Chapter 147, Ali's Wrath
"What, you said the Prophet Army attacked?" Natasha, who was sleeping, was woken up with some joy in her eyes, because she had waited so long for the news of the attack.
The chief of staff said: "According to the information sent by our intelligence officers in Iran, the Prophet Army has come out to attack the Iranian army stationed in Ramholmz, and now the war should have begun, according to our analysis, their target this time should be Isfahan, the third largest city in Iran and an important transportation hub." ”
Natasha walked to the big screen, and the technician immediately helped her call up the satellite map, Isfahan is the third largest city in Iran, and the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, an important transportation hub in the center.
Iran's important railway transportation lines, as well as important roads and some large oil fields, are all in this city, which is also the hinterland of Iran, compared to Ahvaz, this is an important granary of Iran, this granary refers not only to grain, but also to oil and gas.
Once occupied by the Prophet's army, not only will the north-south transportation be interrupted, but it will also mean that all the supplies transported to the south to the north, or all the materials transported from the north to the south will be looted, which may be the biggest blow to Iran.
Once the north and the south are not connected, Iran will have to spend a huge price, bypassing other provinces, but the speed and the cost will be increased several times, which is what the Iranian government does not want to see, because Iran's oil is mainly transported through this line, and occupying it means that all the oil in the north cannot reach the ports in the south, and it will also be a huge blow to Iran's economy.
"How's the engagement going?" Natasha asked.
"In terms of numbers and equipment, the Prophet Army has the advantage, but in terms of logistical supply and support, Iran has the advantage, but according to the information sent by our intelligence officers, the attack of the Prophet Army is very rapid, and they have a belief that they will not give up until they attack Isfahan." said the chief of staff.
"Wait, what did you mean when you said that the Prophet Army was pouring out?" Natasha wondered.
"All the troops in the strategic points of the Prophet's Army in the province of Khuzestan were dispatched, not even the militia units remained." When the chief of staff said this, his face was a little incredulous, so that they would have lost the strategic rear, and now this army has become a lone army.
Once the Iranian army is seized from the rear and the militia forces are concentrated throughout the country, the Prophet's army will be completely in a situation of being dumpled.
"What about the Air Force? Their air force sorties did not. Natasha asked suddenly.
"It's dispatched, according to what our intelligence officers have learned, this time their air force dispatched twenty-four fighters for air support, which means that the air force is also all dispatched." said the chief of staff.
Natasha nodded: "It seems that they are really preparing to take the Iranians by surprise, but I think they just want to blitzkrieg this time, blitz Isfahan, and quickly withdraw to Ahvaz and return to square one again." ”
The chief of staff looked strange: "Isn't this a waste of time and materials?" ”
"No, on the contrary, if they succeed in their attack and withdraw quickly, it will be tantamount to telling the Iranians that the Prophet is capable of attacking Isfahan, and that they will be able to threaten this life-threatening transport line for Iran, and that once the Iranians realize this, they will probably give in." Natasha looked at the satellite map, "But only if the Prophet Army can blitz and flashback." ”
"But as far as I know, Iran's Revolutionary Guards are not vegetarians, and Iran has millions of militia troops, once assembled, it will be terrible, as long as the Iranian army is not too stupid, they will slowly drag the Prophet Army, and finally drag it to death in Iran." The chief of staff said, "Once the main force of the Prophet's army is surrounded and annihilated, it is only a matter of time before the rest are wiped out." ”
Natasha touched her chin, so far, her plan was successful, Canglong really did not withdraw the army, but chose a risky attack, wanting to solve the enemy of Iran, the chief of staff was also right, but Natasha always felt a little strange, as if she missed something.
"Give an order to the US forces in Kuwait to immediately notify the Kuwaiti Defense Forces to enter Basra and put pressure on them in the rear to support Iran." Natasha said.
But what they don't know is that on the Basra-Kuwaiti border, all the Basra border troops have withdrawn 10 kilometers from the border.
The commander of the Kuwaiti army, Lieutenant General Ali, had expected to encounter large-scale resistance, but found that he had not even seen the hair of the Prophet Army along the way, which reminded the commander that the Americans had told them that the Prophet Army had placed its main force in Iran's Khuzestan province, and that only a group of militia and the newly expanded New Army remained on the border.
Considering that they had not met resistance after marching into Basra, Ali was in a good mood, and there had been few invasions of other countries since Kuwait's independence.
So Ali is still very cautious, among the 10,000 people he led, there are also many soldiers of the American army, and the equipment is also excellent, and it is almost a complete victory against the prophetic army without the main force, after all, they are regular troops, and the prophet army is a new army and militia, heavy weapons and heavy firepower, all on the main force.
