Chapter 391 Forty-Eight Hours

"Great leader, the American troops stationed in Pakistan are gradually increasing. In the desert area on the border between us and Pakistan, the Americans have assembled at least ten divisions of troops." Rafsanjani said. One unfavorable news after another reached Tehran, which made the Iranian top leaders worried.

Originally, the hostages held in the US Embassy were just to force the Americans to hand over the Shah, but they didn't expect that the Americans would actually take action! The Americans wanted to rescue the hostages, but the action failed, and now, they dared to declare war on Iran!

Hundreds of thousands of American troops traveled a long distance to Pakistan, preparing to launch an attack on Iran from there!

"Victory will always belong to us. The fate of the invaders has been predetermined by the true God." HMN's eyes were shining brightly. "Now, it is the true God who is testing our people. We have just driven away the imperialist running dog Pahlavi, and the American imperialists have come to challenge us personally. Our people will not be afraid, and will not compromise. We will fight bravely. If the Americans dare to invade us, they will never return!"

Isn't it just a war? We are not afraid of war at all! Because we have people who are as fiery as fire!

"We will not compromise! The Americans are the Great Satan!"

"Defend our country, we are invincible!" At this moment, slogans from the demonstrators were heard outside.

"See? These are our people! We will not fail!" HMN stood up and pointed at the crowd marching outside and said, "Tell the Americans that as long as their troops step into our territory, the lives of those hostages will not be guaranteed!"

Rafsanjani felt a chill in his heart when he heard this. This meant that he would completely become enemies with the Americans. Killing one hostage or killing all the hostages were both extremely serious. But after all, the death of the hostage last time was an accident. But if all the hostages were killed now, there would be no room for easing the situation with the United States until one side ruthlessly eliminated the other!

"The people of the entire Middle East will support us. We will continue to export our revolution and let the entire Middle East follow in the footsteps of Iran!" hmn continued.

"Great Leader, the day before yesterday, the Soviet representative in Mexico announced at a press conference that the Soviet government is ready to help us resist pressure from the United States. If we make a request, the Soviet Union is willing to provide all assistance, including military assistance," said Muhsin, captain of the Revolutionary Guard.

Now, with the American troops approaching, can Iran's military force resist? If there is assistance from the Soviet Union, it would be great for Iran!

"Bang!" HMN slapped the table. "The Iranian government and I will never allow the Soviet government or other countries to say these groundless insults to our dignity and nation. The criminal United States and the Soviet Union should know that we will do our utmost to resist the aggression of any country and defend our country and the great Islam until our last breath!"

Muhsin kept his mouth shut. Until now, the leader still disagrees with using the Soviets' help to fight the United States!

Seeing his subordinates leave, HMN sat down, with a worried look in his eyes. If he could ease the situation, he would not want to do this, but since the Americans have already come, he has no way out! He cannot show his cowardice, nor can he show Iran's cowardice. He must fight bravely. A new Iran must show its strength to the entire Middle East! If he cannot even defeat the Americans, how can he export the revolution?

The Pakistani port city of Karachi.

The superior geographical location makes this place an important seaport for Pakistan, shared by civilian and military ports. At this moment, the port is very busy, with countless merchant ships unloading fully loaded main battle tanks from the ships.

The damn Iranians dared to take people from the US embassy as hostages. This blatant act of challenge angered the entire US military! They came from faraway Europe and the United States to carry out this military strike mission to overthrow the extremist government of Iran.

Starting from the port of Karachi, the long convoy headed along the highway towards the desert area on the southwestern border of Pakistan.

The roar of tanks could be heard everywhere. The engines of the main American M1 tanks were rumbling and smoke was billowing. Except for NATO, the United States had never had such a large-scale military assembly!

Grundy is just a small town on the map of Pakistan, but now the whole town has become a temporary barracks for the US military. Tents are stationed outside the town, near the water source. It is an oasis in the desert.

A steel runway was also quickly built. Although most of the air force fighters took off from the Karachi and Quetta air force bases in the rear, this place was always ready to welcome the air force to be stationed.

In an ordinary tent, four-star General William J. Livesey was explaining the mission to the division commanders who had arrived here in front of a large-scale sand table.

From the shapes on the sand table, we can see that the whole of Iran is almost all plateaus and mountains. It is very difficult to attack here. But now, there happens to be a suitable route at our location!

"Across from us is the Erhad Plateau." Admiral William said, "This is a difficult problem we face, and it is also the only difficult problem. After we quickly advance past it, we will head straight to Zahedan, cross the Lut Desert and the Kavir Salt Desert, and head straight to Tehran!"

Heading straight for Tehran! The strategic goal of the US military is to overthrow the current Iranian regime. It is useless to dwell on other cities. Only after quickly occupying the Iranian capital can they achieve their goal.

For them, the military confrontation they encountered was minimal, and the biggest challenge was how to travel long distances in the desert.

"We have to march thousands of kilometers in the desert. If we only consider our off-road speed, two days will be enough. However, this is obviously very optimistic. We must prepare for logistical supplies so that our armored forces can complete the breakthrough mission. In forty-eight hours, we will eliminate the current Iranian regime!"

Forty-eight hours! This was the mission set by Admiral William. This veteran who had participated in the Korean War and the Vietnam War had a deeper understanding of ground combat. He could not delay it for too long, otherwise he would only get stuck in a quagmire!

"So when do we take action?" asked Major General Kobe, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division.

"We are waiting for authorization from the White House, but first we are going to carry out a large-scale airstrike!"