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Question: How long does it take to overthrow the regime of a small African country?

The answer is: one week!

While the world is still shocked by Rwanda’s most tragic racist massacre after World War II, when the United Nations and governments around the world have been squandering about Simon Westero’s personal military presence in Rwanda At the time, from April 20 to April 26, the series of military operations of Westero mercenaries in Rwanda once again made the whole world dumbfounded.

On the morning of April 20, local time in Rwanda, just 3,000 Ukrainian mercenaries who had just arrived in this small African country in one day were dispatched in full. The 10,000 regular troops dispatched by the Rwandan government arrived between the capital Kigali and the Westero refugee camp on Lake Kivu. Before the city of Gutarama, the hilly area about 20 kilometers outside the capital Kigali unexpectedly took the lead in attacking the Rwandan government forces.

The Rwandan government commander, who clearly underestimated the strength of Westeros mercenaries, made a very stupid decision.

Knowing that Westero mercenaries rushed to his side, the commander gave up the opportunity to withdraw from the capital Kigali, and even stationed on the spot, intending to use an advantage in number to engage in an encounter with Westero mercenaries.

As a result of this, when the 24 company Ukrainian mercenaries quickly completed the three-sided attack on the 10,000 Rwandan government forces, only the first round of armored vehicle artillery, helicopter rockets and hundreds of mortars were covered by intensive heavy fire. This directly led to the unexpected collapse of the Rwandan government army.

Africa is really poor.

Especially before the 21st century, the previous melee between African warlords was basically dominated by the backward individual weapons of the Cold War era. The relatively high-end weapons were only tanks and individual missiles. As for more advanced fighters or gunships, one On the one hand, they can’t afford it. On the other hand, even if they can afford it, these soldiers will never use it for African countries where ordinary armies still need to borrow foreign military advisers for training.

After all, if the Air Force wants to build combat power, it is definitely not just about flying a plane. It also requires long and expensive training.

Therefore, faced with the heavy firepower coverage of the Ukrainian mercenaries, the eight tanks most relied upon by the Rwandan government army as a baby were destroyed by the anti-tank missiles of the Mi-24 gunship before they could make any response.The small amount of mortar and bazooka heavy weapons of the government army failed to organize any effective counterattack when the army quickly collapsed.

It only took less than 15 minutes. Because of the previous wrong intensive battle layout, the first round of fire coverage, the Rwandan government army, which lost thousands of people, began to target the Kigali gap left by Westero mercenaries. flight.

In order to prevent the government forces from collapsing in all directions, the Westero mercenary continued to pursue steadily in a pocket array layout with three sides of the attack under the cover of helicopters and armored vehicles. Finally, in the area less than 10 kilometers from the capital Kigali, it was responsible for outsourcing. The last six mercenary companies blocked the "pocket" exit.

The order Simon gave before the operation was that he needed a annihilation battle to destroy as much as possible the Rwandan government forces’ vital forces.

This suggestion is already very obvious.

The fewer captives, the better.

Therefore, when the Westero mercenaries completed their encirclement of the Rwandan government forces and faced the remaining thousands of African soldiers that had completely collapsed, the mercenary regiment continued to maintain a fierce attack for half an hour before they began to shout to accept the surrender.

In three hours of fighting, there were 10,000 Rwandan government troops, and there were less than 2,300 remnants left when they finally surrendered.

However, due to Simon's order, the casualties of Westero's mercenaries also exceeded expectations. Under absolute advantage, eventually 126 mercenaries were killed and 379 were injured to varying degrees.

If the collapse of the Rwandan government forces after the Westero mercenaries complete the siege, the 10,000 Rwandan government forces can survive at least 5,000 people, and the Westero mercenary casualties can also be halved.

Simon did not do this.

Because all he needed was a merciless bloody deterrence, the Rwandan government against Kigali, and countless visitors staring at this small African country.

Simon just wanted to tell a lot of people.

That's right.

Simon Westero, who came out of the Watsonville psychiatric hospital, was still a madman in his bones.

It has never been better.

A total of 505 casualties, accounting for one-sixth of the total number of Ukrainian mercenaries, such war damage has been very serious.

