Chapter 631: Invasion of Kuwait
Although it is already October, the climate in the Gulf is still extremely hot, and Kuwait, which is full of deserts, is experiencing a heat wave.
It was almost unsuitable for human growth, and the Kuwaitis lived only by the sea, fishing, and their life was hard and happy at the same time.
And now, relying on the black gold under the land, Kuwait has long been rich, and its per capita income ranks among the top ten in the world, but in terms of military strength, Kuwait must be ranked outside the hundredth, the territory is small, the population is very small, the total Kuwaiti army is less than 20,000 people, and there are some mercenaries among them.
Therefore, if you want to survive, especially like a rich merchant with gold, without strong force, your wealth will definitely be robbed. And Kuwait's way is to rely on the Western world, especially the United States, under the strong force of the United States, who would dare to use force against Kuwait?
Half a month has passed since the threat of war in Iraq, and in the past half a month, Iraq has continuously increased its troops, and there are more than three Iraqi armored divisions on the border, two of which are Iraq's trump cards, the armored forces of the Republican Guard.
If the Iraqis wanted to attack, they would advance to Kuwait City in one day, but would the Iraqis dare?
Kuwaitis are very optimistic, in the case of Iraqi soldiers, Kuwait's army, as usual, has not raised any combat readiness level, Kuwait's most powerful armored force, the main battle tank is M84, this Yugoslav production and improvement of the T-72 tank, at this time is still in a state of training, not even live ammunition, there are only three or four training sheets in the tank.
It was Saturday, and the officers and soldiers of the Kuwaiti army had left the barracks last night. Back at home in Kuwait City, or even by plane, to spend the weekend in a summer retreat in another country.
What was left of the barracks were mainly mercenaries, as well as some soldiers in shifts.
It was so hot that no one wanted to come out. All blowing air conditioning in the barracks.
In a rich country, the blood of the people will be reduced, and Hammad never thought of sending troops to help Kuwait resist Iraq's invasion, which was an impossible task. It never occurred to them that Iraq would actually do it.
But on this very day. Iraq really got its hands dirty!
"Boom, boom." With the roar of the engine, the T-72 tank emitted black smoke and burrowed into the cramped turret, and the elite of Iraq, the commander of the 8th Armored Brigade of the Hammurabi Division, Jebr, shouted over the radio: "Attack!" Immediately cross the border and storm Kuwait! ”
Offensive! Boom, 300 T-72 tanks of the Hammurabi division. Towards the land of Kuwait on the other side!
The tracks stirred up the sand and raised it several meters high behind. Although the inside of the T-72 was extremely hot and sweaty, no one complained, the sweat in the tank cap kept dripping down, and their eyes were still fixed on the periscope.
This border is in the middle of the desert. As a matter of fact, there are no boundary markers at all, and Iraq has ignored Iraq's repeated requests for negotiations with Iraq to determine the boundary line.
And now, the armored divisions of Iraq. In this way, they stormed through the desert and headed towards Kuwait City, which had little strategic depth.
"Report, an armored vehicle was spotted ahead!" Attacking a T-72 tank at the front, the commander spotted a Kuwaiti vehicle more than a thousand meters away.
"Wipe it out now!" Jebr shouted.
"Boom!" A burst of fire came out of the barrel of the T-72 tank, and a 125-mm armor-piercing shell headed for the opposite side.
A few seconds later, the commander saw a flash of fire in his scope, and the armored vehicle had been destroyed.
Onward, keep going! For the Iraqi army, which has experienced the Iran-Iraq war, this attack is just a small episode.
"Get on the road!" When out of the desert, you can see the wide, straight high-grade highway in Kuwait, and Jebul immediately gives the next order.
The tracks of the T-72 were directly crushed to the highway in Kuwait, and the entire armored force, lined up in such a long snake formation, quickly maneuvered on the highway, and the concrete highway was quickly mottled.
If it were somewhere else, such a march would be a search for death, but in Kuwait they could rest assured that they would never be attacked from the flanks.
In the air, a roar was also heard, and one after another Iraqi fighters, Mirage F1, Su-22, and all kinds of fighters were loaded with bombs, heading towards the Kuwaiti army station.
The two transport planes were also flying, and ten minutes later, they landed at an airport near Kuwait, and when heavily armed Iraqi troops emerged from the transport planes, the personnel at the airport were completely unaware of what was happening.
