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"General Li, introduce yourself, strictly, from the General Staff. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" The short and fat little old man in civilian clothes with Ding Huiqiang stretched out his hand towards Li Mo and smiled gently.

Ding Huiqiang interjected at the right time, "Li Mo, this is General Yan of the General Staff, I came to Africa this time on a mission, and I came to the embassy to check the work status of the military attaché here!" ”

"Hello General Yan, welcome to Somalia." Li Mo shook hands with the general of the General Staff affectionately. But in my heart, I was guessing the meaning of this person.

From Ding Huiqiang's words, Li Mo believed that General Yan of the General Staff Department had come to Africa for a mission, but he could come to the Huaxia Embassy in Somalia to guide the work of the military attaché, and Li Mo was suspicious.

The military attache is a special type of diplomat, a diplomatic representative of the country's power, and a military assistant to the head of the embassy. In general, military attachés are appointed by the defense and military departments of the sending country and are dispatched with the consent of the receiving country.

Taking Huaxia as an example, the Military Commission instructed the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the General Staff Department to select politically reliable, professionally proficient, and well-behaved officers from all over the army, with the rank of colonel to major general. Peacetime work is managed by both the embassy and the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the General Staff. It is rare for a general of the General Staff to be sent to a foreign country to guide the work of military attachés.

Li Mo vaguely guessed something in his heart, but he didn't express it.

Because there was still a little time to go, before the banquet began, several people sat in the reception room, casually chatting about some recent international events. However, because of each other's identities, some topics related to national foreign policy and sensitive affairs have not been mentioned by everyone.

At half past six, the dinner party started on time. The people who attended the banquet, except for Li Mo and Fan Qingqing, were all high-ranking members of the embassy, such as the ambassador, the chief military attache and other military attachés, several counselors, plus General Yan Yan of the General Staff and Colonel Ding Huiqiang Ding of the Military Commission.

No matter where Chinese people go, there is almost a convention, that is, talking about things at the dinner table. Li Mo is now an outsider in terms of identity and nationality. But everyone is Chinese, and the atmosphere is also lively when the cup is changed.

"General Li, last time, due to Comrade Huiqiang's mistakes in his work, we got some wrong news and made some attitudes that violated the friendly relations between the two sides. General Yan also keenly grasped the change in the atmosphere on the wine table, and suddenly said with a serious look on his red face, then picked up the wine glass and drank the Moutai in less than half a tael.

On the red face, I couldn't tell whether it was because I was sorry or because I drank too much.

But in any case, this sentence and this attitude are very illustrative. Huaxia released goodwill, and lowered his posture very low. It is rare for a general of the General Staff to personally apologize.

Fortunately, this move happened at the wine table, and he was 'half-drunk', and what he said and what he talked about, the advantages were naturally counted, and the disadvantages were naturally lost after drinking madness, which was not accurate. But who cares? Just make these words and this attitude. Everyone knows what the hell is going on.

Li Mo picked up his wine glass and smiled, and said, "General Yan is serious. The relationship between Somalia and China has a long history, and Zheng He, a navigator of the Ming Dynasty, has brought a fleet to trade with Somalia. Our friendship is eternal, where does the rift come from? ”

Ambassador Wang Gongzan finally paid attention to Li Mo, a young man in a high position, and said with a smile, "General Li is right, come on, toast to Huasuo friendship!" ”

Wine over three rounds of food over five flavors. A group of people with different minds, like old friends who have been friends for decades, finished a meal with a unique Chinese flavor.

After a full meal and wine, the group returned to the reception room. Li Mo is an old smoker, and regardless of the occasion, he took out a pack of cigarettes and lit it, and took a puff in obsession.

General Yan held a cup of tea in both hands, handed Song Zhe a look, and lowered his head to take a sip of tea.

"General Li, there is one thing that my country's political axe hopes to get help from your country." Military Attache Song looked at Li Mo and said.

"Oh? Colonel Song, please? Li Mo said secretly, nodding with a smile.

"General Lee, here's the thing. The first batch of our Gulf of Aden escort squadron has been on a mission in the Gulf of Aden for three months, and we hope that your country will allow our squadron to replenish at a certain port of your country, and all the expenses required will be paid by us. Military Attache Song said with a sincere gaze. It seems that the escort formation has reached the point of running out of ammunition and food.

Li Mo didn't agree directly, and said after a slight sigh, "There is no problem with our country's political axe to help your country fight the supply of ships against pirates. However, there are still some issues to be discussed about how to replenish supplies. ”

The size of the escort group sent by various countries to the Gulf of Aden is more than a year earlier than in the previous life, and the scale is also much smaller. Mainly because Somalia is now peacefully united, and not many people join the pirates. On board the land, the IDF has had several targeted strikes, and Somali piracy is no longer a trend. Most of them are still active on a few small offshore islands in northeastern Somalia.

