Babylonian Empire

Page 472

"Okay." Qusay agreed. These projects are indeed not completely decided by him as an ambassador. Report to the higher authorities and see what the Soviets say! "As for the person you proposed, I will send someone to investigate the matter immediately, and I will notify you as soon as I have news."

The two held hands, and Barkovsky felt a little dumbfounded. The other party already knew about this person, but now he pretended not to know. If the agreement cannot be reached, the other party will continue to act. This Qusay Your Excellency, he looks serious on the outside, but from this incident, it can be seen that he is a hooligan!

In this way, the Soviet Union could not suppress him with a tough attitude. It seemed that he could only try his best to persuade his superiors to agree to the contract.

Qusay sent the other party away with a smile. He was not very satisfied. It seemed that he had to put some pressure on the Soviet side. For example, let Adelina send a message to the KGB, saying that the Americans were negotiating with him. Look at the Soviet Union. Still in a hurry, don't worry!

Qusay knows that playing this card is actually a bit dangerous, because the current Soviet Union is still a powerful existence, but he is not naked blackmail, he does not have a word of blackmail, and he has been fighting with The other party cooperates, and clearly states that they will hand over this person to the other party without reservation. They are very cooperative, and they have not refused the other party. Then, they have no reason to be violent. Besides, I will give the other party money again!Recalling that the money earned during the Hong Kong dollar crisis would be given to the Red Empire, Qu Sai was really reluctant.

Will the Soviet Union agree?Qusay believes that the Soviet Union will definitely, and he will give the Soviet Union another generous gift for free, so let the Soviet Union and the United States fight!It's in their best interest to do so.

The news was sent back to the Soviet Union, and the high-level officials immediately held an emergency meeting.

"From various channels, we have analyzed that Iraq has probably seized one or even several crew members of an unknown intruding enemy plane. At the time of the incident, the Iraqi cargo ship Ugem was sailing in that sea area. According to the direction of the ocean current, it is very possible that they rescued the surviving personnel. We arrived at the sea area a few hours later, but it was too late and we found nothing." KGB Director Victor said: "However, Whether Qusay really didn't know about it is less clear."

Without solid evidence, Victor can't talk nonsense, but his expression clearly shows that he has reached a conclusion. Qusay must be fully aware of this matter, otherwise, how dare he put forward so many conditions!

"It seems that we were tricked by Iraq. They know that this person is of great use to us, so they deliberately used it to negotiate terms with us. Our attitude should be tougher, and we must let Iraq know that we will not be blackmailed. Yes!" Foreign Minister Gromyko said angrily.

He is also very anxious. Now, in the international arena, the incident of shooting down the South Korean airliner has a very bad impact on the Soviet Union. General Ivan Trechyanko, the commander of the Soviet Far East Military District who ordered the fire, let him go back to retire in advance. Enough evidence!

But now, seeing that the evidence is in the hands of the little guy in Iraq, but the other side just doesn't give face, and puts a lot of conditions!

Tougher?But Iraq must hand over that man?Gorbachev sneered in his heart, what was going on in the heads of this group of people?The little guy in the Middle East is a guy who eats soft but not hard. You are so tough, you can only force the other party to hand over that person to the United States. At that time, you will have nothing to gain.

Now, although the Soviet Union is acting aggressively to the outside world, due to the deterioration of the economy and the quagmire of the Afghan war, the Soviet Union simply does not have enough financial resources to continue to promote its own reforms. If the arms purchase plan proposed by Iraq can be completed, the Soviet Union will It is very important for the Soviet Union to be able to obtain billions of dollars in foreign exchange income.

Those guys stayed in Moscow, thinking about how powerful the Soviet Union was all day long, and never went down to see it. I don’t know how scarce the Soviet Union’s living materials are!

However, General Secretary Andropov is a sensible person, and he will definitely make the right choice.

"Iraq is going too far this time, especially the OTP-23 missile, which we have not been equipped with for a long time. It has a range of 700 kilometers. If it is improved, the range can reach 900 kilometers. The performance of this missile is far beyond Scud missiles, moreover, this is a solid missile that does not need to be refueled and can be hit and run. If Iraq really acquires this kind of missile, it can significantly improve their combat-level long-range strike capability, and we must not export it. ” Defense Minister Ustinov said.

This guy in Iraq is really a headache. Either he doesn’t buy it, or if he wants to buy it, he always buys advanced ones. The Soviet army currently has less than [-] missiles, so he wants it?

Andropov did not speak, he had been listening to the heated comments below.In fact, this incident can be said to be in the past. If you stop asking about this incident, it will disappear in the long river of history after a period of time.Now it is picked up again because it can get definite evidence to prove that the Soviet Union did nothing wrong in this matter, and it is all a conspiracy of the United States!They are most interested in exposing the conspiracy of the United States and winning the struggle against the United States.

