"It seems that we will have to eat field rations again today." Sitting on a hillside, leaning against a large rock, Private George opened his backpack and took out a hard, compressed biscuit.

Turn on the kettle, take a sip of water, eat a compressed biscuit, and fantasize about a delicious sandwich in your mouth.

"George, you're right, the news from above has come down, our supply convoy has been ambushed, and only two vehicles have been lost, but the road is blocked, and it is estimated that the supplies will not be delivered to us until tomorrow morning." Next to George, Gretel, who is also a private, said.

The radio soldier had just climbed to the top of the hill and got in touch with his superiors and got the depressing news.

The mountains block the radio signal, and even the satellite phone often has no signal, so you have to go to the top of the mountain.

As we continue to go deeper into the mountains, the roads are difficult, and many places are not even accessible by armored vehicles, so they can only rely on their own feet, and even those special forces are a little unbearable, not to mention their ordinary field troops.

"George, what do you say is going on? Why have we been unable to defeat the armed forces of many Iraqis when we have broken them up? Gretel said as he ate the dry food.

"Gretel, do you know about the war in Afghanistan?" George said to Gretel.

"The war in Afghanistan? Of course you do! The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan provoked resistance from the Afghan people, and in the end, the Soviet Union failed and withdrew from Afghanistan in disgrace. Gretel said.

As he spoke, he suddenly reacted: "You mean, now Iraqis are learning Afghanistan?" ”

George was a private, but he had a sharper eye, and he had seen the situation and seemed to be slowly turning against him.

"How is this possible? We are fighting the Iraqis fleeing in disarray. They will definitely be annihilated by us. Gretel continued.

"Annihilation?" "We can't annihilate the Iraqis unless we know where they're hiding and surround them, and we're never going to be able to destroy them if we're wandering around the mountains like this," George said. ”

………

Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Middle East Command.

Lieutenant General Gordon Sullivan, the commander-in-chief of this large-scale liquidation of the remnants of Iraq's army, looked at his staff officers with a cold gaze.

"Obviously, we have a big problem, just like the Soviets had at the beginning, when our big forces go into the mountains to clear them, they will hide and when we leave, they will gather there again. We did not hesitate to use force against the Iranians to win this precious opportunity to strike across the border, and we absolutely cannot tolerate such an outcome! ”

The endurance of the army is limited, and now, the encirclement and suppression of the mountains can be said to have reached a stalemate.

The vanguard has penetrated more than 100 kilometers into Iranian territory, and the surrounding mountains have been searched several times. Arguably. You have completed all the tasks according to the pre-planned plan. However, the desired goals were not achieved at all, the armament of the Iraqis was not routed!

Encirclement and suppression in mountainous areas is a very difficult operation, and the elongation of one's own battle line has led to the complexity of supply in the rear. The logisticians even began to plan the use of mules and horses for transportation.

These Iraqis will only dodge and do not come out to fight head-on! After all, the United States is an outsider, and there are no local guides, drilling around in those mountains. It's just hide-and-seek.

"We have to find out where the Iraqis are really hiding, we have problems with all the previous information, and the informants may be fooling us, selling us the information, and then informing the Iraqis." A staff officer said.

"Not necessarily, it may be that they have too much eyeliner, and when our people passed, they were already on guard and moved in advance." Another staff officer said.

Fighting in a different place, and in the mountains, without the help of the locals, it is difficult to catch these guys who are like jackals, Lieutenant General Gordon is very annoyed in his heart, what he says now is useless, the key is how to solve these problems!

According to the intelligence shown by reconnaissance satellites, the Iranians are not willing to accept the invasion of the US army, and are constantly mobilizing troops and actively preparing for war, and if they do not resolve the current battle as soon as possible, it is very likely that a large-scale armed conflict will break out with the Iranians.

I don't know what those guys in the White House think! Is it easy to fight the Iranians? Those guys, the ones who will shoot directly at the machine gun and rush forward without blinking! Fighting Iraq is absolutely different from fighting Iran! These 50,000 people, scattered into the mountains of Iran, have become a grain of sand in the desert, insignificant.

"Reportedly, the Navy SEALs have discovered the base camp of the Iraqis, at least three thousand people, all in a secret camp in the mountains north of Mahabatar! There is also an armed detachment of Kurds there! It was then that Lieutenant General Gordon finally got the news that excited him.

