Chapter 554: Both Lose
Then the major general did not talk nonsense and quickly stepped off the plane, behind him Soviet transport planes one after another were making an emergency landing, and like him, all the Soviet soldiers who came down were expressionless, they were not soldiers in the pure sense of the word. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info belonged to the KGB Internal Guard and was a combat-capable anti-anti-counter worker.
"General Hafez Assad, commander of the Cheka Division of the 3rd KGB Internal Guard Division, Eugene Kerensky." Eugene Kerensky immediately met with Syrian Defense Minister Hafez Assad, and then made clear his intentions and said, "What the chairman means is that let the KGB take a stand, and we have differences in this matter in our country." But now that we are here, it means that the President has persuaded others to stand firmer in support of the just cause of the Arabs! ”
"Thank you Chairman Serov for your support, as long as the news of your arrival spreads, I believe that even if you do nothing, it can also play a very huge role!" Hafez Assad was in a good mood at this time. Among the main attacking countries, only Syria is currently on the offensive, don't look at how much Syria does not occupy Israel, but even if it is one square kilometer, this is a separate victory for Syria, you must know that Egypt and Jordan are currently under attack by Israel, only Syria itself is on the offensive.
Hafez Assad's estimate was not wrong at all, a division of Soviet troops landed in Damascus, news immediately spread to both sides of the war, Soviet troops appeared on the side of the belligerents, the influence of which was enormous. Although the Soviet army did nothing, it had a different meaning for both sides of the war, and the morale of the Arab soldiers was greatly shaken, and this attitude of the Soviet Union showed that the Soviet Union supported the Arab States this time. And for the Israeli army, this is not good news.
Because of its victories in the first two wars, Israel has a natural psychological advantage over Arab soldiers, but even if Israeli soldiers are confident, they do not think that they can go head-to-head with the Soviet armed forces.
"Is this kind of move of the Soviet Union not in spite of the threat of the Americans, and must destroy our country?" Defense Minister Moshe Dayan suppressed his anger and said, "Does Washington's guarantee count, will they resist the pressure of the Soviet Union for Israel?" ”
"KGB Interior Guard? Is it the subordinate of the young man who slapped the table at the UN General Assembly and threatened to start a nuclear war? "Prime Minister Levy? The shadow of this man flashed through Eichkol's mind, when Serov, in his capacity as the first deputy commander of the Cuban cluster, threatened that the war would begin, and he would definitely order all Cuban nuclear weapons to be launched to the United States. This is the first time in history that a nuclear war has been threatened in front of all countries, and it is far more powerful in words than Khrushchev's words about producing missiles and sausages.
"Yes, our people say, and those men wear big blue brimmed hats, and they call each other anti-rebels." Many Israeli Mossad agents are lurking in Damascus, tens of thousands of Russians have appeared, and some small actions cannot hide from the eyes of Israelis, you must know that many Israelis understand Russian.
For a week, Israel withstood the Syrian army's offensive in the Golan Heights, and in the Sinai Peninsula, it was also mired in the most unwilling to be plunged into a fierce battle, and the paratrooper brigade that had been airborne earlier in the Sinai Peninsula was overwhelmed by the Egyptian army, which was several times its size, and withdrew without making progress. President Nasser said that this was a great victory for the Egyptian army, that all the progress made by Israel was on the central front, that the Israeli army had occupied the eastern part of Jerusalem and all the areas under Jordanian jurisdiction in the West Bank, and that Jordan was unable to fight again three days after the start of the war and expressed its willingness to cease fire.
"Jordanians knelt so quickly? Where is Israel's central military power transferred? The Golan Heights? Serov said in a tone of hatred, "Now the pressure on the Syrians will be great, but there should be no major problems, the defense of the Golan Heights has been established for so many years, and if there is preparation, it will not be lost suddenly." ”
The Golan Heights is a long and narrow mountainous area on the border between Syria and Israel, 60 kilometers long from north to south, 20 kilometers wide from east to west, with an average altitude of about 600 meters, 300 meters higher than the Israeli plains. Syria has set up three lines of defence on the Golan Heights in preparation for an Israeli attack. Each line of defense is 20 kilometers deep, with bunkers, bunkers, barbed wire, and ambushes of tanks and artillery.
Israel transferred four brigades on the Central Front, including the Golani Brigade, and concentrated more than 11 brigades to begin a counterattack on the Golan Heights, with the Israeli Mandalay Tank Brigade as the main attack. The Israeli tanks first crossed the border line, and the Syrian artillery and anti-tank guns arranged in the concealed positions opened fire on the Israeli troops, and the shells rained down on the Israeli tanks.
When the attention of the Syrian army was focused on the Israeli tanks, the Israeli infantry brigade detoured back to the flank of the Syrian army's position, launched a surprise attack, and occupied the Namsh position on the first line of the Syrian army. As the vanguard of the Mandalay tank brigade misdirectioned, an Israeli tank battalion entered a trap set by the Syrian army full of mines and anti-tank guns.
