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Chapter 1680 From Heaven to Hell (Second update, please subscribe)

In this way, Nasser, as president, was fooled by the Egyptian military.

Therefore, although as the president of Egypt, Nasser, like many ordinary people, could only rely on the media for information,
He felt happy as he listened to the news of victory after victory coming from the radio.

"It's amazing that our counterattack was so successful. These 10 years of preparation were worth it."

While waiting for his subordinates to report the victory, Nasser had already begun thinking about how to give an inspiring victory speech.

He believed that this victory would further solidify his position as the leader of the Arab world, and that he would then be able to unite the entire Arab world.

Then the Arab world gathered its strength to fight against the Western world, and Arab countries took back the Suez Canal, oil and other interests that had been usurped by Western countries.

But by 10 a.m., Nasser began to feel something was not right. - Cairo National Radio

It is reported that the number of enemy aircraft shot down by the Egyptian Air Force has reached 161.

"How is this possible? Israel only has 200 fighter jets in total. How could they almost completely wipe out the Israeli Air Force with just air defense firepower?"

Nasser, who was a military man, began to doubt this number. After all, nine out of ten air defenses are useless.

No matter how advanced Egypt's air defense network is, it would be impossible to achieve such brilliant results.

Moreover, there is no news from the military now. In the early stage, it can be understood that they were busy responding to and commanding operations, but several hours have passed. It is impossible that they still cannot spare time to report the battle situation?
So Nasser took the initiative to call Chief of General Staff Amir and Air Force Commander Mahmoud.

"How is the situation going now? Did we defeat the surprise attack by the Israeli Air Force? How many troops did they lose?"

When Nasser asked them about the battle situation, strangely, the two men remained silent and did not give him any response.

He then contacted General Sadat, whom he trusted the most, but the general's office replied that Sadat had something going on at home and could not be contacted.

Nasser was naturally puzzled by this result. He really couldn't understand why everyone was so silent.

"Perhaps it's because the current situation is too tense. All the generals are fighting back against Israel's attack and are about to launch a full-scale counterattack against Israel, so they have no time to take care of their own side."

While Nasser was comforting himself, Cairo National Radio had already made an impassioned announcement on the radio: The Egyptian Air Force had begun bombing Israeli cities.

Win, not a small win, but a big win!

Nasser was excited when he heard the good news that the Egyptian Air Force launched a bombing on Israel.

This was the moment he had dreamed of for many years, and now it had finally come true.

At this moment, Nasser even saw the moment of Israel's surrender and the scene of the Israelis being driven into the sea.

When the Israelis fled to the raging sea, it was the moment for him to unify the entire Arab world.

Now this dream is finally coming true.

Sometimes dreams are doomed to fail.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Nasser, unable to contain his excitement after one victory after another, finally arrived at the highest military command center.

In his imagination, the marshals and generals in the highest military command center must be waiting for his arrival with joy.

When he entered the highest military command center, he found that everything was completely different from what he had imagined. It was full of chaos and noise, and all the generals looked at him with fear in their eyes.

It was not until the afternoon, eight hours after the Egyptian Air Force had been destroyed, that Nasser finally discovered the truth.

In the chaotic and gloomy command center, calls came one after another from the Soviet Embassy and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, all looking for Amir to inquire about the situation on the battlefield, but Amir told his assistant to refuse any calls; and he himself was not busy with organization and command, but had fallen into a state of mental disorder after a major blow. Sometimes he was jubilant, sometimes he talked to himself, and sometimes he picked up the phone and hysterically gave vague orders to the front-line troops.

Seeing Marshal Amir, who seemed to be a little mentally ill, Nasser was completely stunned.

This situation was like a bucket of cold water pouring over Nasser's head, but now is not the time to hold him accountable.

"You all just exit."

Nasser called his entourage out of the house, calmed Amir down, and talked with him alone;

"President, we are done."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Amir stated the fact in a tearful voice.

"We are finished. Not only have we lost all our planes, but the Israelis are advancing towards the Sinai Peninsula. They will defeat us soon!"

The sudden news made Nasser feel like he was struck by lightning. He was still immersed in the joy of victory a few years ago, but now he finally knew the facts and the truth.

When he walked out with a grim face, he finally understood the truth.

They failed!
Again!
However, Nasser was in a heavy mood, but his spirit was not completely broken. He acted quickly and tried his best to turn the situation around.

Nasser, who was born in the military, reacted very quickly. Faced with the reality that the air force was almost completely wiped out, he thought for a moment and immediately issued an order. "Immediately send an urgent request to Algeria to lease their MiG fighters."

Then Russell said to Amir:

"Now give orders to the Egyptian ground forces in Sinai to launch a counterattack against Israel without air support. Tell our soldiers that the fate of the country now depends on them. I believe they will firmly resist the Israeli invasion."

After making a series of deployments, Nasser's biggest headache was not how to turn the situation around on the battlefield. Although the air force was gone, he still had Arab brothers and ground forces to rely on. To some extent, Amir's concealment was in his interest. Now he could only rely on the counterattack of Syria and Jordan to save the situation.

The most troublesome thing now is how to face the Egyptian people and how to explain all this to them?
You have to know that before this, they were all immersed in victory like me.

