King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

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120mm mortars, even with firing vector software to assist with accuracy, performed only so-so. However, what they lacked in precision, they made up for with power, more than enough to give the enemies on the hillside a good thrashing.

Joe Ga didn't bring any radio, and Ayu, hearing the observer Antar's report from upstairs that the enemy had already dispersed, didn't know whether to celebrate. The battle was fought in a rather bizarre manner.

It was Kino, who was very familiar with Ayu, who cheered first...

The young man had no idea what the situation was below, but the sound of explosions was massive, and seeing Ayu's relaxed expression, he knew it was time to celebrate...

The buck-toothed lad burst into the kitchen, grabbed a bottle of champagne, but after a glance at the brand, he decisively switched to several bottles of beer. Charging onto the terrace, he vigorously shook the bottles and sprayed Phil and Rick, the two brothers, drenching their clothes.

In a good mood, Joe Ga snatched the two half-empty bottles of beer, handed one to 'Comet', and, smiling, clinked bottles with him before saying, "What are you standing there for? Get your men up...

Beating a drowning dog is the best training!"

After finishing his speech, Joe Ga looked at the excited Kino and jovially said, "Remember to wash your two brothers' clothes, and don't you dare use the washing machine, you hear? Hand wash them, and make sure to iron them after."

Kino: "...…"

'Comet' saw Joe Ga's manner and confirmed that he definitely wouldn't deploy P·B's army. So, he nodded decisively, pressed the radio, and said, "Leave one team to establish defenses in the middle of the slope, everyone else move out..."

A group of soldiers, lawless within Joe Ga's courtyard, busied themselves. But before their seats got warm, they were back in pickup trucks, storming out from the mansion and circling around the base of the hill before cutting off the escaping enemies.

Joe Ga wasn't needed in battle, but to soothe people's hearts, it was necessary for him to step in personally.

The sound of a few cannon shots and the total mobilization had already alarmed the tribal chiefs still in Sangha Town.

When these tribal leaders left their homes, they were usually accompanied by dozens of people—except that Sangha Town was normally stable, and the P·B's were pretty strict, so they typically didn't walk the streets with guns.

But now that a situation had occurred, all the lights in Sangha Town that could be lit were ablaze.

Then, more than a dozen armed local militias began to take to the streets, and the situation gradually became a bit chaotic.

These old black guys weren't all that sharp-witted, and it would be bad if someone accidentally shot their weapon off.

Joe Ga received a call from Mayor Lenore...

Some militia from the tribes couldn't control themselves and robbed the warehouse of Auntie Zhao, one of Joe Ga's most successful 'attraction' pyramid scheme operations. Now, Auntie Zhao and a group of well-dressed young elites were giving them a walloping.

Upon hearing this, Joe Ga felt his head swell...

"Send the armored vehicles to the streets, make sure everyone puts their guns away. If Auntie Zhao is missing a single hair, I'll chop off those bastards' hands."

The Mayor Lenore on the phone chuckled and said, "Boss, you better come and see for yourself. I don't know if Auntie Zhao is missing a hair, but those militia are getting beaten too badly. She brought a few folks from her hometown, they're incredible!"

Joe Ga, not knowing exactly what had happened and guessing that nothing too serious could have transpired so quickly, ran inside to instruct Nis, then took fully-armed Ayu and Dorian with him in an SUV, speeding towards the scene of the incident.

Auntie Zhao's warehouse was near the docks on the south side of Sangha Town. As they drove through the town, they saw the town's main intersections blocked by Lazar 3-type armored vehicles.

An armored vehicle paired with an eight-man infantry squad, and in each squad, one person used a megaphone to tell everyone not to come out and add to the commotion.

However, this method wasn't very effective. These old black guys were not at all scared of these soldiers because they were not P·B's men but the National Defense Force trained by P·B.

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No matter how well-equipped they looked with armored vehicles and full sets of Russian infantry weapons, and how clean their uniforms were, they had never been able to show any temperament in Sangha Town under P·B's control.

Ten armored vehicles and twenty squads had effectively been treated by Defense Minister Mary as a gift given to Joe Ga.

These people's meals and lodging were all arranged by Joe Ga, who was just waiting for the word to make them switch sides en masse and change their insignia to the lion's badge by signing a contract.

So, they not only worked hard but also tried their best to emulate the behavior and mannerisms of P·B as much as possible.

The locals really weren't afraid of them...

Adults could restrain themselves somewhat, but the small black children, as if celebrating a festival, rushed out to run around, and a few bold ones even tried to coax sweets and chocolate—the 'high-end army supplies'—from the hands of the armored vehicle squads.

These treats were a form of indirect welfare because the soldiers' pay was just too low. Sangha Town subsidized some of their salary, but even $15 plus the extra $5 wasn't much of a solution.

Joe Ga could feed them, but direct cash handouts were not appropriate at this stage, so he simply provided lots of 'scarce' supplies for them.

Just like the big factories of the past, various 'labor products' were distributed monthly: gloves, rain boots, uniforms, socks, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, candies, chocolates and so on...

Then, with a slight hint, these destitute folks knew to take those items to 'Auntie Zhao's' place to exchange for money. Those quick-witted even got their wives to move to Sangha Town and set up street stalls, earning a bit more this way.

This was a gradual influence, nurturing a sense of belonging bit by bit.

