"Desert Storm" entered the stage of tactical bombing, and the focus shifted to Iraqi ground forces to make the most final preparations for ground warfare.

In the past two days, the main attacks on Iraqi military targets such as logistics lines, armored vehicles and heavy artillery have been carried out, and concentrated attacks on the Republican Guard have been carried out. Under the indiscriminate bombardment, it became extremely difficult for the Iraqi army to supply the front, and the roads, railways, railway dispatch yards, fuel depots, and even supply points in the trenches leading to the war zone were heavily bombed.

Eighty-two of the 54 bridges and 32 pontoon bridges spanning the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were destroyed, a large number of supply convoys were blown up while driving, and many drivers refused to move during the day for fear of air raids.

The supplies arriving in the theater of operations were below the level necessary to sustain the operation, the air defense system collapsed, the Iraqi army was unable to respond effectively to air strikes, and the morale of the Iraqi army on the front line was low.

In order to reduce the difficulty of ground warfare, the coalition forces have also made the Iraqi army's heavy weapons a key target. The US military has carefully studied the number of tanks, artillery, and other heavy weapons of each Iraqi unit, assessed its combat capability, and planned an air attack plan for each unit, in an effort to weaken its combat effectiveness to a bearable level by attacking each unit one by one.

It has even refined the attack operation, dividing the entire theater into a 30*30 nautical mile "hunting zone", keeping two F16 or two F18 fighters active in the area at all times, searching for and attacking targets at any time. In response to the Iraqi army's camouflage measures of burying armored vehicles in the soil, it began to use airborne forward-looking infrared devices and precision-guided weapons to carry out "shooting tanks" operations, and a large number of heavy equipment of the Iraqi army was destroyed.

As the ground battle approached, fierce air strikes were launched on the front-line fortifications of the Iraqi army at the same time. Destroy minefields with carpet bombing and burn front-line trenches with napalm. Blow up its pumping station. The coalition forces even used a 6-ton BLV-82 giant bomb in the attack......

The Iraqi army will either sit in the trenches and wait for death. Either leave the position and become a target for air strikes. The soldiers who were good at fighting in the past saw no hope of victory, nor did they have provisions to survive, and the only thing they could do was passive waiting and desperate resistance.

Over-the-horizon combat, asymmetrical strikes, and there is no chance to fight back.

Through global and regional television media such as CNN, BBC, FOX, and Al Jazeera, people around the world have truly "watched" the soaring missiles from aircraft carriers, the dazzling artillery fire and burning buildings in Baghdad, and "heard" the piercing air defense sirens in Baghdad...... It's like watching an American war blockbuster in a movie theater.

It's not a movie, though. It's live TV!

This war, which was broadcast live on television for the first time in human history, made Chen Zhenghuai, a former soldier, secretly frightened.

Four of the 466 foreign-related laborers who have been transferred from various units in Haibin City are studying the discipline of going abroad at the Foreign Economic Cooperation Commission, and four of them will rush to Saudi Arabia tomorrow afternoon to familiarize themselves with the environment. Driven by a strong curiosity and an inexplicable sense of responsibility, he wanted to take this opportunity to go to the war zone to see how the battle was fought.

Earning foreign exchange is important, but the safety of hundreds of people is equally important, considering that he has always been responsible for labor outsourcing, the city leaders did not hesitate to agree to this request.

There is no father in the charter, and he and Ding Aiguo have always regarded themselves as the man's parents. Before leaving, it was necessary for him to come to the seaside sanatorium to say goodbye to Tian Qiuju, the "mother-in-law" who had just undergone surgery.

“…… Experts say the surgery was a success. Next, you should take a good rest, and wait for your body to recover and then take a few days to consolidate it. It will take up to two months to get into the ground. It is time to rest, it is time to take medicine and medicine, everything is listened to by the doctor, don't have any psychological baggage, let alone feel that there is anything wrong with not going, don't live up to the kindness of the children. ”

Chen Zhenghuai spoke earnestly, Tian Qiuju was full of emotion, nodded and said: "Don't worry, Director Chen, I took a turn in the ghost gate, it is not easy to pick up this life, I listen to the doctor, cooperate with the doctor's treatment, and I will not let the children worry anymore." ”

"That's right."

Chen Zhenghuai nodded slightly, and asked with a smile: "I will leave tomorrow morning, and I will be able to go to Saudi Arabia the morning after tomorrow, do you have anything to bring to San'er?" ”

"Then I'll trouble you," Tian Qiuju glanced back at Wu Xiulan and said with a smile: "Tell me okay, let him rest assured, don't always worry about it, and don't make an international call a day, a dozen is ten minutes, a waste." ”

"Xia Yao, what about you?"

Xia Yaoqiao's face turned red, she ran to the next door and brought a hand-knitted sweater, and said shyly: "Uncle Chen, if you can put it down, bring this to him." Also, let him be careful, and ...... And when my mother finishes taking the light, I will also go back to school, and he will write a letter when he has time, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't have time. ”

Chen Zhenghuai frowned: "The school doesn't approve leave?" ”

Tian Qiuju took over the conversation and said slowly: "Director Chen, it's not that the school doesn't approve leave, I asked her to go back." Think about it, when I am sick alone, do I need so many people to take care of me? The old lady is not in good health, Xiulan will go back early, anyway, my eldest daughter Xia Ning will come soon, not to mention Lao Xia. ”

Xia Zhigao, who had been unable to interject, hurriedly said: "Yes, everyone is quite busy, and there is no need for so many people." ”

"Xiulan, what do you mean?"

