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At this time of year in North Africa, the weather is dry and hot, walking in the desert under the scorching sun, the whole body is like an 'air-dried chicken' hanging on the beams of the house.

Zhou Quanbei can now understand why the mummies of ancient Egypt, even if they have been preserved to this day, are still so intact.

This is basically pure natural and pollution-free.

At this time, excluding the all-staff battle sequence of 300 people, plus the think tank and public relations team, the total number of people in the team was about 350 people.

And among them, Zhou Quanbei's direct control of the 'salary' has probably occupied about two hundred and twenty, which has reached Zhou Quanbei's expectations.

In addition to two 'Challenger 2' tanks of the empire on which the sun never sets, the team also has more than a dozen Land Rover off-road diesel vehicles, more than a dozen British semi-armed personnel carriers, and 40 large trucks. There are countless kinds of firearms and ammunition.

A large group of people and horses, walking on the desolate path by the desert, are particularly conspicuous.

And the reason why Zhou Quanbei put on such a big show was also after careful consideration.

If the team is only a small group of a dozen people, Zhou Quanbei may choose to detour from Ethiopia and Kenya, which are safer, to reach the destination, but then again, if it is only a dozen people, when you arrive at that land, no matter how advanced your equipment is, I am afraid that you will not even be able to make a splash.

Of course, the most important reason for this is that this land is not the traditional sphere of influence of the Dutch. Even if Zhou Quanbei could get some help from the surrounding powers in the name of Weir Company, it would be extremely limited.

Although Gong Xue didn't understand the deep meaning of Zhou Quanbei's trip, she knew that with Zhou Quanbei's temperament, she would never make such a big move.

It's just that this dry and hot weather really makes her a girl, and she can't bear it.

Jumping into the off-road vehicle that Zhou Quanbei was riding, Gong Xue put down the scarf covering her face, "Brother Zhou, the conditions here are too bad, otherwise, let's rest during the day and hurry at night." The weather at night should be better than during the day, right? ”

Zhou Quanbei smiled faintly, "Brother Gong, do you know?" Near us, I am afraid that there are no less than a dozen armed forces, the number of people per share, a few hundred, many thousands, you say, will they watch us leave safely with such a large number of supplies? ”

Gong Xue couldn't help frowning, she had heard of the security situation here, but she had never really seen it, at this time, listening to Zhou Quanbei, she couldn't help but say with some disapproval: "Brother Zhou, you are too worried, right?" Don't forget, there are so many of us, and besides, under the banner of the Netherlands and the British Empire, these people shouldn't have such courage, right? ”

Zhou Quanbei smiled faintly, lit a cigarette by himself, but directly ignored Gong Xue.

Although Gong Xue was dissatisfied, she had no choice, but leaning on Zhou Quanbei's side, her mood calmed down a bit.

And Zhou Quanbei was rapidly calculating the gains and losses in his mind.

Although this operation seems to be a huge scale, the labor force is moving, and the investment is a bit staggering, but Zhou Quanbei knows that in this land, there are treasures comparable to gold everywhere.

Near the destination of Zhouquanbei on this trip, there are not only the secret treasures and diamond mines left by the general, but also a small oil field and several rare metal deposits, especially near the valley of a certain Turkish settlement, there is also a medium-sized uranium mine, which in later generations made the American Jew count the money until his hands cramped.

It's a pity that he was too arrogant and failed to take into account the interests of all parties, and was assassinated during a trip to the mine, and hundreds of millions of family fortunes were also divided up by several widows and inherent forces.

Taizu said, 'Power comes out of the barrel of a gun.' ’

Since he decided to do a great career there, Zhou Quanbei certainly understood that what was the most important thing was the most important thing.

And the most important thing is that that land, due to historical remnants, belongs to the border of many countries and ethnic groups, and the territory and sovereignty are entangled even in later generations.

If it weren't for the American Jew's predecessor who made a windfall from uranium mines, I am afraid that this situation would have been maintained forever.

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Two days later, in the evening, they arrived at a small oasis on the edge of the desert, close to the border with powerful Ethiopia.

In the past two days, although Zhou Quanbei and his party suffered some small-scale tribal armed attacks on the way, the problem is not serious.

At this time, although it was evening, it was already around 8 o'clock in the evening due to the sunshine.

Zhou Quanbei directly informed Meng, the leader of the team, to camp here and rest.

Soon, various military tents were erected, and Mon quickly sent soldiers to find water.

Mont is in his early forties this year, is a pure Dutch native, a native of Van Gogh, tall, powerful and strong, with silver-white hair, which is particularly eye-catching. He has more than ten years of military experience, has garrison experience in many places, and was a member of a mercenary organization in Israel before joining the dragon company in Zhou Quanbei.

