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

Chapter 477 Reward Offset, Successful Sales Promotion
"Youth is the capital for daring to fight and struggle. Let alone your age, General, I will have to retire at the age of Mr. Yevgeny at most."

Xia Yu also said with a smile.

Mr. Ye was born in 61 and is exactly 57 years old this year. This age is not too old to change track and start a second business.

But for a young man like him who has been deeply involved in the PMC field in his 20s, it is necessary to retreat to the second line at the age of 40 and retire before the age of 60.

How high a position is considered high, and how much money is considered a lot?

However, it is easy for ordinary people to die if they set such a flag. Only cheating players like Xia Yu can talk about it without fear.

"Sherlock, you're right. You're a senior in this business, so you should make a good retirement plan."

Old Yefu agreed, but...

As a newcomer, he not only doesn't want to retire, but also wants to seize the opportunity to go further!

Hartaf, who insisted on starting a business at an advanced age, had no way out. The glamorous world of Magnesium could not be as intoxicating as power. He vowed to devote his life to the cause of Libya's unification.

"Hahaha, let's not talk about this for now. It's already evening, let's go eat!"

Knowing that the two were coming, Lao Ha had already arranged a celebratory banquet.

It's not any delicacies from land or sea, just the local traditional food couscous - steamed wheat flour with stew, as well as Mediterranean fried fish and lentil soup.

After finishing their meal, they cleared the plates and had a cup of mint tea to help digest the food. Then the three of them moved to the living room and finally got down to business.

"This anti-drone operation has yielded fruitful results. According to the intelligence sent back by the informant, there are actually 14 TB-2s parked in that hangar. I really don't know what they are thinking."

Hartaf came up and broke the news.

After hearing this, Xia Yu and Old Yefu looked at each other. There was no longer any dispute about the bet between them, and Xia Yu was the winner.

"Except for the National Unity Government and Turkhi, everyone is very happy, especially our good friend of the National Army, President Khalifa. I spoke to him on the phone this afternoon and he promised me that he would increase support."

Lao Ha continued.

There are only sheikhs but no kings in the emirate. The President Khalifa he mentioned is Khalifa's brother, the current sheikh of Abu Dhabi. Because he generously donated money to forgive Dubai's debts, the tallest tower was also named after him.

Now people are fully supporting Hartafi's National Army. They are happier about getting a slap in the face of Tuji than building a new yacht.

"With this guarantee, next year we will launch a full-scale offensive against the Government of National Accord and strive to capture Tripoli in one fell swoop."

The two could hear the ambition in each other's tone.

Just because UAE can increase its support, can't the local chickens go all out?
Xia Yu felt that the situation was still uncertain. Concentrating fire on defense would probably result in a similar outcome, but they couldn't stand on either side, so it would be difficult to make a final decision.

As for Gena, Old Yev didn't want to get hurt in Northern Philippines.

Earlier this year, after attending the opening ceremony of the aircraft carrier museum, he returned to Syria to help his employer take back the oil fields. He was promised that there would be fighter jets patrolling in the sky and air defense units on the ground on alert, but he was tricked by the Ministry of National Defense.

It was really tragic. Despite all the missiles and precision-guided bombs, they lost hundreds of regular employees in just a few hours, and the key was the loss of the most elite ones.

From this, Old Yev also realized the gap between PMC companies and the state violence machine, and he had to be more cautious especially when the other party was a regional power.

If you really piss me off, the Turkic War Falcon will personally take action to avoid a repeat of the scene at Syriya.

Their MiG-29s and early F-16s are still capable of fighting, but the problem is that Turkey itself has the ability to upgrade mid-term.

Therefore, Gena had been fighting conservatively at Libya, trying his best but not too hard, which led to a stalemate between the two sides.

Xia Yu provided consulting services. Initially, he just wanted to have a good night's sleep, and making profits was just a by-product. He did not expect to implement Hartaf's general offensive plan.

Even if we are not optimistic, we still have to sell weapons and equipment!

Anyway, the buyer is A-Lian, and he doesn’t know anything else.

However, the big players are really willing to spend money, and even the Patriot air defense missile system was deployed to Libya. In the end, they were scolded by their boss and finally pulled it back to the country, where it was deployed in vain.

So the consulting fees are just a small part, and the potential arms orders are the big part.

For example, the modified Weasel is difficult to sell in Afika. Let alone three digits, it is still no pressure for Alianyu to release the demand for fifty or sixty vehicles.

