Lin Rui and Eric followed this small group of Malian soldiers and retreated towards the outskirts of the town.
I have to say that this black officer is not very capable, but he is surprisingly lucky. They retreated all the way without encountering any obstacles.
The closest armed patrol in the town was only a dozen meters away from them.
Lin Rui and Eric are both ready to take action. But those armed men did not continue to move forward, but turned into an alley and left.
They retreated without any danger along the way. After returning to the camp in Gao, Colonel Neil immediately asked them about their situation.
"Insufficient intelligence, we missed the target this time. We did sneak into the headquarters of these extremists, but we did not find Ackley." Lin Rui shook his head.
"This is troublesome. This time you sneaked in and caused a lot of noise. Ackerley will definitely take more precautions." Colonel Neal hesitated.
"Don't be nervous, Colonel. We went into the town yesterday and did some reconnaissance. As far as we know, the strength of this group of extremist militants is average.
No matter in terms of numbers or firepower, they are inferior to your troops. Coupled with the commotion yesterday, their problems in all aspects were exposed.
¡°I¡¯m afraid these extremist militants are about to retreat. Even if they decide not to retreat and decide to fight to the death, your government troops can capture them. Lin Rui replied.
"That's not what I'm worried about. What I'm worried about is that Akeli is a Tuareg himself. If he establishes a relationship with the Tuareg Liberation Organization and they unite, it may be difficult." Colonel Neal shook his head.
"Probably not. At least at this stage, the Tuareg people need more international support in order to pursue independence.
Therefore, they cherish their feathers more than ever and will never have anything to do with terrorists. "Lin Rui shook his head.
"That's true on the surface. On the surface, they don't dare to collude with terrorists. But what they do behind the scenes is hard to say." Colonel Neal sighed.
"What, do you have any latest news about the Tuareg Liberation Organization?" Lin Rui asked.
¡°I just received news that the Tuareg Liberation Organization passed a resolution to elect Azzam as its new leader.
To this end, Azzam made an inauguration declaration for more than half an hour. It is said to be impassioned and inspiring.
Throughout the speech, not a single word was mentioned about peace. The two words he mentioned most were independence and freedom and national force.
He has been regarded as the new generation of hawkish leader of the Tuareg Liberation Organization. Many Tuareg people are crazy about him and think he will be a hero of the Tuareg nation. "Colonel Neil sighed, "What worries us even more is that they seem to be gathering more troops. "
"As I said before, what is coming will always come. This war may be inevitable, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly." Lin Rui pondered, "What news is there about Clara?"
"It's not clear. We originally thought Clara was the wife of Ashbourne and a strong candidate for their leadership.
It should buy us more time. The higher-ups even hoped that Clara could take power and maintain the current situation.
But we all underestimated Azam, who wiped out other candidates in a short period of time. Successfully became the leader of the Tuareg Liberation Organization.
??The next situation may develop in the opposite direction of what we hope. Colonel Neal whispered.
Lin Rui frowned, "Logically speaking, it won't be so fast. I know Clara's strength, and she has a lot of say within their organization.
¡°Coupled with Ahiburn¡¯s relationship, it should be impossible for her to lose so quickly in her fight with Azam. "
"That's not clear. According to our latest news, Clara has not been seen in public recently. So we guess that Clara should be under house arrest by them.
But because she is Mrs. Ashbourne, Azam will not take action against her. But no matter what, we can't count on her power. "Colonel Neal replied.
¡°Have you contacted Clara?¡± Lin Rui asked.
¡°We tried to contact him, but there was no response,¡± Colonel Neal replied. "That's why I think she might be under house arrest."
Lin Rui thought for a while and said, "Maybe she is not under house arrest. But under the current environment, she does not dare to take the risk of responding to you.
nowHe still has to wait for the idea.
But there was one thing that made him unable to wait any longer. Clara whispered.
"What happened?" Lin Rui asked.
