Firepower is king

The C5 transport plane will not fly to Ethiopia under any circumstances, because that would really be an invasion of airspace.

The only way is to transfer in Djibouti. Of course, there are no commercial flights now. If you want to fly to Mekele, you have to find a plane by yourself.

The solution is simple. You can find a chartered flight at a very, very high price. That is to report a false destination and then fly over Ethiopia. As long as it is not shot down by Ethiopian fighter jets or anti-aircraft missiles Just beat it down.

Problems that can be solved with money are not problems. Problems that cannot be solved with money are really big problems.

The biggest problem with landing in Djibouti is that Gao Guang's whereabouts will be exposed, because the garrison here is obviously colluding with the other side, and Gao Guang's transport plane must land in Djibouti, so as soon as they arrive, their opponents will know it immediately .

But it doesn't matter, I didn't intend to hide it. If you want to show your strength, of course you have to show it first.

They landed, transferred, and flew directly to Mekele. However, what scared Gao Guang half to death was not the Egyptian fighter jets or the anti-aircraft missiles, but the fact that the plane they were traveling on was too old.

The Boeing 737, which is at least more than 20 years old, is rarely seen outside Africa. It is the kind that has been converted from passenger to freight and is so broken that people are afraid to get on it.

However, although the plane was damaged, it still brought Gao Guang and the others to Mekelle safely.

The person who picked up the plane was Jilawotu, who brought with him at least a dozen soldiers. When he saw Gao Guang getting off the plane on crutches, he quickly stepped forward and hugged Gao Guang, who was on crutches. A hug.

"Long time no see. You came just in time. I hope you have a smooth journey."

Jilawotu was very enthusiastic, but Gao Guang would not think that Jilawotu was really welcoming him.

What is really popular is what the highlight brings, which is a very inconspicuous, but indeed crucial information terminal.

The kind that can transmit data at high speeds through satellites. The kind that Jane offered to rent for half a million dollars a day. Use it as much as you like, but then ask for it if you ask for it.

To be honest, Gao Guang felt a little embarrassed seeing how enthusiastic Jilawotu was.

"The journey went smoothly, thank you."

Jilawotu's eyes had drifted behind Gao Guang, and then he pointed at a box that Riccardo was carrying and said, "Is this the thing?"

"Yes."

A large plastic box contained something that the Tiren Formation urgently needed right now, information that was more precious than cannons and rifles. Just for this, Jilawotu had to come to greet him in person.

"please

Come on, let's go straight to the meeting, okay? Many people are waiting for you, and we all look forward to your arrival. "

Gaoguang is more anxious than Jilawotu, so he definitely won't make any decisions at this time.

"Okay, let's go now."

Cars are speeding through the streets of Mekele, and now a war has begun, but the changes in Mekele don't seem to be too big. I don't know if the people here are naturally optimistic, or the situation of the People's Front is optimistic. There are actually many people on the street. People in this city are still doing whatever they are supposed to do, so much so that the streets are still somewhat congested.

There was nothing to talk about. Gao Guang and the others were pulled directly into a building that didn't look very impressive on the outside. However, the number of guards here showed that this place played an important role.

"This is our command center. Knowing that you are coming, our military intelligence department has sent several people to wait here. In addition, our commander-in-chief will also receive you."

Jilawotu introduced in a hurry. He did not say who was coming, nor did he introduce the identities of the officers waiting in the combat command room. After a few casual words, he became impatient. He said: "Can we start now?"

The purpose of Gao Guang's coming to Ethiopia was to rescue his people, and the reason why Jilawotu welcomed them was that they urgently needed frontline aerial reconnaissance. Therefore, the interests of both parties overlapped in the general direction, but the focus was different.

But now is not the time to talk too much nonsense. Gao Guang understands the principle of a military relationship, so he said to Riccardo: "Let's get started, open the box.

"

The plastic box was opened, and there were two layers inside. One layer contained a folding dish antenna, and the other layer contained an information terminal that was much thicker than a laptop. To put it bluntly, it was still a computer, but a military computer with much better protection. .

Lei was also familiar with this thing. He helped to take out the antenna, pull on the data cable, and then took the opened antenna outside without saying a word. He just poked it on the ground and completed the necessary work before turning it on.

Turn on the computer, enter the password, select a transmission line, and the real-time picture sent back by the drone immediately appears.

An important part of the U.S. C4I system, which is basically the most advanced communications and intelligence machine, was placed in front of the Tiren Formation, and it took no more than three minutes.

Jilawotu let out a sigh of contentment, and then he couldn't hide his excitement, pointing at the screen and saying: "It's so clear, so

Soon! "

At this time, Gao Guang was already sitting in a wheelchair, and several officers from the Tiren Formation had gathered in front of the screen and began to chatter in a language that Gao Guang did not understand.

