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After meeting the ambassador, Qusay exchanged pleasantries and expressed his gratitude to the United States for its support on the Iran issue. However, the ambassador was obviously absent-minded. After the brief greetings, Qusay asked: "Mr. Ambassador, What news did you bring this time?"

"Your Excellency Qusay, these are photos taken by our satellite." Brightman took out several photos and handed them to Qusay.

Professional satellite pictures can only be understood by professional people. Brightman just took a few of the most obvious ones and handed them to Qusay, saying: "These few pictures are the mobilization of the Soviet Union and Afghanistan near the border of Iran. We According to analysis, at least two armored divisions have been transferred here."

Qu Sai took a closer look, and could only judge from those black spots that it seemed to be a vehicle covered with a camouflage net looking down from a height.

However, after hearing Brightman's narration, although there was no reaction on Qusay's face, he was very surprised in his heart.

Qusay knew what the ambassador meant by the transfer of Soviet troops. The border between Iran and the Soviet Union has never been the focus. The Soviet Union will not have a large-scale garrison here. One possibility, the Soviet Union wants to quickly invade eastern Iran!

This incident has never happened in later generations, because Iran in history did not have such a split. Iran in history, after being invaded by Iraq in the early stage, the war began to burn to Iraq. For itself, the Soviet Union has always supported Iraq for both Iran and Iraq. Iran has never been invaded by the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union has no such opportunity.

But now, Qusay knows that due to his travels, the Middle East and history have undergone great changes. Now, Iran has emerged a zhōngyāng regime that he supports and other forces that are still loyal to the old regime. As Iraq is digesting the existing In the occupied area, due to the limited military strength of Iraq, military operations have not yet been launched. In this case, the Soviet Union is given a chance!

Qusay knows that, as the northern empire, the Soviet Union has always had the ambition to go south, otherwise they would not have sent troops to Afghanistan so brazenly, and finally entered the quagmire of war, unable to pull out by themselves, the Soviet Union disintegrated, and the war in Afghanistan can also be said is a catalyst.

But now, after seeing the satellite picture given by Brightman, Qusay guessed, and guessed the idea of ​​the Soviet Union. I am afraid that they are seeing that Iran is about to fall into a civil war. For the time being, the eastern region has no power to govern. Therefore, They want to dispatch a powerful armored force to occupy a passage to the south before the various forces in Iran have reacted?

The idea of ​​the Soviet Union is really good. In this case, they can all withdraw from Afghanistan.

This can also be said to be a mistake made by the Iraqi intelligence department. However, the main target of Iraq's attack now will be the grain-producing areas in the northwest of Iran. Therefore, Iraq has no power to take care of the east. During the war, troops were repeatedly drawn from the east, where there are already very few armed forces. The current eastern part of Iran can be said to be a vacuum zone for the armed forces of Iran and Iraq.

The Soviet Union really seized the opportunity. Fortunately, the Soviet Union's deadly enemy, the United States, found out about Slim and reported to the police in advance. However, the United States may not have any good intentions.

"Your Excellency Qusay, the intention of the Soviet Union to deploy heavy troops in these places is very obvious. I am afraid they want to suddenly dispatch mechanized troops to occupy eastern Iran just like the last time they invaded Afghanistan." Brightman said: "We, the United States, are very concerned about Iran's current situation. The security of the regime, we, the United States, are obliged to help Iran maintain peace and stability, and resist foreign invasions."

Speaking of this, Qusay already knew that the United States, a superpower, probably had the same idea as the Soviet Union, hoping that their power would insert into Iran.

"How will your country help us?" Qusay asked.

"Our aircraft carrier formation is heading towards the Arabian Sea. If we receive an invitation from the Iranian government, our fighter planes can enter the eastern sky of Iran for patrolling. In that case, the Soviet Union will not dare to dispatch. At the same time, we can also help the Iranian government. Launch air strikes against those forces in the east that do not obey the government," Brightman said.

Qusay looked at the guy in front of him, and he said it without shame. Then, doesn't it mean that the eastern part of Iran is regarded as the territory of the United States?Are they really that bold?Didn't they know that this might lead to a direct military confrontation with the Soviet Union?

The U.S. is already mentally prepared. In Grenada, the U.S. military was severely beaten by the Soviets. Those elusive jungle special forces made the Americans suffer and made a military operation that should have ended in a few days. Decent Withdrew from Grenada and fostered pro-American forces, and now it has become difficult to ride a tiger.

