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"The U.S. military will definitely win!" Fang Mingyuan said in an unequivocal tone, "And I think that the war may end in two or three months! The Americans will win a great victory since the two defeats in the Korean War and the Vietnam War." ”

Prince Abdullah and Prince Maktum looked at each other in surprise, and they did not understand at all how Fang Mingyuan could have such strong confidence in the Americans, and how could such a large-scale war end in two or three months? Which of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Iran-Iraq War was not dragged on for several years?

Their confusion was completely understandable, Fang Mingyuan could understand it. The idea of the two of them can be said to be the common idea of many people at the time. Although everyone believes that the US military is undoubtedly ahead of Iraq in terms of advanced equipment, Iraq is not without the ability to fight back, and the large number of weapons and equipment exchanged for tens of billions of dollars from the Soviet Union and the United States is not vegetarian. The MiG-29 is also a first-class fighter comparable to the F-15 and F-16, and Saddam Hussein still has Scud missiles and even chemical weapons in his hands.

Once the casualties of American soldiers in a war are excessively heavy, an anti-war wave may break out in the country, and as was the case in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, no one can guarantee that history will not repeat itself in this war with Iraq! And once such a thing happens, no one is sure whether the Americans will be able to push the war forward with no doubt. If the U.S. military withdrew from the war because of this, then with Iraq's military strength, let alone recovering Kuwait, no one would be able to stop its aggression even in these other countries on the Arabian Peninsula!

Therefore, in the period before the war, although the Arab royal families were calm on the surface, they were also worried secretly. Prince Abdullah and Prince Maktum are also worried.

"Yes, Iraq has a million-strong army that has been tempered by eight years of war, and is equipped with sophisticated Soviet-style weapons. The Americans have not fought a large-scale war since the Vietnam War...... "Prince Abdullah said in disbelief. He didn't know how to describe his feelings, although the quick victory of the US military was the result he sincerely hoped for, but reason told him that Fang Mingyuan's judgment was nothing less than a fantasy!

Fang Mingyuan took out the checkbook, waved the pen on it, and then ripped it off casually and handed it to the waiter on the side. The waiter handed the cheque to Prince Abdullah, who glanced at him for some reason, and his eyes immediately opened like brass bells.

"A billion dollars!" is a promissory note from a Swiss bank, payable at sight. Prince Abdullah himself has such a checkbook. Prince Maktum, who was sitting next to him, glanced sideways and looked surprised. One billion dollars, for these Arab royal family, is definitely not a small amount!

"Fang, what do you mean by that?" Prince Abdullah asked in a trembling voice, puzzled.

"Prince Abdullah, let's make a bet. If it is said that the war between the Americans and Iraq took more than three months from the official start of the war to the defeat and surrender of Iraq, then this sum of money can be regarded as my donation to your royal family's treasury to make up for the financial deficit of your country; if the war between the United States and Iraq ends within three months, then this amount of money will be regarded as my investment in the reconstruction of your country's post-war oil fields. How about it?Is His Royal Highness the Prince willing to make this bet with me?" Fang Mingyuan said confidently.

He understood that Prince Abdullah and Prince Maktum Weishenme did not believe in their own words, in fact, to put it bluntly, their understanding of war was still stuck in the traditional mode of war, and they did not realize that the upcoming war would mark the arrival of the high Jishu era of war. In the wars before the Gulf War, the tactics of the US military had already shown the rudiments of high-tech tactics, but in terms of the extent to which they were used, none of those wars could be compared with the Gulf War.

In the Gulf War, the high-altitude weapons used by the multinational forces, especially the US military, included almost all aspects of land, sea, and air, including military satellites, global positioning systems, precision-guided munitions, night vision equipment, new tanks, stealth aircraft, cruise missiles, air defense missile systems, electronic warfare weapons, military computers, and C officially appeared on the battlefield for the first time.

And the changes they brought to the war can also be said to be revolutionary. According to incomplete statistics, in the Vietnam War, less than half of the bombs dropped or missiles fired by US planes fell within 150 meters of the target, but in the Gulf War, this range was accurate to about 5 meters. It can even be said that it refers to where to fight!

