Even if we can't get these aircraft, we can at least buy a batch of missiles stored in their warehouses. "On the way to Moldova, Qin Tao continued to discuss with Kassim.
The aircraft is just a carrier, and it must have missiles to have combat capabilities. The Tomcat fighter jets used by Parthia are a perfect match with the Phoenix missiles, but in that eight-year war, the Phoenix missiles were almost used up. , the Parthian technicians simply took action and attached the surface-to-air Hawk missile to the Tomcat fighter jet, using it as a substitute for the Phoenix.
As for that batch of MiG-29s, they mainly rely on smuggled missiles. Smuggled missiles are too expensive and the quality cannot be guaranteed. If they can buy a batch back at once, it will definitely be a good thing for them. .
"Missiles? How many do they have there?" Qasim was very excited.
"There should be about five hundred." Qin Tao said.
Five hundred pieces! If we get these missiles back, as long as their country of Parthia does not face the threat of large-scale war, they will not have to worry about missiles for ten years!
Qin Tao knows the specific figures. He has already investigated them clearly. Moldova's missile inventory includes 344 infrared-guided R-60 short-range air-to-air missiles and 112 infrared-guided R-73 short-range air-to-air missiles. and 51 radar semi-active guided R-27R medium-range air-to-air missiles.
Among them, R-60 and R-27 are relatively old, while R-73 is a modern missile. For fighter jets like MiG-29, using R-73 with a helmet sight is absolutely awesome. Awesome combination.
After walking for half the night, at dawn, everyone finally arrived at the border.
There is no problem in finding a passable path on the long border line, because almost all of Moldova is in mountainous areas.
The morning sun shone softly on the Decebar Air Force Base, and the shadows of the fighter jets were stretched out. The air intakes and engine nozzles of these fighter jets were covered with red protective covers, and even the cockpits were covered with red protective covers. Covered with canvas, it looks like they have been carefully maintained. In fact, if you look closely at the color of the skins of these aircraft, you can tell that these aircraft have become very old due to exposure to the sun and rain.
The predecessor of the Moldova Air Force is the 86th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Black Sea Fleet Aviation. This regiment is equipped with all MiG-29 fighter jets and also includes the 275th Guards Air Defense Rocket Brigade. When the Red Empire collapsed, most of the non-Moldovian personnel of this aviation regiment, including all its pilots and commanders, returned to their home countries after the transfer, leaving only their equipment behind.
The same Moldovans who served in other armed forces of the Red Empire also returned to their homeland, but there were not many pilots among them, and even fewer pilots could fly MiG-29s. Therefore, most of these aircraft are in the awkward position of having no personnel to fly them.
It is also unrealistic for a poor country like Moldova to train pilots.
Therefore, for them, these aircraft are useless.
On the outside of the base, there are some lazy infantrymen guarding the base. During the 1992 civil war, these armed personnel were famous for their comedy.
"There are two pickup trucks over there!" An armed man on guard looked curiously at the road in the distance and said to the people around him.
"Yes, they are coming to us." Another armed man said.
"Quick, quick, gather together and notify the commander of our base!"
All the armed men became nervous and watched the two pickup trucks approaching from a distance and driving towards them.
"Hey, stop moving forward, what are you doing here?"
After hearing this question, Qin Tao, who had just stepped out of the car, smiled and said, "Zhengyang, tell them that we are here to bring warmth."
Sending warmth?
Xu Zhengyang knew that Qin Tao liked to play tricks like this. In the back buckets of their two pickup trucks, there was a lot of food, including sausages, ham, bread, milk, instant noodles...
While he was talking, the people on the opposite side had also walked over. After hearing Xu Zhengyang's explanation, and looking at the things inside the carriage, their eyes immediately lit up.
"Are these for us?"
"Yes, you can move them all down now and put them in your warehouse." Qin Tao replied.
As a result, countless people became excited. They carried their fire sticks behind their backs, held the box in their hands, and walked happily into the base.
They wouldn't move these things into the warehouse. Wouldn't it be better if they moved them directly into their own dormitories and could eat them at any time?
Someone even opened the box immediately after taking it, stuffed a sausage into his mouth, and walked inside with the sausage in his mouth.
