Big Time 1958 - Chapter 1012

  The Iranian and Iraqi forces were four hours apart in attack time, which was calculated precisely. The first wave of troops entered were amphibious tanks already waiting in Bushehr. Tanks don’t get far every hour on land, let alone in water. The speed of armed helicopters and fighter jets is different. How to form a joint force in the battle instead of fighting separately is also a very particular thing.

  This time, Iran has invested the most elite troops in the country for Bahrain. The Revolutionary Guards of the Republic of Iran, following the example of the Soviet amphibious forces, fought across the Black Sea. The night has come and swallowed up the blue sky and white clouds, accompanied by the warm wind of early summer whistling over the whole city, in this lonely atmosphere, how many uneasy people are waiting, in the dark movement of the heart like a storm, this lonely night How many people are tossing and turning.

  The dark night can cover up all the evils in the world. From ancient times to the present, different civilizations and different countries will choose the cover of this nature as the time to start the war. When the night was deep, the entire Bushehr province had fallen into silence. In the quiet night, the roar of the machine gradually appeared, from far to near and getting louder.

  Suddenly, in the dark night, next to the ferry terminal, the first amphibious tank rushed out of the coastline and continued to advance into the sea without hesitation, bringing a spark, followed by the second and third vehicles. Soon, except for the traces left by the crawler, the entire coastline became a peaceful place, as if nothing had happened.

Khuzestan is also a province in Iran close to the Persian Gulf. The province is rich in oil and gas resources, accounting for three-quarters of Iran’s oil reserves, and has the largest oil refinery in the country; five rivers and 25 reservoirs are rich in water resources, accounting for the country’s largest oil refinery. one third. Khuzestan Province is an important agricultural province in Iran. It can be said that Khuzestan is the most important province in Iran, without the entire province, Iran simply does not have the necessary conditions to become a major power in the Middle East.

  Khuzestan is also the birthplace of ancient Persian civilization. From many perspectives, Iran has reasons to hoard heavy troops here. After all, the opposite is the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, Bahrain. So Iran’s largest army aviation base is here.

   “It’s time! All comrades, get up, let’s go!” The Republican Guard Army Air Division General put on his hat and shouted while looking at his watch.

   At 3:30 in the middle of the night, all the soldiers of the Army Aviation Division of the Iranian Republic Guards in Khuzestan Province walked out of the barracks. Some soldiers looked slightly tired, washed quickly, and then entered the cafeteria. They still have half an hour to prepare, during which an instructor monitors their every move.

  At four in the morning, the army aviation division of the Iranian Republican Guard has been assembled. The Mi-24 armed helicopter is the most equipped armed helicopter of the Iranian army aviation division. It is a medium-sized multi-purpose armed helicopter, and Iran has equipped more than 100. It was the Soviet Union’s first dedicated armed helicopter. It is mainly used to open up an advance channel for one’s own tank troops, clearing anti-aircraft fire and various obstacles. In fact, this is also the task they will undertake this time, except that they are covering amphibious tanks.

  The propeller of the gunship turned rapidly, and there was a huge buzzing sound in the entire army aviation division base, like a huge swarm of bees flapping their wings at the same time.

   It was not far from dawn, and the huge swarm lifted off. With limited visibility, the flight altitude was lowered as much as possible. It set off against the sea to the west, and went straight to the base of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, Bahrain Island.

  At the same time that the amphibious tank unit and the army aviation unit were dispatched successively, the Iranian airborne troops in Fars were also on standby. They would be dispatched later, and they had to wait until the army aviation unit unplugged Bahrain’s air defense force.

   Watching the Iraqi soldiers in the dark carrying bazookas or machine guns on their shoulders, belts and grenades wrapped around their waists, and rucksacks full of ammunition and supplies, they walked with the column on the road leading to the front. At six o’clock in the morning, Iraqi troops marched to the Kuwait border in full force. At the forefront of the entire armored division queue, they pulled away towards the battle-riddled Bass. Facing the upcoming battle.

Nearly 1,000 artillery pieces of the Iraqi army in the main breakthrough area fired at the same time, including rockets, howitzers, cannons, mortars, and tank guns. After the heavy smoke of the shelling had not yet fallen, hundreds of tanks and tens of thousands of Iraqi soldiers attacked the Kuwaiti army. The position was attacked.

