USSR 1991

The mask on Victor's face was removed. At first, he was not used to the dim light in the cave. It was only after his vision slowly became clear that he could see the middle-aged man in front of him with a thick beard between the corners of his mouth. There was also some erratic gaze when he saw Victor.

Victor, who has keen observation skills, can immediately see that Saddam in front of him has some unspeakable secrets.But he was not in a hurry to ask, but greeted all the negotiators politely, "I am very grateful to President Saddam for taking time out of his busy schedule to meet me."

Of course, for Saddam, what else is more important than weapons of mass destruction.He also replied politely, "Mr. Victor, please send me sincere greetings for the Soviet people..."

"You are mistaken, President Saddam." Victor shook his head. "This transaction was not initiated by the Soviet government, but a secret employer of mine happened to have a batch of chemical weapons in his hands. Do you understand?"

Victor is actually telling Saddam himself in a cryptic way, don’t say the term Soviet Union, he can’t guarantee that there won’t be bugs in this place, or that there are agents of the CIA who are hundreds of kilometers away monitoring his Every move.

"Don't worry, Mr. Victor. This is my secret stronghold. Except for myself, few people know where my hiding place is." Saddam was about to ease the atmosphere, but greeted him. Victor's cold eyes made him swallow the next sentence that came to his lips.

"It's better to be careful in everything. When you returned to Tikrit to recuperate the year before last, didn't you almost get attacked by a car bomb? Besides, over the years, hasn't Samode planned few plans against you? They are eager to get rid of you Clean. One is because of oil interest disputes, and the other is because of purely religious issues." Victor said bluntly, and he didn't care whether these issues would stimulate Saddam's nerves.

"I don't want to talk about these issues anymore, let's get down to business. The Soviet Union will provide you with a batch of manufacturing process equipment for VX gas, Soman gas and sarin gas, and these things can only be traded with gold." Victor said straightforwardly , he pointed to the briefcase at his feet, and asked if he could open it.

Saddam nodded, making a please gesture.

Afraid of being killed by Saddam's bodyguards, Victor took every step carefully until he opened the box and placed three transparent glass bottles on the table one by one.The bland lettering on the bottle is topped with seemingly complex electronics.This is the switch button that triggers the detonator.

Victor swept across the table with his right hand and said to Saddam, "The ones presented to you are Soman gas, Tabun gas, and Sarin gas."

Almost as soon as Victor finished speaking, someone put a Kalashnikov on his forehead. They thought Victor was sent by the CIA to assassinate Saddam, and almost shot everyone.Surprisingly, Saddam actually scolded his bodyguards not to be so rude to the guests.

The point against his head was removed, and Victor finally breathed a sigh of relief.It seems that he is not going to die.Saddam said apologetically, "They are just too loyal, and they don't have much malice."

Saddam looked at the colorless and invisible gas in the bottle with great interest, and asked, "Are you going to sell us a batch of poison gas? Just like the ones you carried?"

"Strictly speaking, not." Victor shook his head. He took out another contract from his briefcase, but in his eyes, it still didn't make any sense whether he signed it at this time. If Iraq defaulted on the contract, neither would the Soviet Union. It may be possible to directly send troops to crush it, but Saddam is not a fool, he knows very well what will happen if he dares to play tricks when negotiating business with the Soviet Union.

What's more, Saddam is not a fool. He naturally knows the necessity of this deal, so Saddam, who only has money left, is naturally happy to conclude this deal with the Soviet Union.

"Our transaction condition is that you must use gold as the currency for repayment and payment." The Soviet government, which already had enough foreign currency savings, didn't care about Saddam's little money.What's more, the rumors have been tight recently. If you use US dollars to pay at will, once the United States finds out, you will inevitably have a bloody storm at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Saddam was slightly taken aback. He didn't expect Russia to ask such a question, so he had to ask, "Why use gold as a payment method? We can pay the corresponding US dollars. We have such economic capabilities."

"There is no reason, this is just our condition. If you agree, we will sign a contract. If you don't agree, we will have the opportunity to work together again in the future." Victor said lightly, as if you want to buy it or not, I will find someone else Attitude.

Afterwards, Victor added a devastating sentence, "I don't know if Iran has any interest in these things..."

Chapter 226 Suyi Arms Deal

Under the temptation of the weapons of mass destruction manufacturing machinery, Saddam had to agree to the transaction method of payment in gold.In front of the Soviet Union, Saddam had no right to refuse.

The manufacturing equipment of weapons of mass destruction will be secretly transported to the Middle East by a ship, and then sent to Iraq in the form of truck transportation. Of course, these Victor's operations have been seamless.Although the CIA has also been eyeing Victor's arms deal recently, these items are called mechanical equipment, but they are actually mechanical equipment, and there is nothing suspicious about them.

