Chapter 47: Being poor and thinking about change
The so-called "when you are poor, you think of change." Different political trends determine the future destiny of different countries.
Faced with the oil economic dilemma, some Middle Eastern countries represented by Syria, Jordan and Egypt began to seriously reflect on the previously implemented oil-dependent package policies. These countries either made smooth transitions or came to power through coups, and began to gradually implement relatively fair and efficient social rules, or in other words, an effort to bid farewell to the past and gradually integrate into the new international economic order as normal small countries.
Of course, in this process, these countries either rely on the Atlantic Federation or the Alliance of Eastern States. Different countries also have some differences in specific policy implementation, but the overall development path is the same.
Unlike the countries mentioned above, some countries with Iraq and Libya have embarked on another path, which is to refuse to reflect on the previous mistakes in the overall economic and political layout, and blame the deterioration of the national situation on the suppression and infighting of the major powers, as well as the disunity in the Arab world. Under the guidance of this idea, no matter what the name of the ruling party is, it actually implements the old trick of mixing old bad habits and backward ideas, even more than the rulers in the past.
The ruling philosophy is different, and the attitudes towards the international community are also very different. The two countries have always had many contradictions with each other, and they both regard each other as Arab traitors and enemies. Therefore, there are constant frictions on the land of the Middle East. Although there are no wars, violent attacks or border conflicts occur every now and then. Behind these conflicts, in addition to the mutual hostility between the two factions of countries, there is also the shadow of major powers and international organizations.
"...So, the civil wars in Middle Eastern countries are actually people who are making trouble behind the scenes?"
"It's 80% true. Let's talk about this one." After picking up the cards in the game, Long Yun absent-mindedly pulled out two cards and put them on the table. "It seems that it is not a simple domestic conflict. Syria has been expressing its support for the political propositions of the Iraqi New Party before, so it is hated by the latter. If you want to say that Iraq has a good hand in this matter, I think it is very likely."
"Oh? But I also saw reports online that this civil war, or rebellion, was the main person who had been living in Israel before, called Abdullah or something. - Arab activists who lived in Israel, aren't that ridiculous?"
"Is that true? It seems there is—"
Long Yun also felt very strange when he heard this. The so-called radicals among the Arabs naturally believed in different principles, but no matter what, they must be hostile to Israel. But before he could finish speaking, he felt that the calf under the table was kicked lightly:
"I hate it, Long Yun!—You are always absent-minded, and we lose again!"
"Oh——this, this..."
He stared at the cards on the table, and indeed he was confused about the two cards he shouldn't have to have. Long Yun chuckled and scratched his head. Speaking of which, he was really not good at playing cards. Thinking that there was a third round of PRSFT in the afternoon, which was the match of the top 12 to reach the top 6, they needed to face the Soviet "Varyag" team whose strength should not be underestimated. Lin Feng and Long Yun took the lead and practiced the simulator first, let Su Xue, Shangguan Ling and Yunzhi continue to have fun.
Long Yun, who was uneasy and had frequent tricks, had to regroup and play a good game, reach out to sort out the messy cards in front of him; but before, she was watching the game, Shangguan Ling was already yawning at this time. Although she was good at studying and managing the company, she did not understand the fun of card games at all.
So she drank half a cup of soda in front of her and asked Yunzhi and Su Xue to play a few games first. She stood up leisurely and took a purposeless walk in the scenic area.
Perhaps because of the poor weather, although it was almost noon, there were not many people in the spacious viewing ring corridor. Putting her hands in the pocket of a light-colored jacket, Shangguan Ling went to the bathroom leisurely, but on the way back, he heard someone saying hello to her:
"Miss Shangguan, can you disturb you for a while?"
He tilted his head and looked in the direction of the sound. The young lady only saw someone sitting leisurely at the table near the viewing window. Her first impression was a middle-aged man in his forties and a strong figure. He had a pair of color-changing sunglasses next to the water cup on the table. Seeing the girl in front of him looking at him, the man picked up a carefully printed business card: "My man, Ma Connon, the head of a subsidiary of Kunpeng Group. I want to talk about some business matters, but I wonder if you want to hear it?"
"Oh?...yes."
It is said that the morning in the swimming pool, the two of them had met, but Shangguan Ling didn't care at that time, and now he did not recognize the person in front of him. When she heard the man's strange name, she did not make any fuss. She subconsciously looked around, then walked closer, pulled out the chair and sat down opposite the table where Marconon sat.
According to the young lady's idea, although she was not sure who this "Maconnon" was and whether she really worked for "Kunpeng", it would be okay to just listen to what he said. She has been in the business circle for several years, and she has basically seen all kinds of people. She also knows that some people just like to come up to talk about things in abruptly and bluntly. Could it be that this Marconnon is the same?
