The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 508 Excitement and Fear

After seeing the report from TVB, Liu Tao made a judgment in his mind.

I'm afraid that the news releases from both sides are most likely true.

Because the sources of this information include Libya, the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain.

Combining information from all parties, it can basically be confirmed.

Liu Tao was deeply moved. Libya's performance this time was not bad at all. It could even be said that it was not an exaggeration to call it the "African Lion".

The fight was very tough and exciting.

After all, there are more than 250 advanced fighter jets, and China does not even have that many advanced fighter jets.

In the world, only the Soviet Union and the United States have so many advanced fighter jets.

In addition, four warships were sunk, which made this record absolutely brilliant.

The United States has not suffered such a great loss since World War II!
The United States probably suffered more than $70 billion in war losses in just one day.

I switched to another channel, which was about the stock market. The global stock market was in turmoil because of the war, and many stocks plummeted and suffered heavy losses. However, the stock prices of grain, oil, military and other related companies soared, and the international price of gold had reached a high of $400 per ounce.

Obviously, everyone is worried.

As the saying goes, antiques are valuable in prosperous times and gold is valuable in troubled times. In times of turmoil, gold is the hard currency and the most valuable.

All major stock markets around the world have been affected, and even the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is no exception.

Liu Tao secretly regretted that he should not have drunk too much, drank too much, slept too late, and did not realize it earlier.

Not long after, Liu Tao received a call and asked someone to arrange a plane that would take off directly from Hong Kong and fly directly to Beijing.

Thousands of miles away.

Gaddafi also felt excited and terrified!
What made him excited was, of course, the huge results he had achieved, which would definitely make him and Libya famous internationally. He also demonstrated the value of united front work, and the possibility of getting help from the Soviet Union was much higher.

Moreover, in the future, he will be a hero of the entire Arab world and another national hero of Islamic civilization after Nasser, worshipped and admired by countless Arabs.

He may even take this opportunity to realize his dream.

Build a big empire.

The fear, of course, is that the Americans will become angry and not retreat in the face of difficulties, but instead dispatch more troops. If that happens, it will be very bad.

In order to no longer fight alone, Gaddafi met with the Soviet representative in Libya and expressed Libya's attitude to him. If the Soviet Union did not take action, then he would choose to succumb to the United States and allow the United States to have a military base in Libya again, even including a military port!

Gaddafi had to force the Soviet Union. After all, the Soviet Union had a military base here and a military observation group of more than a thousand people.

The Soviet Union is well aware of the current situation.

He also needed the help of the Soviet Union, or rather, the Soviet Union needed to protect him and protect Libya.

If the Soviet Union could not protect him and Libya, then Gaddafi would have to join another camp.

After all, the big brother cannot protect the younger brothers, so the younger brothers will naturally replace the big brother.

"Please rest assured, the great Soviet Union will definitely support you!" Valery said, patting his chest.

Valery was the head of the military observer group and also the head of the Soviet Union in Libya.

He had to appease Gaddafi because Libya's location was too important. From here he could directly influence the entire North Africa, and use it as a springboard to influence the entire Africa.

And by stationing a squadron here, we can maintain a strong influence in the Mediterranean.

Gaddafi would not rely solely on the Soviet Union. He knew that eggs should not be placed in only one basket. He sent his close comrade and deputy Giroud to Iraq and Saudi Arabia to seek help.

Although Saudi Arabia is weak in military strength, it is rich and a major oil-producing country with great influence in OPEC. If we can get Saudi Arabia's support, OPEC members can announce oil production cuts and even limit oil shipments to Europe and the United States, thus forcing the United States to stop.

Furthermore, Saudi Arabia has a large number of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and "Aegis" air defense missiles. With the support of Saudi Arabia, it may be possible to obtain "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and "Aegis" air defense missiles from Saudi Arabia to deter the United States.

Iraq is the most powerful country in the entire Arab world. Although it is still fighting with the Persians in the Iran-Iraq War, there is no doubt that Iraq's military strength is far stronger than Libya.

If Libya can get Iraq's support, it will definitely be a major benefit to it.

However, as a special envoy, Giroud does not hold much hope for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is a traditionally pro-American country, and has close relations with the United States in many aspects. It is a fantasy to expect those royal masters to help Libya fight against the United States.

Of course, Saudi Arabia is the nominal leader of the Arab world, and it still has to save face. After all, nothing is certain. What if Saudi Arabia is willing to help Libya?

Giroud came to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but apparently things did not go as he expected. Saudi King Fahd had no interest in his theory of Greater Arabism and only expressed Saudi Arabia's willingness to help Libya in developing oil and trade.

But the problem is that as a major oil-producing country, Libya is already strong in developing oil. What Libya needs now is not the development of oil and trade, because the Americans have blocked the ports, and no matter how much oil Libya produces, it cannot be shipped out.

Giroud's heart sank, but he still suggested that Libya wanted to purchase a batch of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and "Aegis" air defense missiles from Saudi Arabia.

However, Giroud's request was rejected without hesitation by Saudi King Fahd.

Saudi Arabia has a longer coastline and needs to be protected by "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles. Similarly, Saudi Arabia's airspace also needs to be protected by "Aegis" air defense missiles.

With these two weapons, they can sleep well at night.

Since they had these two powerful weapons in hand, their sleep quality has improved dramatically.

After sending Giroud away, Saudi King Fahd sneered. You know, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Libya is very ordinary. Gaddafi has criticized Saudi Arabia a lot in the past ten years and even created his own small circle.

Gaddafi has dared to do anything in recent years, even things that would anger the public.

It’s not that no one has tried to persuade Gaddafi, but he just wouldn’t listen.

Now, a huge mess has been created, bringing about a catastrophic disaster.

What about Greater Arabism? Saudi Arabia has no interest in this at all.

People know their own business. Saudi Arabia does not have a strong army and cannot achieve Greater Arabism. Saudi Arabia only wants to produce and export oil and live a wealthy life.

As long as Europe and the United States do not go too far, Saudi Arabia has no intention of offending Europe and the United States.

After all, a large part of Saudi Arabia's oil exports are exported to Europe and the United States, especially the United States. The United States is Saudi Arabia's largest oil importer. Every year, the amount of oil the United States imports from Saudi Arabia exceeds the amount of oil the entire Europe imports from Saudi Arabia.

Now that the United States has not taken any excessive action, it is naturally impossible for Saudi Arabia to help Libya.

(End of this chapter)