The most direct problem is that the royal army of Saudi Arabia has no combat effectiveness at all!

Comparatively speaking, the situation of the Royal Saudi Air Force is slightly better.

In previous air strikes, the Royal Saudi Air Force (RAF) basically participated in the whole process and also carried out some difficult combat missions.

For example, in August, the Royal Saudi Air Force flew fighter planes to strike southern Iraq at an average intensity of about 400 sorties per day, and also arranged for fighter jets to escort attack aircraft on strike missions, during which they repeatedly confronted Boi fighters who had come out of the skies over Posha Bay.

This has a lot to do with the fact that most of the pilots come from Pakistan Railway.

Probably in order to "reward" the Saudis, the Imperial Air Force also handed over a batch of "Battle-11A" fighters to the Royal Saudis Air Force at the end of August. Because the first pilots arranged by the Saudis had already completed their training in the Reich, the fighters were then put into combat.

According to the custom, the exported "Zhan-11A" was named "Zhan-11AG", and necessary improvements were made, such as the removal of some sensitive equipment that was prohibited from export.

For this reason, Saudi Arabia became the second country to put the "Zhan-11AG" into actual combat after the Kingdom of Gaoju.

In contrast, the Royal Saudi-Australian Army is basically a patrol force used to protect the border.

Equipped with 1,000 ZT-99AGS main battle tanks, the Royal Saudi Army has been reluctant to participate in the ground battle against Iraq.

In addition, of all the "ZT-99AG", the Type S sold to Saudi Arabia was the best.

The key is that this tank is modeled on the "ZT-99AL" of the Imperial Marine Corps, replaced with a 125 mm smoothbore gun that uses a full load of ammunition, and also changed to a tail-cabin automatic loader, which is close to the "ZT-99B" in terms of comprehensive performance, surpassing other "ZT-99A" without changing guns.

If it is said that just to recover Kuwait, Saudi Arabia is unwilling to send troops to attack Iraq, it is reasonable.

After all, Iraq is also a member of the Group of Oil-Producing Countries, and it is a bulwark against the northern threat from the Saudis and other countries on the southern shore of Posha Bay, and the two sides have common interests, and the Saudi authorities do not want to break up the Mua-Afa country by entering the war, so they will refrain from military action.

Now the question is, a global war has broken out, what else is there to worry about?

Anything that could be left alone no longer exists.

The most telling thing is that from late August, when a global war had become inevitable, the Boi Air Force became noticeably more active.

In late August alone, the "invasion" of Saudi-Syrian airspace by Poi-Iraqi fighters was missed 100 times.

During this period, several skirmishes also broke out.

On 29 August, the Royal Saudi Air Force's Battle-11AGS intercepted two invading enemy planes over Posha Bay and fired missiles, subsequently claiming to be two Boi Air Force F-14As, and shot down one of them during the battle, except for the wreckage of the enemy aircraft to crash into Posha Bay.

The Polish Air Force did not admit it, but instead claimed that its fighter jets were threatened during the flight in the international airspace of Posha Bay, and only turned back before the Saudi fighters arrived, and did not engage the Saudi fighters, so there is no claim that any fighter was shot down.

The only thing that is certain is that the Poi fighter jets are indeed approaching the airspace of Saudi Arabia.

Crucially, the Saudis have a short coastline on this side of Posha Bay, and there is only one deep-water port, which is the port of Dammam, which was requisitioned by the coalition forces. Unfortunately, almost all of Saudi's oil fields are on the side of Posha Bay, and almost all oil exports rely on sea.

Dammam Port is not only a military port, but also one of the top commercial ports in the Posha Bay area.

Apparently, the actions of the Poi Air Force have already posed a threat to the port of Daman.

The Shau king must have remembered that during the Iran-Iraq War, dozens of oil tankers sailing from the port of Daman were attacked by Boi warplanes in Posha Bay, and the Saudis suffered billions of gold dollars in losses, and their prestige among the Mu'a state also fell to the bottom.

In a sense, Hussein's regime's daring to invade and annex Kuwait was related to the Saudis' diminished status in the Mu'a state.

On the other hand, Hussein may feel that by invading Kuwait, he can replace the Saudis as the leader of the Mua-Afa group of countries, thereby dominating the entire Posha Bay region, controlling the world's oil depots, and even unifying all Mua-A'a states as a fourth superpower.

If Saudi Arabia still has influence, Hussein may not have the guts.

In a global war, can the Saudis stay out of it?

The answer is clearly no!

Didn't the Shau king understand this?

Apparently not!

