In the case of extremely inferior equipment, morale is particularly important. In the Korean War, the equipment of the Chinese Army was extremely inferior, so morale was the key to fighting. And Basra can be said to have the right time, place, and people. These are the three most basic advantages of war. , everything is complete, it is impossible not to win,
Now they will face the most difficult fortress to conquer in this war, Ahvaz, the capital of Khuzestan Province. As long as they occupy this place, the entire Iranian army in Khuzestan Province will be driven out like a duck.
Khuzestan Province is a major oil and natural gas province in southwestern Iran. This can be said to be a stranglehold on Iran, so that it is possible to escape unscathed.
Canglong does not plan to occupy this place for a long time, but by capturing the entire Khuzestan Province, Basra will have a strategic buffer. At least the war will not take place in Basra's territory, and it will not have a big impact on the economy.
Due to the geographical location of Khuzestan Province, you can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat. It is also the southwest border gateway of Iran. Once you occupy this high position, it is tantamount to being condescending, because several other Iranian provinces close to Khuzestan are all plains. The landform can be said to be open all the way,[
Now we are only one step away from Canglong's strategic goal. As long as we cross this barrier in front of us, Iran will be strangled in the southwest. If we want to attract attention to Bashar, we can only do it from the sea or from Iraq. The Baath Party has acquired it, but according to intelligence, it is now difficult for the Baath Party itself to maintain it.
As the heavy equipment of the US military entered Baghdad, it has formed an absolute advantage over the Ba'athist army. Although Simon is a famous general, due to the huge disparity in strength, he can only retreat again and again. The six or seven provinces he originally controlled have now been Only four provinces are under its control, and the other provinces are all engaged in guerrilla warfare.
In this case, the important province in southwestern Iran was captured by the Prophet Army, which was even worse for Iran, because they had to face the aircraft carrier battle group of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the middle of the Persian Gulf, and they had to face the aircraft carrier battle group of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the southeast. U.S. military presence in the Arabian Sea,
If the Baath Party is eliminated, Iran will once again face the threat from the US military to its northwest border, and even directly threaten the capital Tehran.
Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for the southwest to send too many troops to defend, and the existence of Basra becomes particularly important. Therefore, as long as the Prophet's Army captures Ahvaz and controls the entire province of Khuzestan, Iran will He will definitely take the initiative to ask for negotiations and seek peace.
But if the attack fails for a long time and Iranian reinforcements arrive, it will be very detrimental to Basra. Of course, even if it is driven back to the territory, the original situation will be maintained at most. Iran will suffer serious losses anyway. In the end, it will definitely be Iran that takes the initiative to negotiate.
So from any point of view, Basra had an advantage in fighting this battle. It not only trained its troops, but also regained its dignity. On the basis of being bullied in the past, it was bullied back. This was simply a matter of killing two birds with one stone.
What's more, Canglong doesn't think he can't capture Ahvaz. This is also the purpose of coming to the front line, and the field division is best suited for tough battles.
"Where is the special operations brigade?" Canglong walked to the front of the map.
In the temporary headquarters, there are two maps, one is the Ahvaz city defense map, and the other is the map of the entire Khuzestan Province. If you are careful, you will find that these two maps standardize some of the strategies of the Iranian army. The key points, even the military defense areas, were clearly laid out in front of them.
This is mainly because they have a strong intelligence system. Before the war, Susu collected a lot of intelligence about Khuzestan Province, including these, so the field division actually rehearsed plans to attack Khuzestan Province many times, but None of them fit the current battle situation,
The staff officer of the field division came over and said: "Half an hour ago, we received a signal from the special operations brigade. They had penetrated into the city of Ahvaz and marked several military points. We have ordered the artillery group to carry out the operation. a blow"
"What's the enemy commander's name?" Canglong asked,
Staff officer "Amer" said, "The Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the supreme commander in Khuzestan Province, with the rank of major general, is the most loyal general of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards, with a sophisticated and cunning character."
Canglong turned around and looked at the staff officer, and found that he was neither humble nor overbearing when facing his questions, and he was very organized. It was obvious that he had done a lot of work in this area: "What is your name?"
The staff officer was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down: "Staff officer of Akram Baha Prophet Army Field Division Headquarters, former staff officer of Badr Brigade, former Saddam Republican Guard, 9th Armored Infantry Division 3rd Tank Brigade, Main battle tank captain"
Hearing this, Canglong looked at Heichang: "Don't you never set up a staff? What's going on with Akram?"
Heichang just smiled but did not answer, but he patted Akram's thin body, as if to say, I am very satisfied with him, so I made him a staff officer.
Canglong didn't say anything, just looked at the map and asked: "Ask the special operations brigade if they can carry out a beheading operation. It is best to kill Amer. We must end this critical battle tomorrow morning. Once When Iranian reinforcements arrive, we will have no choice but to retreat"[
"Prophet, I think the beheading operation is too risky. Among the Ahvaz army, the most difficult one is the 10,000 Revolutionary Guards. The remaining tens of thousands of regular troops do not pose much of a threat. Amer is very cunning and may have already After discovering the infiltration of the special operations brigade, we must take strict precautions for our own safety," Akram said,
Soryu didn't look at him, but just asked: "If we don't risk a beheading operation, how long do you think it will take for us to capture Ahvaz with the cooperation of the air force and artillery group?"
