A week later, the Russian consulate in Basra replied, because the last visit of Colonel Nikolav attracted the attention of the US military, so no military personnel were sent this time, but the Russian consul Petrov came to negotiate with Canglong

Unexpectedly, although it was Russian Consul Petrov who came to discuss cooperation this time, he threw out a list of the best military cooperation, which seems to be the conclusion reached by the Russian side after a week's consideration of Basra's overall strength

"We will provide military advisers and technical maintenance personnel for the Basra Prophet Army, but the number you ask for will be reduced accordingly: a hundred sets of S-300 Triumph anti-aircraft missiles, we can only provide fifty sets, and the military will ship them into Basra through secret channels, about ten sets a month," Petrov no longer rambles, but went straight to the point, "these fifty sets of S-300 Triumph anti-aircraft missiles will be provided by the Russian military free of charge to show our sincerity"

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't believe in free, there is a free lunch in this world," Canglong said slowly while drinking tea

Petrov was embarrassed for a while and said: "The condition is that all the oil fields in Basra have the right of first refusal, and if the Prophet Army can gain a foothold in Basra or even expand, the Russian side will provide further military assistance, including army equipment and air force equipment, and even"

Finally, when it came to the navy, Petrov shut up again, this time they went back, but they did their homework well, and when they learned that Canglong was one of the owners behind the Black Sea Shipyard, and even that all the technology was provided by Canglong, their judgment of Canglong had completely changed

The intelligence shows that the technical drawings provided by the Black Sea Shipyard to the Russian Navy are much more advanced than the aircraft carriers produced by Russia, and there are even drawings of aircraft carriers, although they don't know how Canglong got these things, but the Russian military knows very well that this is definitely something that can be compared with the current aircraft carriers of the United States

For Badr, this condition is very favorable, fifty sets of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles are enough to build a missile air defense system in the entire Basra, except for the stealth fighters of the Americans, other fighters can be defended, and even the US military has just taken off in Baghdad -300 can be covered

Even during the Saddam period, this kind of advanced air defense missile did not possess Saddam's, and the air defense units were also the focus of training, but basically the Sam series was still too far from the world's advanced level

Even Shrimp was a little excited, as the commander of the missile unit, he was tired of playing with those Sam missiles all day long

But Canglong was cold: "Mr. Consul, are you asking for food perfunctorily, it seems that you still don't have too much sincerity, I am talking about cooperation with you, do you understand, cooperation means that the two sides have equal positions"

Canglong said and stood up: "If you don't show sincerity, then just disperse, and there is another point, it's not that I don't have money to buy your things, it's just because Russia as a partner is more conducive to future development, there are too many countries in the world that can buy anti-aircraft missiles, and even I want that I can buy American Standard-3 anti-aircraft missiles."

Petrov's face was very difficult to see Canglong standing up to leave, he gritted his teeth and said: "One hundred sets, we can provide them all, and we can even equip you with armored forces and tactical weapons for special forces, if you need to form an air force, we can also let you choose between several of the most advanced fighters in Russia, but the premise is that these are not free, you have to pay for them yourself"

Hearing this, Vivian's face was ugly, and as the Minister of Administration, she knew very well how the current financial situation of Basra could keep her balance was already very good, and where she had the money to buy missiles

But Canglong didn't care: "If you send a few sets, I'll give you a few sets of money, and I only need S-300PMU-2 pride, this latest improved model, if you provide me with those old ones, forget it."

This time, even the shrimp swallowed their saliva-300PMU-2 is the ultimate version of the Russian S-300 series, as for the S-400, the latest anti-aircraft missile, even the Russian military has only just applied, not fully loaded, but even this ultimate version is second only to the most advanced standard in the United States in the world-3 and the Russian-made S-

It can fire 6 missiles at the same time, and each missile can destroy the flight speed beyond the F- commonly used by the US military and the F-, which is also effective against today's most advanced stealth fighter, the F22 Raptor

The most important thing is the system equipped with the missile's own radar vehicle, which is the most expensive, and the system can also intercept ballistic targets and provide ground pre-jǐng, so if you want to buy a missile, you have to buy the system first, which is about 1.2 billion US dollars, which is a bit like intellectual property

100 sets is equivalent to 100 radar vehicles, each car has six missiles, about the cost of one missile is 600,000 to 1.2 million, even if Russia gives Canglong a cost, the price is about 400 million US dollars, if all the missiles are the best, it is about 800 million US dollars

Now all the financial revenues of Basra Province are used to buy it, and it is not enough to buy a set

"Are you sure you have enough," Petrov asked vaguely, not uttering, apparently he had begun to understand Canglong's habits

"It's not something you should worry about, as long as you can get to Basra, are you still afraid that I won't give money," Canglong said calmly

Petrov nodded, Canglong was right, if he didn't give money, it would mean that the cooperation would be completely suspended, obviously Canglong would not take such a big risk to pit them, after all, this is more than worth the loss

"We can grant your request, but we risk offending the Americans by providing you with anti-aircraft missiles, should you too," Petrov smiled, the Russian consul was completely devoid of arrogance, and the rest was only humility

"Of course, in the future, Luke's oil field exploitation in Basra can be preferentially involved, and its status is second only to Longteng International, as for how to divide the interests, let Ivanov go directly to Longteng International to talk," Canglong said with a smile, "The two sides have cooperated for many years, and how to divide it, you must have the bottom in your heart."

