The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 716 Empty City?

Of course, while the United States was busy forming a coalition and negotiating the amount of funding from various countries, the border war between Iraq and Kuwait did not stop.

Faced with Iraq's absolute superiority in manpower and military power, Kuwait's defense line was already in jeopardy.

As darkness fell, the two sides stopped fighting temporarily to eat and rest.

"Prince Fahd, there is no point in fighting any further. Let's withdraw. After a day of fighting, the Kuwaiti army's performance has been epic. They can fully explain to the people of Kuwait!" Mercenary commander 'Pang Hu' appeared at the Kuwait Command Center and said to Prince Fahd.

The war has been going on for now, there is no point in continuing!

Kuwait lost all its fighter jets, two hundred tanks and four hundred armored vehicles. More than 6000 Kuwaiti soldiers died and many more were injured. It can be said that Kuwait's regular army has lost its combat effectiveness.

There was no collapse. It was just that the advanced weapons caught the Iraqi army off guard, and the mercenaries threatened the Iraqi army's flanks, forcing the Iraqi army to make adjustments.

But no matter what, by tomorrow at most, Kuwait’s defense line will be completely torn apart.

Look at what happened in Kuwait before. The situation was obviously tense, but they didn’t build many fortifications.

This battle is impossible to fight.

Some defense lines have been breached by the Iraqi army, and Iraqi special forces are attacking Kuwait's transportation lines from behind.

If we do not retreat now at night, and wait until the war starts tomorrow, we may be surrounded on two or even three sides, and the surviving Kuwaiti troops will be wiped out, and they will either surrender or die in battle.

"Pang, you have done an excellent job. We will definitely pay you your bonus. Now that you have completed the mission, you can withdraw to Saudi Arabia!" Prince Fahd showed a resolute look: "As the head of the Kuwaiti army, a member of the Kuwaiti royal family, and a prince of Kuwait, I have decided to sacrifice my life for my country!"

Prince Fahd has decided to die!
He wanted to use his actions to prove to Iraq and Saddam that Kuwait could never be conquered by Iraq by force, and Kuwait would never succumb to Iraq's force!
Pang Hu frowned.

He remembered that he still had a mission, which was to evacuate the battlefield with Prince Fahd.

"Take His Royal Highness Prince Fahd away!" Pang Hu said to the guards.

Two guards stepped forward, one of them grabbed Prince Fahd's hand and led him outside.

"Let me go~~bastard~~Let me go~~This is an order!" Prince Fahd was furious.

Afterwards, Pang Hu temporarily took over the command and issued an order to retreat, laying minefields during the retreat.

This is to both slow down the Iraqi army's advance and to set a trap for the coalition forces.

It can be said that with the minefield laid out, except for the traffic lines, other places are unsafe. The minefield does not have a lot of mines laid, but it is uneven, with a long length and a wide width.

When it was almost dawn, Pang Hu made a satellite call.

The Iraqi army, which had originally discovered that the Kuwaiti army was withdrawing and was about to launch an attack, abruptly changed its battle formation and had to enter Iraq through the transportation lines.

This strangeness made the Iraqi army cautious. Planes were conducting aerial reconnaissance for fear of falling into a trap set by the Kuwaitis.

But along the way, I didn't meet anyone.

Arrive in Kuwait City at noon.

This is the capital of Kuwait, and the Kuwaiti flag is still flying.

The Iraqi army did not launch an attack on the city immediately, but instead rested, had their meal and rested. After about three o'clock in the afternoon, they began their attack, but encountered no obstacles along the way.

The entire Kuwait City has become a deserted city!
It's not that there's no one in the city, there are homeless people and mentally ill people. Everyone else is gone!

It took Kuwait just one week to evacuate its citizens to Saudi Arabia.

There are simply no people left for the Iraqis.

What made the Iraqis even more angry was that the bank was empty and the vault had already been emptied.

Even the shops didn't have any goods.

In the luxurious royal palace in Baghdad, Iraq.

When Saddam received the news that the troops had taken Kuwait City, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Although it was one day later than planned and the losses were not small, it was all worth it after taking Kuwait City.

If we take over Kuwait City, the wealth there will be enough to make up for the losses and even allow Iraq to recover.

Saddam knew very well how rich Kuwait was.

It is no exaggeration to say that Kuwait is much richer than Iraq.

The oil production of the two countries is similar, but Iraq has more people and Kuwait has fewer people, which makes Iraq export more oil than Kuwait. In addition, Iraq's oil was previously handed over to middlemen, who made a large profit from the price difference, so Iraq's oil revenue is not as good as Kuwait.

Kuwait is a small country with a small population, and its investment in social welfare is far less than that of Iraq.

Iraq is different. A large part of its annual oil revenue is used to purchase weapons and equipment and strengthen its military construction.

In the past, the Iraqi army was not so strong. It was also very weak and not much stronger than Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

It is precisely because of the huge investment in the military over nearly two decades that the Iraqi army has the current equipment and strength.

Although the Iraqi army's military quality cannot be compared with that of the Soviet Union and the United States, it is definitely very strong in the Middle East.

It can be said that as long as Kuwait is recovered this time, all the wealth accumulated by Kuwait over the past two decades will belong to Iraq.

But when he was told that the king and royal family of Kuwait had evacuated to Saudi Arabia with their citizens and that there were no people or wealth in Kuwait, Saddam was completely stunned.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia actually did this to trick him!
"Bastard!" Saddam was furious.

"Saudi Arabia!" Saddam's eyes were red and he was furious: "I will settle the score with you after I have digested Kuwait!"

Saddam has decided that after he has recaptured Kuwait and digested the situation, he will send troops to attack Saudi Arabia and settle accounts with Saudi Arabia for the war that has taken place during this period.

He wants to make Saudi Arabia realize that times have changed and that Iraq is the boss of the Arab world.

What made Saddam even more upset was that news from overseas came one after another.

The United States and its Western allies have condemned Iraq. You should know that before, they were brothers with Iraq and they all needed Iraq's oil.

Now everyone has turned against me.

Saddam felt tremendous external pressure, but this huge external pressure aroused his ruthlessness. After he takes control of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, these countries will no longer be able to use cheap oil. The international crude oil price will definitely remain high. It would be best if it could reach US$100 per barrel!
Yes, in Saddam’s mind, the ideal price for international crude oil is $100 per barrel. After all, oil is indispensable in this world, and the key is that oil is non-renewable.

(End of this chapter)