"How about we make a deal?" Chen Zheng said suddenly.
"Deal, what deal?" the translator asked without reacting. .
"I'm not talking about making a deal with you, but I'm talking about making a deal with General Bakhtu. You don't need to ask so many questions, just translate it truthfully."
The translator muttered, wondering what else Chen Zheng had planned.
Although he couldn¡¯t guess, he felt it to some extent. Chen Zheng probably still wanted to save those members of the medical team who were captured by the rebels. The translator was a timid person and didn't want to worry about this issue. It was best to send General Bakhtu back to the capital safely immediately, so he pondered whether to translate Chen Zheng's words truthfully.
But before he could figure it out, Bachtu looked at Chen Zheng's gestures and guessed that he was talking to him, and asked the editor: "Did he just say something to me? He refused to translate it to me, right? Are you talking bad about me?"
"No, no," the translator quickly waved his hand. He was afraid that General Bakhtu would misunderstand and not send them to a safe area, so he had no choice but to tell the truth: "What Dr. Chen said is that he wants to make a deal with you."
"What deal?"
The translator had no choice but to translate it to Chen Zheng. Chen Zheng smiled: "This deal is not simple. I can help you wipe out this rebel army and stabilize the situation in this province, but as a condition, I have to get The rights to mine diamonds here.¡±
"What? Are you going to wipe out the rebels?" The translator was shocked, but then, seeing the questioning look on General Bakhtu's face, he had no choice but to suppress his surprise and translate again.
Even General Bakhtu was in disbelief: "There are thousands of rebels. And they all have weapons. Can you help me wipe them out?"
Through the translator again, Chen Zheng smiled: "Of course, since I said it, I can do it, and more than that, if you let me open the mine, I can also give you some benefits. We are mutually beneficial, so why not Not?"
Chen Zheng actually went through some analysis. In this regional civil war, who should I support better?
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The fu army is quite ruthless and makes the people miserable. Only in this way will the rebels rebel. From this point of view, Chen Zheng should support the rebels.
But the rebels are not an idealistic organization. This can be seen from the kidnapping of members of the Chinese medical aid team to Africa. We are kind-hearted to help you, but you retaliate for kindness?
What¡¯s more, when the rebels went to kidnap members of the medical team, Chen Zheng saw them kill several civilians with his own eyes. This behavior was just like bandits.
Even if they are allowed to seize power, they will definitely be a more greedy government
fu. What's more, the rebel army is not very powerful and it is difficult to truly seize power.
¡°In this way, it doesn¡¯t matter who you help, and by helping General Bakhtu, Chen Zheng can also rescue members of the medical team. And get benefits from mining diamond merchants.
"General, you can think about it," Chen Zheng analyzed: "First, I help you eliminate this group of rebels, which can lead to peace. Second, if you, General Bakhtu, come forward to fight with the rebels, Starting a decisive battle may also expose your military strength and weapons, which may not be a good thing for you. "
Chen Zheng is right. General Bakhtu is so arrogant that the actual number of troops under his command is actually only one-tenth of the number reported. The other nine-tenths are all left to him. In this case, once a war starts and others know about his combat effectiveness, the impact will be very bad.
And when other warlords see that he turns out to be a powerful person, they might come to seize his territory. You know, the territory he occupies is rich in diamond reserves, and some of the other warlords are jealous.
In addition, he had fought against the rebels twice before, and he had already gained notoriety because of his weak combat effectiveness. He was in urgent need of a victory to build momentum.
And if Chen Zheng can do this, it will be much better. All General Bakhtu has to pay is the diamond mining rights.
You must know that if General Bakhtu mines the diamonds on his own, he will never be able to finish them all. He doesn't care about future generations, as long as he makes a fortune, so giving some to Chen Zheng will not affect his interests.
Although it was said that there would be no harm at all, General Bakhtu was still very cautious and asked: "You are just a doctor from China. Do you really have the ability to eliminate the rebels?"
"To tell you the truth, I am not just a doctor, I am also a businessman, a businessman with a lot of money. I don't have enough people myself, and I can also afford mercenaries. In short, I said yes It will definitely work. Even if I say big words, if I can't destroy the rebels, I won't gain much and I won't lose anything. "Chen ??Spread your hands.
This is true.
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You must know that for so many years, African civil wars have continued, and mercenaries have played an important role. In many cases, even seizing state power was done through mercenaries.
Therefore, Bakhtu thought again and again, and finally nodded and said: "Okay! Then I will believe you this time, and I will also send troops to assist you. We will wipe out the rebels together. The credit will go to me, and you will make money by mining diamonds. "
"But after I helped you eliminate the rebels, how can I trust you to keep your word?" Chen Zheng asked again.
General Bakhtu laughed: "If you don't believe me and are afraid that I will return, then well, we can sign a mining contract now. In fact, if you find a place to mine diamonds, it has no impact on me, no matter whether you can or not this time According to what you said, if the rebels are eliminated, I will let you open the mine. However, if the rebels are not eliminated, or my position cannot be maintained, your mine will be abandoned. "
General Bakhtu was very smart, so he tied Chen Zheng into the same boat as him.
