If the coup could not be ended within a day, then it would undoubtedly evolve into a civil war.
More than two weeks ago, the Turkish military launched a coup in Istanbul.
The F16 suddenly changed course after completing a routine flight mission. It flew over Istanbul and fired at the Presidential Palace with its autocannon. However, Erdoğan changed his schedule at the last minute and was not in the Presidential Palace, so he was lucky enough to escape the attack.
The renegade F16 was immediately locked on by the ground air defense system and shot down in the north of Istanbul.
After learning that the military launched a coup, Erdoğan immediately convened a meeting of the Supreme Military Commission and excluded the newly formed presidential guards that were completely loyal to him after 16 years. He arrested the coup participants and surrounded the 14th Mechanical Brigade Headquarters that was suspected of participating in the coup.
The 15th Infantry Brigade and 31st Armored Battalion exchanged fire with the 14th Mechanical Brigade in the western part of Istanbul, forcing them to retreat in the direction of Samandera, and were annihilated on the way. At the same time, the four armored brigades and two mechanized brigades stationed in the southwest of Istanbul announced their support for the coup. They called the insurgents in Istanbul compatriots and vowed to overthrow the rule of the Erdoğan government and promote the secularization of Turkey!
For a time, the spark of the coup ignited the smoke of the civil war. The two sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire in the southwest of Turkey. Fighter jets and artillery shells flew over cities and towns from time to time. No one expected that the coup would develop into such a fierce civil war.
But for some people, all of this was expected.
At this moment, in the mountains of southeastern Turkey, the city named Patman was under the control of anti-government forces.
At the airport in the north, a C-5 "Galaxy" transport plane crossed the Turkmenistan border under the cover of the night and landed on the runway with flashing signal lights.
The plane stopped and the hatch opened. The tank barrel pointed ferociously outside the cabin and steadily stopped in the cabin. Several soldiers waiting next to the airport stepped forward and carefully transported the equipment in the cabin out of the transport plane.
An officer wearing a desert camouflage uniform walked out of the cabin and accompanied by two bodyguards to the 22nd Armored Brigade's commander, Kolb.
Kolb saluted the officer, and after the latter returned the salute, the two walked to the side of the airport.
"Three M1A2 main battle tanks, 40 tons of munitions. Another 40 M1A2s will be transported from the Iraqi border. You must guard this corridor to Iraq unless you want to lose supplies, "Colonel Bertram from Europe walked next to Kolb and said in a deep voice.
"Leave it to me." Kolb nodded solemnly. "The soldiers of the 22nd Armored Brigade will never give up Bartman to the Erdoğan government!"
The size of the Turkey Army was the second largest in NATO, but only in terms of size.
The tanks of the armored forces were mainly the M-60 model from the Cold War era, supplemented by the "Leopard" 1 tank from Germany. There were even M24 Chaser tanks from World War II in service. The 22nd armored battalion had two of these antiques.
With the help of the M1A2s, the 22nd Armored Brigade's disadvantage in armored units would undoubtedly be reversed!
"The secularization of Turkey will depend on you." Colonel Botram patted his shoulder and said solemnly, "If necessary, you can seek help from the Kurds. They are all natural warriors. As long as independence is the bait, they will not let go of this opportunity. "
After hearing this, Kolb frowned slightly.
"Kurds? I don't believe them! "
"If you want to win this war, you must believe in them." Colonel Botram looked at the Turkish officer with a blank expression and said emotionlessly, "Even if they are infidels, as long as they can be used by us, they are our allies. This is a decision made by the Freemasonry. You should understand what I mean. "
Kolb held his breath.
Of course, he understood what Colonel Botram meant.
If this was a decision made by the Freemasonry, then as a brigade commander of the rebel army, he certainly had no right to intervene.
"In addition, volunteers from Europe will join this war. At that time, our people will enter the country from the Iraqi border with UA equipment. The UA's position will be awkward, or the Hill government will be awkward. NATO's fighters will not help Turkey bomb its own people, even if they are 'criminals'. Do you understand what I mean? "
Kolb gulped and nodded.
"Understood."
"Good that you understand."
Botram said simply, then fixed the hat on his head and looked in the direction of the C-5 transport plane.
The soldiers of the 22nd Brigade had finished unloading the cargo. In the open space not far away, the tankers were testing the equipment. Tomorrow, these three M1A2s would appear on the front line of the crossfire and become the nightmare of the 27th Armored Brigade.
In the distance, tracers danced in the air, and the artillery embellished the night sky with an unnatural purple-red.
Kolb looked in that direction.
He suddenly felt that the sky was like the future of the Ottoman Empire, and he couldn't see the direction in the darkness …
…
"Last night, the 22nd Armored Brigade stationed in the Bakuman region launched a counterattack against the 27th and 29th Armored Battalions. Previously, the outside world had always thought that the 22nd Armored Battalion had exhausted its supplies and was no longer able to resist the encirclement of the Turkish government forces. However, this counterattack shocked the outside world. Not only did the 22nd Armored Brigade not show any signs of weakness, but they even used M1A2 main battle tanks in their armored battalion. "
"… Erdoğan strongly condemned the UA equipment appearing in the hands of the anti-government forces and called it a betrayal. The Capital said that although the tanks were UA equipment, they did not come from the UA. Hill visited Istanbul yesterday and held talks with Erdoğan in an attempt to appease the emotions of the Turkish side. "
"Some analysts say that the coup in Turkey will put the UA in a dilemma. BBC News, reporting for you. "
In the morning, Jiang Chen turned on the international news channel as usual. While enjoying the food served by Ayesha, he watched the lively international community.
Natasha walked over with her portion and sat next to Jiang Chen, across from Ayesha.
"Is it interesting to watch this news?"
"Of course it's interesting." Jiang Chen separated the fried egg with a fork, broke the delicate yolk, and smeared it evenly on the bread. "Someone once told me that Obama and Hill both belong to the Democratic Party, but the former belongs to the Jewish consortium, and the latter belongs to the anti-Semitic consortium."
The KGB obviously heard the news. Natasha's expression didn't show any surprise. Instead, she pursed her lips and joked.
"Your way of eating is a bit different."
"I think so too. After all, the use of a fork is not as varied as chopsticks. Occasionally, I try different ways of eating … Ayesha, can you pass me the honey? "
"Mhmm!"
Ayesha bit the bread between her lips, put down the fork, and handed the honey jar to Jiang Chen with her right hand.
On the TV, the report on Turkey had ended, and the next broadcast was a news flash. In the screen, the image of Future Technology's latest VRcity flashed. At this time, Jiang Chen said.
"Do you have anything to say to me?"
"Why do you think I have something to say?" Natasha looked at Jiang Chen curiously.
"Because it's already eight o 'clock." Jiang Chen smiled and pointed to the clock on the wall. "If I remember correctly, you usually go to work at seven o 'clock."
Since Jiang Chen pointed it out, Natasha no longer hid it and put down the knife and fork in her hand.
"Yes, I do have something to discuss with you. Are you interested in selling your drones to Russia? "
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