Chapter 097, there is an Iraq in the far Middle East

After roughly figuring out what happened, Canglong was about to go to Iraq, but Li Ruomo stopped him: "Fifteen hours have passed now, even if you rush to Iraq through special channels, can you really save them?" Even if Team A is sent on standby in Tibet, it is already too late. ”

"You mean leave them to fend for themselves?" Canglong's tone suddenly became cold.

"You know I didn't mean it that way!" Li Ruomo's tone also became tougher, "This is not a question of whether it can be saved or not, but a question of whether it can be saved or not, knowing that it is the trap of the Americans and running over, it is not courage, but stupidity!" ”

"We've spent too much time in Lang, and I don't want to talk to you about this pointless fight, but I have to make it clear to you today, Team B was formed by me, and I have the responsibility to keep them alive." Canglong said simply but firmly, "Even if I can only get their bodies back, at least someone will hold a funeral for them, this is my promise to them, and the sacrifice you understand, in my eyes, is just a piece of!" ”

"Is it worth it?" Li Ruomo asked.

"Value!" Canglong nodded firmly, "Besides, I believe they won't call for help easily, with the time spent in the Chinese army, he should be very aware of your rules." ”

"Yes, they won't get much positive rescue abroad, everything has to rely on themselves, we are not the US military, we can appear all over the world at will, which will bring too much trouble." Li Ruomo persuaded, "So, I want you to stay, if you really believe in Team B, because because I don't want to hear the news of your death." ”

Hearing this, Canglong's heart moved, but his face was still emotionless: "It is because I believe in them, but they also believe in me, so they ask you for help, but in fact, they are asking me for help, maybe this is just a test, the test of the members of Team B for us, maybe they really encountered trouble that cannot be solved, I guess it is the former, but I believe in the latter, so no matter what, this is their trust in me, and I promised them that I will never sacrifice them." ”

"It's not a question of sacrifice or sacrifice at all!" Li Ruomo was anxious.

But Canglong shook his head and said, "If you don't use the channel, I will figure it out by myself, anyway, I am not in the establishment of the fifteenth game, so I won't cause you trouble." ”

After speaking, Canglong turned around and walked towards the outside of the office, Li Ruomo gritted his teeth, and suddenly said, "You stop for me!" ”

Canglong froze at the door, as if waiting for her to say something, and after a while, Li Ruomo's tone softened a little and said, "Since you are going, you must bring someone with you." ”

"Who?" Canglong asked without replying.

"I have an intelligence agent in Iran, she is very familiar with the situation in Iraq, I hope she can help you, this is the only thing I can do within my purview, the General Staff cannot let me act on my own, even I will be examined without approval." Li Ruomo's face was full of helplessness.

"I like you more now than you just now." Canglong smiled, and wanted to refuse, but said, "I will take the fastest flight to Iran, I hope she can catch up." ”

After speaking, Canglong left, but Li Ruomo's face was inexplicably red, looking at the empty door, Li Ruomo said to himself: "Who doesn't like to be peaceful, but you always have to compete with me"

Iraq.

People's impression of this country is generally chaotic and hungry, because it is in this state most of the time, which is not only the reason for the famous US-Iraq war, but also because after the US-Iraq war, Iraq was deeply troubled by suicide attacks.

This is like people watching gossip news, people don't care whether this matter is the truth or not, what they care about is often this groundless thing, whether it can become a kind of conversation after dinner, the purpose is very clear.

For many people, this may be a rivalry between the United States and Iraq, a war, but for a real soldier, this is not a war, no one will regard the rivalry between the world's most powerful country and a developing country as a war, only stupid military commentators will see it as a war, if accurately defined, it should be a one-sided massacre.

Since the new president of the United States took office, he can't wait to withdraw from Iraq, and the US military in Iraq has been mired in various scandals, the most critical of which is that the US military has not found anything related to nuclear weapons in Iraq, of course, the Americans have always been thick-skinned.

Its former president stationed troops in the country under the guise of liberating Iraqis, but encountered an unprecedented guerrilla war, in which they suffered almost zero casualties during the invasion, but during the post-war garrison, they suffered heavy casualties.

It's not that Iraqis hate Americans, they don't hate Americans, because it's not Iraqis who attack Americans, it's terrorist organizations from other Middle Eastern countries.

