Orchoa also didn't expect that Gilberto would betray his own class so quickly. In just a few months, he would degenerate from a responsible drug lord to a lackey of the government and the Americans. Everything was left behind by him, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, in a way, the Cali Group became like this, and it was indispensable for their efforts!
Now the Medellin Group is truly embattled on all sides. There are not even a few forces in Colombia that are willing to cooperate with them. Even the left-wing guerrillas who have always had conflicts with the government in the past and there is no possibility of negotiation at all. Not willing to help Medellin.
Now, instead, Gilberto relied on his sharp tongue to coerce and lure, and gradually united a large number of idle factions. Each of their factions had different interests and different methods. The only thing they had in common was to completely defeat the Medellin Group. Purpose.
These groups composed of drug dealers, warlords, social military groups, radical terrorists, etc. also have an official name, called Los Pepes.
It can be said that Gilberto is a very powerful figure. He coordinated in the play and made a great contribution to the establishment of Los Pepes. After the establishment of the organization, the Cali Group continued to provide strong assistance and a steady stream of arms. The order was handed over to Knight Ordnance. In March 1982 alone, thousands of automatic weapons and nearly a million rounds of ammunition flowed into Los Pepes.
In addition, the CIA provided hundreds of explosive devices, a large number of detonators and explosives. To this end, the Cali Group handed over relevant information about a local guerrilla group of less than a hundred people. Then, the Colombian government forces united with the right-wing guerrillas , launched an extremely bloody massacre against the left-wing guerrillas. An entire village was destroyed by the right-wing guerrillas during the battle. Later, the latter even burned large areas of houses and farmland and destroyed the corpses.
This Colombian Chicken Eating Contest can be regarded as officially entering a stage of chaos, and even the staff of Shadow Company have become idle, because many of the work has been done for them.
The Shadow Company wants to attack the plantations in Medellín. The Los Pepes militia begins to burn down villages and fields. The Shadow Company wants to attack the processing plants. Cali’s killers directly drive trucks loaded with bombs and rush in. The Shadow Company needs to cooperate with special forces. The troops arrested the members of Medellin, and the killers of Los Pepes killed each other directly. Many members of Medellin even had to surrender to the police to save their lives and property.
Shepard even had to send nearly two-thirds of his personnel back to Africa. Otherwise, hundreds of people would stay in Colombia and wait to die. Once his men were left idle, problems would inevitably arise. Moreover, Shadow Company pays attention to performance appraisals. , there is no combat mission, there is no high commission, only a basic salary, which is also unacceptable to employees.
Although the intensity of work in Colombia has dropped sharply, Shepard's social interactions have not decreased much. In addition to Colombia, he also has an extremely important thing to do, which is to prepare for the upcoming Falklands War.
The Battle of the British and Armagh Islands can also be regarded as the hot spot of the century. After all, this war has made both sides a lot of eye-opening things for the world. The most exaggerated one is naturally the Argentine Air Force using Super Etendard fighter jets to mount French Exocet missiles. The British flagship Sheffield was sunk, and the US$200 million warship was sunk by a US$200,000 missile. This really embarrassed the British.
Of course, the British would not have thought that a few decades later, another country would be like them and sink a flagship by their opponents. Of course, this is all a story for another day!
When a war breaks out, the happiest people are naturally the arms dealers. When the British troops go on an expedition of thousands of miles, logistics and transportation are naturally the top priority. However, the mainland is hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Falklands, so the transportation costs are naturally extremely high. Therefore, in terms of supplies, the United Kingdom naturally needs the help of the United States. For example, bullets, food, and water can be purchased from the United States. Otherwise, if everything has to be sent from the mainland, the cost will not be worth the gain.
Therefore, if you invest money in related fields at this time, you can naturally make a lot of money. Just like during the 1973 Middle East oil crisis, Shepard made a huge profit of 30 million by shorting oil. His capital was pitifully small, but he still received a return that was even tenfold.
Naturally, he would not miss the current Falklands War, and
And this time he has a lot of money, and the investment is in hundreds of millions. Anyway, he already knows the outcome of this war. A country's war naturally depends on whose national strength is stronger. Argentina's economy is in chaos, the army is disorganized, and its weapons and equipment are self-sufficient. The rate is pitifully low. Even if you achieve a temporary victory with the purchase of advanced weapons, it will be difficult to achieve final victory.
Therefore, Shepard was even ready to wait for Argentina to lose the war, and then go and sweep Argentina's domestic industry. Anyway, it's not about eating someone else's human blood steamed buns. When eating it himself, he had to take into account the appearance of the food. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't even eat the food. don't want.
As a genuine Londoner, Parker was even more positive about this matter. Even at this time when Britain and Argentina were at odds, she took a whole team to Argentina to do an asset appraisal, waiting for the end of the war. The harvest began.
"I even like Thatcher a little bit!"
Parker said on the phone.
"Didn't you say before that you wanted to give that old lady a shot?"
"Yes, but without him, we wouldn't be able to gain so much at this point, so let's forget about that shot for now!"
Speaking of which, Shepard even thought about giving information about the Argentine Air Force's Exocet missiles to Parker. Her brother worked in MI5 and was considered a big intelligence agent.
But when Shepard mentioned this matter, Parker couldn't help but respect his country.
"Although that old witch can only trouble her own people, she will definitely have this worry. They know what equipment Argentina has and will definitely take the precautions that need to be taken. And I don't think the Argentine Air Force has the possibility of taking off!"
Looking at the extremely confident Parker, Shepard thought for a moment and took back his words. After all, if he continued to say it, the issue to be discussed that night would not be whether missiles or not, but whether he should be in the bedroom or the study. Sleeping is a problem! ..net
"In this case, let's wish the British fleet a victory! The Sheffield will become famous in one battle!"
Shepard didn't forget to secretly add another flag to the British!
