Chapter 819: Joining Forces to Resist the Enemy IV

As long as the oil in the ground is extracted and sold, it becomes a colorful dollar, and the extravagant atmosphere and local tyrant behavior of the royal family are all famous in the world. But the problem is that the purpose of spending money is to get benefits, and Afghanistan, a poor country with many mountains and little land, can have any interests that the Gulf countries can see?

Of course, the Gulf countries do not mind spending some money to make friends with Afghanistan, after all, this is a country next to Iran, and the contradictions between Saudi Arabia and Iran are irreconcilable contradictions, and if the Afghan government can turn to the Gulf countries, it will be greatly beneficial to the disputes between the two sides.

The bigger trouble is that the Gulf countries are not optimistic about the Taliban government's ability to govern, and they are worried that their money will not be effective and will be wasted, and if the United States defeats Afghanistan, it will definitely support the pro-American forces to govern, which does not seem to be a good thing for the Gulf countries.

"Your Excellency Wu Chen, if the mercenary corps secretly participates in the battle in Afghanistan and helps the Taliban fight against the US army, how much will it cost for a year? After all, there is no harm to helping Afghanistan to the Gulf countries, and it has a bearing on the security of Iraq. Prince Sultan asked.

"If you want to help Afghanistan fight the United States, you must be mentally prepared, the US government will not easily admit defeat, and this war may last for ten years or even longer! As for military spending, it will not be too much but not too little, and the key is to add up a lot. ”

"Mercenaries cannot be directly involved in the war, but play the role of guidance and training, in addition to conducting special operations to destroy important military targets of the US military. The main purpose of the money was to train the locals to fight the U.S. military, and to provide weapons and combat supplies, including some support to the Taliban. ”

"I expect to invest 20,000 to 30,000 guerrilla troops, and the mercenary corps to invest 1,000 special operations troops, and the monthly expenditure is 100 million US dollars, which is the basic investment, and at least to ensure that the fighting continues, even if the local guerrillas do not receive salaries, but those weapons and ammunition will cost money."

"The Taliban side invested, based on the calculation of 20,000 people, and the living support of $4 million a month is enough, or $200 per person per month, and a little more in combat, and it needs $2 to 300 million a year to buy war materials, because they do not have heavy weapons."

"Guerrilla tactics require flexibility and lightness, armed with mortars, rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles, as well as light weapons such as portable anti-aircraft missiles, and then the consumption of conventional firearms and ammunition, the former Soviet Union's AK-47 assault rifle and SVD sniper rifle, mercenaries bought a lot from Russia." Wu Chen smiled and said.

The representatives of the Gulf countries glanced at each other and nodded secretly, Wu Chen is indeed an old friend of the Gulf countries, and the calculation of this account is very fair, the cost of more than one billion dollars is not enough for one-tenth of the monthly expenses of the combined army of the Gulf countries, and there is no cheaper army than this.

"Your Excellency Wu Chen, the Iraqi army has been equipped with a lot of advanced weapons after cooperating with the mercenary corps in recent years, and the officers at and above the battalion level of the army have been trained by the expert group of the mercenary corps military resources company, and have the command ability of modern tactics, you see what work needs to be done." Saddam asked.

The Iraqi government has been preparing for war and dramatically expanding its military power, for which the Air Force has purchased 100 Shield Defender-1 roadbed all-weather heavy fighters, 100 Su-27 fighters and 50 Su-34 fighter-bombers from mercenary regiments.

The Army purchased 500 Abrams main battle tanks from the Mercenary Corps and 500 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, all of which were upcycled second-hand goods, with the addition of depleted uranium armor and new electronics, as well as 100 Tornado MLRS.

In terms of air defense units, 100 Tunguska air defense systems have been purchased, 10 Hunting Bow 1 air defense missile systems have been purchased, three air defense missile battalions have been formed, and five anti-aircraft warning radar systems and five passive radar systems have been purchased.

In order to deal with the armored forces of the US army, the army purchased 100 Immortal Bird 1 helicopter gunships, which are one of the best gunships in the world, better than the Longbow Apache gunships, and 100 Soviet Mi-8 transport helicopters and 100 Soviet Mi-24 helicopter gunships, which are also second-hand.

"The army can still fight, but the strength of the air force is really not in the eyes of the US army, those fighters will be treated as the primary target of Tomahawk cruise missiles, and at present, even if it is a mercenary regiment, there is no good way to deal with cruise missiles, it is not difficult for armed helicopters to conceal, but it is not easy for fighters to conceal."

"As you all know, the military scientific research experts of the mercenary corps are all national treasures from the former Soviet Union, and the former Soviet Union is actually a little more powerful than the United States in terms of missile technology. After years of research and development, after absorbing the advanced technology of the United States and Europe, combined with the technology of the former Soviet Union, we have a number of models that have passed the test and finalized production. ”

"The best defense is offense, this is the principle I advocate, I am ready to open the cruise missile series to Iraq, including air-launched cruise missiles, road-based cruise missiles and submarine-launched cruise missiles, with road-based cruise missiles as the main force, all of which belong to the supersonic type, with a range of about 1,000 kilometers, it is difficult to defend with the technical strength of the United States, and the Aegis combat system is not omnipotent." Wu Chen said.

"Your Excellency, can't you open up cruise missiles with a longer range? For example, in the case of long-range cruise missiles, the United States is accustomed to launching cruise missiles from the Red Sea, and the range of Tomahawk cruise missiles is more than 2,000 kilometers. Prince Sultan said.

"This distance is actually sufficient, because once the United States starts a war against Iraq, the Gulf countries will not allow American missiles to fly overhead, and the US Navy can only choose the Persian Gulf as the main area for sea-based missile launches, and with the help of the Atlantis satellite navigation system, these supersonic cruise missiles will pose a huge threat to the US Navy."

"The mercenary corps will sell several second-hand strategic bombers to Iraq, and secretly sell several second-hand conventional submarines, which are the carriers for launching air-launched cruise missiles and submarine-launched cruise missiles. However, although the price is very distressing, I think it is worth it. Wu Chen said.

"When NATO bombed SAARC, two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were scrapped by cruise missile attacks, and if we could replicate this scene, the US government would definitely back down." Saddam said.

"The Americans are not only not stupid, but on the contrary, they are very smart, the same loss will not be suffered twice, the fleet in the Persian Gulf will definitely strengthen the relevant defenses, of course, if the number of cruise missiles is enough, it will still be able to achieve results." Wu Chen said.