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Iran's Khuzestan province is one of the thirty provinces of Iran with an area of 63,213 square kilometers. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info≦≧ It is bordered to the north by the provinces of Ilam, Lorestan and Isfahan, and to the east by the provinces of Chahamahal-Bakhtiari, Kojiluye-Boweh Ahmed and Bushir; It is bordered by Iraq to the west and the Persian Gulf to the south.

The eastern and northern parts of the province are mountainous, while the southwestern part is a rare plain in Iran, where the land is fertile, and under the land, there are rich oil resources, it is the main oil-producing province of Iran, and it is also a coastal zone, with two ports, the port of Abadan and the port of Ayatollah Khomeini, so the strategic location here is very important.

At the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq took a fancy to this place and attacked Iran in three ways, of which the southern route was the most powerful.

It was not until His Excellency Qusay came out of nowhere and used various stratagems to conquer Abadan, take the port of Ayatollah Khomeini and the Ahvaz oil-producing belt, and gain great economic and strategic significance.

Since then, these places have remained firmly in Iraq's hands, and they have made high profits by extracting crude oil from the fields around Ahvaz and smelting crude oil from the Abadan refinery.

Unwilling to be defeated, Iran finally mustered enough strength to launch a counteroffensive, but unfortunately, it was defeated by the 4th Panzer Division of the Republican Guard, which galloped south from the north, and the offensive and defensive sides changed hands again. ≦≧

Having defeated the Iranian armoured forces, the 4th Panzer Division immediately advanced to the vicinity of Ahvaz and the port of Khomeini.

Iran in order to create opportunities for the attacking forces. They had been harassing both places and pinning down the defenders.

It's a pity that with the defeat of the attacking forces, they have lost the value of containment. It has also lost the capital to contain it.

Northeast of Ahvaz, the small town of Wes.

A mechanized infantry division of the Islamic Guards, stationed here, has been harassing the oil fields of Ahvaz these days, but the effect is not great, on the contrary. Their casualties were severe, and almost none of the fighters who attacked came back alive.

Although they are mechanized infantry divisions, but. Their main battle tanks and armored vehicles have been transferred to participate in the assault on the port of Abadan, except for a dozen M113 armored vehicles, they are no different from ordinary infantrymen, and even the cars are very poorly equipped. There are dozens of ≦≧-wheeled motorcycles. Their attrition is serious, and so far there are less than three thousand people capable of fighting.

But. As the Islamic Guards, they went to war. They were absolutely brave enough, and they had reverence for the great leader Ayatollah Ruhollah. Undaunted into the fight against the Iraqis.

But right now, they're not very energetic.

"Division commander, we still can't get in touch with our superiors." A staff officer said that he had just arrived from the communications corps, but that communication with Isfahan in the rear had been interrupted.

"Then we'll contact Tehran directly." Division Commander Karim Bagheri said.

"Tehran can't be reached either."

Originally, in Iran's upper and lower armies, the system was very strict, and the subordinates could only contact their immediate superiors, but they were the Islamic Guards, so they could contact Tehran directly through Isfahan.

However, direct contact with Tehran is also not available.

The air raid on Tehran, which blew up the Ministry of Defense building in Tehran and killed many senior personnel, temporarily lost contact with Iran from below, and Rafsanjani was lucky not to be in the building and was not harmed in any way, and he is trying to restore contact with his subordinates. ≦≧

On the front line in Khuzestan province, Iran still has two infantry divisions, the size of a mechanized infantry division, although in the attack that lasted for several days, there have been some casualties, but it is still an important force in Iran at present, if this force can be withdrawn in time, as long as it is withdrawn to the mountains, it can be preserved, and accumulate a force for the future counteroffensive.

"Division commander," said Deputy Division Commander Ramadi, "Allah willing, we have not been able to contact our superiors, we should make a choice." ”

"What should we choose?" Karim asked.

As division commanders, as commanders of the ** guards, they are not like army commanders in peacetime, because of the gradual accumulation of military merits, but extremely loyal to Khomeini, the entire ** Islamic Guards, originally created from scratch, hastily established, the entire history is less than five years. Moreover, because of their distrust of the military and the fact that there are diehard Bavile diehards in it, they rarely absorb people from the army, so from top to bottom, their combat experience is not very rich, however, their mechanized infantry division is still the first mechanized unit of the Islamic Guards, which was re-formed after two years of baptism of fire in the Iran-Iraq war, and its combat effectiveness is a little higher. ≦≧

Even so, looking at the problem, it is always inferior to those professional soldiers in the army who have returned from studying at the first school in the United States.

