Chapter 242: Mysterious Tactics from the East

The Afghan War was an obscure but extremely important war in the world order. At the end of 1979, the former Soviet Union relied on its mechanised army to invade Afghanistan with great force, completing the occupation of Afghanistan in less than a month. However, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and China, together with the Arab world, then joined forces to dig a pit for the former Soviet Union in Afghanistan, turning what should have been an easy war into a protracted conflict that lasted ten years.

Perhaps it was only a minor campaign for a superpower, but a decade is a huge burden for any country. In the end, the Soviet Union was exhausted here, The already unscientific economy collapsed as a result of the war, and therefore many historians regard the Afghan War as one of the triggers leading to the collapse of the former Soviet Union.

'Back then, Afghanistan managed to wear down a superpower with guerrilla warfare. Despite the mountainous terrain, it was a successful strategy!'

At this point, Zhou Ming paused for a moment before continuing, 'So, if we can successfully replicate this strategy on the battlefield of the future Iraq, then we will also receive the same effect. Only this time, our target will shift from a country to a consortium, but this consortium started the war in the first place, so it's not unreasonable to make them shoulder more of the military expenses, is it?'

Hearing Zhou Ming's explanation, Edward and Louis were shocked. Although they originally understood that Zhou Ming's ideas were very outlandish, they also wondered what kind of solutions. But they were all based in Brighton, and at most they included a Californian consortium. They never imagined that Ming would expand the project directly to the Middle East.

What kind of mind is this!

Edward and Louis could not imagine how someone like Ming Zhou could possibly connect these things together.

Of course, if you think about it logically, there is really no reason for the Rockefeller Group to spend tens of billions of dollars to help the Addams family solve the problem of the collapse of the CDS market ? We must remember that tens of billions is a lot of money for a consortium, and while it may not be a major expense, it is still money that could be saved. Moreover, Brighton is the 'family business' of the Brighton consortium. Why must he ▽▽ and meddle?

Unless the Rockefeller family and the Adams family are currently working on a huge collaborative project, at this critical time, the Rockefeller family does not want the Adams family to be played dead by an insignificant CDS market, so no matter what, he must give the Adams family a hard time.

And now, looking at the whole world, the only place that can give them this opportunity to cooperate is the Middle East, where war is imminent.

This seems to make sense, but it is all based on a reverse inference from Zhou Ming's words. I'm afraid that only Zhou Ming could have thought of this in advance and dared to think so far ahead. Not to mention that Zhou Ming was even more daring to come up with such a radical solution and directly set his sights on the Middle East.

Edward and Louis both consider themselves clever people, but even if they were at the Brighton consortium at the time, they knew about the collaboration between Adams and Rockefeller, but could never have come up with this solution.

At this point, Zhou Ming waved his hand and said, 'Okay, don't be surprised. The problem now is whether we can find a way for the two families, the Addamses and the Rockefellers, to pay for more military spending for this war?'

Edward still happily answered Zhou Ming's question: 'It's simple. We just need to privately discuss it with the other families. I'm sure they don't want to pay huge military expenses for a war to defend Rockefeller oil interests either. So in the event that other consortia are unwilling to share the military expenses, and the war must be fought, the military expenses can only be paid by the two profit-making families.'

Edward paused here, looking a little hesitant. 'But Mr. Zhou Ming, please forgive me for being blunt, your idea is a good one, but you seem to have overlooked a very important point about the terrain...'

'Governor, you are saying that Afghanistan is mountainous, while most of Iraq is desert and plains. At least if the US army attacks from Saudi Arabia and Syria, the whole way is full of Gobi and plains with an altitude of less than 100 metres, so the guerrillas can't hide and effectively resist the US army, right?' Zhou Ming picked up Edward's words and asked.

Edward nodded blankly in response, and Zhou Ming continued, 'I don't think you've heard of the Plains Partisans.'

Edward and Louis widened their eyes, clearly having never heard of such a name. There was no way around it, so Zhou Ming had to give them a science lesson: 'As the name suggests, the so-called plain guerrillas are a collective term for guerrilla forces that are active in the enemy's rear on the plains battlefield in the enemy's rear. They usually hide among the people, but whenever they have a mission, they immediately transform into superheroes and climb onto trains and blow up bridges. They are like a sharp knife forever piercing the heart of the enemy.'

'I can believe that the US military, relying on high-tech cutting-edge weapons, can quickly gain air supremacy in Iraq and can recklessly carry out uninterrupted long-range strikes against all military targets in Iraq. But you can't just blow into ruins. In the end, troops will have to be sent in to occupy cities one by one and eliminate hostile forces. That's when the guerrillas will show their true worth.'

