Hollywood Hunter

As one of the least developed countries in the world, the number of TV sets in Rwanda is almost negligible, but because the country is small enough, the broadcasting network is spread all over the country.

The racist massacre that broke out on April 7 was largely the result of the national incitement by the Rwandan government using radio stations. Not only was the Hutu army cleaned up, but many civilians also became mobs under the government’s incitement. The neighbors of the Tutsi people around him raised their butcher knives, which caused a huge tragedy in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed in just ten days.

After the arrival of the Ukrainian mercenaries, the first military operation was to clear the headquarters of the radio station in the Rwandan capital and the broadcasting stations in the surrounding four provinces.

This is not only a training exercise, to test the strength of the pilot team recruited by Simon, but also to make the Rwandan government completely dumb, avoiding the other party’s subsequent incitement to the hostility of Westeros’ mercenaries through radio stations, and even causing Westeros to hire. The military also fell into the same situation as the US military in Somalia last year.

The operation was very successful.

All 12 Mi-24 gunships were dispatched, divided into five teams and headed to the Rwandan capital Kigali and the capitals of the four provinces. The Rwandan government forces easily blew up all radio broadcasting equipment without preparation.

But I also encountered some problems.

Simon followed Celia Miller to a specially opened office on the west side of the villa, where there are already five people waiting.

Three men and two women.

The three men are Peter Mendelson, an African expert at the age of 50, 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 Have been retired.

The other two young girls in the OL suit who are about 25 years old like Celia Miller are in the role of interpreter and secretary of Simon’s personal military assistant office. Emily Joplin, who is tall and slender with brown hair, is good at Russian and Ukrainian, another blonde girl who doesn’t lose to Celia Miller is named Zoe Hirst. She is proficient in French and some African indigenous languages. Rwandan language happens to be listed.

Including Celia Miller, the six were all teams that Simon looked for after the Rwanda massacre broke out.

As long as the performance of these people in recent actions 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.

Since yesterday, this small team has been put into work, assisting the local Rwandan mercenary high-level team to conduct a preliminary assessment and rapid reorganization of 3000 Ukrainian soldiers through remote video contact. At present, the 3000 Ukrainian mercenaries on the African side have already After the establishment and integration are completed, it is divided into 30 company combat units according to the previous arms of Ukrainian soldiers and the weapons and equipment held by Westero mercenaries.

In addition, this office is not only equipped with the most advanced satellite communication equipment, but a wall-mounted TV on the wall is also broadcasting live pictures of the Westero refugee camp on Lake Kivu.Just for this live webcast and long-distance communication, the Westeros system is expected to have to pay about $3 million in communication satellite leasing fees each month.

After everyone greeted briefly, Simon sat down at his desk and Celia Miller began to detail the whole process of the scheduled removal operation on the afternoon of April 19th local time in Rwanda.

The 12 Mi-24 armed helicopters of the Westero mercenary were divided into five groups, four went to the Rwandan capital Kigali, and the other eight were divided into four groups to fly to the capitals of Rwanda’s four provinces. The entire operation was local. The time began at 2:30 in the afternoon and lasted for an hour and a half. At four o'clock, all 12 armed helicopters returned successfully after completing their tasks.

During the mission, only four armed helicopters flying to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, were counterattacked during the retreat, which was a very threatening counterattack.

In the office, Celia Miller played a 30-second shot taken by an airborne camera through a projector. In the picture, 8 individual anti-aircraft missiles attacked four helicopters successively. Feeling a strong sense of crisis, fortunately, the pilots of the four helicopters were the elite Soviet air force soldiers who were retired less than two years ago. Mi-24 threw a thermal decoy in time and made an emergency dive to avoid escape. All attacks.

"This is the former Soviet Union 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 said after the video was played. According to the information we collected, the aircraft of the former President of Rwanda was shot down by this missile. Fortunately, the pilots of this operation came from the former Soviet Air Force and were very familiar with the characteristics of 9K32, so they were not in danger. However, In the course of our military operations, we may have to consider the threat of this missile. We are not sure how many 9K32 the Rwandan government forces still have, or whether they have other types of air defense weapons that pose a serious threat to armed helicopters."

Simon looked at the picture on the projection screen and asked, "What about the numbers?"

