This air battle began at one o'clock in the morning and lasted until five o'clock before it could be over; after all, at night, the US Air Force could still use the cover of night to launch an attack at a relatively low cost, but once it was daytime, under the cover of Iraq's anti-aircraft fire, the superiority of the US high-tech air force was not so obvious, after all, no matter how advanced the plane was, there was still a chance of being shot down after all. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

With the start of the air raids, the war of public opinion between the Western media and the Iraqi media is also in full swing, and all the front-page headlines focus on the course of the Gulf War, but the focus of the Western and Iraqi media is not the same.

In the West, whether it is the United States, Britain or other countries, their newspapers pay more attention to how many Iraqi radar stations have been blown up by the multinational forces through air strikes, how many MiGs and Su27s have been shot down with absolute superiority in air strikes, and there are also military commentators or retired generals who analyze the outdated third-generation fighters of the former Soviet Union and the excellent performance of the American F15 and F16 fighters through various so-called "professional" ideas on television.

On the contrary, if you read the Iraqi newspapers, they emphasize that in this battle for air supremacy, the Iraqi Air Force is brave and fearless, and in the face of the multinational air force several times its size, it is still fearless to take off and meet the battle, and in the air struggle, relying on the courage and wisdom given by Allah, it finally shot down the fighters of the multinational force, won the victory in the air battle, and declared that Iraq will definitely achieve the final victory in the war!

Of course, as a business tycoon novel, it is only natural that the media will also pay attention to the impact of war on the global economy, and in fact it is inevitable.

Because the war broke out in the Gulf region, which is the world's largest oil-producing area, as the war progressed, it became a very dangerous area, and the major shipping companies abandoned the oil transportation business here, which also caused the price of crude oil in the international market to fluctuate violently, and the price of oil continued to rise, which in turn triggered a series of other oil-related price fluctuations.

Those speculators with huge amounts of money will naturally not let go of such a grand gluttonous banquet, followed by a huge amount of hot money frantically pouring into the futures market and the stock market, resulting in an incredible market.

Christo, the patriarch of the Addams family, who was one of the manipulators behind it, looked at the rising red lines on the plate, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

That's how the plan was supposed to be, the bay was a pot of porridge, speculators all over the world were crazy about it, and their own family companies were prepared in advance, and with the influx of hot money from all sides, they were full of money.

It's just that the only regret that Christo regrets is that because of that Chinese man Zhou Ming, he and Rockefeller had to bear more military expenses, although these military expenses were finally turned into orders and returned to their arms companies, but if they can earn more, isn't it the most perfect?

Thinking of Zhou Ming, Christo subconsciously frowned again, every time he thought that there was another Zhou Ming who might go to Iraq, it made him feel very uneasy, although he didn't know what else Zhou Ming could do in the face of the current situation, but as long as this person was there, it would be like a thorn in his heart, faintly painful but unable to pull it out.

"Zhou Ming, if he is a high-ranking official in China, or a descendant of a leader, then I may still understand that he may want to help the country fight for interests in the Gulf region, but he is just a businessman, and in this feast where the whole world is making money, I really can't imagine what he can do other than follow those hot money into speculation. ”

Christo looked up at the blue sky outside the window: "Is he planning to delay the offensive of the multinational force, and then unite with other consortiums to make a bigger article? But that is destined to be Cinderella's dream, and it will be shattered when the time comes, and garbage is destined to be garbage!"

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When the eyes of the whole world were focused on the Gulf War, Zhou Ming, who made Christo hate itchy, was very leisurely riding on the streets of Bardina in the special minibus of the embassy.

At this time, the streets of Badina were unusually empty, with only the occasional passing armored vehicles and a team of soldiers, which filled the entire ancient city with the smell of gloom and slaughter.

However, Zhou Ming didn't care about this, he just asked Ambassador Lin Hong with great interest: "I heard that Badina is an ancient city-state with more than 6,000 years of history, so there must be a lot of incredible ruins here, right?

Faced with Zhou Ming's question, Lin Hong felt very entangled, because the task he got was to help Zhou Ming carry out his mission, but now the problem is that after he braved all kinds of dangers to get here, he was just wandering around, and he didn't have a sense of urgency at all.

However, Lin Hong finally replied to Zhou Ming: "According to historical records, archaeologists speculate that the Hanging Gardens are indeed in Badina, so that Iraq has always wanted to restore this super landscape, and even President Salm has been leading the world through the civilization enlightenment of the Sumers since the coup d'état, saying that he wants to lead the entire Arab world to achieve the glory of the past through Iraq." ”

Lin Hong said this on purpose, just hoping to remind Zhou Ming of his task, and he fully understood Lin Hong's hard work.

