On the highway to Nasiriyah, Fan's convoy had to stop after less than an hour.

On the road ahead, thousands of vehicles of the US Marine Corps were jammed.

In front of the convoy stopped, there was the boat bridge unit of the US Marine Corps, with more than 200 tracked tractor bulldozers, boat bridge equipment and other bridge construction equipment.

What makes Fan Yize feel the most amused is that among these convoys, there are many dump trucks carrying sand and gravel, an army has such a huge force, or so arrogant, to invade a country full of sand and gravel, and actually transport the sand and gravel itself, which has to be amazing.

The congested highway is destined to be an afternoon of idleness.

On both sides of the road, more than five or six meters is almost forbidden. District, Americans don't dare to leave the road, and Fan Yize won't touch this brow.

Like the U.S. Marines in front, Fan Yize also stopped the convoy to rest and rest directly on the road.

At the same time, the latest battle report also appeared in Fan Yize's hands, and in the Naxi night in front of the road, the Americans were obviously in some trouble.

It was also the first setback encountered by the US military in this war.

Nasiriyah is a city of 400,000 people located north of an important bridge over the Euphrates River.

Previously, a U.S. Marine Corps contingent intended to cross the bridge and enter Nasiriyah, but in the course of the operation, it was trapped by thousands of Iraqi soldiers near the bridge and in the city.

Nasiriyah is the most varied place in Iraq, where the sandy land is watered by the Euphrates River, and in some places it is almost tropical. There are dense palm groves, large areas of deep grass, and even rice fields.

The ambushed contingent lost eleven people, six became prisoners of the Iraqi army, and five were missing.

Although the task force was quickly rescued, the ensuing operation saw the U.S. Marine Corps encounter the usual problems in Iraq with tanks and tracked combat vehicles.

The roads in Iraqi cities are generally unpaved with cement, there are drainage ditches on both sides, and the tanks are stuck in the mud as they advance, unable to move on.

In the fierce fighting, the US Marine Corps could only enter the city to fight, accompanied by amphibious combat vehicles.

The Iraqi troops in the city, all of whom had taken off their uniforms and changed into the attire of ordinary people, hid behind the walls and windows of the buildings, and opened fire on the American troops with rifles, machine guns and RPG rockets.

During the morning's fighting, two amphibious combat vehicles were destroyed and one was wounded.

After the call for air support, there were also cases of accidental injuries to attack aircraft, two amphibious combat vehicles were destroyed by the US army's own attack aircraft, and more than a dozen US soldiers died.

Over the course of a day's fighting, more than twenty of the task force had been killed and nearly a hundred wounded.

When Fan Yize arrived on the road twenty kilometers from Nasiriyah, the battle for Nasiriyah entered a stalemate.

Compared with the battlefield, on this road, tens of thousands of American soldiers are enjoying themselves.

Rare good weather, soft sunshine, sunny and gentle afternoon, the sky is blue and dazzling, and most of the American soldiers do not know that there is a battle ahead, nor do they know that there are many casualties.

I only saw longbow Apache flying in the sky from time to time, and rescue helicopters flying out of the battlefield.

Most of the Marines lazily leaned against the shady side of the roadside Humvees and trucks, unbuttoning their body armor and napping.

Others directly open their chemical protective suits, lie in the sun, and sunbathe.

Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered here, most of them American Marines, and a small number of lost British troops.

Tens of thousands of people, there will be many problems caused by a large number of people.

The mere problem of defecation and defecation is enough to make this place stink.

All the soldiers defecated directly on the side of the road, because if they were a little away from the road, they could randomly encounter mines planted by the Iraqi army.

In the eyes of ordinary people, everyone pays special attention to avoiding the eyes of others when urinating and defecating.

Pooping in broad daylight is an ugly thing, and it can even be considered mentally ill. But when it comes to war, it's the opposite.

You don't want to go too far alone because you could be killed by enemy snipers or be there

When he returned to his own side, he was killed by the Marines.

So people defecate a few meters from the side of the road, often sitting on portable "toilets" made of empty wooden boxes filled with grenades.

Thousands of fast food ration bags were discarded in the area. With so many people lazily lying down, eating, sleeping, basking in the sun, urinating, it was a mess.

Undeterred by the formidable array of American troops assembled here, the advancing Iraqi shepherds made their way through the convoy, flocks of sheep and goats weaving their way through rows of tanks, trucks and Marines.

Only a handful of Marines paid attention to the situation. They laughed at the sheep. On the whole, the number and equipment of this army assembled on the roadside seems to have created a sense of security for them. There was also no one next to the guns on the vehicle.

It has to be said that the scene is the best way to understand the US military.

The American GI is not what everyone sees in front of the camera, wearing cool equipment, wearing black sunglasses, all handsome and handsome.

These unstyled American soldiers in front of them are the real appearance of the American army.

This also gave Fan Yize a further understanding of the country and the army.

Compared with the Red Police Corps, there is no contrast at all.

Although the Red Police Corps also needs to defecate, it will never be so messy, and there are special logistics vehicles to deal with these things, food packaging bags and all kinds of garbage, no matter what the environment, will not litter.

This is not only to maintain the image of the troops, but also an iron law that goes deep into the bone marrow.

Sometimes these details may seem inconsequential, but sometimes, such casual behavior can lead to some military operations. Good consequences.

Fan Yize will not give any evaluation to this, after all, there are some differences in the armies of various countries, and there are few armies in the world, which can really achieve the same discipline as the Red Police Corps.

But Fan Yize couldn't tolerate it, an American man of more than 1.9 meters walked in front of him, took off his pants and squatted on the ground, intending to relieve himself, and when he squatted, he also looked back at himself.

Without a word, Fan Yize stepped forward to be a big-footed girl, and let this impolite guy directly eat.