Question: How long does it take to overthrow the regime of a small African country
The answer is: a week!
When the whole world was still shocked by the most tragic racist massacre in Rwanda after the Second World War, when the United Nations and governments around the world were in a hurry to respond to Simon Westero's personal actions of sending troops to Rwanda At that time, from April 20th to April 26th, a series of military operations by Westeros mercenaries in Rwanda once again made the whole world stunned.
On the morning of April 20, local time in Rwanda, 3,000 Ukrainian mercenaries who had just arrived in this small African country for only one day were mobilized. 10,000 regular troops dispatched by the Rwandan government arrived in the area between the capital Kigali and the Westeros refugee camp on Lake Kivu. Before the city of Gutalama, in the hilly area about 20 kilometers outside the capital Kigali, contrary to everyone's expectations, they took the lead in attacking the Rwandan government forces.
The Rwandan government army commander who clearly underestimated the strength of the Westeros mercenaries made a very stupid decision.
Knowing that the Westeros mercenaries were coming towards him, the commander gave up the opportunity to withdraw to the capital Kigali and actually stationed himself where he was, planning to use his numerical advantage to engage in an encounter with the Westeros mercenaries.
As a result, when 24 companies of Ukrainian mercenaries quickly completed a three-sided attack on 10,000 Rwandan government troops, they were only covered by the intensive heavy firepower of the first round of armored vehicle artillery, helicopter rockets and hundreds of mortars. This directly led to the collapse of the Rwandan government army that was caught off guard.
Africa is really poor.
Especially before the 21st century, previous melees between African warlords were basically based on backward individual weapons from the Cold War era. Relatively high-end weapons were just tanks and individual missiles. As for more advanced fighter jets or armed helicopters, On the one hand, they cannot afford it, and on the other hand, even if they can afford it, these soldiers will not be able to use it at all in African countries where ordinary armies still need to borrow the power of foreign military consultants for training.
After all, if the Air Force wants to become combat effective, it is definitely not just as simple as being able to fly a plane. It also requires long-term and expensive training.
Therefore, facing the heavy firepower coverage of Ukrainian mercenaries, the eight tanks that the Rwandan government army relied on most like treasures were destroyed by the anti-tank missiles of Mi-24 armed helicopters before they had time to make any response. The government's small number of mortars and rocket-propelled heavy weapons failed to organize any effective counterattack when the army quickly collapsed.
They only lasted less than 15 minutes. Due to the previous wrong layout of the dense battle formation, the Rwandan government army, which lost thousands of people in the first round of fire coverage, began to move towards the Kigali gap deliberately left by the Westeros mercenaries. flight.
In order to prevent the government forces from disintegrating in all directions, the Westeros mercenaries continued to pursue steadily in a three-sided pocket formation under the cover of helicopters and armored vehicles. Finally, in an area less than 10 kilometers away from the capital Kigali, the mercenaries responsible for outflanking The last six mercenary companies blocked the 'pocket' exit.
The order Simon gave before the action was that he needed a war of annihilation to eliminate as many effective forces as possible from the Rwandan government forces.
This hint is already very obvious.
The fewer prisoners the better.
Therefore, when the Westeros mercenaries completed the encirclement of the Rwandan government forces and faced the remaining thousands of African soldiers who had completely collapsed, the mercenaries continued their fierce attack for half an hour before starting to shout to accept surrender.
After three hours of fighting, 10,000 Rwandan government troops finally surrendered, with less than 2,300 remaining soldiers.
However, because of Simon's order, the casualties of the Westeros mercenaries exceeded expectations. Under the absolute advantage, 126 mercenaries were still killed and 379 were injured to varying degrees.
If the collapsed Rwandan government forces were forced to surrender after the Westeros mercenaries completed the encirclement, at least 5,000 of the 10,000 Rwandan government troops could survive, and the casualties of the Westeros mercenaries could also be halved.
Simon did not do this.
Because what he needs is a ruthless and bloody shock, targeting the Rwandan government in Kigali and the countless onlookers staring at this small African country.
Simon just wanted to tell a lot of people.
That's right.
The Simon Westeros who walked out of Watsonville Mental Hospital was still a madman at heart.
It's never been better.
There were a total of 505 casualties, accounting for one-sixth of the total number of Ukrainian mercenaries. Such battle losses were already very serious.
