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After a short Spring Festival break, Li Mo and his subordinates entered the state of work again, the army continued to be reorganized and reformed in a planned manner, and the scientific research team was still fighting on the front line, seizing every second to study the phenomena that they understood and did not understand.

"Boss, it's time for the meeting." Secretary Fan Qingqing walked into the office and said like Li Mo, today she did not wear a suit similar to that of a white-collar worker in the past, but a light green military uniform wearing a lieutenant colonel's epaulettes, a short-sleeved shirt, a black knee-length skirt, and a pair of low-heeled leather shoes made a crisp sound on the marble floor.

Li Mo looked up from behind his desk and first glanced at the time, it was 8 a.m., which was a third of the way in the morning for Somalis who had long daylight hours.

"Well, are the materials ready?" Li Mo stood up and sorted out the black military uniform on his body - this color of military uniform, in the Somali Defense Force, can only be worn by the rank of brigadier general or above, it is not the official dress of the general, but because Li Mo likes black, the previous senior officers of the Paramingchu Army also looked up to Li Mo, and gradually evolved into a kind of clothing that senior officers represent their status. Most of the time, however, the other generals rarely wore black uniforms, because it was so hot that even locals who had long since adapted to the hot climate of the region were not used to it.

At 8:15 a.m., Li Mo and Fan Qingqing came to the small conference room on the fourth floor of the Ministry of National Defense, where the commanders of the four major military regions, the heads of the three general departments, and the minister of national defense had already gathered together and waited for the arrival of their superiors.

The door of the conference room was opened by the guards, Li Mo and Fan Qingqing walked in, and the senior officers who were talking to their colleagues in a low voice immediately quieted down, stood up and looked at Li Mo who was walking towards the first place without squinting.

Standing in his own seat, Li Mo glanced at all the officers, his face was very calm, and then he lowered his hand and said, "Sit down!" ”

"The content of today's meeting has been delegated to you, and the political axe has decided that a military parade will be held on this year's National Day; The first is to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Somali Republic, and the second is to use a military parade to allow the people to review the results of the training of our Defence Force over the past two years and to demonstrate to some people the uncompromising fighting faith and courage of our Defence Force in defence of the country, territory and sovereignty. Let Major General Hussein of the General Staff explain to you the specific scale of the parade and the selection of troops participating in the parade. ”

Li Mo first set the tone for this meeting, but looked at Hussein and nodded and smiled.

On June 28, 1960, Somalia was released from the hands of the colonizers, and on July 1, the Republic of Somalia was established, which is the national day of Somalia.

Every year on the National Day, Somalia has to hold some celebrations, but there are only a few military parades in the history of the Somali Republic, and that was in the seventies and eighties, which is 30 years ago. The most recent military parade in Somalia was after the establishment of the New Deal Axe after Somalia ended the civil war in '06, when the National Defense Forces held a small mooncake event to deter the local armed forces and neighboring countries in the country, and the only troops involved were the 1st Armored Brigade and the Helicopter Unit and the Air Force.

Two years have passed, and the Somali Defence Force is no longer the rough and mixed army of the beginning, but an elite unit that has been undergoing modern military training for two years and has been eliminated many times, and in terms of weaponry, it has also changed from using old former Soviet weapons and a small number of heavy weapons to now having everything from infantry fighting vehicles to new main battle tanks, from helicopters to new third-generation fighters, and from a small navy to a missile force with strategic nuclear weapons. From electronic warfare to information warfare, the Somali Defence Forces (SDF) have initially developed the rudiments of a modern army.

However, the international situation today is volatile, and the control and influence of various Western countries over global strategic points and the plundering of resources on the one hand, and the antagonistic contradictions between the third world countries in defending their national territorial and sovereign integrity and their rejuvenation and rise are becoming more and more acute, and the differences between political economy and military confrontation and from the cultural field to ideology have made the international environment of this world bright and quiet.

As a member of the rejuvenating and rising country, it is necessary and responsible for the Somali Defence Force to work hard to complete the great rejuvenation of Somalia and to become an impregnable great wall of steel for the Somali people to defend their homeland and nation.

"Escorting peace and development in Somalia is the responsibility entrusted to us by the country and the people of the 100,000 National Defense Forces, whether in time of war or peace, the 100,000 National Defense Forces should strengthen their training and heighten vigilance, and be ready to be reviewed by the 13 million Somalis at any time, and proclaim our determination and ability to defend our homeland and country like the people of Somalia and the world with heroic posture and fearless spirit and firm conviction." Hussein did not say much about the problems that need to be solved and the difficulties faced by the parade, but as an ordinary member of the Wehrmacht, he expounded the duties and obligations of the army, and briefly explained what the Wehrmacht needs to do in the international environment.

