Chinese Republic of Mesopotamia, southern border. Although the United Nations has delineated the national border between the Republic of China and Saudi Arabia, this border is almost meaningless at present, because except for a few Republican Guard strongholds on the shores of the Persian Gulf, the other areas where the border passes are completely It is a vast desert with no human habitation and no landmarks that can identify national borders. The government of the Republic does intend to build boundary markers along the way, but the work of building boundary markers has the lowest priority among the many trivial matters in the newly established republic-because if the boundary markers are built and no one is sent to defend them, it is no different from not building them. But now the Republic cannot spare so many troops to defend the entire border. Therefore, it is as if this national border does not exist. Arabs are still crossing the border at will and driving into the heart of the Republic. To this end, in addition to increasing aircraft patrols, the Republic also dispatched desert patrols. The patrols are equipped with large eight-wheeled armored vehicles that shined in the North African Campaign of World War II. The Republic Army used them to patrol the vast Arabian desert and attack Arab cavalry and camel convoys. When there is no need to worry about fuel, machine-driven combat vehicles are of course more powerful than horses and camels. In the desert where surface bunkers are lacking, the protection and vitality advantages of armored vehicles are fully reflected. Generally, a Republican Guard desert patrol will include a core battle group composed of tanks and baggage teams, plus multiple detachments using eight-wheeled armored vehicles. Such a patrol team, combined with the reconnaissance aircraft in the sky, can control a strip area with a width of more than 30 kilometers when deployed. If any vehicle in the search array is attacked, the vehicles on both sides can come to support within minutes. Then within twenty minutes the entire force would mass and move backwards to outflank the discovered Arab guerrillas. ¡°If the Arabs delay the time a little further, jet attack aircraft carrying incendiary bombs and high-fragmentation bombs for wide-area personnel destruction will arrive. The attack aircraft equipped by the African Army Air Force are new products specially designed for low-altitude and low-speed missions. They can fly at a speed of 600 to 700 kilometers per hour at medium altitudes, and can hover at a low speed of about 200 kilometers at low altitudes in order to achieve precise and direct landings. Fire support. In terms of armament, in addition to the bombs under the wing pylons, this attack aircraft is also equipped with a 30mm Vulcan cannon and a large drum magazine with a thousand rounds. In order to maintain the stability of the machine body when the Vulcan cannon is pouring out firepower at a rate of 6,000 rounds per minute, so as not to shake too much and affect the aiming, it has a strange nose, with the lower part of the nose protruding for installation. The stabilizing device of the Vulcan cannon. At the same time, this stabilizing device can also allow the muzzle of the Vulcan cannon to be slightly adjusted to further increase the attack accuracy. Of course, it is impossible for the pilot to take care of shooting, so it adopts a two-seater structure. The weapons operator in the front cockpit is responsible for the fine-tuning of the Vulcan cannon and the aiming of other weapons. This two-person division of labor is still in this time and space. The first time, no need to ask, it must have been Lin Youde who suggested it. The Vulcan cannon on the nose and the additional weapon operator made the nose of this aircraft particularly large and impressively heavy. Therefore, in order to trim the body, the jet engine was moved rearward and installed on the reinforced beam at the tail. At the same time, in order to prevent the engine from being damaged by ground fire, the engine was placed above the tail wing, using the wings to increase the defense against ground attacks. Lin Youde named this new ground attack aircraft the Banshee, and the German equipment number was JU277. While equipping the German army, Lin Youde sold the aircraft to the Republic of China in the name of "combat testing". Of course, the Republic paid the amount with oil instead of cash. As soon as the banshee arrived at the front line, she immediately killed the Saudi guerrillas until they were howling like ghosts and wolves. The Banshee¡¯s first actual combat was piloted by Han Decai, the former ace pilot of the African Army. The two-plane formation completely wiped out hundreds of Saudi troops. A German reporter followed the Republican Guards who arrived at the scene later. After witnessing the tragedy, he wrote in the report: "Hundreds of corpses lay across an area of ??several kilometers. You can imagine how hard they tried to escape from the killings from the sky. , but the angels of death were not merciful at all, and they were all killed." So the code name "Banshee" became "Banshee" in the community, and the Saudi guerrillas called this terrible weapon Iraq. Pulis, the so-called devil. In order to deal with this new weapon, Saudi Arabia has to purchase vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns from the Americans. In theory, controlling the air is the most effective way to limit the activities of such aircraft, but Saudi Arabia in this time and space is not as rich as another time and space. To put it bluntly, the big dogs are