Chapter 370: The Bottom Line

This is a war between the Arabs and the Israelis, and the Israelis, in order to expand the land of their existence, in order to firmly establish themselves in this territory, they want to constantly expand their territory, expand their power, wield sharp swords in their hands, and kill anyone who is not good for them.

And the Arabs, who were born and raised here for 2,000 years, will naturally not be willing to accept the occupation of their land, they will rebel and regain their rightful land.

War is inevitable.

However, how to conduct war is still a science.

Modern warfare is not just a military contest, any war is for the purpose of obtaining tangible benefits, and this is true for everyone, and the military is for politics and economy.

And war, not only military, but also infiltrated politics and economics.

For example, under the alliance of the Arabs, although they did not directly send troops to participate in this battle, as they did in the previous times, they played a huge supporting role in the rear.

The oil-producing countries of the Middle East have come together to express strong opposition to those who support Israel by cutting oil production.

The world's oil prices have since begun to rise.

The rise in oil prices will lead to a depression in the economy, and after this event, it is likely that it will take several years for the economy to recover.

Looking at the cars waiting outside to refuel, Thatcher felt very embarrassed, now, it has reached their most difficult period, but she still will never give up!

Even if the economy goes back five years, she still has to fight this battle!

"Madam, perhaps, we should discuss, those OPEC members are just dissatisfied with our support for Israel, anyway, we have not exported any weapons to Israel now, why don't we issue a statement condemning Israel's actions, so that we can gain their favor and provide us with more fuel."

Thatcher's think tank, said the British Minister of Economy.

"No!" Margaret Thatcher said: "We have to keep pace with our ally, the United States, we are in this war, the United States has been very helpful, and until they change their words, we have to insist, the American aircraft carrier group has begun to intervene, hoping that they can put pressure on Middle Eastern countries to change their minds." ”

The Minister of Economy was a little helpless, but there was still no objection.

Britain has always followed the United States, and the United States has always been giving Britain all kinds of selfless help, such as the Falklands War, the United States did not hesitate to use its own crude oil strategic reserves to refuel their ocean-going formations, you know, the fuel consumption of the entire formation is astronomical.

However, the United States can afford it, but Britain can't afford it, the Minister of Economy keenly feels the crisis, and now, Britain's defense spending has exceeded the budget by three times, and the Falklands War, I don't know how much money will be enough to fill that hole. If there is no more oil, the British economy is likely to collapse. How could the shrewd Margaret Thatcher fail to see the key?

Margaret Thatcher knew, but she had no choice, this war had condensed the efforts and glory of the whole of Britain, and if it failed this time, Britain would henceforth become a last-class country, and would never be able to raise its head in front of other countries again.

Although the halo of the immortal empire has gone, Britain still wants to be a strong country!

A fire burned in Margaret Thatcher's heart.

And the other country, France, has a different mentality.

This war has nothing to do with France, France prefers to sell arms and make a lot of money, but now those guys in the Middle East, what kind of oil production cuts, will hit France's soft underbelly at once, and France's shrewd businessmen have begun to lobby for political axes, issue a statement, condemn the Israelis, and create a momentum, which is not unavoidable.

And those who can't wait, some have already begun to contact Saudi Arabia and Iraqis to discuss solutions, hoping that they will not be accidentally injured because of Israel's problems.

At this time, the US aircraft carrier Reading Power had already approached the Arabian Sea, and because this was a place related to the vital interests of various countries, the Falklands War, which had been enjoyable for many watchers, received much less attention.

At this time, Israel is still going its own way, fighting the PLO and Syrian defenders in Beirut.

U.S. aircraft carriers are still riding the wind and waves, showing off their might.

The foreign policy of the United States has always been a big stick, and carrots are rarely used because they believe in their own force.

The USS Read, commissioned in 1959, was the fourth ship of the Forrestal-class aircraft carriers. The "Forrestal" class is the first class of aircraft carriers built by the US Navy after World War II, and it is also a first-class aircraft carrier specially designed and built to carry jet aircraft, with a total length of more than 300 meters, a full load displacement of more than 80,000 tons, and nearly 80 aircraft of various types.

At this time, on the deck of the aircraft carrier, an F-14 Tomcat fighter of the US Navy, already parked on the beveled deck, the nose wheel hooked on the slider of the catapult, and the pilot turned on the engine.

