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Unexpectedly, Your Excellency Qusay shook his head and said: "Then I am also very sorry. If President Reagan does not agree to this arms sales plan, then naturally other people will agree. Someone has already promised me that if we in Iraq can sell Iran If it is revealed to the world that the Phoenix missiles and F-14 fighter jets have resumed flying in large quantities, then he is willing to approve the export of these production lines to us.”

"How is that possible? Without the approval of the President, these production lines cannot be exported. Your Excellency Qusay, are you kidding?" Brightman said in disbelief: "If the President can approve it, then he will definitely agree without hesitation. Yes. Unless he's president..."

Suddenly, Brightman stopped, and he realized that what the other party meant was exactly what he meant. As a diplomat, he didn't even think of this!

"Your country is a two-party country, and many people are staring at the position of the president," Zhang Feng said with a smile, "On the day Iran announced the news, Mundell, who claimed to be the representative of your country's mínzhǔ party, came to meet with me in person. In detail, I hope that we in Iraq can reveal the truth of the whole incident. Moreover, he promised that if the mínzhǔ party can come to power, he will sell these two things to us as soon as possible, and strengthen the cooperative relationship with us. The newly developed AN/FPS-117 in China will be exported to my country."

Hearing the words of the smiling Arab youth in front of him, Brightman felt like a thunderbolt. Everyone knew very well about Carter's sad exit last time. If it wasn't for the hostage incident last time, President Carter would definitely be re-elected .

The United States has always attached great importance to the Middle East. Therefore, after the new president came to power, he always sent his own people to serve as ambassadors to these countries. Naturally, Brightman can also be regarded as Reagan's confidant. Otherwise, the most secret thing about these weapons and hostages, It is impossible to let him know, and it is impossible to send him to lobby Qusay.

Brightman is a person in the same trench as President Reagan. Hearing these words now, combined with the domestic turmoil, he naturally knows that what His Excellency Qusay said is naturally correct.

Between countries, friendship does not exist at all. The friendship between Americans and Iraqis is a lie. Only interests are the most important. If Mundell gives him more interests, he will turn to Mongolia Dyer, that's a normal thing to do.

I think that if Iraq announces that a large number of Iranian fighter planes and missiles will appear, and those members of the mínzhǔ party in the country start to make trouble, the public opinion will be together, and President Reagan will be very dangerous.

Such a scene must not be allowed to happen!Brightman finally knew that the smiling young man in front of him was not at all a political idiot like he showed. The city was so deep that even President Reagan fell into his hands.

What else can I do but agree?

If Brightman knew that these were all made up by Zhang Feng, I don’t know how depressed he would be. Qusay in Iraq is definitely a devil who came out of hell, and he is even more difficult to deal with than Khomeini!Khomeini's conspiracy can be seen through at a glance, but this Mr. Qusay can stir up a huge wave without doing much by himself.

All of this was naturally made up by Zhang Feng. He knew that this event in later generations almost drove Reagan out, and the United States is a two-party system, and the president cannot cover the sky with one hand. This kind of thing must be watched by another party.

It is Mundell who will compete for the next Reagan's re-election. Zhang Feng proposed this person, and he must be a famous person in the mínzhǔ party by now. The benefits that Feng fabricated and promised before he came to power are simply not to be taken seriously. No matter how many benefits the other party offers now, after he comes to power, it will definitely still be four words: American interests!It's better to rob the current president than to deal with that future maybe.

"That man Mundell is just a member of the mínzhǔ party, he doesn't have that much power at all." Brightman said: "Your Excellency Qusay, you are not deceived by him, are you?"

"Really?" Zhang Feng said: "I want him here, waiting to pick up those hostages and return to the United States together!"

Hostage, hostage again!Why did the hostage fall into the hands of this person in front of him!Brightman is hesitating in his heart. Although President Reagan promised that at the last minute, he can agree to the terms of selling the engine production line, but he is trying his best to fight for it, because he has seen in Iraq that under the influence of His Excellency Qusay, the Iraqi Great changes have taken place. If this country can produce advanced weapons, then it will definitely become the most powerful country in the Middle East!

