Chapter 919 Hire! ?
Qiao Xinghua pondered for a moment.
This is not a trivial matter.
They have only two mercenary groups in Somalia, one is the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group and the other is the Sharp Sword Mercenary Group. The Wild Wolf Mercenary Group has 2,000 people, while the Sharp Sword Mercenary Group has 1,000 people.
The two mercenary groups have a total of 3,000 people, and they can't manage such a large area of Somalia. So after the situation got out of control, the mercenary groups seemed very passive, and some assets were targeted.
In Somalia, in addition to the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group and the Sharp Sword Mercenary Group, there are more than a dozen mercenary groups. These mercenary groups have hundreds of people or as few as a dozen people.
Seres wants to hire the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group and let the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group be responsible for attacking Kohler.
This is not a trivial matter.
Even if Qiao Xinghua is confident in the combat effectiveness of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group, it does not mean that he will be blind.
The mercenary group is paid to do things, but it does not mean that the mercenary group is willing to pay a heavy price.
Kohler is backed by Americans, and their weapons and equipment are not too bad.
If the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group relies on itself, even if it wins in the end, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group will probably suffer heavy losses.
There was a hint of expectation in Seres' eyes. He knew very well how powerful and combat-effective the mercenaries like Qiao Xinghua were.
Even with his 30,000 troops, he had no confidence that he could beat the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group.
And Qiao Xinghua not only represented the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group, but also the Sword Mercenary Group in Somalia.
He knew that there was an overseas support base of China in Djibouti, which was adjacent to his territory. In addition, there were two mercenary groups in Djibouti, each with 2,000 people, well-equipped, and strong combat effectiveness.
And you have to know that Djibouti's armed forces are only 13,000 people.
If he could get the support of the power behind Qiao Xinghua, then his hope of unifying Somalia would increase greatly, and the progress of unifying Somalia would also increase greatly.
Having been in Changshan for three years, Seres knew very well how powerful China was.
He also sincerely believes that if Somalia does not break and then build, reform and break all kinds of shackles, then Somalia will have no future.
The People's Party he formed was armed with Marxism, combined with the current situation in Somalia, and then liberated the whole of Somalia.
He has been looking for allies. He thinks he is not a warlord. He is an ambitious young man who wants to save Somalia.
He is not afraid of capable people, so when negotiating with others, Seres does not want to control everything himself. He is willing to share power with capable people.
He agrees with the saying that you make more friends and fewer enemies.
He does not believe in Europeans and Americans at all, because he thinks that Europeans and Americans do not really want to help Somalia. They just want to plunder Somalia and plunder all the wealth created by the Somalis.
He is more willing to accept the Chinese concept of win-win cooperation, because in the past ten years, the Chinese have built a large number of roads, two railways, and more than a dozen schools and hospitals in Somalia to help Somalia develop.
Although China also imports iron ore, gold, etc. from Somalia, the price is not low.
"Ceres, I can't promise you this directly now. You know, this is not a trivial matter. I have to go back and discuss it with others." Qiao Xinghua said in a deep voice.
Seres nodded and said, "Of course, I look forward to your good news."
Qiao Xinghua held a meeting after returning.
Three days later, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group finally gave Seres a formal reply and took over the employment task.
The two parties quickly signed the employment contract, but it was different from the beginning. The war against Kohler was not only the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group. Seres sent 10,000 troops in two directions.
In just one month, everything was ready.
The Wild Wolf Mercenary Group launched an attack from the middle road. The offensive was extremely fierce. Three tank companies attacked in the front, infantry fighting vehicles were behind, and other infantry were behind. Six armed helicopters provided fire support in the air.
The offensive was very sharp.
It tore Kohler's first line of defense apart in one go, catching Kohler off guard.
The Wild Wolf Mercenaries were like a flash of lightning, ignoring other towns and heading straight for Erigabo.
Erigabo is a large city in Somalia with a population of 300,000. It is the core of Kohler's territory and the location of Kohler's lair.
The three lines of defense originally set up by Erigabo were easily torn apart.
The Wild Wolf Mercenaries were already at the gates of the city, and Erigabo was in chaos.
There was constant bad news coming to Erigabo, which made Kohler's men panic.
"Damn Seres, I didn't attack him, but he dared to take the lead in attacking!" Kohler roared.
Kohler naturally knew Seres. In the past, Seres could be regarded as his subordinates, but no one expected that when the war started, Kohler could not control his troops, and one army after another broke out of his control.
With the support of the Americans, he finally managed to stabilize his position. Over the years, he recruited soldiers and expanded his territory.
But now, Seres caught him off guard.
Bad news came to Erigavo one after another. Now Kohler didn't even know how many troops Seres had sent out.
"Boom~~"
The sound of artillery roars was clearly audible, and it was obvious that the enemy's artillery shells had already started to fire.
They didn't have time to react at all.
"Commander-in-chief, retreat, let's leave here, gather troops and settle accounts with Seres!" A black man in military uniform looked panicked.
The sudden war made him feel the danger of death.
"We can't retreat. Where can we retreat to now? They have planes!" Kohler said angrily.
He set the core of his territory in Erigabo. In addition to the fact that Erigabo was his hometown, Erigabo's important geographical location was very important. Erigabo was surrounded by the Gulf of Aden in the east and mountains in the northeast and north, which separated his territory from Seres's, making it an advantageous terrain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The west was a desert, the south was a plain, and the entire coastal area was fertile and the essence of the land, which could bring him considerable tax revenue every year.
It was for this reason that he could borrow money from European and American banks to buy weapons and ammunition.
Once he retreated, he would lose his hometown and become a tree without roots.
But here, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group only fired a base shell and defeated the defenders and directly entered Erigabo.
Kohler's armed forces were all ordinary blacks who had not undergone rigorous training. They had no combat effectiveness. After being bombarded by a certain number of artillery shells, they were already scared and either surrendered or fled.
There was no decent resistance at all.
By the evening, the Wild Wolf Mercenaries had already controlled Erigabo.
Kohler and a large number of other people became prisoners of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries.
Qiao Xinghua took Erigabo and achieved the strategic goal. He did not launch an attack on other places because this was the mercenary mission received by the Wild Wolf Mercenaries. Other places were not the business of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries.
After receiving the good news, Seres sent out the remaining 10,000 troops, in addition to the 10,000 troops left behind, to take Kohler's territory as soon as possible.