need to spend at least a week collecting intelligence. During this period, we will only launch tentative attacks at most. The most important thing is to keep everyone in shape."

He signaled that Kuhn could slow down the transportation progress.

To focus on defense and not to fight an unprepared battle, they needed to find out the specific deployment situation of this group of Ace Ace personnel in Palmyra City.

The performance of the Sahel branch of Afica, the Ass faction, is not as good as that of the al-Qaeda faction. In recent years, the branch has gained a reputation in Syria.

This time, in addition to returning Lao Yefu's favor, Xia Yu also had the idea of ​​​​competing with him. The last thing he wanted to do was make money.

"It's getting late. Let's lead the team and set off tomorrow morning. Let's go to the outpost camp first." After looking at the time and realizing that it was already 4:30 in the afternoon, Xia Yu said.

Although the air force that Mao has invested in Syria in recent months is not as high as the peak of 69 aircraft two years ago, it is not something that the Chinese have only deployed single-digit Mirage-2000Ds in Oga.

This T-4 base is noisy not only during the day, but also at night. On the contrary, the outpost camp that is not on both sides is quieter.

Old Ye Fu had the same idea, so he was on the front line now, and Xia Yu was also preparing to go there.

"Wow~Wow~~"

The two helicopters took off again and flew to the outpost camp more than 30 kilometers away.

The desert here does not have tons of bags filled with sand to serve as walls. There are only rusty oil drums filled with sand and gravel, stacked up and down.

Naturally, there is no video surveillance, only soldiers with binoculars on the tower, who take turns keeping watch on each other.

Xia Yu, who had just arrived at the outpost camp, glanced at their faces. They were either old or young, and they were all unshaven.

The country's population, which once numbered more than 2200 million, has now dropped to more than 1800 million. Except for the hundreds of thousands of casualties, all this reduction is caused by refugees who have left, many of whom are young and strong.

This further reduced the quality of the soldiers who remained, not to mention that the opposition armed forces had to take away a large part of them, which led to the scene that Xia Yu saw.

Except for a few ace troops who have survived hundreds of battles, the combat effectiveness of these soldiers can only be said to be that a platoon cannot defeat a squad of the second-line fire defense team, and they are completely designed to serve as a target for Genna.

Xia Yu had doubts about how long they could survive, but as long as those who could survive were elites, the battlefield was also a school, and the disadvantage was that the graduation rate was a bit low.

Landing in front of two rows of container barracks, he saw a bald head before he even got off the plane.

"Mr. Yevgeny, this is the first time I've seen you dressed like this."

After the propeller stopped and he asked the guys to check in to the rooms assigned in advance, Xia Yu hugged each other and commented.

Body armor, chest straps, knee pads, and 6 magazines were filled, which was more than Xia Yu.

The AK-104 in his hand is equipped with a silencer and a scope. This outfit is very tactical. Those who don’t know better would really think that he is the first one!

"As a company boss, you can't set an example! Even if the boys know they can't count on me, I can boost their morale by dressing like this."

Old Yefu replied with a smile.

He was honest and directly shared the experience he had accumulated after entering the PMC industry, but Xia Yu did it more thoroughly. As a technical employee, his boss is really impressive!

"You are right. Morale is very important. It affects whether the battle can be won. The same goes for intelligence. Can we talk about the situation in Palmyra?"

Xia Yu changed the topic. This was also the most important thing.

"Of course, a few months ago, Ace assembled 4000 people and completely captured Palmyra. This outpost camp was established two months ago. Then we deployed it and made several tentative attacks. I have been observing their movements in the city,"

When talking about business, Lao Yefu also got into the mood.

At first, he may have been a layman, but after a long period of exposure, his reserve of military knowledge has rapidly increased, and now he can talk about the situation with great clarity.

"They have gradually withdrawn nearly 2000 people in the past two months because the attacks in the direction of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor put pressure on them."

For the oil fields, Lao Mei and the Kurds still worked very hard. They contained the black army's strength, which also caused the relative emptiness of the other side's forces in Palmyra.

Fighting in street battles with 4000 people is quite terrifying, not to mention that the enemies they face are extremist organizations that are strong enough to form an army.

None of these guys are afraid of death. Coupled with the fighting in the past few years, they are more difficult to deal with than the rebels led by Sassou.

Now that the opponent's manpower has been cut in half, it is a major benefit for Xia Yu.

He would rather attack two cities in a row and deal with 4000 people separately than choke to death in one battle.

"We have deployed 1000 people in this direction, as well as two battalions of government troops. Together with you, we will definitely be able to retake Palmyra while killing and injuring the opponent's effective forces as much as possible."

Lao Yefu finally talked about the comparison of forces.

It's not realistic to keep all the more than 2000 people, but it's no problem to kill more than 1000 of them. This will definitely make Ace Ace's body hurt.

Retaking the city and maximizing the killing of extremist organization members is the task of focusing fire defense on Syria.

This strike contract will be worth hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil.

The government army could not afford to pay, and because of the disparity in strength, it had to hire PMC, so it could only offset the contract payment with bulk commodities such as crude oil.

What Lao Yefu signed with them was a share-sharing contract. Gener was more willing to operate the oil industry here for a long time, rather than just take a lump sum and leave after completing the work like Jihuo Defense.

This is the difference brought about by the different sizes. Xiayu currently has no manpower to take care of the business in the Middle East.

On the other hand, Gana, which is constantly expanding in size, can reach out to Afika and they will definitely do so.

He has a relatively calm attitude towards this, because the people who are most anxious at that time should be the people from the country.

This army disguised as a company has a terrifying appetite. When it rushes into the Sahel region, the first thing it will occupy is their ecological niche.

Therefore, Afika has become very lively in the past few years!

Xia Yu, a fun-loving person, will have plenty to eat when the time comes. As for business competition, his structure is not as small as that of White Hat.

Moreover, neither he, the peacekeeper of the region, nor Yevgeny could bring real peace to Afika.

Chaos is the main theme of the world. Only by understanding this can we keep up with the times and create dynamic peace and relative stability.

"I think so too, and wish us a happy cooperation."

Xia Yu said and stretched out his hand.

"Pleasant to work with."

Their right hands were clasped together.

(End of this chapter)