Adam Rowell, the commander of the South African EO Company among Westeros mercenaries, was hired by the Angolan government forces in 1992 to participate in military operations against the rebels. At that time, he led a battalion of 300 people under EO to cooperate with the government forces. After three months of fighting with the Angolan opposition, Sarabi, the leader of the 60,000-strong opposition armed group, took the initiative to seek peace talks. In the end, the battalion led by Rowell only lost 19 people. The entire EO company suffered only a few hundred casualties in those months.
The main source of force for the South African EO Company is retired white elite soldiers from several countries in southern Africa, but their combat effectiveness is actually not as good as that of former Soviet Red Army soldiers who generally have more than 10 years of service experience.
As for the Rwandan government forces, their strength is comparable to that of the Sarabi rebels in Angola, and they are both of the same low level.
However, rabbits will bite when they are anxious.
3,000 vs. 10,000, 505 casualties are not small, but not many.
In fact, the main reason is that this battle was entirely carried out by Ukrainian mercenaries alone, and there was no Angolan government army to cooperate like the original EO.
Although they directly lost one-sixth of their troops and ended the first battle, the Westeros mercenaries did not return to the camp to rest. They handed over their injuries and prisoners of war to the South African EO mercenary team. After completing the logistical supplies, they still maintained The remaining 2,500 Ukrainian mercenaries marched directly to Kigali and deployed on the outskirts of the Rwandan capital.
In just half a day, 30,000 regular troops were wiped out and 10,000 were killed. Even though the capital Kigali still retained 12,000 regular troops and more than 10,000 militiamen, the Rwandan government was still shocked. On the one hand, it urgently called on the international community to intervene to stop the "atrocities" committed by the Westeros mercenaries in Rwanda. On the other hand, it began to actively prepare for war and tried to incite millions of civilians in Kigali to join the fight against the Westeros mercenaries. ranks.
But both are destined to be in vain.
The United Nations, which was also briefly stunned by the unexpected and swift military actions of the Westeros mercenaries, could only routinely issue official statements calling for restraint from both sides.
As for the incitement of civilians by the Rwandan government forces, the effect is almost non-existent.
At the same time as the military operation, the Westeros system was also engaged in a public opinion war that was praised and even imitated by many people afterwards.
The Rwandan government's radio station network was cleared one day in advance, but another high-power broadcasting facility was set up in the Westeros refugee camp to publicize the purpose of the Westeros mercenary operation to the entire Rwanda. Before the fighting broke out on the morning of April 20, six helicopters of the South African EO Company, which was not involved in the war, flew across Rwanda and dropped millions of leaflets printed in English, French and other languages.
Through radio broadcasts and leaflets, Westeros mercenaries unilaterally declared a state of martial law across Rwanda, requiring all civilians to stay at home as much as possible or stay as far away from the war zone as possible. All civilians who appear rashly in public places, all thugs who continue to participate in causing riots, and all unknown persons who approach Westeros mercenaries will be shot indiscriminately as armed elements.
Not only to intimidate, but also to appease people's hearts, the Westeros mercenaries also made promises.
First of all, the Westeros mercenaries ensure that after the current government is overthrown, the new government will not carry out any form of retaliation against the Hutus in the country except for committing unforgivable massacres of high-level government officials, national troops and a small number of civilians.
Secondly, the Westeros mercenaries announced that Rwanda’s original racially differentiated household registration system will be abolished immediately. After the war, the population will be re-registered and racial classification will no longer be carried out.
Finally, the Westeros mercenaries also publicly promised that the death penalty would be abolished in Rwanda after the war. The subtext is that even the civilians who participated in the riot will not be executed even if they are held accountable after the war.
The nature of most ordinary people is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
Faced with the large-scale propaganda by Westeros mercenaries through radio and leaflets, especially after the news spread that 10,000 government troops were annihilated by Westeros mercenaries in just a few hours, the civilians in Rwanda basically They all stayed behind closed doors.
The end result was that the Rwandan government's attempts to incite the people of Kigali against the Westerosi mercenaries received no response.
The Westeros mercenaries arrived in Kigali and destroyed the city's power system as soon as possible. The broadcast network was completely paralyzed a day in advance. The loudspeakers that were barely set up were often blocked by the Westeros mercenaries as soon as they sounded. Long range fire clearing.
On the contrary, the Westeros mercenaries, in addition to the public opinion offensive of their own radio stations and massive leaflets, also set up a loudspeaker system outside the city of Kigali to continuously carry out propaganda and propaganda to the city residents.
Under the dual force of military oppression and public opinion offensive, except for a small number of civilians who fled Kigali because they were worried about being affected by the war, most people stayed at home like quails.
