Chapter 101, Grand Purchase
Canglong finally decided to take out his last private money and make one last big purchase.
The contents of the purchase include 100 barreled artillery, 50 anti-tank artillery pieces, and 50 cannon howitzers, forming a heavy artillery brigade of 5,000 people.
As the saying goes, the best way to test troops in war is to judge from the current battle with the Baath Party, and there is really a problem with their establishment; although the special operations brigade and the field division have coordinated quite well this time, there have been big problems in command, for example, the task of the special operations brigade was to behead the enemy commander, then create chaos behind enemy lines, and guide the field division to burn the oil fields.
However, the first two tasks of the special operations brigade were completed very well, and the third task was not carried out at all, because even they did not find the specific location and action route of the field division, and it was a melee, but the snow leopard still brought the strength of the special operations brigade to the limit, and created good conditions for the field division in the chaos created behind enemy lines.
But if it can be unified, this war will definitely be fought more beautifully, of course, this is also because there is no supreme commander, there is no way, Canglong was sitting in the enemy's high command at the time, and it is also a necessary condition for this war to be able to exploit loopholes and play scoundrels.
Therefore, it is imperative to form an artillery brigade, which can not only defend and counterattack, but also cover the army offensive when the time is ripe, in addition to the artillery brigade, the field division is also forming an armored brigade, from this war, Canglong saw the casualties of his troops, of which exhaustion accounted for the majority.
If the field division has armored personnel carriers and tanks on the battlefield this time, it will be more mobile, after all, the Prophet Army does not have the long-range delivery capability of the US military, but there are two US Hercules transport planes at the airport, which are called the best heavy transport planes in the world, and they were also given by the Jordanian government when the new Iraqi government was established.
But after Canglong took over everything in Basra, he did not use these two planes, but sealed them, this is a treasure, it is impossible to use it until it is absolutely necessary, in case it is shot down, it will be a big loss.
Because there is really no money, Canglong is ready to purchase twenty T80 main battle tanks, and let the Russians repair the twenty T72s that were disabled by them in the Valley of the Evil Wolf, and after forming the Prophet Army, the twenty disabled tanks were secretly sealed by Canglong, in order to form an armored brigade in the future.
With the purchased armored personnel carriers, this heavy armored brigade is formed, of course, it is still empty talk, Canglong wants so many weapons to build his own mechanized troops, but Russia has to agree to sell it to him.
The happiest thing to see this list is still black impermanence, after all, whether it is an artillery brigade or an armored brigade, it will be included in his field division, remembering the battle he fought a few days ago, Nima's leg was about to break, and he did not experience the three-day rapid march of the field division, and he definitely did not know the pain.
Almost half of the casualties counted were exhausted to death, although the quality of the field division was tested, but Hei Wuchang was actually very distressed in his heart, because many soldiers were personally born by him.
Another list is the aircraft procurement contract, the two J-7Ms of the Air Force in this war played an important role, from air deterrence, to field bombing, and finally to provide coordinate positioning for field divisions, it can be said that Bai Wuchang and Aziz, the two only pilots, have used all their strength to eat.
Canglong, who has tasted the sweetness, of course, wants to organize the air force, purchase 12 MiG-29 and Su-30 each, form an air force squadron, and form a high and low match.
This procurement case is a dream for Bai Wuchang, he is Russian, and he has a soft spot for this type of aircraft, as long as it is purchased, the Basra Air Force will definitely exert unimaginable combat effectiveness, and most of the former Iraqi Air Force are no strangers to Russian aircraft, and it is easy to train, and it is also the easiest to exert combat effectiveness.
As for the pilots? As long as there are planes, Bai Wuchang doesn't believe that he can't train good pilots, not to mention that there is Aziz, an Iraqi pilot, who will dig into the corner of the wall and dig from the air force of the Iraqi security forces, but in fact, the reason why Bai Wuchang is happiest is that he doesn't have to be a bare-bones commander anymore.
The third procurement case is for the special operations brigade, and the procurement is all special forces equipment, including parachute equipment.
What is unthinkable is that Xiami's missile force has not been expanded, and Xiami has not been disappointed at this point, after all, his missile unit is the first to develop, and it is also the most mature, and the money invested is also the most, but it is only suitable for air defense.
But the premise of all this is that the Russians must be willing to sell to him, if they don't sell to him, even if they have money, it is empty talk, but Canglong not only doesn't have much money now, but I don't know if the Russians are willing to sell it, which is their worry.
"I bought the things for you, as for whether anyone will use them, it's up to you, at such a big cost, I hope the Prophet Army can exert its combat effectiveness in a short period of time, understand?" Canglong finally gave them a difficult task.
This time, no one objected, as for Badr's request for the coast guard to be equipped with ships, Canglong was really powerless, and he had no intention of building a navy at all.