What they have is a fire-like love for the great leader! Uncompromising execution of orders!

"Maybe it's time for us to think about the deployment of our troops." Ramadi said. "Now it seems that if we don't retreat, the situation is not good."

Retreat? Karim frowned.

"Report."

At this moment, a voice came from outside, it was the company commander who had gone to the front to reconnoitre.

"How's it going on the front?" Karim asked.

"Our armored forces are retreating, but there is not much left, most of their armored vehicles are abandoned after running out of fuel, and the Iraqi armored forces are already advancing to the area around Ahvaz and Khomeini ports, and it is expected that by tomorrow at the latest, they will join up with the troops stationed in Ahvaz and Khomeini ports." The company commander said.

"Okay, you go back and rest first. ≦≧," Karim said.

"Division commander, the current situation is very unfavorable for us, if we don't retreat, then, maybe tomorrow, we will be surrounded by the Iraqi army, we don't even have many rocket launchers left, if we are surrounded by Iraqi armored forces, our situation will be dangerous." Ramadi said.

Fall back? Karim shook his head: "No, we can't retreat without orders, what we need is to attack!" ”

"Division commander, with our current strength, it's okay to harass the defenders of Ahvaz, and we may not have this ability to fight in the field with Iraq's armored group, our most suitable choice is to pull the team into the mountains behind to ambush, where we can give full play to our advantages." At this time, a staff officer boldly said that this staff officer could be said to be the only one from a professional class.

Ramadi's eyes lit up, yes, this method is good!

In fact, it is a different way of saying it, not to retreat, but to fight in the mountains.

They have no heavy forces, in this kind of plain area, there is no danger to defend, although the weeds can hide people, but they can't stop the bullets, they take the initiative to shake the Iraqi armored forces, it is simply self-defeating.

Karim said, "No, we didn't receive the order to retreat, so we must not retreat!" We're here to set up an ambush! ”

Karim's hand was on the railway line on the map, which was the railway line from Ahvaz to the port of Khomeini.

Where to set up an ambush? Even Ramadi thinks it's purely a death-seeking act, and it is better to continue to fight a harassment war on the outskirts of Ahvaz!

But the division commander is Karim, not him.

If you want to say that it can block bullets, I'm afraid it is the roadbed on the railway line, but can the roadbed block shells?

Ramadi knows that if the division commander does not retreat, it will be the glory of the Islamic Guards, but this kind of stubbornness will harm the entire army! It's not stubbornness, it's stupidity.

In the vast field, a tank unit is advancing.

Walking in the front row are the T72 tanks with their barrels high, and they are the 1st Armored Regiment of the 4th Armored Division of the Republican Guard, the most elite in Iraq.

Behind the tank, there were BMP1 infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of the Shile River, 2S1 122-mm self-propelled howitzers, followed by supply vehicles.

Along the way, they fought very easily, the once majestic armored force has been crushed, and the tanks abandoned by the other side can occasionally be seen on the roadside, and the decent battle, except for the first day, has never happened again, which makes them sigh a little that they are unlucky.

Their armored divisions had dispersed, and the 3rd Panzer Regiment was advancing in the direction of the port of Khomeini, and along the way, they captured the commander of the Iranian armored forces this time, to the envy of other armored regiments.

"Pause the advance, prepare for supplies, and the third company is on guard." The regiment commander learned by radio that most of the tanks were running out of fuel and began to order refueling.

The BMP1 infantry fighting vehicles still had a lot of fuel left, and they took the initiative to drive to the perimeter of the tank and were responsible for the alert mission.

Coming out of the T72 tank, even if it is an iron-clad man, it is absolutely difficult to stay in the tank for a few hours, they have been fighting on the tank for several days, and what supports them is the joy of victory.

They had routed the main Iranian armoured forces, relieved the siege of Aladan, and now, to advance further, to the periphery of Khuzestan province, to double the area of occupation, and each of them was filled with infinite strength.

After ten minutes of waiting, the fuel supply truck that followed behind finally arrived, and the tanker quickly ran over, dragged the fuel pipe from the fuel truck, and prepared to refuel the tank.

Tanks are big guys who drink oil, so refueling tanks on the battlefield is a very important topic, in Iraq now, there is only one way to refuel trucks, and in Bakhtalan, the strategic delivery capability of the US military has taught the Iraqi army a very vivid lesson, and it is a more efficient and effective way to use transport planes to drop supplies by air.

The fuel pump of the refueling truck began to work, pumping fuel into the tank's refueling port in a steady stream.

Everything is normal.