Chapter 721 The war, the final fight is the interests
Hunter early warning aircraft have been surveillance over Jordan. They are observing the air battle between Syria and Israel, but the situation is not optimistic.
Syria's MiG aircraft were already guided by the CGI arranged in the Golan Heights. They met Israeli fighter jets. The two sides first carried out an out-of-visual range attack. Israeli fighter jets had a complete advantage. Syria was shot down five. Then, both sides fell into close combat. Both sides fought tenaciously, but the result of the battle was favorable to Israel. Israel shot down six Syrian aircraft, while Syria only shot down two Israeli aircraft.
From this point of view, the Israeli air force has once again regained its strong combat power. Moreover, after receiving refueling from air refueling over the Mediterranean, Israel returned to cruise over Israel again. The Syrian Air Force took off five squadrons of fighter jets and seized air supremacy with Israel again.
The wheel war also made Israel's fighter jets unable to cope with it because they had no chance to rest. The flight of several hours made them feel tired. After another round of air battle, Israel shot down six Syrian aircraft again, and lost three of them, and one of them withdrew from the battle due to mechanical failure.
In terms of exchange ratio, Israel has an advantage, but the difference between the two sides is that the Israeli Air Force has a weak foundation and is not enough to fight, while the Syrian Air Force is several times that of Israeli fighter jets. Although they lost two MiG-25 squadrons and three MiG-23 squadrons in this air battle, the Syrian Air Force still has combat effectiveness.
The Israeli Air Force lost three F-16s and three F-15s, accounting for one-quarter of their fleet. Moreover, Israeli fighter jets need to fly from Turkish Air Force bases, and on the way, far exceeds the adjacent Syrian Air Force.
When the battle in the air ended, the battle on the ground continued, and both sides dispatched armed helicopters. They launched a tenacious attack in Haifa, and both sides suffered certain losses. However, the Syrian army still had combat effectiveness. They did not complete the task of annihilation of the Syrian army, and they had to temporarily give up this task when counterattacking the Golan Heights.
Faced with the battle this day, neither side was very satisfied.
"We can fight to Tel Aviv today. However, the sudden appearance of Israel's air force has prevented our plan of march." said the Syrian Minister of Defense.
"Yes. The Israeli Air Force had disappeared, but now the Israeli Air Force suddenly appeared. Our fighter jets were originally intended to bomb Israel's rear cities, but now we have to change our minds and fight with Israeli fighter jets for air supremacy. Our air force is very tenacious. However, Israeli fighter jets have a great advantage. We lost nearly twenty aircraft, but we also shot down more than a dozen of the opponent's planes (Syrian statistics). Our air force can still fight." Major General Manav said.
"How did the Israeli air force appear?" Hafez asked: "Didn't their air force disappear?"
"We have received news from Iraq that their early warning planes found that Israel's planes were flying from the Mediterranean Sea. According to their flight trajectory, the biggest possibility is Turkey's air force base, Turkey is helping Israel, or the United States is helping Israel." Baz said.
Hafez frowned. Now that Türkiye has participated, the United States cannot escape. At this time, where are Syria's allies? Are they really that indifferent?
"Iraq reminds us that we can secretly send special forces to attack the US air base in Turkey." Major General Manav said.
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"What the Syrian army needs now is not attack, but how to firmly hold the Golan Heights." Kusai said worriedly.
"What? Isn't the offense the best defense? Now the Israeli army cannot attack the Golan Heights at all, so they can only turn to Haifa. They restrained the Israeli army in Haifa, and the Golan Heights behind them will be safe." Abdullah II said.
"Syrian armored soldiers have all gone to Haifa. The Golan Heights are already very empty. If you want to defend the Golan Heights, the armored troops, as reserve forces, not only to block the enemy's attack, but also a powerful counterattack force at critical moments." Kusai said: "This operation in Syria seems to be very successful, but their logistics cannot keep up and there are no subsequent troops to advance. I am afraid that the consequences of the Fourth Middle East War will repeat the consequences of the Fourth Middle East War." Kusai said these words different from those of others who are optimistic about the war. Moreover, when the Fourth Middle East War was spoken, Syria's attack was normal in the early stage, but in the later stage, Israel attacked wildly and Syria collapsed thousands of miles. The armored troops of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and other countries blocked the gap desperately, so Israel did not attack Damascus.