"Don't worry, head, as long as you give us something, we can find the best user." Bai Wuchang spoke first, compared to his air force, the largest expansion, and the money spent will be the most.
"Head, you have to spend at least 10 billion dollars on this arms purchase project, not to mention whether the Russians are willing to sell it to us, even if you sell it to us, you also have to spend blood, so you don't plan to keep some money?" Su Su said suddenly.
In fact, this is also their concern, since coming to Basra, Canglong has been spending money, but Canglong's money is not endless.
"Don't worry about the Russians, they will sell it to us, as for the money" Canglong's face was very bad, "After buying these things, you don't have to come to me, there is nothing you can do to find me." ”
Saying such things, everyone knows that Canglong has no money, and in the end the family is smashed here, everyone's faces are heavy, the more they get, the heavier the responsibility, they don't talk nonsense, they are busy with their work, and in the end only Su Su stayed, in fact, what he said just now has another meaning, you have spent all the money, how can I still get intelligence?
He stayed and waited for Canglong to answer his question, and Canglong did not disappoint him, saying, "I didn't intend to pay the Russians in full at all." ”
"What do you mean?" Su Su didn't understand.
"Find the Russian consul, I will talk to their military envoy, and you will understand when the time comes." Canglong said with a smile.
Su Su didn't ask, but went to contact the Russian consul, and a few days later, not only the Russian military envoy arrived, but even the Chinese military envoy arrived.
Several people sat down, but they had their own plans, the Chinese military envoy was Wan Zeliang, and Canglong was not surprised, because Li Ruomo had already told him, and the Russian envoy was naturally Colonel Nikolav, and after a few polite words, Canglong directly said his procurement case.
At that time, Nikolav's face was very bad, and the matter of Canglong's request to buy the missile production chain had not yet been discussed last time, and now that such a big order has come, Nikolav really can't afford it.
If China or India bought such a large order, they would naturally be very happy, but it was Basra, and the arms contract also involved diplomacy, and Basra was a sensitive area, which touched the nerves of the Americans.
Nikolav was silent for a while and said with a smile: "Let's talk about the missile production chain first, I think this is the most important thing for Basra." ”
"What do you mean?" Canglong's face sank, "Russia doesn't dare to sell it to me, or doesn't want to sell it to me?" ”
Facing Canglong's sarcastic tone, Wan Zeliang was very surprised, and said in his heart that you are still so arrogant in the face of the Russians, I am afraid that you will not sell it if you have money and want to buy others.
But something that surprised him even more happened, Nikolai was actually submissive in front of Canglong, for fear that Canglong would be angry, and said in a gentle tone: "No, I didn't mean that, there is always an order, are you right?" ”
"That's pretty much it." Canglong smiled and said, "Then what do you military mean?" ”
"We are willing to sell you the missile production chain and provide you with all-round technical guidance, but should you also fulfill your promises?" Nikolav asked with a smile.
"Of course, I said that I would give you one of the ports, and I would give it to you, and you can come whenever you want." Canglong said with a smile, in fact, he is desperate, you guys will pull the Black Sea Fleet over now, it's too late for me to be happy, so that you can save a lot of money and find a free thug.
Nikolav thought that Canglong would make some excessive requests, but he didn't expect to agree so easily, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, the cooperation is pleasant." ”
"Wait." Canglong suddenly said, "We have finished talking about the missile production chain, and now it's time to talk about the arms purchase case I just made." ”
"This" Nikolai was embarrassed, "I can't call the shots, after all, this is a sensitive area, it involves diplomatic issues, but the Americans are staring at us, and our arms transport ship was detained last time."
"Oh." Canglong groaned, and suddenly said, "You have to understand, I'm not begging you, you don't want to sell to me, it's your loss, I have many channels to buy better, not to mention that since we have cooperated to this point, why don't you just tear your face with the Americans and prove your sincerity?" ”
The atmosphere at the negotiation table was a little cold, Nikolav's face was pale, as if he was hesitating something, in fact, the instructions given to him by the military this time were very simple, to agree to Canglong's request as much as possible, but it was absolutely impossible to expose Russia easily.
"Let's think about it, okay?" Nikolav said with a smile.
"You go back and think about it slowly, but I don't guarantee that when you come back, I will buy you even a gun and a weapon." Canglong sneered, "No, just cancel the previous contract, I don't need the missile production chain anymore, I get it myself from the black market, as for airplanes and tanks, these things European arms dealers are eager to sell to me, as long as my price is high enough, I believe they will also be interested in the strategic location here." ”
In the end, Nikolav's face became worse and worse, but he did not refute, let alone ignorantly accuse Canglong of tearing up the contract, because in this arms deal, the contract is a piece of waste paper