Chapter 112: Avel's Crisis
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The whole Bossaso, who is the most powerful, it must be Avil, as the armed forces minister of Bossaso, he has great power in his hands, and he has the power to control political affairs and military power.
If it is said, who is the most depressed and in the worst mood, it is none other than Aweil. Only half a year ago, after returning from the defeat at the hands of Li Lan, he did not have a few happy days.
The original bulging belly has also disappeared, the fat on the face has also decreased a lot, and the whole person has become very haggard and sluggish.
He already regretted it very much, Weishenme had to choose that way. If he could turn a blind eye to any Chinese shili, he wouldn't have many troubles today.
Since the last time he had no choice but to order the troops to retreat, he never had a smile on his face, and a tank battalion was thrown into it, and he couldn't even see a splash, and he paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties.
The liliang in his hand was a full fifth less, and the blow to him, although it was not fatal, was not comfortable.
In Somalia, there is no need to worry about the source of soldiers, but after more than 20 consecutive days of fighting, tens of thousands of armed people joined it, and the consumption of huge arms was all paid by him alone. This is not a small amount, if converted into dollars, in the past 20 days, 10 million US dollars or 20 million dollars have been lost.
In the absence of anyone's support, it is not possible to accumulate such a large amount of arms in a few months. This army was raised by Awei in every possible way, and it has always been his heart, so that he has the capital to run amok. It's gone all of a sudden, can it not make him feel distressed!
There are also those major shili who have never forgotten, and have always regarded them as a thorn in the flesh of the Aweel. Even dreams want to remove these potential hidden dangers. As an idealistic and ambitious careerist and warlord, he did not allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch.
And last time he was defeated from Li Lan's hands. Shili from all sides took advantage of the fire to rob, which made Awei's hatred for them skyrocket. But. He is not an irrational person, and he will not be a fool to be able to dominate the Somali region.
In the face of the pressing situation of many shili uniting, in order not to provoke many shili, trigger a large-scale armed conflict, and further weaken the strength of the government army, he had to order his subordinates to strictly defend and try not to exchange fire with shili from all sides.
It's not that Avel is instigated. Rather, considering the situation in Bossaso as a whole, he had to do so. Don't look at the fact that there are still 40,000 government troops in the entire Bossaso, but to guard the port and the airport outside the city, as well as important government facilities such as radio stations in the city, there are not many soldiers and horses he can mobilize.
It is not easy to gather 10,000 people to attack Li Lan, after all, the family business is big, Bossaso is not small, and the situation is extremely complicated. Unprepared, it was impossible for him to engage in a large-scale fire merger with the major shili.
Especially for the Bossaso government army, which now lacks the opportunity to take the initiative to attack, Taoguang Yanghui is the best choice. And in Awei's heart, Li Lan's existence. It has surpassed the status of the major shili in Awei's heart. When the day comes when he is reinvigorated and his troops and horses are complete, he wants to solve the problem that it is not a major shili. It's Li Lan.
Therefore, he is now trying to improve the relationship with the major shili. At least non-aggression can be achieved. At the same time, he is also re-cultivating his strength all the time, under the temptation of salary. Many of them joined the government army, and in just a few months, he again armed a few thousand troops to form an infantry brigade.
During that time, he did recover a lot of ambition, and there were many international shili who came into contact with him, which brought him a lot of gray income.
However, the famine spread, and the rainy season did not fall even an inch of rain, and countless refugees poured into Bossaso. This gave him a lot of headaches, but fortunately, in his opinion, Li Lan, the unjust boss, actually took in refugees on a large scale, and such a foolish approach in his eyes just solved his trouble.
However, before he could be happy, a very unpleasant news came, and Farah, the owner of the Bossaso International Hotel, who had been bothering him, colluded with Li Lan to buy food for Li Lan. In the past few years, Avel has loved and hated Fahr.
He loved his money, but hated what he did. Aside from the routine taxes, the man didn't take him seriously in the slightest. If it weren't for the fact that the International Hotel has a lot of taxes every year, and Farah is not easy to mess with, he has trained a lot of armed men, and shili is all over Bossaso. He had wanted to move him for a long time.
In Awe's eyes, Farah is an extremely stupid guy, and he has not shown his intention to win over before, but he has been sternly refused. In his opinion, if Farah could unite with him, then there would be no one in Puntland to be a match for the two of them, and he would no longer have to worry about which council of elders had countless shady scenes. Bossaso could be an extremely wealthy country within a state.
As long as he has the strength to get rid of Puntland's control, with the help of Bossaso's port taxes, he is confident that he can sweep Puntland. Farah's family assets are the ones he has always wanted to woo.
