Babylonian Empire

If it were someone else, they would probably look up to the high-level figures of this powerful northern red empire, but for Zhang Feng, knowing that the collapse of this huge empire has a lot to do with this person who is about to come, It's not that tense anymore.

The airport has been completely under martial law, and Republican Guard soldiers with live ammunition are guarding the entire airport, and all commanding heights are closely guarded to prevent any accidents.

Beside Zhang Feng, followed by his deputy Tariq, as well as Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, and Soviet Ambassador to Iraq Barkovsky, they waited eagerly for the slow-moving plane Private plane to the apron.

Behind them, there are several Iraqi teenagers holding flowers. They kept waving the flowers in their hands to welcome the guests.

The special plane came to a stop slowly, the gangway truck drove over, the cabin door opened, and everyone's eyes were on the cabin opening.

Two Soviet KGB guards walked down the gangway first, with guards on the left and right, and then a bald-haired man in a suit walked out of the cabin.

Immediately, there were cheers from the scene, and the person who came down was an important figure in the Soviet Union: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev.

He waved to the welcoming crowd, and then walked slowly down the gangway.

Gorbachev is 50 years old this year, but he is definitely considered a very young one among those senior leaders in the Soviet Union.

His figure was burly and tall, which is common to Soviet people, and when he walked down, his high position already made him full of style.

"Welcome to Mr. Gorbachev's visit. On behalf of the Iraqi people, I would like to extend my most sincere welcome to you," Zhang Feng said.

The accompanying Barkovsky immediately translated Zhang Feng's Arabic into Russian.

"Your Excellency Qusay is young, but you have already become a hero on the land of the Middle East. Your combat experience has been compiled into the textbooks of our school." Gorbachev laughed: "You are a member of the Arab world. hero!"

"Thank you." Zhang Feng replied, this kind of meeting is all polite and there will be no substantive questions.

On the Il-76 aircraft that landed behind, a specially-made extended Gil-41047 bulletproof car drove down.This kind of car can be called an armored car. The thickness of the body armor is 75mm. The bulletproof glass used is developed by the Soviet Special Glass Research Institute.The total weight of the car is as high as 6 tons or more.Equipped with a 7.0L 8-cylinder engine, the fuel consumption per 28 kilometers exceeds [-]L.

After the welcome, Gorbachev got into the car, and under the protection of the Iraqi security personnel in front and the security personnel accompanying him, he drove to the downtown area of ​​Baghdad.

This is the style of a big country!Zhang Feng got into his car, followed behind, and drove towards the Baghdad hotel together.

What is the purpose of Gorbachev's visit this time?Win over Iraq?Strap on a Soviet tank?or something else?Zhang Feng was secretly guessing.

Gorbachev came this time with a very important mission: to close the relationship with Iraq and prevent Iraq from falling to the Western camp!

During the Brerenev period, the Soviet Union was aggressive and vigorously expanded outwards, and the Middle East was the channel for the Soviet Union to go south, which had very important strategic significance.

The Soviet Union maintained good relations with many countries in the Middle East, including Syria, Egypt, and Iraq. These countries used Soviet-made weapons and fought against Israel with the support of the Soviet Union's big brother.

From small rifles and grenades to large tanks and airplanes, they are all Soviet-style equipment. Through the sale of weapons, they have inextricably linked with the Soviet Union.

But now, the situation has changed. Iraq is caught in the Iran-Iraq war and purchases weapons in large quantities.

It’s okay to buy weapons from France, because France does not belong to NATO, and France has no political purpose, just to make more money.However, if Iraq buys weapons from the United States in large quantities, it will be a different situation.

In particular, His Excellency Qusay has a very close relationship with the United States. The United States can even export the production line of fighter jets to Iraq. It is not difficult to guarantee that the United States will station troops in Iraq in the future.

Iraq played an important role in the strategy of the Soviet Union, and the current Soviet Union is mainly focused on internal economic development, and the quagmire of Afghanistan is deeply mired, so there will be no tough stance to face the United States. Penetration in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are completely pro-American factions. If Iraq falls back to the United States, the consequences will be very serious.

Therefore, Gorbachev accepted Andropov's mission to come to Iraq and strive to bring Iraq back to the right track!

Moreover, the KGB is also making preparations secretly. If His Excellency Qusay is really a pro-Western element, then the KGB can secretly support Uday in his position. Uday is a staunch pro-Soviet faction.

Gorbachev knew that this visit was also a very meaningful visit for himself. His current main ability is still in the domestic economy. If he wants to climb up and become the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, he must have Sufficient diplomatic ability.

This trip to Iraq is a rare opportunity to prove my ability!

When he saw that Qusay just now, in the eyes of that young man from the Middle East, he saw a trace of innocence.Although the opponent already had a wealth of combat experience, he was only a young man after all. At his age, it was difficult to have sophisticated political skills. Dealing with such a person was easy.

