Chapter 259 Choice

Just as Barron and Nigel Inkster expected.

After entering January 2004, Kolo's situation took a turn for the worse...

Since the anti-government forces were blocked between the plateau area and the central area, under the sudden increase in artillery bombardment by the government forces, the air force of the Colo government forces also joined in this counterattack. Their only Three helicopters and a bomber also conducted fire strikes on the rebels.

And Togo's most elite Naxin Brigade, equipped with armored vehicles and light tanks, became the main force of this counterattack.

Because the advance was smooth before, the anti-government armed forces had no preparation at all, and were directly disrupted by this obviously long-planned counterattack.

This counterattack has also become the largest loss for the anti-government forces since the Kolo Civil War. According to rough statistics, the anti-government forces suffered more than 1,000 casualties.

Everyone should be aware of the fighting power of the black brothers. The total number of anti-government armed forces and the additional armed personnel was less than 4,000, with 1,000 casualties, a quarter ratio, which directly caused a large-scale rout.

On the other side, the momentum was great. Under the continuous pursuit, the Free Koro Alliance, which faced the enemy head-on, was able to retreat to the area controlled by them in the Kara District. There were less than 500 people... The rest were either captured or unknown. Where did he escape to?

The Kolo Resistance Army is not much better. There are only less than 1,000 armed forces left to participate in this civil war.

That is, the Colo Liberation Front located on the east bank of the Mono River. What they encountered was not the main force of the government army, but about 1,500 armed men led by Sheikh Hassan. After they occupied the territory on the east bank of the Mono River in the Central District, After adding more personnel, there were nearly 1,400 people. This time, only more than 300 people were lost. The remaining strength became the largest among the anti-government armed forces.

But for Sheikh Hassan, he probably didn't think so, because during their "strategic shift", they encountered two Air Force fighter jets...

Although the model is old, it is still Kolo's small air force. One of the ground-attack missiles hit the military vehicle Sheikh Hassan was riding in... Well, it was not a Toyota pickup truck, but a vehicle in the central area. The armored vehicle they captured—but this armored vehicle was indeed conspicuous among the Toyota pickup trucks—Sheikh Hassan became confused on the spot.

This kind of missile is indeed expensive for the government forces, so they are not willing to waste it, so after a round of attacks, the air force withdrew.

But this also caused a great deterrent to the black brothers of the Colo Liberation Front. As a result, when they returned to the grassland area, their personnel were reduced by more than 200 people...

According to information analysis from the Munger base, these people may have been dispersed when they passed through the area controlled by the Free Koro Alliance and couldn't help but want to help the locals "preserve" their belongings...

Fortunately, there are not many armed personnel left in the Free Koro Alliance, otherwise the losses would have been even greater.

Under the current circumstances, the number of armed personnel of the Colo Liberation Front is less than 1,500, and they can be said to be mixed.

There are nearly 1,000 personnel in the Protector Military Company, including 700 elite soldiers - even those local black soldiers, compared with the armed personnel of the Colo Liberation Front, can already be regarded as elite, and have become the grassland A decisive force in the territory of the Colo Liberation Front in the district.

The current situation in Kolo is that the government forces have driven the anti-government armed forces out of the central area after their previous victory. However, they did not stop there. Instead, they once again advanced to the battlefield and began to move toward the anti-government armed forces. "Traditional sphere of influence" launched a counterattack.

As for the anti-government forces, as mentioned before, the territory of the Free Colo Alliance and the Colo Resistance Army is bordering the central region. On the contrary, the Colo Liberation Front is behind them, which is equivalent to having two "meat" shield".

Based on the current situation of the Free Kolo Alliance and the Kolo Resistance Army, they alone do not have the confidence to withstand the attack of the government forces. At this time, they have sent out envoys, hoping that the Kolo Liberation Front can send troops to help them resist together, otherwise Once they retreat, the remaining Colo Liberation Front will definitely be wiped out by government forces.

Now on the side of the Protector Military Company, there are two options. The first is to continue to remain neutral.

Although it is said that the Protector Military Company previously cooperated with the Colo Liberation Front and helped them train soldiers, which caused dissatisfaction from the government forces. But after all, the Protector Military Company is a British private military company. In this conflict, it is not difficult for them to escape unscathed.

But the problem is that the two mines they have obtained so far were obtained from the Colo Liberation Front through the sale of arms.

If the government forces come over and occupy these places, I don't think they will be too optimistic about whether they will recognize the West African Mining Company's ownership of these two mines.

Another option is to continue to help the Colo Liberation Front withstand the offensive of the government forces, or even go one step further and go...

You know, here in Africa, it is not uncommon for Western private military companies to launch coups and take control of a country.

And with the strength of the Protector Military Company, not to mention defeating Kolo's government forces on the frontal battlefield, it is not impossible to overthrow Kolo, currently ruled by Nassin Dema, through some strategies or even launching a surprise attack. .

After all, if you have ever understood the history of some African countries, you will know that not to mention small countries like Kolo, there are many large countries that are several times, or even dozens or hundreds of times larger in area. Some of the coups that have occurred in them, It feels like playing.

It is very possible that a coup launched by a few people, or dozens, or at most one or two hundred people, could be successful!

For example, Libya is an "African power" with a land area much larger than Egypt. It has rich oil resources and can be said to be fully qualified to become Africa's "rich country".

What was the process of the coup launched by Colonel Kadzo?

The coup originally planned by Kaddazo was in 1969. At that time, Gaddafi and others felt that the organization had been developing for some time, and it was time to show the king a lesson.

They hoped to stage a rebellion on March 21, but this plan was quickly abandoned because the Egyptian female singer Umm Khurshum came to Benghazi, Libya, to hold a concert.

Well, it sounds a bit childish to postpone the originally planned coup time because of a concert, but if you see the process of his coup later, you will feel that this is not too outrageous.

I won’t go into details. To put it simply, Ka Dazuo later postponed the time of “taking action” twice due to various reasons.

Finally, in September, the coup began.

As for the process of the coup, to put it simply, the two people he had deployed to coordinate the coup were all in trouble and did not proceed in time.

The troops he led also got separated on their way to seize the Benghazi radio station.

In the end, he was the only one left. Without any obstruction from the guards, he entered the radio station and announced on the radio that he had rebelled...

The most outrageous thing about such a childish coup was that it succeeded. When the capital was in chaos, his men actually took control of the place, and finally Cardano successfully came to power.

Such a childish "coup" process is not unique in Africa, it can be said to be very common.

Therefore, if the Protector Military Company wants to do this, even under less optimistic expectations, the success rate is not low.

Of course, for the sake of "international viewing", it is definitely impossible for them to do this kind of thing in public. They must "help" Kolo's own people to obtain liberation.

After all, although Colo is small in area and not conspicuous in the whole of Africa, it is a serious member of the UN and a traditional "ally" of France. Things cannot be too ugly.