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Although many people thought these guys were with P·B, Boss Joe didn't think so, and he certainly wouldn't include them in the P·B ranks, but planned to integrate them into Sangha Town's hierarchy in the future.

Because P·B has always been a group of mercenaries, some things the National Defense Force can do, mercenaries just can't do!

In any case, the outcome was the same for Boss Joe—to use them was just a matter of calling out to them.

Moreover, Boss Joe's idea for these guys was to gradually withdraw them from the National Defense Force's hierarchy and try to establish a local police system for Sangha Town. It's not good that the military is deployed for every incident; that would make too much of a fuss.

The P·B guys responsible for security are too tough—Sangha Town needs people who can blend in with the locals to lead the security.

Watching a soldier grab a little black kid by the ear and kick his butt, before getting berated by a group of women, Joe Ga reached out to honk the horn of the off-road vehicle just as that guy was about to explode...

"Beep..."

The National Defense Force personnel saw Boss Joe's car and instinctively saluted, while the unlucky guy quickly slapped away a woman's hand that was reaching for his butt and rushed to the edge of the armored vehicle, shouting, "Back off, back off, don't interfere with our mission..."

Dorian drove the vehicle beside the armored car, tossed a cigarette to an officer as instructed by the boss, and shouted, "Set up a perimeter, keep people away from the armored car, do not fire unless absolutely necessary."

After speaking, Dorian slapped the outside of the car door several times, then started the vehicle and headed towards the dock.

At this time, the dock area had become the gathering place for people of all sorts...

The tribal leaders had good intentions; the security of Sangha Town was not their responsibility, so they dispatched their people to search along the riverbank as soon as they spotted trouble.

The result was that some handsy guys, upon seeing 'good stuff', wanted to pocket some for themselves but got caught red-handed by the people at the dock.

When Joe Ga arrived, a group of outsiders had blocked the downstream area, preventing the tribal people from adding to the chaos, so everyone was stranded in the dock warehouse area.

Now the whole dock was brightly lit and noisy, looking not like a fight was going on but rather like a party was being held.

The off-road vehicle with Namo's image cut through the crowd like Moses' staff, with people automatically making way. The path remained clear until halfway through, where it became impossible to move forward, and Ayu took the initiative to get out and clear a path for the boss.

As Joe Ga walked to the scene of the incident amidst a wave of respectful gazes, he found several battered black guys, who, under the direction of Auntie Zhao, were shaking hands and making up with a Chinese guy.

Seeing them looking as if they had eaten shit, Joe Ga grabbed Elder Bilus by the arm and asked, "What happened? Did a fight turn into a friendship?"

Elder Bilus looked at the Chinese guy at the center, as well as a bunch of Chinese mixing with Auntie Zhao's followers, with a strange expression and gave Joe Ga a thumbs-up, saying, "Chinese people are really amazing!"

This took Joe Ga by surprise. He studied the young Chinese man's face closely and noticed his expressions seemed quite awkward, as if he was uncomfortable with the atmosphere.

Besides the group of beaten black guys, everyone else was overly enthusiastic.

Hearing several young black men shouting 'Sky Father, Sky Father' with such fervor they practically wanted to shoot into the air, Joe Ga shook his head and laughed, pulling Bilus aside and saying, "Get everyone under control; if a gun goes off by accident it would be terrible."

After making his point, Joe Ga slapped Ayu on the arm and then walked over to Auntie Zhao.

Auntie Zhao was definitely a commanding presence; upon seeing Joe Ga, she let out a boisterous laugh, rushed over, pushed Dorian aside, lifted Joe Ga in a hug, and spun him around, exclaiming, "Hu Lang, come take a look at my fellow townsman, he's fantastic..."

Joe Ga wriggled out of Auntie Zhao's embrace and looked at the young man with a peculiar expression, incredulously saying, "This is your fellow townsman?"

Auntie Zhao seemed displeased at the question and retorted, "Hu Jian is my second hometown, and Xiao Zeng is from Hu Jian, doesn't that make him my townsman?"

Joe Ga thought it must be strange for a Chinese person in Africa to be taken as a fellow townsman by a 280-pound black woman wrapped in a headscarf.

He smiled and walked over to the black men with battered noses and swollen faces, nodded after they managed an awkward smile and said, "Return double for anything you stole. If you don't have money, let your boss pay.

Tomorrow bring your brooms to sweep the streets of Sangha Town for three months. Auntie Zhao will inspect, and for every day you fail, two more days will be added."

After saying this, Joe Ga ignored the relieved black men and extended his hand to the 'Hu Jian townsman', saying, "Hello, I'm Hu Lang, may I have your name...?"

The 'Hu Jian townsman' stepped aside, avoiding Auntie Zhao's arm, and shook Joe Ga's hand, with a wry smile saying, "My name is Zeng Culi..."

Joe Ga, baffled by the name, said, "Zeng Culi?"

"Zeng, as in Guan Erzeng..."

Joe Ga said "Oh," and then spoke up, "Zheng, your surname is Zheng, Zheng Cul!"

"Cul, like the 'cul' in 'West Cul Ba Wan', and Li, like 'rising sun' with an extra stroke..."

Joe Ga blinked and said, "Zheng Chu..."

"Xie, as in 'standing Xie', with a stroke added on top of that Li..."

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