The news of Isla's fiasco soon reached Normandy, the commander-in-chief of the American army, and when his secretary told him the news, he was enjoying his steak, and he was stunned when he heard the news, and the cut steak was also hanging in the air, and he forgot to put it in his mouth for a long time.

I don't know how long it took for Normandy to ask with difficulty: "Has the 163rd Infantry Battalion been wiped out?"

"No, because Lieutenant Colonel Arthur left behind a reserve of more than 800 men before breaking into Isra, and this reserve was only ambushed by the Iraqi army when the assault force withdrew from Isra, and 300 men were killed in the battle, but it still managed to receive 100 men out of Isla. The secretary reported to Normandy as he had written.

Listening to this report, Normandy showed a bitter smile on his face: "We lost 600 soldiers in one battle, which is our worst defeat since the beginning of the entire Gulf War, right? This is completely inconsistent with my expectation of as few casualties as possible, it seems that I underestimated the determination of my opponents, regardless of the rest, at least here in Basra, their defenders are still very determined and smart." ”

"General, where there is war, there are bound to be casualties, and this is not your fault. "The secretary tried to persuade Normandy.

Normandy waved his hand and motioned to skip the topic, and he sighed: "Now that Iraq has won such a big victory, the public opinion of the whole world must not have expected it." ”

"General, international public opinion did not mention this battle, and Iraq did not declare victory in this battle. The secretary said.

This answer made Normandy feel very incredible, because this was not only the first victory of the Iraqi army in the face of the US offensive, but also in the current peace negotiations, it can bring itself a lot of bargaining chips, so why does Salm not make much of a big deal about this victory?

Normandy was thinking about this question, and suddenly a very bad premonition came to him: they were planning a bigger conspiracy!

Although Normandy couldn't understand how to fight a more beautiful battle with the current state of the Iraqi army, his always accurate intuition reminded him very clearly that this was very realistic!

Normandy is worthy of being the commander-in-chief of the US military appointed by US President Walsh, and he quickly put aside those distractions, quickly calmed down and asked: "Where is the Desert Tiger Infantry Regiment advancing now?"

"Now they have reached the oasis of Aykut, ten kilometers outside the city of Isla. The secretary replied.

Hearing the answer, Normandy immediately put down his knife and fork and got up from his seat, then walked to the map, and after carefully observing the terrain near Basra, he said to the secretary: "Immediately convey my order to the Desert Tiger Infantry Regiment, let them retreat to Cubal as soon as they receive the 163rd Infantry Battalion, and let them retreat carefully, the enemy's target is likely to be the entire Desert Tiger Infantry Regiment." ”

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When Normandy gave the Desert Tigers the order to retreat in his restaurant, Zou Yue was also looking at the map at the command center in Basra.

"Eating the whole Desert Tiger in one bite, would the commander of the American army think like this? If he really thinks like this, it means that he is a very cautious fellow, but he lacks a little creativity in the art of war. ”

Zou Yue muttered to himself, but when he said this, he laughed again, because he remembered that this was what Zhou Ming had said about himself at the beginning, and remembered that he was discussing with Zhou Ming how to fire this shot in Badina, the capital of Iraq, and his first thought was to use this desert tiger to fight, but Zhou Ming gave a more imaginative proposal: surprise attack on the White Tiger Regiment.

The surprise attack on the White Tiger Regiment was a legendary battle on the Korean battlefield 40 years ago, in which a deputy platoon commander led his sharp knife squad directly behind the enemy, infiltrated the enemy's regimental headquarters to create chaos, and finally completely annihilated the White Tiger Regiment and the US ace artillery battalion.

Zou Yue is very familiar with this example, and he even saw with his own eyes the military flag of the US ace artillery battalion that was captured in that battle.

So now Zhou Ming's idea is that since he wants to play, he will play a bigger game for the Yankees, and the desert tiger will be eaten, but this battle will also completely bring back the momentum of Iraq's decadence, so this action was decided.

When Zou Yue was thinking about it, his adjutant came in with two Iraqi officers behind him, and Zou Yue asked without replying: "Is there any movement on the US side?"

To this, the two Iraqi officers replied with two sentences, which were translated by the adjutant who knew Arabic: "General, according to the reconnaissance reports from the front, the Desert Tiger Infantry Regiment of the US Army is now withdrawing from the Aykut Oasis, and based on their route of movement, it is very likely that they will withdraw to Gubar. ”

Hearing this, Zou Yue immediately went to the map and found Gubar, a small town on the border between Iraq and Kuwait.

The Yankees were also a little too cautious, and actually retreated twenty kilometers in a row after the defeat. ”

Zou Yue said with a smile, and then he gave an order to the adjutant: "Summoning the Qian army, just say that our tiger killing plan can begin." ”

The adjutant who received the order immediately said yes, and then went to the front line to give the order, and when this message was transmitted to Qian Jun by the encrypted satellite signal, he had already set off with twelve soldiers, five of whom were members of the desert squad, and the other six were selected Iraqi soldiers and an interpreter, all of whom were wearing American uniforms and had now passed the Aykut Oasis.

"Captain, I just received an order from General Zou that our tiger killing plan can begin, but how can we infiltrate the enemy's camp?" asked Qian Jun, the little soldier in charge of communications.

