The rumbling sound of cannons shook the heavens and the earth, and the billowing smoke filled the world

Looking through the artillery mirror at the city of Khoram Shahr, which was shrouded in waves of artillery fire, and the armored group of the Iraqi Republican Guard, which was constantly covering the retreat, Major General Petrov finally breathed a deep sigh of relief, and then sighed meaningfully:

"It seems that this is it"

To tell the truth, one of the stated goals of the "left hook" operation was to capture the important Iranian city of Khorramshahr, and for this reason, Major General Petrov used the theory of large-depth operations to seize this strategic town in the western and southern part of Iran with lightning speed, and at the same time annihilate as much of the Iranian army's living forces, especially the elite armored units, so as to avoid encountering "Slavingrad"-style urban street fighting.

However, the actual development went far beyond the scope of his "script" writing, not only did he not destroy the Iranian mixed armored battalion in the case of concentrating superior forces, but also suffered unprecedented losses, and more importantly, the hole card on which he had high hopes -- Group B, which consisted of four Iraqi armored battalions, suffered heavy losses under unbelievable circumstances.

Because of this, Major General Petrov's heart is as heavy as a big stone, including the regret of not meeting expectations, and the unspeakable feeling in his subconscious, but more importantly, his overall grasp and observation of the battlefield are relieved!

You must know that Major General Petrov is a top student of the Frunze Military Academy and a commanding talent at the military level who is focused on training by the Soviet General Staff. Major General Petrov played an irreplaceable role in several major exercises in the Soviet Union, especially in the "Western 81" exercise that shook the world last year.

Major General Petrov was also responsible for formulating and drafting the outline of the entire exercise, so Major General Petrov can be called a hot new general in the Soviet Union, and if nothing else, he will be able to steadily become the supreme existence of the Soviet army -- Marshal of the Soviet Union -- after a dozen years of hard work.

Because of this, Major General Petrov has always been very sensitive to the situation on the battlefield, and Operation "Left Hook" is a good example of this, and this time is no different. Although so far, the armored group of the Republican Guard under the command of Major General Petrov has always had the upper hand.

But Major General Petrov knew that his work in a quick raid had lost its suddenness. Cluster B, in particular, suffered heavy losses, and although Petrov did not know what kind of mysterious weaponry the Iranians were using, one thing is certain: the Iranian defenders in Khorramshahr were well prepared.

Keep fighting like this. Raid battles will turn into wars of attrition. In this way, there is no essential difference from the situation of the Iranian army's attack on Basra a few days ago, and the Iranian army is likely to use this opportunity to launch an Iranian version of the "left hook" to surround the Iraqi Republican Guard near the city of Khorramshahr, you know, the Iranian strategic reserve in the northeast has been being strengthened, if it is glued to the city of Khorramshahr at this time. The consequences are unimaginable.

So, Major General Petrov was even somewhat reluctant. But he is not a pedantic and stubborn general, he will not hesitate to attack when it is time to attack, and he will not hesitate to give up when it is time to give up, so he will order the offensive to be suspended, at least to withdraw the elite armored forces in case they are attacked by the Iranian strategic reserves, and of course, in the meantime, he will not let the Iranian army in Khorramshahr city have a good time

"Order the heavy artillery group to maintain this striking intensity, and if necessary, the infantry units to launch a short charge, and be sure to suppress the Iranian forces in the city until the armoured units have withdrawn"

"Yes!"

"And"

Without waiting for the Iraqi staff officer to convey the order, he turned to leave, and Major General Petrov stopped him again, and then used the artillery mirror to look at the slowly retreating armored troops in the distance, twisted his brows slightly, and then raised his head, and ordered without question:

"Tell the armored forces in front to move faster, if necessary, you can give up part of your forces, no matter what, you can't let the Iranian armored battle group stick up Oh yes, order the infantry, set up anti-tank positions on both sides of the retreat of the armored forces, and the sappers should arrange anti-tank mines, and in any case contain the pursuit of the Iranian army"

At the same time, Ahmadinejad, the commander of the mixed armored battalion, also issued a very urgent order over the radio:

"Aim, hit me hard"

As he spoke, Ahmadinejad turned the commander's observation glass, framed a retreating T-72 tank into the "ten" line of sight, and then used the intercom in the car to order the gunner:

"Distance, 1500 meters, armor-piercing shells"

Seeing that the on-board computer had settled all the shooting dollars, but Ahmadinejad did not hear the familiar "ready" reply from the gunner, the anxious Ahmadinejad couldn't help but look into the cabin, and at this moment, the gunner shrugged his shoulders at him in frustration:

"Sir, we've run out of ammunition, we"

The gun commander's helpless words were only half spoken, and he couldn't go on, but Ahmadinejad knew what he wanted to express, but before Ahmadinejad could speak, the command radio in the car heard the annoyed and helpless voices of other combat vehicles:

"Battalion commander, we already have no shells"

"Sir, my tank tank burst and won't start damn it"

"The gear of car No. 6 can't be hung, the engine is abnormal, and there is ammunition, what should I do?"

