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Now the small country of Iraq has no choice at all in the face of the swarming retreat from Iran and the large number of French troops sent from Europe. Facing the ferocious Chinese army, they have no time to ask for assistance from their masters, the Soviets. Now there is France , and only France is the lifeline of Iraq!

In the early morning of November 11, the Dragon Army's attack on Sulaymaniyah began on time.The French positions on the south bank of the Tigris River were fiercely attacked by the Dragon Air Force and artillery.The armored troops of the Dragon Army immediately launched an assault.In the past ten days.The patchwork forces of the French army quickly built a fairly complete line of defense along the Tigris River, and now they have to go through the severe test of China's air-to-ground blitzkrieg.

At 10 o'clock in the morning of this day, General Weygand issued a gorgeous order: "The battle of Iraq has begun, and now I order to stand firm and not to retreat... I hope you will think of the French soldiers who died in the battle, and the relatives of France, Arouse in the breast an unshakable resolve, stand firm... The fate of our fatherland, the security of his liberty, the future of our sons, all depend on your unyielding support. Go! For the liberty and glory of France, to fight with the enemy Fight to the death!"

Middle East Storm 8 Chapter [-] Want Peace, Not War

Sulaymaniyah and the French army on the Iran-Iraq border tried their best to stop the advance of the Chinese, and succeeded in many places.Obviously, Wei Gang's defense-in-depth arrangement still played some role.At least, the armored troops of the Dragon Army will no longer run 80 to 120 miles a day like they did when the war started.

But Feng Yuxiang wasn't worried at all. He held at least the strongest commander in Asia and the strongest troops in history. After encountering obstacles in the early stage, they quickly thought of a contingency method.When encountering the French "hedgehog stronghold", the armored troops walking in front usually go around first, and then the following infantry slowly nibble them. Although the French army resisted desperately, the huge gap between the two sides cannot be avoided. of.On the third day of the offensive, the Long Army still completed the breakthrough of the first line of defense.

Chen Jitang's armored corps still performed so well. Although this unit has undergone some adjustments and the 10th Panzergrenadier Division has not been rebuilt, he still has two powerful armored forces in his hands. 9th Panzergrenadier Division and 8th Panzer Division.In addition, there is the 4th Grenadier Division, which has just been transferred from the northern front of Iran.

At this moment, the 8th Armored Group he led was lined up along the 150-mile-long front of the Tigris River, and broke through the French position to a depth of 30 kilometers on the first day.However, they soon encountered resistance, and the French 101st Division emerged from the side in an attempt to counterattack the Dragon Army's flank.

However, Chen Jitang regarded the counterattack of the French army as a game. In his eyes, the French army was still at the kindergarten level in the use of tanks and the coordination of infantry and tanks. The distance has reached 1 kilometer, and these huge, lonely tanks have become the best targets for Dragon Army gunners to practice.It's just that the 37mm anti-tank guns equipped by the Dragon Army were not very useful, and many senior officers and staff officers of the Dragon Army also went to the battlefield one after another to show off their shooting skills, turning the entire battlefield into a battlefield. Huge shooting range.

All kinds of artillery of the Dragon Army were brought up on the battlefield, ranging from 37 to 50 to 88 recoilless guns and even 150mm howitzers. Everyone had a good time.The only unlucky one was Chen Jitang, the commander of the armored corps, who was blown into disgrace by the enemy's artillery fire when he personally fired an anti-tank gun against the French tanks, so he had no choice but to escape.While fleeing, he scolded the equipment department of the group army and strongly demanded to replace his anti-tank weapons.

While the 9th Armored Division was having a great time, the 10th Panzergrenadier Division to the east encountered a bit of a situation.The commander of this division is Wang Jingguo, a classmate of Chen Jitang's military academy, and he has just taken over as the commander of this unit.Facing the inexperienced Wang Jingguo, the French finally found another opportunity to rely on preset positions for defense and temporarily demonstrate their talents in this regard.Originally, a staff officer proposed to use infantry to break through the defense line of the Tigris River first, and then mobilize armored forces to expand the breakthrough, but this resolution was quickly vetoed by Wang Jingguo.So after spending a few hours crossing the river, the Dragon Army put hundreds of tanks into formation and pressed towards the French army. However, they were warmly welcomed by the French army's field artillery and anti-tank guns on the way. The officers and soldiers of the 10th Panzergrenadier Division of the Dragon Army who had seen the world in Tehran were all shocked. They had to carefully bypass those strong defensive positions and continue to charge forward.But the dotted French strongholds successfully severed the link between the Dragon Army infantry and tanks.So the Dragon Army Tank had to turn back to help its infantry.For three whole days, the entire front of the third armored group fell into an extremely tragic melee.

