Chapter 1040 Gwadar Port
Just as the polar bear and India announced the largest arms purchase ever between the two sides, a dock in Gwadar Port was under martial law, and security personnel were fully armed.
At this time, a 100,000-ton merchant ship docked.
Boxes were unloaded one by one.
While unloading the ship, many boxes were directly moved onto trains and military transport vehicles by porters.
These are arms.
Pistols, automatic rifles, general-purpose machine guns, heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, rifle grenades, various types of bullets, and artillery shells of various calibers.
The head of the Pakistani army was counting the list.
"Colonel Karim, the goods have been unloaded now. Please finish the counting so that I can report to my superiors!" Zhao Yang said to a Pakistani military leader in military uniform.
Colonel Karim is the Pakistani military leader in charge of the arms handover at Gwadar Port.
Karim once studied in Shijiazhuang and was promoted to colonel. Because he speaks fluent Mandarin, he was appointed the docking person in charge at Gwadar Port.
Although Gwadar Port has not been fully built yet, it is already the largest port in Pakistan. The entire Gwadar Port is now the fastest-growing port city in Pakistan and the most developed city.
Every day, a large number of commodities are imported and exported through Gwadar Port, a large number of trains travel through the China-Pakistan Railway, and a large number of transport vehicles travel on the China-Pakistan Highway.
The China-Pakistan Highway is Pakistan's first expressway with eight lanes in both directions. It is the highest standard highway in Pakistan so far.
The China-Pakistan Highway and the China-Pakistan Railway are both major transportation arteries in Pakistan and symbols of friendship between China and Pakistan.
This 100,000-ton merchant ship departed from Longyuan Port and arrived at Gwadar Port through the Strait of Malacca.
"Lao Zhao, is this the only ship of arms this time? If there is only this ship of arms, it will not be used for a few days!" Karim spoke fluent Mandarin and took out a cigarette from his pocket and gave it to Zhao Yang. It was Huazi.
Zhao Yang took the cigarette, and Karim lit it for him. Zhao Yang took a puff of the cigarette and showed an intoxicated look.
I don't know when Zhao Yang started to like smoking. He smokes almost a pack of cigarettes a day. He feels that life is meaningless if he doesn't smoke for a day.
Zhao Yang said: "If nothing unexpected happens, another 100,000-ton ship has arrived at Karachi Port and is unloading. Maybe the cargo has been unloaded!"
Karachi has two major commercial ports, namely Karachi Port and Port Qasim. Pakistan's international airlines and port authorities are also located in Karachi.
Karachi is located in the northwest of the Indus Delta, bordering the Arabian Sea. It covers an area of 3,527 square kilometers and has a total population of nearly 15 million. It is the capital of Sindh Province, Pakistan, and the largest city and port in Pakistan. It is also a major banking, industrial, economic and commercial center, and a major hub for higher education in South Asia and the Muslim world.
Although Gwadar Port has developed very rapidly, the time is still too short. It will take at least ten or twenty years to catch up with Karachi.
The Port of Karachi is a relatively good natural port. It was built in 1887. It is divided into two docks, the East and the West, with a total of 28 berths, including 17 at the East Dock and 11 at the West Dock, with an annual throughput of about 25 million tons.
Although the annual throughput of the Port of Karachi of 25 million tons is nothing in China, it is unimaginable in Pakistan.
It is only 180 kilometers away from the demarcation line. It is reasonable to unload from there, and the arms can be transported to the front line as soon as possible.
However, the distance of 180 kilometers means that it is easy to be attacked and bombed by the Indian Air Force.
Therefore, sea transportation often chooses three places to unload.
This avoids the destruction of merchant ships and arms.
Although Karachi is the largest military port in Pakistan and the Pakistani Navy is mainly stationed in Karachi, it is also necessary to be careful.
Karim chatted with Zhao Yang with a smile on his face. Zhao Yang is in charge of arms, and it is important to have a good relationship with Zhao Yang.
The arms arriving in Pakistan are mainly transported by sea and train. As for truck transportation, it is too slow. After all, trains and ships can run 24 hours a day, and truck drivers have to stop to eat and sleep, and the volume of trains and ships is large.
Although some are transported by air, they are still a minority. The maximum amount of air transport is 100 tons, and there are multiple transport planes.
As a colonel, Karim is naturally more informed than ordinary people.
Besides, Pakistan has now publicly protested against the Eagle Sauce and the Polar Bear, and ordinary people are even more indignant.
You know, Pakistan was once an ally of the United States!
There has always been a pro-American force in Pakistan.
And this time, many pro-American people broke their psychological defenses and cursed the United States.
The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred.
"Lao Zhao, I sent my wife and children to Beijing to let them study in Beijing. If I die one day, you have to help me take care of them and don't let them be bullied!" Karim also smoked a cigarette and said to Zhao Yang.
The two had known each other for several years and had a good relationship.
Not long after the war broke out, Karim arranged for his wife and children to go to China, so that the children could study in the capital and enjoy better education and medical care.
He was ready to go to the battlefield at any time, and death was the most normal thing on the battlefield.
Civilians were dying, and soldiers were dying as well.
Zhao Yang patted Karim on the shoulder, "Don't say such unlucky words. Besides, when you are in Beijing, it is the safest place in the world. When have you ever heard of Pakistani people being bullied in China? People in our place call you 'Pakistani Iron'!"
"Don't worry, nothing will happen!" Zhao Yang said.
Zhao Yang actually knew that once he went to the battlefield, he could die at any time.
Zhao Yang also went to be a mercenary. During his time as a mercenary, what impressed him most was the fragility of life.
So after being a mercenary for ten years and becoming the head of the mercenary group, Zhao Yang applied for transfer and then came to Gwadar Port.
Before that, Zhao Yang also brought his family to Gwadar Port to live and study.
But since the war started, Zhao Yang arranged for his wife and children to return home as soon as possible.
Like between India and Pakistan, millions of troops were deployed on the front line, and both sides were fighting. This kind of war is not comparable to the combat of mercenaries.
In this case, without the advantage of terrain, the same number of mercenaries cannot even defeat a field army of the same size, because the weapons and equipment of mercenaries are not as good as those of the field army, which can call for artillery fire support, air force air fire strikes, or even missile attacks.
The battle between the two sides was extremely cruel. So far, an average of ten aircraft have been lost every day, and more than a thousand soldiers have died, and even more have been injured.
The cruelty of war was fully reflected in this war.
Even the casualties of civilians were greater than those of soldiers. After all, on that front, whether it was India or Pakistan, they were all on plains and densely populated areas.
It's just that neither side counted the casualties of civilians.