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News of the explosion at the Somali arsenal, which caused dozens of casualties, spread around the world through various channels that afternoon. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

There were schadenfreude, there were terror threat theorists, and criticism, disdainful rhetoric soon filled the entire Internet and some of the less formal media.

At this moment, the Somali political axe and the National Defence Force are under extreme pressure from the outside and from within. In particular, some internal forces that were already suppressed by the Palamin Army thought that they had seized the handle of their opponents, and they immediately clamored in some media at home or abroad, and public opinion against the Palamin Army and against Chief of Staff Hussein gradually raised their heads.

After receiving the report from Chief of Staff Hussein, President Yusuf froze. He had just had a deeper and more intimate cooperation with the Paraming Cook, and in the blink of an eye, something like this happened. As a politician, he not only saw the harm that this incident brought to Hussein and the Palamin Cooking Army, but also felt that Somalia has now been dragged into a big conspiracy by some conspirators, and if he is not careful, it will be a catastrophe.

When Chief of Staff Hussein tactfully hinted that the explosion of the logistics warehouse might even be the first step of the enemy's plan in the shadows, and the next step might be a large-scale invasion of Somalia by the Somaliland army across the demarcation line, Yusuf could not sit still for a moment, and hurriedly asked the National Defense Council to convene an emergency national defense meeting.

"Gentlemen, the explosion of the Defence Forces warehouse in Calis is a naked conspiracy of the enemy hidden in the shadows, a despicable calculation against Somalia." President Yusuf set the tone for the whole thing in his first sentence, and then slapped the table with an indignant face and said, "Some of our people, whose ambitions and desires can never be satisfied, have forgotten that they are soldiers, and even more so that they are Somalis, have colluded with the enemy to create such a shocking terrorist attack, tried to destroy the hard-won peace of the country for their own selfish desires, dragged Somalia back into the flames of war, and sat back and watched 10 million of our compatriots groan and die under the enemy's bullets...... Bang! I want to ask, do you still have a sense of justice? Do you still have a patriotic heart...... Well? ”

Yusuf's unathletic body leaned forward slightly, and his bare hands covered with curly fluff waved in the air for a while, and then suddenly slapped the table heavily, and a pair of selective eyes swept over everyone, making the committee members shudder, and it felt like being targeted by a cobra.

Although Hussein was also secretly surprised by the momentum of the little old man, Yusuf, who suddenly burst out, he did not feel much pressure. At this meeting, he was secretly looking at every member in the room. Even the members who were friendly or neutral to him did not miss it. Those who can easily bring outsiders into the logistics warehouse must be a powerful figure in the military, at least a brigade commander. However, the average brigade commander will not go to the logistics warehouse, and even if he does, he will not take many outsiders with him. The logistics warehouse is nominally to provide logistical material support for the garrison, but in fact it is jointly managed by the logistics office and the military district, and the position of a brigade commander is relatively insufficient. And every committee member sitting in this conference room has the ability to bring some outsiders into the logistics warehouse, and Hussein certainly will not miss this opportunity to find clues.

Just after President Yusuf shouted his anger, Hussein's heart moved. He actually saw a flash of panic in the eyes of his old rival, Commissioner Hash, although this panic came and went quickly, Hussein could guarantee that he was not mistaken, it was not an illusion.

Could it be that this internal leaker and betrayer is really this old thing? Hussein thought as he lowered his head slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Hash, the old thing, often contradicts himself, and this time he dared to eat inside and outside and participate in such a despicable conspiracy. The boss once said that it is impossible to turn each one into one's own person, as long as the maximum part of the power is firmly grasped, so that the remaining small part of the power that is not under control does not pose a mortal threat to himself. Hussein has always been based on this kind of thinking, and he did not kill Hashi and others, but who knew that these people did not know what to do and did this kind of thing. Is it the boss who is too soft-hearted, or are these people despicable?

"Chief of Staff Hussein, tell everyone about the situation at the Calis warehouse." After President Yusuf vented, his mood seemed to be softened, and he no longer spoke with the murderous spirit that he had at the beginning.

Hussein nodded and said, "Yes, President." Hussein then briefed the members on what he had in his possession, and focused on the possible consequences of the explosion at the Kalis warehouse, the most serious of which was that Somaliland could take advantage of the opportunity to take military action against Somalia.

