Southern Saudi Arabia, desert area.

Several large vehicles driven by seven and eight axles were speeding through the desert, high sand dunes and soft sand did not stop their progress in the slightest, accompanied by the roar of the engines and the continuous black smoke from the exhaust pipes, the convoy was moving according to the predetermined plan.

Finally, I came to a launch position, although the appearance is still covered by desert, but under the sand, there is a solid reinforced concrete base, and the coordinates here have long been determined, so that the pre-launch work can be quickly completed.

The convoy stopped here, and the shiny rocket on the top of one of the vehicles, which was lifted up by the hydraulic cylinder, became vertical, and another fuel refueling truck drove nearby, and the officers and soldiers wearing gas masks began to quickly refuel the rockets.

Almost at the same time, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister made a speech in Riyadh that shocked the whole world: "We Saudi Arabia are peace-loving, but we are absolutely not afraid of war, and we Saudi Arabia have the ability to protect our country from foreign aggression. ”

From Saudi Arabia, all the way to the equator! The firing range is more than two thousand kilometers! The whole world was shocked to hear the news. Although in the past, the United States even exerted a lot of pressure on Saudi Arabia because of the uproar over Saudi Arabia's missiles, but after the Saudi protests, this matter was over, and no one knew that Saudi Arabia actually had medium-range ballistic missiles!

Almost 10 minutes after the Foreign Secretary's speech, the countdown to the ballistic missile firing in the desert area had begun.

"Ignition!" Since joining the unit, all Saudi servicemen have remained incognito. Even the family couldn't tell them, and even made their wives suspicious, thinking that they didn't come home all year round, and they must have another woman.

Now, several years of hard work will declare their worth with the launch of this ballistic missile. Ballistic missiles, the weapon of the country!

A puff of white smoke rose from the bottom of the missile, followed by a blazing flame, the earth trembled, and the Dongfeng-3, more than 20 meters long, soared on the launch base!

It worked! After so many years of operation, I don't know how many times the simulated launch has been carried out, and this launch was successful, and everyone couldn't help but cheer.

Got the message. A U.S. reconnaissance satellite, which hastily changed its orbit, flew over the desert and accurately captured the missile being launched.

Medium-range ballistic missiles have been destroyed by the United States and the Soviet Union according to the agreement, but Huaxia has proliferated this weapon, and an agreement must be reached with Huaxia that it cannot be spread to more countries!

Although Saudi Arabia is a traditionally friendly country of the United States. The United States also does not want to see the Saudis have ballistic missiles, but for now. This thing can bluff people!

After flying for more than 20 minutes, the ballistic missile accurately splashed down into the predetermined sea area, and this gorgeous performance was a kind of warning from Saudi Arabia to Iraq!

The mood of the Americans was mixed, and with mixed feelings, US Secretary of State Baker stepped off the plane. Stand on the land of Pakistan.

In order to persuade Pakistan to agree to lease the port to the United States, and also to persuade Saudi Arabia and other countries to agree to the stationing of American troops, the US Secretary of State personally flew here to lobby, and the first stop was Pakistan.

At this time. The U.S. aircraft carrier group is already on its way.

The Pakistani Foreign Minister cordially greeted the visiting Americans at the airport and led them to the Presidential Palace.

"Mr. Baker, welcome to Pakistan." At the presidential palace, Mhammad spoke to the visiting US secretary of state.

"President Hamad, we are very honored and very happy to hear that you have rescued Jaber in Kuwait." Baker said.

This is very reluctant, but in fact, the Americans are quite unhappy that Pakistan has stolen the limelight from the Americans this time.

"We are all brothers, and this is the way it should be." "At times like these, we need to come together and discuss measures for the Gulf," Hammad said. ”

"We, the United States, will absolutely not turn a blind eye to such a barbaric act of aggression by Saddam." "Now, our U.S. aircraft carrier group is heading here, and we hope that your country will support us as firmly as it did in the war in Afghanistan," Baker said. ”

In the tank? Mhammad shook his head: "In the war in Afghanistan, we are very grateful for your support, but when the war in Afghanistan ended, we did not see our relations continue to develop, on the contrary, your country is constantly creating obstacles for us for some purpose, and the most intolerable thing for us is your attitude towards India." ”

At this time, since the United States needs Pakistan, of course, Mhammad has unceremoniously negotiated the price, and Mhammad has had a very unhappy life in recent years, and even has to be a man with his tail between his legs, and the sanctions against the United States, etc., can only be tolerated by Taoguang and obscurity. Now, it's time!