At this moment, people in the streets of Cairo are still celebrating the news broadcast on the radio that the Egyptian army is advancing into Tel Aviv. If someone told them that the Egyptian Air Force had already been annihilated and the Egyptian Army was being attacked by Israel in the Sinai Desert.

Moreover, not a single Egyptian plane or Egyptian soldier has ever entered Israel. What kind of emotional changes will these excited people experience?
What will happen next?
Nasser seemed to see an angry and fanatical crowd rushing towards the presidential palace; the police and soldiers were turning their guns on him; the ambitious middle and lower-level officers were announcing a coup to overthrow the government...
Nasser, who came to power through a military coup, was well aware of the consequences of the surging public opinion.

"We can send part of the army to Cairo to maintain order."

Following General Sadat's advice, Nasser shook his head.

"Faced with such a defeat, they will turn their guns around and point them at us."

After rejecting Amir's suggestion, Nasser continued:

"We need a reason to fail, we need an excuse for failure."

To avoid this from happening, he knew he had to find an excuse to divert everyone's attention and a scapegoat for Egypt's failure immediately!
This is not difficult, and in many cases, practice makes perfect.

Nasser then urgently contacted the leaders of Jordan and Syria and first told them clearly about his defeat.

There is no need to hide it anymore, as Syria and Jordan have also been attacked.

In this way, the leaders of the three countries agreed on the same caliber of the scapegoat on the phone. Unfortunately, their phone calls were successfully intercepted by Israeli intelligence agencies and later made public, but it doesn't matter, the people in Egypt will never hear it, as long as they don't know, the world will be peaceful.

At 6:05 p.m., Cairo National Radio began broadcasting new information: angrily accusing the United States of despicable involvement in Israel's attack on Egypt that day!

Jordanian and Syrian propaganda agencies and media also began to accuse Britain, the United States and the three countries of being the black hands behind Israel. Damascus Radio claimed that batches of British bombers took off from Cyprus airport in the Mediterranean to help Israel bomb Arab countries.

Jordan's Amman Radio claimed that three US aircraft carriers were cruising near the coast of Israel, and countless US warplanes took off from there to invade;
The military commentator of Cairo Radio told the public vividly: The Egyptian pilot saw with his own eyes that the person sitting in the Israeli fighter plane was an American, holding a map of Egypt taken by an SEAS spy plane.

While finding someone to take the blame, Nasser also gave a speech on the radio, making a generous call to the people of the Arab world: stand up bravely and fight against American imperialism and Israel.

After hearing these broadcasts, the mood of the Egyptian people immediately changed from celebrating victory to hatred towards the United States for no reason.

At this time, hatred suppressed people's rationality and cognition. Of course, with their IQ and knowledge reserves, almost no one would doubt the authenticity of these broadcasts; no one would think about how the official victory news of shooting down more than 160 fighter planes just now came out...

In just a few hours, public anger quickly swept across the Arab world - from Morocco to Pakistan, and even to Aceh in Sumatra, which had just gained independence.

The angry and frenzied crowd, shouting slogans and holding up banners, surrounded and attacked almost all the American embassies in these areas, and the British Embassy was no exception.

The media around the world were also excited and kept reporting on the enthusiasm and anger of the Arab people; facing the surging mobs outside the window, the diplomats prepared for the worst and burned all the confidential documents in the embassy.

In Cairo, people with American passports were accused of being suspected spies, kicked out of their homes at gunpoint, and taken to the airport for deportation.

Nasser also solemnly announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United States and recalled the Egyptian ambassador to the United States.

Following Nasser's footsteps, six Arab countries announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United States, and ten Arab countries announced an oil embargo on British and American imperialism. Although the oil fields in these Arab countries are mostly controlled by Western oil companies, the official rights to export are still in control.

By banning exports, this was the first time that Arab countries turned oil into a weapon, and it also directly led to a surge in oil prices in the international market.

The British and American governments, who were caught in the crossfire, were shocked and thought it was really a misunderstanding on the Egyptian side.

The diplomatic departments of London and Washington immediately denied and explained it solemnly, and urgently summoned the ambassadors of the three countries to explain to them.

It was not until Israel released Nasser’s secret call records that British and American politicians suddenly realized the truth and shut up and stopped their unnecessary explanations.

For ordinary Arabs, they have no chance to hear what Britain and the United States say; those who can hear it will naturally understand what is going on and there is no need for you to explain.

In the following days, the Egyptian government continued to add more evidence of Britain and the United States helping Israel through newspapers, radio and television, including: 5 British soldiers who sneaked into Israel at the end of May; the US aircraft carrier that docked in an Israeli port on June 3000; the confession of the shot down Israeli pilot...
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs even issued a special report detailing the entire process of the United States, Britain and the SEA secretly assisting Israel, and compiled a daily record of evidence from May 5 to June 21.

Not only was this evidence made public through newspapers, but it was also included in history textbooks as irrefutable proof.

In any case, Nasser's method of taking the blame successfully stabilized the internal situation. There were no riots, no coups, and no one jumped out to challenge his political authority, which also meant that he survived the most dangerous political crisis.

"Well, it's all over."

After successfully directing the contradiction toward the Western imperialist powers, Nasser had to face a very serious practical problem.

However, the war is still going on, Israel is still continuing its offensive, and in the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian army has suffered defeat again and again.

How will this disastrous war end?
(End of this chapter)