Zhang Feng didn't know that his actions would actually cause the Red Empire to be touched. He didn't think so much. The advanced avionics of the Americans was good for Iraq's armaments, so he wanted to buy them. The Soviets had strong armor. I also want to buy it, but I haven't taken care of it yet. In his eyes, the air force, the offensive air force, will always come first.

Chapter 324 Selling the T-72 Production Line

In the Baghdad hotel, the two sides had a warm and friendly conversation in the large living room.

On the Iraqi side, President Saddam Hussein, Vice President Taha, Minister of Defense Adnan, His Excellency Qusay of the Southern Military Region and others, as the host, warmly welcomed the visiting guests.

On the Soviet side, there are zhōngyāng members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Secretary Gorbachev in charge of agriculture, Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai Alexandrovich Tikhonov, Deputy Minister of Logistics Lekovich, the Soviet Union Ambassador to Iraq Barkovsky and others.

"Mr. Gorbachev's visit to our country this time has confirmed the great friendship between our two countries. On behalf of Iraq, he would like to extend his welcome to all of you," Saddam said.

"The Soviet Union and Iraq have a very friendly relationship. We have extensive cooperation in various fields. This time, we came to Iraq with the friendship of the Soviet people. We hope that the relationship between the Soviet Union and Iraq can be better developed." Ge said Erbachev.

After saying this kind of innocuous, purely polite words several times, the two sides gradually shifted to major national issues of concern.

"Iraq played a very important role in the war of Israel's invasion of Lebanon. Using oil as a weapon, it successfully resisted the intervention of Western countries and finally allowed Israel to retreat. As a major country in the Middle East, Iraq has established a good foundation for other countries. role model,” Gorbachev said.

These words were very useful in Saddam's ears. Saddam said: "We use oil as a weapon. Although we did not notify your country in advance, your country has also played an important role in it. On behalf of us Arabs, Thank you for your help."

Oil production in the Middle East has been reduced, but other countries still export oil, the largest of which is the Soviet Union!

The Soviet Union has a vast land area and rich oil resources. Especially at the end of the 60s, huge oil resource reserves were discovered and exploited in West Siberia.During the outbreak of the first oil crisis, the international oil price quadrupled, and as the world's major oil exporter, the Soviet Union gained huge profits.Huge hard currency gains from oil and gas exports provided valuable financial resources to sustain the Soviet Union, which would otherwise have gone bankrupt.

The oil export volume of the Soviet Union ranked second in the world, second only to Saudi Arabia, reaching 1979 million tons in 15,400, exported to Western European countries.

After the oil-producing countries in the Middle East announced production cuts and embargoes, the Soviet Union began to gradually reduce its oil exports and increase inventories, which invisibly fueled the flames. International oil prices soared. The Soviet Union took advantage of this oil crisis to make another windfall. Otherwise, If not, Andropov simply does not have the financial capacity to carry out domestic reforms.

Hearing what Saddam said, Gorbachev didn't feel any embarrassment. The relationship between countries is based on mutual use.

"We have always opposed Israel's occupation of Palestine, which is naked aggression, and we support such actions by friendly countries in the Middle East." Gorbachev said.

"Moreover, our weapons once again showed their prowess in this war," Lekovich said: "The Syrian army used our Sam-6 missiles to successfully destroy many Israeli fighters. Their Air Force The MiG planes also shot down many American-made planes equipped by the Israeli Air Force, and our Soviet-made weapons are very powerful."

Zhang Feng really wanted to sneer at the side, if it wasn't for his own credit this time, Sam-6 would have been completely discredited in this battle, your second-generation machine is more advanced than the US's third-generation machine?What an international joke!

If possible, Zhang Feng really wanted to pull out his jammer and fly around the border of the Soviet Union to see how the other side reacted.

However, this is not possible.

Zhang Feng remembered a sentence he read in his previous life, the so-called politics is the art of how to talk nonsense, and the other party came this time with a very clear purpose, that is, he does not want to get too close to the United States!

In later generations, superpowers can dictate to other countries. Although the current Soviet Union is not so aggressive, the meaning of its performance is already obvious.

"Your country's weapons are very advanced." Zhang Feng said, "Your Excellency the President has approved our proposal to introduce the production line of T-72 tanks from your country."

As soon as the words came out, everyone was stunned.

President Saddam looked at his second son beside him, and there was such a message in his puzzled eyes: When did I say that I would introduce the T-72 production line?And Qu Sai beside him looked at him expectantly.

Saddam suddenly remembered that at the meeting a few days ago, Qusay said so, and he agreed with it, saying that he completely agreed. At that time, Qusay was only talking about the introduction of Soviet tanks, and he should have let him finish his sentence at that time!

Why does my son like to import production lines for everything, and now he will spend a lot of foreign exchange!Although Saddam was a little bit dissatisfied, under such circumstances, how could he expose his own problems in front of the Soviets?

Now, people outside know that Qusay is the successor he cultivated, and what he said on this occasion, Saddam knew that he must not change his words.