Chapter 110, killing two birds with one stone
Alidai never thought that Canglong was the kind of person who would say empty words to blackmail others, as far as he knew, Canglong's personality was the opposite, he would not threaten others, and the reason why he said this to himself may be because of the relationship between "friends", which is also the purpose of his here.
Iran is a country with a very unique political style, since the revolution in Iran in the late seventies and early eighties, the country has moved from a monarchy to a republic, and the largest military force in Iran is not a conventional army, but the Revolutionary Guards, and the Revolutionary Guards have their own uniqueness.
This is somewhat similar to the Saddam regime in Iraq, during the Saddam period, Iraq had the Republican Guard, and the military units in the whole country had the highest status, the only difference is that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard had a loyal faith, and the Republican Guard did not play much combat effectiveness in the Iraq War, proving that Saddam's rule was extremely unsuccessful.
Of course, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iraqi Republican Guard are also different, and the status of the Shiite leader in Iran is even greater than that of the president, that is, in fact, the country of Iran is controlled by the Shiite leader, although there is a unique parliamentary election, but in fact, most of the powerful members of the parliament are people under the Shiite leader, called conservatives.
Conservatives hate nothing more than the Americans, because before the 80s, the kings of Iran were pro-Americans, and the relationship with the Americans was very unusual, and now the conservatives believe that the kings at that time were controlled by the Americans, so they launched a revolution.
There are conservatives, and naturally there are radicals, and the strength of the radicals in Iran has been expanded over the years, but few can be elected presidents, and this time the radicals in Iran have entered the election to become president, which has shocked the West and at the same time, they are also very happy, because they have finally seen those conservatives they hate so much that they have begun to decline.
After understanding all this, you can find that Ali Daei's visit this time is unusual, because he himself is one of the spokesmen of the conservatives, and almost all of Iran's domestic arms exports are in charge of Ali Daei, although the Iran-Iraq war has been fought for so many years, but since the Americans invaded Afghanistan, Iran's conservatives have felt uneasy.
The CIA people are constantly trying to infiltrate Iran, and in fact they have made achievements, such as the rise of radicals.
But the CIA, which represents the United States, understands very well that the strength of Iran's conservatives is too large, and the main reason for this is that Iran's conservatives are also Islamic Shiites, and the depth of their faith makes it difficult for them to rebel against some of their key figures to work for them.
This creates an awkward situation, with Iran's conservatives electing a president with an anti-American hardline style almost every year, and the most famous of them is Ahmadinejad.
Americans really want to save the country under the guise of democracy, but unfortunately they are democratic governments, and you don't need to save them at all, after all, the president is elected by Congress, you have to say that people are dictatorial, people have a proper parliament, and the president elected every year still makes you very embarrassed.
But let's talk about democracy in Iran, in fact, the conservative forces occupy ninety percent, the key is that this is people's beliefs, if you really intervene in it under the guise of solving the conservative problem, I am afraid that Islamic countries all over the world will not agree, and you, the United States, are not countries that respect faith and human rights? Why should you care about other people's beliefs?
In this respect, Basra and Iran have similarities, the only difference is that the prophet of Basra has absolute authority, and the provincial government is only the executive body, so it is more cohesive.
According to intelligence, the Iranian troops preparing to invade Faou this time are all conventional troops, that is, those troops under the president, and have nothing to do with Iran's main military force, the Revolutionary Guards.
Of course, Canglong would not be foolish enough to believe that the conservatives had no intention of encroaching on Fao, otherwise why would Iran's navy block Iraq's coastline and fire on Basra's fishing boats?
Alidaii obviously came to tell Canglong this, but in fact, his real purpose was not to tell him this, but to ......
"Tell me honestly, what the hell are you conservatives up to. "Since Alidaii himself is not easy to say, Canglong can only ask directly.
Smiling, Ali Daei said: "We want to lose, not to win, you and I are well aware that our main enemy is the United States." ”
"Then you still shoot our fishing boats, and you still arrest our fishermen? and you still station hundreds of thousands of troops on the border?"
