200: Chapter 200 Clients of the Arms Trade Fair

Major General Faye quickly contacted Major General Al-Sisi, informing him that the arms dealer had agreed to sell weapons and equipment and would hold an arms trade fair in one week, at which time he could go to Beirut to negotiate the purchase of arms.

Major General Al-Sisi was very pleased to hear that the arms dealer was willing to sell weapons and equipment. The weapons and equipment possessed by Egypt were already outdated. Although they had many armored vehicles, they had all been purchased a long time ago and were in urgent need of replacement.

Major General Al-Sisi immediately communicated with the military high command and coordinated with various domestic factions, reaching a preliminary consensus to use 100 million barrels of oil and 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas to update part of Egypt's weapons and equipment and improve the combat capability of the army.

Major General Faye also contacted other small countries in the Persian Gulf region, informing them about the arms trade fair and letting them know that they could attend if they had any requirements.

Seeing that they could purchase weapons and equipment, these small countries decided to go to Beirut to participate in the arms trade fair. Even Pakistan and Afghanistan, seeing the opportunity to purchase weapons and equipment, both wanted to procure a batch to arm their own troops in order to better cope with external threats.

Li Yi did not expect that there would be seven countries and three local armed organizations participating in the arms trade fair. This could be considered a decent arms trade fair. Not only were Egypt, Pakistan, and others present, but even the Sada Armed Forces of Yemen, who had originally intended to purchase weapons and equipment, had also come.

After meeting with the purchasing representatives from various countries, Li Yi said at the meeting, "Welcome everyone to the Persian Gulf region Arms Trade Fair. The weapons and equipment offered for sale at this trade fair are mainly the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, Tianlong Series UAV, Fierce Rhino series Tank, Fierce Tiger series Armored Vehicle, Fierce Lion series Artillery, and Tianjian Series Anti-Tank Missile. You can make your selections based on the needs of your respective armies."

Subsequently, he distributed the specifications of each type of weapon and equipment to the purchasing representatives of each country and introduced various aspects of the procurement, such as the ability to purchase using energy and mineral resources, the fact that the weapons and equipment had usage area restrictions, and information on delivery times, allowing the purchasing representatives of each country to decide for themselves whether to make a purchase.

After finishing the necessary introductions, he waited for these countries to decide for themselves what weapons and equipment to purchase. The first to make a decision was Major General Al-Sisi of Egypt, as he already had a preliminary procurement plan.

"We intend to use 100 million barrels of oil and 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas to purchase weapons and equipment. I wonder what the value is?" Major General Al-Sisi said straightforwardly.

Li Yi said, "The price of 100 million barrels of oil is calculated at a 32% discount on the international oil price, with a value of 4.7634 billion US dollars. 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas is calculated at a 32% discount on the international natural gas price, with a value of 9.6152 billion US dollars. The total value is 14.3786 billion US dollars."

Seeing that there was over 14 billion US dollars in procurement funds, Major General Al-Sisi immediately made some calculations and announced Egypt's procurement plan.

They would purchase 500 sets of the Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile, plus 1,450 associated missiles; 300 sets of Tianlei Type II to Type III Anti-Aircraft Missiles, plus 800 associated missiles each; 50 sets of Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missiles, plus 80 associated missiles; and 10 sets each of Tianlei Type V to Type VIII Anti-Aircraft Missiles, plus 20 associated missiles each.

They would purchase 100 sets each of Sky Dragon Mark I and Mark II UAVs, 1,000 associated air-to-ground missiles, and 10,000 bombs. They would also purchase 100 sets each of Tianjian Type I to Type III Anti-Tank Missiles, and 500 associated missiles each.

They would purchase 100 units each of Fierce Rhino Type II to Type IV tanks, and 5,000 rounds of various associated shells; 100 units each of Fierce Tiger Type II to Type IV armored vehicles, and 10,000 rounds of various associated shells; 100 units each of Fierce Lion Type II to Type IV artillery, and 5,000 rounds of various associated shells; and 50 million rounds of machine gun ammunition for the armored vehicles.

Li Yi said, "The total price for the weapons and equipment purchased by Egypt is 14.3795 billion US dollars, and the portion exceeding the total value of the oil and natural gas will be considered a gift. However, we can only deliver the weapons and equipment after you have paid for all the oil and natural gas."

Upon hearing this, Major General Al-Sisi thought that since they were about to launch a war against Israel and had no energy to equip their army right now, a later delivery would be no problem at all. He said, "That is acceptable. We will deliver 100 million barrels of oil and 8 billion cubic meters of natural gas within one month, and the remaining 12 billion cubic meters of natural gas will be paid within three months."

Li Yi nodded and said, "Good." They quickly signed the arms trade contract with Egypt, completing the first arms transaction at the arms trade fair.

Colonel Makli of the Sada Armed Forces of Yemen also came over. After seeing Li Yi, he said embarrassedly, "I am very sorry that our previous arms deal was not concluded. We are now considering increasing our procurement funds to purchase a batch of weapons and equipment. You will still sell to us, right?"

Previously, the Sada Armed Forces were very dissatisfied with the usage area restrictions on the purchased weapons and equipment, but now, after reaching a reconciliation agreement with Saudi Arabia, they were not as concerned about the usage area restrictions.

Li Yi did not mind and said, "We can sell to you."

Colonel Makli was very happy to hear that they could sell, and said, "We intend to use oil and natural gas for the purchase this time. We have 5 million barrels of oil and 300 million cubic meters of natural gas. How much procurement funds can we have?"

After reaching a reconciliation agreement with Saudi Arabia, Yemen quickly restored the extraction and production of some oil and gas fields with the help of Saudi Arabia, and combined with the oil and natural gas stored previously, they were able to come up with this much oil and natural gas.

Li Yi said, "5 million barrels of oil are worth 227.6625 million US dollars, and 300 million cubic meters of natural gas are worth 137.865 million US dollars, totaling 365.5275 million US dollars. What weapons and equipment do you intend to purchase?"

Upon hearing that there was 360 million US dollars, double the funds from last time, Colonel Makli immediately said, "We will purchase 50 sets of Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missiles, plus 200 associated missiles; 30 sets of Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missiles, plus 80 associated missiles; 20 units each of Fierce Tiger Type II to Type III armored vehicles, 4,200 rounds of various associated shells, and 250,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition for the armored vehicles."

"We will also purchase 10 sets of Sky Dragon Mark I UAVs, 100 associated air-to-ground missiles, and 500 bombs. We will purchase 50 sets of Tianjian Type I Anti-Tank Missiles, and 100 associated missiles."

Li Yi calculated and said, "The total procurement price is 365.5 million US dollars, which is equivalent to the value of the oil and natural gas you are paying. As soon as you pay for the oil and natural gas, we will deliver the weapons and equipment immediately."

Colonel Makli said, "That is acceptable." They quickly reached an arms trade contract. This transaction was relatively small and did not take much time to negotiate.