The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 520 Operation 'Golden Canyon'

With Saudi Arabia paying a deposit of 80 billion, Panshan Group can be said to be extremely wealthy. There is no company in the whole of China that is richer than Panshan Group.

Under such circumstances, the projects that were originally planned to be carried out step by step were now started one by one.

The planned root servers and second-generation communication systems have started construction, speeding up the construction process.

The employment generated here is considerable.

In particular, Liu Tao made the decision to deliver oil futures and put the money in his pocket.

This time, oil futures reaped profits of over 10 billion US dollars.

It is really because the oil price skyrocketed so much in an instant, and with the ten-fold leverage, the money earned was too much.

Adding the previous $40 billion from Libya, the total is more than $200 billion. Based on the exchange rate between Panshan Group and the bank, it is a full 900 billion yuan!

That's so much money that it's enough to make the foreign company's printing presses smoke.

Moreover, this money will be used for various construction projects, all of which are infrastructure construction.

The impact on social economy and the increase in employment opportunities is very significant.

That was like a shot of adrenaline for China's development, or even a shot of chicken blood.

While Liu Tao was busy launching one super project after another, after more than a month of preparation, the United States was finally ready.

This time, the Americans named the action plan the 'Golden Canyon' action plan!
The "Golden Canyon" operation plan still does not use the army, because the US National Security Council has no confidence in the US Army, so this time it will still be coordinated by the navy and air force.

The three aircraft carrier formations are all ready, and the air force is also ready.

The scale of the "Golden Canyon" operation plan is far larger than the previous "Prairie Fire" operation. In addition to the three aircraft carrier formations, 35 ships of various types and more than 240 carrier-based aircraft, F111 fighter-bombers deployed in the UK were also dispatched.

The 'Golden Canyon' operation has five targets, including three in the Libyan capital Tripoli, namely: Gaddafi's headquarters - the Aziziye Barracks in Tripoli, which is said to be Gaddafi's headquarters and his residence.

The second is the Sidi Bilal Barracks, which is said to be a Libyan commando training center that trains Palestinian "frogman" divers.

Third, the military area of ​​Tripoli Airport, where it is reported that 9 Il-76 transport aircraft are parked.

Fourth, the Jamahiriya barracks in Benghazi, which is said to be Gaddafi’s backup command post.

Fifth, the Benina military airport in Benghazi, where it is reported that MiG-23 aircraft are parked.

There are two other targets, which are also regarded as thorns in the eyes of the United States, namely Abinidal's office in Libya and the headquarters building of the Libyan Intelligence Agency.

Since the plane took off from the UK, whether the UK supported the operation became a key factor in the success or failure of the plan. At this point, Reagan personally called British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to discuss the matter.

Britain and the United States are old friends, and their relationship can be traced back to the First World War. In the Falklands War, the United States helped Britain a lot, not only exporting weapons but also imposing sanctions on Argentina, providing intelligence to Britain, providing supplies for the British Expeditionary Force, and giving a large amount of oil to the British Expeditionary Force.

In addition, Reagan and Thatcher had a very good personal relationship. In response to Reagan's request for help, Mrs. Thatcher expressed support for the US plan and agreed to the US F111 fighter-bombers deployed at the British Air Force base to bomb Libya.

Reagan then wrote to France and Spain, informing them of his attack plan and requesting permission for the US F111 fighter-bombers to fly over the two countries' airspace. Reagan also personally called French President Mitterrand to raise the above issue, and then sent special envoys to France and Spain to lobby, but both France and Spain disagreed with the US F111 fighter-bombers flying over their airspace.

France's attitude was particularly strong. There were a large number of Libyan immigrants in France. If the US aircraft was allowed to fly over its airspace, the consequences would be disastrous. In this case, the F-111 aircraft would have to fly 5180 kilometers in a detour and conduct four intercontinental raids with aerial refueling. If it could fly over the southwestern airspace of France, the range would only be 4 kilometers. Now the range needs to be increased to 2200 kilometers, which has brought disadvantages to the implementation of the air strike plan.

But this did not affect the United States' determination!
The United States must win this war; it cannot afford to lose!

For this "Golden Canyon" operation, the US military mobilized 60 refueling aircraft!

The surrounding military bases have all been activated, which also reflects the advantages of the United States in overseas military bases.

The Soviet Union could not compare to this!
Near the Aziziyeh barracks in Tripoli, Libya.

The head of the Soviet military observation group, Valery, stood in front of his command room and carefully observed the defensive positions set up by the Soviet air defense forces in front of him.

The fact that the United States launched a war against Libya itself brought shame upon all Soviet soldiers.

Although Libya has been flirting with Europe in recent years, everyone knows that Libya is a younger brother of the Soviet Union.

On the Afghan battlefield, the Soviet army fought a security war with the guerrillas. Although it eliminated many guerrillas, it also suffered heavy losses itself, and the Soviet army in Afghanistan was exhausted.

In the South Asian subcontinent, India is in a desperate situation at this time. It has now lost control of Kashmir and has been expelled from Kashmir. The entire Kashmir is divided into two parts by the Indus River, one part is controlled by Pakistan and the other part is controlled by mercenaries.

What's worse is that the Communist Party of India and other forces have divided this area into many parts, and the only area under India's control is the central control area.

Sikkim, Bhutan and the six states of the original northeastern region of India have all lost control, and even Nepal has escaped Indian influence.

In the South Seas, the Soviet Union was completely powerless when its own brothers were beaten up and others were cutting their flesh with a blunt knife.

Now that the United States has launched a war against Libya, if the Soviet Union watches helplessly and does nothing, then the Soviet Union’s little brothers will become alienated from the Soviet Union.

If people's hearts are broken, it will be difficult to lead the team.

Coupled with the "Operation Prairie Fire", Libya achieved tremendous results, inflicted heavy damage to the US military, and demonstrated the value of united front work.

Therefore, the Soviet Union continued to support Libya during this period.

First, the Soviet Union spoke out for Libya in the international arena. It did not hesitate to vote against the resolution submitted by the United States at the United Nations. It also sought sympathy for Libya, but Libya has been constantly provocative and has done many incredible things in recent years, so the sympathy score is not ideal.

In addition, the Soviet Union more than doubled the number of its military observers to 3,000, and the number of Soviet troops at the military base reached 10,000. The Soviet naval fleet stationed in the military port prevented the United States from landing directly in Libya.

At the same time, the Soviet Union deployed a large number of SAM missiles at military bases, including the S-300 air defense missile system which had just been put into service.

This is to make the United States back down.

Of course, many of them were not in the name of the Soviet army, but volunteers!
The Soviet Union was not unfamiliar with this practice. On the contrary, it was very skilled at it. After all, it had been using this practice for half a century.

The Soviet Union also put pressure on the United States to control the war within a limit and drew a red line for the United States.

Not only that, the Soviet Union secretly prepared a set of combined punches for the United States. If the United States did not listen to advice, this set of combined punches would naturally be used to persuade the United States.

(End of this chapter)