Big Time 1958

  Since April, the ties between Moscow, Damascus, and Cairo have suddenly become closer. There are only three Arab countries that can be called powerful countries, Egypt, Syria and Iraq. In the earliest Arab League, these three countries also had the largest voice, but later Saudi Arabia came to the fore with oil and gradually expanded its influence. At this time, Iraq was in chaos, and Egypt and Syria had the heaviest voice in the Arab League.

  Egypt, Syria, and the Soviet Union grew closer, and the situation was in the hands of Egyptian and Syrian and Mossad spies. Israel also knows that it is a pro-American country, and behind the Arabs is the Soviet Union.

   Although the United Arab Republic has disintegrated, relations between Syria and Egypt are still good. Especially when it comes to dealing with Israel, the new Assad is even tougher than Nasser. Since last year, Israel and Syria have exchanged fire frequently on the border and shelled each other from time to time.

"Egypt and Syria are putting more and more pressure on our north and south. Behind this is the shadow of the Soviet Union." Prime Minister Levi Ashkel looked at the general with a blindfold in front of him. The one-eyed general was Moses Dayan, who just took over as Israel's Defense Minister.

Israel's prime minister and defense minister have always been held by one person, so that all Israel's energy can be concentrated more quickly for combat. It was not until the beginning of this year that Levi Ashkel appointed a new defense minister for the first time. .

   "Is Nasser ready to go to war? But this possibility cannot be ignored." Moses Dayan thought about it and could not rule out this possibility.

"It's not that we can't ignore this possibility. The Soviet Union or the Russians, once they feel that there is a possibility of success. Then they will do it. I know the people in that country very well." Levi Ashkel is very good Said confidently, "We must take the initiative to strike before the threat is formed and defeat the military forces of the two countries. Pre-emptive strikes, so the Soviet Union has no way to do it, Moses, burst out all our forces at once, and make a quick plan."

Levi Ashkel was born in Oratovo, near Kyiv, Russian Empire. He joined the Zionist movement in college, and then in Palestine in the Ottoman Empire. He joined the British as a member of the Jewish Legion during the First World War. Fighting the Ottomans, he said he knew the Soviet Union well because he was born there.

  Israel had strong pro-Soviet and pro-American forces when the country was first established. During the first Middle East war, Israel was supported by the Soviet Union. It's just that now the camps have switched, and the Soviet Union has become the supporter of most Arab countries. The Russian Jews in Israel have gradually acquired a national consciousness with the establishment of Israel for a longer period of time. Levi? Ashkel is so.

"The Middle East war was launched through Egypt and Syria to eliminate Israel's war capability. Since last year, the security situation in the Middle East has deteriorated sharply. It can be said that Israel is preparing for war at any time. Then once the war begins, there are two possibilities, Egypt and Syria will attack Israel first. What I want to say is the second possibility, that is, Israel will start the war first and raid the surrounding Arab countries.” Shelov pointed to the map of the Middle East situation on the wall and said, “Once this happens, we must How to support Egypt and Syria, I think the support must be strong, if you have to choose between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, it must be Egypt, and the religious atmosphere of Saudi Arabia is our enemy of the Soviet Union.”

"As long as there is a war of attrition, Israel will not be able to persist. There are only those Jews, and it depends on what the Egyptians do." Defense Minister Marshal Grechko said the reason is very simple, the Arabs can lose a thousand Second, the Israelis cannot lose once, even if Israel wins every time, as long as the Egyptians insist on playing a good-looking exchange ratio, Israel will surrender from victory after victory.

  At different times and places, both sides are preparing for war. The Soviet Union's idea was to let Egypt and Syria attack Israel first to relieve Israel's possible nuclear threat, while Israel is ready to preemptively kill the military forces of the two countries and change the pressure of being surrounded by two directions in one fell swoop.

Shelov knew that Israel's key target of attack must be Egypt, so he deployed the secretly prepared Sam air defense missile battalion to the Sinai Peninsula, dispatched a Soviet military advisory group in Egypt to defend it, and at the same time ambushed a group of fighter-bombers in Syria, waiting for an opportunity to take action during the war. Take down Israel's nuclear bases. This was endorsed by Ustinov.

  The KGB Middle East Division has established dozens of secret observation posts and small radar stations along the Syrian-Israeli border. Once the Israeli air force crosses the border, it will be detected immediately. The surveillance was intensified again, and the intelligence in the Middle East was changed to be reported once a day. At this time, a person set foot on the land of Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.

