In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 330 "Traitor" Feng Ke, ate the sugar-coated pill as soon as he arrived in Iraq

After giving his instructions, Nizar Khazraj turned and left, which made Yitzhak frown.

"Colonel, I am Lieutenant Colonel Babikel Rashid, a scholar from the Young Officers Corps, here to escort you to the camp."

As Yitzhak pondered the implications of Nizar Khazraj's attitude, a lieutenant colonel of about thirty-five or thirty-six years old approached, gave Yitzhak a standard military salute, and said respectfully.

"Dear scholar, I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration."

Yitzhak was somewhat surprised. It seemed that the president valued his opinion very much. He had just returned when the troops were already mobilized and the scholars were in place.

"His Majesty has instructed that, apart from being responsible for the ideological development of all officers and soldiers in the regiment, I will not interfere with your command of the Youth Officers Corps."

Babikel Rashid became even more respectful.

Yitzhak was much younger than him and was originally also a lieutenant colonel, but he was promoted because he proposed to the president to establish a highly unified and absolutely loyal army.

Upon his return, he was directly promoted to colonel and put in charge of this over-strength unit, which possessed all the most advanced weaponry in the country and had a promising future.

If he doesn't cooperate well, Yitzhak could kick him out of the team at any time.

"Commander, all the battalion-level commanders are waiting for your return..."

Babikar Rashid was also aware that Chief of the General Staff Nizar Khazraj's decision not to take Yitzhak to the troops' camp was an expression of his dissatisfaction with the unit.

The integration of armored units, armed helicopters, and even long-range rocket artillery with a range of 150 kilometers into a single regiment is not a good thing for the General Staff – they don't know how to position such units, let alone formulate operational plans.

The president originally intended to grant a brigade, but due to the strong opposition from the General Staff, the president only granted a regiment.

In fact, the size of this group is currently far greater than that of two groups.

"I need to settle our friends first; these friends from China will be our greatest source of support!"

Yitzhak looked at the technical and logistical maintenance training team led by Feng Ke not far away and said seriously, "We must give them the best treatment!"

"Commander, our base is located in the southern suburbs of Basra. There is a five-star hotel less than ten kilometers away. We have made arrangements, and a special security team will escort the experts from China to and from the base every day..."

Babiker Rashid's answer pleased Yitzhak.

Not bad!

The comrade I'm paired with is very understanding.

"Ten kilometers round trip every day? That's such a waste of time! Although training started on the ship, it's been too short. Your people aren't even familiar with the basic operating instructions yet!"

When Feng Ke heard that he and the other technicians would have to travel ten kilometers to and from work every day, he immediately refused.

This wasn't because he wanted to train Yitzhak's men day and night, but because he deeply remembered Xie Wei's words: safety first!

Since the Iraqi army's overwhelming offensive at the start of the war was stopped by the fearless and relentless members of the Persian Revolutionary Guard, Persia has stabilized its front line.

Large-scale fighting on the front lines ceased, and then each side began to employ tactics in the rear.

The Persians also buy Chinese weapons, although it's unlikely they'd target the technical teams from China, given the active cooperation between numerous intelligence agencies like the CIA, KGB, and MI6 in the region.

The international arms market is extremely profitable, and intelligence agencies in various countries are colluded with their arms manufacturers. Once they discover that weapons from China are performing exceptionally well, their training teams will certainly suffer in order to secure their orders.

Before setting off, Xie Wei talked with Feng Ke for a long time, telling him that he must keep a low profile, ensure his own safety, and absolutely not participate in the war. Apart from technical training, he was not even allowed to offer any suggestions.

Therefore, for the sake of her own life, Feng Ke would not agree to travel more than ten kilometers every day just to live more comfortably.

"Feng, my friend, the conditions in the army are really too harsh. We hope you can get better rest!"

Yitzhak was full of sincerity.

Only by providing them with better treatment can we motivate them to dedicate themselves more fully to training our long-range artillery troops.

Throughout the journey, he kept testing them. Feng Ke and other Chinese people were still living in the era of ration coupons and had never experienced the allure of money. He couldn't sway them with money. As for a better position? Chinese cadres with a strong sense of national pride simply disdained a position in Iraq, which they considered a harsh and desolate place.

To truly test a man, one should not be swayed by power, money, or lust.

I've tried power and money along the way, and I'll continue to do so in the future.

All that's left is beauty.

If we don't go to a hotel, how can we arrange for beautiful women to take care of the experts' daily needs?

