Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 353 Encirclement and reinforcements
Rich mineral resources are one of Somalia's characteristics.

This place not only has vast amounts of coal, iron, lead, tin, manganese, nickel, zinc, magnesium, molybdenum, uranium, niobium, rare earths, beryl and other minerals.

It also has staggering reserves of oil and natural gas.

Normally, such a Feng Shui treasure land should have become a colony long ago.

But just like executives in large companies like to do private deals.

The greedy capitalists did not enter here in the name of the 'country'.

Instead, they used black gloves to support their own warlords, then mined minerals at extremely low costs, and then used water trade to make huge profits.

This has led to the gathering of more than 40 armed forces in Somalia and surrounding areas, including South Sudanese civilian armed forces that have expeditioned to the northern part of Afghanistan.

They scrambled for territory and fought for their own interests. Due to the long period of time, some warlords became heavily dependent on their financial backers, some planned to break away from their financial backers' control, and some had already rebelled...
Therefore, there is no real government in Somalia.

In the early 90s, after the Gulf War, the military-industrial complex, in the name of "peacekeeping by the United Nations Forces of the Mother Planet", dispatched the Ranger Corps, Delta Force, and the Sixth SEAL Column, with three observation helicopters, three Little Bird helicopters, 3 Black Hawk helicopters, more than a dozen Hummers and trucks, and cooperated with the Mountain Division to try to raid one side and take the opportunity to enter East Africa.

However, due to the interference of various forces, the North American soldiers were caught in a sea of ​​universal war in Mogadishu. 15 Black Hawk helicopters were either destroyed, shot down, or abandoned due to gunshot wounds and malfunctions...
This incident was later made into a movie, and thus the famous Black Hawk Down came into being (there were only four Black Hawks in the movie).

In 01, the North American aircraft carrier group deployed in the Gulf of Aden was attacked by pirates and was almost overwhelmed by thousands of missiles.

At the same time, the nuclear power plant built by Sanyuan Agriculture in the town of Lis was also frequently harassed by pirates.

Both sides were victims, so they hit it off and jointly entered East Africa to encircle and suppress the "pirates".

At that time, North America deployed two aircraft carrier strike groups, 160 fighter jets, and 5 ground combat personnel.

Sanyuan Agriculture mobilized 13 security guards from the PetroChina Agricultural Reclamation Group, 0.8 flat-fire anti-aircraft guns, and 1.3 vehicle-mounted mortars...

After both sides successfully wiped out the pirates, Sanyuan Agriculture went deep into Central Africa and continued the pursuit.

North America will stay in East Africa and set up 3 Marines to safeguard the interests of both sides in East Africa.

Both parties certainly made money during this period, including the democratic faction responsible for transporting resources - North American Ocean Shipping Group, which also experienced explosive growth.

In 02, Well 2 of the Lis Nuclear Power Plant was destroyed by pirates, causing a leak and interrupting the Red Sea shipping route.

On the other side, Malacca could not serve as a canal due to the war between the Owls.

3 Marines of the Navy began to use Sanyuan Agriculture for logistical supplies.

Daily necessities come from Happy Farm.

The military resources come from the Lis Town Agricultural Reclamation Group.

Of course, the 3 Marines were not gathered together.

Instead, they are organized into battalions, disguised as international security companies, scattered across Somalia, and stationed outside important mines.

10 month 16 number.

Valgalo, southwestern corner of Somalia.

The headquarters of the 21st Infantry Battalion and the 13th Artillery Battalion of the Marine Corps.

The logistics officer walked out of the barracks and looked toward the western sky.

Every morning at 9 o'clock, Happy Farm would deliver fresh beef, mutton, pork, fruits, vegetables, milk, bread, etc. on time using a heavy transport helicopter.

But today it was almost 10 o'clock, there was no movement from there, and the phone call was unavailable.

The logistics officer immediately contacted the person in charge of the station, "Sir, can you contact them? Otherwise, it will be too late to prepare lunch."

"I'm very sorry. The Ice Bear Oligarchs have obtained technological support. The eastern and southern lines in West Africa have completely collapsed. They have retreated to the Chad Basin (Happy Farm). I'm afraid we will need military rations for a long time in the future."

"Military rations?!"

The North American Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, must have considered the interruption of the Malacca Strait and the Red Sea route. In order to avoid a fallout with Sanyuan Agriculture one day and the 3 Marines being cut off from logistical supplies, the North American logistics department had already prepared two years of military canned food for the East African garrison in advance.

However, the logistics officer saw that the garrison used the logistical supplies from Happy Farm and had no use for these military canned food at all, so he secretly resold the military rations to the local area in accordance with the previous unspoken rules.

Now there is only the surface layer left in the warehouse, which is enough for the base to use for up to 3 days.

