As commander of the Strategic Air Defense Forces, Prince Sultan was definitely not incompetent.

The development of the entire Saudi Arabia's national defense cannot be separated from his dedication and efforts.

"It is better to be able to buy production lines from China, we produce them ourselves, and national defense cannot be solved by weapons and equipment." King Fahd sighed, "In the early days of the war, whether it was Iraq or Iran, the military equipment of these two countries was purchased by the most advanced countries in the world, and once a war broke out, or there was any problem in the country, there was no way to replenish the consumption......

The king's apprehension is not unreasonable.

Even the most rubbish equipment has to be produced by itself.

Whether it is a powerful country like Iraq or Iran, only a small part of the weapons and equipment can be produced by itself.

Moreover, it is still relying on foreign technical experts, and if this situation does not change, national defense will never be able to become strong.

Saudi Arabia did not want to become a country like the United States and the Soviet Union, but they wanted to be free from others in terms of national defense.

"Your Majesty, it is not impossible that such a strategic weapon as the DF-3 is authorized to be produced by ourselves, and if they sell production technology, do we have such a large number of technicians for production? This requires a large industrial system. We can't even produce oil production equipment in our country......" Prince Sultan said, shaking his head and sighing.

The Chinese may be more interested in exporting technology, but the problem is that the technology is exported, and Saudi Arabia does not find enough people to use it.

The production of large missiles involves a very wide range of fields.

Mechanical engineering. Materials, Computers, Chemicals. Electronics, aerodynamics and a whole host of things. Basically, a whole industrial system is needed, and these are difficult for the entire Arab world to build.

Unless, unless, the Arab world can be unified, in which case there is little possibility.

Especially. A country like the United States would not agree to let the Arab world rise.

The Arab world controls the world's oil, which is equivalent to controlling the economic lifeline of the whole world, which is why the United States supports Israel in constantly attacking neighboring Arab countries. It is not possible for Arab countries to develop various technologies with peace of mind.

A divided, unstable Arab world is in the interests of a pure importer of crude oil like the United States.

"I know that, even if we can build a complete industrial system. The Americans will not agree either. This time. It must be done in secret, and it must not be known to the Americans before our missile forces have formed combat effectiveness, otherwise it will be difficult for us to conclude a deal......" The king's words were filled with deep helplessness.

"It's not a big problem, we can now increase our trade with China, and then we can use cargo ships to transport it, as Iran has done. The Americans are now in a confrontation with the Soviet Union, and they need China to distract the Soviet Union...... "Prince Sultan is not ready to continue the discussion on their own production of such strategic missiles."

"We need the help of Chinese in the construction of our base. Did you mention this in the negotiations? The king also knew that nothing would come of it if the discussion continued. It is better to say something about their vital interests.

Once a missile like the DF-3 is settled in Saudi Arabia, as long as it can ensure that the country can fight back against the invaders when it is threatened, everything is easy to say.

Iraq is now working to improve the range of the Scud missiles, but the results are much worse than those imported from the Soviet Union.

The three Scuds were changed to two, that is, one of them was split in two, the missile casing was welded to the other two, and the fuel was filled into the two remanufactured missiles respectively.

Although this can effectively increase the range, the take-off weight and bomb load of the missile have dropped a lot.

Iraq's industrial strength is far stronger than that of Saudi Arabia, and they can't even effectively guarantee the quality and precision of the renovation work, let alone Saudi Arabia.

"Our missile construction base must be kept secret, and it cannot be completely destroyed by the enemy at once in the event of an attack...... "Prince Sultan nodded, this matter must be considered first.

If the missile base cannot be kept secret, these missiles are the target.

What the United States has, Israel basically has.

The satellites of the Americans, flying in the sky, will help Israel in the event of a war, and Israeli missiles will attack these strategic targets first.

"The Chinese should have no problem with secrecy. During this trip to China, whether it was their production units or missile bases, they could not be seen from the outside at all. Especially at the missile launch base, the DF-3 was originally a medium-range strategic missile launched on a mobile basis, and it was Chinese usually hidden in a mountain where there were no people at all, and when it was launched, well-trained Chinese soldiers could prepare for the launch within 10 minutes...... "Prince Bandar felt that this Chinese was completely competent.

Even in the United States, the sense of secrecy is not so strong.

