Yang Dongxu was particularly busy that day. In addition to filming, he had to read a lot of international newspapers. There was even a map of the Middle East in the room, and he also marked the already reported Iraqi march route and progress in Kuwait.
Don't look at how Iraq was beaten by the US military in later generations. Today's Iraq is a big brother-level existence in the Middle East. If the younger brother is disobedient, he will beat the younger brother.
For example, one of the causes of the Gulf War was the issue of oil extraction. Iraq owed debts to some Arab countries, including $14 billion in debt to Kuwait.
So he hopes that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will reduce oil production and increase oil prices so that he can make profits and repay his debts. But Kuwait has increased oil production and lowered its price, hoping to force Iraq to resolve the border dispute between the two.
After that, the two began to blame each other and argue with each other for several years without any results. So on August 1, 1990, the negotiations between Iraq and Kuwait on the oil issue broke down. Then Lao Sa sent troops directly the next day.
At this time, just over a year has passed since the Iran-Iraq war. From this, we can see how sluggish Iraq is in the Middle East now, and it will attack anyone who disobeys.
Of course, this is also related to international relations. After all, behind Iraq is the Soviet Union, a superpower that can currently compete with the United States. With such a "big brother" standing behind it, naturally no one will be frightened. If you dare to jump, I will beat you.
However, Lao Sa obviously didn't see the timing of his popularity this time, or he was a little overconfident in the big brother behind him. Currently, I, the big brother, are a little uneasy in the country.
On March 11 this year, Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union and held a referendum. This undoubtedly kicked off the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Therefore, this seemingly powerful polar bear was already suffering from internal and external troubles. At this time, even if he wanted to take care of his younger brother, he was a little unable to do so. Therefore, the outcome of the Gulf War was doomed from the beginning.
However, these are not the focus of Yang Dongxu's current focus. What he wants to do now is how to shift the attention of high-level officials from the war itself to oil, and see how the country can 'intervene' even if the country is not sending troops when the Middle East is in chaos. ability, can we get some oil orders back from business?
I have to say that this question is a bit ironic, because in the Middle East, which is dominated by oil, the country's focus is not on oil, but on the war itself.
In other words, the concern above is whether the war will further expand now that the United States has sent troops. After all, Iraq is close to the Soviet Union. Once the two superpowers start fighting, will World War III break out?
In other words, since the United States has sent troops, both in terms of strategic deployment and weapons and equipment, it is the focus of high-level attention to measure the previous gap in military strength between the two countries.
Of course, these are all things that need attention, but Yang Dongxu feels that the only more important thing missing above is oil. This may be related to the current domestic environment. In the future, China will be a superpower importing oil. But now China is an oil exporter.
Yes, you heard it right. China, which in later generations imported so much crude oil every year, is now exporting oil. Moreover, they have been exporting oil to Japan and some other countries since 1978. Since their own country’s oil is inexhaustible and needs to be exported, their attention in the Middle East is naturally focused on the war itself or US military power, not oil. above.
So Yang Dongxu is now having a headache, how to attract the attention of senior officials to oil. Once Lithuania becomes independent, there will not be many days left for the Soviet Union, which means that the United States will not have long to be friendly to China and want to create obstacles for the Soviet Union.
After the Soviet Union fell but China was rising rapidly, and the United States set its sights on China, it would be extremely difficult to get oil from the Middle East. In later generations, countries suffered countless losses in order to import oil, and how much money they spent to import oil. Thinking about Yang Dongxu makes me feel distressed.
"Time is too tight, and there is no money." Yang Dongxu looked at the map of the Middle East in front of him and scratched his hair irritably.
No matter what the arguments are about in the Middle East, as long as the United States starts to take action, the Gulf War, which may trigger World War III, will be over in just one month.
This is a result that no one expected. Before the United States announced that it would take action, no one would have thought that Iraq, which could engage in an eight-year war with Iran, would be unable to fight back in front of the US military.
So if you have money, there are too many things that can be done here. Even if Yang Dongxu cannot intervene in such things, after the war, both Iraq, which is sanctioned by the United Nations, and Kuwait, which has been devastated by the war, will need funds to recover.
Naturally, the only thing they can use as collateral is oil, so this is the best time to acquire oil fields from the Middle East. Not only is the price low, but the restrictions on buying oil fields will be much less when the United States does not pay so much attention to China.
But what troubles Yang Dongxu is that he, who seems to be worth over a billion, has no money at all now. Let alone buy the entire oil field, he can't even afford the money to buy some shares in the oil field.
"NND, what a loss, what a big loss." Seeing a piece of fat meat placed in front of him but unable to eat it, Yang Dongxu felt crazy.
After staying in Hong Kong for another five days, under the urging of the old man who called several times a day, Yang Dongxu hurriedly edited the sample film and then flew back to Yanjing. As soon as he got off the plane, he didn't even have time to go back to the courtyard. He was picked up at the airport and sent directly to the old man's residence.
