The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

"Rashid, how was the talk with the Persians?"

Saddam asked when he saw Rashid coming in.

This time Rashid went to Persia to negotiate with the Persians.

"Mr. President, the deal has been reached. The Persians have agreed!" Rashid said, "They agree to allow our soldiers to train in Persia."

"In addition, the mercenaries agreed to sell us on credit, provide us with weapons and ammunition, and provide us with training services!" Rashid said.

It would be impossible for Rashid to say that he did not regret not following the mercenary's advice.

The mercenary staff repeatedly gave him advice, but he did not listen and insisted on having a decisive battle with the joint forces, resulting in a disastrous defeat in the end.

This also made Rashid more confident in the professional level of the mercenaries.

Hearing the good news, a smile appeared on Saddam's face.

He knew that the Persians would agree.

He believed that the Persians must be aware of the principle that the lips and teeth are interdependent.

Our biggest enemy now is the Americans. All the filth and hatred we had in the past can be put aside when facing this great enemy, the United States.

With the help of mercenaries in coordination, there is a high probability that this can be accomplished.

"How much money are the Persians willing to lend us?" Saddam asked.

Now the largest part of his external aid comes from the Arab world, followed by Persia.

As for Panshan Group, they have always emphasized business and partnership. Small ones are no problem, but providing a lot of help for free is impossible.

"The Persians are willing to provide 200 billion yuan in free aid!" said Rashid.

Saddam nodded. 200 billion RMB is a considerable amount of money.

The Persians also suffered bleeding this time.

"You have to take care of the matter with the mercenaries yourself. Now we have to unite all the forces we can." Saddam said in a deep voice: "Only in this way can we drive the Americans out!"

Saddam was well aware of the power of the United States.

Both times, he felt that Iraq's military strength was already very strong and could be called the fourth or even the third most powerful military power in the world, but it still lost to the United States.

When he was at his lowest point, he read "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" and seemed to have found his direction.

Rashid said: "Understood, I will personally take charge of this matter!"

"As for the Kurdish armed forces, you must not take it lightly, lest you give the Kurds an opportunity to take advantage!" Saddam said in a deep voice.

Although he despised the Kurds, he also understood one thing: despise the enemy strategically and take the enemy seriously tactically.

In their current mountainous territory, there are only 500 million Iraqis. The pressure is enormous for 500 million people to support nearly 20 troops. Only because they have foreign aid and can obtain supplies from the outside continuously, otherwise it would be impossible.

The Kurds have lived here for a long time and are very familiar with this mountainous area.

The Kurds' current base camp is in Türkiye, which is also mountainous. The Kurdish armed forces are mainly mountain troops and are good at mountain warfare.

Rashid nodded.

After chatting with Saddam for a while, Rashid left.

About an hour later, Rashid returned to his command post.

This headquarters is of high standard. It is Rashid's headquarters in the Kurdish mountainous area, commanding the armed forces in the entire mountainous area. Now it is also the most important military force in Iraq. The total force in other desert areas is only 30,000 to 40,000.

The general headquarters has very complete facilities and can even be connected to the Internet.

There is also a satellite phone here, so you can get in touch with the outside world at any time.

"Zhao, when are you going back to China?" Rashid asked Zhao Feng with concern when he saw him.

Zhao Feng is currently the commander of a professional mountain combat force.

This mountain combat force was only the size of a regiment, but it was highly professional and well-equipped, and had helped him annihilate a Kurdish mountain infantry regiment.

And now, Zhao Feng is going to leave with this professional mountain combat unit.

Zhao Feng said, "Rashid, don't worry, we won't leave so soon. According to the plan, I will leave after my colleagues arrive, probably after New Year's Day!"

Zhao Feng and his team set off for Iraq after the Spring Festival to conduct actual combat training.

In peacetime, there are very few opportunities for war.

There are even fewer practical trainings like this.

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And they also have a mission, which is to train the Iraqi army's mountain combat capabilities.

He had told Rashid about it before, but Rashid thought he was about to leave.

Rashid breathed a sigh of relief.

Having such a professional mountain combat force can play a huge role. It is equivalent to having an ace force in hand, which can turn the tide at the critical moment.

Zhao Feng chatted with Rashid for a while before leaving.

When we arrived at the military camp, the troops were training.

Rashid and his men thought that this was their common mountain combat regiment, but in fact the mountain combat force he brought was actually called a mountain combined battalion. There were two mountain combined battalions in total, with a total strength of 1600 people.

Since the mountain combined force battalion was established, there have been only five real combat opportunities.

This time, their two mountain combined battalions were sent to Iraq.

They first landed in Persia, and then moved by rail and road to the Kurdish mountains in Iraq.

They have fought three battles so far.

Although I came to a foreign country, I still maintained my daily training.

Zhao Feng looked thoughtful. During this trip to Iraq, through actual combat, Zhao Feng also discovered the problems that existed in the mountain combined forces battalion.

There is no doubt that the combat effectiveness of the mountain combined battalion is indeed very strong, but its shortcomings are also obvious, that is, the logistics requirements are very high.

This made Zhao Feng realize that China's synthetic construction was under the background of China's comprehensive national strength increasing significantly and providing strong logistical supply capabilities for the army.

Ordinary countries are not suitable for synthetic force construction at all. At most, they can build some synthetic forces as elite forces.

Mountain combined-arms battalions like theirs can use the national system to know when enemy reconnaissance satellites pass through space above, so they can evacuate and hide to avoid satellite reconnaissance.

How many countries have this capability?
At the same time, the mountain combined battalion is also equipped with the "Vanguard" shoulder-fired air defense missile, which can be used to intercept incoming "enemy aircraft", and is even equipped with the "Aegis-0" air defense missile system for short-range low-altitude interception.

In addition, each mountain combined battalion is also equipped with 122mm vehicle-mounted howitzers, 105mm assault gun vehicles, portable mortars, anti-tank missiles, 82mm vehicle-mounted rapid-fire mortars, and individual rocket launchers.

This is still the case if there are no conditions here. If there are conditions, you can also equip helicopters to provide air fire support. You can call on air force fighters for air support, and even contact missile troops to attack the enemy with missiles when necessary. (End of this chapter)