Chapter 078, What to do?
"What did you say?" At the Embassy of Baghdad in Iraq, Natasha's face changed in shock.
"We have just received news that the commander-in-chief of the multinational force, Admiral George, has asked us to cooperate with the coalition forces in attacking the Prophet's Northwest Army." The staff officer repeated it again.
Almost the entire U.S. military in Iraq was overjoyed to get this news, not because the reinforcements came, they could reoccupy Iraq, on the contrary, for the 40,000 U.S. troops in Baghdad, they were willing to leave this hellish place immediately, return to the United States, and never want to come here.
So after this news came, the US troops in Iraq, who had been cut off for almost three months, cheered up one by one, not to fight, but to wait for the coalition forces to enter Baghdad as soon as possible, so that they could get supplies and embark on the way home.
You must know that after the United States announced the use of force against the new Iraq, all the supplies were also gone, coupled with the repeated defeats of the coalition forces, if it were not for the supply of the peacekeeping forces, I am afraid that many of them would starve to death, but after all, the supplies of the peacekeeping forces are more monks and less meat, and finally there was a looting incident, which shows how miserable the US troops in Baghdad are.
Later, Natasha went to see Simon in person and assured Simon that the American troops in Baghdad would not do anything wrong, and the Prophet's Army brought them a daily ration, although most of the American troops were hungry and countless people died of starvation, which reminded them of the Vietnam War in the last century.
Seeing that the staff officer was excited, Natasha frowned and showed any smile: "Where are the coalition forces assembled now?" β
The staff officer looked strange, and said in his heart that Natasha would not order them to fight, everyone knows what the situation is underneath, let alone fighting, it would be good to be able to stand up, after all, it has been nearly three months since one meal a day, but he still replied: "Assembled in Jordan, the total strength is 310,000, if the Saudi and Turkish troops are combined, I am afraid the total strength will exceed 500,000." β
Seeing that the staff officer looked optimistic, Natasha looked at the map, there is no way, now the US military can't even use electricity in Baghdad, except for the intelligence system, most of the equipment has been turned off, so you can only look at the paper map.
Seeing the situation in the whole of Iraq, as well as the position mentioned in the intelligence, Natasha was puzzled, it stands to reason that Canglong would not be so stupid, and he took the advantage and did not fight back, except for the Northeast Army, the other two major armies were in a defensive state, which was really strange.
But soon Natasha thought of something, she didn't think that the multinational force would be able to win the Prophet's Army if it concentrated such a strong force, and the war was very likely to enter a stalemate, if it entered a stalemate, then the 100,000 people sent by the U.S. army, plus the 40,000 besieged in Baghdad, and the more than 10,000 U.S. troops locked up in Basra, this is the consumption of more than 150,000 people.
As the war drags on, more and more countries will participate, and if NATO fails to win in the end, the consequences will be almost unimaginable.
At least for now, it seems that NATO has a good chance of winning and has an absolute advantage, but
Natasha's face changed completely when she looked at Afghanistan, where there were 100,000 U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan, including the 101st Mountain Division, which was once the same name as the 1st Armored Division.
"If the Prophet Army attacks here, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Natasha muttered to herself.
The staff officer was taken aback, he looked at the place where Natasha was staying, which was the Afghanistan they were familiar with, but the staff officer wondered: "How can the Prophet Army attack here, don't they want Iraq?" β
"All the forbearance is just to pull more NATO countries in, once they defeat the US troops in Afghanistan, they will directly open up communication with China, and then the oil from the Middle East will continue to be transported into China, and China's materials will continue to be sent to the Middle East battlefield, the bigger the United States, the more empty, but China can take the opportunity to enhance its national strength, even if the weak United States wins this war, how can it be compared with the United States that has made war money?" Natasha looked frustrated.
And the staff officer was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that there was such a conspiracy behind this, but at this time they couldn't do anything, not to mention that what Natasha said may not necessarily be true, but if it is true, it would be terrible, you must know that the United States started with war money.
"No way!" Natasha stood up suddenly, "Be sure to inform the coalition command!" β
"But," the staff officer looked embarrassed, "our current intelligence system is not capable of delivering information, and it is completely monitored by the Prophet Army. β
Natasha paced left and right, this was the first time she had been so flustered, although now she was cooperating with Canglong, but if the United States fell, what use would she do all this?
"Go to the Prophet Army Headquarters!" Natasha froze suddenly.
The staff officer was stunned, although he didn't know what the commander wanted to do, he still went to arrange it.
An hour later, Simon suddenly received news that Natasha, the Supreme Commander of the U.S. Forces in Iraq, wanted to see him, and what did Natasha run out to do during this period of hostilities?