After listening to Hussein's words, Li Mo couldn't help but applaud first, he felt that Hussein had made the most in-depth understanding and understanding of the word 'army' with his heart this time, and through the method of side elaboration, people realized that the military parade ceremony was not just a ceremony, but had an extraordinary significance.

Internally, it can help the people build up confidence in the country and the army, and through large-scale military parades and other military exercises, this more direct and eye-catching way can enhance the sense of national honor and patriotism for the motherland, and can cultivate another kind of affection between the officers and men of the army and the ordinary people through national defense education -- one is the emotion that you are me and I am you. It is necessary to make the 13 million Somali people realize that as they strive to get out of poverty and move towards a prosperous and peaceful life with the help of the political axe and themselves, there will always be such a group of people who are silently on duty at their posts, far away from their relatives and friends, and guarding them with sweat and blood.

In addition to these purposes, the most important thing in the military parade is to enhance the status of soldiers, to make the people aware of the meaning of joining the army, the promotion of the status of soldiers, will certainly make the soldiers have a deeper understanding of the word "soldier", will increase the sense of honor of soldiers.

Li Mo's original intention is this, although he does not want Somalia to become a country where militaristic ideas spread, but he also does not want soldiers to be forgotten in the corner when they silently pay for the country. Moreover, the road that Somalia is currently taking is bumpy and tortuous, and it may encounter interference from those who are unwilling to accept the resistance of a group of 'lowly peoples and weak countries'.

In the past, Li Mo was already working hard for this purpose, and he greatly improved the treatment of soldiers, which was economic, and now Li Mo intends to improve the social treatment of soldiers. As for politics, Li Mo did not have that idea, once the soldiers were full of desire and ambition for political treatment, this army would lose its fundamental purpose of defending the country and could only become a tool for some careerists and conspirators to usurp interests.

Li Mo started with the army, and his career still needs the army to protect, only when the army is more united, the less susceptible it is to external interference and temptation, so that it is convenient for him to control it for a long time.

"According to the instructions of the political axe and the General Headquarters, our General Staff has come up with a preliminary plan for this military parade, you can take a look. Because it was just a rough schedule, and there were many details in it that were not discussed, and this meeting was a meeting where everyone could talk freely. After obtaining Li Mo's consent, Major General Hussein, the chief of staff, took out a stack of documents and asked Fan Qingqing to distribute them to the officers.

Li Mo also got a copy in his hand, this document called 'Plan for Celebrating the 48th Anniversary of the Founding of the Somali Republic and the National Day Military Parade', there is only a timetable and a few regulations, and the rest is blank.

After Li Mo became deputy commander-in-chief and took back most of the powers of the General Staff, Hussein and the General Staff began to act cautiously, such as this schedule.

After analysis and discussion by the relevant departments of the General Staff Department, the scale of the exercise was limited to 6,000 people, including army infantry, mechanized infantry, armored troops, and air defense units, as well as the Air Force 'Army Aviation Regiment', Su-27SS fighter squadron, and MiG-25 interceptor detachment. helicopter formations; Strategic missile battalion.

In addition, the Capital Military Region will dispatch a mechanized infantry brigade to cooperate with the police department to strengthen the defense of the capital Mogadishu, protect the security of the entire National Day activities, and prevent sabotage by reactionary forces at home and abroad.

Originally, there was no need to discuss this issue at the meeting, but the commanders of several major military regions and brigade-level units of the army were all showing their faces for this military parade, and no one was left behind.

A military parade is not just a matter of walking a certain path and being reviewed, but also an opportunity to compete with each other within the military. Being able to participate in this military parade is tantamount to the recognition of your superiors, and your unit has the strongest team spirit, appearance, and overall combat effectiveness, and can best represent the highest level of the Somali Defense Forces. No one wants to fall behind the rest of the same branch this time.

Therefore, Hussein brought this issue to the meeting for discussion, to be precise, mainly to let Li Mo decide, before his current status is different, if he makes a decision, it will definitely cause the dissatisfaction of many powerful officers, and the consequences are unpredictable.

However, after waiting for a quarter of an hour, the first person to disagree was not the commander of the four major military regions, but a person that neither Hussein nor Li Mo expected: the commander of the strategic missile battalion, Viper.

(To be continued)