The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 713 It’s dawn!
It's daybreak!
The sound of gunfire and artillery fire was deafening!
The border was filled with smoke and raging fires.

Thick smoke could be seen rising everywhere.

Tanks and armored vehicles turned into fireballs.

"Damn it! Bastards! Even at this time, they haven't torn through Kuwait's defense line!" The commander-in-chief of the Iraqi army in this operation roared like thunder.

According to the plan, the advance would be very rapid and there would be no significant resistance. It would only take two hours to reach Kuwait City.

A small country like Kuwait has never faced war, and if a war breaks out it will have no ability to resist except surrender.

After all, Kuwait is too small, with no strategic depth and no strategic locations to defend.

But now, six hours after the war broke out, the Iraqi army has paid a heavy price. The Air Force has lost dozens of fighter jets, which has made the Air Force commander very dissatisfied.

As for the ground forces, the Iraqi army also paid a heavy price, and a large number of tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed by the Kuwaitis.

The loss was so great that it was even greater than a single battle in the Iran-Iraq battlefield.

Especially on the left wing, an armored division was actually wiped out by the Kuwaitis.

During the Iran-Iraq War, there was not a single case of an armored division being destroyed.

Those damn Kuwaitis laid a large minefield there.

It is well hidden and has fierce firepower!
Powerful anti-aircraft firepower, advanced tanks and armored vehicles!

Iraq had not collected any intelligence or detected any of this before.

"I don't believe that we can't break through the defense line!" The commander-in-chief roared, "Order the Tikrit Division to immediately engage in battle and tear apart the Kuwaiti defense line from the right!"

The Tikrit Division, Iraq's most advanced and best-trained force, is one of Iraq's three best divisions and performed very well in the Iran-Iraq War.

The Tikrit Division is also the only division in the entire Iraqi army that is equipped entirely with Type 80 main battle tanks and Type 81 medium tanks.

Originally, he had no plan to send the Tikrit Division into battle, but now the war was not going well and he had to break through the defense line. Otherwise, Kuwait would not be captured today, and he, as the commander-in-chief, would inevitably be severely punished by Saddam.

the other side.

Taking advantage of the Iraqis' temporary retreat, we got a rare chance to rest.

The Kuwaiti army quickly took a rest and had their meal!

The war broke out at 1 a.m., and the soldiers have not had any rest until now.

Prince Fahd finished his meal and looked at the military map with red eyes.

From the beginning of the war, Prince Fahd felt the Iraqi offensive.

If there had not been anti-aircraft missiles, which had severely hit the arrogance of the Iraqi Air Force and prevented the Kuwaiti army from suffering air attacks, the Kuwaiti army would probably have collapsed by now.

Even though nearly 100 Iraqi fighter jets were shot down and hundreds of Iraqi tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed, the pressure on Prince Fahd did not ease.

Because Kuwait's losses were equally tragic, the losses were so great that Prince Fahd's heart bleed.

All the fighter jets of the Kuwaiti Air Force were lost. Now the only ones left in the Kuwaiti Air Force are helicopters and the like.

"Your Highness, there is good news from the left defense line. They have destroyed an Iraqi tank division!" At this moment, the staff officer reported with a joyful voice.

Prince Fahd smiled and said, "Good! Well done! You are indeed elite mercenaries, your combat effectiveness is really strong!"

Destroying an Iraqi tank division was a huge victory, which dealt a heavy blow to the Iraqi arrogance and demonstrated Kuwait's indomitable spirit. If you want Kuwait to surrender like this, you're dreaming!

Prince Fahd seemed to be able to see that bastard Saddam, furious, and this made Prince Fahd feel very happy.

"Send the battle report to His Majesty the King!" said Prince Fahd.

Soon, King Emir Jaber of Kuwait, who was in the royal palace in Kuwait's capital, received the victory report from Prince Fahd on the front line.

"Good! Good! Prince Fahd is worthy of being the best fighter in the royal family. He fought well this time!" Emir Jaber laughed. "Hold a press conference. I want to personally announce this good news to the world! We in Kuwait will never succumb to Iraq's military force!"

This result alone is enough to show Kuwait's attitude.

The war broke out last night, but because of the powerful anti-aircraft firepower, Kuwait City did not encounter any Iraqi planes or missiles.

As king, there was no direct transfer to Saudi Arabia.

Now that the Iraqis have been blocked, there is no rush to withdraw to Saudi Arabia.

Of course, since the war broke out at 1 a.m., Emir Jaber ordered more people to evacuate to Saudi Arabia overnight.

Anyway, Kuwait is very close to Saudi Arabia, and it won’t take long to withdraw to Saudi Arabia.

His helicopter for evacuation to Saudi Arabia was also ready and could evacuate Kuwait City immediately at the last moment.

Soon, a press conference was held.

King Emir Jaber personally appeared at the press conference and severely criticized Iraq for launching an invasion of Kuwait, which was destroying peace in the Gulf region and world peace.

"The Kuwaiti army showed its indomitable and glorious image, defended Kuwait's national sovereignty, and dealt a heavy blow to the invaders."

This news quickly spread throughout the world.

The United States is thousands of kilometers away.

When the war of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait broke out, the United States condemned Iraq's actions as "naked aggression" and "posing a real threat" to the national interests of the United States, and announced the freezing of all Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets in the United States.

As for the previous Iraqis' testing of the US attitude, the US righteously said that it would respect Iraq's sovereignty and not interfere in the affairs of other countries, but this turned out to be a lie.

Many people would be puzzled. Condemning Iraq's actions as an invasion of Kuwait and freezing all of Iraq's assets in the United States would be fine, but why are all of Kuwait's assets in the United States also frozen?

You know, Iraq and Kuwait have considerable assets in the United States.

As soon as the war broke out, international crude oil prices immediately rose sharply, easily breaking through $40 per barrel.

This war involves Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, three countries with abundant oil resources and which are the most important oil-producing countries in the world.

War will inevitably affect oil production and supply, which means that the Middle East's daily oil supply to the world may be reduced by millions or even tens of millions of barrels, which is a huge oil gap.

Even if other countries increase their oil production, they will not be able to make up for the short period of time.

Amid this panic, the price of crude oil in the international market soon broke through the high of US$50 per barrel. The rise was so astonishing that it was jaw-dropping.

North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, etc. are all terrified by the lack of oil. Once this society lacks oil, there will be no industry and cars will be unable to move.

At every gas station, there were long lines of cars waiting to refuel, fearing that there would be no gasoline or that the price of gasoline would rise sharply again.

(End of this chapter)