A full year after Li Lan came to Somalia, eight or nine months have passed since he was promoted to high-level authority, and more than seven months have passed since he took in refugees.

At this time, four months have passed since the time when China expressed solidarity with Li Lan.

During this period, the international situation also changed dramatically, and the sudden frenzy of military exercises in the Gulf of Aden also calmed down.

In Somalia, however, an even bigger storm is brewing. The pacification of international public opinion has brought more attention.

In particular, in the past month, Bossaso has successively engaged in hundreds of military clashes, large and small, which have attracted a lot of attention. This originally unknown port city has become as well-known as Mogadishu in the past month.

In the name of purging the rebel forces, the government army has vigorously integrated the personal armed forces of Bossaso in the course of a month, and many shili have also joined it before, and there are originally eighteen armed alliances, but there are less than eight left in the series, and these eight are all tribal armed forces of the city-state of Bossaso. The other ten armed forces, under the influence of huge interests, all fell to the Bossaso government army.

Under the month-long blow of the government army, more than 100 individual armed shili families in Bossaso have all been disintegrated, nearly half of them have surrendered, and nearly half of them have been directly exterminated. For a time, the whole Bossaso people were panicked, and the gunfire heard everywhere, and the shells that fell from time to time, as well as the armored vehicles and tanks of the government army running through the streets, made countless civilians have to leave their homes, with their families, and leave the city where they have lived for most of their lives.

in a turbulent situation. Brought great civilian deaths, many civilians with weapons on the streets. It became the target of government forces. A month down, the entire Bossaso production work. Stop instantly. Everyone is in danger, and they dare not go out of their homes.

In the large conference room of the base car, Li Lan, Mohammadi, Farah, Ahmed, Hofmande, and Natasha gathered together.

On the monitor in the conference room, Bossaso was playing in turmoil. This is a collection of videos from the intensification of the armed conflict over the past month, all of which were filmed by Farah's man Bossaso during the armed conflict, and for these precious video materials, Farah sent a film crew. Several groups died in the conflict.

The scene in the picture, as if the end is coming, the originally busy streets and markets, under a violent brake sound, guns and cannons suddenly came, countless civilians were shot and fell to the ground in an instant, and in a short time, blood stained most of the streets, on the buildings on both sides. It is also densely covered with bullet holes.

The whole scene was bloody and chaotic, and the government army and the local armed Shili engaged in fierce exchanges of fire in the streets, and the surrounding civilians became pond fish.

After the video ends. In the conference room, Mohammadi said with a sad face: "In the past month, at least tens of thousands of civilians have died in the conflict. The injuries are even more numerous, and several hospitals in Bossaso are full. Many people die gradually after not receiving timely medical treatment. Now the whole of Bossaso has become a purgatory on earth. In addition to the port and the territory under the high-pressure control of the government army. People in other places don't get the slightest protection.

Fortunately, in the intervening months, the refugee area has been formed in Bossaso and disappeared, and it is inevitable that the casualties in such a conflict will increase several times. Human life is as humble as ants, and how many people have been sleeping under stray bullets. ”

Farah then said: "According to the information I have gathered, the armed strength of Aweil has increased greatly, and someone has brought him an objective number of weapons, as well as many heavy weapons, which have been shipped from Ethiopia. Now, Awei wants people and guns, and his strength has been greatly improved compared to a few months ago.

At present, with the help of this liliang, he is trying his best to sweep away Bossaso's personal shili who disobey him, and he is preparing to deal with us. At present, the entire Bossaso can have the armed forces of Liliang and Aweil to rival, and there are only eight tribes on the outskirts of the city. The ten individual armies in Bossaso have all fallen to Aweil. These forces have always been backed by European countries.

Now there are enough reasons to show that many European countries have united to suppress us. However, I also believe that the series of actions that Avel has recently launched are his own ideas. He has always regarded those armed shili as a thorn in his side, and this time with the help of foreign liliang, he cleared these armed forces in one fell swoop, which can be regarded as fulfilling his long-cherished wish.

And without these shili by his side, he can concentrate liliang to deal with us. This is also Aweil's killing two birds with one stone. ”

"And what do you two mean?" Li Lan's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop and said.