An officer looked at Gao Guang and said impatiently: "May I ask how you can read the coordinates of these images returned? Now there are only images without coordinates, so this investigation is meaningless."

Gao Guang looked at Lei, who stepped forward, pushed aside the people surrounding the computer, and clicked a few times with the mouse, and the coordinates immediately appeared on the screen.

You have to be taught how to use it, and Lei is the most familiar with this, but he is not a good teacher.

Because Lei's face was injured, and his injury has not yet completely healed, speaking will hurt and affect his recovery, so he now cherishes his words like gold.

Gao Guang looked at Jirahat and said solemnly: "Now we can discuss the rescue operation."

Jilawotu thought for a moment, but finally said: "The rescue operation should be discussed with our commander-in-chief, and before the commander-in-chief arrives, I think it is better to talk to you about our war situation first."

Gao Guang made a gesture of invitation.

"A week ago, the Egyptian People's Front declared war on us on the pretext that we attacked the National Defense Forces, and sent troops to occupy the border area between us and Sudan, cutting off the land connection between us and Sudan."

The Sudan supports the TPLF, this Gao Guang knows.

Jilawotou continued: "The defense forces under the command of the Egyptian People's Liberation Army launched an attack from the south from Amhara region, and the Egyptian People's Liberation Army shamelessly invited Eritrea to send troops. Eritrea attacked our northern border, so we are now facing The dilemma of being attacked from two sides.”

Gao Guang frowned and said, "A two-sided attack? But aren't you attacking Addis Ababa?"

Why doesn't it sound right? According to Leon, although the Tiren formation was attacked, they immediately counterattacked strongly and defeated the Egyptian formation step by step. However, Jilawotu's expression when explaining the battle was very heavy and very serious. Tangled, obviously their actual situation is not as good as it seems.

Sure enough, Jilawotu continued: "This is our helpless choice. The Egyptian People's Liberation Army has been besieging us for a long time. They are ready for war. Of course, we are also actively preparing for war, so in the early stages of the war, We can gather superior forces and choose key directions to break the encirclement of the Egyptian Front and the encirclement of Tigray. Then, we can directly attack Addis Ababa before the Egyptian Front’s forces are assembled.”

Gao Guang nodded and said: "In other words, although your offensive is fierce, it cannot last long.

? "

Jilawotu said without hesitation: "Yes, our battle line has been stretched to the limit, and our troops have also been used to the limit. If we cannot capture Addis Ababa within forty-eight hours, we must retreat across the board."

Gao Guang's eyes widened.

Forty-eight hours, what a joke, now the forward troops of the TPLF have been surrounded, and they may not be able to withdraw even if they withdraw now, how can they talk about taking Addis Ababa.

You don’t know the actual situation without being there. Just relying on watching the news and listening to other people’s words to understand the situation is really far from the truth.

The key is that this civil war that happened in the right corner of Africa really failed to attract the attention of the world, so that what happened here could not be noticed at all.

Being known to the outside world is basically what the warring parties announce to the outside world, and the outside world can only believe what it is.

Gao Guang knew that things were bad, but he didn't expect that the Tiren Formation launched this attack with the intention of making a one-shot deal. This was basically a desperate move, and whether it succeeded or not depended on this.

Gao Guang thought for a moment and finally said: "What if it fails?"

"Well, we are ready to abandon Mekele and rely on the vast countryside to fight guerrillas in the mountains and wilderness. Evacuation will take time, so our main force has the heavy responsibility of buying time."

It can't be said that I was fooled, it can only be said that this situation is really much worse than expected.

Why was he so anxious to explain the situation to Gao Guang? It was because Jilawotu wanted to inoculate Gao Guang and not let him feel that he was being tricked into dying.

"I??"

Gao Guang didn't know what to say, but Jilawotu whispered: "Our retreat will not be so fast, it will definitely take 48 hours, and this information terminal you brought will be of great help to us. We will succeed."

"Forty-eight hours..."

Gao Guang looked at Lei, who rolled his eyes and nodded to Gao Guang.

Gao Guang weakly said to Jilawotu: "We need the cooperation and cover of the frontline troops."

Jilawotu nodded and said, "This requires the commander-in-chief's approval, but I don't think there will be a problem."

Gao Guang looked at his watch and said, "Then when will the commander-in-chief come?"

After looking at the computer screen, Jilawotu felt confident that this thing could be used. He said in a deep voice, "I've sent someone to notify you and I'll be here soon. Please rest assured that we will fully cooperate."