Chapter 721: War, in the end, is fought for profit
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The AWACS aircraft, which have been monitoring the skies over Jordan, are observing the air battle between Syria and Israel, but the situation is not optimistic. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info≦≧
The Syrian MiGs were already being guided by the CGI in the Golan Heights, they met the Israeli fighters, the two sides first carried out an over-the-horizon attack, the Israeli fighters had a complete advantage, Syria was shot down five, and then, the two sides fell into close combat, both sides fought tenaciously, however, the outcome of the battle was in Israel's favor, Israel shot down six Syrian planes, while Syria shot down only two Israeli planes.
From this point of view, the Israeli Air Force has once again regained its strong combat effectiveness, and the Israeli planes have returned to cruising over Israel after receiving refueling from air tankers over the Mediterranean. The Syrian Air Force again took off five squadrons of warplanes, and Israel once again seized air supremacy.
The wheel battle also made the Israeli fighters a little overwhelmed, because they did not have a chance to rest, and after a few hours of flying, they began to feel tired, and after another round of air battles, Israel shot down six Syrian planes again, while losing three of its own, and one of them withdrew from the battle due to mechanical problems. ≦≧
In terms of exchange ratio, Israel has the advantage, but the difference between the two sides is that the Israeli Air Force has a thin foundation and does not fight, while the Syrian Air Force is several times larger than the Israeli fighters, although they lost two MiG-25 squadrons and three MiG-23 squadrons in this air battle, but the Syrian Air Force still has combat effectiveness.
The Israeli Air Force, having lost three F-16s and three F-15s, already accounts for a quarter of the total number of their fleets, and the Israeli fighters need to fly from Turkish air bases, far surpassing the neighboring Syrian Air Force on the way.
When the fighting in the air ended, the fighting on the ground continued, with helicopter gunships on both sides. A stubborn blow was carried out in Haifa, and both sides suffered certain losses, but the Syrian army still had combat effectiveness, and they did not complete the task of annihilating the Syrian army, and the counterattack on the Golan Heights had to temporarily abandon this task.
Faced with this day's fighting, neither side was very satisfied. ≦≧
"We went according to the plan. You can hit Tel Aviv today. However, the sudden appearance of the Israeli air force prevented our plans to advance. Said the Minister of Defense of Syria.
"Yes. The Israeli Air Force would have disappeared, however, now the Israeli Air Force has suddenly appeared. Our fighters were originally going to bomb the rear cities of Israel, but now, we have to change our minds and fight with the Israeli fighters for air supremacy, our air force is tenacious, but the Israeli fighters have a great advantage, we have lost nearly twenty aircraft, but we have also shot down more than a dozen of the opponent's planes. Our Air Force, which can still fight. Major General Manav said.
"Israel's Air Force, how did it come about?" Hafez asked, "Isn't their air force gone?" ”
"We have received information from the Iraqi side that their AWACS aircraft have discovered that the Israeli plane is flying from the direction of the Mediterranean. According to their flight trajectory, the most likely, it is the air base of Turkey, which is helping Israel, or rather. ≦≧ it is the United States that is helping Israel. Bazz said.
Hafez frowned, now. Turkey is involved, and the United States is inextricably linked, where are Syria's allies at such a time? Are they really that indifferent?
"The Iraqi side reminded us that it is possible to secretly send special forces to strike at US air bases in Turkey." Major General Manav said.
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"The Syrian army, what is needed now is not an offensive, but how to hold the Golan Heights firmly." Qusay said worriedly.
"What? Isn't offense the best defense? Now the Israeli army is unable to attack the Golan Heights at all, but can only divert to Haifa, where they contain the Israeli army and the Golan Heights in the rear are safe. Abdullah II said.
"The Syrian armored troops have gone to Haifa, the Golan Heights are already very empty, and if you want to hold the Golan Heights, the armored forces, as a reserve force, not only want to block the enemy's attack, but also a powerful counterattack force at a critical time. ≦≧" Qusay said: "The Syrian operation seems to be very successful, but their logistics cannot keep up, and there is no follow-up of more troops, I am afraid that the consequences of the fourth Middle East war will be repeated." These words of Qusay are different from the views of others who are optimistic about the war, and they say the fourth Middle East war, at that time, the Syrian offensive in the early stage was normal, but in the later stage, Israel attacked frantically, Syria collapsed, and the armored forces of Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and other countries desperately blocked the gap, so that Israel did not hit Damascus. No one will doubt Qusay's words, and Qusay's vision of the battlefield situation is very accurate.
