() At the bidding meeting a week later, two Russian companies, Lukom and Longteng International, jointly bid and obtained the mining service rights of two super oil fields in Basra. Oil companies from other countries auctioned some small oil fields. Zheng fu in Basra Province Cooperation agreements were signed with these companies as soon as possible. The actions taken by the fu and the US military not only did not affect Basra's bidding, but promoted the bidding, at least making it clear to all countries that the US military is not currently targeting Basra. Forming an absolute advantage, at least until the guerrillas of the Mahdi Army and the remnants of the Baath Party were wiped out, they did not dare to do anything to Basra.
As for the guerrillas of the Mahdi Army and the remnants of the Baath Party, it is not that simple to eliminate them. Iran and some countries in the Middle East have been supporting them from behind, which has greatly affected the security forces and the US military. .
Especially after Basra acquired its missile force, the whole world now knows that Basra has acquired the S-300, the world's most advanced anti-aircraft missile. The NATO military alliance headed by the United States accused Russia of illegally selling missiles to the Prophet Army, believing that they Destroy the regional balance.
However, Russian officials countered that the missiles were not sold by them, but were purchased from the black market by the Prophet's Army in Basra. They also ridiculed the United States that after occupying Iraq for so many years, it was difficult to restore basic power supply to the capital Baghdad, while Basra was in a short period of time. Within a few months, the power supply was restored and the people's food, clothing and employment were provided.
These words not only smack of being a scoundrel, they are also very provocative. I am supporting Basra behind your back. What can you do to us? You are only talking, but Basra’s missile force is doing it every day.
The citizens of Basra can see the missile force almost every day. They train every day and conduct live ammunition exercises. The attentive citizens discovered a very interesting thing. Once the US Air Force takes action, Basra will If they don't have enough missile launchers, they will launch one or two missiles extravagantly. They say they are training troops, but in fact they are threatening the air security of the US military.
This made the two Iraqi U.S. air force bases afraid to launch large-scale air operations. They only dared to send out drones for small-scale reconnaissance, but they did not dare to enter Basra's airspace.
Without large-scale air support, the U.S. Army is basically fighting in the north, which naturally reduces their efficiency in suppressing guerrillas. In the past, their operations would receive air support, but now they only have helicopters in addition to drones.
In one week, the two U.S. air force bases in Iraq dispatched drones and helicopters thousands of times, almost catching up with the frequency during the war in Iraq. However, the guerrillas did not know where they got them. A large number of anti-helicopter rocket launchers, even some with relatively good performance, will pose a threat to UAVs.
Therefore, during these days of suppression, the security forces suffered heavy losses. Even the US military was shot down a Black Hawk helicopter. Two American pilots died directly on the spot, which prompted the anti-war sentiment in the United States to become more and more intense. Although the White House The spokesman pointed out that they are not in Iraq for war, but to restore Iraq's reconstruction and stabilize the situation in Iraq.
But the American people are not so easily deceived. In addition, the media has exaggerated the difference between the capital Baghdad and Basra, and the public's antipathy towards the government has become more and more intense.
In the Prophet Army headquarters base, Xiami was commanding the missile force to begin routine training. But what was different today was that what was locked on their radar screen was an aircraft in the airspace of Qadir Province, a neighboring province in the north of Basra Province. This is also the first time for Xiami and others to use U.S. drones to operate in provinces outside the airspace of Basra.
Basra is bordered by three provinces and two neighboring countries. The neighboring countries are Kuwait in the west and Iran in the east. The three provinces are Muthanna Province in the northwest, Qadir Province in the north, and Qadir Province in the northeast. Missan Province.
Among these three provinces, Muthanna Province is basically in the desert, adjacent to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Without oil, it is basically difficult to grow crops. After the Iraq War, the Americans handed it over to Japanese troops. Later, the United States Withdrawing the troops, the Japanese will naturally withdraw as well, but in this capacity, the Japanese have contracted a lot of land, and I don’t know what they are doing.
As for the remnants of the Baath Party, they don't seem to have much interest in this identity, so their numbers are very small, although the security forces only have one combat battalion and one police battalion in the entire province.
The northern province of Qadir is very wealthy. Although it does not have much oil, it is one of Iraq's food sources.
The northeastern province of Maysan is not only rich, it is also a major oil province. It has been proven that the oil stored in the province reaches 30 billion barrels, which is almost the province with the most oil among the central provinces.