A strong Iraq is not in the interests of the United States.Damn Mundell, for their mínzhǔ party, actually did such a thing!He is not a qualified American at all!

However, Brightman also knew that now, he had only two options, either, to agree to the conditions of the person in front of him, or to let the matter develop, and President Reagan would be in danger.

"Okay." Brightman struggled in his heart for a long time, and finally made up his mind: "I will report to the president, and hope he can agree to these conditions of yours, so that our military cooperation can reach a new level."

Just know, you'll give in eventually!Zhang Feng looked at the Americans in front of him with satisfaction, and took a stack of documents from the table with a smile: "This is a project we need to sign, please President Reagan have a look at it personally!"

Looking at the thick stack, Brightman felt as if he was about to suffocate again. He picked it up and turned a few pages. Although he was not from the military, he also knew that it was impossible.

The first few pages have been discussing the F404 engine and the fire control system including the AN//APG67 radar. Later, there are a large number of Paveway laser-guided bombs and AGM-65 Maverick TV-guided air-to-surface missiles. AN/FPS-117 long-range phased array radar, these are acceptable, but, further back, it is getting more and more excessive, 40 AH-64 Apache armed attack helicopters?There are also 2 E-3 watchtower air early warning planes?

He didn't turn back again. Will there be any ballistic missiles or nuclear submarines coming from behind?

3 Chapter Seventy F404 Engine

President Reagan has been in trouble lately.

Smoking on a cigar, Reagan frowned deeply, looked at his think tank, and said, "The Iraqis' asking price has already been revealed, have you all seen it?"

"It is absolutely impossible to promise them these conditions. It is impossible for us to export these things to them. They are really too much!" Weinberg said: "Even NATO members, we also have many things that we do not export. , is the same as Khomeini!"

When it comes to Khomeini, everyone even loses face. These think tanks, the highest-level people in the United States, have been tossing for more than a month, and they have used various tricks, but it has not had much effect. The hostage's stupid trick didn't work, and it cost him his current embarrassing position.

However, they knew that they must not deal with Qusay like they did with Khomeini, because it was with Qusay's help that they rescued the hostages. According to the news from Iraq, these hostages will be killed in a few days. , you can return to Iraq, and then return to China by special plane.

From this point of view, Qusay is their friend and has provided them with great help, and they exported weapons to Iran, which is tantamount to betraying their friends. It is normal for Qusay to have such a reaction.

"Recently, the domestic mínzhǔ party has been very active. They have already proposed in Congress to set up a team to investigate this incident. Although we did it very covertly, those guys have a good nose. I'm afraid they will find something." White House chief of staff James said.

Yes, if they don't make a choice, then they are likely to be deeply involved in this political crisis in the country.

Khomeini is so odious!How dare you spread rumors!

However, it is unrealistic to follow the conditions proposed by Qusay. Exporting so many weapons, even if Congress will not ask, is still a threat to the Americans, because Iraq is not a NATO country after all, and its relationship with the Soviet Union It is also close, if the secrets of these weapons of the US military are obtained by the Soviet Union, the consequences will be very serious.

"I feel that Qusay's conditions this time are just testing us," Bush said suddenly. ?Reagan's eyes lit up, the conditions Qusay put forward this time may really be testing! "Go on."

"If Qusay is not a fool, he should know that it is impossible for us to export all these things to Iraq. He still wants to write like this. It can also be said that he is a little angry. After all, what we did last time He raised these rude conditions just to make it difficult for us.” Bush said: “However, he must also understand what our bottom line is, so we only need to partially agree to his Requirements, such as exporting only engine production lines, and fire control systems only exporting some non-critical equipment production lines, I think he should be able to agree to our requirements."