Israeli tanks suffered heavy losses, either being hit through the hull by anti-tank shells, or having their tracks blown up by mines, or falling into anti-tank traps and unable to move. The commander and deputy commander of the Israeli tank battalion were all killed. When this vanguard broke out of the Syrian fire, only two tanks remained. The other force that was the main attacker 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 and self-propelled guns of the Golani brigade were destroyed one by one by Syrian artillery fire. The Israeli assault team could only rely on infantry charges and engage in white-knuckle combat with the Syrian army.
"Can't stand it? It's okay, we still have a trick! "At the most dangerous time, Hafez Assad met with the commander of the Cheka division, Eugene Kerensky, whose troops did not come to Syria with heavy equipment, and if the launchers of eight Scud missiles are counted, "we need an hour of preparation time......
"I will definitely let the soldiers defending the Golan Heights withstand it for an hour." Hafez Assad assured with a serious face.
"I hope so!" Eugene Kerensky said that everything was covered by himself, and on the Trafahr Mountain, Syrian and Israeli soldiers involved each other in the bushes, which lasted from daytime to evening, because of the visibility, many soldiers on both sides suddenly encountered each other, using cold weapons to fight the victory.
An hour later, the Scud missile launchers, which had been prepared, suddenly launched into the sky under a Russian command, and then the Israeli army's concentration area, which was gathering to take the Golan Heights in one fell swoop, was caught in flames. More than 700 people were killed on the spot, and then Eugene Kerensky gave the missile launcher to Hafez Assad and said, "Our chairman said that Mr. Hafez is a friend of the Soviet Union, and these launchers were given to Syria as a gift, and congratulations to the Syrian army on completing the launch mission skillfully." ”
"Of course, thanks to the Soviet missiles, we were able to launch successfully!" Hafez Assad took over the words with a pun, this result the Soviet Union could not want, but for the Syrian army, it was the right good news. Immediately, the results of the SAM attack in Syria spread throughout the country, and the Syrian people in Damascus fell into cheers, and from the beginning of the war to the present, the news on the battlefield touched the hearts of Syrians at every moment.
The war between Israel and Egypt and Syria lasted for ten days, and from the third day Jordan actually withdrew from the war, but Egypt and Syria continued to grit their teeth and insist, and other Arab countries provided a large amount of military aid and materials to help the two countries withstand Israel's attack, when the war in the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula has been scorching.
More than 4,000 Israeli soldiers have been killed, and of course Israel's gains are even greater, with Egypt and Syria both losing more than 5,000 killed, and only Israel's defeated Jordanian army with less than 200 killed, and Israel has captured a large amount of military supplies to replenish it.
At this time a guest came to Moscow, US Secretary of State Dean ? Rusk. As soon as the news came, Serov knew that Israel should have almost exhausted its defense reserves, and sure enough, he received the news that the United States was preparing to launch an airlift against Israel. Of course, this has attracted protests from many Arab countries.
In fact, Egypt and Syria are only gritting their teeth and insisting, and the war in less than half a month has almost consumed enough for the two countries, and the ordinary soldiers of Egypt and Syria are facing worse conditions than Israeli soldiers. Many of the wounded often go untreated, resulting in significant non-combat attrition.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei? Gromyko and US Secretary of State Dean? At the same time as the Rusk talks, Serov sent a telegram asking Nasser and Assad whether the two countries could continue to hold on to the war for now. If not, peace negotiations could be considered.
"Israel's cumulative losses of more than two hundred aircraft are definitely more than two hundred, which has been reduced by about half. It will take at least a week for US aid to arrive, and that's our time! After summarizing the information from all sides, Serov asked, "MiG-25 and Su-17 are already in place, and now we need to confuse our opponents." What I and Comrade Gromyko mean is to convene negotiations in Jerusalem to which representatives of Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Israel are invited. At the time of the meeting, a surprise attack was made on an Israeli nuclear base. ”
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei? Gromyko and US Secretary of State Dean? After the Rusk meeting, the Minister of Defense of the USSR, Marshal Grechko, announced the lifting of combat readiness in the Caucasus and the cessation of the continuation of troop dispatches. Then Serov issued an order of the chairman of the KGB, ordering the Cheka division to board the plane and return home.
On 20 June, Israel, Egypt and Syria issued statements announcing a temporary ceasefire for disengagement. In response to the call of the Soviet Union and the United States, in the six-day war, the three Arab countries of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria suffered serious losses, with more than 60,000 casualties and prisoners, while Israel lost 4,800 killed and more than 10,000 soldiers were disabled. This war, which lasted for half a month, obviously ended up losing both sides. (To be continued.) )