Chapter 508: Excitement and Fear

After seeing the report from the wireless TV station, Liu Tao made a judgment in his mind.

I am afraid that the news releases from both sides are probably true.

Because the sources of this news are not only from Libya, but also from the United States, as well as from the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.

Combining the news from all parties, it can basically be confirmed.

Liu Tao sighed in his heart that Libya's performance this time was not bad at all, and it can even be said that it is not an exaggeration to call it "African Lion".

It fought very hard and very excitingly.

After all, there were more than 250 advanced fighters, and China did not have so many advanced fighters.

In the world, only the Soviet Union and the United States have so many advanced fighters.

In addition, four warships were sunk, and this record is absolutely brilliant.

After World War II, the United States has not suffered such a big loss!

The United States may have suffered more than 7 billion US dollars in just one day of war.

Changing to another channel, it was an introduction to the stock market. The global stock market was turbulent because of this war, and many stocks plummeted and suffered heavy losses. The stock prices of grain, oil, military and other related enterprises have soared, and the international price of gold has reached a high of 400 US dollars per ounce.

Obviously, everyone is worried.

As the saying goes, antiques are valuable in prosperous times and gold is valuable in troubled times. In times of turmoil, gold is the hard currency and the most valuable.

Major stock markets around the world have been affected, even the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is no exception.

Liu Tao secretly regretted that he should not have been greedy for wine, drank too much, slept too late, and did not know earlier.

Not long after, Liu Tao received a call, and then asked someone to arrange a plane to take off directly from Hong Kong and fly directly to Beijing.

Thousands of miles away.

Gaddafi was also excited and terrified!

The excitement was naturally the great results achieved, which would definitely make him and Libya famous internationally. He also played the value of united front work, and the possibility of getting help from the Soviet Union was much higher.

Moreover, in the future, he will be a hero of the entire Arab world, another national hero of Islamic civilization after Nasser, and will be worshipped and admired by countless Arabs.

He might even take this opportunity to realize his dream.

Build a great empire.

Fear, of course, is that the Americans will be angry and will not retreat, but will dispatch more troops. If that happens, it will be very bad.

In order not to fight alone, Gaddafi met with the Soviet Union's representative in Libya and expressed Libya's attitude to him. If the Soviet Union does not take action, then he will choose to succumb to the United States and let the United States have a military base in Libya again, even including a military port!

Gaddafi wants to force the Soviet Union. After all, the Soviet Union has a military base here, and there are more than a thousand military observation groups.

The Soviet Union is very clear about the current situation.

He also needs the help of the Soviet Union, or the Soviet Union needs to protect him and Libya.

If the Soviet Union cannot protect him and Libya, then Gaddafi will have to go to another place.

After all, the big brother cannot protect the younger brother, and the younger brother will naturally change the big brother.

From ancient times to the present, it is the same.

"Please rest assured, the great Soviet Union will definitely support you!" Valery patted his chest and said.

Valery is the head of the military observation group and also the head of the Soviet Union in Libya.

He must appease Gaddafi because Libya's location is too important. It can directly affect the entire North Africa, and it can use it as a springboard to influence the entire Africa.

And if a squadron is stationed here, it can maintain a strong influence in the Mediterranean.

Gaddafi will naturally not rely only on the Soviet Union. Eggs cannot be placed in only one basket. He will not understand this principle. He sent his close comrade-in-arms and deputy Giroud to Iraq and Saudi Arabia for help.

Although Saudi Arabia is weak in military strength, it is rich and a major oil-producing country. It has great influence in OPEC. If it can get the support of Saudi Arabia, it can make OPEC members announce oil production cuts and even limit oil shipments to Europe and the United States, thereby forcing the United States to stop.

Furthermore, Saudi Arabia has a large number of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and "Aegis" air defense missiles. With the support of Saudi Arabia, it may be possible to obtain "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and "Aegis" air defense missiles from Saudi Arabia, thereby deterring the United States.

Iraq is the most powerful country in the entire Arab world. Although it is still fighting with the Persians in the Iran-Iraq War, there is no doubt that Iraq's military strength is much stronger than Libya.

If Iraq's support can be obtained, it will definitely be a major benefit for Libya.

However, as a special envoy, Giroud does not have much hope for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is a traditional pro-American country, and has close relations with the United States in many aspects. It is a fantasy to expect those royal masters to help Libya fight against the United States.

Of course, Saudi Arabia is the nominal leader of the Arab world, and face-saving things still need to be done. After all, nothing is certain. What if Saudi Arabia is willing to help Libya?

Giroud came to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but it was obvious that things did not go beyond his expectations. Saudi King Fahd had no interest in his theory of Greater Arabism, but only expressed that Saudi Arabia was willing to help Libya in developing oil and trade.

But the problem is that Libya, as a major oil-producing country, is already very strong in developing oil. What Libya needs now is not oil development and trade, because the Americans have blocked the ports, and Libya can't ship out no matter how much oil it produces.

Giroud's heart sank, but he still proposed that Libya wanted to purchase a batch of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and "Aegis" air defense missiles from Saudi Arabia.

However, Giroud's request was rejected by Saudi King Fahd without hesitation.

Saudi Arabia has a longer coastline and needs more protection from "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles. Similarly, Saudi Arabia's airspace also needs "Aegis" air defense missiles to protect it.

With these two weapons, they can sleep peacefully at night.

Since they have these two killer weapons in hand, their sleep quality has risen sharply.

Sending Giroud away, Saudi King Fahd sneered. You know, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Libya is very ordinary. Gaddafi has been criticizing Saudi Arabia for more than ten years, and even created his own small circle.

Gaddafi has dared to do anything in recent years, and he dared to do things that angered the public.

It's not that no one has advised Gaddafi, but Gaddafi just wouldn't listen.

Now, he has made a big mess and brought disaster.

What is Greater Arabism? Saudi Arabia is not interested in this at all.

Family members know their own business. Saudi Arabia does not have a strong army and cannot achieve this Greater Arabism. Saudi Arabia just wants to produce and export oil peacefully and live a rich life peacefully.

As long as Europe and the United States are not too excessive, Saudi Arabia has no intention of offending Europe and the United States.

After all, a large part of Saudi Arabia's exported oil is exported to Europe and the United States, especially the United States. The United States is Saudi Arabia's largest oil importer. Every year, the United States imports more oil from Saudi Arabia than the entire Europe imports from Saudi Arabia.

Now the United States has not made any excessive moves, so Saudi Arabia is naturally unlikely to help Libya.