The commander of the air force said: "I think the main thing we have at the moment is to buy time and try to achieve results in a short period of time. Only by getting hold of the airport first, and only by occupying the airport, can we announce our victory to the outside world as soon as possible. With this victory, our military will be able to answer Congressional inquiries and respond to the reproaches of the media in various countries.

This is true politically, but also militarily. Only when we occupy the airport can we attack, retreat and defend: if we anticipate that the next battle will not go well, we can declare on the one hand that the purpose of our US troops is only to occupy the airport, so as to deter the Grenada government, and unless the Grenada government continues to massacre civilians, we will take the whole of Grenada in one fell swoop.

If we anticipate that the battle will go very well, we can use the airfield as a forward position to launch a full-scale attack.

On the contrary, if we do not grasp the airport in a short period of time, we will be a failure, and it will be difficult for us to respond to inquiries and accusations from all sides, regardless of the future results. I think we will think about the future, and now we will only think about the present. ”

I have to say that the words of the commander of the air force have touched the hearts of everyone: The US military is so vigorous and mobilized, it is not a showdown between powerful countries, nor is it an occupation of Grenada to obtain oil and other resources from Grenada, and its main purpose is to make the countries that follow the Soviet Union afraid and encourage NATO and other allies, so they must come up with reasonable results at the first time to prove the strength of the US military.

Although none of the people in the command room are politicians and are pure soldiers, the soldiers are not really ignorant of politics, they are not unaware of the significance of this war, and they do not think that a stalemate in the war is the worst outcome.

Seeing everyone's faces, the front-line commander immediately ordered: "First maintain the current bombardment intensity." When the heavy aerial bombs, precision-guided bombs, and ground-penetrating bombs brought in from Turkey arrived, the bombing of the two airfields was intensified until there was no resistance on the ground. ”

Although he ordered the current intensity of the bombardment to be maintained, everyone knew that this was to slow down the battle and wait for the more powerful bombs to arrive. The reason why the bombing continued without stopping was, on the one hand, to continue to maintain pressure on the defenders, and on the other hand, to announce to the outside world that the US military was still in the first phase of the operation and that artillery preparations were still being made. There is still no big fight, and there is no situation where Zài's first attack failed.

Several high-ranking officers agreed with the orders of the commander of the front and tacitly understood each other. However, they still supported it in their hearts, and the first attack was feathered. Grenada is a tough nut to crack, far less easy than previously thought.

After waiting for the combat staff to record the order, and leaving with the signed order, the commander of the aviation looked at the intelligence staff officer and asked: "Did the defenders hide advanced weapons?" Perhaps they have a sufficient number of MANPADS, and it is even possible that there will be medium and long-range anti-aircraft missiles. Just now, several of our planes were attacked by MANPADS, and the launch sites were from different places, indicating that there were more than a few MANPADS. ”

A hint of panic flashed across the face of the front-line commander. Somewhat worried, asked: "They have more advanced anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles?" As he spoke, his gaze swept over the intelligence staff officer.

Although shoulder-fired air defense missiles pose a threat to the advanced fighters of the US military, they do not pose much of a threat, and as long as they are as careful as possible in using helicopters with low altitude and slow speed, they can avoid major losses.

The intelligence staff officer hurriedly said, "No." Probably not, right? We haven't received any news on this ......"

The front-line commander breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Since you are sure that they do not have more advanced anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles, then we are relieved." At least there will not be a case of Britain destroying a fleet by little Argentina in the Falklands War. The face of the British Empire was lost by this fleet. If there are more advanced aviation missiles and anti-ship missiles, our combat plans will have to be readjusted. Our army must retreat first. Wait for the battle plan to be revised before going on the offensive. In this way, we will not only waste a lot of money. You will also be ridiculed by the whole world, and you will voluntarily resign from your post to be tried by a military court. Are you really sure? ”

The front-line commander stared intently

The feelings of the intelligence staff officers were extremely complicated for a while, and they felt that the words of the front-line commander were threatening and that the front-line commander's intention to shift the responsibility to himself, but he was indeed responsible for the intelligence work, and he should really take responsibility for it if he really made a mistake.

Now he feels that it is difficult to ride a tiger, and he does not dare to say that Grenada has medium- and long-range anti-aircraft missiles and high-grade anti-ship missiles; if he says that he has it now, then the previous battle plan must be completely revised, and there is no need for the failed attack just now, and the responsibility for the casualties of more than 400 soldiers falls on him, and the front-line commander who just said that he will take the initiative to resign and accept the trial of a military tribunal is not alarmist.