The commander of the Westero mercenary in South Africa’s EO company Adam Rowell was hired by the Angolan government army in 1992 to participate in military operations against the anti-government armed forces. He led a 300-person EO battalion at the time to cooperate with the government army. After fighting with the Angolan opposition for three months, Sarai, the opposition armed leader with 60,000 troops, actively sought peace talks, and the battalion led by Rowell finally only killed 19 people.The entire EO company had only a few hundred casualties in those months.

South Africa's EO company's main source of strength is retired white elite soldiers from several countries in southern Africa, but the combat effectiveness is actually not as good as the former Soviet Red Army soldiers who have more than 10 years of service experience.

As for the Rwandan government army, its strength is comparable to that of the Angolan Sarabi anti-government armed forces, all at the same low level.

However, rabbits will bite when they are anxious.

3000 to 10000, 505 casualties are not small, but not many.

In fact, the main reason is that this battle was entirely solely responsible for the Ukrainian mercenaries, and did not cooperate with the Angolan government army like EO.

Although he directly lost one-sixth of the troops and ended the first battle, the Westero mercenary did not return to the camp to take a rest. He handed over the injuries and prisoners of war to the South African EO mercenary team. After the logistics supply was completed, it remained the same. The remaining 2,500 Ukrainian mercenaries directly entered Kigali, Chen Bing, just outside the capital of Rwanda.

In just half a day, 30,000 regular troops were killed by 10,000 people. Even though the capital Kigali still retains 12,000 regular troops and more than 10,000 militiamen, the Rwandan government is still terrified.On the one hand, it urgently called on the international community to intervene to stop Westero’s mercenaries’ “atrocities” 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 Westero mercenaries. Ranks.

It's just that both are doomed.

Also because the Westero mercenaries unexpectedly swiftly performed military operations, the United Nations, which was briefly lost for a time, could only routinely make official remarks calling for restraint on both sides.

As for the incitement of civilians by the Rwandan government forces, the effect is almost nothing.

At the same time as the military operations, the Westeros system also carried out a public opinion battle that was respected and even followed 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 Westero refugee camp to publicize the purpose of the Westero mercenary operation to the country.Before the outbreak of fighting on the morning of April 20, six helicopters from South Africa's EO that did not participate in the war flew to Rwanda, throwing millions of leaflets printed in English, French and other languages.

Through radio and flyers, the Westero mercenary unilaterally declared martial law nationwide, requiring all civilians to stay at home as far as possible or as far away as possible from the war zone.All the civilians who appeared in public, all the mobsters who continue to participate in the riots, and all the unidentified people who are close to the Westeros mercenaries will be shot indiscriminately as militants.

Not just shocking, the Westero mercenary also promised to appease the people.

First, Westero’s mercenaries ensure that after the current government is overthrown, the new government will not retaliate against the Hutu in the country except for the high-level government, the national army, and a small number of civilians who committed unforgivable massacres.

Second, the Westero mercenaries announced that Rwanda’s original racial registration system would be abolished immediately from now on, and that after the war, population registration will be re-established and racial division will no longer be conducted.

Finally, Westero mercenaries also publicly promised that the death penalty would be abolished in Rwanda after the war.The subtext is that even the civilians involved in this riot will not be executed even if they are held accountable after the war.

The nature of most ordinary people is to seek benefits and avoid harm.

Facing the mass propaganda of Westero mercenaries through radio and leaflets, especially after the news that 10,000 government troops were annihilated by Westero mercenaries in just a few hours, civilians in Rwanda basically They can't close the door honestly.

As a result, the Rwandan government's attempt to incite the Kigali people against Westero mercenaries received no response.

The Westero 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 tweeters that were barely set up were often just started by Westero mercenaries. Remote fire removal.

Instead, the Westero mercenary, in addition to the public opinion offensive of its own radio station and a large number of flyers, also set up a public address system outside Kigali city, and continued to propagate and shout to urban residents.

Under the dual force of military oppression and public opinion offensive, with the exception of a small number of civilians who fled Kigali for fear of war spreading, most people stayed at home honestly like quails.

