After running out of armor-piercing shells in the previous fierce fighting, the Iraqi tankers facing the enemy used HE_FRAG (High_Explosive_FRAG, high-explosive fragmentation shells), but even if they could not penetrate the heavy armor of the "Leopard II", the shock of the explosion of the grenade would be overwhelming for the tank.

Suddenly, they encountered a roundabout assault, and their numbers were at a great disadvantage, and the reckless "Leopard II" immediately fell into the dilemma of being attacked on their backs.

Seeing that the battlefield had taken a sharp turn, the rebel commander immediately decided to turn back, calling all the remaining tank crews on the radio, trying to break through the roundabout enemy in one go, and then retreat to Salicia first, but they soon found that this was also an almost impossible task.

With the superiority of equipment, crush the Iraqis who only have a "monkey version" of tanks, is there any problem with this?

With the flanks of Iraqi tanks, this tactical maneuver, which is not at all huge and easy to detect on the battlefield on weekdays, has brought great pressure to the rebel "Leopard II" tank battalion. In the Liberal Party tanks that are about to retreat, although the members of the busy crew are still resisting, their hearts are on the verge of collapse, and seeing the cars of their comrades around them burning, this is certainly a frightening sight, but now their tanks do not have much fuel, and they may even lie down at any time, which is the problem that all rebel tankers are most worried about.

It was only a few kilometers from the forward position to Salicia, but with the little fuel left in the tank, it was necessary to fight around the battlefield and speed up and stop with the Iraqi tanks, let alone flee back to the city. Even if it can be supported to withdraw from the position. All the rebels also have no bottom in their hearts.

Harness the power of high-performance equipment. However, because of the sneak attack on logistics and the hasty response to the battle, coupled with the obvious gap in tactical tactics and even the will to fight, the elite tank battalion of the Liberal Party is now considered to be unlucky.

After receiving the commander's order to "quickly withdraw from the battlefield," several "Leopard IIs" with damaged walking gears or engines could only ask for more blessings on the spot, and the rest of the combat vehicles with "roaring" engines did not care about retreating or rescuing friendly troops. If it weren't for the fact that the T-72M1 sighting equipment in the hands of the new party was outdated and could not strike at the enemy who had run away, the losses of the rebels might have been even greater.

A chaotic battle between hoplite units ended with the collapse of the Liberals, with the imposing New Party armored strikers following closely behind, followed by mechanized infantry rushing forward under the cover of tanks, almost grabbing the ass of the Leopard II tanks into the city of Salicia.

The defeat of the elite tank battalion in the first battle probably did not even the Liberal Party commander in Salicia did not expect that a gap immediately appeared in the precarious defensive line of the New Party, which had been baptized by the long-range artillery fire of the New Party; By the time the rebels on both flanks of the gap came to their senses and launched a company-level counter-attack to try to recapture the breach, the influx of New Party soldiers had already gained a foothold southeast of the city of Salicia, and there was a fierce exchange of fire with the rebels rushing from both sides.

Because it is fighting across the border into Syria. Concerned about the possibility of civilian casualties and the lack of heavy firepower themselves, the Iraqis opted for a multi-pronged assault tactic. Entering the small town of Salicia and fighting with the Liberals broke out, and the battlefield suddenly entered a state of unprecedented chaos.

Abandoning the tactics of firepower in favor of infantry fighting brutal street battles may seem a bit anachronistic on the modern battlefield, but it is a viable strategy against the well-armed and almost rabble Liberals.

The Liberals, who had received the order to "defend at all costs," had always thought that the Iraqis were still far away, and they were fighting at night, organizing soldiers and captured civilians to build street fortifications, preparing to withstand the attack of the New Party before the sandstorm completely dissipated, and then when the weather improved, FSA fighters would naturally drop bombs on the heads of the Iraqis.

As a result, the personnel, weapons and ammunition were not fully in place, and the New Party soldiers wearing Soviet-style steel helmets and AK-12 rifles rushed to the front at once.

Accompanied by the infantry, the short guns and long guns of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles spewed tongues of fire incessantly, and the rebels with heavy casualties were first thought of fleeing for their lives, but the overseers in the town fired mercilessly at those who turned and ran; With no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth, the dejected Liberal soldiers could only hold their guns and tremble, barely struggling in the dusty dust and fog of the firelight, their sharp bullets tearing through their bodies, and the long dark and endless night immediately swallowed everything mercilessly.

