“I had a meal at your old home last year, and Xiaoyouzi really liked me.”
Anka said with a smile.
He brought toys with him; surely no child dislikes Santa Claus!
"Really? That brat is going to be a big brother soon. Let's wait until next year. I plan to take him with me to broaden his horizons."
Speaking of her son, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Xia Yu also made arrangements for the future.
With the second and third children coming together, the parents' and wife's energy will definitely be divided up. Since the eldest child will inevitably be neglected, it's better to let him come to the father's side and properly cultivate the father-son relationship.
As for the harsh environment and numerous viruses in Afica, the cheater said there was no need to worry about that. He carried the Weasel K1 with him and could cure any illness except terminal ones.
"But speaking of which, Brigadier General Anka, you should get married by now, so you can give Senator Anka a few more chubby grandsons."
Xia Yu steered the conversation back to Xiao Anka.
Normally, Black people don't need you to urge them to get married; they marry wives one after another and have children one after another. But the elite classes in any country are pretty much the same: they concentrate resources by having fewer children, or they don't divide their property equally if they have many children.
Old Anka served in the army until he was over thirty before finding a wife. They had a daughter who died young before having another child, Anka. Like his brother-in-law Moncho, they did not have any more children.
He became a brigadier general before the age of 30, and he's still unmarried because he's waiting for a better price to come through.
"It's settled, it's with the second daughter of Mayor Busa."
Anka replied with a helpless expression.
In Afica, marriage alliances are still quite common.
After he became the hero Anka, the number of young girls who wanted to marry him could stretch for miles, but old Anka rejected them all by going abroad to study.
It wasn't until his son graduated, returned to China, and was promoted to brigadier general that a suitable candidate finally emerged.
Xia Yu could only feel sorry for Xiao Anka. In the Anka family's social class, free love was nonexistent; strong alliances or advance investments were the norm.
"Then I can only wish you a happy marriage. I'll definitely come over when I have time."
At this point, he also thought of his three children.
He can't control others, but in Old Xia's house, even a weasel like him can make decisions.
After teaching children what true love is, you must let them find someone they love to spend their lives with; otherwise, they might as well stay single.
marriage alliance
Their family doesn't need this.
The two chatted for several hours. As darkness fell, the roar of engines came from outside the camp, signaling that Hans and his team had returned from training.
"Buzz"
A convoy of tanks consisting of one T-80U, two T-80BVMs, and two Leclerc UAEs was the first to enter the camp.
The expanded five tank crews are like a fist with five fingers clenched together, able to concentrate their strength and deliver a powerful punch.
Opportunities for armor-piercing shell-fighting on the battlefield are rare. Tanks, as the kings of land warfare, have always been the best partners of infantry. They serve as cover for these foot soldiers and clear out firing points on the way to the attack.
The infantry are responsible for dealing with those fearless anti-tank teams and preventing the enemy from destroying their armored units. Therefore, with the increasing prevalence of drones, the more tanks on the battlefield, the better.
After all, there are no infantry fighting vehicles in the world as tough as main battle tanks. Only they can serve as the vanguard, while infantry fighting vehicles are mainly left in the second echelon to play a supporting role.
As for consumer drones gradually evolving into suicide drones, their company still has the Red Cheetah!
Whether it's an FPV suicide drone or a loitering munition, programmable airburst munitions will intercept them all; none of them will be able to penetrate the shell of their tanks.
Of course, without field air defense, even the toughest tank seems a bit fragile.
There's no way around it; a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is worth several premium tanks, and if your budget isn't enough, you really can't afford it.
"The giant panda crew, the golden monkey crew, the meerkat crew, and the newly established binturong and armadillo crew."
Watching five tanks drive past him like a military parade, Xia Yu then turned his gaze to the three infantry fighting vehicles behind them.
In addition to the KF-31 Lynx and KF-41 Lynx, the company upgraded a Marder S31 infantry fighting vehicle to the KF-31 standard.
For example, the main sensor servo system bi-stabilized weapon station, which is integrated with the commander's panoramic sight, means that the remote weapon station no longer needs to be remotely operated, and the muzzle directly follows the observation and aiming channel.
Yes, the train commander can now "glare" at anyone and they're doomed, unlike before when operations had to be done separately.
Therefore, the Anteater crew driving this brand-new Weasel S31 was no less equipped than the Mole crew using the KF-31.
If given the opportunity, Xia Yu also wants to use the Marder platform to modify a prototype vehicle that uses a 100mm low-pressure cannon and a 30mm autocannon.