In the tent, Meng took out a military map and placed it in front of Zhou Quanbei, "Boss, about 100 kilometers due south, you have reached the border with Ethiopia. But they're not as easy to talk to as they are here, you see? Moreover, this is an important place of activity for the opposition tribes in the south, and we must make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Meng can speak fluent Chinese and communicate with Zhou Quanbei without any problems.

Of course, Zhou Quanbei understood what Meng meant, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

Ethiopia, a military power in Africa, or at least, a North African power, is not so easy to fool compared to chaotic Somalia.

At this time, the area where Zhou Quanbei is located is an important activity place for a southern tribe in Somalia. For them, they don't care about human rights and laws, food, gold and women are what they need most.

The problem of Somalia has been around for a long time, but the most important problem is poverty.

Even, since the sixties and seventies of the last century~ begin, in order to raise funds, some coastal tribes have armed up to agree with Western giant cargo ships to dump countless industrial garbage on the coastline of Somalia for only about 10,000 US dollars.

The most important thing is that the land here is barren, not to mention minerals, even bird feathers are difficult to have.

It is no wonder that later generations described this as a land forgotten by God.

Of course, Zhou Quanbei will not have any interest in this land. He is not God, much less a savior.

At this time, hearing Meng's words, Zhou Quanbei's face also became slightly gloomy.

This trip, although it was carefully planned by Zhou Quanbei, but ~, with Zhou Quanbei's strength at this time, after all, the energy is limited, and many things can only be improvised.

Of course, the advantage of this is that even you believe in yourself. The downside, but it's also obvious, for example, right now.

"It doesn't matter if you send a public relations team to contact the Egyptian side as soon as possible and spend a little more money. We need to get to our destination as soon as possible. Also, Mon, you send someone to contact the nearby tribal forces, and I need to let them know that we have no ill will towards them. ”

Meng nodded, and hurriedly walked out of the tent.

Gong Xue walked in with some dissatisfaction at this time, "Brother Zhou, I can't stand such a day." I don't care, you have to make it up to me. And ~~~, I'm going to take a shower. ”

Zhou Quanbei couldn't help laughing, "At the beginning, I didn't let you come, you cried and shouted that you were coming, what's wrong now?" Fu'er? ”

Gong Xue stood up instantly, and her little hand accurately grabbed Zhou Quanbei's arm, "Brother Zhou, I don't care." Anyway, I can't stand such days. ”

Zhou Quanbei couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, "Please, eldest lady, this is the desert, where are you going to take a bath?" Hold on a little longer, and when we reach our destination, you can return to civilization. ”

Although Gong Xue was angry, she also knew that Zhou Quanbei was telling the truth, so she had to reluctantly accept the reality.

After a simple dinner, standing outside the tent, looking at the busy soldiers, and looking at the bright full moon in the sky, Zhou Quanbei's mind also relaxed a lot.

Gong Xue also quieted down, standing quietly beside Zhou Quanbei, not knowing what she was thinking.

These soldiers are very professional, after all, they eat the bowl of rice with their heads pinned to their belts.

Zhou Quanbei couldn't help but think of the life of the 'Sultan' back then, if, in this kind of place, dozens of big tents were set up and hundreds of exotic beauties were raised, then the small days must be quite nourishing.

Especially its religious tradition, those exotic beauties, only when they see the Sultan himself, can take off the veil that covers his face.

But at this time, a series of crisp gunshots not far away interrupted Zhou Quanbei's dream.

In a moment, Liu Di and several others surrounded him and firmly protected Zhou Quanbei in the middle.

Gong Xue didn't expect this to happen, so Xiaoshou hurriedly grabbed Zhou Quanbei's big hand and leaned on Zhou Quanbei's arms.

Zhou Quanbei didn't panic too much at this time, "What the hell are you panicking about?" There are so many of us, and we are still afraid of a few imps. The gunfire is not dense, Brother Liu Cut, you go over there to see what happened. ”

"Yes!" Liu Ju hurriedly picked up the gun and loaded it, and quickly ran in the direction of the gunshot.

Soon, he rushed back with Meng, and Meng said, "Boss, there was a little accident ahead. There were more than a dozen people trying to get close to our camp, and we had already killed 8 of them, but they brought us bad news. ”

Zhou Quanbei's brows furrowed tightly, "Meng~~, I think you should understand, here, who is the boss!" ”

Meng originally wanted to take care of it, but when he saw Zhou Quanbei's face, he reacted and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, boss." Representatives of our public relations team sent out to engage with the local armed forces were kidnapped by them. They want to demand a ransom of $5 million from us. Otherwise, the ticket will be torn up. ”

When Zhou Quanbei heard this, he lit a cigarette, and there was an unstoppable abusive aura between his eyebrows, but at the corner of his mouth, there was a smile that others couldn't detect at all.

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