Chapter 248: The World's Greatest Villain

How can an asymmetrical war between a powerful country and a relatively weak country be extended indefinitely?

The answer to this question is very simple: the involvement of another powerful country, which helps behind the scenes in various ways, is the only way to indefinitely postpone the war. In the past, this kind of thing was done by the Soviet Union, but this superpower disintegrated a year ago under the full-scale offensive of the Project Tower of London. Now there is only China left in the world.

China not only has great strength, but more importantly, China's guerrilla warfare methods and endless tactics, as well as various weapons and equipment adapted to guerrilla warfare, are the most effective means of restraining the Americans' high-tech weapons. This was effectively demonstrated as early as the Vietnam War 20 years ago and the Afghan War 10 years ago. It is precisely for this reason that Zhou Ming thought of coming back to his motherland for help.

However, after listening to Zhou Ming's words, Du Zhongyuan said to Zhou Ming with a smile, 'It should be said that the longer the Gulf War drags on, the greater the benefit to the interest group you are in, right?'

Zhou Ming smiled a little embarrassed, Zhou Ming smiled. Du Zhongyuan, on the other hand, continued unhurriedly, 'According to the information we have, you are currently working with Kennedi, Lawrence, Lowell, and the Dow family of the California consortium, right? And this time the reason why the United States has not issued an attack order so far is also because of your behind-the-scenes manipulations, isn't it?'

Looking at Zhou Ming in embarrassment, Du Zhongyuan waved his hand and said, 'You don't need to be embarrassed. You should be proud of being able to do this. I'm just curious. You just said you wanted to delay the U.S. military. So do you mean you think the Iraqi army will collapse soon?'

Zhou Ming nodded and replied with four fingers held up: 'Without any interference from other forces, Iraq will not be able to hold out for more than 45 days. They will definitely lose. There is no choice but to surrender.'

Faced with this answer, Yang Lao and Du Zhongyuan Lin Zekang were moved. After exchanging views with each other, Lin Zekang asked, 'I don't understand why you would make such a judgment, because Iraq can definitely be considered a military power. It has an army of 1.2 million, more than 7,000 tanks and armoured vehicles, more than 700 aircraft of all kinds, and has experienced long periods of war. Its strength on paper should not be underestimated.'

Zhou Ming knew Lin Zekang is now Chairman of the Military Commission, and he nods in reply: 'I fully acknowledge this, but as you also said, Chairman Lin, that is only paper strength. In reality, there are huge differences. The most important and fatal of these is long-range strikes and air power.'

'According to the information understanding, the United States and its allies have deployed more than 1,500 aircraft in the Gulf region, which is more than double the number of Iraqi aircraft, not to mention that the US military has deployed the most advanced fighter jets for this for this war, they have deployed the most advanced fighter jets, including not only the well-known F16 fighter jets, but also stealth fighter jets that cannot be detected by radar.'

Zhou Ming continued said Zhou Ming, 'Using these high-performance fighter jets, the US military can quickly seize air supremacy through aerial combat in the early stages of the war, and then use tactical missiles to continuously attack all Iraqi military targets through aerial positioning. In particular, the stealth bombers can perfectly avoid Iraqi radar and use the cover of night to carry out carpet bombing.'

'Through these air and long-range strikes, the US military could disable Iraq's command system within a very short period of time, and destroy Iraq's proud air force and armoured forces, all within the airport and base.' Zhou Ming sighed Finally, he said, 'I believe that Iraqi soldiers are not afraid of death, but facing an enemy that cannot be attacked will deal a very heavy blow to them, and it will cause the Iraqi army to collapse very quickly. In the end, the US army only needs to go ashore and occupy the country to end the war.'

After hearing Zhou Ming answer, Yang Dingguo, Du Zhongyuan and Lin Zekang were once again silent. Zhou Ming was not surprised by this, because he had previously told Du Peng to pay more attention to the situation in the Gulf and, if possible, to find some US military operational thinking to upload to the Central Plains via Du Zhongyuan. I believe that they have some understanding of the US military's operational thinking and some advanced equipment. Now that they are behaving like this, it is obvious that they have remembered.

'Are the Americans really that strong?' Lin Zekang asked.

'Without being arrogant or self-deprecating, they are very strong. Once the Gulf War begins, Iraq will be unable to defend itself against the all-out attack of the US military,' Zhou Ming replied.

'If they really are unable to defend themselves, then what are you, Comrade Zhou Ming, doing here with us?' Lin Zekang asked again.

No wonder he is future national leader, this response was really very quick. Zhou Ming did not intend to hide it, and he replied, 'But as long as it's a war, in the end, ground troops go in to occupy it, unless the Americans are prepared to bomb Iraq to pieces and not occupy it. But they are allied and claim to be the righteous party, so they definitely won't do that.'

'And once it ground troops go to war, this is the weak party's opportunity. After all, ground warfare is different from technological warfare in the air and at sea. There is a lot of room for manoeuvre here. My idea is to delay the US ground offensive through guerrilla warfare.'

Zhou Ming continued: 'To this end, I went to the Kingston Laboratory of the Skunk Works and ordered a laser-guided bullet there. With this bullet, every Iraqi soldier could become a highly accurate sniper, so that every time the US army attacked a city, they would have to deal with the problem of thousands of snipers with accurate shooting skills.'