Celia Miller shook her head and said, "There is no possibility. Maybe this time, the Rwandan government army has already emptied all 9K32 reserves. Perhaps, the other party will continue to receive relevant military equipment from the French army or the Congolese army. assistance."

It is no secret that the Hutu armed 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 Congolese.

Although the Rwandan government forces used Soviet-made 9K32 individual air defense missiles this time, it is difficult to say which side these weapons came from, or, to be more straightforward, the most likely assistance came from the French.According to the intelligence gathered by the local Rwandan team, until now, there may still be a small number of French advisory groups in the Rwandan government army that have not had time to withdraw.

Simon is more aware of this fact.

Many years after the Holocaust ended, the Rwandan government continued to condemn France’s promotion of the Rwanda massacre. Many investigations showed that the aircraft of the then Rwandan President Juvenal was probably shot down by the French army and then planted. Arm the Tutsi.

Because the French do not want the Rwandan government to reconcile with the Tutsi armed forces supported by Britain and the United States, which in turn led the British and American forces to re-infiltrate into Rwanda, which has been controlled by France.Even after the Rwandan massacre was exposed, the French army still quietly carried out small actions against Tutsi forces in Rwanda.

Celia Miller did not shy away from this in her speech, because everyone knew the truth.

Of course, in public, this is certainly not the case.

It is a very serious accusation for the French Republic, which is in a civilized world and loves peace, to clarify that the other side supports an anti-human government that committed genocide.Once the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Holocaust was commemorated, only because of a few accusations by the President of Rwanda at that time, the French government immediately protested like a cat stepped on its tail and announced its withdrawal from the Holocaust memorial.

Since it was impossible to judge the number of anti-aircraft weapons held by the Rwandan government forces, Simon no longer asked, and instead continued to listen to Celia's introduction on the status of the integration of the Ukrainian mercenaries.

About 20 minutes later, Celia introduced, and the former US lieutenant colonel Dan Rubier, who had participated in peacekeeping operations in Angola and Nabimia, first asked: "Simon, I want to know, Westeros. Do mercenaries intend to really take military action against the Rwandan government forces, or just keep deterring and stop the genocide in Rwanda?"

Simon looked at Rubier with a smile: "Is there a difference?"

Dan Rubier said: "If it is just a deterrent, this purpose has been achieved. As the world's eyes are turned to Rwanda, the massacre will definitely stop quickly in the next few days. Westero mercenaries can now consider The withdrawal will be taken over by the UN peacekeeping force, which will save a lot of military expenses."

Simon said: "Dan, the fact is that regardless of the EO mercenary or the Ukrainian legion, I have already paid one month in advance, and I have also paid a large amount of military equipment from Ukraine."

Dan Rubier understood Simon’s intentions and said, “Then, I suggest that we must make a quick decision.”

Simon nodded slightly and motioned for Dan Rubier to continue.

Dan Rubier instructed Emily Joplin, who operated the projector, to switch a map of Rwanda, got up and walked to the projection screen and said, "The main reason for the protracted civil war in many African countries is that most warlords are They are very good at guerrilla warfare. They will continue to wander around the country to fight against government forces. Many people in power in African countries also obtain power in this way."

A trace of weirdness flashed in Simon's expression, without interrupting Dan Rubier's speech.

Dan Rubier continued: "The current situation is that there are about 50,000 troops in Rwanda, and 20,000 of them are militias distributed in various places. The people may not even have complete guns. Can bully the civilians. Another 30,000 government troops with relatively good weapons and certain military training, there are currently about 8,000 people confronting the Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front in the city of Bevenba in northern Rwanda, and another 22,000 people because of this This turmoil happened to be 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 are caught in street fighting, our end may be the same as that of the US forces in Somalia last year. Mogadishu is similar."

Rwanda’s land area is very small, 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, the population before the massacre riots exceeded 1.5 million. Even now, many people Fleeing because of riots, the population is also in the millions.

Just as United Nations peacekeeping forces often struggle in Africa because they care about civilian casualties, Simon does not want to be accused of causing a large number of civilian deaths and injuries because of the attack on Kigali.The task of attacking the capital to seize power will only be handed over to the Rwandan opposition in the future.

