In a small Western-style study on the corner of the second floor of Prince Sultan's villa, Musharraf, the head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Bureau, and Saudi Prince Khalid sat opposite each other on a gorgeous and exquisite sofa.

But the scene of the two of them being silent for a long time made this study have an intriguing stuffiness, so that Prince Khalid picked up the glass of soda with ice cubes on the coffee table and drank it in one gulp, and then the eagle-like eyes swept towards Musharraf's helpless face, which had been silent for a long time, and asked Musharraf in a slow but extremely impatient tone:

"General Musharraf, is there no other country in the world other than China that can provide similar weapons and equipment?" As he spoke, Prince Khalid suddenly remembered something, and his sharp eyes lit up instantly:

"Egypt! For our Arab world, there is also Egypt! They are countries equipped with Soviet-style weapons, and all of them are original Soviet products, and they will definitely not be worse than China's in terms of performance and reliability, and as for the price, it is even easier to say, as long as my father, Prince Sultan, personally comes forward, it is estimated that Egypt's President Sadat will agree."

"Your Royal Highness, are you sure that President Sadat will really agree?" Hearing Prince Khalid's words, Musharraf's heart couldn't help but sneer, he really didn't know whether the Saudi prince in front of him, who grew up with a golden spoon, was pretending to be naïve or really stupid.

A military strongman like Sadat in the Middle East, even a powerful American has to give three points, how can you Saudi Arabia make him obedient, although Musharraf is very disdainful of Prince Khalid in his heart, but he does not show it on the surface.

Instead, the sadness on his original face was added to the embarrassment, and Prince Khalid was also slightly stunned when he heard this. But just as he was about to open his mouth to continue explaining, Musharraf's calm and somewhat helpless voice sounded in Prince Khalid's ears again:

"Although Egypt's armed forces are equipped with all Soviet-style equipment, since relations between the Soviet Union and Egypt fell to a freezing point, the Soviet-made weapons and equipment in the hands of the Egyptian army have not been repaired and updated at all, and their technical condition is very poor, and they cannot be effectively used on the battlefield at all.

Even Egypt now has the same type of equipment in good working condition. After all, the Egyptian army has not yet been completely Americanized, and it has to compete with Israel externally, and it has to deal with the rebellion of the Muslim Brotherhood at any time internally, and now it has to support Saddam Hussein, who is also a military strongman, and Iraq under his control, so I think the Egyptian side is a little powerless!"

"This" Listening to Musharraf's words, Prince Khalid, who was just in his early thirties, shook the Adam's apple on his neck a few times, but stopped suddenly, and his eagle-like eyes couldn't help but be in a trance. The thin black eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he knew very well in his heart that Musharraf was right, Egypt seemed to have signed the Camp David agreement with Israel, and the two sides had established diplomatic relations.

What's more, the Muslim Brotherhood, which is like a hundred-legged insect in Egypt, has also faintly risen in recent years, which has also made the Egyptian ruling authorities like a fish in the throat, in addition to that. The most important thing is that the current leadership of Sadat has changed his previous policy and respected Saudi Arabia's leadership in the Arab world.

But that's just superficial respect. Sadat, who inherited Nasser's pan-Arab ideology in his bones, looked down on Saudi Arabia at night, and his demands on Saudi Arabia were also contrary to the law and even openly opposed, so that every time Saudi Arabia wanted to seek support and help from Egypt, it had to pay a large amount of money and other economic costs in exchange.

These behind-the-scenes events may not be known to ordinary people, but as a member of the more powerful group of "Seven Sudri Brothers" in the Arab royal family, Prince Khalid, who has high hopes from his father and uncle, knows it clearly. However, the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan is now complicated.

The various forces are intertwined and chaotic, and ordinary people don't know how to crack it, not to mention that the suspension of China's weapons and equipment supply came so suddenly that there was no way to prepare for it, so that he, an inexperienced young prince, did not know what to do. It was only with a youthful enthusiasm and impulse that he said that.

Now that Musharraf tactfully pointed out the inoperability, even Prince Khalid himself felt that his own words just now were a little whimsical, and he couldn't help but blush slightly, showing an embarrassment that was difficult to hide, but even so, this stubborn prince still didn't want to change his original intention and mission of coming to Pakistan, so after a moment of silence, he raised his eyes and looked at Musharraf, who had an ugly face on the other side, and his previous impatience eased, and continued with a little negotiation between his words:

"Can't Western arms dealers replace China?"

"Your Royal Highness, I think you should also have some contact in this regard during this time, presumably Your Highness should know better than me what the effect is!" Prince Khalid had just finished his first sentence, and before the second sentence touched his mouth, he was interrupted by Musharraf's words, and at this time, Musharraf also changed his previous sad appearance, with a smile on his face, and a decisive shrewd look in his deep eyes.

This look made Prince Khalid, who was sitting opposite, stunned for a moment, and then realized that the seemingly amiable Pakistani uncle in front of him was not only a general, but also the intelligence chief in charge of Pakistan's core secret forces.

Because Musharraf is right, after persuading Pakistan to purchase Western weapons and equipment to no avail, Prince Khalid did think about stopping financial assistance and replacing it with real weapons and equipment, for this reason, Prince Khalid did contact several international arms dealers, but as Musharraf expected before, these arms dealers who eat people and do not spit out bones came to inquire at first sight that Saudi princes came to inquire. Immediately, the lion opened his mouth.

In the face of this posture, Prince Khalid weighed the little aid funds from Saudi Arabia, which was simply not enough to buy anything, and if it was shipped to Pakistan and Afghanistan, it would simply lose the face of the Saudi royal family and country, and seriously even shake Saudi Arabia's position in the Arab world. Khalid then dismissed his search and continued to put pressure on Pakistan to solve the difficult problem on their own.

