When Wang Dong arrived with the guard company, the front-line officers and soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield.

True, it is indeed the "Zulefka" Type 4 main battle tank.

According to the battle report submitted by the 001st battalion, during last night's battle, at least 70 enemy tanks were destroyed, and all of them were of the same type.

These tanks, all from Iran, have many of them simply painted with the insignia of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

As for the enemies who drove these tanks, they were also Iranians, many of whom did not speak Arabic at all, but spoke authentic Persian.

In addition, there are Russian-made infantry fighting vehicles, primarily the BMP-1.

After a while, Redon arrived, having previously commanded the battle at the front.

To the north of the battlefield, there were the wreckage of hundreds of tanks and combat vehicles, the same Zulfirka4 and BMP-1, in addition to hundreds of prisoners.

To Wang Dong's surprise, one "Salman" was destroyed in the battle.

The tank was hit not by an armor-piercing projectile fired from the "Zolfirka" 4, but by an anti-tank missile, which hit the side of the turret.

Obviously, the side protection of "Salman" is still a problem.

When Lei Dong reported the battle situation to Wang Dong, the engineering company arrived.

According to the arrangement, the engineers had to try to tow back several Zulfkar4 vehicles that were not too badly damaged, both for research and as evidence of Iranian support for the rebels.

As for those prisoners of war, they all had to be sent to the prisoner of war camps in the rear.

After the identification process, they were brought before the media and told the world that Iran had sent troops to the civil war in Iraq.

The tanks and combat vehicles that could not be taken away were all exploded on the spot.

There was a roar in the air, and a squadron of F-15SAs whistled towards the north.

Apparently, the Royal Saudi Air Force wants to avenge the F-15SA that was shot down last night, and those fighter jets will go to bomb towns near the northern border.

When Wang Dong returned to the command center in the rear, he received good news.

Haily's rebels have surrendered, government forces have captured the city, and the convoy of supplies will arrive in Kut, before dark today.

In addition, Nanijal had already sent two infantry brigades to Hai Yi to wait for Wang Dong's dispatch.

The battle in the Diwaniyah direction with Najaf is still going on and is not progressing much.

Although Kut was still in the hands of the rebels, by this time, Wang Dong had achieved his main goal, which was to block Iran's access to support the rebels.

You know, several cross-border highways to the north are controlled by the Kurds.

Obviously, the Kurds, who have so far remained neutral, will certainly not allow Iranian troops to cross the border, let alone help the rebels get aid.

At this point, the rebels have to make a choice.

The trade-off between Najaf, Diwaniyah and Kut requires abandoning one, if not two.

Quite simply, with the current strength of the rebels, it is impossible to hold three strategic points at the same time.

So, where to give up?

Obviously, Kut has an irreplaceable importance, not only can not be abandoned, but also desperately to regain it.

To put it more bluntly, if Kutre is not recaptured in time and Iran cannot be supported, Karim will lose the war in a few months.

As for Najaf and Diwaniyah, they are not irreplaceable.

Losing Najaf, you can retreat to Karbala.

If you lose Diwaniye, you can still go to Sheila.

Although the government forces and the coalition forces of the Arab League are menacing, after capturing Diwaniyah and Najaf, they may not be able to march immediately to Karbala and Sheila due to the limitation of logistical supply capabilities.

After shrinking their defensive lines, the rebels were more confident of withstanding the attacks of government forces and coalition forces.

It's just that the situation on Wang Dong's side is not very ideal.

Nanigal sent only two infantry brigades, the 77th and 78th Brigades.

Judging from the number, these are two newly formed infantry brigades, and their combat effectiveness will definitely not be too strong.

Besides, the strength of two brigades is simply not enough to take down the Kut.

It can be seen that with the strength that Wang Dong has now, it is impossible to capture Kut in time.

So, what's next?

Adopt the tactics of encirclement and reinforcements, and fight a war of attrition against the rebels around Kut?

If it was the Iraqi government army or the Arab League coalition army at the front, Wang Dong would do it, and it would not be his Praetorian Guard that was consumed anyway.

The problem is that now at the top are the troops cultivated by Wang Dong himself.

What's more, there is only one brigade in total.

If you really want to fight a war of attrition, you will definitely not last long.

As a matter of fact, after four days of continuous fighting, the officers and men at the grassroots level were already extremely tired, and now they can still support themselves because they have just won a battle.

Give up Coote?

Equally unrealistic, at least not now.

After considering it all, Wang Dong issued an order for the 77th Brigade, which was marching towards Haiyi, to rush to Kut to replace the assault force.

Even if you need to give up, you will have to wait until the rebels make adjustments.

Fortunately, after the crushing defeat last night, the rebels were temporarily unable to move south, and the rebels trapped in Kut's had long since lost the confidence to break through.

After making these arrangements, Wang Dong went to sleep.

It was also the first time in four days that he had laid down to rest.

It's just that the fighting on the battlefield has not stopped.

Probably stimulated, on Najaf's side, the coalition forces under the command of Faisal launched a fierce attack on the same day, putting on a posture of taking down Najaf in one go.

It was not the enemy who stimulated him, but Wang Dong.

With just one reinforced brigade, Wang Dong fought all the way to Kut, and also used an armored battalion to defeat one of the rebels' armored brigade last night.

You know, Wang Dong is just a layman.

Faisal had six brigades in his hands, all of them elite units of the Arab League, and he stormed for 3 days without much progress.

If he can't open the situation up soon, his ability will definitely be questioned.

In order to supervise the troops, Faisal also personally went to the front line to direct the battle.

On Diwaniyah's side, government forces also attacked Imam Hamzai in the morning and sent an assault force north in the afternoon.

Apparently, Nanigal was also stimulated.

However, Nanijal also understood that the intensified offensive of government forces in the direction of Diwaniye could greatly reduce the pressure on Wang Dong in Kut.

The point is, Diwaniye is just west of Coot.

As long as he can hold back the main force of the rebels in Diwaniye, he can buy time for Wang Dong and let Wang Dong calmly take down Kut.

Of course, it would be great if he could take down Diwaniya.

As a result, while Wang Dong was sleeping, government forces and coalition forces in the other two directions launched fierce attacks, without giving the rebels a chance to breathe.

It's just that it's impossible to say how big the gains of the offense will be.