King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Chapter 1095: The Pentagon's Predicament



Joe Ga previously hinted to Lawrence about using grey channels to send arms to Yemen for huge profits...

He wasn't purely aiming to exploit the flesh and blood of Al-Qaeda, it was more about going with the flow.

The combat in Yemen has caught the world's attention, but the most interested party is the American Military-Industrial Complex.

This group of people is in big trouble now!

Big Mouth Don, in order to make money and consolidate power, forcibly passed and initiated an investigation...

He collaborated with the Department of Justice, assembling a team of thousands of accountants who were gathering to audit Aqionghan's military expenditures over the past few decades at the Pentagon.

Auditing accounts of this level would take at least a few years and cost no less than 500 million US Dollars.

This type of audit is just a means; no matter the results, Big Mouth Don will not reveal the audit findings.

What he wants is to use this method to force the military to compromise, lean towards the White House, or keep quiet on certain matters...

For instance, Big Mouth Don withheld 1.9 billion US Dollars of the Pentagon's funds to build a wall, enraging Congress to the point of a strike, and they have already filed a lawsuit against Big Mouth Don for misappropriating military funds with the American Supreme Court...

Yet, in this situation, the Pentagon didn't dare to even make a peep.

Checking accounts is essentially checking money, and Aqionghan has such a huge hole that they can't fill it themselves. They can only try to make up part of it through other means.

Lately, the morale within the Pentagon has been extremely shaky because of this issue...

The explosion at the Djibouti Military Base and Zumwalt coming to assist were maneuvers orchestrated by insiders in the Pentagon...

But this is still not enough; they need a place to absorb the large accounts...

What place is more suitable than Yemen at this stage?

The Pentagon now has two ways to intervene in Yemen. The first is to rely on those Princes of Shah to cooperate and falsify accounts.

The Pentagon convinces Congress to label the Houthi rebels as terrorists, then the Special Operations Command arranges personnel to go to Shah...

This scenario is not foolproof during internal turmoil in Shah, so the remaining option is Mr. Joe?

Last night, Zumwalt launched 45 guided shells, but according to the intelligence obtained by Mr. Joe, when these guys book the accounts, it's 45 artillery-fired missiles at 800,000 US Dollars apiece.

Donahue is the person who needs to sign off on the battle report...

But this gap means nothing compared to the messy accounts generated by Aqionghan over the past decades.

Now those people are a nervous wreck!

To get Mr. Joe to cooperate, these people racked their brains...

The former backstage boss of Harlotte, an important figure in the military-industrial complex, gave Aaron an order—to provide Al-Qaeda with enough arms.

They were not trying to scam Mr. Joe, but to drag the war on so they could find an excuse to provide Mr. Joe with aid, getting him to help them falsify accounts.

After all, it is Mr. Joe who ultimately decides how many shells and missiles are fired!

The plan was actually in place when Donahue arrived in Djibouti, but at that time Joe Ga had yet to make the final confirmation.

It wasn't just Mr. Joe who was reluctant to cooperate, even Aaron was very angry with the situation.

Because using the Pentagon's approach, he earned too little.

And as for Mr. Joe, letting the Pentagon act so recklessly would make the situation uncontrollable.

Why not get everyone to pool their thoughts and plan a feasible solution?

So there was Mr. Joe's hint to Lawrence from the General Company...

Let these arms dealers contact people like Aaron to send their own old stuff to Yemen, profiting and raising the stakes on the Yemen battlefield at the same time.

Whether the Pentagon can benefit from it doesn't matter to Joe Ga; what he wants is for the Pentagon to focus its key support on P.B.

Even if they proclaim a billion US Dollars, with only a hundred million actually reaching the account, Mr. Joe would still make a profit.

After all, from the start, Mr. Joe did not hope for the US Army's involvement, and indeed, their equipment is immensely alluring!

This money will ultimately fall upon two Zumwalts, and the incoming Apache fleet bound for Djibouti...

It's unbelievable to think, on paper, that these Apaches were supposedly repurchased by the Americans from Shah a few years ago.

Of course, that's all nonsense...

Pricing, not market price, but rather dirt cheap!

Because according to Shah's accounts, these Apaches have already crashed!

Mr. Joe doesn't yet know how exactly the Pentagon plans to handle the accounts, but it will certainly follow those few pathways. These Apaches need to crash on the Yemen battlefield as soon as possible.

Mr. Joe indeed pities those betrayed pilots, so he simply signed off on the aid, reducing the Pentagon bastards' wrongdoing a little.

Donahue is the one responsible for the handover!

Fifteen Apache helicopters, though just the castrated version from Shah, offer both substantial returns and goodwill to Mr. Joe, so he couldn't possibly miss such an opportunity.

Aqionghan is a marshland of rot, 2 trillion US Dollar expenditure, and how much of it is rotten accounts is hard for ordinary people to imagine.

Even if Mr. Joe risked his life only to digest part of it, that part is more than enough to solidify Donahue's substantial power!