At first, some members of the committee also planned to see Hussein's jokes. Since last year's incident in which the commanders of two infantry brigades were secretly hiding ammunition and attempting to rebel, the Somali Defence Forces (SDF) has tightened its control of the supplies of each unit and logistics warehouse, all of which are the responsibility of Chief of Staff Hussein. Now a warehouse has been infiltrated and blown up by the enemy, and although the main responsibility is due to the presence of traitors within the military, Chief of Staff Hussein is also responsible for some of the responsibility. First, Hussein is responsible for this matter, and secondly, the Wehrmacht can now be said to be under the control of Chief of Staff Hussein, and if there is a traitor, Hussein will not be able to escape. However, after listening to Chief of Staff Hussein's analysis, the bombing of the logistics warehouse not only caused the two front-line troops to not be able to supply ammunition and materials within three days, but also panicked after Somaliland seized this loophole to invade Somalia.

It's normal for people to have internal struggles, but that's when there are no enemies and no pressure from the outside. Once a foreign enemy attacks, everyone is still fighting with each other, and they can only cheapen outsiders. Everyone understands this. Therefore, the attack on Hussein had to be put aside for the time being, and he concentrated on discussing how to deal with the enemy's covert methods and the possible military threat of Somaliland.

"In order to guard against the enemy's possible next move, I ask His Excellency the President and the members present here to approve the proposal to raise the alert level of the whole matter, and hope that the political axe department will come forward to requisition trucks and other means of transport to provide logistical support for the 5th Mechanized Infantry Brigade and the 11th Infantry Brigade......"

In order to arrest the mastermind behind the rumor-mongering, under the pressure of Li Mo's big stick in his left hand and a carrot in his right hand, Yusuf and the National Defense Committee reluctantly passed and raised the national alert level to four, which is also the lowest of the four alert levels in Somalia. This time, Somalia may face a direct military threat from abroad, and the four-level alert is bound to not make Somalia understand the hidden threat, and the alert level proposed by Chief of Staff Hussein this time is three.

The meaning of the three-level alert is understood by everyone, that is, the situation is tense, there is a major anomaly in the surrounding area, which has the potential to pose a direct military threat to the country; The main work of the troops is to carry out combat readiness mobilization, strengthen combat readiness duty and communication support, and the troops on duty can carry out combat tasks at any time, pay close attention to the enemy's movements, and grasp the situation in a timely manner. From the moment the state announces that they are on third-level alert, all officers and men of the army will stop taking leave, recuperating, visiting relatives, being discharged from the army, and so on.

Once the three-level alert is activated, at least one-sixth of the more than 60,000 troops in Somalia will be on combat readiness and ready to fight. Moreover, in Somalia, the 5th Mechanized Infantry Brigade and the 11th Infantry Brigade of the Northern Military Region are basically in a state of combat readiness in peacetime. If the combat readiness duty of the third level of alert is added, the four brigade-level units of the Northern Military Region will all be on alert. Because the Calis warehouse was blown up, the capital military district, which is closest to the Northern Military District, is bound to be ready for combat mobilization and support the fighting in the north at any time.

Although everyone felt that it was too abrupt and a bit of a fuss to directly raise the army to the third level of alert, no one dared to blatantly oppose it at this time, after all, Hussein's proposal that the Somaliland army invade Somalia is such a possibility, and it is better for the Northern Military Region to be on combat readiness and alert than not ready for anything.

"I'm against it!" Just as everyone was about to raise their hands and agree to activate Level 3 Alert, a voice rang out in the conference room.

Turning a blind eye to the surprised and suspicious gazes of the people around him, Commissioner Hash said with a light smile, "I think the matter of activating the three-level alert needs to be carefully studied, because once the Wehrmacht activates the three-level alert, it will inevitably cause uneasiness in the surrounding countries and cause tension; If it leads to a misunderstanding and an armed conflict with its neighbors, it is not a good thing for Somalia, and no one can afford to take the responsibility. When Hash spoke, he deliberately glanced at Hussein, and the meaning was very clear, this responsibility is Hussein, and you can't afford it.

The two neutral members were already hesitant to start the three-level alert proposal, but when they heard the words of the hash commissioner, they couldn't help but nod. Commissioner Hash's words are very reasonable, once the three-level security is activated, countries and regions such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Somaliland around Somalia should also take corresponding precautions and order the border troops to increase their vigilance. At this time, the tense atmosphere is irrepressibly formed, and once some changes occur in the middle, there is a great possibility that armed conflict will break out between the two sides, because they are in a state of combat readiness, and the troops are very sensitive to conflicts, and the situation of armed conflict can easily be expanded, leading to war.

Moreover, as neighboring countries, most of them are not friendly with each other, and Somalia has territorial disputes or other contradictions with Kenya and Ethiopia, and conflicts are more likely. Sometimes, even if the top leaders on both sides are reluctant to clash, the top leaders who are far away from the border are unable to grasp the border dynamics in time, coupled with the capabilities of the border soldiers and commanders and other unexpected circumstances, once out of control, the consequences are unimaginable.

(To be continued)