Babylonian Empire

Zhang Feng understood, it turns out that his father is also very politically skilled, and his ideas are also in the balance between the two great powers!

"However, since you came to prominence, you have been getting closer to the West, Europe, the United States, you have been developing contacts with them, and even China in the East, you have shown greater enthusiasm, but you are indifferent to the Soviet Union, so, I'm afraid Your Excellency, the President, would think that you, like those in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, are completely pro-Western. However, your Excellency, there is no obvious evidence, so it is inconvenient to say so. Now, if you take the initiative to say that you imported weapons from the Soviet Union, it is natural that you value your cooperation with the West. The relationship with the Soviet Union is broken, and the president is naturally very happy."

Those in high positions must steer the helm well and find their own direction in the international tide.

Zhang Feng understood. In fact, he had never thought about it so much.The weapons of Western countries are more suitable for modern warfare. He naturally bought more weapons from the West. Moreover, he knew that the Soviet Union would eventually collapse in the end. Perhaps, subconsciously, he already felt that the Soviet Union was a little unreliable , Therefore, he was not too interested in the Soviet Union.

If Iraq wants to develop in the gap between the two empires, it really needs to accurately grasp the pulse of the times. It should not only establish a good relationship with the United States, but also a good relationship with the Soviet Union. In this world, only the Soviet Union, a behemoth, dare confront the United States directly.

And with the successive victories of Iraq's war against Iran, the United States will definitely become vigilant towards Iraq in the end, and may even put pressure on Iraq. In that case, it can rely on the power of the Soviet Union.

Just look at the current Iran. If Khomeini is not a single-minded person, he can use the power of the Soviet Union. You know, after the pro-American Bavillie stepped down, the Soviet Union is very interested in Iran. Moreover, from the Iranian side , can completely contain Afghanistan.

However, the present Soviet Union has not shown signs of decline for the time being. The huge military industrial enterprises are still advancing at full speed. The electronic technology that people criticize is backward, because in the eyes of Soviet military industry experts, they have been staring at survival in a nuclear war. Those integrated circuits can't withstand too much electromagnetic shock at all. Only electron tubes can survive a nuclear war.

Soviet tanks are still pretty good.

Hearing Izzat's words, Zhang Feng suddenly became enlightened. It seemed that he really had to have friendly exchanges with the Soviet Union.

On October 10rd, downtown Baghdad.

The morning sun shines on the ancient land of the Middle East, and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers sparkle in the morning light. At this time, the central square is already full of people.

In the distance behind is the six-storey Believers Palace, which is one of the official residences of President Saddam Hussein. Not far away, the sculpture of Saddam Hussein, which has just been erected, is standing on a huge column, waving to the crowd, Never tire.

On the rostrum in the center of the square, President Saddam in military uniform was already standing there.

Saddam also likes to wear military uniforms very much. The military uniform makes him look more heroic and stalwart, which is the image that a leader of a big country should have.

On Saddam's right hand is a man who looks very young. Although he is young, he has already experienced many battles and is already a well-known hero in Iraq, the God of War in Iraq, Your Excellency Qusay!

On Saddam's left is Minister of Defense Adnan. This military parade was organized by him.

Responsible for maintaining order on the scene and protecting the president's safety is the Iraqi Republican Guard, the most loyal to the president in Iraq. Most of them are from the president's hometown, Tikrit.

In a stand at the rear, there were also reporters from various countries who were invited to participate in this grand event.

President Saddam is in high spirits today.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the military parade officially began.

The first to come was an infantry phalanx.

When he saw the walking posture of those soldiers carrying guns like shovels and swinging their arms high, Zhang Feng wanted to laugh. Can this be called a military parade?

Although it seems that the formation is neat, in fact, it is very chaotic. The leather shoes are not raised as high, the head is not as straight as it is, and the cuffs are not in a line. However, it is true that they cannot be required to do so, they are just temporary Those who were drawn from the field troops had not undergone six months of professional training.

Then there was a phalanx formed by several T-72 tanks. They were a tank company of the Republican Guard. They had gone to the front line in the battle of Khorramshahr. They were a tough force.

The muzzle of the T-72 tank is raised high, as if showing off its force to the world. The T-72 tank is the trump card of the Iraqi army.

The reporters at the back raised their cameras and took pictures of these scenes. After returning home, they exaggerated it. Khomeini, who was like a madman in the eyes of the Western world, could not compete with an army as powerful as Iraq.

Then, some chariots came, and everyone's eyes were fixed on them.

A large field truck driven by four axles, with huge rolling wheels and a downward slope of the front windshield, it is a unique Soviet rough style. The most eye-catching thing is the round thing on the upper part of the car body, which is a Surface-to-surface missiles!

Scud!

All the reporters in the stands were shocked. They didn't expect that President Saddam Hussein was so confident that Iraq's national weapon, tactical surface-to-surface missiles, would appear in such a grand occasion of the military parade!

The "Scud" missile (the Soviet Union numbered R-11, and the Scud was named after NATO) is a short-range ground-to-surface tactical ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union in the 50s. It is an imitation of the German V-2 missile. There are two types of A and B. Type, can be equipped with conventional warheads and nuclear warheads, using vehicle-mounted mobile launch. Type A entered service in 1957, and Type B, an improved version of Type A, entered service in 1965.

The "Scud B" missile is 11.37 meters long, with a diameter of 0.885 meters and a take-off weight of 5.9 tons. The propellant is 3.7 tons of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine and red smoke nitric acid. The warhead weighs 1 ton and can hold 860 kilograms of explosives. The killing radius is about 150 meters.The missile is guided by inertia, with a maximum range of 300 kilometers and a circular probability error of 300 meters.

