"General, the Euphrates Armoured Brigade has taken control of the main roads east of the city of Khorramshahr and is now developing an offensive to the south!"

"The Tigris armored brigade reports that they have successfully seized two supply bases of the Iranian army, have solved the problem of fuel and ammunition, and have now resumed the offensive!"

"Report to the general, I have just received a battle report that the forward units of the Euphrates Armoured Brigade and the Tigris Armoured Brigade have joined forces thirty kilometers south of the city of Khoram Shahr, and we have completed the siege of Khoram Shahr"

The Forward Command Post of the Republican Guard's Armored Cluster, located 20 kilometers west of the city of Khorramshahr, flew to Major General Petrov's desk like a snowflake, raising the excitement and joy of the many Iraqi staff officers and officers in the high command post to new heights again and again.

Less than 48 hours after the start of the war, this elite Iraqi armored group not only besieged the 120,000-strong Iranian heavy army group in the lower reaches of the Shatt al-Arab, but also took advantage of the emptiness of the Iranian rear to boldly intersperse and completely encircle the strategic city of Khorramshahr.

You must know that since the existence of Iraq, there has never been such a hearty and complete victory in a battle, and now in just two days, such a brilliant record has been achieved, so that many officers and soldiers of the Iraqi Republican Guard cannot believe that this is their own creation, when they wake up, that kind of laughter. That pride, that long-lost victor posture, suddenly burst out from the deepest cage in my heart.

As a result, the entire forward command post has been detached from the tense and serious operational command structure in the ordinary sense, and is more like a happy show where an open-air party is being held, because everyone feels that in another ten hours, perhaps in the next moment, Iran will completely collapse and surrender. Since victory is in sight, it is natural that there will be joy to the fullest

The same is true of Major General Petrov, who, after all, is the actual planner and commander of the "left hook" operation. In such a short period of time, anyone would be happy to achieve such a huge result, and Major General Petrov would naturally be no exception. But he was not as excited as an ordinary Iraqi officer.

After all, such a result. Long before the start of the war, he had already expected that now he was just turning the results he had known for a long time into reality, so he was naturally not so excited, not to mention that the theory of large-depth operations implemented by this little force under his command was nothing compared to the Soviet generals who went down in history during World War II. Moreover, Iran's combat effectiveness as an opponent is too weak, which makes Major General Petrov happy at this moment. There's always a feeling of not having fun

"If one day, you can command hundreds of thousands of troops to sweep through Western Europe on the plains of Europe, that is a real enjoyment!"

Major General Petrov stared at the Iran-Iraq battle situation map in front of him, as if he was looking at a vast map of the European theater of operations, and couldn't help muttering it, but just as his voice gradually fell, a voice that he didn't want to hear instantly exploded in his ears:

"General Petrov, please don't daydream at this time!"

Hearing this, Petrov's eagle-like sharp eyes suddenly flashed cold, but in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into invisibility, and only turned into a cold smile:

"It turned out to be Colonel Hollande, hehe, the great psychologist Sigmund Freud once said that useful illusions can contribute to the success of reality, so, Mr. Colonel, I think you just lack this illusion, otherwise you would not have been able to return in vain in the battle of Khoram Shahr a few days ago!"

"I have nothing to blame for my failure!"

Colonel Hollande didn't want to get too entangled with Petrov on this issue, he just heard that Petrov had ambitions to attack Western Europe, and he was dissatisfied, but at this time, he didn't want to do it against Petrov, who was in full swing.

After all, Petrov's achievements are really brilliant, not only reversing the passive situation of Iraq in one fell swoop, but also directly breaking Iran's backbone, such a fierce offensive and devastating advance, so that Hollande, an expert in armored warfare, secretly sighed, fortunately not in the European plains, otherwise it would be really difficult to block such a tsunami-like attack.

It is precisely for this reason that Colonel Hollande, who is in the armored cluster of the Republican Guard, carefully studied the details of the Soviet Union's theory of large-depth operations in depth from the perspective of an observer, so as to analyze the shortcomings and deficiencies in it, so that it can be applied to the defense of France and even Western Europe in the future.