With a main gun, missiles can be fired from the gun, and the turret no longer needs to carry anti-tank missiles. However, integrating an automatic loader would be too troublesome, so the gunner can simply load them manually.
Such a Marder S-04A can be equipped with 8 gun-launched missiles and 8 high-explosive fragmentation rounds, and can be used as a light tank.
That's right, the coaxial machine gun is a light tank with an autocannon, and it can also be equipped with a mechanized infantry squad.
Following closely behind were anti-aircraft vehicles, mine-clearing vehicles, armored repair vehicles, and armored ambulances.
After all the armored units of the concentrated fire defense had moved over, it was the turn of the Anka Mechanized Brigade. The original Anka mechanized infantry battalion was split into two mechanized infantry battalions, and their few T-64B1M tanks were also combined with the newly purchased tanks to form a tank battalion.
Not counting the brigade's air defense company, there is also an artillery battalion, an infantry battalion, and a logistics support battalion.
A total of 6 battalions, plus the brigade headquarters, together constitute the Anka Mechanized Brigade, which can be considered a low-end version of a combined arms brigade. After all, it is only Afica, and even if all armored units are added together, it is still less than the number of a full-fledged combined arms battalion.
Most of them were still using BTR-82S tanks to make up the numbers. The full Marder series was too expensive, and only elite crews could be assigned to them. Ordinary crews should just use the flimsy wheeled tanks!
After looking around, Xia Yu didn't see Lao Ke and the others. He asked around and found out that they had gone into the rainforest and were doing wilderness survival training. They weren't with Hans and the others.
Okay, we'll have to get to know the new instructors another time. Today, let's take a look at the company's newly recruited vehicle crew and those two number groups.
The convoy of Jihuo Defense vehicles parked in the newly built, non-enclosed parking lot at the camp. The steel-structured canopy blocked out the sunlight, allowing for better air circulation and a larger parking area compared to a fully enclosed parking lot.
"Boss, you're finally back."
Hans was the first to run over and greet Xia Yu.
"Don't get too excited yet. It's just a break in Asia. I have to get back tomorrow."
He's just here to get to know the employees, and he'll leave after that.
"If you're in such a hurry, then you'd better take a good look. Bearfly and armadillo, come running over here."
Hans turned and called out to the two experienced new drivers.
Rasim the bear comes from Oslo and is a veteran tank commander who commands T-80s. He is very experienced.
If he hadn't joined the concentrated fire defense this time, he might have chosen to re-enlist once the powder keg in eastern Ermao was detonated.
The primary reason he didn't choose to join Grenfell was that Old Yev didn't have a T-80BVM tank, and secondly, their treatment wasn't as good as that of the concentrated fire defense force. Armadillo Gabriel, on the other hand, is a Frenchman; he got that nickname mainly because he served in French Guiana before becoming a Leclerc tank commander.
He had seen many of these creatures in the rainforests of South America, and he hoped that his Leclerc UAE would be as tough as the armadillo's "armor."
Thus, Xia Yu officially possessed tank crews from China, Germany, France, and Russia, making it a highly international entity.
However, there are only two tank series: T-80 and Leclerc. Even if more are added in the future, they will only be modified on these two platforms.
Otherwise, their company will really become like an Indian logistics company, and customers will think you are unprofessional.
Jihuo Defense only provides military contracting services; the museum is run by a subsidiary.
"I am Huang You. It's been a while since I joined the company, and I've only just met the two of you. I've been really busy, but I'm glad you've joined Ji Huo Defense."
"Hello boss, this is Armadillo reporting for duty."
The two answered Xia Yu in broken/fluent French.
For this recruitment, he relaxed the language requirements because the earliest high-intensity deployment will be at the end of the year or next year, so a little language deficiency is not a big deal, but military skills must be the best in the top tier.
As a PMC company with the best compensation in the industry, Jihuo Defense is determined not to keep idle employees.
Technical employees were fine, but people like Sergei, due to physical exhaustion from long-term deployments and multiple injuries, found themselves unable to keep up with the company's pace and chose to leave voluntarily.
Xia Yu couldn't provide shields to people, which meant that most of the replacements due to injuries were combat employees. However, those who stepped down to the second line only lost their bonuses, while those who were promoted to supervisors received better treatment, not to mention that they had accumulated a large amount of savings.
As the company develops into its mid-stage, only the most outstanding newly recruited employees deserve this treatment.