Because Big Mouth Don wants to save face for Mr. Joe, and the Pentagon's effort to promote Donahue to cooperate with Mr. Joe lacks virtually any condition.

You see, this world is just so bizarre...

At first, Donahue thought he was being pushed to take the fall, but what he didn't expect was that Boss Qiao could turn bad things into good ones.

And he's not the only one enjoying the benefits; the entire Pentagon Brotherhood would benefit from it.

Looking at Boss Qiao with a smile, Donahue recalled their collaboration from Mosul, Iraq, he sighed helplessly, then gave Boss Qiao a strong hug, saying: "BOSS, you saved my career!

Thank you!!"

Joe Ga said nonchalantly: "I've received your thanks!

I will put the two synthetic battalions sponsored by the General Group under your command, with the Englishman as your deputy."

Saying this, Joe Ga looked at the excited Donahue, and with a smile said: "Remember, equipment doesn't matter, the safety of my soldiers is the top priority. Problems that can be solved with money should not be paid for with lives.

Of course, the priority of those mercenary advertisers needs to move to the back…"

Donahue glanced at the nearby English command group…

These people weren't very engaged from the start; they were just here to make their presence felt.

Thinking about his 'money-burning' mission, Donahue nodded helplessly and said: "Thank you!

I hope this nightmare situation ends soon!"

Joe Ga is not a psychologist; he won't comfort Donahue...

This guy got a huge bargain, and his helplessness stems from the Pentagon system, not the situation itself.

The war in Aqionghan was eaten away by a bunch of parasites, creating a huge hole in it, which isn't the problem of one person or a few people, but a systemic issue.

Donahue, as a Major General and a former commander in Aqionghan, may not have reaped any great benefits due to his status as an outsider, but to say he's entirely innocent is definitely a lie.

He is actually salvaging his career!

Having settled 'Qing Shan' and Donahue, Joe Ga cheerfully approached the French and Italians…

"Gentlemen, as representatives of responsible major nations, I now appoint you as the commanders of two synthetic battalions. You don't have any issues with that, do you?"

Saying this, Joe Ga pulled Bayar aside, and with the French and Italians, smilingly said: "This is my adjutant. I may not oversee the specific command of the synthetic battalions, but their missions need to be assigned by Bayar.

What I hope for is a win-win cooperation, and that every action of yours can become textbook battles.

You don't have the rocket launcher support like the Northern Camp and the Yugoyinbot Camp, nor the Zumwalt support like the General Camp, but I still have high hopes for you...

After all, it's challenging tasks that can truly showcase your command and advanced equipment capabilities, am I right?"

Joe Ga's words have a barb, but there's nothing the two families can do!

They also couldn't imagine that Boss Qiao would raise the combat intensity to a level where both of them would find it hard to keep up.

If their own companies and countries are weak, they can't blame others for having grievances!

The French Major General nodded helplessly, then looked at Boss Qiao and said: "Sir, we can receive fair air support, right?"

Joe Ga nodded decisively, saying: "Of course, the synthetic battalions are sponsored by you, but those soldiers are all my people.

As long as you need it, Bayar will ensure coordination for air support.

Even, if the situation is urgent, you can use artillery support, afterward, I'll have the French Land Weaponry Group and the Italian Fiat Group foot the bill!"

Boss Qiao, using this sort of bundled approach, keeps pushing up the costs for these big shots!

In just a few words, he settled the follow-up issues, and Joe Ga cheerfully invited the main forces for the second phase to enter the command room together...

Standing in the position of overall command, Joe Ga looked at the sporadic battles still happening on the big screen, then turned with a smile to the representatives of a bunch of commercial groups, saying: "Gentlemen, this is your future battlefield...

You can't interfere with the operation of the command group here; your only task is to ensure that the orders of the command headquarters are executed without fail.

I've prepared a media room next door, with technicians responsible for editing inside.

Every action of those advertising mercenaries will be recorded…"

Saying this, Joe Ga looked at a group of people with expressions mixed with excitement and worry, he laughed and said: "Everyone, this is the closest you may get to honor in your lifetimes...

In the near future, my people will establish a temporary military base around Mukalla.

Your personnel need to enter the base on standby, ready to enter Mukalla to conduct beheading operations on those terrorist base members hiding inside when needed.

Put all your effort into cooperating with my people, and I assure you that when you tally up your gains after the war, you will be pleasantly surprised!"

The leader of the threefold Tian Peng suddenly raised his hand and said: "Sir, our people are ready!

If there's accurate intelligence, our people can enter Mukalla to execute the mission now.

Now is actually the best opportunity, to execute a beheading of their leaders amid the chaos of the organization's disarray, making subsequent tasks simpler!"

Listening to this, Joe Ga waved his hand with a smile: "No need, the synthetic battalions and air force will crush the enemies on Mukalla's outskirts.

And I will have some preliminary actions arranged before sending you into Mukalla.

I hope to allow our people to enter Mukalla without facing eyes full of hatred!

Our soldiers are humans, not gods; they need a combat space that allows for mistakes!

As a qualified leader, it's a responsibility to create that margin of error for your people!"


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