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Chapter 582 The Final Ending
Four hours later, Chen Chen led the team to Khartoum Airport.

At this time, the situation in Sudan has completely stabilized, but near the airport, traces of fighting between the rapid reaction force and the Sudanese armed forces can still be seen.

The traces of burning tires on the streets are still vivid. These homemade smoke bombs are often used as torture instruments, but it is obvious that they do not play a greater role in this rapidly changing situation.

Sitting in the narrow VIP lounge of the terminal, Chen Chen drank an iced Coke, exhaled the carbon dioxide in his throat, and said to Li Bang and others across from him:
"The situation in Khartoum was exactly as we expected. The rapid reaction force really rebelled."

"I just said that such an unstable regime cannot be without internal problems."

"Such a large conspiracy cannot go smoothly like our previous actions."

"The rapid reaction force must be in collusion 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 for the Americans, but they don't mind giving them a bite before eating the dog food they hand out."

"That's probably why our operation wasn't stopped before it started."

"Fortunately, they still have some integrity, otherwise this time, we would have really made a wasted trip."

"We must never let the Russians interfere in this kind of operation again. Their way of doing things is too crude, and the operational system deployed overseas is not enough to support them in completing complex operations."

"If you want to do it, you can only hold on to the thighs of the north."

"In terms of refined movements, perhaps an entire Maozi department is not as good as a small fish - or even a Xia Xing."

After Chen Chen finished speaking, everyone nodded, and Lin He thought for a moment and then asked:
"So why is this?"

"This issue is too complicated. Even if a professional think tank came, it would take a long time to discuss it."

“What we can perceive now is the phenomenon itself.”

"And all their actions, whether in Turkey, Syria, Sudan or Mogadishu, have the same purpose: to disrupt 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 broadcast in the VIP room.

The subtitles were in English. Pingchuan had no problem understanding them, but Li Bang and Lin He could only half understand them.

However, this does not affect their understanding of the meaning of the news.

Because the images being played can be said to be shocking.

At the Aswan Air Force Base in Egypt, the building housing the weather station was 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 charred marks indicated that a serious fire had occurred here.

On the tarmac, two fighter jets that did not have time to move were overturned by the air waves, and their wings were bent into twisted shapes, but fortunately, judging from the situation on the scene, the damage was not serious.

However, even judging from the current losses alone, it is impossible for this air base to be put back into use in a short period of time.

The scene switched, and an Egyptian Air Force spokesman appeared on camera summarizing the entire process of the so-called terrorist attack, emphasizing that the Air Force had given advance warning and avoided losses to the greatest extent possible.

Of course, he avoided talking about the failure to successfully intercept the incoming missile.

After the Air Force spokesman, 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 when he heard this. In fact, when he first learned that the Russians had shifted their targets from aircraft carriers to Aswan Airport, he had not thought that far.

He thought it was just a retaliation against France's air force from Egypt for participating in the air strikes on Syria.

But when Tantawi appeared on the TV screen, Chen Chen finally realized that the Russians' foresight in "political struggle" was indeed not on the same level as their crude on-site actions.

Just in February of 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 to organize re-elections, and the most important candidate is ElBaradei, who once won the Nobel Peace Prize.

"Nobel Peace Prize", once this thing is brought out, it is enough to characterize the character of ElBaradei.

If nothing unexpected happens, he is very likely to win the presidency with the support of the United States. After all, he has a lot of supporters in Egypt.

And at this critical juncture, the Aswan attack took place.

Under external threats, the military's process of "returning power" will inevitably be delayed, which will give Russia and Egyptian hardliners more time to deal with national issues and defeat the pro-American forces represented by ElBaradei.

What a trick.

No wonder Tantawi’s speech was so “restrained”.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this matter was related to the Russians, but he just didn't mention it.

The reason is simple. The military is also a beneficiary in this incident.

Nowadays, if you want to be a politician, who cares about right or wrong?
Interests are the only criterion for judgment.

From then on, 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 completely turn to Russia.

Their participation will greatly increase the pressure on Turkey, and as a result of the chain reaction, more countries will be affected.
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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 flames of war will spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Once this fire is thoroughly ignited, even the Americans will not be able to withstand it.

Without destruction, there is no construction. The Russians' thinking is different from that of the North. They want to destroy everything first and then find a way to rebuild.
Simple and crude, but perhaps, it will be useful.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen couldn't help but shook his head.

As expected, I was used by the Russians. Fortunately, I had foreseen it and did not invest too much energy in this direction.

Otherwise, it would really be like making wedding clothes for others.

