"Dad, you know that in international negotiations, everything is centered on national interests. Principles and everything, it's all talk. It's not that we're not dishonest, it's that the strategy of negotiation isn't it? Originally, the production of avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles was based on our own production capacity, and we did not consider the ...... of increasing production capacity."

"Are you still reasonable?" Xie Jianguo was extremely dissatisfied, "Just because you didn't pay attention to honesty before, and now we are so passive, how can we complete their order in such a short time?"

"There are always more ways than difficulties. Xie Kai didn't know, "Wait for the rest of them to come over, and we'll talk about it in time." In a country as big as ours, it is impossible to mobilize productive forces, right?"

"Doesn't the tank factory produce something else? Do you still want to expand production capacity? What should you do when production is finished?" Xie Jianguo questioned Xie Kai.

Expanding production capacity is simply not advisable.

"No expansion of production capacity. Xie Kai shook his head and said, "Dad, we must not let go of the delivery date." Orders from the Persians must be reserved. ”

"What if they don't buy it? It will affect the orders in Iraq. Xie Jianguo said angrily, "You can't pin your hopes on taking it for granted." ”

"Dad, this is not a matter of assumption, but an analysis based on facts. Xie Kai said seriously, "The Persians are currently facing far fewer sources of weapons than Iraq, and in the battle of the Fawu Peninsula, the Iraqis are using neurotoxins, mustard gas and other biological and chemical weapons, and the international community has nothing ......to blame."

Xie Kai analyzed to his father the reason why the Persians were very likely to place huge orders for the base.

In particular, they have used the ground-red flag missiles and suffered a big loss from the 359 tank.

This makes all the more reason to procure 404's, and not Soviet weapons.

Although the missiles and tanks sold by the Soviets were large in number and famous, they were not dazzling in the process of actual combat performance.

"How do you convince the Iraqis?" Xie Jianguo asked worriedly.

"Look at who they are. You need to have a reliable Arabic translator on your team, and you need a clerk ......," Xie Kai said.

Xie Jianguo naturally knew it.

Now the Iraqis are no longer under house arrest Shaykai and his son, of course, only relatively, and cannot leave the entire building.

Xie Jianguo was finally able to meet the members of his team, and even with a cast on his leg, it didn't stop him from meeting the members of his team.

"They may not be able to satisfy us in terms of delivery time. Ibrahim said to Ishad and another young man beside him. "There is no contact ...... in terms of price"

"How long will it take for them to deliver?" Isad asked, frowning.

Next to him, a young man with white gloves admired the jewel-encrusted ring on the outside of the glove on his finger, his face full of arrogance, and he didn't listen carefully.

"The tank takes two and a half years. The rest won't take so long. Issad glanced at the young man next to him and said with a frown.

"It's going to be negotiating, and the time should be able to be compressed. Ibrahim also stared at the young man.

The young man who admired the huge gemstone ring on his finger did not raise his head, and said, "Then let them give them the fastest time to deliver!"

Both Issad and Ibrahim nodded busily.

Then the young man left.

"Why is His Highness Qusse here?" Ibrahim asked Isaard.

"The garrison suffered such heavy casualties, how could he not come?" Isaded sighed.

Ibrahim understood, "Qasim has to be held accountable for this?"

"Someone has to be in charge, and at the moment, it may not be possible to continue to command the troops. Although it was not his fault, and the garrison had been drained of most of its backbone......" Issad said quietly.

It's good that the president can spare Qasim's life.

If you change to someone else, you will be killed directly.

Ibrahim wisely didn't inquire further, but simply asked, "Are you here for the equipment too?"

"Yes, we need such tanks. The T72 tanks of the Soviets were inferior to the Chinese tanks in combat performance. And the price is much higher, and the president is very dissatisfied! At present, the domestic T72 is used for the time being, waiting for the Chinese tanks to be replaced when they arrive, and an agreement must be reached as soon as possible......," Issad said, "The president personally borrowed another $5 billion from Kuwait to supplement the equipment of the expanded Tikrit division." ”

"That's much? not just six brigades?

Isad shook his head, he didn't know the specifics, "His Highness Quse will be in charge." Negotiate with them for the time being is what was asked before. ”

Qusai, who was only two years older than Shekai, came to Basra, and only a few people knew what he was doing.

Xie Kai didn't expect that when he negotiated again, they were all old acquaintances.

"We can relax the delivery period, and all tanks must be delivered in full within 18 months. Issad gets straight to the point.

Xie Kai wanted to get the other side to give more time to the delivery period, and in any case, the Iraqis did not let up on this.

