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Chapter 114 Facing Reality
Chapter 114 Facing Reality
As people-to-people exchanges between Libya and East Asia have become increasingly frequent, direct flights from East Asia to Libya were launched at the end of last year, with the entire journey taking approximately 11 hours.
Before leaving get off work, Qin Rui obtained detailed information about Wang Qin.
Wang Qin's social relationships are relatively simple. Before becoming Qin Liang's secretary, she had two jobs, one in a financial company and the other in a major internet company. She only started working as Qin Liang's secretary last February, and they confirmed their relationship around Christmas.
From February to December, a full ten months, it can at least be proven that it wasn't love at first sight.
Although 12 years is a significant age gap for most people.
But for a businessman of Qin Liang's caliber, this is perfectly normal.
Wang Qin's work ability is quite outstanding. Last October, thanks to Wang Qin's timely reminder, the company avoided a loss of tens of millions of yuan and successfully came into Qin Liang's sight. The relationship between the two quickly warmed up.
Qin Rui didn't care whether Wang Qin had any special connections with East Asia, and Qin Liang's position in Libya's power structure was not important.
Even Qin Liang couldn't access Libya's core secrets, so Wang Qin had even less of a chance.
At the dinner table, Wang Qin behaved with grace and took meticulous care of Qin Liang.
After the meal, Wang Qin even helped Miya clean up and taught her a few life tips.
The meal was a pleasant one for both host and guests. After seeing Qin Liang and Wang Qin off, Mi Ya changed into a cool outfit and watched TV with Qin Rui in the living room.
Bobo is still sparing no effort to expose the "dark secrets" of Libya.
He also took the opportunity to mock France's weak performance in Chad, saying that the "Gallic Rooster" had turned into a "chick."
Although the French army was hesitant and timid in Chad.
In Mali, the French military launched a powerful offensive, cooperating with the Malian government forces to achieve a series of victories on the battlefield. Following the air raid on Cona, they once again dispatched Rafale fighter jets to attack the anti-government armed forces headquarters in Gao.
On the 14th, a 400-strong anti-government armed force split into two groups and launched an attack on Jabali, which was controlled by government forces. They successfully captured Jabali that same day.
Qin Rui's feelings were complicated, and he had a strong sense of déjà vu, like a village battle during Japan's Sengoku period.
The 400 people even split into two groups.
Moreover, they occupied Jabali on the same day.
Despite this, the French media still have the audacity to boast about the "unprecedented victory" achieved by the French army in Mali.
To win at all costs.
While the French army was advancing triumphantly in Mali, the Guinean Civil War broke out in full force.
Qin Rui was also surprised that the Guinean opposition did not unite to defeat the Guinean government forces first, but instead started fighting among themselves because of internal disputes over the distribution of spoils.
On the 13th, the Guinean opposition held a meeting in Dobi, a small town in northern Guinea, in an attempt to form an alliance to fight against the Guinean government forces.
The Fula Independence Organization (FIO) was the first to propose that after defeating the Guinean government forces, it would take over Guinea's iron and aluminum mines, with the remaining mineral resources to be distributed by other organizations.
This proposal was met with strong opposition from all opposition groups except the "Fula Independence Organization".
In addition to iron and aluminum ore, Guinea also has deposits of gold, diamonds, copper, uranium, cobalt, lead, zinc and other minerals. Oil has also been discovered along its coast, making it a true "geological miracle".
Apart from iron ore, aluminum ore, and a few gold and diamonds, most other mineral resources are still undeveloped.
The "Fula Independence Organization" monopolizes iron and aluminum mines, and instead of enjoying the meat themselves, it only gives others soup; instead, it takes the whole pot away, not even letting other opposition groups smell the aroma.
The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is in turmoil, all for gain.
The opposition risked great danger to rebel, and all their hard work was not to benefit the "Fula Independence Organization".
On the night of the 13th, the "Democratic Freedom Alliance," led by the "Malinke" tribe, launched an attack on the camp of the "Fullah Independence Organization," resulting in hundreds of casualties.
The "Fulla Independence Organization" launched a counterattack, defeating the "Democratic and Freedom Alliance" and massacring four "Marinkay" members.
A tribe of the clan.
And a Susu tribe.
The Fula people make up nearly 40% of Guinea's total population.
The actions of the "Fula Independence Organization" have sparked outrage and resentment among other ethnic groups.
The "Democratic Freedom Alliance" announced that it would form an alliance with other opposition groups to first eliminate the "Fula Independence Organization" and then fight the Guinean government forces.
Even though the Guinean government forces are poisonous, they have never done things like massacring entire villages at will.
If the "Fula Independence Organization" is allowed to control the Guinean government, then the rest of Guinea's ethnic groups may face their doom.
The course of the civil war in Guinea not only surprised Qin Rui, but also left almost everyone speechless.
