642 Mercenaries were the first to suppress the rebellion
"Case?" Xie Kai frowned.
The mercenary group's current business is all facilitated by Xie Kai.
He knew everything about the business of the mercenary group, and what Tan Lin asked them for was that Xie Kai could provide a case where the mercenaries had the ability to collect debts from a regime, but Xie Kai couldn't find it at all.
One of the current operations of mercenaries in Africa is only because Mobutu's army was transported by plane by the CIA to Angola to fight in the civil war, and Kabila wanted the mercenaries to organize a team to pack up Mobutu's elite 4th and 7th infantry battalions.
But up to now, the mercenaries have not completed their combat training after formation, after all, the members come from many countries, and there are big problems with language and so on.
At first, Xie Kai thought that Kabila was joking, after all, the personnel sent by Mobutu were to support the Angolan People's Liberation Front when the Angolan civil war had just broken out, and in 75 years they were defeated by Cuba and the Angolan People's Liberation Movement and the Cuban coalition army, and Mobutu's two elite battalions suffered heavy losses in the escape.
Later, it was learned through Kagame that although the SPLF had been defeated and had lost most of the oil fields in northern Angola, it had the support of South Africa, the CIA, and Mobutu, and had always been active in the northern region of Angola, echoing the UNITA-South African coalition forces that were compressed in the southern region.
Mobutu reorganized the 4th and 7th Infantry Battalions, equipped with armored vehicles, tanks, etc., which is why the SPLM-Cuba coalition has not been able to completely eliminate the SPLM-Zaire coalition forces.
After knocking out the 4th and 7th infantry battalions of Zaire, the strength of Mobutu's army will be much weaker.
The CIA provided funding and weaponry, Mobutu's Zaire was staffed, and South Africa provided military adviser training and commanded operations.
The whole of Angola remains in chaos.
But these, for the river crab mercenary group, the business is too huge.
He knew that Tan Lin wanted to invest a lot of money in Africa, but he couldn't provide a case now.
"Knock knock!" was when the conversation between the two could not continue, and there was a sharp knock on the door.
"What's wrong?" Xie Kai looked at Zheng Quan who came in.
"General Ibrahim is coming, and his plane will land here in two hours. Zheng Quan glanced at Tan Lin.
Xie Kai didn't care, "Is it their business or something else?"
"Something is wrong in Africa. Zheng Quan looked at Tan Lin and said.
When Tan Lin heard this, he became interested.
What's going on in Africa?
Could it be that Shekai's mercenary group is in conflict with the Tanzanian government?
"What's the matter. No matter how big it is, there is no need for him to run to our side. Xie Kai was even more puzzled, not knowing what Ibrahim was doing here.
"There was a military coup in Burundi. President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was in France when he was in a coup d'Γ©tat by Chief of Staff Pierre Buyoya...... "Zheng Quan told what he knew.
Originally, he shouldn't have conveyed this, but 404 couldn't contact Xie Kai.
"Ibrahim is here for this?" Xie Kai frowned, "Is it a mercenary business?"
Tan Lin was still thinking about what this had to do with Xie Kai and them, but these words made him understand.
Looking at Tan Lin, Xie Kai said with a smile, "Didn't you say that you need a successful case? If nothing else, this will happen." β
Xie Kai immediately got up and asked Liu Dongsheng to help arrange a car to go to the airport to meet Ibrahim.
Tan Lin wanted to go with him, but Xie Kai directly refused.
There are some things that must not be done in front of an outsider like Tan Lin.
After understanding the situation, he decided that those things could be told to them, otherwise Xie Kai would not know how he died.
"Do they have the ability to help African countries quell rebellions?" After Tan Lin returned, he asked Mao Wenfeng what he knew about Xie Kai.
Mao Wenfeng had contact with Zheng Quan, and Xie Kai had met it for the first time.
After knowing that Xie Kai had such a business in Africa, he couldn't help but smack his tongue.
Tan Lin just wanted to know if the River Crab Mercenary Group had such an ability, to be honest, he hoped that Xie Kai would have it, but also hoped that he would not.
If so, their investment in Africa will be safeguarded, but it also shows that Xie Kai has more energy than them.
If not, investing in Africa will have to be lucky.
"Brother Tan, where is Burundi? Mao Wenfeng asked.
Tan Lin shook his head, "I don't know, and I don't think it's a big country." β
There are too many countries in Africa.
Domestic propaganda of the African Black Brothers has always been represented by Tanzania and Zambia, countries that have tightened their belts to help them build.
"Strange thing, isn't the coup d'Γ©tat in Burundi going to happen until next year's second Francophonie summit in Canada?" Xie Kai scratched his head on the way to the airport.
The Burundian Civil War, he doesn't know much.
It seems like waiting until the nineties?
