Chapter 82: Operation Umbrella (2)
Robert? Kapa, David? C. Turnley, Mary? It is not for nothing that a current affairs correspondent or war correspondent like Colvin is praised as the conscience of mankind.
No matter how many people hack them for various reasons, when people watch too many war movies and hero movies, these people can at least let people see the original appearance of the war and then sober up.
When the by-products of romance, coolness, heroism, and patriotism are removed from the war, people look back at the war and find that all that remains is tragic ruin.
In the early hours of 2 August 1990, the so-called Iraqi Republican Guard, which was in fact equivalent to Saddam's private forces, launched an invasion of Kuwait in accordance with Kaisa's memories of his previous life, declaring that all previous negotiations and all efforts by the United States and Kuwait for a peaceful settlement had failed.
In the darkness of the night at one o'clock in the morning, Kaiser listened to the roar of the bombers overhead as they crossed the Iraq-Kuwait border, and sighed deeply after a long time.
David had already explained the cause and effect, Mary knew why Caesar was here as a billionaire, and Caesar knew how the news was leaked.
These war correspondents have a sharper sense of smell for war than even some politicians and military personnel, and Kaisah's "Operation Umbrella" must be notified to the Kuwaiti government and military.
With so many mercenaries carrying large quantities of arms into other countries, the local government and military must be notified unless they are for the purpose of armed infiltration and sabotage.
It was also impossible to agree, which country's leader has a psychopathy and would let mercenaries armed to the teeth and swagger into their own territory?
However, Kuwait was on the verge of war and was already too busy to take care of itself, and the Kuwaiti royal family and government unconditionally agreed to the request of Caesar, a super-rich man and world celebrity. Only the military expressed the idea of sending a few cadets to the Hunter Academy, and Kaiser directly agreed.
Of course, they hope that Kaisa and his entourage can spread the image of their country's aggression to the world, and even if they can't bring in reinforcements, they can at least win a lot of sympathy.
The two sides hit it off, so there are no strict confidentiality measures. Mary found the Kuwaiti government and inquired a little, and knew about the existence of Caesar's team, so she came directly to the door.
Caesar couldn't help but sigh at the sky, has the mutual trust between people been gone?
In the face of a simultaneous surprise attack by Iraq's navy, army, and air force, the Kuwaiti National Army's resistance in symbolic and practical sense did not look as good as a half-pushed soft girl.
Kaisa, David, Mary, and three front-line correspondents, guided by experienced Blackwater mercenaries, kept the Kuwaiti army in the line of resistance and retreated step by step as the resistance failed.
After the bombardment, the Iraqi Army, under the open path of tanks, was overwhelmed along the way, as the Kuwaitis did not put up even a decent resistance. The Iraqis became more and more emboldened, and later the special forces simply drove jeeps and light armored vehicles directly over the tank units and took the lead deep into the heart of Kuwait.
Three front-line correspondents, Mary and her lieutenants, Caesar and David, seven cameras faithfully recorded the war from all angles beyond many people's imagination.
It is said that World War II was fought badly, and no one has seen decent dry goods except for old photos......
It is said that the Vietnam War was the most cruel, but whether it was the Laoshan Wheel Battle of the US Army or the Chinese Army, the dry goods were basically in a state of top secret. The few images that come out are just small scenes that highlight the heroes.
Caesar's shooting this time can be said to be the closest to the actual record of the big battlefield, the advance of the armored division. The cleaning of the perimeter by the special forces can be clearly presented in the video.
The tapes, if recuted, would have met almost all the requirements of a war documentary, and Caesar even took a lot of overhead shots on the top floors of some buildings, and even drilled into pre-dug and camouflaged pits to film the tanks passing overhead.
Both of the most dangerous shots were shot by Caesar alone, especially on the top floor. As long as it is discovered, it will definitely be subjected to heavy shelling.
Tanks and self-propelled guns in Iraqi armored divisions are definitely not accustomed to billionaires......
Fortunately, Caesar hid himself well and did not reveal his "specialness".
This would have been unscathed in the face of a frenzied shelling...... How much saliva does it take to explain this unnatural luck?
When two hours later, several men converged, and Caesar was the last to arrive. Seeing Caesar silently appear with the camera, everyone, including the cold-blooded Blackwater mercenaries, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
'What a special little man!' ’
As the famous "older leftover girl", Mary? Colvin looked at Caesar with undisguised admiration, not caring at all about other people's opinions.
