Chapter 283: Operation Kill Tiger (Part 2)

As the Qianjun army bypassed the Aikut Oasis and successfully connected with the US army, in the Presidential Palace in the capital city of Badina, Majid, who was held up by Zhou Ming as acting president, was pacing back and forth in his room in annoyance. He looked up at the clock and turned to the presidential assistant, who was also present, and asked: 'Has Mr. Zhou Ming returned yet? Have you tried to contact him? Where is he and when will he be back?'

Facing Majid's barrage of questions, the presidential assistant said, 'The baby is under a lot of pressure,' because this was the twentieth time Majid had asked this question in the past hour.

But even so, the presidential assistant had to honestly answer the same answer he had already given twenty times: 'On behalf of the President, Mr. Zhou Ming is currently on his way back, and we have been in contact with him. He will be back soon.'

'Damn it, why is he thinking about going to some museum at this time? Doesn't he care about the battle of Basra at all? What's he thinking?'

Majid's eyes lit up when he heard the news, and he said to the assistant to the president, 'Quick, bring him to see me immediately.'

But before the presidential assistant could go out to pass on the order, Majid changed his mind again: 'No, it would be best if I went to pick up Mr. Zhou Ming myself.'

While saying this, Majid let his assistant take him out, and finally received Zhou Ming at the entrance to the presidential palace.

'Majid Acting President, I wonder what's the matter that you're looking for me in such a hurry. As far as I know, wasn't the street battle in Isla going very smoothly? Not only did it leave the US military with over 400 bodies, it also successfully scared the famous Tiger Infantry Regiment, causing them to immediately retreat 20 kilometres. Could it be that the US military's air strikes have returned?'

Zhou Ming and Majid returned to the presidential palace and sat down. Zhou Ming then asked Majid, 'Emotionally, compared to Majid, who was a little overwhelmed by the rush, Zhou Ming was obviously much more relaxed.

Zhou Ming's barrage of questions undoubtedly made Majid feel a little awkward. Majid said, 'There was no air raid, and the street fighting in Isla was also very successful, but now you are saying that there will be some kind of Operation Tiger next? With all this action ahead of us, shouldn't we pay more attention?'

'Attention is definitely necessary, but it seems that our hasty attention is not very useful. Can we influence the development of the battle ahead just by paying attention or not?' asked Zhou Ming.

'Of course not, but we can't just sit back and do nothing, can we?' said Majid.

'I haven't done nothing. Today I visited your museum. I think the ancient civilisation of the Mesopotamian region was amazing. I heard that it was built on the site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, right? Unfortunately, with the beginning of the Age of Discovery and the establishment of colonies around the world, the world-famous Code of Hammurabi is no longer here.'

Zhou Ming felt very sorry and said, 'Majid listened to Zhou Ming's words and immediately widened his eyes. He couldn't imagine how he could still comment so leisurely on the history of Babylon when everything had reached such a critical juncture. Could it be that he really didn't care about the situation ahead?

Zhou Ming said before the outbreak of the battle of Majid: 'Of course I was joking. To be honest, we are not completely idle here in Badina.'

Majid let out a sigh of relief and asked Zhou Ming, 'I told you, how can we just sit around doing nothing when we're facing such an important battle? So, Mr Zhou Ming, what exactly are we going to do? Should we release the news of the previous disastrous defeat of Israel, create a wave of momentum in international public opinion first, and then demand the continuation of peace talks?'

Zhou Ming, however, waved his hand and said, 'Of course not. What I'm trying to say is that there are some accounts that we should settle, for example, the arms the arms I provided you with. You should know that Saudi Arabia has only provided a portion of them so far. I know that Iraq is also a large country with abundant oil reserves, and as the royal family of Iraq, the Al-Hussein family must also have quite a lot of savings, right?'

Looking at Zhou Ming's outstretched hand as he finished speaking, Majid was at a loss for words. He looked at Zhou Ming in disbelief, completely unable to understand what Zhou Ming meant. Or perhaps he was just unable to keep up with Zhou Ming's train of thought. He didn't understand. Just now, weren't they talking about the battle of Basra? Now you're asking for money?

'President Majid, please don't look at me like that. I'm not trying to scam you, I really don't have any money,' Zhou Ming said, 'Take the guided bullets that played a decisive role in the recent battle of Isla. I have to pay US$200,000 for each bullet, and a few thousands of rounds is billions of dollars. And you know how wars consume ammunition. You can't even talk about fighting a war without hundreds of thousands of rounds.'

Zhou Ming This is a very cheeky thing to say. It is true that the cost of guided munitions is very high. If you develop a single one, it will indeed cost 200,000 US dollars. But before Zhou Ming came he had already asked the Skunk Works to mass-produce them. With industrial production, even the highly technological guided bullets cost only US$40,000 each.

This price is very affordable. However, as a businessman and not a charity, he would never buy for $40,000 and then sell for $40,000. That's why he casually quoted a price of $200,000. After all this thing is the only one of its kind being sold in the world, so what price should I ask? After all, is it entirely up to my own mood? From the channels to the transportation, Zhou Ming feels that his price is still very reasonable.

Speaking of Finally, Zhou Ming let out a sigh and continued, 'So there's really nothing I can do. If you want to continue to get these bullets, you'll have to pay for them yourself.'

