"Take $2.5 million as a benchmark, as long as it's not lower than that. Wang Hao said calmly, "When the original project was launched, our base was ...... in order to persuade Pakistan to price no more than $2.5 million per tank."

Wang Guilin was stunned.

Zheng Yucheng was also surprised.

This kid isn't here to trap Xie Kai?

Wang Shuwei was even angry, especially when several other people threw inquiring eyes at him, he was even more angry, which side of this kid is Wang Hao?

The price reduction is so small, $2.5 million, it is completely a credit to Xie Kai.

Finally, that kid hasn't been involved in the specific affairs of the base for a long time.

"This price, but the price of the samples provided at the beginning ......," Wang Guilin asked tentatively.

The price of $2.5 million a car is easily acceptable to Iraqis.

"That's true, but at this price, it was originally only produced in small batches, and what the Iraqi side needed was not to increase weapons and equipment and improve their functions. Our samples have not yet been finalized, and there are still a lot of problems...... "Wang Hao said more and more boldly, "once the engine is in hand this time, Pakistan will cooperate with the Super Seven Project, they have funds, where will the $250 million in our base come from?"

Selling tanks is the consensus of all the people in the base.

The question is what the price, the base cannot form a unified understanding.

"At this price, we don't have anything to lose. For mass production, the cost will be reduced to 2.2 million soft girl coins or even lower. 2.5 million US dollars, according to the current exchange rate of the middle price, the price of a tank is also 7.25 million, and the profit has reached about 2.5 times. Wang Hao said calmly.

2.5 times the profit, in arms sales, is not high.

This profit, for the current 404, is already very high.

Even if the Type 69 main battle tank is exported, one is only about 1.4 million soft sister coins, and the profit is much lower than that of the 404 359 tank.

"On the basis of this price, even if a car is 10,000 dollars more, it is still an extra ......," Wang Hao continued.

After saying that, he didn't continue to say anything.

He considered the development of the base, especially the R&D investment required by the Super Seven Project.

The cost price of a tank is only about 800,000 US dollars, and the profit has reached 1.7 million US dollars, and the profit of 250 tanks, even if Pakistan does not invest in the Super Seven Project, the 404 family bears it, and the profit is basically enough to support.

"I support this proposal. Wang Guilin took the lead in supporting.

In this way, Xie Kai and his son will not face any hidden dangers.

"I support. Zheng Yucheng is also not stupid, although he looks down on Wang Hao, but Wang Hao obviously hit Wang Shuwei and others.

Bai Yanjun, Qi Zhiyuan and others supported one after another, and in the end, in desperation, Wang Shuwei and others had to agree.

Not only did the minutes of the meeting record this time in detail, but the base also quickly forwarded the reply to the Jordanian side.

"Guaranteed a minimum of $2.5 million for a car, all in cash?" Xie Kai wandered around Amman for a few hours, feeling that there was nothing to see, and not long after returning to the hotel, Tian Li handed over the decision of the base to him. "What do they think?"

Tian Li shrugged her shoulders and shook her head to indicate that she didn't know, "I'm just in charge of delivering the news." ”

With the reserve price given by the base, Xie Kai has a number in his heart.

When Ibrahim found him again, Xie Kai did not refuse, "General, regarding your request, I will respond to my superiors after understanding the situation and put forward my suggestions." So, I think we should first go and see the 359 tank ...... that are being tested in combat at home."

When Ibrahim heard this, he thought that Xie Kai had already compromised.

Without much thought, I agreed.

The 359 tank was originally based at a camp near Lutbay, near Jordan, and was supposed to be transferred to Baghdad or Tikrit after completing training there.

As a result, a while ago, he was driven to the front line by a company of young officers from Tikrit.

At the end of the first battle, the company did not return to its station.

Still in Basra.

"Go to Basra? Where is the front line, you are both fighting on both sides! There is artillery bombardment every day!" Xie Kai was immediately unhappy when he heard that he had let his group go to Basra.

Selling point weapons and equipment is a trivial matter.

Even the Soviets could not have run to their front.

He has always believed that the negotiations should be in Baghdad, the most heavily defended country in the whole world in the eighties, and not somewhere else.

"The Soviets are in Basra!" Shekai would never have believed.

Ibrahim nodded and said, "Yes, they're in Basra, and as you know, there are quite a few Western observer groups in Baghdad, and the Soviets are also there, so it's easy to be targeted......"

"But so many of us ......" Xie Kai didn't believe it in his heart, and he couldn't help the other party's request.

The whole team is quite large.

