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

Chapter 444 Attack Intelligence, Invitation to the Exhibition (Seeking monthly tickets!)

"Indian mixed with Spanish and Italian, so the ones who attacked us were Mexicans?"

On the way to Nizhir, in the spacious cabin of the Tiger armored vehicle, Xia Yu looked at the racial genetic test report in his hand and asked the intelligence dealer opposite.

In order not to affect the official opening of the aircraft carrier museum, he suppressed the incident of the frogman attack and only strengthened the security level in all aspects.

Behind the scenes, a special intelligence agency was commissioned to investigate the two bodies.

After several months, the other party finally got news.

"Yes. Due to the long-term battle with drug lords, the Mexican Marine Corps has suffered serious casualties. Some have died in the fight against drug trafficking, while others have been corrupted and bought off."

The old white man wearing gold-rimmed glasses introduced the details to Xia Yu.

"We tracked them all the way to Moxigo, and after many twists and turns, we finally confirmed the identities of these two people. They are both soldiers who retired from the frogman unit last year."

"Instead of joining a drug cartel, you chose the mercenary track, right?"

After seeing the specific information of the two people, Xia Yu couldn't help but complain.

He respects the Mexican Marines as a group for their contributions to drug control.

But if he was not well prepared, his business, in which he had invested hundreds of millions of dollars, would be completely ruined by the other side's veterans just for a few million dollars.

"Yes, their families have all moved into the upper-class community there. Thanks to the money they earned, their living standards have improved several notches."

“Can we find out the employer behind them?”

Xia Yu asked.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sherlock, but the clues only go so far. This employer is very cautious. After several paths were blocked, we have no direction left."

The other party said regretfully that they wanted to earn this money, but if they were not skilled enough, they should not damage their reputation and should only earn what they deserved.

"That's a shame. It looks like I'll have to lead a team to Mexico to see what's going on."

Intelligence is not Xia Yu's specialty, but he understands human nature.

Handing a thick stack of paper documents to Lao Ke beside him, Xia Yu directly called the finance department and asked them to settle the other party's balance.

The price of less than 100 million US dollars is not expensive after investigating to this extent. It will cost another 100 million to let the elite frogmen serve as death warriors!

"Boss, are we going to Mexico?"

After seeing the other person off the car, Lao Ke asked Xia Yu.

"Not now. The other party is patient. I, the yellow weasel, am not less patient."

Xia Yu answered directly.

He also understood the principle that a thief can steal for a thousand days but cannot be on guard against thieves for a thousand days, but for someone like him who only sleeps with one eye open, the defense is always at full capacity.

Therefore, Xia Yu was looking forward to the other party making another move and giving him more clues.

But through the known information to draw a psychological portrait of the employer, I am afraid that he is not an old silver coin like him.

Then his life will be very fun from now on. He hopes that the other party can bring more fun to him, a cheating player.

"Boss, we're here."

3 kilometers after passing the sign, the convoy entered an abandoned open-pit uranium mine.

Vipers, scorpions, spiders, all kinds of life live in the desert. Unlike the pure doomsday scene here, the mines hundreds of meters high are filled with waste sulfuric acid that cannot penetrate downwards. One can imagine the fate of people or animals falling in.

"I heard that the people of the country once called this place Little Bali?"

Raising the telescope and looking at the abandoned mud-brick houses in the distance, Xia Yu joked.

"That was said in the last century. As the uranium resources here gradually became depleted, and the price of uranium octoxide continued to be low a few years ago, this place was completely closed and abandoned, leaving only pollution and sick children."

Magistrate Legacy replied.

There are no old people because no one here can live past 50.

This is due to radioactive contamination, but of course we cannot ignore the sanitary conditions. The place is so dirty that it is suitable for raising Gu.

"This place will be designated as a dangerous military restricted area. We cannot let those children in again. Safety is very important."

Xia Yu handed the telescope to the other party. Those mud-brick houses were quite suitable for playing hide-and-seek and war games. He found five or six at a glance.

It would be horrific if a volley of depleted uranium bombs were to hit us at this time.

"Once your company's infantry fighting vehicles arrive, the relocation of nearby residents will begin immediately."

Legacy expressed the official position on behalf of Niger.

There are about 200 households and more than 1000 people nearby, and the average daily income per person is less than 1 US dollar. In their eyes, the various tanks and armored vehicles that Xia Yu will transport in the future are all good things!
However, a shooting range is a shooting range, and bulletproof steel plates that have been shot into sieves cannot be picked up and sold as scrap metal.

