Chapter 290: Recognizing Reality
"By the way, Mr. Shepard, during the battle to overthrow the tyrant Saleh, we have a lot of military volunteers who are missing, what about their whereabouts?"
"Some of the dead in battle, and some of the wounded, were temporarily confined to the hospital for treatment!"
"So how many died and how many survived?"
"About seventy people were killed in the battle!"
Shepard touched his head, this will make him a little weak-hearted, after all, the fight will be ruthless, just out of 40 mm grenades there are more than 200 rounds, a grenade costs 20 dollars, that is, then a volley, Shepard hit out a full 4,000 dollars.
In addition, there were other consumptions, fuel, bullets, incendiary bombs, in order to fight the more than 100 French mercenaries, Shepard was stunned and smashed a full 50,000 yuan in one go.
"More than seventy?"
The corner of Castell's eyes twitched, he remembered that there were more than 100 mercenaries in total, and more than 70 died, so the rest is estimated to be no better, after all, if you change to a regular army, a company will die 70 people in a battle, then this company can be directly withdrawn.
Although the mercenaries are not established, the death of so many people is also a big blow to its team.
What is the reason why the Shadow Company can have such a big reputation in the African circle, Shepard's salary is high, the tasks he completes are excellent, and working in the Shadow Company is not only not a big risk, but there is also money to be made, and naturally a good reputation.
But the Boer defense has lost troops in a row, and it is good that it has lost so many people in Angola, after all, the pension is covered, and Savin has more money than he gave, but this time in Comoros, it is a little sad for Denard's Boer defense!
The benefits promised by Abdullah to the other party are all in the hands of Shepard, and the surviving mercenaries have no money to pay for the medical expenses of the Shadow Company, and according to Shepard's consistent tradition, they all collect ransom according to their rank, thousands of ordinary creeps, tens of thousands of higher ones, and then 100,000 higher ones, that is to say, Denard's wave of actions not only did not earn a penny, but even had to be put into it by themselves.
And Castelil doesn't care about the ransom, what he cares about is those dead and wounded, after all, no matter how this operation is said, it is also tacitly approved by the French government, that is to say, these guys are considered supernumerary personnel of the government, although they belong to the kind of people who are thrown away when they run out, what if so many people die, what if no one comes to work next time?
"That, Commander......
"Alive, that guy is quite capable of jumping, he still runs around when he's old, and he almost died there after being shot with seven shrapnel wounds in his body, but he was rescued by my people!"
"Okay, can I go and meet me?"
"Of course, after all, we are also partners, and you are free to come and go here!"
Shepard then called the driver and took him with him to a private hospital in the suburbs.
Surrounded by the Wehrmacht, with barbed wire fences and large wolfdogs at the entrance of the hospital, Kastey raised his eyebrows at the prison-like security and then saw the golden sand and blue sea on the other side of the hospital.
"Do you think this is a concentration camp?"
"Sort of!"
"Haha, this is just a necessary precaution, the French have killed dozens of Comoroan soldiers, and it has also affected many civilian houses, so we need to give them some necessary precautions!"
"Aren't you worried about them running away or rioting?"
"Don't worry, after all, the battle here is over, and it won't help them to make trouble, it's better for us to be okay with each other!"
In fact, there is another sentence that Shepard didn't say, these guys must have the ability to run if they want to run.
Half of the less than thirty captives who survived were disabled, the rest basically lost half their lives, the least injured one lay down for a week after the operation before he could get out of bed, the hospital was in the suburbs, the surrounding area was deserted for more than ten kilometers, surrounded on three sides, and there was nothing in the direction of the sea, but it was for the patients to relax, and it was even more wishful thinking to swim out.
This private hospital was opened by the French to serve Western tourists who came to Comoros for a holiday after its independence
, it began to serve government officials, but now, it is mercenary.
Covered in bandages and plasters, Bob Denard was in a daze on the beach when he met the person he wanted to see most, the supreme commander of the Shadow Company.
Although he was beaten badly, Denard did not get angry, the fact that he was not as good as others was humiliating enough, as the king of mercenaries with ambitions, he knew that he should reflect on his lack of reflection at this moment, instead of venting his anger for no reason, because it would be useless.
"I know you have a lot to say, but let's meet this one first!"
Shepard then sat aside and watched as Castelj and Denard exchanged.
Casteli came to Denard naturally to comfort the other party, they and Comoros have reached an agreement, so there is no need to make trouble, Castelil is worried that Denard will have problems.
And Denard does have a problem, he can ignore this defeat, but his sacrificed men and those who survive must make amends.
And Castelly also told him directly that there would be compensation, but not much.
"You know the nature of this operation, Denard!"
"And what about my people?"
"Everything is risky, you should consider this before you act, I'm here to get you out of your face or for your uncle's sake!"
Castelly said solemnly.
Bob Denard's uncle was also one of the founders of the Foreign Legion, otherwise he would not have had a Foreign Legion connection.
Castelly's words Denard had actually been prepared for a long time, after all, they were the disgraceful part of the state apparatus, the credit was the leader, and the fault was borne by himself, he knew all this, but he still couldn't help but hold out hope.
But reality gave him a hard slap in the face, and it is already a great gift for the French government to fish them out, as for anything else, don't even think about it!
"Mr. Denard, we know your difficulties, but we also hope that you can understand our difficulties, the government is for the whole country, so don't embarrass us all!"
With that, Castelj turned and walked towards Shepard, who was playing cards with the captives in the distance.
"Mr. Shepard, I think we should talk about our military volunteers now, what do you think?"
Shepard handed the cards in his hand to the man behind him, and then replied.
"Of course, we are ready at any time, we can talk, we can talk, there is nothing that we can't talk about!"