"So, Mr. Marconon, please speak."
"Oh, this one," I didn't expect that the beautiful girl in front of me was quite easy-going. Marconon was a little unexpected. "The aviation competitive team that your company has taken over recently, yes, is 'Chenlong'. I am very interested in one of the pilots. His name is Long Yun, right?..."
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Long Yun, who was focusing on practicing the simulator, was naturally unaware of this conversation in the corridor.
We had lunch at the theme restaurant of "Ruby" at almost twelve o'clock. Long Yun and Lin Feng still came to the theater that afternoon and prepared to participate in the third round of PRSFT knockout.
It is different from the easy victory in the first game and the hot ending in the second game. Facing the Soviet "Varyag" team from friendly countries, this match that should have been fiercely competitive seemed to have some friendly matches, but victory is still the ending that both sides are looking forward to, and they will not show mercy for this.
After the game started, the Soviet-Russian G-35 chose to deal with the two Su-50 carrier-based fighters of the "Varyag" team. Long Yun and Lin Feng took the initiative to accelerate the attack. The two sides carried out continuous offensive and defense battles at high altitudes, but they did not achieve anything. After getting close to each other and entered the visual air combat, relying on their rich experience in flying canards to deploy fighters, Long Yun used the excellent high-altitude and high-speed performance of the Mid-Russian G-35 to deal with their opponents, and frequently used instant maneuvers to seize advantageous positions to launch attacks. However, as a strong team specializing in researching carrier-based fighters and a strong team that is very familiar with the characteristics of the Su-50, the "Varyag"'s dual aircraft cooperated very tacitly. They covered each other efficiently. Several fighting missiles launched by the two sides of the battle were all empty.
He carried out several consecutive raid attacks but had no effect. Long Yun called Lin Feng to change his tactics and separated from each other. He used bait to reduce his speed, trying to lure his opponent into the advantageous hovering area of the su-50, and then waited for an opportunity to fire when he relaxed his vigilance.
But I don’t know if Lin Feng was wrong or was inattentive. Seeing that the G-35 aircraft in front of him were separated from each other, one Su-50 immediately entered the dive, and the other aircraft cunningly turned a large radius in the air, occupying the right nine o'clock position on the right side of the slow-moving Lin Feng plane. The moment the side bullet cabin bounced open, an R-73e shot out, and the ultraviolet alarm sounded immediately in Lin Feng’s cabin!
When he found himself attacked, Lin Feng immediately turned sharply to the right and released an infrared jamming bomb. The Su-50 after launching the missile also quickly followed up. Traceable ballistic traces of the navigation cannon were drawn out in the sky. Lin Feng, who immediately entered the breaking S maneuver when he found something wrong, was still injured by the system and his altitude was constantly decreasing!
"Oh no! - Long Yun, I was hit! The enemy plane is in your direction at three o'clock!"
"Received, don't worry, Brother Feng!"
From the real-time information sent from the data link, we know that Lin Feng's landline has been shot. It is estimated that he will be shot down after another air cannon duel. Long Yun had no time to enter the pursuit battle with the highly skilled Su-50 long aircraft. They had just changed from a fierce scissor maneuvering confrontation. Now it is the time when both sides are basically in line. Taking advantage of the acceleration advantage of Mi G-35 over the Su-50, he started to speed up with all his strength and launched his only R-77 active radar guided missile when he accelerated to around 1:7 in Mach!
Longyun's radar-guided missile attack achieved unexpected results.
Just in the Su-50 landline visible to the naked eye, the "Varyag" player speculated that the opponent would launch a fighting missile attack. At such a high flight speed, he did not think that he would be hit by the R-73e, so he was a little reluctant to be wary. When the missile really rushed up and was less than two thousand meters away from the fighter, he turned on the self-conducting head. He suddenly realized that the Su-50 had no time to take effective countermeasures.
Hearing the rwr system and ultraviolet alarms, the long Varyag aircraft hastily released the interference bomb and foil strip, and the side rod enters continuous side turn defense. But now his speed is too high, and the control is also missed without pulling overload. The thruster is still burning. The power-energy r-77 flew up all the way and hit the hasty side turn Su-50 at a speed of nearly Mach three at a height of thousands of meters!
Seeing bright flames and explosions burst out from the sky ahead, Long Yun had no time to appreciate his first victory. The radio was already silent at this time. It was obvious that he was injured and had greatly reduced the power of Lin Feng's plane had been shot down by his opponent's aviation artillery.
Chapter completed!