Chapter 323 Gorbachev’s visit (please give me a monthly ticket)

The military parade lasted for three hours. Although it was already autumn, the sun was still dazzling. In this case, President Saddam was still so energetic. It can be seen that if he wanted to be a leader, he also needed a strong body.

This military parade achieved good results. With frequent victory in frontline wars and the full strike on Iran's chemical weapons base, the whole Iraq was in full swing. They cheered for the victory, President Saddam, and even more cheered for Iraq's god of war, the invincible His Excellency Kusai.

Western countries sent congratulatory messages to Iraq, fulfilling the UN resolution, criticizing the chemical weapons bases that attacked the Iranians, and expressing admiration for Iraq's progress in resisting the Khomeini export revolution. All of this made President Saddam feel inexplicably satisfied.

After the military parade, there was something even more happy to President Saddam: a delegation led by Gorbachev, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, is about to visit Baghdad!

If in the past, Gorbachev was just an ordinary secretary of the CPC Central Committee and was not outstanding among the top leaders, but now, Gorbachev has become an important figure in the huge red empire of the Soviet Union!

After Brezhnev's death, Andropov succeeded as the supreme leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Andropov was well aware of the contradictions within the Soviet Union and carried out bold reforms during his tenure.

For example, innovating and developing in various ways on the theoretical issue of socialist construction, he emphasized that Marxism should be treated correctly, opposes superstitious and dogmatic copying formulas of "the magic of quotes", and calls on enriching and developing Marxism in all aspects according to the actual situation of life; secondly, strengthening labor discipline, rectifying social order and punishing **; and actively promoting economic system reform, effectively curbing the sustained economic recession.

As a steady politician, although Andropov understood that the Soviet society needed to be reformed urgently, he adopted the reform steps of "carefulness and ability". Through reform, the state machinery of the highest level can be operated better and fundamentally "improve the lives of the people." Unfortunately, in history, Andropov died of kidney disease in February 1984. History left him the time to rule. If his term of office was longer, perhaps the Soviet history at the end of the 20th century would be a different trend.

During this period, the Soviet Union's focus was on restoring the economy. The arsenal was filled with various advanced weapons from the world, but there was a lack of enough food on the shelves. It would never be reproduced. As Andropov's most valued "agricultural expert", Gorbachev jumped into a person who controlled the entire Soviet economy. He was the most determined supporter and executor of Andropov's reforms, and made the Soviet Union's economic situation improve greatly, which paved the way for Gorbachev to become the supreme leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Now, as a very important figure of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev came to Iraq for a visit. Of course, Saddam was very happy.

Gorbachev's special plane arrived in Baghdad on the afternoon of the parade.

In order to welcome the MiG-25 fighter jets from the Northern Military Region of Iraq escorted when the other side arrived in Iraq's airspace. The flight instructors sent by the Soviet Union were flying the fighter jets. Since Iraq and Iran were in war, in order to prevent accidents, fighter jets were escorted throughout the journey.

The fleet visited the Soviet Union this time included four aircraft, two Tu-154 passenger planes, one for Gorbachev, and one for accompanying journalists and service personnel; two Il-76 transport planes, special vehicles and other equipment for transport leaders.

This is the style of a great country. When traveling, the vehicles you take are carried randomly, which prevents accidents from happening to the greatest extent.

When the special plane arrived at Baghdad International Airport, the welcome team led by Zhang Feng was already waiting below.

Zhang Feng knew that his father was already deliberately cultivating himself. This time Gorbachev's visit was an international event in Iraq. He asked him to come to welcome him, which was trust in him.

If it were someone else, I would probably look up to the senior figures of this powerful Northern Red Empire. However, for Zhang Feng, he would not be so nervous when he knew that the collapse of this huge empire had a lot to do with the upcoming person.

The airport has been fully martial law, and the Republican Guard soldiers with live ammunition guards guard the entire airport, and all commanding heights are closely guarded to prevent any accidents.

Beside Zhang Feng, his deputy Tarik, Iraqi Vice President Taha Yasin Ramadan, and Soviet ambassador to Iraq, Balkovsky, were waiting for the plane slowly sliding towards the apron.

Behind them were several Iraqi teenagers holding flowers. They kept waving the flowers in their hands and welcomed the arrival of guests.

The special plane slowly stopped, the gangway drove over, the cabin door opened, and everyone's eyes looked at the cabin entrance.

