Babylonian Empire

Maybe it's time for him to have a relationship with the Soviet Union. He admires his father so much. In history, there was no confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in the Mediterranean at this time. How could he be so sure that the Soviets would be dispatched? of?Could it be that there is an agreement between Dad and the Soviets?Or just by chance?

"Your Excellency Qusay, King Khaled of Saudi Arabia has passed away. Your Excellency the President sent you to Riyadh to express condolences." Suddenly, a secretary came in and said.

Khalid died?Zhang Feng was taken aback.

Chapter 283 Condolences

Khalid 'Bin' Abdul' Aziz was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 1913.He is the fifth son of Abdul Aziz, the founding king of modern Saudi Arabia.He participated in the military campaign to create the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In 1962, he became the deputy prime minister, and in March 1965 he became the crown prince and first deputy prime minister.

In March 1975, Faisal returned to the king and was assassinated after he succeeded to the throne and concurrently served as prime minister until now.

Saudi Arabia is a state-religious monarchy, and the Koran and Muhammad's hadith are the basis for national law enforcement.The king is a servant of the two holy places, Medina and Mecca, and in many cases, it is not his son who passes on the throne, but his brother.For example, Khalid's younger brother Fahad has been established as the crown prince very early. Due to Khalid's illness, major affairs in Saudi Arabia have long been handed over to Fahad.And Khalid finally failed to survive the call of the dead species, and died at the end of the Lebanon War.The entire Arab world mourned the death of the old king. This year, it was the old king who, together with Egyptian President Sadat, planned a round of oil production cuts to resist Western countries' actions against Israel. Support and opposition played a great role in restraining the frontal battlefield.Now, Israel's invasion has been repulsed again, and fellow Muslims from all over the world miss him again.

Zhang Feng took a special plane and landed in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. However, to his surprise, the entire country did not express condolences excessively.Similar to the kind of half-mast in the previous life, it didn't appear at all. "Tariq" Zhang Feng and the people around him said, "Why don't you carry out the mourning ceremony of lowering the flag at half mast." Looking at the green flag still flying at the airport, there are famous Islamic quotes written in white Arabic on it. : "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." The sword painted below folded in the wind.

Unexpectedly, just asking this question, I saw Tariq look around in surprise. Fortunately, His Excellency Qusay's voice was relatively low, and no one heard "Your Excellency Qusay," Tariq whispered: "In Saudi Arabia will never fly its flag at half-staff, because the national flag has the words "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah". Doing so will be considered blasphemy." I really didn't want to list it. The psychic Mr. Ben Sai in the military does not know this kind of etiquette.

"Moreover, stalking the grave of the dead is an act of excessive worship, so the tomb of the Saudi king will not be different from that of other people. Moreover, Saudi Arabia will not hold a memorial ceremony for the king, but we respect the old king very much, so, I just came here to express my condolences to the king." Tariq then said to His Excellency Qusay, so as not to cause problems for this officer who really doesn't understand etiquette.

"Understood." Zhang Feng said, he remembered the fact that the cemetery in later generations was more expensive than the house, and it turned out that this place is really a paradise.

Sitting in a special car, they came to the Saudi royal palace.

At this time, envoys from various countries had already arrived in the Saudi royal palace. Zhang Yi saw that Prince Fahd of Kuwait whom he knew was also present, as well as the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Jordan, Syria, Pakistan... one, It seems that I came too late.In addition to this world, there are actually representatives of Western countries, and even the US ambassador to Saudi Arabia has also arrived at the scene.However, there are clearly two factions here. People from the United States and other Western countries are automatically separated from people from Arab countries.

They fought too hard on the issue of Israel and Pakistan, and the other side even dispatched an aircraft carrier to deter them. How can countries that support Yasser have a good impression of the United States and the West going home.

At this time, Haohede returned to the king and was above the hall, expressing his thanks to the arrival of the talkers from all over the world.