In this hellish battle scene, Long Yun and others, who were wearing Soviet-style steel helmets on their heads and AK-12 assault rifles in their hands, also joined the battle group.

Along the way, they nervously observed the fighting situation on the streets of Salicia, and saw that the Liberal Party forces were losing and retreating, so several people abandoned the car and walked on foot, looking for opportunities to pass through the intertwined crossfire line, and safely arrived at the rear of the battle line where the fierce battle was raging.

From the time they set out to the present, it was the first time they were in the control area of the Iraqi New Party forces, although the sound of gunfire and explosions were still ringing in their ears, Long Yun still felt relaxed, they kept a low profile and withdrew from the line of fire, and then cautiously contacted the attacking New Party troops, and were escorted by soldiers with guns to the regimental headquarters in the rear, and then they verified their identities and were allowed to take a special car to the 3rd_IHFS station.

After completing some necessary formalities, seeing that the time had passed at two o'clock in the middle of the night, Long Yun, who was in a hurry to return to the base, hurriedly said goodbye to the commander of the new party, took the certification materials that had just been issued, and the second lieutenant and others got on the military vehicle bound for Fort Scharcut.

Escorting the NATA pilots all the way to the liberated areas, Imran Alayi and others had not yet finished their mission, and they offered to escort Mr. "Chilong" back to the station. In this regard, Long Yun did not shirk much, he knew that the activities of the Liberal Party were very rampant now, even if he was in the liberated area, he could not completely relax his vigilance, and it was of course better to have someone escort all the way than to go alone; Besides, he was so sleepy that he didn't want to be alert on the road all the time, but just wanted to sleep beautifully on his stomach in the car.

If you look at the map, the distance between the suburbs of Salicia and Fort Sharqat is about 200 kilometers, but it is still dangerous to go deep by bicycle through the uninhabited hinterland of Iraq. Having had to venture into the wilderness in order to cross the line of fire from Sukhna, Long Yun had already escaped, so Long Yun obeyed the bearded driver's advice and sent the military vehicle east along the road along the Tigris River, and then turned all the way north.

The night was dark and the car was full of dust, and the journey of several hours was very boring.

Lying in the back of the undulating and bumpy off-road truck, after a whole day of adventurous trekking and several hard battles, several people, including Long Yun, were extremely tired at this time, and almost fell asleep on the floor of the carriage as soon as they got into the car; Recalling the experience before and after this escape, Long Yun reluctantly supported the questioning of Second Lieutenant Imran Alayi, and confirmed that he did not need to wake up to participate in the guard, so he lay down in the carriage and fell asleep with a wooden ammunition box on his pillow.

Unable to wake up all the way, the exhausted special operations team was transported by truck to Fort Scharqat by noon that day.

Long Yun, who woke up a little bit from a long dream, opened his eyes, saw the bright sunlight shining obliquely into the carriage for the first time, and he slowly got up from the dust, moved a few times and still sore body joints, and felt that the military vehicle was still moving, but the bumps were not so bad.

Holding on to the railing of the carriage, looking into the distance from the rear of the car, the slightly undulating terrain and the dense and dense yellow vegetation made Long Yun feel a little familiar, and they were about to arrive at Fort Scharcut.

The off-road truck drove all the way into the town, and at the highway checkpoint, he said goodbye to Imran Alayi and others, and Long Yun and several government soldiers who had fought side by side patted each other on the shoulders and sent them to the off-road vehicle to the resting place. In just one day, he was born and killed by several Syrian government officers and soldiers, and now when it was time to separate, Long Yun was very emotional, this was the first time he had personally experienced war in the real world, and waved goodbye to these Syrian boys who may never see each other again in this life, he stood on the sunny street for a moment before slowly walking towards the jeep sent by the squadron.

"Hey, dragon, 'Red Dragon'! You're back safe and sound. ”

Sitting in the jeep heading to the 3rd_IHFS station, both the "Sultan" driving the car and Qi Hui in the passenger seat were very happy to see Long Yun returning safely.

After a brief greeting and a few words of rejoicing, the two of them drove Long Yun on the road, and they were busy asking him how he had been in the past few days, and how he had returned to Fort Scharcut. (To be continued......)