Fighting until noon on the third day, Wang Jingguo's troops still had no progress in the face of the desperate French army.On the other hand, the French infantry here were completely trapped by the stronghold of the Dragon Army. They rushed in all directions and fired at the Chinese soldiers, and refused to surrender. Most of these French completely obeyed the orders of their supreme commander Weigand Command and fight to the death.

When the time came to November 11th, the progress of the Wang Jingguo group was still not very great. He was even tricked by the French into a trap set up in a village, and he was beaten up. The two battalions that rushed in had almost no lives. return.Another day passed, and Wang Jingguo suddenly realized that he could not do anything to those strongholds that would not surrender, not only the infantry were restrained.The supply column of the armored force could not keep up, and many people doubted whether tomorrow's battle could go on smoothly.

Sure enough, the next day, the newly formed First Armored Division of the French Army arrived to support and began to launch a fierce counterattack against Wang Jingguo's troops. They gathered 75 tanks and rammed them into the Long Army's position again and again. As soon as the officers and soldiers of the fourth regiment who had just escaped from the trap of the French army saw the French counterattack, they immediately called for air support. The Lanxiang fighter planes of the Imperial Air Force ruthlessly ravaged the French from the sky.The excited Chinese pilot even manipulated the Lanxiang fighter plane in the air and played tricks in the air.Although, in the next step, the French invested in a second armored division equipped with 60 tanks, but then the reinforcements sent by Chen Jitang also rushed to the battlefield.After half an hour of fierce fighting, the French, who were short of major generals, were finally defeated.

The French landmines, anti-tank ditches, barbed wire and tank counterattacks made Wang Jingguo depressingly watching the reinforcements singing their triumphant songs there.Now he regrets it very much, regretting why he chose the 10th armor group, why he chose such a poor location, and why he didn't give this armor group to Chen Jitang to personally command.

At this time, the main defensive force on the east bank of the Tigris River was basically wiped out. Chen Jitang ordered his troops to gather on the spot and stand by. Hundreds of tanks and chariots lined up along the river bank, facing Sulaymaniyah, which was tottering in the wind and rain!

In the French capital, Paris, the past month has been tense and chaotic.With the continuous flow of bad news, the French government and military are sitting on pins and needles.Pétain and Weygand also became more and more eager to end the disparity in power and withdraw from the war. They believed that France could no longer continue the war, and the situation was worse than that of the Nazi war in World War II.Two hours after the dragons took Sanandaj, an emergency meeting of the French High Command was held, at which all were pessimistic about the prospects for war.French Prime Minister Renault asked in a low voice: "If we lose this battle in Iraq, France may be threatened. Once the Chinese invade France, where will our government go?"

Before Weigand could answer, Henrio Noregiro, the commander of the armored forces who had just returned from the battlefield, stood up and retorted loudly: "We should continue to fight. We still have troops in our hands. We are going to start street fighting with the Chinese in Iraq. Even if one day the Chinese invade France and lose our capital, at most we will move the capital to Brittany. If Brittany falls, we will go to North Africa and Britain. As long as we continue to fight, the United States will Will support us, just like they came to reinforce us in World War II. In short, if we continue to fight like this, one day we will win." Jiro jumped up and waved his fists excitedly.

"Brittany! North Africa! England? America?" Before Giro could finish speaking, Wei Gang, who was sitting on the other side, interrupted him coldly. "Dear General Giraud, do you think it's possible? Move the capital to Brittany, a place that has no military value except being a little farther away from the Chinese. Go to North Africa? Don't you want us France to start from a European powers suddenly downgraded to second-class African countries? Go to the UK? Now the UK is not as strong as it used to be. The Royal Navy has been defeated by the Chinese Navy many times. The British Army is not an opponent of the Chinese. Protect us? I really can't think of any way for the British to ensure that their own power will not be wiped out by the Chinese. As for the United States, this speculator should not consider it. In the absence of our strategic advantage, this country You only think about your own thoughts, you didn’t see what bills their two houses are drafting recently, announcing that they can lease supplies to all countries participating in the war, needless to say, he is obviously helping the Chinese.”

Wei Gang's counterattack made Ji Luo speechless. Seeing the young guy's deflated appearance, Wei Gang was very happy.After all, the other party has given him a headache for a long time, and now it is time to teach him a lesson, so Wei Gang decided to strike while the iron is hot, "I personally think that the most important thing at present is to correct our mentality. We must have our own demeanor and reason. We don’t want to see the people pushed into the boundless flames of war. All battles should put the people first. Therefore, if we lose the battle of Iraq, France may fall into the enemy’s hands. What we have to do is not to engage in unnecessary resistance, but to negotiate with the other party, this is the real courage of our French!"