Two Soviet KGB security personnel first walked down the gangway and guarded the left and right. Then, a man in a suit and bald hair walked out of the cabin.

Suddenly, cheers rang out from the scene. The person who came down was an important figure in the Soviet Union: Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev.

He waved to the welcome crowd, then slowly walked down the gangway.

Gorbachev is fifty years old this year, but among the top leaders of the Soviet Union, he is definitely a very young one.

His figure was as tall as the Soviets, and when he walked down, his high position had already made him look very stylish.

"Welcome Mr. Gorbachev to the visit. On behalf of the Iraqi people, I would like to express my sincere welcome to your arrival." Zhang Feng said.

Balkovsky, who was accompanying him, immediately translated Zhang Feng's Arabic into Russian.

"Although Mr. Kusai is young, he has become a hero on the Middle East. Your combat experience has been included in the textbooks of my school." Gorbachev smiled and said, "You are a hero in the Arab world!"

"Thank you." Zhang Feng replied. Such meetings are polite and there will be no substantive questions.

On the Il 76 plane landed behind, a special extended Jill-41047 bulletproof sedan drove down. This kind of car can be called an armored sedan, with a thickness of 75mm, and the bulletproof glass it uses was developed by the Soviet Special Glass Research Institute. The total weight of the car is as high as more than 6 tons. It is equipped with a 7.0l 8-cylinder engine, and the fuel consumption is more than 28l per 100 kilometers.

After the welcome, Gorbachev got into the car and drove into the city of Baghdad under the protection of Iraqi security personnel in front and his accompanying security personnel.

This is the style of a great country! Zhang Feng got into his car, followed behind, and drove towards the Baghdad hotel together.

What is the purpose of Gorbachev coming this time? He wanted to win over Iraq? He tied up the Soviet chariot? Or something else? Zhang Feng was secretly guessing.

Gorbachev has a very important mission this time: to bring closer relations with Iraq and prevent Iraq from turning to the Western camp!

During the Brezhnev period, the Soviet Union was aggressive and vigorously expanded outward, and the Middle East was the passage for the Soviet Union to move south, which had very important strategic significance.

The Soviet Union maintained good relations with many countries in the Middle East, Syria, Egypt and Iraq. These countries used Soviet weapons and fought against Israel with the support of the Soviet big brother.

From rifles, grenades, to tanks, and aircraft, they are all Soviet-style equipment. By selling weapons, they have a close relationship with the Soviet Union.

But now, the situation has changed, Iraq is trapped in the Iraq-Iraq War and purchases large quantities of weapons.

It's okay to buy weapons from France, because France does not belong to NATO, and France has no political purpose, just to make more money. However, if Iraq buys weapons from the United States in large quantities, it's another situation.

Especially His Excellency Kusai, his relationship with the United States is very close. The United States can even export the production line of fighter jets to Iraq. It is not difficult to guarantee that the United States will station troops in Iraq in the future.

Iraq plays an important role in the Soviet Union's strategy. Now the Soviet Union focuses on internal economic development, and Afghanistan is deeply trapped, so it will not have a tough attitude to face the US infiltration into the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are completely pro-American factions, and if Iraq turns to the United States, the consequences will be serious.

So, Gorbachev accepted Andropov's mission to come to Iraq and strive to bring Iraq back to the right track!

Moreover, the KGB is also making preparations in secret. If His Excellency Kusai is really a pro-Western element, then the KGB can secretly support Udai to rise to power, and Udai is a firm pro-Soviet faction.

Gorbachev knew that this was also a very meaningful visit for him. His current main ability is to climb upward and become the supreme leader of the Soviet Union. If he wants to climb up again and become the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, he must have sufficient diplomatic capabilities.

This time I went to Iraq, it was a rare opportunity to prove my abilities!

I just met that Kusai. In the eyes of the young man from the Middle East, he saw a hint of immaturity. Although the other party had rich combat experience, after all, it was just a young man. At his age, it was difficult to have experienced political skills. It would be easy to deal with such a person.

Zhang Feng didn't know that his actions would actually cause the Red Empire to touch him. He didn't have so many ideas. The Americans' advanced avionics were beneficial to Iraq's military equipment. He wanted to buy it. The Soviets had strong armor and he wanted to buy it, but he didn't care about it. In his eyes, the air force and offensive air force will always rank first.

……

" target="_blank">http://">
Chapter completed!