This scene is like having never eaten anything.
Xu Zhengyang was a little emotional.
"This is one of the poorest countries in Europe. As long as they have something to eat, they can be so happy."
Although Lao Maozi's side also lacks food, they look forward to fine wine even more. They are addicted to alcohol. It is really touching that these people in front of them are so happy as long as they have food.
While these people were carrying food, Prokochuk, the person in charge of the base, also came out. He received the news that two unknown pickup trucks were driving over. When he came out, the two pickup trucks The man above has become good friends with his base guards.
The situation changed a bit quickly. When he saw the goods being moved, he couldn't help but frown.
"Who are you? What are you doing in our base?" Prokochuk shouted to the people on the opposite side: "Do you want to bribe us with this food?"
"Of course not, we are just here to bring warmth." Qin Tao greeted him: "We are here to make friends."
"What are you and where do you come from?"
"Here is a letter of introduction for us." Qin Tao handed over an envelope.
Prokochuk took the envelope suspiciously and squeezed it with his hand. This letter of introduction was a bit thick. Is it necessary to write so much? And when he opened it, he was even more surprised. There were green coins inside!
He immediately stuffed the envelope into his pocket: "Everyone, please come to our base."
It is the first time for everyone to meet, so using money to clear the way will always be beneficial. Especially for these poor countries, it is the most appropriate way of communication.
Everyone came to the office of the base, and Prokochuk warmly greeted everyone to sit down: "Everyone, do you need any help?"
"We are here to solve your problem." Qin Tao said: "These MiG-29 fighter jets on the runway of your base have been worried about buyers, right? We are willing to give you all the MiG-29 fighters on hand Buy all the G-29 fighter jets, whether they can fly or not."
Kasim frowned slightly. Is this appropriate?
If we buy all these planes, the Moldovan Air Force will have no jets!
This country's air force has no foundation. They have no training aircraft or old aircraft like the MiG-21. They only have the MiG-29. If all these aircraft are sold, they will only have helicopters. .
Can these people agree?
Just as Kasim was worried, Prokochuk's face showed excitement: "You want to buy all these planes?"
Is the other party still happy? Why?
Of course it's because I'm poor.
For a country that cannot afford food, they do not have the funds to maintain the operation of the MiG-29. One round trip of this aircraft may consume the base's food supply for a year.
During the civil war in 1992, their MiG-29s took off, but there was only one actual combat example: bombing a bridge, and it failed to hit.
After that, the aircraft in the base have been on the ground.
As for the sale of fighter planes, it is not without precedent. In 1992,
, they first sold a MiG-29 to neighboring Romania. At that time, a MiG-29 in Romania happened to crash, which could make up for their vacancy.
Last year, when the civil war broke out in Yemen, Moldova provided 12 MiG-29s to North Yemen on a lease basis. Four of the aircraft were eventually sold to Yemen, while the rest were returned when their lease terms expired.
Why didn't you buy them all?
It must be because the fighter planes are in poor condition. Since the collapse of the Red Empire, these fighters have not flown much. The Moldovan Air Force does not have the ability to maintain the integrity of this force, so many aircraft are in poor condition.
Yemen bought the ones in good condition and returned the ones in bad condition directly.
For Moldova, they have long wanted to sell all these hot potatoes, but it is not easy to get rid of them. Those potential customers are simply not interested in them. They are afraid that they will end up with malfunctions within two days of flying back after buying them. And fell.
Now, finally a buyer came to the door, and Prokochuk was very happy. Besides, he had received a thousand dollars in benefits before the business started. Of course, he had to serve these people in front of him well.
"Yes, buy all the planes, good or bad, and let's determine a suitable price. How about three million dollars for each plane?" Qin Tao asked.
Qasim felt his heart pounding. Isn't this price too childish?
In the international market, the MiG-29 can be sold for between ten million and twenty million US dollars. Even if the maintenance here is not in place, it must be worth at least more than five million US dollars. Qin Tao actually wants three million US dollars for one?
"However, we require that all the accessories be taken away." Qin Tao said: "After we go back, if there is anything that cannot fly, we can use these accessories to repair it."
Do you want to take away all the accessories for free?