"You're so arrogant." Zhou Yiren, whose hair had turned completely silver-white and wore reading glasses with thick glasses, looked at Yang Dongxu angrily.
"If you can't fight in a short time, what are you afraid of?" Yang Dongxu shrugged.
If the old man hadn't pressed too hard, he actually wanted to come back in a few days. He didn't want to finish all the finishing work of the movie and arrange for its release before coming back. It's that he couldn't figure out how to get the country to take oil fields from Kuwait after the Gulf War through diplomatic means.
You must know that the current international currency is the US dollar, but the country is also short of foreign exchange. It is no exaggeration to say that every cent of foreign exchange is closely watched. Use the foreign exchange that the country is in urgent need of to purchase oil fields that the country does not need at all. Not to mention that Yang Dongxu is only a 17-year-old child now, and Zhou Yiren is just a member of the think tank. Even if Zhou Yiren is ****, such a decree may not be possible. pass.
"What do you think of this war?" Zhou Yiren was too lazy to talk nonsense with Yang Dongxu and asked directly.
"As long as the United States completes its troop deployment and starts taking action, Iraq will lose."
"Oh?" Zhou Yiren stared at Yang Dongxu, waiting for the next step.
Yang Dongxu's definition that Iraq must lose did not surprise Zhou Yiren, because they had obtained similar results during their research these days.
After all, Iraq seems to be powerful in the Middle East. It fought Iran before, and now it is attacking Kuwait. It even quickly destroyed Kuwait's defenses and forced the Kuwaiti royal family to flee to other countries for refuge.
But it is not certain whether it is still so powerful in front of the US military. More importantly, the United Nations is standing behind the US military, and Iraq is the invading party, so as long as the war lasts longer, Iraq will definitely lose.
Not to mention United Nations sanctions and multinational coalition forces, Iraq and the United States alone are not in the same heavyweight class. One is a superpower and the other is a small country in the Middle East. It is clear who wins and who loses, especially since the Soviet Union is not peaceful and does not have much energy to support. When he was his younger brother.
However, their research was research, and Zhou Yiren still wanted to hear the basis for Yang Dongxu's opinion that Iraq must be defeated.
"Leave aside any righteous nonsense like invading or being invaded, the military strength of Iraq and the United States is not equal at all. Not to mention the army of the United States exceeds that of Iraq by a large margin, the navy and air force of the United States alone are 18 years ahead of Iraq. There is no way for Iraq to defeat the United States."
"It's not as bad as you said, right?" Zhou Yiren frowned.
Although Iraq is not a strong military country, it has not stopped fighting in recent years, so the combat effectiveness of the army is very good. In addition, it has purchased a lot of weapons from the Soviet Union that are very advanced in the eyes of senior officials. From the comparison of military strength It is true that Iraq is far inferior to the United States, but the United States did not drag all the troops and weapons from all over the country to Iraq.
Therefore, in Zhou Yiren's opinion, even though the US army is very powerful, the Iraqi army's combat effectiveness is not bad. The two can still fight. However, according to Yang Dongxu's tone, the US's attack on Iraq seems to be as easy as swatting a mosquito to death.
"It doesn't look bad, but it depends on who you compare with. He can fight Iran and even beat Kuwait to the point of being unable to fight back, but he is just a piece of cake in front of the US military. You must know that the equipment that Iraq seems to have purchased All very powerful.
But whether it is the United States or the Soviet Union, they will not sell the most advanced weapons at all, even to their younger brothers. So one is using weapons and equipment that are many generations behind, and the other is using the most advanced weapons. It's like one is holding a machete, and the other is holding a submachine gun. Who do you think will win? "
Zhou Yiren said nothing and looked at Yang Dongxu with a frown. He also knew that American equipment was very powerful and powerful, and he would not deceive himself on this point. But he felt that Yang Dongxu had given American weapons and equipment to Shinhwa.
Advanced weapons and equipment are powerful, but fighting still depends on the person. Didn’t New China come all the way from Xiaomi plus rifles? When facing the powerful United States and advanced weapons during the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, didn't China win?
Therefore, he admitted that advanced weapons are powerful, but advanced weapons are not magical weapons, so their power is still limited. In fact, they are not the only ones who think so, almost everyone above them thinks so too. It’s not just China’s top leaders who think this way, but also top leaders in many countries around the world.
If Yang Dongxu hadn't been born again, he would have felt that although the US military's equipment was awesome, Iraq was still capable of fighting. But as someone who has experienced it, he knows very well what kind of impact the Gulf War had on the traditional war concepts formed since World War II. It can even be said to be a huge shock.
"Let's not talk about it for now. What do you think about battlefield warfare?" Yang Dongxu knew that it was useless to say more at this time. Only by letting them see it with their own eyes would they understand how terrifying the new form of electronic warfare was.
