Yang Dongxu was very busy this day, in addition to filming, he had to read a lot of international newspapers, and even a map of the Middle East was placed in the room, and the route and process of Iraq's march in Kuwait that had been reported were also marked by him.

Don't look at the fact that Iraq was beaten by the US military in the later generations and could not find the north, the current Iraq is a big brother-level existence in the Middle East, and if the little brother is disobedient, he will beat the little brother.

For example, one of the causes of the Gulf War was the problem of oil extraction, and Iraq owed a number of Arab countries, including $14 billion to Kuwait.

So he wants the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to reduce oil production and raise oil prices so that he can make a profit and pay off his debts. Kuwait, however, increased oil production and lowered its prices, hoping to force Iraq to settle the border dispute between the two.

After several years of inconclusive accusations, the negotiations between Iraq and Kuwait over the oil issue broke down on 1 August 1990. Then the next day, Lao Sa sent troops directly.

At this time, it has only been more than a year since the Iran-Iraq war, which shows how much Iraq is hanging in the Middle East, and whoever does not accept it will be punished.

Of course, this is also related to international relations, after all, behind Iraq stands the Soviet Union, a superpower that can currently compete with the United States, and there is such a 'big brother' standing behind it, so naturally no one is stunned, and if you dare to jump, I will dare to beat you.

However, Lao Sa's popularity this time obviously didn't see the time clearly, or he was a little overconfident in the big brother behind him. At present, my big brother is a little unpeaceful in China at this time.

On March 11 of this year, Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet regime and began a referendum. This undoubtedly kicked off the prelude to the collapse of the Soviet Union, so this seemingly tough polar bear was already suffering from internal and external troubles at this time, and even if he wanted to take care of his little brother at this time, he was a little powerless, so the Gulf War was doomed from the beginning.

However, these are not the focus of Yang Dongxu's focus at present, what he wants to do now is how to shift the attention of the top management from the war itself to oil, and see if the country can get some oil orders back from business even if it does not have the ability to send troops to 'intervene' at this time in the Middle East.

I have to say that this question is a bit ironic, because in the Middle East, where oil is dry, the focus of the country is not on oil, but on the war itself.

That is to say, the above concern is whether the war will be further expanded since the United States has sent troops, after all, Iraq is close to the Soviet Union, and once the two superpowers fight, will a third world war break out.

In other words, since the United States has sent troops, it is the focus of high-level attention both in terms of strategic deployment and weapons and equipment, so as to measure how big the gap between the two countries is in terms of military strength.

Of course, these are all things that need attention, but Yang Dongxu feels that the only more important thing missing above is oil. This may have something to do with the current domestic environment, when China was a superpower importing oil. But now China is an oil exporter.

That's right, you heard it right. China, which has imported so much crude oil every year for generations to come, is now exporting oil. Moreover, since 78 years, they have been exporting oil to Japan and some other countries, and since their own countries need to export their own oil when they run out, they naturally focus on the war itself or the military power of the United States, rather than on oil.

So Yang Dongxu has a headache now, how to attract the attention of the top management to oil. As soon as Lithuania became independent of the Soviet Union, there were not many days left, which means that the days when the United States was friendly to China and wanted to block the Soviet Union were not long.

When the Soviet Union fell and China was rising rapidly, and the United States set its sights on China, it would be extremely difficult to get oil from the Middle East.

"Time is too tight and there is no money. Looking at the map of the Middle East in front of him, Yang Dongxu scratched his hair irritably.

No matter what the Middle East is doing now, the Gulf War, which looks like it could lead to World War III, will end in just one month as long as the United States starts to do it.

This is an outcome that no one expected, and no one would have imagined that Iraq, which was able to wage an eight-year war with Iran, would be powerless in front of the US military before the United States announced that it would move its fingers.

So if you have money, there are too many things that can be done here, even if Yang Dongxu can't intervene in such things, after the end of the war, whether it is Iraq, which is sanctioned by the United Nations, or Kuwait, which has been devastated by the war, needs funds to recover.

And the only thing they can take out as collateral is oil, so at this time, it is best to take oil fields from the Middle East, not to mention the low price, and there will be much fewer restrictions on buying oil fields when the United States does not pay so much attention to China.

But what makes Yang Dongxu distressed is that he seems to be worth billions of dollars and has no money at all now, let alone buy the entire oil field, and he can't get the money to reach out and buy some oilfield shares.

"NND, it's a loss, it's a big loss. Seeing that a piece of fat was placed in front of him but couldn't eat it, Yang Dongxu didn't say how crazy he was.

stayed in Hong Kong for another five days, and under the urging of the old man several times a day, Yang Dongxu hurriedly edited the sample and flew back to Yanjing. As soon as he got off the plane, he didn't even have time to return to the big courtyard, and was directly sent to the old man's residence by the car that picked him up at the airport.

