Chapter Ninety-Seven: Reinforcements

On the banks of the Karon River, it seems like hell on earth at this time.

Iraqis, simply the devil, are Satan! Their air force, in three groups, came in front and back, and on the unsuspecting coastal plain, the pursuing Iranian soldiers were subjected to indiscriminate bombardment.

Although the Air Force has been mobilized to come to support, the F-5 fighters deployed in the second line are really not very good, and when they are slowly on the battlefield, they are shot down by two MiGs patrolling the sky, and they flee in embarrassment, which is really a shame for the Iranian Air Force!

When the third wave of helicopters flew again, Iran's forces finally collapsed completely.

They were already in a chaotic formation, and after several bombardments, the soldiers who survived had already become frightened birds, and it was impossible not to be afraid when they saw the stumps and broken arms around them.

Just as they were turning around, the roar of tanks came from behind.

The 60th Panzer Division, which had been on standby on the flank, could finally give full play to its advantages, maneuver quickly, and block the way home for the Iranian servicemen.

A perfect pocket, formed on the banks of the Karon River.

Just now I watched the bombardment of the air force, the imposing Iranians, were defeated, the infantry were full of fighting spirit, in their eyes, the enemy in the encirclement could not be called an enemy at all, just a group of prisoners who had not been disarmed.

There has never been a battle that went so well! Before the real ground battle began, the Persians were already beaten to the head.

On the Karen River, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the 11th Special Brigade, the 96th Infantry Brigade and the 42nd Infantry Division have built a huge defensive line, trenches, machine-gun bunkers, and artillery in the rear have been aimed at the Iranians in the circle. And on the other side, the tanks, armored vehicles of the 60th Panzer Division, have already tied their pockets tightly.

The retreating 10th Panzer Division, as a reserve, was ready to reinforce the beleaguered Iranian soldiers at any time to break through.

In the headquarters, there was a jubilant atmosphere, this time, it was definitely a perfect victory to be able to systematically eliminate so many Iranian soldiers and easily take Abadan!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the battle is not over yet, we must not take it lightly, especially now that it is dark, after dark, it is not good for our defenders, the fighters on all positions must be highly vigilant to prevent the Iranians from breaking through while it is dark!" Zhang Feng said.

"Yes, call all positions at once, whoever lets go of a Persian, I will shoot whoever is!" Izzat also said: "Tomorrow at dawn, our general offensive will officially begin!" ”

It was destined to be a sleepless night.

The tens of thousands of troops that Iran has painstakingly amassed are now in a desperate situation. Hassan, in the command headquarters, has become an ant on a hot pot.

Inside the headquarters, there were noises from time to time.

"Our original goal was to relieve the siege of Aladan, who gave the order to pursue the Iraqis, this is a complete trap!"

"Who's giving the order? When you said you were going to pursue, didn't your army run at the forefront? Your army should have entered Abadan! ”

"Abadan was enough to defend the army, I went in, it was for the worst, and now there is no need at all."

"Don't argue, our topic now is how to rescue the besieged infantry regiments, you have to think of a way."

"Unless the army is mobilized from the rear, no matter where it is mobilized, I am afraid it will be too late."

"Then draw the air force and bomb it too."

"There are not many planes that our air force can dispatch, and in today's air battle, two more Tomcats were lost. Our most advanced fighter jets were attacked head-on by the Iraqi Air Force, one crashed because it was uncontrollable on the way back, and the other barely flew back to base, and the damaged engine had to be replaced in its entirety, but there was a lack of spare parts. We simply simply don't have the ability to send enough planes to bomb. ”

"If only the defenders of Abadan hadn't followed to pursue, we could have the defenders of Abadan dispatched to rescue the trapped army, and now, they are all trapped together, and there is only one battalion left in Abadan."

What the? Hassan suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and when he ordered the pursuit, he didn't think so much, now, the pursuing army is all trapped in the Karen River, and the other party's tactics this time are very clever, and they have calculated themselves everywhere, so, what is the purpose of the Iraqis? Just besiege and destroy these troops of their own? No, absolutely not, their goal is to have not laid down Abadan for more than a year!

The most infuriating thing is that the other side successfully transferred its own defenders in Abadan, a battalion of troops, to defend such a large urban area, which can be said to be undefended.

Abadan must be supported immediately! Otherwise, after the army by the Karen River is wiped out, the other party will definitely pounce on Abadan, and at this time, Abadan's troops will be empty, and he will definitely be beaten down by the other party!

Hassan figured it all out.

"Abadan is the most dangerous right now, and we must support Abadan immediately." Hassan said: "The Iraqis are very cunning, and their target must be Abadan!" ”

"Where do we have backup?"

"It's this guard battalion next to us!"

"Great leader, please go back to Tehran first!" "I need to take our nearest army here, the guard battalion, to support Abadan," Hassan said. ”

Khomeini knew that the battle here, when it came to the most critical time, he was here, and he could only let the soldiers disperse their forces in order to protect themselves, which would not do any good to the battle of Abadan.

"Well, I will call on enough young soldiers to answer Allah's call to support Abadan." Khomeini said.

"Report, the port of Babadam, the sound of fierce fighting, there is likely to be a small number of Iraqis invading there." A staff officer suddenly came in and said.

"Contact Abadan immediately."

"Can't be reached."

Hassan knew that something might have happened this time.

"Quick, inform the guard battalion and set off overnight! The logistics team also issued them weapons to operate with us. I've got a few Chieftain tanks in charge of defending the riverbank, and we have to hurry! "Hassan is in a hurry this time.

Abadan must not be missed.

The night was dark.

On the vast earth, there was a constant rumbling sound.

T-62 tanks, Chieftain tanks, Type 63 armored vehicles, M113 armored vehicles, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and nearly a hundred off-road trucks, this is like a ragtag unit, under the cover of night, tirelessly marching.

Muhammad sat in an armored command car and kept giving urging orders.

Although it has been expanded to the 35th Armored Division, all kinds of equipment have not been transferred, and the 35th Division can only use the existing equipment for training, and all kinds of weapons are available, which is simply 10,000 [***].

However, the armored corps at the forefront is particularly interesting.

At the head is the Soviet-made T-72M main battle tank, followed by the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, mixed with a small number of 2S1 122mm self-propelled guns and the "Shikle River" four-barreled 23mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

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