Their thinking has formed a stereotype, thinking that what Victor sells must be weapons and ammunition, and these machines are just a trick played by the cunning Victor.But they forget that chemical weapons are also a type of weapon.

However, in addition to purchasing weapons of mass destruction from the Soviet Union, Saddam also proposed to purchase conventional weapons from the Soviet Union.During the Gulf War, Saddam's "world's fourth" Iraqi army lost a large number of armored forces, and the United States imposed an economic and military blockade, which made it difficult for Saddam's army to update its equipment recently.He desperately hopes that the Soviet Union can supplement his armored forces, even if it is the monkey version of the T72 that was tortured in the Gulf War, he will accept it.According to Saddam, as long as he can quickly form an army, he doesn't care about the others.

Hearing Saddam's words, Victor also showed some embarrassment. It wasn't that he was unwilling to conclude this deal. On the contrary, Saddam, who was stupid and rich, was also one of the targets that the Soviet Union was planning to cheat.It's just that during this period of chemical weapons trading, he didn't want to be too high-profile to attract the attention of the CIA.

Victor is not the kind of guy who puts his business aside. On the contrary, he is too aware of the current international situation. If he sells Soviet T72 tanks to Iraq with a high profile, it will not only attract the attention of the CIA and protests from the United States, but even The manufacturing equipment of this batch of chemical weapons may be exposed, and all this will not be worth the candle.

Therefore, Victor intends to tactfully reject Saddam’s proposal. He said to Saddam, “How about this? The recent international situation may be relatively severe, so T72 tanks may not be able to be transported to Iraq. If President Saddam If you need a batch of arms urgently, our shoulder-portable anti-aircraft missiles and European Dow anti-tank rocket launchers are also good choices, why don’t President Saddam consider it?”

Victor has already said it very euphemistically. I can't get you tanks. I can still get you all anti-tank weapons and anti-aircraft weapons. It depends on whether you are willing or not.

But how could Saddam, who wanted to build an armored force, accept the weapons that these guerrillas only needed? He frowned dissatisfied and said, "Could it be that Mr. Victor thinks that we can't pay for that deal?" Or do you think we are unworthy of using Soviet weapons?"

Victor didn't speak, but he despised this Middle Eastern madman in his heart. He fought a war in the early twentieth century with modern weapons in the Iran-Iraq War. He felt that the Soviet Union's steel giant was in Saddam's hands. It's just a waste of money.But Victor wanted to return to his thoughts, but he couldn't say that out of his mouth.

"No, no, no, it's not that you are unworthy of using them, but I think that selling Soviet-made weapons at this point in time, isn't President Saddam afraid of being alerted by the United States?" Victor asked tentatively, "Especially by being The U.S. is on the alert, and this is not a good thing. No one wants to know about the chemical weapons deal, right?"

Hearing Victor's words, Saddam suddenly laughed, and he replied while laughing, "I thought Mr. Victor was nervous, so it was because of this problem, don't worry, Americans will never notice This business. Except for a few high-level officials on our side, no one else knows about the transaction between us."

Regarding Saddam's guarantee, Victor did not dare to flatter him. Even the army was instigated by the CIA and MI[-] to prepare for a mutiny in Iraq. How dare he believe your guarantee?

"How about this, you can order the Type 59 tank from China, so that it will not arouse suspicion from the United States. Then I will convince the Soviet high-level to modernize the Type 72, so that even without the T[-], you can quickly Restore a certain amount of armor strength." Victor made other suggestions, as long as he didn't conduct an arms deal with Saddam openly, everything else was fine.Even if such an order is pushed to one's own allies.

"Type 1988 tank?" Saddam heard this familiar term, and the only thing he thought of was the billion-dollar arms deal between the Iran-Iraq War.Although the production of Type [-] tanks in China was officially discontinued in [-], the huge inventory always allowed Saddam to get what he wanted.

"Yes, the purchase of high-quality and cheap Type 72 tanks can temporarily alleviate the lack of armored combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army. At the same time, we can equip Type [-] tanks with a form of fire control system, targeting system and reactive armor. In this way Even if you don’t have T[-] tanks, the modified version of Type [-] can still form a certain combat effectiveness and alleviate the crisis.”

I have to say that Victor’s statement moved Saddam a little bit. After the Gulf War, Iraq’s economic situation was a bit bad. Not only the high military expenditure caused a series of economic problems, but even the recent low oil price also led to Iraq’s debt. Tired.At this time, it is obviously not a cost-effective decision to force the big head to buy the Soviet T72.

