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While Li Mo was discussing the alliance and cooperation with the representatives secretly from Iran, some people who had been following the city were also talking in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, and the content of the conversation turned out to be the same as the Star Organization and Iran. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

There were six people in the heavily guarded room, led by an old black man with sparse curly white hair, who would have been recognized by outsiders if he was here: Youssef, the president of the Somali Republic.

In addition to President Yusuf, the room was attended by Major General Palermo, a newly appointed member of the National Defense Council and Minister of Defence, as well as several other high-ranking political and military officials.

The biggest reason for these people to come together this time is the recent frequent contact between the Star Organization and Iran, and the groundbreaking of a major project in the Batada Industrial Park. As the president of Somalia, Yusuf also tested Chief of Staff Hussein and learned that the cooperation between the Star Organization and Iran is to develop a new generation of main battle tanks. It is not surprising that the Somali Star Industries Group is a legal private military industrial enterprise approved by the National Defense Commission and the Somali political axe and parliament, and that it is jointly developing new weapons with other institutions. It's just that this time the movement between the two sides is a bit big, and the core of the development is actually a new generation of main battle tanks. What can be called a main battle tank has to be at least a grade like the T-72 tank at present. As a Somali Defence Force with a 'close' relationship with Xingchen Company, it will definitely be the first users of the new tank after it is developed, which is a happy thing for President Yusuf to see.

However, Yusuf still has some dissatisfaction with the cooperation between the Star Company and Iran, and he has to report such a big matter to the political axe department, although he learned from Chief of Staff Hussein that the Star Organization had reported to the military on this matter, but who doesn't know that Chief of Staff Hussein and the Star Organization are wearing a pair of pants?

"Your Excellency President, according to the information, among the people who came to Somalia secretly from Iran this time, they are headed by Major General Safavi, commander-in-chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Major General Safavi had already visited the Star Group through normal channels last time. The atmosphere at the beginning of the conversation was a little solemn, after all, it can be said that all the people present here are high-level Somali leaders, and Yusuf is the president of the country and the head of the political axe. But now the frequent contacts between the Star Organization and Iran have excluded the political axe, which can't help but make some people who belong to Yusuf's side think carefully. At this moment, there was such a sense of schadenfreude in the tone of the person who spoke.

When Yusuf heard the words of his subordinates, instead of complimenting, he glared at him. No matter how much the Star Organization cooperates with Iran and how it excludes the political axe, the Star Organization is always a banner belonging to Somalia, and everyone, as a high-level national leader, always has to protect the interests of their own country, rather than talking about it on the sidelines.

"Your Excellency, I think we should be more proactive and communicate with the Star Organization to increase our relationship with each other. In the general direction, everyone is for the interests of Somalia, and in a small way, the strength of the Star Organization, that is, the strength of the Defence Force, and the strength of the Defence Force, we can let go of our ambitions. "It was the Minister of Defense, Major General Palermo, who spoke. Since he became Minister of Defense, his identity and status have changed differently, unlike before, he is just a pawn of President Yusuf in the National Defense Committee to protect his own interests, and with the completion of the formation of the Ministry of Defense, Palermo also has a legitimate reason to participate in some specific affairs of the National Defense Forces. It was only at this time that he truly understood the difference between today's Somali Defence Forces and a year ago, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is heaven and earth.

Today's more than 60,000 Somali defense officers and soldiers, most of them have completed a new round of reequipment, and the AK-47 assault rifles provided by the Star Organization that were used before have basically all entered the reserve warehouse, and the rifles that the defense officers and soldiers are now equipped with are the small-caliber assault rifles 'Xingchen' newly researched and produced by the Star Organization, becoming the first country in Africa to equip the entire army with small-caliber rifles. In addition, the Star Group also provided a lot of conventional equipment, such as more powerful anti-tank rocket launchers, mortars, and some imitations of the Huaxia 107 rocket launchers. Coupled with sufficient logistical support and strict and scientific training methods, the overall quality of the Somali Defence Force has been greatly improved, and it has initially possessed the shadow of an elite force. In the investigation in Palermo, it was found that among the ace units such as the armored brigade, the soldiers' military skills are not only higher than those of other units, but even their educational level is higher than that of other units, and basically every soldier has a primary school education foundation, and after more than two years of rigorous training, the officers and men have initially possessed the ability to skillfully control armored weapons such as combat vehicles and tanks.

It can be said that without the Star Organization, even if Somalia had completed peaceful reunification, there would have been no changes today, and without the guns and ammunition provided by the Star Organization, these officers and soldiers from different forces still had to hold guns of different calibers and models, and without enough ammunition, everyone could not even maintain basic training. And tanks and combat vehicles, as well as helicopter gunships, can only be an illusion.

