Chapter 58 Chapter 56 Deployment

Gosh, Jack, you convinced me.Jackson said. But our religious friend is not so easy to convince."We don't yet know if she will keep her promise," the president said, rubbing his sweaty hands.Well, the Comedy Task Force is on the stand, and if they think the other side is hostile, kill it.For God's sake, I hope the commander can think calmly. The situation room was silent, and Ryan felt very lonely, even though there were so many people around him.He had to talk to India alone, because Wren was now representing America, and that country was getting ready for war. The press corps learned the truth over the Atlantic.The United States expects the United Islamic Republic to launch an attack on other Persian Gulf countries at any time, and their task is to go there to report on this war.In addition, they also have some understanding of the issues related to the deployment of troops.

Is that all?asked one of the most knowledgeable journalists. That's all for now.Public affairs officials confirmed that we hope to stop this attack by force, and if that is not successful, we will have something to watch. Wonderful isn't the right word. The windowless KC|135, bound for Saudi Arabia, fell silent as public affairs officials explained how it all happened. Kuwait's main forces are two heavily armed brigades, and a motorized reconnaissance brigade equipped with anti-tank weapons for border guard missions.The two brigades, equipped and trained like the U.S. military, are deployed far from the border and are used to counter aggression, not to participate in initial defense.The U.S. Tenth Armored Cavalry Regiment is located between these two brigades.Command was somewhat ambiguous; Colonel Magruder was the most senior officer and the most experienced tactical commander, but the Kuwaiti army commanded higher ranks and it was their country.Magruder commanded U.S. forces there and became an advisor to the Kuwaiti commander.The latter feel both proud and nervous, happy with the progress their country has made since 1990.That's understandable, since they're no longer the swashbuckling army that was vulnerable to the Iraq invasion.

Helicopters from the 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment patrolled the border, while radar kept a constant watch on the United Islamic Republic.So far, nothing significant has been found.The Kuwaiti Air Force also sent four planes for air patrol, and the rest were all on high alert; although outnumbered, the tragedy of 1990 would not be repeated.The busiest ones were the engineers. They dug concealed pits for all the tanks so that only the turrets were exposed, and covered the entire area with nets to make it difficult for enemies in the air to find them. What do you think, Colonel?asked the senior commander in Kuwait.

There's nothing wrong with deploying troops, General.Magruder replied, glancing at the map again, but he didn't say all that was on his mind.The two to three weeks of intensive training is like sending charcoal in the snow, but now is not the time to dampen their confidence. Their enthusiasm is high, and their shelling skills have reached 70% of the US military's standards, but there is still a lot to learn.It will all take time, though, and they've done their best. Your Highness, thank you very much for your full cooperation.Wren said over the phone that the clock on the wall in the situation room had read ten past two.

Jack, it's a good thing they figured it out and didn't act.Prince Ali replied. I hope so.I should tell you something you don't know yet, our ambassador will give you a full briefing later, you need to know what your neighbors are up to.Not just for oil, my lord.He spoke for another five minutes. Are you sure? We'll have the evidence in your hands in four hours.Wren promises that even our troops don't know about these things. Will they use this weapon against us?This is a natural question, and it always makes one's hair stand on end when it comes to biological warfare.

We don't think so, because the environmental conditions are not working against it.This has been checked and the weather is hot and dry for the next week. Those who wield such weapons are simply savage. So we don't expect them not to break their word, they don't It's not them, Mr. President, it's him, an evil man.When will you explain all this to your people? soon.Ryan replied. Jack, please tell them our religion and beliefs are not like that. I know, Your Highness.It's not about faith, it's about power.I'm afraid I have other things to attend to. Me too, I must go to the king.

Please convey my regards to him.We are on the same side, Ali, as in the past.The president hung up the phone after speaking. Where exactly is Adler now? He is flying to Taiwan.Rutledge replied.Negotiations are still ongoing, although their purpose is now clear. OK, there is a secure phone on his plane, please tell him the situation.He told the Undersecretary of State.What else do I have to do now? sleep.Admiral Jackson told him to leave the rest to us. Not a bad plan.Ren stood up.He shook it a bit and woke me up if something happened.We won't, but no one said it. Well, Captain Gamble looked at the urgent message from the Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet and said, this makes things much simpler.It is now two hundred miles away from the Indian Navy fleet, about an eight-hour flight.Gamble picked up the microphone and turned on the ship's public address system.Note, I'm the captain.

The Comedy Task Force is on level one readiness right now, and we're going to shoot anyone who comes near us.Our mission was to escort the tank carrier to Saudi Arabia.The United States has flown in soldiers to man this equipment in preparation for an attack by the United Islamic Republic against our allies in the region. Sixteen hours later, we will rendezvous with the water fleet brought in from the Mediterranean at full speed, and then sail into the Persian Gulf to deliver military equipment.Air Force F|Sixteen C fighters will provide air cover, but our old Iranian friends in the UMI may not welcome us.