"Yyzak, my friend, our country is poor, and conditions are just as harsh! Your side is already paying a considerable amount every day, there's no need to waste any more money, let's decide on this!"

Feng Ke was too lazy to waste words.

He wasn't afraid of dying, but he was afraid of dying in a meaningless way.

He came here partly to obtain more combat data on the 150mm long-range artillery, and more importantly, to pursue his own dream—rockets and even missiles with longer ranges.

In China, even with strong support from the university, it would take Feng Ke at least eight to ten years to lead such a large-scale project on his own.

Iraq is different.

The experiments here verify the design, and then the results are fed back to the school.

Left with no other choice, Yitzhak had to comply with Feng Ke's request and take them to the military camp for resettlement.

"Send someone to the hotel to bring chefs who can cook Chinese food to the military camp. Also, designate a special area and arrange for the female waitresses prepared for the expert team to come here..."

Yitzhak instructed Babiq al-Rashid to make the arrangements, while also testing the other party.

Without hesitation, Babiker Rashid immediately instructed one of his accompanying officers to make the arrangements.

"Where are the rocket launchers with a range of 150 kilometers? Why haven't they disembarked yet?"

The four special military vehicles, all completely covered by military green tarpaulins, were quietly parked in the cargo hold behind the wheelhouse of the roll-on/roll-off ship, showing no intention of disembarking.

Babiker Rashid, who was full of anticipation, did not see it and asked Yitzhak.

"These long-range rocket launchers will be a new trump card for our regiment and even the entire army, even more effective than the Scud rockets! They must be kept strictly secret. Even our troops, except for long-range artillery units and officers below the battalion level, must not know about them!"

"Itzak said seriously."

Only by maintaining a high degree of secrecy can we deliver a fatal blow to the enemy when necessary, thus creating a tremendous deterrent effect.

Worried that Feng Ke and his men might get impatient, Yitzhak ordered the four launch vehicles and the logistics support vehicles to wait until nightfall before disembarking. He would then have his troops keep watch along the way.

"What are they doing here? Isn't this a highly classified area?"

Upon arriving at the camp and entering the area where the group was being accommodated, Feng Ke saw a row of young and beautiful women and angrily questioned Yitzhak.

Damn it, the squad leader is right: once you go abroad, as long as you have any use to him, he'll be showered with sweet words and flattery!

Feng Ke doesn't consider himself a paragon of virtue.

An official like him can withstand the test of power, since he's never experienced wielding great authority; he can also withstand the test of money, since everything in China is rationed, and money can't buy everything; but beautiful women, especially alluring Middle Eastern beauties…

I'm in the prime of my youth!

What if I can't control myself someday...

The squad leader's opinion was that if he really wanted to lead the project alone in Iraq, he would definitely have to submit...

"Feng, these are all for providing logistical support services so you can work better! Xie Wei said that if the logistical work isn't done well, you can't work properly..."

"These pieces of equipment are all highly classified!"

Feng Ke emphasized this.

"Rest assured, these girls have all undergone confidential training, are from Tikrit, and are extremely loyal to the president."

Yitzhak emphasized this.

If the other party refuses any benefits, not only the president, but even he himself wouldn't believe that he was truly willing to help Iraq develop rocket launchers or even missiles with longer ranges.

"Alright, let them stay!"

Feng Ke said helplessly.

The squad leader said: When faced with the sugar-coated bullets of capitalism, we may eat the sugar, but we'll fight back with the bullets.

To quickly take charge of a project, you must put Saddam's mind at ease.

Seeing that Feng Ke did not object, Yitzhak breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed to the prettiest girl in the row, "Tamara, from now on you will be responsible for taking care of Feng Ke's daily life."

"Yes!"

Upon seeing Feng Ke's reaction, the training team members immediately became anxious.

However, the orders they received were from Feng Ke.

Apart from Feng Ke, everyone else refused the personal assistants offered by Yitzhak, which hurt Yitzhak but also pleased him.

"Feng Ke, what do you mean by this? Are you going to betray your country as soon as you go abroad?"

After Yitzhak left, Lin Baiyu, the deputy head of the training group, angrily approached Feng Ke.

He was also tested and courted by Yitzhak.

Unexpectedly, Feng Ke behaved perfectly fine on the ship, but upon arriving in Iraq, he was immediately taken care of by a beautiful woman.

Even within the camp, there was a building specifically for officers to live in.

Ordinary technicians each had their own room and lived with lower-ranking officers; cadres like Feng Ke lived directly in the area where officers at the battalion level and above lived, and they all had suites.

Her personal secretary spends every day with Feng Ke!

