British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1462: naval battle

According to the official words of Egypt, this war originated from Israel's shameless sneak attack. Although the cause was the diversion of the Jordan River, is Israel not responsible at all?

What's more, the countries involved in the diversion of the Jordan River are mainly Syria and Jordan. Egypt just supported two Arab brothers as the leader of the Arab alliance. Is this wrong?

But for this reason, Israel launched a war against the Arab world by means of sneak attacks and deceit, and the Kingdom of Egypt is still the main direction of Israel's attack.

From the beginning of the war, the orders issued by Fuad II and his uncompromising statement were recognized by most Egyptian citizens. The visit to Saudi Arabia on the second day of the war was also to better establish a united front for the war against Israel. Also recognized by Egyptian citizens.

Just before Fouad II's departure, the Egyptian official announced a message through the radio. Morocco announced that it would send a combat brigade to participate in the war and would arrive in Egypt by sea. Morocco becomes the sixth country to join the war,

By the time they arrived in Riyadh, the news that the Iraqi army had assembled and marched towards Jordan and Syria had spread throughout the Arab world. Less than forty-eight hours after the start of the war, the Kingdom of Kuwait declared war on Israel. Fuad II and Saudi King Fei Sal meets.

Fuad II made no secret of his hope that Saudi Arabia could support this war in the Arab world. King Faisal expressed his understanding, but not at the cost of damaging relations with the United States.

The negative impact of severing diplomatic relations is too great, but King Faisal said that he will unite all possible joint experiences to support Egypt, and Saudi Arabia can unite with oil-producing countries to initiate an oil embargo against the United States.

"We did this to support Pakistan when the India-Pakistan war started, and it worked out very well. But to be honest, we can stop doing it because there is no indication that the United States will do anything to Israel after the war starts. Aid. We can let the wind out first and let the United States choose between Israel and the Arab world."

After hearing this, Fuad II hesitated, and King Faisal said directly when he saw this reaction, "Your Majesty, Saudi Arabia is willing to call on all Arab brothers to rebuild the Egyptian Air Force. Although it may be because of military strength, Saudi Arabia may not be able to provide much help on the battlefield, but it will definitely not shy away from diplomatic and economic help."

"Okay!" Fuad II finally nodded. Although Egypt took back the Suez Canal and built the Aswan Dam, but because of its own population problems, it is not very rich financially, especially with oil-producing countries like Saudi Arabia. countries cannot compare.

Although the Egyptian Air Force killed more than 40 invading Israeli fighter jets, it paid several times the price and almost existed in name only. Rebuilding the Egyptian Air Force is another big expense.

King Faisal breathed a sigh of relief, and after reaching a consensus, he and Fuad II joined hands and appeared in front of the waiting people, announcing, "Saudi Arabia stands on the side of all Arab countries and treats all fraternal countries participating in the war equally. support and is willing to help Egypt rebuild its air force."

The king of Egypt and the king of Saudi Arabia stood shoulder to shoulder, demonstrating the unity of the Arab world, and the subsequent influence brought by it cannot be underestimated. A few hours after the meeting between the two kings, Pakistan, Iran, Sudan, and Uganda successively expressed their stances, criticizing Israel for initiating the war, and stated that if their nationals participated in the war on their own, they would not be interfered.

All kinds of news in the Middle East are naturally spread to London by embassies around the world. Alan Wilson is holding a meeting in Whitehall, and said with a smile, "It seems that the peace religion countries whose names can be heard have already stood up, but it seems Iran? That’s the end of the stance, just unwilling to stand on the opposite side of the Arab world. Pahlavi has a very good relationship with the United States, and Iran is one of the two thugs for the interests of the United States in the Middle East.”

"Saudi Arabia's statement is very surprising. We thought Saudi Arabia would stay out of the matter." Wicker replied, "As for Iran, colleagues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also agree with what the Secretary-General said."

"Saudi Arabia has its own ambitions. This country is lame. It has oil revenue but its military power is not worth mentioning. If you want to exert your influence, you need to work harder. African countries like Pakistan and Uganda The statement made by the Arab countries of the Church of Peace can be understood as the influence brought about by King Faisal after meeting with King Fuad II to reach a consensus."

In any case, almost all peace religion countries that can be heard frequently have expressed their voices against Israel, except for Algeria, which is occupied by France.

France has not expressed its position yet, but Alan Wilson estimates that France will stand on the side of the Arab countries to a certain extent.

If Algeria is counted as part of France, although it has been devastated by many years of war, there are still many Algerians left. It is possible for France to stand on the side of Israel, but it is also possible to stand on the side of Arab countries in order to maintain stability.

You must know that the countries participating in the war are not only purely Arab countries, but there is also a small country that has been involved in the flames of war for the first time. This country still has a comparative advantage among Christians.

This country is Lebanon, which joined the war on the first day of the war, and this country is also inextricably linked with France. Lebanon is just over 50 percent Christian and belongs to the Maronite Christians. Lebanon and Syria are both former French colonies.

