Chapter 138 Islamabad
Since it was a report, Mhamad did not go alone and took Hussein Mhamad on a helicopter in the base and flew to Islamabad.
This is an emerging city with a good geographical location, backed by the high Himalayas and facing the wide Indus River Plain. On the east side is the beautiful Lake Laval and on the west side is an open river valley. The scenery is beautiful and the environment is pleasant, less than 100 kilometers away from Peshawar.
After Pakistan was founded, the capital was originally in Karachi, southern Pakistan. However, the strategic depth here is and there is no room for development. Therefore, Pakistan rebuilt this new city, which has only been more than ten years of history.
Some places are still under construction, with high-rise buildings and busy construction. The streets are already full of traffic and colorful caravans, forming a unique landscape in Islamabad.
The helicopter landed at the Nuer-Han Air Force Airport in the suburbs of Islamabad, and transferred to a military off-road vehicle. Mhamad headed towards the Presidential Palace.
This is the first time that Mhamad has arrived in Islamabad. There are almost all men on the streets, and there are very few women. Most of them cover their faces with veils, but a small number of them are fashionable. Now that Eastern and Western cultures are constantly integrating, American thinking is constantly affecting Pakistan.
It is now a brief honeymoon period for the United States and Pakistan.
The Presidential Palace is in the east of the city, which is relatively quiet. After the car drove into the Presidential Palace, Mhamad and Hussein were waiting in the small conference room beside him.
Hussein was still wearing the Air Force uniform. It was just so sudden. At the same time, Hussein was full of excitement to see the great president.
"Hussein, let's have something to eat first." Mhamad looked at the plate of snacks given to a secretary, took a piece and handed it to Hussein.
Hussein was very restrained and didn't know where to put his hands. He wanted to take them over and shook his head again: "No, I'm still waiting for the president here. After a while, the president found that my beard was filled with snacks, which was very rude."
"Eat, the president will not blame you, you are our hero," Mhamad said. "You are the first pilot in the entire Pakistan Air Force to shoot down four fighter jets."
Luck, two rattlesnakes killed two Afghan Air Force Su-22s, just like shooting a target. Hussein kept summing up that he had made many mistakes in these two air battles. For example, this time, when he was fighting enemy planes, he was so excited that he had all the shells in one go. As a result, there were no shells later, otherwise, at least he could have a record of injury!
Mhamad picked up the snacks, he was really hungry.
After eating, I drank another bowl of milk tea and waited for more than three hours. Finally, the sound of footsteps came from outside.
"His Excellency President, Mhamad is ordered to report." Mhamad said to Zia Hak, and saluted.
"His Excellency President, Hussein, a pilot of the 15th Squadron, paid tribute to you." Hussein also raised his right hand to salute.
"Sorry, I've kept you waiting for a long time." Zia Hack said very kindly: "I just communicated with the American ambassador for a few hours, and it's time to waste."
As president, Zia Hack is not arrogant. His approachable words make people feel more favorable.
But Mhamad seized the key words. The president had been communicating with the US ambassador for a few hours! What would this happen? Moreover, the president's itinerary was secret. Now that I told the two of us, I would definitely not be afraid of leaking the secrets, which was related to the two of us!
"Your Excellency President, your time is precious, and we are very honored to be able to call the two of us here." Mhamad said: "Hussein, report to Your Excellency President for this battle."
The president is busy with trouble, but he comes to him. What is the important thing? He crossed the Ministry of Defense and the Military Region and came to him directly?
Could it be that Mhamad seemed to have guessed something and felt a sense of joy in his heart.
After listening to Hussein's report carefully, Zia Hack said: "It seems that our J-6 is really out of his mind to fight against the Soviet fighter jets."
"Yes, Your Excellency the President, so we are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the F-16 fighter jets so that we can have the ability to fully confront the Soviets," Hussein said.
"Hussein, you are the elite in our air force and should communicate and cooperate more with the West. This time, we plan to send someone to the United States to test their F-14 fighter jets. Are you willing to go?" Zia Hack asked.
Sure enough, I was going to buy a tomcat! My last time said, completely impressed the president! Mhamad was immediately very excited.
"I completely obey the president's orders!" Hussein said. Hussein was reluctant to leave the battlefield for the time being, but the soldiers took obeying orders as their duty, and the president personally gave the orders, so of course he had to strictly implement them.
"Okay, you go down and have some food first," said Zia-Haker. "I have heard your stomach scream three times just now."
As Hussein left, Zia Hack's face gradually became serious.
"Mhamad, your last time did touch me." Zia Hak said to Mhamad: "You are completely right. We need a heavy air combat aircraft!"
"His Excellency President, our Pakistan sky needs powerful fighter jets to protect. Our air force is to attack, attack, and then attack, and destroy the enemy's planes on the runway to maintain our safety!" Mhamad also said excitedly, offensive air force! This is what a great country should have!
However, he still had many questions in his mind. If the president really made up his mind to buy it, why would he still come to him? Just negotiate with the United States directly.
"But we have a lot of resistance," said Zia Hack. "No one except me, especially the Minister of Defense, who strongly supports purchasing more F-16s and compensates them with quantity. The Minister of Finance also objected that our country has no extra money to equip."
As a president, you cannot do whatever you want. You must take into account the interests of the entire country. Now, Zia Hack focuses more energy on the country's economic construction, and the investment in national defense must be controlled. Purchasing expensive F-14 will naturally lead to opposition from others.
"We can take out loans," said Mhamad. These days, he has been thinking about this every day. Mhamad has gradually followed his thoughts: "Now, our battle of justice has been supported by the whole world, especially in our Islamic world, among which Saudi Arabia has the greatest support. We can send people to contact the Saudi side and ask them to lend us funds."
Chapter completed!