Chapter 1562 Surprise Attack
After the speech, Zhang Tuohai struck while the iron was hot and distributed bonuses, pensions and subsidies on the spot.
Several people who performed well were promoted on the spot.
Zhang Tuohai requisitioned a hotel nearby to accommodate his men.
The hotel owner was reluctant at first, but when faced with a gun, he readily agreed.
And considerately took charge of three meals a day.
"Very good, work hard, and when I have money, I will pay you double."
Zhang Tuohai patted the other person's shoulder and said.
After arranging these people, Zhang Tuohai gathered the mercenaries and began to discuss the next strategy.
"These refugees need training. You've seen their performance. It's a huge price to pay just to deal with a bunch of scum. If they were to encounter a regular army, they would be no match for it."
Yuri scratched his head and said.
"But we don't have that much money to support them to complete the full training."
Zhang Tuohai spread out his hands.
"The Little Caliph gave me this money. If Benghazi is not taken, there will be no second aid."
“So, no matter what, we must take down Benghazi as soon as possible.”
"But Benghazi is run by the Brotherhood. They have two brigades, all of which are regular troops. The refugee group can't defeat them at all."
Yuri said.
"So, we need to find something new to quickly get rid of those guys."
Zhang Tuohai said.
"you mean……"
“Drones.”
Zhang Tuohai knocked on the table: "Those guys don't have enough air defense anyway. UAVs are a blind spot for their defense."
"Moreover, this thing is easy to operate. As long as you know how to use a mobile phone, you can quickly get started."
“It’s just right for these people.”
"That's possible," Yuri nodded, "I have a way to buy TB2 drones, but not in large quantities."
"TB2 is still too professional and too expensive. We don't have enough money to buy a few of them. We can just buy a civilian drone and hoist a few grenades on it."
Zhang Tuohai said.
"There are several heavy fortresses in Benghazi. Drones alone cannot deal with them. It would be best to get heavy artillery."
Yuri said.
"The artillery is too advanced. It is unrealistic to expect a group of refugees to operate the artillery. Let me give you a manufacturer to buy seamless steel pipes. You go and buy a batch of seamless steel pipes and a batch of gas cylinders, and then use the homemade artillery directly."
Zhang Tuohai said helplessly.
He also knew that heavy artillery was good, but he didn't have enough money , so he could only use primitive methods to develop it.
"Okay, I'll try to do it."
Yuri said.
He also knew that Zhang Tuohai had very limited money, so he could only nod and agree to use these crude methods to solve the problem.
In the following period, Yuri used private channels to purchase a batch of civilian drones, selected a group of literate refugees, and began drone bombing training.
Because, without money, the only way to throw objects is to use stones.
However, the refugees all appreciate the opportunity.
Because they know that only by success can they continue to live this kind of life where they are treated as human beings.
If they fail, they can only return to the refugee camps.
Even returning to the refugee camp is a luxury. They can only become prisoners and slaves of others, a handful of bones in the yellow sand.
After some training, many skilled drone operators were selected.
Among them, a boy named Hassan stood out.
He has a natural instinct for drone drops.
He can even throw a stone into a basketball hoop from a height of fifty meters.
The accuracy is ridiculously high.
Even Yuri praised Hassan as a natural drone pilot.
If he were given a better drone, he might be able to get just the right result.
Zhang Tuohai promoted Hassan to the commander-in-chief of the drone team, to coordinate all matters related to drone operations.
He wants to set such a benchmark so that everyone can give full play to their abilities.
As long as you have a skill, you will be valued here.
As the commander-in-chief of the drone team, Hassan's salary is four times that of an ordinary infantryman.
During combat, there are also target rewards. For each enemy target killed, you will receive a reward of 10 knives.
Although the amount is not large, it is still very attractive to refugees like Hassan.
Hassan's improved treatment gave others an opportunity.
Everyone is practicing hard, striving to stand out and get better treatment.
In addition to increasing drone training, Zhang Tuohai also strengthened infantry training.
Zhang Tuohai divided this group of infantry into two teams.
One team conducts training, while the other patrols the city to maintain law and order.
If gangs were found disrupting normal social order, the patrols would arrest them directly and organize a religious court to hold a public trial in the square in the city center.
And the entire event will be broadcast live by television stations.
Of course, this trial is just a process.
All gangsters, once caught, will have only one fate, which is to be hanged on a street lamp.
Although the means were a bit harsh, the effect was surprisingly good.
After dozens of corpses were found on the street lamps, the public security in the entire Tobruk was instantly stabilized.
No one dared to mess around anymore.
After order was restored in the market, the city slowly regained its vitality.
You can also see street vendors.
There were also more supplies of various kinds.
Although the overall situation is still difficult, there are obvious signs of improvement.
According to normal rules, all Zhang Tuohai needs to do is build high walls, store up food, and slowly become king.
Using Tobruk as a base, they cultivated land, developed productivity, trained troops, and slowly expanded inland.
After the military training is completed, we will proceed step by step and eventually complete the unification of Libya.
But Zhang Tuohai didn't want to do that.
He just came to complete the mission, not to be a savior.
Everything comes first, completing the task.
A month later, all infantrymen completed basic training.
Zhang Tuohai decided to launch an offensive and march towards Benghazi.
In addition to completing the mission, there was another important reason for the hasty march, which was that the money given by the young Caliph was almost spent.
If he didn't advance, his finances would collapse.
It is naturally impossible for so many people to go to Benghazi on foot.
Zhang Tuohai requisitioned all the buses from the bus company and found dozens of trucks. The rest of the people all rode bicycles, and the group marched towards Benghazi in a mighty manner.
Benghazi was guarded by the Brotherhood at that time. Because they controlled some oil wells, they lived a very comfortable life.
When life becomes more affluent, we lose the motivation to move forward.
The fraternity's top leaders indulge in drunkenness and extravagance every day and cannot extricate themselves.
They were also worried that the army would overthrow them, so they only gave soldiers ten rounds of bullets. Only when there was a war would they be issued limited ammunition.
There seemed to be nothing special about this night. It looked like another intoxicating night just like any other night.
But outside Benghazi, a strange procession was approaching rapidly.
