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Sure enough, Qusay was even more moved when he mentioned this: "Yes, your country provided us with these things, but your country also provided it to Iran, and your country provided weapons to Khomeini, a war madman. , in this recent counterattack, the Iranian army used your country's 69 tanks to hit our oil-heavy city of Abadan, killing countless of our soldiers. They used your country's J-[-] fighter jets to attack Zubayr, our industrial city, our multi-billion dollar equipment in Zubayr would have been scrapped if we hadn't acted properly. Your country has seriously hurt your country which has always been regarded as the most friendly country. the heart of my partner!"

Anyone else would naturally be ashamed of Qusay's remarks. Selling weapons to Iran and allowing Iran to kill Iraqi soldiers is really too much.

However, Hou Yefeng knew that these words, in many places, were absurd.

Abadan, originally belonged to the Iranians, and you fought in Iraq. Iran is recovering lost ground. As long as it is a war, there will be bloodshed and sacrifices. We sell weapons. This is just business. We also sell weapons to Iraq is gone, will Iran also come to protest that we have sold weapons to Iraq?

However, Hou Yefeng will definitely not lose his sense of propriety. As a diplomat, he is just wrangling a lot of times. He said: "I am very sorry, but I am only the ambassador to Iraq. I know all about the weapons sold to your country. , but I don’t know whether the weapons were sold to Iran,” Hou Yefeng said.

I knew you were going to say this. Qu Sai from later generations, and Zhang Feng before his rebirth, are naturally very clear about the countermeasures of those relevant departments. However, he will not entangle with the other party on these issues, pointing out the interests. is the most important.

"You have also seen that although Iran can purchase new weapons, we still firmly occupy the initiative in the war. We are about to liberate the entire Khuzestan province. Then, the financial resources of the Iranian government will almost dry up. "

Hearing the word "liberation", Hou Yefeng suddenly felt like laughing. Your Excellency Qu Sai really knows how to use words!

However, in the entire province of Khuzestan, there are not many Persians, and most of them are Arabs. Therefore, when it comes to liberation, this word can also be used in the past.

"We not only want to liberate Khuzestan, but we also want to liberate the whole of Iran. Therefore, I really want to ask Mr. Ambassador to tell the zhèngfǔ of your country that you sold weapons to Iran and their unpaid payments. Will pay," Qusay said.

Liberate all of Iran?This is a bit big, the Persians will fight to the end, Hou Yefeng will not be intimidated by his remarks, but he suddenly thought of the first half of the sentence, and suddenly felt something was wrong, Qu Sai wanted to express The meaning is not the second half of the sentence, but the first half of the sentence.He didn't realize it just now, but this time he suddenly thought that Iran's financial source mainly depends on oil, and Khuzestan province has gathered more than 90.00% of Iran's oil. If Iraq occupies this area, then, by then , Iran will definitely not have the economic ability to fight.

Why does China sell weapons to the warring parties?Isn't it just to make money and support military enterprises?Now the country is undergoing transformation, and all the limited funds are invested in economic construction. Therefore, selling weapons to Iran and Iran and earning foreign exchange for the country is also a last resort. However, if the Iranians have no money, then Naturally, there is no need to sell weapons to Iran.

Taking down the whole of Iran, I don't believe it at this time, but taking the whole of Khuzestan, looking at the current posture of Iraq, it is really similar.

But will the international community agree with him on what to do?Occupying so many oil resources, do other big countries have no objections?Like America?

"We officially protested the sale of weapons to Iran by your country, and if your country does not stop this kind of action that hurts our country, our country will also suspend all agreements with your country." Qusay continued: "Super Seven is provided by our country. Pakistan has signed dozens of contracts for the joint development of funds and your country, and now in view of this situation, our country has decided to suspend the agreement and temporarily not provide avionics and fire control modifications in our country.”

When Hou Yefeng heard this, he began to frown. China may not export weapons to Iran, but it will definitely export weapons to Pakistan. Pakistan is China's most important partner in the South Asian subcontinent. China and Pakistan have a great strategic relationship, so , as long as there are suitable weapons and Pakistan is willing to ask for them, China will export them.

Moreover, although the dozens of fighter planes ordered by Pakistan did not demand a high price, it was also a good income.

Qusay came out with Chaoqi to talk about the matter. Although the diplomat looked calm, Qusay could tell that the other party began to hesitate.

Then give it some sweetness.

"As long as your country stops exporting weapons to Iran, China will increase its investment in your country. These incomes are worth the foreign exchange obtained from Iran." Qusay said: "Not only the Super Seven and Yun Ten projects, but our country We also plan to invest in the JH-[-] and Turbofan-[-] that your country is developing, and will reach an order intention. Our country also plans to order several missile speedboats from your country’s shipyard, and also hopes to purchase dozens of Dongfeng from your country. Three ground missiles, these projects are worth several times your country's profits from Iran, and, with my relationship, you can also let major Arab banks lend to your country's zhèngfǔ, providing your country's urgent need for reform and opening up funds."

Hou Yefeng's eyes slowly brightened.

Chapter 439 Strait of Hormuz

The Persian Gulf seems to be a huge inland sea, and there is only one channel leading to the outer ocean, which is the Strait of Hormuz!

The Strait of Hormuz is located between the Arabian Peninsula and southern Iran, shaped like a herringbone, about 150 kilometers long from east to west, 97 kilometers wide at its widest point, and only 38.9 kilometers wide at its narrowest point; 56-125 kilometers wide from north to south, with an average water depth 70 meters.