"If there is a threat from the Iranian Air Force, I don't think it will take more than one night to capture Ahvaz." As he spoke, Akram walked to the map. "Ahwaz is the economic and political center of the entire Khuzestan Province, and it also assumes the responsibility of Iran." The important task of the southwest gateway. After the outbreak of the Iraq War, Iran was worried that the US-British coalition forces would attack Iran from the southwest, so many underground facilities were built in the important gateway of Ahvaz. In fact, we have already tried to attack Ahvaz during the day. , when they had too many defenses, our infantry brigade, with the cooperation of the armored forces, still suffered heavy losses. Although the artillery group and the air force could exert their power, once our armored forces entered the urban area, if the air force could not carry out accurate jng A strike may cause great trouble to our attack."
Everyone was silent. They had already carried out an attack during the day. They thought they could easily capture it, but the Revolutionary Guards exerted unimaginable combat power, causing them heavy losses. They had to wait for the artillery group and other troops to be in place. If No, I'm afraid they are already sitting in Ahvaz drinking coffee. "The most important thing is that the Revolutionary Guards are not like ordinary troops. They have loyal beliefs. Even if the commander is killed, other troops will not be scattered. On the contrary, It will arouse their anger. Facing an angry army, we will have to bear the price of several times the normal damage to fight a bloody battle," Akram said. "With the current strength of the Prophet Army, it is not suitable to fight with the Revolutionary Guards. Fighting such a battle”
"Then what suggestions do you have?" Canglong looked at him, "Retreat is impossible, this battle must be fought, and the losses cannot be too heavy."
Hearing this, everyone focused their attention on this staff officer. No one thought that the prophet would actually care about the opinion of a staff officer. Even Su was a little surprised.
It stands to reason that anyone should be nervous under the gaze of so many big shots. Although Akram was also nervous, they all discovered a detail. When he put his eyes on the map, he discovered that all of Akram's
The tension disappeared. At this moment, it seemed that a war framework had been formed in his mind, and he was in it,
He even cared about Cang Long waiting for his answer, but fell into deep thought. Finally he said: "No matter what, we will face the desperate resistance of the Revolutionary Guards. This is their southwest gateway. Losing this place will mean that we will be defeated."
The entire country is exposed before our eyes, so if we insist on fighting this war, we will pay a heavy price."
Hearing this, the officers of the field division didn't take it seriously. Doesn't this mean that everyone knows the power of the Revolutionary Guards, but the prophet asked you how to fight this battle, instead of persuading the prophet not to fight this battle?
However, Canglong felt that what he said was wrong. On the contrary, Canglong was absolutely right. The role that a staff officer should play is not to encourage the commander to fight a bloody battle, but to try his best to avoid it. But if
This battle must be fought, so he must work out the best plan so that the commander can adopt it.
So Canglong was still looking at him when he spoke, as if waiting for his next answer. If he didn't answer, Canglong would be disappointed.
However, Akram was obviously disappointed. He just sighed and then said: "Strategically, we will face a strong army, so we can only gain tactical advantages. I propose to learn from the US military and implement air-land integration."
To fight, the tanks and infantry are divided into hundreds of squads and attack from various gaps at the same time."
Hearing this, everyone has a bad look. The opponent has a large number of people and occupies a geographical advantage. If the number of people is scattered, it will be easy for them to be defeated individually. This is simply a bad idea.
Su frowned and said: "How can you guarantee that the enemy will not defeat us one by one? You must know that the opponent has a large number of people. Although most of the heavy weapons have been destroyed by us, we have a lot of light weapons and light rocket launchers, and reinforcements can be sent everywhere at any time.
,The most important thing is that we do not have the positioning advantage of the US military. The air force and artillery groups also have the ability to carry out fixed-point strikes. Once the operation starts, friendly forces may be accidentally injured."
Akram did not care: "There will inevitably be casualties in war, and I think it is better to be injured by accidental injuries than to be surrounded and annihilated by the enemy. I have calculated that the probability of accidental injuries will be smaller than the loss caused by concentrating troops into the city."
, and we need to equip each squad with online power, and ensure that each squad can connect to the air force and artillery group, and cooperate with the intelligence delivered by the special operations brigade in the city to carry out forced penetration, shelling, air strikes, attacks, and shelling.
Air strikes, attacking, eating them away inch by inch."
This time, even Su had reason to object, but Canglong smiled: "With this plan, we have the support of the Beidou satellite system. Although it is worse than the US military, at least we can keep the wires of each team running, and we can immediately send this plan
The plan is sent to the air force and artillery group."
Saying that, Canglong looked at his watch: "How long do you need to prepare?"
"Five hours" Akram counted the time and said,
"Five o'clock in the morning is when people are most tired. I will give you six hours. Once the time is up, launch an attack immediately," Canglong said.
"Allaah is greatest, may the Prophet bless you" everyone saluted and left to read om)