"Ahmod, what did you just say? What happened to our troops in Kargmal?"
In order to prevent him from offending Liu Dong again, Fastino Bald asked quickly.
"They were suddenly attacked by local Nubian armed forces and are now surrounded. I hope we can send troops to rescue them."
The military situation was urgent, and since the person sitting on the sofa was not an enemy, Ahmaud did not shy away, but his voice was inevitably lowered.
"Nubian"
Faustino Balde immediately frowned, "How many are there?"
"According to the description of Captain Hussef, their number is no less than 20,000."
"So many." Fastino Bald was startled and immediately said: "Immediately send me an order to have the First Division assemble on standby. At dawn tomorrow, I will personally lead them to rescue Kargmal."
"Go in person"
Ahmaud was a little surprised. In the past few months, Faustino Bald had not even ignored Fahir. He usually spent more time in this heavily guarded villa.
And Faustino Balde, who noticed his expression, felt somewhat bitter in his heart. The reason why he chose to stay in Fasher and rarely go out was probably to avoid Muñoz's assassination, but now this avoidance is no longer possible.
Meaningful
"If I had known what it would be like today, why bother?"
After the thought came to an end, Faustino Bald waved his hand to Ahmaud and motioned for him to go down and deliver the order.
After paying a respectful military salute, Ahmaud turned around and walked out. However, when he walked out of the room, he still couldn't help but glance at the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa.
In his impression, the commander had never had such a friend. Moreover, how the other party entered the commander's room through the tight blockade around the villa has always been something Ahmaud wanted to find out.
But obviously, without Faustino Balde taking the initiative to speak, he might not have much hope of solving the doubts in his mind.
"It seems you have a very loyal subordinate."
Facing Liu Dong's words, Faustino Balde smiled and nodded.
Liu Dong knew that the impact of the betrayal had not disappeared from his heart, so he changed the topic, "What happened to the Nubians?"
Faustino Bald was shocked and said quickly: "The Nubians are the main ethnic group in the Kordofan region in the central part of the Republic of Sudan. They do not live in cities, but live in tribes, forming three powerful tribes.
, from north to south are the Zuma tribe, the Wadani tribe and the Muluk tribe. Among them, the Zuma tribe in the north is the most powerful. They are brave and militant Muslims who almost control the North Kordofan and Northern States of Sudan.
The Ministry has firmly blocked our expansion to the east. Moreover, we have fought with them more than a dozen times in order to compete for the gold mines in the Fabayi Valley in the north of Kagemal."
"What are the reserves of this gold mine?" Liu Dong asked.
"It is roughly estimated that at least 600 tons of gold can be extracted."
"With 600 tons, it seems that this place really cannot be given up." The huge benefits quickly made Liu Dong determined.
Now in the world, let alone 600 tons, anything over 100 tons is a large gold mine.
"When the time comes, I'll go with you."
"Yes" Fastino Bald said quickly.
North Kordofan Province is located on the edge of the Sahara Desert. The southern part is close to the river and has more rainfall due to the climate, so it has naturally become Sudan's main agricultural production area with a larger population. The northern part is relatively dry. Again
Coupled with the barrier of the Gobi desert, the population is small.
Kagmal is located in the arid and humid central zone of North Kordofan Province. Living here are the Nubian Zulu people who have lived here for generations.
Although the Zulu people of Kagmal rarely enjoy a truly peaceful life due to the war in Sudan, today's duel was particularly fierce.
The fierce gunfire and artillery fire lasted for three days before moving from the city to the suburbs, and then slowly decreased.
By the time Liu Dong and Fastino Bald arrived from El Fasher with about 2,000 troops from the First Division, a week had passed. The poor road conditions in Sudan simply could not provide effective mobility for the troops.
speed.
Although it can allow the armored forces to advance quickly, the armored forces of the First Division only have a total of 30 tanks and armored vehicles. They seriously lack logistical support and cannot carry out long-distance maneuvers of more than 50 kilometers.
In fact, except for a few of the armored units under Faustino Bald's command that could launch assaults, most of them served as mobile forts, providing artillery cover for the infantry when they launched charges.
After listening to Faustino Balde's application to armored forces, Liu Dong just wanted to say that it hurts
But he couldn't question the other party for wasting the tank he had finally bought. Because everyone in the Sudan region did this.
