Chapter 423: Status Quo
Whether Nanijer is noble and upright, Wang Dong doesn't know, but he does care about those soldiers who were born and died together.
For this alone, Nanijal is much stronger than the generals of other Iraqi government forces.
Wang Dong couldn't make any guarantees, but promised Nanijer that he would try his best to help those soldiers who came down from the bloody battlefield of Nasiriyah.
After Nanijer left, Wang Dong called Yunlong.
Yunlong had already learned about the situation from Xie Chuyue, and the two infantry brigades had already left Basra and were on their way to Nasiriyah.
The point is that Razak did not give the official order to counterattack.
As for the removal of Nanijel from his post and the appointment of another major general as commander of the Nasiriyah garrison, Yunlong gave another explanation.
That is, Nanijal promoted a group of officers without authorization, and lied about the number of troops in the garrison, suspected of empty salaries and corruption.
In Yunlong's words, because of Nasiriyah's merits, Razak was removed from his post and did not launch an investigation into these air supremacy.
However, this is also the reply of the Razak authorities.
The rights and wrongs of it, Yunlong did not emphasize it too much, but just told Wang Dong that this is an internal affair of Iraq, and even Crown Prince Mohammed is not easy to ask directly.
To put it more bluntly, as long as Razak didn't do anything stupid, there was no reason to be serious with him for the sake of a major general.
Wang Dong was speechless, but he knew that what Yunlong said was not wrong, and that Lazak did not have a stupid thing to dig his own grave.
The question is, will it be too late to stop Lazakar when he does something stupid?
On the first day he came to Basra, Wang Dong was very depressed when he encountered such an unpleasant thing, but this is the reality and the current situation of the Razaka regime.
Obviously, this is the key reason why Crown Prince Mohammed is not optimistic about Razak.
Razak's background is too complicated, even if he is cowardly and incompetent, and can easily be controlled, he may not be at the mercy of Crown Prince Mohammed.
Britain and the United States also want to replace him for this.
The next day, Wang Dong received a phone call from Lazak, inviting him to attend an operational meeting of the Iraqi government army.
That's too fast, isn't it?
Of course, Wang Dong had no reason to refuse to attend.
He is the plenipotentiary of Crown Prince Mohammed, and Saudi Arabia is the main supporter of the Razak regime, and Wang Dong is obliged to attend the combat meeting of the Iraqi government army.
The meeting was held at the Provisional Prime Minister's Office, and only a few generals took part in the meeting.
The topic is, naturally, a counteroffensive plan.
The purpose of inviting Wang Dong to participate was to determine air support, that is, whether the fighter planes deployed at Basra airfield could provide support for the counteroffensive operation, and how strong the counteroffensive would be, and how many combat aircraft could be deployed at Basra airfield before the counteroffensive operation began.
In response to these questions, Wang Dong only gave a general answer.
It's not that he doesn't know the situation, it's that the Iraqi government forces haven't come up with a specific battle plan, so they can't deploy support forces according to the battle plan.
Wang Dong's meaning is very clear, the Iraqi government army first formulated a battle plan.
If needed, Wang Dong can arrange for someone to participate in the formulation of the work, that is, the part responsible for air support.
Obviously, those generals were very dissatisfied with Wang Dong's reply.
It's just that Wang Dong is an honorary major general of the Iraqi Defense Forces, and he also represents the Saudi crown prince, and he controls the main air power that the Iraqi Defense Forces can rely on.
Even if you are dissatisfied, you can only endure it.
Subsequently, Razak personally made a decision to draw up a counteroffensive plan by the General Staff of the government army, and Wang Dong sent people to participate in the air support part.
It's just that Lazak did not set a deadline.
After going back, Wang Dong handed over this task to Wang Haotian.
Although Wang Haotian is known for his skills, let alone being a staff officer, he is not even an officer, but in Nasiriyah, his performance is very eye-catching.
Besides, all Wang Haotian has to do is arrange air support, which is what he is good at.
In the next few days, Wang Dong has been busy with some tedious affairs.
The main reason is that there are not enough people, otherwise he would not have to go out in person.
It can be said that this is a very realistic situation.
On the seventh day of Wang Dong's arrival in Basra, a convoy carrying the first batch of main battle equipment arrived, bringing 300 tanks, 400 combat vehicles, 150 self-propelled howitzers, 300 towed howitzers, 1,200 wheeled armored vehicles, and tens of thousands of tons of ammunition.
These main battle equipment are enough to arm an armored brigade and a mechanized infantry brigade.
It was also on this day that Wang Dong encountered his second trouble after coming to Basra.
According to his intentions, these main battle equipment must be used in a centralized manner, that is, to arm the two brigades that are being trained.
In modern warfare, armored forces can only be valuable if they are used intensively.
This is common sense, and any military man who has received systematic learning can understand it.
It's just that some people don't understand.
At the military meeting organized by Lazak, the generals of the government army were like hungry beasts, arguing with red faces over the acquisition of a batch of main battle equipment, and they almost did not add their fists and feet.
As a result, Razak had no choice but to compromise.
Wang Dong objected on the spot, but the opposition was invalid.
In the words of Razak, although these main battle equipment were bought by Saudi Arabia with money, they were given to Iraq, which is Iraq's property.
What is the rationale for this?
Regardless of whether it makes sense or not, as long as Razak insists, these main battle equipment that has just been sent to the dock will be divided up by those generals.
To put it more bluntly, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and Crown Prince Mohammed can't control it.
By the time Wang Dong obtained the consent of Crown Prince Mohammed, those main battle equipment had been transported, could it be that he would have to snatch it back from the government army?
Moreover, in the style of Crown Prince Mohammed, it may not be taken seriously.
Isn't it just some equipment?
It's not enough, just buy it again.
According to Razak's decision, each of the seven generals was assigned to an armored battalion, a mechanized infantry battalion, and an artillery battalion corresponding to the main battle equipment.
Subsequently, Razak signed a power of attorney and asked the generals to take their own people to the port to collect them.
Is this to equip for war?
It's all about balancing, playing a political game!
No matter how much Razak suffered, doing so was simply burying the government army and wasting the aid that Crown Prince Mohammed had won so hard.
When Razak signed the power of attorney, Wang Dong brushed his sleeves away.
If it were him, he would definitely give those generals a few slaps to each of them, and then put a gun to their heads, so that they obediently obeyed the arrangement.
It's a pity that Wang Dong can't help it.
It's just that Wang Dong didn't plan to stop there.
That's all the main battle equipment you can get in the near future!
For the sake of the overall situation, it is impossible for Wang Dong to really threaten those generals with guns, but he led people to snatch a batch of equipment, and no one dared to take him for anything.
Of course, Wang Dong is the kind of person who does what he says, and he really has to do what he says, and he must not delay.
It's late, and there's nothing.