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Recently, my brain has been a little confused, and I actually forgot about the appearance of the aircraft carrier! It can only be placed in the back, and another form appears.

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The list on Eritrea's paperwork is long, and it boils down to one thing, and that is the hope that Somalia will help Eritrea build an army.

This is a very long deal, with a time span of at least five years, and as soon as Somalia agrees, Eritrea will immediately arrange for active soldiers to come to Somalia for training, or the Somali side will send a team of officers to Eritrea to train troops, and Eritrea will bear the costs incurred in this.

As for the size of this training force, the number is tentatively set at 1,000 people, and the equipment of the troops is provided by Somalia, and Eritrea will naturally pay the bill.

Farah's displeasure is due to the fact that most of the equipment on this list is the Air Force, and Eritrea, a unit trained by the Somali military, is the Air Force.

What troops burn the most money? In addition to the Navy, it is the Air Force.

Eritrea's army is not much different from Ethiopia's, but its air force has always been weaker than Ethiopia's. Eritrea, which has a long war with Ethiopia, understands that its air force must be built up if it wants to have a say in future border matters without losing to Ethiopia. I think that during the Ethiopia-Eritrean war, the Su-27 of the Ethiopian Air Force could abuse the Eritrean MiG-29 several times. Both sides also asked for foreign aid, and many Soviet pilots were hired by both countries to join the war.

This war is of interest to the Somali Air Force. It is the best choice for Eritrea, a team that can compete with traditional air powers such as the United States and France in air combat, and this kind of strength can only be done by China, Russia and Britain. Now there is one more Somalia. This makes Somali fighters the choice of many people, including the quality of Somali pilots.

Eritrea was the first country to make such a request, but it was by no means the last.

"But what will Eritrea have to pay for it?" Eritrea, with an annual revenue of $5 billion, ranks 40th among African countries, arguably at the bottom.

To say the deal. Only a handful in Africa can afford it. Africa's economy is largely difficult to pay for in the bottom 10 rankings. Of course, this is taking into account the structure of the domestic economy. Otherwise, Eritrea would have been able to afford to pay for that year's revenues.

If you want to calculate this account, it will be more complicated, if you want to train a group of good pilots. There is also a fleet of combat aircraft. Based on the current international pricing of Black Hawk and Intruder fighters in Somalia. The Black Hawk is priced at $48 million, while the Intruder is a bit cheaper, but it also costs $36 million a piece. This kind of price. Judging by the performance of the fighter, it is already so cheap that there is nothing to say. Ordinary people Li Lan would not give such a price.

Even if Eritrea were to buy 10 planes, and all of them would buy the intruder medium-sized planes, it would cost more than 300 million yuan, plus the cost of training personnel, as well as various repairs and maintenance of the fighters, expensive aviation fuel, and ammunition used in the training, and at the end of the training of the 1,000 Eritrean soldiers, the Air Force flight personnel will definitely not be less than $1.5 billion, and if it is less than this figure, Li Lan will not make any money at all.

Moreover, not all of the 1,000 Eritrean personnel are pilots, and there are also ground crews who have air defense personnel, and Eritrea wants to build an air force defense force that combines air and ground. Also on this list is the purchase of Somali anti-aircraft missiles, which also require the Somali side to train personnel in their use.

Compared with fighter jets, the price of anti-aircraft missiles is not much cheaper, and after all this series is calculated, Eritrea has to prepare at least three billion dollars. This is simply overwhelming for a country with an annual income of only 5 billion.

"Sometimes, we can do things for free, depending on how big the follow-up benefits are, after all, many things can't be measured by money." Regarding Farah's words, Li Lan explained very simply.

"I understand this very well, but I don't understand what Eritrea deserves us to help him." Farah shook his head, he simply couldn't think of what Eritrea would do to Somalia.

This is not good for Farah, after all, the follow-up military strategic planning is controlled by Li Lan alone, and he does not know the details of this, which is not too strange. And Farah's starting point is also right, after all, Somalia is now in ruins, and it is when it needs funds to build the country, how can it be possible to squander its own money for a weak country?

