Chapter 301 Arrival of United Nations Weapons Inspectors
The United Nations is a unified international organization with nearly 200 member states. Since its establishment in 1945, the United Nations has played a great role in maintaining world peace, easing international tensions, and resolving regional conflicts.
So far, the United Nations has become the largest, most important, most representative and authoritative international organization in the world, and its function as an international collective security mechanism has been widely recognized by the international community.
Holding high the banner of the United Nations in your hands is a very honorable and universally recognized thing.
Because the Middle East is known as a powder keg, the United Nations has always been very concerned about the situation in the Middle East, and in the Iran-Iraq war, the United Nations has been trying to mediate, but neither side has listened to him, and continues to fight, so sometimes, the United Nations is in a very awkward position.
In another part of the Middle East, Israel did not listen to the United Nations at all, and despite the adoption of several UN resolutions, Israel was still desperate until after Israel withdrew from Lebanon, and United Nations observers and a small peacekeeping force were once again stationed on the border between the two sides in southern Lebanon.
However, now, there is a very happy news for the UN Secretary-General, Iraq, the unruly Saddam, actually took the initiative to invite UN weapons observers to check the chemical weapons stored by the Iranians and ready to be used! Moreover, it should be destroyed under the supervision of the United Nations.
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the UN Secretary-General who took office at the beginning of the year and whose nationality is Peruvian, was at the moment of great ambition, and immediately after receiving the news, he called a meeting and sent a team of arms observers, with Blix in charge, to the Middle East.
At this time, Zhang Feng had already returned to China, and after talking to his father, President Saddam Hussein, on the phone, he immediately rushed to the front line of Khomeini Port.
At this time, under the attack of the 35th Panzer Division and the 72nd Infantry Brigade, they had firmly controlled half of the urban area of the port of Khomeini, and the small building had become a solid rear.
In this fierce siege battle, the air forces of both sides did not play a role, and due to the lack of precision-guided weapons, it was very easy to cause accidental damage, and the Iraqi helicopter gunships, after several destroyed by the opposing party's rocket launchers, also withdrew from the battle.
Although in the early stage, due to the change of defense and adjustment of the defenders, the Iraqi army took advantage of a loophole and drove straight in, Ali's armored regiment attacked bravely and achieved extraordinary results.
However, after attacking half of the city, the Iranians' battle line was compressed, and their manpower became redundant, and they could even make several counter-charges, bypass a few blocks, and sneak attack the Iraqi tanks from behind, so the battle fell into a glued state.
In order to avoid further casualties, the Iraqi army constructed a defensive line in the occupied area to prevent the Iranians on the other side from sneaking attacks, and at the same time, to eliminate the remnants of the enemy in the rear and prevent the other side from taking advantage of the loopholes.
Knowing the progress of the battle, Zhang Feng was a little worried, but also a little happy.
The final assault on the port of Khomeini was something he was happy about, but the badly damaged street fighting was the last thing he wanted to see.
At this time, United Nations arms observers had arrived at Basra airport.
"Welcome." At the airport, the Chief of Staff of the Southern Military District, Fate, personally went to the airport to greet him.
"Thank you for your sincerity," said Blix, who led the team, "The Iran-Iraq war is a tragedy in the Middle East, and if there is any more use of weapons of mass destruction, it will be a serious violation of international law." ”
This sentence was displeased with all the people present, you should say, thank Iraq for overthrowing Khomeini's rule and giving the Iranian people a better future!
But Fatt knew that this was what the United Nations did, and to put it mildly, it was called maintaining international peace and security, that is, as long as there was a war, it should not be. What's more, now it is the Iraqis who are standing on the soil of the Iranians, which, to put it mildly, is called aggression.
Therefore, when the other party said this, it was actually tactful enough.
"Yes, the use of chemical weapons is the most inhumane form of warfare, and we strongly condemn Iran's actions." "Please go to Basra and rest first, and then we'll go and check the chemical weapons," Fateh said. ”
Along with these weapons observers, there are also journalists from a number of countries.
On the front line at the port of Khomeini, Zhang Feng met with the division commander and various senior commanders.
"What's going on now? Are there many casualties among the troops? Zhang Feng asked.
"Now that we've cleared this half of the city from the remnants of Iran's enemy, we're moving forward steadily." Muhammad said: "Our casualties are not very large, and the troops can still hold out!" ”
When he came over just now, Zhang Feng had already seen that the casualties of the troops were indeed not very large, because they used the method of blasting and propulsion, and they would fire artillery wherever there was an enemy, and when the advance was completed, the back would almost be in ruins.