Qin Rui has seen people who are short-sighted.
I've never seen such shortsightedness.
The Guinean opposition, led by the "Fula Independence Organization," claims to have hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of members.
In reality, they didn't even have many guns, and the troops hadn't received any systematic training. They were just a motley crew. They could manage to win when things were going well, but once they encountered setbacks, they would mostly scatter.
If the opposition unites to attack the Guinean government forces, they might have a chance of winning.
In this situation, there is absolutely no chance of winning.
Since the Guinean opposition leader Fira was proving ineffective, Qin Rui turned his attention back to Libya.
The ceasefire between Libya and Chad will only last 100 days.
After the ceasefire was achieved, the Chad government conscripted new soldiers, expanding the army from 5 to 8, far exceeding Chad's capacity to handle the situation.
Chadian troops are currently receiving military training with the help of French instructors, and war will certainly resume once the ceasefire ends.
Qin Rui was not worried about Chad's army's attack; his only concern was the supply of raw materials for Libya's military industry.
Libya's arms factories are merely assembly plants; almost all raw materials are sourced from outside, making them heavily reliant on international markets.
Following the outbreak of the "tribal wars," Western countries tightened their control over "dual-use products," making it increasingly difficult for Libya to obtain spare parts from Western markets.
Qin Rui proactively contacted the Hand of Justice to increase procurement efforts from the East Asian market.
As the only country in the world with a full range of industries, East Asia has a very complete product line and sufficient supply capacity. The only drawback is that it still lags behind Europe and the United States in some areas of cutting-edge products.
It's only a partial difference.
In some aspects, East Asian high-tech products have caught up with the performance of products from Europe and the United States.
It even slightly exceeded that.
This is only the civilian market.
Regarding the Shield 2000 alone, although Qin Rui did not know the specific parameters of the East Asian version used by the company.
Qin Rui was certain that the 2000-type defensive shield used by East Asia had a range of more than 200 kilometers.
Besides the Shield 2000, there are certainly other, undisclosed, and more powerful air defense weapons in East Asia.
Since Libya has already engaged in deeper joint research and development with East Asia, Qin Rui took the initiative to propose to the Hand of Justice that East Asia provide Libya with military-grade components.
Hand of Justice: Mr. Qin, please don't make things difficult for me. What I can give, I will definitely give; what I can't give, no matter how much money you offer, it won't help. This isn't a problem that money can solve.
Numidian translator: We also use this for our own purposes, and guarantee that we will not sell it, leak it, or disclose it to outsiders; we will keep it strictly confidential.
Hand of Justice: Yes, Mr. Qin, I will report your request. Please wait patiently.
Although Qin Rui did not achieve his goal, he still gained something.
Qin Rui gained a deeper understanding of the principles of the "hand of justice".
Given the nature of the relationship between Libya and East Asia, even in a different country, such as the United States, while not allowing Libya to do whatever it wanted, they would certainly give it a wide berth.
While the principled nature of the "Hand of Justice" left Qin Rui slightly disappointed, it also made him feel more at ease cooperating with East Asia.
As long as East Asia adheres to its principles, at least Libya will not be stabbed in the back.
Of course, only the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Although Qin Rui did not obtain the military-grade parts, the Hand of Justice contacted him and asked if he would be willing to upgrade the Shield 2000 again.
Qin Rui was furious.
The upgrade work cannot be completed in a day or two.
The upgrade to reaction speed has only just begun. It will take at least a month after the upgrade is completed before it can form combat capability.
Now it's been upgraded again.
Can't you just say what you have to say all at once?
This upgrade is to improve the firing range.
The upgraded Shield 2000 will have a range of 300 kilometers, the same as the version used in East Asia.
But don't get too excited yet.
East Asia is like a cunning old fox; Qin Rui doesn't believe East Asia has such good intentions.
Since East Asia is willing to upgrade Libya's Shield 2000 to 300 kilometers, it means that East Asia's own version must have already been upgraded and is now much longer than 300 kilometers.
Like the Shield 2000, Libya's domestically produced precision-guided bombs have also been upgraded, with slightly improved performance compared to their predecessors.
The site selection for the Haruje Arsenal has been completed, and workers have found several large caves in the Haruje Heights, where related infrastructure work has begun.
Once the Harujah arms factory goes into production, Libya's production of precision-guided bombs and "Omar" missiles will increase significantly.
Libya can now produce fewer than 10 precision-guided bombs per day.
The monthly production of the "Omar" missile is only in the single digits.
This scale of military industry is enough to fight Chad and Mali, but it's not enough to fight France.
Relying entirely on procurement for the supply chain is not a viable solution.
Qin Rui approached Guan Ping to try producing it himself.
"Tiger, this is impossible. We are neither capable nor obligated to do it."
Guan Ping reminded Qin Rui not to be overly ambitious and to recognize Libya's current situation.
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