Chapter 639 Hidden dangers within the Star Organization

Wanlair Air Base, the only six MiG-23 fighters originally stationed in the Somali Air Force, with no more than 500 people, including pilots.

But on this day, Wanlair Air Base was lively and illegal. One jeep after another drove into the base with rolling smoke and dust, and more than a dozen lieutenant colonels and colonel officers who were rare in the past came.

After welcoming several groups of important officers, Lieutenant Colonel Faisal, the commander of the base, handed over the "great" work to his assistant. He also had more important work, that is, to carefully check the base to see if there were any omissions in the preparation.

Because today, President Yusuf of the Republic of Somalia, Major General Hussein, Chief of the General Staff of the National Defense Force, and the semi-behind-behind BOSS will all visit Wanler Air Force Base to attend the inauguration ceremony of the 2nd Fighter Squadron of the Air Force.

At 9:00 a.m., two Mi-24 helicopter gunships flew to Wanlair Air Force Base and landed on an empty flat ground at the airport.

Lieutenant Colonel Faisal, who had long received the report, immediately greeted the main officers of the base and the commanders of the 11th Infantry Brigade 30 kilometers away from the Northern Military Region and the air base who came to attend the ceremony.

President Yusuf, Chief of Staff of Staff of Hussein and Li Mo, who came down from the first helicopter, shook hands with the officers one by one with a smile on their faces, and Major General Palermo, Minister of Defense, and others on the second helicopter.

For a moment, the officers gathered and flashed the stars.

Several people who controlled almost the vast majority of the power in Somalia came to express their attention to the newly established fighter squadron.

The geographical location of the Somali Peninsula is prominent, adjacent to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, and its location is very important. For example, the collection of [***] ships in Kitñadin Bay has brought great pressure to Somalia. Although everyone believes that these warships will not take the initiative to attack Somalia, no one wants to see warships coming and going with advanced weapons wandering in front of their homes.

In addition to the convoy in the Gulf of Aden, the Somali Peninsula also faces two other threats. The first is the area of Somaliland that has just been recovered. Although all the troops in the Somaliland region surrendered because of the last war, they have now been taken back by the Somali political axe. At present, in the Somaliland region, in order to appease people's hearts, the Somali political axe has only sent the fifth infantry brigade of the Northern Military Region to Hargeisa.

On nearly 140,000 square kilometers of land, it is far from enough to enter a walking brigade. In particular, this area has been divided for more than ten years, and the people's hearts are extremely unstable. In addition, although the Somali army has wiped out a group of Somaliland readers, it is impossible to eliminate all the readers in a short time. There are still a considerable number of stubborn elements hidden in the dark and brewing a conspiracy. . There may even be foreign forces involved and collude with some stubborn elements.

In addition to deterring the Somaliland region, Ethiopia, the country with the longest border with Somalia, also needs to be prepared.

Before the arms procurement agreement between Somalia and Ukraine, Ethiopia had the most powerful air force in East Africa, with as many as 15 Su-27 fighters, which was the main force of the Ethiopian Air Force. In addition, the Su-27 fighter of the Ethiopian Air Force is also the only Su-27 fighter in the world that has participated in actual combat.

In 1999, two Ethiopian Su-27 fighters were conducting regular patrols and encountered four Eritrean MiG-29 fighters. After discovering that the number of aircraft of the other party was greater than his own, the Egyptian pilot immediately planned to leave, but the Erfang MiG 29 chased after it closely and first launched a number of R-27 air-to-air missiles, but was got rid of by the Su-27 fighter with a better mobile surname than the other side. After that, the Su-27 fighter began to counterattack and shot down a MiG-29. The counter-attack air encounter ended.

The second time, the two sides met again, with a Su-27 and a MiG-29 one-on-one, which ended with the Su-27 victory and the MiG-29 being shot down.

These two air battles are the only open actual combat records of the Su-27 fighters, which ended with the victory of the Su-27 fighters.

The Su-27 fighter and the MiG-29 fighter are both the main fighters of the former Soviet Union in the same period. They follow the principle of high and low matching. The Su-27 fighter is a heavy fighter with multiple voyages. The main task is to seize air power and suppress the other party's air force. The MiG-29 is a front-line support fighter. Its main tasks are air control and interception, and it can also carry out ground attacks.

The design idea of the two kinds of fighters is also the mainstream of air force fighters in the world at present. The high and low are matched with a high-altitude heavy fighter with excellent surname and a medium and low-altitude fighting fighter that can be prominent, forming a high, high and low all-round air strike force. Similar to American F-15 and F-16 fighters!

With an Ethiopian fighter formation with actual combat experience, Somalia can't pay attention to the defense of its territory. In particular, the vague relationship between Ethiopia and former President Kasin of Somaliland has dispatched the air force to fight the rebellion of the Islamic Court Alliance for Somaliland, which alert Somali high-level officials.