Khalid thought that he was acting in secret and did it seamlessly, but he didn't expect to hear Musharraf's words before he realized that his small actions did not escape the eyes of Musharraf, an old fox, and a look of shock flashed on his face in an instant, although it returned to normal in the blink of an eye, it still did not escape Musharraf's sharp eyes. I laughed even more in my heart.

It is really ridiculous that he still wants to be a hero in front of Musharraf with this ability, and how can these princes and princes of Saudi Arabia be inferior to the next generation? The older generation of Ibn Saud is so majestic and strategic, but in the second generation he has become inactive, and now the Khalid, who is known as the leader of the third generation, who is sitting opposite him, is also a little naïve.

Compared with his peers such as Lu Jiadong in China and Blomberg in the United States, there are more than eight streets behind, and they are literally heaven and earth! It seems that these princes, princes, and grandchildren are carried away by the black gold under their feet. I really don't know if people like them will be able to hold on to that rich land in a few generations.

These things can only be thought of in Musharraf's mind. To tell the truth, he still wished that Saudi Arabia would continue like this, only in this way could they Pakistan have an inexhaustible ATM, thinking of this, Musharraf's slightly grim expression softened slightly. Enterprisingly, he continued:

"Therefore, no matter how advanced the weapons and equipment of the West are, they are not suitable for the harsh environment in Afghanistan and the low quality of the members of the resistance groups. From approval, filing, approval, packing, transshipment to adaptation training, etc., it will take several months to form combat effectiveness, and if this is the case, it will be too late.

You must know that the Soviet army has launched a new round of offensive in Afghanistan, and the current situation of the Afghan resistance organization has deteriorated extremely, and the lack of weapons and equipment, especially all kinds of ammunition, is even more serious, so let them spend several months at this time to regroup their combat effectiveness, it is estimated that the Soviet Union will hit our Islamabad as soon as possible, and what the consequences will be at that time, I think it should not be difficult for His Royal Highness the Prince to imagine!"

"General, what did you say?" When Prince Khalid heard Musharraf's words, he was so shocked that he bounced up from the back of the sofa, as if a strong spring was installed on his back, and because he got up too violently, his knees knocked the glass full of soda water on the side of the coffee table to the ground, and the water inside soaked a large part of the prince's gorgeous Arab robe, but at this time, Prince Khalid didn't care about this messy clothes at all, straightened up, frowned and confirmed to Musharraf's incredulity:

"The USSR launched a new offensive in Afghanistan?"

"That's right!" Musharraf nodded: "Just three days ago, the Soviet army once again mobilized two motorized infantry divisions, strengthened a large number of special operations units, and mobilized tanks, helicopters, armored vehicles and other technical equipment, with the support of artillery, aviation, and communication troops, launched a large-scale clearance operation in the Hindu Kush area of Afghanistan.

"It's only been a long time, it seems that in less than a month, the Soviet purge has started again, and it is still two motorized infantry divisions"

"So this time the Soviets also made a bloody investment, but it is a pity that now the Afghan resistance group consumed a lot of money in the last anti-clearance operation, and it is still recuperating, and the necessary equipment has not been fully replenished."

"Then the equipment in Pakistan's reserve can be transferred out to replenish first!" Prince Khalid seemed very anxious, knowing that many Afghan resistance groups were established and sent to Afghanistan by Saudi Arabia, and at the same time, Saudi Arabia will also give these resistance groups a large amount of financial assistance, so that domestic dissidents can participate in the "jihad" In the name of being sent to the battlefield as cannon fodder, and then to consolidate and stabilize the domestic situation, secondly, through these overt or implicit funding, Saudi Arabia's glorious image as a world leader, and third, through substantial opposition to the Soviet Union's obstruction of the revolution and deepening deep cooperation with the United States, can ensure the ultimate security of Saudi Arabia and its imperial system.

Such a profitable and harmless deal, even if this group of princes and grandsons are flooded with black oil, it can be understood, so in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia does not want the Afghan resistance group to be completely wiped out like this, Prince Khalid naturally knows how powerful this is, because of this, before Musharraf finished speaking, Prince Khalid said anxiously:

"It's really not okay, and it's okay to distribute the war supplies distributed to the militia!"

"Our war readiness warehouses have long been empty!" Musharraf shrugged helplessly, the folds on his face drooped, and the appearance of being under great pressure was already overflowing:

"The real war is not a drill, the consumption can be described as unprecedentedly huge, our Pakistan is already a small country and weak, and the only little material is all used up in less than a year after the war started!"

As he spoke, Musharraf glanced at the telegram on the coffee table that he had just received from China suspending arms supplies, and his tone couldn't help but be filled with a hint of sadness: "Originally, I thought that I would be able to replenish the ammunition of the Afghan resistance group by waiting for the arrival of China's weapons and equipment, but I thought that China would suspend the supply of arms because of the huge consumption of the Sino-Vietnamese border dispute, which would be tantamount to making matters worse."

"This is clearly taking advantage of the fire to rob!" Before Musharraf could finish speaking, Prince Khalid, who had already been angry, suddenly jumped up from his seat, and then walked briskly in the study, and at the same time, the mouth flew up and down, and said angrily in a very fast voice:

"China, this China again, they were the ones who violated the UN agreement and were ready to sell weapons and equipment to Iran, and they were the ones who supported the Shiite infidels in Afghanistan, and now they are the ones who are taking advantage of the fire in Afghanistan, so I'm right, not to mention a single bullet from China, not even a piece of iron sheet can be bought from them" (to be continued......