Chapter 582 The Finale
Four hours later, Chen Chen led the team to Khartoum Airport.
At this time, the situation in Sudan has been completely stable, but near the airport, traces of fighting between the rapid reaction forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces can still be seen.
The traces of burning tires on the streets are clearly visible. This kind of homemade smoke bombs are often used as torture tools, but it is obvious that in this rapidly changing situation, they have not played any more role.
Sitting in the narrow VIP room of the departure hall, Chen Chen drank an ice-cold Coke, spit out the carbon dioxide in his throat, and said to Li Bang and others opposite:
"The situation in Khartoum is exactly what we expected. The rapid reactionary forces have really rebelled."
"I just say that such an unstable regime cannot have internal problems."
"For such a big conspiracy, it is impossible for it to be as smooth sailing as it was during our previous operations."
"The rapid reaction force must be colluding with the United States, but judging from the speed of their actions, their purpose does not seem to be simple."
"They don't mind being dogs to Americans, but they don't mind giving them a bite of the dog food they're given out before eating it."
"This is probably why our operation was not stopped before it started."
"Fortunately, they still have some integrity, otherwise our trip would really be in vain this time."
"Maozi must not be allowed to intervene in this kind of operation in the future. Their way of doing things is too rough, and the operational system deployed overseas is simply not enough to support them in completing complex operations."
"If you want to do it, you can only hold on to the north thigh and do it."
"In terms of refined movements, maybe an entire department of Maozi can't compare to a small fish - or even a Xia Xing."
After Chen Chen finished speaking, everyone nodded, and Lin He, after thinking for a moment, asked:
"So why is this?"
"This issue is so complicated that even a professional think tank would have to talk about it for several days and nights."
"What we can perceive now is the phenomenon itself."
"And all their actions, including those in Turkey, Syria, Sudan, and Mogadishu, have the same purpose, which is to break this situation."
"Did you make it?"
Lin He continued to ask.
".watch the news."
Chen Chen did not answer, but raised his head and looked at the international news being played in the VIP room.
The subtitles were in English, so Pingchuan had no problem, but Li Bang and Lin He could only understand half of what they were saying.
However, this does not affect their understanding of the news.
Because the picture being played can be said to be shocking.
In Egypt's Aswan Air Force Base, the building housing the weather observatory has been completely destroyed by a missile and collapsed into ruins.
A little further away, a large pit with a diameter of more than 60 meters appeared on the side of the airport oil depot. The oil depot itself was also affected. The scorched black marks indicated that a serious fire had occurred here.
On the tarmac, two fighter jets that had no time to move were overturned by the air waves, and their wings were folded into a twisted shape. Fortunately, judging from the situation at the scene, the damage was not serious.
However, even judging from the current losses, it is impossible for this air force base to be put back into use in a short time.
The scene switched, and the Egyptian Air Force spokesperson who appeared in the camera summarized the entire process of this so-called terrorist attack, emphasizing that the Air Force had given advance warning and avoided losses to the greatest extent.
Of course, he avoided talking about the "failure to intercept incoming missiles".
After the Air Force spokesperson, Egyptian Defense Minister Tantawi appeared in front of the camera.
His tone was extremely harsh, accusing the attack of being a conspiracy against Egypt, especially the Egyptian military.
Chen Chen sneered again and again when he heard this. In fact, when he first learned that Maozi had moved the target of the attack from the aircraft carrier to the Aswan Airport, he had not thought that far ahead.
He believed that this was just an act of retaliation for the French air force dispatched from Egypt to participate in the air strikes in Syria.
But when Tantawi appeared on the TV screen, Chen Chen finally knew that Maozi's foresight in "political struggle" was indeed not on the same level as their rough on-site operations.
Just in February this year, the Egyptian president resigned due to large-scale anti-government demonstrations, and power was temporarily transferred to the military.
In order to ensure the stability of the domestic situation, the Egyptian military has begun organizing re-elections, and the most important candidate is ElBaradei, who has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The "Nobel Peace Prize", as soon as this thing is taken out, can already characterize ElBaradei's quality.
If nothing else happens, he is very likely to win the presidency with the support of the United States. After all, he has many supporters in Egypt.
And at this juncture, the Aswan attack occurred.
Due to external threats, the process of the military's "return of power" will inevitably be delayed, which will give Russia and Egypt's hardliners more time to deal with national issues and defeat the pro-American forces represented by ElBaradei. power.
What a trick.
No wonder Tantawi’s speech was so “restrained”.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this matter had something to do with Mao Zi, but he chose not to mention it.
The reason is simple. In this incident, the military was also the beneficiary.
These days, if you want to be a politician, who cares about right or wrong?
Interest is the only criterion.
After this, Egypt will be completely dragged into the storm sweeping from the Middle East, and they are likely to lose the opportunity to "take it all" and can only turn to Russia completely.
Their joining will greatly increase the pressure on Turkey, and more countries will be affected by the chain reaction.
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In fact, if you count them carefully, almost no country can stay out of it.
Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
The war will spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Once this fire is completely burned, even the old Americans can't stand it.
There is no construction without destruction. The Russians' thinking is different from that of the north. What they want is to break everything first, and then find a way to rebuild
Simple and crude, but perhaps, it will be very useful.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen couldn't help shaking his head.
Sure enough, he was used by the Russians. Fortunately, he had foreseen it long ago, and the power invested in this direction was not much.
Otherwise, it would really be a wedding dress for others.
At this time, the news about Egypt had been broadcast. After a brief switch to the studio, the camera was given to Syria.
Journalists wearing white helmets were looking at the temporary airport in Gilis, which was "not allowed to enter". Billowing black smoke was floating from a distance. Obviously, the temporary airport was hit much harder than the Aswan Air Force Base.
