From arms dealer to king of war

Chapter 841 Obvious greed

Basically, those who are paying attention to the war in Syria are interested in the artillery used by P·B.

Lao Mei is no exception!

In order to capture Mosul in the short term, NATO's land forces need strong cover.

What's better than a cannon that has proven its power?

The artillery cover provided by P·B for the mercenaries at the Mosul base has become a hot topic among people in the industry.

Very expensive!

But it's worth it!

Now that the United States wants to end it on its own, they will definitely not let P.B. cover their military operations. This does not meet the media needs of this battle.

But it is unrealistic for them to mobilize enough heavy weapons such as artillery and armored vehicles in a short period of time.

They only have two months in total, and it is impossible to transport enough heavy firepower to satisfy 5,000 people.

So someone came up with a ‘genius idea’!

The Pentagon repurchased the Black Hawk helicopters, Bradley armored vehicles and artillery that had been delivered to P.B. at the US military base in Syria at the then purchase price.

When Qiao Jia saw this plan, he almost laughed out loud!

A large-caliber howitzer for land combat costs US$3 million, and a shell costs US$100,000.

Ten used third-hand artillery pieces cost 30 million U.S. dollars. Adding the remaining 100 rounds of artillery shells, it would cost 40 million U.S. dollars.

In addition to the 20 million standard Black Hawk of the US military, the United States repurchased 4 aircraft at one time...

In the past, Boss Qiao had always wanted to negotiate with Iraq after the war and sell those weapons to them at a low price. As a result, the United States has come to buy them back at first-hand prices.

This is no different from holding Boss Joe's hand and reaching into his pocket to grab money.

If such a thing could be explained, then what Eric revealed to him was astonishing.

Buying back some artillery is just the beginning. The United States wants to rent the Baghdad Air Force Base for transit and use transport planes to send personnel and equipment to Iraq.

Moreover, the Americans never wanted to take away the things they brought. After this battle is over, everything they brought will be disposed of on the spot.

In the past, there have always been some companies that followed the United States and suffered losses all year round.

Now Eric tells Boss Joe that P·B can eat these things at the price of comminuted fractures.

Although there are not too many powerful gadgets, most of them are armed Humvees and armored vehicles.

However, the price was too low. They only signed a contract not to proliferate weapons indiscriminately, and then rented the runway at the Baghdad Air Force Base to them for free for transit.

Then he paid 3 million US dollars to an unnamed person, and at the same time let the brothers of the "Heinz Debt Brotherhood" get some benefits...

After all these twists and turns, Boss Qiao really couldn't figure out how much money he earned?

He felt very excited!

After poaching the US military to this extent, Boss Qiao felt that he no longer had much room for improvement in terms of greed.

Although the money has not yet been obtained, Qiao Jia is fully aware of the power of the American military-industrial complex and military interest groups.

No wonder they love fighting so much!

It’s really like a cannon firing a thousand taels of gold!

This time P·B took advantage of the position and took a big bite of fat.

But where is the level of fighting in Mosul?

At present, the largest battlefield in the world is in Afghanistan. How much money do these people want to make there?

Thinking about all the things he has done, when it comes to war, P·B is actually only at the lower end of the interest chain...

Qiao Jia was particularly glad that he adhered to the win-win line and did not hang P·B to death as a way to make quick money in a military contracting company.

Now he has not only reaped huge profits, but also made many friends.

Moreover, the number of ‘profits’ and ‘friends’ will also increase with time.

As for the concerns of those mercenary companies...

After the US military officially intervened in the war, this group of mercenaries could only play drums and do dirty work.

The business in Iraq has been funded by the United States from beginning to end. Now that the father of the funder has spoken, there is no room for others to talk nonsense.

In fact, those in the mercenary group are not worried about being marginalized...

They all took money to fight the war, but they didn't finish the war after taking the money. Now the military suddenly changed its attitude. They need to find out Boss Qiao's attitude...

If P·B decides to withdraw, these mercenary groups will not hesitate to pay liquidated damages, and then turn south together to find work around the oil fields there.

Because with the current situation in Iraq, once P.B. withdraws and follows the US military, it will starve at least nine times in three days.

Business is business!

There is no need for Boss Qiao to hide his movements from his business partners...

He decisively called the Mosul base and asked them to take action in advance.

The Mosul base must be vacated and handed over to US and NATO forces.

Everyone moved backwards to the Gaiyala base 40 kilometers away, and then waited for the US military to show its power.

