Red Alert Somalia

Chapter 690: Press Conference

Using 10 billion U.S. dollars to purchase ore worth 3 billion of base funds, if you talk about the purchase price of iron ore and the recovery price of the base, this ratio does not have much benefit.

The reason why Li Lan agreed to the acquisition plan was that he wanted to hoard a large amount of ore, so that he could hoard a large amount of ore beyond the daily recovery capacity of the base.

People who are not far-sighted must have immediate worries. The current situation of the mining divisions around the base, and even after upgrading to the ultimate authority, will have a larger construction radius, but the ore around Somalia is still limited after all, compared with the huge oil and gas Reserves, in terms of the density of ore resources, although the land in Somalia is also rich, there are not many iron and copper mines and rare ores that are most valuable to the base.

Therefore, even if the authority of the base reaches its ultimate limit in the future and the base has a larger construction radius, it is still necessary to continue to import ores.

Li Lan agreed to this plan mainly for the future. NATO countries have severely blocked Somalia's resources. With the exception of some countries that have relatively good relations with China and Russia, Somalia can hardly obtain a large amount of minerals from other countries.

In the previous few mineral imports, Somalia had negotiated the import intentions of minerals and asphalt with several countries in the Pacific. However, before signing a contract, other NATO countries came to intervene. The result is these small Pacific countries. All fell to those developed countries in NATO.

This time the economic crisis has revealed signs of it, and Li Lan will naturally not miss this opportunity.Moreover, among friendship trading countries, he can also use the impact of the economic crisis on these countries to further deepen the resource import and export trade between the two countries.

Especially in South American countries, the United States has very strict control over South America, and its own backyard is understandable.And Brazil is the world's largest iron ore exporter, with tens of billions of tons of concentrated iron ore exported every year, and Li Lan wants to get a share.

In fact, almost all of the iron ore exported by China to Somalia is imported from Brazil.And this time.Li Lan also focused on Brazil.Most of these acquisition plans are aimed at Brazil's domestic mineral energy groups.

The so-called acquisition plan is not to acquire these groups and companies themselves, but purely to do business in Brazil.Using money and friendship to open up deeper relationships, a lot of this tens of billions of dollars also needs to be spent on closer relationships.

In Li Lan's words.Everything is based on long-term interests.

After processing some of the documents on hand, Li Lan left the office. In the meeting room on the first floor of the base, reporters from various countries had already arrived.Early this morning, the Office of the President of Somalia announced that President Li Lan has important things to announce.

The reporters stationed in Bagua City from various countries are naturally like cats asking about fishy smells.Almost no media and newspapers have fallen behind.

During Li Lan's official duties, these Somali domestic and foreign reporters immediately felt the value of this trip.

The planned press conference time is 8 o'clock in the morning. At that time, Li Lan just walked into the office and started working. In the meeting room on the first floor, it was a press conference like a private meeting, but embarked on a formal press conference. occasion.

It's eight one.Under the eagerness of the reporters, Li Lan did not show up. The person who showed up was Ling Liang in the uniform of a general.

As one of the two dazzling female generals in the Somali army, Tan Ya is okay. After all, she has been there for a long time, and everyone will be familiar with it in a few years.But Ling Liang, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Somali Defense Force, is quite new to the world.

The bright and glamorous appearance is not inferior to Tan Ya's temperament and beauty.As soon as he appeared, he was regarded by a large number of men as the "qing ren" in their dreams, especially the temptation outlined in the military uniform. The three shining generals of Venus were an extremely huge desire to conquer.

So, even though this is a press conference of Li Lan.However, the appearance of Ling Liang, instead of destroying the atmosphere here, made the reporters full of energy.

"The press conference begins now."

Ling Liang is not a person who likes nonsense. As soon as he appeared in the reception room, he resolutely said: "Our Mr. President is handling some official duties, so before he arrives, I will preside over here."

"I'm a reporter from the Associated Press, I would like to ask General Ling. I heard that your army had a large number of civilian casualties during the Vietnam War. Is this the Somali army deliberately doing this?

Ling Liang acted vigorously, and the reporter below also spoke quickly.After her opening remarks, the reporter from the Associated Press immediately interrupted and asked that the content of the question also pushed the news conference to the forefront.

Ling Liang, who was almost interrupted, did not show an angry look because of the rudeness of the reporters below and the tricky questions. When dealing with these reporters, they are still journalists with various purposes. Don't expect them to be. Good boy.

