Chapter 013, Ruthless Domination
() The unanimous judgment of the U.S. Congress on the situation in Iraq brought hope to the U.S. president to issue an order to increase Iraqi troops again, but this time the U.S. military increase was not directly sent from the country, but the U.S. military from Kuwait was transferred to Iraq to support the north, except for the basic garrison personnel
The first batch of reinforcement plans include the 332nd Expeditionary Group, the 332nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, the 4406th Combat Group, the 4406th Air Support Operations Squadron, and the 9th Intelligence Squadron, which form about 1,500 personnel
In that war, the United States announced that the south of Iraq's 32nd parallel was designated as a no-fly zone and carried out a surveillance operation called "Southern Watch," which forbade Iraqi troops from entering the area
But this time, the Americans obviously couldn't play anymore, because without the support of other allies, it was almost impossible for the United States to once again designate southern Iraq as a no-fly zone, not to mention that this troop surge plan did not have the permission of the United Nations, and the air force of the Prophet Army was not the former Iraqi Air Force, which had a full set of Russian-made weapons and training methods, and they were not much worse than the Americans
What's more, the aircraft carrier strike group that the Americans relied on is now limited by the Russians, and the combined fleet in the port of Basra has formed a complete aircraft carrier battle group under the dumpling-like launching ships of the Black Sea shipyard, and the Americans have also found that many of the equipment of this series of aircraft carrier battle groups are as advanced as theirs, and even more advanced weapons than their current weapons
However, no one expected that the countries thought that the US troop increase was just an attempt to intimidate the south as they had intimidated Saddam Hussein before, but this time it was different, because the US Congress quickly issued a second batch of troop reinforcement plans
The second batch of additional troops was also transferred from the US military base in Kuwait, including the 9th Expeditionary Group, the 386th Expeditionary Group of the US Air Force, and one "Patriot" missile company, about 20,000 US troops, including 10,000 permanent troops
During the Iraq War, when the aircraft were not patrolling, the radar positions in this unit became the only means of monitoring Iraq's airspace, and during the Iraq War, this unit became an important air combat logistics and support base for the US military
In addition to the 20,000 U.S. troops in Iraq and the first and second batches of additional troops, the U.S. military support for the northern part of the army reached as many as 40,000 in an instant, not including the logistics personnel
However, countries still believe that it is impossible for the United States to be desperately caught in the whirlpool of the Iraq war, because after the second batch of troop increases, panic and anti-war sentiment in the United States have risen, and 50 percent of the people have condemned the indiscriminate use of force to intervene in the Iraqi civil war, which will pull the US military into the abyss
Unexpectedly, Congress soon passed the draft of the third troop increase on the grounds of Iraq's strategic location, which refers to the transfer of US troops stationed in Kuwait's famous Doha barracks to Iraq
The Doha Barracks is the core base and large logistics base of the U.S. Army in the Middle East, and the U.S. 8th Infantry Division and 1st Armored Division are being transferred to Iraq
Among them, the 1st Armored Division is the ace unit of the US army, once stationed in Germany, after the US invasion of Iraq, it was transferred to Kuwait and participated in the invasion operations, and this unit is definitely the trump card of the trump cards in the world
The total strength of this unit is 16,933 people, with 1 division headquarters and division headquarters company, 2 armored brigade headquarters and brigade headquarters companies (6 heavy tank battalions), 1 infantry brigade headquarters and brigade headquarters company (4 infantry battalions), 1 engineer brigade, 1 anti-aircraft artillery battalion, 1 military intelligence battalion, 1 communications battalion, 1 division artillery headquarters (under the jurisdiction of 3 155-mm self-propelled howitzer battalions, 1 227-mm MLRS company), 1 division support headquarters, 1 divisional aviation brigade (under the jurisdiction of 2 attack helicopter battalions, 1 air assault company, 1 aviation command company, 1 cavalry squadron), 1 chemical company, 1 gendarmerie company and 1 divisional band
The division is mainly equipped with 348 MIA1/A2 full-track main battle tanks, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 216 infantry combat vehicles, 100 3 cavalry combat vehicles, 167 full-track armored personnel carriers, 167 tracked command post carriers, 36 -64 attack helicopters, 8 -1 attack helicopters, 24 -60A multi-purpose helicopters, 6 -l multi-purpose helicopters, 44 58D observation helicopters, 3 60 electronic warfare helicopters, and 3 "Javelins" Anti-tank missiles were equipped with 144 155-mm self-propelled howitzers, 72 90-mm recoilless guns, 24 107-mm mortars, 66 107-mm mortars, 36 Avenger anti-aircraft missile systems and 24 improved Vulcan anti-aircraft guns, 5,281 radio stations of various types, and 4,983 night vision devices of various types