BTR-82S的防御人家看不上，但4×4或6×6轻装甲车也能帮老家出一批货。

Before the Libya issue broke out, these orders were all Tuerqi's. However, in order to gain greater benefits, losing some trivial military procurement contracts was nothing.

Just when Hartaf said he would pay the Fire Defense and Gena 6000 million reward, Xia Yu finally spoke:
"General, you know that my most profitable business is the museum business. In addition, I founded the Fire Air Transport Company this year. I need something more substantial than cash."

"For the concentrated fire defense, I hope to exchange it for all the MiG-25s, Tu-22Bs, Il-76s, and Il-78s under your control."

"Oh, and the Mi-24As you just found, and the remains of several destroyed Pantsir S1 combined missile and artillery air defense systems."

Xia Yu didn't want the green paper that smelled of discolored ink; he just wanted the scrap copper and iron in the hands of the National Army.

As one of the first overseas users of the old Hind, Libya owns a batch of quite rare Mi-24A, which uses the same side-by-side cockpit as the Ka-52.

But because they were too old, they were thrown into a hangar at an air force base by Colonel Kadiz, unlike the Mi-25s in good condition which were transferred to a secret arsenal for storage, which allowed the Tuareg to get the upper hand.

There is no need to feel sad about the destruction of the mass-produced and service version of the old Hind, but the total production was only 240. The number of Mi-24A, which had never served in the Soviet army, that was preserved and can still fly is not large enough.

The batch of zombie machines discovered by Libi Ya can be sold directly or sent to Marie's Cold War branch for business after a little preparation, which is a good choice, so Xia Yu specially added this batch of zombie machines.

As for the remains of Armor S1, it was of course for his personal collection.

Xia Yu has collected all the Soviet air defense vehicles from ZSU-57-2 to Shilka River and Tunguska. Now only the Pantsir S1 is more sensitive and expensive.

If there are a lot of wreckage, even if the completeness is less than 70%, several vehicles can be put together to make a complete vehicle. He will certainly not miss this opportunity.

The Armor S1 uses a truck platform. Since the center of gravity is too high, it may overturn if the tires accidentally hit the curb. This air defense vehicle must have a tracked chassis.

Xia Yu didn't like MAN cars or Kamaz, so he dismantled the GM-352M1E tracked chassis of a Tunguska in advance.

When the time comes, we can remove the truck version's combined missile and artillery system and install it on top, and it will directly become a tracked version of the Armor S1, which will look very majestic when placed in the bunker.

After listening to Xia Yu, Hartaf was also shocked by his attitude of collecting junk. There are actually people who don't like money and only like junk.

Old Ye Fu next to him was relatively calm, after all, he had seen it many times.

"This, this is not so good. The types are a bit trivial, but none of them are valuable." Lao Ha spoke after a long time.

There are only a few Il-76 and Il-78 zombie aircraft that still have some value, because they can be dismantled to make spare parts for other transport aircraft and tankers, but they are worth at most 2000 million, and the rest are only worth more than 3000 million.

"So we'll have to trouble the general to communicate with President Khalifa and facilitate cooperation between them and Jihuo Defense. We are willing to provide a variety of weapons and equipment, including the Weasel Infantry Fighting Vehicle."

Xia Yu finally revealed his true intention.

Hartaf instantly understood what the other party meant.

Going through an extra procedure to avoid risks, right?
Why didn’t I think of that before?
Old Ha, who had broken the window paper, felt annoyed in his heart, but it was not too late now, there was just one problem.

"Mr. Sherlock, we will launch a full-scale offensive against Tripoli by June next year at the latest. The delivery time of your infantry fighting vehicles and the training to form combat effectiveness are also issues..."

After all, Hartaf attended military school, so these two questions are very crucial.

We can't wait until they take Tripoli before delivering it, can we?

If fighting also requires weapons and equipment, the next thing is training. Because of years of civil war, more than half of the soldiers of the National Army are illiterate. They only know how to use AK and RPG, and at most operate anti-tank and portable air defense missiles.

A large number of artillery, tanks, armored vehicles, armed and transport helicopters are operated by Gena and Laoji. Libya, which lacks high-quality talents, is unable to handle these complex equipment. This is a common problem for both factions.

This is the reason why the UAE can donate Leclerc tanks to Jordan but cannot support the National Army's BMP-3.