In recognition of this, Palermo felt that if Somalia wants to develop strong and make up for the stagnation or even regression of the civil war, it must put aside the interests of small groups, integrate the resources of the whole country, and develop in the most favorable way, catching up with and surpassing countries on a similar level as Somalia before the civil war.

Several times the various forces in Somalia, the only locomotive that can now be used as a locomotive to pull the almost scrapped train in Somalia is the Paraming Army, which is now the Star Organization.

President Yusuf, although he is also capable, is also the president of the country. However, his ability is more manifested in the political aspect, while the economic and military aspects are his weaknesses. The most important thing is that although the Star Organization is only a company, it has a deep relationship with the outside world, and has a close relationship with China, and now it is jointly developing the main battle tank with Iran. These external relations are also bound to affect the development of Somalia, and if they are used well, they will be a great help. And Yusuf is more than a step behind the Star Organization in this regard. He was only the leader of a local force in Somalia before, and after becoming the president of Somalia, because of Somalia's national strength, not to mention in the international arena, even in the African Union, the voice is also very weak, even if there are so many heads of state, but this relationship is more built on the presidential throne under Yusuf's ass, rather than Yusuf himself.

It can be said that what President Yusuf lacks is what the Star Organization has, and what the Star Organization lacks is what Yusuf has. As long as the two sides work closely together, they can stabilize the situation internally, deter the small and small, unite externally, and strive for more interests and the right to speak for Somalia in the international community. Only in this way will Somalia be able to embark on the fast track of development and not be further and further dislodged by other countries.

Palermo has ambitions of his own, and he is not willing to be the defense minister of a weak country with a severely weakened power. For the sake of his ambitions, he must be close to the Stellar Organization, which controls the army. But he could not betray President Yusuf. Therefore, it is a task that he must complete to match Yusuf and the Xingchen Organization more closely.

Hearing Palermo's words, the man who spoke at first jumped out impatiently and said, "Minister Palermo, what do you mean by that?" Is it to let His Excellency the President put down his noble figure to curry favor with Xingchen Company? This is not a vicious statement, and it is completely to sow discord between Yusuf and Palermo. If You Sufu is narrow-minded, he will also have a bad impression of Xingchen Company.

Speaking of which, this person was once an important assistant to Yusuf and Palermo, and when Yusuf was the head of the Somali National Liberation Front, they were in a similar position in the National Liberation Front. There was something wrong with the two sides. Later, after the peaceful reunification of Somalia, Palermo became a member of the National Defense Committee in one fell swoop, and his status suddenly came to the top. made the dissatisfaction in this person's heart deeper. It wasn't until later, when the Paramingu army used all means to control the troops, and the National Defense Council became almost a nominal top military decision-making body in Somalia, that his dissatisfaction improved, but who knows that it didn't take long for Palermo to be nominated by Yusuf to be the defense minister. This made the negative emotions such as envy, jealousy, hatred and so on in his heart emerge all at once, and he seized the opportunity to quickly jump out and accuse at this moment.

However, it is clear that this person's understanding of President Yusuf is only in the early days, and since he became president of Somalia, Yusuf's whole mentality and way of dealing with the world have changed a lot. Vision can not only change the size of a person's pattern, but also change a person's mind. How is it possible that President Yusuf today would reprimand his most important aide for a provocative remark, let alone contradict the Star Organization, the largest force in Somalia.

"Palermo, why did you have this idea? Let's talk about it carefully, why do we want to communicate with the Star Organization? Our support for them is big enough today, almost unconditionally. Yusuf didn't look at the subordinate who had jumped out in a hurry, but looked at Palermo with interest and asked.

The man who had jumped out to accuse Palermo earlier saw that the president did not reprimand Palermo as he expected, but was very interested in Palermo's opinion, and his heart was full of hatred, and his eyes were full of resentment when he looked at Palermo.

This scene was naturally seen by the hearted You Sufu, who shook his head secretly, why didn't he see that this person was such a narrow-minded villain before? Could it be that the desire for power can really make such a big difference in a person?

Palermo sorted out his thoughts for a moment, nodded and said, "Your Excellency, that's what I think. At present, although our cooperation with the Chief of Staff is unconditionally supported, the scope of cooperation between us is basically within the Defence Force. That is, to help Chief of Staff Hussein to control the army, so that although we lose control of the army, it can also stabilize the army and not cause chaos in the army that is made up of multiple local forces. It allows us to concentrate on controlling the political power and developing the country's economy and power. ”

Although this passage does not directly explain the reason for the idea put forward by Palermo, it can also be seen that Palermo's mentality has changed now, and there is even a hint of respect when talking about Chief of Staff Hussein.

(To be continued)