Petrov's face immediately showed a smile: "That about the Air Force and the armored forces"

"Will you let me buy it as a target," Canglong asked rhetorically, "will we talk about it, and I hope that the first batch of ten sets will be shipped to Basra within this month, no matter what method you use, Russia is an old arms power, there should be no problem."

Hearing this, Petrov's face was embarrassed, but he finally agreed, as for the contract, Canglong did not intend to sign it, this kind of secret transaction, plus the two parties are negotiating on an equal footing, it doesn't matter if the contract is there or not, even if you sign a contract, it is estimated that it will be waste paper

However, if the two sides are no longer reciprocal, they may have to sign a contract in terms of status, and the unequal relationship means that the country that provides weapons can freeze the funds at any time and refuse to provide them, just as the Americans often freeze many state funds for the purchase of American weapons, once the money is in the hands of the Americans, the Americans have the final say

Therefore, Canglong is not so stupid, pay a deposit to the Russians, so that they have a handle to restrain themselves, as for Russia, if Canglong regrets it, it doesn't matter, he goes to the black market to buy Kazakhstan's generals, I wish someone would buy their things, but the price paid is correspondingly higher

"Where did you get the money to pay the Russians," Petrov asked as soon as Vivien left

This is also a question that Badr wants to know very much, after all, it is hundreds of millions of dollars in arms purchases, which is a daily number for the poor and frightened Badr

"Don't worry, although I promised the Russians to give them the right to give priority to oil exploitation, it doesn't mean that they take the oil here for free, as before, they are just service providers, and at most they will be given priority to export to them," Canglong said, "As for what I use for military purchases, this is not something you need to know, do what you should do, shrimp, you stay"

Hearing this, several people nodded, and Badr was also relieved, and after they all left, Vivien didn't leave: "Tell me, where did you get so much money to buy arms, even if you are the president of Oriental International, it is impossible to come up with so much money at once, as far as I know, your Oriental International has been expanding, and it is impossible for you to use the funds of Longteng International in Basra."

"Do I have to be poor and white as a killer," Canglong asked with a smile

Vivien looked at him angrily and said, "Anyway, you don't want to spend it from Basra's revenue, even if you want to spend it, I don't have any money."

After speaking, Vivian left with a snort, and a smile appeared on the cold face of the shrimp: "She is getting more and more like a housekeeper, you have to be careful."

Canglong didn't care and asked: "After the missiles arrive, I need the missile troops to form combat effectiveness within two months, is it possible?"

Shrimp looked serious: "It's not a question, it's impossible"

"Is there a problem," Canglong asked

"First of all, our training is in the base, in order to avoid the detection of the US military, it can only be like this, secondly, the level of the people in the prophet's army is limited, and the development of missiles is not as simple as shooting with a gun, and the knowledge of the technology involved in it is even something that I don't understand, not to mention that what you bought from the Russians is the most advanced S-300PMU-2, and the proud son uses the new system, I have never seen it, even if they provide us with a full set of technical maintenance personnel, but it is not enough to form combat effectiveness." And the best missilemen are just like snipers, they are fed with countless missiles, if you don't worry about money, I will let them send more than a dozen missile training hands a day, I know you are very rich"

Canglong was silent for a while: "Just do as you say, as long as you can quickly form combat effectiveness, I can let you all train with live ammunition."

This time it was Xiami's turn to be surprised, he thought that Canglong would have a pain in flesh, and he wouldn't even agree at all, but he didn't expect to agree after thinking about it for a few seconds: "What you said is true"

"Of course it's true, the Americans don't have to worry about a hundred missile vehicles, we only expose ten for batch training," Canglong said calmly, "Aren't the US planes dangling in Iraq's airspace every day, your target is these planes, and if you can do it, all of them will be done for me, so I will support the guerrillas and Baath remnants of the Mahdi Army and create some trouble for the US military."

Hearing this, Shrimp's face showed excitement, but he was also worried: "But even if I am alone, it is impossible to teach everyone, many of those Iraqis do not understand English, it is difficult for me to communicate even if I know how to do it, and it is difficult for them to become familiar with this advanced system in such a short period of time."

"This is a difficult problem," Canglong also frowned, the former members of the Badr Brigade can be proficient in the cāo longitudinal bazooka, it is very good, let them cāo longitudinal missiles is equivalent to giving a blind a book full of words, even if you want to read it, you can't understand it, "you go get busy first, I want to think of a way"

"Hmm," Shrimp nodded and left

"I'm going to have to bleed again," as soon as the shrimp left, Canglong complained alone, and of course he paid for the money to buy the arms