Chapter 685 Surrender

"The Soviets are not mediating at all. They are simply supporting Iraq and stabilizing the situation in the entire Middle East! If they really want to mediate, they should let the Middle East return to its original state!" said Defense Secretary Weinberger.

The Soviets' ambitions are well known to everyone. Now, the situation in the Middle East is what the Soviet Union wants to see the most! Iraq annexed Kuwait, occupied half of Saudi Arabia's territory, and monopolized the oil supply of the entire Middle East. Now, the United States is asked to agree to such an outcome? What a joke? The United States has made so many sacrifices and spent huge military expenditures, is it just to see the outcome in front of it?

"Yes, we cannot fall into the Soviet Union's trap. As long as we disagree, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait still have hope of restoring their country. If we agree and acquiesce to the status quo, then Iraq will be justified!" The Assistant to the National Security Affairs also followed suit.

The Soviet Union’s mediation is meant to reap the benefits. How could the United States agree to this?

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There were also those who were holding on to the heavy responsibility, frowning, knowing how difficult the current situation was. No matter what choice they made, they were unwilling to accept it. If they did not agree, the hundreds of thousands of troops that were surrounded by them would not be rescued by their own strength, at least not easily. If they agreed, then so many casualties would be in vain! Moreover, if the Middle East was lost, the US economy would collapse!

Time passed by little by little, and after an hour, the US top leaders were unable to reach a conclusion.

And in the faraway Middle East, the encirclement and annihilation war began!

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"Boom, boom, boom!" The earth shook as the 155mm howitzers continuously poured ammunition towards the American positions.

The American soldiers hid behind the tanks, which could not move due to lack of fuel. They covered their ears, squatted on the ground, their faces pale.

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This was the last battle, and everyone was mentally prepared. They had no ammunition, no fuel, and no food. How could they hold on? Would they fight with the enemy with bayonets?

But they have to give us a chance! And now, those Iraqis outside obviously won't give us this chance!

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Pulling open the M16 rifle, a soldier silently replaced the last magazine. There were only 20 rounds of bullets in this magazine. In the fierce battle, they would be all used up in a few shots!

The artillery covering fire lasted for twenty minutes. Twenty minutes later, the T-72 tanks on the opposite position slowly moved up, followed by countless soldiers even with the naked eye.

They thought they had crippled the Iraqis, but they didn't expect that Iraq still had such a strong force! Looking at the Iraqi army rushing up, they looked very unhappy.

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However, as the army gradually approached, they suddenly noticed something different: the uniforms of these people were different from those of the Iraqis!

No, not the Iraqis, but the Iranians!

Iraq was indeed devastated. It was impossible for it to counterattack and build up a mountain of troops again. If they had the ability, they would have blocked the Americans in the mountains in the north and would not have allowed the United States to fight all the way to Baghdad!

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Who would have thought that just last year, Iraq and Iran were still fighting each other, but this year? Iraq actually relied on Iran's strength!

The Iranian Air Force helped the Iraqi Air Force to resist the attacks of the US Air Force. Now, the US military is surrounded by a large number of troops, and Iran has also played a key role!

"Kill these American dogs!" On the opposite side, the bearded Iranian man followed the tank with a gun in hand, shouting loudly.

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Although Iran once fought a war with Iraq, that was Iran's HM government. Now, under Andre's mediation, Iran's new government has long eased relations with Iraq. Moreover, after the Soviet army took control of the oil fields in eastern Saudi Arabia, Iran began to gain tangible benefits. However, Iran has a deep hatred for the United States. After all, the United States once launched a sneak attack on Iran and directly hit Tehran. Many people's families have relatives who died at the hands of the United States.

So, this time, at the invitation of Andre and the Iraqi government, the Iranian army crossed the border and, together with the Iraqi army, suddenly besieged the US army.

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This is the last battle! Kill these Americans and the whole Middle East will be at peace!

When fighting, the Persians were also extremely brave. Just when they were about to rush into the enemy's position, no sound of counterattack was heard.

A tall white flag fluttered in the enemy's position.

The American soldiers surrendered!

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It's not that the U.S. military is not brave, but they will not make a fearless struggle before facing complete defeat. This is not the cruel life-and-death battle of World War II, nor is it a war faced by the United States. It's just an oil war.

If the American troops in the encirclement insisted on fighting, they would face the threat of death after they had used up their bullets. Without bullets, they had no hope, so they made another choice: surrender!

The American troops in Tikrit and Baghdad chose to surrender, while the American troops in Mosul, with the help of the Kurds, broke the encirclement and retreated hastily from the mountains, attempting to retreat back to Turkey.

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And on their way back, there are a large number of Turkish Kurdish guerrillas waiting for them. This road of retreat is destined to be extremely difficult.

It is not shameful to surrender when there is no other way out, but when the news of the surrender of the US army reached the White House, the White House's anger was unparalleled.

"This is simply a blasphemy to our army! As soldiers, dying on the battlefield is their best outcome!" Even George H.W. Bush was angry.

Without this will, how could the United States achieve the final victory in World War II? How many Americans died during the Normandy Landing? If the soldiers at that time had surrendered immediately after being shot by the German machine guns, how could the United States have won the victory? Even George H.W. Bush himself was ready to die. When his plane was hit by the Japanese and crashed into the Pacific Ocean, Bush returned to the U.S. military base after many hardships.

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And now, these troops actually surrendered like this!

Although they were furious, everyone knew that now was no longer the time to make demands on the Soviets. The United States wanted to protect its interests in the Middle East and maintain the Cold War situation, but now, all this was destined to become a joke! Everyone was filled with sorrow. Was the United States really going to decline?

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What else will the United States have without the Middle East? With the decline of the United States, what choices will Western European countries make? Perhaps the Eastern camp will expand rapidly!

"Bang." At this moment, the door was pushed open and Energy Minister James Edwards rushed in: "Good news, good news!"