Listening to these instructions, Ahmadinejad came to his senses a little, and after they put Iraq into reserves, they launched a desperate battle with Iraqi armored clusters, using flexible tactics and the excellent performance of their tanks. The Iranian mixed armoured battalion not only withstood the onslaught of Iraq's armoured clusters, but also inflicted great casualties on them.

But as the saying goes, a good tiger can't stand a pack of wolves. Even if the mixed armored battalion is strong, it is quite difficult to cope with the attack of the Iranian tank cluster that occupies an absolute advantage, and after a few rounds, the mixed armored battalion also suffered unimaginable losses, and four of the original eight new tanks were hit and damaged.

As for the slightly worse performance of the 59 magic change "Jaguar". More than half of them were destroyed, but it was in this fierce battle that the soldiers of the Iranian mixed armored battalion were killed. Ahmadinejad, who was so brave and immense, saw that the Iraqi tanks were about to retreat, and the first thought that crossed his mind was pursuit, pursuit. Pursue again

It's just that ammunition is scarce at the moment. The mixed armored battalion with serious losses has also become the end of the crossbow, and it is a miracle of miracles to be able to barely withstand the attack of the Iraqi tank cluster, but it is completely impossible to continue the pursuit, as the commander of the mixed armored battalion, Ahmadinejad is naturally very clear, but he is very unwilling, because he knows that this is the best time to attack the Iraqi armored group:

"Instructor Zhou, what do you think?" He looked at Zhou Hao, who had a solemn face next to him: "Are we going to miss a good opportunity to strike at the Iraqi armored forces? Even if we don't defeat them, we have to tear off a piece of meat from them."

"Do you think I don't want to?"

Didn't wait for Ahmadinejad to finish. Zhou Hao's rhetorical question made Ahmadinejad speechless, yes, Zhou Hao didn't want to completely smash the arrogant Iraqi armored forces into pieces of scrap metal all the time, but according to the current situation, they were unable to launch a pursuit operation at all, and could only watch Iraq retreat calmly.

But now, the entire city of Khoram Shahr has been blown up like purgatory by the shells spilled by the Iraqi heavy artillery group, and in such a situation, let alone support, it is unknown whether the basic combat capability of the artillery can be maintained, you must know that he lost contact with the command headquarters in the city at the beginning of the Iraqi shelling of the city.

Because of this, compared to the pursuit to expand the results of the battle, Zhou Hao's mind was more concerned about the safety of his companions in the city, for this point, Ahmadinejad, who was trained by Zhou Hao, knew better than anyone else, so he no longer insisted on his pursuit plan, but continued in a soothing tone:

"Instructor Zhou, if it really doesn't work, we will also withdraw, maybe the city needs us more!"

"En!" Zhou Hao replied noncommittally, then twisted his brows a few times, and finally made up his mind after a while: "It seems that we can only choose to doo~~toot~~toot~~~"

As soon as the "choice" on Zhou Hao's lips was halfway through, the special radio in the car to contact the city headquarters suddenly made a piercing sound, Zhou Hao's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw this, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to turn on the intercom switch, grabbed the headset and shouted excitedly:

"Command, I'm a 'mouse', how are you?"

"How is it? I was almost poured into soup by the 'heavy rain'" As soon as Zhou Hao's voice fell, Liao Shaoqing's half-joking words came from the radio, but even so, Zhou Hao's long-dull heart was also a lot more relaxed, and there was a slight smile on his face:

"I didn't ask you"

"I know, the money shopkeeper and Lu Jiadong are very good, and the others are the same, by the way, the two masters are in my operation cabin, do you want to talk?"

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, let's say, when will your artillery rain down bullets!"

"It's been typed, you prick up your ears and listen carefully, I've put half of the strength on your head"

"Enough" Zhou Hao responded, and then a whistling of "Buzz~~Buzz~~" came into his ears, Zhou Hao's face finally showed a long-lost happy smile, and he quickly turned his head and ordered loudly to Ahmadinejad, who was standing in a daze next to him:

"What are you waiting for? If you don't fight back at this time, you really want to eat ashes!"

"Ah~~" Ahmadinejad was stunned at first, and then reacted: "Understood, counterattack" (to be continued.) )

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