Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Then I thought about it; I immediately smelled the conspiracy and asked, to be precise, it’s a conspiracy! How much does a hundred thousand people eat, drink, and eat every day? It is equivalent to an extremely large luxury tour group coming to Niger for vacation; and France will ultimately foot the bill.

But it can't be stopped directly now, it makes no sense at all; and it will also chill the soldiers. Come to Africa to fight; no one wants to be captured; the enemy treats them better, but the country does not agree; once it is known that a mutiny will occur, it is not impossible!

No wonder the French soldiers were given such good treatment. The Nigeriens were also unkind. At the same time, they also knew that the French officials would definitely redeem the soldiers; otherwise, the soldiers’ families would not agree. It can be said that the hole has been dug long ago, just waiting for France to jump in!

There is no point in thinking so much now, so let's listen to General Andre first; I believe he can give a clear answer.

As a lieutenant general, he is a senior general in the military. Although he had not had much contact with the foreign minister before, he had met him a few times. Therefore, it can be said that the two of them are not strangers and they recognize each other at a glance.

Andre was a little embarrassed at this moment; if it hadn't been for the defeat, the two would not have met in the prisoner of war camp. Even if they all come to Niger, they should be at the presidential palace; they should accept the enemy's surrender. How can it be as embarrassing as now; but some things are destined to be unavoidable; as a general, he has no shirking responsibility!

Lieutenant General Andre thought for a moment and said: "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Niger is not making things difficult for you, right?"

One general is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted; this is what I am saying at this moment; this is the true thought in Lieutenant General Andre's heart. After winning the victory, as the foreign minister, he would definitely be arrogant; but now that Niger has been defeated, coming here is equivalent to wiping the army's butt; one can imagine how he feels!

You can only say some kind words first, at least to suppress the other party's anger.

As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he naturally knew that the defeat was not due to Lieutenant General Andre's incompetence; it was a problem with the entire French national strategy. Of course, now is not the time for reflection; besides, even if it were reflection, it would not be the turn of a foreign minister.

The purpose of coming to Niger is to solve the problem, and the captured soldiers must be brought back to the country; this is the job of diplomats.

French Foreign Minister: "General Andre, I have a basic understanding of the situation, and I cannot return all responsibility to you; that would be very unfair."

"The life in the prisoner of war camp is not bad, I don't know what you think!"

As an army commander, you may be able to find a hundred reasons for defeat; but being defeated and captured means being defeated and captured, and it will definitely become a shame in your military career. Therefore, taking away some of the responsibility first can be considered as giving the other party some comfort!

Show kindness and then ask about the relevant situation; I believe General Andre will cooperate well!

As a general who had been on the battlefield before, he naturally knew that the treatment of the French army at this time was not at all the standard of a prisoner of war camp. The food standard is even higher than that of air force pilots. No country in the world would be so kind.

But now all this is happening in a French prisoner of war camp, how can it not arouse suspicion!

Lieutenant General Andre thought for a while and said: "Actually, I have doubts about life in prisoner-of-war camps before. I came to Niger 10 years ago, and the people's life is miserable; eating is a problem."

"This time I led the army to fight all the way, and the scene I saw was also a mess; the people are good enough if they can eat enough, and they can't afford too luxurious food!"

The lieutenant general in front of him was not confused and knew what was going on; but he had just guessed that the Nigeriens were using conspiracy. Are we going to order French soldiers not to eat the food provided in prisoner of war camps? There is another excuse for poor conditions, but now the food is too good. Isn’t that a bitch!

The French Foreign Minister thought for a moment and said: "General Andre, Your Excellency the President sent me here with only one core purpose: to bring all French soldiers and citizens back to the country."

"As for other losses, it seems that they are irreparable at present; at least it is not possible in the short term! Therefore, I decided to give up, although I am not very willing; but there is no good way at present, and France has no other choice."

General Andre was very moved when he heard that the core purpose was to bring them back to the country. But it was only for a moment. At his age and level, he was no longer so easy to deceive!