In the end, Zhou Ming admitted frankly: 'But this method is just something I came up with. After all, I don't know anything about the military, and snipers also have fatal flaws when facing the all-out advance of armoured units. Therefore, I must have the help of guerrilla warfare in order to be here.'

'And don't you Lao and Chairman Du and Chairman Lin, don't you want to know just how strong the US military is now, and don't you want to confront it from the side to find out where its weaknesses lie?' asked Zhou Ming.

With these words from Zhou Ming words, Yang Dingguo laughed and pointed at Zhou Ming, saying, 'You little comrade, you never forget to set us old guys up!'

Zhou Ming made a of great innocence. Yang Dingguo, however, did not intend to rebuke him, but said, 'Although little comrade Zhou Ming is a bit more clever, I think there is still some truth in what he says. After all, now that the older brother has fallen, we are all that is left in the world, and the pressure from the United States will definitely come down on us. Under these circumstances, if we can find a way to assess each other's strength, it will always be of great help to our future adjustment of strategic direction.'

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming could not help but give Yang Dingguo a thumbs-up and say, 'You are indeed far-sighted, Mr Yang!'

Yang Dingguo, however, did not buy it: 'You little brat, stop sucking up to me. Even if we were planning to participate in the Gulf War, your intention of using the motherland to achieve your sinister ends is ineradicable.'

'Old Yang, you completely misunderstood me, I am 100% thinking of the motherland!' Zhou Ming cried out in protest, 'And I'm going to the Middle East next, I think you should know that the aristocrats there are all local tyrants, right? They have accumulated a lot of wealth due to the exploitation of have accumulated a lot of wealth. At the same time, they are dissatisfied with the United States meddling in their regional affairs. Therefore, if we can prove our value, I may be able to bring a very large arms order for the motherland!'

'However, whether weapons orders or anything else, it must always be done under safe conditions.'

Du Zhongyuan suddenly said, 'We are now at a critical moment of reform and opening up, and we urgently need to establish our own image in the world. The United States currently holds the right to speak for the United Nations, and at least from the current perspective of world public opinion, he and his allies are on the side of justice. If we intervene rashly, no matter what the outcome of the war is, it will be very bad for our image.'

Du Zhongyuan looked at Zhou Ming at the end and asked, 'On this point, have you, little comrade Zhou Ming, thought about it?'

Zhou Ming nodded and said, 'Of course I have thought about it, but wouldn't it be great if we don't get caught? The arms market is chaotic all over the world, and who knows what means of control Iraq got its weapons through?'

'But I think more important, is that we ourselves are more than enough to deal with.' Zhou Ming said, 'Yang Lao, I don't know if you are busy, but our country and nation seem like the devil to foreigners. Many foreigners have an impression of us as being sinister, cunning and evil. always think that we will be the culprit for destroying the world, and that we are behind all the bad things that happen.'

'So since this case, we can't justifiably take the blame for being the bad guys, so let's simply play the role of the world's arch-villain for once and compete with the United States, the champion of justice representing the United Nations, on the land of Iraq!'

Zhou Ming's words was full of passion, but Yang Dingguo, Du Zhongyuan and Lin Zekang all had cold faces. But this result was pretty good. You have to understand that these are all elite . These people are all masters of their craft, each with a stronger than the next ability to cultivate their inner strength. Nothing is too much for them, and it would be difficult for them to have any fluctuations.

In the end, Yang Dingguo said 'Let's talk about this later. Do you have anything else?'

Zhou Ming was overjoyed by this answer. Perhaps Yang's words were just a delaying tactic, but Zhou Ming knew that once Yang said that, the matter would be settled, because a person in Yang Dingguo's position would have rejected it on the spot if he didn't agree, there was no need to be polite with you.

On the other hand Yang Dingguo had to do this. After all, according to traditional concepts, he should still be on the side of justice. It feels great to become the world's arch-villain and rub the so-called righteous side into the ground, but at least there's no way to do that now. So Yang Dingguo, as the number one leader, naturally he cannot nod his head, but what happens next is beyond his control.

It is precisely because of these these reasons, Yang Dingguo has said so, it must be tacit approval, if you have to ask for an answer, that would be meaningless.

For another question, Zhou Ming took the initiative to stand up and deeply bowed to Yang Dingguo, saying, 'In addition, I am very grateful to Chairman Yang Laodu and Chairman Lin for your support for my career in the country and my friends. But I am even more grateful for your support overseas, otherwise I am afraid that I would have long been torn to pieces by those bloodthirsty corporations.'

Zhou Ming could see clearly that if he didn't have the support of a powerful country behind him, back in Brighton, when the Addams family were the local overlords, it would have been a matter of minutes before they got rid of him, right? And the same goes for here in San Francisco.

The reason they don't dare is that Yang and the others are putting pressure on them through the state.

In response to Zhou Ming's thanks, Yang Dingguo and the others stood up noncommittally and said, 'It's getting late. You must be tired after a 15-hour flight. Go home and get some rest. There's more important things to do in the future.'Zhou Ming also laughed and said,

'Thank you very much, Mr. Yang. I know, my business is in the Middle East!'