Chapter 429: Leadership
Coming out of the Provisional Prime Minister's Office, Nanijel caught up with Wang Dong and got into Wang Dong's car.
"Colonel, you don't have to."
"General, are you going to see me?"
Nanijel sighed, not knowing what to say.
At first, after promising to provide air support for the counterattack, Wang Dong proposed to repair the Nasiriyah airfield as soon as possible and serve as a front-line air base.
Nanigel is not stupid, and immediately understands that Wang Dong is thinking about him.
Sure enough, Razak raised the issue of the commander of the Nasiriyah garrison.
Because none of the other generals wanted to go to Nasiriyah, Nanijal became the only candidate, and he was also the most suitable.
It is precisely because of this that Wang Dong took the opportunity to increase his weight and put forward some additional requirements.
Although Razak was reluctant, in order to gain Wang Dong's support, he could only agree.
As a result, Nanijel was promoted to lieutenant general with the position of "commander-in-chief of the Nasiriyah garrison", and took over the military and political power of Nasiriyah.
To put it bluntly, as long as the civil war is going on, Nanijal will be the emperor of Nasiriyah.
Not to mention other generals, even Razak, they can't do anything with him, at least they can't remove him from their posts without reason like before.
It can be said that this appointment is tantamount to making Nanijal a warlord of Nasiriyah.
However, Razak put forward additional conditions.
That is, Wang Dong had to lead the team to Nasiriyah to guard the Nasiriyah airbase and be responsible for the logistics of the front-line troops.
As for the vehicles needed, they were provided by Nanigel, to be precise, requisitioned at the front.
Obviously, this additional condition is excessive, because Wang Dong and the others are not Iraqi soldiers, and even after the attack planes are deployed in front, they have the obligation to guard the airport, and they do not have the responsibility to provide logistical support for the front-line troops, after all, it is the Iraqi government army that is fighting on the front line.
What's more, Razak did not provide transport vehicles.
Wang Dong could have refused, just to put Nanijer on top, and he agreed.
Subsequently, Razak awarded Wang Dong the rank of colonel and put Wang Dong in charge of logistics support.
Not an honorary military rank, but an official military rank.
It was in this way that Nanijel came to find Wang Dong.
In fact, after going through so many things, especially after Wang Dong asked his old subordinates to come back, Nanijel was grateful to Wang Dong.
In Nanijer's eyes, Wang Dong is the real leader.
If Wang Dong is an Iraqi, Nanijal will definitely be loyal to him and fully assist Wang Dong to make Wang Dong the leader of Iraq.
Unfortunately, Wang Dong is not Iraqi.
"General, when are you going to go?"
"Just for a few days." Nanijal sighed and added, "I am an Iraqi soldier, and it is my duty to defend my homeland and my motherland. I also believe that a true soldier will never watch his fellow citizens suffer. I just went to Nasiriyah, and I am afraid that there will be no future. ”
"Do you think the counterattack will fail?"
Nanijel smiled bitterly and said, "Although I am not a politician, Karim did not do it early or late, so why should he attack the Sunnis at this time?" Prior to this, the battle was a stalemate. Because of the support of Saudi Arabia and many other Arab League countries, it is beneficial for us to drag it out. In a few months, we'll have enough main battle equipment and the recruits will be training. By then, we will have a good chance of retaking Baghdad and defeating the Karim rebels within a few months. ”
"In this way, it was Karim who took the initiative to provoke the incident and forced us to launch a counterattack in advance." Wang Dong said deliberately.
"From what I know of Karim, he must understand the current situation, and he also knows that there is no benefit in dragging it out, so he will naturally find a way to break the deadlock."
Wang Dong nodded slightly and said, "Actually, this is also an opportunity. ”
"Opportunity?" Nanijel was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "You also saw that those generals only thought about themselves. If they have a little bit of a sense of the overall situation and think about the country, they will not shrink back in order to preserve their strength. The generals who command the army are still like this, and what can they expect from their officers and soldiers? If everyone is like that, then what hope is there? ”
"Thankfully, not everyone is like that."
Nanijer was slightly stunned and looked at Wang Dong incomprehensibly.
"You are not, there are also those officers and soldiers who fought side by side with us in Nasiriyah, and thousands of people who want to end the fighting as soon as possible!"
Nanijer was stunned again, and his gaze changed a little when he looked at Wang Dong.
"I asked Xie Chuyue to take a battalion with you to Nasiriyah to complete the defense handover work. If nothing else, I'll be there with the rest of the troops in a week. ”
"You're going too?"
"General, you are all on the front, can I stay in the rear? Besides, after you leave Basra, there will be no one to talk to. ”
Nanijal let out a long breath and said, "Okay, let's let go and let those shrunken turtles see how capable we are!" ”
"General, we are fighting for ourselves and for Iraq, why should we care what others think?"
Nanijer smiled, Wang Dong's words made him feel that his vision was too superficial.
"When we arrived in Nasiriyah, the first priority was to repair the infrastructure of the airport and put it into operation as soon as possible, followed by repairing the defensive line and building barracks. It is also necessary to settle the refugees and not let the situation get out of control. If possible, suitable personnel can be recruited from among the refugees. ”
"Recruiting new recruits?"
Wang Dong nodded and said, "You have also seen the situation on Basra's side, so don't have too much hope for Razak." ”
Nanijel smiled coldly, after all that had happened, he had long since lost hope for Razak.
"As for the rest, you can take it off. When I arrive, we'll discuss it. ”
"No problem, I'll contact you when I go over and figure out what's going on over there."
Nanijer is not a stupid person, and he heard the meaning of Wang Dong's words.
If you don't count on Razak, you have to be self-reliant.
The key is still to build a strong enough military force as soon as possible, so the first thing is to recruit new soldiers and build barracks and other infrastructure.
Of course, Nanigal also has some concerns, or questions.
For example, where do the weapons come from to arm the recruits?
Also, how to solve the daily supply?
You know, Razak will never provide weapons to the recruits recruited by Nanigel in Nasiriyah, and will not even give them military status.
It's just that, in Nanijer's view, these problems should be solved.
Quite simply, with Wang Dong and Crown Prince Mohammed's support, these problems are not a problem.