What should I do if I make a mistake?
“Deputy Commander Lin, Colonel Yitzhak meant well. We’re so busy here every day. If we waste time washing our own clothes and tidying our rooms, it’s a waste of our lives! Even at our school, to save time, we have a dedicated laundry room and arrange for someone to do our laundry for those involved in the project!”

Feng Ke couldn't say that she was prepared to accept the sugar coating.

"you……"

Lin Baiyu knew that Harbin Institute of Technology provided a lot of logistical support for the professors, teachers and students involved in the project, a point he couldn't refute.

"I hope you know what you're doing!"

Lin Baiyu left the room with a dark expression.

Watching his departing figure, Feng Ke sighed deeply, a bitter smile appearing on her face: I know what I'm doing. Before I came here, my squad leader told me that for the rest of my life, I would bear the name of a traitor, and even bring shame to my parents and relatives! But I have to do this! For my country!

A rocket with a range of 650 kilometers, and a relatively high accuracy one at that!
Domestically, the Second Artillery Corps has no use for it, the Army cannot afford to equip it, and schools will not invest funds in this area. Xie Wei clearly told him that after Fang Pengju's team developed a rocket launcher with a range of 300 kilometers, they would turn to the theoretical design of a long-range rocket launcher with a range of 600 kilometers and simple guidance!
However, the school will not invest too much money in that.

"Tamara, you know your mission, right?"

In the regimental commander's office, Yitzhak, who was supposed to meet with all the battalion-level officers in the regiment, did not go to see his subordinates first, but instead summoned Tamara.

"Know!"

Tamara answered very decisively.

"No, you don't understand. Your task isn't just to become her woman, but to keep him here! He's a talent the country desperately needs! Whatever he wants, you must give him unconditionally. Only by keeping him here can he truly work for the president!"

Yitzhak's face was serious.

Feng Ke didn't want power or money, but the change in his expression when he saw Tamara was keenly noticed by Yitzhak.

Upon hearing "unconditional fulfillment," Tamara's expression changed drastically.

"Tamara, even though you've gone to university, you're still the eldest daughter of the Kamal family. The Kamal family is His Majesty's most important partner..."

Yzak actually knew Tamara's personality very well.

To escape a family marriage, Tamara Kamal, a college graduate, joined Saddam Hussein's most secretive intelligence unit.

Furthermore, in order to maintain their rule, these trained girls were infiltrated into various families...

"Colonel, I understand!"

Tamara Kamal's eyes flashed with struggle; she knew she was powerless to change her fate.

If something goes wrong with him, it could even bring disaster to the entire Kamal family.

"You have one week to make him your man!"

After Yzak finished making the arrangements, he instructed Tamara to leave.

Even the eldest daughter of the Kamal family had to be sacrificed when faced with the president's interests.

Subsequently, Yitzhak summoned his battalion commanders to familiarize themselves with the unit's deployment and to understand the overall troop situation. He then deployed the tank units to the outer perimeter, while the central area was occupied by an anti-aircraft battalion and French self-propelled artillery positions, which provided direct range coverage in front of the armored units' positions.

That evening, Yitzhak welcomed Feng Ke's team to the military camp and had a chef brought in from the hotel roast camels on-site in an area designated as a restricted zone within the camp.

Tamara Kamal, who was by Feng Ke's side, took meticulous care of him, even occasionally feeding him wine.

Seeing this scene, Lin Baiyu's eyes turned extremely gloomy. Even the entire training team was furious at Feng Ke's behavior, but they couldn't interfere!
"Deputy Commander Lin, Feng Ke..."

"Don't worry about him! He's different from us..."

Lin Baiyu was helpless.

Feng Ke is a student of Professor Fang Pengju and also a key technical staff member of the 150mm long-range rocket project.

The biggest problem is that Feng Ke is still a student, has not graduated, and has not officially become a state cadre!

The key question is what the school was thinking, letting Feng Ke lead the technical training team.

Even though Lin Baiyu and everyone else refused the waitresses arranged by Yitzhak, none of the officers in the youth officer group cared about the religious prohibition on alcohol. They all pestered the members of the technical training group, making it impossible for them to interfere with Feng Ke.

Therefore, with both Tamara Kamal and Feng Ke sharing the same goal, they completed their mission that very night.

Feng Ke, who always gets up very early, didn't enter the logistics maintenance workshop assigned to them by the military camp until noon the next day, with dark circles under his eyes and a slightly unsteady gait.

All the rocket launchers and logistical support vehicles are in place here.

The huge workshop was packed to the brim.

(End of this chapter)