Chapter 902: Speaking of Facts and Reasons
The current Saudi Arabian army has very good data on paper.
No matter from which aspect, the paper data analysis is very powerful.
In terms of the air force, it has hundreds of fighter jets including F15 fighters, F16, J-10, and J-11, which can be called the first air force in the Middle East.
In terms of the navy, it is equipped with a large number of Type 022 missile boats, Type 022A torpedo boats, Type 054 frigates and Type 052 destroyers. The paper data is absolutely the first navy in the Gulf and the Red Sea.
In terms of the army, a large number of Type 80 main battle tanks are the core, forming an armored force with very strong paper data. No matter from which aspect, it can be considered that the Saudi army has realized the construction of mechanized forces and is definitely the first army in the Middle East.
At present, the number of Saudi troops has reached 550,000. Although some of them are in the Arab coalition and stationed in other Arab countries, Saudi Arabia has a very strong voice in the Arab coalition.
Even in some Western military journals, Saudi Arabia's military power is ranked third, second only to Eagle Sauce and Polar Bear, calling it the world's third largest military power.
Saudi Arabia is far stronger than Yemen in terms of military strength and economic development due to its abundant oil. After all, Yemen is economically backward and is one of the least developed countries in the world. Its economic development mainly relies on oil exports, but its oil production and export volume are far less than Saudi Arabia.
As for Yemen's military strength, it is not worth mentioning. Its tanks and armored vehicles are very backward, there are not many aircraft, and its artillery is far less than Saudi Arabia.
No matter how you look at it, it is easy for Saudi Arabia to deal with Yemen.
But you have to know that no matter how advanced the weapons are, they depend on the people who use them.
No matter how powerful the air force is, it is impossible to destroy Yemen by just throwing bombs, because the terrain of Yemen is different from that of Iraq. Once the troops are scattered in the mountains and plateaus, the air force will have to stare blankly. It can't launch missiles and bombs to blow up the mountains.
As for the crazy and random bombing like the US military in the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia will lose its reputation in the Arab world. After all, Yemen is also an Arab country and an Arab brother.
No matter how powerful the navy is, it can only work at sea, and warships cannot go ashore!
As for the army, tanks and armored vehicles can only play a small role in the complex terrain of mountains and plateaus, considering the appearance of Saudi soldiers.
Perhaps the pain of bumps makes Saudi soldiers not want to fight.
To be honest, Liu Tao does not want Saudi Arabia to fight. Now Saudi Arabia is a Buddha in the Middle East. As long as it does not cross the river, it is still very deterrent. It can maintain the stability of the Middle East, ensure the safety and stability of the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, and keep the international oil price at a relatively low price.
Once the war breaks out, according to Liu Tao's understanding of the Saudi young soldiers, nine out of ten will not win. Maybe they will lose their armor and weapons, and a large number of advanced weapons and equipment will be seized by the Shiite armed forces in Yemen, which will break the golden body of the clay Buddha.
Moreover, Liu Tao also has his own selfishness.
Panshan Group also has investments in Yemen. After all, Yemen is located at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia to the north, the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the south, Oman to the east, and the Red Sea to the west. It is located across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and faces the Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and other straits on the African continent. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is one of the important international navigable straits, connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a major maritime transportation route for the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa and has an important strategic position.
In addition to mining oil and natural gas in Yemen and helping Yemen export oil and natural gas, Panshan Group also mines gold and silver minerals. In addition, it has also participated in the development and construction of the Port of Aden in Yemen and leased the largest island in Yemen, Solatla Island, for 99 years. Now the port is just being built, and there is great potential in the future.
Liu Tao does not want the war in Yemen to expand and affect the Port of Aden and Solatla Island.
As long as Saudi Arabia does not intervene personally, the war in Yemen will be internal to Yemen. No matter how big the war is, it will not be that big, and the area of fighting is so large.
If Saudi Arabia intervenes personally, it will intensify the conflict.
In order to dispel Saudi Arabia's idea of personally intervening, Liu Tao revealed some intelligence, such as the polar bear hopes that Saudi Arabia will intervene. Once the war breaks out, the international crude oil price will rise, which is beneficial to the polar bear's oil and natural gas exports and more lucrative profits.
This is not Liu Tao's random talk, but a fact!
In recent years, the relationship between the polar bear and Europe has been improving rapidly. Relying on natural gas pipelines and oil pipelines, the polar bear has become the cheapest energy importer in Europe. There are already 3 natural gas pipelines alone. Now the polar bear and Europe are still negotiating to build the fourth "North Stream" natural gas pipeline.
According to the initial communication between the two sides, in the next 20 years, the number of natural gas pipelines from the polar bear to Europe will increase to 7.
As for the oil pipelines from the polar bear to Europe, more and more are being built.
The polar bear is eager to export more oil and natural gas, earn more foreign exchange, and import more goods to improve the internal economy.
Europe has suffered from the oil crisis for nearly 20 years since 1973, and is also in urgent need of stable and affordable energy. The two sides can be said to hit it off and have a great consensus.
Moreover, as the oil and gas pipelines from the polar bear to China will be completed in a few years, the oil and gas exports to China will also increase significantly, and the polar bear will have a great say in the international energy market.
It is not just the polar bears who want Saudi Arabia to go, the Americans also want Saudi Arabia to go, so that they can give Saudi Arabia a good rip-off.
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has become less and less cooperative with the United States, and has become less and less active in purchasing U.S. Treasury bonds, and its investment in the United States has also been decreasing, which makes the United States very dissatisfied.
But Saudi Arabia has a strong military force, and the United States cannot do it like it did to Iraq.
Besides, if Iraq had not attacked Kuwait at the beginning, the United States would not have found an excuse, let alone get other countries in the Middle East to cooperate.
The United States, especially the U.S. military, is eager for Saudi Arabia to end, and then hit a bloody head, then the United States can play a big role.
Prince Sultan frowned. If it were someone else, he would not have to say anything, but Liu Tao was different. Liu Tao was his friend and also a friend of Saudi Arabia. Liu Tao was now presenting facts and reasoning, analyzing the pros and cons with him, and clearly placed it in front of him, so he had to think about it.
"Liu, my good friend, what do you think we should do to achieve what we want?" Prince Sultan asked.
Saudi Arabia has no ambition to unify the Arab world and rebuild the Arab Empire, because Saudi Arabia knows that this cannot be done, and Saudi Arabia does not have that strength.
Saudi Arabia's ambition is to become the big brother of the Arab world, lead the Arab League, serve as the leader of the Arab coalition, and enhance its international status.
And now, in fact, this ambition has been realized.
The reason why they are staring at Yemen is that they don't want their backyard to catch fire.
Otherwise, Yemen is so poor and there is not much oil, Saudi Arabia would not look down on it.