Chapter 714 Provocation

In the blue sky, there are no clouds. Jababa and his companions patrolled the sky in two light blue Su-27SS fighters respectively.

This is the western part of Odala, bordering Ethiopia and Djibouti, and an important area of territorial disputes between the three countries.

"No. 3... pay attention... there is a situation!" Jabbaba, flying a fighter numbered 001, had just flown to the border airspace to resist, when two light spots suddenly appeared on the LCD screen. Soon Jababa got the flight information of the sudden target.

Two Su-27 fighters of the Ethiopian Air Force.

As two neighboring countries, the relationship between Somalia and Ethiopia became delicate after the peaceful reunification of Somalia, especially after Somalia took back Somaliland in one fell swoop, and the relationship between the two sides suddenly became very strange. On the surface, the two sides are still the harmonious neighbors, but secretly there are conflicts between the two sides on the border, and the main outbreak point of the conflict is concentrated in Odala State.

Ethiopia is a landlocked country with 1.1 million square kilometers and a population of 77 million. Its economy is underdeveloped. Because of the change of the domestic regime, the gross national product is almost the same as that of nearby Somalia.

Many aspiring people once thought that the reason why Ethiopia was poor was that it did not go to the sea. The lack of access to the sea has seriously restricted Ethiopia's foreign trade, resulting in Ethiopia's backward industry and poverty in the country.

Looking at the territory of Ethiopia, it is found that it is easiest to open a passage near the Red Sea and the northern part of the Gulf of Aden to get access to the sea. The conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea comes from this, and the real purpose of Ethiopia's active participation in Somali affairs also has another reason to choose another way, that is, to defeat Eritrea militarily and occupy the seaport, then defeat Somalia and obtain the seaport of the Gulf of Aden from the northeast. Not bad.

Before Somalia recovered the territory of Somaliland, Ethiopia began to contact the then President of Somaliland, Kassin, in an attempt to 'exchange' the territory for the territory of the Dole region in northeastern Ethiopia for Odala. However, Kasin didn't have time to discuss such a thing with Ethiopia at that time. He was busy eliminating the forces left by President Egar and consolidating his rule. After that, the main focus was on the pursuit of Egar's treasure. Until the time when the Somali Court Alliance raided Somaliland and created civil strife, President Kasin's attitude suddenly changed and he was moved by the 'deal' thrown by Ethiopia. In order to show its sincerity, Ethiopia even dispatched the air force to fight against the rebels for Kassin in the rebellion of the Somali court alliance.

But no one expected that just as the progress of secret negotiations accelerated, the Sokken War broke out again. At the instigation of the United States, Somaliland dared to cross the dividing line and attack Somalia. In the end, he was beaten, and even Kasin himself was killed.

After the Somali political axe took back Somaliland, it was naturally known that Cassin had secret contact with the Ethiopian political axe. In exchange for Odala, which is very important geographical location, for most of the desert Dole, President Yusuf and Li Mo were very angry and naturally did not hesitate about Ethiopia's later secret contact. Just refuse.

In this way, the relationship between the two countries is deadlocked. In public, although there are no contradictions between the two sides, there are often some conflicts and even crossfires between the two [***] teams on the long border between the two sides.

Jababa's 2nd Fighter Squadron was originally stationed at the Wanlair Air Force Base in the Northern Military Region, but after a private struggle between the two countries, half of the 2nd Fighter Squadron was sent to Hargesa Air Base in the Somaliland Military Region to conduct air patrols and force deterrence in the frequent border conflict areas between the two sides, that is, Captain Jababa and other air force pilots are on the main tasks.

Jabbaba, who was planning to return, suddenly found two Ethiopian Air Force fighters appearing on the radar screen, hurriedly dominating the nearby wingmen, and quickly reported the news to Hargeza Air Force Base.

And he took the wingman to pull up the fuselage again, flew around the Somali airspace, and monitored the two abrupt Ethiopian Air Force aircraft.

You know, since the Second Fighter Squadron was on duty in the Somaliland Military Region, except for several patrols on the border, which caused panic among the Ethiopian army and hurriedly launched fighter jets for defense, the Ethiopian Air Force has hardly appeared later.

The Air Force, especially the modern Air Force, can't go to the sky casually after refueling. Not to mention the price of aviation fuel, one take-off is one or two thousand dollars. That is to say, the service life of other fighters, flight maintenance, etc. Taken together, a plane takes off once is basically equivalent to spending 30,000 to 40,000 US dollars. This number is not something that ordinary countries can bear. Li Mo also gritted his teeth. In order to establish a large air force plan and in order to train more pilots, he had to pay out of his pocket.

