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Chapter 1679 The Magical War (First update, please subscribe)
Another name for the Third Middle East War is the "Six-Day War". Israel not only defeated the three Arab countries of Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days, but also occupied the entire Palestinian region and the Sinai Peninsula.

After this battle, Israel not only established absolute confidence in Arab countries, but also formed a psychological advantage over Arab countries.

Compared to the first Middle East War in 48.

This battle is the founding battle of Israel!
It was through this war that Israel figured out the military strength of the Arab countries. This military strength had nothing to do with the weapons provided by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union could provide the best weapons and equipment, but the Arab countries' armies might not be able to use them well.

There are so many Arab countries, and they not only obtain arms from the Soviet Union, but also from European countries. Now in the Middle Eastern countries, the Soviet Union has a foothold in Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, which is armed by Britain.

Although the Soviet Union gave Egypt and Syria T55 tanks and MiG fighters, Britain gave Jordan Centurion tanks and imported British and American fighters.

It can be said that weapons from the East and the West are gathered here, and Arab countries also have absolute advantages in population and national strength.

In this four-nation war, Israel seemed destined to fail, so much so that after seeing the threat of war, Israel even prepared for its own national destruction.

"Either perish or survive!"

On June 6, Tel Aviv time, facing the Arab coalition that had completed its war preparations, the Israeli cabinet approved a "preemptive strike" plan at the request of One-eyed General Dayan.

In the early morning of June 6, the Israeli army started the war with the belief that it would be a matter of life or death.

At 7:45 a.m. local time, after careful planning, the Israeli Air Force almost went out in full force. Nearly two hundred fighter jets took off from a dozen airports at different times and passed over 11 target airports in Egypt at the same time, launching a surprise attack at a time when the Egyptian army least expected it.

In the first round of attacks, the Israeli Air Force successfully destroyed more than 200 Egyptian aircraft. After returning, they completed the aircraft maintenance while replenishing fuel and bombs with high efficiency that all air forces in the world must look up to. They launched a second round of attacks on the half-dead Egyptian Air Force, destroying hundreds of various types of aircraft remaining in Egypt.

Three hours after the war started, the Egyptian Air Force, the most powerful air force in the Arab world, was completely wiped out!

At the same time, Israeli armored forces launched a ground offensive against Egypt's Sinai.

For a time, the desert of the Sinai Peninsula was full of VT1 tanks and "Super Sherman", and the spearheads were the VT1D tanks and the Israeli-made Matic I tanks.

When the tank and armored cluster crossed the border, it immediately ran into the Arab army that was ready for battle. The battle was extremely fierce from the beginning.

Among the Arab army's defense lines, the most important is the Abu-Aghela area. The Egyptian army's positions here are still the key, and the attack is more difficult than in the last war.

The Israeli army failed to break through the fortifications of Abu Agila during the Suez Canal Crisis, and they were impressed by the fortified areas there, and the fighting spirit of the ordinary Egyptian soldiers was also respectable.

Over the past decade, with the help of Soviet military engineers, the local defense system has become more complete and solid, and it seems capable of withstanding any attack from the Israelis.

Since the end of the Canal Crisis, the difficult task of breaching the Abu Agheila defenses has been the focus of the IDF. Exercises are held every year against simulated Abu Agheila positions, and each time the exercises are updated based on the latest intelligence on the evolving Egyptian defenses.

Because the success of the critical assault on Abu Agila was crucial to the outcome of the entire war, the 38th Armored Division, commanded by the Israeli army's trump card, Sharon, was responsible for it. As soon as the war broke out on June 38, the 6th Armored Division crossed the border to the Abu Agila area.

Sharon's target was the formidable defenses of Abu al-Aqala, which controlled the central route through the Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptians saw it as a natural flank barrier because of the huge sand dunes to the north that were considered impassable for tanks.

The passage extending from the east was almost the only passage for the Israeli army to attack Abu Agila, where the Egyptian army set up two lines of defense, front and back, consisting of trenches, bunkers, artillery positions, mortar pits, tanks, barbed wire and minefields. The troops stationed here were the elite of the Egyptian army - the 2nd Infantry Division.

Just as the French believed that tanks could not pass through the forest, the Egyptians also believed that tanks could not pass through the sand dunes. However, after years of careful research, the Israelis believed that tanks could pass through the sand dunes under the right conditions. The VT1D equipped by Israel just completed this task. This tank has two characteristics: one is strong protection, and the other is wide track shoes - the track width is 610 mm. These two points are the prerequisites for the tank to successfully penetrate the sand dunes.

When encountering the Egyptian army, the VT1D's 105mm main gun is enough to pose a fatal threat to it.

Just as the German armored forces passed through the Ardennes Mountains and bypassed the Maginot Line, the 38th Armored Battalion of the 266th Armored Division passed through the desert. When this multi-service mobile combat group, including mechanized infantry, vehicle-mounted mortars and rocket launchers, as well as reconnaissance and engineering units, crossed the desert and appeared behind the Egyptian army, despite the Egyptian army's tenacious resistance, everything was doomed.