He visited a missile launch base in northwest China, but at the beginning, he never imagined that there would be such a huge missile launch base in such a deserted area.

What's more, inside the Nine Courtyards, the core things are all inside the mountain, and the outside is completely unimaginable, and even in the air, you can't see anything.

Preferably a Saudi missile base, also according to Chinese construction standards.

"I have placed an order for 45 missiles from China this time, plus 15 from Pakistan, for a total of 60 missiles, and we can use this number of missiles to build at least three missile launch bases, and the reserve bases can be more dispersed, and even if outsiders know about it, it is impossible to destroy all of our missiles at the first time...... Prince Bandar said this, and when he said this, he couldn't help but secretly look at Prince Sultan.

Seeing that Prince Sultan did not have any dissatisfaction, he was relieved.

"Isn't that a bit small?" The king frowned and said, "Why do you have contact with the Pakistani side again?" ”

The king was very dissatisfied with these quantities.

Even if it is 65 million US dollars and 15 pieces, it is only about 1 billion, and it is a big deal that the royal family can buy a few less private jets or something.

Without these two kicks, which have a range of up to 2,800 kilometers, to ensure the king's power, no amount of wealth can be robbed.

"Once Pakistan's mushroom bomb technology matures, our second kicker will be able to equip it with mushroom bombs, and Liu Yijiu is ready to export civilian nuclear technology to Pakistan......

"What? It's true? Both the King and Prince Sultan were excited.

Mushroom bombs!

This is the mushroom bomb they have been dreaming about!

It's something that no amount of money can buy.

In front of the United States, it is impossible to mention this matter at all, and even the spears with a range of 45 kilometers are not sold because they will threaten Israel's security, so how can they export mushroom bombs to them? It is even more unlikely that the Soviets will be the first to sanction the USSR as soon as they import mushroom shells from the USSR.

Only China is the only one, but unfortunately, China's mushroom bombs will not be exported.

After all, China is also a big country and a permanent member of the UN Security Council, so it has to maintain world peace while taking care of its identity.

It's nice to be able to get this stuff from a country like Pakistan, which is also a Muslim brother.

"We are the same Asian country as Pakistan and belong to the Muslim world. President Ark expressed his support for cooperation in this regard. Moreover, since the Third Indo-Pakistani War in the sixties, Pakistan has been sending experts to China to study, and now it is close to success. Once the civilian nuclear technology provided by Chinese is obtained......"

"Bandar, you have performed very well this time, and the burden on your body should be heavier......" The king calmed down from his joy.

"Indeed, there is no need to go to the United States to serve as a diplomat, with such a second kicker as the DF-3, import a sufficient number of Guardian rocket artillery from China, and then set up the Strategic Missile Forces, Bandar will be in charge, Your Majesty the King, what do you think?" Sultan has always hoped that the royal family will emerge with more talents who can take charge of themselves.

Bandar went to China to buy two kickers, and he kept recommending them to the king.

Now he is calling for the creation of the Strategic Missile Forces and recommending Bandar, who is just in his early thirties, and the king is naturally trustworthy.

Immediately, Bandar suppressed the joy in his heart and thanked Prince Sultan and the king.

In the Saudi royal family, only the higher the power in the hands, the more oil fields can be obtained, and with oil fields, more wealth can be owned. After all, there are many members of the royal family, and it is impossible for everyone to have the same amount of wealth.

"Now is the purchase quantity of conventional weapons and equipment, since the Chinese want to bundle sales, let's ask Saddam Hussein and other allies, if there is a need for conventional weapons procurement, we will also purchase from China." Chinese For the sake of our international security, we will send them a big gift, Sultan, you are in charge of this matter, Bandar, you assist Sultan......" The king took a deep breath and made a decision that changed the pattern of the world.

As the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, the first deputy prime minister, and the commander of the national strategic air defense force, Sultan controls the procurement of weapons and equipment in the entire Saudi Arabia, and has a very high status and identity in the entire Arab world.

He took the lead in communicating with the surrounding allies, and the kings of each country naturally had to sell face to him.

In the end, the number of conventional weapons they procured even reached an astonishing amount.

When Liu Yijiu heard the news, he was completely dumbfounded.

He said bundling at the beginning, and he didn't expect such a result at all! (To be continued.) )