At the same time, he did not dare to say that Grenada does not have medium- and long-range anti-aircraft missiles and high-grade anti-ship missiles, and if the defenders came up with medium- and long-range anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles and shot down US planes and warships, then the problem would be even more serious, and the next losses would be even greater, and his responsibility would be heavier.

However, he really didn't know if there were any defenders. You're too slippery, Commander, aren't you? The war continues, and you start to make a way out for yourself.

The front-line commander obviously didn't want this substitute ghost to slip away, and no matter how entangled this intelligence staff officer was, he continued to ask: "Why, you, the official in charge of intelligence, are not sure?" ”

At this point, the intelligence staff officer had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "There are definitely no medium- and long-range air defense missiles, let alone anti-ship missiles." ”

I was thinking: these are all collected by the agents below, and the CIA has not reminded us so far, and I can't say that Grenada has them out of thin air. To say that the defenders do not have these weapons, and that if they make a mistake, they can shift the blame to their subordinates or to the CIA, but if there is, then the responsibility is entirely their own.

Although he also began to wonder if the defenders had hidden advanced weapons: since they could build underground bunkers and tunnels beforehand, they were more likely to secretly purchase new weapons.

At a time when the high-ranking officials in the US military command were intriguing and considering each other's way out, world public opinion was in an uproar. The news of the U.S. invasion of Grenada has already reached every corner of the world. Many countries, especially those in the Warsaw Pact led by the Soviet Union, have issued statements of protest or strong condemnation, some in solidarity with or support for Grenada, some have offered to send troops to fight, and some have encouraged people around the world to launch an all-out attack on the US military......

The Soviet Union even asked the United Nations to convene an emergency meeting to severely condemn the US invasion and demand that the US military immediately stop the invasion, apologize to the people of the whole world, including the people of Grenada, and the peace-loving people of the world, and compensate Grenada for its losses.

However, there are also countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and several small Caribbean countries that have expressed support for the Grenada government, which punishes the U.S. military for massacring civilians and causing bloody incidents on the high seas.

Quite a few countries, such as Australia and Egypt, have said they will pay close attention to the developments.

What is a little puzzling is that some countries, led by China, such as Iraq, Iran, Jordan, etc., have not issued any government statements, as if this did not happen.

On the contrary, the Prime Minister of the newly established Autonomous Kingdom of Sego, Haleps, expressed his bullishness, and while he was on vacation in Spain, he temporarily issued a sternly worded statement on behalf of the Autonomous Kingdom of Segu in a hotel where he was staying: "The Autonomous Kingdom of Segu resolutely opposes the invasion of a small country by the United States, the most powerful country with the strongest military force, and the Prime Minister, on behalf of the government of the Autonomous Kingdom of Seygu, demands that the United States immediately withdraw its troops from Grenada, a sovereign country, otherwise our country will take corresponding action. We have always believed that differences between countries should be resolved through negotiations. All countries are equal and a member of the world family, and any use of force is unacceptable to peace-loving people. If the United States sets a precedent for invading a small country, other small countries will not be able to be at peace, and they will always worry that the surrounding powers will bully the weak, and the whole world will be in turmoil. ”

Now there are only a few citizens of the autonomous kingdom of Segu, its influence is still not small, because this small kingdom was founded to alarm so many big countries, and with so many big countries to establish diplomatic relations, so Hallepsi's statement was actually listed in the media and appeared on television alongside the statements of other big powers.

It's just that everyone sees a lot of jokes about Halleps's statement. Everyone thought that the Americans would laugh at this statement, especially when they saw the so-called words that they would act accordingly: ants dare to bark at elephants? Hehe.

In particular, the last sentence of the statement shows that this Haleps is weak and timid, fearing that his country will follow in the footsteps of Grenada and be destroyed by other countries.

If anyone really wants to destroy the Segu Autonomous Kingdom, Gen doesn't need to send many soldiers, one squad or even a few policemen is more than enough, and Halleps will have to surrender obediently.

After the news of the U.S. invasion of Grenada came out, the stock market and futures did not fall sharply like the outbreak of other wars, but because of the outbreak of the long-awaited war, the boots fell to the ground, and as a result, the stock market and futures only fell within ten minutes of the news, and the news confirmed that it was indeed the United States that sent nearly 10,000 troops to attack, and the stock market and futures turned around and rose.

"As long as the United States takes action, the war will definitely end immediately." This is the common view of the world.

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