Chapter 022, Butcher Taylor
Taylor was furious in the command, because the current victory was not what he expected, and in his heart they should have hit Basra by now, and the so-called "prophet" had pulled him through the streets behind the tank, but the rhythm of the 1st Panzer Division's offensive had been blocked.
The person who stopped him was the black general he wanted to capture alive, seeing that the logistics were insufficient, Taylor calmed down, and now all the intelligence told him that it was time to retreat, and the Prophet Army had suffered huge losses until now, and the self-proclaimed elite Prophet Army First Army was almost completely disabled, and the Second Army was now nowhere to be seen, Taylor even suspected that these bitches had been scared away by him.
However, the calm of the battlefield gave him a bad premonition, which had been accurate throughout his decades of military career.
But he was reluctant to retreat because they were facing nothing more than a rabble, and his army was the most powerful in the world, and if he did not achieve his goal, it would be an unforgettable regret in his military career.
So, despite the advice of his staff, Taylor resolutely ordered: "We have the best supplies in the world, the best weapons and equipment, the best fighting spirit, and the best fighters, and to tell you the truth, I pity the Prophet army who is about to face us, and your goal is to break their bodies, break their will, and finally play with their women with their corpses." ”
The staff officers did not dare to have any objections, because almost all those who opposed were locked up by Taylor, and the stagnant pace of the 1st Panzer Division, pushing again, their eyes were on the last city, Basra!
But no one expected that the Prophet Army, which had launched a fierce attack on them at first, would disappear, without the fierce armored troops, nor the soldiers who fought back to the death, some were only flat on one side, and their vanguard had even seen a corner of the city.
Armoured vehicles and tanks drove through the flat rice fields, crushing the paddy that was about to be harvested, but every American soldier was cautious, for they suffered a great loss when they were held back in Dikal Province, and they suffered the greatest casualties since the raid.
Although they were brave, they were so ashamed of themselves in the face of the crazy soldiers of the Prophet's Army that they could hardly even imagine that the rabble under Saddam Hussein had exerted a fighting will beyond them in the hands of the prophet in the southern government.
However, modern warfare is not just about the will to fight, it is more about strength, as Taylor taught each of their commanders during the war, they have the best weapons and equipment, they are also the best fighters, and they are not willing to retreat here without achieving their goals.
Entering the first city on the border with Basra, they were also not blocked, and Robinson, the commander of the 3rd Tank Company, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and under the guidance of the helicopter, Robinson felt that he was safe, and that at this speed, he could end the damned war by night.
Entering the town, Robinson ordered to cross at great speed, but as they hurried by, they could still see their heads poking out of the windows on both sides of the street, and the eyes in their heads were filled with extreme hatred.
Yes, it's hatred, and he's seen that look many years ago, and that's the year or two after the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the collapse of Saddam's army.
But over time, Iraqis have reduced their hatred of them to a minimum, not just because they are helping here, but also because of Iraqi compromises.
And now this kind of look has appeared again, for those recruits, this kind of look is very frightening, and even some people are holding the hand of the gun, they are shaking involuntarily, because they feel guilty in their hearts, and it may be the husband or son or father of these people who fought with them just now.
But this is for the recruits, there is no sympathy in the eyes of the veterans, because sympathy here means sending oneself into the mouth of the tiger, and among them there were peers who were overflowing with sympathy, and when they invaded Baghdad more than ten years ago, they gave bread to a skinny child, but the child gave him a tragedy of life, and the child swallowed explosives in his body, and it exploded next to him at that time.
The veterans admit that they are aggressors, but they also only obey orders, and there are no superfluous feelings to deal with on the battlefield, only cruel reality.
When some of the recruits, with trembling hands, shot at the window on the side of the street, Robinson did not stop them, because every recruit had to go through such a process.
When his company passed through the city, the nervous Robinson relaxed again, it seemed that the Prophet Army was really scared by them, so he immediately dialed the phone of the army airline, under the noisy helicopter sound, Robinson heard a few insults and indignation, and then the specific situation.
It's no wonder that the people of the army aviation will scold their mother, in a ghost place like Iraq, the air force does not go out, let the helicopter fight the front, it is simply to send to death, but everyone knows that in order to guard against those damn prophetic territorial air defense forces, the air force can't move at all, after all, the cost of a fighter jet is much more expensive than their tank.
