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Chapter 1340: Storm in Africa (rd update, please subscribe)
On the afternoon of February 2, a giant transport plane with a large wingspan arrived at Kolwich Airport.

When the plane landed, even people like Cardes who were in the army recognized it.

"It's a giant transport plane!"

During the "Berlin Airlift", this large transport developed by Germany during World War II was the most dazzling star in air transport. The Giant and Super Giant transport planes from NBC transported a large amount of supplies to Berlin. Even they have seen it in Sweden, Ireland, etc.

After the transport planes, which now had only the "Black Knight" chess symbol on their wings, arrived, the UN troops who were locked up in the barracks saw their enemies - hundreds of fully armed mercenaries - walking out of the planes.

"They were using AR15 automatic rifles and MAG machine guns."

The weapons are very sophisticated!

"It's the Black Knight!"

Someone has already recognized their identities.

“It’s Asian!”

Yes, although there are Europeans among the Black Knights, they are basically all Asians. In the early days, they were mainly Japanese. Even until now, Japanese employees are still the mainstream. After all, these employees are cheaper.

In the following time, Kades and his men saw giant transport planes landing at the airport one after another. They got the transport planes from nowhere, pushed away all the scrap metal on the apron, and then filled the craters. They set up tents there and established a camp.

Near dusk, another giant transport plane landed at the airport. When the cabin door opened, they were shocked to see a tank roaring out of the cabin.

"Oh my God, it's T34!"

"Damn it, they're here to fight!"

They are here to fight!
This is exactly what makes the "Black Knight" mercenaries different from other mercenaries. European mercenaries like Bob Denard are better at fighting in small teams. It is more accurate to say that they are here to engage in local combat rather than to fight a war.

But what about the Black Knight?

Their battles are conducted according to standard campaign procedures. They carry out "campaign" scale battles like regular troops, from air cover to artillery suppression. They even have the military's most advanced "Scout" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

In short, to a certain extent, the "Black Knight" is a lightly armed army, not a mob of dozens or hundreds!

This is exactly the difference between the army and mercenaries—the difference in organization!
"The UN forces are finished!"

Kades pursed his lips and said:

"We're surrounded!"

It was not surrounded but divided. More than 13000 UN troops and Congolese troops led by Major General Chand were stationed in Elizabethville, the capital of Katanga, including about 8000 UN troops, while the remaining 8000-plus UN troops were stationed in Kinshasa and other places.

The Koluvic Airport was located just north of Elizabeth, dividing the UN forces into the north and south. Now, seeing the thousands of elite mercenaries brought in by the giant transport planes, and the tanks, heavy artillery and other heavy weapons they brought, Cardes understood.

What the UN forces are facing next is definitely not a mob, but an elite force. For Cardes, who has some understanding of the Indian army, he knows very well what will happen next - a disastrous defeat!
Soon, the news coming from outside confirmed Cardes's speculation - the Black Knight's "Butcher Bird" launched an air raid on the UN camp in Elizabethville. Cardes didn't know how many casualties were caused, but one thing was certain - this sky belonged to the "Black Knight" from now on.

How long can the UN forces last without air superiority?

On February 2, from noon till dusk, 14 sorties of Giants and Super Giants arrived at the Koluvic Airport, carrying thousands of Black Knights and a large amount of munitions, and even six T34 tanks and several 152mm howitzers.

Major General Chandler of Elizabethville and other senior UN forces were in an unprecedented panic. As for Major General Chandler, he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

"Damn it, why did you come here, why..."

It's a damn honor!

Elizabethville is the capital of the "Republic of Katanga". Since it has been occupied by them, Chand naturally wants to arrive here in person to enjoy the fruits of victory. So he came, he led the army, recaptured the city and maintained the unity of Congo.

But now?
Now he and his army were surrounded here.

"General, we must recapture the airport before their reinforcements arrive. Only in this way can we truly control the situation."

The suggestion was made by Colonel Freud, deputy commander of the UN force and commander of the Swedish army.

The suggestion put forward was a very normal one, but it was immediately rejected by Major General Chand.

"Colonel, you don't know that the Black Knights are best at ambushing us on the road. They are simply a group of..."

After a brief pause, Major General Chand said:

"They are just a bunch of crazy people, crazy people, very crazy, and they are very good at fighting."

The memory of past fear once again enveloped Chand's heart. When they attacked Hyderabad that year, they had suffered an extremely painful lesson. Those Black Knights used rockets to severely damage their marching columns. Countless people lost their lives in the intensive artillery fire before they could recover from the fire.

