Luo Qing was very surprised to see that Wang Dong was wiping the DF8SMG that belonged to him, because Wang Dong had never touched this gun before.

"Coming?"

"What, you're going to go to the battlefield yourself?"

"This is the battlefield." Wang Dong put down his rifle and said to Luo Qing who came over, "I have a task here, which is very important. ”

"What task?"

"Come to think of it, I think you're the most suitable person."

Luo Qing rolled his eyes, knowing that it was definitely not a good thing for Wang Dong to say this.

"After dawn, you take a squadron of operatives to the Eastern Sector and be responsible for the evacuation of civilians."

"Important?"

"Very important."

"Come on, such a task is the same for anyone. You don't have to talk nonsense with me, I know what you mean, don't look for me anyway. ”

"The first civilians to be evacuated were all women and children, many of whom were military dependents."

Luo Qing was slightly stunned, and his brows locked together.

"As expected, the rebels will launch a general offensive after dawn. After these few days of fighting, even if we give up resistance, the rebels will not relent. Before the attack, the rebels will definitely shell the city. When we get to the street fighting stage, we don't have time to organize the evacuation of civilians. ”

"Then you don't need to send me."

"I gave assurances to Major General Nanigel that the women and children would leave Nasiriyah without a hitch and that they would reach Sugshuyukh safely."

"It's the same with sending other people."

"I've already been in touch with Yunlong, Musharraf has gone to Saleh, and Crown Prince Mohammed has promised to provide us with a batch of heavy equipment. Within two days, the Royal Saudi Air Force would be sending 12 tanks by transport plane, so someone had to go to Basra to receive them. ”

"Only twelve?"

"Maybe more, at least a dozen."

Luo Qing gritted his teeth and said, "What's the use of only having such a tank?" ”

"This is the only aid we can get in the short term." Wang Dong let out a long sigh and said, "We will hold Nasiriyah to the death, but with the current situation, we can hold out for three to five days at most." When the time comes, whether it is a counteroffensive or an evacuation, these tanks will be needed. In other words, you have to return within five days, preferably within three days. To be honest, I only trust you and don't worry about others. ”

"Nonsense."

Wang Dong smiled and said, "Among so many people, you are the only one who swears that you will die with me, right?" ”

Luo Qing rolled his eyes and was speechless at Wang Dong.

"Remember, five days at most." Wang Dong patted Luo Qing on the shoulder and said, "The rebels have been delayed for several days, and they will never give us more time." Even if we hold Nasiriyah, there is a good chance that the rebels will march east in five days, and by that time, you will be the only ones who can stop the rebels. ”

"You mean ......"

"Do you think that the rebels have made so much fame, even crossing the Tigris, just to defeat Nasiriyah?"

As soon as Wang Dong said this, Luo Qing understood.

It is clear that if it is not possible to capture Nasiriyah as planned, the rebels will resort to siege tactics, encircling Nasiriyah with the strength of several brigades, and the main forces will continue to advance eastward.

If the rebels could not be stopped from advancing eastward, it would not make much sense to hold Nasiriyah.

Apparently, Wang Dong asked Crown Prince Mohammed for reinforcements, not to hold Nasiriyah, but to prevent the rebels from advancing towards Basra.

If you look at it this way, this task can only be handed over to Luo Qing.

It's very simple, Luo Qing's relationship with Wang Dong is not a secret, and she also knows Razak, and only when she comes forward can she successfully get the assistance provided by Saudi Arabia.

In the case of others, the government forces in Basra may not be allowed to let go.

"Okay, I'll go over now." Luo Qing didn't dwell on it anymore and said, "However, you have to give me a good life, otherwise even if I go to the underworld, I won't let you go." ”

"Don't worry, I haven't proposed to you yet."

Luo Qing was slightly stunned and looked at Wang Dong in disbelief.

"Don't think too much about it, it's definitely not now."

"You ......"

Without waiting for Luo Qing to get angry, Wang Dong hugged her waist and put his lips up.

Unfortunately, this is obviously not the right time.

"Hmph, hmph—"

"Brother Dong, Sister Qing, you continue, I'll come back later."

It was Wang Haotian who came to spoil the fun, and he had just come in and happened to see this scene.

"Mouse, when did you become so shy?" Luo Qing pushed Wang Dong away and stopped Wang Haotian. "I won't bother you when you get down to business."

"Sister Qing, I didn't mean that, I ......"

Luo Qing didn't say much and walked out without looking back, because she was worried that if she delayed for a while, she would lose the courage to leave.

Although the reason given by Wang Dong was very sufficient, Luo Qing knew that Wang Dong arranged it to let her leave.

At the time of the fall of Nasiriyah, most of the people who fought here were dead.

In addition, as the rebels completed the encirclement of Nasiriyah, it would not be so easy to kill them.

"Brother Dong......"

"What's the matter?"

"There is a rebel mechanized unit to the south, and it is a mechanized infantry brigade, and the rebels may attack from the south at the same time."

"A brigade?"

"There were more than 30 tanks found by drones, and there were many more infantry fighting vehicles, and the rebels were less than 10 kilometers from the city."

"It seems that the rebels are not going to continue to wear it down."

Wang Haotian gritted his teeth and said, "I just received a message from Yunlong, the Royal Saudi Air Force is ready to dispatch fighters at any time. However, the remaining standoff munitions can only provide air support at most once, and there will be a time difference of at least half an hour. ”

"Go get ready."

Wang Haotian didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out.

A few minutes later, Wang Dong went to the command center.

Unlike before, he was heavily armed, looking more like a special forces than a commander.

Subsequently, Wang Dong issued an order for the officers and men of the headquarters to distribute weapons to the staff officers, and announced that all staff officers would be assigned to the reserve.

There were staff officers who protested, but it didn't work.

Quite simply, Major General Nanijel also put on a desert camouflage uniform, carried an AKM assault rifle, and had several grenades on his chest.

Even the generals have taken up arms, what else is there for the staff officers to complain about?

It was 6:25 a.m.

Five minutes later, the rebels' heavy artillery began to fire.

Because the outskirts of the city were under the control of the rebels, the rebels focused on shelling the city, including some residential areas suspected to be the location of the defenders' troop hoarding.

After half an hour of artillery preparation, the rebels attacked from three directions at once.

At this point, the offensive and defensive battle of Nasiriyah entered the final stage.