As one of the least developed countries in the world, the number of TV sets in Rwanda is almost negligible. However, because the country is small enough, broadcasting networks are spread throughout the country.
The racist massacre that broke out on April 7 was largely the result of the Rwandan government's use of radio stations to carry out nationwide incitement. Subsequently, not only the Hutu army launched a purge, but many civilians also became thugs under the instigation of the government and turned to the Rwandan people. The Tutsi neighbors around them raised their butcher knives, causing a huge tragedy in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed in just ten days.
After the Ukrainian mercenaries arrived, their first military operation was to carry out targeted killings of the radio station headquarters in the capital of Rwanda and the broadcast stations in the four surrounding provinces.
This is not only a training exercise to test the strength of the pilot team recruited by Simon, but also can make the Rwandan government completely mute, preventing the other party from inciting public hostility against Westeros mercenaries through radio stations, and even leading to the recruitment of Westeros mercenaries. The military has also fallen into the same situation as the US military in Somalia last year.
The operation was very successful.
All 12 Mi-24 armed helicopters were dispatched, divided into five teams and rushed to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, and the capitals of the four provinces respectively. The Rwandan government forces were unprepared and easily blew up all radio broadcasting equipment.
However, some problems were encountered.
Simon followed Celia Miller to a specially opened office on the west side of the villa, where five people were already waiting.
Three men and two women.
The three men are Peter Mendelson, an expert on African issues in his fifties, and two former US military officers, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Rubier and Major Martin Stillman, who have participated in peacekeeping operations in Africa. The latter two are now All have retired.
The other two young girls, who are about 25 years old and wearing OL suits like Celia Miller, serve as translators and secretaries in Simon's personal military assistant office. Emily Joplin, who is tall and slender with brown hair, is good at it. Russian and Ukrainian. Another blond girl with a young and curvy figure is not inferior to Celia Miller named Zoe Hilst. She is proficient in French and some African indigenous languages, and Kinyarwanda happens to be on the list.
Including Celia Miller, the six were part of the team Simon recruited after the Rwandan genocide broke out.
As long as the performance of these people in recent operations can satisfy Simon, this office will be maintained in the future to assist the long-term expansion and layout of the Westeros system in Africa.
Starting yesterday, this small team has been put to work, assisting the local mercenary high-level team in Rwanda through remote video contact to conduct a preliminary assessment and rapid reorganization of 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers. Currently, the 3,000 Ukrainian mercenaries in Africa have been ordered to strengthen the regiment. The organization was integrated and divided into 30 companies of combat units based on the former arms of the Ukrainian soldiers and the weapons and equipment held by the Westeros mercenaries.
In addition, this office is not only equipped with the most advanced satellite communication equipment, but a wall-mounted TV is showing live footage from the Westeros refugee camp on Lake Kivu. Just for this live webcast and remote communication, the Westeros system is expected to pay about US$3 million per month for communication satellite leasing fees.
After a brief greeting, Simon sat down at his desk, and Celia Miller began to introduce in detail the entire process of the targeted killing operation on the afternoon of April 19, local time in Rwanda.
The 12 Mi-24 armed helicopters of the Westeros mercenaries were divided into five groups, 4 went to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, and the other 8 were divided into four groups and flew to the capitals of the four provinces of Rwanda. The entire operation was carried out locally. It started at 2:30 in the afternoon and lasted for one and a half hours. At 4 o'clock, all 12 armed helicopters completed their mission and returned smoothly.
During the mission, only four armed helicopters flying to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, encountered counterattacks during their retreat, and they were quite threatening counterattacks.
In the office, Celia Miller played a 30-second or so footage shot by an airborne camera through a projector. In the screen, eight individual air defense missiles were attacking four helicopters. Through the projection screen, people were shocked. I felt a strong sense of crisis. Fortunately, the pilots of the four helicopters were all the most elite air force soldiers of the former Soviet Union who had retired less than two years ago. The Mi-24 dropped the heat decoy bomb in time and performed an emergency dive to dodge, barely escaping. All attacks.
"This is the former Soviet Union's 9K32 individual air defense missile. It was equipped in the 1970s. Because of its low price and simple operation, it has always been the best-selling ultra-short-range air defense weapon of the former Soviet Union," Celia Miller introduced after the video was played: " According to the information we have collected, the plane of the former president of Rwanda was shot down by this missile. Fortunately, the pilots in this operation were all from the former Soviet Air Force and were very familiar with the characteristics of the 9K32, so there was no danger. However, Our next military operations may have to consider the threat of this missile. We are not sure how many 9K32s the Rwandan government army still has, or whether it has other types of anti-aircraft weapons that can pose a serious threat to armed helicopters."
Simon looked at the picture on the projection screen and asked, "What's the approximate forecast number?"
