Chapter 510: Negotiation
It can be seen that for these tyrant countries of the Arab League, equipment is not a problem at all.
As long as a withdrawal agreement is reached and China lifts the military embargo on the participating countries, the Arab League countries will hand over all the heavy equipment sent to Iraq to the Iraqi government forces, at least a large part of them, and only the fighters will be withdrawn, so as to ensure the military superiority of the government forces.
Does Iran have this capability?
Apparently not!
Not to mention aiding the Karim regime, the Iranian army itself does not have enough heavy equipment, and most of the main battle equipment relies on imports.
Even if it is a main battle equipment that can be produced domestically, the performance is very bad.
The battle of Kut has proven that "Zulfirka" is what it looks like.
In addition, there is the morale factor.
From the beginning of the defense of Nasiriyah, the Iraqi government army defeated the triumphant song, recovered Diwaniyah and Najaf, and besieged Kut, which can be said to be like a rainbow.
What about the rebels?
You must know that when the civil war broke out, the rebels held the absolute initiative and had an absolute advantage, and it could even be said that they were one step away from victory.
How long has it been?
Not only did the rebels lose the initiative, they suffered heavy defeats at Nasiriyah and Samawah, and they also lost important towns in the center.
Now, what is supporting the rebels is aid from Iran.
If Iran withdraws at this time, the rebels are likely to be defeated when government forces attack again.
Taken together, Iran will not agree to withdraw its troops at this time in any case.
Clearly, there is only one way to replace the withdrawal with a larger issue, namely, the proposal for a ceasefire between the warring parties.
On the same day, the Chinese authorities responded by expressing their willingness to provide a negotiating platform for the withdrawal and ceasefire of the Iraqi civil war, that is, to preside over the relevant negotiations.
Saudi Arabia was the first to respond, and Crown Prince Mohammed immediately appointed the Saudi ambassador to China as a special envoy to negotiate with the Chinese authorities on the preliminary work of the ceasefire negotiations on the withdrawal of troops.
Immediately afterwards, several other Arab League countries also responded.
Iran's response was a little slower, but the next day it said it would accept China's mediation and send a special envoy to participate in the relevant negotiations.
At this point, the situation of the ceasefire negotiations led by Huaxia took shape.
Three days later, in the Chinese capital, the two sides to the civil war in Iraq, as well as two third parties involved in the civil war, the Arab League, reached a preliminary agreement with Iran.
That is, a temporary ceasefire.
According to the agreement, the Iraqi government forces will withdraw the main forces from the outskirts of Kut, leaving only one infantry brigade, while the rebels will guarantee not to send additional troops to Kut; In the direction of Hilla, government forces will stop their offensive, while the rebels will retreat thirty kilometers north south of Karbala.
To put it simply, it is to pull out a 30-kilometer demilitarized zone on the basis of a front on the line.
After that, unmanned reconnaissance aircraft from Huaxia will monitor the demilitarized zone to ensure that the warring parties are separated from each other and that large-scale battles will not take place.
As for the location of the deployment of drones, it is on the territory of Saudi Arabia, that is, the military city of King Khalid.
Actually, this is only a preliminary agreement.
Quite simply, there are a lot of key questions that remain unanswered.
For example, if the coalition forces of the Arab League have air supremacy, then who can guarantee that the fighters of the Arab League will not bomb the rebels, to be precise, the Karim regime?
Also, how to restrain non-military personnel?
It's just that it's better than nothing at all.
After the disengagement, at least large-scale fighting was avoided, creating the conditions for the subsequent negotiations on the withdrawal of troops, as well as for the negotiations on a comprehensive ceasefire.
Subsequently, Crown Prince Mohammed adopted the royal proposal.
To be precise, after gaining the support of other Arab League countries, Wang Dong's suggestion was adopted.
Without the support of other Arab League countries, Crown Prince Mohammed would not have been able to make such a significant decision alone.
That is, the unilateral announcement of the withdrawal of ground troops from Iraq, the end of ground military operations in Iraq, and the transfer of all defense zones to Iraqi government forces.
Of course, a large number of main battle equipment will be handed over at the same time.
This decision of the Arab League was immediately highly appreciated by the Chinese authorities.
When announcing the news, Huaxia's official spokesman also clearly mentioned that the Arab League is working for peace and is a more trustworthy friend.
Obviously, as soon as the withdrawal operation begins, at the latest when the withdrawal operation is over, Huaxia will lift the military embargo on the Arab League countries.
In fact, just before announcing this news, the Arab League countries led by Saudi Arabia had already obtained a commitment from Huaxia that after withdrawing ground troops from Iraq and ending ground combat operations in Iraq, Huaxia would conditionally lift the military embargo on Arab League countries.
The so-called "conditional" means the sale of defensive weapons and equipment only to the countries of the Arab League.
It is precisely in this way that the Arab League countries made the decision to unilaterally withdraw their troops.
Of course, negotiations on the procurement of weapons and equipment are also going on at the same time.
So, what is "defensive armament"?
Obviously, this is a debatable question.
Main battle tanks, yes?
According to classical military theory, tanks are offensive weapons, but in specific use, tanks have great value in defensive operations.
What about anti-aircraft missiles?
Obviously, the anti-aircraft missile itself is a defensive weapon, but if it is deployed at the front, the anti-aircraft missile still has the nature of covering the offensive of the troops, that is, an offensive weapon.
It can be seen that there is no such thing as "defense" and "offense" in the weapon itself, and the difference lies in how it is used.
In response to this problem, the Chinese authorities have proposed a rather unique and valuable approach.
That is, the nature of the weapon is defined by the scope of use.
To put it simply, as long as it is used for homeland defense, that is, to defend the homeland against foreign invasion, it is a defensive weapon, and vice versa, it is an offensive weapon.
For this reason, the Chinese authorities also put forward a clear demand during the negotiations, that is, whether it is Saudi Arabia or other Arab League member states, they must ensure that the weapons imported from China can only be used for defensive operations, that is, they can only be deployed on the mainland, can only be used to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, and accept the supervision of Huaxia, and if they violate this regulation, they will be severely punished, otherwise they will not want to buy weapons from China.
In fact, there are many loopholes in this regulation.
For example, what is a defensive counterattack?
For example, after being attacked by the enemy on the mainland, a retaliatory strike against the enemy country is considered offensive or defensive?
It's just that, at the time, none of these problems were a problem.
Why?
What the Arab League countries need now is defensive weapons, or what they need to consider now is their own defense, and there is no military need in other areas.
You must know that after leaving a large amount of main battle equipment in Iraq, the Arab League countries continue to replenish their arms.
Whether it's defense or offense, buy it back first.