Moreover, high-tech weapons without logistical support cannot exert even half of their power.
Therefore, here ak47, plus grenades and rocket launchers are the real king weapons
But all this could not help but make Liu Dong, who came full of expectations and excitement and wanted to see modern warfare with his own eyes, disappointed.
"Report"
Ahmaud walked into the tent after getting permission.
"What's up"
Facing the inquiry, Ahmaud withdrew his probing look at Liu Dong and said quickly: "We found Captain Hussef."
"Where is he? Bring him to me quickly."
Faustino Balde said quickly.
If you want to win the war, the most important thing is intelligence
"Commander Hussef died," Ahmed said sadly.
"Sacrificed"
"Yes, shot"
"What a pity." After shaking his head, Fastino Bald quickly said: "How many people are left in the third regiment?"
"We only found 4 people, the rest were either killed or captured by the Zulus."
"Bring the highest-ranking among them to me," Faustino Bald ordered.
He didn't feel too sorry for the people he lost. On the African continent, which was full of chaos, hunger, disease and a huge population, the most indispensable thing was people who could serve as soldiers.
Moreover, the Army is not a technical branch like the Navy and Air Force. Ordinary Army soldiers only need a gun, two hundred rounds of ammunition, and three months of training to be put on the battlefield. After being tempered by the fire of war, they can quickly form an army.
Precisely because the cost of raising an army is too low, this is also one of the reasons for the continued unrest on the African continent.
Not long after, Ahmaud walked in with a tall black man who couldn't hide the look of exhaustion on his face.
Looking at Faustino Bald standing in the middle of the tent, the black man quickly gave a respectful military salute, "Commander"
"May I have your name"
"Siward," the black man said quickly.
After "Siward" nodded, Fastino Bald patted the black man's shoulder hard, "You are a brave soldier" and then turned around and said, "Ahmod, give Siward a note."
If he gets the same result, he will be rewarded with US$20,000.”
"yes"
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief"
Looking at the excited Siward, Liu Dong, who was standing aside, looked at Faustino Balde's skillful wooing methods and was filled with amazement.
This was the first time he saw his subordinates, and it was quite interesting to win over his subordinates.
However, Faustino Bald's method was indeed very effective. Siward, the black man who had received the favor, told Bald almost everything he knew during the subsequent questioning by Bald.
Through his description, Liu Dong and Faustino Balde also had a basic understanding of Kargmar's situation.
"How do you confirm that what is attacking you is the Sudanese 1st Division, not the Zulu armed forces?"
"At first we thought it was the Zulus, but they had too many tanks and armored vehicles. Later, when we were defeated and exited Kagmal, we realized that the Zulus were just a cover, and it was the First Division of the Sudanese Army that really attacked us."
"Are you sure?" Faustino Bald asked again with a solemn expression.
"Sure"
After being startled for a moment, Faustino Bald waved his hand and said, "Alright, Second Lieutenant Siward, your information is very important Ahmaud, please take him down to rest."
"Yes, Commander"
After the two left, Liu Dong noticed the solemn expression on Faustino Bald's face, and naturally he was a little curious: "Who is this First Division of the Sudanese Army that can make you so scared?"
After giving a wry smile, Balder couldn't help but said: "Boss, you don't know that there are only two real mechanized troops in the entire Republic of Sudan. One of them is the Guards Division stationed in Khartoum, the capital of the Republic of Sudan.
It is the First Division of the Sudanese Army. These two divisions are all equipped with American 0a3 Patton main battle tanks. Each division has two tank regiments, a total of 4 tanks, 56 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and 2 American-made 55-caliber heavy-duty tanks.
Howitzers plus 24 ah Cobra attack helicopters"
"Although they are far behind in terms of equipment, training, and even logistical support compared to real mechanized infantry divisions, and even their weapons and equipment are outdated second-generation main battle equipment, but in Sudan, a place where heavy military equipment is rare,
, these two mechanized divisions are undoubtedly the aces of land warfare."
Liu Dong nodded clearly. He also understood Faustino Bald's distress. Using his own low armor to go head-to-head with such an elite armored division was undoubtedly asking for death.