Chapter 034, Special Guest
In the space of eight days, the front line continued to receive success, and the First Army led by Hei Wuchang successively conquered eight provinces, including Anbar, Diyala, and Salahnail.
Except for Anbar Province, which is the largest province in terms of area, almost all other provinces were declared to be part of the southern government as soon as the Prophet army arrived, and even some provinces did not fire a single shot.
This can make Vivian very busy, the administrative system is not enough people, and now it swallows eight provinces in eight days, and occupies almost the entire territory of Iraq outside the Baghdad area, such a speed is probably beyond the weight of any administrative system.
However, for the military, Basra is not very large, and the total number of the Prophet Army now reaches 400,000, which is only the number of regular troops, and for Iraq, which has a territory of only 450,000 square kilometers, the number of 400,000 is far more than the need for national defense.
And that's not counting the militia, according to Simon's strategy, every time they occupy a province, they will reorganize the local police into the militia, leaving only a small number of Prophet soldiers stationed in the management, which relieves Vivien's pressure to send people in the administrative system, but it does not make Vivien so easy.
By the 10th day, almost all of Iraq was in the hands of the Prophet's Army, the Baghdad government existed in name only, and Baghdad, which was located in the interior, was surrounded by the Prophet's Army's Second Legion, and it seemed only a matter of time before it would be defeated.
On this day, the whole of Iraq celebrated the day, and Vivian announced on Basrah Radio and Television that all the people of the liberated provinces would be treated as nationals of the new government, and promised to do everything in their power to restore electricity and water supply to these provinces as soon as possible, and to mobilize food from Basra to provide food and clothing in the provinces.
At the same time, propaganda work began to spread to the provinces, led by the Basra Intelligence Service and the Red Women's Army, which began to enter the provinces to publicize the Prophet's policies.
In fact, for the war-torn Iraqis, who already know the name of the Prophet and whose countless inspiring victories have left a deep impression on their minds, such a strong and wise leader is what Iraqis really need.
When Canglong heard the news of this victory, he didn't have much joy, in fact, he felt that the current victory was too hard, but it also came too fast, and too many people were sacrificed in this war, but it brought him heavy pressure, and now that Iraq is in his hands, he will lead Iraq to face foreign enemies as a country.
Nearly 35 million Iraqis have placed their trust in him, and even Canglong can't afford it.
For the Prophet Army to sweep Iraq, although the countries of the world have expected it, they did not expect it to come so quickly, only a week and a few days, and now that Baghdad is surrounded by regiments, what qualifications do they have to compete with the Prophet Army?
Some people even say that the more than 40,000 US troops in Baghdad have become hostages of the Prophet's Army, and that the Prophet's Army now has 60,000 troops in Basra's control, and that it is completely possible to blackmail the United States.
The US Government, which has always attached great importance to the lives of its soldiers, was speechless when it received this news, and even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not issue a single statement.
The tough attitude is definitely not going on, after all, people are holding tens of thousands of hostages in their hands, and there is no hope for Baghdad.
Sitting in the office of the Iraqi Embassy in the United States, Natasha looked a little dazed, although she had expected this result, she did not expect it to come so quickly.
And the Iraqi national government in the green zone of Baghdad has completely collapsed, except for the US embassy, which is still functioning, the entire administrative system of the northern government is completely paralyzed, and these officials are asking for information, as for what to ask?
Of course, the question is whether the United States should continue to send troops to support, and if it does not send troops to support, they should quickly surrender to the southern government, at least not become war criminals or something, and maybe they can get a good job.
In fact, now that the Americans themselves are unable to protect themselves, how can they be controlled? Therefore, after learning that the US military was powerless and was negotiating with the Prophet Army, these officials were deeply afraid of being betrayed by the Americans, and hurriedly contacted the southern government through the internal line, which was also the way back they had prepared a long time ago.
This plunged the city of Baghdad into chaos again, with those robbing by fire, those panicking, those fleeing for their lives, and those sitting upright and not caring at all.
Explosions and gunfire can be heard everywhere in the streets, which is a clash between the US military who maintains order and the government army and police who are looting with fire.
The U.S. military could never have imagined that these people they had trained would actually use guns against them, and there was only one reason, they had revolted.
Now that they have become a part of the Prophet Army in their own direction, they don't know who spread the rumor in the city, saying that as long as they catch an American soldier and hand it over to the Prophet Army outside the city, they can join the Prophet Army and become citizens of the new government, and some even say that the Prophet Army has issued a bounty of $10,000 for catching a U.S. soldier and $5,000 for killing a U.S. soldier.
Natasha is miserable, she is waiting for news from the country, and at the same time she has to deal with these damn wall grass, in fact, she should have understood a long time ago, with these northern government officials who have no faith and only know corruption, sooner or later, there will be such a day, but when it comes to this day, Natasha is still a little emotional, once upon a time Basra was completely under her control.