"If you can't stop the war, then you record it and tell the world the truth about it!"
Adhering to the dogma of this war correspondent, Mary admires most people who carry cameras to the battlefield, especially in peacetime without world wars, in her eyes, in this era, carrying a camera to the battlefield is much rarer than carrying a gun.
Kaiser had made a detailed plan a few days ago, what time the fight might start, and if so, how long and where to meet, and everyone replenished the tape, and handed over the pre-recorded tape to the mercenaries to take out of Kuwait, and finally handed it over to the Fox TV station personnel in Saudi Arabia for temporary safekeeping.
This process was based on the timetable of the invasion of the Iraqi army in his previous life, and now it has been two hours in motion, which is simply miraculous to onlookers.
Because the entire battlefield had a brief pause at the two-hour juncture, David even joked that Caesar had planted an undercover agent next to Saddam.
In fact, this is tantamount to a disguised inquiry, but Caesar didn't pick up this stubble at all.
The two-hour pause was meant so that the front and back of the entire force were not too disjointed, lest any unpredictable changes occur. (In fact, I am afraid that the US military will stir up the situation)
The national border is so wide, and the invasion of Kuwait by 200,000 troops needs to be sequenced, and Saddam Hussein will not dare to allow his troops to cross the border of a third country into Kuwait.
Now this has slapped various Arab countries in the face, and the United States is also ready to draw its guns, just waiting for Congress to pass the guò.
Therefore, Iraq could only stretch the battle line and enter Kuwait one by one.
Two hours is just right for Iraq's vanguard troops to consolidate the occupied areas, and after the follow-up troops catch up, the rear team will become the front team, and it is an unspoken rule, or even an explicit rule, that rain and dew will be stained in any country.
Since the opponent is so vulnerable, it is impossible to have combat merits and not always be the vanguard troops, and the troops who have never had the opportunity to move behind them need to relay the follow-up attack.
It was exactly two hours, and Caesar had it right in his plan.
Supplemented by the tape, a few people simply had a small meeting, and Caesar's prophetic foresight was so admirable that the meeting was actually just Caesar talking.
"Now we can say that the opening part of this war is extremely boring, and we have all filmed the battles between soldiers, and I believe that the rest of the content is much the same.
I anticipate that in no more than five hours, the entire territory of Kuwait will fall, and our follow-up will be to capture what the occupying forces are doing in Kuwait.
Tyrants and politicians set the prelude to war, but civilians are our next focus, and that's what I'm here for.
I sincerely hope that the Iraqi military will not go too far, at least not completely ignore humanitarianism and the Geneva Conventions and take pleasure in the massacre of civilians, as the Japanese army and the Soviet Russian army did when they were in China.
If they do, I hope Blackwater doesn't do impulsive things and prioritizes the safety of journalists as much as possible.
No matter what we want to stop, we will hit the stone with an egg, and if these belts fall into the hands of the Iraqis, all our efforts will be in vain. ”
Caesar kept his voice calm, and in the moonlight, he could see that there was a thin layer of sand and dust on his face, which was no longer as radiant as when they first met.
Six cameras recorded Caesar's every word and action from all angles, otherwise he would not have told the history of the Japanese and Soviet armies.
For Japan and Russia, Caesar will not miss any opportunity to open the black.
As he spoke, Caesar turned to face the black-hooded Blackwater mercenaries.
"Let me emphasize again, record, record first, if you want to stop something, please think twice, you are all elites of a hundred battles, you have long learned to be calm and restrained, even if you see the most inhumane atrocities, you must first analyze all possibilities before acting.
Again, keep records first and keep journalists safe. Say important things three times...... Belch...... This is the third time, right? ”
Seeing that everyone nodded their heads in acknowledgment of what he had said three times, Caesar let out a sigh of relief, and this slightly mischievous scene eased the tension on the scene a lot.
Kaiser raised his hand and looked at his watch, "Finally, meet at the meeting point on the other side of the Saudi border at five o'clock in the morning for breakfast, good luck to everyone." ”
Then Caesar took the lead in replacing the batteries and videotapes that had been prepared in advance, opened the door with the camera, and quietly disappeared into the night.
From beginning to end, six cameras have been pointed at him, and the back that disappeared into the darkness is destined to become an important footnote in Caesar's life, and it is ironclad proof that he is the most special one from all the super-rich. (To be continued......)