"The purpose of this operation is very obvious, after such a long preparation, the war between us and the Iraqis has been going on for three years now, and if it continues, our economy will collapse and our Allah cause will be seriously affected...... "On the southern front, Defense Minister Samnyla and Khamenei, Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Guards, arrived at the front at the same time.

Khomeini was also preparing to go here, but feared that the Iraqis might get powerful long-range weapons from the Chinese through Saudi Arabia, plus the Scud missiles and other weapons they got from the Soviet Union, once their intelligence department got the news, they would be bombed with intensive long-range fire.

If something goes wrong with Khomeini, it will cause irreparable damage to the entire revolutionary cause in Iran.

"According to the opinion of the General Staff, our intention in this battle is not only to completely drive the Iraqis out of Abadan, but also to fight a decisive battle with the Iraqis in Khram Shahr. Then, from both sides, it invaded Iraqi territory, occupied the Faw Peninsula, and cut off the transport lines in southern Iraq...... At the same time, prepare for the attack on Basra...... "The Iranian Ministry of Defense has been very cautious about its operational intentions this time.

That kind of thinking they had at the beginning was completely gone.

It's not the warriors who are desperate, not afraid of death to be able to bring them victory. Weapons and equipment are indispensable.

Al Tedl was not too optimistic about such a strategic purpose, and in his view, both sides had amassed large numbers of troops in the southern theater, even if they were ultimately victorious. No one is capable of attacking again.

Basra is the second largest city in Iraq, and Saddam Hussein mobilized all the most elite Tikrit divisions in his most elite presidential guard to the southern front, the main purpose of which is to defend Basra!

The Revolutionary Guards are growing rapidly. Iraq has not been idle either.

Therefore, he immediately stood up and said to the two bigwigs: "Iraq has hoarded a lot of troops in Basra and the Faw Peninsula, 500 Longwei tanks are all in the southern theater, 200 T64 tanks, and about 130 M1 tanks. In terms of the number of Dragon Guard tanks, we have a hundred more tanks than them. But we can't compete with other advanced tanks......"

Iraq got 500 Dragons from China, many of which were Ryon-2 tanks.

In the tactics of both sides, tanks fought. Basically, in the combat area, the tanks are like artillery, after entering the position, and then starting to shoot!

Dragonguard tanks and T64 and M1 tanks. They are all advanced tanks with thick skin and thick flesh.

Iraq clearly sees this. The T72, a dead junk tank, and the T54/55, a backward tank, were directly mobilized to other theaters.

In this way, when bombarding Iran, their tanks will be able to reduce their losses.

In terms of numbers, if the Iranians want to be evenly matched, they must replenish their numbers with a large number of Patton and other backward tanks in their country, otherwise the Longwei tanks will be besieged......

Now, the disadvantages of the Iranian side were already evident at the beginning of the war.

"No, General Teddell. We don't have to worry about the Iraqis having more advanced tanks than us. We have more than 600 dragon guards in our hands, and these tanks can be placed in the first sector as meat shields. We procured 600 59 modified tanks from China. It's the same main gun used in the Dragon Guard! The only bad thing about these tanks is that they can't defend themselves, and they can be deployed on the second line...... "This is the strategy that Liu Yijiu formulated for them.

Whether it has an effect or not, no one knows.

BUT IN ANY CASE, THE 59 MODIFIED TANK DOES CARRY A 125MM TANK GUN ON IT! This thing is absolutely offensive.

"It's impossible to mobilize all six hundred vehicles here! Moreover, we can't all mobilize all 600 dragon guards here...... "The northern border is thousands of kilometers.

"We still have a large number of Z-91s, and we will mobilize three battalions of Z-91 helicopters for air support, and at the same time mobilize two squadrons of F-14 fighters to cooperate with the air force in the port of Maherschahr for air support......," Samnira immediately said solemnly.

On the helicopter side, they see the power.

Hit Longwei with Z-91, the effect is very good. Of course, this is what the Chinese say, whether it is specific or not, then we will have to wait until the war unfolds to know.

