Chapter 102: Attack on Kuwait
The Iranian and Iraqi troops were four hours apart in attack time, which was accurately calculated. The first wave of troops was amphibious tanks that were already waiting in Bushere Province. The tanks could not run far on land every hour, let alone in the water. The speed of armed helicopters and fighters was different. How to form a joint force in combat instead of fighting on their own is also a very particular thing.
This time, Iran invested in the country's most elite troops for Bahrain. The Revolutionary Guard of the Republic of Iran followed the example of the Soviet amphibious forces crossing the Black Sea to fight. The night came and swallowed the blue sky and white clouds. The warm wind in early summer roared over the entire city. In this lonely atmosphere, there were so many uneasy people waiting, and in the dark movement of the storm, howling in this lonely night.
The night can cover up all the sins in the world. From ancient times to the present, different civilizations and countries will choose this cover of nature as the time when the war begins. When the night is deep, the entire Busher Province has fallen into silence. In the quiet night, the roar of machines gradually appears, from far to near and louder.
Suddenly, in the dark night, next to the ferry terminal, the first water and land tank rushed out of the coastline and continued to move into the sea without hesitation, bringing a spark, followed by the second and third. Soon, the entire coastline became a comfortable place except for the traces left by the tracks, as if nothing had happened.
Khuzestan is also a province in Iran near the Persian Gulf. The province is rich in oil and gas resources, with oil reserves accounting for three-quarters of Iran and the largest refinery in the country; five rivers, twenty-five reservoirs, and rich in water resources, accounting for one-third of the country. 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 will 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, opposite is Bahrain, the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet of the United States. Therefore, Iran's largest army aviation force base is here.
"It's time! All comrades get up, let's go!" The Republic Guard's Army Air Force chief put on his cap and shouted at his watch.
At 3:30 in the middle of the night, all soldiers of the Iranian Guard Army Division of the Iranian Republic of Khuzestan Province walked out of the barracks. Some soldiers looked a little tired on their faces, washed up quickly, and entered the cafeteria. They had half an hour to prepare, during which the instructor monitored their every move.
At four o'clock in the morning, the Iranian Republic's Guard Army Navigation Division had already assembled. The Mi-24 armed helicopter is the most equipped armed helicopter in Iran. It is a medium-sized multi-purpose armed helicopter with more than 100. It is the Soviet Union's first dedicated armed helicopter. It is mainly used to open up advance passages for its own tank troops and clear air defense firepower and various obstacles. In fact, this is also the task they will undertake this time, but they cover amphibious tanks.
The propeller of the armed helicopter rotated rapidly, and a huge buzzing sounded throughout the entire navigator base, just like a huge swarm of bees flapping their wings at the same time, and it had not yet entered the attack state, which made people feel a strong threat.
It was not far from dawn, and the huge swarm of bees took off, and with limited visibility, he tried to reduce the flight altitude as much as possible, headed westward along the sea, heading straight to the base of the Fifth Fleet of the United States, Bahrain Island.
While the amphibious tank troops and the army aviation troops were dispatched one after another, Fars' Iranian airborne troops were also on standby. They would be dispatched later and they had to wait until the army aviation troops pulled out Bahrain's air defense forces.
Watching the Iraqi soldiers in the night carrying bazooka or machine guns on their shoulders, with bullet belts and grenades wrapped around their waists, and backpacks filled with ammunition and supplies, walking along the road ahead with the column. At six o'clock in the morning, the Iraqi army headed to the Kuwait border. At the forefront of the entire armored division's queue, they pulled towards the war-filled bus. Facing the upcoming battle.
Nearly a thousand artillery pieces of Iraqi troops in the main breakthrough areas opened fire at the same time, rocket launchers, howitzers, cannons, mortars, and tank guns. Then, the violent gun smoke of the shelling was not yet falling, hundreds of tanks and tens of thousands of Iraqi soldiers launched an attack on Kuwait's positions.