Qiao Jia didn't know what kind of changes his order would cause...

What he didn't expect was that the mercenary group chose to retreat when they received the order. Even the Iraqi government forces and Kurds around Mosul also retreated back to the area around Qayyara base.

This avalanche of 'retreat' caused the areas of Mosul that had already been captured to return to the control of Isis.

The large number of mercenaries who evacuated made the Marine Corps reconnaissance team that arrived in Mosul stand out like a chicken.

The P.B logistics personnel and Kurdish auxiliary soldiers who stayed behind were fine. Those Marines and Delta personnel were too broken in the face of Isis' endless harassment.

As a result, calls for help continued to come into the Pentagon, shutting up some decent officials who wanted to verify the strange projects.

Everything must make way for life and war. This is why corruption in the US military is always unfavorable.

It’s a fait accompli, what else can you do?

Don't blame others for speaking out. Even if you have the courage to investigate thoroughly, are you capable of facing the anger of so many front-line generals?

Facing the frontline soldiers' plea for help, the first wave of bombings began before the battle in the safe zone was completely over...

As soon as Qiao Jia got the news, he realized that this was an old American trying to use his traffic.

Faced with the media’s doubts about ‘why Isis cannot be solved’, they chose the simplest and crudest way to declare their capabilities.

Qatar TV, which was in the safe zone, immediately wanted to interview Boss Qiao...

People in the Middle East deeply hate this type of barbaric bombing. This time, the United States has stepped on the psychological bottom line of the Middle Eastern people.

You must know that there are still a large number of civilians in the city of Mosul, and the historical value of Mosul, a famous city through the ages, is unparalleled.

In order to relieve the pressure of domestic public opinion, the United States used the frontline personnel's plea for help as an excuse to choose brutal bombing.

It is not known whether anyone from Isis was killed in the bombing, but the casualties of civilians and the destruction of the city are clearly there.

Choga did not grant any interviews, but began to urge people around the safe zone to speed up action. He had to rush to Mosul to control the situation.

According to this approach of the United States, Mosul will definitely be reduced to rubble...

It doesn't matter if a city is destroyed, rebuilding it is big business.

However, P·B needs to survive for a long time around Mosul in the future. Boss Qiao must maintain influence in Mosul in order to use the northern oil field as a bargaining chip to mediate with Turkey.

Isis in Syria has been crippled, but the Syrian opposition supported by Turkey still exists. The opposition they support is bent on killing the Kurds.

The safe zone is dominated by Kurds. Without Isis as the common enemy, the conflict between the Kurds and the opposition interim government and Turkey will become more intense in the future.

If Boss Qiao wants to negotiate with Turkey, this mad dog, he must have leverage.

They are at war with the Syrian Kurdish armed forces. Boss Qiao can ignore it, but they must promise not to harass the safe zone.

Choga is not afraid of the opposition in Syria, the Kurds also represent the opposition...

Qiao Jia felt that this kind of battle was meaningless!

Negotiation is the best way!

The oil fields, refineries and oil pipelines within Mosul's radiation range are the best bargaining chips.

Therefore, Boss Qiao cannot allow things in Mosul to take a turn for the worst.

Bombing is fine, but evacuation of civilians needs to keep up.

Even if others don’t pay for this, Boss Qiao will do it himself!

Not only for the sake of PB's reputation and his own conscience, but also for the relative stability around Mosul in the future and to reduce the security costs of transportation and trade as much as possible.

This is critical to Boss Qiao, because he needs to lower the cost of material goods in order to complete smooth dumping.

With fewer hateful eyes in Mosul in the future, it will be easier for him to make money.

If there is one less terrorist and one more ordinary person around Mosul, Boss Qiao will have one more customer and more money.

Qiao Jia rested in the safe zone for nearly half a month, and waited until all P.B. personnel were withdrawn. Then he held a press conference in the presence of dozens of Middle Eastern media and European and American media...

The United Nations sent several representatives as witnesses. They were accompanied by representatives of the Syrian government, the Iraqi government, and Iran...

This is only the official representative. Others include the economic advisor of Prince Harmandan of Dubai, the assistant of Prince Al Thani of Qatar, and the financial advisor of Prince Tahnooni of Abu Dhabi.

In addition to these representatives of the Middle East, Princess Emina took a huge risk and flew to Iraq on a transport plane, and then rushed to the safe zone by helicopter.

This is like a beggar’s version of the Middle East Peace Conference. Naturally, everyone’s eyes are focused on this small place in the safe zone...

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