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Chapter 1830 Please vote for me!!! Please subscribe!!!
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The United States will not allow the little bully to be destroyed. It must stay in the Middle East as a nail. After all, even if the oil and other resources in that place are ignored, the geographical location alone is enough for the United States to pay attention to. To understand the United States' interference in the Middle East, we must first review the history of the West in the Middle East. The Middle East is the cradle of human civilization and the birthplace of the three major religions. Since ancient times, the Middle East has been a stage for competition and conflict among various forces. Western interference in the Middle East can be traced back to the Crusades, when European Christian countries tried to recapture the holy city of Jerusalem and fought a war with the Islamic world for more than two centuries. These wars caused countless deaths and destruction, and also planted the deep hostility and hatred between the West and the Middle East.
In modern times, Western interference in the Middle East has been driven mainly by colonialism and interests. At the end of the 19th century, with the decline of the Ottoman Empire, European powers such as Britain and France began to divide spheres of influence in the Middle East and control the politics and economy of Middle Eastern countries. In the early 20th century, with the increasing importance of oil in the industrialization process, the Middle East became the focus of competition among Western powers. After the First World War, Britain, France and other countries divided the Ottoman Empire's territory in the Middle East into their own spheres of influence in accordance with the Sydney-Pico Agreement, and established protectorates or mandates in them.
These divisions did not take into account the wishes and interests of the local people, but were intended to satisfy the interests and balance of Western powers. These divisions also caused contradictions and conflicts among many ethnic groups, religions, and tribes in the Middle East. As an emerging Western power, the United States also began to take an interest in the Middle East in the early 20th century. The United States initially intervened in Middle Eastern affairs mainly through commercial and cultural exchanges, such as signing an oil exploration agreement with Saudi Arabia and establishing friendly relations with Egypt. However, as the United States became a world superpower after World War II, its interference in the Middle East became more direct and frequent. The United States inherited the Western tradition of interference in the Middle East and combined it with its own confrontation with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, regarding the Middle East as its own strategic interest. The United States' interference in the Middle East is both to maintain its global hegemony and to prevent the Soviet Union or other forces from expanding in the Middle East.
From a geopolitical perspective, the United States' interference in the Middle East is mainly to control the Middle East's oil and geographical location. The Middle East is the world's largest oil production and export region, with about 60% of the world's oil reserves. Oil is an important energy source for modern industrial society and an important guarantee for the United States' economic development and military security. Although the United States is also an oil producer, its consumption far exceeds its production, so it needs to import a large amount of oil from outside. The Middle East is one of the most important sources of oil supply for the United States and an important means for the United States to influence oil prices and supply in the global market. The United States attempts to control the extraction, transportation and sales of Middle Eastern oil by establishing political, economic and military cooperation or confrontation with Middle Eastern countries in order to safeguard its own energy security and economic interests.
But now the world has changed, and the importance of oil has become less important, but it is undeniable that oil is still an important part of the world economy. Even with the emergence of new energy sources, the dependence on oil will not be eliminated in the next hundred years. Oil is a key energy source and raw material. Oil is not only an important transportation and power generation fuel, but also a basic raw material for many chemical products and synthetic materials. A country's industrial development and people's lives depend on oil, and its supply is related to the national economy and people's livelihood.
So although the importance of oil has decreased, you cannot say that it is completely unimportant. Many things are not so easy to replace, and even if they can be replaced, the speed of replacement cannot be fast. After all, this thing is really related to all aspects.
However, even without mentioning oil, the United States cannot give up the Middle East. The Middle East not only has rich oil resources, but also has an important geographical location. The Middle East is located at the intersection of the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, and is an important channel connecting Europe, Asia and Africa. There are many important straits and canals in the Middle East, such as the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Suez Canal, etc. These channels are of great significance to world trade and maritime transportation. As a global power, the United States needs to maintain its interests and influence on a global scale. Therefore, the United States needs to maintain its military presence and deployment in the Middle East to ensure the smooth and safe operation of these channels, while also exerting pressure and influence on other regions.
