Chapter 3467: Djibouti Base

The person in charge in Djibouti is called Harris, a member of the Vitalk Intelligence Team.
After Lin Rui and the others got off the plane, Harris directly transported them to the city by car.
In the car, Lin Rui asked him directly, "Is there any special information about this mission?"
Harris nodded and said, "Before the war on terrorism began, the French Army recruited mercenaries from 140 countries around the world, and a new generation of foreign mercenaries have successively joined the French Foreign Legion.
Most of them are under severe military training in French Guiana. The source of troops mainly comes from some former Soviet republics, Colombia and Brazil in Latin America, and a small number of soldiers come from China. The number of Americans has always been small, accounting for only about 1% of the total.
One of our intelligence personnel was very familiar with several officers in the French camp. Soldiers need to continue to train hard, and officers' life is much better.
Every night, the French army officers gather together, and the officers drank Provence red wine and talked together. They like to brag about what missions were performed and how many terrorists were killed.
Several officers also mentioned those things you said. It is said that terrorists are likely to have some kind of virus weapon because they have seized several virus storage tanks in the terrorist camp.
I saw those tanks when they were transporting them, and each one was about the size of an oxygen tank. It looks very elegant from a distance, there are signs of biochemical pollution on it, I don't know what it is for. "
"Have you seen those jars?" Lin Rui said curiously.
"Of course, when they arrived, no one knew what it was. The level of alertness did not reach the later level. I saw them moved to the base.
But then I heard that they found a few experts to identify the jars, and then the situation began to change. "
"Has there been any change in the reaction of the French army?" Lin Rui asked alertly.
Harris nodded and said, "Yes, the security level has increased several levels, and we can't enter the base at will. You also know that our company provided logistics support for them during the war on terror. So we can freely enter and exit the base. , But after this incident, even we can't go in.
French experts came twice, but failed to come up with any new insights. It was nothing more than to say that this thing has something to do with the virus research center in the United States.
However, the specific situation is still unclear. These jars were sealed up and tightly protected in a small warehouse inside the base. There are people on duty 24 hours a day. It is difficult for ordinary people to get close. "
"If we want to approach silently, is there any way you can use it?" Lin Rui asked.
"Yes, and there are more than one." Harris whispered, "When we get to the station, I will tell you in detail."
Lin Rui nodded.
Djibouti, which means "boiling steamer" in the Afar language, is located on the west coast of the Gulf of Aden in northeastern Africa. It is the key point where the Red Sea enters the Indian Ocean. It borders Somalia in the southeast and Ethiopia in the southwest, west and northwest. It borders Eritrea.
Because Djibouti is an important French military base in the Indian Ocean-Red Sea region. There are 3,800 to 4,500 French troops stationed, which is actually more than Djibouti’s domestic troops.
This is stipulated in an interim military protocol signed between the government of Djibouti and the government of France on June 27, 1977.
The French army stationed in Kyrgyzstan has two combat regiments and one paratrooper regiment; the navy has a naval force to reinforce the Indian Ocean fleet, a commando and a communications monitoring station; the air force has a fighter fleet and a helicopter transport group.
France provides logistical assistance to the Djibouti army and dispatches military cooperation personnel to help Djibouti maintain national security and train military personnel.
This country is also a bit peculiar. Since 1977, Djibouti became independent from France, but France has not retired. Now Djibouti is still stationed in France's largest overseas military base.
Not only France, the United States also came to station troops in 2001, and Djibouti became the largest US military base overseas.
In 2009, Japan entered the station on the grounds of combating Somali pirates, and it became Japan's first overseas military base after World War II.
In July 2017, China was invited by Djibouti to establish a support base.
Other countries such as Russia, Germany, Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia, etc. have also built small military bases here, called military installations.
The total force is about 20,000, and if the supporting logistics support personnel and business people are included, the total is more than 100,000. And Djibouti’s own national army is only 3,000.
Whether it is the number of garrison countries or the number of garrisons, Little Djibouti is the world's largest.
The reason is actually very simple. Because this country is more important than geographical location. In fact, there is nothing, very poor.
Therefore, a large part of Djibouti’s fiscal revenue comes from the rents of troops and supporting facilities in various countries. Take the United States as an example, the annual rent of bases is $64 million. Therefore, Djibouti is jokingly called the base economy internationally.
As the former sovereign state of Djibouti, France has had military bases in the country for more than 100 years. Although France also has military bases in other African countries, it has a particular preference for Djibouti.
The number of troops stationed in Kyrgyzstan is the largest, and the number has long remained at one-third to one-half of the number of French troops stationed in Africa. Currently, the French army in Djibouti has approximately 1,500 men.
Compared with bases in other countries, this base is quite large.
Lin Rui and others are no strangers to the French base in Djibouti. Harris has been there for a long time.
Their temporary station is a local residence not far from the French base. After settled down, Harris, Lin Rui and others sat down.
Harris produced a large map. "This map is a topographic map of the French army base. It is quite comprehensive. We obtained it when we were doing base maintenance support for the French army. In addition to various facilities, even a few toilets are clearly marked on it. "
After Lin Rui took it, he nodded, "How about their defense situation?"
"I made some annotations on it, but most of them are from a few months ago. Recently, they have raised the security level, and may have added some locations.
However, the security of such bases, no matter how they are improved, are traceable. My people are gradually inquiring about the specific situation. You have just arrived today, you can take a break, and there will be definite news tomorrow morning. At that time, we will determine the next step. "Harris replied.