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Unexpectedly, some of them were transported to Abbas, which shows that they are ready to withdraw funds at any time.

Five tons of gold, converted into U.S. dollars, is nearly [-] million U.S. dollars. Therefore, Hades is extraordinarily confidential about the whereabouts of this huge sum of money. He must personally report it to the president, so that he can get this mission over. !

what task?Of course, go to Bandar Abbas and bring that batch of gold back!

Therefore, when Hades' loud voice reached Qusay's ears through the radio waves, Qusay learned that there were actually five tons of gold in Bandar Abbas, and he immediately ordered to find a way to grab the gold. !

At the same time, in order to protect their safety, when necessary, they can call for air support at any time through the handheld C3I terminal to help them stop.

Regarding this point, Hades said that there is no need, they just need to use a few helicopters to sneak in, and then sneak back after a small-scale fight.

Because at this time, because of Iraq's sudden attack, Holmzgan Province is hard to guard against. They are all preparing for various responses and are ready at any time. The Iraqi army may invade the entire Holmzgan from Qeshm Island In Gansu Province, they are tremblingly waiting for Iraq's attack.

As for the purchase of weapons, it has been put aside for the time being. Even if the transaction is made now, the ships transporting the weapons of the other party will not be able to land, so what is the use?Therefore, they still don't know that [-] kilograms of gold has been stolen, and they don't even know that someone is thinking about their more gold.

Hades' tactic is also very simple, of course it still uses the old method: enter at night.

The opponent's defense on this side of the strait is very tight, but there is nothing to guard against their own backs. Therefore, they only need to take a helicopter and land from the north of Abbas, and then take some local vehicles. Enter the city, and quickly resolve the battle, kill the guards of the treasury, and move the gold away. If you are blocked by the opponent and you can't handle it, call the helicopter for support. If not, you can only call the fighter plane Supported.

And the best ending is that before the opponent reacts, he has already resolved the battle.

Before Iraq issued a formal statement, the superpower had already learned that Iraq had used force to control the throat of the Persian Gulf.

After receiving the news, an emergency meeting was going on in the White House, but the atmosphere of the meeting was not very harmonious.

"Now, Iraq is becoming more and more presumptuous. It unexpectedly attacked without a word and occupied Qeshm Island. There, it will directly threaten the safety of ships entering and leaving the Persian Gulf." Weinberg said, he directly used the The word threat.

"Iraq has occupied these islands, and its control over the entire Persian Gulf will be even stronger. Especially, if they build an airport on the island, then the Arabian Sea will be their sky, which will suppress our strategy. Space, we want to move the aircraft carrier to the Gulf of Oman like before, it is very dangerous." National Security Adviser John said.

Everyone is jealous of those islands, and everyone wants to do it. It is a piece of fat. Now, it has fallen into the hands of Iraq, and they are very unwilling.

"So, what should we do?" Reagan asked, he was also hesitating in his heart now.

Seeing that Iraq is gradually becoming stronger and controlling the entire Persian Gulf, this is absolutely not in the interests of the United States. Only a divided Middle East can be easily controlled. A united Middle East will put the United States in great danger. The presence.

"Everyone, I just want to say one thing. Now, our economy is deteriorating very badly. The rapid depreciation of our U.S. dollar has instead allowed companies from island countries to gradually seize our market. Now, the capital of island countries has entered our Our economic situation is not optimistic.” Finance Minister James said sternly: “If it weren’t for our U.S. dollar pegged to oil, then, arguably, the biggest economic crisis that has hit us right now , has arrived."

At the beginning, after the derailment of the US dollar and gold, it immediately entered a dangerous period. If the US dollar had not been used as the sole settlement currency for oil later, the status of the US dollar in the world would have changed greatly, and it would no longer be able to afford The functions of an international currency come.

Now, the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese Yuan has already caused catastrophic consequences. If you try to tease Iraq, this behemoth, at this time, you will definitely do something that will hinder the United States. For example, if you are as determined as last time If other currencies are used for settlement, then the US dollar will completely lose its status as an international currency.

Now, dealing with economic problems is the top priority of the United States. They are cutting various expenditures, including nuclear disarmament negotiations with the Soviet Union, including reducing many plans for Star Wars, and even preparing to print some currency.

"Perhaps we can take advantage of this incident to stir up conflicts between Iraq and the United Arab Emirates." At this time, Bush said.

You must know that the three islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Little Tunb at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz have always been disputed because the UAE has always claimed sovereignty over them.

Historically, when they were seized by the zhèngfǔ in the north, the UAE has always protested. However, due to the limited military strength of the UAE, no force measures have been taken.

Therefore, Bush proposed this plan, and the United States does not participate in it. However, these islands are occupied by Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates and Iraq should be allowed to negotiate, so that they can also provoke conflicts between them.

However, Bush always felt that something was wrong. Will this provocation succeed?

"Yes, we need to disintegrate the unity of the Arabs. As long as they have a gap, it will be easy for us to get in. We will increase arms exports to the UAE. Don't they want to order F-16s? We will export them to them." Reagan said the president.

9 Chapter [-] The issue of territorial ownership

Contrary to the reaction of the United States, the reaction of the Soviet Union was relatively moderate. When they learned that Iraq had occupied those islands, they did not consider it a threat to them. On the contrary, they even looked forward to it.

Because, now, the contract between the Soviet Union and Iraq for heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers has been signed. According to the agreement, the Soviet Union will send most of its officers and Iraqis to jointly operate these equipments, and there will become the base of the Soviet Union.

