Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 336 Heading to South America
Deep in the jungle of Arauca Province, Colombia, an off-road vehicle is heading south on a muddy road deep in the jungle.

Although it was already six in the morning, the sky was still as dark as the bottom of a pot. It seemed as if the sky had been pierced through and water was pouring down.

In the pristine jungles of northeastern Colombia, no one would normally go out in this kind of weather. Even though there have been several fierce exchanges of fire between the ELN armed forces and government forces recently, on this day everyone was hiding in their own camps and were unwilling to go out.

The driver held the steering wheel with his eyes fixed on the front, not daring to slack off for a moment.

In the jungle on a rainy day, if the driver is not careful, everyone in the car may die.

In the passenger seat was a soldier wearing camouflage uniform, a green turban on his head, and holding an M16 automatic rifle.

The M16 automatic rifle seemed a bit cramped in such a narrow space, so he seemed very uncomfortable and kept moving the gun around, making people worry that he might accidentally fire it.

In the back seat, Lieutenant Laci secretly glanced at Song Heping who was resting with his eyes closed.

This Chinese man doesn't seem to be worried about his safety at all.

You know, the armed group he belongs to is famous for kidnapping in Colombia. Anyone who mentions the ELN armed group can't help but feel a chill down their spine.

And this person actually fell asleep as soon as he got in the car.

Kind of interesting...

When the off-road vehicle passed a bend, the front wheel slipped in the mud and the driver suddenly became very nervous.

The front wheels control the direction. If they slip, it means the direction may be out of control, and there is a steep slope of several dozen meters on the side of the turning road.

If it slides, the whole car will be scrapped.

He quickly downshifted to slow down the car, then gripped the steering wheel tightly and tried to turn it in the opposite direction.

Finally, after a brief loss of control, the car returned to normal.

The driver breathed a sigh of relief, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

At this moment, Lachi noticed that the guest sitting next to him finally opened his eyes.

"How far is it?"

Song Heping stretched and asked Laqi casually.

Lucky looked outside the car and said, "We'll be there in two more villages."

"Call me when you get there."

After saying that, Song Heping closed his eyes again and began to rest.

Two days ago, Song Heping flew to Venezuela and met with Lamas.

The two had a secret conversation in the hotel.

Song Heping agreed to cooperate with Lamas to jointly develop arms business in South America. In return, Lamas would provide all his connections and channels in Colombia.

This trip was arranged by Lamas to go to the ELN armed-occupied area in Colombia to meet their leader Morins.

According to Ramas, he originally planned to sell a batch of weapons to the ELN armed forces, but he did not expect that they would be intercepted by the AUC armed forces. This was the reason why he saw his son in the AUC armed forces camp at that time.

After this incident, Lamas contacted Molins to propose another collaboration, but the latter seemed uninterested.

He believed that the reason why Molins was not interested was that he felt that Lamas was not strong enough and could not even guarantee the safety of its own goods, so what was the point of talking about cooperation.

This time when Song Heping went to Colombia, Lamas' purpose was to let him figure out Morins's thoughts and see if he could persuade Morins to buy weapons from him.

Collins and Dominic did not accompany the group. This was a request from the ELN. They did not want too many people to enter their activity area and go to the camp to meet their leaders. After all, the camp was secret, and the Colombian military had been looking for their camp in an attempt to kill Morins.

So unless you are a particularly important person, you will never see Morins.

The reason why they showed favor this time was probably because of Major General Lamas' status, and also because the area occupied by the ELN armed forces is connected to the Venezuelan border, and they have good relations with the Venezuelan military. If they are really attacked in Colombia and have no way to escape, important ELN figures can still sneak into Venezuela and use the border to ensure their own safety.

If it weren't for this relationship, Song Heping probably wouldn't have had the chance to meet Morins.

Song Heping, resting his eyes, had been thinking about how to persuade the leader of the armed group after the meeting. Before coming, he had done his homework.

From the perspective of an arms dealer, Colombia is undoubtedly a huge market.