After participating in the inauguration ceremony of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, President Yusuf, Chief of Staff Hussein and Li Mo expressed their gratitude to the air force instructors sent by Ukraine and the instructors who trained logistics personnel for Somalia.

Finally, everyone watched the flight performance of the Su-27UB two-seat coach fighter piloted by Somali pilots and Ukrainian instructors, and the warm applause lasted for a long time.

"Li Mo, thank you!" President Yusuf looked at Li Mo, who looked up at the fighter in the sky, and said solemnly.

Li Mo turned his head with a trace of surprise in his expression, "Mr. President?"

Yusuf's sudden thank you surprised Li Mo. I feel very strange in my heart. Li Mo knew that although Yusuf compromised with himself, he fully supported himself in controlling the Somali army in all aspects and laid a solid foundation, he must still be very wary of himself. In any case, Li Mo has always been an 'outer' in the eyes of these people. A 'outer' firmly controls the army and integrates into every corner of Somalia, which must be to achieve some ulteriorable purpose. Even if there is no purpose and the armed forces of the motherland are controlled by outsiders, there will always be pimples and even dissatisfaction in the hearts of Somalis.

With Wang Ning's intelligence department in his hand, Li Mo didn't know what these people were thinking, but he also knew it. However, Li Mo did not stop anything. I believe that with the passage of time, these people will always understand that they control the army in order to give Xingchen Company a stable rear base, which can ensure that Xingchen Company competes with those giants with profound backgrounds in the world.

In general, Somalia also occupies a lot of advantages under Li Mo's control. Without him, Somalia would still be in chaos. Not to mention the strong development, it is God's blessing to maintain the superficial integrity of Somalia in the hostility of the tentacles and supporting forces of various countries.

Therefore, Li Mo has nothing to feel guilty at all. He is also calm about controlling the army. This is what it should be like to let go.

Yusuf smiled and said, "Li Mo, I'll go back to Mogadishu later and go to my place." But he regretted the excitement caused by the air force for a while, which made him express his gratitude to Li Mo from the bottom of his heart.

The mood of Li Mo and Yusuf is complicated. First, he was dissatisfied with Li Mo's control of the army and did not allow outsiders to intervene. Even he, the president of Somalia, could not command the army. Secondly, Yusuf was very grateful to Li Mo for his efforts to strengthen the strength of the National Defense Force.

Without Li Mo's capital investment, the Somali Defense Force is still a group of armed elements with dilapidated AK, rather than an army undergoing modernization.

Because the Somali Defence Forces are getting stronger, especially after defeating the joint attack of Kenya and Somaliland, Somalia's position in Africa has suddenly increased a lot. I don't know how many foreign heads of state and delegations have visited recently, and Somalia's influence is gradually increasing. His president also gained a lot of confidence when he talked with other heads of state.

Li Mo keenly captured the complexity in Yu Sufu's eyes. Although it flashed away, it made Li Mo's heart move. Why is this president sentimental?

In the afternoon, the group returned to the capital, Mogadishu, and Li Mo was invited to go directly to the presidential palace with Yusuf.

The place to speak is not Yusuf's office, but a quiet private room, which is the place where Yusuf usually receives private friends.

"Li Mo, do you have any idea of coming out and working together for Somalia?"

Yusuf's first sentence surprised Li Mo. What's wrong with this old man today? How could you say such a thing? Are you testing yourself or do you really have this will?

Li Mo picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, taking the opportunity to hide the expression on his face.

From the backstage to the front desk, Li Mo has finished. However, in the eyes of most people, Li Mo's current identity is still semi-public. Because Li Mo's current identity is only the chairman of Xingchen Company. In the final analysis, he is just a businessman.

Although many people know that Li Mo can't treat businessmen with an attitude, Li Mo has no position in both the Somali military and political circles, so in many cases, whether at home or abroad, he will always encounter some embarrassment when dealing with Li Mo.

Within the Star Organization, it is not that no one has proposed that Li Mo hold a position in the military or the political axe, but Li Mo implicitly refused with inconvenience.

But Li Mo knew in his heart that sooner or later he would really go to the front desk. Not for anything else, but for the unity within the organization.

Like the Chief of Staff of Hussein, it can be said that there are tens of thousands of people in Somalia. The status is only under President Yusuf, but this is only on the surface. In fact, in the army, Hussein is the well-deserved first person.

However, within the Star Organization, Hussein's real status is not as good as that of experts, Stone and others. Now, because of his status as Chief of the General Staff of the National Defense Force, Hussein's position in the organization is really difficult to divide. In the organization, the identity of Stone is higher than that of Hussein, but Hussein controls it. There are tens of thousands of National Defense Force, but there are few of them directly under Stone. If it goes on like this for a long time, it will inevitably lead to internal contradictions and problems.

This time, You Sufu suddenly asked this sentence, but Li Mo felt that this might be an opportunity. Whether Yusuf is a temptation or a real invitation, Li Mo feels that he must solve this hidden danger within the organization.

(to be continued)