"The technicians can also go over there and join up with the technicians there, and then go straight back to the station with the Tikrite Young Officers...... And you can stay over there, and no one will find out. Ibrahim proposed.

This suggestion is feasible.

Yun Shi came here to send technicians to Iraq.

"No, it's too dangerous over there. Neither in the air, nor in the air when it meets the Persian fighters, or when it is detected by the Persian air defense radar, is not a good thing...... Even, their military airfields may be in danger of being hit. When Xie Kai and Ibrahim went to Xie Jianguo together, Xie Jianguo was firmly opposed.

Yun Ten must not have anything to do.

Once shot down, the final consequences are very serious.

Basra was too close to the battlefield.

"Once there is a problem with the transportation of the ten, the domestic large aircraft will disappear for a long time. Currently designed, it is impossible to fly so publicly. Xie Jianguo is not thinking about his own safety, but about the prospects of the Yun-10 project, "There is a problem, the dozens of technicians in the entire team, how can we explain to their families?"

"What then?" Xie Kai asked.

"Yun Shi went straight back, the technicians went directly to Rutbai, and even our technicians in Basra had to go back, away from the battlefield!" Xie Jianguo emphasized. General, I guess that's fine, right?"

Seeing Xie Jianguo's determined eyes, Ibrahim hurriedly nodded, "No problem, I can arrange it immediately." ”

Shekai didn't understand what Ibrahim wanted them to do in Basra.

"You come with them to Rutbay and wait for me. Xie Jianguo said solemnly to Xie Kai when Ibrahim went to make arrangements.

Xie Kai understood that his father didn't want him to take risks.

"Dad, I think this matter should be left to me, first contact the Soviets, and then find a place to negotiate. Rutbai's side, it's suitable. Also, don't you have to solve some technical problems with the 359 tank?"

"Lao Tzu has a queen, you don't. Xie Jianguo said calmly.

Xie Kai rolled his eyes, "Something happened to you, what should my mother do?"

No matter what Xie Jianguo said, Xie Kai would not have let him go to Basra alone.

"Rest assured, although not long ago the Persians had organized an attack. Until now, they, like us, were short of ammunition and could not stop their large-scale attack......" Ibrahim came back and saw that both father and son had asked each other to wait, and said with a wry smile, "So, Basra is relatively safe now." ”

"Moreover, we arrived in Najaf by military helicopter in Rutbay and then diverted into Basra......"

In order to dispel the concerns of the father and son, Ibrahim told Xie Kai that the trip would be safer.

"Then let's go together. Neither father nor son could convince the other.

From the beginning, Xie Kai faintly felt a sense of worry.

It seems like something is going to happen to Basra.

He felt like he had forgotten something, something very important to Basra, but he couldn't remember what he had forgotten anyway.

Under Ibrahim's arrangement, the group arrived in Rutbay through a civilian airliner in Jordan.

Far from the front lines of the Iran-Iraq war, where Iraq procures a lot of equipment through Jordan, the infrastructure of Rutbay has developed very well during the years-long war.

However, before Xie Kai could get a good understanding of the situation in Lutbai, the Mi-8 arranged by Ibrahim flew towards the southeast with Xie Kai and the others.

At the Persian Ahvaz Command, Al Tedder looked at his senior officers with a serious expression.

"The order has been conveyed, and everyone will say what they think about it. ”

"Commander, we don't have enough ammunition reserves to support a big battle at all, and it's too difficult to continue to advance the front and get greater results. Seeing that all his colleagues were bowing their heads, the combat staff officer could only bite the bullet.

Orders from above, they are all clear.

The people above are only asking for the expansion of the results of the battle, and nothing else.

"The Arabs were likewise not replenished. A few days ago, what happened to the 137th Battalion made the Ministry of Defense very dissatisfied! We are constantly consuming equipment...... "Al Teddell is also aware that the ammunition is not replenished at all.

The offensive organized a few months earlier did not achieve any results, but instead consumed a lot of ammunition and lost several fighters.

"Commander, are there clear instructions from above, what is the operational intent?" asked another combat staff officer.

Al Teyder also knew that the demands of his superiors would be difficult to meet and that the front would be difficult to advance.

It is very difficult to realize the strategic intent of this time with ammunition reserves on the southern front.

"We've got to get rid of their new tank force! and destroy as many of their planes as we can. At the same time, occupy the whole of the Faw Peninsula and the ports, and destroy the garrison divisions they have just stationed......" said Al Tedel, "and in order to cooperate with our actions, the northern front will also launch a simultaneous offensive the night after tomorrow to conceal our strategic intentions." This combat operation was codenamed 'Dawn 8'. ”