As for supporting the BMP-3 and letting Genna's people operate it, Hartaf asked old Yev for his opinion. As a result, Boss Pu, having learned from the previous experience, did not want to make money from it, and the matter was not followed up.

Now Xia Yu is promoting the improved Weasel. It is more difficult to manufacture this thing than BMP-3!
"Delivery time is not a problem. We have a batch of modified stocks. Speaking of training, why don't you use the ready-made combat power?"

Xia Yu, who indicated that spot trading was possible, asked back.

"We have previously modified 25 S30 Weasels for the Yoshen Army. Those crew members are now either retired or about to retire."

Yotso is not rich without oil and gas resources, and the old king is a military strongman. The soldiers he trains are much more powerful than the prince's army, and many of them work as mercenaries in the Middle East after retiring.

Since we don't know how to use the newly bought Weasel S30, we can just let the Yotank crew and mechanized infantry go there.

As for the 124 pickup trucks that Xia Yu had previously exchanged for the An-300, 50 Weasels could easily take over, and then 200 modified consumer-grade drones could destroy half of the infantry fighting vehicles.

The National Army, feeling the pain, gave this mechanized infantry an armor S1, and the dual 30mm machine guns easily destroyed all the bomb-dropping drones.

This is war, and Xia Yu's legal and reasonable sale of weapons and equipment to both sides has increased the intensity of the war.

Even if he doesn't take action himself, he will eventually become a war lord who desires peace but ultimately brings countless deaths.

Hartaf fell into deep thought, and Old Yev beside him was completely dumbfounded. Is it possible to play like this?
He thought they were just attending the celebration banquet to receive their rewards, but Xia Yu seized the opportunity to sell equipment, and he saw that the other party was tempted.

Is this talent?

For example, his PMC has not yet figured out its own strike business, but others have already made great progress in the arms business. The gap is too big!

"What about tanks? Only infantry fighting vehicles are not enough, right?"

Hartaf was tempted, and he also felt that Xia Yu was a little conservative. Tanks are the king of land warfare, and the National Army only has a small number of T-72S, and more are T-54/T-55 and T-62.

These old antiques were too fragile when facing anti-tank missiles, and he needed something stronger.

"I think 20 T-80BVs are a good choice, but because they use diesel engines, the Pakistani crew may be more suitable."

Xia Yu gave some suggestions.

Having imported so many car bodies from Alios, I will definitely promote them if I have the chance.

"About 30. We don't need an active defense system. One layer of explosive reactive armor will be enough."

Lao Ha made the decision. Although it was not his money, he should save money where necessary. The National Army as an army was different from the concentrated fire defense force.

"Then there are helicopters. We use Gazelle well, but the loss rate is a bit high. If Jihuo Defense is able to supply them, we hope to purchase 15 of them."

Hartaf continued.

If the little antelope doesn't go to Xia Yu to buy it, they will go to someone else to buy it. If the other party has it, it will save them a lot of trouble.

"Of course, 15 armed Gazelle, right? We will be able to deliver the A-1s by January next year at the latest."

Xia Yu took out a notebook and wrote it down.

This helicopter is no longer used for fire defense, but it is still very popular in Afika.

The main reason is that it is not very resistant to attacks. Not to mention being hit by a portable anti-aircraft missile, even if it is hit by a few rounds from its dual 23mm anti-aircraft guns, the only result is a crash.

Replace it with an old female deer, it can be used again after being repaired with injuries.

"Oh, and we also need five Mi-24Vs."

Lao Ha added.

Years of civil war had caused heavy losses to their old doe, but they had no choice but to give it up.

Thinking of upgrading consumption and using the modern Mi-35M, he could not afford the brand new aircraft just produced by Russia, so he set his eyes on the AH-2 (Mi-35M4) in Bassi, but they were bought in 09 and not all were delivered until 14, and they said they would be used until 22 before being retired.

Haha, he has unified Libya in 4 years. We can't rely on this batch of Mi-35M4. We should use the Mi-24V first. It won't be too late to replace it with new armed helicopters after defeating the National Unity Government.

"Okay, five Mi-5Vs."

Xia Yu made another note. This was also a best-selling product of Jihuo Defense. However, most customers could not afford the improved version, so he only made a profit of about 400 million US dollars for each one he sold.

But anyway, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, and a little bit of accumulation can add up to a lot.

"That's it for now. I need to discuss more details with my staff officers."

Looking at his watch, and seeing that it was getting late, Hartaf stood up and said.

"Sherlock and Mr. Yevgeny, see you tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)