Chapter 919 To Exercise in the Persian Gulf

The place where Li Mo stayed is still the place where he attended the high-level military conference last time. After Major General Safawi accompanied Li Mo, he did not leave, and the two are now eager to exchange views on the current situation.

"Li, you should understand that even if a summit is held, it may not be a good result for Libya." Major General Safawi sat down and said with a wry smile, "In the case of Iran, every Iranian has the determination and perseverance to fight against foreign aggressors, but they are not ready to fight for Libya and Westerners."

This sentence is very straightforward. At this time, it is not only Li Mo who sees that the situation in Libya is likely to go to war, but also that Iran can see it. To intervene in the Libyan incident is to intervene in the war.

War is not what everyone wants, but sometimes there is a war for the sake of profit. Whether it is active or passive.

Li Mo also understood another meaning in Safavid's words, that is, Iran has not yet formed a unified opinion. In Li Mo's opinion, the most important thing is that the Iranian 'leader''s attitude is unclear.

"General, we also want to see that the Libyan incident is not a special case. Westerners' appetite has become bigger and bigger, and more and more unscrupulous. If we don't hit the arrogance of some people hard, our future situation will be very bad. If it had been in the past, Li Mo would not have said so, but the successful development of the 'space fighter' gave Li Mo enough confidence.

Many people will say that one or two advanced weapons have not changed the gap between the two sides, but they should also understand that with the progress and development of technology, weapons tend to develop in the direction of 'multi-purpose' and 'high-tech integration'. Similarly, weapons represent not only a tactical use, but also a combination of multiple strike capabilities. Maybe in the future, missiles will not have a distinction between air and sea, but a kind of missile can attack the sea, air and ground.

Safavi was also slightly surprised by Li Mo's attitude. He was very determined and determined, and it seemed that he must participate in it. He wondered what confidence Li Mo had to show this attitude? Within the Iranian military, the Libyan issue has also been deduced, but the result is very frustrating. Even if Iran is added, it will not have much effect on reversing the outcome of Libya.

The main reason is that Iran's geographical location is too special, too far from Libya to provide military assistance directly to Libya. Secondly, Iran is surrounded by NATO military blocs. At this time, there are too many problems and difficulties to face in the war between Iran and the West.

In Iraq, more than 100,000 U.S. troops are fighting against guerrillas led by Saddam. In Afghanistan, more than 100,000 NATO troops are also fighting against the Taliban and various armed forces led by al-Qaeda. In the Persian Gulf, there are two U.S. naval and air bases. In the Middle East, there are more military bases. Once Iran intervenes, it will certainly suffer the most severe blow first.

This is the main reason for forcing Iran to embarrass both sides.

It's not that I don't want to work hard, but that self-protection is a problem. There are fierce beasts around the house. How can I run thousands of miles away to hunt?

When Safawi described the difficulties faced by Iran again in a helpless tone, Li Mo shook his head slightly and said, "General, hasn't Iran ever thought about breaking the blockade of the West?"

In Li Mo's view, Iran and China are in the same situation, surrounded by the West's blockade. China is a big country, surrounded by small countries. The West has less direct military power, and there is also a Russia that can rely on each other. Although there are no powerful countries around Iran, it is directly facing the military encirclement of the West. The military strength of the U.S. military in this region alone is comparable to that of Iran, and the quality is far greater than that of Iran.

No matter what Iran thinks, if it wants to develop, it is inevitable to break this 'imprisonment' and blockade, otherwise how can it go out?

Major General Safavi was stunned, and then shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Break the blockade? It's easy to say, but don't you know how difficult it is in fact? Li, I think we should not talk about such an unrealistic topic. At least in the short term, Iran will not want to eliminate the strength of the West.

However, Li Mo shook his head and said, "General, what is unrealistically said is too serious. I don't think it's a big deal for Western forces. This is not a question of whether it works or not, but a question of whether to dare or not.

In the face of Li Mo, who was a little different from the past, Major General Safavi was surprised again. He whispered, "Li, do you have any good plans?"

If there is really an opportunity and possibility to break the blockade, Safavid believes that those who can decide the fate of Iran will never miss it, but... Is it really possible?

Li Mo brought a part of the Middle East region, and his right hand pressed it to a place with great momentum.

"Here, we can conduct a large-scale joint military exercise..."

... In Iran's presidential palace, several Iranian senior officials hurried here after receiving a call from the presidential palace. In a small conference room, a small but very high-level meeting was held secretly.