Celia Miller shook her head and said: "There is no possibility. Maybe just this time, the Rwandan government army has exhausted all 9K32 reserves. Perhaps, the other party will continue to receive related military equipment from the French army or the Democratic Republic of Congo army." assistance."
It is no secret that Hutu forces have been receiving assistance and training from the French army for more than a decade.
Moreover, the Hutu government has very close relations with neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Although the Rwandan government forces used Soviet-made 9K32 individual anti-aircraft missiles this time, it is difficult to say from which side these weapons came from, or, to be more straightforward, it is most likely to come from French assistance. According to the intelligence collected by the local team in Rwanda, until now, there may still be a small number of French advisory groups among the Rwandan government forces who have not had time to withdraw.
Simon knew better that this was true.
Until many years after the genocide, the Rwandan government continued to condemn France for contributing to the genocide in Rwanda. Many investigations showed that the then Rwandan President Juvenal's plane was probably shot down by the French army and then framed. Arm the Tutsis.
Because the French did not want the Rwandan government to negotiate a peace with the Tutsi armed forces supported by Britain and the United States, which would lead to the re-infiltration of British and American forces into Rwanda, which was already controlled by France. Even after the Rwandan genocide was exposed and shocked the world, the French army still quietly carried out small operations against Tutsi armed forces in Rwanda.
Celia Miller did not shy away from this in her words, because everyone knew the fact.
Of course, you definitely can't say that in public.
For the peace-loving French Republic in the civilized world, it is a very serious accusation to accuse the other party of supporting an anti-human government behind the scenes that committed genocide. During the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Rwanda genocide, the French government immediately lodged a stern protest like a cat whose tail was stepped on and announced its withdrawal from genocide commemoration activities because of a few accusations from the Rwandan president at the time.
Since it was impossible to determine the number of anti-aircraft weapons held by the Rwandan government forces, Simon stopped asking questions and continued to listen to Celia's introduction about the reorganization status of Ukrainian mercenaries.
About twenty minutes later, Celia finished her introduction. Former US Army Lieutenant Colonel Dan Rubiel, who had participated in peacekeeping operations in Angola and Nabimia, first asked: "Simon, I want to know, Westeros Are the mercenaries planning to actually take military action against the Rwandan government forces, or are they just trying to act as a deterrent to prevent genocide in Rwanda?”
Simon smiled and looked at Rubiel: "Is there any difference?"
Dan Rubier said: "If it is just a shock, this purpose has been achieved. As the world's attention turns to Rwanda, the massacre will definitely stop quickly in the next few days. The Westeros mercenaries can now consider With regard to the withdrawal, subsequent matters will be taken over by the United Nations peacekeeping forces, which can also save a lot of military expenses."
Simon said: "Dan, the fact is that whether it is the EO mercenaries or the Ukrainian Legion, I have paid one month's expenses in advance. I also spent a lot of money to purchase a large batch of military equipment from Ukraine."
Dan Rubier understood Simon's intention and said: "Then, I suggest that we must fight quickly."
Simon nodded slightly and signaled Dan Rubiel to continue.
Dan Rubier asked Emily Joplin, who was operating the projector, to switch to a map of Rwanda, stand up and walk to the projection screen, saying: "The main reason why civil wars in many African countries are protracted is because most of the warlords are They are very good at guerrilla warfare, and they will continue to move around the country to confront government forces. Many people in power in African countries also gained power through this method."
A trace of weirdness flashed across Simon's expression, but he did not interrupt Dan Rubiel's speech.
Dan Rubiel continued: "The current situation is that there are about 50,000 troops in Rwanda, 20,000 of which are militiamen scattered in various places whose combat capabilities are not worth mentioning. These people may not even be equipped with complete firearms. They only have Can bully civilians. In addition, there are 30,000 government troops with relatively complete weapons and equipment and certain military training. Currently, about 8,000 people are confronting the Tutsi Rwanda Patriotic Front in Biwumba City in northern Rwanda. Another 22,000 people, because of this The unrest happens to be all concentrated in the capital Kigali, which is the best opportunity for us."
Simon shook his head and vetoed: "Unfortunately, Dan, we can't attack Kigali, where there are at least one million civilians. And even if the Ukrainian mercenaries are very powerful, once we fall into street fighting, our end may be the same as what the US military did in Somalia last year. It’s almost like Mogadishu.”
Rwanda has a small land area of only 26,000 square kilometers, but it has a population of more than 8 million. The population density is very high. Among them, the capital Kigali alone had a population of more than 1.5 million before the massacre. Even now, many people Fleeing because of the riots, the population is in the millions.