"Turtle son, didn't General Zou tell us when we came out? Just let us all dress up as American soldiers, go up and get close to the Yankees, pretend that we are also American soldiers, and then throw out a few important information, and then we can easily blend in, and you still ask for a hammer!" Qian Jun said angrily.

Listening to the Q&A between Qian Jun and the little soldier, the interpreter behind him asked tremblingly: "This sir, do we really want to do that? That's the U.S. army, if it is discovered, we will all be killed, especially since there are only so many of us, and there will be no way to fight it at that time!"

Qian Jun turned around and smiled and showed his big white teeth and said: "Iraqi comrades, I'm afraid you don't know, there is an old saying in our Chinese that you can't get a tiger if you can't get a tiger's den, and now since we want to slaughter this desert tiger, how can there be any reason not to take risks." Besides, since it is an adventure, of course, the fewer people the better, and the more people there are, the more likely it will be to have problems. ”

When Qian Jun and his team were talking and laughing, the sound of a car engine suddenly came from the road next to them.

Hearing this, the Iraqi interpreter immediately shouted: "U.S. troops, that's the U.S. military convoy, let's run ...... quickly."

Qian Jun quickly covered the translator's mouth: "What's the panic? Didn't we come out just to blend in with the US military camp? This unit seems to be the retreating US troops mentioned in the order just now, and it really took no effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to go, that's him." ”

While talking about Qian Jun, he straightened his outfit, turned around and asked in English, "Do I look like an American?"

The little warrior, a correspondent who also understands English, gave a thumbs up: "As long as the captain doesn't say anything about the turtle son!"

Qian Jun slapped him angrily and scolded his turtle son, and then led the team onto the highway to stop the US military convoy, and when the convoy stopped, Qian Jun asked loudly: "I am Captain Kerry of the 163rd Infantry Battalion, may I ask who is the commander here?"

An officer stepped out of the armored car, came to Qian Jun, looked at him with a puzzled face and asked, "I'm Major Ralph, Captain Kerry, you need to explain to me where your team belongs to, why it's here, and what's going on with you?"

Major Ralph said and pointed to the tattered military uniform on Qian Jun's body, Qian Jun wanted to say that this was also helpless, after all, these were all taken from the dead people, and these thirteen sets of clothes were still the best.

Qian Jun said helplessly: "I'm sorry Major, my team and I ran out of Isla. ”

"Isla, why didn't you come back with the 161st Infantry Battalion?" asked Ralph again.

"I don't know, when my team was ambushed in Islam, we kept running, and the Iraqis kept chasing, and we didn't know where we ran, so we had to rely on the compass to go south, until we met you here. Qian Jun replied.

Ralph frowned and looked at Qian Jun, although he thought Qian Jun's words were a bit incredible, but it was not impossible, plus the tattered clothes on their bodies, weren't they just left by the battle?

When Qian Jun turned around, he saw that the translator was trembling, and even sat on the ground when he heard Ralph's words, which made Ralph's eyes suddenly sharpen, and he stared at Qian Jun and asked, "What's going on?"

Damn, I knew something was going to go wrong with this timid translator!

Qian Jun scolded in his heart, after all, in this team, except for the translators, they are all soldiers carefully selected by him, and they are all very calm without fear of sacrifice, but the courage of the translator is very urgent, but he and the soldiers of the desert team do not know Arabic, and the translation is still necessary.

In the face of the tremendous pressure brought by Ralph, Qian Jun spread his hands very calmly and replied very casually: "He was frightened by the Iraqi ambush in Isla, and he has not recovered yet, and he is very afraid of everything." ”

"Is that really the case?" Ralph asked again, seemingly dissatisfied with Qian Jun's answer.

Qian Jun nodded and replied Of course, at this time, time seemed to have passed incomparably long, Qian Jun maintained a very casual expression, and his hand touched the grenade on his waist, ready to deal with unexpected situations at any time.

Finally, I don't know how long it took, Ralph suddenly laughed and said: "Coward, only you 163 Infantry Battalion can have such a coward, you will be chased and beaten by those Iraqis, you will definitely become a star when you go back, but a comedy star!"

Hearing Ralph say this, Qian Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief, because he had finally escaped him, but at this time, he made a very humiliated expression on his face, and Ralph saw that Rao had an intentional taste: "Captain, are you still not convinced?"

"We were indeed chased and beaten by Iraqi soldiers, but that was because we had a very important piece of information, and we need to come back alive to report it, otherwise more people will die at the hands of the Iraqis!" Qian Jun said, "That is, the Iraqis have a bullet that can hit every shot, and any untrained Iraqi can become a sharpshooter after using this bullet!"

Ralph was first surprised by the news brought by Qian Jun, and then asked with a sinking face: "Captain, are you sure you really have this situation?"

Qian Jun nodded and replied: "That's right, I was lucky enough to bring back a few rounds for this." ”

Saying that, Qian Jun also took out a bullet and handed it to Ralph, who said after checking it: "I understand Captain, you are a hero of America, and the direction of our retreat now is Cubar, but I will take you to Awali, because our front commander-in-chief, Brigadier General Harpy, is there." ”

Ralph's decision made Qian Jun glared at that time.