Chapter 1166: Watson Base 3
In fact, these fighters are all old equipment used by the US military that is about to be phased out of the combat sequence, but even these old goods are not sold to Rohm by the US military.
Selling fighter jets is not selling cabbage, whoever wants to buy them can sell them to whomever they want, the US government and the US military have to consider many aspects, and even a big country like China does not sell them, let alone you have a single Roma.
At this time, the role of the poor government of Somalia came into play, and no matter how poor the people were, it was still a regime recognized by the US government.
Naturally, Roma was instigating Abdullah to negotiate with the United States in the name of the Somali government. In addition, Rohm himself had some connections on the American side to help beat the side drum, so he took great pains to buy these fighters.
But the United States is not a fool, knowing that the Somali government cannot afford these things, and will not slaughter Roma, a Kaizi, for nothing, and this kind of old plane brazenly asks for $100 million per plane, and ten planes are one billion dollars. There are also treaties governing the use of war against countries other than Somalia.
Of course, with the permission of the United States, it is necessary to cooperate with U.S. actions in relevant maritime areas if necessary. This is the consistent style of the United States, and if you spend money to buy my weapons, you have to listen to me. This is tantamount to the establishment of a military point here by the United States without spending money and making money.
Rohm knows that he has been slaughtered by others, but he really needs it, and buying this kind of thing can only be used by giving the world's strongest military power the benefit of peace of mind, and if you buy someone else's United States, others may not dare to sell it as soon as it pressurs it.
What's more, buying this kind of thing is not as simple as buying an airplane, but also having relevant supporting facilities, and the United States is the most powerful in this regard, which can provide network support at any point in the world, including Somalia.
However, there are two sides to everything, and being slaughtered like this is equivalent to establishing a certain relationship with the US military. Gaining the support of the United States invisibly is of great benefit to Roma, and it is equivalent to justifying the existence here.
Rohm believes that he can expand the support of the United States for the future development of the base, and this is only the beginning of what he needs, and he is willing to pay a small amount of protection money for his cause.
At the same time, the U.S. side has also taken a fancy to Rohm's 'International Idlers' organization, and after all, some things are difficult for the U.S. government to come forward, and some shady things may be handled by the 'International Idlers' organization.
So the weapons on the American side are selling very well. As soon as Rom's money is in place, I don't have to say, give it to you!
The relevant military supporting facilities will also be set up and provided with relevant military training, and will also help Rohm set up a radar station base to communicate with the US military's military security network. Both parties can use it together.
Once established, the radar station will be able to monitor most of Africa and half of the Indian Ocean.
The United States has long wanted to do this, but the area around Somalia is very chaotic, and someone must protect it if such a thing is made, and if the United States garrisons troops here, the international influence will be too great, not to mention the opposition of others, and India, which regards the Indian Ocean as its own ocean, will not agree to it.
Now it's good. Willing to pay and provide armed protection, or under the banner of the Somali government, the U.S. government immediately hit it off with Roma. Just two words - support!
However, the Somali government needs Roma to take matters into its own hands and not to make any long-winded international arguments.
In this regard, Rohm reassured the American side that this matter was on him.
There is nothing uneasy on the part of the United States. I didn't spend any money, I just pushed the boat. I don't lose anything if the game collapses, and it's an unexpected surprise if I succeed.
For the United States, there are many benefits, and it is natural to support this, so it is not just ten fighter jets that are sold to Rohm.
Johnny with a walkie-talkie in his hand quickly ran to the rooftop and muttered in Rom's ear.
Röm nodded, and Johnny quickly left again.
Rom walked up to Abdullah and said something, stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the sea, and everyone looked at it together.
After a while, there was a 'buzzing' sound in the distance, and a group of black dots gradually approached from afar.
Fifty helicopter gunships took off from the transport ship docked on the seashore, and soon flew over the airport, landing on the tarmac one after another, and the fifty propellers slowly stopped.
Not long after, there was another 'rumbling' sound in the distance, and Rohm invited everyone to the other side of the rooftop to watch.
I saw a group of brown yellow dots pushing on the straight road leading to the sea, and after approaching this side, I could feel the ground shaking when I stood upstairs.
A spectacular scene soon appeared in front of everyone's eyes, two parallel land tanks of fifty, forming two steel dragons rumbling forward.
Under the guidance of the guide, fifty tanks were soon lined up at the entrance of the warehouse opposite the airport.
The number of planes and tanks seemed to be three times more than the number he had negotiated with the United States, and the government might not be able to stop the government that he led if such powerful military equipment was used.
Abdullah looked back at Roma with a questioning look in his eyes. Rohm just smiled slightly, although he maintained due respect for Mr. President, but he was not afraid of him, because he had the handle of Mr. President in his hand, otherwise Abdullah would not have such a good relationship with him.
What's more, this batch of weapons and equipment has already arrived, and whoever has a hard gun will have a reason, and you have to weigh it if you want to turn your face. What's more, you came forward to buy it for me on behalf of the Somali government, which is something that everyone knows, and everyone is saying that you led the wolf into the house yourself.