At the same time, the Iraqi Communist government in Baghdad issued a statement detailing the historical origins of Kuwait and Iraq, and under the operation of British imperialism, it had to leave Iraq's mother. "The era when the imperialist unequal treaty was imposed on Iraq has been gone forever, and historical mistakes should have been corrected long ago. However, the Kuwait royal family relied on the protection of imperialism and the strict surveillance of the people to adopt a policy of hostility to Iraq, which is not allowed by all Iraqi people! Without any choice, the Iraqi people had to take up weapons."
At the same time as the statement was released, the entire Iraqi army entered a state of mobilization. The Iraqi army stationed in the central region had been assembled and would serve as a second wave of offensive forces to provide cover for the first-line troops that attacked first. Although the southern troops, which actually had an overwhelming advantage, did not necessarily need such help.
Iraq began to launch a powerful assault to the southward Kuwait side. The Iraqi assault group relied on its absolute advantage in military strength to advance southward. They frequently used tanks and heavy artillery to assault with their firepower advantages.
Hundreds of artillery roared at the same time, and hundreds of rocket launchers shone red in the sky. In the roar of the cannons, amid the deafening explosion, the sky was engulfed by the flames, and the earth trembled in the cannons. In this magnificent scene, the Iraqi army blasted the road towards Kuwait City.
"It's those Communists who will eradicate all our royal family. We must ask the United States for help and fight back at the same time. Otherwise, the Iraqi army will come here and nothing will be saved." The bad news of Kuwait King Jabir Sabach being invaded by Iraq was shocked and could not speak at the beginning. The news of the Iraqi army's overall attack was like a bolt from the blue, but as the king, he quickly made arrangements.
Can Kuwait's weak military force block the attack of the Iraqi army? Jabir Sabach doesn't know about this, but he has to try it out after all. He has to run away without making any effort. This will make the royal family feel ungrateful. The entire royal family has no nostalgia for the country, so who will resist?
Of course, Jabir Sabach still did not give up other ways to solve the problem. He sent people to contact Baghdad immediately. Whether it was delaying time or making a gesture, this step was necessary. At the same time, another contact country was Riyadh. With the wealth brought by oil, Saudi Arabia's influence has been increasing, becoming the second largest Arab country except Egypt, especially among the Gulf countries, which has a greater influence than Egypt, and Kuwait is a Gulf country.
With its own strength, Saudi Arabia is active on the international political stage and has deeply influenced the development of the Middle East political landscape. It is an indispensable and important role on the Middle East political stage. If it cannot withstand the attack of the Iraqis, Jabir Sabakh will consider establishing an exiled government in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia's influence is not only Jabir Sabach, but Shelov is even better than him. In fact, the fundamental reason why the Soviet Union strongly supported Iran and Iran in this war is because of 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 deciding how fast the world will recover from the worst recession in the past century, the decision of the Saudi Arabian government to open the gates and release oil is at least as important as the stimulus plan designed by the US government.
It is precisely because of the common interests of Saudi Arabia and the United States, or a collusion that meets the Soviet perspective. This battle must be fought, and Saudi Arabia's oil and the US dollar will continue to sing a duo in the international market. The Soviet Union still doesn't know when it will take until we can see the US oil plug-in disappear.
At least until the end of Selov's memory in the 21st century, the plug-in called the petrodollar in the United States was still renewing. For many years, Selov had weakened the support of the US dollar and weakened the oil support of the US dollar in advance. But in the end, one thing was discovered that Saudi Arabia could not get around.
Since we can't get around it, we can use war to verify whether Saudi Arabia wants money or death. If Saudi Arabia can bow its head because of Kuwait's fall, Selov will not take the initiative to touch these religious madmen. After all, the sequelae are still very serious. But if Saudi Arabia wants to continue to do the opposite under pressure, then this matter will not be over.
After the Kuwait king released the news of help in succession, he was waiting for the news with a nervous expression. If he could defeat the Iraqi army, which is not much, he might have gained some time to arouse strong response from the United States. After all, when he was waiting for help, he would have to be like this. The king didn't know that there was a saying in the East that could describe his thoughts, which was called mud and unable to support the wall.
Chapter completed!