Chapter 145, Doubt
() The General Staff of the Field Army, which was guarding Ahvaz, received a special order not to retreat in the face of a counteroffensive by the Iranian army
It stands to reason that this order is in line with the psychology of the Prophet Army of the entire territory of the occupying army in Huzestan Province, because they are not willing to withdraw, and they have not moved any zhōng yāngzhèng fǔ, and Mao has not moved an ultimatum to wipe out their battle results, and there is no such good thing in the world, but all decisions are in the hands of the Prophet
Akram is a general with a big picture, although they occupy Khuzestan province and occupy a strong terrain, but after all, it is the occupying army, and the people do not have much good opinion of them, although in the past month they have implemented many strong measures, such as the beginning of a large scale of planting in Khuzestan province, except for Basra, Zaodao No. 1
Another example is that they are improving people's livelihoods, because although Khuzestan province is a major oil province, it has been devastated by war like Basra, so Basra merchants began to enter the area, and the main solution to the widespread hunger and poverty here was to distribute relief food here
But none of this can change the Iranian hatred of the occupying forces in Khuzestan province, which in a sense supports the Iranian army's rematch
It would be good to say that the Prophet's army was fully engaged in defending the province of Khuzestan, but the frequent movements of neighboring Kuwait threatened the rear of Basra, especially after the situation arose that Zhōng Yāngzhèng Fǔ had changed to negotiations with Kuwait when Basra had not withdrawn its troops for a long time, hoping that Kuwait would send troops to urge Basra to withdraw
It is said that it is urging, but it can be urged, and it is necessary to use the army to urge, and at this time Basra has fallen into a situation of fighting on two fronts
Akram is most worried about Kuwait, on the contrary, he is worried that the Kuwaiti U.S. military Prophet Army is simply unable to compete with the modern American Army, although they are already very good, but the Prophet Army in Khuzestan Province is a new soldier in the province, it is impossible to make up for the gap in quality with equipment, and their equipment does not have much advantage compared with the American army
Therefore, Akram hopes that the Prophet can consider the overall situation, withdraw the troops first, and maintain the original position with Iran, saying that for the Prophet's army, which is demanding that the whole army fight to the death, it is impossible for Akram to mention this suggestion, because his boss Hei Wuchang will never agree, although he has rational considerations
Akram could only hope that the wise prophet could also consider it rationally, but he was disappointed because the latter part of the order was reinforcements for the province of Khuzestan
Two-thirds of the main force of the Air Force will be stationed at the Didzfula airfield missile brigade in Khuzestan Province, which originally had 12 battalions, plus eight newly expanded battalions and one of the 20 battalions, and two new battalions will enter Khuzestan Province to maintain absolute air superiority
That is, Basra left twelve battalions and eight battalions in the province of Khuzestan to form a triangular air defense strategy for the port of Awasdiz Fuller Khomeini
The newly expanded Army Heavy Brigade will be stationed in Khuzestan province at the same time to deal with an all-out Iranian offensive, and if you count the 100,000 militia troops, they have already committed two-thirds of their forces in Khuzestan province, at least the Army
Akram was very strange, not only did he not withdraw his troops, but also increased his troops, which really did not fit his impression of the prophet, although in the eyes of everyone the prophet was a hardliner, but Akram felt that the prophet was a complete rational, the prophet army has fought several wars since its establishment, and it seems that it is irrational and risky and gambling, but if you look closely, you will find that it is well prepared
However, this time, it is obvious that they will not be able to achieve any great superiority in terms of strategy and tactics, and to invest so many troops into the occupied area is tantamount to making their rear air defense weak
So Akram quickly reported the matter to the Supreme Commander Black Impermanence, for this black general Akram still admired, his tough and lightning attacks always bring unexpected effects, many people think that the black general is a clumsy person, but in Akram's eyes, he is a wise and foolish person
At least in terms of employing people, he was unequivocal and unambiguous, and he used it without doubt, which made Akram even dead set on him
The black general still responded with a smile, obviously he had no resistance to the Prophet's orders, which made Akram feel very bad, and the commander of a battlefield should not only follow the orders from above, but also follow the situation on the battlefield to judge the direction of the situation
General Black is good at everything, but he listens too much to the words of the prophet
But Akram also knew that as long as General Black showed that signature smile, it meant that he would carry it out firmly, and he would not even explain anything to them
"Do you doubt the order of the head," Hei Wuchang said with an untired smile as he put down the piece in his hand
Akram was a little strange, and in this case, General Hei would not explain anything to him, but since he asked, he would naturally say his thoughts: "I doubt the correctness of this order."
Saying that, he analyzed his consideration of the battle situation and the surrounding situation, and finally had such an opportunity to speak, Akram thought that even if the black impermanence would not change his determination, it would still play a role
But General Hei confidently denied: "Although everyone makes mistakes, I think the first one makes the least mistakes among all the good people I've ever seen."
