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Osama was dumbfounded!

After all, it was all Iraq's fault!

Facing Liu Tao's questioning, Osama had nothing to say.

Because this matter was ordered by Saddam.

With the hatred between Iran and Iraq, even if the Iran-Iraq War ended, Iraq would withdraw from Persia and would not let Persia have an easy time.

Any Iraqi can understand this, but this kind of words cannot be said to the outside world.

"Really can't transport it? We can pay a high freight!" Osama said unwillingly.

Liu Tao spread his hands, "There's really no way!"

"If you just buy weapons, then there's no problem. I don't need to raise the price of weapons and ammunition. I can sell them to you at the previous price, but you have to solve the transportation yourself." Liu Tao said helplessly.

Osama's eyes were dim.

What's the point of buying weapons and equipment, but the weapons and equipment can't be transported to Iraq?

In the end, Osama came with hope and left with disappointment.

Liu Tao's eyes were calm. Business is business. He knew what business can be done and what business cannot be done.

After the Americans issued a ban on the sale of weapons to Iraq, Panshan Group no longer sold weapons, equipment and ammunition to Iraq, and only delivered the previous orders from Iraq.

Panshan Group completed the previous orders, which makes sense no matter where it is placed.

In order to win support, the Americans did not dare to force it too much.

After delivering the previous orders, Panshan Group never signed orders with Iraq again. The CIA knew all about this, which was to give face to the Americans.

The Americans also knew the attitude of Panshan Group, so Panshan Group's oil tankers had sailed in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea before, and the Americans had never destroyed them no matter how unhappy they were.

When the war broke out, Panshan Group's oil tankers never stopped in Iraq or Kuwait again.

As for his prevarication to Usama just now, it was just an excuse.

Panshan Group still maintains a good relationship with the Persians until now.

No matter how unhappy the Persians are, the cooperation between the two sides is based on interests, and both sides are profitable.

The Persians need to obtain loans, import equipment for building oil wells, need technology for building oil wells, and need materials.

Among these, Panshan Group is undoubtedly the best partner.

Because the price paid by Persia is the lowest when cooperating with Panshan Group.

But Panshan Group cannot continue to cooperate with Iraq, because it will be hated by the Americans.

Liu Tao does not need to lose the big picture for the small.

Later, even if the sanctions against Iraq by Europe and the United States are not lifted, there are many ways for Panshan Group to cooperate with Iraq. It can use Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Jordan, etc. as springboards for transit.

At that time, Panshan Group will not do business directly with Iraq. The companies in these countries will do business, which has nothing to do with Panshan Group.

This day was just dawn.

The air defense alarm over Baghdad sounded again.

"What's going on? Damn it! Why is there another air strike!" The commander-in-chief of the air defense force could not help but roar.

It has been four days since the outbreak of the Gulf War.

These four days are undoubtedly the most difficult.

From the beginning of the war to now, he has hardly rested.

His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was very oily, and he was exhausted.

Often, just after a break, the American missiles came.

The commander-in-chief of the air defense force immediately ordered the air defense force to prepare.

Countless people were hazy and exhausted, and many officers and soldiers had bloodshot eyes.

"Woo~~"

The air defense alarm sounded even more shrill.

I don't know how many people cursed the Americans in their hearts.

"Capture the target, prepare to intercept!"

"Launch!"

"Boom~boom~boom~~"

The Tomahawk cruise missile was about 30 kilometers away from Baghdad. At the SAM-2 and SAM-3 air defense missile positions, these medium and long-range air defense missiles, under the commander's command, dragged white smoke and rushed towards the interception target.

The speed of the cruise missiles in the sky has always been very slow, and it has not even reached the speed of sound.

For the commanders of the air defense positions, it is easy to lock through radar.

Aiming is even easier!

One cruise missile after another was intercepted.

It turned into a firework in the air.

As soon as the alarm sounded, Saddam was taken to the underground command center by the guards.

At the same time, the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns around the palace have fully launched their attacking form.

The radar is rotating rapidly, and the muzzle has adjusted the angle.

"Swish, swish, swish~~~"

A series of anti-aircraft shells flew out, forming a series of aerial firepower networks.

"Boom, boom, boom~~~"

There were several explosions in succession, and fireworks exploded in the sky above the palace.

Even in the daytime, you can see the splendor of fireworks in the sky.

Baghdad is the city with the strongest air defense firepower in the whole of Iraq, and the palace is the place with the strongest air defense network in the whole of Baghdad.

So far, the palace has encountered at least 6 waves of attacks, but except for one that destroyed the building next to the palace, the others were intercepted.

Saddam came out of the underground command center and was very regretful.

All he knew was to buy more anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, "Vanguard" individual air defense missiles, and "Aegis" air defense missiles from Panshan Group.

"Damn it!" Sadam secretly regretted that even if he wanted to buy it now, he couldn't transport it to Iraq.

Sadam's heart was bleeding when he thought of the losses in the past few days.

Although he intercepted many missiles and planes from the Americans, he couldn't intercept many of them.

Not only military targets were hit, but even civilian facilities were hit.

Iraq did not protest, but the Americans just said "accidental bombing" and passed it over lightly.

The more Sadam thought about it, the angrier he became. He wanted to retaliate against the Americans.

You know, it's not just the Americans who have missiles!

Iraq also has a large number of Scud missiles, as well as Hussein missiles with a longer range, and also a large number of missiles bought from Panshan Group.

Although the accuracy of these missiles is not high, the deviation from the Hussein missile with a range of 500 kilometers can reach 2 kilometers or even 3 kilometers, but in the case of large-scale and intensive use, it can also cause great casualties to the enemy.

Not to mention, Iraq also has a large number of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

Libya can sink several US warships, so why can't Iraq?

Just when Saddam was brewing a plan to retaliate against the Americans.

"Woo woo woo~~"

"Boom boom~~"

The violent explosions interrupted the sirens of ambulances and fire trucks from time to time.

There were also some painful cries.

The whole city of Baghdad was billowing with thick smoke.

And it was not just Baghdad that was experiencing air strikes, almost all cities in Iraq were experiencing air strikes.

The Americans and their allies were throwing missiles and bombs as if they were free.

This blow to Iraq was much greater than the Iran-Iraq War.

In the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War, although the Persians took advantage of their air force advantage and also attacked Iraq, the scale was not large.

Now it is different. There are one or two hundred missiles attacking Iraq every day, and sometimes even three or four hundred missiles a day.