"In addition, given that we have fewer tanks than Iraq, we will mobilize a rocket artillery regiment to deploy behind the tank positions for fire support......"

A large number of 130 rocket launchers were purchased from China, many of which were equipped with special warheads such as cloudburst shells.

"This is the most crucial battle between us and Iraq, and we are able to advance towards Iraq in all directions...... If we fail, our Allah revolutionary cause will be severely impacted......," Khamenei said to everyone in the southern theater at the end of the meeting, "Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has been watching our side, please work hard for the cause of Allah!" ”

"Huh!" After he said this, many of the officers straightened up.

The mullahs clasped their hands together and the officers saluted.

Then all the military forces of the entire southern Iranian front began to be mobilized.

The troops that had been in the direction of the port of Maha Shahr were moving rapidly in the direction of Abadan, while the Revolutionary Guards stationed in Darkhoven in the north, the 1st Panzer Division, which was already fully formed, was rapidly rushing in the direction of Khoram Shahr.

In particular, the newly formed rocket artillery unit appeared on the edge of the battlefield even more secretly.

This is the first appearance of rocket artillery purchased by Iran from China. Previously, they developed artillery, but only Iraq was equipped with a lot of rocket artillery from the Soviet Union.

Rocket artillery units, without strong industrial support, cannot produce artillery shells on their own, which is a bottomless pit for any country.

A 19-barreled rocket launcher, 19 shells. It only takes about 10 seconds to launch them all! Then it can be reloaded in less than two minutes.

A base of 95 shells will not hit for a few minutes at all.

Iran has purchased rocket artillery from China, as well as technology for the production of rocket artillery shells. Otherwise, they won't be able to afford it. The price of one shell is not cheap, and intensive bombing is required to achieve better results.

Farther afield in Ahvaz, hundreds of Guardian 1 rockets were aimed at Basra and the Faw Peninsula, and dozens of 336 long-range rockets were deployed around the southern town of Ramshir.

These rockets are not equipped with guidance systems.

Arguably. At this stop, the Iranian side mobilized all their most elite and advanced weapons and equipment!

Khomeini could not afford to lose this war.

Equally. Khomeini cannot afford to lose, and Iraq cannot afford to lose this war.

The three-year-long war of attrition has depleted Iraq's $40 billion in foreign exchange reserves, and it has now borrowed nearly $10 billion.

Keep fighting. Iraq is completely finished.

How. Khomeini's grandson does not intend to negotiate peace, and even Saudi King Fahd does not give face at all. Negotiations broke down in the past few days, and the Iraqi side knew that a major war was about to begin.

The rapid movement of the Iranian army has made the Iraqi army, which has been paying attention to their movements, also move.

"This time, we must strike at the Iranians quickly and bring them to the negotiating table! This is the order of His Excellency the President, at the same time. It is also an opportunity for our entire Tikrite division to make a name for itself! After receiving the order, the commander of the Tichrist Division, Qasim, said to his fellow countrymen very seriously.

In particular, the 1st Panzer Regiment of the Tikrit Division. This is a unit that was once crippled by the Guardian Mercenary Regiment with a small number of individual soldiers. After Mubashar and others were released, the regiment was still under their control.

Moreover, other regiments are standard with 110 tanks, and Mubashar's 1st Regiment is now directly equipped with 220 Dragon Guard tanks, of which two battalions of Dragon Guard II tanks are mixed in the unit.

"General, we will not disappoint the president and your cultivation! This time, we will wash away the shame we have brought to the Tikrit Division and the Presidential Guard! Mubashar said solemnly.

During his days as a prisoner, he had a very good relationship with the Guardian Mercenary Group that captured them, and learned a lot from it, plus after the Dragon Guard tank arrived, he gave priority to equipping their regiment.

They suffered a loss last time, and if they suffer again this time, they will have to go home and herd the sheep.

