Middle Eastern tyrants

Chapter 61 Prelude to the War
The flight from Hafbar to Riyadh took less than two hours. Lu Lin and Ibrahim walked ahead, and soon someone came up to them: "Major General, this way please."

The car was moving very fast along the way. Lu Lin looked at the scenery on the street and said, "Why haven't I heard much about the death of President Masr lately?"

Ibrahim replied, "Actually, the king suggested issuing an obituary a couple of days ago, since we are still on the same side, but the church rejected it outright."

After Ferdinand Marshall became president, he directly offended a large number of monarchical Arab countries, including Shuangzhi, by changing the country's political system to a democracy and declaring his opposition to all feudal and monarchical systems.

Before the outbreak of the Third Middle East War, Masr also supported the republicans in Rahuaa in launching a coup, directly carrying out violent military intervention, overthrowing the Rahuaa royal family, and establishing a republic.

As a monarchy, Shuangzhi indirectly supported Lahuaa's royalist faction and maintained a monarchical buffer zone to prevent republican ideas from spreading into the country.

It's fair to say that if it weren't for the formidable Zionist rival they were both facing, the two Arab states would have been mutually disgusted.

This perfectly illustrates the old saying: "Brothers may quarrel within the walls, but they unite against external threats."

As the car entered the National Defense Administration office building, Lu Lin felt that the security this time was a level higher than the last time.

Along the way, there was a sentry every five steps and a guard every ten steps. With the help of the two guards leading the way, Lu Lin thought he was like the Eighth Prince who had finally reached the end of an alley.

However, Ibrahim seemed unfazed by all of this. After undergoing several identity verifications, the group was finally led to a conference room.

As soon as he opened the door, he heard His Majesty the King's booming voice: "Can't we just not participate in this war? Anyway, Zion can't even reach us here, and all that military spending is money!"

Prince Muhammad said, “We must participate in this war, brother. Even a small country like Corvette has decided to send troops. How can a great power like us show cowardice?”

King Shams: "What if we lose again this time?"

Prince Suleiman reassured us, "No, this time we have Ant and the United States behind us. They have promised to provide the Arab League with weapons and equipment that are superior to those of France, and they will definitely help us win the war."

Upon hearing the names of Ant and the United States, King Shams felt slightly relieved and muttered, "Sigh, I hope so. None of Masr and Hashim are reliable. Expecting them to achieve anything is like hoping the Zionians will drive their tanks into the sand pits themselves!"

Lu Lin entered the conference room and first bowed to his uncle. King Shams' expression softened slightly, and he told Lu Lin to find a place to sit.

As people gradually entered, Lu Lin saw many familiar faces, such as Lieutenant General Yusuf, whom he had met once before in a military procurement deal; Brigadier General Ali from the Ministry of Defense; and his former superior, Major General Talal, the military commander of the Tabuk region—the two were now at the same rank.

Seeing that most of the people had arrived, Prince Muhammad spoke up: "Gentlemen, a new war is about to begin."

Upon hearing this, all the ministers and generals present became serious.

Muhammad said, "The arrogant behavior of the Zionites in trampling on international law has become intolerable to the entire Arab world."

Although Shuangzhi's territory was untouched by the fighting, our position must be clear—this is not only about a territorial dispute, but also about the dignity and future of the Arab nation.

His gaze swept calmly across every pair of eyes: "First, our support is absolutely legitimate."

The Zionist forces are systematically annihilating Arabs; they are carrying out racial expulsion and cultural genocide in Jerusalem, actions that are trampling on the very foundations of the Islamic state.

As a founding member of the Arab League, if Shuangzhi backs down at this juncture, it will forever lose its voice in the Arab world.

"Secondly, this battle is not a contest of pride."

If we allow Zion to gain complete control of the east bank of the Suez Canal, their fighter jets will soon be over Medina, directly threatening our three northern provinces. Supporting the frontline nation now is protecting our future.

A huge hanging map naturally descended, marking the areas currently occupied by Zion and the locations of the garrison troops. Most of the intelligence was provided by the United States. Whispers immediately arose from the audience, many expressing concern about this military operation. The Twins had never experienced a large-scale war before and were completely incapable of fighting.

Prince Muhammad whispered in his brother's ear, "Does His Majesty have anything to add?"

King Shams glanced at him, as if to say, "You've said everything, what else is there for me to say?"

However, since this meeting was pre-arranged between the brothers, His Majesty the King still said helplessly:
"Get ready, everyone. Don't embarrass Shuangzhi in front of our allies!"

After the meeting, Lu Lin was called to the Minister of Defense's office alone. Old Muhammad, without looking up from his seat, said, "Pour me a cup of tea."

Lu Lin thought to himself, "You old man, you're dreaming!" But before he could react, Ibrahim had already expertly handed the brewed tea to the prince, and even tested the water temperature beforehand.

Lu Lin's eyes widened.

Aren't you my chief of staff?
Old Muhammad took a satisfied sip of tea and then said, "The equipment for you has been approved, primarily from the United States, with Ant as a secondary supplier."

I heard from Lieutenant General Yousef that you had some unpleasantness with the generals of the United States during the arms procurement process, but after all, we need the United States as our backing, so military cooperation is still unavoidable.

However, this list includes the M60 main battle tank and MIM-23 that you want. As for the F4 order, it's still under discussion. The United States doesn't want to disclose some of the patented design details to us, so we probably won't have a result for a while.

MIM-23?

Isn't this the anti-aircraft missile that the US exported to Israel during the Third Middle East War in the last life?

Now they've actually chosen to export to Shuangzhi?

Lu Lin sighed, thinking, "Isn't this a kind of NTR?"

So what if it's from the United States? We want the United States!

Seeing his eager expression, Prince Muhammad's lips curled into a slight smile.

"satisfy?"

"It's alright," Lu Lin replied rather reservedly.

The old prince waited for a while, then blinked and said, "If there's nothing else, you can go back to your base now."

Lu Lin ran away in a flash.

As Ibrahim left the office, he smiled and said in the corridor, "It seems the Prince still cares about Your Highness, leaving you with the best equipment."

Lu Lin looked at him, feigning surprise: "Hey, aren't you the Minister of National Defense's staff officer? What are you doing following me, the border region commander?"

Ibrahim froze on the spot upon hearing this, feeling that he was about to be targeted and made things difficult for himself.

　Thank you so much, Brother Shuwei, for sending 19 monthly tickets in one go! General, you are truly a pillar of the nation!

　　Also, thank you to the other guys who sent monthly passes, thank you so much!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)