In order to avoid future accidents, they must be relocated now.

"Let's get started, all five cars are here."

Xia Yu said as he looked at the long row of BTR-82Ss behind him.

The remaining armed personnel in Kidar have been completely wiped out, and the concentrated fire defense has entered a period of rest and recuperation on the spot.

This time when he came to Nizhir, he took out the equipment of the village protection team and brought it with him.

High-intensity combat consumes a lot of vehicles, and by getting rid of them in this way, we can equip the village protection team with newer BTR-82S.

The 20 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles parked in Warehouse A of Pointe Noire Port were just loaded and shipped last night. The first batch of 15 were delivered to the Marian government forces, and the remaining 5 were given to the village protection team. Then there were no more vehicles.

He had as many Rh202 machine guns and redesigned welded turrets as he wanted, but there was not a single BTR-80 hull left. The second batch of 15 vehicles had to wait for him to arrive first and could only be delivered by the end of the year.

"I'll notify the police right away!"

When Legacy saw the rabbit, he released his eagle and arranged for people to relocate the people.

Only after all the local residents had left could Xia Yu place tons of sand and soil bags and barbed wire on the abandoned mine. After another year or two of long-term vacancy, the seven or eight hectares of land were turned into a completely uninhabited area.

Black policemen drove over in pickup trucks to drive people out. Local residents were driven out of their dilapidated shacks and then transported to the town for resettlement.

Of course, for those who are willing to go with Xia Yu, the return truck can take them to Kidar.

There will be a large-scale post-war construction there, but most of the local residents have fled, and there is a great shortage of manpower at this stage. In addition, there is no household registration system in the countries in the Sahel region, and civilians on the border can move freely. Their influx can also change the problem of the Tuareg people being the only dominant force.

For those who refuse to go, local officials in Nizhir are only responsible for resettlement, but it is impossible to find a job for them.

Xia Yu was a kind-hearted person and had just had a son last year, so he gave each person 3 CFP francs, worth more than 50 US dollars, as a transition fee.

These are also some of the spoils of the two Sahel deployments. The French themselves no longer use francs, but they still use this currency to firmly control Western Africa and Central Afica.

Therefore, it is not enough to just drive away the garrison and ambassadors. Only by abolishing the Philippine franc, a purely blood-sucking currency, and establishing our own monetary system can we usher in better development.

However, this will be a long process, and Jihuo Defense, which has been deeply involved in the Afika market, will continue to pay attention.

Although their company only accepts payments in Euros, French francs, and RMB, they also need to pay a large amount of French francs when connecting with local suppliers, so this matter is still very important.

"Dip~dip~dip~~"

Xia Yu was watching the members of the village protection team distributing money to the local residents when a satellite phone on his chest suddenly rang.

The caller ID showed it was Amin, the chairman of Rheinmetall.

"Mr. Papage, long time no see. You were not there when I went to Düsseldorf last time, and you were in Magnesium when my museum opened. It's really unfortunate that we were squeezed together."

After answering the phone and saying hello, Xia Yu said regretfully.

"Yes, but after returning from Magnesium, I went to Mecklenburg and found that your European branch is doing quite well, but it is a little small in scale."

Amin talked about the European branch on the phone.

There is definitely no problem for professionals, as for the scale issue...

"It's enough for the current stage. If there is an emergency, I can also send people from the headquarters to Europe."

Intercontinental delivery is very troublesome, but if there is no need to transport equipment and only people are needed, the problem will be much simpler. If he thinks the C-160 is too short and slow, he still has the Fisher. The speed of civil aviation direct flight is not slower than that of military aircraft.

"You're right. I forgot about this because I was so busy. But I heard from Hudson that you recently went to the Sahel region. How is the situation now?"

"We just captured a city controlled by the Tuareg armed forces. We will have to pursue and eliminate them later, but as their boss, I don't need to follow up."

"Oh? That means you are free recently. Why don't you come to this year's Sartori Defense Exhibition? The KF-41 Lynx will be officially unveiled to the public at this exhibition."

Amin made an invitation, and Rheinmetall needed to focus on Fire Defense, the only user platform that had used KF-31 and KF-41 in actual combat.

In return, Xia Yu submitted the materials to the organizer, and Rheinmetall also squeezed out a small exhibition hall for Jihuo Defense to display their Weasel S3 and S30.

This can be regarded as a civilian upgrade kit being officially recognized. For example, Brabus has obtained the official support of Mercedes-Benz.

By participating in this year's European Defense Exhibition, with the support of Rheinmetall's traffic, Jihuo Defense's modified Weasel will receive the greatest exposure.

