229: Chapter 229 Procurement of over $60 billion in ammunition

The Anti-Israel Coalition Joint Command immediately relayed the order to procure weapons and ammunition to Major General Faye and Major General Rahim, and Major General Faye quickly contacted Li Yi.

After communicating, both sides decided to hold negotiations at Dammam Port in Saudi Arabia. Beirut was no longer very safe, as it was too close to Israel. Furthermore, Lebanon and the Lebanon Front Command did not have enough anti-aircraft missiles; if they were raided by Israel, the consequences would be dire.

At the very least, Israeli fighter jets could not break through the layers of air defense interception from the Aqaba Front Command and Saudi Arabia, making Dammam Port temporarily safe. Of course, the possibility of the USA suddenly entering the war and launching fighter jets from military bases in various countries in the Persian Gulf could not be ruled out, but such a situation was unlikely for the time being.

Li Yi used the Multiverse Arms Trading System to teleport directly to the outskirts of Dammam Port, and then proceeded to a manor selected by Major General Faye. This manor was not very large and was Major General Faye's private estate.

After meeting, Li Yi asked, "Major General Faye, Major General Rahim, how much weaponry and equipment do you intend to purchase this time?"

Major General Faye said, "We plan to use 1 billion barrels of oil and 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas for the procurement, mainly purchasing various missiles, artillery shells, and so on."

This scale was much smaller than the last time; the previous procurement had utilized 3 billion barrels of oil and 70 billion cubic meters of natural gas, with a total purchase amount exceeding $180 billion.

The current international oil price is $77.35 per barrel, which has risen significantly. Calculated at a 28% discount based on the international oil price, the price is $55.692 per barrel, making the value of 1 billion barrels of oil $55.692 billion.

The current natural gas price is $791.75 per thousand cubic meters, which has also risen significantly. Calculated at a 32% discount based on the international natural gas price, the price is $538.39 per thousand cubic meters, making the value of 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas $10.7678 billion.

The funds for this procurement amount to $66.4598 billion. Although it is more than half less than last time, it is still a relatively large arms order.

Li Yi said, "The procurement funds this time amount to $66.46 billion. I wonder what weapons and ammunition you intend to purchase?"

Major General Faye and Major General Rahim began to calculate based on the weapons and ammunition requirements drafted by the various front commands provided by the Anti-Israel Coalition Joint Command. After some calculations, they quickly formed a procurement plan. This procurement consisted entirely of various missiles and artillery shells; no other weapons or equipment were purchased.

They purchased 10,000 missiles each for the Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile and Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile; 5,000 missiles for the Tianlei Type III Anti-Aircraft Missile; 1,000 missiles for the Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile; 500 missiles for the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile; and 200 missiles each for the Tianlei Type VI Anti-Aircraft Missile through the Tianlei Type IX Anti-Aircraft Missile.

They purchased 100,000 air-to-ground missiles and 500,000 bombs for the Tianlong Series UAV; and 10,000 missiles each for the Tianjian Type I Anti-Tank Missile through the Tianjian Type III Anti-Tank Missile.

They purchased 200,000 rounds of various artillery shells for the Fierce Rhino series Tank; 300,000 rounds of various artillery shells for the Fierce Tiger series Armored Vehicle; 200,000 rounds of various artillery shells for the Fierce Lion series Artillery; and 300 million rounds of machine gun ammunition for armored vehicles.

Because the Tianlong Series UAVs are quite effective, the procurement volume for UAV ammunition was increased this time. After calculation, the total purchase price was $66.6 billion, which exceeded the value of the oil and natural gas by $140 million.

Seeing such a large procurement scale, Li Yi simply waived the excess $140 million and closed the deal at $66.46 billion, saying, "We will provide the various ammunition according to your procurement plan. How will you pay for the oil and natural gas?"

Major General Faye said, "We will make multiple payments across various countries in the Persian Gulf region. We will pay 400 million barrels of oil and 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas within the first month, and for the following two months, we will pay 300 million barrels of oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas each month. It will all be paid off within three months."

Seeing that he could harvest 1 billion barrels of oil and 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas in just three months, Li Yi said, "No problem, we will collect your oil and natural gas on time. Does this batch of missiles and artillery shells you purchased need to be delivered all at once?"

Major General Rahim said, "It would be best if all the ammunition could be delivered at once. That is possible, right?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "No problem, we can deliver it all at once. However, it will only be delivered after you have paid for the first month's oil and natural gas."

Major General Faye had no objections to this; it was impossible to deliver the ammunition before receiving the oil and natural gas payment. An arms dealer would not agree to such an operation; the risk was too high. He said, "Wait for our notification. We expect to be able to deliver the first batch of 400 million barrels of oil and 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas within a week."

The Anti-Judea Coalition was in urgent need of this replenishment of ammunition and could not drag it out for too long. They had no choice but to pressure the Iran regional cooperation organization to urge them to pay for the oil and natural gas as soon as possible.

Seeing that the deal was settled, Li Yi said, "We have newly launched a batch of Eagle series fighter jets and War Tiger series bombers. I wonder if you are interested in purchasing them?"

Li Yi handed the information on the six various models of fighter jets and bombers to Major General Faye and Major General Rahim. Saudi Arabia and Iran should have a demand for purchasing fighter jets, though he didn't know how many they would purchase.

After taking the information and looking it over, Major General Faye said, "We currently have no procurement funds available. Let's wait until we return and discuss it in detail before deciding."

The Anti-Judea Coalition had already committed to combat; while there was a demand for purchasing fighter jets, finding pilots was difficult. Even if countries in the Persian Gulf region supported them with a batch of pilots, forming combat effectiveness was not something that could be done overnight.

The Saudi Arabia Air Force did need to replenish some fighter jets and bombers, but they would also need to return and compare the performance of these fighter jets with those already in active service before deciding whether to purchase them. These were not things Major General Faye could decide right now.

Major General Rahim was very excited to see that there were new fighter jets and bombers available for purchase. Iran's number of fighter jets was relatively old, procurement channels were too few, and the performance of the fighter jets they produced themselves was not very good; they urgently needed to replenish a batch of fighter jets to improve the combat effectiveness of their air force.

Similarly, Major General Rahim also did not have the authority to decide and could only return to discuss it with Commander-in-Chief Qasim to see whether to proceed with the purchase.

Li Yi had no objections to Major General Faye and Major General Rahim not expressing an intention to purchase. After all, the matter of purchasing fighter jets involved a larger scale of funds; how could they make a decision in such a short time?

Seeing that the negotiations were over, Major General Faye invited Major General Rahim and Li Yi to have a good meal of roast camel at the manor. After enjoying a delicious meal, Li Yi left the manor, found an uninhabited place, and teleported back to Shenzhen via the Multiverse Arms Trading System.