Chapter 498: Middle East Strategy

A national army that has no air force, no heavy tank equipment, and fights almost exclusively with light weapons is incapable of fighting power, although by flesh and blood they have even defeated the Iraqi army, but, in the face of the Soviet state apparatus, such an army is scum. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Andrei is not worried about not being able to defeat Iran, but is just thinking about the post-war situation.

"What about the idea that we will continue to build up our troops in Iran and eventually take control of all of Iran?" Ustinov said.

Direct control of Iran, such efficiency is the highest, but, in the face of Ustinov's proposal, Andrei is not impressed: "Marshal Ustinov, this proposal is not appropriate, if we directly occupy here, we will be disgusted by many people in Iran, you know, we are not friendly in the impression of Iranians, the melting of the ice will take a long time, if we station troops here and there, in addition to consuming our precious strength, it will also make us fall into a quagmire." ”

Mire? Hearing Andrei's words, everyone was stunned, what does the quagmire mean?

"Our direct occupation will arouse the so-called patriotic fervor of the Iranians, so that there will be a large number of guerrillas, and when the time comes, we will constantly face guerrilla terrorist attacks, so that for us, it will be the same as the quagmire of the Vietnam War in which the United States was deeply involved." Andrei said: "We can't kill all the Iranians, right? ”

Back then, during World War II, the Soviet Union and Britain sent troops to carve up Iran, which made Iran very unhappy, and because of this, after World War II, Iran threw itself into the arms of the United States without hesitation. And this resistance, once exploited by the Americans, can entangle a group of guerrillas, just like in Afghanistan in history.

Now, the Soviet army occupies the eastern part of Iran, which is mostly sparsely populated, and in the west, the main population area of Iran, there is a mixture of fish and everything.

It is necessary to station troops in the eastern part of Iran to ensure that you control all strategic points and firmly control the southward passage, but it is very unrealistic and stupid to fully station troops in Iran, and the Soviet Union is not capable of fully controlling Iran.

"And what do you mean?" Andropov asked Andrei.

"Of course, it's still to support agents." Andrei said: "Isn't that what we meant when we supported the Iranian People's Liberation Army? Let the Iranians rule the Iranians, what else can they say? Even if it is put to the United Nations, this is just Iran's internal affair, and we, at the invitation of the new Iranian government, helped Iran maintain law and order in the east, and once there is a conflict, let the Iranian People's Liberation Army rush to the front line, they really can't solve it, and then use our strength. ”

This method is almost the same as dealing with the island country, and the experience of the island country has confirmed that this path is much better than directly ruling the country, after all, there is enough buffer, it is easier to be accepted by the other party.

"Our detained warplanes and tanks can be handed over to the Iranian People's Liberation Army (PLA) to greatly improve their strength. When the Iranian regime is stabilized, they will be the security forces in Iran. Andrei said: "There is a certain combat capability, but it will not get out of our control." ”

When Iran cooperated with itself, Andrei at that time had already laid the groundwork for the present, and he did not tear up the contract, and these weapons were still returned to Iran, but it was just a change of government.

These are just small means, and it is really simple to play these Iranians who have no IQ.

"Andrey, you can do this too, but there is another big problem, what about Iraq?" Ustinov continued to ask.

Iraq! After all, the war was provoked by Iraq first, and at that time, Moscow promised Silly Damu a lot of benefits, so that Silly Damu was relieved to attack boldly, and now, the Soviet Union opened a front in eastern Iran, which can also be said to be cheering for Silly Damu, but if the Soviet Union fostered a new Iranian government, the nature would change. Now, Iraq has killed so many troops and invested so many forces, and as a result, Mao has not been reaped, Iran is just a regime change!

What will Silly Big Wood do? It would definitely be thought that Moscow betrayed him!

"If it weren't for our Soviets, then the stupid big wood would not have been able to win the battle against Iran at all." Andrei said. Historically, Iraq hit the province of Khuzestan at most, and was beaten back by Iran with the tactics of a sea of people, and then the war burned all the way to Basra, Iraq, and it was not possible to fight at all, and it prides itself on being the fourth military power in the world, but in fact, it is a master with a low eye.

"The contradiction between Iraq and Iran is mainly a territorial dispute over the estuary of the two rivers." "If we take control of the new Iranian government and cede the entire province of Khuzestan to Iraq, the Iraqis should be satisfied, right?" Andrei said. ”

Khuzestan Province, the main industrial province in southwest Iran! It is also a major oil producing area, among which Ahvaz has one of the largest oil fields in Iran. Moreover, now the Iraqi army is in Khuzestan Province, meeting the counteroffensive of the Iranian army, and Khuzestan Province may not be able to completely keep it, if this province is ceded to them, it will be enough for Iraq to be satisfied.

If Silly Damu is not satisfied, then the pressure from Moscow is not something he can withstand!

"Moreover, in view of Iraq's weakness in the oil industry, our Soviet oil companies are willing to help them renew their aging oil equipment and increase oil production, and they do not need to contribute money, as long as they give us a part of the shares in oil extraction." Andrei continued.

Hearing Andrei's words, everyone smiled, the meaning could not be more obvious, the land can be given to Iraq, but the oil, it has to be controlled by Moscow!

Now that the battle has begun, it is necessary to continue, and Moscow's goal is to control the energy base of the entire Middle East! And the key to unlocking the energy land of the Middle East is Iraq!

"At the same time, as good friends, we will certainly support any military action in Iraq, especially those countries that have been stabbed in the back by Iraq, and should be retaliated against by Iraq." Andrei continued.

Stab in the back, this is the brotherhood of the YSL world! (To be continued.) )