246: Chapter 346 can be learned in a short time.

After Li Yi completed the arms trade negotiations with Lieutenant General Sergei and Vyacheslav, he stayed at the resort for two days, during which he purchased the batch of aircraft for Iran and Russia from the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

He had previously purchased a large number of the "Eagle" series jet multi-role fighters and "War Tiger" series jet bombers; this time, he was primarily purchasing the matching missiles.

In the Multiverse Arms Trading System, Li Yi placed an order for 4,500 matching missiles for the Eagle IV jet multi-role fighter, 2,500 matching missiles for the Eagle V jet multi-role fighter, and 1,500 matching missiles for the Eagle VI jet multi-role fighter, along with 18.5 million rounds of matching cannon ammunition for the fighters.

He ordered 50 War Tiger II jet bombers along with 1,500 matching missiles and bombs; 1,500 matching missiles and bombs for the War Tiger III jet bomber, 800 matching missiles and bombs for the War Tiger IV jet bomber, and 500 matching missiles and bombs for the War Tiger V jet bomber.

After the shopping spree, Li Yi had spent 43.351 billion yuan in system funds. The amount of capital consumed was not small.

After completing the purchases, Li Yi prepared to collect the oil and natural gas payments from various countries and delivered the first batch of fighters purchased by Iran and Russia.

Li Yi teleported to Syria via the Multiverse Arms Trading System and collected the final batch of natural gas from Syria, obtaining 2.25 billion cubic meters.

Li Yi had now collected all the oil and natural gas payments from Syria. However, Syria still had $15.48 billion in unused funds; it seemed he needed to contact Major General Zaha to see if they had any plans to purchase more fighters.

Subsequently, Li Yi went directly to Iran. In Iran, he collected 100 million barrels of oil, 6 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and 10 million tons of Iron Ore.

After completing the collection, Li Yi delivered half of the Eagle series fighters purchased by Iran at the Minaka Air Force Base in Bandar Abbas. Suddenly, the Minaka Air Force Base was filled with various models of fighter jets.

Without a moment's pause, Li Yi collected the 600 million barrels of oil and 15 billion cubic meters of natural gas paid by the Anti-Judea Coalition. After this collection, the nations of the Anti-Judea Coalition still had 300 million barrels of oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas left to pay.

Li Yi then teleported to Russia via the Multiverse Arms Trading System, where he collected 200 million barrels of oil, 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and 35 million tons of Coal. He also delivered all the Eagle series fighters purchased by Russia in a single batch at the air force base in Sochi.

After completing the delivery of all the fighters for Russia, Li Yi immediately teleported back to Pengcheng via the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

During this trip, Li Yi had cumulatively collected 900 million barrels of oil, 53.25 billion cubic meters of natural gas, 35 million tons of Coal, and 10 million tons of Iron Ore.

Li Yi now had 6,710,081,023 barrels of oil, 343,175,096,523 cubic meters of natural gas, 370,010,532 tons of Coal, 30,000,097 tons of Molybdenum Ore, 10,000,026 tons of Iron Ore, and 50,000,261 tons of Copper Ore stored in the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

After returning to Pengcheng, Li Yi did not sell this batch of energy and minerals, choosing instead to take a good rest for a while.

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Upon learning that the arms dealer had delivered the first batch of fighters, Commander-in-Chief Qasim immediately ordered Colonel Suman to begin participating in the allocation of these Eagle series fighters and to prepare for the replacement of existing aircraft.

Iran currently had a total of 9 ground-attack fighter squadrons and 7 fighter squadrons; all the old fighters they were equipped with would be replaced, and the transfer of aircraft was being prepared.

Colonel Suman decided to prioritize the allocation of Eagle series fighters to the 7 fighter squadrons, assigning various models of Eagle series fighters based on 24 aircraft per squadron.

Among them, 5 fighter squadrons would each be allocated 14 Eagle IV jet multi-role fighters, 8 Eagle V jet multi-role fighters, and 2 Eagle VI jet multi-role fighters.

The remaining 2 fighter squadrons were prioritized for elite development and would be allocated more advanced fighters, with 16 Eagle V jet multi-role fighters and 8 Eagle VI jet multi-role fighters each.

Since only 75 Eagle IV jet multi-role fighters, 50 Eagle V jet multi-role fighters, and 25 Eagle VI jet multi-role fighters were delivered this time, only 5 fighter squadrons achieved a full complement of aircraft, while the other two fighter squadrons were still short of some planes.

These two priority fighter squadrons would have to wait until the next batch of fighters was delivered to reach full strength.

The aircraft phased out from these 7 fighter squadrons that still had advanced combat performance would also replace the obsolete aircraft in the 9 ground-attack fighter squadrons. The remaining 5 Eagle IV jet multi-role fighters from this delivery would also be allocated to the 9 ground-attack fighter squadrons.

After this allocation of Eagle series fighters, the combat capabilities of the 7 fighter squadrons would receive a qualitative leap, no longer being air force fighter formations using obsolete aircraft.

Colonel Suman rushed to the Minaka Air Force Base in Bandar Abbas to coordinate with the Air Force for the ferrying of each Eagle series fighter, ensuring that every aircraft could be timely equipped to its respective fighter squadron.

When he saw that every apron at the air force base was full of Eagle series fighters, he couldn't help but admire Commander-in-Chief Qasim's bold move, which had upgraded the Air Force's equipment in one fell swoop.

As more and more Air Force pilots arrived at the Minaka Air Force Base in Bandar Abbas, operational training for the Eagle series fighters also commenced.

The batch of fighters provided by Li Yi came with a complete set of operating manuals, allowing for thorough learning of the various operations of the Eagle series fighters. Furthermore, the flight operations of the Eagle series fighters were relatively uncomplicated, and since the pilots already had experience flying aircraft, it wouldn't take long for them to learn.

To ensure the security of the air force base, Colonel Suman also deployed a significant number of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles to protect the airspace, ensuring that no enemy aircraft or missiles could attack Minaka Air Force Base.

After completing various tasks, Colonel Suman immediately reported to Commander-in-Chief Qasim. Seeing this, Commander-in-Chief Qasim also rushed to Minaka Air Force Base to inspect the newly purchased Eagle series fighters.

After a tour by Commander-in-Chief Qasim, he found that this batch of fighters indeed far exceeded the aircraft currently equipped by Iran in terms of combat performance.

Commander-in-Chief Qasim was extremely satisfied with the purchase of these fighters. If it weren't for a slight shortage of funds, he would have wanted to place an additional order for a batch of Eagle series fighters immediately.