At the same time, the Iraqi communist government in Baghdad issued a statement detailing the historical origins of Kuwait and Iraq, as well as having to leave Iraqi mother under the operation of British imperialism, “the unequal treaties imposed on Iraq by imperialism. The era is gone forever, and the mistakes of history should have been corrected long ago. However, the Kuwaiti royal family has always adopted a policy of hostility to Iraq, relying on the protection of imperialism and strict surveillance of the people, which is not allowed by the entire Iraqi people! With no other choice, the Iraqi people had to take up arms.”

  At the same time as the statement was issued, the entire Iraqi army entered a state of mobilization. The Iraqi army stationed in the central region was assembled and will serve as the second wave of offensive troops to provide cover for the first-line troops who attacked first. Although the forces on the southern front, which actually had overwhelming superiority, didn’t necessarily need this kind of help.

  Iraq began a powerful assault southward on the Kuwaiti side. The Iraqi commando group, relying on its absolute superiority in force, began to advance south. They frequently used tanks and heavy artillery, and attacked with superior firepower.

   Hundreds of cannons roared at the same time, and the huge flames of hundreds of rocket launchers reflected the sky red. Amid the roar of the cannon, the deafening explosions, the sky engulfed in fire, the ground shaking with the cannonade—in this epic scene, Iraqi troops blasted their way toward Kuwait City.

“It’s the communists. They will eradicate our royal family. We must ask the United States for help and fight back at the same time. Otherwise, the Iraqi Forte army will come over and everything will be irreversible.” The bad news of the invasion was too shocking to speak at first. The news of the Iraqi army’s overall attack was like a bolt from the blue, but as the king, he quickly made deployments.

  Can Kuwait’s weak military force stop the attack of the Iraqi army? Jaber Sabah doesn’t know this, but after all, he has to give it a try, and he has to run away without making a little effort, which will make it appear that the royal family is not responsible. The entire royal family has no nostalgia for the country, who would resist.

   Of course, Jaber Sabah still did not give up other ways to solve the problem, and sent someone to contact Baghdad immediately, no matter whether it was delaying time or making a gesture, this step must be done. At the same time, another contact country is Riyadh. With the wealth brought by oil, Saudi Arabia’s influence has been increasing, becoming the second largest Arab country after Egypt, especially among the Gulf countries. The power is even greater, and Kuwait is a Gulf country.

Saudi Arabia is active in the international political arena by virtue of its own strength, and deeply influences the development of the Middle East political pattern. It is an indispensable and important role in the Middle East political arena. If it cannot withstand the Iraqis’ attack, Jaber al-Sabah will Would consider establishing a government-in-exile in Riyadh.

  Saudi influence is not only understood by Jaber al-Sabah, but also by Sherov. In fact, the reason why the Soviet Union will give full support to the two countries in this war is that it is aimed at Saudi Arabia. The US dollar credit is supported by Saudi Arabia. However, in the foreseeable future, oil will remain the world’s largest energy source, and Saudi Arabia will remain the largest oil supplier. In determining how quickly the world will recover from its worst recession in nearly a century, the Saudi government’s decision on when to open the floodgates is at least as important as the stimulus package devised by the U.S. government.

   Knowing that Saudi Arabia and the United States have common interests, or a tragic relationship that fits the Soviet perspective. This battle must be fought, and the Saudi oil and the US dollar will continue to sing in the international market. The Soviet Union didn’t know until when it would see the US oil plug-in disappear.

   At least until the end of Serov’s memory in the 21st century, the plug-in called petrodollars in the hands of the United States is still in the process of renewal. Over the years, Serov has weakened the support of the dollar, and also weakened the oil support of the dollar in advance. But in the end, one thing was discovered, and the country of Saudi Arabia could not be bypassed.

  Since there is no way around it, then use war to verify whether Saudi Arabia wants money or death. If Saudi Arabia can bow its head because of Kuwait’s fall, Shelov will not take the initiative to touch these religious lunatics, after all, the sequelae are still very big. But if Saudi Arabia is going to continue to oppose the pressure, it will not be the end of the matter.

  The King of Kuwait waited nervously for the news after releasing messages for help. If he could defeat the Iraqi army, which is not many now, he might be able to buy some time and cause a strong response from the United States. After all, when waiting for someone to help you, you have to be like this. The king didn’t know that there was a sentence in the east that could describe the thoughts in his heart.

When the army of the Kingdom of Kuwait learned that the Iraqi army was approaching their capital, they also tried to concentrate their troops to fight back, hoping to show the world Kuwait’s efforts to defy power. The whole world saw it. Two hours later, the resistance The Kuwaiti army was overwhelmed, Prince Fahd was seriously wounded in command of the battle, and five members of the royal family were killed.