"His Majesty King Khalid passed away due to illness. On behalf of the Muslim compatriots in Iraq, I would like to express my condolences and condolences to the members of the royal family. I pray that Allah will improve his status." Zhang Yi looked at Fahad, who was wearing a traditional Arab costume and a headscarf, returning to the king. said quietly.Thank you Lord Qusay, our Muslim brothers. "King Khalid replied, "King Khalid will be buried in the cemetery in the center of Riyadh. Our people will always miss King Khalid. "

"My condolences." Zhang Feng said, and was about to retreat, but found that Fahd went back behind the king. In a row of family members, the little girl Sarah was winking at him. Although her face was covered with a turban, Zhang Feng could still tell that it was Sarah.

This princess is flirting with him? Zhang Yi felt a little surprised when he thought about the purpose of this trip.Muslim funerals are carried out very quickly. According to the Islamic law:

"You should take care of the dead quickly. If you are happy, you should make them happy as soon as possible. If you are unfortunate, you should make them far away from the disaster of Hell as soon as possible." , not to stay overnight."

Therefore, even though it was the king's funeral, it was held in a simple manner that afternoon.

Because the funeral was simple, everyone did not go with them, only a few immediate family members of King Khalid accompanied him.

'Tariq, why is the funeral so simple? Seeing that the funeral was over so easily, Zhang Yi couldn't help asking. "The "Gulan Path" says that all flesh and blood must taste the taste of death. I will test you with misfortunes and fortunes, and you will only be beaten Call me back." Tariq told his chief very seriously that "death is the last and inevitable destination of a person. It is the disappearance of the body and the sublimation of the spirit. It is not the end of life, but the acquisition Rebirth. "When the word "rebirth" was mentioned, Zhang Feng suddenly felt chills. Was he reborn into this world? So, where is his original destiny?

Representatives from Western countries just came to join in the fun, and left the palace after the funeral was completed.

Zhang Yi felt that his itinerary was over, and he didn't even have the ceremony of bowing in front of the deceased's spirit. It was too easy. He was about to leave when he heard a voice say; "Your Majesty Qu Sai, the king please You go to a meeting."

attend a meeting.Zhang Feng thought for a while, but didn't say that there was any meeting to be held.He looked blank.However, he knew the person in front of him. He was the Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, Prince Sultan.

"Okay, then I'll go right away." Now that I'm here, and since the trusted king invited me, I'll go by myself, Zhang Yixiang thought, walking around the huge palace with Prince Sultan, and the guards also It became more and more productive, and finally came to a remote side hall. "You can't go in." Prince Su Erdan stopped the bodyguards beside Zhang Yi.

'No, I must always ensure the safety of Your Excellency Qusay. said Serrad.

"It's okay, I believe King Fahd and Prince Sultan." Zhang Feng said, he knew that this meeting might be an important meeting, so he blocked his Baojin from entering, which is also very normal for Zhang Yi His self-confidence infected Serrard, and Serrard knew that his chief had a strong sense of judgment.

Zhang Yi pushed open the door, and the first thing he saw was Arafat!

"Uncle Yasser," Zhang Feng said in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Although the Israeli army withdrew from Lebanon at this time, Israel will definitely not admit defeat and may come back at any time, but Arafat actually came to Saudi Arabia at this time?

"Khalid is a good friend of ours in Palestine. Now that he has left us, as his old friend, I must come to express my condolences. But Dan is still a step too late." Arafat sighed.

As the leader of the PLO, it is indeed very dangerous to leave the PLO at this time. Therefore, Alahot's trip was very secretive, and he came back via Syria, so he came late.

Because there were Westerners in the hall, it was inconvenient for Arafat to show up, so he met the new King Fahd after the funeral.The two have also been friends for many years. After this battle, Alahot even expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia for leading the OPEC members and using oil as a weapon to attack Western countries that support Israel.

As for His Excellency Qusay in Iraq, this time he sent a small team to deal a heavy blow to Israel's attack, which made Alahhot even more embarrassing. If there was no team of His Excellency Qusay, Syria would have been unable to hold on. Israel will not suffer a disastrous defeat either. I don't know how far this war will go.

Therefore, Arafat really wanted to personally express his gratitude to this young man who rose suddenly in Iraq.

"Yes, King Khalid is a hero in our Arab world. I admire a senior." Zhang Feng said. At the time, he nodded and agreed. King Khalid is a respected senior in the Arab world. In him, he shows the hospitality of the Saudis, tolerance, generosity, boldness and wisdom.

