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Chapter 1286 Nanyang is the light of justice (first update, please subscribe)
Most of Mesopotamia has a tropical desert climate, but in the southern part of Fao, near the mouth of the Arabian River, there are lakes and swamps everywhere.

Despite this, the armored mechanized forces of the South Seas could not be stopped!
On the afternoon of "A Day", a huge landing force consisting of 57 landing ships arrived in Faao. In the evening of the same day, under the lens of the camera, almost in a live broadcast, the st and th Armored Brigades of the Nanyang Army landed.

One after another, ZT-1A tanks roared out of the landing ships, and thousands of officers and soldiers landed amid the welcome of the local people.

There was no resistance, only welcome from the local people waving the flag of the Kingdom of Iraq - the residents in the south are mostly Shiites, while Qasim and others are Sunnis. In terms of population, the former are the mainstream in Iraq, but the latter came to power through military means, and after gaining power, they suppressed the Shiites in the south.

Not only the Shiites, but also the Kurds and Christians have suffered oppression, which is completely different from the tolerance and equality in the king's era. It is for this reason that these people welcome the king's return from the bottom of their hearts.

As for the Nanyang people... they are the allies invited by the king!
This scene was naturally transmitted to the whole world through communication satellites, allowing people in front of the TV to see how the Iraqis "welcomed the royal army with food and drink."

The journalists' interviews with the locals also directly slapped the United Nations in the face - they told the journalists about Qasim's brutality and their nostalgia for the king, and of course, their gratitude to Nanyang for upholding justice.

In this way, the troops of the two armored brigades, with an almost unstoppable momentum, rushed all the way to Baghdad with the cooperation of the Iraqi Royal Army, without encountering any resistance along the way.

But for the whole world, the real shock was not the rapid advance of the Nanyang Armored Forces, but the way the war was fought.

overnight!
No, to be more precise, it was just a few hours!

A devastating and magnificent attack can completely destroy a country's resistance.

Such a brilliant and even incredible result naturally attracted the attention of the whole world.

From CBS to NBC, from ABC to all major and minor American TV stations, almost all news reports repeatedly repeated the images provided by Asian TV - images of Tomahawk missiles tearing through the night sky and flying from warships into the distance.

Under the deliberate propaganda of the military, the "decapitation operation" carried out by the Air Force raiders using laser-guided bombs was intentionally or unintentionally ignored, and the "Tomahawk" cruise missile became the protagonist of this war.

To some extent, this is based on political considerations - after all, the Nanyang plane entered Iraq through the airspace of another country. So, let the halo be given to the cruise missiles!

In fact, there is another reason for doing this. Compared with airplanes, missiles are more difficult to defend against and more threatening. At least to a certain extent, they are more sudden and can cause more fear among people, or the fear of some people.

Facing a devastating attack!

The whole world is silent!
Even the Soviet Union, which had previously shouted that "Nanyang will definitely pay the price for their invasion", was now confused.

There was no way, this attack completely overturned their understanding of war. When the Soviets were still obsessed with their "deep operations" and Marshal Chuikov was still shouting about the "wedge offensive", the sudden precision strike of cruise missiles blinded their eyes.

This is really a war that silences people - is it a war?

As for the United States, although it had originally stood with Nanyang and wanted to get rid of Iraq, it also fell silent at this time. The generals in the Pentagon also looked at Iraq with dumbfounded eyes, watching the scene being replayed over and over again.

Oh my god, I was stunned.

The reason why they were shocked was not only because of the Tomahawk cruise missiles, but more because of this new way of fighting!

"The Tomahawk cruise missiles launched by Nanyang destroyed the core of Iraq's Qasim regime in just a few minutes. Almost all the high-ranking officials of the regime, including Qasim, were killed by the missiles, and their command system completely failed..."

On TV, American military commentators and hosts were discussing the "Nanyang-style war model", the Tomahawk cruise missiles and the changes that the new model would bring to warfare.

"You may be curious why there was no military target in the first round of attacks? Yes, this is the core of the "Nanyang-style strike". Although there was no military target in the first round of attacks, among the targets that were hit were high-ranking officials of the Iraqi Qasim regime and senior military generals. This is a change in the war mode!"

"According to the information we have obtained, the core of the military plan formulated by the Nanyang military is the "decapitation operation". This is the tactic that Nanyang is best at and is the one they are most accustomed to using!"

As soon as one military commentator finished speaking, another commentator took over the topic and said:
"Decapitation operation!
This is the Nanyang Army's best way of fighting, whether in Siam or the Saudi "secret operation" - although until now, Nanyang has not admitted that the air strike was launched by it, but they all started with a decapitation operation. "

Until now, the annihilating air strike on the Saudi royal family has remained a mystery. Nanyang neither admits nor denies it, but the whole world knows who did it. Now the old matter is brought up again.

"And now, the same is true for Nanyang's attack on Iraq, except that the advancement of technology has allowed Nanyang to carry out this "decapitation operation" to the extreme, at least the extreme of this era. We can see that at the first moment of the war, they used Tomahawk cruise missiles - this is a new type of high-precision missile that can hit a house thousands of kilometers away!"

When mentioning the Tomahawk cruise missile, military commentators' eyes were full of surprise. They even specifically analyzed the changes that the emergence of this missile would bring to the war mode.

"We can see that in this war, Nanyang has already started a new mode of warfare. This mode of warfare is more like a revolution! A military revolution!"