"Although this American reporter shouted questions on non-questioning occasions, interrupting the normal press release procedures and plans, I decided to answer this question." At this point, Ling Liang changed his voice and said: " However, before answering such a question, I have a question I want to ask the United States. From the Gulf War to the present, in the many wars that the country has directly or simply participated in, which war did the United States have not injured civilians? For this purpose, if it serves tactical and combat objectives, it will cause civilian casualties, which is completely unavoidable.

The quality of our military from officers to ordinary soldiers, whether it is the American military, the French, Italian, Japanese, and international peacekeeping forces, I believe they have all experienced.From the beginning of the war, His Excellency Li Lan, the Supreme Commander of the National Defense Forces, issued the most stringent restraining orders, ranging from soldiers to officers. Once harassing the people and deliberately destroying civilian property, they will be dealt with by warlords, and they will be expelled from the military and accepted by military courts. For the trial, the most important thing is to directly discipline the battlefield.

Just ask, in the previous war, there was such an order.In the words of His Excellency Li Lan, we are seeking justice, to help the Vietnamese people to overthrow the brutal rule, not to cause massacres in Vietnam.

The massacre caused by the US military in Iraq and the multinational coalition forces in Afghanistan back then will not be staged here.Of course, for those civilians who have been affected by the war, as the Chief of Staff of the National Defense Forces, I deeply apologize and regret."

Ling Liang's answer made the American reporter who originally asked the question speechless for a moment. This reporter who wanted to put Somalia at a disadvantage from the beginning became the object of Ling Liang's deliberate comparison and reference.

Modern wars, or wars recorded by mankind, are wars between nations that are not accompanied by blood.This also seems to have become a norm, although in modern wars, with the improvement of national ideology and the expansion of information exchange channels, this kind of war behavior that harms civilians is increasingly being rejected.

However, during the war, there are so many worries and innocent casualties are naturally unavoidable. As long as the massacre is not deliberately carried out, the international community can only express concern without pain after a few protests.

In modern wars, the United States has never stopped the scandals about American soldiers in the war, so if you want to accuse the Somali army of causing civilian deaths and injuries, it will not affect anything.

What's more, in order to portray a good international image, regardless of whether it is in the original intention, the Red Police Corps has never targeted those innocent civilians, unless these civilians have hidden lethal weapons, and they are still under the insight of military dogs. Showing hostility.

Ling Liang, who mastered the rhythm of the entire scene, after answering the questions, quickly shifted the topic to the business, "Today's press conference, we will officially announce a very important piece of information."

Speaking of this, Ling Liang paused for a moment. After the reporters in the entire meeting room turned their eyes on him, he continued this time: "Ten days ago, our intelligence department received a very shocking news. The news is shocking.

At the beginning, we did not announce this shocking news because there was no solid evidence. After many investigations and targeted military operations, we finally have strong evidence today.

After repeated confirmation, we have conclusive evidence that the Vietnamese People’s Army is preparing to use tens of thousands of tons of chemical weapons on the battlefield."

What is meant by one stone causing a thousand waves, that's it.

Ling Liang's words are simple, but the vibration caused is really not small.Chemical weapons are weapons that are explicitly prohibited in the world. No matter which country it is, it should not develop, produce, or use chemical weapons, otherwise it will become a public enemy of the world.

There are many agreements and contracts like this, and the major countries in the world have also complied with them. They seal up the original chemical weapons and stop the development and production of any chemical weapons. The United States and Russia add up to a million tons of chemical weapons, and they are all sealed. .

On the modern battlefield, the most taboo is the use of chemical weapons. Whether it is a just war or not, the use of chemical weapons is bound to be anti-humanity.If, as announced by Somalia, the People’s Army of Vietnam will face criticism from all over the world this time.

According to the "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and the Destruction of Such Weapons", all countries are also obliged to take necessary actions in this regard.It does not even rule out sending troops directly to control chemical weapons, destroying them, and ensuring that chemical weapons are scattered and flowed into the hands of terrorist organizations.

"Then, what evidence does Somalia have to prove that the Vietnamese are preparing to use chemical weapons?" An impatient reporter asked immediately after Ling Liang's heavy news fell.

Ling Liang smiled slightly and said, "As the saying goes, there is no proof, so there is evidence."