Amid the fierce artillery fire, when 266 VT45D main battle tanks of the 1th Armored Battalion appeared on the battlefield, the Egyptian army's defense was completely destroyed - the 1mm thick armor of the VT260D main battle tank was not only immune to 85mm anti-tank guns, but even 100mm anti-tank guns could not destroy its armor.

Relying on their heavy armor, 45 VT1D main battle tanks broke through the Egyptian army's defense line as if they were in an empty space. The only loss was that the tracks of two tanks were blown off.

After intensive field repairs, the 266th Armored Battalion immediately moved toward its intended target, and Major Neil reported to Sharon via telegram:

"My battalion has occupied Point 181 and is heading towards the Ruwafa Dam!"

After Major Neil succeeded, Sharon ordered his artillery to fire at the Egyptian positions.

As Sharon scanned the desert, he issued an order to his gunners:
"Let everything tremble."

This order was so legendary that even Liu Xiangrong, who was standing next to him and following the Israeli army as an observer, couldn't help but look at him.

"We are used to saying earth."

"I want to destroy the entire world! Their world!"

As Sharon finished his words, the artillery of the 38th Armored Division sounded.

For nearly half an hour, the artillery group consisting of 105mm and 155mm howitzers, 120mm and 160mm mortars and British 25-pound guns carried out the most intense artillery bombardment in the history of the Israel Defense Forces. Even Liu Xiangrong, a professional soldier, was surprised by this huge firepower show. He said:
“I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.”

This is indeed a rare scene.

After heavy artillery fire hammered the Egyptian defenses, Sharon launched his main force toward Abu Agila's attack front.

With their retreat cut off, and helicopter troops dropping and a frontal attack underway, everything was doomed.

On the first day, the balance of the war tilted towards Israel with the sudden attack of the Israeli army!
The Israeli army was attacking, and the Egyptian army was destroying!
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When the war reaches this stage, in the imagination of most people, Egypt must be in a state of sirens blaring, radio stations blaring, media clamoring, people in action, and the entire society in a state of tense war...

However, just as the Egyptian Air Force suffered a devastating blow and the Israeli armored forces were advancing at high speed, an incredible scene of magical realism was being played out on the streets of Cairo, the capital of Egypt: fanatical people were celebrating the victory with joy!

On the state radio station in Cairo, the announcer announced the victory in a tone of excitement and joy:
"Israel launched a shameful sneak attack, but the Egyptian Air Force has launched a powerful counterattack, causing Israel to suffer heavy losses. The brave Egyptian soldiers shot down a total of 86 enemy planes, while only losing two planes themselves."

During the broadcast, the announcer's tone was excited and people were excited.

Facing the news of victory, the ecstatic Egyptian people filled the streets of Cairo. The sound of anti-aircraft guns was like a salute to cheer them on. People sang and danced amid the sound of gunfire, shouting passionately and heroically: Attack Palestine! Attack Tel Aviv!

At the same time, at the SEA representative office in Cairo, intelligence officer Xu Shaohua discovered something unusual.

"Something might have happened!"

Military officer Zhu Changli asked:
"How to say?"

“They’re not reacting right!”

Xu Shaohua explained:

"Look, there are a lot more soldiers and police outside the representative office,"

Indeed, there were many more Egyptian soldiers outside the representative office. Just when I was wondering, someone shouted:

"Our line has been cut off!"

The call was cut off!

It was not just the phone calls from the representative office, but also the phone calls from embassies of various countries. Not only that, Egypt also cut off the country's international telephone lines at the first opportunity and banned foreign journalists from moving freely.

No one knows what exactly happened.

These people include the King of Jordan and the President of Syria, Egypt’s closest Arab brother countries.

They had no idea Egypt was under attack!
When Israel launched the air raid, the Egyptian Chief of Staff, Marshal Amir, happened to be on a plane in the air. Therefore, he ordered the Egyptian air defense forces not to open fire to prevent the shells from accidentally shooting down his plane. After finally finding a civilian airport to land, he quickly hailed a taxi and rushed to the highest military command.

Along the way, he had already considered what the primary task was.

"Now, the most important thing is not to fight back!"

As the Air Force Marshal, Marshal Amir knew very well what was most important now. After all, his air force had been destroyed.

"We have to convince Jordan and Syria that we have shot down most of the Israeli planes!"

As the car drove toward the command post, Amir said:
"If Jordan and Syria don't attack now, we are doomed. Without their help, the Israelis will occupy Cairo. We need to send them a telegram telling them that we have shot down some of the Israeli aircraft. No, 75% of them, and that the Egyptian ground forces have launched a full-scale offensive against the enemy in Sinai."

As the Chief of General Staff, Amir knew clearly that in this undeclared sneak attack, the main force of the Egyptian Air Force had been destroyed, and the ground forces without air protection were a group of lambs to be slaughtered.

He had only one purpose in fooling his allies, which was to make Syria and Jordan attack Israel as soon as possible to relieve the pressure of his own disastrous defeat.

"And the President?"

The adjutant asked, listening to the marshal's decision.

"How are we going to tell him?"

"Now we can only hide it from him. All our hopes are on the attack from Jordan and Syria. If they don't attack, we will be destroyed."

(End of this chapter)