"Sir, you know that."

"···"

The person in charge of the garrison naturally received a share of the money from "resale of military rations".

Everyone, including the garrison, has a share.

The problem is that now that something has gone wrong, someone has to take responsibility.

The resident director was silent for a moment, and then said, "I have some funds here, you can buy some food locally."

The logistics officer did not suspect anything and walked quickly towards the command room.

After a while.

With a gunshot, the logistics officer was executed on the spot for reselling military rations.

soon.

The entire station was busy laying electric fences, digging trenches, deploying bunkers...

Three hours later.

The overwhelming South African coalition forces swarmed towards the garrison like a swarm of ants.

···
North America, Pentagon.

Comprehensive conference room.

Rumsfeld sat in his chair, staring at the many monitors in front of him.

North America not only has "radar communication integration", but also has the JBC-P joint battle command system, TDLs tactical data link, C2 combat management system, ISR intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance system.

Therefore, as early as the eastern and southern lines of West Africa began to evacuate to the Chad Basin, the North American military speculated on the future situation of 3 Marines.

And take into account multiple factors such as heavy rain, mountain torrents, earthquakes, and the resale of military rations.

Therefore, the North American base in the Mediterranean has secretly activated more than a dozen Hercules transport aircraft to deliver food and combat supplies to the East African base.

At the same time, reconnaissance aircraft stationed in surrounding areas were activated to support the Marine Corps.

It turns out.

North America's combat effectiveness is indeed very strong.

Hundreds of thousands of South African coalition troops fell down in large numbers under the interweaving of various firepower networks before they even approached their base, like straw swept by a sickle.

The base's air defense system was like a curtain wall, successfully intercepting all missiles.

Rumsfeld watched with a frown.

The staff officer was confident, "The Ice Bear Oligarchs want to gain more benefits. Once they realize that they can't bite our hard bone, they will definitely give up the attack."

"They didn't use hypersonic missiles, they didn't use the dealer units...they were just cannon fodder."

"Mr. Field, are you kidding me? Do you think Ice Bear dares to go to war with us?"

"In Africa, there are no ice bears or North America. There are only North African rebels, East African pirates, and various mining companies."

"···"

"If we have to talk about regular troops, the only one is the West African 21-nation group that has set up five major lines of defense and only defends, not attacks. They call it self-protection. They also filed a record at the joint meeting of their home planet and made public the treatment of their soldiers, pensions, etc. This move has been praised and supported by more than countries."

"···"

"We are different. We are a mining company and international security. It is normal for us to be attacked by the rebels... But if we blatantly use North American overseas bases for large-scale support, not only Ice Bear, but also EU countries, the West African 21-nation group, and Sanyuan Agriculture will accuse us of interfering in African affairs. They may even use this as an excuse to deploy the maritime force built in the southern waters based on three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in the Gulf of Aden to ensure their interests in East Africa after the successful recovery of the No. 2 well in Leith Town."

Rumsfeld held up his cigar and said, "So this battle is not easy to fight, especially since behind the cannon fodder in North Africa there are informationized troops equipped with integrated radar and electronics."

"Mr. Field, do you mean that we can only passively take the beating until all 3 Marines are exhausted?"

"Yes, this is what Yu Sanyuan wants. I am sure that the other party has already prepared a draft of the news, and is only waiting for the Marine Corps to suffer most casualties before pushing it to North American users through the Sanyuan Communication Network, exposing our behavior of disguising the regular army as a mining company, and then letting the people in the capital world see the true face of capitalism."

"···"

Rumsfeld would certainly not watch 3 Marines being depleted, and he knew very well that this was just Yu Sanyuan's revenge.

Retaliate against federal capital sanctions on both sides' waterborne business.

In retaliation, federal capital is moving towards the world's Internet in the East, implementing infiltration plans, slandering and spreading rumors about Sanyuan Agriculture's forced marriage, forced labor, and forced immigration... In short, there is no freedom.

In deep thought.

The head of NSA sent a set of three-series perception combat equipment and related analysis reports.

In the past month, North America has tried every possible means to obtain more than a dozen sets of individual equipment, squad equipment, and vehicle-mounted equipment from the West African 21-nation Group while fighting on the western and southern fronts in East Africa.

Then disassemble, analyze, and replicate...

Now there are finally results.

Rumsfeld's secretary placed the device on the conference room table, then picked up the custom adapter and connected it to the screen.

next moment.

With the sound of a game console starting up, the generals of the four major military departments in North America saw a pixel game.

It’s a pity that no one has played Overlord’s Continent, nor has anyone played Devouring the World, Metal Max, etc.

"what is this?"

"This is Sanyuan Agriculture's perception and combat system." The head of the NSA replied with a stern face.

"???"