This group of guys, fighting like this, after the war is over, the construction will still need a lot of money!
However, Zhang Feng also knew that this method was the least casualty, which was also in line with his meaning.
"Step by step, step by step, we must take all the ports of Khomeini!" Zhang Feng said.
Since the battle has been fought to this point, it is natural to have to do it.
"What about those chemical weapons?" Zhang Feng asked.
"It's still in the basement, under the watchful eye of our troops." Hurd, commander of the 72nd Division, said.
"Okay, this time, give first-class merit to the three warriors who discovered those chemical weapons and fought bravely, and order the whole army to commend them." Zhang Feng said.
Put them up as a model and let others learn from what they want, such a warrior with a blood surname and not afraid of death.
And those chemical weapons, waiting for the UN weapons inspectors, wait until they have verified, and then destroy them, because this is a war zone, if they don't want to come in, they will transport them out again, and save the time when Khomeini says that he wronged him and planted the blame.
I think that in the beginning, in later generations, under the instruction of the United States, those weapons inspectors have been wandering around Iraq, searching for evidence of so-called weapons of mass destruction, and now, under its own guidance, after the United Nations confirms that those chemical weapons are made in Iran, it will definitely pass a resolution under the instruction of the United States, demanding that the production sites be found on the land of Iran.
In this way, Iraq's war against Iran will have a more suitable pretext and more international support.
"Your Excellency Qusay, there is a call from the military region, and the United Nations weapons inspectors have arrived, and they have brought some war correspondents." The telegraph soldier reported.
And war correspondents? As soon as Zhang Feng heard it, he knew it was bad.
If there's anyone in the world who can't be offended, it's definitely journalists!
Because the public opinion of the whole world comes out of the mouth of a journalist, who can portray you as a hero or say that you are an executioner.
Especially now, if those journalists were allowed to come in and see that it was all in ruins, God knows what they would say! In the course of Iraq's assault on the port of Khomeini, the port of Khomeini was reduced to rubble, and under one of the ruins, we found the body of a gray-haired old man who had not had time to retreat before the Iraqi siege.
With such a statement, Iraq's newly erected image as a responsible power would be completely destroyed.
"Let's just say that the fighting here is very fierce, and even the weapons inspectors are in danger when they come in, and as for those war correspondents, they must not be allowed to come in!" Zhang Feng said: "If they have to come, you can let them go to Abadan and see the construction of our Abadan." ”
After the laying of Aladan, because of the refinery here, Zhang Feng has taken it as an important base for himself, so the construction in the city is in full swing, and the original residents here, Zhang Feng is also the same, they can participate in the construction and enjoy the same treatment as Iraqis.
Under Khomeini's rule, not everyone was very adaptable, Khomeini issued strict laws, ruled here with the Koran, especially the strict canons, many people were very uncomfortable, such as those young people who have begun to fall in love, falling in love is simply risking their lives, unless it is a husband or blood relative, girls are not allowed to contact with different surnames, and even speaking alone is considered a crime.
Khomeini had just ruled Iran for a few years, and his foundation was not very solid, so Zhang Feng "rescued" them, in fact, some people already had a good impression of them, of course, for those who still held the stubborn opinion that the Iraqis were the aggressors and a threat to the occupying forces, they were secretly monitored by the Messiah Bureau, and if there was a slight change, they were immediately secretly arrested.
Coupled with the influx of a large number of Iraqis, it is now relatively peaceful here.
Zhang Feng thought about it again and said, "Just let my private secretary take them to visit!" ”
Ajelina After this period of continuous temptation, Zhang Feng has seven or eight points of certainty, this person has a natural affinity, plus a reporter who used to work as an AFP reporter, it should be more suitable for her to lead the team.
After a short break in Basra, Blix asked Fateh to go and inspect the chemical weapons.
"General Fate, we want to check those chemical weapons immediately." Blix said.
"Mr. Blix, there is still a war going on in Khomeini Harbor, and our army does not fully control the entire port, and if you go now, it may be dangerous." Fatt said.
"We had anticipated the danger before we came, we each had an insurance policy, we had to go to the port of Khomeini, that was our duty!" Blix said that he even had some doubts about whether there was something else hidden in the other side's pushing, because Iraq had never taken the initiative so much.
"Well, then I'll arrange for you to go to Khomeini Port at once." Fatt said. Buying insurance? There is no such point of view in Iraq, people are dead, and it is necessary to have birds for insurance!
(To be continued)