After the Rwandan government, which was trapped in a state of chaos, tried to sue for peace with the Westeros mercenaries but all failed, on April 22, Rwandan President Theodore issued an order to station troops in Biwumba in northern Rwanda. The eight thousand government troops who were confronting the Tutsi opposition in the city retreated, intending to gather all their forces and give it a try.
This plays right into the hands of the mercenaries of Westeros.
As soon as the 8,000 Rwandan government troops withdrew from the city of Biwemba, a joint force composed of the Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front and the Ugandan government troops entered the city and began to pursue the 8,000 government troops one after another.
After receiving the news, the Westeros mercenaries acted decisively and once again fought a devastating battle of annihilation in an area 15 kilometers north of Kigali.
8,000 versus 2,500, still unable to fight back.
Not only that, the defeated Rwandan government troops also trapped 3,000 Rwandan opposition and Ugandan government troops as they fled northward. They were stopped by the main joint force of the opposition armed forces and the Ugandan government troops outside the city of Biwumba.
According to statistics after the war, less than 2,600 of the 8,000 Rwandan government troops were left, and only 1,000 of the 3,000 allied forces who were trapped among them were left. As for how many of the 2,000 people killed were 'accidentally injured' by Westeros mercenaries, The joint force, which was also frightened by the fighting power of this mercenary force, did not dare to pursue the case at all and could only announce that these soldiers were killed in combat with the Rwandan government forces.
In this battle, because the "pocket" was no longer blocked and a relatively fierce siege was carried out, the number of Ukrainian mercenary casualties was reduced to 81, and another 263 were injured.
However, the 12 Mi-24 armed helicopters of the Westeros mercenaries finally suffered losses in this battle. Two of them were shot down and crashed, and another one was hit in the tail. After barely landing, all the crew members survived. The helicopter itself lost its combat effectiveness.
This loss was not caused by the ragtag Rwandan government forces, but by the French advisory group who lurked among the Rwandan government forces and did not have time to evacuate.
After the war, only 36 members of the French advisory group of 59 people survived. All French prisoners, including corpses, were secretly escorted back to the Westeros refugee camp by Westeros mercenaries as soon as possible.
Paul Kamega, the leader of the opposition armed forces who also knew very well what this meant, raised objections, hoping that the coalition forces could accept these prisoners and make the matter public as evidence of the massacre caused by France's interference in Rwanda's internal affairs. Faced with the absolute strength of the Westeros mercenaries, protest was ineffective.
Although there were some minor differences, after annihilating 8,000 Rwandan government troops, the remaining 2,100 Westeros mercenaries joined a total of 22,000 Rwandan opposition and Ugandan government troops to quickly advance towards Kigali and directly surrounded the Rwandan capital. .
On April 23, the coalition forces of the opposition began to enter the city to launch an attack on the Rwandan government forces. After four days of fierce street fighting, on April 26, the coalition forces breached the Rwandan Presidential Palace. The Acting President of Rwanda, Theodore, together with many government officials, The members were killed, all remaining government troops surrendered, and the Hutu regime that had been in power in Rwanda for twenty years was declared over.
According to the original plan, in order to avoid accusations of civilian casualties, Westeros mercenaries did not participate in the final battle, but only provided a small amount of aerial fire support. The war ended on April 26, and the Westeros mercenaries decisively withdrew to the Westeros refugee camp on the shores of Lake Kivu.
After emergency consultations, Paul Kamega, the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front who had just taken over the country, and the Westeros mercenaries jointly issued the "Rwanda Peace Statement". The core of the statement was that the Westeros mercenaries had previously promised through radio and leaflets All the promises made by the new government will be fulfilled.
At the same time, the new government agreed to allocate 2,000 acres of land near the Westeros refugee camp on the shores of Lake Kivu as a long-term military base for the Westeros mercenaries. The Westeros mercenaries will continue to be stationed in Rwanda to assist in clearing the territory of Rwanda. of the remaining Hutu armed forces until the political situation in Rwanda was completely stabilized.
Also driven by the top mercenaries in Westeros, in order to quickly stabilize the political situation in Rwanda and further ease domestic Hutu civilians' concerns about subsequent purges, Paul Kamega, the leader of the Rwanda Patriotic Front, who was born in Tutsi, also voluntarily gave up In the presidential position, he only served as vice president and defense minister. The new president of Rwanda was taken over by Pasteur Bizimungu, a senior member of the Rwanda Patriotic Front who was born in Hutu.