Dominate South Asia

Historically, after the Cold War, the United States cut a large number of troops, and eventually kept the total number of troops at about one million. Even so, it issued a slogan to win two local wars at the same time, showing the strong combat effectiveness of the US military.

Now, the Cold War has just ended, and the huge US military force has not begun to be cut. The troops withdrawn from Europe have gone to the Middle East in large numbers.

The number of US troops gathered in the Middle East exceeds one million! Other NATO countries have also sent troops to help overthrow the rogue Iranian government.

However, most countries participated in the war in the form of air forces, and only the old imperialist Britain sent ground troops.

Pakistan, Gwadar Port.

As a major offensive direction, there are 300,000 US troops gathered here, and heavy M1A1 tanks are also gathered in Gwadar Port in large numbers. All US troops are in intense preparation for war.

There are also a large number of US warships in the port. Their goal is to capture the main oil producing areas in southeastern Iran and advance to Abbas Port!

Advance by land and water, act together!

September 1994 was still a hot season for the Middle East. On the third day of this month, the long-prepared military operation of the US military began again!

Gwadar Port is only a few dozen kilometers away from the Iranian border! Without notifying the Pakistani government, the US military quickly marched westward along the road.

The tank tracks stirred up countless dust, and the whole earth was shaken violently, like an earthquake.

"Boom, boom." The gas turbine roared, and the long steel dragon swooped towards the west.

An hour later. The US army arrived at the border, and the Apache armed helicopters had also arrived, destroying several outposts on the border. The entire army rolled over the border line!

In order to guard against the invasion of the US military, most of the Iranian troops were mobilized to the western front. After all, the American troops stationed in Iraq. Is Iran's biggest threat.

Iran is a big country with a vast territory, but due to the large number of mountains and inconvenient transportation, the U.S. military has repeatedly investigated with reconnaissance satellites before the operation, and determined that there is no main force in the southeastern region of Iran.

Now, the U.S. military is making good progress and has confirmed the correctness of the previous reconnaissance. At the same time, there are many mountainous areas in the southwest. In order to speed up, the U.S. military is running long distances along the coastline.

Along the coastline. The advantages of the U.S. Navy can be fully utilized. The Navy's amphibious assault ships can undertake air cover and fuel supply tasks for the land. In this way, the U.S. Army rushed on the flat land of the coastline and ran 800 kilometers a day!

In front of the U.S. Army, it is already Iran's Abbas Port!

Abbas Port. An important port in southeastern Iran and the capital of the Coastal Province. It is located on the north shore of the Gulf of Hormuz, straddling the exit of the Persian Gulf, with Qeshm Island and Hormuz Island as barriers. Due to the continuous accumulation of silt, the water in the port is shallow and large ships cannot pass. However, during the Iran-Iraq War, it developed rapidly because it was far away from the war zone. It is an important port in Iran.

At the same time, this is also an important port for the Iranian Navy. One-third of the Iranian Navy's ships are distributed here, in Abbas. There is also an Iranian air force base.

Along the way, the US military was almost just advancing. They expected that they would encounter a fierce battle in Abbas, and they were fully prepared for this.

September 4, early morning.

Before entering the port of Abbas, the entire armored force carried out another fuel supply. Now, with sufficient fuel, the M1A1 tank is the most powerful armored force of the US military! Although the American soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted after a day of bumpy ride, they were still fully prepared for the upcoming war.

Just as the army was preparing to take Abbas in one go, the air force had already begun to act.

Due to the possibility of counterattacks from Iranian shore-to-ship missiles, the US Navy's warships did not dare to get too close to the coastline, and the fighter planes taking off from the rear port of Gwadar, carrying heavy bombs, flew over Qeshm Island and Hormuz Island, dropping a large number of bombs on the Iranian military bases here, and the Iranian warships in Abbas Port were also bombarded.

The Air Force's action has begun! The Army must also make a concerted effort!

Short, an ordinary third-level sergeant major of the 17th Armored Division, drove the M1A1 tank and rumbled forward. There was only a dozen kilometers left from Abbas Port!

The tracks rolled over the land of the port, leaving deep ruts.

In order to prevent the Iranians from burying anti-tank mines outside Abbas Port, the Air Force had already spread detonating bombs on the roads in advance, and the mines buried on the ground would be detonated.

