"Do you want to continue to cooperate?" Canglong asked calmly, "If you want to continue to cooperate, there are conditions. I think we must sign a new agreement, and it is not a simple reciprocal agreement, but a deeper one. Military Alliance Agreement.”
Nikolay's face was livid, and he was silent. It was obvious that Canglong was pushing the envelope, but he had no choice. Russia did not sell weapons to Basra, so Basra would naturally obtain weapons from other channels. Europe was not monolithic. Under the temptation of huge arms contracts, there must be countries willing to secretly provide weapons to Basra.
It is not that this has happened before. The military alliance agreement was signed and negotiated by Nikolay without the right. The so-called military alliance completely tied Russia and Basra together. If Russia was violated, Basra had the obligation to support. Basra was attacked. In case of aggression, Russia is also obliged to support,
This is not as simple as providing weapons, but sending troops. It depends on the direction of the war and the political environment.
"I need to report to the superiors." Nikolay said calmly, "I can't give you an answer for the time being." [
"Consideration is necessary." Canglong said, looked at Susu, and then Susu took out a document and handed it to Nikolay.
Of course Nikolaev was surprised and thought he was trying to bribe him, but he soon found out that it was not, because this was a list of weapons worth ten billion US dollars. He knew what the blue dragon meant without even thinking about it. It was like a A swaggering rich man is showing off his wealth with a middle-class man,
As long as you are willing to sign a military alliance with us, there will be many arms orders like this in the future, which can greatly promote the development of Russia's military industry and drive the Russian economy.
Nikolaev admitted that Canglong had seized on their weakness. The Russians had no money, so when they saw the arms contract, they were like a beggar seeing gold, and they became obsessed with it.
Leaving Basra International Hotel, Nikolay felt a lot in his heart. He thought that when the Soviet Union was strong, the whole world had to look at their faces to act, but now, under the temptation of money, they have to look at other people's faces. Acting "sexually", what a big change this is, but there is no way, who made Russia poor?
After Nikolay left, Vivian asked: "Will Russia sign the military alliance?"
"You should look at some data. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Russian Federation was established and carried out large-scale disarmament. The domestic economy completely collapsed. Russia, the largest country in the world, spent only 5 billion US dollars on military expenditure every year. But now twenty years have passed. , Russia’s military expenditure is only 50 billion U.S. dollars, which has only increased tenfold.” Canglong said with a smile, “It seems that ten times is a lot, but Russia has a vast territory, but their military expenditure is now less than one-third of China’s. First, it is many times lower than the more than 600 billion in the United States, and the reason is because they are poor."
"But I think no matter how poor Russia is, they will not sign a military alliance with us unless they follow the old path of the Cold War." Vivian retorted,
Canglong stopped talking at this time, but Su Su said: "You don't know something about this. In the past twenty years, Russia's influence has dropped to the lowest point in history. During the Soviet period, their navy was ranked among the best in the world. "Dang" makes the Americans uneasy, and now their navy is worse than China's. Almost all of them are old-fashioned warships. Every time Russia and China participate in joint maritime military exercises, they send out old-fashioned warships, and China sends out The warships are all new warships, which are extremely psychologically unbalanced. Maybe Russian politicians are unwilling to confront the United States, but Russian soldiers definitely want to return to the strength of the Soviet period. Soldiers and politicians cannot be compared, let alone What’s more, given the current situation, a second Cold War is impossible. Russia is not a superpower, and neither is China.”
Su Su's words are completely thought from the perspective of a soldier. As a Chinese, he understands the situation and mentality of Russians very well. The once world giant has become a third-rate country. Politicians don't care. But for the soldiers who defend the country, it is painful.
Before the Soviet Union disintegrated, it had a total of nine aircraft carriers, including those under construction. Although it was worse than the Americans, it was enough to pose a huge challenge to the United States.
But as soon as the Soviet Union collapsed, most of the aircraft carriers in service were mothballed and those sold at low prices. In particular, the Varyag aircraft carrier in the Black Sea shipbuilding industry was sold to a Macau company for US$20 million. When the Varyag aircraft carrier left the Black Sea for shipbuilding, almost all the Ukrainian soldiers who had received the news rushed to the scene. They stood in wait and saw the unfinished aircraft carrier slowly being dragged by tugboats. When leaving the shipyard, all the soldiers cried. At that moment, they were wondering why the powerful Soviet Union collapsed overnight.
Today's Russians are still immersed in the scene of that night twenty years ago. They can never forget the shame of the most powerful country in the world, which was reduced to a third-rate country in an instant.
Soldiers think about problems just like politicians, because they are closely related to the honor and disgrace of the country. Because they understand this mentality, Canglong is full of confidence.
