Chapter 233
He Junyao drank a cup of tea, played with a purple sand teacup in his hand, and continued, "Diplomatically, a few hours after the invasion, Kuwait and the United States asked the United Nations Security Council to convene a meeting, and on August 2, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 660 condemning Iraq's violation of the UN Charter and demanding its withdrawal with 14 votes in favor, 0 votes against and 1 abstention. The successive resolutions adopted by the United Nations have left Iraq in an extremely isolated position politically, economically, militarily and diplomatically. In order to seize the initiative, the United States has taken great pains to become famous. ”
"The Yankees really spared no effort to win this war!" Old Man He said with emotion.
"The geographical location of the Gulf is too sensitive, and it tugs at the nerves of the United States and many other countries." He Junyao went on to elaborate, "In the more than 40 years since the end of World War II, due to the antagonism of social systems and ideologies and the need for each side to compete for hegemony, the shadow of contention and confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union can be seen in almost all regional conflicts. After Gorbachev came to power, he pursued reforms and new thinking, and the Soviet Union was dragged down by the United States to the point that it was no longer able to fight against it, and actively moved closer to the West, giving up its position of confrontation with the United States politically, militarily, and diplomatically. Iraq's current move has invisibly further promoted the desire for contacts between the Soviet Union and the United States. Although Iraq was one of the few close allies of the Soviet Union operating in the Middle East for many years, the Soviet Union preferred to sacrifice Iraq, a former ally, in order to avoid confrontation with the United States and other Western countries over their stance on Iraq. On the Iraq issue, the Soviet Union's attitude toward cooperation with the United States made US President George W. Bush feel "very satisfied," and called it "the first time that the United States and the Soviet Union have formed an alliance on a regional conflict after World War II." The United States and the Soviet Union agreed on their basic stance on the Gulf crisis, and the UN Security Council was able to smoothly pass a series of resolutions on sanctions against Iraq. Although the Soviet Union will not directly send troops to participate in the war against Iraq. However, its attitude of support for the United States in organizing a multinational force to send troops to the Gulf has enabled the United States to take various military actions without any scruples. ”
"The decision of Western countries to expel Iraq from Kuwait is also related to their fear that Iraq will invade Saudi Arabia. For Western countries. Saudi Arabia is even more important than Kuwait. After the Iraqi army was very smoothly and easily stationed in Kuwait, its ambitions could easily swell and move on to attack Saudi Arabia's largest and most important oil fields. If Iraq were to control these fields, Iraq's control over its own and Kuwaiti oil fields would give it an unprecedented monopoly on oil supplies. Saudi Arabia's resistance was not much stronger than Kuwait's, and Western countries did not believe that Saddam's ambitions would stop in Kuwait. The whole world – especially the oil-dependent United States, Europe and Japan – see this oil monopoly as a great threat. He Junyao stood up and poured tea for the old man.
"With Lao Mei's arrogant and domineering temperament, this battle is definitely going to be fought, and it has to be won, but how to fight." Old Man He narrowed his eyes and looked at his grandson and asked.
"Of course, it depends on the commander's ability to coordinate." He Junyao said.
"Oh! How to say this. Old Man He said with interest.
He Junyao rubbed his chin and said in an organized language, "According to the current situation, the United States will definitely get authorization from the United Nations for active lobbying. So many allies have to do it without paying. So so many troops, from different countries. It is necessary to coordinate them on the battlefield and give full play to their combat effectiveness. Getting the entire war machine running at high speed and working together effectively is no small task. He continued, "The specific deployment plan, I think, should be to maximize the deployment of strategic transport vehicles under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Command, mobilize reserve and civilian transport forces, and at the same time." Reserve call-up and marshalling were carried out. In terms of weapons, there are definitely the most advanced tanks developed by the United States. Armored vehicles, combat aircraft, helicopters. Warships, medical teams. With the deployment of troops in various countries, it is necessary to establish a unified and coordinated command and combat structure. ”
"And what about his specific battle plan?" Old Man He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked again.
He Junyao thought about it, and according to his analysis of the World Military Magazine, which was about to be turned over, "To carry out a coordinated multi-national, multi-directional, air, sea, and ground attack, it is certain that the Iraqi army will first destroy Iraq's important military targets with an air battle situation, and then gradually shift the focus of air operations, and carry out multi-directional, multi-wave, and high-intensity sustained air strikes against selected targets, wantonly bombing and indiscriminately bombing, and greatly weakening the Iraqi army's C3I (command, control, communications, and intelligence) capability, war potential, and strategic counterattack capability." Conduct ground operations in the Kuwait theater of operations, eliminate the Iraqi Republican Guard, and liberate Kuwait City with Arab forces. The entire operational process is divided into four stages, namely, 1. Strategic air attack, 2. Seizing air supremacy, 3. Air attack on ground troops, and 4. Ground offensive operations. ”
"What about the ground battle phase?"