Simon agreed while thinking, and soon Natasha came to Simon's headquarters with her staff officer, and before Simon could ask, Natasha spoke: "General Simon, I hope to go to the coalition headquarters and dissuade George from ending this war that is not good for both you and me." β
"Hmm!" Simon frowned, although he guessed a lot of possibilities, he didn't expect Natasha to come here because of this incident.
As the chief of the general staff of the Prophet Army, Simon naturally knows the plan behind Canglong and asks Natasha to go to the coalition headquarters? How is it possible, isn't this a plan to disturb them?
"What if you leak our military deployment to the coalition forces?" Simon asked rhetorically, "Go back, as long as the American troops in Baghdad don't move, we won't do anything to you, but if you dare to move, don't blame us for annihilating you as enemies!" β
Obviously, Simon also knows what the situation of the US military is now, in fact, this is what he did on purpose, once the war starts, it will not make the US military in Baghdad pose a threat to them.
Natasha's face changed, but at this time he was more sure of Canglong's plan, but Simon rejected her, what could she do? With the US troops to fight out, I am afraid that before they can move, they will be bombed indiscriminately by the Prophet Army, at least half of them will die, and the other half will have to go back honestly.
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped her steps again, turned her head and said, "I hope you will contact the Prophet and tell him what I think, and if he does not agree, I will leave immediately." β
Simon was stunned for a moment, and was about to refuse, but he thought that Natasha and the Prophet seemed to have some kind of relationship, and besides, it was impossible for the Prophet to change his plans for a woman, so he asked his subordinates to dial the secret line, and after a few minutes, the phone was connected, and Simon told him everything about the situation here, and asked for instructions.
Originally, Simon thought that Canglong would refuse Natasha's request like him, but he didn't expect Canglong to agree without thinking about it, and told Simon to protect Natasha all the way and send her to the border safely.
Simon almost couldn't believe that this was Canglong's order, but he still carried it out, not because of Canglong's authority, but because Simon still believed that his judgment of Canglong was correct, and letting Natasha go over may also be a move by Canglong, and this game is up to now, Canglong can't self-destruct.
Even Natasha was a little incredible, in fact, calling Canglong was just a whim, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt stupid, but she didn't expect Canglong to agree.
After a brief handover of military personnel between the two sides, she successfully entered Jordan and soon took a plane to the headquarters of the Jordanian Multinational Force.
When Natasha saw George's skeptical expression, she finally understood why Canglong would let her over, but she still had to say it, and asked George to convene a supreme military council immediately.
Although George was very dissatisfied with some of Natasha's behavior, he still summoned the commander of the multinational force, and at the meeting, Natasha stubbornly told her guess, thinking that everyone would be shocked, but he didn't expect that most people looked at her with a smile on their faces, which was clearly saying that she was naΓ―ve.
George's face was very bad, and he shouted: "Are you shaking the morale of the army?" β
Suddenly a big hat was buttoned up, Natasha finally realized that she had come over, and it was a completely stupid decision, because she couldn't stop this war at all, just like the previous suggestions she had put forward, all of which were in vain, and seemed stupid and powerless.
"I don't think it's impossible for Colonel Natasha to say it." At this moment, another person spoke, this is the Israeli general McCain, who has been expressionless, and he is also the deputy commander of the coalition forces.
As soon as this remark came out, the generals of the other countries looked at McCain strangely, he had been disobeying the orders of the High Command for a while ago, and now he was supporting Natasha, and everyone became more and more suspicious of his purpose.
"If the coalition forces hadn't captured Baghdad, there would have been a complete stalemate in Iraq, and then the Prophet Army would open up Afghanistan, a major transportation route, and a steady stream of supplies would have been transported from China to the Middle East," Natasha continued.
Everyone's faces changed, if this really became a reality, it would indeed be a fatal problem, but George didn't care, but retorted coldly: "Do you think that the US troops in Afghanistan eat?" Let's not talk about whether the Prophet Army can open up this transportation line, even if they have this purpose, what will they do to open it? Their Iranian occupation forces? If they do that, the U.S. military in Afghanistan will keep them in Afghanistan, and then a new Iraq will open up a third-line battlefield, and even with Russian support, it will only fail faster. β
McCain stopped talking, because what George said was very reasonable, and at this time, Natasha was entangled, the Prophet Army had been pinned down by most of the troops, and Iran was absolutely impossible to use force against Afghanistan, so what would Canglong do to deal with the US troops in Afghanistan? You must know that there are elites like the 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division of the US Army.