As soon as Wei Gang's words came out of his mouth, the audience immediately became chaotic.The surrender faction supported Wey Gang's decision. They believed that the decision made by the veteran at a critical time was extremely wise, while the anti-war faction did not hesitate to label Wei Gang as a traitor and a traitor. .Soon the two sides turned from an argument to a quarrel, which escalated from a quarrel to a fight, and finally turned into an aimless riot.But at this moment, Petain, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up.Seeing this respected old man, everyone stopped involuntarily. They stared at Petain, hoping to get the other side's position from the other side's words.

Middle East Storm 8 Chapter [-] Niucha's Sergeant

"Everyone!" After everyone was almost quiet, Petain finally spoke: "I agree with my partner, General Weygand, that the situation we are in is already very dangerous. Our great France can no longer accept It was a heavy blow, so I think it is the best way to start peace talks with the Chinese at this time."

As soon as Pétain exited, the audience fell silent. No one knew why this old man who had the toughest attitude in World War II and killed people like hemp would say such words at this time and under this situation.Seeing this scene, the Prime Minister Renault who was sitting on the side couldn't bear it any longer. He immediately stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, don't discuss this matter for the time being. Our main task at present is how to stabilize the entire Middle East." The battle line..."

"How stable? I have no guns, no people, and no planes. What do you want me to do to stabilize the front? When will the government funds be in place?" Before Renault could finish speaking, Wei Gang jumped out again, "Those Nasty Spaniards, all they want is to escape by themselves. Well said in Tehran, fight back against China together, stabilize the defense line. The result? What is the result? We are still fighting, but they ran away, leaving us and ran away. What's even more hateful is that these Spaniards apparently promised to support us with enough squadrons, but what happened? When we actually arrived on the battlefield, we didn't see a single plane of them. Where are these planes? Where are they?" said Spain, Wei Gang became more and more excited, his face collapsed tightly, twitching up and down like parchment, and the wrinkles on his face gradually opened, as if they were about to crack in an instant.And his voice was hoarse, like a bellows with a big hole in it making a harsh whistle.In short, he believed that the cowardly Spaniards had hindered the French victory.In short, the veteran has been unable to keep his mouth shut after he opened the chatterbox.In short, any slight mistake made by the Spanish army has become the target of his dissatisfaction.

The French High Command did little for a week except quarrel and curse.However, they can't do anything. The remaining troops in Iran have lost control. They can only watch the tanks of the Dragon Army rampage between various strongholds in western Iran, and at the same time attack various key points and supply points in Iraq. Dash over.

On the Iraqi border, troops scheduled to strike back did not have time to muster.Most of them were firmly nailed to death in the barracks or near the road by the bombers of the Chinese Air Force.A small number of troops can only go into battle sporadically, but they are powerless to stop the advance of Chinese tanks, and the French troops ordered to hold on to their strongholds are having a hard time.After a few days of probing, Long Jun already had some experience in dealing with these hedgehog defenses.They used aircraft air strikes and long-range artillery to suppress them, and first knocked off the exposed spines of these hedgehogs.The infantry then infiltrates in combat groups.Under this combined air-ground attack, the hedgehogs were stripped of their spikes and lost their combat power.Wei Gang's hedgehog tactics were completely bankrupt.

As the front of the Dragon Army advances day by day, more and more civilians on the Iraqi border are fleeing their homes. They take their belongings and use all means of transportation they can find—from bicycles and ox carts to cars and trucks. Desperately flee to the safer rear.Crowded crowds merged into raging rivers on all roads, with many scattered French soldiers mixed in between.The already incomplete Iraqi traffic was paralyzed.Under such circumstances, it was difficult for the French army to mobilize troops, and even the actions of the Dragon Army were also greatly affected.

Facing this huge wave of people, Chen Jitang standing on the armored vehicle was filled with emotion, because tens of 10 people blocked several roads leading to Sulaymaniyah, and his tank was directly blocked Outside, there is no way to get in.In his opinion, this crowd is far stronger than the so-called "Weygand Line" in hindering his troops. Therefore, he had to send a battalion of soldiers urgently. The role of these soldiers is not to drive away the crowd, but to He was in charge of directing traffic and became a volunteer traffic policeman, and those Iraqis really obeyed the guidance of the Chinese soldiers.In this way, after about four hours of tossing, the armored troops led by Chen Jitang continued to attack, which made the surname Chen feel very depressed.