Not to mention the generals, even Rumsfeld was a little confused.

The head of NSA explained: "Xiangjiang Sanyuan Technology Group has integrated pixel vector graphics representing objects, geographical environments, and three types of combat personnel into the hardware."

As he spoke, pixel images of tat-tat-tat, da-da-da, wooden-handled grenades, armored vehicles, etc. appeared on the screen.

"Then we use the central processing unit to integrate all of this, and based on the front-line geographic information transmitted by the Flying Bird I reconnaissance aircraft, we process it synchronously and in parallel to draw a pixel map at an extremely fast speed."

The scene on the screen changed, showing the Eastern Front.

The trenches are undulating, high and low, and can even present a 3D effect.

There are houses everywhere, some intact and some damaged, and even the cow sheds and tunnels are marked.

What's more, when combatants are killed or wounded, bloodstains of varying sizes will appear on the ground...

Immediately.

The scene starts to move, with people shooting, people moving, trenches flooding, houses being damaged in the bombing...

Each pixel has its own 3D coordinates, and the central processor can give precise prompts on where reinforcements are needed, where rescue is needed, and where the enemy appears.

The most incredible thing is that the pixel map overlaid on the real map is more accurate than GPS positioning.

Rumsfeld suddenly thought of the graphics card matrix.

If the pixel grid represents computing power, corresponding to one square meter or one square centimeter in reality, the huge graphics card matrix can indeed cover the entire Africa.

If we arrange personnel to travel to every corner of Africa in advance and collect all geographic information, and then integrate it into the hardware, when it is needed, the Vertibird I reconnaissance aircraft can fly over and the central processor can immediately create the required geographic information system.

If multiple Flying Bird I reconnaissance aircraft transmit communication waves and network waves to the ground and connect to each device, the central processor can adjust the geographic information according to network fluctuations to make it more precise and dynamic.

In terms of the problem, this is like a game, isn't it too outrageous?
At this time.

A general from the Land Department suddenly said, "I remember now. This is a new tower defense game that was launched on Overlord All-in-One two months ago. Players can play alone, deploy troops, and upgrade their army's weapons. They can also join forces with other players, play as soldiers, fight together, and upgrade their personal weapons."

Rumsfeld ignored the speech and thought for a moment, "Will cracking this system be helpful to us?"

The head of the NSA shook his head. "The hardware of the electronic equipment on both sides is different, the data format is different, the communication method is different, and the technology used is also different. There is nothing to learn from each other, unless you also plan to equip each soldier with a game console."

"···"

In conversation.

The war situation in East Africa suddenly changed.

After all the South African cannon fodder were killed or wounded, a large number of tanks and armored vehicles poured into the position.

Both the accuracy of artillery fire and the speed of missiles have been improved several times.

The two sides had been in contact for only five minutes when the Marine Corps began to suffer casualties.

Rumsfeld squinted for a long time, and when he received the news that the front-line personnel had seized the relevant equipment, he immediately ordered a retreat.

But then.

Patches of 'blue marks' appeared in the direction of the Gulf of Aden.

That was our former friendly army - the Leith Town Farm Reclamation Corps.

They blocked the coastal areas of Somalia in different areas and deployed a large number of ships.

The other party's purpose is definitely to block our retreat.

Rumsfeld smiled slightly and ordered the Marine Corps to gather along the coast of Somalia, waiting for the coalition forces from North Africa and South Africa to catch up, and then evacuate southward along the coastline.

Because in Kenya, 500 kilometers to the south, North America has ships ready to pick them up.

In this case, the North African and South African coalition forces that have caught up will definitely attack the Leith Town Agricultural Reclamation Corps.

Never thought.

The order was issued within less than two hours.

The red marks representing the North African Coalition Forces and the South African Coalition Forces, one in the south and one in the north, quickly surrounded the Marine Corps like dumplings.

The other side did not even pursue the West African Legion that retreated towards Happy Farm.

And this time.

The Marine Corps couldn't even withdraw from the battle, let alone evacuate.

With the help of front-line photos transmitted by numerous satellites and the results of real-time analysis by his staff, Rumsfeld quickly deduced that the Ice Bear oligarchs mistook the Marines for friendly forces of Sanyuan Agriculture.

The plan is to 'surround the point and attack the reinforcements'.

But soon his attention was attracted by the actions of the 21st National Army.

I saw the eastern and southern lines retreating to the town of Lis, quickly deploying many armored vehicles from the Soviet era, then stopping the retreat and starting a slow counterattack...

"What is this? They plan to encircle the South African and East African Allied Forces on the eastern front?"

"Where did they get the bear tank?"

A bad idea suddenly occurred to Rumsfeld.

Could it be that Sanyuan Agriculture and Ice Bear have joined forces? !
(End of this chapter)