Longteng International once bid for the largest oil field in the province. However, because the remnants of the Baath Party clashed with the Zhengfu Army in the province and almost occupied the entire Maysan Province, the oil field is still controlled by the remnants of the Baath Party and is secretly in contact with Iran. Cooperative development is also the remaining direct source of financial resources for the Baath Party.
The four powerful identities of the Baath Party and the three provinces are all adjacent to Basra, so they form a natural line of defense. This is why the US military and security forces cannot worry about Basra. When the fu forcefully attacked the Mahdi Army in the north, They are too weak to deal with the remnants of the Baath Party, let alone enter Basra to fight the Prophet's Army.
"Is it locked?" Xiami asked, staring at the radar screen.
"The third missile position has been locked, but there is only a 30% certainty that it can hit it," the technician said.
"Then wait until it gets closer and say it. Anyway, we have time." Xiami was not in a hurry, as if he had laid a trap waiting for the animal to enter.
Five minutes later, the technician said, "That's it."
Xiami immediately picked up the phone and said: "Fire the missile."
After Xiami issued the order, everyone in the command post looked tense. Although the prophet had given orders to use US military aircraft as targets, they were still worried that the Americans would pay a terrible price for their cross-provincial provocation. .
Everyone was staring at the green dots and red dots on the radar screen. At this time, most people hoped that the missile would not hit the drone. Only Xiami looked excited and looking forward to something.
Obviously the Russian man-made S-300 is very reliable. After a few minutes, the red dots and green dots on the radar screen disappeared one after another, and then an excited report came from the No. 3 missile site: "Sir, the missile hit the target accurately."
Xiami smiled, and then issued an order: "Attention all missile positions, we are now entering actual combat mode. All missiles are aimed at the U.S. drones in Qadir and Missan provinces. Don't worry, we will attack you."
Excited sounds came from the missile camp. This day was destined to be uneasy. Six U.S. military drones of various types were shot down by the missile force when they were caught off guard. The U.S. military suffered heavy losses. Although the cost of most UAVs was It's not very high, but a drone like the Predator is very expensive.
Surprisingly, the US military did not react at all. They closed their mouths as if they had suffered a dumb loss and swallowed their bloody teeth. Even the fu in Baghdad stopped having a war of words with the propaganda hall in Basra and stopped.
This further fueled the missile force's arrogance. The missile force launched missiles regardless of cost. Within a week, it shot down twenty U.S. military unmanned reconnaissance aircraft of various types. The ten missile positions of the missile force almost More than ten missiles were fired from each position.
During the week in Basra, missiles were seen taking off almost every day. The citizens initially thought there was another air raid, but the militiamen and the Detachment of Women did not organize them to enter the air-raid shelters, so they got used to it, and even Discussing where these missiles are going.
But whenever these are mentioned, the people in Basra are impassioned. Many people feel that this is the prophet's counterattack against the Americans, and their hearts are even more excited. They think about how many years Basra has been taken care of by the war, how can they relieve their anger like this? It was always them who got beaten in the past.
Now it's completely reversed. The people of Basra are naturally very excited. Coupled with the powerful propaganda of the Detachment of Women and the militia, the entire Basra is brewing a mood that wants the Prophet's Army to break out of Basra.
The provincial government did not say a word about the missile force's actions. It seemed that both Basra and Baghdad remained silent but were secretly competing with each other.
The fifth month.
When Canglong came to the provincial government, Governor Zinam and Deputy Governor Assad personally welcomed him. In the past few days, Basra has returned to its former prosperity.
Because of Basra Province’s low-tax policy and the fact that two super oil fields have not yet opened, all large foreign companies have begun to move here. After all, in the last auction, the Russian Lukom Company and Longteng International were able to It came out on top mainly because the government of Basra Province proposed that whoever invests here first would have priority in obtaining oil exploration rights.
So the so-called bidding actually gave priority to Longteng International and Luke, and the rest was left to oil companies from other countries. Fu and the Americans were crazy about the fight, but more than a month later, no one Thinking of it, Basra's oil exploration is in full swing, and the Americans are provocative.
It swelled like bamboo shoots, just because at the next bidding meeting of the provincial government, another large super oil field will be opened soon, and to get the right to choose first, you must invest in Basra. The provincial government has set a minimum investment amount, and only Only when this minimum investment amount is reached can you have the right to bid.
From industry to agriculture to port transportation, Basra has created a miracle in the Middle East. Of course, it is also related to the natural geographical location Basra occupies.