143: The value of the Vajra Kingdom

A regiment of the Xinan Country border defense force responded quickly after receiving a distress call from the border line.

The Death Warrior Regiment Commander quickly assembled his soldiers and deployed to the front lines in various armored vehicles. At the same time, he sent a request for reinforcements to the nearest Army Aviation unit. The Army Aviation unit reacted extremely quickly; in less than five minutes, six Apache attack helicopters had already taken off and were rushing at high speed toward the area requesting assistance.

By the time the Apache attack helicopters arrived, it was just at the moment the Third Platoon had repelled the enemy's attack. Although the Third Platoon had strong combat capabilities, the enemy indeed possessed a numerical advantage. Therefore, apart from the Death Warrior Platoon Leader and the main and deputy squad leaders of the clone soldiers, the losses among the other ordinary local soldiers were quite severe. The Third Platoon had a total of twenty-eight men, and after repelling the enemy attack, a headcount revealed that only sixteen remained, meaning twelve men had lost their lives in this battle.

Although the Death Warriors had no particular affection for these indigenous soldiers, such losses made the Third Platoon's Death Warrior Platoon Leader's face look rather grim. Having so many subordinates die was, after all, a loss of face. If he were to return to the barracks, he didn't know how the other Death Warriors would mock him.

Seeing the Army Aviation support unit arrive, the Death Warrior Platoon Leader immediately contacted the Apache attack helicopter pilots in the air: "The enemy came from King Kong Country. They just retreated and shouldn't have gone far. We absolutely cannot let them run back like this; this is a provocation against us!!"

"OK! Brother, don't get excited. Watch us avenge your men!" replied several Death Warriors piloting the attack helicopters.

Immediately, they pulled the helicopter control sticks and gave chase toward the retreating King Kong Country troops.

The tremendous noise of the Apache attack helicopters in flight also startled the King Kong Country commander who was gathering the retreating soldiers in the rear.

The King Kong Country commander had some discernment; after all, he had graduated from a third-rate Western military academy and had some knowledge of various weapons in the world today. However, the appearance of the Apache attack helicopters still gave him a severe shock. Damn it, isn't this the main combat equipment of the US Military? How could it appear in the enemy's hands? Moreover, they had only come to the border to provoke Xinan Country at the behest of USA. Shouldn't they be the ones holding the US Military support equipment?

But the speed of the attack helicopters was immense; in just a few blinks, they arrived above the King Kong Country troops. The King Kong Country commander hurriedly tried to order his soldiers to disperse or open fire to interfere with the Apache attack helicopters' actions, but before he could get a few words out, he saw the 30mm caliber autocannon on the Apache attack helicopter begin to rotate, followed by streams of fire erupting toward the King Kong Country soldiers and vehicles on the ground.

In an instant, the ground was covered by an endless metal storm. The King Kong Country soldiers on the ground could only watch helplessly as their companions and their own bodies were torn into minced meat. Fifteen seconds—only fifteen seconds passed—before the Apache attack helicopters ceased their fire coverage. On the ground, there were no traces of living people left; only the wreckage of vehicles and various parts of human remains mixed into the soil remained, and blood had stained the entire area crimson.

"Target neutralized, target neutralized. Our War Eagle Team 1 will continue to patrol a radius of one hundred kilometers to confirm if the enemy has a next wave of attacks," said the captain in charge of this Apache attack helicopter team into the radio.

The Third Platoon had also arrived at this area, which had just become a purgatory. The Death Warrior Platoon Leader replied: "Received, thanks, brother. I will garrison here and wait for the arrival of follow-up ground reinforcements."

Subsequently, this Apache attack helicopter formation continued flying off into the distance.

About half an hour later, a large convoy of military vehicles arrived at the scene. The Death Warrior Regiment Commander responsible for this border area also came along personally. Looking at the situation before him, he narrowed his eyes slightly, then called for a communicator to report directly to the higher-ups.

A few minutes later, the border conflict incident reached the Presidential Palace.

Fernando carefully read a detailed written report, then said to Qin Yang, who was lounging nearby: "Boss, I'm afraid someone couldn't sit still this time. This was a premeditated attack. Fortunately, our men have strong combat capabilities; otherwise, if it had been an ordinary platoon-level unit, they would likely have all been killed on the spot."

"Does King Kong Country have any specialties?" Qin Yang asked upon hearing this, his face thoughtful as he rubbed his fingers.

"Boss, you asked the right question. King Kong Country is one of the countries with the richest mineral resources in Africa. Its copper reserves account for about 5% - 15% of the global total, making it one of the largest copper producers in the world, mainly distributed in Katanga Province and Ituri Province. It is also the world's largest producer of cobalt, with cobalt ore resources mainly concentrated in the Lualaba River basin in Katanga Province, where the underground cobalt content accounts for more than 60% of global deposits. There are also diamonds; it is an important diamond producer in Africa, with the fourth largest reserves in the world, mainly distributed in Équateur Province and Orientale Province. There is also gold, with reserves of about 3,500 tons, mainly distributed in the southeastern and northeastern regions of Katanga Province, Haut-Lomami Province, and the Lake Kivu region. Other minerals include large amounts of tin, tungsten, tantalum, niobium, manganese, iron, aluminum, zinc, zircon, mercury, nickel, oil, and natural gas resources. It is no exaggeration to say that the various mineral resources in its country are almost enough to complete the periodic table," Fernando replied, rattling off the facts as if counting his own family treasures.

"Are the mineral resources that abundant?" Upon hearing Fernando's introduction, Qin Yang instantly perked up. Qin Yang didn't have much of a concept for other metals, but he knew about copper and gold. Not to mention gold, just copper—the current price per ton is over 80,000 RMB. As a producing country, they must produce millions of tons a year, which would be hundreds of billions of RMB. Qin Yang admitted he was tempted, and very tempted at that. He couldn't help it; Qin Yang was currently going crazy from poverty. The goods in the system mall were too expensive, and he needed to work hard to make money.

"It is that abundant, but this country is rather disaster-ridden. Previously, it was colonized; the colonizers only knew how to plunder and were unwilling to build. Later, it gained independence, but encountered unreliable leaders—a super corrupt official who ruled King Kong Country for over thirty years. He didn't know how to build, only how to blindly grab money. At his most extreme, he nationalized over two thousand foreign-invested enterprises. It was called nationalization, but in reality, it all went into this leader's pocket. Later, seeing that running a bank was profitable, he forcibly mandated that enterprises and individuals deposit their money in the bank he opened. In the end, Boss, can you imagine? Eighty to ninety percent of the country's farms, plantations, mineral resources, and livestock resources became his personal property. Later, some people were forced to become rebels and overthrew this leader's regime, but the country was rotten to the core. The person who overthrew the regime wasn't a good bird either; he just wanted to become the previous leader 2.0. This country has been sucked dry by these unreliable leaders; it would be strange if it could get better. It's truly too magical!" Fernando explained.

"You certainly have a thorough understanding of King Kong Country! Haha." Qin Yang laughed.

"Hehe, Boss, we are neighbors after all, so of course, I have to understand it more thoroughly." Fernando chuckled slyly.