"I'll deal with this matter, your idea is not wrong, and you will understand some things later." Li Lan smiled slightly, got up and came to Farah's side, patted him on the shoulder, and continued: "This document can be preliminarily agreed to first, but for specific matters, let Eritrea send a weighty person to negotiate, remember, the word weight must be emphasized." ”

"Since you have a plan, then I won't ask much, I'll go down and arrange it right away." Hearing Li Lan's words, Farah nodded as if he had realized something, he admired Li Lan very much, and he also knew very well that from the beginning to the present, Li Lan had not made a loss-making transaction. Since he said that this matter is beneficial to his side, it is definitely not without purpose.

After Farah left, Li Lan walked to the electronic map in the office, typed Eritrea on the operation interface, and soon a narrow map of Eritrea appeared in front of him.

Prior to independence, Eritrea was Ethiopia's access to the Red Sea and Ethiopia's only sea route. The dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea is also due to the fact that after the independence revolution, Ethiopia not only lost its only access to the sea, but also lost a large area of land. This led to a war between the two sides that lasted for many years. The famous Sukhoi vs. MiG, the air battle that determined the status of the Su-27 and MiG-29, was fought between these two countries.

Ethiopia had a relatively good relationship with the Soviet Union at the beginning, and spent a lot of money to buy the Su-27, and Eritrea did not show weakness, and purchased the MiG-29 from the MiG company for 25 million dollars each to counter the Su-27. The result of the war was naturally that the Su-27 overpowered the MiG-29, and it was also because of this air battle that the international market for the Su-27 became incomparably large, and until now, the Su-27 is still favored by many countries.

At present, the two sides have been calm for many years, but the border issue between them has not been well resolved. After the end of the war with Ethiopia, Eritrea reduced the strength of the Eritrean People's Army to 40,000 troops, divided into only four armies, and stationed in the only four military regions in the country. In terms of reserves, due to the presence of Ethiopia, every Eritrean citizen has to undergo at least one and a half years of military training after the age of 18, and the number of Eritrean citizens suitable for joining the army is 1.5 million, and the war potential is still a little.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and what Li Lan values is not Eritrea's economy, but his strategic position. Otherwise, a country with an annual fiscal revenue of only $5 billion is really not in his eyes. If it is a country with no strategic value and no money, he is too lazy to deal with it. It's like doing business, you always have to see the benefits before you invest.

It is not difficult to understand that building one's neighbor into a military quasi-alliance is not Li Lan's idea, but a signal from Eritrea that has been released for a dozen years. With so many lists, not to mention money, the meaning is obvious, to put it mildly, Eritrea is worshipping the boss.

Since he decided to accept this little brother, Li Lan had to call the little brother to him and have a good conversation. After all, this kind of thing cannot be determined by unilateral will.

In Li Lan's eyes, this little brother has a lot of places to exert his heat, and in addition to Ethiopia, there is also Djibouti, a thorn in the throat. After the end of the peace talks, Djibouti is still France's backyard, and the US military has only a lot more troops stationed in Djibouti, and it is very likely that it will become an important place for the United States to contain Somalia in the future.

Perhaps one day this will become the location of the US military's anti-missile system, and this possibility is extremely high and extremely high. After all, it is impossible for the United States to really allow Somalia to develop well in the future, and one of the factors that will end this war is that because of the intercontinental missiles and nuclear bombs tested by Somalia, the United States will inevitably take action in the future. Just like encircling China and Russia, an anti-missile system is also installed in Djibouti, which is an old routine of the US military.

If this is the case, then Eritrea will play a role, after all, the US military will not be stupid enough to put its own missile forces under the flanking attack of the other side.

Eritrea's geographical location also plays a very important role, once Somalia has an air base in western Eritrea, it is only 1,600 kilometers away from the Suez Canal, which is completely within the combat radius of warplanes. In times of war, the existence of this place is very necessary.

People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries. I can't see it from too far away, and what I see so far is worth it for Li Lan. Of course, there are some things that also require Eritrea's consent. To be able to make this list, the Eritrean side is also ready to do so.

As for how much benefit can be discussed, this requires the efforts of the Ministry of Defense.

Closing the map, Li Lan looked at the time, walked out of the office, took the elevator, and went directly to the console.

During this time, not only diplomatic matters required him to be busy, but the construction of the base has never stopped. At present, his circle of activities is basically in those few places, except for holding high-level government meetings, which are approval documents, and the rest of the time is either planning a new nine-year strategy, or busy with the development of the base in front of the console.

He was in a hurry, and he wanted to get all this done as soon as possible, and then draw up a roadmap for international visits. (To be continued......)