Resource Tycoon Reborn

Fang Mingyuan knew that Russia was having a hard time now, not only because of the plummeting price of oil in the international market, but also because they had just fought a war, but he did not expect that Russia's finances were actually in such a tight situation that it was surprising. No wonder it was

The old Belevsky personally took action. He was a little surprised when he heard the news. Now most of the time, when interviews like this are needed, it is the young Belevsky who takes the initiative. On the one hand, it is the old Belevsky who takes the initiative.

Belevsky's body is no longer suitable for long-distance travel. On the other hand, he also wants to accumulate qualifications for the younger Belevsky to take over! This is why he agreed to come to Ukraine. It would be better for the elder Belevsky to walk less.

After all, Ukraine is quite close to Moscow, so this is why he takes care of this old friend. But the old Belevsky's first words after meeting him surprised Fang Mingyuan.

"Fang, I came to Ukraine this time with the task of a big sale." Belevsky said. After some conversation, Fang Mingyuan finally understood what the Georgian war meant to Russia.

"The outbreak of the war in Georgia did not surprise us, but we were surprised that the Georgians would choose to launch a war on the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Hey, the Georgians did catch us off guard, but we have to say that their

This choice also puts them in a congenitally condemned situation." Bilevsky sneered. There will be no war during the Olympic Games. This has become an international practice. If the small countries in Africa that are not paid attention to, small countries

It's just a small "war". Anyway, not many people in the international mainstream society pay attention to their house-style war. But the matter involves Russia, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and one of the world's largest nuclear weapons possessors.

How could it go unnoticed? And Georgia's initiative justified Russia's strong counterattack. No one could openly condemn Russia's action.

"What outsiders see is that our Russian army beat the Georgians to pieces like butter through a knife. In just a few days, they forced the Georgians to sign a ceasefire agreement and withdraw from the Republic of South Ossetia.

We withdrew completely, and our own land was beaten to pieces by us. But in fact, to be honest, His Excellency the President was also in a cold sweat afterwards." Belevsky solemnly said, "Georgia's war exposed too many

There are so many problems that your Excellency the President cannot ignore at all. We can’t imagine what the final result of this battle would be if we were facing the Georgians, if it were the Turks, or even NATO troops!”

Since this related to some confidential files of the Russian government, Belevsky could not bring them out, let alone write them down, so he could only write them down and relay them to Fang Mingyuan. Fang Mingyuan became more and more frightened as he listened.

For example, during the Georgian War, on the first day of the war, Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky, commander of the Russian 68th Army in charge of the counterattack, was announced to be transferred back to Moscow and appointed separately, and the deputy army commander took over.

The issue of command has puzzled many people. Logically speaking, even if Moscow had already made this appointment before, but now that the war has broken out, as the first commander of the 68th Group Army, Natoli

Lieutenant General Hrulevsky can completely leave after completing this mission, which can also ensure that the command of the 68th Army will not be affected.

Later, because Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky was transferred back to Moscow and no appointment was announced, people also speculated whether the Lieutenant General had made any important mistakes. By the end of August, the Russian military

It was announced that Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky would be appointed to work in the Siberian Military District, which calmed people's speculations.

"Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky has died of serious injuries. The current Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky is a fake." Belevsky said, "The reason for this is

It was done because Russia really couldn’t afford to lose that face!” It turned out that after the war, Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky used the satellite phone of a military reporter to communicate with his troops, but he was discovered by the Georgian army.

, as a result, the Georgian army covered the area with self-propelled artillery, causing 37 deaths and more than 200 injuries. Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky himself was seriously injured and had to be rushed to the rear for treatment.

.But even so, Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky still died of his injuries five days later.

"This is not like a big military country. The performance of the top military commanders of a strong military country is as mindless as Dudayev!" Belevsky said in a tone of hatred that iron cannot be transformed into steel. No wonder he is like this,

When Russian soldiers killed Chechen bandit leader Dudayev, it was because Dudayev was using a satellite phone that he was located by Russian soldiers, and then a fighter jet fired a missile and killed him. This action was initially publicized by the Russian military.

It is also regarded as a major achievement in the reform of the Russian army. As a result, just over ten years have passed, and Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky has been imitated by the Georgian military. How can we not let the Russians

I feel my face is burning.

A war in Georgia was like a touchstone, making both European and American countries and Russia see many of their own problems.

What European and American countries have seen is that after several years of recuperation, the Russian army has emerged from the shadow of the Chechen War, marking that the Russian military has regained the ability to conduct conventional warfare. Group assaults of large-scale heavily armored clusters

, it was the carpet bombing of heavy bombers and the large-scale coverage of large-caliber artillery, which left a deep impression on people. Moreover, Russia did not hesitate to give color to Georgia's provocation, which also illustrates NATO's attitude toward Russia.

The space suppression has almost reached Russia's bottom line. If it continues, it is very likely that the polar bears will fight a conventional war at any cost.

Russia itself sees that group assaults of large-scale heavily armored clusters, carpet bombing by heavy bombers, and large-scale coverage of large-caliber artillery are still the main combat modes of the Russian army, although this does indicate that Russia's military strength

It has regained the capability of conventional warfare, but it has to be said that the imprint of the Cold War era still exists. The Russian military's combat model has not kept up with the trend of the times, especially the ability to conduct information warfare compared with the Americans when they fought in Iraq.

Come on, the difference is not that small.

