Start in Night City - #371 - Chapter 371

The anti-government forces are similar, but occasionally there are weapons from Midnight Military Industry, Malorian Arms Company, High-tech Military Industry and Constitution Military Industry.

And although the anti-government forces do not have infantry fighting vehicles or armed helicopters, various modified pickup trucks are very common.

However, the government troops rarely even have pickup trucks, and they mostly walk on two feet.

In this way, Lidya Su was confused:

How have the government forces been able to hold on until now without being defeated by the anti-government forces?

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Later, at one of the government army stations, Su Xiao and Diego took the initiative to find the government troops and asked these guys to escort them to La Paz.

Su Xiao didn’t expect much combat power from these government troops. The purpose of finding them was actually to reduce some trouble as much as possible.

After all, we have entered the territory of the government forces here, and we can no longer start fighting at the slightest disagreement like we were on the territory of the anti-government forces.

Therefore, at this time, if the government troops clear the way, a lot of trouble can be saved.

When they found the government troops, they didn’t believe that the president’s son was in their hands at first.

It was not until the major of the government army recorded a video of Diego standing in front of him and reported it to his superiors that it was confirmed that this boy was the missing son of the president.

What happened next was much smoother.

The major immediately mobilized a government force of more than 200 people to join Su Xiao and his party and escort them to La Paz.

After that, nothing happened again.

They successfully entered the capital of Bolivia, La Paz.

Although it is the capital of this country, it does not feel very developed. It is almost like Heywood, one of the districts in Night City.

Those civilians were not allowed to enter the presidential palace and were arranged to go elsewhere.

Only Su Xiao, people from the International Rescue Organization, the arms dealer and his three bodyguards entered the presidential palace.

In the presidential palace, Su Xiao and his party met the president of this country, Anton Castillo.

After the president had a brief touching meeting with Diego, Anton asked the butler to take Diego away.

He sent people from the international rescue organization, arms dealers and his three bodyguards to arrange places to rest.

Su Xiao was left alone to meet in the guest room.

After the two sat down in the reception room, the president asked straight to the point: “What reward do you want?”

It’s clear that the president seems to be trying his best to show his generosity.

It’s a pity that based on what Su Xiao saw and heard along the way, it is estimated that the president may not be able to pay much money at all.

Government troops could only settle in a corner and form a defensive circle near the capital.

They have basically been cut off from the outside world and cannot obtain weapons, equipment, ammunition and other necessary supplies from the outside world.

I’m afraid, even a reward of several million euros is a luxury.

So Lidya Su shook his head.

“I don’t want any reward.”

To Su Xiao’s surprise, the president actually said: “Free things are the most expensive. If you don’t want compensation, then what you plan will only be bigger.”

If nothing else, the president’s vision is quite broad.

Su Xiao thought about it for a moment, and instead of playing tricks, she stated her purpose.

“I would like to reach some cooperation with you. Let me introduce myself first. I am the president of Dawn Military Company. You can call me Su. Our Dawn Military Company can provide weapons and instructors to customers, help train the army, etc.”

“It can be seen that if your country wants to complete its reunification, it will need help from the outside.”

“You are well prepared,” the president sighed. “As you can see, if you, the lion, open your mouth, there is really no way I can afford to pay you for protecting Diego’s return.”

“Maybe I could find a way to scrape together a few million euros from other places, but I wouldn’t do that.”

“My son is very important, but I will not spend millions of euros for him.”

“However, although I can’t afford that much money, it doesn’t mean that I won’t be grateful to you.”

“Mr. Su, I am very interested in your proposal. Our army is not only smaller in number than the rebels, but its combat effectiveness is also not as good as the rebels.”

“Bolivia also really needs a group of professionals to help train our army.”

“only……”

“Shuguang Military Company, this seems to be a small military contracting company that has been established for less than a year, right?”

The president will show

Su Xiao could understand the confusion, he spread his hands and said.

“That’s true, but Mr. President, with all due respect, it’s not that there are no established giants that provide security services, but can you afford them?”

The president was silent.

After a while, he said: “Tell me your conditions?”

Su Xiao knew that the president would not reject his proposal.

Because there is no choice for the president at all.

Especially after entering the territory of the government troops and seeing the government troops pulling their hips with his own eyes, he became even more convinced of this.

The president can’t deny himself if he doesn’t want to be ousted.

“We need a piece of land for our camp.”

“We can conduct special training for your army for three months first, so that they can look like soldiers as soon as possible.”

“As for weapons…”

“You don’t need to replace light weapons, but you need to replace heavy firepower such as heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and rocket launchers. In addition, you need at least some tanks and aircraft.”

“Finally, there are prosthetics. Full-body transformation is unrealistic. I suggest implanting a “ballistic co-processor” and an “intelligent connection” respectively. “

The ballistic co-processor can launch ricochet shots.

