If "Khalid" is barely enough, then using "Salman" is a shotgun for a gun.

A week later, Wang Dong left the military industrial city with special forces and tank troops.

The freighter carrying another 56 "Salman" had already arrived in Kuwait, and Wang Dong and his team went to Kuwait first, and after receiving the tanks, they went directly to Basra.

Before leaving, Wang Dong called Crown Prince Mohammed and told him that he had gone to Iraq.

Because he was just passing by, Wang Dong didn't bother the Kuwaiti royal family.

It's just that the Kuwaiti royal family is too enthusiastic, and must have gotten the news from Crown Prince Mohammed, and sent a prince to meet him early.

And, of course, a big gift.

That is, 48 PLZ-45G self-propelled howitzers with 52 times the diameter of the body, and 48 AH-4 towed howitzers, together with supporting vehicles, were given to Wang Dong.

Strictly speaking, it was lent to Wang Dong.

All of these artillery pieces were imported from China, and according to the contract, Kuwait was not allowed to transfer them without authorization, so they could not be given away at will.

However, lending it out is not a violation of the contract.

According to the words of the Kuwaiti prince, when the war is over, it will be returned to Kuwait, and if there is damage, it will be compensated according to the price, but the Saudi royal family will compensate for it.

With Kuwait's generous gifts, Wang Dong went to Iraq.

He did not go to Basra and met Faisal in Shuaibai.

At this time, Wang Dong learned that Crown Prince Mohammed had officially assumed the post of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and had delegated command to the chief royal military adviser.

Who?

It's Wang Dong!

Wang Dong is now the "commander-in-chief of the coalition forces", and Faisal is his chief of staff.

Identity and title will always be of great significance in the Arab League countries, as if without identity and title, nothing can be done.

No way, one side is the same.

Wang Dong still has to mix in Saudi Arabia, and he can only follow the customs.

Subsequently, Faisal handed over 72 M2A3s to Wang Dong, to be precise, to Wang Dong's forbidden army, and this force was on standby in Nasiriyah.

60 tanks, 72 infantry fighting vehicles, 48 self-propelled howitzers, 48 towed howitzers, and at least 100 wheeled armored vehicles, enough to form 2 armored battalions and 4 artillery battalions, provided that there are enough officers and soldiers, but there should be no problem.

Xie Chuyue: They have been in Iraq and must have trained a lot of new recruits.

In addition, hundreds of operatives recruited by Musharraf in Pakistan had already arrived in Basra a few days earlier and subsequently went to Nasiriyah.

It's not that I don't know, but I'm shocked.

To date, more than 2,000 people have been employed by Angu alone, including about 1,500 in Iraq.

Enough to form three battalions.

Of course, Wang Dong will definitely not use Xie Chuyue's special forces-level operatives as regular troops.

Faisal didn't have much officialdom, and he also knew that Wang Dong was not very particular, so he just asked the cooks to make a few dishes that were in line with Wang Dong's appetite.

After dinner, Faisal began to introduce the situation on the battlefield.

During the more than half a month since Wang Dong left, the government army and the coalition forces of the Arab League did not rest, and advanced northward in three directions.

The vanguard of the Western Route had advanced to the other side of Al Qaymas, where they were fighting the rebels for a bridgehead on the West Bank, less than 60 kilometers from Najaf.

The battle was fought hard, mainly with Gaymas on the east bank of the Tigris.

Unable to cross the river and suppress the rebels on the other side, they could only storm the bridgehead, suffering heavy casualties and losses, but no substantial progress was made.

Comparatively speaking, there is more trouble in the middle.

The troops of the center departed from Semavo and, after successfully capturing Rumaisai, ran into trouble, namely the stubborn resistance of the rebels at Imam Hamzai.

It was precisely because of this that the Central Army was never able to cut off the rear road of the Guemas rebels.

Fortunately, the west and middle lanes are not the main direction of attack.

The main forces of the government forces and the coalition forces of the Arab League are in the east.

In the far east, government forces have advanced to the vicinity of Saleh Fort and are engaged in fierce fighting with the rebels, and the situation is quite favorable, and the door to advance to Amarah may soon be opened.

A little to the west, two brigades of the coalition forces have advanced to Sheremsiye and are also marching towards Amarah.

However, the main force of the coalition forces in the Arab League swept all the towns south of Rifai, north of Nasiriyah, and the next thing was to attack Rifai.

In the past half month, the government forces and the coalition forces of the Arab League have regained large areas of lost territory.

In fact, the main thing is to consolidate the strategic defense line with Semavo and Nasiriyah as the core, expand the control area, and equip the offensive.

To put it bluntly, the government forces and the coalition forces of the Arab League are pushing all the way, and they have not adopted tricky tactics.

This was the tone set by Nanigal after consulting with Faisal.

The government forces and the coalition forces of the Arab League are not ready to launch a large-scale offensive, and a rash northward march is likely to be defeated.

The key is that through the tactics of holding on, the rebels' forces can be consumed to the maximum.

At the same time, it will allow the government troops, who seriously lack actual combat experience, to train their hands with the Arab League coalition forces, so that the officers and men of the troops can gradually adapt to the fierce battles.

Of course, there was a question, which Faisal did not say.

That is, the focus on the east is clearly sweeping the border with Iran and blocking the ground access of Iranian troops into Iraq.

Faisal did not say it, indicating that it was most likely arranged from above, that is, Crown Prince Mohammed.

Fortunately, this is a minor issue.

At the strategic level, there is a real need to prioritize border areas.

There is no problem with tactics, and if Wang Dong is in command, it will be arranged in the same way.

It's just that the forces are too scattered.

Although Faisal stressed the fact that more than half of the government forces and the coalition forces were in ideal condition, the concentration of these forces and the organization of an offensive would inevitably require a large-scale movement, which would not only take a lot of time, but also make it impossible to maintain secrecy.

Isn't the beginning of the build-up of troops a sign of a large-scale offensive?

If the troops are not allowed to gather, and only the troops that have been withdrawn to rest and recuperate, will they be able to break through the rebel defenses, and how much of a breakthrough will they be?

In addition, now there is fierce fighting on the entire front, where are the main forces of the rebels?

To the second question, Faisal gave a clear answer.

The rebels have been increasing their forces to the east, strengthening their defenses in Amarah, and are increasing their forces in key towns such as Kut, which the rebels fear will not be able to hold on to.

That is, the main forces of the rebels were in the eastern border areas.

Really?

Wang Dong was a little skeptical, because in his opinion, when the southern gate of Baghdad, that is, Najaf and Diwaniyah, was threatened, the rebels should not send their main forces to the border area under any circumstances, because only by holding Baghdad can there be hope of holding Kut and other important military towns.

Let's not forget that Baghdad is not only the capital of Iraq, but also the transportation hub of central Iraq.

It's just that Wang Dong is just guessing, whether it is or not, you have to see it to know.