At this time, the news about Egypt had been broadcast, and after a brief switch to the studio, the camera turned to Syria.

Reporters wearing white helmets were looking at the temporary Gilis airport, which "is not allowed to enter", in the city of Gilis. Billowing black smoke was drifting from a distance. It was obvious that the damage suffered by the temporary airport was far more serious than that of 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 broadcast clearly.

".It is understood that in this round of missile attacks, the Gilis temporary airport suffered a devastating blow."

"The Syrian government forces used more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles to attack the airport, at least eight of which landed within the airport area."

"The violent blast destroyed the exterior glass of dozens of civilian buildings near the airport, causing at least six civilian casualties." "At the same time, according to informed sources, this round of attacks destroyed more than ten fighter jets and helicopters of various models, and the Turkish Air Force suffered heavy losses."

"The Turkish military has not yet commented on the attack, and 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 inevitably escalate, and the intensity of the war will continue to rise."

"Anti-war voices have emerged in Turkey, and the Turkish government's decision will be the key to the subsequent development of the situation in the Middle East."

After the reporter finished speaking, the camera moved again to the temporary airport in the distance.

From the reporter's perspective, most areas of the airport were blocked, but even so, through the black smoke and under the sunlight, the camera was able to capture part of the situation inside the airport.

The fire caused by the explosion has not yet been extinguished. Several fire trucks are parked outside and military armored vehicles have set up a cordon.

The soldiers on duty looked relaxed and didn't seem to think the attack had anything to do with them.

Then, the camera switched again, focusing on the crowd gathering on the street to demonstrate.

The colorful banners carried completely different slogans. One group demanded immediate counterattack and strong retaliation, while the other group demanded an end to the war and protection of 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 relaxation is."

"Missiles are falling on our heads, and we still have to drink a few sips during the demonstration."

"But this news is also a typical Spring and Autumn style of writing. It downplays the presence of Syria and instead directs the focus to Turkey."

"Tsk tsk, this intention is a bit obvious. But now is indeed the time to express your position."

"Li Bang, what's the current situation over at Suhail?"

Chen Chen looked at Li Bang, waiting for his answer.

In fact, after Bai Gou got into trouble, 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 or on the front line.

After preparing for so long, it is time to start training your successor.

As a successor, the first step is to establish a vision that can overlook the overall situation and the prestige to control the overall situation.

Li Bang at the side coughed slightly and answered:

"I just confirmed with Suhail that this time, Syria has achieved great results."

“They failed to retake Raqqa, but they managed to defeat the coalition defenders there to some extent.”

"Currently, Syria has one armored division and two infantry divisions deployed outside the city of Raqqa, confronting the Turkish army."

"On the Western Front, Issam commanded the tank group to complete the combat mission against Azaz and completely recaptured Azaz."

"The Free Army has retreated to the border and has temporarily stabilized its defense line with the help of the Turkish army."

"Overall, this counterattack has achieved the predetermined strategic goals."

"However, the Syrian government forces suffered heavy losses. The Tiger Regiment of Suhail, as the vanguard, was even destroyed."

"Isam has lost over a hundred armored units, and now he only has less than 40 tanks to mobilize."

"On the air force side, Tabqa Air Force Base was hit again, two hangars were bombed, and four fighter jets of various models were lost."

"At the same time, the last three Su-3s at the Tabqa base crashed in combat, and the pilots were captured by the Turkish side."

“All in all, this is a tough victory.”

"But Bashar is quite satisfied with the results of this operation."

"According to Suhail's description, Bashar does not care as much about gains and losses on the battlefield as he thinks. He values ​​the political resources brought by each battle more."

"After this round of large-scale counterattacks, Russia has made it clear to Syria that it will send troops to assist in 'anti-terrorist operations'. In the coming period, 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 Dongfeng Corps’ goal has actually been mostly accomplished.

Next, there are only two possible outcomes for the situation.

First, Turkey will join hands with other neighboring countries to launch crazy revenge 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 gave up and temporarily gave up further military action.

The probability of the first result happening 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 act blindly at this time.

The reason is 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 occurring has risen to close to 100%.

The only variable is probably the attitude of the United States.

All subsequent developments can no longer be influenced by military means or war.

A long period of confrontation will soon begin, and all parties involved in this battle may be forced to make the same choice.

Counter-terrorism first.

After all, it's a perfectly valid excuse.

Based on this excuse, the parties can maintain their regional presence and the war readiness of their troops through various military operations.

If one day a large-scale battle breaks out again, those who have not left the table can return to the table.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen let out a long sigh of relief.

Then, he spoke:
"You guessed it 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."

(End of this chapter)