But what's the matter, Farah doesn't care about his actions and thoughts, there is the most fundamental difference between the two, Farah attaches great importance to people's livelihood, and Awill has no feeling about it, if he wants him to build people's livelihood, it is better to buy more weapons. It is impossible for the two to walk together.
And when he heard that Farah had helped Li Lan buy food, Awei couldn't sit still.
When it comes to who is the most powerful in Bossaso, Awei is naturally the best. And when it comes to who is the richest, it is none other than Rah. Awei has always looked forward to the situation of a strong alliance, and he has turned a blind eye to many things about Farah in the past. Now, he couldn't be calm.
In Awei's eyes, Li Lan was already very wealthy, and being able to boldly take in refugees is enough to prove this. If one more Farah is added now, then who knows who will have Bossaso's surname in the future.
Just as Awey was thinking about how to deal with them, the United States came and brought him a large sum of money - 20 million dollars. And the meaning of the Americans is very simple, to make trouble for Li Lan and not let him collect grain with peace of mind.
Awel did not have the slightest affection for the Americans, even though he was not a democrat. However, no one could refuse the benefits delivered to the door, and for the sake of the twenty million dollars, and for the sake of a common purpose, he agreed.
With the help of his connections, he began to raise the price of food. In this way, not only can Li Lan cause trouble, but also the United States can give an explanation. And in front of the military means, Awei did not use them. Li Lan's taking in refugees is a righteous act, and if he does so, he will put himself in the position of opposition to the Somalis. His prestige is likely to plummet, and at the top of Puntland, how many people are worried about his position, waiting for him to make a mistake, and then take the opportunity to suppress him.
And the major shili are also staring at the sidelines, and the outside of the city is now someone else's territory, even if he wants to secretly attack the team transporting grain, it is not a very simple matter. In the current situation, Awei does not dare to use military means casually.
The method of raising the price of food quickly worked, and Awei was in a very happy mood for a while, and if he had money, he could solve the trouble, and there was no better situation than now. He was very much looking forward to seeing what kind of situation Li Lan had taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees and had no food in Zuihou.
However, everything changed too quickly, and the Chinese government came forward in a very high-profile manner.
Previously, he sent a lot of gifts to the ambassador of the Somali Embassy in China, asking him to protest to the Chinese government, but he only got a simple answer: "We will reply when the matter is investigated." ”
And this kind of wait is waiting until now, and it is still the kind of response that is extremely slapping in the face.
First of all, the Chinese Government announced in a high-profile manner that Li Lan would take in a large number of disaster victims in Somalia and provide free food and lodging for hundreds of thousands of disaster victims in Somalia. At the same time, in order to support such a righteous deed, the Chinese government has specially allocated 100,000 tons of grain to Somalia to support Li Lan's humanitarian relief operations in Somalia. More people and organizations are called upon to join in the rescue of the victims.
How can this make Awei bearable, the Chinese government is clearly supporting Li Lan, telling Quan Shijie that Li Lan is in Somalia to save the Somalis and to get the victims out of the threat of death.
What annoyed Awei the most was that the Americans left quietly, saying that they would support him with 20 million dollars, but in the end, they only gave him less than 10 million, and in order to raise the price of food, he also went to buy high-priced grain. 、
Awei, who wanted to make a good profit, was so angry that he scolded his mother. What's even more infuriating is that the whole of Bossaso is now promoting Li Lan's charity, and many residents of Bossaso have plans to move their families.
His main income, in addition to the port, is the tax of the civilians, and he can not care about the refugees, but those civilians, those civilians who have the financial ability, he cannot be indifferent to this.
For this reason, Avel often had the urge to seize Farah's property and arrest him, and every time so, reason forced him to give up the idea of impulsiveness. Farah is not an ordinary person, many of the jobs in Bossaso are provided by Farah, and those who work for Farah usually carry guns. Moreover, Farah also raised a large number of armed men, and his strength was not weak. If he forces the other party and unites the major shili, then his good days will really come to an end.
In Somalia, the biggest difference between civilians and refugees is that civilians basically have guns in their homes, while refugees simply do not have the money to buy guns.
Now, Awei is at a loss every day, in addition to strengthening his strength as much as possible, he is also beginning to seek help from the outside world. The help he was looking for was not Puntland, for if he had wanted to seek Puntland's help, he would have called it long ago. He wanted to seek help from a foreign country. China openly supports Li Lan's words and deeds, and he believes that his influence here will bring him a lot of benefits. (To be continued......)