Nearly 100,000 people are involved, and they are all soldiers fighting for the country; the official will never let it go. If that were to happen, the families of the captured soldiers would definitely march on the streets. The Presidential Palace will never allow this to happen. The first priority right now is to stabilize the situation!

Nothing was mentioned, just simple questions about life in the prison camp; things should never be too obvious.

The French Foreign Minister thought for a moment and said: "The current war reparations offered by Niger are US$42 billion, which can be negotiated, but the reduction will not be very large."

"The damaged buildings in Niamey are all assessed according to the price of houses in Paris; the reason given is that they are both the capital and cannot be treated differently; at least in the hearts of the people of the two countries, there is no difference between the capitals."

"Of course there are some miscellaneous compensations, but overall they are relatively reasonable; I can't find anything wrong with them."

"The rest is mostly the cost of food and accommodation in the prisoner of war camp and the cost of ransom. I used to think that the cost of food and accommodation in the prisoner of war camp was too high, but now it seems that it is not as exaggerated as imagined."

Lieutenant General Andre felt incredible when he heard that Niger had offered a war reparation of US$42 billion; he knew that the other side would not let it go, and would certainly take advantage of the opportunity to trick France. Unexpectedly, the lion opened his mouth and thought that the French were easy to bully!

No wonder the standard of food in the prisoner-of-war camp is so high. It turns out that they are waiting for them here; in the end, the French pay the bill, and the Nigeriens are really good at calculating.

Lieutenant General Andre used to work more as a staff officer and had a relatively delicate mind. For so many days, he had been feeling that something was wrong. Now when he heard the Minister of Foreign Affairs mentioning the cost of food and accommodation in the prisoner of war camp, he immediately thought of some questions!

Although it cannot be confirmed yet, the idea is definitely correct!

Lieutenant General Andre said very seriously: "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, I have been thinking about a problem recently. The Niger army is fighting against us!"

"I am definitely not making excuses for the defeat, but I feel that none of this is very reasonable. I believe you should be very clear about the specific situation in Niger; they definitely do not have the strength to defeat the French army."

"Especially to shoot down more than 200 fighter jets, which is even more unbelievable. Even if the Soviet Union is standing behind him, I am still a master who will not let go of the rabbit before he sees the rabbit, and will never help Niger for no reason."

"Even if the Soviet Union helps, the real gap is not that big; it can only be said that other forces are involved!"

The French high-level officials also had doubts about this, but all the fingers were pointed at the Soviet Union. In addition, the KGB was famous and they also had to find a reason for the failure, so they did not think about anything else. If the Soviet KGB is involved, then everything is easy to explain; if it loses at the hands of other forces, the French may not necessarily be able to accept it!

As the frontline commander, Lieutenant General Andre had collected a lot of relevant intelligence before; even if the French were arrogant, they were not fools. There was certainly no shortage of preparation work, I just didn’t pay attention at the time.

During the past few days in the prisoner of war camp, I had plenty of time; I naturally reconstructed the entire war and basically found the problem.

Seeing that the Foreign Minister still had some doubts, Lieutenant General Andre continued: "Intelligence shows that the Boche family, the Wentel family, and several other big family members are being detained in Niger."

"But for some unknown reason, these few were not prosecuted; their names are not on the detention list at all, which means they have been redeemed by the family before."

"Another thing that must be noted is that Laurence Poche of the Poche family was the first to be redeemed."

"Although the Boche family is not weak in strength, it does not have any obvious advantages over other companies. Why did the Nigeriens sell the Boche family such a big deal? Someone must be coordinating it.

"After several people were redeemed, they did not choose to return home immediately; instead, they came directly to Fucaira."

"I don't need to tell you who is really in power in Fucaira. You must also know it. Combined with the special relationship between Bao Zixuan and the Soviets; and the strong scientific and technological support of the Black Cloud Group, it is not clear who is behind it. !”

"As for why the world's richest man supports Niger; the purpose is self-evident; to be precise, there is only one answer - uranium mines!"