Chapter 106: Trial
Just when Uday had enough of the scourge in Basra and went to Abadan, Zhang Feng received an order from the president to go to Baghdad to receive awards on behalf of those who had made meritorious contributions to the war.
Zhang Feng knew that his father would definitely call him back, needless to say, he sent Uday and let him sit on a cold bench, so he had to be appeased, right? Alas, they are all born to the same mother, and this treatment is still a little poor!
Zhang Feng took a squad of special forces, acting as a guard, and drove straight to Baghdad.
In fact, it is faster to take a helicopter, but Zhang Feng subconsciously feels that he must be low-key and not proud of his achievements when he goes back this time, so as to win the trust of his father, after all, at this stage, he can't leave his father alone.
There is a wide highway between Basra and Baghdad, as an oil country, Iraq's infrastructure construction is very in place, that is, the highway, it is also one-way four-lane, and there are very few cars, Zhang Feng's convoy is moving fast.
Thinking of the scene of frequent traffic jams in his previous life, Zhang Feng felt that in this country, it is actually quite good, if there is no war, the people can live very peacefully, how pleasant it should be! Thinking of Iraq's future fate, the erroneous invasion of Kuwait, which led to the condemnation of the international community, the attack of the US military, the sanctions imposed for many years, the ordinary people of Iraq, living in dire straits, the suicide bombing, the struggle between various factions, this kind of tragedy, must not be repeated! Zhang Feng looked at the scene outside the car window, but secretly made up his mind in his heart.
A person, when he reaches a certain position, should take his responsibility!
By the time we arrived in Baghdad, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.
Zhang Feng arranged his guards, only one car, and drove towards the Palace of the Republic.
The last time Zhang Feng came back from the swamp, he was warmly welcomed by the president, and that specification, even the foreign heads of state did not have such a big pomp, it is said that this time, Zhang Feng made a greater contribution, but there was no welcome ceremony.
Zhang Feng knows that this is probably because his father is testing himself, and he has made one credit after another, is it starting to become fluttering? Has it become unsightly? Isn't it unpleasant to look at Dad? As a veteran of politics, although Saddam Hussein believed in his son, he absolutely did not mind doing some experiments to verify it when necessary.
For example, now, Saddam Hussein is actually testing his son.
This time, it is definitely a huge credit, from the bottom of his heart, Saddam Hussein is very happy, and he is one step closer to his dream of becoming a great power in Iraq, but one credit after another, falls on Qusay, who is not yet eighteen years old, will he become proud? If that's the case, then you'll have to bang and bang.
Therefore, this time he promised Uday to take up the post of governor of Talvig Province, he was observing Qusay's reaction, it is said that this position is more appropriate to be handed over to Qusay, he is watching, whether Qusay will stand up, jumping and saying that he is unfair, waiting for a few days, but finding that Qusay has been relatively calm and has no dissatisfaction. That's why he recalled Qusay, and didn't hold a welcome ceremony for him, just to see what Qusay would think.
Zhang Feng doesn't care, he was born in that ancient country, in history, there are few famous generals who have high merit and shock, few can die well, be a man, sometimes, you have to be low-key, everything is always shouting for something, it is undoubtedly very stupid, in this world, there is no strength, and it is useless to shout and be happy, such as his brother Uday, he is just proud now. If you have strong strength, then it is not difficult to change the dynasty.
However, Zhang Feng does not have too many ideas now, he has been thinking about how to save the Iraqi people from their future destiny and bring victory and peace to Iraq.
"Father, I'm here." Zhang Feng was in Saddam's office and saw the president who was working at his desk.
"Oh, Qusay, my good son." Saddam Hussein raised his head, looked at Zhang Feng, and said: "This time, you have won another big victory, and I am proud of you." ”
"This is the credit of all the fighters of the Southern Military Region, without their bloody battles, there would be no victory today." Zhang Feng said. "And with the support of our Northern Military District Air Force, if they had not succeeded in attracting the main attention of the Iranian Air Force, we would not have had such a perfect bombing at the Karon River.
The answer was so appropriate that Saddam Hussein felt satisfied.
"Qusay, I have already seen the process of this battle in detail, this time, your victory, the joint operation of various arms, the cooperation is very good, especially the Air Force." Saddam said.
It seems that this battle can be regarded as an eye-opener for my father, the air force is definitely the first to bear the brunt of the war, and the first force to be used, the air force, is not a vassal of the army.
"Father, in modern warfare, the air force is definitely the most powerful branch of the army, this time in the Karon River, although we have surrounded the Iranian army, but if we only rely on the army to attack, to say the least, there will be more than 5,000 killed, but after dispatching the air force to destroy the enemy's heavy equipment and kill and wound a large area, our offensive is very smooth, only less than 100 people have been sacrificed, and about 300 people have been wounded, so in our future battles, we must definitely attach importance to the role of the air force." Zhang Feng said.
Saddam Hussein did not trust the Air Force, but it did not mean that he was a pedantic person, and in this battle, the Air Force showed a huge role, which opened his eyes, broadened his horizons, and naturally changed his mind.
"Even the aircraft we are equipped with are still relatively backward, and if we have fighters that can compete with Iran's Tomcats, we will completely control the initiative in the war." Zhang Feng said.
"Didn't we have the most advanced MiG-25 in the Soviet Union, and we also had the record of two damaged?" Saddam asked.
Zhang Feng knew that Saddam Hussein was talking about the air force of the Northern Military Region, and the last time when he was attracting the Iranian Air Force, he injured the two Tomcats that arrived first, which can be regarded as a good record, and he also knew that the MiG-25 has always been flown by the best pilots in Iraq, and this time, it is the credit of Reyer.
However, this kind of high-altitude and high-speed interceptor is simply unable to dominate the sky of the Middle East, and now is no longer the era of pursuing high-altitude and high-speed, and it is more important to have outstanding maneuvers, sophisticated electronic equipment, and advanced missiles at medium and low altitudes.
Zhang Feng shook his head: "Father, the electronic equipment of the MiG-25 is too backward, I would like to ask you to equip the Air Force with more advanced aircraft." ”
"More advanced aircraft?" Saddam Hussein said: "The Mirage F1 that we have imported from France has not yet become an army, and since last year, all our foreign exchange reserves have been used up. ”
Before the war, Iraq's foreign exchange reserves were more than $40 billion, and its annual GDP was $39 billion, but after more than a year, it has expanded its army on a large scale, imported equipment, and added pensions for soldiers killed in the war. (Historically, the oil war began in '84.) )
"So, father, I came up with an idea that could ease our financial situation."
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