Although she couldn't exterminate the Prophet Army, she also put a lot of pressure on the Prophet Army, and the two sides were not at the same level for a long time, but since Taylor appeared, the whole situation has changed dramatically, and that damn butcher has completely exhausted the American capital in Iraq, turning the situation completely upside down.
Natasha could only order the U.S. military to defend the stronghold, but she knew very well that if the current situation was not quickly ended, the Americans and U.S. troops in the city would collapse sooner or later, and they had fallen into an isolated and helpless situation, just like the Iranian revolution led by Khomeini at the beginning, surrounding the U.S. Embassy.
It's just that the U.S. Embassy at that time didn't seem to have much ability to resist, and they still had nearly 20,000 troops, but more than 20,000 troops had already been disheartened, and if it weren't for the instinct of survival that made them take up arms to fight, I am afraid they would have been defeated long ago.
Of course, the reason why they were able to take up arms was because they were not facing the Prophet Army, but the former government army, which was their former comrades-in-arms, and if the Prophet Army attacked the city, I am afraid that the first thing they did was not to resist, but to raise their guns and surrender.
Yes, it's to surrender with guns, they would rather surrender to the more powerful Prophet Army than to face these damn government forces, the Americans also have dignity, they also believe in the supremacy of the strong, let them surrender like these government troops, and become their prisoners, and then take them to the Prophet Army, which they will definitely not be able to do.
But what is speechless is that the news from China is that they are waiting for reinforcements, and the Prophet Army is not attacking, although they still have enough ammunition in Baghdad, but Natasha will not be stupid enough to continue to fight against the Prophet Army, because the so-called Dead Guard and Wait for Reinforcements is actually only a dead defense, and there are no reinforcements at all.
Especially when she learned of the existence of the Senate, she knew very well that it was all a conspiracy to allow the Prophet's Army to occupy all of Iraq.
As the commander of the battlefield, Natasha will not give up her soldiers, so she must save them, these pawns that have been abandoned by the United States, they are innocent.
Fortunately, she left a way back, but to her surprise, the oil minister of the northern government, Amat, came to the embassy in person and told her that a special guest had arrived in Baghdad and was waiting for her at the Rashid Hotel.
The former Iraqi oil minister had no worry on his face, as he had expected it, and although Natasha didn't like the smile on Amat's face, she had to accept it.
In the Green Zone, at the Rashid Hotel, Natasha met this special guest again, and as usual, he was still so confident that he dared to come to the hinterland of Baghdad with a few people.
In addition to this special guest, there were also the president and prime minister of the northern government, and a series of heavyweights, all of which of course had been a few days ago, and now they were all hostages in this lonely city, or future prisoners, and the fate of all awaited the verdict of the young man sitting on the main seat, who was none other than Canglong.
This scene is also dramatic for Zhou Zheng, the Chinese ambassador to Iraq, once upon a time he once indulged Yellen to give Canglong a horse, but now this young man has mastered the whole of Iraq, even the Americans have failed miserably in his hands, in Canglong's thinking expression with red wine, Zhou Zheng sees a mature and charismatic leader.
Just like his mother, just like his father, just like his grandfather and grandfather, this temperament is innate, and it is even more vividly displayed in him.
"Maybe this person will lead the whole of China in the future and reach the pinnacle of power!" Zhou Zheng said with emotion in his heart, and at this moment he also believes that if this person can lead China, it will bring China to a peak period, maybe a superpower, maybe it is
"Long time no see, you're skinny again." Seeing Natasha arrive, Canglong stood up, picked up a glass of red wine and handed it to her, "Let's celebrate!" ”
Everyone present didn't expect that these two sworn enemies were so familiar, but everyone didn't speak, even the president of the northern government was respectful, and if it wasn't his turn to speak, he would never dare to speak.
"If it's from the perspective of a friend, I can clink glasses with you, because you have indeed achieved success that ordinary people can't imagine, and as a friend, I should be proud of the victory you have won, but from the perspective of the enemy, how can you let me drink this wine?" Natasha took the red wine and glanced at the people present, full of disappointment.
"Then from the perspective of a friend, accompany me after drinking this glass of wine and talk about the enemy." Canglong raised his glass and drank it all.
Natasha smiled helplessly, nodded and drank it all, Canglong, who had finished drinking, sat back in his place, he only brought two people over today, one is Black Impermanence, the famous black general, and the other is a snow leopard, both of them are standing behind Canglong, but they don't care about the surrounding environment at all.
"You all go out, I'd like to talk to Miss Natasha alone." Canglong said calmly.
This made the people present talk for a while, but at this moment, Hei Wuchang slapped the table and said coldly: "Let you out, didn't you hear?" ”