"That would be the best." Chen Zheng smiled: "But I can't sign a contract with you. I have given full responsibility for the business to a manager, and I will transfer her here. At the same time, there are All my other staff will also be transferred.¡±
"No problem." General Bakhtu said.
So, General Bakhtu¡¯s headquarters. It also became Chen Zheng's base camp.
It was here that Chen Zheng made phone calls one after another.
The first call was naturally to Zhou Zhili. At this time, Zhou Zhili was also inspecting around Zimbabwe, looking for projects that could be operated.
According to Zhou Zhili¡¯s plan, it is better to acquire a small mine first. It doesn't cost much, so it's the most reliable, but I've only been here for more than half a month. It's hard to find the right project.
But I didn¡¯t expect that Chen Zheng would have such good news.
"Sign a contract now? Let's open the mine ourselves?"
"That's right," Chen Zheng nodded: "Zimbabwe is a country rich in diamond production. Mashonaland West Province must be one of them. You come here first, then look around and choose the most reliable one. Where to open our first mine and mine diamonds!¡±
"Of course that's great, but I heard that there is a local war going on in Mashonaland West Province recently, and the war is getting more and more intense, and it is now closed to traffic. How can I get there?" Zhou Zhili asked.
"Don't worry, when you come to the border of this province, you don't have to come to the war-torn area. Someone will pick you up, and I have made arrangements."
Zhou Zhili took the order and hung up the phone.
Afterwards, following the route agreed with Chen Zheng, we arrived at a garrison point of General Bakhtu on the border of Mashonaland West Province. Sure enough, the army used a helicopter to transport Zhou Zhili to the headquarters.
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The only equipment that the fu army has but the resistance army does not have is helicopters.
And the helicopter does not fly low, nor does it directly pass through the rebel-controlled area. The opponent's RPG rockets can't hit it, so it can be said to be the safest means of transportation.
When Zhou Zhili arrived at the headquarters and met with Chen Zheng, Chen Zheng explained the details of the matter to Zhou Zhili. After that, Zhou Zhili signed a mining agreement with Bachtu on behalf of Chen Zheng in the name of the European company she had just acquired. contract.
The treatment given by General Bakhtu was also very superior. Coupled with Zhou Zhili's efforts, we finally reached an agreement, stipulating that the location should be selected and a mine would be mined in the initial stage.
It can be expanded to three later.
After the contract was signed, Zhou Zhili found Chen Zheng again and gave him a report. Finally, he said: "Once the mine is opened, it will be a sure profit and the capital will be recovered within three years. I'm just worried about this." The political situation is unstable, and it will be terrible if the leader is changed.¡±
"That's no problem." Chen Zheng smiled: "Since we want to invest here, we must stabilize the political situation here. Don't worry, I have predicted that in the next few years, although there may be war in some areas of Zimbabwe, But it won¡¯t have a big impact, let alone the status of the ruling party.¡±
"That's good. In addition, funding is also a big problem. If you want to open a mine, it will probably cost billions of dollars." Zhou Zhili added.
"Don't worry, you go and choose the address first. After you choose it, I guarantee that the funds will be in place immediately."
With Chen Zheng¡¯s promise, Zhou Zhili gave up everything.Later, without stopping, he chose a safe area within General Bakhtu's sphere of influence, and was led by General Bakhtu's officers to conduct on-the-spot inspections and site selection.
During this period, Chen Zheng also called Anna, Jones and He Jianyi, asking them to come as soon as possible.
After all, these people are the most direct helpers around you.
Zhou Zhili had just left, and everyone including Anna and Jones had also arrived.
Now I talked to Anna about the mining, and she got 100% support from Anna.
Anna¡¯s sect is very rich, and there is no problem with tens of billions. This means that even if a few more mines are opened, the funds will be enough.
Of course, Chen Zheng also called Ellie and asked her to bring the brothers from the Dragon Gang. Secondly, first of all, Chen Zheng asked about the situation of the mercenaries.
After arriving in Zimbabwe, before Chen Zheng followed the medical team to treat illnesses, he told Ellie to contact the mercenary organization in case he needed it at any time.
By this time, Ellie had indeed been in contact with several such organizations.
Speaking of which, almost all parts of Africa are filled with foreign mercenaries. Every mercenary is a war expert with special military skills. Some of them even surpass the level of special forces in various ** teams because of their excessive experience.
"I have contacted a large mercenary organization with thousands of people before, but it is a small order like this. They will not accept it. All they do is capture the government of a certain country.
Things like being the leader of the FU or overthrowing a certain regime. This is a rescue mission. I'm afraid we can only contact a small mercenary organization with only seventy or eighty people. "Ellie said on the other side of the phone.
"Seventy or eighty people?" Chen Zheng thought for a while: "This seems to be a little less."
¡°Obviously, there are thousands of rebels. In addition to He Jianyi and a dozen other brothers, there are also more than a hundred people from Ellie. There is no one else.
If there are few mercenaries, it may not be enough.