nothing without oil. They can only afford anti-aircraft guns. In short, in the desert of the Arabian Peninsula, the future of warfare willThe form of the war revealed the tip of the iceberg: integrating air and ground, emphasizing communication and command and processing capabilities, and using moderate-sized mixed strike forces to conduct mobile operations in a vast area. Because of this, the German Army, which stubbornly adhered to tradition, began to abolish the army divisions formed during the war and instead formed various brigade-level mixed battle groups. The Americans also understood this very quickly - after all, they were much more involved than the Germans in the war in the Arabian Desert. They made a lot of observations about the combat methods of the African Army - now the Republican Guard. and assessment, so it was faster than the Germans in reorganizing the army. It is precisely because the Americans know very well what is happening in the Arabian desert that they know very well that if the United States of America does not directly send troops, it is possible to rely on the tribal armed forces led by the Saudi royal family to defeat the Chinese Republic of Mesopotamia. Sex is almost zero. But it is impossible for the United States to let Lin Youde comfortably occupy the oil-producing areas of the Gulf. This is the same regardless of whether you are a Democrat or a Republican. And the hawks in the United States have long thought of finding a place to take revenge on Lin Youde and avenge the Cuban coup. By the second half of 1952, the situation in the Arabian Peninsula began to become tense. ? ** New York, Empire State Building. Lin Guokai especially liked the view of his new office. Looking out the window, he had the feeling that he was in the clouds, controlling the fate of all people in the world. When he has nothing to do, he likes to hold a glass of martini and look out the window in a daze. Now he is doing this, but soon, his wonderful time is interrupted. After a short beep, the secretary's voice came from the intercom on his desk: "President, Mr. Charles Johnson has arrived." "Let him in, I'm waiting for him." As he spoke, Lin Guokai turned his swivel chair. , faced his desk again, and at this moment the secretary opened the door. Charles Johnson, Chairman of DuPont Group and Secretary of Defense, strode into this huge office and sat down directly on the sofa for guests. After a brief greeting, Lin Guokai went straight to the topic: "Mr. Charles, now" "Mr. Lin Guokai, you know, I don't care whether you are still serving Lin Youde." Johnson interrupted Lin Guokai, "In my opinion, As long as it is profitable, we can cooperate with anyone, so it doesn't matter who your spokesperson is. It doesn't matter who Vale is actually loyal to. Mr. Lin Guokai, I know you are meeting this time. I want to say something, but unfortunately, Mr. Lin Youde¡¯s appetite is too big. The United States cannot tolerate so much oil being controlled by others. We must find ways to ensure the security of our future oil supply chain.¡± ¡°According to me. "I know that the Republic of Mesopotamia is now exporting crude oil to the United States normally." Lin Guokai deliberately omitted the word "Chinese" to downplay the unfairness of this republic in some aspects. "Export alone is not enough, Mr. Lin Guokai, you know what I mean. And your clan brother has gone too far. He even wants to annex the southern part of the Persian Gulf that originally belonged to the United Kingdom. The Republican Guard is about to arrive in Abu Dhabi." "But there are no oil fields there." Lin Guokai spread his hands, "And after the British forces withdrew from there, the area fell into war, and several Arab tribes wanted to become the leaders of the region. He only drove to the city of Abu Dhabi on a humanitarian mission to protect civilians." Johnson stared at Lin Guokai with an expression on his face: "Do you think I will believe it?" Lin Guokai spread his hands and said with a smile: "It seems that this argument does not make sense to Mr. Minister of Defense." "Of course it doesn't make sense. I don't know who Lin Youde is, but his actions over the years have shown one thing. If Whichever piece of land he wants, there must be some precious resource on that land. Of course, iron ore is not a precious resource, but the reserves directly increase the value of the iron ore mining concession in his hands." Johnson shook. He shook his head and said, "It is terrifying to think that such a large iron ore was found in Australia, which was declared by the international expert group to be an iron-poor country. My staff always said that Lin Youde might have some undisclosed intelligence sources, but I know it's not that simple. That guy - that guy makes me feel as if he knows what will happen in the future. " "I didn't know that Mr. Johnson was actually a believer of Mr. Lin." " Am I like that? I am just stating my thoughts. However, regardless of whether he is a prophet or something, the United States cannot tolerate him continuing to expropriate the oil resources of the Persian Gulf, whether they have been discovered or not yet discovered, nor the two rivers he has occupied. Forget about the river basin, otherHe must spit out the local oil, otherwise the United States may take the most direct action. " "Is the United States planning to go to war with Germany again? ¡°Of course not, the world longs for peace and we will not go against this trend. "With that said, Wilson grinned at Lin Guokai. (I have pushed IG a lot, so IG, please cheer me up! One more chapter will give you BUFF!)