Chapter 27: Miracles?
The convoy was not attacked, and it drove out of Bossaso without incident. After joining up with another group of conscripts who were waiting outside Bossaso, the convoy was even safer.
The eagerness of the return trip made the journey of more than 200 kilometers end in less than three hours.
This time, instead of stopping at Muhammadi's village, he went straight to the base.
Everyone was quiet along the way, and Li Lan also took the opportunity to take a nap in the car to make up for last night's sleep.
However, when he was about to arrive at the base, Li Lan, who was sleeping soundly, was directly woken up by the surprised sound of Muhammadi beside him.
"Lee, look, what's that? When did there become such a huge wall? Looking at the sudden appearance of the wall and the exposed buildings on the ground level in the distance, Muhammadi shook Li Lan up without grace and exclaimed.
"Ugh!" Li Lan, who thought it was an attack, saw the front of Mohammudi's finger and said calmly: "That's my home, my home in Somalia." ”
"Ahh Muhammadi was really surprised, looking at the Chinese who was rubbing his eyes next to him, he didn't know what to say for a while?
"Surprised? That's my home camp. Seeing Muhammadi's big mouth, revealing two rows of neat and white teeth, Li Lan proudly emphasized.
"This is absolutely the work of Allah Allah, so magical. I remember passing through here more than a month ago, it was still a barren and weedy place, and it was absolutely a god's way to build a building of this magnitude in just over a month. Looking at the fence on the north side of the road, which seemed to stretch to the sea, Muhammadi could not help but admire.
"Huh! My friend, I cannot afford Allah Allah, who is the God of your mind, and I am not. Li Lan smiled and said.
"Its appearance can definitely be called a miracle, my friend, how many engineering teams do you have under your command, ten or a hundred?" Looking at the wall that was getting closer and closer and the buildings looming inside, Mohammadi was still full of excitement.
"Believe me, after being with me for a long time, you will know how normal this is. As for what engineering team to say, you'll find out later. Li Lan did not directly answer Muhammadi's question, maybe when there were more engineers in the future, this problem would naturally be solved, so he sold it first.
"Perhaps I already know that China has developed so rapidly in recent years, and many international businessmen who come to buy livestock in Weishenme will often admire China as a country." Muhammadi sighed. (To explain, the China in this book is the China in reality, and it has nothing to do with the previous book.) The Chinese in the book is the same as the Chinese in reality. )
Hearing Muhammadi's words, Li Lan only smiled slightly, but did not explain anything.
At this time, the convoy has approached the gate of the base, the gate of the outer wall has been built, and there are two sentry guns on both sides of the gate that are nearly one person high, and the double-mounted 30 mm gun barrel with a large caliber ratio gives people a great deterrent, and the fully enclosed gun mount looks very neat and symmetrical, and the water chestnut angle is distinct.
The two mobilized soldiers who were on duty at the gate saw the arrival of the convoy, and one of them immediately stepped forward, and after seeing that it was his own people, he used the walkie-talkie to notify the people inside, and the gate slowly opened.
After entering the gate, there is a huge open field, the weeds that originally grew in it have been cleared, and the uneven surface of the desert has been treated by the engineers very smooth, almost paved with cement.
On either side of the clearing, near the gate, were two barracks, and the rest were all surrounded by walls, unless they were at a high level, and if you just stood in the clearing, you could not see what was going on the other side of the wall. It was the location of the arsenal and the magnetic reactor and the ore refining plant, and the existing buildings occupied only a small area, and the rest of the space was reserved by Li Lan for future construction units.
So, when Mohammadi wanted to take a good look at what's inside, he was a little disappointed. Originally, outside, with the convenience of a long distance, he could still see some of the buildings inside the walls, but now there were walls around them, except for the bare ground and the occasional military dog running around. I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because of the taste of being in this mountain.
"You didn't tell the truth just now, my friend." Muhammadi was a little disappointed, and suddenly he seemed to remember something, and complained to Li Lan.