The problem, in fact, lies in the combat capability of the Saudi royal army.

To put it bluntly, even if the Saudis are given enough advanced weapons and equipment, the Saudi royal army may not be able to win a battle.

What's more, a large number of mercenaries from Pakistan and the railway are returning home one after another.

Relying entirely on this ** person, the combat effectiveness of the Saudi royal army is even more problematic.

In fact, Ding Zhennan has long thought about these problems.

In August, he mentioned this matter to Shi Zhiliang, and Shi Zhiliang also attached great importance to it, and even went to the capital of Pakistan Railway for this matter.

With Shi Zhiliang's efforts, the Pakistani railway authorities have made assurances.

Even if a war breaks out with the kingdom of Van Ro, pilots serving in the Royal Saudi Air Force, especially fighter pilots, will not be immediately recalled.

Of course, the premise is that the Liang Xia Empire has to send troops to the war as promised.

As for the officers and soldiers of the army, especially the tank crews of the armored forces, there is nothing to talk about at all.

Do not forget that Pakistan also has a large number of "ZT-99AGB".

The ZT-99AG sold to Pakistan is a reduced version, and the tank gun has also been replaced, but it is replaced with the old 44 times diameter 125 mm split ammunition smoothbore gun previously used on the ZT-80, and the performance is worse than the ZT-99A's 48 times diameter 125 mm split ammunition smoothbore gun.

The key is that Pakistan has long obtained the production license of 44 times the diameter of 125 mm smoothbore guns, can produce them on its own, and has a large number of supporting ammunition in reserve.

Obviously, it is much cheaper to use a domestic tank gun than an imported one.

And, of course, it can also consume shells that are too stockpiled to be used up.

The main reason is that when Pakistan introduced the ZT-99AGB, there was no tank that could block the 44 times the diameter of the 125 mm smoothbore gun, and there was no problem of insufficient power of the tank gun, so naturally there was no need to spend money to purchase better tank guns.

Although after that, Van Luo purchased the "Arjun" F1 developed on the basis of the M1 in the Republic of Nuland, and later began to produce an improved "Arjun" F2, which is equipped with the same 120 mm tank gun as the M1A1, and the firepower has been significantly enhanced. But "Arjun" itself is a shrunken version of the M1, and its protection is not at all comparable to the M1, and it is slightly better than the M60.

It can be seen that the 44 times 125 mm tank gun of Pakistan is still enough.

Of course, even if the legendary "Arjun 2" main battle tank with a total combat weight of more than 60 tons and a protective performance that catches up with the M1A2 is successfully developed, Pakistan can also increase the firepower of the ZT-99AGB to the extent that it is enough to destroy it by changing the gun.

Otherwise, the ZT-99AGB does not differ from the S-type in Saudi Arabia.

In fact, the "mercenaries" serving in the Royal Saudi Army are all officers and soldiers of the Pakistani Railway Defense Forces.

Sending officers and soldiers to serve in the Royal Saudi-Saudi Army will not only enhance relations with Saudi, but also save a lot of money on training costs.

In addition, the high salaries offered by Saudi Arabia can also improve the lives of Pakistani soldiers.

Now, the war with Van Luo has reached the brink of breaking out at any time, and it is impossible for Pakistan to leave its tank crews in Saudi Arabia in any way.

If you want to say that on the battlefields of the southern subcontinent, the main forces are always armored forces.

Although the importance of air strikes had been proven in the Posha Bay War, in the southern subcontinent, both Pakistan and Van Luo paid special attention to armored forces.

The reason is also very simple, in the previous two large-scale wars, Pakistan and Van Luo relied on armored forces.

Even in the Second Bafan War, Pakistan relied on the air force with higher combat efficiency to withstand the armored torrent of the Van Luo Army in the strategic defense stage, and after that, it also made the Van Luo Army retreat through high-intensity air strikes, and finally won the victory in the home defense war, but compared with the army armored forces, the role of the air force in the whole war was still not prominent enough and not decisive.

The point is that Pakistan lost two large-scale wars, both because of the lack of strong armored forces.

Because there is no armored force, or the armored force is not strong enough, and seriously lacks the offensive assault capability, Pakistan is very passive in strategy.

In the early days of the two Bafan Wars, the Pakistani army was forced to fight on the mainland because of the lack of armored troops and the enemy broke through the border defenses. Even if the invading enemy is defeated in the end, it will be a crushing victory, and the huge losses suffered will not be compensated for by victory.

After the end of the Second Bafan War, Pakistan began to build up armored troops with all its might.

