Chapter 259: A Bold Idea

The air battle started at 1am and lasted until 5am before it finally came to an end. After all, at night, the US Air Force could still rely on the cover of darkness to launch attacks. However, once it became daylight, the US high-tech air force's advantage was not as obvious under the cover of Iraq's air defence firepower. After all, no matter how advanced the aircraft, there is still a chance that it will be shot down.

And as the start of the air strikes, the public opinion battle between the Western media and the Iraqi media also began in full swing. All the front pages were dominated by headlines about the progress of the Gulf War, but the Western and Iraqi media were focusing on different things.

In the West Western newspapers, whether American, British or from other countries, were more concerned with how many Iraqi radar stations had been destroyed by air strikes by the multinational force, how many MiGs and Su-27s had been shot down by air power with an overwhelming advantage, and military commentators or a certain {m retired general on TV analysing the obsolescence of the former Soviet Union's three generations of fighter jets and the superior performance of the US F15 and F16 fighter jets through various so-called 'professional' lines of thought.

On the contrary if you read the Iraqi newspapers, they emphasise that in this battle for air supremacy, the Iraqi air force was fearless, and they still took off fearlessly to fight against the air forces of the multinational forces, which were several times their own. In the dogfight in the air, relying on the courage and wisdom bestowed by Allah, they eventually shot down the fighter jets of the multinational forces, won the air battle, and declared that Iraq would definitely achieve final victory in the war!

Of course , as a business tycoon novel, the media naturally also pay attention to the impact of the war on the global economy, which is in fact inevitable.

Since the outbreak of war in the Gulf region, the world's largest oil-producing region, which has become a very dangerous area as the war continues. Major shipping companies have abandoned the oil transportation business here, which has caused sharp fluctuations in the international crude oil market price, with oil prices rising steadily, which in turn has triggered a series of price fluctuations related to oil.

Those speculators with huge amounts of capital naturally would not let go of such a grand feast. Subsequently, a huge amount of hot money poured into the futures market and stock market, causing an incredible boom.

As one of the manipulators behind the scenes, the head of the Addams family, Christo, watched the red lines on the market keep rising, and a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This is exactly as it should be! This is how the plan was supposed to look: the Gulf was turned into a cauldron, speculators from all over the world went crazy, and his family's companies, which had prepared themselves in advance, were able to make a lot of money with the influx of hot money from all sides.

It's just the only thing that made Christo feel sorry was that because of that Chinese man Zhou Ming, himself and Rockefeller had to bear more military expenses, even though these military expenses eventually turned into orders and were returned to their own arms companies. But if they could make more money, wouldn't that be perfect?

Thinking of Zhou Ming, Christo subconsciously furrowed his brow again. Whenever he thought that there was still a Zhou Ming who might have gone to Iraq, it made him feel very uneasy, even though he didn't know what Zhou Ming could actually do in the face of the current situation. what Zhou Ming could do, but as long as this person was there, it would be like a thorn in his heart, a vague pain that he could not get rid of.

'Zhou Ming, if he were a high-ranking official in Huaxia or the descendant of a leader, then I might be able to understand that he might have to help the country fight for its interests in the Gulf region. But he is just a businessman. In this feast where the whole world is making money, I really can't think of anything else he can do except speculate with the hot money.'

Kry Christo looked up at the blue sky outside the window: 'Is he planning to delay the attack of the multinational forces and then join forces with other consortia to make an even bigger splash? But that is destined to be Cinderella's dream, and it will come to an end when the time comes. Rubbish is destined to be rubbish!'

While the the world's attention is focused on the Gulf War, Zhou Ming, who makes Christo so angry, is sitting very leisurely in the embassy's specially-made minibus driving through the streets of Badina.

At this time the streets of Badina were unusually empty, with only the occasional armoured car and a group of soldiers passing by, filling the entire ancient city with a desolate and solemn atmosphere.

However Zhou Ming didn't care about this. He was just very interested and asked Ambassador Lin Hong, 'I heard that Patina is an ancient city-state with a history of more than 6,000 years. So there must be a lot of incredible ruins here, right? Very ancient ancient Sumerian wonders. I heard that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, are here, right?'

Facing Zhou Ming's question, Lin Hong felt very confused, because he was tasked with helping Zhou Ming with his task, but now the problem is that after he braved all kinds of dangers to get here, he just just hanging around, without any sense of urgency. Now he's asking about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Does he really want to travel through war-torn Iraq? But if so, why not pick a better day?

However Lin Hong finally answered Zhou Ming: 'According to historical records, archaeologists speculate that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are indeed in Badina, so much so that Iraq has always wanted to restore this superb landscape. Even President has been saying that he wants to lead the entire Arab world through Iraq to achieve its former glory through the civilising influence of the world's leading Sumerian civilisation since he came to power in the coup.

Lin Hong said this deliberately, hoping to remind Zhou Ming of his mission. He fully understood Lin Hong's good intentions.

Therefore Zhou Ming said, 'Okay, Ambassador Lin, please believe that I will not forget my duties. However, the war is still at a very delicate stage, and this is not the best time for us to intervene. Therefore, our best approach is to feel the ancient civilization of Central Asia while paying attention to the direction of the war.'