Take control of the airport, take control of the emir of Kuwait! Take control of the entire Kuwaiti royal family! Let them sign the instrument of surrender and recognize Kuwait as a province of Iraq, so that all the problems will be solved!
On the contrary, if the Kuwaiti royal family escapes, Iraq will be in big trouble, and they will ask Western countries to intervene in the Gulf situation.
So, the control of the airfield and the invasion of the army were carried out simultaneously.
After a desert rally, Iraq's armored forces, passing through Jhela, are getting closer and closer to Kuwait City.
"Your Majesty, please leave immediately!" At this time, there was already a panic in the royal palace in Kuwait.
The Iraqis are coming! They actually came! The powerful Iraqi armored forces crossed the border and killed outside Kuwait City!
The king of Kuwait, called the Amir, and the dwelling house where the king lived, was the Dasman Palace, and there was no doubt that this would be the ultimate goal of the Iraqis.
Now, the Iraqis have awakened the Kuwaitis with lightning battles, telling them that Iraq is not afraid of any force from the Americans, and now, defeat is doomed, and in this case, the emir of Kuwait must not be captured!
Prince Fahd, the brother of the Emir Jaber Ahmed al-Sabah, said to the emir: "As long as you are alive, you can organize an army and drive out Iraq!" Amir, get out of here at once! ”
Looking at his younger brother, Jaber was also in a panic at this time, and he said, "Then how do I escape?" Would you like to contact the airbase and ask them to send a plane? ”
"Our air bases have been occupied by the Iraqis." Prince Fahd said: "The most suitable option for you now is to go to the US Embassy, and the Americans will definitely have a way." ”
There are two air bases in Kuwait, the Ahmad al-Jaber base near Kuwait City has been directly occupied by Iraqi army transport aircraft, and the Ali-Salem base near the Saudi border has been heavily bombed, and then Iraqi helicopters have landed at the base to take control of the Kuwaiti base.
Much of Kuwait's equipment fell into the hands of the Iraqis intact.
The Kuwaiti army lacked training and, even worse, when they learned that the Iraqis were coming, they quickly changed into civilian clothes and fled.
Prince Fahd, on the other hand, was a staunch fighter who was outraged by Iraq's actions. During the Iran-Iraq war, Prince Fahd once led the volunteer army to the front line of Iraq to help Iraq fight, he has also seen blood, he knows the severity, and he must let the emir leave first.
Kuwait's army is unreliable, and now it can only rely on the Americans.
"Report, the Saudi side called, two Pakistani helicopters will arrive in 15 minutes, please go to the Pakistani embassy immediately, these two helicopters will land at the Pakistani embassy." Just then, a member of the royal family hurriedly ran in and said to Jaber.
Helicopters in Pakistan? A call from Saudi Arabia? What's going on? Jaber's mind was a little confused at this time, but Prince Fahd on the side said: "Okay, then leave by helicopter immediately!" Two helicopters can carry at least a dozen people, Emir, please go to the Pakistani embassy at once! ”
"What about you?" Jaber asked.
"I'm here to fight the Iraqis! Let them know that it is impossible to defeat us Kuwait! Prince Fahd looked serious. He had already thought of the reason, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait had the closest relationship, and Saudi Arabia informed itself that it proved absolutely credible, and at this time, there was nothing to hesitate about.
As for Pakistan, it is now a big country in the Islamic world, and at this time, there is certainly no malice in reaching out to help.
Leaving the palace where he had lived for decades, Jaber's heart was still very chaotic, he looked out the window at the scene, many citizens already knew about it, and they were leaving by car, but unfortunately, at this time, they should have protected themselves, but they also had to leave first, which was a shame!
Two lines of tears flowed from Jaber's eyes, at this time, he had completely regretted it, it was better to give the Iraqis 10 billion dollars at that time than to let the people go through the flames of war!
Two large helicopters, flying close to the ground, almost only a dozen meters above the ground, six-bladed large propellers rotating at the top, two high-power turboshaft engines roared, the fuselage is very full, this is the CH-53 "Sea Stallion" transport helicopter of the American Sikorsky company, on both sides of the fuselage, there is also a large auxiliary fuel tank for the transfer flight, the pilot on the plane, at this time is driving calmly, in front, is the Pakistani embassy hanging the star and moon flag! (To be continued.) )