He chatted with the two of them for more than ten minutes each, and after dinner, he met with their crew members.
Xia Yu could only get to know these four people briefly, because he would at most contact their drivers directly from now on, unlike in the early days of his business when he was completely open with every employee.
That's how it is when a company grows big: the camp remains but the soldiers come and go. The company commander knows every face in the entire company.
By the time one becomes a battalion commander, one can at most recognize all the officers and key personnel; most people are not even familiar with their faces.
After this recruitment, Jihuo Defense's full-time employees are approaching 100. It may not seem like a company, but they also have three branch offices in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Xia Yu also has so many companies, including air transport, mining development, and a museum group, so the amount of energy that can be allocated to human resources is limited.
Managing several thousand, nearly ten thousand, employees directly or indirectly, he is, at least a "brigade commander," and has a lot to worry about every day.
So after meeting with these newly recruited technical employees, Xia Yu flew back to Black Point Airport by helicopter the next day.
The digital team went into the rainforest for training with the instructors, and he can only come back to see them again at the end of the year. After completing the pre-flight preparations, Sherlock picked up its owner and took off again, heading towards the direction of Yu County.
After reviewing some documents on the plane, Xia Yu fell asleep immediately. When she opened her eyes again, they had already arrived at their destination.
The employees of the Asian branch have completed their rest and recuperation. The Jihuo ship officially set sail yesterday and has arrived in the Natuna Sea today.
Patrol is patrol; the established plan won't wait for its boss. Fortunately, the distance wasn't far, and Xia Yu caught up with the employee directly in a helicopter.
"Splash splash"
The helicopter landed on the helipad of the Haiyan.
"Joseph, how have we been doing lately?"
Xia Yu asked the captain.
"Only the wreckage of two merchant ships and one destroyer were found."
Deep-sea exploration doesn't yield major discoveries every day; the process of searching for targets is tedious and boring. The only interesting part is like opening a coffin in an archaeological excavation.
Fortunately, Xia Yu only targeted the sunken warships whose locations were marked, and the Nautilus was there to help him find treasures in the ancient shipwrecks; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to handle it all by himself.
"Are you interested in salvaging F-35As from the Pacific Ocean?"
Xia Yu made a joke.
“We’ve all heard about this. The news says the Tajiks have pulled up a lot of stuff. If we want to snag any bargains, we’ll have to wait until they leave.”
Joseph also spoke in a serious manner.
What he didn't know was that his boss was telling the truth, but they didn't need the Seagull; the Nautilus would suffice.
Of course, he had a new goal before that.
Xia Yu spent the night on the Haiyan and returned to the Jihuo the next day.
"Old Zhao, how's the situation?"
Xia Yu entered the driver's seat and asked Zhao Yanshou a question.
“We discovered a group of pirates last night. Although they didn’t cause any harm, we still arrested them all and handed them over to the client.”
Pirates only have machetes and homemade handguns; they can handle water cannons, let alone professional teams like these.
“There are frequent cases of maritime theft in the Natuna Sea. I think we should crack down on it to prevent them from turning into pirates.”
Many notorious thieves started as small-time thieves. When the profits of a single thief were no longer enough, they would buy AKs and RPGs to expand their operations.
“You’re right, it’s good to give them a good blow. But after this deployment is over, let’s take a long trip to the country and deliver goods to South America together.”
Xia Yu discussed the upcoming arrangements for the Jihuo ship.
The primary function of a dock landing ship is amphibious operations; combating piracy is merely a means to generate revenue, and its core function should not be forgotten because of this.
The first batch of Marder infantry fighting vehicles was due for delivery around that time, so having the Jihuo ship deliver the vehicles to those South American countries could be seen as a transatlantic combat exercise, killing two birds with one stone.
"Yes, boss!"
Zhao Yanshou listened to Xia Yu. He had retired from the dock landing ship and was eager to return to his old profession.
I just don't know if there will be a chance to fight the Caribbean pirates.
Boss Xia said there might be some, after all, they've come all this way, they can't possibly go back empty-handed!
We'll head north to Seattle, load up a ship full of cargo, and then head back, also taking the opportunity to visit some places.
To pass through the Panama Canal, one must pass through the Caribbean Sea, especially the waters near Venezuela.
Xia Yu will also be there to inspect the construction progress of the North American branch over the past six months.
Given the chance to take down these modern Caribbean pirates, he certainly wouldn't hesitate to use those hundred or so close-in weapon system (CIWS) rounds, after all, it would be a milestone achievement.
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