Hearing Zhou Zhou Ming, Lin Hong had no choice but to change the subject, saying, 'According to the central government's plan, today will also be the day General Zou and the others arrive in Badina. Calculating the time, they will arrive in Badina around 3 o'clock.'

Zhou Ming lightly patted Lin Hong on the shoulder and said to him, 'Don't worry, I won't let anything interfere with the important business. Besides, I'm also waiting for this group of officers supported by the country! Although it seems a bit early now, it's still a good idea to prepare for the rainy days.'

Lin Hong The General Zou in Lin Hong's mouth is named Zou Yue, a major general in the Chinese army, and the leader of the group of officers supporting Iraq this time.

This group of officers is actually the group of instructors and key personnel proposed by Zhou Ming to help Iraq establish a guerrilla army. However, as the current situation in the Gulf War remains seemingly stable . The arrogant Saddam does not take Huaxia's guerrilla tactics seriously, so the group of officers had to first take a plane to a neighbouring country and then drive to Iraq.

Time was quickly approaching 3:00 p.m. Ambassador Zhou Ming and Lin Hong arrived in their minibus at a highway interchange in the northwest suburb of Badina, where they waited for Zou Yue and their group of ten officers, all handpicked from the army and air force.

Lin Hong arranged them into a hotel next door belonging to the embassy. This was also the international default standard. After all, embassies often carried out special missions or arranged for special people, but they were also very conspicuous. attract attention, so they have to find a foothold for themselves outside the embassy through connections that seem unrelated to the embassy. Just like in Yanjing, there may be inns, bars, and so on that are the property of foreign embassies.

'We are very welcome General Zou to Badina. Your arrival makes me feel very at ease!' Lin Hong was very happy to welcome Zou Yue and first raised his glass.

Then everyone toasted together. Zou Yue said, 'Ambassador Lin and Comrade Zhou Ming, we have already heard about what happened in Badina, even though we have only just arrived. In fact, I don't think you need to worry at all. Right now, Salm doesn't doesn't trust us because he hasn't been hit hard yet. Once there are changes on the frontline, that's when we can really show what we're made of. So don't be discouraged by what's going on right now.'

It's always been he used to persuade others, but now he suddenly found himself being educated by others, which made Zhou Ming feel very helpless.

'Comrade Zhou Ming has always said so, but the current situation of the battle ahead is still relatively stagnant. I'm afraid there won't be too many changes for a while,' Lin Hong asked with some asked Lin Hong, surprised.

'I think the situation may change soon. At least the US military, which has an absolute advantage, will not let the current stalemate continue.'

Zou Yue pondered and said: 'We have carried out many simulations of the situation in the Gulf on the road, and we have found that as long as the multinational forces continue to bomb for a period of time, they can tear a gap in Iraq's radar defence line. All they had to do was keep sending more and more planes to keep enlarging the gap, until they finally destroyed the line completely.

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Once the line the line, the Americans could simply send in ground troops, bypass the Iraqi lines and advance behind them. Just like at Dunkirk during the Second World War, they would encircle the half a million Iraqi troops in Kuwait and eventually devour the entire army.

Zou Yue continued continued, 'Although Iraq claimed to have a million troops, the elite troops were only the 500,000 troops on these three lines of defence. Once they lost these troops, the miscellaneous troops behind them the absolute advantage of the multinational forces attacking, they would be completely defenceless and would certainly collapse. To completely block the enemy's attack, this is definitely a very difficult task.'

Zou Yue finished speaking and asked Zhou Ming, 'Comrade Zhou Ming seems to have a different opinion, doesn't he?'

Zhou Ming didn't expect Zhou Yue to suddenly ask him a question. He thought for a moment and then replied, 'General Zhou, I don't really have any different opinions. The failure in Iraq is certain, but I think the Americans may adopt a more ruthless approach.'

Zhou Yue and the others remarks, Zou Yue and the others all looked at him curiously. Zhou Ming then said to them, 'General Zou, I am just a businessman. I don't know anything about war myself, but I think that whether it is the battlefield or the marketplace, there is one very important thing in common, and that is to concentrate superior forces to destroy the enemy as much as possible. Then the Yankees will naturally do the same.'

'According to my understanding of the US military, they attach great importance to the battle for air supremacy, because once they have gained air supremacy, their aircraft can indiscriminately bomb any target they want to hit target. However, the Iraqi air force was not a pushover either. The support of those 700-odd aircraft and anti-aircraft artillery was enough to inflict heavy losses on the US military. So if the US military wanted to defeat Iraq as soon as possible, it would use the strategy of ambush,' said Zhou Ming.

This remark made Zou Zou Yue's eyes lit up: 'Comrade Zhou Ming, are you talking about an aerial ambush? This is a very bold idea indeed!'

As he spoke Zhou Ming pointed to Mina' al-'Aqabah on the map and continued, 'Mina' al-'Aqabah is a very deep-water port in Kuwait, and the Americans are attacking it at all costs today so that the aircraft carriers can dock there more easily and hit Iraq more easily.'