'Also the same goes for the 107 rockets. Although Chinese products are cheaper than American ones, they can't withstand the consumption of war. I can borrow a batch for you on credit with my own face, but the money still has to be paid back, doesn't it?' Zhou Ming added.

Majid came back to his senses and said, 'Okay, I know. I'll pay you whatever you want, but as you know, the situation in Iraq is very bad right now, so maybe we don't have as much money as you think.'

'Capital It doesn't matter if there isn't enough money, and this is also within my expectations. And I can also point you in the right direction to make money. I just don't know if you have an account with the US Futures Exchange?' asked Zhou Ming.

Majid was once again at a loss. He felt that his intelligence was really not enough. He couldn't understand. Just now, didn't Zhou Ming just talk about the cost of arms? How come he is now talking about an account for futures trading? Does he mean that he has to fight the battle in Basra while also speculating in futures?

Seeing that the other person completely failed to understand, Zhou Ming had to explain for him: 'Now that Saddam has announced his surrender, the international crude oil futures market is generally bullish on the oil situation, so the price of international crude oil futures is falling . But if we win the war, the market will start to worry again and oil prices will continue to rise. In other words if we go into the futures market now and buy crude oil futures, we can make a lot of money, and then you will have the money to pay for the arms, won't you?'

After Zhou Ming's explanation, Majid suddenly understood, but then a fundamental problem perplexed him.

'But Mr. Zhou Ming, if you say that, does that mean this operation to kill the tiger will definitely succeed?' Majid asked blankly.

Zhou Ming should nod: 'Of course, this has been successfully used on the Korean battlefield before. It's just a repeat of the past, and it will definitely catch the enemy off guard. I have great confidence in our Chinese warriors! So, compared to this, let's talk about the issue of international crude oil futures prices. The success of Operation Tiger Killer will surely shake the world. With the right capital, the price can rise by 40% in a week.'

'Mr. Zhou Mingxian I now believe you are a pure businessman, and I am surprised that even at this time, you can think of using war to make this kind of money,' said Majid.

Zhou Ming was said Zhou Ming, 'Of course, I never said I was anyone else. It's just that sometimes, in order to fight against those who manipulate the market I have to fight, and sometimes I have to fight a war. Because only by winning the war can I bring greater benefits to myself.'

Zhou Ming also said, In addition to the real-life war of guns, there are also the wars of supplies, price wars and currency wars. Which of these is simpler than the war you are facing? it is even more tragic than the war you are facing.'

While Zhou Ming was being summoned to the Presidential Palace by Majid in countless phone calls, outside the city of Al-Walid, three US military armoured vehicles were speeding towards the city gate, smoothly passed through the inspection and drove into the camp area, stopping at the designated location. Major Ralph got off the vehicle with the Qianjun.

'Captain, we have now arrived in Avali. I have already reported your situation to Brigadier General Harby from the car, and he said that you are here. He wants to hear your report as soon as possible, so you should go directly with me to find the Brigadier General,' Ralph said to Qian Jun.

Qian Jun nodded in response nod, and waited until all his men had come down before following Ralph to the brigadier's house.

Qian Jun followed Ralph step by step, unable to help feeling that his luck was really a bit too good, because his original goal was Al Waleed.

Al Waleed is a military camp built inside Kuwait, originally intended as an advance supply depot, but later became a prisoner of war camp because the war was progressing too smoothly and the 200,000 Iraqi troops stationed in Kuwait surrendered. This was undoubtedly the rules, but now that Salm has surrendered, all the Iraqi troops encountered are unarmed, so what's there to worry about? Can these prisoners turn the tables?

It was with this ideas, more than 50,000 Iraqi prisoners of war were held here, guarded by Brigadier General Habib with 20,000 troops from the Middle East's first expeditionary army, the Marine Corps Armoured Brigade.

Zhou Ming also obtaining this intelligence that he came up with the plan to ambush the White Tiger Regiment. He told Qian Jun to lead the troops to infiltrate here and wait for an opportunity to act, create chaos, and cause as many prisoners of war as possible to rise up. From Kuwait north, coordinating with the Iraqi army attacking from Basra, and pinning down the Desert Tiger Armoured Infantry Regiment, which had retreated to Qubāl, with overwhelming force.

And the most important factor in whether this plan could succeed was whether the Qian army could successfully infiltrate Avali.

Originally, Qian's plan was to either lead his troops here on foot, or find a way to go to Kubal first, and then use the intelligence he had to see if there was a chance to get a car to Avali. Now, without thinking, he ran into Ralph, who was retreating. After some conversation, he took him to Avali.

As he kept walking with Ralph, Qian Jun suddenly saw an area surrounded by barbed wire. Through the high barbed wire, Qian Jun seemed to see people praying. So Qian Jun asked him, 'Major, are those Iraqi prisoners of war being held here? It looks like there are a lot of them. Wouldn't it be dangerous to keep so many prisoners here?'

Ralph said disdainfully, 'What can those losers who only know how to surrender do? Compared to them, I'd rather believe in the existence of Atlantis.'

After saying this, Ralph laughed heartily at his own humour, and Qian Jun laughed along with him, 'I hope so.' Jun Zi Ji Tang