Chapter 341: Escape Blocked
Seeing Xie Chu get into the last off-road vehicle, Wang Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
The combat effectiveness of the Holy City Brigade is indeed very strong, but compared with Wang Dong and them, it is still a big difference, not to mention that Wang Dong and they suddenly attacked.
When the convoy rushed out, the enemy outside reacted.
It's a pity that they were greeted by the intensive fire of a dozen machine guns.
The gunfire faded away, indicating that the enemy had not caught up.
Because the vehicle was parked more than a hundred meters away, it was impossible for the enemy to catch up immediately, after all, it would take some time to run over.
"Boom-"
The sound of the explosion came, startling Wang Dong.
Behind the night sky, lit up by fireballs rising from the Speaker's residence, the explosion was so powerful that I was afraid that the entire residence would be blown into ruins.
"Madman?"
"Brother Dong, pretty, right?"
Wang Dong rolled his eyes, obviously a little speechless, because he didn't let Lei Dong blow up the Speaker's mansion, but it had already been blown up, and there was nothing to say.
In any case, Razak may not have a chance to return to Baghdad in the future.
Even if there is, it will be the Prime Minister's Office at that time.
Broke out of the encirclement without any further trouble.
Although helicopters flew by from time to time, they did not attack, and perhaps the convoy passing through the night was not detected at all.
Quite simply, all vehicles have their headlights turned off, and the driver wears night vision.
The garrison loyal to Karim was mainly north of Baghdad, and it would take a lot of time to get around the city, and the priority was to take control of the city.
At this time, there were sporadic battles throughout the city of Baghdad.
You know, there are hundreds of thousands of Sunnis in Baghdad, and the decades-long war has caused a flood of guns, and many civilians have obtained weapons through underground channels.
As a direct result of the coup d'Γ©tat, all the contradictions that had been under control erupted.
Perhaps the civilians with weapons would not dare to stand up to the garrisons, but there must have been a lot of looting while the fire was taking advantage of the fire, and sectarian clashes were even more inevitable.
After leaving the city, Wang Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
The road to the south was not controlled by the coup army, and there were many vehicles on the road, mostly residents who had escaped, but the road was not blocked.
The fighting had only been going on for a few hours, and most of the residents had not reacted.
Also, it's nighttime.
In a few hours, by daybreak, many civilians will surely flee Baghdad, and the road to the outside world will be blocked by traffic.
Of course, that's a good thing, because the coup army also has to rely on the road.
The airfield, located more than 20 kilometers south of the city, was originally a field airfield for the Iraqi Air Force and was later converted into a civilian airfield.
"How much longer?"
"Five minutes."
Wang Dong nodded, didn't bother the driver anymore, and called Luo Qing.
Because of the large number of people, Wang Dong did not get into Lazak's car.
"They're all fine, Razak is unscathed, it's just that we're in bigger trouble."
"What?"
"Lyanna didn't make contact with anyone at the airport."
Wang Dong was startled, and immediately patted the driver's shoulder and signaled to stop on the side of the road.
Soon, Luo Qing's vehicle rushed over.
In addition to Razak, she was also joined by Lyanna, who were Sunni dignitaries and party leaders who were housed in separate vehicles.
"What's going on?" Wang Dong was a little angry, but he didn't break out.
Lyanna was obviously a little hesitant, but now that it was important to escape, she didn't dare to hide it.
As early as a few days ago, Razak had asked Lyanna to send a cronie to the southern suburbs airport in order to escape Baghdad through the airport at a critical moment.
After leaving the city, Lyanna called, but didn't get through.
"Perhaps, it's just that the communication lines have been cut off." When Lyanna said this, she clearly didn't have much faith.
"Is there any other way than that airport?"
Lyanna shook her head and said, "The closest Sunni-controlled army is in Najaf, and there is only one infantry battalion. β
"Hurry up, we can get to Najaf before dawn." Luo Qing said.
"The premise is that you have to pass Hasworth, Sheila and Keefler. All three were garrisoned by Shiite troops, and Sheila's garrison was an infantry brigade. β
Wang Dong rubbed his forehead, he didn't expect to be able to pass through the towns guarded by the Iraqi Defense Forces smoothly.
"Going to the airport is the only option, and we should at least go over and have a look."
"If the airfield had been controlled by the enemy, we would have been sent to death in the past." Luo Qing glanced at Lyanna and said, "We are not afraid of death, those who do our business have long put life and death aside, what about you?" Also, do you think Razak is willing to die in this hellish place? β
Lyanna was also a little angry, but didn't say much.
"What's the use of saying that? Now we have to figure out the situation, and if the airfield is not controlled by the enemy, it is naturally better. Otherwise, you'll have to find another way. Wang Dong let out a long breath and said to Lyanna, "Let everyone rest for a while, you go and guard Lazak, don't let him do stupid things." β
Lyanna nodded, turned and walked away.
"This old woman hides everything, and if I don't ask, she won't say it."
"Everybody's in the same boat."
Luo Qing rolled his eyes, but he didn't argue with Wang Dong.
Wang Dong sighed secretly and called Zhang Zilan.
Zhang Zilan was responsible for opening the road in front, so he was at the front of the convoy.
After figuring out the situation, Zhang Zilan set off with an operative.
The key is not Wang Dong and other operatives, but Razak and other dignitaries.
With the ability of Wang Dong and others, as long as they bring enough supplies, even if they don't have vehicles, they can walk through the defense area of the Iraqi government army on foot.
It's a pity that Razak and others can't do it.
In addition, it is necessary to get Razak to Basra as soon as possible.
Karim has staged a coup d'Γ©tat, and the next step is to form a new government, and if Razak does not show up in time, Karim will become the leader of Iraq.
Obviously, Crown Prince Mohammed did not support Razak because he liked this aristocratic widower.
If Razak loses his legal political identity, it will be like he is dead, if not dead, and the king will lose the trust of Crown Prince Mohammed.
"Perhaps, we should consider asking the Saudi military for help."
"Saudi?"
"From Najaf, it only takes a couple of helicopters to pick up Razak and them. If the Saudi military dispatches helicopters now, they will be able to arrive tomorrow morning. β
Wang Dong's brows tightened, thinking about Luo Qing's suggestion.
"Of course, we continue to move south, as far away from Baghdad as possible. No matter how powerful Karim is, he may not be able to send troops south tomorrow morning. After all, Baghdad has millions of inhabitants, and it will take a lot of time just to quell the unrest in the city, not to mention that there is more important things to do. β
"Wait and see, maybe you won't need to go through the trouble."