Chapter 392: Family Banquet

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In the Fang family villa in Fengyuan, all the members of the Fang family gathered together and were enjoying a sumptuous dinner. Approaching the Spring Festival, not only Fang Sheng and his wife rushed to Fengyuan from Haizhuang, but even Fang Bin, who was far away in Hong Kong, also returned to Fengyuan.

"According to the information obtained by our reporter from the coalition headquarters, a US F117 fighter plane attacked the Baghdad television station building in the Iraqi capital at three o'clock in the morning, and three air-to-ground missiles damaged the left side of the building in many places, and the specific number of casualties is not known at present...... "The TV set carried a report from a reporter from China Television in Baghdad.

Since the beginning of January, the eyes of the people of Shijie have focused on the Middle East, and in response to Iraq's invasion, the United Nations Security Council has adopted 12 resolutions condemning and sanctioning Iraq. These resolutions have placed Iraq in a position of extreme isolation in all political, economic, military and diplomatic aspects.

However, the stubbornness of history has led to the fact that the United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 still sets the deadline for Iraq to withdraw its troops on January 15, 1991, which is not bad with Fang Mingyuan's previous life. The use of force to resolve the crisis provides a legal basis. History has changed a little here, and India has joined the coalition country. In fact, not all of these alliance countries are voluntary. Some saw the war as an intra-Arab war, while others feared that the United States influence in Kuwait would continue to grow. However, many countries in Zuihou have agreed to participate under preferential conditions such as economic assistance and debt forgiveness proposed by the United States. Of course, many countries send ships, fighter planes, and medical personnel, and army troops, mainly provided by the United States and Britain and other European and American powers.

After several months of troop mobilization and confrontation, by the end of November, the US military had basically completed the task of troop transfer. Together with the military forces dispatched by other countries, the total strength reached 500,000 troops.

In the run-up to the "Zuihou deadline", the international community has made great efforts to defuse the crisis. The leaders of many countries have mediated various mediation plans, and the UN Secretary-General has personally arrived in Baghdad to do Iraqi work, hoping that Iraq will withdraw its troops from Iraq. China's foreign minister also went to Baghdad to meet with Saddam Hussein, hoping for a peaceful settlement of the Gulf crisis. However, since the United States insisted that the only possible peace condition was Iraq's complete and unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait. Iraq insisted that Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait be conditional on the withdrawal of the multinational force from Arab territory and the simultaneous withdrawal of Syria from Lebanon and Israel from the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and southern Lebanon. There is no agreement between the two sides at all, and war is inevitable.

The war began in the early morning of 17 January, and the US military still used the same means of attack as Fang Mingyuan in his previous life, using long-range missile attacks and fighter air strikes to kick off the war

Today, the air raids have lasted for 21 days, and there are still seven days left before the Chinese New Year, which is a very good day for young people -- February 14, the same day as Valentine's Day in the West. It's just that in China in 91 years, people's recognition of Valentine's Day is far less than in the future, so Fang Mingyuan can only keep this in his heart.

"It's been about 20 days since this bombing, when will the Americans send out the army?" Fang Sheng muttered while staring at the TV while eating. This man is always interested in weapons and war, and it has nothing to do with age. He has never been very interested in news broadcasts, but since the war in the Gulf was ignited, he has been paying attention to the situation in the Gulf every day.

Fang Mingyuan grinned secretly, in the ninety-first year, the vast majority of people in China, including many soldiers, still have a soft spot for the decisive battle of the army, and always think that a war, if there is no army, it cannot be regarded as a real war, and the United States coalition forces and Iraq have millions of soldiers on the border, and the total number of tanks exceeds 3,000, which can be said to be the war with the highest number of tanks on the battlefield since the second Shijie war. A lot of people are looking forward to seeing a spectacular tank battle. It is also a formal comparison of whether the Soviet-style tank or the American tank is better.

According to post-war statistics, the Iraqis had already suffered more than 100,000 casualties at that time, and nearly half of the heavy equipment was destroyed.

"But this American's fighter plane is really advanced, and it can be invisible on the radar, so isn't it like entering and exiting the sky of another country as if it were no one, and you can bomb whoever you want? How do you think they could have thought of making planes invisible on radar as well? Holding the bowl, but not taking his eyes off the TV, Fang Ya couldn't help but sigh.