Zhou Ming continued, 'Of course, when I say that guerrilla forces can make a big difference, I don't mean that they can fight tanks and artillery with the protection of God. Instead, they can use roadside bombs or sudden attacks to effectively kill enemy soldiers.'

'Although this tactic cannot prevent the US army from eventually advancing to Baghdad if the US commander is truly determined, it can effectively delay the US offensive and endlessly prolong the war. Even if the US army eventually captured Baghdad, as long as Iraq did not surrender, the war could still be dragged on through this tactic until our goal was achieved,' said Zhou Ming.

Edward and Louis were shocked once again. Edward muttered, 'Is this... the mysterious tactic from the East? It's unbelievable!'

As important figures in the Kennedy and Lowell families, both had been sent to military school to hone their strategic vision, and had even exchanged views with a certain general about a certain battle. They therefore had a certain understanding of war.

But precisely because of this, Zhou Ming's words had a huge impact on them, because their previous concept was to keep the enemy out of the country, which was the same as guarding a house, locking the door, to keep the enemy out; but Zhou Ming's idea was the exact opposite of their concept of war, to open the door, let the enemy outside in, and then kill him.

Shouldn't war be about one side attacking and the other defending? How can the defending side give up defending and let the enemy in? But it seems that this method is indeed a good way to turn defence into attack, and to turn the passivity of defence into the initiative of attack.

With this in mind, Edward and Louis understood for the first time the reason why the family had stipulated that they should go to military school for further studies: it turned out that an outstanding businessman could really become an excellent strategic commander!

As for Zhou Ming was very helpless at Edward and Louis's surprise. Guerrilla warfare is understood in every country, and letting the enemy in to fight is not an incomprehensible tactic. However, to Westerners, who are naturally less logical, this is amazing. It can only be said to be a difference in Eastern and Western concepts.

'From your attitude, I think you can already accept my ideas, so the only thing left is how we convince Mr. Saddam to accept our proposal, because if he surrenders soon due to losses on the frontlines, then all our preparations will really be for nothing,' said Zhou Ming.

'I I think if we can get in touch with him, he should be able to accept it, right? After all, he is the emperor of that country,' Edward said blankly.

Zhou Ming, however, shook his head and said, 'Emperors are also divided into strong and weak. I don't think he has the courage and determination.'

Zhou Ming was not speaking without reason. He remembered the war maniac from Iraq, who had declared unconditional surrender after just 100 hours since the ground troops had started landing, because the front had been bombed indiscriminately by the US military.

Edward Edward and Louis had slowly come out of their previous shock. They looked at each other, and Edward asked, 'But what can we do to give him the courage and determination?'

Facing this question, Zhou Ming once again threw out an answer that left them dumbfounded: 'I'll go to Baghdad myself. I'll convince him. Do you have the channel?'

As Edward Edward and Louis were repeatedly shocked by Zhou Ming in the private dining room of San Francisco's St. Nella. Meanwhile, far away on the East Coast in Brighton, Christo was reprimanding Robert in his study.

'My my son, things have come to this, aren't you satisfied, do you have to destroy this family?' Christo said.

Robert Robert laughed dismissively: 'Mr. Christo, I think you've got the wrong person. Now that things have come to this, it's obvious that this is your own problem. You're no match for Zhou Ming, and that's why you've created this situation. But you actually want to try to put all the blame on me. It seems that you are still the same as before, a disgusting coward!'

'I really feel very distressed,' said Christo. 'My child, if I can, I will definitely not care about your affairs anymore!'

'So So you feel remorseful, don't you?' Robert was even more disdainful, 'Then Mr. Christo, I advise you to hurry up and find that Zhou Ming, go kneel in front of him and beg him to let you off, maybe that will turn things around, maybe he won't trouble us anymore!'

Giving Christo, Robert left without another word and walked out of his study, while Christo sat down in his chair, exhausted.

At this time, Christo's phone suddenly rang. Christo picked it up and connected, and a mocking voice quickly came from the other end: 'Hey, Mrs. Young Ms. Youngs, are you still worried about Edward and Louis going to San Francisco? With all due respect, you really don't need to be so nervous, because they are just grasping at straws and won't really stand a chance.'

Christo frowned and said discontentedly, 'Carl, I hope you can show me more respect. And I don't want you to underestimate that Zhou Ming, because he will work miracles for us, although I don't know in what way.'

'Is really? I think you must have forgotten, you are not alone now. We are now an alliance between the Addams and the Rockefellers. Even the President can't do anything about us. What can a Chinese person do? said Karl with disdain, 'so I think you should stay away from that little witch. Look, she's turning you into a cowardly woman too!'

'I I hope you will take my words seriously, and also take the Chinese seriously, otherwise you will pay a heavy price for your own contempt,' said Christo.

'Then I can only hope that the price will be even heavier,' Karl said with a smile.