The Anzio is in combat mode, folks.complete.The captain flipped the switch.Alright, let's start the simulated combat. I'm going to rehearse all the possible offensive methods this group of bastards might adopt.We will receive the latest intelligence assessment in two hours, and now we will practice how to deal with aircraft and missile attacks. What about the Indian Navy?asked the Arms Coordinator. We also have to keep a close eye on their actions.The strategy display shows a P | Triple C Orion patrol aircraft flying over Comedy Group, preparing to take over from the aircraft on duty.The Indian Navy headed due east, once again crossing their previous course as they had been doing for days.

The KH|11 satellite is sweeping over the Persian Gulf.The satellite has photographed three important armed units of the Allah Corps, and is now photographing the entire Iranian coast, searching for the Chinese-made Silkworm missile launch site.Photos were beamed to the Washington area by communications satellites over the Indian Ocean, while technicians, still wearing face masks, searched for the plane-like surface-to-surface missile.Stationary launch sites have been identified, but since the missiles can be launched from large trucks, many coastal roads will also need to be scrutinized. The first four passenger planes landed safely on the outskirts of Dhahran.There is no welcome ceremony.The climate has turned warmer and spring has arrived early in the region after a surprisingly cold and wet winter.Temperatures approach 100 degrees Fahrenheit at noon and 120 degrees Fahrenheit in midsummer, but only 40 degrees at night.Because it is close to the coast, the air is also very humid.