  Later Middle East Lion, Syrian Alawite leader, Defense Minister and Air Force Commander. Syrian Air Force Lieutenant General Hafez al-Assad accepted the invitation of the Soviet Ministry of Defense to visit, but after he arrived in Moscow, he realized that he was facing not only the Soviet Ministry of Defense, but also the Chairman of the Soviet National Security Council, the National Security Council General Political Commissar Serov, and Central Secretaries Ustinov, Andropov and others.

   "Can we trust you?" After a warm welcome, several important cadres from the powerful Soviet departments finally got to the point. Serov looked at the Middle Eastern lion and said these words sincerely.

   "Gentlemen of the Soviet Union, why do you say that? With the relationship between our two countries, there is no need to have nothing to say." Hafez Assad said with a relaxed look, "We are allies, aren't we?"

"Yes, we are allies." Sherov handed the latest information to Hafez Assad and said, "That's why we decided to help you once, I hope you don't turn a blind eye to our reminders and warnings like Mr. Nasser did. ."

  The intelligence was sent from the United States. A batch of arms has been loaded from the United States and loaded with military materials, including tanks, fighter jets and other related war supplies. At the same time, a financial aid of up to 3 billion has reached Israel. There are hundreds of tanks on a fully loaded freighter, which can completely supplement the Israeli armored forces.

"You have seen Comrade Shelov's document. It can be said that Israel's preparations for war have actually been completed, and the war can actually start at any time. We have no opinion if you start first, but we are afraid of Mr. Nasser's judgment that he does not know the danger. When reminding Mr. Nasser, he also told us not to worry. Even if the war begins, Egypt will not be wiped out in one wave." Ustinov said helplessly, "The military advisory group in Egypt is as high as There are more than 10,000 people, but we cannot bypass Egypt and directly take orders, otherwise we will ignore the authority of the Egyptian government too much.”

"Shelov said that you are trustworthy, so this time we invited you to visit Moscow through the Ministry of Defense." Andropov glanced at Serov, then put his eyes on Hafez Assad and said, "With Israel's land and population, they can't organize the large army to attack you at the same time, and the direction of the attack will definitely have a choice. But one day will not change, this is the first air force dispatched. Israel has received more than 200 aircraft in the past two months. American fighter jets, so the first step in the war must be the Air Force dispatched to wipe out your Air Force at the airport."

"The Japanese and the Germans did too many things during World War II, but after the war, only the Israelis went to war without saying hello. The biggest sadness of the Air Force is that they were wiped out at the airport." Shelov looked at Hafi with a burning gaze. Zi Assad said, "General Assad, the lion in the Middle East? You are the air force commander in Syria. If the air force is gone, how will you, the air force commander, handle himself."

Assad is the Syrian Ministry of Defense and Air Force Commander at this time. Once the Syrian Air Force is eliminated, his Air Force commander is likely to become a scapegoat. Historically, Assad turned defeat into victory, but I believe that even if he knew that he would eventually win, he would not Have this experience.

“I have set up dozens of surveillance points on your border with Israel, and the Syrian Air Force must be ready immediately because the possibility of Israeli raids is increasing. We cannot interfere with Egypt’s decision, but hope Syria will be ready. , once the Israeli raid succeeds, it will cause an indelible blow to the confidence of the entire Arabs, and once the confidence of a nation is destroyed, anything can happen.” Secretary of the Central Committee Andropov knows this truth better than anyone else. ,, Very serious warning to Assad.

   "I see, thanks for the reminder from our Soviet friends." Hafez Assad expressed his gratitude after being silent for a long time. From the psychological activities on the opposite side, Serov sensed an emotion called seriousness, and knew that this Middle Eastern lion had already listened to their words.

Assad stayed in Moscow for a few days. When he left, he was full of top-secret KGB documents and a batch of military supplies from the Soviet Union. When he left, Serov said one last sentence, "Wars often start out of paralysis, but Sometimes it's the other way around, picking when the readiness is the strongest and raiding." He remembers that the war started on Monday, while the fourth Middle East war saw Arab countries simply start a war against Israel on Yom Kippur.

   A few days later, in preparation for war, Nasser ordered Egypt to take over the positions of the UN emergency forces located between Egypt and Israel in preparation for a possible war. The KGB finally issued a stern warning, "A raid by the Israeli Air Force must be prevented." (To be continued~^~)