If enemies are hiding behind cover, you can damage them with ricochet attacks.

Smart connection is used in conjunction with smart weapons, allowing the weapon to automatically aim at the enemy.

Although it is already 2077, the war pattern in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East is still similar to World War II.

It can be said to be an excellent matching mechanism.

The advantage of the tank is that whether it is offensive or defensive, the infantry can be huddled behind the tank. At the same time, the tank can provide powerful fire support for the infantry.

The role of the aircraft is to provide air support.

With or without air support, this was clearly demonstrated during World War II more than a hundred years ago.

An army with only infantry is completely insufficient.

No matter how well trained they are, no matter how good weapons are provided to them.

Even the most elite rangers in the United States were in a bitter battle in Mogadishu.

In the end, they had to rely on armed helicopters and armored troops to cover their successful evacuation.

Facts have proven that on a battlefield filled with bullets, flesh and blood alone is not enough.

In addition, if it is an established giant like Arasaka or Military Technology, there may be a secretly formed super soldier, that is, the whole body is implanted with subcutaneous armor + secondary heart + ballistic co-processor / intelligent connection + Krenzikov + Si’an Westan + Super Jump Booster + Qilusi Type 3 Prosthetic Eye, etc…

But only established companies can afford this kind of super soldiers, and the Bolivian government army can’t even think about it.

This set is too expensive.

If the number is too small, it will be thrown into the battlefield and cause a few splashes and it will be over;

There are too many and it is simply unaffordable.

So forget about super soldiers, at least Bolivia can’t afford them now.

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After listening to Su Xiao’s proposal, the president showed an obviously moved expression.

but……

“Our country’s finances are already stretched thin, and I’m afraid there is no way to pay so many euros.”

Lidya Su had already expected this.

If the president could come up with the money, it would be impossible for the government troops they saw outside to have such poor weapons, and there were even fewer modified pickup trucks than the rebels.

“It doesn’t matter. Isn’t Bolivia one of the regions with the richest mineral reserves in the world? Just give me the mining rights to some mineral resources.”

Seeing that the president was still thinking, Su Xiao added: “Mr. President, if you still have concerns, then you don’t need to hand over the minerals controlled by the government forces to me.”

“Don’t the rebels control a lot of land in this country? Just give me the minerals on their land, and you don’t need the help of your government troops. We will solve the problem ourselves.”

The president originally mused that although Bolivia is a traditional mineral producer, the territory currently controlled by government forces is the weakest among the three parties.

He was reluctant to allocate the few mineral resources to Su Xiao.

Because the reason why the government troops are still willing to listen to him now is because they rely on the minerals in their hands as support, otherwise the government troops would start fighting themselves.

But since Su Xiao does not want the minerals from the government forces, but actively asks for the minerals from the anti-government armed forces, and does not need the help of the government forces, their Shuguang Military Company can handle it themselves…

So what’s there to say no to?

“Okay, I can use the mineral resources in the rebel territory to pay for what you give me. Of course, the specific details will need to be discussed in detail.”

“Of course.”

Next, after several hours of tug-of-war, the final result of the discussion was:

Shuguang Military Company will provide 50 “Demon Lizard” tanks and 20 “Manticore” heavy armed flying vehicles to the government forces.

In addition, 1,500 sets of team weapons are needed, including kinetic weapons, technical weapons, smart weapons, and rocket launchers.

In addition, Shuguang Military Company will also provide three years of training to government troops.

In return, the president will grant Dawn Military Company three minerals, two gold mines and one copper mine.

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There is no mining deadline.

These three minerals, together with the nearby land, are the territory of Dawn Military Company. Su Xiao and Dawn Military Company can do whatever they want, and Bolivia will have no right to interfere.

However, the president also made a small request.

The president must account for 1% of the profits from mining these three minerals.

Special statement, this 1% is not for Bolivia.

Instead, I want to help the president deposit it into an electronic bank in Switzerland.

Both parties had a great time talking.

After the meeting, Su Xiao had a sumptuous dinner at the invitation of the president and returned to the room prepared for him by the president.

He first went to see V and Lucy, and then made a phone call.

The phone rang for almost half a minute before Meredith Stout’s surprised and confused voice rang: “Su?”

“Ms. Meredith, I haven’t contacted you for a long time. I heard that you have been promoted and received a raise?”

Since the previous incident with the Whirlpool Gang, Meredith has been reused by military technology.

She is now completely in charge of the military technology branch in Night City.

In addition to only listening to Washington, D.C., he is basically a local emperor.

“What do you want from me?”

Meredith’s tone was cold.

She doesn’t have much friendship with Lidya Su.

Although we collaborated at first, there was almost no contact after that.

Gradually, Meredith also forgot about Lidya Su.

I originally thought that Su Xiao would be like those legends in Night City, but later I heard that Su Xiao had established a private military company outside the city.

But this didn’t attract her too much attention.