The multinational forces are constantly increasing troops in the Gulf region, and it is impossible to say that Saddam Hussein does not have a little pressure, and he can feel that so many countries have put hundreds of thousands of troops at Iraq's doorstep, and it is absolutely not as simple as helping to defend other countries in the Gulf, and in the end, Iraq will definitely launch an offensive to liberate Kuwait, and even if the war goes well, they may fight all the way to Baghdad and overthrow his rule.

It was not Saddam's character to sit idly by, and in order to deal with this crisis, Saddam Hussein gathered his confidants and began to discuss countermeasures.

General Ahmed said: "Multinational forces are constantly arriving in the Middle East, and soon there will be nearly a million coalition troops in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey, and if we really give them a firm foothold, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to win." ”

Saddam Hussein was very dissatisfied with this kind of singing down before the start of the war, frowned and said: "We have mobilized more than a million troops, if necessary, all Iraqi men can become fighters, and it is impossible for the Americans to shake our determination to fight jihad!" ”

Ahmad knew that he had touched Saddam's bad head, and could only say euphemistically: "You are right, Mr. President, our Iraqi soldiers have won every battle. But it would have been better to have chosen a simpler way and shed less Iraqi blood. Our troops have almost completed their build-up, and if we attack Saudi Arabia by surprise, we will be able to destroy the defense line that the multinational forces have not yet fully constructed, and seize the initiative in the entire war, so that the multinational forces will have no place to settle in the Gulf. ”

After all, Ahmed is a soldier, and this point is still very thorough, and the US military and the troops of other countries are afraid that when the allied forces are not firmly established, the Iraqis will launch a surprise attack, which will be a relatively big blow to the projection of follow-up troops and the confidence of Arab countries. If any Arab country yields to Iraq and withdraws from the coalition forces, it will also be a huge blow to the morale of the multinational force as a whole.

It's just that Saddam Hussein was still very hesitant at this time, and he actually knew in his heart that let the Iraqi army fight against the coalition forces of so many countries, and there are also powerful forces from the United States, China and Europe, although he is conceited and arrogant, but he is not to the point of stupidity. Once the initiative is launched, there will be no way back for so many troops, and the two sides will be left with a dead end. There is still a part of Saddam's heart that is counting on the fact that the US military will just send troops to defend and leave after this limelight.

The source of his judgment was largely based on the various reactions of the United States, which in public rarely condemned Iraq directly, nor did it say much about launching a real offensive, or even about helping Kuwait recover its country. This gave Saddam Hussein the illusion that the Americans did not want to fight him to the death.

This kind of thinking is undoubtedly ridiculous, and if we look at the overall situation, we will certainly not think so, and we can clearly see that this is a trick of the United States to secretly go to the old warehouse, but Saddam Hussein was obsessed with the authorities, and he hesitated in his heart, and missed the opportunity to embarrass the multinational force.

Ahmed's suggestion was not accepted, and Saddam's cousin, Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," spoke, "General Ahmed's idea of a preemptive strike is good, but it may be very difficult to operate." In fact, we are not without other reliance, those countries have nuclear weapons, we also have biological and chemical weapons, as long as those bastards have any rash moves, we will use biological and chemical weapons to let them know that Iraq is not a good target. ”

Defense Minister Mahmoud Abbas objected: "Once chemical weapons are used, then there will definitely be stronger retaliation from the other side, and even the four countries of the United States, China, Britain and France will retaliate against us with nuclear weapons, do you want Iraq to be wiped off the face of the earth?" ”

Saddam waved his hand and said: "Like nuclear weapons, our biological and chemical weapons are the last line of defense and our killer weapon. ”

Majid was still not very reconciled, and he added: "I can get another batch of chemical weapons from some special channels, and there are new varieties with particularly lethal power, if they can be used in the war, they will inevitably make the Yankees chill." ”

Saddam shook his hand unhappily and said: "As I said, chemical weapons cannot be used until the critical moment, and it has nothing to do with what breed!" ”

Majid can only be stupid, his channel is the mysterious palace of the Soviet Union, the agent of the mysterious palace contacted this chemical Ali, saying that he can provide a large number of chemical weapons for a fee, and even on credit, Majid also heard that they have a particularly magical chemical weapon, which can well disintegrate the enemy's combat effectiveness, so that he loves to use chemical weapons, and watches people are poisoned.

