Chapter 410: Surrender
Nasiriyah Airport in the southern suburbs.
It's said to be an airport, but it's actually an open field.
During Saddam's time, it was not only an airfield, but also an air base capable of accommodating hundreds of fighters and thousands of officers and soldiers.
During the Iran-Iraq war, fighter jets deployed there held up half of Iraq's skies.
Unfortunately, the airbase was blown into ruins by coalition forces during the Gulf War, and dozens of fighter jets deployed there were blown up on the ground.
Because it is located in a "no-fly zone", the airport has not returned to normal after the Gulf War.
When Saddam Hussein was overthrown and Iraq's democratically elected government was formed, the airport was completely abandoned because much of the infrastructure could not be repaired.
All that remains today is the tower, which looks like it could collapse at any moment.
With a roar, two Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SAs flew over the airfield.
Is this necessary?
It's a show of power!
However, it doesn't hurt to do so.
"Brother Dong, here." Wang Haotian reminded Wang Dong, who was looking up at the sky.
In the distance, a "Humvee" military vehicle with a strip of white cloth tied to its top drove up, and there were three people on board, one of whom was the driver.
Xie Chuyue, Zhang Zilan and Lei Dong walked over.
Like Wang Dong, they wore desert camouflage uniforms without any national symbols, sunglasses and large-brimmed hats, and the standard mercenary attire.
In fact, the firearms they carry are the most conspicuous status symbols.
The DF8SMG, one is a sniper type with an extended heavy barrel, and the other two are assault models with ordinary barrels, which are not the standard equipment of the Iraqi government army.
Wang Dong did not carry a DF8SMG, only a DF6PD.
The "Humvee" military vehicle drove to the front of the M1A1 main battle tank before stopping, and two people in the back row got out of the car, a major general and a major.
The two men were armed with guns, but not with automatic weapons.
The driver did not get out of the car, and the driver was not carrying an automatic weapon.
Glancing at the main battle tank in front of him, the major general sighed.
It was an Iraqi government tank, and the sign on the front of the turret indicated that it belonged to the Prime Minister's Guard, as did the dozen tanks lined up nearby.
That's right, this is the tank of the Razak Guard unit.
More than ten days ago, after Luo Qing returned to the bus, he immediately went to find Razak and asked Razak to send troops to support Nasiriyah immediately.
Unfortunately, Razak did not agree.
Probably worried that Luo Qing would mess around, Razak also sent a few guards to keep an eye on her.
Although he planned to return to Nasiriyah alone, Luo Qing knew that it was not her who could help Wang Dong, but a strong reinforcement army.
In addition, there are more important things that need to be dealt with by Luo Qing.
That is, the arrival of seriously wounded operatives in Basra requires someone to contact the hospital and arrange for a plane to transport the wounded to Saudi Arabia.
Everyone else is on the front line, and only Luo Qing can be in charge of this matter.
Under Luo Qing's arrangement, hundreds of seriously injured people were treated in a timely manner, and dozens of more seriously injured operatives were sent back to Saudi Arabia in a timely manner.
If Luo Qing had not been in Basra, many operatives would have died of serious injuries.
It wasn't until three days ago, after the Pakistani-aided JF-17 was thrown into battle, that Razak made up his mind.
Next, it took a day to organize the troops.
By the time Luo Qing arrived with Razak's guards, the rebels besieging Nasiriyah had been routed, and the remnants retreated to the southern outskirts of the airport.
The guard force is only a few hundred people, but there are more than a dozen M1A1 main battle tanks.
It was the arrival of this guard unit that completely dashed the last shred of hope of the rebels, forcing Major General Giannini to make the decision to surrender half an hour earlier.
That's right, that major general is Giannini.
As he approached, Nanijel, who was standing behind the tank, greeted him.
The two know each other, and there is not much to say.
After Giannini nodded, the accompanying major handed over the flag, a symbol of command.
It's just that Nanigel didn't catch it with his own hands, but asked a major staff officer to come forward.
"My men need food, water, and first-aid medicine, and I hope you will treat the prisoners of war, who are Iraqis anyway."
"I will give them the necessary help and do my best to treat the wounded."
Giannini nodded, and his gaze turned to Wang Dong, who was more than ten meters away.
Although Wang Dong was also wearing sunglasses, the DF6PD on his chest, as well as Xie Chuyue and others standing behind him, explained his identity.
Giannini doesn't know Wang Dong, but he definitely knows Xie Chuyue and Zhang Zilan.
Very simply, the special forces that Xie Chuyue and Zhang Zilan trained in Iraq came from the "Holy Land Heroic Division" brigade, and the two went to the headquarters of the "Holy Land Heroic Division" brigade.
Glancing at Nanijel again, Janini walked towards Wang Dong.
Wang Dong didn't want to be famous, but he didn't shy away from it.
Approaching, Giannini first saluted Wang Dong.
This made Wang Dong a little surprised, because he was only a mercenary, and even if Nanijel appointed him as chief of staff, he would only be a colonel-level officer.
"If I'm not mistaken, you're Wang Dong, the commander of the legion."
"I'm just a normal person."
"With men like them, and such sophisticated equipment, I am not ashamed to lose at your hands."
Wang Dong was slightly stunned and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Just, I have to warn you. If you think that if you defeat me, you will be able to control the whole of Iraq and enslave Iraq, you are very wrong. ”
"The general thinks too much, I'm just a mercenary."
"It's great that you have that kind of self-knowledge." As he spoke, Giannini took out his spear and hesitated for a moment before handing it to Wang Dong.
When he pulled out his gun, Xie Chuyue, Zhang Zilan and Lei Dong all held the rifles that were cross-carry.
Thankfully, Giannini gave them no reason to shoot.
Wang Dong looked at Giannini incomprehensibly, it was Nani Gel who came to be surrendered, he just came to see the excitement.
"This gun was given to me by Prime Minister Saeed after the reconquest of Mosul. Although I am not very reluctant, it is better to give it to you than to fall into the hands of Razak. ”
"General......
It is indeed a good gun, a gift gun of M1911A1 to be exact, with some symbolic patterns carved on the solid wood handle.
In fact, the general's pistol is mainly used for cosmetic effect.
Giannini was resolute and had no intention of taking it back.
Wang Dong couldn't help it, so he had to catch the pistol handed to him.
Afterwards, Giannini left with the two officers and soldiers of the guard who had walked over.
He was the first rebel general to be captured by government forces in the civil war, and according to Razak's arrangement, he was sent directly to Basra.
What awaits him will be a high-ranking prisoner-of-war camp, as well as a court-martial.
It's just that the war that belongs to him is over.
There were also some 3,000 rebel officers and soldiers who surrendered here, who would stay in the prisoner-of-war camp until the end of the civil war and then return home as civilians.
Isn't this a relief?