The point is, if the United States does not maintain its presence in this place, others will rush in.
First of all, Europe and Russia.
You know, these two are actually old players! When Europe and the United States were one, Europe always had ideas about the Middle East. Now that the separation of Europe and the United States has become a foregone conclusion, they naturally want to get rid of the United States and deepen their presence in this region.
Not to mention the Russians, who have always been old players and an important force in this area.
Even if it is to fight against the Russians, the European countries need to increase their investment in this area. If the Russians control this area, it means that they can attack Europe from both sides. And in terms of geographical conditions, the importance of this area is even more important to Europe!
In addition to these two, other players may also join in. For example, a mysterious country in the East... Yes, it is Brother San!
In short, the United States must maintain its presence in this area. Although it cannot prevent other players from entering the market, it cannot withdraw itself, so it is impossible for the Little Overlord to lose this bridgehead.
But it is unlikely that the Americans will spend huge costs to protect the Little Overlord.
The country of father and son is just a joke. Even if it is true... there is no such thing as morality between countries.
So it is impossible for the United States to intervene personally, but there is no need for the United States to intervene personally.
It is true that Egypt is now in high spirits, but in fact the government think tanks can see the country's weaknesses at a glance. Egypt is now relying purely on personal prestige to survive, and in fact it has reached its limit.
In fact, after the exchange of fire between Egypt and Little Overlord, Western countries had already imposed an embargo on Egypt.
In this regard, the West's double standards have always been very acceptable.
On the surface, it is an embargo, but in fact, for the little overlord, this embargo has basically no binding force. Although various countries are hesitant, in fact, the aid they should give has never stopped. The reason has been explained before, so I won’t continue here.
Just keeping a low profile to avoid further angering domestic voters.
But the embargo is a pity for Egypt.
Originally, there is a huge difference in national strength between the two countries. It's like two people fighting, one is very strong and the other is a skinny little monkey. At this time, the onlookers suddenly shouted: We must maintain the principle of fairness and we will not help either side!
Forget it.
They even secretly passed bricks to the strong man...
Typical Western fairness and justice.
Therefore, the situation in Egypt has become very bad, and food has reached the red line. If it were not for the support of a group of Islamic brothers behind it, it would have collapsed long ago.
In this case, the Americans don't even have to get involved to make Egypt make concessions.
Of course, the little bully must learn some lessons, otherwise Egypt would not agree. After all, others have spent so much money, and no matter how strong the United States is, it is impossible for others to pat their butts and go home without getting anything, right?
After all, even if it succeeds this time, what about next time?
If it happens again, can the United States use the same method?
So the holy city... must be returned to the Islamic world.
The Little Overlord Government was so furious about this proposal!
If they really did this, they would have to resign right there! After all, no Little Bully could accept such a condition.
The United States is not panicking. The conditions are just that. If you don't agree, I can't do anything!
Just when the two countries were pulling each other.
The Egyptian army also began its formal attack.
These people were really impatient. As soon as the vanguard arrived, they launched the attack on the same day. The follow-up troops didn't even have time to deploy... a group of infantry began to attack the city.
The biggest difference between modern city sieges and ancient sieges is that modern cities do not have so-called city walls... These things are basically useless in the face of modern weapons. Therefore, modern cities do not have city walls at all.
But the topography of the holy city is very strange. It is located on a hill between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea. The city's terrain is mainly low rocky hills, surrounded by different mountain ranges. There is the Mount of Olives in the east, Mount Nabi Samwil in the west, Mount Mesharif in the north, and Mount Mukabar in the south. The terrain of Jerusalem is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Except for the relatively flat north, the other three sides are quite steep.
In this kind of terrain, there are high grounds everywhere that overlook the enemy, which is very suitable for defense. As long as you build a good defensive position, you can strike the enemy from a high position.
But the problem is, everything happened too fast.
Before the war, Little Overlord had never thought that the Egyptian army would advance so quickly. The entire city was only under tighter supervision and a state of emergency was implemented. Although martial law was implemented, it did not really enter a wartime state. No defensive positions were built outside the city, and no preparations were made for street fighting inside the city...