Muhammadi and Farah looked at each other and said, "Immediately send troops to help the eight tribes to arm against the government army." ”

Farah continued: "The contradictions between us and the government army are irreconcilable, and in the current situation, foreign aid is coming every day, and the strength of the government army is increasing every day, and over time, our advantage will slowly be narrowed. And if Avel is allowed to unify Bossaso as he wishes, then he can deal with us with all his might, and in this situation, it is better to unite the eight tribes and deal with the government army together. ”

In the past month, Li Lan has been paying close attention to the situation in Bossaso. He also understood that what Mohammadi and Farah said was very reasonable, but Li Lan did not want to send troops now. He can ignore the anxiety in the hearts of the two of them, and it is not easy to hold back a month before he comes to tell himself.

However, he didn't want to change his mind, although the two of them made a lot of sense, and when they went to Bossaso at this time, someone would help. But Li Lan didn't have much of a good impression of those tribal forces, and hoped that Awei would destroy them all, and all that was left was a confrontation between the two sides, so that both sides could get their wishes.

Mohammadi and Al-Farah fear that if the conflict continues, there will be more civilian casualties. Li Lan didn't understand this in his heart, but in his opinion, if he sent troops now, would he really be able to quickly deal with the Bossaso government army?

The territory's armaments had not yet reached the point of confrontation with Puntland, and Ethiopia openly supported Awe, and there was a Puntland behind Bossaso. If the existence of these factors was not clearly considered, it would be impossible for Li Lan to send troops.

There is only one road from Puntland to Bossaso, and that is at the eastern end of the Surud Mountains, where there is a plain strip of land for tens of kilometers, which is also the most direct link between Bossaso and the southern cities. When the time comes, Li Lan will need a certain amount of troops and will still hold this passage.

Moreover, Ethiopia has sent troops to intervene in Somalia many times, and Li Lan is at least eighty percent sure that as long as Bossaso's government forces cannot support it, then Ethiopia will inevitably send troops along the northeast corner of Ethiopia's territory to Somaliland and plunge directly into the western end of the Surud Mountains, and then they can drive straight in, and after the Ethiopian army leaves the country, it is only more than 300 kilometers away from the territory, and if the armored infantry advances quickly, it will only take a few hours.

Moreover, Ethiopia also has an air force, and its armored forces are not weak, and in this part of East Africa, it belongs to a very strong military liliang. Can Li Lan not guard against this?

Now the territory is also more than defensive, but the offensive ability is insufficient. At present, whether it is an armored unit or an infantry, the territory still needs a long time to build, and it will take at least half a year to form the ability to take the initiative to attack.

At least two armored brigades and two mechanized infantry brigades, together with an organized infantry division and artillery brigade, will have the appearance of an army. And in this part of East Africa, infantry divisions are not yet suitable for light infantry divisions. In the modern war environment, there are only three types of light infantry divisions, one is mountain troops, one is jungle troops, and the other is rapidly deployed parachute troops. In a place like Somalia, a light infantry division is not suitable, so the infantry division in Li Lanjihua must also be a hoplite division. It is also the most commonly used army establishment in Shijie today.

Therefore, at present, Li Lan will not send troops easily.

"This matter needs to be considered very thoroughly, and it is not suitable to send troops directly at this time. Since a lot of our equipment is not yet in place, and the training and run-in of the soldiers have not been completed, once we enter the engagement, we will inevitably fall into a bitter battle. When the time comes, the war will continue forever, and there will be more civilian casualties under fire. Li Lan glanced at Mohammadi and Farah, and continued: "The international situation is very confusing now, and there are many countries behind the government army. The defense of the territory must also be guarded by strong troops. So, I'm not going to send troops right now. ”

"Alas!" Farah sighed helplessly and asked, "Then what should we do, we can't just watch from afar!" Also, when will weapons and training be in place. ”

Li Lan was also quite helpless, and said: "It will take at least half a year, and during this time, we will not do nothing." The territory currently has a population of more than a million, and we can fully accommodate the inhabitants of Bossaso. Therefore, during this time, we must try to persuade the civilians of Bossaso to come into the territory.

When the time comes, when our troops are all in shape and the soldiers are pressed into Bossaso, the two sides will be engaged in battle, so that the civilians can be prevented from being involved. I know it's going to be difficult, but it's the only thing we can do for the people of Bossaso right now.

This matter will be left to Farah, the current situation in Bossaso, you have to get out as soon as possible, and you don't go into the city yourself, just let the next people deal with it. ”

Hearing Li Lan's words, Mohammadi and Farah could only nod. (To be continued......)