"Even if it can't continue to attack Israel, even if it can't hold Haifa, with the current momentum, Syria should have no problem holding the Golan Heights, right?" Prince Sultan asked.
Qusay shook his head: "As long as Haifa is not defeated, once the Syrian armored forces retreat, they will not be able to stop this rout, the Israeli army has suffered so many losses now, it has been holding its strength, they will chase all the way to the Golan Heights, all the way to Damascus." ≦≧We must not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Israeli army, moreover, the Israeli army, after regaining the air force, will multiply its combat effectiveness. ”
Syria chose the right time, when Israel was at its weakest, it chose to take the Golan Heights, which boosted the morale of the country, and Hafez had a very accurate vision, but after taking the Golan Heights, he did not consult with the United Arab Army and wanted to swallow Israel alone, which was a bit too much.
Because Syria does not have that strength at all, war, on the surface, is a military struggle, but in essence, it is a contest of comprehensive national strength in military, economic, and industrial aspects, and Syria does not have enough strength in any aspect, so Qusay is not optimistic about Syria at all.
If the United Arab Army does not intervene, in less than three days, Syria will probably be defeated, and at that time, Syria will not only not be able to fight Tel Aviv, but even the Golan Heights will have to be returned to Israel.
What choices should they make at such a time?
Offensive on the Southern Front, pinning down Israel? Intuitively, Qusay rejected this idea, although this would help Syria relieve pressure, but all the actions of Syria were not notified in advance, why should they help Syria wipe its ass? As soon as the peace agreement was signed, Israel's reparations had not yet been fully obtained, and the contract on the American side had not been fully restored, so it began to tear up the agreement and start anew, which would make the whole world resent their behavior, although it is common for major powers to backtrack, but Iraq has not yet reached that level.
Ever since he was woken up from his dream yesterday, Qusay has been thinking about what role they should play in this conflict in Syria against Israel, and how much they can benefit.
As soon as the mind is hot, a military offensive will be launched, no national leader will be like this, war, in the end, it is interests, why should the United States repeatedly attack Iraq? Because Iraq has oil! The Gulf War was an oil war. The purpose of this joint attack on Israel by the Arab countries is to force Israel to give up its nuclear weapons, to combat Israel's arrogance, to destroy Israel's air force, and to make it impossible for them to recover within a few years.
From these perspectives, all the objectives of this strike have been achieved.
With the affection between Arab brothers, to help Syria block the Israeli offensive, they have already done it once in the fourth Middle East war, however, Syria did not show sincerity, during the Iran-Iraq war, Syria has always been on the side of Iran, in the 82 years of the Lebanese conflict, Qusay once again extended a hand of friendship, helping Syria in the Bekaa Valley to resist the attack of the Israeli Air Force, rewriting the myth of the Bekaa Valley air war in later generations.
Qusai feels that he has done enough, but Assad in Syria doesn't seem to care much, and Qusai knows that this is because Assad wants to be the boss of the Arab world, so he naturally sees Iraq as a threat.
However, if Israel counterattacks and takes the Golan Heights, it will pose a threat to the Arab world, so they need to be prepared to march into the Golan Heights in advance under the banner of peacekeeping forces at a critical time to prevent the conflict between the two sides! In the back of his mind, such a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
"King Hussein, our army, must be ready, and I propose that our army in Aqaba secretly march north, from eastern Jordan into Irbid, and be ready to intervene in this conflict at any time." Qusay said to the King of Jordan.
They are all on Jordanian territory, so the king's consent is required.
"I agree that we need to help Syria at a critical moment."
"At the same time, we need to inform Syria that they should secretly send special forces to strike at US air bases in Turkey and prevent Israeli warplanes from taking off again for operation." Qusay continued.