Moreover, it was also exposed in this war that the equipment of the Russian army is still relatively backward. Even compared with Georgia, whose equipment is also backward and has only a few US military aids, it does not have a clear advantage. If it were not for Russia's investment

The number of personnel and equipment of the army is several times that of the Georgian army. It is hard to say how this war will turn out in the end. At least within five or six days, Georgia will be beaten to its head and turned, and it will have to sign the alliance under the city. It is estimated that

It can't happen.

Lieutenant General Natoli Hrulevsky, who exposed his position and suffered heavy casualties due to the use of a satellite phone, was actually helpless. The Russian 68th Army lacked sufficient and advanced communication equipment and still mainly relied on traditional

walkie-talkies and radios, and these old equipment are not reliable in modern warfare. Many of the equipment stopped working a few hours after the 68th Group Army launched operations. As a last resort, the command staff of the Russian army had to use mobile phones.

To convey information, this gave the Georgian soldiers equipped with American electronic jamming and listening equipment an opportunity to take advantage of it! And they achieved many achievements.

Moreover, the Russian army, navy and air force all appeared in this war. Not only the army, but also the navy and air force also exposed many problems. The most representative one is the insufficient training time of these combatants. Take the air force for example.

Russia's military expenditure is insufficient, and the average annual training time for pilots is only more than 40 hours, while in European and American countries, the average annual training time is often more than 180 hours. This undoubtedly seriously affects the improvement of pilots' flying and bomb-dropping skills.

A direct manifestation of the war is the widespread occurrence of accidental bombings and accidental injuries.

"In this war, we lost ten Su-25 fighter jets and one Tu-22 medium-range strategic bomber, but our air force still did not completely gain air supremacy, which made His Excellency the President very angry." Belev.

Skidao, "Your Excellency the President believes that this situation can no longer be maintained, and the Russian military must adjust Russia's military reforms based on the lessons learned in this war! The Ministry of National Defense has also made up its mind and promised to

A major adjustment of the Russian military to adapt to the new type of warfare under modernization has reached the point where reforms have to be carried out!" The Russians still don't know about the problems exposed in this war. NATO countries headed by the United States

, are they deceived by the Russian army's overwhelming victory, or have they seen through the Russian army's beauty and defeat. If it is the latter, then if it provokes a war on the Russian border next time, Russia's

National security will be seriously threatened!

"So we need more money?" Fang Mingyuan asked. Although it was a question, his tone was affirmative. Let's not talk about how much military expenditures were spent once the cannon was fired, the equipment that was lost, and how much it cost to replenish the fighter planes.

Military reform costs a lot of money. This means that Russia has to overthrow the military training and combat methods inherited from the former Soviet Union that have been implemented for many years. It has to eliminate old equipment and replenish new equipment. Once this is opened, the money will definitely be huge.

There is a huge outflow. According to the current Russian military expenditure standards, even if it doubles or triples a year, it is not a lot!

"Yeah!" Belevsky nodded heavily. The most difficult thing is here. If it were two years ago, although this matter would have put a lot of pressure on Russia's finance, at that time, the international market

The price of oil has been rising, and Russia's export revenue has also risen accordingly. It is not impossible to make up this expenditure. But now, the international market for oil has plummeted. In just a few months, the price of oil has dropped from every

The barrel has dropped from nearly 150 US dollars to just over 40 US dollars today, a drop of up to two-thirds! In such a short period of time, such a horrific drop has caused Russia’s economy, where oil exports account for more than half of its fiscal revenue, to

It was hit hard, and its foreign exchange income dropped sharply. As the saying goes, when the house leaks, it rains continuously. Georgia's stupid behavior pushed Russia to a point where there is no way around it!

In short, Russia must now start reforming its military, but the sluggish domestic economy has put the Russian government in a dilemma. Not enough funds is undoubtedly the biggest problem.

"So you are thinking of me again?" Fang Mingyuan really wants to ask Belevsky, does he look like a boy who spreads money? Why are everyone so sure that they will have money? Okay, even if

You really have money in your hands. After all, you are still a human being. It is enough to help a small country. For a big country like Russia, the funds you have on hand are nothing.

"To be precise, I am thinking of you and your government!" Belevsky said meaningfully, "With the approval of the president, we are willing to restart negotiations on the transfer of multiple military technologies with your country."

Fang Mingyuan blinked and said: "I will inform our government of your request. But what does this have to do with me? Our Fang family does not own any military industrial enterprises."

Although Fang Mingyuan appeared very calm, he was happy in his heart. In the 1990s and the beginning of the new century, China imported a large number of advanced aircraft and ships from Russia. The trade volume was huge, and a large number of Russian-made weapons and equipment were imported into the country.

It can be said that it has played a very positive role in changing the backwardness of China's military equipment. It has enabled China to overcome the technical and production gaps such as the long development cycle of domestic equipment, inadequate basic industries and shortage of key technologies. It has greatly shortened the time for domestic military equipment to modernize.

Over time, through imitation, production licenses, etc., it has also promoted the upgrading of the domestic military industry, which will provide a strong boost for China to develop its own military industry in the future.

In this process, Russia has not suffered a loss. China's arms purchases have effectively supported Russia's economic development. Huge arms orders have maintained the production and development of Russia's military industry, provided many jobs for Russia, and helped Russia

People have gone through the most difficult period after independence! (To be continued.)

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