"How can you be sure that he must be right, if he loses, Basra will be beaten back to his original form, he gave us hope, I don't want to despair, we can't afford to lose," Akram said from his heart, whether on the battlefield, whether facing his subordinates or his superiors, a smart commander would never say that
But Akram was smart, but he was far more hopeful than he was
Hei Wuchang still smiled: "I am not as good as you in terms of command and overall considerations, but you don't know as well as me about the head, if you think that it is just you Basra people who can't afford to lose, then you are wrong, since I came here with the head, I know that he has been connected with this land, and he can't afford to lose either, that's why you trust him so much."
This may be the passage that Hei Wuchang has said the most, which surprised Akram and thought deeply at the same time, looking at the smile on the black general's face, Akram was a little less worried
To their surprise, this time Canglong not only gave them full support, but also transferred the deputy commander of the Air Force, Aziz, to take charge of this defensive battle
Hei Impermanence immediately summoned the senior generals to discuss the combat deployment, because Canglong didn't have any more orders, and only gave them a word to improvise
Although this is to give them the maximum amount of authority, but such a vague order makes them very entangled, everyone is deliberating how to deploy defenses, and even Akram came up with a perfect plan that can almost frustrate the Iranian army, but all of them are vetoed by the black impermanence, he did not speak, but wrote two words in Arabic on the blackboard: "Attack"
So all the staff officers and officers shut up, they were surprised at the same time, but their blood was boiling, maybe this plan is the most risky, but attack is the best defense, now they have an absolute advantage in terms of troops and weapons and equipment, why not attack
It was only at this moment that Akram understood why Black Impermanence trusted Canglong so much, the so-called improvisation was actually to let them attack, and take the enemy by surprise when they thought they would defend
At the same time, in Basra, the twelve battalions of the missile brigade were now at the disposal of the Canglong, and most of the troops deployed on the border and coastline were the Forces nouvelles and militias, which made the top brass of Basra very worried, how could this force deal with Kuwait's disturbance or possible attack
However, Canglong vetoed everyone's opinions, insisting that they could not do so, and after the talks between Zhōng Yāng and Kuwait, Kuwait's reaction became more and more great, and even later openly declared that it might help Iraq to rid up the rebels in order to see a friendly attitude as a neighbor
In the following half month, Kuwait began to send its navy to Basra to continue to harass and block the border, and the Kuwaiti soldiers sometimes crossed the border, and there was not much movement on the side of Khuzestan Province, and the Iranian army fought with the Prophet's army dozens of times, but it was a small battle, and the two sides were stalemate
The Kuwaiti Navy blockaded the ports of Basra and Faou, but did not blockade the ports of Khomeini, so most of Basra's trade was carried out through the occupied Iranian ports, flying the UAE flag
While this is a headache for both Iranians and Americans, the UAE is doing normal port trade and is not supporting Basra weapons and equipment, and is not violating any terms
But when the U.S. Fifth Fleet decided to withdraw from the Persian Gulf and go to the Mediterranean Sea for exercises, the Iranians were excited, and they finally didn't have to face the threat of the Americans' Fifth Fleet, and they could send navies from other naval bases to threaten Basra, and even recapture the ports of Khomeini and Maheshahr
The actions of the Americans were tantamount to telling the Iranian Navy, you can fight with confidence, I will not participate in the war, the Iranian Navy immediately responded, and a fleet of two destroyers, three frigates, four corvettes, and twenty missile boats sailed out of the base in the port of Bushehr with great arrogance, heading towards the port of Khomeini and Basra, and this mighty fleet shook the province of Basra
They had no navy and could only be beaten, and the Air Force now had two-thirds of its planes sent to Dizfula Air Base in Khuzestan to confront the Iranian Air Force and it was already difficult to confront the Iranian Air Force, let alone to support the port, if the fleet was placed directly on the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab, Basra would be severely damaged, leading to a total collapse in the rear
Coupled with Kuwait's sāo disturbance of the inability of the Forces nouvelles, the crisis is getting worse and worse
The senior officials of Basra persuaded the Prophet to hold peace talks and prepare as soon as possible, or the pressure was too great, and Canglong actually compromised, and he sent a special mission into Kuwait in the hope of reaching some kind of agreement with Kuwait
Although they were a little disappointed that the mission was for Kuwait rather than Iran in the eyes of senior officials, they were relieved, at least the prophet knew that a compromise had been made and that the mission had been sent to negotiate
But how did they know that before the special mission was dispatched, the Russian aircraft carrier Peter the Great, supported by two frigates and a supply ship, had sailed into the Arabian Sea, and would soon enter the Persian Gulf, visiting various countries along the way
In the words of Nikolav: "Russia will fully support Basra in any war"
So why did Canglong send a special mission to Kuwait