In the nineteenth century, France sent troops to Lebanon in the name of Europe to quell the conflict. It also sent missionaries to the local area, established French schools, and managed Lebanon as a liberator. During this period, a large number of French people immigrated to Lebanon, and French became the local official language. .

After World War I, the entire Greater Syria became a French colony, and the establishment of Lebanon was naturally related to France.

There are also a considerable number of peace believers in Lebanon, which is similar to the situation in France. Now they have joined the war. France is likely to stand on the side of the Arab countries to some extent like this former colony. Otherwise, the peace believers in North Africa may There will be trouble.

Thinking this way may be a bit of appeasement, but appeasement is never an unforgivable crime. Whoever wants to get angry, if the country is being held hostage, of course there is no way.

If France is on the side of the Arab countries, what is Britain's position? This is the core of this discussion. In consideration of interests, the current relationship between the UK and the Arab countries is obviously closer.

If France also supports Arab countries, the situation in the Middle East will be very interesting. The Soviet Union also has a hand in the Middle East, both in Yemen and Syria.

"In fact, the most important thing is the Saudi side's statement on the oil embargo. Of course we cannot sit idly by this threat, so we must not stand on Israel's side." If the supreme authority is not easy to say, Wick can do it for him, and said This is the unanimous opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

I believe that now not only London is discussing how to stand in line, but the White House in Washington and the Kremlin in Moscow are also discussing the situation in the Middle East. How to stand in line depends on the development of the war.

Facing the dozens of missile boats dispatched by Egypt, the Israeli navy, which is more robust and powerful, naturally cannot sit still, although more than a year ago, the Indian navy had already proved the effectiveness of the missile boats in its actions against the Pakistani navy. Power, but the distant Asia is too far away for Israel, which itself is a small country with few people.

Moreover, the Egyptian navy is actually not weak. There is an aircraft carrier sold by the United Kingdom in service, but it has been waiting for a long time in Sunnibal, East Africa. This is the same as the aircraft carrier of the Kingdom of Iraq. The coastline of the Kingdom of Iraq is only so small, and an aircraft carrier is too conspicuous .

The aircraft carrier of the Egyptian Navy could not be used in the Mediterranean Sea. The two countries were completely sold by the British enthusiastic door-to-door sales, and only received the big guy with a small size of 20,000 tons.

The existence of aircraft carriers in the Egyptian navy has led Israel to face imaginary enemies with the standards of a major navy. Think about how the Egyptian aircraft carrier can fight against it. How can there be research on air-to-missile boats?

However, the aircraft carriers of the Egyptian Navy will basically not stay in their own ports. They pretend to be Arab leaders in the Sultanate of Zanzibar every day. When the war breaks out, the main force of the Egyptian Navy will become missile boats.

The Israeli destroyer Eilat is on routine patrol in the Gulf of Mana outside Port Said, Egypt. This type of destroyer with a full load displacement of 3,000 tons, five 127mm naval guns, and five 40mm cannons is definitely a "giant ship" with powerful firepower in the Middle East.

The "Eilat" destroyer was originally a destroyer built by the United Kingdom, and it was sold to Israel after the Suez Canal War~lightnovelpub.net~ But obviously the relationship between Britain and Israel in this world is not so familiar, the Suez Canal War There was no outbreak, and Britain did not sell its warships to Israel.

In this world, the Israeli destroyer "Eilat" has become the American Fletcher-class destroyer. The Fletcher-class destroyer is the most equipped destroyer of the US Navy in World War II. Currently in the decommissioning cycle, the U.S. Navy’s annual decline of hundreds of thousands of tons is also partly due to the Fletcher-class destroyers.

Because the Egyptian aircraft carrier is far away in East Africa, the Israeli Navy dismissed the dispatched missile boats and sent the navy to break through the so-called blockade of Egypt.

At this moment, an observer on board the "Eilat" suddenly noticed a bright light flashing in the direction of Port Said, and then recognized the tail flame drawn by the solid booster of the anti-ship missile, so he quickly rang alarm. Although the artillerymen on duty on the ship aimed at the oncoming missiles with five 40mm machine guns, they didn't have time to fire...

The French-made AS missile suddenly pulled up, and then dived straight towards the "Eilat", blasting a large hole in the middle of its hull and hitting the boiler room. About a minute later, a second missile volleyed in and hit the main cabin of the Eilat. The entire power system of the "Eilat" was completely paralyzed, and the communication system was also damaged. It was floating on the water of the Mediterranean Sea like a dead fish.

Just as the sailors on the "Eilat" were still lingering, a third missile flew in again and hit the stern of the ship. At this time, the broken hull of the "Eilat" could no longer support it, and immediately tilted and turned over, sinking into the seabed at a depth of 60 meters. The sailors on board jumped into the sea to escape. However, the Egyptian Navy's lingering hatred still persisted, and it immediately fired a fourth missile, which exploded just as the lifeboat of the "Eilat" was started.