Chapter 42: The Gulf War Erupts

  Before long, New Year's Day arrived, and it was January 1991.

  Recently, the weather in the capital has also cooled down, but some people's emotions are still not cooling down. For example, Feng Sicheng is such a person. The Feida Packaging Company he helped establish has now entered the right track, and at one time, wealth poured in, making Bai Zhi Fei laugh so hard that his face cracked. Later, Feng Sicheng also guided Duan Yunpeng's Pengfei Co., Ltd. to be established, with business projects including home appliances, communications, etc. These are all industries that will be very hot in the future. Under Feng's vision, Duan Yunpeng and Bai Zhi Fei took the lead in entering the industry. Pengfei is actually a combination of the last character of the two men's names. In fact, this company is mainly managed by Bai Zhi Fei, while Duan Yunpeng is mainly responsible for establishing the Great Wall Club.

  Duan Yunpeng is indeed formidable, I don't know how he has so much money. Listening to Feng Siche, he circled a piece of old land in the capital, and the size of the place far exceeded Feng Siche's initial imagination. It can be seen that Duan Yunpeng really has unparalleled connections in Kyoto. The Duan family is indeed formidable! Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that many people didn't take land very seriously back then.

  Of course, these are not what Feng Si Zhe is most concerned about. What he is most concerned about at the moment is still the outbreak of the Gulf War. If he remembers correctly, the Gulf War started this month.

  The wheels of history did not change, and the Gulf War that Feng Si Zhe had been paying attention to for a long time really broke out on January 17th.

  Without any warning, the Gulf War broke out, and this day was only seven days away from the Republic's Spring Festival. Originally, people were filled with joy to celebrate the Spring Festival and New Year, but the sudden outbreak of the Gulf War made many bigwigs in politics and military turn their attention to Iraq against Kuwait. At the same time, many people also turned their attention to General Zhao and his three generations who had been known for their foresight and had long predicted this war.

  As the multi-national coalition led by the United States, authorized by the UN Security Council, launched a localized war against Iraq to restore Kuwait's territorial integrity, the Gulf War began. The military personnel of the Republic also set their sights on that land, and the names of General Zhao Mingyuan and his son Zhao Wanyong resounded throughout the military world.

  Regardless of whether General Zhao and his son were lucky or had such strategic vision, they predicted the outbreak of this Gulf War. As soon as the war broke out, the elite of the Republic's army found the manuscript written by the Zhao father and son at that time, and began to subconsciously pay close attention to this modern local war according to the notes mentioned in the manuscript.

  Zhao was summoned by the leaders of the Central Military Commission in the first place, they were very curious to know how the Fourth Commander of the Capital Garrison, known as "Crazy Zhao" during the war, could foresee the outbreak of the Gulf War and knew it was a localized modern warfare.

  Feng Sizi had mentioned these issues more than once in front of his uncle, and even if Zhao Zhongjiang was stupid and couldn't remember some things, he couldn't help but hear them every day, so after a long time, he also remembered some of the things he heard from Feng Sizi.

  Feng Sicheng's language was mostly 21st-century vocabulary, which gave people a fresh feeling when spoken. The leaders of the Central Military Commission were also deeply moved after listening to it. Only then did they have to take a closer look at General Zhao Mingyuan. It seemed that he was not just a troublemaker, but also had the awareness of a modern military man in peacetime. Immediately, someone suggested whether to give General Zhao some responsibilities. The political commissar of the Kyoto Military Region was approaching retirement age and his body was not good, so it was worth considering letting him take over.

  Zhao Zhongjiang, of course, did not know that after reporting to the Military Commission leaders, they would discuss themselves in private. He only knew that when those Central Army leaders heard his views and analysis on this matter, they all nodded vigorously, which made him feel very pleased.

  The Gulf War broke out, and military researchers in the military focused their attention on this paradigm of modern local warfare. More non-professionals, including senior military and political officials, focused their attention on Zhao's father and son, especially when Lieutenant General Zhao Mingyuan was asked by the Central Military Commission members about his views on this war, his response was even more unbelievable.

  Zhao Mingyuan's clear and loud answer was that this war would be mainly based on aerial military strikes. When the air raids reached a certain level, the ground troops would only need to sweep away the fallen leaves like autumn wind, and the war could be ended in just a few days.

  Zhao Zhongjiang's answer left the leaders of the Central Army in shock. If things were really as Zhao Mingyuan said, then it would mean that future wars would be completely modernized, and the effect that ground forces could achieve would be minimal. Everyone knows that the Republic's most proud force is the army, and if this strongest army in the world cannot play its due role, what should the Republic do if a war breaks out again?

  After listening to General Zhao's words, some of the Central Military Commission leaders have already begun to ponder in their hearts whether they should increase military spending on air force, navy and Second Artillery Corps in the future.

  Zhao Zhong naturally heard all these words from Feng Sizi. Originally, he didn't think much of it, but after everything Feng Sizi predicted came true, he really had to take Feng Sizi's words seriously. He didn't know why his own grandson would have such keen observational skills, but he couldn't deny the accuracy of the things he predicted.

  In contrast to the high-profile actions of his uncle and elder cousin, Feng Si Zhe has been keeping a low profile lately. He knows that he won't be able to hide these things from the top leaders in the end, some of whom must have already guessed that he is the mastermind behind these events. Perhaps at this moment, some experts and scholars from the Chinese Academy of Sciences can't help but think about taking his body for research.

  The more he thought about these things, the more afraid he became. When Duan Yunpeng called and asked to take him out to celebrate, he even used his physical discomfort as an excuse to decline. He might as well just stay in the courtyard for now and observe from a distance. After all, after this incident, Grandfather Zhao's and Eldest Uncle's positions in the military will definitely be highlighted, and the Zhao family will benefit greatly from it. This was his goal - if he wanted to develop himself well, the Zhao family had to have real power; otherwise, many of his political routes and guidelines that benefited the country and its people would be difficult to implement.

  It's a good thing that the Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and the festive atmosphere in Beijing has already become quite intense. This atmosphere has somewhat overshadowed the dazzling aura of Zhao's father and son. As someone who experienced the Cultural Revolution, Zhao Zhongjiang had seen many rises and falls, and after a brief period of high spirits, he also calmed down. Except for some social gatherings with old leaders and colleagues, he rarely interacted with others. This reaction from Zhao immediately earned him praise from many central leaders, "Zhao Fēngzi is actually a man who knows his limits!"