At 21:01 p.m. EST on January 16, 02:01 a.m. GMT on January 17, and 05:01 a.m. local time in Iraq on the 17th, U.S. President Lao Bu delivered a national address at the White House: "Two hours ago, the coalition air force began to carry out attacks on military targets in Iraq and Kuwait, and as I speak, the attacks are still continuing, and the ground forces have not yet participated in the offensive...".

Tonight, in addition to the strategic bombers that fired cruise missiles from a distance, a total of 700 warplanes of the multinational forces will enter Iraqi territory to carry out attacks, and in just two hours, Iraq's air defense command system has been seriously damaged, and the command and control line between Saddam Hussein and his troops in Kuwait and southern Iraq has also been damaged.

The night sky in Baghdad has been lit up by explosions and anti-aircraft fire, and Zhang Nan's private plane here will land in 20 minutes, hang up the phone, see the people in the living room are looking at him, tilt his head and say: "The war has begun." ”

The war began, but even now, no one knows how strange it will be: Iraq has adopted a defensive-oriented combat plan, preparing to inflict heavy casualties on multinational forces in predetermined defensive positions.

Since the previous preparations were for the start of the war, and the multinational force of hundreds of thousands of troops pressed the border, was it right or wrong for Saddam Hussein to use such a combat plan?

Don't talk about Zhang Nan this problem, military experts all over the world have been arguing there for more than 20 years, and they haven't come up with a reason.

Sitting down on the sofa, Zhang Nan asked: "Brother-in-law, if you were Saddam Hussein, what would you do when the Yankees' bomb was dropped on the head of the presidential palace?"

Xiang Weirong didn't need to think, and said casually, "It's not what to do when the bomb is dropped, but what to do before."

Dozens of them are fighting one, and there are still strong guys who are absolutely stronger than their own side, and there are rich big guys, Saddam Hussein has long been mentally prepared.

The situation is stronger than people, and Kuwait has to vomit 100% of it, but it must also vomit at least without breaking the bones. In the end, you can't beat it, and in the end, you still negotiate or be completely killed, what should you do if you are replaced?"

was asked by his brother-in-law like this, Zhang Nan grasped the point.

"You say the rich guy?"

Xiang Weirong said with a smile: "When I was a soldier, I would once grab the road with the soldiers of the other automobile regiment, three to fight seventeen, originally I thought that I would knock down two or three first and talk to the other party, but those stupid people were useless, and we put 11 in one breath, and the other six did not dare to continue to fight, and finally went back to their respective homes to find their own mothers."

The multinational force is not that gangster, but in a fight, you want you to stare at one fight hard, and then drag it over, and you will have a bargaining chip to talk about.

Saudi Arabia has a slippery city and residential area close to the Iraqi border, so be prepared to take the initiative to attack, and fight hard, even if the losses are large, it is better than just being beaten and defended.

The best defense is to attack, and if you don't want to win, you just count on hitting one or two chips first.

The multinational forces on the Saudi border are not all heavily armoured, and air support will not always arrive in a two-minute call, as long as they can withstand the beating, there is always a way to capture some prisoners who can negotiate......"

Well, ignoring the problems of 3 and 17 dry fights, Xiang Weirong's point of view seems to be very good, first of all, the condition is that the Iraqi army still has the spirit of the Iran-Iraq war, and dare to risk his life to fight!

Now the captives in war are a bargaining chip, especially for the Western world, which can be imagined in a day or two at most, and mass anti-war demonstrations in the Western world will begin.

Accustomed to it, especially in the United States, the shadow of the Vietnam War still looms over the hearts of all American adults over the age of 30, and it is an out-and-out nightmare: they don't know that fighting in the jungle and the desert are different, and they automatically ignore the fact that there are two strong opponents standing behind the Vietnamese monkeys!

For Saddam Hussein, if he wants to negotiate, he must also show strength worthy of his opponent sitting down and talking.

This strength is not the number of a bunch of troops and equipment, but the real combat effectiveness!

There are prisoners to talk about, but there are no prisoners to talk about!

It is a pity that Zhang Nan knew that Saddam Hussein would not send a small number of ground troops to launch a ground counterattack until more than 10 days later, not to mention how much the actual combat capability of the ground troops had been bombed by air raids, and the army's spirit and spirit were almost exhausted in the more than 10 days when they had only been bombed and had not counterattacked.

Played a chess game that stinks so badly!