"Even if Russia signs a military alliance with us, will it be able to restrain Iran?" Vivian doesn't think so. First of all, China will definitely not support Basra's war with Iran. You must know that China has more than 100 billion US dollars in Iran. oil contract, the relationship between the two countries is very close,
Soryu had no explanation, because a few days later, Nikolay came back again, and this time it was not just him, but also a Russian military delegation, including several senior staff officers from the Russian General Staff and the Ministry of Defense. a deputy minister of
Such a secret visit by a military delegation is enough to prove how sincere the Russian government is this time. Of course, this meeting was conducted in secret. Canglong also specifically asked the Intelligence Agency to keep it confidential.
In this negotiation, Canglong also led his military leaders. After the two parties took their seats, there was no courtesy. After all, this was not a press conference, but a secret meeting.
As a translator, Nikolaev first introduced his side, and at the same time introduced Canglong and the others to the delegation. The two sides exchanged glances, and the negotiation began, [
As the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, Ivanovich is a truly powerful figure who can definitely represent the military. The Russian Federation is not like China, because China’s Ministry of Defense does not have much real power, and the power to mobilize the military lies with the General Staff. in the hands of members of the Ministry and the Military Commission,
The Russian General Staff does not have as much power as the Ministry of Defense. Generally speaking, the Ministry of Defense is above the General Staff and is directly assigned by the president.
So he said very forcefully from the beginning: "A military alliance agreement is a major event for any country. Basra is just a province of Iraq. What ability does it have to ask for a military alliance?"
Although these words seemed very polite, they were actually ironic. Ivanovich did not take Basra's military strength seriously at all. In fact, Basra's weapons were all provided by Russia. He naturally knew how many Basra had. A few pounds, so what he means is that if you want to sign an agreement with us, you must at least wait until you become a country. Before you become a country, you are not even qualified to sign an agreement.
Anyone who understands can understand what he means, so the senior military officials in Basra were very angry, but Canglong was very calm and said with a smile: "Since you have not signed a military alliance with us, then you send a military delegation to do so.
What, what are you going to do before we become a country?"
Canglong spoke standard Russian, and the military delegation headed by Ivanlovic heard clearly. They were surprised, but they didn't know how to respond.
The purpose of such a grand event was to discuss the signing of a military alliance agreement. Before the discussion, Ivanovich naturally had to pretend that we didn't care at all in order to deal with the subsequent negotiations on the specific agreement, but he thought,
Cang Long treats someone in his own way, you don't care, I don't care yet, if you like to sign, don't sign, if you don't sign, you will be defeated.
The atmosphere became awkward for a moment. At this time, if Canglong could give him a step to step down, he could continue talking, but Canglong did not give him a step.
As if prearranged, Su suddenly said: "Prophet, the person in charge of the French Renault Company is waiting for your interview."
Upon hearing this, Nikolay's face changed, and he quickly translated it to Ivanovich. When the delegation heard that the prophet was going to meet with the French fire dealer, their face completely changed.
France is the only country in the NATO alliance that does not like to obey the orders of the United States. Even in the European Union, France is a maverick. As long as the interests are sufficient, France will not care about whether you have an agreement or not. You have to sell what you should sell, and France
Human weapons are not much worse than Russian weapons, and are even more advanced than Russian weapons in some fields.
The two sides spoke less than a few words, and the situation became very embarrassing for the Russians. At this time, Vivian suddenly said: "Prophet, I think it is very important to sign a military alliance with Russia. After all, France is a member of NATO.
, not to mention that most of our weapons are made in Russia, so if we want to change them, we have to replace them all."
Hearing this, Nikolay breathed a sigh of relief. Naturally, he could tell that this was a step released by Canglong. It meant, don't take yourself too seriously and negotiate well. Then let's talk. Don't negotiate. Then
Let's not talk about it. We'll go back to our homes and do whatever we need to do.
After the translation, Ivanovich's face became a little better. Who can make Russia poor? They have already made predictions this time. If they sign a secret military alliance with Basra, not only can they get long-term arms orders,
At the same time, it can also increase Russia's influence. Although it will offend the United States, if Russia wants to return to the list of the world's top powers, sooner or later it will have a conflict with the United States.
History has proved that Western countries will not be soft on Russia, and this is still the case now. Since confrontation will happen sooner or later, it is better to strike first.
"Then let the people from Renault wait." Soryu looked at Ivanovich with a smile, "Mr. Minister, do you think it is possible for us to continue talking?"
Ivanovich was taken aback, and his expression changed faster than flipping through a book: "Of course we have to continue talking. Russia attaches great importance to cooperation with Basra, otherwise I wouldn't be here in person."