Chapter 276: Let me achieve this magnificent reversal

'Is Zhou Ming the last hope of the Huaxia people?' Salim sat on his bed and looked meaningfully at Majid and asked, 'My cousin, are you sure you're not joking with me? Do you really think that the Chinese, with their band of Kurdish bandits, can defeat the Americans, who have planes and tanks? That's ridiculous!

'But at least it's an effort.

'Majid explained, 'Judging from the way the Americans attack, they are also trying to avoid a head-on battle with us as much as possible, because once our troops and their troops intersect, their technological advantage will be completely useless. So I think the kind of guerrilla warfare Zhou Ming mentioned might be feasible, combined with the Kurdish people's fanatical faith.'

Before Majid could finish, Salim interrupted him sharply: 'Yes, Minister Majid, your words are as beautiful as King Solomon's treasures, but they are completely unconvincing!'

'Cousin President, I don't expect you to accept my orders, but I can hope that you will consider the interests of our Al-Hussein family,' Majid continued to persuade him with all his heart. 'We have finally seized control of this country through 16 coups d'état and billions of dollars in spending. Do you want to just hand it over to the Americans like that?'

Sal pointed his finger at Majid and warned him with a furrowed brow and a dissatisfied expression: 'Mr Majid, I hope you can watch your tongue!'

'First I absolutely understand the family's situation better than anyone else, but now the US army has begun a full-scale offensive, and the army I rely on has also begun to surrender. I must make a decision. This is the best way to preserve the family's power, because the Americans have promised me that they will retain the legitimacy of our family's rule over Iraq,' said Salm.

This sentence shocked Majid, because as Minister of the Interior and Defence, the second most powerful man in Iraq, he had not even heard the news.

'Due due to the urgency of the situation, I did not tell you in advance,' explained al-Salam to al-Majeed, but this explanation sounded to al-Majeed like a convenient excuse, not even an explanation.

Faced with Majid's shock, Salm casually waved his hand: 'Okay, I still need to rest, you can go out first.'

Majid did not leave immediately. He looked up at Salm and said, 'President, before I leave, I still have one question that I haven't figured out. Although I don't know what method you used to contact the Americans, I just want to ask you if you can confirm the authenticity of the American's promise? Or have you been so frightened by the American bombing that you have lost the courage and determination to continue to stand up to the Americans?'

'You You're full of shit!' Salm angrily shouted at Majid. 'This is a huge insult to me! How could I possibly be scared? How could I possibly lose the courage and determination to continue fighting the Americans? I'm doing this for the sake of this country!'

Sal said this and paused. He then turned his gaze to Majid: 'But you, why are you so insistent on waiting for the Huaxia person to return? Is it is there some kind of secret deal between you? I think you should go to your cell and reflect on the insult you just dealt me and your loyalty to this country! yelled as he pressed the alarm button on his desk. Immediately, the alarms started blaring throughout the presidential palace. Within a minute, Salim's office was broken into by military police, and everyone looked at Salim with a puzzled expression.

No one know what had happened. Only Salm pointed at Majid and said, 'Arrest him!'

This shocked all the military police who came in. Everyone looked at Salm incredulously. After all, as the guards of the Salm presidential palace, they could not help but know Majid, the country's number two leader. So what was the point of arresting him now?

Because of out of doubt, all the military and police officers dared not act rashly, which made Salman even more annoyed. It was not until he gritted his teeth and gave the order again that these military and police officers suddenly realised that the president was serious and only then did they arrest Majid.

'These damn guys, they can't even obey my orders?'

Sal angrily. Then he called his secretary into the room and said to him: 'Announce to the world immediately that Iraq has declared its surrender and is willing to accept UN Resolution 66o, which allows it to withdraw its troops from Kuwait while ensuring its occupation and vested interests.'

The record Salm's words were recorded, and his secretary quickly left the presidential palace and went to the telegraph building. Then, at noon that day, Iraq's press spokesman called the world's news media to announce Salm's surrender and acceptance of the UN resolution, and the conditional withdrawal of troops from Kuwait.

That afternoon, afternoon, the news spread around the world like wildfire and sent the world into a frenzy.

From the first stealth air strike on 20 January Iraqi time to the announcement of the Iraqi surrender on 19 February, the Gulf War had lasted exactly 30 days.

In New New York, countless Americans took to the streets, waving American flags, shouting and jumping with excitement: 'See? This is the power of the mighty United States, far beyond the reach of any other country! What if Iraq is armed and equipped by the entire Soviet Union? It's still Iraq was no match for the mighty United States of America, and the war ended in just one month. It was truly rubbish, even by Jamaican standards!