It's just that Lu Hang was worried for a while, but he didn't find that there were bazookas shot everywhere aimed at them, so this time the commander of Lu Hang scolded a few times, and immediately stopped: "It seems that the murderous reputation of the butcher general has scared these damn Iraqis, and I don't know if Basra has **, and when I get there, Lao Tzu must go and do a few cannons to vent the hatred in my heart." ”
Robinson smiled and replied, "You killed someone's husband during the day, and you want to find them to sleep with you at night, aren't you afraid of being disabled for life?" ”
"FUCK, can you wish me good luck?" said the commander of the Army Aviation.
"May God bless you." After Robinson finished speaking, he turned off the communications, and then reported the situation to all the companies behind him.
However, just as his troops left the city and galloped towards Basra, there was a sudden explosion from behind, and Robinson's lax nerves immediately tensed, and the alarm of a surprise attack on the company behind him was heard on the radio, and Robinson frowned at that time, if he could, he would definitely not want to fight these civilians, let alone continue to fight with the Prophet's army.
But the facts told him that all this was an illusion, and the butcher general seemed to have brought them into a desperate situation this time, because the commander of the army aviation, who had just been preparing to go to Basra to find **, had lost contact.
"Communication is cut off, target is spotted in the distance!" In the command car, the deputy company commander pointed to the small red dot on the screen and his face changed greatly, because the number was still increasing, and it was definitely not infantry, but an armored unit like them.
As soon as Robinson was about to give the order, a rumbling explosion was heard around the command vehicle, and the screen was shaken.
Robinson's face, who came to his senses, changed drastically: "All units report losses, go into the best firing positions, and fire freely." ”
Robinson gave a series of orders in succession, and immediately picked up the radio and called: "We are three companies of tanks, attacked by unidentified armored forces, need reinforcements, need reinforcements"
As the explosions grew louder and louder, Robinson was a little devastated, because there were more and more red targets around him, and his units were disappearing, of course he knew that those units had been hit, just like they had been blocked in Descartes, but he did not despair, as long as reinforcements arrived quickly, they would not be completely wiped out.
However, when the radio came on again, Robinson reported the situation and asked for reinforcements, only to hear the company behind him tell him that we were also asking for reinforcements and that we were also being raided.
With a loud bang, Robinson ended his military career, being blown into a pulp by a T80 tank shell.
"What's going on, what's going on!" Taylor yelled in the makeshift headquarters.
"The troops on the front line were blocked, there were street battles in the cities on the border, so the civilians were involved in the attack, and the Iraqis were crazy." The staff officer hurriedly reported.
"Damn it!" Taylor slammed the table hard, "Won't they shoot at them with the machine guns on the tank?" What bullets to save, those who dare to attack us, whoever they are, directly exterminate! ”
The faces of the staff officers changed, but they still carried it out, but the order was issued, like a stone sinking into the sea, Taylor said angrily: "What happened to me, immediately find out to me, what about Lu Hang, have they all eaten shit, how can this group of bitches have no effect at all at a critical moment, is it that all the wages they give them are a lump of shit?" It's, and give me some stink, okay? ”
In the face of Taylor's vulgar language, the staff officers have become commonplace, how can this butcher general, who doesn't even pay attention to his top boss, put Lu Hang in his eyes?
The staff officers did not dare to say anything, but after half an hour, they finally found the reason, and all the staff officers lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
Taylor yelled, "Damn, what's going on, son of a bitch talk to me!" ”
Hearing this, one of the staff officers said timidly: "The three companies of the first battalion of the vanguard unit have all been wiped out, and a helicopter formation of the army aviation has also been shot down!" ”
Taylor's face sank, but this time he was unusually not angry, he looked at the map and asked, "Who did it?" ”
"The remnants of the Second Army Panzer Division of the Vanished Prophet Army!" The staff officer said.
"Then what are you still doing in a daze, find this guy for me, I'm going to tear him up!" Taylor said coldly.
The staff officers nodded and left, but they were just about to give the order when Taylor suddenly said again: "Wait, let that son of a son of a girl live a few more days, all the troops will bypass the city, storm Basra, and hit their lair is talking!" Also, ask if the damned government troops are keeping up, and if not, do you want me to send someone with a gun to their head to urge them? ”