Five hundred and fiftieth chapters lose both
"The Jordanians knelt so quickly? Where did the central Israeli military force be transferred to? Golan Heights?" Selov said in a tone of regret. "The Syrians are under great pressure now, but there should be no major problems. The defense of the Golan Heights has been established for so many years, and when prepared, it will not be lost suddenly."
The Golan Heights is a narrow mountain on the border of Syria, 60 kilometers long from north to south and 20 kilometers wide from east to west, with an average altitude of about 600 meters, and 300 meters higher than the Israeli plain. It is a natural fortress in Syria and a strategic location for competition for Syria. In order to prevent Israeli attack, Syria has three lines of defense on the Golan Heights. Each line of defense is 20 kilometers deep, with bunkers, bunkers, barbed wire, and ambushed tanks and cannons.
Israel drew four brigades on the central front, including the Golani Brigade, and concentrated more than 11 brigades to counterattack the Golan Heights. The main offensive task was the Israeli Mandalay Tank Brigade. Israeli tanks first crossed the border line, and the Syrian military artillery arranged in hidden positions were fired at the Israeli army, and the shells poured on the Israeli tanks like raindrops.
When the Syrian army focused on Israeli tanks, the Israeli infantry brigade detoured to the flanks of the Syrian position and launched a sudden attack, occupying the Namsh position on the front line of the Syrian army. Because the vanguard of the Mandalay Tank Brigade made a wrong direction, an Israeli tank battalion entered a trap covered with mines and anti-tank guns set up by the Syrian army.
Israeli tanks suffered heavy losses, either being penetrated by anti-tank shells, tracks were blown up by landmines, or falling into anti-tank traps, and could not move. The battalion commander of the Israeli tank battalion and deputy battalion commander were all killed. When the vanguard rushed out of the Syrian army's fire network, there were only two tanks left. The other unit serving as the main attack was the Israeli Golani Brigade, which was to attack Mount Trafahel, the highest peak in the Golan Heights, known as the "Eye of the Middle East". The tanks of the Golani Brigade were destroyed by Syrian artillery fire one by one. The Israeli commando could only rely on infantry charges to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Syrian army.
"Can't hold it back? It doesn't matter, we have tricks!" At the most dangerous time, Hafez Assad met Eugene Kerensky, the commander of the Chika Division. Eugene Kerensky's troops did not bring heavy equipment to Syria. If the eight Scud launchers were counted, "we need an hour of preparation..."
"I must let the soldiers defending the Golan Heights hold on for an hour." Hafez Assad assured with a serious expression.
"I hope so!" Eugene Kerensky said that everything was covered by himself. On the Trafahel Mountain, Syrian and Israeli soldiers involved in each other in the bushes, which had been going on from day to evening. Due to the visibility, many soldiers from both sides suddenly encountered each other and used cold weapons to decide the outcome.
An hour later, the prepared Scud launch vehicle suddenly started to rush straight into the sky under a Russian command, and then the Israeli army gathering area that was preparing to take down the Golan Heights in one go was caught in the sea of fire. More than 700 people were killed on the spot. Eugene Kerensky then gave the launch vehicle to Hafiz Assad, "Our Chairman said that Mr. Hafiz is a friend of the Soviet Union. These launch vehicles were given to Syria as gifts. Congratulations to the Syrian army for completing the launch mission skillfully."
"Of course we have to thank the Soviet Union for our successful launch!" Hafiz Assad took the words in a pun. The Soviet Union could not ask for this victory, but for the Syrian army, it was a good news. The results of the land-to-land battles in Syria spread across the country, and the Syrian people in Damascus fell into cheers. From the beginning of the war to the present, the news on the battlefield has touched the hearts of the Syrians.
The war between Israel and Egypt and Syria lasted for ten days. From the third day, Jordan actually withdrew from the war, but Egypt and Syria kept gritting their teeth and insisting, while other Arab countries had a large amount of military aid and materials to help the two countries withstand Israel's attacks. When the war in the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula was in a state of anxiety.
Israeli soldiers have been killed in total, and of course Israel has achieved even greater results. Egypt and Syria have killed more than 5,000 people. Only the Jordanian army defeated by Israel has killed less than 200 people. Israel has seized a large amount of military supplies as a supplement.
At this time, a guest came to Moscow, US Secretary of State Dean Rusk. As soon as the news came, Selov knew that Israel should have almost exhausted its defense reserves. Sure enough, he received news that the United States was preparing to launch air transport to Israel. Of course, this attracted protests from many Arab countries.
In fact, Egypt and Syria are just gritting their teeth and insisting. The war in less than half a month has almost exhausted the two countries. Ordinary soldiers in Egypt and Syria are facing worse conditions than Israeli soldiers. Many wounded people are often not treated, resulting in a large number of non-combat attributable to non-combats.
While Soviet Foreign Minister Andre Gromiko and US Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with talks, Selov sent a telephone call to ask Nasser and Assad, can the two countries continue to hold on to the war? If not, peace negotiations can be considered.
"Israel has lost more than 200 aircraft in total, which has been reduced by about half. The aid from the United States will take at least one week, and that's our time!" After summarizing various information, Selov asked, "MiG-25 and Su-17 are already in place, and now we need to confuse our opponents. Comrade Gromiko and I mean to hold negotiations in Jerusalem and invite representatives from Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Israel to participate. At the time of the meeting, raid the Israeli nuclear base."
Soviet Foreign Minister Andre Gromiko and US Secretary of State Dean Rusk met, and Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Grechko announced the lifting of combat readiness in the Caucasus region and the continued dispatch of troops. Then Selov issued a KGB presidential order, ordering the Chika Division to board the plane and return home.
On June 20, Israel, Egypt and Syria issued a statement announcing a temporary ceasefire to break off from contact. It was considered to be the call of the Soviet Union and the United States. During the six-day war, Egypt, Jordan and Syria suffered serious losses, with more than 60,000 casualties and captured, while Israel suffered 4,800 people and more than 10,000 soldiers were disabled. This war that lasted for half a month obviously had a loss-win situation. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!