Just as United Nations peacekeeping forces are often restrained in Africa because of concerns about civilian casualties, Simon also does not want to be accused of causing a large number of civilian casualties by attacking Kigali. The task of attacking the capital and seizing power will only be left to the Rwandan opposition to complete in the future.
Dan Rubiel obviously expected Simon's attitude and said: "Well, Simon, we have only one choice now." The former US military lieutenant colonel said, raising his hand and pointing to Gutarama, a building in western Rwanda. City: "Fight a sniper battle before Rwandan government troops move into Gutarama."
Rwanda's territory is only about 150 kilometers in length from east to west and from north to south, which is about two to three hours' drive.
The capital, Kigali, is located in the center of Rwanda, about 70 kilometers away from the Westeros refugee camp on the shores of Lake Kivu in the west. The city of Gutarama highlighted by Dan Rubier is right in the middle of Kigali and the Westeros refugee camps.
When Simon heard what Dan Rubiel said, he couldn't help but raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting for the other party to continue.
Dan Rubier began to explain his intentions: "Based on my experience in participating in peacekeeping operations in Africa, the Rwandan government is likely to send about 5,000 to 10,000 regular troops to Gutarama City to confront us. If we don't To prevent this layout of the Rwandan government, once they enter Gutalama, according to common practice, the Rwandan government forces will set up military camps in the city to integrate with the civilians. This is the most common method used by African warlords to deal with peacekeeping forces. Because they all know that peacekeeping forces do not dare to attack civilians easily, but they have no such scruples. Not only that, the government forces will try their best to destroy all bridges and road facilities from Lake Kivu to Kigali, and in traffic There are large minefields laid on the main roads. Most of Rwanda has hilly terrain. Although it is not dangerous, it will be very difficult for thousands of troops to avoid the main roads and march among the mountains, forests and hills, and they may also encounter familiar terrain. The guerrilla warfare harassment of the Rwandan government forces. The final result is likely to be that no matter how elite our army is, it can only confront the Rwandan government forces honestly, unless it completely eliminates the government forces regardless of their own and civilian casualties. The price no one can bear."
Simon added silently in his heart.
Then, the United Nations intervened, and all parties started peace talks and reached a peace agreement. And then, when no one was paying attention, the war broke out again.
This is a classic cycle of civil wars that have lasted for many years in many African countries.
If you can't fight, then fight. If you can't fight, call the United Nations to come in for peace talks. Once the results fail to satisfy all parties, continue the fight. If one side is suppressed too hard, it will engage in guerrilla warfare, wandering around in the vast virgin forests of Africa, recuperating and then fighting again.
During the half century that has passed since African countries gradually broke away from colonial rule, many countries have basically been in this state.
What Simon dislikes most is dragging his feet.
When Dan Rubier finished speaking and looked at himself, a smile appeared on his lips, and he was very satisfied with the military consultant he hired with a high salary. Glancing at the other people in the office, and then looking at Dan Rubiel in front of the projection screen, Simon said: "Dan, and everyone else, if you don't mind, maybe you can stay with me tonight."
Everyone was stunned for a moment. After a brief moment of confusion, they immediately realized something, but subconsciously thought it was impossible.
There is a 7-hour time difference between Rwanda and the East Coast of the United States.
It is now around six o'clock in the afternoon on the East Coast of the United States, and it is one o'clock in the morning in Rwanda. It will be dawn there in about four hours, and it is eleven o'clock in the middle of the night in New York.
What is Simon Westeros going to do after staying up all night
Recalling what Dan Rubier just described, now that the threat from the Westeros mercenaries has been felt, if the Rwandan government army wants to send troops to confront the Westeros mercenaries, it will definitely not take too long, maybe in the next few days. .
More likely, it's a few hours later in Rwanda.
After all, the Assistant Military Affairs Office here is a newly recruited team. Neither Simon nor the top mercenaries of Westeros would be so stupid as to tell Celia Miller and relevant military plans without reservation. Dan Rubiel these guys.
Perhaps, the senior team in Rwanda also took into account the situation that Dan Rubil just described and formulated the same countermeasure plan as Dan Rubil.
Fight a sniper battle.
If a large number of Rwandan military forces can be eliminated in the wild at once and disrupt the other party's potential plan to maintain a long-term confrontation with the Westeros mercenaries, then the Rwandan Hutu government will completely lose the initiative.
only.
The Ukrainian mercenaries planned to be the main force of military operations just arrived in Africa yesterday.
Although most of these soldiers are elite special forces and scouts of the former Soviet Red Army, they have generally been away from the army for one to two years.
Even though a relatively strict screening process was carried out in the recruitment stage, this group of people has not fallen behind in terms of personal physical fitness or familiarity with weapons and equipment. However, after all, they have not yet undergone any running-in military training, and they were just dragged onto the battlefield. Is it really appropriate