So this time, they made up their minds and let the Soviets see that they are not easy to mess with!With them deterring eastern Iran, let's see if the Soviets dare to invade!

In fact, for Qusay, he is not interested in the plateaus in eastern Iran. They will be managed by the Iranian government in the future. At most, Iraq will station troops in the coastal areas in southeastern Iran. However, if foreign forces covet Once there, Qusay cannot tolerate it anymore. Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union can interfere there!

Qusay glanced at the calendar on the table. Today is already January 1984, 1. Now the Soviet Union is aggressive, but in fact, Qusay doesn't value the Soviet Union too much at all. Anyone who comes from later generations knows that the Soviet Union The once powerful existence collapsed overnight.Strategically, despise your opponents!

Qusay smiled lightly, and said: "We are very grateful to the United States for its support and help, especially for giving us the news that the Soviet Union may invade. However, there is Iran, and we should fully trust the Iranian regime in Tehran. It has the ability to protect Iran’s territory from being invaded by foreign forces, after all, Iran is already a sovereign and territorially integrated country, and we don’t need to interfere, what do you think?” Qusay smiled brightly.

The Iranian regime in Tehran, doesn't it have to listen to Iraq?Otherwise, what am I doing here?What about sovereignty dúlì and territorial integrity?Isn't Iraq the one that occupies the most Iranian territory?

Brightman is a smart person. Before he came, he had already made preparations, and he was likely to be rejected by His Excellency Qusay. This was in line with the style of this powerful person.However, he is fully sure that Qusay's army will never be able to withstand the Soviet Union's attack. What's more, their army is simply not capable of reaching there. But it's the difference between heaven and earth, once the attack starts, no one can stop them!When the time comes, let's see what this calm and composed His Excellency Qusay will do!In the end, he still asked to come to the United States. In this world, besides the United States, which country can deal with the Soviet Union?At that time, the asking price in the United States was even higher.

"Yes, we should completely trust the government of Tehran." Brightman said the last few words very emphatically.

What Brightman didn't expect was that His Excellency Qusay was very enthusiastic this time and sent him to the gate of the Palace of the Republic. It seems that Qusay didn't have much confidence in his heart, so in the future, he must rely on the United States of.That's fine, let them hit a wall first, and the United States will appear as a savior and force Iraq to agree to more demands.

After sending Brightman away, Qusay immediately called an emergency meeting of Iraqi high-level leaders to discuss how to deal with the crisis.

After Qusay showed everyone the satellite map left by Brightman, and roughly stated the signs of the Soviet invasion, these high-level personnel in Iraq all showed serious faces.

They never thought that the Soviet Union, which has always supported them, and which they have always trusted very much, would actually do such a thing of taking advantage of fire and robbery!

Chapter 569 No Fly Zone in Eastern Iran

The large-scale military mobilization of the Soviet Union did not hide the truth from the American satellites. They originally acted when the American satellites were not in the sky. However, very unexpectedly, the United States modified the monitoring of several satellites in order to strengthen the monitoring of the Middle East. Tracks, and just like that, the Soviet armored divisions were exposed.

Although exposed, the Soviets are not afraid, because they have made up their minds, and Iraq has no resistance at all!

The Iranian National Liberation Army of the Tehran regime in Iran was directly ignored by the Soviet Union, and the Iraqi troops were simply incapable of attacking eastward, and they hadn't even taken down the western territory!Moreover, the Soviet Union is helping Iraq!

However, Iraq obviously doesn't think so. If the Red Empire in the north really raises the butcher knife, how should they respond?

Inside the Palace of the Republic in Baghdad, these senior figures who will determine the fate of Iraq are all in deep thought.

"Iran's land must never be touched by the Soviet Union. These sites belong to us." Defense Minister Adnan was the first to break the silence and said: "We mobilized the First Armored Division still in Tehran to move eastward and defend our land. line of defense."

The First Armored Division can be said to be the most elite force in Iraq, with the best equipment, the best training, the most battles, and the most outstanding military exploits. Let them go east and hold the defense line in the east. If the Soviet Union If you dare to invade, then resolutely fight back!

"The mechanized armored divisions of the Soviet Union are much more sophisticated than our troops. Moreover, before they attack, they are covered by the first round of artillery fire. I am afraid that our armored division will be wiped out. We have no ability to stop their attack." At this time, Taha spoke.

The Soviet Union has always been a Continental Army doctrine, and in the Army, it is an artillery doctrine. The proportion of artillery in the Soviet army is quite high. The most elite armored divisions are used as cannon fodder. The mantis is like a car, trying to stop the attack of the Soviet Union's two armored divisions. If Iraq does not prepare to send out five armored divisions, it will not be able to stop it at all.