Wu Xiulan weighed it, raised her head and said, "Zhenghuai, I think so, the children's affairs are decided by themselves, and we won't make trouble for them." But it's not a matter for Qiu Ju to live here, it's best to go to the Special Administrative Zone with me after taking care of the light, Lao Xia, Xia Ning and Xingyun all go, everything is ready-made, and it's not that there is no place to live. ”

"Yes, let's go to the SAR!" Chen Zhenghuai turned his head and said with a smile: "Lao Xia, I know that you can't be idle, your son-in-law's company is so big, you can do a job." Xia Ning and Xingyun are the same, no matter what, they are better than in their hometown. ”

Tian Qiuju really didn't want to go, and asked with a sad face: "Isn't this okay?" ”

"If a family doesn't say a word, what's wrong with it? Besides, it's not your family, the third son, his grandparents, uncles, second uncles, aunts and aunts are all gone, if he didn't want to work for a few more years until he retires, Xu Ping and I would have gone early. ”

The seaside is the largest city he has ever visited, Xia Zhigao was nervous, and asked again and again: "Chen...... Director Chen, I ...... What can I do when I go? ”

Chen Zhenghuai's face was straight. Zhen Zhen said eloquently: "I can do a lot of things." The third son, his second uncle, Wu Xiucheng. Born as a carpenter, he also worked well, opened a furniture store, and led a group of people to decorate, earning millions a year. He is not afraid of a carpenter, what are you afraid of as a level 6 fitter? ”

"Really?" Xia Zhigao's face was incredible.

Speaking of her younger brother who was the boss, Wu Xiulan couldn't help but smile and said, "Really, Zhenghuai didn't lie to you." My second brother is now getting more and more prosperous, and he takes over the work of Hong Kong bosses and government departments. A 'Jinmen Dafa' was not enough, I bought another truck before I came, and the BP machine kept ringing, which was busier than my three children. ”

Xia Yao couldn't help but ask, "Xiaolian's father?" ”

"Well, it's Xiaolian's father. Xiaozhu and Xiaojun are old everyone, and they have been helping in the company. There was no supervision company before, and he helped Mr. Li keep an eye on the infrastructure. Now there is a supervision company to manage the quality of the project. is tinkering in the company, and it is also busy from morning to night. ”

I'm afraid they'll be embarrassed to go. Wu Xiulan added: "The company has been engaged in vocational skills training, and Xia Ning and Xingyun can participate." Young people, learn things quickly, they can get on the job after taking the exam, and if they perform well, they can be sent abroad in the future, and they will not be idle. ”

It would be hypocritical to shirk it again, Tian Qiuju nodded: "Okay, when the eldest girl comes, I'll ask her what she means, and if she wants, I'll go together." ”

After the ideological work was done, Chen Zhenghuai finally breathed a sigh of relief, and after some more advice, he went back to pack his luggage. He was preparing to go abroad, and Li Xiaoshan, the general manager of the Chinese company, was busy preparing for others to go abroad.

Just sent away the leaders of several electric power construction companies and electric power installation engineering companies in Dongguang Province, Xichuan Province and Jiangnan Province, and rushed back to the company non-stop to see the long-awaited general manager of the second construction of the province.

Over the years, the infrastructure has not been interrupted, and the second construction of the province has almost become the exclusive construction contractor of NB Electric. It's just that from the previous advance, to the current payment according to the progress of the project, although the quality and speed requirements are very high, but the project cost is not discounted at all.

A few years ago, he raised his noble hand, and in recent years, he has taken care of many parties, for NB Electric and the boss in front of him, Mr. Wang is not only grateful but grateful, and as soon as he received the call, he put down the matter at hand and hurried from Guangdu.

"It's all old friends, don't be so polite," Li Xiaoshan was so busy that Li Xiaoshan didn't even have time to smoke, and while beckoning him to sit down, he asked straight to the point: "Lao Wang, are you Erjian interested in overseas construction?" ”

"Of course there is, but we don't have the qualifications, and if we want to go overseas for construction, we can only rely on a company with the prefix in China." Speaking of this, Mr. Wang suddenly reacted and asked eagerly: "Mr. Li, are you investing in building factories abroad again?" ”

Saudi Arabia's high and low voltage complete set of business is not justified, and it can only make a fortune quietly, not publicly.

Li Xiaoshan waved his hand, and while looking at the stack of faxes just sent by the Hong Kong headquarters, he said lightly: "Not for the time being, the reason why I invited you to come is because one of our partners in Saudi Arabia wants to build a factory like NB high and low voltage complete sets." Fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, so the chairman and Zhang Gong thought of you at once. ”

"The chairman and Zhang Gong are nostalgic, but unfortunately they are too busy to see each other a few times throughout the year, and they don't even have a chance to thank them. Mr. Li, why don't you help me arrange the arrangements, and when they come back, let's sit together? ”

"Just do the work of NB Electronics well," Li Xiaoshan knocked on the table and reminded: "What's the matter, is there any interest in the Saudi project?" ”

NB Electric will not let its partners suffer losses abroad, and it will not let its partners suffer losses in China, after so many years of dealing, Mr. Wang is not worried about any risks at all, and blurted out: "Do you still need to ask?" I'll arrange for someone to contact the company. ”

To his surprise, Li Xiaoshan actually shook his head and said: "There is no need for bidding, no qualifications, and no general contracting." Net contractor, just send people, there is a job is counted as a worker, there is no risk. ”

Mr. Wang was overjoyed and nodded again and again: "This is the best, this is the best, you don't have to be attached to others, and you have to pay a management fee." ”

Li Xiaoshan took out a fax from the drawer and said without any delay: "The construction area is 70,000 square meters, six rows of steel structure workshops, an office building, a living area and a warehouse. Lao Wang, go back and arrange people, hurry up and apply for passports, we are responsible for visas, and strive to leave in the middle of next month. (To be continued......)