And the supply proposed by Song Zhe, Li Mo knew that it was purely an excuse. The escort formations in Huaxia have special supply ships, and the time for carrying out the mission is not very long. At most, you need to replenish some fresh water, vegetables and fruits. Others, such as ammunition and fuel, Somalia cannot help.

The main purpose of Huaxia raising this matter at this time is probably to deepen relations with Somalia through supplies.

Because the escort in the Gulf of Aden was approved by the United Nations. Generally speaking, except for some of the countries that want to be resupplied by themselves, the rest of the supplies are obtained from the neighboring friendly countries. So far, Somalia has not provided port supplies to any country. At most, countries procure some of their own needs and transport them themselves through civilian vessels.

Huaxia's proposal to supply at Somali ports is more beneficial than disadvantageous for Somalia and Huaxia. Somalia now needs the support of the great powers, and how can it get the support of the great powers? It is to have benefits. Somalia has always had a good relationship with China. At least that's the impression from the outside world. The replenishment of the Chinese fleet in Somalia has deepened some people's speculation about this 'intimate relationship'. Somalia needs to create this impression on the outside world, and China is naturally willing to do so, declaring its presence and relations in East Africa to the world.

Li Mo and Song Zhe briefly discussed, and finally reached an agreement on the issue of the replenishment of the formation in the Gulf of Aden of the Chinese Navy. The escort squadron of the Gulf of Aden of the Huaxia Navy will send supply ships to directly purchase supplies at the port of Mogadishu, or they can make a list and hand it over to the Somali government to handle, but Huaxia will have to pay for the procurement.

The issue that Li Mo raised to discuss was that he did not want the Huaxia Navy combat ships to appear in Somali ports. The Somali Navy today has only two large missile boats and a few converted armed speedboats. If a guided missile destroyer of the Chinese Navy appears in a Somali port, not only will the strength of the Chinese Navy be exaggerated, but the impression of China's strength will naturally appear in the minds of the Somali people, which is unfavorable to the Somali political axe and military.

Just like in China at the beginning of the twentieth century, ordinary people had no intuitive impression of the power of the great powers. Understand that what you hear is passed on by others. But why were most of the Chinese people at that time afraid of the foreign powers? The armies of the great powers in Lend-Lease and some ports, as well as the 'huge' naval warships, are an important reason for this phenomenon.

The display of force in front of others is something that no ruler wants to see.

Leaving the embassy, Li Mo informed Hussein of the supply of the Huaxia escort fleet in Somalia, and asked the General Staff to take charge of the matter.

"Qingqing, why are you saying that tonight's banquet is so strange?" Li Mo looked at the various neons in the night market in the southern district through the car window, and asked lightly.

"What's weird?" Fan Qingqing's mind couldn't turn for a while.

"I thought that tonight they would come up with some settlement, such as some compensation for Somalia and something like that. But in the end, it is to release such a meaning, and the rest is the supply of the so-called escort formation. Li Mo said with a frown.

Huaxia has repeatedly 'hurt' his feelings, and Li Mo's dissatisfaction exists, but he will not turn away Huaxia's goodwill because of 'hurt feelings'. There are no permanent enemies and friends between countries, only permanent interests. Somalia seems to be strong, but in the international community, it is still a weak country. This is not at all something that can be changed by one or two conflicts and one or two weapons.

Somalia's GDP in a year is not as good as that of a province in China, and such a huge gap must mean that Somalia is in great need of the help of a country with strong economic strength like China.

It is better to cooperate with those foreign devils than with Huaxia. Although they are all cooperation between the interests of countries, China is thousands of miles away, and there are very few direct conflicts with Somalia. That's it for the so-called long-range close attack.

However, Li Mo also knows that now the identities and statuses of the two sides are different, and they can't be rash, and they should be vigilant.

"Boss, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, they must understand. If we are too eager, it is easy to arouse our suspicions, and we will pay a greater price. Fan Qingqing's eyes rolled and he said a reason.

Li Mo thought about it and felt that it made sense, it seemed that he was in a hurry. Haha smiled, put his arm around Fan Qingqing's head, and took a sip on her face, which looked delicate because of drinking.

"Forget it, let's wait and talk! Either way, it shouldn't be me who is most anxious right now. Li Mo finally figured out the doubts in his mind and said with a smile.

Because it was very late, Li Mo did not go to the hotel, but went directly back to his home in the villa area of the General Staff Department.

(To be continued)