After the Rwandan government was trapped in a beast state, even if it used all the means of summing up the Westero mercenary, it was all ineffective. On April 22, Rwandan President Theodore issued an order to be stationed in Bimba in northern Rwanda. The city and the Tutsi opposition parties withdrew the 8,000 government troops, intending to gather all their forces and let go.

This happened to be in the arms of Westeros mercenaries.

Eight thousand Rwandan government forces had just withdrawn from the city of Bivenba, and a joint force composed of the Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front and Uganda government forces entered the city and began to chase the eight thousand government forces.

The Westero mercenary who got the news was decisive, and once again laid a destructive battle in the 15 kilometers north of Kigali.

From 8000 to 2500, there is still no way to fight back.

Not only that, the defeated Rwandan government forces fled northwards, and they also held 3,000 Rwandan opposition and Uganda government forces in their hands. They were not stopped by the joint forces of the opposition forces and Uganda government forces until outside the city of Bivenba.

According to the statistics after the war, there are less than 2,600 left in the 8,000 Rwandan government forces, and only 1,000 left in the 3,000 joint forces. As for the number of 2,000 killed in the war, how many were killed by Westero mercenaries. The joint force, which was also frightened by the mercenary's combat power, dared not pursue it, and could only declare that these soldiers were killed in battle with the Rwandan government forces.

In this battle, the number of Ukrainian mercenaries killed was reduced to 81 as a result of the relatively fierce siege that did not block "pockets", and 263 others were injured.

However, the 12 Mi-24 armed helicopters of Westeros mercenaries finally suffered losses in this battle, two of them were shot down and crashed, and another tail was hit, which forced the crew to survive after landing. The helicopter itself lost its fighting power.

This loss was not caused by the Rwandan government forces, but by the French army advisory team hidden in the Rwandan government forces before they could evacuate.

After the war, only 36 of the 59 French advisory groups survived. All French captives, including dead bodies, were secretly escorted back to the Westero refugee camp by Westero mercenaries.

The opposition armed leader Paul Camega, who is also very clear about what this matter means, disputed the hope that the joint forces would accept the captives and make the matter public as evidence of the tragedy caused by French interference in Rwanda’s internal affairs, but only in In front of the absolute strength of Westeros mercenaries, the protest was invalid.

Although there were some small differences, after the annihilation of Rwandan’s 8,000 government forces, the remaining 2,100 Westeros mercenaries combined a total of 22,000 Rwandan opposition and Ugandan government forces quickly approached Kigali, directly surrounding the Rwandan capital .

On April 23, the opposition joint forces began to enter the city to attack the Rwandan government forces. After four days of intense street fighting, the joint forces broke through the Rwandan presidential palace. Officers were killed, all remaining government forces surrendered, and the Hutu regime, which had been in charge of Rwanda for two decades, was declared overthrown.

According to the original plan, in order to avoid accusations of civilian casualties, Westero mercenaries did not participate in the last battle, but only provided a small amount of air fire support.When the war ended on April 26, Westero mercenaries resolutely withdrew to Westero refugee camp on the shore of Lake Kivu.

After urgent consultations, the leader of the Rwandese Patriotic Front, Paul Camega, who had just taken over the country, and the Westero mercenary jointly issued the "Rwanda Peace Statement". The core of the statement was that the Westero mercenary had previously granted it through radio and flyers. All 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 Westero refugee camp on Lake Kivu as a long-term military base for Westero mercenaries. Westero mercenaries will continue to be stationed in Rwanda to help clear Rwandan territory. The remaining Hutu armed forces until the political situation in Rwanda is completely stable.

Also promoted by the Westero mercenary seniors, in order to quickly stabilize the Rwandan political situation and further alleviate the concerns of the Hutu civilians in the country after the event, Paul Kamega, the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front of the Tutsi ethnic group, also gave up. In the presidency, he only served as vice president and minister of defense. The new presidency of Rwanda was taken over by a high-ranking Hutu nationality Pasteur Biqi Mongolian within the Rwandan Patriotic Front.