"If you want to talk about a hero, Your Excellency Qusay is the hero in our Arab world. Your battle example is simply too brilliant. In the Bekaa Valley, the strength of the air force ranked above was just consumed by you, and you actually thought of using it The fishing boats did not attack the way of warning in color." Prince Sultan said, as the Minister of Defense, he paid more attention to every detail of the war.

"The elders have praised you." Zhang Feng said: "Bashutstan is our Islamic brother. We must support them. Our Islamic world must be united, otherwise, it will be divided by Western countries. Then, bully us arbitrarily, we must be strong to hold up our own blue sky."

"Okay, well said!" Fahd said. At the beginning, he felt that His Excellency Qusai was definitely not someone in the pool. This person's field of vision was already so broad.Fahd's eyes were full of approval.

Fahd knew that the ten young people in front of him could put aside the previous suspicions and send their own troops to support the Syrian army on the battlefield. This requires a lot of courage. Everyone in the Arab world knows that the conflict between Syria and Iraq .However, the person in front of him took the first step. The Islamic countries are all brothers and should unite!

"Your Excellency Qusay, thank you very much for your help to our PLO in this war," Arafat said.

Zhang Feng quickly replied: "Uncle Yasser, if you say that, you will be too outsider. I said just now that we are all Islamic brothers, and we should be united." Speaking of this, Zhang Yi suddenly Thinking of something again, he said, "However, you should also note that unity is also very important in the PLO."

The PLO led by Alahot is essentially a united front organization. Its members can retain their own organizational structures under the condition of abiding by the Palestinian National Charter. It has split many times throughout its history, greatly negating its own strength.

Arafat's heart was shocked, and he also knew what the other party said.

"Then what should we do according to His Majesty Qusay's opinion?" Arafat asked, "to strengthen the Fatah organization." Zhang Feng said.The Fatah organization is Arafat's housekeeping army.Among the various military organizations in Palestine, Fatah is the largest. "The Fatah organization is already very strong," Arafat said.

No, you have to make him stronger.Zhang Feng said Xiao.Arafat pondered what it means to be stronger.

Powerful, this word also echoed in Prince Sultan's mind. He remembered that this time, under the threat of the US aircraft carrier, the Saudi army only dared to stay honestly and did not dare to do anything to provoke the other party. It's Iraq, who dared to respond. Saudi Arabia is rich, but lacks a kind of blood!

In Zhang Feng's mind, another thing came to mind. With the death of King Khalid this time, we can make some articles!

"His Royal Highness, this time King Khalid passed away, and I heard that the price of oil in the international oil futures loan market has started to rise again." Zhang Feng said.

As various Western countries began to change their attitudes, OPEC members began to gradually increase production. This auspicious, the market began to stabilize, and crude oil prices began to drop. However, they still did not drop to the level when the war started. However, the good times did not last long. With Before the news of Khalid's return to King's death spread, some savvy oil merchants, thinking of the oil crisis that had just happened, began to use their brains again. They speculated on oil futures loans, and oil prices began to rise.

Saudi Arabia has the world's largest oil reserves, and his every move will affect the nerves of the world.

"What do you mean?" Fahd could also see that this Lord Qusay has a lot of ideas in his mind!

"The hype of those international investors has nothing to do with us. We only need to gradually increase oil production, and don't immediately restore the level before the summer war. Then, even if the oil price does not rise, it will definitely not fall. The international oil price is too low. , We have lost a lot!"

The King of Saudi Arabia passed away, and the whole country mourned. Even the workers in the oil field were too sad to go to work, which shows that King Khalid is loved by the people!

Chapter 284 Acquisition of British Companies

When he came out of the conference hall, Zhang Feng realized that it was already dark.

This country in the desert, relying on oil resources, is rich and powerful. Normally, the whole of Riyadh is very bright at night, but tonight, apart from the bright moonlight and street lamps, few households turn on the lights.

They are also spontaneously mourning their old king in this way. Although the Saudi folk customs are simple and Muslim customs do not advocate exaggeration, the hearts of the people are still full of deep feelings for the old king.

Zhang Feng was still in a state of excitement, excited by the content of the meeting just now, and also thinking about the future positioning of Iraq.