Not only in the United States, but also in other countries, people were stunned when they heard the news of Saddam Hussein's surrender.

'My ! No wonder it is now the world's only superpower. Only the United States has such a powerful military. Even a regional power like Iraq, which claims to dominate the Gulf, could not withstand the Americans for even one round. It seems that the world is about to enter an era of American hegemony.

The news reached Yanjing, and all the leaders of Huaxia had to gather in the meeting room, even though it was already night, and discuss the situation in Iraq overnight.

Sitting Lin Zekang, who had just joined the central leadership, said, 'How come Iraq was defeated by the Americans so quickly? It's only been a month, right? Zhou Ming has already gone to Iraq, and there's our group of military officers. Could it be that the guerrilla warfare has also failed?'

Du Zhong Yi said: 'According to the news from the embassy, it was Iraqi President Saddam who did not accept the guerrilla warfare proposal and insisted on deploying the army on the front line. As a result, all the elite forces were lost after the first round of air strikes, and Saddam himself was also hit by an air strike by the US military during a condolence event. I think this is also one of the reasons why Saddam would surrender so easily.'

'A frightened leader naturally will not have any will to resist.' Yang Dingguo, who had not spoken up until now, suddenly said, 'I heard that the Americans tested their latest equipment and combat theory in this battle. Is that right? Do we do we have any intelligence on this?'

In response to this question, Lin Zekang, Chairman of the Military Commission, replied: 'We have all the intelligence. It is said that the Americans first attacked Iraq's radar stations with stealth aircraft that were undetectable by radar, disabling Iraq's radar system, eliminated the main force of the Iraqi air force through an aerial ambush, completely seized air supremacy, and bombed all military facilities in Iraq day and night.'

'After after a month of continuous bombing, US ground troops launched a surprise attack on Kuwait from twelve fronts. After tying up all of Iraq's main forces in Kuwait, they suddenly made a detour . Two armoured divisions bypassed Iraq and cut off their retreat route. In the two diagonal fronts, 200,000 Iraqi frontline troops surrendered to the United States,' Lin Zekang said.

'If it were us, could we have done it?' Yang Dingguo asked again.

Lin Zekang sighed and shook his head. 'I'm confident we can win, but we definitely won't be able to do it as easily as the Americans.'

'So is there still any chance of Iraq holding out?' Du Zhongyuan asked.

'If it were before Surrender, there was still a slight possibility, but now that Saddam has surrendered, the Iraqi army, which was already on the verge of collapse, will surely surrender to the United States in droves surrender. Under such circumstances, unless Iraq can cause a dust storm like the end of the world, I can't think of any reason why they can hold out,' Lin Zekang said.

After Lin Zekang gave his answer the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became incredibly dull. Everyone was shocked by the powerful military strength demonstrated by the Americans. It must be remembered that this was a critical moment in the country's reform and opening up, and the Big Brother had already knelt down, and could be said to be facing the full pressure of the United States alone. Now that the United States has demonstrated such a strong conventional military force, it cannot but give these leaders a headache.

'It seems that in the period of time, we need to learn from Yue Wang Goujian and endure hardship and endure humiliation, bide our time and cultivate our strength!'

Yang Dingguo set the tone for the country's future in a single sentence. He then added, 'In addition, we must use every means possible to bring Zhou Ming back safely. The operation in Iraq has failed is a failure. It's a Middle Eastern matter anyway, and we don't have fundamental conflicts of interest. But we must save Zhou Ming at all costs.'

'From the previous situation where the Americans deploying several hundred aircraft, Zhou Ming is comparable to the large-scale air strikes against Iraq, so even if we turn our backs, we must bring him back!'

Yang Dingguo's words had a resonance, and his expression on his face leaves no room for doubt. Therefore, even if Du Zhongyuan and Lin Zekang have the slightest other thought, they cannot say it at the moment and can only say yes to the order.

Subsequently, Lin Zekang passed Yang to the embassy. Lin Hong, the Chinese ambassador to Iraq, immediately drove out after receiving the order, and after racing halfway across the desert, he arrived at the Hatrutz sequence, less than 50 kilometres from Badina. Here he waited for Zhou Ming, who had returned from Somal, and told him that Salm had already declared surrender and that the country would do its best to bring him back.

On hearing the news from Lin Hong, including Zhou Ming, were stunned, as no one had expected the situation to deteriorate to such a bad state.

'Well, Mr. Zhou Ming, it seems that Mr. Salm's knees are not as hard as they appear,' Lea said mockingly to Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming smiled and shook his head: It seems that you all think the situation has reached a point of no return, right? Then let me take you on a magnificent journey of redemption.'