"I accept your proposal, Mr. Victor. I hope you can get the Soviet tank fire control, targeting system and reactive armor that I want." After careful consideration, according to his own economic conditions, Saddam had to accept Victor's proposal.

"I am very willing to help." As an arms dealer who is well versed in the international situation, Victor prepared to pull China into the quagmire of Iraq without making a fuss. Behind the seemingly formal arms deal, there is actually a dirty deal of chemical weapons between Iraq and the Soviet Union.

What's more, this kind of behavior is not a betrayal of an ally. Even if China finds out about these things afterwards, it will never make a statement. It is their usual style to make a fortune silently.It is precisely for this reason that Victor can safely drag China into this game.As for what will happen after the US Intelligence Agency finds out?This is not something that Victor, a small arms dealer, can control and decide.

So Victor and Saddam happily signed another arms deal agreement. Regarding the deal to assist Saddam in the replacement of armored force equipment, this arms deal of up to 3000 million U.S. dollars is enough for the Soviet military industry to welcome Here comes a new big order.Both sides are happy.

The Iraq deal is over, but Victor's Middle East mission isn't over.He needs to go to the next one to negotiate business. Of course, Iran, as the vanguard of anti-Americanism, naturally became the first target of the Soviet Union.

And everything Victor is doing now is for Yanayev's watchdog plan.

Chapter 227 Iran hit a wall

Even Victor didn't expect that he would run into trouble with Iran. When he expressed his willingness to provide Iran with a deal on weapons of mass destruction, Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanja Ni expressed his refusal. He euphemistically said that now Iran does not want to have a direct conflict with the United States and the West, so Iran does not want to carry out transactions such as the purchase of weapons of mass destruction.

He also hopes that the United States and the Soviet Union can ease the situation of confrontation and conflict, and that the struggle between the two superpowers will only involve small countries in the vortex of international politics. Now Iran only wants to develop the economy meticulously, not for Make yourself a formidable enemy.The Iranian side's statement is already very clear, and Victor knows that it is useless to say more.

While Victor was snubbed by Iranian President Rafsanjani, he was received by Ayatollah Saeed Ali Khamenei, the former Iranian president and now almost synonymous with Iran's Islamic spiritual world leader .The other party expressed great interest in Victor's proposal.

Compared with Rafsanjani's moderate conservative side, Khamenei represents the radical side of the conservatives. He believes that the United States is a hegemonic country that attempts to intervene in Iran's internal affairs through various means, making Iran a U.S. A watchdog.Khamenei, who insists on the independence of the Iranian people, firmly stands against the United States.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Iran to be attacked by the United States as a "terrorist state" and "axis of evil".For the United States, any country that opposes it is an axis of evil.

"I am very interested in your weapons of mass destruction. As you know, Iran's nuclear technology has always been a very sensitive issue, and it often involves the hearts of a group of self-proclaimed righteous guys." Khamenei said in his own Victor was received at the mansion.A believer in communism and a spiritual leader in the Islamic world, but they came together because of the same enemy.

However, Khamenei insisted that he was against nuclear weapons, and he did not want Iran to have nuclear weapons.

"The enemy of an enemy is a friend. Since our friends have difficulties and scruples, our Soviet will also lend a helping hand." Victor replied generously, implying that we are very willing to do business with you.

Khamenei picked up the cup on the table with his left hand, and when he passed the cup to his mouth, he suddenly sighed, "Unfortunately, I am no longer the president of Iran, and I have no right to ask about such things."

"But everyone knows that you are the spiritual leader of Iran, the hero and great man who led the people of the whole country to defeat Iraq." Victor said suggestively, "At the same time, everyone knows that you are the leader of the army..."

"Even so, so what? To make this deal with you behind the president's back? With all due respect, although I very much want Iran to have other weapons of mass destruction besides nuclear weapons, it does not mean that I am going to It is a foolish thing to challenge Rafsanjani's authority."

"Here today, I can only tell you that there are people in Iran, especially the military, who are interested in your deal, but due to some special reasons, we cannot reach an agreement with the president. If this issue can be resolved, we will Buy all your chemical weapons."

Khamenei's words are like an extremely tempting candy. He implies that if Victor can make Rafsanjani succumb to pressure, then he can make the army and the Soviet Union make a fair deal.

"I've already said it, then it's up to you, Mr. Victor." Khamenei's tone was sly, and the sudden end of the conversation caught Victor a little off guard.

Victor has been reporting this news to Yanayev, including President Lafsanjani's rejection of the Soviet Union's chemical weapons deal, and Khamenei's implicit pressure on Rafsanjani to achieve the goal of intimidating him. the purpose of the transaction.