After the last ceasefire, Gaddafi was obsessed with the loss of a large part of Chad's controlled area, but in fact, he still earns it, and to put it mildly, if he is shameless and continues to occupy Ozu, then Chad will not be able to do anything.

Because not long ago, the international arbitration tribunal had awarded the ownership of Ozu to Chad, so Gaddafi did not have any moral meaning at all, but Libya, France, and the Soviet Union had good relations, and they had to contribute an unknown number of arms orders to both sides every year, so even if Gaddafi continued to occupy the Ozu region, Chad would not be able to regain it.

But Gaddafi is not satisfied with Chad, he wants to get back the place lost in the last war, otherwise he, the first brother in Africa, really has no face.

Because in the last war, the Libyan army finally fell into a crushing defeat, Gaddafi in the following year can be said to be exerting great efforts, he unceremoniously kicked out a vote of old generals, boldly appointed new people, while continuing to increase military purchases, purchased a large amount of equipment from France, from artillery to AX30 tanks, as well as trucks armored vehicles, and at the same time as buying and buying in the French fire market, Gaddafi has not forgotten the big brother of the Soviet Union.

A large number of new shipments of T55 and BP infantry vehicles greatly enriched the Libyan army, and soon, all the equipment lost in the past was replenished by Libya in a very short time.

As for Chad, because of financial problems, the size of the Chadian army has also been expanded, but not much, and Déby cannot afford to raise a large number of armored troops at present.

This is not only a financial problem, but also personnel training, etc., tanks as land tigers, fierce, but also need to be fed, that is, there is sufficient logistical support, Libya in the Soviet Union with the help and hand-in-hand teaching, to build a modern army.

But Chad, the aid given to Chad by the Americans and the French is also funds and weapons, and the personnel training is even inferior to that of the Shadow Company, and the elite armored troops under Déby are only one battalion in number, and the equipment is not uniform, all second-hand and even third-hand rags.

A tank battalion with Italian OF40, Soviet T55, French AX30, American 47,48 and even two Sherman tanks from the Egyptian side that somehow ended up here.

These things were placed like treasures in Ennedi, at the forefront of the confrontation between Chad and Libya, and were seen by Déby as a steel line of defense against the Libyan invasion.

In addition to these, none of the Chadian army, in terms of quality or quantity, surpasses Libya, the Chadians have about 200 howitzer cannons from various sources, the Libyans are ten times larger, the Chadians have four AH1 Sky Raider attack aircraft of the Shadow Company and a few old Mustang fighters as an air force, and the Libyans have the Su-17, Su-22, MiG-21, whatever they pick out and kill Chad.

The only thing the Chadian army can rely on is their numerical superiority and infantry superiority on the front line!

After the Shadow Company came to power in support of Déby, it made an analysis of the current situation in Chad, and if Chad, which is still in the initial stage of economic development, wants to rely on heavy equipment, it is simply impossible to compare with Libya, and the economic benefits brought by the latter's oil resources are far from being comparable to Chad, Chad can buy one tank, and the Libyans can buy ten.

So, instead of continuing this arms race, it is better to play to your own strengths!

In the civil war of more than ten years, Chad can be regarded as a group of more elite veterans trained among the various factions, after Déby came to power, this unit was reorganized, and it was incorporated into the national army system.

Although this will cultivate a hill within the army, it is not surprising that there are mountains in a place like Chad, and Déby's move has greatly eased the conflict between the factional forces, and at the same time, it can be regarded as allowing himself to have a voice in front of these armed forces, which can ensure that they obey the unified command.

And these veterans are also the training targets of the Shadow Company, and as for the content of the training, it is still the same as Afghanistan

some, and the armament, that is, the ones in Afghanistan!

Shepard brought these infantry a large number of 40 rocket launchers and 107 rocket launchers, and even the per capita possession reached an astonishing three to one, that is, a squad of infantry had at least four rocket launchers, relying on this trick, it can be regarded as offsetting the armor advantage of the Libyans in some way.

In addition, the current president of Chad, Déby, is also crying poverty everywhere under the advice of think tanks, especially France and the United States, one is the former suzerain, the other is the current suzerain, Déby is extremely diligent, when he goes to France, he talks about the friendship between the two countries in the past, and when he goes to the United States, he talks about the future of the two countries.

The U.S. Congress approved the export quota of about 500 Tao anti-tank missiles to Chad, and sold Chad seven second-hand UH1 Huey helicopters, three of which would be converted into armed models, that is, models with turrets and anti-tank missiles.

And the French also sold hundreds of Milan anti-tank missiles, and in addition to anti-tank missiles, the French also sponsored about 400 Hilux pickup trucks made by Toyota in Chad.

These pickups, together with the more than 200 pickup trucks brought in by Chad itself, can be regarded as forming the core force of the Chadian army, which Shepard privately jokingly called the pickup brigade.

These pickup trucks have undergone a lot of modifications, including adding fuel tanks, adding armor and weapons, etc., and even a considerable number of pickup trucks also work as trailers, in addition to machine guns, artillery, missiles, and rocket launchers welded in the body, they will also hang a 107mm rocket launcher on the back of the car.

These equipment looks funny and ridiculous, but for the Libyan army, it is really a force that cannot be underestimated, and those anti-tank missiles alone are enough for the Libyans to drink a good pot!

Therefore, Shepard knew that Gaddafi would go to war with Chad again sooner or later, but he didn't expect that the other side would be so eager to go to war, because historically, the pickup war between Libya and Chad only started in 87 years, but now, it is only 85 years, and Shepard can only attribute it to the butterfly effect brought about by Déby's early coming to power.

And it was less than a month and a half after the Shadow Company redeployed most of its combat power back to Chacha, and the war broke out!