Chapter 91 Deterrence

The more you understand the horror of the Soviet army, the more shocked you are.

In just three days, the Soviet army dispatched 280 large transport planes to airlift more than 5,000 officers and soldiers and a large amount of weapons and equipment to Kabul International Airport and Baghlan Air Force Base.

In just one week, they controlled major cities and transportation arteries, and supported the leader of the flag faction, Karmal, to form a puppet regime.

This terrifying military strength and organizational efficiency shocked the whole world.

Naturally, it also shocked Pakistan, Thailand, and Iraq!

Especially Pakistan and Iraq, they were all shocked, and then they felt the chill.

Afghanistan must control Pakistan to the south to the Indian Ocean, or more precisely, the Arabian Sea!

Since Iran overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty and the hostage crisis broke out, it has severed diplomatic relations with the Eagle Sauce and was hostile to the Eagle Sauce. It is simply a natural ally of the Soviet Union. Now Afghanistan and Iran are connected, and Iraq is the next.

This shocking effect is very obvious, and Liu Tao was contacted at the first time.

"Mr. Al, Lieutenant Colonel Rashid, my friend, I am very happy to see you again!" Liu Tao smiled and shook hands with Al and Rashid.

"Mr. Liu Tao, my good friend!" Al said straight to the point: "If the last order increases three times, how long will it take for you to deliver it?"

Another three times order! ?

Liu Tao's heart couldn't help but beat violently.

That means this time, the rich friend has thrown out a big order of 375 million US dollars!

Liu Tao said without hesitation: "In April next year, we guarantee to complete all orders!"

"We want 500 anti-aircraft machine guns, 1 million anti-aircraft machine gun bullets, 100 anti-aircraft guns, 10,000 anti-aircraft gun shells, 200 Type 69 tanks, and 1,000 Type 59 tanks. We hope to deliver them as soon as possible!" Rashid said.

Liu Tao felt the urgency in Rashid's tone.

It seems that the polar bear roared and showed its claws this time, which scared them.

"As usual, pay half of the deposit first, and the anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and tanks can be mobilized to the port in half a month. When you inspect the goods and pay the balance, you can ship them." Liu Tao said without hesitation.

The number of sealed weapons and equipment alone is more than this.

"No problem!" Al said, "But our ship's transportation capacity is not that large, you have to help us."

Liu Tao frowned slightly, this posed a problem for him.

He didn't know if the Fifth Machine Department had any solution.

According to what he knew, there were few ships in the mainland that had the ability to sail long distances.

"I have to ask the leader about this. If it can be transported, there will be no problem, but the transportation fee will be calculated separately." Liu Tao said.

"Okay!" Al said.

They have been in contact with the country these days. They were originally discussing additional orders as hush money. Unexpectedly, the polar bear showed its claws to Afghanistan, and the claws were so sharp and ferocious.

Although Iraq now has a good relationship with the United States and the Soviet Union, it has to be guarded against.

Originally, they did not plan to buy anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and tanks, because these weapons and equipment in China were too backward. It was just that this happened that they found that the best choice was actually China.

European and American weapons are naturally very advanced, but you have to know that the price is very expensive, two or three times or even four or five times more expensive, and the delivery cycle is very long, and many conditions must be attached.

But Liu Tao is different here. He is a pure arms dealer, and he can deliver quickly. Weapons and ammunition are much cheaper, and there are no additional conditions.

Liu Tao took the list and returned to the Fifth Ministry of Machinery to report to the leader.

In the conference room, Liu Tao was reporting, and the leaders were shocked.

In just a short time, Liu Tao got a $375 million order for Panshan Machinery Factory and a $412 million order for the Fifth Ministry of Machinery. The two orders added up to $787 million!

"What's more troublesome now is that Iraq needs us to provide sea transportation to transport weapons and equipment to Iraq." Liu Tao said.

The leader said: "This is no problem. We can ask Huo Chuanwang to help with the transportation."

Liu Tao showed a look of realization. How could he forget the existence of this person?

Huo Chuanwang, this Hong Kong tycoon has been engaged in maritime lighterage since the late 1940s. It is said that during the Liaodong War, he transported a lot of supplies to the mainland. He is also a famous red-top businessman.

And he is also one of the few who enjoyed a state funeral after his death.

With this person, sea transportation is indeed no problem.

Soon, that afternoon, the two sides signed a contract agreement.

And this is just the beginning. Pakistan signed an order worth 290 million US dollars, and Thailand signed an order worth 125.1 million US dollars.

Liu Tao signed large orders one after another, and secretly sighed in his heart that the deterrence of this polar bear is really terrifying.

But think about it, it only took a week to control the main cities and transportation arteries of Afghanistan, which is absolutely terrifying.

Let alone this era, even after another forty years, it is still shocking.

Liu Tao suspected that the military strength of Russia forty years later would not be as good as that of the polar bear at this time.

The polar bear at this time is really too terrifying.

At this time, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world, with a land area of ​​more than 22 million square kilometers, accounting for one-sixth of the world's total area, about 2.5 times that of the United States, and larger than the United States and Canada combined. The Soviet Union had a population of 280 million, second only to China and India, and was the third most populous country in the world, 30 to 40 million more than the United States. The combined population of the United States and Canada was not as large as that of the Soviet Union.

Moreover, the Soviet Union was also very rich in resources, with the world's largest reserves of oil, natural gas, iron ore and other resources. As the world's largest oil producer, the Soviet Union made a lot of money in recent years due to the rise in world oil prices. Relying on the rich oil income, it expanded its influence and made waves in the international arena, even the European and American coalition had to take a defensive stance.

The output of many industries such as cement and steel exceeded that of the United States.

As for military strength, it was so terrifying that it made people tremble. It had 3.5 million standing troops and more than 20 million reserve troops. In terms of the army, the Soviet Union had 65,000 tanks, 75,000 armored vehicles, and 48,000 artillery pieces. The overall strength of the army was the best in the world.

At this time, the total number of tanks of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact exceeded 100,000, and the total number of tanks of all NATO member states combined was less than one-sixth of this number.

The Soviet Union's "steel torrent" was almost unstoppable. It only took a week to advance from Rome to the English Channel and sweep across the European continent.

The Soviet navy and air force were also not weak. In terms of navy, the Soviet Union had more than 1,000 ships, and there were more than 100 nuclear submarines alone. The navy ranked second in the world after the United States. In terms of air force, the Soviet Union had tens of thousands of aircraft, which was not worse than the United States.

As for nuclear power, the Soviet Union surpassed the United States, and the number of nuclear warheads was much more than that of the United States.

Anyway, this kind of strength, even the leaders who walked out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the war were prepared to lose a large area of ​​​​land, and they had to rely on guerrilla warfare, fighting for ten or twenty years to wear down the other side.