At the top of the list is Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who has always been known for being tough on the West, and basically members of the Supreme National Defense Commission, including the Minister of Defense, the Chief of General Staff, the representative of the leader and the Minister of Intelligence.

The meeting began with Major General Safavi, the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guard, who introduced the third OECD large-scale joint combat exercise proposed by Li Mo to hold a large-scale joint operation exercise on Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf in southern Iran. During this period, he will also talk to Li Mo word for word.

Lavan Island is an island with an area of hundreds of square kilometers. It is located on the north side of the Persian Gulf Channel, across the sea from Qatar, with a straight-line distance of less than 200 kilometers. On Lavain Island, there is currently a forward base in Iran, with a small naval patrol and an army stationed there, and military facilities such as airports on the island.

This island is very important to Iran, because there is a U.S. military base in Qatar on the other side, and the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet is stationed in Medina, the capital of Bahrain. It can be said that Lavain Island is another front line between Iran and the U.S. military.

Holding a large-scale joint combat exercise in the Persian Gulf is really a very risky plan, which will certainly aggle the nerves of the Americans, and there must be various pressures and problems.

"The purpose of the exercise is to make solidarity with the situation in Libya, but is it too late?" Defense Minister Shamhani mentioned a problem. Now that the Libyan opposition has openly broken with Gaddafi, the two sides will soon be directly put into force. The armed civilians fooled by the opposition are not the opponents of the Libyan political axe army at all. Once there are signs of failure, the Westerners will definitely take action. . The shortest time is one month and the longest is three months.

And a joint military exercise involving many countries takes a long time to prepare for the early stage, and there is also the mobilisation of troops, which takes time. Most importantly, the exercise in the Persian Gulf will certainly cause the intervention of many countries.

"It's easy to solve in terms of time. We all know the purpose of this exercise. What is needed is only an attitude. In addition to a few naval ships, the important part of the exercise force is concentrated on the air force. The content of the exercise can be set as 'anti-aircraft operations' to carry out exercises against large-scale air strikes from other countries." The Chief of Staff is a complete hawkish figure and is very interested in the exercises proposed by Li Mo.

"It's okay if it's just an air force exercise, but what we need to figure out is whether the normal exercise is meaningful to the situation in Libya?" President Ahmadinejad asked solemnly.

From Iran's perspective, it is unfavorable to support the direct confrontation between Libya and the West. However, Libya is also very important to Iran now. If it is ignored, it is foreseeable that the Gaddafi regime will certainly be destroyed like the Saddam regime. Libya led by Gaddafi is not as good as Iraq led by Saddam in many ways.

For geopolitical reasons, Iranians lack a good impression of Iraqis, but they have to admit that Iraq, under the leadership of Saddam, was a little bully in the Middle East.

In Libya, there are too many people against Gaddafi. Once Gaddafi lose power, Libya will not form a large-scale anti-American armed appearance like Iraq. The basic strength of the two sides is different, and the outcome will definitely be different.

Waiting for Gaddafi to really step down, after the 'pro-Western' opposition came to power, I'm afraid the first thing to withdraw from the Third OECD, which is a serious blow to the prestige of Iran, the initiator and founding country.

In the eyes of Iran's political axe, Iran is the boss of the third OECD. The emergence of the third OECD can be said to be an important achievement of a breakthrough in Iran's development and a significant manifestation of the improvement of its international status.

If Gaddafi collapses and Libya changes its flag, what will the other members of the Third OECD think, and how will the outside world view this matter? If people are dispersed, it will be difficult for the team to lead. At that time, the existence of the Third OECD seemed unnecessary.

This is something that Iranians can't accept, but the reality is such a red fruit. When the weak face the strong, they often have such a complex mentality. They want to resist resolutely, but their strength is not good. If they don't want to die, they can only endure humiliation and bear the burden. But the Iranians have endured it for a long time. Do they have to endure it again?

"Li Mo's attitude is very resolute. It can be seen that even if we do not support Libya, he will definitely intervene, because Somalia is different from us. The attack on Somalia will not cause large-scale turmoil. After the Westerners have finished fighting Libya, the next one may be Somalia. Li Mo saw it, so he had to work hard this time. Major General Safavid said worriedly, "Moreover, I also feel that acting is not Li Mo's purpose. He may have a more important plan in it."

(to be continued)