The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 132 The stage is set but there is no audience (please subscribe and vote)
Beijing has the largest number of universities in the country, so naturally it also has the largest number of college students.

There are about 20,000 college students in the entire capital.

Liu Tao could tell at a glance whether he was a college student or not.

Some literary young people, carrying a guitar and a collection of poems, are full of literary atmosphere.

Liu Tao saw that people were constantly looking at Zhu Lin, and the rate of turning back was 100%. He didn't know how many boys were secretly looking at Zhu Lin with a faint smile on their faces.

He has become accustomed to this phenomenon.

Zhu Lin is 168cm tall, which is very tall in that era. She is also beautiful and has a unique temperament. She is dressed very fashionably at this moment. Even with Liu Tao next to her, she still stands out from the crowd and it is hard not to attract attention.

When it was completely dark, the two returned to the courtyard.

At this time, the courtyard is full of thick green trees and the fragrance of flowers, which makes people feel better unconsciously when walking in it.

In the courtyard, the pot has been set up, the beef has been cut, and the vegetables have been washed.

Liu Zhenbang, Chen Fang, Zhu Xiongxin and Fang Zhen were eating melon seeds and chatting.

Liu Tao and Zhu Lin came back and started eating hot pot.

The price of beef at this time is quite cheap, 0.6 yuan per pound.

As for beef bones, they are almost given away for free.

The soup base is boiled with beef bones for more than an hour. It is very rich and fragrant with a strong beef flavor.

Six people bought eight kilograms of beef, and the sauce was a very simple seasoning sauce with minced garlic, chopped green onions, chili peppers, soy sauce and vinegar.

That night, Liu Tao opened a bottle of Moutai and everyone had a drink.

Everyone was eating hot pot and chatting, and they started talking about the Moscow Olympics.

"Big Brother is going to be isolated by the whole world, he deserves it!" Zhu Xiongxin was quite gloating.

Liu Zhenbang said: "We will not send a delegation this year to protest. After reading the news, I found that Big Brother's move to enter Afghanistan is unpopular."

Liu Tao's heart moved.

At the end of last year, the Roaring Polar Bear won a resounding military victory. In just one week, it captured major cities and most of the transportation lines in Afghanistan and controlled Afghanistan, demonstrating its strong military strength to the fullest.

Even now, the Soviet army's special operations, infantry-tank coordination, steel torrent and other tactics still shock military strategists and they conduct in-depth research on them.

Many people even regard this Soviet military operation as a template for modern warfare.

According to the disclosed information, a 30-man Alpha special forces team of the Soviet Army took on 1000 Afghan troops. Liu Yong personally went to the Panshan Machinery Factory to discuss special operations with Liu Tao.

However, the political consequences of this Soviet military action were also very serious.

For example, the Moscow Olympics was boycotted by many countries.

So far, only 80 countries have participated, which is the least number of countries participating in the Olympics since 1956. Many participating countries only sent one flag bearer, using the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.

When applying to host the Olympic Games, only Moscow, the Soviet Union and Los Angeles, the United States, applied. In October 1974, the International Olympic Committee decided that Moscow would apply.

In 1975, Moscow established the Olympic Preparatory Committee and began to actively prepare for various activities, building and renovating many sports facilities, which led to a great development of Moscow's sports venues. According to reports, the number of large stadiums increased from more than 50 to nearly 70, the number of artificial swimming pools increased from more than 30 to more than 60, and the number of gymnasiums increased from more than 1300 to more than 1600. At the same time, urban buildings were refurbished and the transportation network was improved.

The Soviet Union spent a total of $90 billion to host the Olympics, a record-breaking figure in Olympic history.

Originally, the Soviet Union wanted to use this Olympics to show the world its strength and prosperity.

But now, the plan has gone wrong!

So much money has been invested, the stage has been set up, but there are no audiences! To be honest, the roar of the polar bear in December last year scared a lot of people. I don’t know how many people were trembling and couldn’t sleep well.

I was afraid that if I wasn't careful, when I opened my eyes, a torrent of steel would come rolling in and World War III would break out.

I spent two days of the weekend with my family and had a very pleasant time.

On Monday morning, Liu Tao and Liu Zhenbang came to No. 25 Xiushui North Street together.

"Liu, a delegation will come the day after tomorrow to negotiate the purchase in person," Al explained. "As you know, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and third-generation main battle tanks are very important. We are not professionals, so we cannot make a direct decision on this aspect."

If it is the Type 59 tank, then it’s nothing. As we all know, it is roughly equivalent to the T54 medium tank, so there is no need to go through so much trouble to buy the T54.

However, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and third-generation main battle tanks are different. They are very advanced weapons and equipment in the world.

Al is a civil servant, and although Rashid is a military officer, he is only a middle-level official and is not taken seriously.

Liu Tao was very surprised. He didn't expect that it was not Al Rashid who made the decision directly, but instead sent a delegation to China.

But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, these were not weapons like guns or Type 59 tanks, but self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and third-generation main battle tanks.

Liu Tao asked implicitly whether he should quote a higher price.

There is no need for kickbacks, so naturally we will follow his previous quotation.

But if there are kickbacks, then you have to add more.

This is also an international practice.

Al shook his head slightly. It was obvious that he could not influence that delegation, and he did not want to leave any handle.

Liu Tao suddenly understood that it seemed that the delegation was of a very high level and had a lot of say.

Whether or not an order can be obtained depends on the delegation.

Liu Tao was very curious about who would be the leader of this delegation and how many orders he could bring.

After Rashid explained it, Liu Tao became more interested.

It turned out that this delegation had previously gone to Moscow to negotiate the purchase of T72. They had held talks three times but failed to reach an agreement.

It's not just because the T72 is priced very high, but also because the polar bear's appetite is too big.

The polar bear is trying to gain greater influence in the Middle East in this way.

Even if Saddam was a strong man sent from heaven, he would not dare to agree to such additional conditions easily.

So after receiving Al's telegram, the delegation was shocked and decided to come to China to see it for themselves.

As for the head of the delegation, he was the commander of an ace tank division and also Saddam's confidant.

The two sides then discussed the time, place and other matters of the meeting.

These must be discussed and arranged in advance to avoid mistakes.

Liu Tao and Liu Zhenbang also had to return to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building to report to their leaders. They also had to form a team, especially with a leader, which meant they had equal status.

Whether at home or abroad, such matters require the most attention to etiquette, and the standards and identities of both parties must be equal.

Otherwise, if they still focus on the two of them, the other party will feel that they look down on them, which is very bad.

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