So many military equipment stuck at this point came together, and Roma brought Abdullah and other officials to visit at this time, to put it bluntly, it was to show off force to them, if you don't support me, once I support other warlords with the strength in my hands, you have to consider whether your presidential position can be secured, anyway, everyone knows that I am from a hooligan, who am I afraid of? What's more, I have the support of the United States behind me.
Rohm's mood at this time is excited, excited, and indescribable, with this batch of military equipment in hand to defend the base, the base will be more tenable, and the surrounding forces will have to weigh whether their heads are hard enough if they want to provoke him.
He's glad he was in New York now. Qiao Yun did not rush to the rescue when he was attacked, and did not offend Jesse because of this.
At that time, the inner torment and forbearance finally paid off, and this time it was so smooth, and Jesse's help was inseparable, because Jesse vaguely knew that he and Caesar were not quite right, so he was happy to help him.
Anna on the side was also dumbfounded, she knew that Rohm had plans to purchase a batch of arms to defend the base, but even she didn't know that Rohm could get so many planes and tanks at once, which was enough to fight a big war.
Anna looked at Röhm with a smile on his face and a glow in his eyes. I can't figure out how he did it, getting so much military equipment is not something that can be done by spending money, and it seems that Rohm still has a lot of things to hide from her.
One thing Anna has to admit is that Rom is indeed very capable, and he is really getting closer and closer to his dream. A substantial step has been taken. It turned out that Anna still felt that it was something out of reach, and dreams could only be dreams.
As everyone knows, this is not over, there are still four warships in the port, three small ones and one medium ones, which have just docked.
Although all the equipment is old goods that are not used in the American warehouse, it is enough for Roma. Defending a base should not be a problem, there is no greater military power in the vicinity.
The tens of thousands of workers in the base were also amazed when they saw the scene just now, and they didn't know what was going on.
There was a 'woo' sound in the air again, and everyone looked back. I saw a large military transport plane slowly landing on the airport.
After the transport plane stopped, the obvious US military logo could be seen on it, and Abdullah said with a gloomy face: "Mr. Roma, the US military garrison is not welcome in Somalia. ”
Rohm laughed: "Mr. President misunderstood. It's just a cargo plane carrying equipment, and I can't afford it. ”
I saw that the large military cargo plane came to a standstill. The hatch in the back opened, and a group of American soldiers came down.
Johnny below commanded trucks to quickly approach, boxes of guns and ammunition were brought out of cargo planes, and there was equipment to build radar.
As for the American GIs, some of them were technicians, and some of them were resident military advisers, who came to help Rohm train military personnel.
The time has finally come, and the excited Rohm takes a deep breath, and in order to buy these things, he spends ten billion dollars in one go.
This is thanks to the accumulation of abundant wealth of the blood clan, so that he can have such a big hand, so that his plan leaps forward, it is estimated that there is no need to worry about money within ten years, and it will naturally be a different scene in another ten years, and the foundation that should be laid will be laid at that time, and there is nothing to worry about.
He believes that today will definitely be a historic moment!
Looking at the qi qi in front of him, Abdullah had a feeling of luring a wolf into the room, but it was difficult to ride a tiger, so he could only say with a calm face: "Mr. Roma, I hope you don't forget the original intention of buying these weapons." ”
"Of course I won't forget it." Röhm said with a stern face: "While avoiding the threat to its own security, the Watson base must fully support the government against the rebels, and the Watson base will always need the support of Mr. President." ”
The Watson base is not peaceful in this area, and it is surrounded by 'Al-Shabaab' militants from time to time, which is why Rohm wants to buy military weapons.
The condition for Abdullah to come forward to buy these weapons was to help fight the rebels who opposed the government and maintain Abdullah's regime if necessary. As long as Abdullah's regime continues to support him, Roma will definitely support Abdullah, which is a mutually beneficial thing.
Abdullah's mood was a little heavy, and he was no longer in the mood to linger.
But when they left, everyone's mood improved again, and a check for $10 million fell into Abdullah's arms. Other officials, depending on their rank, were given $1 million, others were given $100,000, and even the retinue without rank was given a check for $10,000.
Rohm also sent two newly arrived helicopter gunships to escort Mr. President.
After watching the group leave, Johnny walked up to Rom, who was lighting a cigar, and said in a deep voice, "With these weapons, they don't dare to do anything to us, we still have a lot of money to spend." This means that they want to cut off the bribes given to Abdullah and others.
Rom spat out a puff of smoke and shook his head: "We can't save the money we should spend, one hand of carrots and the other hand of a stick can allow us to gain a firm foothold here, although this government is not worthy of its name, but only with the support of the Somali government, it can be reasonable for us to exist here in the international community, and no one can accuse us of anything." Johnny, don't be blinded by the bunch of weapons, we didn't completely stand on our feet. ”