Alidaii was a little embarrassed: "After all, he is the president, we must at least make a show." ”
"The one who is going to kill me if you look like you?" Canglong's face turned cold, "Don't beat around the bush for me, if you still treat me as a friend, just tell me your purpose directly, I don't have so much time to waste in this kind of boring conversation." ”
"What we mean by this is that we don't want to win, we want to lose. "After the war begins, the Revolutionary Guards will limit the scope of the war to the area of Faw City, and will never continue to expand the war, which is what the Supreme Leader means." ”
Canglong was silent, Ali Daei's meaning is simply that our president sent troops to attack you, and then the conservative supreme leader cooperated with the president to do something superficial, and now the supreme leader hopes that Basra can help them cripple the president's regular troops and completely weaken the power of the radicals, and the conservatives will help Basra to limit the possible expansion of the war at a critical moment.
This is definitely a good thing for Basra, if the war only takes place in Fao, and does not expand to other areas of Basra, it will not have any impact on the economy of Basra, and the fighting on the border is in full swing, but there is nothing on the inside, this is the promise of the conservatives to Canglong.
But is this really a good thing? Canglong doesn't think so, this is completely a sword for others, and there must be conservatives behind this war, otherwise with the power of the Iranian president, if he wants to mobilize conventional troops, he has to ask the Congress, and the Congress is controlled by the conservatives, this is an ironclad rule.
"Do you think I'll agree?" Canglong asked with a smile.
Alidaii was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, why don't you agree to such a good opportunity? You must know that Iran's military strength is more than 10 times that of Basra, and once Iran blockades the Strait of Hormuz, how can Iraq export its oil and earn foreign exchange? Without economic support, how can it start a war with Iran? Once the war expands, it will only be a defeat for both sides.
"Friend, you're not really going to be addicted to this prophet, are you?" said Alidai strangely.
"It's my responsibility. Canglong sneered, "I don't care if your president wants to go to war, or your conservatives are behind this matter, what I need to do is to wipe out all the armies that invaded the territory of Basra, and then launch a revenge operation." ”
Alidaii's face changed greatly, he looked at the dragon in disbelief, and this meant to tell him that the dragon not only wanted to destroy the army that invaded Basra, but also to fight into the territory of Iran, so that whether you are a conservative or a radical, there is a great sense that those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away.
"But what are you going to do to destroy these armies, and what are you going to invade Iran?" Ali Daei asked solemnly, "as far as I know, if the war expands, you won't even have the strength to deal with the president's regular forces, let alone invade Iran." ”
Although Alidaii didn't want to talk to Canglong like this, as a friend, it was necessary for him to remind Canglong of some established facts, strength and threat must be proportional, and threats without strength are just empty cannons.
"We'll see. Canglong smiled and said, "If one day you want to take the initiative to negotiate peace, then I hope you can bring enough sincerity to Basra, and then we will talk about what strength is and what is threat." ”
Canglong's self-confidence made Ali Daei can't believe it, the war has not yet begun, Canglong has already sworn that he has expected the end of their defeat, which will be replaced by anyone who will think that Canglong is talking big about empty cannons, and now Ali Daei can't see through what Canglong thinks, he doesn't believe that Basra can build a military force that can counter Iran in less than a year.
The war waged by the Prophet Army against the Baath Party more than a month ago is enough to illustrate the problem.
Although Canglong did not agree to his conditions, Ali Daei still told Canglong about the specific deployment of the Iranian army, as well as the combat effectiveness and number of the troops, and the tactics they would adopt after the war began.
"If you can't hold it up, you can always ask Vivien to contact me. Alidaii said calmly, "We can negotiate peace at any time, and we must not make that kind of plan to burn all the jade, because losing both sides will only make the Americans take advantage." ”
For Ali Daei's friendly attitude, Canglong is very satisfied, no, it should be said that he is very satisfied, because he got everything he wants, if before Ali Daei came, he did not have the certainty of absolute victory, then now he has, because the conservatives in Iran also care about the Americans, just as Simon cares about the Americans.
After Ali Dayi left, Canglong called Su Su over, and repeated Ali Dayi's words, and then asked, "What do you think about this?"
"The conservatives in Iran are really insidious, and in doing so, they not only weaken the radicals, but not surprisingly, if we defeat the invading army, the radical president will be gone, but it will also weaken our military power, and the war will not expand, and the Americans will not be able to intervene, but the conservatives will make a lot of money. Su Su frowned, "No matter how you look at it, we are the ones who suffer the most, and we may also lose Fao forever, and losing ten kilometers of coastline is equivalent to completely blocking Basra inland." ”