Red Alert Somalia

Chapter 776 Socotra Island

Messo’s battle, whether it is Obama or Li Lan, has played cards one after another...

This has made the world feel like a feast for the eyes, especially the space migration plan proposed by Li Lan, which has attracted special attention.

Because this year, the United States has announced that it will officially launch the Mars One immigration program in eleven years, and even the candidates for immigrants are beginning to conduct universal suffrage.

And what Li Lan vaguely expressed was an attitude of intending to compete with the United States in the space field.

This also makes the world feel very unbelievable. After all, the United States has long been a leader in the space field, and has been setting aside other countries. Even Russia, which was able to compete with the United States in this regard, is now A lot behind.

But not many people think that Li Lan is aimless, because since he appeared, he has not made a joke, and every signal that comes from him is a fact.

Therefore, this also makes countless people wonder, does Somalia really have space technology that can compete with the United States?

Combined with the Ebola prevention vaccines and disinfectants that are being sent to West African countries, Li Lan’s credibility has been improved. After all, Somalia has once again quietly developed an Ebola that can solve the world that has plagued the world for decades. Pull the virus.

Maybe there are more high-tech technologies that the outside world can’t know about. Somalia has always had a launch vehicle lifted off almost every month. Each time there are multiple stars with one arrow. Various scientific research satellites have gradually Into outer space.

From this point, it can be further illustrated that Somalia's space technology has also reached a very advanced level.And the follow-up development potential is also very sufficient.Coupled with the participation of China, once the two countries start cooperation without gaps.Complementary science and technology will be able to emigrate to the moon or Mars.It is not impossible.

In this regard, even Russia wants to participate. Although Ukraine is still troubled by Putin, he still sent two people to visit China all the way, and naturally come to Li Lan all the way.

And the European Space Agency, which was affected by this technological storm, was also a little bit unable to sit still, and began to announce some hidden research results, hoping to attract attention.

But no matter what the matter is, this kind of rivalry of Messo.It's not over yet, the battle in the aerospace field deliberately caused by Li Lan hasn't fallen yet.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel suddenly visited Yemen, and NATO countries have also begun to send some heavyweights to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. This has made the original form of Messo confrontation more complicated.

Nowadays, the international visit with coordinated action has a lot of hidden meaning. For this reason, Li Lan also paid special attention, especially when Hagel visited Yemen.Become the core point of concern for all events.

The intelligence department also moved urgently at this time, and soon a piece of news gathered in Li Lan's hands. Natasha, who was specifically in charge of this matter, came to Li Lan's office again.Reported to him: "Commander, according to the information received by the Yemeni Intelligence Division, after five hours of secret talks with the President of Yemen, Hagel officially jointly announced that Yemen and the United States have established a new friendship.

The United States will be in the next five years.Provide Yemen with large amounts of funds and loans to build infrastructure, and also freely support a batch of US-made weapons to Yemen's most elite Republican Guard.This matter.It was officially announced by the two countries.

According to the investigation by our intelligence personnel, the two sides are likely to have made new progress on the issue of Socotra Island. Although our intelligence personnel have not received definite information so far, from this time the United States and It can be seen from the further development of Yemeni relations that the United States has obtained the Socotra Island they want from Yemen."

Li Lan heard this and said with certainty: "This is inevitable. If the United States fails to achieve its goals, how could it be possible to provide such a huge support to Yemen."

In fact, from the beginning of Hagel's visit to Yemen, Li Lan guessed that the United States has been coveting Socotra Island for a day or two. Especially after the rise of Somalia, the United States has secretly accelerated its strategy of Yemen.

And a poor Yemen with little strength, the only thing that can make the United States look at is Socotra Island, a strategically important island.

The island The archipelago consists of 4 islands with an area of ​​3650 square kilometers and the main island of 3635 square kilometers.As early as in ancient times, ancient Indians kept coming to this island to obtain precious medicines such as genitalia, gentian, dracaena, myrrh, aloe, civet, ambergris, etc. They called this island "Happiness Island" ".