Therefore, Zhou Ming said: "Okay, Ambassador Lin, please believe that I will not forget my duty, but now the war is still in a very delicate stage, and it is not the best time for us to intervene, so the best thing for us to do now is to pay attention to the trend of this war while feeling the ancient civilization of Central Asia." ”

Hearing Zhou Ming say this, Lin Hong had no choice, so he had to change the topic and said: "According to the central plan, today will also be the day when General Zou and them will arrive in Badina, and they will arrive in Badina at about three o'clock." ”

Zhou Ming gently patted Lin Hong on the shoulder and said to him: "Don't worry, I can't delay the business, and I'm also waiting for this group of officers supported by the state! ”

The name of the general Zou in Lin Hong's mouth is Zou Yue, a major general of the Chinese Army, and he is also the leader of the team supporting the Iraqi officer corps this time.

This officer corps is actually the instructor corps and backbone force that Zhou Ming proposed to help Iraq build up guerrilla forces, but because the current situation in the Gulf War is still in a seemingly stable state, and the arrogant Salm does not look down on China's guerrilla tactics, this officer corps has no choice but to land in other surrounding countries by plane, and then come to Iraq by car.

It was three o'clock in the afternoon, and Ambassador Zhou Ming and Ambassador Lin Hong took their minibus to a highway junction on the northwest outskirts of Badina, where they waited for Zou Yue and their officer corps, a total of 10 people, all of whom were elite soldiers selected from the army and air force.

Lin Hong arranged for them to live in a hotel affiliated with the embassy next to it, which is also the default international standard, after all, the embassy often performs some special tasks, or arranges some special people, but the embassy is very eye-catching, so they can only go outside through the seemingly unrelated relationship with the embassy, and then find a foothold for themselves, just like in Yanjing, maybe there are many hotels and bars or something, which is the industry of foreign embassies.

"I very much welcome General Zou to Bardina, with your arrival, I can feel very relieved!" Lin Hong took the wind for Zou Yue, and was very happy to raise his glass first.

Then everyone clinked glasses together, Zou Yue said: "Ambassador Lin and Comrade Zhou Ming, although we have only just arrived in Badina, we already know about it, in fact, I don't think you have to worry at all, now Salm doesn't trust us, because he hasn't suffered a heavy blow, once the situation on the front line changes, that's when we can show our talents, so don't be discouraged about the current matter." ”

In the past, he persuaded others by himself, but now that it was his turn to be educated by others, it still made Zhou Ming feel very helpless.

"Comrade Zhou Ming has always said the same, but the battle situation ahead is still in a relatively stalemate state, I'm afraid that there will be too much change in a while and a half, right?" Lin Hong asked with some surprise.

"I think the situation may change soon, at least the US military, which has absolute superiority, will never let the current stalemate continue to develop. ”

Zou Yue thought about it and said: "We have conducted many exercises on the situation in the Gulf on the way, and we have found that as long as the multinational forces carry out bombing for a period of time, they can tear a hole in the Iraqi radar defense line, and then all they have to do is to continue to send more planes to expand this gap more and more, and finally they can completely destroy the defense line." ”

"Once the defense line is torn apart, the Americans can send ground troops, bypass the Iraqi defense line, go straight behind the defense line, and surround Iraq's 500,000 troops in Kuwait like Dunkirk during World War II, and finally eat this Iraqi army in one bite. ”

Zou Yue continued: "Although Iraq is known as a million-strong army, the real elite part is only the 500,000 army placed on these three lines of defense, once this army is lost, then the miscellaneous troops behind will be powerless in the face of the absolute superiority of the multinational forces, and they will definitely collapse completely, and it is definitely a very difficult task to completely block the enemy's attack." ”

After Zou Yue finished speaking, he glanced at Zhou Ming and asked him, "Comrade Zhou Ming seems to have a different opinion, right?"

Zhou Ming didn't expect Zou Yue to suddenly ask himself, he thought for a while and then replied: "General Zou, I don't have any disagreement, the defeat of Iraq is certain, but I think the Americans may adopt a more ruthless method." ”

Regarding Zhou Ming's statement, Zou Yue and the others all showed curious looks, and Zhou Ming then said to them: "General Zou, I am just a businessman, and I don't know much about war, but I think that whether it is a battlefield or a shopping mall, there is a very important similarity, that is, to concentrate superior forces to destroy the enemy as much as possible, so the Yankees will naturally do the same." ”

"According to my understanding of the US military, they attach great importance to the struggle for air supremacy on the battlefield, because after winning air supremacy, their planes can bomb any target they want to hit with impunity, but the Iraqi Air Force is not a soft persimmon, and the support of more than 700 aircraft combined with air defense artillery fire is enough to make the US military suffer heavy losses, so if the US military wants to defeat Iraq as soon as possible, it will adopt the strategy of ambush. Zhou Ming said.

These words made Zou Yue's eyes suddenly light up: "Comrade Zhou Ming, do you mean an ambush in the air? This is really a very bold idea!"

While speaking, Zhou Ming pointed to the port of Oude on the map, and at the same time continued: "Port Oude is a port in Kuwait with a very good water depth, and the Americans are capturing this place at any cost today, the purpose is that the aircraft carrier can stop conveniently, and it can be easier to hit Iraq." ”