Because it is a necessary place between the Gulf and the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Hormuz is known as the "throat of the Gulf" and has a very important strategic and shipping position.Most of the oil from the oil-producing countries along the Gulf coast is exported to Western Europe, Australia, Japan, and the United States through this strait, which collectively bears 60% of the supply of Western oil-consuming countries. Western countries regard the Strait of Hormuz as a "lifeline".

And Kuwait is the most dependent on this lifeline. Kuwait not only needs to transport oil resources outward, because Kuwait is all desert, so all their daily necessities are also transported by ships.

However, this lifeline is very fragile. Even at its widest point, it is only 97 kilometers, which is completely within the range of the Haiying 2 (C601) missile!

At this time, on the side of the strait close to Iran, tens of miles away from Bandar Abbas, a mysterious convoy was preparing.

The shore-to-ship missiles from China are not only huge in size, but also have huge launching equipment.

There are three launch methods for this missile, which can be launched from a warship, an airplane, or a launch vehicle on the shore. There are two export types, which are launched from a H-6 bomber or launched from the shore.

What Iran purchased were shore-to-ship missiles, which are launched from the shore.

And in order to launch this kind of missile, the launch equipment is also very large.

If the missile wants to hit the target, it must first find the target, which requires the assistance of radar on the shore. Therefore, four must-have vehicles are the tracking radar station antenna vehicle, the tracking radar station display vehicle, the mobile power station, and the commander vehicle. Indispensable vehicle.To launch a missile, it needs to be composed of a pre-launch inspection vehicle, a launch vehicle, and a launch tractor. If the missile is not ready, then, before the launch, a gas source vehicle and a filling vehicle are required. The car is responsible for filling the missile with high-pressure air, and the filling vehicle is responsible for filling the fuel, because this is a huge liquid missile.

This is also the reason why Qusay doesn't like this kind of missile. The shooting process is too cumbersome, while the Exocet missile or C801 are solid missiles, which can be ignited directly.

Now, the Iranians have secretly launched this convoy on this seashore, and they are making preparations before launching.

During the process of introducing this missile, Iranian soldiers also received training to operate this missile. Although it was only two months, they felt that they had fully mastered the essentials of operation.

At this time, the sky had just dawned, and the morning sun shone on the entire Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman outside was also sparkling.

It's the busiest waterway in the world, and the day begins.

An oil tanker "Umm Kabashi" loaded crude oil from the port of Kuwait. This is a 15-ton oil tanker. The whole ship looks like a pregnant woman with a big belly, but her head is small. There is a three-story cockpit in the rear of the ship, and the rest of the deck is flat, using steam turbines as power, and in the rear chimney, there is thick smoke, it is coming out of the port, and it is starting to accelerate.

Driving such a huge ship, even a large steam turbine, can only accelerate the ship to fifteen knots. However, the ship is highly automated, and more than 30 people are required to operate the ship.

In order to avoid danger, a non-combustible gas is filled in the cabin of the tanker on the lower floor to prevent the oil from exploding during transportation. Moreover, crude oil is relatively easy to solidify, and steam turbines are used as power. During the unloading process, Crude oil can also be heated with a steam pipeline.

Because of the busy shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf, all crew members are now working hard at their posts.

Manipulating a freighter of more than [-] tons is not as easy as driving a sports car, and it takes at least half an hour to completely stop the ship.

The captain stood at his post, looking at the sea in the distance, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

As a seaman, he spends most of his time at sea every year. There are many risks at sea. The captain has experience in these. However, during the process of loading oil at the port of Kuwait, they learned that another evil country , Iran issued a statement that they will attack various ships that transport oil for Iraq, and will also attack other countries that support Iraq, such as Kuwait and Saudi oil tankers.

When hearing the news, everyone was indifferent. If Iran really did that, it would be absolutely crazy.

However, when it was time for him to go to sea, the captain began to worry. Iran is definitely the master who can do any crazy things. They dare to detain the personnel of the US embassy in Iran. What else are they afraid to do? of?

Therefore, the captain became more cautious.

When they set off the day before yesterday, they have been vigilant. The Persian Gulf, which is more than 900 kilometers long, seems to be terrified at every step. The water was shallow, and they had to navigate a course closer to the Iranian side.

Now, it is finally about to leave the Persian Gulf, and everyone hopes that it will go well.

On a trailer on the shore, the camouflage net was finally removed, and a chubby missile like an airplane revealed its appearance, with a thick round body, two large-swept triangular wings in the middle of the missile body, and three The three tail fins are installed at the tail of the missile body, the angle between them is 120 degrees, and each tail fin has a longitudinal rudder on the trailing edge.

Because it is a shore-to-ship missile, there is one more booster engine at the tail of the missile body than when launching from the air.

Many people were busy around the body, filling fuel, filling high-pressure air, and conducting tests.

On the other side, the tracking radar antenna vehicle has been deployed, and the radar antenna is five meters higher than the vehicle body, so that it is more convenient to monitor ships on the sea.

At this time, the generator car has also started to run at full speed, and sufficient power is transmitted to each vehicle through cables.

The radar antenna starts to rotate, scanning the situation on the sea surface, the radar shows that the operators on the vehicle have begun to closely monitor the situation on the sea surface, the data is reported to the commander vehicle, ready to input the Haiying 2 missile at any time, before launching the final process.

At this position, all ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz will be completely monitored by them.

The strength of the Iranian Air Force has been greatly weakened. They do not have powerful fighters to search the sea, so they can only use this shore search method.

Immediately, very quickly, a signal appeared on the radar showing that the car was 120 kilometers away, and it was preparing to drive out from the direction of the Persian Gulf!

After more than an hour of sailing, the "Umm Kabashi" sailed slowly to the Strait of Hormuz.