Chapter 40: Desperate Pursuit

The stability of the capital and the war in the east are two extremes of contrast, Domingo hates the PLF, which brought them disaster this time, and even hates Almas, the deputy leader of the PLLF, because this guy is the one who brought them this catastrophe. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It was his own fault, but now the disaster is shared by all, and in this retaliation by the government forces, UNITA has suffered no less than peace, if not greater.

However, he could only bear this bitter fruit in silence, because it was impossible for him to stand up and cooperate with the government army, and in turn accuse Almas, who was also his ally. If there was the slightest possibility, he would have done so, but now UNITA has lost the basis on which it stands, and if it wants to survive, it must rely on the support of the Americans.

In addition to the fact that the Americans will not allow him to do this, there is another reason that the government army is different from the Nanyang Security Company. They don't care who is in charge of the kidnapping case, they just want to use the topic to play and fight against dissidents.

Domingo also regretted that he had underestimated Nanyang Security, he had thought that a commercial company would not start a war because of the death of a few people, but they really dared to do so.

And Dos Santos is even more cunning, taking this opportunity to launch a brazen attack, which is not at all as thunderous and rainy as before. In order to curry favor with Evan Zhou, in order to create a peaceful environment in Angola, he has become the least concerned about international influence.

Because of their lack of defense, UNITA suffered heavy losses this time, losing the last diamond mine they controlled, and had to go into exile in Zambia.

"Chief Domingo, Ronaldo has sent back information from Lusaka that the Zambian side has agreed to our presence in the Zambezi region and is also willing to provide a channel to South Africa for us to get to South Africa. However, since six Chinese have died and Zambia is cooperating more and more with China, they will not support us in official channels. ”

Domingo was so sad that he couldn't even get out of the fire, and sighed, "They should know very well that this time it was not our doing. And we can't go to South Africa, although the South African government is willing to support us, but if we go to South Africa, it means that we have lost the foundation of our existence. Let Ronaldo go to South Africa and help us find some support, we must not leave Angola for a long time. ”

His eyes looked at the western sky, and soon his eyes filled with tears. It was his hometown, and now, he was driven to Zambia, far from his homeland.

It took him a while to come to his senses and wipe away his tears. "Help me get in touch with Evan Zhou, I need to talk to him, and now we can only rely on him."

"He's our enemy, and it's all because of him this time."

"Yes, but there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."

In Lubumbashi, three hundred kilometers away from them, Almas drove the car into an ordinary compound with a dozen of his attendants. A leather factory on the outskirts of Lubumbashi, ostensibly owned by a local Congolese businessman, has been an industry controlled by Almas's Liberation Front.

Compared to the decadent and sad Domingo, Almas is more angry and uneasy. The SPLF has always survived between government forces and UNITA, secretly developing its own forces, but this blow has shown Almas that his strength is still too weak.

Not to mention the government army, even Nanyang Security, a commercial company, seems to be much stronger than him. Considering the security team of more than 10,000 people revealed in the media, and the support of a consortium of hundreds of billions of dollars behind it, he now really regrets following the orders of the Americans and provoking them.

Almas still doesn't understand why the Americans did this, just killing a few people, why it caused such a big storm, what is there in it that he doesn't know?

But whatever the reason, there is no turning back for him now. As long as Nanyang Security finds out that this matter was done by itself, it will definitely not let go of itself as the culprit.

Now, he can only continue to rely on the Americans.

He lay alone in the room for a long time, then stood up and strode to the door. "Zulu, bring me my satellite phone, I want the Americans to give us a little more weapons."

The fact that the leaders of both powers have fled, and that a small number of the ordinary people who follow them have fled as refugees to two neighbouring countries, means that the fighting in Angola has gradually subsided.

Colonel Konthos was very pleased with the military operation, and even in the civil war, such a big victory was very rare. Although it is not enough to uproot the two major opposition, the peace situation in Angola will not change much, at least in the short term.

Cai Ajiu, who was watching the excitement, found a problem for himself this time, he came to the eastern battlefield with Santiago, although he did not directly participate in the battle, but he also directly entered the battlefield.

However, when the war ended, he had to get bogged down in the aftermath.

In just one week of fighting, UNITA and SLA suffered 2,000 casualties, while more than 300 were killed on the side of the Angolan government forces.

The security company was equipped with advanced Sar-21 automatic rifles, a fool-like rifle that can quickly turn a newcomer into a sharpshooter, and everyone had body armor, so the death toll was not much, just over 20 people, and the injured security guards were less than 50.

But all these comforts, aftercares, healing, transportation, all the trivial matters were pressed on Cai Ajiu and Santiago. They chartered the only large transport plane of the Angolan Air Force and transferred all the dead and wounded to the capital, Luanda, and some of the seriously wounded were sent abroad for medical treatment.

Then the remaining security guards must be reorganized, weapons and ammunition will be cleared, some of the local losses caused by them will be counted, and everyone will be counted for their exploits in battle, so that they can be rewarded for their merits later.

More importantly, they have to do a good job of logistics services for Billy Yang's cross-border pursuit of the murderer. Because after receiving a phone call, Youngbilly had already organized an 80-member task force to prepare to enter the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and hunt down Almas, who had absconded there.

Domingo contacted Santiago de Angola through the branch of Nanyang Security in Zambia, but Santiago did not dare to take matters into his own hands and reported the situation to Zhou You, who was dealing with the aftermath in Luanda.

For Domingo, who was almost driven to a dead end, Zhou You did not have the slightest sympathy, even if he had nothing to do with this kidnapping case, but standing on the opposite side of history, his fate would definitely not be good.