"What do you mean?" To be honest, Li Lan was a little baffled.
"You know a lot of the rules in Somalia and tell me you don't know." Muhammadi said.
"Alright! You remind me. Li Lan really couldn't think of what Mohammudi was going to say.
"Since you can't remember, I'll explain it to you first." "In Somalia, land is the least valuable thing, like labour. As long as you put up a wall of more than half a metre on any piece of terra nullius land in Somalia with barbed wire on it, that land is yours. When the time comes, as long as you have the money, go to the market and spend 30,000 US dollars, buy 100 old AK-47s, and then pay some money to recruit 100 Somali youths at a salary of ten US dollars a month, so that you can have your own territory and armed liliang, and no one else will take care of you. Even if you are a foreigner, as long as you don't develop too much, abide by the local rules, and pay a little more taxes to the local government every month, no one will take care of you. ”
(Gorgeous language: If you want to be the king of the mountain, go to Somalia quickly, because this is not a gorgeous nonsense, the reality is like this.) )
This time, Li Lan finally knew what Muhammadi meant just now, and when he started his feelings, he had already done the questions he asked.
"Alright! That was my negligence. I just want to know if there are any other countries armed around Bossaso. Li Lan said.
"No, Bossaso has one of the two relatively sound ports in the whole of Somalia, but it's still too chaotic. Even if there are foreigners who build up their armed forces here, they still do not have effective security guarantees. Muhammadi thought for a moment and continued: "There was once an Italian who also raised his arms in a ruin in the center of Bossaso, but in the end he failed. ”
"Is the Italian dead?" Li Lan couldn't help but ask.
"He didn't die, he left not because of security concerns, but because he couldn't stand the harsh taxes and the constant defections of soldiers." Muhammadi shook his head and explained in detail:
"Somalia is very poor, and there are a lot of refugees, even if the government of Bossaso has a tax from the port, but how can that tax satisfy those greedy mouths, so in the areas under the actual control of the government, the tax is very high, especially the tax on the armed shili, which is huge.
Plus the soldiers recruited by the Italians, all selected from the refugee camps. Those soldiers often sold the weapons they had taken over to other shili, and some simply defected with their weapons. As a result, it is necessary to spend a lot of money every day to maintain one's armed shili level. Zuihou, the Italian, couldn't stand it anymore and finally had to leave quietly. ”
"It's a tragic encounter." Li Lan smiled bitterly, and felt a slight sympathy for the Italian in his heart.
"Yes! My friend, you are lucky to have so many loyal soldiers, I think the end of that Italian, will definitely not play out on you. Muhammadi said.
"Well, I've always thought I had a good character." Li Lan said.
During the conversation between the two, the convoy also turned to the door of the base wall.
This time, Muhammadi finally saw the building nearby, which was also a matter of no choice, and the wall was only five meters high, but the height of the base of the four-story structure was already more than fifteen meters, which was two-thirds higher, so it naturally entered Muhammadi's eyes.
At this time, the mechanical arm on the original courtyard of the base has been disguised by Li Lan, and the base at the moment looks more like an ordinary house, but the shape is a little more luxurious and luxurious.
"It's where I live, and it's where I work." Li Lan said.
"It's so beautiful, I've grown so big, it's the first time I've seen such a beautiful building in reality. My friend, this strengthens my belief that this is absolutely the work of God, otherwise it would not have been possible to build a structure of this magnitude in this barren land in a month's time. Muhammadi said with a look of fascination.
He was an atheist who could not understand Muhammadi's feelings as a staunch believer in Islam. Li Lan only smiled slightly at him once again linking this place to a miracle, but did not explain anything.
PS: Gorgeous wants to correct a very important problem, that is, Gorgeous is an authentic man, an absolute pure man. Can you believe it? A pseudo-girl can write a military type of novel. This alone, any blows and rumors, is just a paper tiger.