Chapter 12 8. "It's fighting!"

I ordered "everything that can fly" to be mobilized. — Nixon January 17, 1991.Amman, the capital of Jordan. At 2:10 (Middle East time), I was woken up by Xiao Chen from the Jordan branch of Xinhua News Agency: "It's time to fight!" Lao Fu, the chief reporter of Xinhua News Agency in Amman, ran up to the fourth floor to watch the telex.We sealed off the fax room and Xiao Chen, Lao Fu and my bedrooms with adhesive strips.Lao Fu sent me an Eveready flashlight, red. At 2:30, I called Kono at the Intercontinental Hotel, but couldn't get through. The BBC reported that the first shots of the Gulf War were fired by American battleships.Modern warfare has no front and no rear.Before the aircraft of the multinational force launched the attack in the early morning of January 17, the battleships "Missouri" and "Wisconsin" fired hundreds of "Tomahawk" cruise missiles at targets in Iraq and Kuwait.According to the US military, the hit rate is over 90%.

The battleship "Missouri" is a historic ship named after President Truman's hometown of Missouri. On September 2, 1945, the signing ceremony for Japan's surrender was held on the "Missouri".At that time, General MacArthur, the general of the five-star US Army, accepted the surrender of Japan in Tokyo Bay on behalf of the allies. According to the Americans, he used five pens to sign his name.He first wrote "Doug" with the first pen, and gave the pen to his alma mater, West Point.He signed "Lars" with the second pen and sent the pen to the Library of Congress, and then signed MacArthur with two pens, and distributed the two pens to the British general Bai Sihuat who lost Singapore and the Philippine army who lost Singapore. U.S. Lieutenant General Wainwright.Finally, he signed his military rank with a small red pen, which was given to Mrs. MacArthur. The ship was the only battleship of the US Navy that had not been mothballed after World War II. It was refitted to escort Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Gulf. .Today, this "veteran" has made new achievements.

At 4 o'clock, US President Bush made a televised speech: This is not Vietnam. I will never tie the hands and feet of the generals until the dictator collapses, Kuwait is liberated, and a legal regime is established. At 4:30, Xiao Chen called his friend from the Jordan News Agency and learned that the Iraqi missile base on the border of Iraq was hit, and only one missile from Iraq was launched to Saudi Arabia. After the war broke out, the multinational forces headed by the United States dispatched various types of aircraft and launched "Tomahawk" (Tomahawk) cruise missiles to carry out large-scale attacks, focusing on attacking strategic targets in Iraq that pose a serious threat to the US military and multinational forces: air defense positions, Radar systems, command centers, communication hubs, missile bases, nuclear, biological and chemical facilities, air force airports, transportation hubs, etc.

Air combat aircraft of the multinational force mainly take off from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf countries and enter from the south and north of Iraq. Naval combat aircraft take off from three aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf and three aircraft carriers in the Red Sea and enter from the southeast and southwest of Iraq. , B-52 strategic bombers took off from Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean and Jeddah Airport in Saudi Arabia and entered from southern Iraq. "Tomahawk" cruise missiles were launched from battleships in the Persian Gulf, other surface ships, and submarines in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean East and West access to Iraq.

At 5:50, I received a call from the editor-in-chief's office of the Xinhua News Agency, praising me. At 6 o'clock, the old lady of the landlady called and asked what happened: "Who called who?" At 7:30, I went to the embassy for dinner. The street was quiet and quiet, and there was no abnormality. At 9 o'clock, I went to the Syrian embassy with Xiao Chen to do business.Soldiers in steel helmets appeared on the streets, guarding important departments and embassies.I double f4,1 with 80-200 in the car. "1000" strafing". The car broke down halfway, and asked the Jordanians for help. Asked if we could speak Arabic? We answered "shiwayshiway (a little bit)". Asked whether Bush was bad or not, I tried to figure out his thoughts, head From the upper right to the lower left, it seems to be dotted. He is very happy: "Sadik (friend). "The guy who repaired the car was called Khalid. As soon as I picked up the camera, a man rushed over and yelled at us. Xiao Chen advised me to put the camera away quickly.

At 14 o'clock, the photography department of the head office called and asked to take pictures of the airport, but there was no transportation.Passed a 10-inch fax of four soldiers. In the evening, I, who had no money and no rights, began to use my bravery and wisdom to join forces with the Japanese devils.Brother Kono of Peking University suggested that you should always bring a Chinese flag.I made an agreement with Kono to go to the Intercontinental Hotel at 7:30 tomorrow morning and take Okawamoto Toshio and Kondo to the border together. At night, Kono called and refused to go.Because Iraq attacked Israel.Kondo of the Kyodo News Agency is going to sneak across the border to Israel along the Allenby Trail opened by the Crusader General Allenby.I reported my idea of ​​partnering with Kondo to the head of the Middle East Branch.As a result, he was reprimanded again.

Lao Fu asked him to pack the luggage, dismantle the machine, and move to the embassy in the early morning.As if the whole of Jordan had been hit by chemical weapons, the Indian ambassador to Jordan ran to the Chinese embassy to ask Ambassador Zhang for a plastic film.Every household is building anti-virus rooms with plastic sheets.