The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Rashid was very lucky!

He was very lucky to have a good friend behind him!

The Iraqi intelligence department was very weak in collecting intelligence on the coalition forces.

But his friend was different. He knew everything clearly, including the total strength of the coalition forces, the weapons and equipment of the coalition forces, the deployment of the coalition forces, etc.

Even the situation of the coalition navy on the ocean and the combat plan were clear.

"It seems that Saddam's order cannot be executed. I have to leave myself a way out!" Rashid said in his heart.

Saddam had already given him an order that if things were impossible, the troops would be allowed to retreat to Iraq, but before leaving Kuwait, the troops must destroy Kuwait's infrastructure, oil wells, etc.

And this order was also expected by his friends.

His coming to Kuwait was a deal in itself.

In the evening, Rashid went to the bedroom of the Kuwaiti Royal Palace, and then he met some people.

"Mr. Rashid!" The leader said politely.

"Mr. Zhao, what can you do to help me this time?" Rashid was not polite.

We are one family, so there is no need to be polite.

Zhao Zhenhuang, a mercenary group leader, manages 800 mercenaries and used to do business in Africa.

Earlier, he served as the chief of staff of a brigade.

Zhao Zhenhuang was unwilling to live a dull life and longed for military life, so he did not choose to work in a local area, but chose to go abroad as a mercenary.

"This time we brought 3,000 communication systems with strong anti-interference ability, directly through satellites in space. Once the war starts, your communication system will definitely be the key target of the coalition forces. These 3,000 communication systems can ensure that you can communicate safely." Zhao Zhenhuang said.

Rashid nodded.

He had seen the "Desert Storm" combat plan. The opponent's strategic bombing targets include Iraq's leadership organs, key production institutions, infrastructure and field troops, and communication systems and other facilities are naturally included in the attack.

Radio communications are often interfered with on the battlefield.

The communication system sent by Zhao Zhenhuang and others is different. It is not easily interfered with, which can undoubtedly ensure the communication of his troops.

The importance of communication to the troops is beyond doubt. If the communication is lost, the troops will become scattered.

"Secondly, we have carefully discussed during this period and formulated a battle plan suitable for your army." Zhao Zhenhuang took out a military map, which showed the direction of the coalition's attack and the combat deployment of the Iraqi army.

Zhao Zhenhuang introduced the battle plan they had drawn up.

Rashid's eyes flashed, and he saw that the combat goal here was not to defeat the coalition, but to severely damage a US military unit.

He saw the minefield that Kuwait had arranged at the time.

The minefield was unknown to the coalition, and Kuwait did not tell the Americans. This area is also a restricted area for the Iraqi army. The Iraqi army did not dare to underestimate this kind of minefield, because a tank division of the Iraqi army was destroyed in this way.

The US military sent 50,000 troops to cut off the connection between the Iraqi army in Kuwait and the Iraqi mainland. This force is the combat target of the Iraqi army. They will use the minefield to concentrate superior forces to annihilate the 50,000 US troops.

If Rashid can do this, he will surely be famous all over the world. At the same time, if he leads his troops to withdraw from Kuwait without destroying Kuwait's infrastructure, he will not be blamed by Saddam.

"Mr. Rashid, according to the intelligence we have, some of your people have been bribed by the Americans. So in order to achieve the effect, it is recommended that you keep the combat plan confidential, mobilize troops first, and then issue combat orders at the end," Zhao Zhenhuang said.

Rashid nodded slowly.

It is normal for the Iraqi army to be bribed.

The American intelligence system is one of the strongest intelligence systems in the world. The Americans are rich and powerful, so it is normal to bribe some people.

Just when both sides in the Middle East were ready to fight a big battle, the international crude oil price kept rising under the tense situation in the Middle East, and has broken through the $55/barrel mark.

Countless experts believe that once the coalition forces go to war with Iraq, oil prices will continue to rise, and it is not impossible to break through the $60 mark or even the $70 mark.

Internationally, a large amount of funds have poured into the international crude oil futures market.

The influx of funds has further increased international crude oil prices.

Everyone is optimistic about the rise in oil.

After all, many experts believe that according to the performance of the US military in the Vietnam War, even with the advantages in manpower and weapons and equipment, it will take at least a year for the US military to defeat Iraq.

The oil-rich areas in Persia have been destroyed by Iraq, and the oil supply has not been restored so far. The oil produced by Persia is not even enough to meet its own needs. Kuwait was occupied by Iraq, and now Iraqi oil cannot be exported due to sanctions, which has led to an oil supply gap of at least 10 million barrels per day!

Now there are only a few giants that can transport oil from Persia.

It can be said that oil is in short supply and the gap is huge.

This leads to rising oil prices.

With the continuous rise in oil prices, the economies of the United States and Western countries have become more difficult due to the increasing costs.

Everyone is optimistic about the rise in oil prices, but Liu Tao is pessimistic about oil prices.

He thinks that the United States and its allies will open up their oil reserves to suppress oil prices in order to win the hearts of the people.

And this war will not last for a year as those experts say.

Instead, it will end in a short time.

Therefore, Liu Tao used a large sum of money to short international oil futures.

He used a 50-fold leverage.

Of course, even if he lost everything and his position was blown up, Liu Tao was not afraid.

He had made a lot of money by going long on international oil futures before, and the money he invested now was just a fraction of that.

Liu Tao went to Hong Kong in person. Although the mainland has access to the Internet and the news is not much different, there are still many inconveniences in the mainland.

But Hong Kong is different. The reporters of Hong Kong Satellite TV directly sent a team to the Middle East front to obtain the latest news from the front line. They conduct special discussions every day and even dare to assume any situation.

Various violent theories are always raised from time to time, and then cause controversy.

In terms of TV station operation, Hong Kong Satellite TV, which integrates TVB and Asia Television, is far ahead of mainland TV stations, with high ratings and annual revenue higher than CCTV.

In terms of the stock market, Hong Kong can also obtain information at the fastest speed.

Liu Tao shorted oil futures this time, and in the end he wanted to make a big profit.

He would not lose too much if he lost, but if he made money, it would be a real big profit.

So he took a gamble.

And now, Hong Kong also has a lot of things that need him to deal with.

Just arrived in Hong Kong, and dealt with Hong Kong's affairs together.