When he had marched ten kilometers, he finally spotted the Prophets, but the troops in front reported that they were not as brave as they had imagined, and that they had withdrawn when they saw them.
For a while, Ali was full of confidence and was not so cautious, he ordered the troops to pursue with all their might, and must drive the Prophet's army out of Basra, and return it to peace, at that moment Ali even had a great idea to save the people of Basra.
But if he knew who the commander of this force was, it is estimated that he would have to weigh whether he wanted to listen to the Americans so much, whether he was going to march recklessly, and if he knew that the intelligence of the Americans sometimes made mistakes, then he would definitely not lead half of the Kuwaiti army to attack.
Again, there is no one in the war, the commander who personally commanded the retreat of the militia and the new army was Canglong, he ordered the border guards not to counterattack, and to retreat when they encountered the Kuwaitis, although they did not understand why the Prophet gave this order, but they did not object, nor were they frustrated, in their eyes, the Prophet was a military god, and he could always work miracles in adversity.
Ali attacked Zubayr all the way and captured the largest super oil field in Basra province, and the Prophet army still did not resist, which made Ali very excited, he thought that the Prophet army had been completely defeated, and he had no ability to fight against them, after all, they even discarded the oil field, which is as precious as life.
So Ali immediately ordered to attack Basra overnight, which was only a dozen kilometers away anyway, and he had in his mind the dream of solving the biggest threat in southern Iraq overnight, and even wanted to capture the prophet and bring him back to Kuwait for the religious to judge.
But he didn't know that a large net was being woven against his 10,000-strong troops, but this Lieutenant General Ali did not destroy some of the facilities along the way, and they were as if they were passing by, driving the Prophet's army away, and Ali still enjoyed the pleasure, but if he looked carefully at the eyes of the people of Basra, he would see that the people looked at them as if they were dead.
The victory carried him away, and for Ali, who had never fought in his life, he knew very well that this was an opportunity to make a name for himself, and that he would perform another miracle to prove that he was stronger than the Iraqis, better than the Iranians, and become a great general, as long as he captured the false prophet alive.
When Ali hit the capital Basra, his army only fired a few shots symbolically, it was already early in the morning, Ali was already asleep in the military vehicle, the roads in Basra were of better quality than theirs, and there were no bumps, which was one of the reasons for his sleep.
He woke up not because of a reminder from an American adviser, but because of the heavy shelling and gunfire, and at that time Ali was awakened and his first words were: "Who told you to open fire?" We are here to drive away the rebels, not to destroy Basra. ”
But he found that the staff officer ran over in horror and said: "Commander-in-chief, it is not us who have opened the artillery, it is the prophetic army in the city of Basra who has opened the artillery." ”
"What? How dare they fight back? Ali looked incredulous, and then became completely angry, "Kill in, and see that there is not a single Prophet Army left." ”
The kind of nonsense he ordered not to hurt the people of Basra, not that he forgot, but that he couldn't care so much anymore, because they were chasing a flock of ducks all night, and now this duck in his eyes actually fought back, what an incredible thing it is at first sight, when a weak person launches a counterattack against a person who thinks he is strong, most of the strong people have the psychology of completely defeating this weak person, without saving any face, at all costs, until you are convinced.
But Ali didn't know that in this war, the weakest was actually him, the aggressor, when they hit Basra, Canglong stood at the top of the Basra International Hotel, looking at the Kuwaiti army in the distance, and next to him stood all the world's well-known media, including Al Jazeera Arabia.
"You see, Kuwait, as a neutral country, has invaded Basra, and we have retreated again and again, and now we cannot retreat, and if we withdraw from here, it means that all Basra people will lose their homes." Canglong looked at them, "Everyone, as soldiers, as leaders of Basra, do you think we should retreat?" ”
A few hours earlier, the Prophet had been a strongman, but a few hours later, they had no idea that the Kuwaiti army had surrounded Basra, and that the Prophet was a weakling, a weakling protester, a weakling who asked them if they wanted to fight back.
"Fight back, fight back against all aggressors." I don't know who it was, I was moved by Canglong's words, and saw the Kuwaiti army besieging the city, and the prophetic army retreated again and again, so as to let it go again, and finally couldn't help it.
But there were still some reporters who kept their senses, because Canglong had used them too many times, but the next fierce attack on Basra by the Kuwaiti army, regardless of casualties, dispelled all the doubts in the hearts of the reporters.
"Fight back, it's inhumane warfare." The Reuters reporter said fiercely.
"It's not just an invasion, it's a human rights abuse, it's a massacre." Watching the shells fall in the city of Basra, the reporter said fiercely.
Canglong didn't say a word, and said to Su Su beside him: "Now, we have to fight back, fight back against the slaughterers, fight back against the invaders, and fight back against the cruel human rights victims." ”