The Minister of the Interior had a bad idea at this time, he said: "We are bound to react to the multinational force, and we must not let them live too peacefully, once they find out that we have not reacted much, they will mistakenly think that we are weak and can be bullied." I suggest that we can recruit some warriors to infiltrate Saudi territory and fight our opponents in every way necessary. ”

Saddam Hussein was stunned for a moment and asked, "You mean terrorists?" ”

The Minister of the Interior corrected nobly: "It should be a special soldier!" ”

Although he said this, everyone understood that he meant to send terrorists into Saudi Arabia to cause sabotage. This is definitely a bad idea, and few countries are willing to lower their own value to be in the company of terrorists, because countries that support terrorists will be looked down upon and cannot be trusted by the people. But in fact, many countries have done this kind of thing, for various purposes, including the United States. Al Qaeda is now supported by the United States.

But it was such a bad idea, which was actually adopted by Saddam, who nodded and said: "That's right, make the enemy tired and tremble, so that even if we enter a real war, we will have the advantage, and this matter will be left to you, not only in Saudi Arabia, but also in any shameful country near us that wants to support those 'aggressors', will be retaliated against!" ”

Seeing that such an idea had passed, Ahmad couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but after all, he was still an Iraqi, and he also had to make ideas for Saddam, and he added: "There are dozens of countries in the multinational force that have military strength, language barriers, different cultures, and differences in strength, and if we can make proper use of this to create contradictions between them, so that they can engage in internal strife or even a fire merger, it will be even better, and if we can destroy a force, we will have a better chance of victory." ”

In essence, this suggestion is still carried out by special means, but it is much more purposeful and effective than simply using terrorist attacks, and Saddam Hussein also saw the meaning, nodded and said: "Yes, this is also very good, then general, you go and coordinate with the people in the intelligence agency, send some capable personnel, and see if you can make a fuss in this regard." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

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While the Iraqi side is racking its brains to deal with the multinational force, the multinational force is also preparing to teach the Iraqis a lesson.

After proper coordination, China and the United States unified the mission model of the strategic bomber forces. The United States has deployed 16 B-52 strategic bombers at the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean, while China itself has a bomber unit in Xinjiang with eight H-8 Raytheon strategic bombers and H-6K Ares bombers. The two bombers will take off from Kashgar airfield in Xinjiang and then pass through Pakistani airspace and enter the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf for bombing missions. This is also one of the few assets used by the Chinese military in this operation, except for the Gwadar base.

The H-8 Thor bomber is basically at the B-52 level, but the bomb load is smaller than that of the B-52, and it is actually enlarged from the H-6K, so the airframe design is also relatively old. However, because it was designed and built on the base, the internal avionics system was much more advanced than that of the B-52, a bomber born more than 30 years ago. More critically, the Thor bomber has a stronger ability to strike with precision and defend against out-of-zone strikes.

In order to familiarize themselves with the route and operations in advance, the PLA Air Force bomber squadron took the lead in starting actual combat training. They will fly bombers over the bay on a real route, perform simulated bomb drops, and then fly back to Kashgar. Whether it is Thor or God of War, its combat radius is enough to take off from Xinjiang and then drop bombs over the Persian Gulf and back. The H-6K is a little cramped, but if you use a Longsword cruise missile, then the situation will be more lenient. The use of guided bombs may require hit-and-run and not more patrolling in the war zone.

Of course, the Chinese Air Force cannot just count on bombers to carry out bombing missions using only the oil in their stomachs. There are also airfield facilities, oil depots, and the like at the Gwadar base, and the Air Force has dispatched two squadrons of tanker-20 tankers to Gwadar, where aviation fuel can be replenished if any military aircraft are in demand. Even tankers are open to friendly aircraft for refueling, but unless they are deliberately looking for refueling, tankers from Gwadar are not needed in the dense facilities of the Gulf.

The two F-14CN shore-based aviation regiments of the naval aviation also arrived in Gwadar without any problems, and although Gwadar is still some distance from the theater of operations, the F-14's large combat radius and tankers can also ensure smooth operations. The Air Force sent its own fighters closer to a closer place, and the J-9 fighters of an air regiment were dispatched to the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, where they would be tasked with both air supremacy and ground attack.

In addition, the PLA Air Force has also deployed 12 Xianglong and Pterodactyl drones in Saudi Arabia, mainly for reconnaissance of the enemy situation and launching surprise attacks.