But Ellie said: "There are quite a few, you don't know. These mercenaries are very powerful, they are all veterans. On the battlefield, one veteran is equivalent to ten recruits. Those rebels are actually farmers or unemployed "Vagrants, when they pick up a gun, they become soldiers. In fact, they are not even as good as ordinary recruits. They are at most considered militiamen. What's more, we don't have to fight them head-on."
Chen Zheng thought about it, and it was true, because according to his plan, it would be an assassination or a surprise attack at most.
"If a veteran can kill ten recruits, the more than 200 people on his side are actually equivalent to more than 2,000 people.
Although there are many rebels. There are thousands of people, but not all of them gather in one place, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
¡°Well, let¡¯s just take this mercenary organization and ask them to come here as soon as possible!¡± Chen Zheng said.
"It's justtheir charges are a bit expensive." Ellie said: "They charge eight million for one operation, and they only need US dollars, and we have to help them deposit it into an overseas bank account."
"Eight million is eight million, and US dollars are US dollars, no problem." In fact, this is cheaper than Chen Zheng imagined. After all, this is risking his life. It was only such a small amount of money, and it was divided between 70 and 80 people. In the end, each person was about 800,000, which didn't seem to be much.
After the negotiation was settled, Ellie hung up the phone and started to contact her.
Because of the bargaining with the mercenary organization, when Ellie and her men arrived at the location with the dozens of mercenaries, they were a whole day later than Zhou Zhili, Anna Jones and others.
By this time, it had been forty-eight hours since the members of the medical team were kidnapped.
The rebels have also clamored again that if their demands are not met in another 24 hours, they will shoot two members of the medical team, and in another 48 hours, they will shoot two more until their demands are met.
We can¡¯t wait any longer, we must attack immediately!
But they faced a problem, that is, it was not clear where the rebels detained the members of the medical team after taking them away.
¡°Here is the province of Mashonaland West where we are located, and here is the city of Klo in the province of Mashonaland West, which is the base camp of the rebels.¡±
At this time, General Bakhtu was pointing at the military map hanging on the wall and introduced to Chen Zheng and others: "However, although Clo City is their base camp, the rebel command center is not here. We have dispatched many helicopters in the surrounding mountains and dense forests, but we have not found the location of their command center. Moreover, we still don¡¯t know where they hold the hostages.¡±
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But these problems, which embarrassed General Bakhtu, but could not help Chen Zheng.
He just held the coin and divined for a moment, then said: "I know where they are holding the hostages. According to the northwest of this place, a straight line distance of 17 kilometers away, deep in the dense forest¡ª¡ª"
Chen Zheng clicked on a location on the map and said, "This is it! This overlaps with the location where you just said their command center might be. It should be that they are locked up in their command center."
General Bakhtu was very puzzled: "How do you know?"
"The secret must not be leaked," Chen Zheng said with a smile: "Anyway, just listen to me. You have to cover me. You let your troops pretend to attack Crow City and contain their forces, while I will lead people directly there. Rescue the hostages here and destroy their command center! As long as the command center is destroyed and all their leaders are captured, I think your side will win the war."
"Okay, but I have to tell you, if their firepower is strong, I will not easily let the troops launch a fierce attack."
"No problem, as long as you can restrain it." Chen Zheng said.
After all, being able to contain some militiamen counts. Those militiamen have all gone to Crow City. It will be much easier for me to go to their command center.
After everything was discussed, Chen Zheng left the conference room, gathered Ellie and the mercenary leaders in the yard, and began to assign their respective tasks.
The reason why he did not call Anna Jones, He Jianyi and others was that Chen Zheng kept it secret, fearing that it would be difficult for Ellie to find out about the relationship between him and Anna Jones.
"Our goal is here, we will dispatch tonight." Chen Zheng spread the map on the ground, pointed and said: "zh¨¨ng
General Bakhtu of the Fu Army has promised to feign an attack on the nearby fortress to contain the enemy's forces to cover us. As for me, I will lead more than 20 people to smear the enemy and rescue the hostages first. As for the rest of you, follow Ellie's command, infiltrate the perimeter bit by bit, and be responsible for catching their leader. As long as the leader is caught, the others will not be afraid. "
"Chen Zheng's method is still the method, to capture the thief first capture the king.
However, as soon as his method was announced and explained by a translator, he was immediately opposed by the leaders of the mercenary organization.
The reason is very simple. They are mercenaries and professional soldiers. I originally thought that they would be the protagonists of this rescue operation, but after a long time, they turned out to be supporting roles.
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After a black mercenary spoke some English, the translator said: "What they mean is that if you are not soldiers, you should not join in the fun. They can complete the task by themselves, but if they go with you, they will be dragged down by you. Failure to do so affects the reputation of their organization.¡±
Chen Zheng smiled, if it was to rescue people or assassinate alone, this group of mercenaries might really be able to accomplish such a task. But the two together will make the enemy's command center panic, and I'm afraid they won't be able to do it.
Seeing that Chen Zheng¡¯s expression seemed slightly disdainful, the black mercenary said a few more words.