He Junyao said, "It is estimated that after the air raid, the desert area of Iraq, without any cover, will suffer heavy losses." When it came to the ground battle, the Yankees estimated that it would be taken in five days. ”
"What?" Old Man He opened his eyes violently and stood up, the teacup spun a few times on the table, and stopped. "Iraq is so vulnerable, it is not the fourth military power in the world."
"Grandpa, it's not that I'm too ambitious to destroy my prestige, the Yankees have an absolute advantage in the quality and technology of weapons, and if they really fight in the future, it will also belong to high-tech local wars, and so many military and commercial satellites that the United States has put into the sky are not decorations, and they have an accurate global positioning system. These satellites include unmanned reconnaissance agencies into a strategic reconnaissance network, providing 60 to 70 per cent of strategic intelligence; His precision-guided weapons also have the potential to hit as high as 90%. : In the face of troops with qualitative superiority, mere quantitative comparisons have lost their meaning. Even if these news and magazines are exaggerated, after discounting, they are very powerful, Old Man He raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it as suspenseful as you said?" I don't think we let the Yankees suffer defeat on the Korean battlefield back then. He frowned and continued, "One thing I agree with is that we fought very hard in that battle, and many comrades were killed by planes without even seeing the faces of American devils." If we had a strong air force at that time, that battle wouldn't have lasted that long. There will never be a draw. "When it comes to advanced weapons, modern high-tech competition is originally a matter of day, not 10,000 years. He Junyao sighed again, "It's fortunate that Si'er got them back from the Soviet Union, a full set of materials for T80, Su-30, industrial machine tools, Kiev-class aircraft carriers, large engines, nuclear power technology research materials, and new special steel smelting technology." Even the research data on aircraft engines and the ready-made aircraft carriers that are still parked in Ukrainian shipyards today are included, but I don't know how much money will have to be invested in order for these materials to become finished products. With the current economic strength, if we want to compete with the United States for a high-tech level, it is simply a beggar who is richer than a dragon king, and only by speeding up reform and opening up can we speed up reform and opening up. The information he brought back was just a way for us to avoid some detours. He continued, "The vision of the supreme leader is very accurate, and it seems that reform and opening up is the correct path, and modern warfare is a contest of comprehensive national strength." If our national strength is not strong and our scientific and technological productive forces are not enhanced, it will be very difficult for us to realize modernization in our national defense construction. We are still far from the West! The overall enhancement of comprehensive national strength is the basic guarantee for us to be invincible. "In the secret room, there are only the old man and him, and he dares to say anything." The informatization of the armed forces and the digital construction are imminent. ”
"You're really, fortunately, it's only our grandparents." Old man He said. "Today, Sunday, I'm not going out either, and I'm going to say what you're thinking."
"Yes! Grandpa" He Junyao responded, and drank another cup of tea to moisten his throat, "Speaking seriously, our situation is not optimistic, don't say it, purely from a military point of view, our geostrategic space is not optimistic." The neighboring countries, as well as the neighboring countries across the sea, are the only two that can really be called friends. The others have either fought with us or have historical grudges with us, and they can't be called friendly anyway. Coupled with the game of the two superpowers, both the United States and the Soviet Union are very wary of our country, and to put it more seriously, we are already surrounded. Surrounded by potential enemies. At present, our economic reform has just begun, our comprehensive national strength is not strong, and the superpowers and other powerful countries are not very vigilant against us, but with the gradual acceleration of reform and opening up, the rapid development of the national economy, and the increasing overall national strength, the Western powers' wariness against us will immediately escalate, and the theory of the Chinese threat will rise one after another. After a pause, he continued, "Strictly speaking, the more we are connected to the world economy, the more likely we are to suffer from economic aggression. From now on, it should be pre-emptive. In particular, the Western capitalist countries, led by the United States, often operate in conjunction with the actual war. If we open up the market, their capital will penetrate through various channels, and they will try to control our strategic industries and economic lifelines, weaken us from within, and transfer the wealth we have created to their own country. Just like Japan now, it is the best example, especially since it is still a hardcore ally of the United States, and the United States has not let it go, and it is still slaughtered. Always diligent, conscientious and conscientious to create wealth for Americans. "Regardless of the system and ideology, it is an eternal truth that others cannot be allowed to snore under the couch." Old Man He said with emotion. "It's really impressive to recognize three days, and you've changed a lot. These are all things that you can analyze from there. ”
The corners of He Junyao's mouth curled upward, and he smiled without saying a word, and he had turned over the latest military newspapers, news, and magazines in various countries around the world in his free time. It doesn't make sense, it's better to be a little girl! Anyway, we're adults too. If Fang Monan was present, he would definitely blush and be ashamed, people are real knowledge, and she cheated to get it.
"You've said so much, let's write a detailed report!" Old man He said.
"Yes!"
Although he was at home, He Junyao couldn't help but straighten his chest and promised loudly.