Qasim's outlook on life has been completely refreshed. They have also dealt with many arms dealers, and they have always been killed by these arms dealers. They have never bought anything so confidently.
This Mr. Qin is really awesome!
Can the other party agree?
"If you, good or bad, take them all together, the price of three million U.S. dollars is fine. We currently have 21 in our base, so the total is sixty-three million U.S. dollars." Major Prokochuk actually agreed. !
Qasim opened his eyes wide and wondered why the other party agreed. Could it be that these planes were in such bad condition that they could no longer take off?
However, even if you buy it back as an organ donation, three million dollars a piece is not expensive!
The Parthian ground crews are the most capable in the world. After being blocked for more than ten years, they can still maintain the operation of Tomcat fighters, and the MiG-29 is certainly no exception. After buying these aircraft back, their ground crews Under the operation, if you tinker with it, even if only half of it can fly, it is still worth it!
Qasim's heart stirred.
"I need to report this matter to my superiors, who also need to discuss it before making a decision." Prokochuk said, "I can contact my superiors now."
"Wait!" Qin Tao called him again.
"Is there anything else?"
"We know that you also have a batch of missiles in stock in your base. Please package these missiles and sell them to us. In this way, including the missiles, the price will be US$80 million. How about that?"
According to Qin Tao's calculations, there are a total of 500 missiles in stock here, and they were bought for 17 million US dollars. This means that one missile is equivalent to more than 30,000 US dollars, which is definitely a bargain price!
This kind of money is enough to buy a cannon shell or a missile seeker.
Cassim was extremely excited.
Sure enough, the other party nodded again: "Of course, but we cannot guarantee that these missiles are intact."
"We know." Qin Tao nodded.
So what if it’s not perfect? At the worst, I can go back for inspection and use the good stuff. A missile worth more than 30,000 US dollars, what else do you want?
Prokochuk stood up again and wanted to contact his superiors.
He was stopped by Qin Tao again.
"Please wait a moment."
Prokochuk looked at Qin Tao curiously and saw Qin Tao taking out a handful of bank cards.
"I have ten bank cards from Moscow International Commercial Bank here. Each bank card contains two million US dollars. It has no password and can be withdrawn directly." Qin Tao said: "Please put these bank cards , as the funds for this event, we have only one request. We will finalize this project in one day today. During the day, we will ask the technicians here to remove the wings of the MiG-29. Tonight, we will remove the wings of the MiG-29. Take all these planes away."
Ten cards, each worth 2 million, that’s 20 million!
Prokochuk was so shocked that he carefully took the bank card for fear of damaging the magnetic stripe on it.
"If you don't believe it, you can call Moscow International Commercial Bank to check." Qin Tao said: "If we use cash, we are afraid of problems at the border, so we brought bank cards."
Prokochuk had a smile on his face: "No, I believe you. Don't worry, I have a good relationship with my superiors, and the price you gave me is also very good. I believe there will be no problems with this transaction. "
"Then we'll wait here." Qin Tao said with a smile.
Prokochuk left, leaving his adjutant to entertain Qin Tao and others, and at the same time began to greet the ground crew to remove the wings of the plane.
All of this felt like a dream, and Cassim's heart was still full of shock.
"Qin, is this it?"
"Yes, it feels good to have money. Just use money to open the way." Qin Tao said.
"How come they sell it so cheaply?"
"For them, these planes have no meaning. They can sell these planes and get a lot of money, which is of course very suitable."
"Qin, you are our true friend!" Kasim said: "If you didn't bring us here and you came here to purchase by yourself, we would accept even if you made a difference of 200 million."
Arms dealers are the most profitable. People like Qin Tao directly take customers to find sellers to trade. This kind of thing has never been seen before. How can the middlemen make the difference?
Qin Tao is their true friend!
Qin Tao smiled: "Of course, we have been best friends since our first cooperation. I don't need to make money from you."
"Mr. Qin, we can't let you suffer. If this deal can be completed, we will give you a commission of 100 million US dollars!"
Kasim was very excited. In his eyes, Qin Tao was already their best friend, and they must not let their friends suffer!
"No, no need." Qin Tao waved his hands repeatedly.
"No, this is necessary."