A ground crew member next to him made a gesture after familiarly looking at the color of the tail flame.

Another ground crew, dressed in a different costume, made another gesture with body language.

Suddenly, the pilot turned on the afterburner, turned the engine power to the maximum, and released the brakes.

A puff of white smoke came out, and the steam catapult below, already working at full speed, accelerated under the combined action of the steam catapult and the fighter engine, and from the runway of the beveled deck of about a hundred meters, it rose into the air.

The moment the main landing gear left the deck, the plane sank a little, but the lift was enough to completely lift the fighter, and two flames kept coming out of the tail, and the pride of the US Navy, the F-14 Tomcat fighter, after taking off from the aircraft carrier, began this mission: to circle the coastal borders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, and then swagger back.

He was ordered not to go close to a hundred nautical miles of the coastline, and the purpose of this flight was mainly to intimidate.

For the sake of oil, for the sake of more interests, the United States can no longer let these countries go as it did in 73!

At the same time, the Saudi Ministry of Defense quickly got the news that the US fighter jets were flying.

What to do? They never thought that the United States would make such a big move and dispatch an aircraft carrier battle group in a mighty way, and although Saudi Arabia's military equipment is all American-style, it is simply impossible for them to engage in a military confrontation with the United States.

Are Americans crazy? King Fahd thought depressedly, but he knew that he must not retreat, because this is the bottom line that the Americans are testing themselves!

If the United States really wants to fight, it will definitely not be a single fighter, but a group of planes will be dispatched together, and this kind of action of one plane not concealing its whereabouts in the slightest is just a high-spirited test.

The Americans, too, are too blind! Fahd clenched his fists.

If the formation of the Americans themselves immediately announces the resumption of oil exports as soon as the formation comes, then this is a living farce!

At this moment, King Fahd showed the dignity of a Saudi, and he ordered the ground-to-air missile forces to monitor at all times, and as long as the other side is close to his airspace, he must shoot down mercilessly!

Will the other party enter their own airspace? As long as the pilot is not lost, it certainly won't, so by doing so, Fahd fully demonstrates his political skills as a supreme leader, maintaining the dignity of his country without having to face a real threat, and if he really wants to oppose each other and send a fighter jet to expel him, then the consequences are impossible to say.

Fahd himself skillfully did not have to confront him directly, but he did not lose his face, but others did not think so.

I heard that an American plane, almost along the Persian Gulf, is about to fly to its own coastline, although its own coastline is relatively narrow, then there are also that!

Yankee, let me see, the real Arab hero, will never be afraid of your intimidation!

In the past two days, although the Northern Military Region has been planning military operations against Iran, Saddam Hussein has still put a lot of thought into the war in Lebanon, and he has always wanted to be the boss of the Arab world, so naturally he will not give up this opportunity.

If it weren't for the fact that the Iranians were at war, Saddam Hussein would not hesitate to send his troops through Jordan and into Israel to stab him in the back.

Although Iraq is in line with the interests of the United States because of its ongoing war with Iran, the United States regards it as an ally, which is also the reason why American F-20 fighters can be sold to Iraq, but in Saddam's eyes, he has never seen it this way.

Whoever is not good for him, he can turn his face at any time.

(Later, after the two countries began to attack ships, the U.S. Navy intervened to protect the oil tankers, and Saddam ordered the Air Force to launch Exocet missiles, which hit the frigate of the U.S. Navy, and the captain of the frigate of the U.S. Navy naively regarded the information that the AWACS aircraft had transmitted to his Iraqi planes as friendly forces!) Now that the planes of the Americans are coming, Saddam Hussein is already somewhat angry.

Now that the war against Iran is going well, he already sees the Persian Gulf as his backyard, swaggered around by American planes, and then flies away?

No!

Where is there such an easy thing to do!

Saddam's surname was Gerry, and some of them resembled a German mustache, paranoid and withdrawn, resolute, violent and stubborn.

"Order Al-Waleed Air Base, take off two MiG-25s and go to intercept!" Saddam Hussein gave the order.

Hearing this order, the air bases in Iraq immediately became busy, and the people in the Soviet advisory group were the happiest.

And when Zhang Feng learned the news, his face was pale, Iraq, at this time, has not yet had the ability to resist the United States head-on, why is his father so impulsive?

(To be continued)