“... You are not saying that the Iraqi army's night vision capability is inferior to that of the US military, and the situation of the air force is not much better, but now that the war has only been more than two hours after the outbreak of war, even if all the planes of the multinational force bomb Iraq's head once, how much loss will there be?

Even if I only served as an acting platoon commander, I know that the first wave of air strikes will generally only deal with strategic targets such as the command headquarters, which will cause the front-line troops of the Iraqi army to be estimated to be unharmed.

There was still half an hour before dawn on the Iraqi side, which avoided the disadvantage of night fighting, and several armored and mechanized divisions of the Iraqi army on the Saudi border attacked on all fronts, no matter how much they lost, they rushed to those Saudi cities.

The fighters of the Air Force are also used, and even if they are equipped again, they can jump for a few days, which is better than being a waste, as a sacrifice for a desperate attack.

Also, Saddam Hussein didn't have enough long-range heavy artillery, and those on the border would be used all today, anyway, it would be the turn of these tactical targets to be bombed in a few days, and they would not be able to use it if they wanted to.

No matter how advanced and sturdy the equipment of the multinational force is, this person is always long, and how strong the protection of those Abrams tanks you say, as long as it is a tank, it will be overshot by 152mm grenades and MLRS.

If those artillery groups have not counterattacked, it can only be said that Saddam's brain has been kicked by a donkey.

Even if the coalition forces are deployed behind, it is impossible for those border cities to move, and the bombs are all dropped in their own capitals, and the covering shelling of Saudi cities is the best counterattack. ”

Xiang Weirong has seen the scene of 152 mm howitzers and 130 cannons shelling in clusters, plus 122 mm rocket artillery, and there are no living people left on the mountain!

In the eyes of this Vietnam veteran, the Americans have cruise missiles, guided bombs, and air superiority, but as long as the "God of War" has the opportunity to exert his might, as long as it is once, it is enough for the multinational forces!

Many of the coalition forces deployed on the front line were infantry, with a few light armored vehicles at most, which were shelled by clusters......

American GIs aren't superhuman either, they'll still be blown up to minced meat!

A salvo of rocket artillery regiments, or a 152-millimeter artillery regiment firing a 10-minute rapid fire at a battalion of U.S. Marines building fortifications in the desert Gobi, would have been spectacular.

Is it useful to hide in bunkers and trenches?

It works, but at least more than half of them will be shocked, blown up, or buried alive, which would be more than the number of combat losses of the U.S. military in the entire Gulf War.

The heavy artillery regiments deployed by the Iraqi army on the border are still unharmed, and they have been deployed a long time ago, and the target parameters on the opposite side are even clearer, but the Iraqi artillerymen are stupidly waiting for a bomb in a few days!

During the entire Gulf War, almost all of the Iraqi army's anti-aircraft guns were turned into flint sticks, and a large number of them became trophies of the multinational forces in an intact state.

Zhang Nan and his brother-in-law have discussed this topic before, and it will only be a few hours after the war starts, and the combat capability of the front-line troops of the Iraqi army is almost undamaged.

It's a pity, it's a pity, those "gods of war" and the Iraqi army tank clusters are waiting for the opportunity to lose their own power, and the end is slowly coming, and finally they come up with a "Soviet-style equipment useless theory", and the strange casualty ratio is hundreds to hundreds of thousands!

All I can say is......

Don't care what Soviet-style equipment and American-style equipment are given to the Iraqi army, even if they give him Martian equipment, they can fight a war that is even more stupid than stupid pigs.

Pigs will be!

When your enemy is an Arab, you have already won.

However, there is a problem, half of the people in his own plane are American guys, and Saddam Hussein has nothing to do with him and is not familiar with him, so let's just watch the excitement.

By the way, Zhang Nan will be an American citizen, since there is no Saddam's personal phone, it is better to care more about how much money can be made on this trip.

Speaking of which, I think of those suitcases again!

After the Gulf War, a retired veteran cadre in China said: "Fortunately, the atomic bomb was made by smashing pots and selling iron. ”

Even if our planes, warships, and tanks are not good, no country dares to enter the interior of China!

Not so much not in the USSR, and even less so in the United States!

This is the anchor of the sea that China has dared to disarm and let go of the economy in recent years!

Nuke, that's good!

The plane lowered its altitude and turned to see two airstrips with bright navigation lights through the portholes, where the airport was located, and the training camp rented by the "United Forces" in The Gambia.

The entire foundation is on the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean, between the small city of Gonjul and Sanyan, and is more than 7 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide.

With such a base, not only rent, but also other aspects of the annual income for the Gambians, at least the farmers who have been expropriated are happy.