It can be said that it is completely defenseless.
When the Egyptian army's vanguard arrived, the holy city was still in a state of chaos. On the one hand, the military had to guard against a rebellion by the non-Little Bully residents in the city, and on the other hand, it was afraid of provoking their rebellion. It was in a dilemma!
Although there were outer defenses, in such a rush, they were almost useless.
The Egyptian army's vanguard troops actually entered the city and captured an area!
It's over now. This basically means giving up the terrain advantage and heading straight into street fighting.
In modern warfare, this situation is really rare. The enemy is right in front of you, but you don't want to use the advantageous terrain to stop the enemy, but let the enemy enter the city... Even if you can't stop the enemy from entering the city, it's good to consume the enemy's wave!
For the little tyrants, street fighting is actually not a good thing for them.
After all, they have an advantage in weapons and equipment. If they are outside the city, they have an advantage anyway, but in urban street fighting, their equipment advantage will be reduced. When you are in the city, many armored forces are useless.
In the past, street fighting was always beneficial to the defending side and imposed many restrictions on the attacking side.
But here, everything is reversed.
In street fighting, the attackers' numerical advantage and weapon advantage are often difficult to display. In street fighting, due to the restrictions of many houses and streets, it is difficult to deploy superior forces, and they are often deployed in small teams. In this way, it is difficult for the attackers to form a numerical advantage in local positions. Street fighting is also due to the relationship between houses, which makes the distance between the two sides relatively close, and the positions on the battlefield are even more jagged. This makes it difficult to use long-range and powerful strikes. Because of this kind of long-range and powerful strike, it is easy to hurt your own people if you are not careful.
What tanks and armored vehicles, especially the tanks and armored vehicles of the Little Overlord, have been proven in the battle of the big prison that their performance is not good!
As a heavy armored vehicle, tanks have strong armor and firepower, and are the killer on the land battlefield. However, in the special environment of street fighting, tanks face many challenges. In urban areas, tanks can destroy the defenders' solid fire support points with their own powerful firepower and carry out close strikes. In addition, tanks also have good communication configuration and mobility, and can perform mobile fire support tasks at any time. In the big prison, Xiaobawang hopes to eliminate the remaining enemies in street fighting by rushing forward with tanks, cooperating with armored engineering vehicles and heavy armored personnel transport vehicles. However, Xiaobawang's tactical thinking is different from that of other countries. It relies on armored combat vehicles and firepower as much as possible, rather than relying on infantry to fight for house by house. This tactical guiding ideology seems brilliant, but in fact there are problems. If the infantry is not allowed to get off the car for cover, the tank's defense capability will be greatly reduced, and it is easy to become the target of enemy attack. In street fighting, the presence of infantry is very important. It can provide cover for tanks, expand the situational awareness range of tanks, and reduce tank casualties.
The more crucial point is... this is the Little Overlord's city... at least it is a city controlled by the Little Overlord, and most of the residents in the city are also Little Overlord residents. Their tanks fired at will here... and the ones who suffered the most were the Little Overlord's own people.
In short, once those powerful heavy artillery and tanks and armored vehicles can no longer roam freely in the city, the Egyptian army will gain the advantage.
The Egyptian army didn't have any heavy artillery or tanks. They only had infantry. Even if they used heavy artillery, the pressure on the Egyptian army would be much smaller. After all... this was not their city! If they really wanted to, they would just blow it up!
In fact, the Egyptian army created this situation unintentionally.
The vanguard army didn't get any orders from the rear headquarters... The rear headquarters didn't expect that this city was actually undefended. Logically speaking, even if there were no permanent fortifications, even if you used heavy firepower and sandbags to set up a few fire positions, it wouldn't be possible for someone to rush in, right?
But the fact is, it really is so nonsensical.
The little bully was not prepared at all, and the Egyptian vanguard was also too excited. When he saw the holy city, he didn't think much and rushed in roaring.
By the time they calmed down, they had already entered the city, so they hurriedly occupied the residential area and began to build positions, and frantically called the rear troops...
(End of this chapter)