Although Mundell negotiated with Qusay, Qusay is not a fool, and he can see that even if Mundell agreed to these conditions, even if the mínzhǔ party is in power in the future, he will not make these conditions Conditions are fulfilled.

Qusay is a smart person, and he will definitely accept what he sees and make the right choice.

Reagan made up his mind.

"Mariwan is in front of us. We will enter Iraq after crossing this mountain." Hassar said to McFarlane calmly.

Oh, God!After many hardships, we finally regained freedom again!McFarlane looked at the white mountains all around him, and at the Americans who were no longer glamorous around him. This arduous hostage rescue operation, after going through hardships, finally achieved the final success!

He, McFarlane, will also be warmly welcomed by the people of the United States because of this action, money, power, status, beauties... McFarlane came to his senses, not yet fully successful, the closer to success, the more The more dangers, the more he needs to be cautious.

Looking at the strong Iraqi special forces around them, they are walking vigilantly.

Although the Iranian troops escorted them in a car last time, it was completely two concepts. These Iraqis were the ones who really protected them.

McFarlane is full of gratitude. Without them, maybe these Americans are being held as hostages in some backward place in Iran. They left the hijacked plane and stuffed it anywhere. I am afraid that the CIA You won't find them for years.

After returning, we must report their deeds and let all Americans know!McFarlane made up his mind. Although he was intimidated and could not be exposed, McFarlane still decided to do so. Only in this way can the situation be more critical and more conducive to the appearance of his glorious image.

When Brightman saw Qusay again, after a difficult bargain, His Excellency finally agreed to their request, only providing the production line of the F404 engine, but the raw materials still need to be imported from the United States, as for the fire control system, only responsible for the production Among them, the circuit boards and components are also imported from the United States. Paveway and Maverick missiles can provide another batch, and the armed helicopter can be provided to the latest improved model of AH-1 Cobra.

Although Zhang Feng agreed with great difficulty, his heart was full of joy. Under normal circumstances, these things would be impossible!

Especially the production line of the F404 engine. As the most important part of the aircraft, the engine is a symbol of a country's scientific and technological strength. , Advanced technology is Iraq's biggest harvest, at least it can improve Iraq's industrial level for ten years!

In later generations, even in Sweden, when studying the Gripen fighter, 60% of the components of this type of engine equipped were still provided by General Electric, and then shipped to Sweden for assembly.

It is very important to obtain those processing equipment.If it weren't for such a hard-to-get opportunity, the Americans would never agree. In this way, Zhang Feng is still in Khomeini's favor.

Only by producing first, cultivating a group of technical talents in production, and then introducing a group of talents from abroad, can Iraq finally realize that it can develop advanced aero engines. This will be a long process. Although it is painful, it must be done. Experience, as ultimately skill, cannot be bought.

Moreover, after the F404 can be made in China, Zhang Feng has another idea to use the same F4000 engine on the Mirage 404 purchased from France!

For Dassault, the Phantom 4000 is a dream, and, under Zhang Feng's advocacy, it is different from the development of history, and this dream is very likely to be realized.In particular, the design of the Mirage 4000 has changed, adding a pair of adjustable canards will have a great impact on the flight quality.

However, the Phantom 4000 still has shortcomings. France is responsible for the research and development of the entire aircraft. It is impossible to make breakthroughs in various technologies. It is the F404 engine imported from the United States, and it was not replaced with the domestically produced M88 until later.

Now, the Phantom 4000 uses the same single-rotor engine M2000 as the Phantom 53. The thrust is exactly the same level as the F404. When we were negotiating, it was to introduce a production line to produce 4000 Phantom 4000s. If F404 is used on the Phantom [-] The engine not only greatly simplifies logistics, but also helps to further improve performance.

Of course, this is only a preliminary idea, at least it must be ensured that Iraq can produce qualified engines of this kind.

What Iraq needs is time.

After Brightman left, Zhang Feng immediately sent a delegation to fly to the United States. This agreement must be signed with General Electric before it can be completed. Zhang Feng is really worried about this kind of verbal agreement.