What's more, once this happens, Iraq will have a head-on conflict with the Soviet Union. At this time, it is not in Iraq's interest to go to war with a superpower.

"So we're just watching the Soviets occupy eastern Iran?" Adnan asked.

"Maybe, we should use the power of the United States to fight against the Soviet Union. Only the United States can fight against the Soviet Union." Ali Hassan Majid said, he is also a loyal subordinate of Saddam Hussein, and now he is fully assisting Qusay.In later generations, he won the title of Chemical Ali because of the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds.

"No, the Americans, like the Soviets, are coveting our land in the Middle East, and their influence must not be allowed to intervene." Taha immediately denied this proposal.

"I know, but now, we can't achieve the goal of preventing the Soviet invasion without the help of the United States. It is difficult for us to accomplish it with our own strength. This is our last choice."

Hearing that the important people under him had disagreements on this issue, Qusay frowned. With the help of the Americans, it was drinking poison to quench thirst. The Soviet Union was very powerful, but this was only superficial. , It's just that the pockets of the Soviet Union are deflated. Without money, what else do they use to fight!More importantly, Qusay knew that this crisis was actually not a crisis at all, because in a few days, the top Soviet leaders would fall into a temporary panic!

Because, it is already mid-January, and the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, Andropov, has deteriorated in health. In a month at most, he will die of kidney disease, and his successor, Konstantin Ustinov Chi-Chernenko was also an old man in his dying years, and his health was even worse. He passed away again after thirteen months in office. As soon as Nenko came to power, they knew that this old man was only temporary, and the person who was expected to reach the peak of power began to compete behind his back, preparing to become the next General Secretary of the Soviet Union. In the end, it was Gorbachev who won .

Under such circumstances, will the Soviet Union still have the energy to carry out a major aggression?They simply will not take the risk of making another military gamble. What they need is to maintain the status quo.

As long as you survive these few days, you will have nothing to fear.The advantage that Qusay has over others is that he is familiar with the pulse of the world's development. Although the Middle East is in a mess, other parts of the world are still developing normally.

The point is that in these few days, Iraq must show enough will to make the Soviet Union think about the consequences before launching a war. As long as they delay for a few days, they just want to move, and I am afraid they will have no chance.

Qusay asked these high-level personnel to discuss, trying to come up with a suitable plan, but now, as to whether they need the help of the United States, Qusay feels that it is necessary to unify their thinking with these senior personnel.

"Taha is very right." Qusay said: "The United States and the Soviet Union are both superpowers, and a big country naturally has the essence of a big country, that is, continuous external expansion, whether it is geographically, or politically and economically. As long as we turn to the United States for help, the United States will definitely ask us a series of demands, everyone, what is our Iraqi foreign policy?"

"We are neither pro-American nor pro-Soviet. We want to develop independently and eventually build a powerful Middle Eastern country." Adnan said.

Not pro-US, not pro-Soviet, does not mean that they do not interact with these countries, but that they do not completely support them, for example, allowing them to station troops on their own land!Even an infantry squad is politically involuntary!

"The Soviet Union and the United States, we can use them to develop ourselves in the end, but we absolutely do not allow them to intervene in the most sensitive matters of the military, neither the Soviet Union nor the United States, we can completely solve it by ourselves Our problem!" Qusay said.

Qusay made it very clear that no matter whether it is the Soviet Union or the United States, no one will allow them to meddle in the affairs of the Middle East. Here, only Iraq has the right to speak!

Moreover, everyone was overjoyed. They, who were familiar with His Excellency Qusay's style, knew what His Excellency Qusay said, so they already had an idea.

"Your Excellency Qusay, how do we deal with the possible upcoming Soviet invasion of eastern Iran?" Adnan asked.

"Our ground troops cannot move." Qusay said: "The Soviet Union's heavy troops are not of the same order of magnitude as ours. All our armored divisions are blocked there, and it is not enough for the Soviets to consume. Besides, from From here to eastern Iran, we have not yet been liberated, we will be harassed by troops still loyal to the old Iranian regime along the way, our supplies are even more problematic, not to mention, our main attack direction is the northwest of Iran."

The ground troops can't move, so how can they stop the Soviets?Everyone knows that when it comes to military affairs, although His Excellency Qusay is the youngest, his methods are the most sophisticated. The method that His Excellency Qusay can come up with must be the most suitable.