readx; "The important surname of Persia's geographical location must be clear to everyone, I won't say much, we have been trying to expand our influence in Persia in the past few years, but the Pahlavi dynasty is not an ordinary Middle Eastern religious country, their secular reforms over the years are relatively successful, the ruling Reza Khan was born in the army, and he also has a lot of ambitions when he started through a coup d'état, which can be seen from the infiltration of Britain and Soviet Russia over the years, of course, this is why they will find us!" At the meeting of the State Military Commission, Shen Gang, as a representative of the army, said:

"In 1928 and 1931, we entered into two small-scale military contract trade with the Persian side, and exported some military equipment to them, but these two military equipment contracts attracted protests and opposition from the British side, but because the contract amount was not large, the British side did not conduct further research. But this time, they asked us to provide them with a full set www.biquge.info of equipment for two divisions, in addition to rifles, machine guns and other light weapons, they did not require the purchase of artillery, anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns and a series of equipment, and such a large-scale military procurement in addition to the huge amount of money involved, more importantly, it can be seen that they have the ambition of building a new army, and this ambition is unacceptable to the British side! ”

At this time, Wu Shizhong of the Air Force also said: "What's more, in addition to asking for the purchase of equipment for the army, they also ask for the purchase of new aircraft from our country, and they have a lot of appetite, asking us to provide three squadrons of fighters and one squadron of reconnaissance aircraft, in addition to a large number of training aircraft!" ”

Speaking of this, Wu Shizhong made a small joke: "With the current Persian air force, I guess they can't even find enough pilots!" ”

"They didn't purchase a lot of equipment for the navy, but they only put forward a request to purchase four light coastal defense ships, but the amount is not small, and a complete set adds up to seven or eight million!" Wen Tinghe of the navy said.

"However, if we can sign a contract with the Persian side for the use of a naval base, our navy will be able to gain a foothold in the Middle East!"

But to say that, but the navy's Wen Tinghe also knows that it is not an easy thing to get the right to use a naval base in Persia, and the attitude of Persia itself is secondary, the important thing is Britain, if China says that it is okay to sell guns, artillery and planes to Persia, but if the Chinese side tries to obtain a naval base in Persia, this is absolutely unbearable for the British side, and its severity is roughly similar to Britain's attempt to seek a naval base in Korea, And this kind of thing is also something that the Chinese side feels cannot agree, and if Britain insists on doing this, then a war will be inevitable.

The importance of Persia to Britain is self-evident, and the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean have always been regarded as the hinterland of the British navy, and if the Chinese navy wants to plant a nail in the hole, there is no other way but to go to war with the British.

Listening to these discussions, Chen Jingyun also pondered and then said: "If we get involved in Persian internal affairs on a large scale, the protests of the British side can be expected, and the question now is, how much benefit can we bring if we really get involved!" ”

Chen Jingyun does not refer to economic interests, because meddling in Persia will not bring much economic benefit to China at all, Persia can be said to have no resources except oil, and Persian oil is not necessary for China, China's own oil is enough, there is no need to import oil from distant Persia, even if you take a step back and say that after the outbreak of the war, China's oil consumption rose sharply, and China's own oil production could not meet this demand. China also hopes to get enough oil from Southeast Asia.

Ensuring adequate oil supply during the war was the key consideration of the Chinese side in the 20s, because China's oil production was not high in the 20s, and the Daqing and Shengli oilfields had not yet been developed, and the military's strategy at that time was to hope to obtain sufficient oil supply from the Nanyang region. This is somewhat similar to the strategy of the historical "Ben" during World War II.

However, this problem was solved when China's domestic oil production increased dramatically.

Since there is no need for oil, then other economic benefits are actually very small, so the interests that Chen Jingyun refers to are military strategic interests.

Chen Jingyun's core military high-level personnel are also clear, Shen Gang said: "If we can pull Persia to our side, it is equivalent to planting a nail in the Middle East, and using Persia we can contain Britain's strength in India and Iraq, so as to achieve fundamental strategic security for our country's great northwest." In addition, once we start another war with Soviet Russia, even if the Persian side does not directly send troops, as long as the Persian side is strong enough, the Soviet Russian side will have to have some scruples, so that it will be enough to contain a large number of Soviet Russian troops in the south. If the relationship between the two countries is upgraded to a strategic cooperative relationship, then we can even join forces with Persia to send troops, and then we will be able to form a situation in which the Soviet Union and Russia are attacked on both sides, which will be of great benefit to our country! ”

Shen Gang's statement basically means that he and the army agree to support Persia.