It was because of the outbreak of the civil war that the mercenaries of EO in South Africa were able to quell the rebellion in a matter of days and earn tens of millions of dollars under the cover of a well-equipped rapid reaction force.
But now, what's going on?
All of this will not be known until Ibrahim comes.
Burundi is not a big country, less than 30,000 square kilometers, and the number of troops is not large, and the only thing Xie Kai knows is that there are a lot of gold mines in this country.
Trade with China is not too much, in 81, Burundi and China set up a mixed trade committee, in 83 expanded to a mixed committee for economic, technical and trade cooperation, several Chinese companies entered Burundi to undertake some infrastructure projects.
For this country, Xie Kai knows so much.
"Thanks, why did you get here? Shouldn't I be honest in your unit? Fortunately, I borrowed another special plane. When Ibrahim saw Shakkai, he complained. "China is so big that planes have to fly for hours. β
"China is already big. What is it that makes you have to run by yourself?" Xie Kai seized the opportunity to practice Arabic, which he was not very proficient in.
When asked why he came to China in person, Ibrahim said, "Just three days ago, there was a rebellion in Burundi......
"I got it. Xie Kai looked at the excited goods.
"Bagaza was so anxious that I came to the door and told him that our mercenaries could help him regain power, and that he only needed to pay for it. Ibrahim had a smile on his face, "As long as these CIA-backed mutinies are resolved, we will not only get a reward of $60 million, but also some gold mining rights." β
"You've already negotiated, what are you looking for me?" Xie Kai was a little angry.
This thing doesn't treat itself as an outsider.
Ibrahim is the smallest shareholder of the mercenary group, with only 25% of the shares, 35% of the shares of General Kovarrubi of Tanzania and President Mwini combined, and the remaining 40% belongs to Shekai.
"Weapons! More weapons are needed this time. From 1967 to 1975, Pierre Buyoya, a Burundian rebel, studied at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium, and then in the French Armored and Cavalry Units. In November 1980, he went to the Federal Republic of Germany for further study. He returned to China in 1982 and served as commander of the armored battalion...... After serving as chief of the General Staff, he vigorously promoted the construction of armored forces, and the CIA provided more than 60 M48 Patton tanks and more than 40 French-made AMX-30 tanks...... And AMX-VCI infantry fighting vehicles from France...... "Ibrahim told Shekai what he had.
After hearing this, Xie Kai immediately had the urge to scold.
The performance of these tanks is much stronger than that of the 59 main battle tank.
In particular, the French AMX-30 tank, which began to be developed only in the sixties!
It's a fart, and I can't take this business at all.
There is no comparison in terms of quality or quantity, and mercenaries simply cannot help Bagaza regain power when the disparity in equipment and number of personnel is too great.
He hated Buyoyana bastard, the country's poor pants didn't have to wear, what did he do with so many tanks and armored vehicles?
Even if it is second-hand, for a country with a land area of less than 30,000 square kilometers and a GDP of several hundred million dollars a year, such a huge armored force is crazy.
"Although it seems that there are a lot of them, but Africans, it's okay to play with bows and arrows, but they can't play with tanks or anything at all. Didn't you just transport a batch of tanks and armored vehicles to Africa? There are also 122-millimeter howitzers, a J-5 attack aircraft that can attack the ground and a Jian-6 that can provide air cover, and even if it costs $10 million, there will be a profit of 50 million dollars. Ibrahim didn't see the ugly look on Xie Kai's face.
He didn't pay much attention to the weapons that were used decades ago.
The combat strength of Africans is despised by no one in the world.
Except, of course, South Africa.
"We can't take this business. Xie Kai sighed, "You can't risk the lives of mercenaries. β
As soon as our armored units appear under air cover, the war is over. Ibrahim said lightly, "If you agree, you will get 20 million dollars." β
Ibrahim is more concerned about getting tens of millions of dollars.
In the previous transaction with Xie Kai, I didn't get a penny of the 50 million dollar kickback, and I was cheated away by Xie Kai, and I only got 25% of the mercenary company's equity.
Letting mercenaries make quick money is his purpose.
This money is all legal and can be put into your own pocket.
"Those tanks and armored vehicles, but the Tanzanian government's fighter planes belong to Kabila. Xie Kai shook his head.
With hundreds of 59 against hundreds of tanks composed of M48 and AMX-30, and hundreds of 63 against hundreds of AMX-VCI infantry fighting vehicles, Xie Kai had no bottom in his heart.
He is confident if it is all operated by the armored forces of the PLA.
But over there, there were more than a dozen instructors in the armored corps.
Although the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in Africa is not strong, and the soldiers of the armored forces cannot even fight with the infantry, the current mercenary group cannot support this business at all.
"Borrow it for a while, and besides, you can let their soldiers participate in actual combat training!" Ibrahim still didn't give up.