65: Chapter 65 Seeing that I made the right purchase

At this time, Mannila had already returned to France and was enjoying the beach and sunshine in the southern French city of Montpellier.

Montpellier is known as the "City of Sunshine," warm all year round with ample sunlight, making it a sanctuary for escaping the cold in France.

After receiving the high commission fee for the arms deal paid by Li Yi, Mannila naturally wanted to enjoy life, finding a few French beauties to share in his romantic escapades.

When Major General Dula contacted Mannila, he had just finished exercising with a French beauty and was enjoying a meal.

The French specialties of foie gras and blue lobster, accompanied by escargot, with black truffles and caviar as garnishes, helped him recover much of his energy after his workout.

Seeing that it was a call from Major General Dula, Mannila quickly put down his cutlery and answered. After all, this man had brought him a $10 million commission fee and was one of his wealthy benefactors.

"Major General Dula, is something the matter? Are you planning to continue purchasing arms?" Mannila wanted to steer Major General Dula toward purchasing more weapons.

"There is a matter, but it is not about purchasing arms." Major General Dula understood the nature of arms brokers, always trying every possible way to encourage others to buy weapons, so he refused directly and continued, "The Glass House's Raqqa Military Base in northern Syria experienced an airstrike, and the Raqqa Military Base used a new type of anti-aircraft missile."

"What were the results? Do you know?" Mannila asked with great interest.

"I am not aware of the situation. I want to ask, did the Glass House purchase any Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile?" Major General Dula did not disclose the intelligence.

Mannila pondered for a moment; the Raqqa Military Base must have had some results, otherwise, Major General Zaha would not be concerned about what happened at the Dula Military Base.

After all, it was expected that the Dula Military Base would be brutally ravaged by USA airstrikes; without any unusual circumstances, he would not have specifically asked Mannila whether the Glass House had purchased the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

"Could it be that the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile achieved some outstanding results at the Dula Military Base?" Mannila couldn't help but guess.

"Yes. The Glass House did purchase a batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, and the amount and quantity purchased were greater than what you, Jordan, bought." Mannila stated truthfully.

"Do you know if the Glass House has deployed them to the Raqqa Military Base?" Major General Dula pressed further.

"I am not quite sure about that. They probably should have deployed them. After all, the combat performance of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile is so outstanding that it would be normal to deploy them." Mannila was not clear on the situation, but that did not stop him from concluding that the Raqqa Military Base had used the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

"I see." Major General Dula understood what Lieutenant General Ham meant by asking him to question Mannila.

"Look, since the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile had such outstanding results at the Raqqa Military Base, shouldn't Jordan continue to purchase another batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile?" Mannila bluffed Major General Dula, casually wanting to entice Jordan into purchasing more of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

"Not for the time being."

Major General Dula did not take the bait and quickly hung up on Mannila. He then reported to Lieutenant General Ham that the Glass House had indeed purchased the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile and might have used this anti-aircraft missile at the Dula Military Base.

After hearing this, Lieutenant General Ham finally determined that the Tianlei Type III Anti-Aircraft Missile must be the culprit behind shooting down the F-16 Fighter Jet.

"Could the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile really provide effective defense against airstrikes?"

Although Lieutenant General Ham had purchased the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, he was not very confident. It was only because no other arms dealers were willing to sell anti-aircraft missiles that he chose the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

"It looks like I made the right purchase!" Lieutenant General Ham began to be filled with confidence in the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

After all, the fact before his eyes was that the Raqqa Military Base used the Tianlei Type III Anti-Aircraft Missile to shoot down the F-16 Fighter Jet.

And Israel had quite a few fighter jets, including the F-16 Fighter Jet. The Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile he purchased should also be able to shoot them down, which could greatly alleviate the military pressure from Israel.

Seeing the call end, Mannila's mind suddenly became active.

He could use the airstrike that occurred at the Raqqa Military Base to bluff the high-ranking Lebanese military official, Major General Moss, and persuade him to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

Without hesitation, Mannila immediately contacted Major General Moss.

"Major General Moss, have you heard about the airstrike that occurred at the Raqqa Military Base in the northern region of Syria?" Mannila probed for information first.

"I have heard about it. It was an airstrike launched by the USA." Major General Moss had also received intelligence about the Raqqa Military Base, but the content of his intelligence was simpler than that of Jordan.

After all, Lebanon's economy had now been surpassed by Jordan. With the economic downturn, military spending had been reduced, and intelligence personnel had little funding, so the intelligence obtained was naturally discounted.

"The Raqqa Military Base used the very Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile I recommended to you, and it achieved outstanding results." Mannila began to boast, "The intelligence you received should show the losses of the USA, right? That is all thanks to the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile."

"Really?" Major General Moss was skeptical.

"The Raqqa Military Base used a new type of anti-aircraft missile, you can't deny that, can you?" Mannila used the information Major General Dula told him to bluff Major General Moss.

"It did use a new type of anti-aircraft missile."

"That is the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile." Mannila delivered the final verdict, making Major General Moss believe that it was indeed the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile that shot down the USA fighter jet, "Now that you have seen the outstanding combat performance of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, has Lebanon considered purchasing a batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile?"

"Is it really that effective?" Major General Moss was still somewhat hesitant.

"You are facing the threat of airstrikes from Israel, and with the outstanding combat record at the Raqqa Military Base already established, what else are you doubting?"

Major General Moss had previously learned about the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

Lebanon had never planned to purchase them; on one hand, the domestic economy was indeed struggling, and they could not come up with much funding to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile; on the other hand, the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile had not yet shown its performance on the battlefield, making it difficult to convince the high-ranking Lebanese military officials to make the purchase.

If the Raqqa Military Base had indeed used the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to shoot down the USA fighter jet, then using the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to defend against Israel's fighter jets would be more than enough.

Major General Moss was now confident in persuading the high-ranking Lebanese military officials to purchase a batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to deal with airstrikes from Israel. Thinking of this, he said, "I believe it. Why don't you fly back to Beirut, and we can discuss the purchase of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile in detail again."