This kind of firepower is absolutely unique in the armored division of any country in the world, when this unit was sent to Iraq and rushed to the aid of Iraq, the faces of all countries in the world changed, and even Russia and China, which voted against the United Nations sanctions in southern Iraq, were a little dumbfounded
Are the Americans crazy, they really want to fight World War III in the Middle East, but Russia is not showing weakness, and when the US military fully supports the north, Russia announced that if the US military participates in the war, then Russia will provide all possible support to the south, including the most advanced S-400 missile system
The whole world once again devoted all its attention to the north and south of Iraq, and for the kidney-deficient northern Iraq, the support of the US military undoubtedly injected him with a large dose of chūn medicine, which made him instantly become a dragon and a tiger, and the army launched a fierce raid on the positions of the three provinces that the Prophet Army had just controlled on the same day
But the result can be imagined: not only were the raided Zhèng Fǔ army repulsed, but most of them were not captured by the Prophet Army, but the head of the northern Zhèng Fǔ was not pessimistic about the raid, saying in his speech that although the raid failed, it proved their determination to defend their territorial integrity, and they would never allow the Insurgency to appear
Compared with the high excitement in the north, there was not much movement in the south, and the three newly occupied provinces were undergoing administrative planning, and Vivian fulfilled her promise, whether she chose to go to the north or to stay, she was not embarrassed, and solved the problem of food and clothing for almost everyone in the three provinces within half a month
In the future, Vivian will overhaul water conservancy and power facilities in the three provinces, ensure that all civil power supply in the three provinces will be completed within six months, and actively promote the hope that Basra people and people who have fled will go to the three provinces to support the construction
With the publicity and support of the entire administrative system, more and more people are rushing to the three governorates, including hundreds of thousands of people of Basra origin
In the words of Qatar's Al Jazeera journalist, the northern zhèng fǔ pays lip service to defend national and territorial integrity, but they have never taken care of the feelings of the people, and before the Prophet Army appeared, 80 percent of Iraq's population was in a state of semi-starvation
And after the appearance of the Prophet Army, the starvation of two million people in Basra was solved and led them to the living standards of the people of the developing countries, and after the Prophet Army conquered these three provinces, the survival problem of nearly one-sixth of the Iraqis was solved, and the faces of the people in the south were full of smiles and hope, while the faces of the people in the north were salallow and hopeless, and this is the case when they are still talking about territorial integrity and national sovereignty The United States, a country that prides itself on mín zhǔzì yóu, brazenly supports the cold rule of the north...
The report was immediately published by major mainstream media around the world, and although many of them were only small, it also caused a sensation, especially the phrase "ruthless rule", which made countless people applaud
But there were immediate doubts about Al Jazeera's claim that they were building momentum for the south, but Al Jazeera's spokesman refuted all the doubts in just one sentence: if you don't believe it, you can go to southern Iraq and see where only terrorists and US troops are restricted
As soon as this sentence came out, everyone's doubts disappeared, and the facts were obvious to all
"Ruthless rule" Canglong sat in the mosque and watched the report, but as a prophet, his current office can only be a mosque
"This reporter is very talented," Su Su, who was standing aside, said with a smile, "Do you want to invite him to meet?"
"Seeing what he is doing, isn't this a mouthful" Canglong shook his head, "Do you smell a smell of yīn scheme?"
"What is yīn, what is yīn," Su Su looked strange, although the situation was tense now, the increase of the Americans' troops made the Prophet Army about to face a cruel test of war, and it would also put the people of the four provinces they ruled to the test
"This yīn plot is not against us, but against Natasha," Canglong said with a smile
Su Su was even more strange, he was about to speak, but Canglong said: "Where is Simon, I want to talk to him alone"
"The chief of the general staff is drawing up a battle plan on the front line, and he may not be able to come back for a while and a half," Su Su shook his head, "If you talk on the phone, it is likely to be intercepted by the US military, and it is not safe."
"In this way, let's go to the front line in person," Canglong said and left
"Head, what do you mean by yīnmou, I haven't figured it out for a long time," Su Su asked
"You'll know the secret later," Canglong turned back and said mysteriously, "but Natasha is really a poor woman"
Su Su was most annoyed by this sentence, but when Canglong mentioned Natasha, his face was even more confused......
PS: I went home and a good buddy got married and came back to attend his wedding, thinking back to those years, there was really a feeling that things were wrong