Chapter 2833: Mercenary

After sending off Mr. K, Lin Rui sat in the chair and breathed a sigh of relief, "It feels good to be back here, especially after the mission is completed."
Jiang An smiled slightly, "Yes, it seems that this task is two birds with one stone for us. It not only helped the Americans, but also cut off the capital chain of those big companies to the African secret agency."
"It should be three birds with one stone. Don't forget, we have helped the Russians to a certain extent." Lin Rui nodded and said, "How is the situation of the Russian branch recently?"
"After I came back, I learned about it. At present, the development of the Russian branch is quite stable. Several long-term cooperation between us and the Russian military are underway, mainly including personnel training and security affairs. Not only directly participating in the fighting, but also rapidly expanding. From base camping, transportation, training, intelligence collection, equipment refurbishment, strategic guidance, and medical services. At present, we have recruited enough people to cope with it, but if we continue, we may have to expand. Especially in Russia. I hope we will participate in their overseas operations.
Of course, this is not too much of a problem. After all, Russia is a military power, and there are many outstanding retired soldiers who meet our recruitment requirements. To be honest, this is more reliable than the mercenaries recruited in Africa. After all, they have a good military foundation and can adapt quickly with a little training. "Jian An nodded.
"That's good." Lin Rui got up and walked, "but some time ago, we developed too fast. Are there any difficulties in funding?"
"Not yet." Jiang An replied, "This is also due to the group of stolen buyers that Sergey found. The accounting team formed by this group is quite powerful, and the revenue and expenditure are well controlled. In addition, we successfully completed it. Several of the missions also gave some financial support. However, compared with these, I think you should pay more attention to General Yuri."
"General Yuri?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Yes, when we were in London, he used to let people come over and found you once. After we came back, I answered another call from him. It seemed that he couldn't hold back his breath and wanted to come and visit directly." Kishi replied.
"General Yuri." Lin Rui thoughtfully took a few steps, "When will he come?"
"I made an appointment with him tomorrow." Jiang Jian said in a low voice, "He wanted to come over today. But you know, Mr. K is here today. It must be inconvenient for him to come at this time. So I changed the appointment with him tomorrow. ."
Lin Rui pondered for a while and said, "Do you know what's the cause?"
"He didn't say it clearly, but I can see that he is very anxious to see you. I think there must be some reason." Jiang An said in a low voice.
"Then we will see him." Lin Rui nodded.
The next day General Yuri visited in person, and there was a senior military officer who came with him.
After letting them into the office, Lin Rui smiled and handed them coffee. "It is really surprising that the general came in person. Is there anything we can help?"
Yuri took a sip of coffee, then put it down, frowning, "AA grade African goods, highland washed Arabica beans from Kenya, in terms of quality, can be said to be one of the best coffee in the world."
Lin Rui nodded, "The general is really an expert in coffee."
"I am not so interested in coffee as we are in Africa." Yuri smiled and pointed to the officer beside him. "Introduce me, this is my friend, Colonel Volchenko."
"Hello, Colonel." Lin Rui nodded.
"Hello." Colonel Volchenko seemed to be very succinct.
"Mr. Rick, we came to you today for one thing." General Yuri said slowly, "In 13 years, a Russian mercenary organization called the Slavic regiment was active in Syria. The record of repelling thousands of militants within a few hours; after returning to Russia, the members of the regiment were recruited by the Russian Federal Security Service and sent to the Donbass region of Ukraine. When the Russian Air Force began operations in Syria, they were again Transferred to the Middle East, with these people as the mainstay, Russia established the Wagner Private Military Company."
"I've heard of it. They have a very deep Russian military background." Lin Rui nodded.
"One of the main reasons for the government to use mercenaries is to save money. In addition, there is another tacit political reason-to prevent the government from becoming passive due to excessive soldier casualties. Mercenary casualties do not have to be included in the list of deaths, which helps To prevent public opinion from criticizing the government for too many deaths of soldiers, especially on things that attract attention, such as overseas missions." Yuri frowned, "but this mercenary is not reliable. It is theirs to give money to sell their lives. Features.
For professional soldiers, they are a group of unrestrained killers who can only cause death, pain and chaos. These guys are undisciplined and often do stupid things! They will shoot at civilians unscrupulously. We cannot restrain them, but we have to clean up the mess they leave behind. Therefore, I always feel that it is best not to count on them. "
"Please tell me the point, General." Lin Rui took a sip of coffee.
"Well, these guys have turned their backs." General Yuri shook his head helplessly.
"Wagner? The whole thing?" Lin Rui frowned, "I thought they were from your Russian Federal Security Service."
"We recruited them and did a few things, but in fact they are not under our control." Volchenko shook his head. "In name, they are a private military company, but in fact they are just a mercenary. Organization. They are different from you. They are not a real corporate enterprise. The so-called Wagner Private Military Company is just a cover to facilitate their actions."
"I see, they are the kind of mercenaries in the traditional sense." Lin Rui nodded, "Then what's the matter with defection?"
General Yuri explained,
The Russian Ministry of Defense is signing military technology cooperation agreements with Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea in an effort to increase its influence in Africa.
Specific agreements include: combat training for Chad’s armed forces; delivery of weapons and equipment to Niger, joint force training and sharing of experience in combating terrorism; Nigerian personnel will receive training at the Russian Military Academy; an agreement with Equatorial Guinea focuses on regional security and is committed to To develop the relationship between the two navies.
The Wagner Private Military Company, as a military security officer, participated in our anti-terrorism armed training in Niger. But a week ago, they blatantly launched a mutiny. At least dozens of Russian soldiers were under control. Judging from the information collected by our intelligence agencies, we can completely believe that this Wagner private military company has been bought by extremist organizations, so this mutiny was launched. "