Ethiopia is the only country in the Shijie Su-27 fighter family to have a significant amount of combat combat. In the 1999-2000 border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Ethiopian Su-27 fighters repeatedly defeated Eritrean MiG-29 fighters and became the modern "king of air combat" known in Africa.

Ethiopia is strategically located in northeastern Africa, with the vast Indian Ocean to the east and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the north, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Although Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in Africa, it attaches great importance to air modernization. In 1997, Ethiopia purchased eight modernized Su-27 fighter jets from Russia at a cost of about $150 million, followed by ten more in the following two years.

However, before the Ethiopian Su-27 unit could enter the actual battle, two aircraft were lost. Among them, in the same month of deployment, a Su-27 was conducting a night training flight and suddenly crashed, and the pilot died. This was the first Su-27 fighter lost by Ethiopia.

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This is the basic situation of the Ethiopian Su-27 that Li Lan understands, and in the Ethiopian Air Force, there are not only Su-27s, but also many second-generation fighters. In addition, Ethiopian pilots are rare pilots with rich combat experience, and there have often been border conflicts with Eritrea for many years, and intercepting aircraft from each other in the air is more like a common thing.

Therefore, in the face of the Ethiopian Air Force, Li Lan, who does not have the slightest air strength in this matter, needs to maintain a high degree of attention. And to be honest, by the Su-27 air strike. It's better to defend than being attacked by an American F-15 or F-16.

Right now. Li Lan's greatest asset is that he already knows that the enemy will come with an air attack. There is still half a month to prepare, and this may be his only chance.

With the base not giving him the slightest help, Li Lan could only count on his own country to help him. Although in just half a month, the help was very limited and the restrictions were very large, Li Lan had no intention of giving up.

In this matter, he is not without opportunities. First of all, the air defense circle of the base, which is laid out from twenty kilometers. Combined with the air defense capabilities of multifunctional infantry fighting vehicles, it is entirely possible to plan a dense network of anti-aircraft fire within forty kilometers.

Forty kilometers away, you can also rely on the vehicle-mounted radar on the multi-functional infantry fighting vehicle to surprise the alert and give early warning, and form a mobile air defense network capable of independent air defense, and be on alert outside the scanning range of the base of 40 kilometers.

Considering that the ceiling altitude of the Su-27 fighter is more than 15,000 meters, Ethiopia is given a maximum ceiling of 10,000 meters. This height of 10,000 meters is not something that Li Lan's anti-aircraft firepower can kill. The limited range of anti-aircraft guns is only 8,000 meters.

Although under normal circumstances, fighter planes would not launch a ground attack in the airspace of 10,000 meters, but as long as Li Lan counterattacked once. Then maybe next time. If the Ethiopian Su-27 is really taken down, it will probably be a long-range air-to-surface missile.

When the time comes, what will he take to intercept these missiles. The anti-aircraft machine gun on the multifunctional infantry fighting vehicle is capable of intercepting missiles. However, it is necessary to have an early warning time, calculate the speed and trajectory of the missile. But this is all when the missile is about to hit the target. At the very end of the missile, the multifunctional infantry fighting vehicle has the ability to intercept, but if it misses a missile. It just happened to be smashed on the construction unit, so wouldn't it be possible to declare the mission a failure?

Therefore, Li Lan now very much needs the ability to intercept missiles, and it will not take a day or two for regional air defense to be established, but Li Lan wants to build a temporary regional air defense capability. Such a term does not exist in military terms, but it is needed at the moment.

Even if he gave him avant-garde and red tassels, he would not refuse. Although these two MANPADS are more designed to hit helicopters and low-flying targets, something is better than nothing.

Walking to the hall downstairs, Li Lan immediately took out her mobile phone and dialed Lin Meiqi's number, in the territory, the wireless phone has begun to work, but there are very few people who have mobile phones at present.

Li Lan didn't say anything to her on the phone, just asked her to come to the base as soon as possible.

Lin Meiqi didn't let Li Lan wait for a long time, and soon came to the base. She had just stepped into the living room, and before she could ask Li Lan what she was looking for, she was pulled up by Li Lan and walked to the conference room.

When he arrived at the conference room, Li Lan let go of his hand and said, "I came to you today, I have something very important." ”

"My general, do you understand politeness!" At this time, Lin Meiqi had a chance to speak, stretched out her right wrist, put it in front of Li Lan's eyes, pointed to the originally white wrist on it, and the four red handprints that were caught by Li Lan, and said with a dissatisfied face.