It has been more than a year since the start of construction, relying on a huge amount of financial support and an efficient construction team, the base has been basically completed, that is, a wharf that can dock large ships has not been completely completed from the beach coast, and it will take at least a few months before it is fully delivered.

There are two runways in the base, the main runway is very long, reaching an astonishing 4,000 meters, and the second runway is 2,500 meters long, which can also take off most large and medium-sized aircraft.

By the time the plane turned into the tarmac, the huge hangar doors had opened and a C130 transport plane and another twin otter were being towed out by a trailer to make way for the boss's landline.

This is the first hangar to be built, and there are two larger hangars on the side that are still in the final stages of construction, and each of those two hangars can fit two giant Boeing 747s very loosely.

I saw that there was already a team of military contractors waiting in line with loaded guns and ammunition on one side, and many of them could be seen to be Chinese faces under the lights.

And around, there are also many people standing guard with guns.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Nan said: "Guys did a good job." ”

The base was contacted only 20 minutes before landing, and it was now more than three o'clock in the second half of the night, and at this moment, not only the airport was ready, but even the contractors stationed here were ready.

After Zhang Nanying finished speaking, Xiang Weirong, who didn't think about it, said: "20 minutes, if you don't see them standing here, these people should go home and take their children." ”

In this regard, Zhang Nan replied with "hehe".

The training of "joint forces" fighters has always been in the Chinese and American style, and there will always be a time in the middle of the night when they are fully armed and urgently assembled for training once in a few months, especially during the period of expatriate assignment.

If you want to get a high salary, you have to follow the company's rules: didn't meet the deadline?

The company has a killer feature!

Deduction money!

Since they were not in a hurry to get off the plane, Lin Ming and Zach went down first to contact the contractor commander and the head of the base to check the arrangements for the boss to stay at the base.

My son is still sleeping, and there is a time difference of 1 hour between here and Paris, not to mention the child, even Zhang Nan is a little sleepy.

hung up the phone to Nicole, only to be answered by Jenny.

"It's here?...... I'm busy, the little devil is very lively over there, so let's do it first. ”

It's just a matter of reporting peace, and if you're busy, you won't say a few words.

After a while, Zach and the two returned to the plane, everything was arranged, and they stayed in the dormitory area of the base tonight, where there were hotel-style apartments for important people.

The important people who will be entertained in the base, Zhang Nan ranks first.

After a lot of busyness, when Zhang Nan lay down to sleep, the day turned white.

And then......

Miserable, woken up by my son, looked at my watch, 8 o'clock Paris time, my mind turned, it would be 7 o'clock in the morning Gambia time.

"You sleep, I'll take the child outside. ”

Adjani is caring, a 35-year-old woman who is not squeamish, she slept for a few hours on the plane last night.

Seeing that his lover went to the outer room with his son in his arms, Zhang Nan lay down for a while, but he lost his sleepiness and simply got up.

After washing, I went to the restaurant with Adjani for breakfast, and the child was taken by the nanny without worrying.

This time to the apartment restaurant, it was very lively: a Gambian black buddy was missing, but English, Yanxian dialect, and Mandarin were gathered.

There are military contractors, the base is still under construction, there are a lot of guys from Huaxia, and Zhang Nan also saw a person who didn't expect to be here before.

"Boss! I just heard you're here!"

Comrade Wang Debiao, I didn't think that this guy hadn't seen him for a few months, but he actually came to Gambia.

Zhang Nan stepped forward with a smile, "Arranged for yourself to go abroad?"

Comrade Debiao smiled even more and said: "I have already traveled to two countries and brought a few people from the company out to see the world."

I went to Zimbabwe and Botswana first, and I just arrived here on a hitchhiker the day before yesterday. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Nan said with a smile: "Seeing the world and running to Africa, you are the only one, and you will travel at public expense, and I will not scold you." ”

I also saw Wang Debiao's wife in the restaurant.

Wang Debiao was not embarrassed, "I will go to Austria after a few days of transfer to the UK, it is said that the scenery there is very beautiful, and I will go by to comfort a few guys left behind at the castle construction site."

There has to be an explanation. ”

Confession, from the beginning.

Investigation, there is always a beginning.

Wang Debiao knew that Zhang Nan didn't care about these vain things, as long as he made money for him, he didn't care about these at all, otherwise he wouldn't agree to his wife's job.

Oh, Wang Debiao's wife is in the financial department of the construction group, and this inspection is not considered an illegal family member.