"You kid are kidding me, aren't you?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"Look at your list!"
Hudson was going crazy at the moment. He understood that the people above him were in a hurry and that the situation was urgent, but things had to be done in an order. He was working hard to coordinate military mobilization with all parties. It was already hard enough. At this juncture, Shepard also came to him to make trouble, but he could only grab the other person's arm fiercely and ask Shepard to give him an explanation.
"Why don't you go to Hughes's manufacturing workshop to grab a thousand TOW anti-tank missiles?"
"There are also 0 tanks, Phantom fighter jets, and 13 armored personnel carriers. What does a military contractor like you do with these?".z.br>
"This is not nonsense, of course it is to share the country's worries!"
Shepard broke free from the other party's restraints, then adjusted his clothes and spoke righteously.
"That's what Chief Colby said!"
"He said so. The problem is that he doesn't care about the execution. I understand that you have suffered a lot of losses, so you need as many rifles, machine guns and mortars as you want, but can you be more realistic about this?"
"Just tell me what you can give!"
Shepard looked at the sad look on Hudson's face and knew that his lion's opening was indeed a bit wide. He immediately softened his position and began to discuss with the other party.
"First of all, it's impossible to give you heavy equipment. It's at most a loan and you have to return it after the fight. Secondly, forget about airplanes for now. It would be great if I could get you some helicopters!"
"What about tanks and artillery?"
"Do you have so many people?"
"Why not? Plomri has returned to the country to recruit people, and we have to fight the Cuban tanks. You also know that the best weapon against tanks is the tank!"
"But 0 is really not possible!"
"What about 8? 03?"
Hudson shook his head, there was really nothing he could do about those things.
"This way, it's your choice!"
Hudson pulled out a form from his arms and handed it to Shepard.
"What I can give you now are two things, A90 armored vehicles from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sherman tanks in stock from South Africa, that's all!"
"Wait, that's all. Don't there be centurions in South Africa?"
"They don't even have enough on their own, so just be content if they can bring out Sherman!"
"Then I want both. How much can you give me?"
"I can give you four Shermans and twelve A90s. This is my maximum authority, but I can also give you two DRC infantry battalions, the two you trained!"
"What about the others?"
"Others, there is nothing we can do for the time being. You know that the people above are only now aware of the urgency, but there are only a few 141 transport planes at the airport that can't even fly over to unload. Don't even think about TOW missiles for the time being, but I will leave as many rocket launchers as possible for you. , In addition, there is nothing we can do about mortars at the moment. There are 107mm mortars in Vietnam, but you have to transport them yourself!"
"That's okay. The Black Fish is leaving from the United States on the third of this month. I'll let them go to Vietnam first!"
"That's great. Look at what you wanted before. Given our relationship, how could I not give you what I can give you!"
Hudson crumpled the form that Shepard had submitted to him before, threw it to Shepard, and continued.
"There will be a batch of anti-tank mines and night vision devices today. Remember to pick them up later!"
"Okay, thanks, buddy!"
"You're welcome, as long as you remember my kindness!"
Hudson rolled his eyes. With Shepard here, his work would be more tedious, but Shadow Company's abilities were there, and if they could be appreciated by the superiors, he could only hold his nose and admit it. After all, in a certain way In other words, they can be regarded as an offensive and defensive alliance. If Hudson wants to advance to the next level in the CIA, he must have merit. With Shadow Company here, it is not difficult for the two parties to collude with the government and businessmen to gain some political capital. In fact, Luanda The incident at the airport was very good. Hudson himself had received internal recognition, but it was a pity that the Cubans came later.
Get the tank, otherwise Hudson can be promoted from the operations team to the local director!
There is one thing to say, when it comes to political tasks, there will be no delays in any country at any time. Because of the poor performance of the ANLF, the CIA urgently needs all combat units to quickly enter the battlefield, and The Shadow Company, which has a contract with the CIA, is naturally one of the units that will be put into the battlefield. Although the company's inventory before was still enough to starve a rat to death, after receiving the instructions, the 141 transport plane directly delivered the local brand new arms inventory. In Shepard's hands, the price of each flight of the 141 transport plane is not a small number, it costs 80,000 yuan per flight!
In order to allow the Shadow Company to restore its combat effectiveness as quickly as possible, the CIA directly burned American taxpayers to the tune of $400,000 to purchase brand new rifles and machine guns, individual equipment, radios, walkie-talkies, and night vision goggles.
Almost overnight, Shepard's originally unarmed men were once again armed to the teeth, and even this time, they had more supporting firepower.
It was at this moment that Hannibal suddenly understood what Shepard meant when he said that doing national business would be profitable. After all, when it came to overseas operations, which involved many factors, many things were no longer what they had to consider. Yes, all of this will be handled by one person. To put it simply, the people above will provide all the tools needed, and you will be responsible for using these tools to complete the task. For this kind of task, you don’t have to worry about profit or loss, you only need to worry about success or failure!
"Is this a different kind of serving the country?"
"That's almost it. Not only do you work for the country, but you can also get paid, so you have found a career balance!"
"Then, leave the rest of the work to us!"
Hannibal, who was chatting and laughing with Shepard in the command room, suddenly became very serious. He stood up and saluted Shepard solemnly.
"You are acting like a separation between life and death, don't scare me!"
"No, I'm just thanking you!"
Hannibal said with emotion.
"Because you really did it!"
"We're still far from it. We haven't even made our name out of Angola yet. We still have a long way to go if we want to be famous internationally!"
Shepard didn't know why the other party was so crazy, so he could only explain his great idea to the other party again.
"Angola, no matter how it ends here, it is just a stepping stone for us, so you should not have any psychological burden. For us, the goal has never been dynasty change or people's suffering. What we pursue is the industry. The top of the pyramid, so what we have to work hard is only in this direction. Everything else has nothing to do with us. We only need to fight every battle well, and that is enough!"