Their customers will not be limited to Afika, but will directly target the global market, attracting those customers who cannot afford the new infantry fighting vehicles and look down on the BMP-2.

In Black Sea, to be honest, the BTR-82S is still easier to sell. There are not many customers who can afford the modified Weasel. This year, except for the guaranteed order from Busa, Xia Yu has not sold a single S3 or S30.

Amin's arrangement gave him hope for a surge in orders. Rheinmetall, which was competing hard for new car orders, did not look down on the profit from modifying the Weasel. Its hometown could only provide some modular accessories at most, and its focus was still on those export models.

For example, the VN-17, which was just released last year and is also on display this year, is a heavy infantry fighting vehicle that uses the chassis of the VT-5 light tank. It has very good performance, but what about the price!

Xia Yu seriously suspected that only a few big customers in the Middle East could afford it, and the VT-4 that their old customer, the United States, equipped them with was just a large eight-wheeler.

Not to mention the poor guys in the third world countries. Apart from light armored vehicles, which they can afford to buy brand new, as for infantry fighting vehicle platforms, whether wheeled or tracked, they can only afford second-hand equipment.

This is also the reason why he targeted the sinking market from the beginning. It’s not that your products are bad, but that second-hand products are more cost-effective.

"Mr. Papage, on behalf of Firestar Defense, I sincerely thank you and Rheinmetall for your efforts."

Xia Yu expressed his gratitude to A Ming on the phone.

The Germans are relatively honest. Since Jihuo Defense has exceeded the task of recording promotional materials and invited them to stand on the platform, they must be given an equal amount in return and stand for your modification kits.

Of course, good quality products are the prerequisite for all this.

The Weasel S3 and S30 have proven themselves in actual combat for several years, and now is the time to take the stage and face the choices of customers around the world.

"Hahaha, this is all as I should. I'll be waiting for you in Bali."

Amin is also a busy man. After finalizing this matter, the two did not talk much, and Xia Yu also had to make some adjustments to his plan.

I had originally planned to return to China directly, but now I have to form a team to go to the country of Mao.

The three of Lao Ke are definitely not enough, he also has to bring the number 3 group and the mole car group over.

In addition, time was tight, so it would be too late to ship the two vehicles by sea, so we had to fly them, using an An-124...

Wait, it looks like they were transporting weasels which are lighter than cougars?
Then there will be no problem. We can just ride on the Chinese A400M to Bali. Anyway, their transport planes always make empty trips when they come to Bali to deliver supplies and then return.

By helping to bring back some ballast infantry fighting vehicles this time, Xia Yu can save hundreds of thousands of euros.

Not to mention that saving money is only one aspect. The flight schedules of the big and small An-124s have long been fully booked, and there are no idle transport planes at all.

Therefore, they still have to operate their own strategic transport aircraft. Tactical transport aircraft such as C-160 can only carry a few Wiesels for rapid deployment, and cannot carry any heavy infantry fighting vehicles.

He immediately called the Aojia Camp of the Hair Army to confirm their recent A400M transport schedule.

The Weasel S30 is in Kidar, and the S3 retired by Jihuo Defense is still in Chenfei. When the time comes, we will make the other party make another trip to Pilau.

"We have almost dealt with Nizhil's affairs. What about the marsupial gliders?"

Xia Yu asked Lao Ke beside him.

They came in a convoy by land. A few wheeled infantry fighting vehicles stayed behind, and the village protection team took the immigrants back to Kidar. As the boss, he had a helicopter to pick them up.

"Just got gas in Agadez and is heading our way."

Christian would contact Andre every half hour, so before 10 minutes had passed, the Super Hornet appeared in everyone's sight.

After dark, Xia Yu returned to Kidar and held an emergency meeting. He asked the village protection team to perform a full set of maintenance on the Weasel S30 and sent Group 1 to lead the escort of the infantry fighting vehicle to Oga.

The Foxbat was delivering supplies to Zhunfei. The C-160 couldn't pull the Weasel, but there was no problem with the people and tools.

A transport plane was sent over to send the two support squads of Platoon D of the 1st Company of the Village Protection Team to Pilau for maintenance. After confirming that the brand new Weasel S3 was loaded into the cargo hold of the A400M, Xia Yu also boarded the Fisher with Lao Ke, Kuhn and others.

As the fastest turboprop transport aircraft, the Airbus A319CJ failed to overtake the A400M that took off earlier, and the two Weasels arrived in Bali before them.

(End of this chapter)