The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

It's daybreak!

The sound of gunfire and artillery was deafening!

The border was filled with smoke and burning with raging fires.

Billowing smoke could be seen everywhere.

Tanks and armored vehicles turned into balls of fire.

"Damn! Bastard! Until now, Kuwait's defense line has not been torn apart!" the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi army roared like thunder.

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

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

After all, Kuwait is too small, has no strategic depth, and no danger to defend.

But now, six hours after the war broke out, the Iraqi army paid a heavy price. The air force lost dozens of fighter jets, making the air force commander very dissatisfied.

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

This loss was even greater than a single battle on the Iran-Iraq battlefield.

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

In the Iran-Iraq War, there has never been a case of an armored division being wiped out.

The hateful Kuwaitis have laid out a large minefield there.

It's well hidden and has fierce firepower!

Powerful anti-aircraft firepower, advanced tanks and armored vehicles!

However, Iraq had not collected intelligence or detected any of these before.

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

The Tikrit Division is the most advanced and well-trained force in Iraq. It is one of the three ace divisions in Iraq and performed very well in the Iran-Iraq War.

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

Originally, he had no intention of letting the Tikrit Division go into battle, but now that the war is not going well, he must break through the defense line. Otherwise, he will not be able to capture Kuwait today, and he, the commander-in-chief, will inevitably be severely punished by Saddam.

other side.

Taking advantage of the temporary retreat of the Iraqis, they got a rare break.

The Kuwaiti army hurriedly rested and had a meal!

The war broke out at 1 o'clock in the morning, and until now, the soldiers have not rested.

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

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

If there were no anti-aircraft missiles, which dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the Iraqi Air Force and prevented the Kuwaiti army from suffering an air attack, I am afraid that the Kuwaiti army would have collapsed by now.

Even though they shot down nearly a hundred Iraqi fighter jets and destroyed hundreds of Iraqi tanks and armored vehicles, the pressure on Prince Fahd did not diminish.

Because Kuwait's losses were also very painful, and the amount of losses made Prince Fahd's heart bleed.

All Kuwait Air Force fighter jets were lost. Now the Kuwait Air Force only has helicopters and the like.

"His Royal Highness, good news came from the left defense line. They have destroyed an Iraqi tank division!" At this time, the staff officer reported with a joyful voice.

A smile appeared on Prince Fahd's face: "Okay! Well done! You are indeed an elite mercenary, and his combat effectiveness is very strong!"

The destruction of an Iraqi tank division was a huge result. It really dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the Iraqis and the unyielding Kuwait.

If you want to make Kuwait surrender like this, just dream!

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

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

Soon, the King of Kuwait, ‘Amir Al-Jaber’, who was in the royal palace of Kuwait, the capital of Kuwait, received the good news from Prince Fahd on the front line.

"Okay! Okay! Prince Fahd is indeed the best fighter in the royal family. This battle was well fought!" Emir Jaber laughed loudly: "Convene a press conference and I will announce it to the world in person. This is good news! We in Kuwait will never surrender to Iraq’s force!”

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

The war broke out last night. Due to the strong anti-aircraft firepower, there were no Iraqi aircraft or missiles in Kuwait City.

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

Now that the Iraqis are blocked, there is no rush to retreat to Saudi Arabia.

Of course, since the war broke out at 1 a.m., Amir Al-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 evacuate to Saudi Arabia.

His helicopter to evacuate to Saudi Arabia has also been prepared, and he can evacuate Kuwait City at the last moment.

Soon, a press conference was held.

King Amir Al-Jaber personally appeared at the press conference. He severely accused Iraq of launching an invasion of Kuwait, which was destroying peace in the Gulf region and destroying world peace.

"Our Kuwaiti army showed an indomitable and glorious image, defended Kuwait's national sovereignty and severely defeated the invaders."

The 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 "posed 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 Iraqis' previous probing of the United States' attitude, the United States righteously said that it respected Iraq's sovereignty and would not interfere in the affairs of other countries, but this became a lie.

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

You know, Iraq and Kuwait's assets in the United States are not small.

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

This war involves Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, three countries with abundant oil and the most important oil producers in the world.

The war will inevitably affect oil production and oil supply, that is, the Middle East's daily supply of oil 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 oil production, it will not be able to make up for it in a short time.

Under this kind of panic, the international crude oil market price soon broke through the high of 50 US dollars per barrel. The rise was so amazing that it was jaw-dropping.

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

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