Listrovsky is a Russian who worked in the Lubyanka in his early years. At that time, he was still a young KGB who had just joined the work. Later, the KGB became the Russian Federal Security Service, and Listrov, who had not been doing well.
Fsky was sent to the Central African intelligence station to kill time, and he changed from a cynic to a realist. At that time, civil wars broke out frequently in Africa, and Angola, Sudan, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone were in a mess.
Listrovsky took advantage of the situation and started an arms business, using Antonov transport planes to transport a large number of obsolete automatic rifles, rocket launchers, grenades, and even armored vehicles and tanks from Russia. Later, high-quality and low-priced Chinese goods flooded in
After entering Africa, Listrovsky's business suffered a big blow, and the two sides fought back and forth several times. Later, due to the intervention of the CIA, the two sides had to join forces to deal with the common enemy.
Only then did I make friends.
Listrovsky has been in Africa for twenty years. Even Colonel Gaddafi is his friend. The common warlord even calls him the "King of War". In fact, this fat man in his forties is very
He is approachable and looks nothing like the legendary KGB, but more like a wealthy Arab businessman with a fat head.
Because of Zhao Hui's recommendation, Listrovsky received Liu Ziguang as an exception. He waved away the dancers, asked the servants to put two cushions, and started talking about business with Liu Ziguang. Although the arms dealer spoke fluent English, he still couldn't
Unlike their native language, which can be used freely and express precise ideas, they communicated in Russian, and Dongfang Ke, who was proficient in Russian, acted as a translator.
"I heard that you are planning to seize a certain country by force?" Listrovsky asked casually, but Liu Ziguang knew that the more he pretended not to care, the more he paid attention to it in his heart. He was waiting for him to make a request.
But the more this happens, the less likely it is to drop the price.
"There are really no secrets in this world. It's like this. I have raised a large amount of funds and recruited countless soldiers, and I am just waiting for your weapons." Liu Ziguang said confidently.
Listrovsky laughed heartily, and the flesh on his laughing belly rolled like waves, as if he had heard the funniest thing in the world. Dongfang Ke looked at Liu Ziguang in surprise, but the latter remained calm.
"Dear friend, do you think it's still the 1980s? The era when dozens of AK47s can take over a country has passed, especially when some powerful forces intervene. Soldiers with automatic rifles are fighting in tanks and
The muzzle of a fighter jet is no different from a target, hahaha." Listrovsky continued to laugh wildly, but a teasing smile appeared on the corner of Liu Ziguang's mouth.
"Mr. Li, how are you sure that I have no plans to purchase heavy weapons? In fact, our country's tanks and fighter jets are the most cost-effective in the world. I can buy the most suitable tanks at the cheapest price, and there are no less
You should know about the performance of the F-16 Xiaolong fighter jet."
But the fat Russian man continued to laugh wildly. He lit Liu Ziguang with a cigar and said: "Young man, when I was your age, I was as patriotic as you. Later I found out that the country will not love you as much as you love her. Although your motherland is better than the four
They were much stronger ten years ago, but they were also much less courageous. I don’t think they would allow China-made heavy weapons to appear in a hotspot. You know, China’s threat theory is not a joke. Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs
People will be as scared as quail when they hear this."
"So, what advice do you have?" Liu Ziguang answered from a different angle. In fact, he knew in his heart that Listrovsky was telling the truth. Zhao Hui did not even dare to sell him the automatic rifle produced by Norinco.
I was just afraid of political problems, let alone buying something like the Xiaolong fighter jet that was enough to make the arms sales headlines that year.
"Young man, your opponent may be much stronger than you think. My information channels show that someone recently ordered a batch of the world's most advanced weapons and ammunition, and the arrival location is West Africa... Well, a small place in West Africa.
The country, you know, also employs the most ferocious and dedicated mercenaries in the world. One of them can stand up to a company of black soldiers. I think if you don’t prepare some hard goods, it will be difficult for you to fight with them.
They are contending." Listrovsky said with a smile, looking like an elder.
"I will consider it. Let me use the light weapons you prepared first." Liu Ziguang still rejected the other party's proposal, because he knew that if he agreed rashly, the greedy Russian fat man would definitely open his mouth and not only throw away a batch of unnecessary
If you sell heavy weapons to yourself, you will also ask for conditions such as iron ore shares. This is unacceptable to you, at least under the current conditions, you will not consider it.
"Okay." Listrovsky clapped his fat palm and called a tall bodyguard: "Alexander, take the guests to see the small gifts I have prepared for them."
