Selling oil across Libya

Chapter 63, 64 pages

Qin Rui expressed his gratitude to the Tunisian Red Cross for its assistance to Libyan refugees.

However, it is undeniable that it is precisely because of the help from the Tunisian Red Cross that some Libyans have become complacent and even lazy.

Without the help of the Tunisian Red Cross, most Libyans gathered in the border region would be forced to find work to support themselves.

If you can eat without doing anything, why bother working?

Qin Rui has always believed that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

Therefore, in Tripoli, only the elderly and children who are completely unable to work are allowed not to work.

Everyone else, including Qin Rui, also had to work.

On April 18, Jalil invited interim government president Magariaf to Tripoli for peace talks.

Magariaf disagreed with going to Tripoli and instead invited Jalil to Benghazi.

Jalil was quite tempted.

Yuri disagreed.

Jalil has a criminal record.

If Jalil arrives in Benghazi and suddenly causes trouble, the transitional government will be put on the defensive, with endless potential problems.

Qin Rui proposed negotiating in a neutral third country.

Therefore, the Numidian Brigade sent invitations to both the transitional and provisional governments through Italy.

"If the Benghazi militants are willing to lay down their weapons, we can let them off the hook and form a unity government."

Yuri's bottom line is that the Benghazi militants must completely obey the command of the transitional government.

"Should we agree if Haftar demands command of the army?"

Jalil attempted to clarify further.

"Impossible. Haftar must disband his army and completely relinquish command of it."

Yuri acted decisively.

"In that case, the provisional government cannot agree."

Jalil had no hope.

"Tell Haftar that if an agreement cannot be reached within a month, the Numidian Brigade will resume its offensive."

Yuri acted swiftly, giving Haftar no chance to stall for time.

After successfully developing its drones, the Numidian Brigade has conducted multiple reconnaissance missions over Benghazi.

Although the armed groups in Benghazi agreed to a ceasefire, their contradictions were irreconcilable. Not only did firefights occur frequently, but the armed groups also indiscriminately opened fire and killed people in the streets, and public security completely collapsed.

Libyans in Benghazi not only attempted to flee to the Numidian Brigade-controlled areas, but also fled in large numbers to Egypt, Chad, as well as Greece, Turkey, and other countries, resulting in a severe population loss.

Almost all media outlets in Benghazi are claiming that Benghazi is experiencing the worst humanitarian disaster since the beginning of the 21st century.

Qin Rui's attitude on this matter is: whoever manufactures it should pay for it.

The United States and NATO bear the primary responsibility for Libya's current predicament.

The U.S. Congress is currently holding Obama accountable, and Republicans are taking the opportunity to blame Obama's disastrous performance in the Middle East on his flawed foreign policy, claiming that it was Obama's incompetence that led to all of this.

Sarkozy's Republican Party tied with François Hollande's Socialist Party in the first round of the election and did not win.

With France about to hold its second round of voting, Sarkozy's focus is entirely on the election, leaving him with no time to spare for Libya.

Over the past weekend, protests erupted in many parts of the UK against Cameron's financial and immigration policies. The Irish demanded independence, and the English demanded Brexit. Some French media accused Cameron of supporting Sarkozy and attempting to interfere in the French elections during his visit to France in March.

Cameron was also in a terrible predicament.

Under these circumstances, it's no wonder that Haftar turned to Russia and Turkey for support.

Qin Rui did not waste his energy on negotiations, but focused his attention on building the supply chain.

Previously, Qin Rui had wanted to stockpile more high-performance drone engines in preparation for a potential break with NATO and to deal with NATO's blockade.

Unexpectedly, Numidian Brigade's actions immediately alerted HP Canada.

HP Canada has not only raised the price of the PT6A-67 engine, but also extended the delivery time to five years. Even if you place an order now, you will have to wait five years to receive the PT6A-67 engine.

Five years later, PT6A-140 will be available, and 67 will be given away for free.

Qin Rui sought out Ding Jian to continue discussing cooperation.

"We have a reconnaissance and strike drone under development. If Mr. Qin is interested, we can discuss it in detail."

The drone that Ding Jian mentioned is the WJ-600 drone, which began development in 04.

The WJ-600 UAV has now been successfully developed and made its public debut at an airshow two years ago, gaining widespread international attention.

Although the WJ-600, which was showcased at the airshow, does not yet possess attack capabilities.

Given the Chinese character, the WJ-600, which possesses offensive capabilities, should have existed long ago; it just wasn't used for demonstration.

"What's missing?"

Qin Rui took on everything, providing whatever he wanted.

"funds."

Ding Jian did not want Numidia Brigade's researchers to participate in the research and development; he only hoped that Numidia Brigade would provide the necessary funding for the WJ-600.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Alongside the WJ-600 UAV, more than ten other UAVs were showcased at the airshow, fully demonstrating East Asia's capabilities in UAV research and development.

Having too many drones can be troublesome, and the funding support will definitely be different. If the WJ-600 does not receive key support, its subsequent research and development will likely encounter problems.

"Technology sharing?"

Qin Rui is greedy; he'd better take the engine and missile technologies as a package deal.

"Mr. Qin, what use do you have for this technology?"

Ding Jian does not believe that Numidia has the capacity for production.

"Then what's the point of us investing in this project?"

Qin Rui insisted that while he was doing the work for others, he couldn't be left empty-handed himself.

Ding Jian did not have sufficient authority to reply to Qin Rui immediately.

Qin Rui wasn't in a hurry. The Shield 2000 could hold out for a while, and Numidia Brigade's need for drones wasn't actually urgent.

The drones are neither high-end nor low-end; they're useless against Haftar, like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

It's unrealistic to think that drones can be used to fight NATO unless Qin Rui is prepared to abandon the coastal areas and retreat to the depths of the Sahara Desert to wage guerrilla warfare against NATO.

Qin Rui was also surprised that Payne, in order to encourage the Numidian Brigade to launch an offensive, actually offered to help the Numidian Brigade contact American military contractors.

"No, I will never allow any foreign armed forces to enter Libya."

Yuri has a bottom line: he will never let a wolf into his house.

Like the French Foreign Legion, American military contractors are war hyenas, and their presence is ubiquitous in any region of the world where conflict exists.

Wagner will not be established until 2014.

"Foreign mercenaries have joined the fight in Benghazi, and the situation is becoming increasingly dangerous."

Payne hopes to finalize the allocation for the Sirte oil field as soon as possible.

Although Royal Dutch Shell and Total have not given up.

Regarding the Sirte oil field, Mobil and Eni have reached an agreement to split the profits 60/40.