As soon as night fell, dozens of operatives slipped into the Tigris River and swam across to the opposite bank.

Soon, a light signal appeared on the opposite bank.

The rebels had withdrawn, and there was not even a ghost in the defensive positions deployed along the riverbank.

With Wang Dong's order, dozens of engineering vehicles drove onto the river beach, and those Saudi engineers who had been busy all day began to sweat again.

Fortunately, I was able to sleep peacefully after this wave.

Instead of repairing the vehicles on the beach, they used the equipment brought by the government army but did not use it, and built a boat bridge over the Tigris.

If the preparation is in place, the erection work can be completed in less than half an hour.

It's just that many of the bridge-building equipment have problems, and they have to be repaired on site, and they will definitely not be able to complete it in half an hour, maybe it will take several hours.

At this time, more than 200 kilometers downstream of the Tigris, that is, 20 kilometers east of Nasiriyah, another army was also building bridges.

The difference is that this force is on the North Shore!

That's right, the rebels.

Because of the preparations in place and the fact that this section of the river had been surveyed during the siege of Nasiriyah, the rebel engineering troops had two boat bridges erected in less than an hour.

That's right, it's two!

Immediately afterwards, the armored units of the rebels began to cross the river.

Up until this time, Nasiriyah's defenders had not noticed anything out of the ordinary, let alone entered a combat state, and several patrols were in the west of the city.

How could the rebels appear east of Nasiriyah!?

You know, it was during the day that Saudi armored forces came from the east.

At around 8:30 a.m., the battle began.

The rebels prepared for only fifteen minutes of artillery fire to provide fire cover for the attacking troops, and by the time the artillery fire extended into the city of Nasiriyah, the attacking troops had already reached the outside of the city.

To the east of Nasiriyah, there was only one infantry battalion, which was also a militia battalion.

After a negligible resistance, the defenders abandoned their outlying positions and retreated into the city.

The rebels did not stop, and the armored forces opened the way, following the retreating defenders into the city.

Although the resistance of the defenders was not stubborn, after all, these militias had not even completed basic training, at best knew how to use the rifles they received, and their combat effectiveness was pitifully low, but the rebels' advance was also slow, mainly because the environment in the city was too complicated.

Crucially, the militia blew up many buildings during the retreat, especially those along the main roads.

If you can't defeat the rebels, it's okay to cause a little trouble for the rebels.

It was just after 9 o'clock, when the rebels entered the city of Nasiriyah.

On Semavo's side, after two hours of hard work, the bridge was finally erected.

As the first "Khalid" main battle tank drove onto the river beach on the opposite bank through the boat bridge, dozens of tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles started their engines one after another and began to cross the river.

By this time, the party from Nasiriyah had reached Semavo.

The vanguard was the armored brigade led by Faisal.

The troops did not enter the city, and after joining up with the Iron Tigers, who had arrived to meet them, Faisal immediately gave the battle order for the armored forces to strike westward.

The vehicle behind entered the city.

That's right, transport vehicles.

Not only did they send food and other supplies urgently needed by the government army, but also the families of more than 10,000 militiamen, as well as about 30,000 women and children.

They are refugees who had previously fled from Semavo to Nasiriyah and are now back in Semavo.

At the back of the line was a mechanized infantry brigade, also a Saudi army, but instead of fighting, it followed the refugee group into the city.

When reinforcements arrived, it was still the elite unit of the Royal Saudi Army, and the morale of tens of thousands of government officers and soldiers was immediately high.

Immediately after Nanijal gave the order to counterattack, the government forces, which had long been ready for battle, entered the battle and began to storm the rebel-held city.

Although most of the officers and men were still hungry, victory was in sight, and it was difficult to hold out for another night.

When Faisal arrived with the guards, Wang Dong was arranging tasks for several operatives.

"Remember, the speed of the assault is crucial, don't wait for me, don't slow down for anything, you have to go east quickly."

In fact, this is the fifth time that Wang Dong has emphasized this matter.

Seeing Faisal walking over, several operational personnel in charge of front-line command turned around and left.

"General."

"News has been received that the rebels are storming Nasiriyah."

Wang Dong nodded, he also received the news.

"To be honest, I always thought you were blind, and most of the time you would run for nothing. What I didn't expect was that I was blinded by you. ”

"General, now is not the time to brag."

"On the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the 'Mecca' Brigade and the 'Medina' Brigade of the National Guard, which I command, are here to report here, and are under the command of the Chief Royal Military Adviser."

Wang Dong was slightly stunned, and looked at Faisal incomprehensibly.

"The crown prince signed the letter of appointment yesterday, let me hand it over to you personally." Faisal handed a yellow envelope to Wang Dong.

In fact, it is a golden envelope, which is plated with a layer of gold leaf on the outside, and the seal has the seal of the Saudi royal family, which is intact, indicating that it has not been opened.

Wang Dong hesitated for a moment, tore it open, took out the appointment letter inside, and quickly browsed it.

Faisal didn't ramble.

Crown Prince Mohammed has officially appointed Wang Dong as the chief royal military adviser and has been given the power to decide on the battlefield, that is, the power of life and death.

That's a great title.

In the past few decades, the title has been held exclusively by princes, that is, brothers of the king, and with great military talent.

If there are no suitable personnel, the position will be vacant.

Wang Dong was the first non-royal to receive the title, and was a foreigner.

Just a temporary exception?

Not necessarily.

Perhaps, the rumors that Crown Prince Mohammed intends to marry his own sister to Wang Dong are not rumors at all.

married a princess, still the king's own daughter, the next king's own sister, can be regarded as half of the royal family, and there will be a chance to become a prince in the future.

With this status, it is justified to serve as the chief royal military adviser.

In addition, the right to decide on the battlefield is equivalent to letting Wang Dong command the Saudi army participating in the war, and has the right to dispose of all the officers and soldiers of the participating troops.

Faisal is no exception.

To put it bluntly, no matter who dares not to listen to Wang Dong's command, he can be executed on the spot.

You know, there are many members of the royal family in the Saudi army, especially in the National Guard, and these prince-level members are all junior officers.

"And this, Your Highness asked me to hand it over to you."

Faisal handed Wang Dong a scimitar with dozens of gems on the hilt of the knife.

Wang Dong knew this knife, and it had been hanging on the wall of the crown prince's study before.

"This is a royal war knife, which was once used to execute princes. The crown prince said that the prince is also a soldier, and violating military regulations will also be dealt with in accordance with military law. ”

Wang Dong took a deep breath and caught the scimitar.

Crown Prince Mohammed made such an arrangement, not only to have absolute trust in Wang Dong, but also to win.

This battle can only be won, not defeated!