War is the land of mercenaries, killing is their work, and blood is the fertilizer for their growth.
——The Wolf of the Hill
August 25, 2004 Luscani, the second largest city in Monibia, East Africa.
The protracted civil war has tormented Monibia, and years of famine have tormented this poor and war-torn country. Thousands of people died in warlord melee, but more people died of hunger. In this country with a total population of less than 15 million, the number of victims accounted for nearly one-third, and every year The country will invest heavily in the delivery of a large amount of food and medicine to assist them. However, compared with thousands of victims, this is tamount to a glass of water and a car's salary. What is even more infuriating is that warlords intercepted supplies, cut off aid channels, and have also obstructed the entry of aid with various harsh conditions, and even referred to the famine as the international community. Under the pretext of "trying to interfere in Monibia's internal affairs", they cleverly resold relief food and filled their pockets. There are even rumors that more than 50% of relief grain has poured into the black market, and there is very few food that can really be distributed to the hungry people. Although the United Nations has sent a 1,500 peacekeeping force to supervise The distribution of grain, but the results have not changed much. The main reason is that the actual control of the provisional transitional government of Monibia is less than 20% of the country's area, and the remaining areas are all in the hands of the warlords. These warlords control more than 70% of the country's population, and most of the hungry people Distributed in the actual control area of the warlords, this is also the main reason why relief food cannot be distributed normally.
Three days ago, Sadiman, the largest warlord in Monibia, suddenly sent troops to occupy Luscani, the largest city in the east, and declared war on the United Nations peacekeeping forces, demanding that the peacekeeping forces withdraw from Monibia, stop "interference" in the internal affairs of the country, and raided a peacekeeping camp. All 32 U.S. soldiers were killed and the bodies were It was lit on the street or hung high. During this period, six United Nations officials who participated in the supervision of food distribution in the camp were kidnapped and are now detained in the Luscani government building.
That night, Sadiman made a televised speech demanding that the United Nations forces withdraw from Monibia within three days, otherwise he would have executed all six United Nations officials on the morning of the 29th. At the same time, Sadiman mobilized an army of ten thousand militias, guerrillas and regular armed forces stationed in Luscani to confront the peacekeeping forces.
Major General Palmer, commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Monibia, was furious and vowed to teach Sadiman, a madman who didn't know the world.
On the evening of the 26th, Major General Palmer's carefully planned "Operation Blue Freedom" was secretly launched. The 44th Special Service of the U.S. Marine Corps was responsible for the implementation of the operation, with the purpose of raiding the Luscany government building to rescue hostages and kill Sadiman.
That night, the allied forces launched a false attack on Luscani. The 44th secret service team took advantage of the cover of the night to enter the city by helicopter and arrived at the government building smoothly. However, a huge trap was waiting for them. Sadiman had expected this move and set up a pocket to wait for them to drill.
44 The special forces were besieged by nearly a thousand militiamen, and the helicopter that tried to get into the response was shot down by rockets, once again staged a black eagle fall.
That night, Sadiman made another televised speech, thrying that he would immediately extall the hostages if such incidents occurred again.
Major General Palmer looked at Sadiman, who kept shouting on TV, and rubbed his temples with a tired face: "What should we do?"
"General, I have a way."
Palmer raised his head and followed the sound. It turned out that it was Major Chico who spoke: "Oh? Let's talk about it."
Chiko sorted out his thoughts: "Hand it over to 'Black Blood'."
Palmer frowned, because he knew that the reputation of "Black Blood" was not very good. This was a mercenary team wandering around the battlefields around the world, both righteous and evil. Wherever there was a war, they would appear, and everywhere they passed was a mess, leaving only corpses and black blood that had dried up everywhere. Except for the poor in the battle They will be executed regardless of whether the enemy surrenders or not. The battlefield law they follow is: those who block me will die.
"General, if there is another problem in the rescue, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to explain. If the "Black Blood" fails, we can shirk all responsibility. Even if they are destroyed again, we can say that it has nothing to do with us, and Sadiman can't find an excuse to execute the hostages."
"Well..." Palmer pondered for a moment, "Where are they? How much reward do you need?"
"They are in Somalia, and it will take four hours to get here. As far as I know, they have just finished a transaction, and now they have time. The commission problem is easy to handle. We can change it..."
"Conversion?" Palmer didn't understand.
"Sadiman's diamond mine, as long as the black blood can kill Sadiman, we will give Sadiman's largest diamond mine to them half a year of mining."
"You're crazy. We are peacekeepers. We can't make such a deal. If it goes out, we will lose our heads." Major General Palmer shook his head, "Besides, they are not fools. The cake is too big for them to eat. Even if they get the right to mine, they can't enter the war-torn area for mining at all."
Chiko smiled and said, "General, don't worry, this is the negotiation skills. In addition, we can blame the hiring of "black blood" to the opposition or the interim government. If they want to take power, they will definitely agree."
Palmer shook his head: "Sadiman has thousands of troops stationed in the urban area. I'm afraid those "black blood" people... In addition, even if the negotiation is successful, under the temptation of the diamond mine, they will probably leave the hostage rescue behind."
"In order to ensure our interests, I will operate in the middle. The premise of the performance of the contract is to ensure that the hostages are rescued, otherwise the contract will be invalid. In order to ensure that they can complete the task, we must provide all the necessary support, except for manpower, including communication, transportation, weapons and equipment, intelligence support... and so on. Wait..., well, I need to carefully consider the specific details, form the terms of the contract, and then negotiate with the opposition and the provisional transitional government, and then contact the black blood.
"Hmm!" Palmer knocked on the table and fell into deep thought. He was making a choice. A decision about the fate of many people, including the hostages, was also a choice about his future. Although it was not the first time to hire outsiders to solve the problem, it was the first time in this situation. Now the eyes of the world are focused on this. If The fact that the mercenary's intervention is known to the outside world indirectly shows his incompetence, but he is not sure about continuing to take rescue operations, so he must be cautious.
After a long time, Palmer still couldn't make up his mind. Finally, he had to say to Chico, "The result of comprehensive consideration is that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, but now is an extraordinary period. We are in the focus of the world, so I need to ask higher-level officials to make a decision."
Chiko seemed to have expected this long ago. He nodded with a smile: "I understand, this is also a necessary procedure."
Two hours later, the officials who had been motivated to quarrel finally decided to hire "outsiders" to solve the crisis, provided that they cleaned themselves up and took all the responsibility if they failed.
"These damn politicians only know how to take advantage." Palmer scolded helplessly, and then said to Chiko, "Well, I'll leave the rest to you."