"Alright! I'm a little anxious, and I apologize. Li Lan shrugged helplessly, and first expressed his apologies, but he was not in the mood to discuss these with her now, and said, "I need to have a dialogue with the high-level of the motherland." ”

"Now?" Lin Meiqi could also see that Li Lan seemed to have something important, and her face became serious.

"Yes, right now." Li Lan nodded.

"Okay, wait for me." After Lin Meiqi finished speaking, she was about to go out.

"What are you going out for?" Li Lan grabbed Lin Meiqi's hand and asked.

"Please, of course I'm going back to get the equipment, you think you can talk to China casually! At the very least, encrypt it! Lin Meiqi seemed to ignore Li Lan and grabbed her soft again, and said with a look of idiot.

"If it's just encryption, then it doesn't have to be so troublesome, use my phone, and make sure that no one can listen." Li Lan let go of her hand again, took out the mobile phone with the control panel, and handed it to Lin Meiqi.

"Really?" Lin Meiqi took Li Lan's mobile phone, looked up and down, and said with a suspicious expression.

"Do I have to lie to you? You can now contact the country. Li Lan had no choice but to emphasize once again that in his opinion, if even the mobile phones conjured up by the base would be monitored, then the existence of the base would not be a secret for a long time.

"Okay." Lin Meiqi didn't ask much, but simply called.

"Minxin International Insurance serves you, please press ...... for language selection."

In the mobile phone, a very rigid computer-synthesized voice came, and Lin Meiqi said quickly after the computer-synthesized sound ended: "No. XXXX, code XXX, agent code: Shaqima." ”

A few seconds later, the phone came: "Agent confirmed, Maggie Lin." Is there anything I can do to help you? ”

"I want to establish a call with China, number XXXXXX, feature code ****. ……”

After nearly a minute of various verifications by Lin Meiqi, the call was established.

Soon, Zeng Zhihua's voice appeared on the phone: "Lin Meiqi, is something wrong?" ”

"Director, nothing happened, but Li Lan wants to talk to you." After Lin Meiqi finished speaking, she directly returned the phone to Li Lan.

"Director Zeng, I want to talk to the higher-ups?" Li Lan took the phone and said very simply.

"Oh, Mr. Li, I don't know who you want to talk to?" On the other end of the phone, Zeng Zhihua asked. At this time, he was looking at the series of strange codes on the satellite call channel with a puzzled face, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Li, is Lin Meiqi using his own mobile phone to contact me?" ”

"No, it's on my phone. As for who I'm going to talk to, the more advanced the better. The stakes are high, and I need someone who can call the shots right away. Li Lan said.

"I see, you wait, don't hang up." After Zeng Zhihua finished speaking, he didn't pay attention to the situation displayed on the satellite call channel, but picked up the exclusive landline next to him and said, "I want to talk to the No. 1 chief." ”

Li Lan didn't know what Zeng Zhihua was doing on the other side of the phone, and he didn't hang up the phone, but sat on a chair in the conference room and waited patiently. At the same time, it is also a rhetoric under the right reasoning.

Of course, he hopes to get the result he wants, but in his heart, he doesn't have much hope.

Zeng Zhihua didn't let Li Lan wait for a long time, "Mr. Li, I'll help you change the line immediately, the No. 1 leader has already agreed to talk to you, but you only have two minutes." ”

"Okay, two minutes is enough." Li Lan said.

"Okay, then I'll change the line."

Soon, an old but dignified voice came from the phone: "Li Lan, what are you looking for me?" ”

It was very straightforward and direct, without any superfluous words, Li Lan's heart was very calm at the moment, and he was not distracted by hearing the voice of one of the most powerful people in Shijie. Instead, he replied in very simple words: "I need a batch of missiles with regional air defense capabilities?" ”

“weishenme？” On the side of the phone, Chief One's voice did not fluctuate in the slightest.

"Because I need it, and it's fast, it's best to get to me within half a month." Li Lan's voice did not change in the slightest.

"Why should I give it to you?" The No. 1 chief said.

"In the future, I can repay my nation a hundredfold and a thousandfold." Li Lan said very simply.

"It's too ideal, it's too far from reality, and I can't see any practical basis for your words. Now, the support for you has put the country under great diplomatic pressure, and we cannot give you greater support again until you have no better reason. Chief No. 1 simply refused.

"I don't need anyone's belief, the country just needs to be clear that I am a Chinese, a real Chinese." Li Lan didn't talk too much nonsense, but replied sonorously.

"If you're not Chinese, we won't support you, but that's not a bargaining chip to expand your support." On the other side of the phone, Chief No. 1 was surprised by Li Lan's confidence, but he still didn't want to let go. (To be continued......)