If no one doubts Kusai, Kusai's vision of looking at the battlefield situation is very accurate.
"Even if you cannot continue to attack Israel, even if you cannot defend Haifa, with the current momentum, Syria should be fine to defend the Golan Heights, right?" asked Prince Sultan.
Kusai shook his head: "As long as Haifa is not defeated, once the Syrian armored soldiers retreat, they will not be able to stop the momentum of retreat. The Israeli army has suffered so much and is always holding back. They will chase them to the Golan Heights and continue to Damascus. We must not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Israeli army. Moreover, the Israeli army will double its combat effectiveness after regaining the air force."
Syria's choice was very suitable. When Israel's combat effectiveness was the weakest, it chose to seize the Golan Heights, which boosted domestic morale. Hafez's vision was very accurate. However, after taking the Golan Heights, he did not discuss with the Arab joint army and wanted to swallow Israel alone, so he was a little too loud.
Because Syria does not have the strength at all. Wars appear to be a military struggle on the surface, but in essence, it is a contest of comprehensive national strength in military, economy, and industry. Syria does not have enough power in any aspect, so Kusai is not optimistic about Syria at all.
If the Arab joint army does not intervene, Syria will probably be defeated within three days. By then, not only will Syria not be able to fight Tel Aviv, but it may even return the Golan Heights to Israel.
What choice should they make at this time?
Launching an offensive on the southern front to restrain Israel? Kusai intuitively denied this idea. Although this would help Syria relieve the pressure, all Syria's actions did not inform them in advance. Why did they help Syria wipe their butts? As soon as the peace agreement was signed, Israel's compensation had not been fully obtained, and the US contract and the United States had not completely recovered, it began to tear up the agreement and take action again. That would make the whole world dislike their behavior. Although it is common for major powers to go back on their word, Iraq has not yet reached that level.
Since being woken from a dream yesterday, Kusai has been considering what role should they occupy in the conflict in Syria's attack on Israel, and how much benefit they can get?
When his mind was hot, he launched a military attack. No leader of a country would do this. The war ultimately dealt with interests. Why did the United States attack Iraq repeatedly? Because Iraq has oil! The Gulf War is an oil war. This joint attack by Arab countries on Israel was to force Israel to abandon nuclear weapons, attack Israel's arrogance, destroy Israel's air force, and prevent them from recovering their vitality within a few years. At the same time, through this battle, Iraq's reputation among Arab countries will gradually become the core of Arab countries, unite Arab countries into a close whole, laying the foundation for his future grand strategy.
From these perspectives, all the goals of this strike have been achieved.
With the feelings between Arab brothers, they helped Syria block Israel's offensive. They had done it once in the Fourth Middle East War. However, Syria did not show sincerity. During the Iran-Iraq War, Syria has always stood on the side of Iran. During the 1982 Lebanon conflict, Kusai once again extended a hand of friendship to help Syria resist the Israeli air force attack in the Beka Valley, rewriting the myth of the later Beka Valley air combat Israeli army.
Kusai felt that he had done enough, but Assad in Syria didn't seem to care much. Kusai knew that this was because Assad wanted to be the boss of the Arab world, so he naturally had to regard Iraq as a threat. He put his hot face on his cold butt. Kusai would do such a thing at once.
However, if Israel counterattacks and takes down the Golan Heights, it will pose a threat to the Arab world. Therefore, they need to be prepared to enter the Golan Heights in advance under the banner of peacekeeping forces to stop the conflict between the two sides! This idea suddenly flashed through Kusai's mind.
"King Hussein, our army must be prepared. I suggest that our army in Aqaba will secretly advance northward, enter Irbid from eastern Jordan, and be ready to intervene in this conflict at any time." Kusai said to the King of Jordan.
They are all in Jordan's territory, so they must obtain the consent of the king.
"I agree that we need to help Syria at a critical moment."
"At the same time, we need to inform Syria that they should secretly send special forces to attack US air force bases in Turkey and prevent Israeli fighter jets from taking off again," Kusai continued.
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