Therefore, they have already begun to discuss whether this operation by Iraq indicates that Iraq's new naval base will be established on Qeshm Island or Bandar Abbas, but the water there is relatively shallow. It is also close to the waterway, which is not a good choice. What makes them more suitable is the easternmost port of Chah Bahar. The port there is deep and originally a military port. It is very suitable as a base for an aircraft carrier battle group, and , here, at any time, you can go south to the Arabian Sea, enter the Indian Ocean, or go east to the Pacific Ocean, or west to the Atlantic Ocean, with a vast radiance.

In their eyes, all this was already being prepared for the Soviet Red Army.

Qusay was in Baghdad, thinking about what to do after nightfall. Although the amount of five tons of gold was not very large, it made him more excited. This batch of gold can make up for the inventory of the Central Bank of Iraq, so as to continue to be stable and strong The currency value of the Dinar eventually became the common currency in the Middle East.

"Reporting to the President, Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia and Vice President Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates are flying to Baghdad and will arrive in about half an hour." At this moment, Qusay heard the secretary's words.

Maktoum is here?Qusay knew that his actions would definitely attract the attention of the United Arab Emirates. Unexpectedly, they were also very skilled. Instead of calling him or coming directly, they called Saudi Arabia.

As a big country in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has maintained very good relations with various Arab countries. Therefore, Saudi Arabia is very popular, especially with Iraq. After the news of the island, they went directly to Saudi Arabia. After urgent discussions, the two sides jointly sent heavyweights, Prince Sultan and Vice President Maktoum, to discuss with Qusay. This time, Iraq is helping the UAE. ?

Qusay is very clear about Tongpu Island and Abu Musa Island.They are located near the Strait of Hormuz, and Abu Musa Island is on the verge of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It covers an area of ​​about 20 square kilometers, is oval in shape, and has fresh water.Datunb Island is located in the southwest of Qeshm Island and northwest of Hamra Island, with an area of ​​about 9 square kilometers and a circular shape.Little Tongbu Island is near Datongbu Island, which is triangular in shape, 2 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide, and consists of three black hills.Little Tongbu Island has no permanent residents, and the three islands and the surrounding waters are rich in fishery resources, as well as oil and iron ore.

Historically, these three islands were successively ruled by the Persian Empire, the Arab Empire and the Ottoman Empire. In the 18th century, the Kwasem dynasty emerged in the UAE.Both Abu Musa Island and the Big and Small Tunbu Islands belong to the Kwasem Kingdom. However, in history, due to many wars between the Persians and the Arabs, these islands often changed hands.

Therefore, for these islands, the UAE has always declared that they belong to them, while the Persians have always declared that they belong to the Persians. Moreover, when the Sunshine Empire retreated from here, it deliberately left a pawn.

Here, it was occupied by the colonial Britain. Later, when the British army withdrew in 71, the Persians took advantage of the opportunity when the United Arab Emirates was still preparing to declare its establishment, and sent troops to occupy Abu Musa Island and Tunb Island. .

At that time, the Persians were powerful by force. Therefore, after the establishment of the United Arab Emirates, they only issued a statement condemning the Persians for occupying Arab territories by force, expressing their desire to defend their legitimate rights and interests, and emphasizing that any differences between countries should be resolved peacefully through consultation. .

On the contrary, Iraq reacted strongly, announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with Britain and the Persians on the same day. The then Iraqi foreign minister said that this action was a serious threat to the security of the Arabian Gulf and international navigation.

Due to these intricate historical and complex relations, the power relations among various countries, the United Arab Emirates, which has a weak national power, has been dragged on until now. Seeing that Iraq sent troops to retake the Datongpu Island, I immediately thought that I should discuss with Qusay whether to take these The island was returned to the UAE.

After all, in the previous few operations, the UAE was completely on the side of Iraq, including the use of oil as a weapon to boycott Western countries, and the UAE has always firmly supported it.

However, why didn't Iraq take Abu Musa Island together, but only seized Datongpu Island?

Prince Sultan had doubts in his heart, feeling that this matter was not that simple.

"President Qusay, I am very glad to meet you." Maktoum said, this is the second time he has seen Qusay.

On the other hand, Prince Sultan has always maintained a close relationship with Qusay, and he is much more polite when greeting each other.

Qusay welcomed them into the Palace of the Republic in a grand and timely manner, and it was already dark at this time.

"You two haven't eaten yet, have you? This time, let's eat here." Qusay said, "This is not a formal banquet, it's just an ordinary dinner between us."

The other party came in a hurry, and there was no way to arrange a state banquet-level banquet, and it seemed that the other party came here without eating, so Qu Sai said it very politely and honestly.

These words made Sultan very comfortable: "We are like brothers to each other, President Qusay, then we will not be polite."

They did not eat. On the plane, they were also discussing how to speak to Qusay. They did not eat. Hearing what Qusay said, they really felt a little hungry.

Maktoum has another feeling. This dinner should bring the relationship between them closer, right?In that case, it should be easier to talk about the purpose of this visit.

Before oil came out of the ground, these countries in the Middle East were actually peoples on horseback. They belonged to the primitive tribal system and the folk customs were simple. After they got rich, they directly transitioned from horseback to cars.

Soon, the authentic Arab food was on the table. After all, it is a modern society. Although there are carpets, it is very indecent to sit on the ground. However, Qusay has already given up using chopsticks when eating. In order not to be misunderstood, he has long been used to eating with his hands.

Here, the division of labor between the left and right hands is very clear. The left hand is used to do dirty work. The main thing is to use the left hand to soak the water and wipe the back after the ceremony. There is no toilet paper here.Qusay is still not used to this, so he always carries toilet paper with him.

As for the right hand, apart from work, another very important thing is to eat. Similarly, there are no knives and forks or chopsticks here, and the right hand is used to grab and eat.

With his right hand, Qu Sai broke the rice into small balls, with a few fingers, squeezed it and put it into his mouth, eating with relish.