In addition, the overall strategy has been adjusted.

To put it simply, it is to replace defense with offense, and to invade the territory of Van Luo after the start of the war, so as to minimize the losses suffered by the mainland.

The core strength of this set of tactics is the armored corps!

No matter how powerful the air force is, the assault must rely on armored troops, and only armored troops can quickly break through the border defense line of Van Luo Kingdom.

It was this that the situation of the Royal Saudi Army became awkward.

There are 1,000 ZT-99AGS with extremely strong combat effectiveness, but there are no tank crews that charge into battle!

In fact, Ding Zhennan didn't wait long.

Shi Zhiliang went in for about half an hour, and then came out accompanied by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

There were outsiders, but Ding Zhennan didn't ask much.

After getting into the car, he asked about the negotiations.

"The king of Saudi Arabia has promised that the royal army of Saudi Arabia will be at the disposal of the coalition command, but it will not solve the problem of personnel."

"This ......"

"All the weapons and equipment are used by us, but we have to arrange the combat personnel."

Ding Zhennan rubbed his forehead vigorously.

In fact, this result was completely expected by him.

The Saudis imported so many arms, in addition to paying tribute to the super-hegemon, that is, to use it as decorations, after all, the Saudi royal family never thought of fighting at all.

But the question is, where to find someone?

"Do you have any plans?"

Ding Zhennan was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Shi Zhiliang, because Shi Zhuliang's words obviously had a layer of meaning.

"Yesterday I received an order to go to the Northwest Theater within half a month."

"Half a month?"

Shi Yuliang nodded, and said: "I will continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, but you will command the combat operations, so if you have any requirements, tell me as soon as possible." ”

"Mostly people."

Shi Zhuliang smiled bitterly and sighed, and said: "The problem of logistics support troops is not big, the key is in the combat troops. There are still some Pakistani officers and soldiers who have not returned to China, and I will call later, to see if I can keep these officers and soldiers, at least until the Bag X is defeated. ”

"There's not much left."

Shi Zhiliang nodded and did not answer.

Nearly 200,000 Pakistani soldiers have basically been withdrawn, and less than 10,000 remain in Saudi Arabia, including several thousand civilians.

This kind of personnel can't do anything.

After pondering for a while, Ding Zhennan said: "Forget about the Pakistan Railway, after all, the situation in the Southern Subcontinent may get out of control at any time. Even if those Pakistani officers and soldiers are left behind, they may not be able to go all out. We still have to figure out how to deal with this matter ourselves. ”

Shi Zhiliang still only nodded.

Although Shi was appointed commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Ding Zhennan had always been in charge of combat operations, and he had little say in related issues.

"My idea is to form an advisory group, mainly from the 7th Army and the 17th Army, and then arrange for the staff of the coalition command to serve as liaison officers. With the assistance of military advisers, the performance of the Saudi army should not be too bad. ”

Shi Zhiliang frowned.

"Besides, it is impossible for the Saudis to rely on us all the time, after all, the Great War has broken out, and the Saudis need to play their due role."

"Don't you think that's wishful thinking?"

Ding Zhennan smiled reluctantly, and then said, "That's why a prerequisite is needed. ”

Shi Zhiliang was stunned for a moment, and then looked towards Ding Zhennan.

As early as last month, a staff officer proposed to send military advisers to command the Saudi army, but Ding Zhennan vetoed it.

The reason is that if there are no soldiers who can fight, even if the commander is powerful, he will not be able to win the battle.

"What prerequisites?"

"Let the royal family come forward."

"What?"

"If that's all right, give each combat unit a prince. It is better to be able to go to the company level, but if it is not possible, you must go down to the battalion level troops. The point is that these princes must be the commanders, and they must be directly responsible for the outcome of the battle, and bear the relevant joint and several responsibility. ”

"This ......"

"At the same time, we must implement a reward system, at least so that the officers and men at the grassroots level can work hard. It would be great if we could mobilize those princes. ”

"It's not a small thing." Shi Zhiliang's expression became very serious, because he knew the powerful relationship behind this.

"It's hard to get started, but there's to be a beginning."

Shi Zhiliang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "This is indeed a solution, but you need to get the king's support first. Well, go back and assemble the advisory group, and I'll take the opportunity to talk to the king and see if I can settle the matter." ”

"The sooner the better."

Shi Zhiliang nodded, indicating that he understood the meaning of Ding Zhennan's words.

The assault on Baghdad is about to begin, and if the Saudi royal army is not able to hold up the scene, it will certainly encounter a lot of trouble in the future.