Dan Rubier clearly expected that Simon would have this attitude and said, "So, Simon, we have only one choice now." The former US lieutenant colonel said, raising his finger to a man named Gutarama in western Rwanda City: "Before Rwandan government forces send troops to Gutarama, fight a sniper war."

Rwanda's national territory is only about 150 kilometers from east to west and north to south, which is about two to three hours' drive.

The capital Kigali is located in the middle of the territory of Rwanda, about 70 kilometers from the Westero refugee camp on the western Kivu lake.The city of Gutarama, pointed out by Dan Rubier, is right in the middle of the Kigali and Westero refugee camps.

Simon heard Dan Rubier say this, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly, waiting for the other party to continue.

Dan Rubier began to explain his intentions: "According to my experience of participating in peacekeeping operations in Africa, the Rwandan government is likely to send about 5,000 to 10,000 regular troops in Gutarama to confront us. If we do not have To prevent the Rwandan government from deploying this time, then, once it is stationed in Gutarama, in accordance with established practice, the Rwandan government army will definitely set up barracks in the city and integrate it with civilians. This is the most common method used by African warlords to deal with peacekeeping forces. Because they all know that peacekeepers don’t dare to attack civilians easily, but they don’t have such scruples. Not only that, government forces will also destroy all bridges and road facilities from Lake Kivu to Kigali as much as possible, and are in traffic. There are large minefields buried on the main roads. Most of Rwanda is hilly. Although it is not dangerous, thousands of troops want to avoid the main road. It will be very difficult to march between the mountains and hills, and may encounter familiar terrain. The guerrilla warfare harassment of the Rwandan government army. The final result is likely to be that even if our army is elite, we can only honestly confront the Rwandan government army, unless we completely eliminate the government and the civilian casualties. No one can afford the price."

Simon added silently in his heart.

Then, it is the intervention of the United Nations, where all parties start peace talks and reach a peace agreement.Then again, after everyone paid little attention, the war broke out again.

This is a classic cyclical routine in many African countries where civil wars have continued for many years.

If you can’t fight, you can call on the UN to come in for peace talks. Once the results are not satisfactory to all parties, continue to fight.If one party is crushed too hard, then guerrilla warfare is carried out, flowing between the vast virgin forests of Africa, and then fighting after rest and recuperation.

Half a century after African countries have gradually separated from colonial rule, many countries are basically in this state.

What Simon didn't like most was dragging mud.

When Dan Rubier finished looking at himself, he smiled in the corner of his mouth and was very satisfied with the military consultant he hired at a high salary.After glancing at the other people in the office and looking at Dan Rubier in front of the projection screen, Simon said: "Dan, and everyone, if you don't mind, maybe you can stay with me tonight."

Everyone was stunned. After a short period of doubt, they immediately realized what they were, but subconsciously thought it was impossible.

Rwanda has a 7-hour time difference with the US east coast.

It is now more than six o'clock in the afternoon on the east coast of the United States. Rwanda is at one o'clock in the morning. About four hours later, it will be dawn there. New York is at eleven o'clock in the middle of the night.

What is Simon Westero planning to do all night?

Recalling Dan Rubier’s description just now, since the threat of Westero’s mercenaries has already been felt, if the Rwandan government army wants to send troops to confront Westero’s mercenaries, it will certainly not be too long, perhaps in recent days. .

More likely, just a few hours after Rwanda.

After all, the assistant office for military affairs here is a team that has just been recruited. No matter whether it is Simon or Westero mercenary seniors, it is impossible to be silly enough to tell Celia Miller all the intelligence and related military plans without reservation. Dan Rubier these people.

Perhaps the Rwandan high-level team also took into account the situation just described by Dan Rubier, and formulated the same countermeasure plan by Dan Rubier.

Fight a sniper battle.

If a large number of Rwandan military forces can be eliminated in the wild at one time and the potential layout of the other party's attempt to maintain a long-term confrontation with Westeros mercenaries is disrupted, then the Hutu government of Rwanda will completely lose its initiative.

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The Ukrainian mercenaries who 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 in the former Soviet Red Army, they have generally left the army for one to two years.

Even though relatively rigorous screening was conducted during the recruitment phase, this group of people has not fallen in either their physical fitness or their familiarity with weapons and equipment, but after all, they have not carried out any military training of the running nature. Is it really appropriate?