Wu Shizhong also said: "Now a large number of F2 modified fighters in the Air Force have lagged behind the world's mainstream fighters, and it is a bit of a waste to retire and seal them in vain, and it is okay to take this opportunity to provide these second-hand F2 fighters to the Persian side!" But it would be even better if we could convince the Persians to provide us with one or two air bases! ”

His idea is the same as the idea of the navy wanting to establish a naval base in Persia, if the air force can deploy a part of the air force in Persia, then it will be equivalent to opening up a forward air defense line for the Chinese air force, which can not only deter the British air force deployed in India, but also threaten Soviet Russia.

Chen Jingyun said: "In this way, if we support Persia, we will be able to reap enough benefits!" ”

A group of high-ranking military officials below nodded in unison.

In fact, there is no need to ask this, the army, no matter which country's army likes to open up its territory, and the Chinese side is naturally no exception, according to their ideas, if they can pull Persia in, then they will be able to gain a great strategic advantage when dealing with Soviet Russia in the future.

After this meeting of the State Military Commission, Chen Jingyun did not make a decision immediately, but thought about it for a few more days, and he had to consider more aspects; in addition to economic interests and strategic advantages in military aspects, he also wanted to gain a foothold in the Middle East as soon as possible and lay the foundation for China's oil plan for the next 100 years. It can be said that he needs to take into account not only the present, but not even the world war that will break out in a few years, but also the world situation after the war.

He knows very well that in a few decades, China will become dependent on oil from the Middle East as the whole world, and that China's oil production is sufficient now but does not mean that it will be enough in a few decades, and that controlling the Middle East is equivalent to controlling the world's oil supply in the next 100 years, and this temptation is greater than occupying the whole of Southeast Asia. Otherwise, Chen Jingyun would not have bothered so much to get involved in the Middle East.

During the period when Chen Jingyun was considering the Middle East strategy, the Persian crown prince Pahlavi continued to stay in China, and the Chinese side also sent many heavyweights to accompany him, in addition to the high-level military and political officials, as well as Chen Jingyun's eldest son Chen Huatian.

After Chen Huatian participated in the Korean Campaign, he participated in the Sino-Chinese Shanghai negotiations, and then returned to the Wuhan Military Academy with his younger brother Chen Huajun to continue his studies, and he officially graduated last year and officially entered the guard division to serve, and at the end of the year he was promoted to major, and then was dropped into the Operations Department of the Army Staff as an operational staff officer.

For the cultivation of the two brothers, Chen Huatian and Chen Huajun, Chen Jingyun is still very attentive, giving them a series of opportunities to grow slowly.

This time, the Crown Prince of Pahlavi of Persia came to visit China, and Chen Jingyun also sent Chen Huatian as a receptionist, after all, Chen Huatian is not only a junior in the army, but also has another more important identity, Chen Jingyun's eldest son.

Although everyone has not said it explicitly in these years, they all know that China is a country that reads talents, Chen Jingyun is a veritable reader, and as the eldest son of Chen Jingyun, many people also regard Chen Huajun and Chen Huatian as Chen Jingyun's heirs, don't look at these two brothers are young and dare not say a word in front of Chen Jingyun, but now these two brothers have begun to cultivate their own fame and power. It's just that Chen Jingyun himself is still young and strong, and he has not shown that he wants to determine who will be his heir, so China's military and political leaders do not dare to bet rashly, and it is a very dangerous thing to stand in line.

And this kind of scruple is also what Chen Jingyun wants to see, although he has the intention to cultivate the two brothers Chen Huatian and Chen Huajun, but it does not mean that he hopes that the power of these two brothers will expand rapidly, he doesn't want his son to come out and rebel before he dies.

Speaking of which, it is the relationship between the emperor and the crown prince in the feudal era of China, and to a certain extent, Chen Jingyun is also a little worried about his two sons.

Therefore, cultivation is cultivation, but the strength of this cultivation will also be limited.

When Crown Prince Pahlavi came to China, Chen Jingyun asked Chen Huatian to go to the reception staff, after all, they are all young people and have the same status, and there are more topics.

Chen Huajun, like Chen Huatian, joined the guard division after graduation, but last month he went to the United States with a military delegation and will go to the United States to observe military academies for about three months.

In the past few days, Crown Prince Pahlavi has visited Nanjing, and he has had a very pleasant conversation with Chen Huatian, and on the surface it seems that he has established a deep friendship between the next generation of leaders of the two countries.