Not only are there a large number of drug trafficking groups in its territory, these groups need a large amount of weapons to maintain their territory and protect their drug trafficking activities, but more importantly, armed separatism in Colombia is very strong.

Simply put, there are currently three major anti-government armed groups in Colombia, namely FACR, ELN and AUC.

Among them, FACR has the largest armed force, the largest territory, and a number of nearly 20,000 people.

The second is the AUC armed forces, which are pro-government armed forces with a number of as many as 7,000 to 8,000, or less than 10,000.

The ELN is the smallest of the three armed groups, but it has a large territory, occupying the jungle in the northeast near the Venezuelan border.

ELN, the full name of which is the National Liberation Front, originated in the 1960s. They are a left-wing armed group that believes in Marxism-Leninism and great men. This makes Song Heping feel very interesting.

For this reason, many of the early ELN recruits were trained in Cuba and were deeply influenced by Catholicism.

This organization is extremely hostile to imperialism and opposes all foreign interference in Colombia. Because of this, although their number is small, the group is very tenacious. In the 70s, they were almost completely wiped out twice, but then they developed again.

The areas controlled by the ELN are crossed by a large number of oil pipelines, so most of their funding comes from extortion against foreign oil companies. Coupled with the moral aversion of the Catholic faith, their involvement in the drug trade is very low.

It and the most powerful FARC armed forces are both left-wing armed groups and have a closer relationship with them. Unlike the AUC, a naturally right-wing armed group, the AUC is more pro-government and is equivalent to a local anti-armed group tacitly approved by the government, so their relationship with the AUC is hostile.

Ramas asked Song Heping to go to the ELN armed forces to meet Morins, which was actually exactly what Song Heping wanted.

In Song Heping's view, retaliation against the AUC armed forces is inevitable, but it is difficult for a small PMC company like him to retaliate against an armed group of thousands of people with a sound organization. Even if an entire Irigo local camp is sent here, it will not succeed.

Assassinating the other side's leader is actually unnecessary.

For armed organizations like AUC, even if you kill their leader, they will soon elect another one, which is useless.

To eliminate the opponent, you must use their strength.

Borrowing from whom?

Of course, they use the power of their enemies.

The two armed groups, ELN and FARC, are the forces that Song Heping wants to borrow.

If an agreement can be reached with the ELN, it will be very likely that the FARC armed forces will be able to be connected in the future.

Once a supply agreement is reached with these two armed groups and their arms business is taken over, a firm foothold in South America will be established.

In the future, we can expand northward to Mexico and southward to Brazil.

After more than an hour, the off-road vehicle finally left the muddy dirt road and turned into a jungle.

The road became narrower and narrower, and the off-road vehicle seemed to have entered an alternative society isolated from the outside world, and hidden deep in the jungle was a secret camp.

The dense vegetation here acts as a natural barrier, isolating the camp from the outside world. Only a few people familiar with the terrain can find this hidden path.

At the entrance of the camp, there is a simple gate made of several thick tree trunks intertwined and covered with green vines, which almost blends in with the surrounding natural environment.

The sentries stood vigilantly behind the door, wearing boonies on their heads, their faces had the bronze-black skin unique to South Americans, and their eyes revealed vigilance and murderous intent.

After a simple check to confirm his identity, Laci waved to the sentry at the camp, and the off-road vehicle drove into the mysterious camp.

The interior of the camp was very similar to the AUC armed camp that Song Heping had raided before. Simple wooden houses and tents were scattered around in an orderly manner, and each building was hidden under the shade of trees as much as possible to reduce the possibility of being discovered.

However, this camp was obviously much larger than the AUC camp he raided. Song Heping even saw some training facilities around the camp.

A large open space was used as a training and gathering place, where some members of the anti-government armed forces, dressed in camouflage uniforms, were conducting tactical training.

The SUV stopped in front of a wooden house. Lachi turned his head and said to Song Heping, "We're here, Mr. Song."

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)