"The president believes in you, I believe in you! This time, you'll still be the vanguard! Qasim nodded. Ordered the troops to be ready, starting at 6 o'clock this evening, to quickly move to 30 kilometers northwest of Khoram Shahr and stand by! ”

The long-distance attack capability of the Dragon Guard tank has been fully demonstrated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Basra is not far from Khorramshahr, and at maximum speed, it will take no more than a few hours.

"Watch out for the spotlight!"

Last time, it was because I believed too much in the intelligence of the Americans, and as a result, the entire regiment was disabled.

This time, if Mubashar continues to do so, then his political future will be completely ruined, and at the same time, his whole person will be doomed.

After leaving the division headquarters and returning to the regimental headquarters, Mubashar summoned the entire regiment with even more cadres.

"The division commander specially emphasized that we must pay attention to the situation on the way to the attack. It's not a long distance from Basra to our destination, but it's close to the border, and it's very likely that the special forces and mercenaries of the other side have infiltrated it. Mubashar stressed.

Once I was bitten by a snake for ten years, I was afraid of the well rope, and I was careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years.

"The 1st Battalion sent a reconnaissance company to move ten kilometers forward, and the other troops followed behind with their headlights off...... "Deputy Regiment Commander Ihaji made a suggestion with a frown.

"No, they were like that last time, they let go of our reconnaissance team, and then attack directly on the way of the team, and then they can't look at each other......" Gidoha Bu suddenly interrupted, "I think we should take a detour in our current situation." This will not only be able to avoid the Iranian intelligence officers, but also ensure our safety. The armored vehicle unit and the tank unit were mixed and marched forward in two ways......"

Gidohab pointed to the map and explained to the crowd.

"The first echelon, through Route 6, moves forward in daylight hours, and even if they know it, there is no problem, Iran does not have satellites, and their military movements are simply not ready to hide from us. The second echelon, also departing during the day, reached Baizur on Highway 7 at the front of darkness, and at night directly from Baizur through the desert and from the edge of the oil field directly to Abu al-Haisib on standby......"

For the route of the march, Jidohab studied it for a long time.

For him, it's to keep them safe.

Marching during the day, unless the opponent has a large armored force, or attacks from the air, it is only possible to be attacked by special forces.

Moreover, during the day, the air base in Basra conducts hundreds of sorties a day.

Once the opponent's fighter plane is spotted, a large number of fighters will take off.

The replenishment of fighters by both sides is far from being as easy as the replenishment of army equipment.

"Encounter a fighter plane? The Iranian F14s are all mobilized for air defense in Tehran, and the number of takeoffs and landings in peacetime is less, and it is impossible to bomb our tank forces. Other fighters, in front of the Chinese's Houyi-3 missiles...... "As an operational staff officer, you must have strategic and tactical thinking, and at the same time, you must also understand the performance of the weapons and equipment of your own unit."

This missile of the Chinese, in fact, is not advanced.

At first, they were able to take out several of their fighters, because they didn't know about this missile at all.

The Iranians have been using it for several years and, naturally, are well aware of the performance of these missiles.

They have a large number of anti-aircraft missiles in their hands, which is more than enough to deal with Iran's other second-generation fighters that are already lagging behind.

"So let's do it!" Mubashar nodded in agreement.

As a result, the 1st Reinforced Tank Regiment of the Tikrit Division, which could have had several hours to prepare, left the garrison less than two hours after receiving the order.

With the roar of the motors, billowing dust flew up, and the huge armor cluster rushed directly out of the station, and then parted on the road, becoming two torrents of steel rushing in both directions......

In the Iranian direction, the 1st Armored Division of the Revolutionary Guards, which originally had only one tank battalion, has turned into the lowest elite armored division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the course of several years of development.

Khojateyi, the former commander of the 1st Battalion, became the commander of the 1st Regiment, and the three people of the original 111 car directly became the three officers of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment.

Their station is eighty kilometres east of Khoram Shahr.

Here, more than four hundred tanks have gathered in these days. More than half of them are Dragon Guard tanks. Especially the most dazzling Longwei 2.

Both sides are rapidly advancing towards Khorramshahr, and war is on the verge of breaking out!

(To be continued.) )