A military commentator who had participated in World War II said to the TV camera in a tone that was difficult to calm down:

"The previous war model is - during the war, politicians provide ammunition, the rich provide food, and the poor provide children. After the war, politicians sit on the throne, the rich get more food, and the poor look for their children's graves. Regardless of whether the war is just or not, the cost of the war is always borne by the grassroots people! Those who start the war almost never have to pay any price, but... now everything has changed!"

The military commentator picked up the photo of the Tomahawk cruise missile and said:
"The 'decapitation operation' carried out in the Nanyang-style war will completely change this traditional war model. It truly turns war into a game between politicians, with politicians personally participating and facing the consequences of the war directly, thus avoiding huge casualties among the grassroots people. Therefore, I think the 'decapitation operation' is a very humanitarian way of attacking!"

"Colonel Harris is right. This is definitely a very humanitarian way of attacking - whoever starts the war should be killed. This is very good." As soon as he finished speaking, the host interrupted him and said:

"But professor, wasn't this war started by Nanyang?"

"Will, you have to see why Nanyang started this war. Are they invaders? No, the whole of Iraq welcomes their arrival. After Qasim came to power through military reform, he implemented a brutal rule and persecuted millions of people. Nanyang was invited by the Kingdom of Iraq to help Iraq regain its freedom!"

The professor emphasized:
"Nanyang is not the initiator of the war, but the defender of freedom. Perhaps, just like what Mr. Li Yian said in his speech at the United Nations, the United Nations should not and cannot become a shelter for hooligans. If Nanyang had not intervened decisively, the Iraqi people would have lived forever under the brutal rule of Qasim. And what about the United Nations? It still condones his cruelty to the Iraqis in the name of sovereignty..."

"But professor, if no one stops Nanyang, will any country be able to use this reason and excuse to invade other countries in the future? Will this be the fuse of a new war?"

In this way, the interview that originally revolved around the military changes brought about by new weapons turned into a debate. Both sides talked about Nanyang’s actions from their own standpoints, but overall, it gave the audience in front of the TV an impression that Nanyang was upholding justice for all mankind.

"Their point of view is very interesting. It seems that they are blaming Southeast Asia, but in fact they are telling the world that it was the inaction of the five major powers that led to the disaster in Iraq."

In the waiting room of the New York airport, Princess Addis watched the program on TV and said with a slightly sarcastic tone:
"But what he said is also true. If there had been a major country that upheld justice at the time, even if a military coup had occurred, it would not have resulted in the displacement of millions of people."

Addis has always harbored hatred towards Britain, the United States and other countries. After all, it was their inaction that led to the tragic extermination of her brother and the entire royal family.

You know, Iraq has always been loyal to the British Empire. Even during the "Suez Canal Crisis", Iraq was the first to stand up and support Britain. This behavior of completely abandoning fellow believers naturally met with opposition from all parties. Even Pakistan stood on the side of Egypt at that time.

But even with such loyalty, what did we get in return?

It is betrayal!
After the military coup that year, in the face of the atrocities, they just uttered a few words of condemnation and that was it!

Obviously, whether it was Addis or other people, they all overlooked the fact that Britain was really inhumane when it came to being inhumane. In October of that year, they didn't even help their cousin, which directly led to the cousin's family being shot.

But then again, it seemed that only the royal families of these two families were shot to pieces.

“ABC is ours!”

Watching the program on TV, Li Yian said to Addis:
"I bought this TV station when I came to the United States more than a decade ago. So to a large extent, it will speak for us from our perspective. When you return to Iraq this time, you must learn how to deal with the media, especially those in Western countries. After all, times have changed!"

Many people have not realized this yet, let alone other countries, even the United States has not realized the impact of public opinion on war. Otherwise, they would not have been killed by their own public opinion during the Vietnam War.

During the Vietnam War, the US military won every battle, but they lost every minute on TV!

This was also the fundamental reason why they ultimately lost the war, because the direct reporting of the public opinion media led to all actions of the US military being controlled by public opinion.

This is the case in the United States, let alone other countries.

"Ok!"

Princess Atis, who took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, nodded and said:

"I know. Thank you. Without you, I really don't know what I would do, let alone return to Iraq."

The women's gratitude was heartfelt. When they were abandoned by the whole world, only Li Yian stood up to express his support for them. It was not just verbal support, but just as he promised - he would send her back to Iraq and restore the Hashemite dynasty's rule in Iraq.

Now, he did it!
Li Yian took the woman into his arms, patted her on the back and said:
"There's no need to be so polite to each other. After all, Shia is our son. When you return to Basra, you must unite the majority of people and promote secularization unwaveringly. As long as the influence of those factions remains, Shia's rule will not be stable. Let Sayyid do this..."

Of course, the dirty work should be done by others, and as for the king... he just needs to be a good person at the side.

"I know……"

With her face pressed against the man's chest, Princess Addis nodded and said:
"I really don't want to leave you, but... for Xia, for our son, I have to go. I want to put the crown on our son myself!"

This is a mother's promise!
"I know, I'll make sure of that!"

This is a promise made as a father. In the future, Nanyang will station troops in Iraq for a long time. With them around, no one will be able to launch a military coup again.

A few dozen minutes later, Princess Addis flew to Portugal on the C717 that once belonged to the Iraqi royal family. It will fly from Portugal to Basra via Rome.

After Addis's plane took off, Li Yian also left the United States on a special plane. When the plane left New York, looking at Manhattan under the wing, he said silently:

"Okay, now that Nanyang's cards have been played, it depends on how you receive them!"

(End of this chapter)