"It's huge. His hair had completely turned silver-white, and Zhou Yiren, who was wearing thick spectacle lenses, looked at Yang Dongxu angrily.

"If you can't fight in a short time, what are you afraid of?" Yang Dongxu shrugged his shoulders.

If it weren't for the old man's urging too much, he actually wanted to come back in a few days, not to finish all the finishing work of the movie and arrange it for release before coming back. It's that he can't figure out how to get the country to take oil fields from Kuwait after the Gulf War is over.

You must know that the international currency is now the US dollar, but the country is also short of foreign exchange. It is no exaggeration to say that every dime of foreign exchange is closely watched. Use the foreign exchange that the country urgently needs to buy oil fields that the country doesn't need at all, not to mention that Yang Dongxu is just a 17-year-old child now, and Zhou Yiren is only a member of the think tank, even if Zhou Yiren is ****, such an order may not be passed.

"What do you think of this war?" Zhou Yiren didn't bother to talk nonsense with Yang Dongxu anymore and asked directly.

"As long as the U.S. completes the deployment of troops and starts to move, Iraq will lose. ”

"Oh?" Zhou Yiren stared at Yang Dongxu and waited for the following.

Mr. Yang's definition of Iraq's inevitable defeat did not surprise Mr. Zhou, who had obtained the same results in their research these days.

After all, Iraq seems to be strong in the Middle East, fighting Iran before, and now it is attacking Kuwait, and even quickly broke Kuwait's defense line and forced the Kuwaiti royal family to flee to other countries for refuge.

But it is not certain whether it is still so strong in front of the US military, and more importantly, the United Nations is standing behind the US military, and Iraq is the invading party, so as long as the war is prolonged, Iraq will definitely lose.

Not to mention the United Nations sanctions and the multinational coalition, Iraq and the United States alone are not a heavyweight, one is a superpower and the other is a small country in the Middle East, it is clear who wins and who loses, especially when the Soviet Union is not peaceful and does not have much energy to support its little brother.

However, their research is research, and Zhou Yiren still wants to hear what is the basis for Yang Dongxu's view that Iraq will be defeated.

"Not to mention such righteous nonsense as invading or being invaded, the military strength of Iraq and the United States is not equal at all, and the United States has a large margin of land and air force surpassing Iraq, and the United States has thrown Iraq 18 streets in its navy and air force alone, so Iraq has no possibility of defeating the United States at all. ”

"It's not as bad as you say, is it?" Zhou Yiren frowned.

Although Iraq is not a military power, it has never stopped fighting wars over the years, so the combat effectiveness of the army is very good, and in addition, it has purchased a lot of weapons from the Soviet Union that are very advanced in the eyes of the top level.

Therefore, in Zhou Yiren's view, even if the US army is very strong, the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army is not bad, and there is still a war between the two, but listening to Yang Dongxu's tone, it seems as easy as slapping a mosquito to death when the United States fights Iraq.

"It doesn't look bad, but it depends on who he compares with, he can fight Iran, and even beat Kuwait without fighting back, but it is just a piece of cake in front of the US military. You must know that Iraq seems to have purchased a lot of equipment.

But neither the United States nor the Soviet Union will sell the most advanced weapons at all, even to their own younger brothers. So one is using weapons and equipment that is not known how many generations behind, and the other is holding the most advanced weapons, which is like one holding a machete and the other holding a submachine gun, who do you say will win?"

Zhou Yiren didn't say anything and looked at Yang Dongxu with a frown, he also knew that the equipment of the United States was very powerful and powerful, and he would not deceive himself about this. But he felt that Yang Dongxu was a bit of a myth about American weapons and equipment.

Advanced weaponry is powerful, but fighting a war still depends on the people. Didn't New China come all the way from millet plus rifles? In the face of the powerful United States and advanced weapons during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, did China not win?

Therefore, he admits that advanced weapons are powerful, but advanced weapons are not artifacts, so the extent of power is still limited. In fact, it's not just them who think so, but the people above almost think so. It's not just the top level in China who thinks so, but also the top level in many countries around the world.

If Yang Dongxu hadn't been reborn, he would have felt that although the equipment of the American army was very good, Iraq still had the strength to fight. But as a person who has come before, he knows very well what kind of impact the Gulf War had on the traditional concept of war formed since World War II, and it can even be said that it was a huge shock.

"Let's not talk about this for a while, what do you think about the battlefield war?" Yang Dongxu knew that it was useless to talk too much at this time, and only by letting them see it with their own eyes would they understand how terrible the new form of electronic warfare was.