This time the intelligence was sent by the Navy SEALs, and in the encirclement and suppression in the mountains, the special forces can show their skills, and they are divided into small detachments and become the sharp knives of the encirclement and suppression troops.

The Navy SEALs are also involved, and now, a small detachment of the Navy SEALs has finally found the base camp of the Iraqis!

Their task is not to exterminate the Iraqis, but to keep an eye on them! No matter what special forces it is, it is impossible to pick a group of people alone, they are not supermen.

Iraqis are at home in the mountains of northern Iran, and they must have been helped by the locals! Now, there are still Kurdish forces there, and it is clear that the Iraqis are involved with the Kurds.

It is simply too ironic that the United States is using the Kurds to stabilize the situation in Iraq, and Iraq is using the Iranian Kurds to oppose the United States.

The Kurds are a knife.

Looking at the map, Lieutenant General Gordon drew a few arrows on it with colored pencils: "The troops in the north, along this mountain road, within two days, rush here, the army in the center, along the mountain road, within two days, rush to the west, the army on the south road, go up along the river, within two days, rush to the southern region, tomorrow, the 101st Airborne Division, deploy troops in the east, and arrange the blockade line!" ”

Gordon's strategic intentions are obvious, to lay out a pocket on this side and surround all these Iraqis! Surrounded on all sides, the Iraqis will not be able to escape! This time, we must wipe out all the resistance of the Iraqis! It's better to catch Saddam!

With Gordon's orders, the American troops, scattered into small units and searching for Iraqis on all sides, regrouped into large armies and began another rapid maneuver in the mountains.

With their strong air transport capabilities, the Americans can even locally adopt the most commonly used frog-jumping tactics, transporting fighters to predetermined areas by transport helicopters and arriving quickly.

With all major roads occupied by the Americans, the encircled Iraqi armed forces will have no wings to fly.

"General Ali, our men have reported that the Americans are forming an encirclement of us." In a cave, under a dim oil lamp, the head of the Kurdish National Front, Saeed, said: "If they block all the roads, then it will be very difficult for us to retreat." ”

Now, it has retreated to the point where it can no longer retreat, although it has been retreating, but it is constantly consuming the strength of the Americans, this kind of play, Saeed is acceptable, and now, it has been found that the Americans are faintly encircling their own side, but they have not yet responded to it, which makes Said a little uneasy.

In particular, the US military has air superiority, and if it is surrounded by the other side here and then bombs indiscriminately, it will be difficult for these people on its own side to escape.

"Don't worry, we've got the news." Ali said: "The government in Tehran has prepared more than 100 ballistic missiles and is ready to launch a counterattack against the US invasion!" When the Tehran government's missiles are launched, the Americans' air power will be the first to be hit, and the Americans' logistical supplies will be cut off, and they will have no chance of fighting any further. ”

Government of Tehran! After being silent for so long, the government of Tehran is finally going to do it! The original cooperation with the Iraqis was to provoke a fighting between the Tehran government and the Americans, and then they could wait for the opportunity to become independent, and now, this wish is slowly being realized! Said's eyes were filled with surprise.

"Moreover, we also learned that the two armored divisions of the Revolutionary Guards of the Tehran government are coming towards us, and the vanguard is only a day's journey away from us, so let's wait quietly to see a good show, and the Revolutionary Guards will definitely fight with the Americans." Ali continued.

Revolutionary Guards! This is Iran's most powerful power! When he learned that the two armored divisions were coming at him, Said was still a little anxious, and he was also interested in hearing that he was going to provoke a battle between the United States and the Revolutionary Guards.

"So what exactly do we do?" Said asked.

"Wipe down our weapons, prepare our ammunition, tomorrow, will be the most important battle we have ever had!" Hit the Americans and Iranians hard, and at the same time lay the foundations for the creation of the state of Kurdistan! Ali said indemgently.

In Said's eyes, a fire is burning, and the Kurds, who have been wandering for centuries, should have their own country!

Watching the two leave, Ali's eyes slowly revealed worry, and now it has indeed reached the most critical time, but I don't know if these news are reliable? Although Mr. Xiao's judgment has never been missed, this time, it is a gamble with the full strength of the Iraqi resistance! (To be continued.) )