Since 1980, the Soviet Union has replaced the Scud-B missile with a new generation of solid mobile medium-range missile SS-23. At the same time, it has pushed this missile to the international market in large quantities. Egypt, Syria, North Korea and other countries are all equipped with this missile.

This missile was equipped to the Northern Military Region.

A ballistic missile refers to a missile that flies according to a predetermined program under the thrust of a rocket engine, and flies along a free parabolic trajectory after being powered off. The biggest advantage of this kind of missile is that it is indefensible.When the warhead falls at a very high terminal speed, it is a big technical problem to intercept it. In later generations, the United States spent countless dollars to develop NMD and TMD defensive ballistic missiles. However, the effect is still very limited.

This weapon exported to Iraq is naturally one of Saddam's most valued offensive weapons. This time, taking advantage of the military parade and showing it to the world, it can put strong pressure on Iran.

In Saddam's eyes, this is naturally the most powerful weapon, but Zhang Feng doesn't think so.

The shooting range is only 300 kilometers, and on the border of Iraq, it cannot cover Tehran in Iran at all. Moreover, the error is too large, the error is [-] meters!And the ground attack cruise missile that I am developing, the Red Bird II, has an error of more than ten meters at most, which is an order of magnitude worse!

Moreover, the cost of the Red Bird II is only one-tenth of this kind of scud. After the engine is improved, the range will be greatly improved.

A military parade is a way to demonstrate one's own strength. However, will displaying this extremely offensive weapon overly stimulate other countries, such as making the United States wary of Iraq?

The Scud missile became the highlight of this military parade, so that when the most advanced MiG-25 of the Iraqi Air Force passed through the sky, the eyes of the reporter were still fixed on those missiles that disappeared from the field of vision.

The next day, the headlines on the international pages of all newspapers in various countries were all about the Scud missile installed in the launch vehicle. In contrast, the newspapers of Agence France-Presse were not so brilliant. Their headlines were about the rostrum The figure on the screen, next to President Saddam who is waving frequently, is the No. [-] figure in Iraq: Qusay Abdullah.

Chapter 323 Gorbachev's visit

The military parade lasted for three hours. Although it has entered autumn, the sun is still very bright. Under these circumstances, President Saddam Hussein is still so energetic. It can be seen that if you want to be a leader, you also need a strong man. of physique.

This military parade has achieved very good results. In the case of frequent victories in front-line wars and the comprehensive attack on Iran's chemical weapons base, the whole of Iraq is boiling. They cheered for the victory and for Sada President Mu cheered, and even the God of War in Iraq, His Excellency Qusay, who was invincible.

Western countries have sent congratulatory messages, praising Iraq for fulfilling UN resolutions, attacking Iranian chemical weapons bases, and expressing admiration for Iraq's progress in resisting Khomeini's export revolution. All this made President Saddam feel deeply Inexplicably satisfied.

After the military parade, there was one thing that made President Saddam even more happy: a delegation led by Gorbachev, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was about to visit Baghdad!

If in the past, Gorbachev was just an ordinary secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and he was not outstanding among those high-level officials, but now, Gorbachev has faintly become an important member of the huge red empire of the Soviet Union. characters!

After Brerinev's death, Andropov succeeded him as the supreme leader of the CPSU.Andropov was well aware of the deep-rooted contradictions within the Soviet Union, and during his tenure, he carried out bold reforms.

For example, on the theoretical issues of socialist construction, he emphasized that Marxism should be treated correctly, opposed to the superstitious and dogmatic copying of formulas for the "magic of quotations", and called for the enrichment and development of Marxism in all aspects according to the reality of life; Second, strengthen labor discipline, rectify social order and punish corruption; and actively promote economic system reform, effectively curbing the continued economic recession.

As a steady politician, Andropov understood that the Soviet society urgently needed to be changed, but he took "cautious and practical" innovative steps.Through reforms, the government's state machinery can function better and fundamentally "improve the people's lives." Unfortunately, in history, Andropov died of kidney disease in February 1984.History has left him too short a time in power.Had his tenure been longer, perhaps the history of the Soviet Union at the end of the 2th century would have taken a different direction.

During this period of time, the focus of the Soviet Union was to restore the economy. The arsenal was full of the world's advanced weapons, but there was not enough food on the shelves. This kind of thing must not be repeated, and Gorbachev As Andropov's most important "agricultural expert", he became a figure who controlled the entire Soviet economy.He was the most staunch supporter and executor of Andropov's reforms, and he made the economic situation of the Soviet Union greatly improved, which paved the way for Gorbachev to become the supreme leader of the Soviet Communist Party.

Now, Gorbachev, as a very important figure in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, came to Iraq for a visit, and Saddam was of course very happy.

Gorbachev's special plane arrived in Baghdad on the afternoon of the military parade.

In order to welcome them, the MiG-25 fighter jets of the Northern Military Region of Iraq escorted the opponent's special plane when it arrived in Iraqi airspace. The pilots of the fighter jets were flight instructors sent by the Soviet Union.Since Iraq and Iran are at war, in order to prevent accidents, there are fighter jets escorting the whole process.

The Soviet visiting fleet included four planes, two Tu-154 passenger planes, one for Gorbachev's special plane, one carrying accompanying journalists and service personnel; two Il-76 transport planes, transport leaders Personal vehicles and other equipment.

This is the demeanor of a big country. When traveling, the vehicles you take are all carried randomly, which prevents accidents to the greatest extent.

When the special plane arrived at Baghdad International Airport, the welcome team led by Zhang Feng was already waiting below.

Zhang Feng knew that his father had already cultivated himself on purpose. This time Gorbachev's visit was an international event in Iraq, and it was trust in him for him to welcome him.