Ethiopia's political axe and the air force are obviously not so generous that advanced fighters often take off and train pilots.

Huh... Jababa flew the No. 001 fighter over the wingman. He was able to see the enemy aircraft with the naked eye, and two desert camouflage Su-27 fighters were flying in formation towards the border.

Just as Jabba was about to warn the other party through the public channel, two Ethiopian fighters circled more than ten kilometers away from the border.

The two sides were armed on the border. No one spoke. The pilots all carefully focused on the movement of the other party's fighters. Once the other party had a rash message, they immediately fought back.

At a distance of more than 20 kilometers, the four fighters with different surnames were held in an area of hundreds of square kilometers. It was not until the oil alarm called the alarm that Jababa called the wingman to return.

If it hadn't been for the strict order of his superiors, he would have wanted to press the missile launch button.

After the two Somali fighters disappeared, the two aircraft of the Ethiopian Air Force also wandered for a while and then returned.

The first air hold in October was not paid attention to the Somali side at the beginning. Because the Ethiopian army is like this, occasionally showing their strength, and most of the rest of the time are in the barracks. There is no Li Mo in Ethiopia who earns money everywhere and puts most of his money into the army. Take Somalia as an example, a country with a GDP of 6 billion US dollars has invested more than $56 billion in the army in the past two years, which is absolutely impossible in other normal countries. But these are real things happen in Somalia. The Somali army is like a 'subsidiary' deprived in Somalia, paying for its own profits and losses and making its own money to develop.

With the first air confrontation, in the following period of time, more than a dozen armed confrontations broke out on the border between the two countries, including not only the air force, but also the army at the border post.

This special phenomenon has attracted great attention from the Somali military. After receiving this information, Li Mo immediately suggested that a meeting of the National Defense Commission should be held to inform other defense commissioners and commanders of the four major military regions of all the events on the Soe border.

Today's National Defense Commission, after Li Mo's "cleansing" several times, is basically their own people. Yusuf's side accounts for two people, one is President Yousuf himself, the other is the Minister of Defense, and there is also a commander of the Capital Military Region who basically does not make a 'quiet' statement. The remaining defense committee members are all Li Mo. From this series, we can see Li Mo's power in the army.

"Sirs, this phenomenon is extremely abnormal. Ethiopia suddenly became tough and jumped armed on the border. What is the purpose? We should all consider whether there is any support or not. In this period, in this period of formal China's economic construction and national defense construction, everyone hopes to fight, and wants to immerse themselves in development for a few years and let Somalia come out of poverty. But some people are always selfless and challenge our bottom line again and again. If this really happens, I propose that we must With these thorns, hit them hard, beat them with pain and fear, and fight for ten years of peace. Li Mo's number one vanguard, Major General Hussein, delivered an extremely tough speech at the beginning of the meeting, which implied that Ethiopia's provocation could not be ignored, let alone compromised easily.

President You Sufu, who was sitting above, frowned uncontrollably when he heard the words, and then looked at Vice Commander Li, who seemed to be in a daze with the light from the corners of his eyes. He didn't know whether Hussein's words meant himself or Li Mo.

If it is Li Mo's meaning, it means that the military has a plan to fight back against Ethiopia, a neighboring country, like Kenya.

Although he agreed with the proposal of a ten-year peace in Hussein's words, he didn't want to jump to war easily when things didn't completely deteriorate. Somalia needs peace so much. This country has been in civil war for a long time. From top to bottom, from the inside out, there is no one who wants peace.

Give the defense minister a look and signal the other party to speak.

Minister Palermo received a hint and coughed, saying that he had something to say. Everyone's eyes were attracted, except for Li Mo, who was still distracted.

"The Chief of Staff of Hussein said well that we should pay attention to the frequent provocation at the border in Ethiopia. Everyone was very kind, but why did they suddenly become tough? This is very abnormal. I can see that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, like Ethiopia, submits diplomatic care and condemns the other party's provocative behavior, because it can easily lead to a border exchange of fire and even war between the two sides.

The meaning in Palermo's words is very clear. He does not temporarily counterattack Hussein's idea of immediately with a tough attitude, but hopes to salute first and then soldiers, first through diplomatic protest. If the other party restrains, forget it. If the other party does not know how to restrain, it means that the other party really wants to provoke Somalia. Line, there is nothing to say at this time. The most important thing is to crack down on the arrogance of the other party.

His method is common to all countries. The advantage is to show the sincerity of peace in Somalia. Even if it triggers a war, no one can blame Somalia.

(to be continued)