Chen Chen couldn't understand the Arabic subtitles at the bottom of the screen, but he could hear the Chinese report clearly.
".It is understood that in this round of missile attacks, the temporary airport in Gilis suffered a devastating blow."
"The Syrian government forces used more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles to attack the airport, of which at least 8 missiles fell within the airport."
"The violent explosion shock wave destroyed the exterior glass of dozens of civilian buildings near the airport, causing at least 6 civilian casualties."
"At the same time, according to informed sources, this round of attacks destroyed more than ten fighters and helicopters of various models, and the Turkish Air Force suffered heavy losses."
"The Turkish military has not yet made a statement on the attack. President Abdullah Gul said , Turkey is ready to launch a full-scale counterattack. "
"But so far, the outside world has generally been conservative about the statement, and the Turkish military has not responded to it. "
"What is certain is that the expansion of the Syrian war has begun to radiate to neighboring countries, which is not a pleasant signal. "
"Next, the conflict between Turkey and Syria will escalate, and the intensity of the war will continue to rise. "
"Anti-war voices have emerged in Turkey, and the decision of the Turkish government will become the key to the subsequent development of the situation in the Middle East."
The reporter's oral broadcast ended, and the camera moved to the temporary airport in the distance again.
From the reporter's perspective, most areas of the airport have been blocked, but even so, through the black smoke, under the sunlight, the camera still captured part of the situation inside the airport.
The fire caused by the explosion has not been extinguished, several fire trucks are parked outside, and the military's armored vehicles have set up a cordon.
The soldiers on duty were relaxed, and they didn't seem to think that this attack had anything to do with them.
Then, the camera switched again, aiming at the crowd gathering on the street to demonstrate.
The colorful banners had completely different slogans. One group demanded an immediate counterattack and a strong retaliation, while the other group demanded an end to the war and the protection of the people's safety.
The two groups merged together miraculously without any conflict.
This scene even made Chen Chen want to laugh. He pointed at the screen and said:
"Look, what is relaxation."
"The missiles have fallen on their heads, and they still have to drink a few sips during the demonstration."
"But this news is also a typical Spring and Autumn style of writing. It lightly weakened the presence of Syria and instead directed the focus to Turkey."
"Tsk tsk, this intention is a bit obvious. But now it is indeed time to express your position."
"Li Bang, what is the current situation in Suhail?"
Chen Chen looked at Li Bang, waiting for his answer.
In fact, after the incident with Bai Gou, he had consciously handed over a lot of work to Li Bang.
Because he knew that he could not always be active on the battlefield and on the front line.
After preparing for so long, it is time to start training your own successor.
As a successor, the first step is to establish a vision of the overall situation and the prestige of controlling the overall situation.
Li Bang on the side coughed slightly and answered:
"I just confirmed with Suhail that this time, the Syrian side has achieved considerable results."
"They failed to recapture Raqqa, but to a certain extent, they defeated the coalition defenders there."
"Currently, Syria has an armored division and two infantry divisions deployed on the outskirts of Raqqa, confronting the Turkish army."
"On the western front, Issam commanded the tank cluster to complete the combat mission against Azaz and completely recovered Azaz."
"The Free Army has retreated to the border line and temporarily stabilized the defense line with the cover of the Turkish army."
"Overall, this counterattack has achieved the predetermined strategic goals."
"However, the losses of the Syrian government forces are quite large. As the vanguard, Suhail's Tiger Corps has even lost its structure."
"Isam has lost more than 100 armored units, and now he has less than 40 tanks to mobilize."
"In the air force, Tabqa Air Force Base was hit by air strikes again, two hangars were bombed, and 4 fighter jets of various models were lost."
"At the same time, the last 3 Su-27s at Tabqa Base crashed in the battle, and the pilots were captured by the Turkish side."
"Overall, this is a tragic victory."
"But Bashar is quite satisfied with the results of this operation."
"According to Suhail's description, Bashar does not care about the gains and losses on the battlefield as much as he thinks. He pays more attention to the political resources brought by each battle."
"After this round of large-scale counterattacks, Russia has made it clear to Syria that it will send troops to assist in the "anti-terrorism operation". In the future, the cooperation between the two sides will be further deepened."
"It seems that our goal has been achieved."
After Li Bang finished speaking, Chen Chen nodded slowly.
Yes, at this point, the goal of the Dongfeng Corps has actually been completed by half.
Next, there are only two results left for the development of the situation.
First, Turkey will join other neighboring countries to retaliate crazily at all costs, completely eliminate the armed forces of the Syrian government forces, overthrow the Bashar regime, and bring Syria under its own rule.
Second, with the intervention of Russia, Turkey will retreat and temporarily give up further military actions.
The probability of the first result is extremely small. After all, if Turkey wants to take action, it either needs the support of NATO or Israel, and neither NATO nor Israel will blindly act at this time.
The reason is very simple. The situation in the entire Middle East is too chaotic, so chaotic that they don’t even know which part they should deal with first.
Therefore, the probability of the second result has risen to a level close to 100%.
The only variable is probably the attitude of the United States.
All subsequent developments can no longer be controlled by military and war means.
The long confrontation period will soon begin, and all parties involved in this battle may be forced to make the same choice.
Counter-terrorism first.
After all, this is an excuse that will never be wrong.
Based on this excuse, all parties can maintain their regional presence through various military operations and keep the troops' war readiness from decreasing.
If one day, a large-scale battle breaks out again, those who have not left the table can go back to the table
Thinking of this, Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he said:
"You guessed right, our mission is indeed coming to an end."
"This time when we return to Syria, what we have to do is the final finishing work."