In the previous life, the US military used force against Iraq, from the first Tomahawk missile launched from a battleship in the Persian Gulf to the final Saddam Hussein's admission of defeat, it was only a month or ten days, and now Fang Mingyuan has relaxed the time to three months, naturally he is not worried about any major variables.

Prince Abdullah and Prince Maktum were speechless for a long time by Fang Mingyuan's confident words. Looking at the Swiss bank check in his hand, looking at the huge number on it, and looking at Fang Mingyuan's confident face, the two of them forgot to answer for a while.

Prince Abdullah thought in his heart that the bet proposed by Fang Mingyuan, whether it won or lost, would be a good thing for the current Kuwait. If Fang Mingyuan is defeated, it means that he is embarrassed to take this money, and it can also be used as a loan to help the Kuwaiti royal family turnover; and even if Fang Mingyuan wins, the reconstruction of Kuwait after the war will definitely require a huge amount of capital investment, and it is obviously unrealistic to complete it with Kuwait's own savings. At least compared with the greedy businessmen of those countries in Europe and the United States, the appetite of the Chinese people may be smaller, and the conditions will be fairer.

Moreover, such a result is also a great political achievement for Prince Abdullah himself, and it has a direct impetus for him to further enhance his status in the Kuwaiti royal family! One billion dollars, such an investment, even in the United States, is quite sensational, and can greatly stimulate the local national economy.

Prince Maktum was also stunned by Fang Mingyuan's big move, he couldn't have imagined that in order to prove to the two of them, Fang Mingyuan would actually make such an amazing bet. Moreover, the conditions are so favorable to Kuwait! Prince Maktum couldn't help but recall the words of Fang Mingyuan and Fang Cai, if this war, as Fang Mingyuan said, was only a few months from beginning to end, then the countries of the Middle East must be prepared in advance to receive and rebuild Kuwait. A lot of jihua had to be readjusted.

Although Prince Maktum said, he still felt incredulous about Fang Mingyuan's assertion, you must know that according to KAO intelligence, Iraq has stationed more than 200,000 soldiers, more than 2,000 tanks, and thousands of artillery pieces in Kuwait alone, while the entire Iraqi military has millions of troops, with nearly 5,000 tanks, more than 3,000 cannons, and nearly 3,000 armored personnel carriers. Although Iraq has only more than 400 fighters in the air force, which is much inferior to that of the US military, many of them are powerful fighters such as the MiG-29. It is completely impossible for the Americans to want to drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait without committing to the army. Moreover, Iraq also has numerous Scud missiles, which are enough to threaten important cities in Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries.

How could such a powerful armed Liliang be defeated by the US army in such a short period of time?

But he had to consider the possibility that Fang Mingyuan's judgment would come true again. I've already missed an opportunity, do I want to miss a second time?

Fang Mingyuan smiled and looked at Prince Abdullah, whose face was uncertain, this bet, as long as Prince Abdullah should come down, he would not lose. Kuwait's oil fields, that is, the money printing machines that are produced year after year, after ten years, you can get a soft hand with your own share of oil. When the time comes, it will be returned to itself tenfold or even a hundredfold! If it weren't for the fact that the country's development still needs a lot of money, or if it wasn't for the fear of throwing too much and making Prince Abdullah suspicious, he really wanted to add another zero to the back of the check.

This dinner was spent in the three of them thinking about it.

When the servants put away the dishes in front of the three of them and served fragrant tea, Prince Abdullah said in a deep voice: "Fang, do you really want to make this bet?"

"Haha, His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah, we Chinese people have an old saying, a gentleman's word, a horse is hard to chase, since I wrote this check in front of Prince Maktum, how can there be a reason to regret it?" Fang Mingyuan said categorically.

"Four horses can't catch up?" Prince Abdullah, although he did not understand that weishenme was four horses, not eight or other numbers, but he could also understand that the meaning of this sentence was to keep his word.

"Well, Cousin Maktum, please be a witness. Prince Abdullah made up his mind. V