In any case, at this stage, Hollande and Petrov are in the same camp because of some interests, but in essence the two are-for-tat rivals, Hollande knows this, Petrov knows even more, so in this "left hook" combat operation.

Hollande was basically limited by Petrov to the scope of performing battlefield "models", and basically had nothing to do except march and take some battlefield photos for the M60T main battle tank.

Just an hour ago, he suddenly received an order from Petrov, asking him to lead six M60T main battle tanks to immediately rush to the No. 21 area to fortify on the spot.

It's just that this point of view can fool some rookies, but for Hollande, who has rich military knowledge, it can't be hidden at all, although the 21st area is a rare and good place, but forty kilometers to the northeast is the assembly place of Iran's strategic reserves, and twenty kilometers to the southwest is the city of Khorramshahr,

The friendly and neighboring troops on both sides are more than ten kilometers away from them, and in such an isolated and helpless situation, where to enjoy the leisure time of the "safe haven" is simply to go to death, which is why Hollande will break into the forward command post at this time and come to Petrov Theory:

"But I don't want to be used as cannon fodder because of a failure, I know you want to encircle three and lack one, and you are also ready to encircle and send reinforcements, but the problem is, I didn't come here this time to fight"

"Do you really think of yourself as a model?" Before Hollande could finish speaking, Petrov interrupted him stiffly, and then reprimanded him without mercy:

"If that's the case, then strip your clothes off your body, roll me back to Baghdad naked, and if you can't, give me the honest people to fill the gap in the No. 21 area, don't tell me that you are afraid, how powerful is the new tank developed by China, how good is the 'Jaguar' tank modified from Type 59,

It's all perfunctory, excuses and cowardly quibbles, what is the 'Jaguar'? Isn't it still almost wiped out by our superior forces in Kabuavaz, and what about the new tanks? According to the captives, they are still lying in the repair shop, don't tell me, these things that are not even as good as sick cats will scare you to death!"

Listening to Petrov's words, Hollande's eyes were suddenly round, and he was about to retort, but Petrov was willing to give him this opportunity, and before he could speak, with a faint threat, he said with a smile:

"Of course, the Iranians do have commendable good equipment in their hands, for example, the 52 times caliber 155mm gun developed by China is a good thing, but unfortunately most of them have been destroyed or captured, and the only few can indeed have a certain combat capability, but what is that kind of grenade fragmentation for the armor of the tank? So, Mr. Colonel, I advise you to stay in your tank and not come out casually, otherwise your flesh and blood can block a few bullets?"

"You"

Hollande was simply stunned, and under the violent jump of the three corpses, he wanted to devour the arrogant Petrov in front of him alive, but although he wanted to do this in his heart, he still endured it, because he could understand the threat in Petrov's words, and he couldn't resist it with his current strength, so in desperation, he could only glance at Major General Petrov fiercely:

"I wish God would send you to hell in the next second!"

After speaking, without waiting for Petrov to answer, he picked up his military cap, angrily pushed away an Iraqi officer, and then walked away, while Petrov looked at Hollande's distant back, a cold smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and then he returned to his seat again, staring at the map and continuing to fantasize about the grand and vast Western European assault

About an hour later, on the edge of Area 21, an armored battle group with six M60T main battle tanks as the core galloped through the desert with billowing sand and dust.

"Sir, we found a strange convoy, it seems to be a radar, and it seems to be a supply convoy, whether to attack or not, please instruct!"

"Where are they moving?"

"Khorramshahr City!"

"Understood, they'll be handed over to us, your reconnaissance force continues to move forward, I'm worried that there will be a large Iranian force to follow behind!"

"Yes!"

After Hollande hung up the communication with the reconnaissance troops, he immediately adjusted the frequency and ordered the armored battle group: "All of them, immediately turn to Area 20, and we will enter Area 21 from the flank!"

After speaking, Hollande threw away the intercom in his hand, looked up in the direction of the city of Khorramshahr, and muttered meaningfully:

"I hope you don't let me down" (To be continued.) )

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