"Regarding the delivery date, we are not in a position to respond at this time. Please direction, if it works, we will definitely not have anything to hide on this. Xie Jianguo felt that it was useless to pull on it again.

It's better to talk about the price and other issues.

After returning to China, we will determine how much productivity we can mobilize according to the situation.

Xie Jianguo can only use Hongqi Machinery Factory as a reference, and he doesn't even know how much production capacity 541 can provide.

"If the delivery date cannot be guaranteed, there is no need to negotiate the price. Although the performance of your tanks has shown itself, until now, it has not been finalized...... "Issad needs to determine the delivery date of the Chinese side first, "before, even if the contract is signed, you can delay the delivery date......"......

Xie Jianguo glared at Xie Kai again, "General, that was a misunderstanding, the contract was not clearly stated, and when the contract was signed, our products were not yet fully finalized." ”

"The 359 tank was also not finalized. Ibrahim reminded.

"We'll look at it when we go back, and it shouldn't take more than 27 months. Xie Jianguo said cautiously.

"I'm not sure, tell me about your price. Let's look into it again. Ibrahim also knows that it is impossible to force the other party to guarantee the delivery date.

Anyway, they give as much as they deliver.

Unless the Chinese side doesn't need the money.

"359 tanks, although the cost is very high, in view of the large number of orders you have, we can reduce the price to $2.8 million each, the price of the ground-to-ground red flag surface-to-surface missiles carrying cloudburst shells is $700,000 each, and the 122 mm self-propelled howitzers, plus the supporting logistics support vehicles, each gun is $4.5 million, and each gun is equipped with an automatic ammunition supply vehicle...... Xie Jianguo said the price that Xie Kai told him before.

"You're robbing money!" even Ibrahim couldn't help but cry.

The price of anything, it's too high.

If so, they might as well buy Western countries, at least, they are more technologically advanced.

"General, these prices are not high. The same is true for the 359 tank, which you already know about the performance and cost-effectiveness, and the same is true for the 122-mm self-propelled howitzer, each battalion is equipped with a battalion command vehicle, 3 company command vehicles, a weather radar, 9 armored reconnaissance vehicles, a reconnaissance radar vehicle, 2 armored rescue vehicles, 4 maintenance vehicles and 2 spare parts vehicles...... A battalion is equipped with 18~24 guns, and according to the minimum of 18 guns, it only needs 81 million US dollars. Five or six self-propelled artillery battalions will not exceed $500 million...... "Xie Kai said.

Self-propelled guns are sold in a package as a whole, which is learned from the Northern Armament.

They sell Type 85 122mm self-propelled howitzers, or PLZ-45 155mm self-propelled howitzers, all in packages.

The supporting equipment required for logistics is not counted as money, only the price of a single gun.

In fact, the price of these supporting equipment is all included.

Those equipment, except for command vehicles and radar vehicles, are not worth much.

"General, if you calculate it this way, the price is actually not high. The price of a single gun does seem to be a bit high, and we are adding the cost of the standard support vehicle together. Of course, if you don't need these packages, the price can be reduced by at least a quarter. ”

"Even if you count a single cannon, the price of each one is more than $3 million!" Ibrahim looked at Xie Kai, feeling that the other party was too greedy. "Your towed 122mm howitzers cost only $600,000 each. ”

A self-propelled howitzer of 122 mm caliber, which is inferior in defense to a tank, dares to sell it for 3 million dollars!

"General, this is a self-propelled artillery, and its mobility and firepower strength, as well as its strike accuracy and range, are far stronger than ordinary towed artillery. Compared with other self-propelled guns of the same caliber in the world, our price is almost the lowest. And self-propelled howitzers from other countries, all supporting equipment needs to be purchased additionally. Xie Kai blew the sky out. "In particular, our artillery is equipped with the same stable image fire control system radar as the 359 tank, which can fire during the march!"

Compared with the French self-propelled howitzers, Xie Kai believes that the provision of bases is already an absolute conscience.

The selling point of the 122-mm self-propelled howitzer, that's it.

Under the anti-stabilized image fire control system, since Xie Kai has got it, how can he not make more fuss?

"Prices are still too high. Regardless of range and power, it cannot be compared with a 155mm howitzer. Issad said dissatisfied. "It's just a kind of artillery for divisional fire support!"

"It's not high. We developed this self-propelled gun exclusively as a supporting equipment to accompany the 359 tank in combat. Within 30 km, artillery support, farther support artillery, which is currently under development, beyond 60 km, will be directly supported by Hongqi missiles......"

"A cannon sells for $4.5 million, you're too greedy. Since there is no sincerity in cooperation, there is no need to continue talking. At that moment, a young man in a white Arabic robe and gloves on his hands walked in.