The scene was still filled with smoke from the detonation, and the bloody battlefield finally arrived.

In the rear turret, through the commander's periscope, the tank commander James looked around vigilantly. As they entered the city, the biggest threat to the tank was those guys carrying RPGs.

The tank rumbled to the streets of Bandar Abbas without encountering any resistance or seeing any Iranians.

What happened?

"Creaky." The tank stopped on the central street, opened the cockpit cover, and James showed his head.

No one, no one! All the residents of Bandar Abbas have disappeared!

As for the Iranian snipers? If there were any, they would have started to resist long ago. Not only James, but also the American troops on the infantry fighting vehicles behind them filed down, holding their guns and quickly running to the building next to them.

Kick open the door of the building and you can see that there is no one inside!

The entire Abbas port is an empty city!

What's going on?

The American troops advancing in the southeast direction this time exceeded 200,000 people. They originally planned to fight a battle in Abbas port, but now, victory is within reach. What's going on?

The troops in the rear are constantly entering the city and searching along the streets of the city. The final result surprised them very much. The Iranians ran away! The city was left intact to them!

At the same time, several light frigates of the navy also landed on Qeshm Island and Hormuz Island by water. It can be seen that the Iranians have abandoned their warships and have run away. The patrol boats that were bombed to the ground are shaking with the waves in the port.

I didn't see any large warships, so they must have escaped in advance.

In the past few days, satellites have monitored the movements of the Iranians, but nothing was found. They must have escaped at night!

Bandar Abbas is the southern gate of Iran and the outpost of the Strait of Hormuz. Losing this place is equivalent to closing the gate of the entire Persian Gulf. The Iranians even gave up here!

What does this show? When the US army, which can compete with the huge Soviet army, tried its best to solve the Iranian problem, the Iranians were finally scared! The Iranians have given up guarding some places that they can't defend! Especially now, the Iranians never thought that they would rush from the direction of Gwadar Port in Pakistan. They don't have many armed forces in Bandar Abbas, so they will make their most correct choice and run away!

The north of Bandar Abbas is a mountainous area. They hid in the mountains, which is not easy to clear, and most of them are ordinary Iranians!

After easily taking Bandar Abbas, the US Middle East Command issued an order to rest in Bandar Abbas for a day and continue to advance westward tomorrow morning to continue to take the coastal areas!

Later, some people analyzed that it was this order that caused heavy losses to the US military. It was very dangerous for them to gather in the port of Abbas. This was a serious mistake made by the US Middle East Command and a complete dereliction of duty!

But now, everyone welcomes this order.

Keep going? Do you know what it feels like to run for more than 20 hours and more than 800 kilometers a day? This is not sitting in a high-end car and driving on the highway! There is no road at all when running from the southeast coastline. It is completely walking in the hilly area!

Whether the tank has a torsion bar suspension or a liquid-pneumatic suspension, and whether the internal members are sitting in the basket, in short, driving a tank for a long-distance raid is a hundred times more uncomfortable than squeezing a green car.

The constant bumps and the roar of the engine will make every part of the body full of soreness. The off-road of the tank is a torture.

At that time, it was to rush quickly, before the Iranians reacted, to rush to Abbas, take this important city, and close the door to the Persian Gulf.

Now, this goal has been achieved. The Iranians chose to escape and recaptured the city without bloodshed. It's time for the US military to take a break!

The tank turned off the engine, kicked open the door of the building next to it, went inside to find a comfortable bed, and had a good sleep! Wait until tomorrow morning, restore your energy, and continue to move forward!

The American soldiers slept quite comfortably.

Although this is a port city with an oil industry, the pollution is not serious. From here, you can see the clear sky, countless stars, blinking your eyes, looking at the land of the Middle East.

Because he was slow to act and didn't find a bed, Sergeant Major Short only grabbed a Persian carpet, which he laid next to the tank and lay down. Even so, it was much more comfortable than in the tank.

He should have fallen asleep in exhaustion, but for some reason, there was always a sense of uneasiness in his heart. He didn't fall asleep, and quietly touched the cross on his chest, which was given to him by his mother before he joined the army.

Touching the cross with his hand, Short silently said in his heart, Mother, please bless me! (To be continued ~^~)