In particular, in order to balance Pakistan, the United States has been constantly supporting India, and the subsequent war reparations owed by India have also been relied upon.

Now, Mhammad has brought it up again.

"There may have been some unpleasantness between us before, but now, I am confident that we will be close allies again, and our president has signed an order to return your F-16 fighter jets to your country." "As for India, we in the United States have also stopped lending to them," Baker said. ”

At the beginning, Pakistan ordered a new batch of F-16 fighters, but before it was delivered, the war in Afghanistan ended, and after that, the United States began to seize these fighters under various pretexts. Now, without Mhammad, the United States will automatically release these fighters.

"And what kind of support do you want?" Mhammad asked, apparently, expressing great satisfaction with such friendliness to the United States.

"We want to lease your port as a forward base for the Navy." "Your port of Karachi, for example, is deep enough to dock our aircraft carriers, and if it can be leased to us, we'll have a very good logistics base," Baker said. ”

Karachi Port? Mhammad shook his head: "No, the port of Karachi is too small to accommodate your aircraft carrier formation. ”

Just kidding, the port of Karachi is the most modern port in Pakistan, there are countless cargo ships coming in and out every day, it is the throat of Pakistan's foreign economy, leased to the United States, which will definitely affect its overseas trade, and more importantly, Karachi is still a military port of Pakistan, Pakistan's advanced warships are stationed in this port, if the Americans frequently enter and exit, the secrets of their own warships are mastered by the other party, such as the radar signal characteristics of the advanced Shield of Friendship and so on.

What's more, next to the port of Karachi, there is Pakistan's largest shipyard, Pakistan's own aircraft carrier, which is currently being built in the largest dock, which are Pakistan's military secrets.

These Mhammad could not say it directly, so he directly rejected the request of the Americans on the grounds that the port of Karachi was too small.

Beck was stunned for a moment, his main purpose this time was to persuade Pakistan to provide a reliable logistics base to the United States, compared with other Gulf countries, Pakistan has a geographical advantage, Saddam's Scud missiles, can not hit Pakistan! So, it's the safest here.

"However, we are now developing the Gwadar port, and we have just completed the initial development, and if you really want to lease it, we can lease it to you." Mhammad said.

Gwadar Port! This is a pivotal port in Pakistan's newly developed! Also known as Gwadar Port.

Gwadar is in Pakistan's Balochistan province, bordering Afghanistan to the north, Iran to the west, only 72 kilometers away, about 460 kilometers east of Karachi, an important port of Pakistan, and the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean to the south, located at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, that is, next to the Persian Gulf. It is about 400 kilometers away from the Strait of Hormuz, the main route for global oil supply, and it can be said to be located near the throat of the Persian Gulf.

The geographical location of this place is so special that Pakistan has wanted to develop it for a long time, and back in 1964, the then Pakistani government wanted to develop this port. However, at this time, it was still a very inconspicuous small fishing village in the Makran area, far from the mainland, inaccessible, and barren land, and the fishermen living here lived a very poor life, and it took a huge amount of money to develop it.

In later generations, until the 21st century, with the help of Huaxia, the port was developed, and the oil pipelines and railway lines went directly to here, constituting a strategically important transportation artery in China.

But now, under the governance of Mhammad, Pakistan, which won the victory over the Soviets, has begun to shock the world's economic construction, relying on the leading role of the military industry, relying on the innovation ability of private enterprises, Pakistan's industry has developed rapidly, and industrial products are not only sold to nearby Gulf countries and Iran and other countries, but also exported to Western countries.

Pakistan already has enough economic strength, the development of Gwadar port has been carried out for a long time, and now, the first phase of the project has been completed, and there is a direct railway to here.

Pakistan has not yet put this port into use, and now that the Americans have asked for it, Mhammad has an idea and simply leases it to the Americans directly. (To be continued.) )