Alexander was a very handsome young man with blond hair, brown eyes, and a sturdy build. He was wearing desert boots and camouflage pants. He took Liu Ziguang and Dongfang Ke to a tent dozens of meters away, opened the door and asked them to leave.
Once inside, there were piles of military green iron boxes with German letters printed on them.
Alexander opened a box and took out the well-packaged automatic rifle. The oil seal was not moved, and the parts were smooth and shiny. Although it was an East German product twenty years ago, it was well maintained and did not affect its use at all. Liu Ziguang knew that East Germany
The performance of German-made ak is even better than that of Russian products, let alone the imitations such as Chinese, Korean and Romanian products.
After wiping off the oil seal on the gun with cotton gauze, Alexander brought a brown-red live ammunition clip and asked Liu Ziguang to go out and test the gun. Several human targets had been erected a hundred and fifty meters away. Liu Ziguang skillfully loaded the gun, took aim, and shot first.
One round was calibrated, and then several three-round short bursts were fired in succession. All the steel targets fell down with a click. Alexander couldn't help showing an expression of appreciation. You must know that the AK rifle is not the highly accurate single-shot rifle during World War II.
Although the effective range is four hundred meters, being able to hit the target without miss at a distance of 150 meters is considered an excellent shooter. Moreover, Liu Ziguang is using an unfamiliar and uncalibrated old gun.
Shooting from a standing position without support is enough to show that he is a well-trained elite soldier.
Probably because his hands were itchy, Alexander took the gun, changed a magazine and fired a few bursts. Naturally, the results were good. He put down the gun and shook hands with Liu Ziguang, showing a sign of sympathy.
Listrovsky is a well-known person in the industry, so naturally he will not fool Liu Ziguang with scrapped copper and iron like the Eastern European gangs. The two hundred automatic rifles he promised are all in stock, although the price is slightly expensive, reaching one per gun.
Thousand dollars, but still within Liu Ziguang's acceptable range.
Things like arms have been hugely profitable commodities since ancient times. You know that the actual cost is very low, but you have to buy it. Moreover, the price of arms varies with the region, and the intensity of the war also varies. For example, in places like Somalia,
The price of an AK47 is estimated to be not much higher than that of a hen. However, in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, the price of an AK can be as high as 1,500 US dollars. This is the price of Chinese products. If it is made from the Soviet Union, the price is even higher.
High, East German products are even more rare.
Listrovsky equipped each automatic rifle with six magazines, all of which are brown-red polymer magazines. He also sent 100,000 rounds of ammunition and a batch of Russian-made grenades. The most important thing was that he provided transportation
, there is nothing more troublesome than arms transportation, which has to be tracked and interrogated by the police, customs, intelligence agencies and international police of various countries, and Listrovsky has a very good relationship with African governments.
The special plane can fly unbridled over Africa without having to worry about any international police.
The arms dealer's Antonov 12 transport plane took off from a desert airport in Libya, carrying two hundred sets of automatic rifles, including canvas gun belts and multifunctional bayonets, as well as donated bullets, but Liu Ziguang also paid a high price for it.
The cost, the basic payment of US$200,000, the transportation cost of US$50,000, and other expenses, all in all, save a lot, because if you use trucks to transport it, it only takes a lot of time to pass through the borders of these African countries.
Money is not a small amount, and it does not include the probability of crises that may occur along the way.
The pilot of the An-12 was none other than Listrovsky's bodyguard Alexander. The young man wore a white short-sleeved shirt and carried four golden bars on his shoulders. He looked like a captain. His co-pilot was a black man.
, it is said that MiG aircraft were flown by the Libyan Air Force back then.
Liu Ziguang and Dongfang Ke sat uneasily in the narrow cabin. These two pilots did not look like professionals. The plane was swaying in the clouds, just like a roller coaster. The piles of automatic rifle packaging boxes were not tied up.
It was so strong that it had already rolled over the entire cabin, and the miserable Dongfang Ke had already covered the floor of the cabin with his vomit.
"Alexander, are you sure you have learned to fly?" Dongfang Ke asked breathlessly.
"Yes, I once studied at the Moscow Aviation School." Alexander replied proudly.
"Excuse me, have you graduated?" Dongfang Ke asked something that shouldn't be asked.
Alexander's face became serious, and he suddenly pushed the control stick hard, causing the plane to dive downwards. Dongfang Ke continued to vomit in pieces.
But Liu Ziguang couldn't help but laugh. The willful Alexander reminded him of Bei Xiaoshuai. This kid took 700,000 yuan to go to the aviation academy to learn flying. It has been a semester and he has not been expelled. It seems that he will also be in the near future.