"If you insist, then these US$100 million will be converted into funds for purchasing oil, and we will purchase oil from you at international prices."
Kasim nodded: "Of course."
Qin Tao easily bought the millions of tons of oil needed for the domestic underground oil depot, and also made the people of Parthia shed tears of gratitude. Mr. Qin was their good friend!
What did Qin Tao pay? It's just a matter of talking and running for a while. Anyway, it's just idle.
All expenses belong to the Parthian people. Whether it is the money in the envelope or the money in the bank card, it is all given by the Parthian country. He just follows it around.
Of course, his existence is also necessary. If he is not so quick to cut through the mess, Yang Ji will come out to stop it after hearing the news. Moreover, Yang Ji will use their most common method: pre-emptive purchase.
This transaction was rumored to be very strange. Some say that Yang Ji spent 40 million to buy back all the aircraft including missiles. No one knows how much it cost, but Yang Ji really bought it and didn't deceive anyone.
Yang Ji bought these planes back and formed a special Blue Army unit to provide them with flight services.
The pilots conducted research to find the weaknesses of the MiG-29, so in future wars, the Yankee Air Force was no longer afraid of the MiG-29. They had already thoroughly researched this aircraft.
Now, of course, Qin Tao couldn't let Yang Ji get these planes. He quietly got these planes before Yang Ji could react!
In this way, it can be regarded as adding trouble to Yang Ji.
Moreover, they couldn't care less.
After all, Moldova is too small, and they have no activities here. Their manpower in Ukraine is responsible for monitoring the movements in Moldova, and now, those people are being tortured by Qin Tao's new problems.
"What are we going to do with spending $500 million to buy this broken ship?" Rubel roared angrily: "We can only dismantle the scrap metal when we go back!"
"We don't need 500 million for the time being, but only 100 million US dollars for the time being." Robert said, his voice was relatively low.
"Yes, we will only spend 100 million U.S. dollars for the time being. Only 100 million U.S. dollars will be spent. This 100 million dollars is taxpayers' money! We can't waste taxpayers' money like this! The White House will not give us this budget!"
When Robert made the suggestion, they all thought it was a good suggestion. However, unexpectedly, things suddenly changed.
People really want to sell this kind of thing to them!
How is this possible?
They just planned to talk about it, but now, the other party requires them to pay a deposit, a deposit of 100 million US dollars!
"If we don't do this, Ermao will definitely think that we are deceiving them, and they will be more determined to sell that warship to the East. We can't let this happen. That is a 10,000-ton cruiser. !」
"Yes, it's a 10,000-ton cruiser, but so what? It doesn't have the most powerful anti-ship missiles on it, so it's just a toothless tiger. As for the anti-aircraft missiles on it, anyway, the two Oriental anti-ship missiles are on It already exists! If they want to convert it into an arsenal ship, let them do it, and we can also see if there is a market for this kind of warship."
When he heard this, Robert stood up in surprise: "No, no, we can't let the Easterners succeed, they shouldn't have such powerful battleships!"
Robert couldn't believe it. Everyone was giving up?
"Robert, how about you find us $100 million and give it to Ermao?"
"What do those people in the White House think? This US$100 million is very important. We can forgive the debt of the Ermao Country. Isn't it enough to reduce their debt of US$100 million?" Robert was very excited.
However, no one listened to his words.
"We can also delay, delay! Tell them that we are raising money, and we will find a way to raise the money!"
"They gave us a deadline of three days, and today is the second day!"
"Let's go find ***, he is the most obedient to us!"
"You don't even know how Ermao commented on this matter. They said that this matter is the same as that of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. We in the West deceived them, so they are not willing to believe us at all. Even if there are people on our side, we can't change this situation unless we really spend money to prove it. Damn it, why did those 2-moes suddenly become smart!"
These people were very worried. They originally planned to deceive Ermao. The 500 million yuan was simply a matter of no trace. They did not report it to the country. Now, Ermao questioned it and asked to prove how they could do it in such a short period of time. A deposit of $100 million?
Robert's mind was spinning rapidly. Suddenly, an idea entered his brain: "Everyone, I have a way to avoid spending money and prevent the warship from being driven away by the Orientals!"