The black knights launched an attack. They were like a group of robots, charging forward recklessly and killing the Indian soldiers who blocked their way. It was not a battle at all, but a massacre. When the fierce battle was over, only corpses were left on the ground.

Precisely because of the painful memory, Chand rejected the deputy commander's suggestion without hesitation and said:

"The most important thing for us now is to build a defensive position and stop their attack."

"General, you mean they will attack us, right?"

Glancing at Floyd, Major General Chand said, "Believe me, I know them. They will definitely attack us. These guys are best at attacking, not defending. Now we have to withdraw everyone to Elizabethville and build a defensive position here. Then, we have to defeat them here."

"But General, our arsenal has been destroyed. I don't know how long we can hold out with our remaining ammunition."

Floyd looked at Major General Chand and said:

"And where will the food come from? If we lose the airport, we will lose the supplies. Without the airport, how can the US military transport planes provide us with supplies?"

This is also the fundamental reason for seizing the airport, because the airport is the lifeline here.

There are few roads in Congo right now. Without the support of transport planes, the UN troops will soon run out of ammunition and food.

"Airdrop, let them airdrop, and we can also build a temporary airport here, and at the same time..."

After thinking for a while, Major General Chand said again.

"We need to contact the United Nations now. Request the United Nations to intervene. These Black Knights must have a direct relationship with NBC. They cannot deny it! And..."

Chandler thought for a moment and said, "And how did they get here? They must have come from the area around Congo. They must have had help from the British!

Now we need the United Nations to stop these countries. They can't keep doing this. If they hadn't intervened, India would have been unified long ago."

When mentioning the past, General Chand's tone was full of dissatisfaction. He said:
"More than a decade ago, they prevented our unification in India, and now they are preventing the unification of Congo in Congo. Someone must stop these mercenaries and stop the conspiracy of the NBC people."

All I can say is that old friends know old friends very well.

Chandler could tell at a glance where the so-called "mercenaries" came from and what their purpose was in coming here.

So now is the time for the United Nations to step in. In fact, after receiving an urgent telegram from the United Nations Special Representative to the Congo, U Thant, the UN Secretary-General, urgently met with the NBC representative to the United Nations.

As soon as they met, Wu Dan went straight to the point.

"Mr. Representative, you must now withdraw your troops from Congo. You are violating international law by doing so."

"What? What? Mr. Secretary General, what did you say?"

Jiang Hongtao looked at the UN Secretary-General in front of him with a puzzled look and asked:
"What army? Why have I never heard of it?"

"The Black Knight! The Black Knight! They are mercenaries, and he is an NBC company."

"Oh, it's them."

Jiang Hongtao suddenly realized.

"It's just a company, and their registered place is in Mindanao. They may have an office in Nanyang, but it's just a company that provides security services."

"They are mercenaries. Now they are preventing the United Nations from carrying out its mission in Congo and have also launched an attack on UN troops. Mr. Representative, you must understand that the United Nations will never tolerate such atrocities continuing."

When Wu Dan said this, there was a certain emotional dissatisfaction in his tone, because he also had a certain understanding of the Black Knight.

Those black knights are also very active in Chanbang, Myanmar. It can be said that to a certain extent they are the white gloves of NBC.

"Ah, that's their business. They are a company and have nothing to do with Nan. Why would they find us?"

Jiang Hongtao asked back:

"If you feel that their actions there violate the rights of the United Nations, then you can communicate with them directly, but they really have nothing to do with NBC."

Although he said this, Jiang Hongtao still added something at the end.

"Of course I will report the Secretary-General's intentions to the country, but what is certain is that... Congo has nothing to do with us."

Is this an excuse?

Of course not, but to tell the other party that NBC doesn’t care about Congo at all, what NBC cares about is Katanga.

"By the way, sir, you said that the UN troops were surrounded there."

Jiang Hongtao seemed to remember something and asked:
"If that's the case, I think the United Nations should consider its next move. After all, we all know that if that army suffers a serious blow, it will affect the United Nations' operations in the area."

Then, he specifically reminded:

"Moreover, we believe that the UN's actions in Congo are extremely inappropriate. The UN's intervention is to maintain peace, so how can it become a 'participant in the war'? Is this for peace? No, you brought war!"

Faced with such accusations, Wu Dan fell silent. He suppressed his dissatisfaction and anger in his heart and asked:
"Mr. Representative, you must understand that they are United Nations troops, representing the entire world..."

"No!"

Jiang Hongtao said directly:

"That is just a one-sided statement. We have always opposed the United Nations' military intervention in Congo's affairs! We believe that the Congolese people have the right to decide their own destiny!"

(End of this chapter)