"Actually, when it comes to this matter, maybe I was too hasty." Clara was a little helpless. "You should remember that incident with Aaron Zoya."
Lin Rui nodded, "Of course I know that I provided you with all the relevant information about Alan Sawyer."
"Azam shot Alunzoya because he was a traitor. And I seized this opportunity and bribed a group of Alunzoya's men.
Most of them are middle and low-level officers. This group of people also knew that Aaron Zoya would not survive, and their biggest backer had fallen.
So after Aaron Zoya¡¯s accident, these people came to seek refuge with me. On the one hand, it¡¯s because of Alunzoya¡¯s incident and the fear of being implicated.
On the other hand, it was also because of fear that Azam would kill them all. So they want to find a new backer.
But when these people came to me, Azam must have felt a crisis. So he advanced his action. "Clara replied.
"I understand." Lin Rui nodded. "It should be your previous behavior that stimulated him. Ahiburn's influence among the Tuareg people, plus if you control more armed forces.
For him, it is definitely not a good thing. "
Clara was silent for a while, ¡°It seems that I did act a little too hastily. This also forced him to take action in advance.
Mr. Rick, I want to know if our previous agreement is still valid? Can you still support me? "
Lin Rui said slowly, "I'm afraid this is difficult. The Malian government reached an agreement with you before because they thought you might become the leader of the Tuareg Liberation Organization.
And under the premise of ensuring this, the Tuareg Liberation Organization can reach a long-term peace agreement with them.
But now it seems that your situation is already quite bad. Because compared to Azzam, you are no longer at the negotiating table.
¡°So if you want to get more assistance from the Malian government, I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s impossible. "
Clara¡¯s eyes flashed, ¡°Actually, I also guessed this. They signed an agreement with me at that time because I still had value. Now I have no use value to them.
So they won¡¯t take me seriously at all, and it¡¯s impossible for me to get help from them anymore. "
Lin Rui nodded, "Madam, although it's a bit cruel to say this, the rules of this world are like this.
??In the game of cards between all parties, you must have enough chips to sit on this table.
When you don¡¯t have enough chips, you can only leave the table. Unfortunately, the Malian government can't give you any help. I'm afraid I can't either. "
"But what if I can still prove my worth?" Clara looked at Lin Rui.
Lin Rui thought about it, "Unless you can return to the center of power of the Tuareg Liberation Organization. Otherwise, I'm afraid everything will be out of the question.
And we all know that Azam will never allow this to happen. He has now become the leader of the Tuareg Liberation Organization, and the first thing he needs to do is to consolidate his position.
He will eliminate all dissident elements and smooth the way for his future. It seems to me that you may not be able to go back. "
"Mr. Rick, I have to remind you. What I rely on is not just the identity of Ashbourne's wife. In fact, I also have my own power.
My forces include Ashbern¡¯s former family armies. There are also several other tribal armies from the large Tuaregul tribe.
¡°And my influence is not limited to the Tuarego Liberation Organization.
If necessary, I can recruit an armed force of about 3,000 people at any time. Plus I have more connections.
In addition to the Maghreb countries in northwest Africa, there are also some Arab countries in the Middle East. They will provide me with economic and military support. "Clara said very seriously.
Lin Rui's expression moved slightly, "Can I ask how strong their so-called support is?"
¡°Enough to compete with the current Tuareg Liberation Organization.¡± Clara replied.
"That is to say, you can completely start over and build up a force that is not weaker than the Tuareg Liberation Organization." Lin Rui said slowly.
"You can say that. If I didn't have this confidence, I wouldn't come at all today." Clara replied.
"If that's the case. Congratulations, madam. Then you can return to the poker table because you still have enough chips in your hand to be qualified to play this round of cards." Lin Rui nodded.
((Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)??I won't come at all today. "Clara replied.
"If that's the case. Congratulations, madam. Then you can return to the poker table because you still have enough chips in your hand to be qualified to play this round of cards." Lin Rui nodded.