The first flight stopped taxiing.The first to step off the plane was Brigadier General Diggs, who was the ground commander for the operation.The briefing pointed out that the commander of the 366th Air Combat Wing was also a one-star general, but under his command.It was the first time in many years that such an important combat operation was commanded by a brigadier general like him, Diggs thought as he walked down the escalator. At the end of the escalator stood a three-star Saudi general.The two saluted each other, then boarded the car and prepared to go to the local command to exchange the latest information.The commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment then stepped off the plane.The other three planes brought in a guard brigade and the second battalion of the Black Horse Cavalry Regiment; the big bus was already waiting there to transport the soldiers to the equipment pre-positioning place. Two hours later, the dark horse group got off the plane. What's the meaning?Dayelan asked. There seems to be a massive military operation going on over there.His intelligence chief said radar stations in western Iraq had detected passenger jets entering Saudi Arabia from Israel, while we also had fighter jet escorts and border patrols. Any other discoveries? not yet.The United States appears to be mobilizing an armed force into the Saudi kingdom.I'm not quite sure what exactly, but it shouldn't be large.Their troops stationed in Germany and their own troops are undergoing virus quarantine, and most of the U.S. troops are also deployed at home to maintain security. We have to preemptively strike anyway.Air Force advisers argued. I think that's wrong.The intelligence chief said that because it would have to invade Saudi airspace, it would set countries on premature alert.The United States can only mobilize the strength of one brigade at most, and the second brigade is based on Diego Garcia Island. We don't know if there has been any action there.Even if the US uses the equipment there, we can still expect our Indian friends to stop them. Can we trust the heathen?Air Force adviser said contemptuously. We can trust their distaste for America, and we can ask their fleets if they find anything.In any case, the Americans could deploy only one more brigade. Anyway, just kill them. That would give away our operational secrets.intelligence chief pointed out. If they don't know our intentions by now, they are all idiots.The Air Force adviser countered. The Americans have no reason to suspect that we have taken hostile action against them.Attacking their plane would cause them unnecessary alarm.Maybe they were just worried about our military operations in Iraq, so they flew in a small number of reinforcements.We'll have to wait until the time is right.The head of intelligence and governance told everyone. I'm calling India.Dayelan said appeasingly. Yes, our fleet is at sea.The prime minister told Da Yelan. Have you seen the US warship?At this time, the Indian Prime Minister was alone in the office, and her foreign minister had just left.The call was expected, but not what she had hoped for. The situation has changed.Although she still thinks he is weak, President Wren scares her.If the infectious disease in the United States is really caused by Da Yelan, what should we do?She has no evidence and is unwilling to find out, and her country must never be involved in such an action.Wren repeatedly asked her to promise not to hinder the movement of the US Navy fleet, but only once mentioned weapons of mass destruction, which is the most serious and lethal international term.Moreover, the foreign minister told her that the United States regards biological weapons and chemical weapons as nuclear weapons.This leads to another speculation: the United States may retaliate against others in its own way.She recalled that Wren had publicly hinted that he would act on the nature of the United Islamic Republic's attack. It is really unwise for Ta Yelan to provoke the United States in that way.Now both she and her country could be implicated. She hadn't expected this outcome.Deploying the fleet has taken a lot of risks, but what if the Chinese launch exercises at a place hundreds of thousands of miles away and destroy the passenger plane?There is no danger at all.Taye-ran demanded too much of her country and now he's attacking the American people, he's gone too far. No.She chose her words carefully, our fleet has seen the US patrol planes but not the ships.We heard that an American fleet was passing through the Suez Canal, but we didn't see it. Are you sure?Dayelan asked. My friends, our warships and naval aircraft have not spotted any US warships in the Arabian Sea.The MiG｜23 formation of the Indian Air Force did fly over the Arabian Sea, and she did not deceive her so-called allies.The sea is so big, but Americans are not very smart, are they? We will never forget your friendship.Dayelan assured her. The prime minister hung up, wondering if he had done the right thing.If the American ships had come to the Persian Gulf, she could never have said they had been spotted.That's true too, isn't it? On O'Day's desk are the background investigation reports of all secret service officers. All secret service personnel must pass personal data review before they can obtain work permits.Birth certificates, middle school photos, etc. have all been confirmed to be correct, but ten files are incomplete, so these ten people will be reviewed step by step in the afternoon.O'Day looked through all the materials, and one of them caught his attention. Rahman was born in Iran, but the United States is a country of immigrants, and immigrants are known to be the most loyal citizens, some of them the most elite, benefiting the military and other security agencies.O'Day thought, this matter is easy to handle, just look up the matter of buying carpets.He was a little curious as to who Mr. Sloan was, perhaps a rug buyer. The streets and alleys of Tehran are peaceful.Since you are a reporter, you have to do some reporter work.Clark came to the market again, politely talking to people about market business, about food supplies, about their views on unification with Iraq, about their plans for the future, and so on.The answers he got were featureless and platitudes, and the political commentary was especially bland, lacking the enthusiasm he remembered from a hostage crisis.At that time, the whole country was united in a common hatred against the whole outside world and especially the United States.He thought of the enthusiastic jewelry dealer, maybe they just wanted to make a living, like everyone else.Why did Da Yelan go her own way?How will his citizens react?It is clear that he no longer knows people's hearts, as many political leaders do.He has a handful of devoted cronies, a legion of willing hitchhikers, and the rest are indifferent.He looked at his watch, it was time to go back to the hotel.The first day passed like this, but he had already done part of his duties as a cover-up reporter.The Soviet counterpart will arrive in Tehran tomorrow. The first step was to check the names of Sloan and Allahad.They first checked the phone book, and sure enough, an Allahad advertised Persian and Oriental rugs in the Yellow Pages.The rug store is located on Wisconsin Avenue, about a kilometer from Laman's residence.And Mr. Sloan's phone number is 536|4040, which is only one number different from Laman's 536|3040, which is enough to explain the wrong message on Raman's answering machine. The next step is just a formal verification, which is to check the phone call records in the computer.After entering the approximate date, the huge call made the computer run for nearly a minute. Finally, the screen displayed a call from 202｜459｜6777 to Raman's house, but it was not Allahad The phone number of the store.Further inquiries revealed that 459｜6777 is a public phone number two streets away from the carpet shop.really weird!Why would he pay to use a public phone if he was so close to his shop?The operator in charge of the investigation, Donnie.Selig found that for a month, the carpet dealer did not call Laman's home; he checked the records of the previous month, still no.After a reverse lookup, it turned out that Rahman never called the rug dealer.If he orders a rug and it takes a while to deliver; if the rug dealer calls to let the buyer know that the shipment has arrived why is there no record of the call on either side? He leaned over the adjacent desk.Sylvia, would you come over and take a look at this? What's the problem, Donnie? The Black Horse Cavalry Regiment has all landed. They have a total of 123 M1A Type II Abrams main battle vehicles, 127 M3A Type 4 Bradley combat vehicles, and 16 M1A Type 4 combat vehicles. ○9A6 Paladin 155mm automatic cannon, eight M270 multiple rocket launchers; there are also 83 helicopters, of which 26 are AH｜54D Apache attack helicopters .There are also hundreds of support trucks carrying fuel, food, ammunition and the twenty transport vehicles known locally as buffaloes, which are indispensable in this desert terrain. The first action plan is to move the whole regiment out of the equipment pre-position.The tracked chariot got on the low-mounted trailer and began to march towards the small town in the north; there was an airfield there, and the Black Horse Corps would meet there.The global satellite positioning system has been checked and the vehicle intelligence system has also been installed. What's up?The old woman was not wearing a mask.Xixi.Loomis handed her a mask, the newest form of greeting in America. Hello!Mrs. Sloan.We are the FBI.She held up the certificate in her hand. What's the matter?She wasn't scared, just a little surprised. Mrs. Sloan, we are looking into something.I want to ask you some questions so that we can clarify the facts. okay.Mrs. Sloan was over sixty years old, well-groomed, slightly surprised, but still composed.The indoor TV was on, and a local station was broadcasting the weather report. can we go inThis is Operator Downey.As usual, her friendly smile was alluring and Mrs. Sloan didn't even have a mask on. certainly.The hostess opened the door and let them in. Xixi only glanced around the room and found that something was not quite right.First of all, there is no Persian rug in the living room. In her experience, people don't just buy rugs and take them home, and the interior is too tidy. Excuse me, is your husband at home?She immediately got a painful answer. My husband passed away last September.She told the operator. Oh, sorry, we don't know.As a result, the routine interrogation changed its approach. Joe was older than me, seventy-eight years old.She pointed to a photo of the two on the coffee table.The photo is very old, he in the photo is only about thirty, and she is less than twenty years old. Have you ever heard the name Allahad?Mrs. Sloan.Xi Xi asked after sitting down. No.who is he? He deals in Persian and Oriental rugs. Oh, we don't have that kind of thing in our house.I am allergic to wool.