In the Gulf, the most outstanding equipment of the US military is the Patriot missile, Tomahawk missile and F117 stealth fighter-bomber. Fang Ya's casual remarks just said the original intention of the Americans to develop the F117.

The F-117 was originally developed in the context of the global Cold War at the time. The Americans tried various methods in order to enable their nuclear bombers to break through the defense line of the Soviets and enter the territory of the Soviet Union. However, the Soviets were almost invulnerable at low, medium and high altitudes by setting up artillery, missiles and high-altitude interceptors. A big headache for Americans. Therefore, the Americans invested heavily in the development of the F-117, which has a unique angular shape and absorbing paint, which makes it difficult for radar to detect.

"This plane is bullish, two days ago it dared to bomb Iraqi military targets in broad daylight, I heard that from the beginning of the war to the present, the US military has also lost a lot of fighters, but none of them are F117. You say, when did our country have such a plane and went directly to bomb the capital of Baiyue, I'm afraid they don't know where this bomb fell from, right? Fang Sheng couldn't help but feel a little impressed.

"Well, if that's the case, it's too relieving, Baiyue little devil eats ours, uses ours, and beats us, it's really not a fucking thing," Fang Bin said on the side. Being in Hong Kong, he naturally has a deeper understanding of the war in the south. Although the war between the two countries has basically ended at the end of the year, everyone is still angry when they talk about it.

Soon, Fang Mingyuan's two uncles also joined the discussion, and everyone was wondering how such a fighter could be discovered. And for its advanced nature, it is natural to sigh with emotion.

Listening to their unobtrusive discussion, Fang Mingyuan was secretly happy in his heart, in fact, the F-117 is not as perfect as advertised, and it also has many shortcomings, which are mainly caused by stealth performance as the primary consideration in the design. For example, the flight speed is slow and the air mobility ability is not strong, which is mainly because the fuselage structure and layout are to take care of the need for stealth. Moreover, its engine thrust is on the low side, and there is no afterburner system. However, despite this, as the first stealth fighter-bomber on the Shijie, it has "gone down in history". It is an important milestone in the history of Shijie aviation.

It was precisely because of this that it had a great shock to the Chinese military, and just in time for the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the lack of money in the hands of the newly-born Russia, Huaxia vigorously introduced Soviet-style aircraft, improved the combat capability of the Chinese Air Force, and worked hard to catch up with the footsteps of the European and American powers. It is precisely because of this that after 2,000 years, China's new domestically produced fighters can appear in the skies of the motherland one after another.

"Mingyuan, where are the chopsticks and pestles?" Bai Ping snorted, which made Fang Mingyuan, who was distracted again, sober up, and only then did he notice that his chopsticks were almost stretched into his father's bowl.

"And a few of you, when eating, don't discuss any military affairs, set an example for the children, all of them are already fathers, how can they not work well at all" Bai Ping turned her head, and said dissatisfiedly with the other party's victory.

Fang Sheng and the others couldn't help but smile bitterly, the current Fang family is not as good as before, in a few years, the third generation of the family is not only Fang Mingyuan alone, each family also has juniors, the youngest is the uncle's son, who is still breastfeeding, and is held by Fang Mingyuan's aunt and sits on the seat.

"Okay, your sister-in-law is right, now you are all fathers, you have to set an example for the children, what do you have to say, after eating, you take the TV away, it doesn't matter," Old Man Fang said in a deep voice.

"What role model? Except for Mingyuan, none of them are sensible. Fang Bin muttered quietly. As for Fang Mingyuan? What else do you need others to set an example for?

"Huh?" Old Man Fang's eyes immediately swept over, Fang Bin shrank his head, and said no more.

"Okay, it's rare for Xiaobin to come back once, old man, what kind of majesty are you playing" Grandma felt sorry for her little son, and immediately pushed Old Man Fang.

"What's so rare, didn't you just meet him in Hong Kong two months ago?" Old Man Fang couldn't help muttering, but his face eased.

After dinner, it was naturally time for free activities, Fang Mingyuan was not interested in talking about the Gulf War with them, let alone interested in watching the children, these younger brothers and sisters had grown up in his previous life, and he was not interested in watching them again in this life. He walked straight out of the house, following the path outside the house, and walked outside.

"Mingyuan, Mingyuan, wait for me" Uncle's voice came from behind.