"Want a bite?"
Looking at the dark liquid in the other person's jar, Captain Li, who was wearing a Benny hat and touching oil paint, squirmed his throat, and then said.
"What is this, your specialty witchcraft tea?"
"This is coffee!"
The old man stared at the other person as if he were an idiot, and then took a long drink while minding his own business.
"Although Africa is a backward place, at least we can still use some things!"
"terribly sorry!"
Captain Li kicked the adjutant behind him because this guy was snickering when he was scolded just now. He completely forgot about the bet he made with the other party.
Then the adjutant could only grin and take out a few crumpled bills from his pocket and push them to the other party.
The CIA also knows that its affairs are not well publicized, so the locations of several mining areas are quite remote. They are either located deep in river valleys or between deserts and rainforests. They are either filled with miasma or filled with mosquitoes. However, it is precisely because of their remoteness. , these places cannot be brought under the jurisdiction of the Mozambican government at all, let alone exploration and mining.
When Rob still occupied this place, mining relied entirely on plundered child labor and other unlucky people. They had to work here day and night, either going to dig or scouring the river for sand. Each person had to work on average every day. Fourteen hours.
Although these unlucky guys worked long hours, their food was also poor. Lack of vitamins caused many of them to suffer from various diseases. Many of them suffered from tooth loss and night blindness. During the raids by the Mozambican army, Rob even went so far as to cover up others' eyes. The living people were taken to the jungle to be silenced.
Later, Robert's men also suffered heavy losses in the crackdown by government forces. This can be regarded as a different kind of retribution!
Under the leadership of the old hunter, the reconnaissance team went north along the edge of the rain forest. It took them three days to walk almost 50 kilometers, and they completed the preliminary survey of the mining area code-named No. 1.
It is a river valley. The river flowing down the upper reaches often washes out some gold grains and gold sand. The output is relatively stable. Some people have even found gold nuggets in the river, but that was all during the Portuguese colonial period. It was a river valley. Uncle Hei's life was even worse. He had to soak in water for a full sixteen hours every day, and all the gold he mined had to be handed over. Storing it privately was a dead end.
Now, this area has been abandoned, but many civilians still venture into it, trying to grab a share of their wealth.
In addition to facing a harsh natural environment, these civilians must also circumvent the surveillance of government forces, because it is illegal for them to mine privately. If caught, they will be beaten and beaten, and it is not unreasonable to enter the police if they are serious. possible.
To this end, government forces have established multiple poles in this area.
Monitor the strongholds. A considerable number of the soldiers in these strongholds are veterans of the War of Independence. They have received teachings from the mysterious forces in the East and are also proficient in standard techniques and tactics. This is why Rob's people were completely defeated. There is no advantage in numbers or equipment.
Relying on the leadership of the old hunter, the reconnaissance team arrived at the government stronghold without disturbing anyone. It was a stronghold located on a ridge and connected by a temporary road. The garrison stationed an infantry company and a police force here. , used to monitor the entire area.
The No. 1 mining area is naturally among them. The garrison will inspect it every half a month, and will also check nearby villages and residences to look for possible terrorist armed forces.
However, the government forces did not get too close to the border. They only controlled these routes and border crossings. Because the relationship between Mozambique and South Africa was not good, most of the border areas were used by the Mozambican military as conflict isolation zones.
This may be a bit of an idea to avoid war and protect people, but in fact, it is not surprising that Mozambique chose this approach. During the Rhodesian War and Civil War, elite troops such as white airborne troops and special forces relied on helicopter transports to rob and kill black guerrillas at the border. There are countless cases, and there has even been a battle with a high exchange ratio of 150 people annihilating 1,000 people. The Mozambican government forces know the advantages and disadvantages of each other. Because the terrain in the south is harsh, deploying a large number of troops and cutting off logistics is a dead end. Therefore, they are unwilling to station heavy troops here. .
The government forces, totaling 10,000 people, have deployed most of their troops in the capital Maputo and an area further south. This is the essence of Mozambique, densely populated and industrially intensive. Therefore, as long as it holds here, Mozambique can rest easy. .
This has greatly reduced the pressure on Captain Li. The Mozambique garrison needs to be on guard against South Africa. Therefore, it is definitely impossible to mobilize large forces for combat. Then he can quickly cut through the mess and pull out the government military strongholds in the southern region.
Doing so will allow the government forces to lose effective control over the southern region and gain some living space for the Maoist armed forces. Even if Shepard can find a way to contact the South African army to conduct a feint, the Mozambican government forces will not even consider* **No time to get armed!
Therefore, after completing the investigation of the government camp, Captain Li immediately returned with the reconnaissance team, and then summoned the team commanders and fire team leaders of the entire team to begin discussing the combat plan.
"We must defeat the enemy simply and swiftly. Whether we kill him or capture him alive, we must do our best to do it quickly. We must not give the enemy a chance to sound the alarm, and we must cut off all their possibilities for survival!"
"Then let's launch an attack in the middle of the night!"
The adjutant looked at the map and immediately gave his suggestion.
The alpha detachment has superior firepower and equipment, which should be carried forward. Although an average of three people have one night vision device, the Mozambican army on the opposite side has none, and their alertness will be kept to a minimum at night, so the raid will go very smoothly!
"What about the rules of engagement?"
"Under normal circumstances, armed enemies can be killed, but those who have lost their will to resist are not allowed to commit any violations!"
Captain Li looked at his men and emphasized.
"Everyone, this is our first independent combat operation separated from the tactical command. Our opponents are currently just ordinary regular army troops, but we do not rule out that the Soviet army will appear in the future. Therefore, no matter what, I hope you can show your ability. The level we should be at!"
Seeing all his subordinates nodding seriously, Captain Li immediately smiled with satisfaction, and then asked the kitchen to make Vietnamese rice noodles for dinner tonight, and then send them to the headquarters!
"Then, let's continue to discuss the battle plan, and I'll have them deliver dinner!"
So everyone who had been serious just now started crying and howling again.