In Andropov's eyes, whether Iraq really has the evidence is no longer important, but the purchase list proposed by Iraq has made him more interested. Although the price of world crude oil is rising, the Soviet Union exported crude oil. He has also made some gains, but compared with the funds he needs for the reforms he gradually pushed forward, it is still a little less.This transaction can allow the Soviet Union to obtain real benefits, and he is also inclined to facilitate an agreement, but this cannot cause damage to the Soviet Union itself.

"An Iraq that leans toward us is in line with our interests in the Middle East." Gorbachev said: "Now, in the Middle East, countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar are leaning toward the United States. China has gone far with us. Now, they have woken up and want to order a large number of weapons from us. Through arms sales, we can win Iraq back to our side. This is very important to us. , especially, now that Iraq is fighting against Iran, judging from the current situation, Iraq occupies the initiative on the battlefield, and Iraq's main focus is on the western part of Iran, and they definitely have no interest in the eastern desert. We have established a close relationship with Iraq, so after Iraq liberates the western part of Iran, we can propose to the Iranian zhèngfǔ supported by Iraq to lease two provinces in eastern Iran, and our power can appear on the Arabian Sea !"

Gorbachev's words alarmed everyone. Now, the Soviet Union is engaged in the war in Afghanistan, with countless casualties and huge costs. Isn't it just to open up the road to the south?Gorbachev, on the other hand, proposed a more creative and far-sighted way: no longer going south through Afghanistan, but going south directly from eastern Iran!

Chapter 527 Hit Tehran!

"Will Iran agree? Will Iraq agree?" Foreign Minister Gromyko asked.

"When Iraq occupied Tehran, Iran's zhōngyāng regime had disappeared. Even if they disagreed, there was nowhere to declare it. As for Iraq, it depends on how close our relationship with him is. Iraq's national strength is limited, and it is impossible to occupy it. In the whole of Iran, we just leased it, besides, what we leased are those desert plains, which is much better than in the mountains of Afghanistan, right?" Gorbachev said.

In fact, he is not interested in these foreign aggressions at all. He said this just to promote these people, to conclude this deal with Iraq, and to get back the foreign exchange of Iraq. The secretary supports it, and he also needs to come up with enough reasons to facilitate the deal. For these people with a big Soviet mentality, this reason is indeed enough.

Get the funds back first, and everything else is secondary.In fact, from the heart, Gorbachev was opposed to the war. The military expenditure of the Soviet Union accounted for too much of the total income, which put a heavy burden on the Soviet economy, and even had to borrow money from Western Europe to alleviate it. It's a bad start, but the military doesn't care at all. They only know to build more warships and equip more missiles. What the Americans have, they have to have.

But now, these thoughts in Gorbachev's heart cannot be expressed, because his status is not high enough, and his power is not strong enough. If he wants the Soviet people to truly live an ideal life, he must Let him occupy high positions in the USSR!This idea in Gorbachev's mind became stronger and stronger.

Invading Afghanistan, in the eyes of Gorbachev, is naked aggression, and it occupies too much of the defense expenditure, it is simply a bottomless pit!Invade Iran?Gorbachev was even less interested, but only by saying that would he be able to get the Soviet Union to reach this agreement and exchange the most valuable funds for the Soviet Union.

Those guys don't even know what the state treasury looks like when it's empty.

Sure enough, when Gorbachev said this, the eyes of those who held objections in the early stage began to brighten. As early as the Tsarist Russia, they knew that if they want to continue to develop, they must obtain a passage to the south , and now, this channel is already in front of us. Anyway, Iran will be captured by Iraq, so simply carve up Iran.Wrong, not carve up, but lease, Iran has to be a country after all.

Andropov looked at these people and finally made a decision: "Then agree to this agreement in principle. Among them, the first and third articles are completely in accordance with the Iraqi side, and the second and fourth articles only Helicopters and attack aircraft are provided, production lines are not provided, and avionics modification solutions are not provided. Article 30.00, [-] pieces can be sold to the other party symbolically, but they must also purchase [-] Scud missiles, and all items , Regarding the selling price, we will increase it by another [-]%.”

After careful discussions at the high level, the agreement was sent back to Iraq again, and the ambassador handed it over to His Excellency Qusay.

Bakhtaran area.

Rajawi-Muhammad's recruitment work is progressing smoothly. In the whole province, he has recruited nearly 2000 people. Most of them are people like him. As far as the original ruling method is concerned, there is another part of it, the former Iranian army soldiers who were excluded in the Iranian revolution. They also miss the Bavillian period.

