"Mr. Michelle, what's going on?" Lin Rui frowned.

The silver wolf was silent for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Things in Africa." Do you remember our previous operations in Africa?"

"Remember, our previous business in Africa already accounted for more than 70% of the entire mercenary market. However, after the establishment of the Mercenary Alliance, we successively gave away some of our shares to other companies. At the moment we account for about 42 percent of the African mercenary market. These include military training and defense contracts. "Shogishi has an excellent memory.

"That's right. "But in the last two months, there have been riots in several countries with which we have contractual relations. Local armed forces of different factions sprang up almost as if they had been agreed. Exhausted by the panther Gourley, who is in charge of African affairs. I came to him this time to ask about this situation. ”

"Mr. Gooray is here. A mercenary whispered.

"Alright, let him in. Silver Wolf Michelle whispered.

Black Panther Guray, dressed in a camouflage uniform, walked in. His face was not pretty, and he seemed a little tired and anxious.

"Come and sit, it just so happens that Kobayashi and Angel are also there. The silver wolf nodded.

Black Panther Guray nodded, "Silver Wolf, we're in trouble this time. ”

"Tell me, what's going on?" said Silver Wolf Michelle, frowning.

"Since last month, several countries with which we have a defense contract relationship have all been plunged into war. Black Panther Gourley turned on his computer and turned the screen towards them. "Here and here, and here. ”

"As a military company, we have a congenital shortcoming, and that is the staffing problem. We can't have a large number of troops and put them into the battlefield at the same time. The simultaneous civil strife in these countries, and the fact that they have defence contracts with us means that we are seriously understaffed. Shogishi reacted first.

"Yes, we have a force of about three thousand people. But it is not possible to devote itself to multiple battlefields at the same time. Black Panther Guray nodded. "Our defences are stretched. To put it simply, the scope of our contract is too large to afford. We're struggling to cope these days. ”

"Has this happened before?" Lin Rui frowned.

"Nope. If such small countries are in peacetime, we only need to provide them with military trainers. Therefore, the personnel investment is not very large, but in the event of a more serious war, the government army cannot support it, then according to our contract, we must provide them with military assistance. As a result, we are strained by personnel. ”

Black Panther Guray explained. "Originally, if we were fighting in two or three countries, and we were assisting the government forces in their operations, we would still be able to cope with it. And it can't be so coincidental that there are civil strife in multiple contracting countries at the same time, but it's strange that a lot of things just come together. Let's be overwhelmed for a while. ”

"What is the scale of the battle?" said the Silver Wolf with a frown.

"Most of it is the scale of regional conflicts. There are several countries where the conflict has escalated and there is a risk of falling into a situation of protracted war. "I don't even know how long we'll be able to hold out." In terms of our current strength. ”

"But is it possible? why are all these small countries fighting at the same time?" said Shogan.

"There's definitely something wrong with that. Black Panther Guray nodded, "We have made military assessments of these countries before, and we have done it in detail, so there will be no mistake at all." Our prediction is that, unless it is a foreign invasion. Otherwise, according to the strength of the opposition forces within them, it would not have been possible to break out into a large-scale war. It is precisely because of this that we have not deployed a large number of troops. ”

"In other words, the opposition forces in these small African countries have suddenly grown stronger and have the strength to fight the government army?" Lin Rui frowned.

"It's not very logical. Shogishi shook his head.

"Then what's the problem behind this?" said the silver wolf with a frown.

"Although the government forces of these small countries are not strong, they are usually regular armed forces, not ordinary local armed forces that can be matched. In a short period of time, the local armed forces can quickly grow up to fight the government army, which requires a lot of money and weapons assistance. Behind this, there is only one possibility, that is, there are external forces involved. Lin Rui nodded.

"For example?" said Angel, frowning.

"I understand what you mean, you mean, for example, the intervention of the forces of Western countries. But at present, it doesn't look like it, because there is no obvious relationship of interest. If the Western powers want to intervene in the internal wars and turmoil of African countries, they will certainly have their interests appealing. No one will support * armed forces in vain, unless they can get the benefits. But this time it doesn't seem like it, and that's where my headache lies. Black Panther Guray frowned.

"Maybe it's a private force. Lin Rui said in a low voice, "The Secret Society." The Red Baron has been dormant for a long time, and according to his temper he will not be dormant for long. And this time, instead of obvious economic gains, he wants more covert de facto control of these areas. ”

The panther Gourley's face changed slightly, "But we didn't find any traces of their activities before. If the Order's forces were to make a move, we wouldn't be able to fail to find a clue. ”

"Maybe they're getting smarter. These African countries are ethnically diverse and armed with local warlords and clans. By supporting local armed forces and clan forces on the ground, they only need to invest money to start a local conflict. It is not visible. When the conflict has reached a certain scale, they intervene. By controlling these local warlords, de facto control of those areas. The silver wolf groaned.

"And they're very familiar with our mode of operation and know that our forces can't sustain operations in multiple areas. All their choices are also and special. Look at this map. Shogishi pointed to the map on his computer. "None of these countries are next to each other, but they are not too far from each other. This is the mercenary who forced the Black Panther Guray to be a firefighting team. In these countries, they fought and fought, but they could never be extinguished. ”

"Yes, because this one piece was extinguished, there is another. One after another, the only amount of troops in our hands is gradually depleted in the movement. "So the conflict sites they chose were very particular and not too close, because then we would be too easy to reach." It's not too far away, forcing us not to let it go. ”

"This man is very military talented, and he is a great talent. Because he knows how to command operations on a relatively large scale. And there is only one such person, the Red Baron. The silver wolf sighed.