Dos Santos has grown stronger and stronger in Angola until he is reborn in the presidency and he simply has no basis to challenge. Since 2002, when UNITA leader Savimbi was killed, UNITA has not been threatened.

However, Zhou You is still very willing for him to take the initiative to find himself to cooperate. After all, he is not his main opponent, and he can also take this opportunity to ease the relationship between the two sides, so as not to form a mortal enemy, and to guard against them in the future.

On the phone, Zhou You directly agreed to act as a mediator between him and President Dos Santos. But since it is not yet known what President dos Santos thinks, Zhou Yu did not agree to any conditions, only willing to ensure his safety during this period.

And Domingo also confessed to Zhou You, and the United States began to lobby him, and after unsuccessful, he tricked Alsace into attacking Zhou You's company.

On the American side, a colonel named Larison has long been engaged in underground activities in the African region, and once served as a military attaché in Zambia.

In addition, Domingo also revealed several Alsace strongholds in the DRC to Zhou You, although he seemed to be more like a knife to kill people, but Zhou You was still willing to accept his favor.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the layout of travel is deeper than that of Angola, because although the mainland government has been providing continuous assistance to the DRC, the DRC does not have strong control over other regions except the capital region and the Katanga region.

More than a decade ago, the tiny country of Rwanda would have occupied half of their country. Later, with the help of foreign troops, they were able to achieve victory. After the withdrawal of the multinational forces, the national struggles within them have been very frequent and wars have continued.

It was exactly ten years since Kabila's army captured the capital, Kinshasa, in '97, and the country changed its name from Zaire back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, the war of independence of many provinces and ethnic groups has been going on, and Zhou remembers that next year, the Congo will be rekindled again, and the large cities in the northeast of the country will fall. But because I didn't know much about the country at the time, the memories of traveling around were a little too vague.

Although the memory is vague, as long as you know that they will have a war next year, there is a chance to speculate on the trip. Therefore, since the security company began to enter Africa, Zhou You's been focusing on the layout of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Although the country has always been the least developed country in the world, it is rich in natural resources and is known as the world's warehouse of raw materials, the gem of Central Africa and a geological wonder. The country contains a variety of non-ferrous metals, rare metals and non-metallic minerals. The country's cobalt deposits are the largest in the world, and the reserves of gold and copper, including zinc, manganese, and diamonds, are among the highest in the world.

In addition, the DRC's large African forest is the second largest in the world after the Amazon forest, and the DRC alone accounts for more than half of the area. Of this, 80 million hectares can be mined, and the average annual recycling of timber is 6 million cubic meters.

In addition, there are 22 kinds of precious wood, including ebony, mahogany, rosewood, and yellow lacquer wood. These are all resources that are urgently needed in the mainland in the future, how can Zhou You be willing to give up!

Therefore, after getting this news, Zhou You immediately ordered Yang Billy to enter the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to carry out the mission. And he was finally able to leave Luanda temporarily without acting in front of reporters and go to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kinshasa is the new XC city with the largest population in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for thousands of years, Lubumbashi in the Katanga region has been the largest city in central Africa. But Kinshasa now has a population of more than 10 million, and in a few decades it has far surpassed Lubumbashi to become the second most populous city in Africa after Cairo.

It's just that although the population here is large, it is very poor, which makes it not ranked in the top ten cities in Africa. In 2006, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the entire DRC was just over $10 billion, with a population of 70 million and less than one-tenth of the wealth of a traveling individual.

The trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo was facilitated by the use of dos Santos's diplomatic channels after informing President dos Santos of Domingo's request.

Dos Santos is well aware of the purpose of Zhouyou, but because Zhouyou's public opinion storm in Angola is too big, he is also willing to leave Luanda temporarily and shift his focus. What's more, he can also deflect pressure from the United States, so it only took a few hours to arrange this temporary visit.

Kinshasa is only 500 kilometres from Luanda, and in less than an hour, the circumferential plane lands at Kinshasa's Enziri airport. On the plane, Zhou You also saw the world's closest two capitals, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Brazzawi in the Congo, separated only by the Congo River.

Gracia, who accompanied Zhou You, couldn't help but whisper when he walked out of the cabin playing with Zhou You's arms: "I came, I saw, I conquered." Zhou You, who was still brewing emotions, almost couldn't help laughing.

What is even more unexpected is that a large number of military vehicles and high-end cars are parked on the apron of the airport. He couldn't help but look back and ask Santiago, who had come with him. "How did the DRC presidential palace reply? Who will be arranged to meet me at the airport? ”

"They did not give a direct reply, and the Kinshasa branch did not receive any information."

Zhou You slowly walked down the gangway, his eyes surveying the crowd below, and when he saw a tall and burly young black man, everything understood, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart.

He never imagined that it would be the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who personally greeted him at the airport.

Joseph Kabila, a young man born in 71, is only 36 years old this year, and when he was 30 years old, he ascended to the presidency because his father Laurent Kabila was shot dead by his subordinates.

Zhou You had just read his profile on the plane and knew that he had been fighting with adults since he was a child, and in '97 his father captured the capital and became president, and he became the deputy chief of staff of the army, and in '99 he became commander-in-chief, the supreme leader of the Congolese army, when he was only 28 years old.

Before he could get down the ramp, Kabila greeted him first. In a somewhat awkward but skillful Chinese, he said: "Mr. Zhou, welcome to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and I warmly welcome you on behalf of the 70 million people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo." ”

A trace of surprise appeared on Zhou You's usually quiet face, and Gracia couldn't help but say: "God, Your Excellency President, you speak Chinese so fluently!" ”