When the U.S. military entered Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, the Iraqis did not panic much, but they were not happy either, leaving them with the only thought of waiting and praying that they would see the sun tomorrow.

On the second day after the US military occupied the Iraqi capital, there was a phenomenon that was very strange: Iraqi office workers drove past the republican palace where the government used to work, without looking at it, and calmly and calmly.

But this is what Iraqis learned under Saddam Hussein's rule to protect themselves: To save your life, don't show that you're paying attention to what he or his family is doing, and don't comment on it. Therefore, on the first day of the end of Saddam's era, the wisest choice was to ignore what was in front of you.

Most ordinary Iraqi citizens are on the sidelines, they do not support Saddam Hussein, nor do they support the Americans.

Because of the stray bullets of war, they will cry when they lose someone close to them, but surprisingly, no one curses the Americans or Saddam Hussein for it.

Since the end of the war, every Iraqi in Baghdad has lost at least one loved one in bombing or street fighting. Many bombs missed their targets but killed hundreds of civilians. Even so, the Iraqis still in their grief still regard this as a destiny and are still satisfied that the Americans have finally come to their rescue.

They waited for the Americans to tell them what to do, but the instructions did not appear.

On the contrary, the Americans, while issuing orders to disband the old forces and outlaw the Arab Baath Socialists, allowed looting to take place in the cities, including the arsenals. Most of these lootings were carried out by the old ruling class, and Iraqis began to feel confused and frightened. Within a few weeks, the "defeated" regime, with the help of jihadist groups, began a counteroffensive. The real war in Iraq began. Almost every Iraqi in the capital has been forced to flee their homes.

So the Iraqis finally understood that the invasion of the Americans did not liberate them, but rather broke the peace of their original lives, if Saddam's rule was also peaceful.

But they expect the Americans to get out of here quickly than they are now, and only when the Americans do they withdraw will the terrorist groups and the rebels stop the suicide attacks that have become almost customary.

This was not the result that the Iraqis wanted, but the result was always beyond their expectations, and they were devout in their religion, but in the end religion put them in a terrible situation.

Of course, the Americans did not completely evacuate, and after the new president of the United States negotiated with the new Iraqi government, an airborne division of the US Army Special Forces retained in Baghdad, of course, was only a small part of this division, 5,000 men.

The force is the only remaining U.S. military force in Iraq, in the name of assisting the Iraqi government's security forces, sweeping down the insurgents, eliminating terrorist attacks, and helping the new government train its troops.

The Americans evacuated with their legs, leaving the Iraqis with a devastated mess.

The political vacuum in Iraq is even more chaotic, the war between the Shiites and Sunnis in Islam in the country has begun, although both sides have maintained reasonable restraint, and there has been no real civil war, but small frictions are constantly occurring, and the remaining US troops are staying in Baghdad, making plans to kill and not leave, but their air force still has the right to patrol freely and combat throughout Iraq.

And the people of the world have long abandoned this place called Iraq, and people are only concerned about how many American soldiers died in Iraq during the war to achieve their own political goals.

The lives of American soldiers are solemnly remembered. But no one knows how many Iraqis died, just because Iraq is a weak country, and even after the war, governments seem to remember that it is one of the richest oil reserves in the world.

Whether it is the war between the United States and Iraq that has ended or the current war between Sunnis and Shiites, Iraqis have learned that they should not believe anyone's promises, only in this way can they live, and no one can save them, whether it is the Americans or the terrorist groups that promote jihadi on their land, or some other mercenaries with malicious intentions.

Team B arrived in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, and did not see any chaos, where everything was slowly recovering, and they were familiar with this place for these iron-blooded soldiers.

It is hard for them to imagine that the Americans have been stationed in Iraq for ten years, and there are few enemies who can stop them, but only a few places in the capital Baghdad have restored electricity, half of the population is still starving, and a few are still half full.

Everywhere you look, there are traces of war raging, and although there are security forces maintaining order, what they see in the eyes of ordinary Iraqis is not the hope of recovery, nor the fear of impending disaster, but the numbness that comes from within, the numbness of everything.

The members of Team B did not lament the numbness too much, but quickly rushed to their goal and made contact with the target, however, they could not have imagined that when they thought that the mission would end smoothly soon, they did not know that the mission had just begun