Among the 2000 people, there were nearly [-] female soldiers. Some of them took on jobs such as nurses, and most of them, like the male soldiers, became brave fighters.

This force is now undergoing intensive training in the Bakhtaran area. They have received comprehensive support from the Iraqi government, and all light weapons have been replaced with assault rifles and machine guns produced by Iraq itself. Moreover, they have received the care of the Iraqi government. Obtained more than a dozen M48 tanks and more than 30 portable anti-aircraft missiles. They are the first brigade of the newly established Iranian National Liberation Army in Iran!

In order to assist their training, Iraq sent some soldiers who had been on the battlefield to become their instructors and be responsible for their training.

The Rajawis, like other soldiers, are also undergoing high-intensity training. They know that if they want their fighters to win the battle, they still have a long way to go, and they can't relax their training. Make your own army into a powerful team!

At this time, the Iranian plateau has begun to cool down, but their hearts are warm.

Although the soldiers of the northern military region marched forward bravely, their marching progress was still delayed, and they were devastated by the constant attacks of unknown Iranian armed forces that were always appearing.

Now, the time has entered October, and in another month, the weather on the Iranian plateau will become extremely cold, and now, they have just advanced to Hamadan, and wiped out an Iranian infantry division on the outskirts of Hamadan , It brought great convenience for them to enter the city without getting into the terrible city street battles.

This makes most of the senior officials of the northern military region feel ashamed. Compared with the southern military region, their record is nothing at all. The plan to hit Tehran this year will never be completed anyway.

His Excellency Qusay never asked about the details of the battle, but now, Minister of Defense Adnan felt it was time to make a report to His Excellency Qusay.

"Your Excellency Qusay." In the Ministry of Defense, Adnan saw Qusay coming, and said, "Welcome to the Ministry of Defense for inspection."

"I just came to see, where is our army fighting now?" Qusay asked.

As if a primary school student hadn't finished his homework, Adnan said with some embarrassment: "Our offensive has been greatly hindered. Until now, we still haven't broken through to the east of Hamadan, and we are very close to the intended goal. far away."

Originally, they wanted to advance quickly, but they were very troubled by the guerrillas who were always harassing, so they stopped to suppress the bandits, which delayed the march.

Qusay nodded. He understood all these situations, and he also suggested that they consolidate the land they acquired, so the pace of attack would slow down.

Qusay looked at the large-scale map, which still used arrows to indicate the route of marching. However, some electronic equipment had started to operate beside it, and the C3I system had been gradually enriched in each army. It is showing the route of the army's advance.Today, there is such a way of sharing modern technology and traditional means.

Qusay is also psychologically prepared for the difficulties encountered in the offensive. If the Iranian people are completely opposed, it can be said that they have no possibility of consolidating the normal life order in the occupied areas.Fortunately, the policies he implemented are still welcomed by the Iranians. Especially, in the occupied areas, the lives of Iranians are better than before. No matter who is in power, the people only care about real interests.Therefore, the rioters are all those diehards in Iran who are loyal to the current regime, and they are the ones who need to be resolutely eliminated.

Historically, the Iran-Iraq War has been fought for eight years without a single winner. Qusay is not complacent about his current achievements. He is thinking about how to achieve his strategic goals.

"We have already captured Hamadan. Before the severe cold on the Iranian plateau, we can reach the zhōngyāng province at most. We expect that Iran will counterattack more violently here. Therefore, it will be very difficult to end the war this year." Adnan continued.

"Then let's go to zhōngyāng province first," Qu Sai said.

If you hit zhōngyāng province, you will be considered to have crossed the harsh Iranian plateau and entered the plains of central Iran, where it is beneficial for Iraqi mechanized troops to attack. Therefore, when you hit zhōngyāng province, the main strategic purpose has actually been completed: The Iraqi army has crossed the plateau and mountains of Iran!

This is already a very good campaign attack by the Northern Military Region. Although the previous goal was not achieved, and although the casualties were a bit heavy, overall it was not bad.

However, if the war drags on to next year, maybe there will be new changes. For example, Iran will be given a chance to breathe until March next year. Will the other party come up with something like a boy soldier during this period? Big killer coming?Or, the Iranian zhèngfǔ sees that it has no hope of victory. If it changes its political attitude and takes refuge in the Soviet Union or even the United States, then one of these two superpowers will turn to support Iran. Maybe the banner of the United Nations, Then it will come, let yourself stop.

The military action to reach Tehran should be as fast as possible.

Qusay looked at the map and suddenly came up with a strategy in his mind.

"How is the training of the Iranian National Liberation Army?" Qusay asked.