In the fifteenth century, the Portuguese came to the island to help the islanders get rid of the control of the Islamic countries on the Arabian Peninsula. At the same time, they used the island as a Portuguese military base. On the one hand, they invaded Shihar and other places in Hadarama Province, Yemen. On the one hand, it provides services for Portuguese ships travelling between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

In the eighteenth century, the island was once under the jurisdiction of the East India Company.In 1886, Britain extended its tentacles here.They first offered to buy the island cheaply and incorporate it into the territory of the British Empire, but this attempt was rejected by the local sultan of Yemen.As a result, the British colonial army occupied the island by force.Since then, the British took the island as a naval restricted area and, together with the Sultanate of Mahri, was put under British protection and became an important British base in the Indian Ocean until the British ended its colonial rule of South Yemen in the early 1970s.

In the 1970s, Kotra Island became independent from southern Yemen and became part of Yemen.Later, the Soviet fleet once stationed the island and turned it into a Soviet naval base in the Middle East.After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, the fleet was withdrawn from Socotra Island.

In recent years, before Li Lan unified Somalia, it also became an important fuel supply point for Somali pirates, providing fuel for pirates' ocean robberies.

Nowadays, there are still some pirates on this island, but they are no longer a climate.

The reason why the United States looks at this island is not because of the spices it produces, but because of its geographical location and ability to build complete military facilities.

The island is only two hundred and forty kilometers from the coast of the northeast corner of Somalia, which is only more than one hundred nautical miles in total.If it were during the war, at such a distance, no matter how strong the base built by the United States would be, it would be quickly wiped out.

However, in peacetime, this island just lies at the exit of the Gulf of Aden. As long as a surveillance facility is built here, the United States will monitor the Somali navy and air force at close range.

In particular, the submarine force in Somalia and the islands of Socotra are scattered. With a fixed base, the US military can complete underwater monitoring of the entire Gulf of Aden.During peacetime, we will investigate in detail the sonar signal and water ripple response of Somali warships and submarines, as well as changes in the earth's magnetic field.Moreover, the United States can also secretly follow the warships and submarines of other countries entering and leaving the Gulf of Aden.

The United States has used such methods in Russia and China for many years, and Li Lan is no stranger to this.

Therefore, once the United States really builds military facilities on this area, it will have some adverse effects on the normal in and out of the Red Police Corps' navy and air force.

In his opinion, the possibility of the intelligence agency is already a 100% thing, because this kind of thing does not need to be guessed by chance, and the United States will not taste the sweetness of Yemen if it is not.

"Keep paying attention to this matter? No clues can be let go." In this regard, Li Lan can also say that there is nothing he can do now. Apart from further observations, he can only prepare for the future.

"I have ordered to go down. I don't know whether to start contacting the Shia Houthi armed group?" Natasha asked.

Li Lan did not respond immediately, but thought about it. He is no stranger to the Houthi organization in Yemen through the years of understanding.

This is an organization that hopes to emulate Iran and establish a "theocratic Yemen" because it was dissatisfied with the Yemeni president's close attitude towards the United States. At one time, it fought with the government forces. As a result, the two sides have been in intermittent war and peace for more than a decade.

At the same time, this organization has repeatedly exchanged fires with the al-Qaida branch in Yemen, making it a more traditional ideological organization for Shia Muslims.At present, the Houthi organization has occupied the southern area of ​​the Yemeni capital and is having peaceful talks with the current Yemeni government.

For a long time, Li Lan has also planned to approach this organization, and preparations have been in place for a long time, but they have never been implemented.Now, once Yemen and the United States really reach an agreement on the island of Socotra, he cannot remain silent.

"This matter can't be completed in a day or two. At present, we don't fully understand the internal thinking of this organization. However, from now on, we can also make preliminary contact and see what the other party means." After weighing in his mind for a while, Li Lan said.

"I'll make arrangements later, but what if the other party is not willing to cooperate with us in all aspects?" Natasha asked rhetorically.

"I think they should be able to figure it out. After all, if they are cooperating with the current government, they are still under the fence. How about getting a few official posts?" Li Lan said.

"I'm afraid they can't figure it out. After all, their strength is limited and they can't completely overthrow the current ruling government in Yemen." Natasha still had doubts.

Li Lan heard this, and after thinking about it for a while, he said: "If the other party really doesn't agree, then we will force them to agree, otherwise we will have no one to support."

Yemen is a purely Muslim country, Sunni accounted for 53%, and the rest is Shia. If the Houthi armed groups that control Shia do not cooperate, he will not be able to support the participation of third parties.Therefore, if he wants to overthrow the current Yemeni government close to the United States, he needs the Houthis.