However, what is even more depressing is the French Prime Minister Renault. Due to the advance of the Chinese army in the Middle East one kilometer after another, the panic in France is also increasing day by day.One by one, the civil servants of the cabinet began to tear off their disguises and fell to the opposite of the current French government, and Marshal Pétain's attitude became clearer day by day. On December 12, Petain said: "If we lose this battle, there is no other way but to negotiate with the other party and surrender."

On the second day, when the Chinese armored forces were only 50 kilometers away from Sulaymaniyah, the old man made a move. He handed Renault a formal written opinion requesting a truce.At the same time, at the regular meeting, Petain accused the government of being unprepared for war, and declared that he was surprised by the unpreparedness of the French army he saw every day. He claimed: "It was a mistake for us to declare war on Germany during World War II, as Now we should have adopted a more moderate approach in exchange for peace instead of facing the fate of defeat!"

For everyone, this is a signal: the old man has begun to challenge the position of the current French prime minister. It can even be said that Renault's support in the government and the military has dropped to the lowest point, and he has become a loner.

At 1916:1 pm on January 6, 6, 15 kilometers from Sulaymaniyah.The sun that had been shining all day finally slowly set, and the entire Sulaymaniyah was about to be plunged into darkness.At this time, a large number of chariots were parked at a farm named St. Galt 130 miles away from Marfa Port.Among them are tanks that look very large, as well as small and exquisite armored vehicles. All the vehicles are neatly lined up in a long marching column.

The heavy tank is in the front, the light cruiser tank is in the middle, and there are dozens of infantry transport vehicles behind. All the military vehicles are uniformly painted in khaki. This color makes everyone feel very uncomfortable. The soldiers of the French army They don't like the desert painting of their tanks. They think this painting is very ugly, and it feels a bit like a khaki kangaroo.However, their allies, the Australians, are said to be very fond of the colour.Because the color reminds them of Australia's favorite kangaroo.

This army is the French ace mobile armor sent from Turkey.

At this time, the commander of this unit, Colonel Albit Bede, commander of the mobile unit, was full of ambition. He brought his adjutants and staff officers to the middle of the queue, greeted his subordinates enthusiastically, and did not He kept patting the chests of those young soldiers, and then greeted them in a gentle tone.In short, now this guy does not seem to be a commander, but a kind old man.After a while, when Bede reached the end of the queue, he nodded slightly to the adjutant next to him, and the adjutant immediately drove an armored car for him.Bede boarded the car in two steps in three steps, stood on it, waved his hands, and shouted to the crowd in a victorious gesture: "Boys, France is watching you! Go forward!"

In an instant, the engines of hundreds of vehicles made rumbling noises, and bursts of pungent smoke gushed out from the exhaust pipes of these vehicles. Suddenly, an unusually unpleasant smell filled the air. The French troops who were next to the vehicles also jumped onto their own armored vehicles and tanks.They either sat in the cramped Bren machine gun car or stood on the back of a tank with holes in it.Everyone's expressions were very solemn at this time, because they knew that the enemy they faced was an army with extremely powerful combat effectiveness.Although they were told that the Chinese were not armed with heavy weapons that could compete with them, a strange apprehension still haunted these people.After all, the glorious history created by the Chinese armored forces in India, Iran and Afghanistan is still fresh in everyone's memory.

In this way, the troops started to set off. Their destination was Marfa Port in the northwest of Sulaymaniyah. The goal was to eliminate the Chinese troops there, including the so-called Dragon Army armored forces.At the same time, the armored troops of the Dragon Army also began to advance from Marfa Port to the inland at high speed, and their goal was the transfer point of the French army, Sulaymaniyah.

Driving in the front of the Dragon Army Armored Forces is a bear tank group, and walking in front of this group is a tank with the tactical number 1331. The owner of the tank is the Dragon Army Armored Forces Assault Sergeant, Du Yuming .

During the Second World War, Du Yuming had always been famous for his boldness and rebelliousness in his troops, and he always appeared in the most dangerous places in battle.But in normal times, he is also the person who likes to challenge his boss the most, so for him, honor and punishment are always with him.So he stayed in the 49th Corps of the Southwest Military Region for 8 years.At this time, a new round of reorganization of the Dragon Army began.When he heard the news that the army might be equipped with new heavy tanks, he signed up to join this armored force without saying a word, but when the army was screening personnel, the commander who had a grudge against Du Yuming deliberately stuffed it in another In a special tank unit, the reason is very simple, because they heard that if they want to enter the training camp, after the training camp is over, everyone will return to the original unit.Of course, if he went to the newly formed unit, he wouldn't come back, and those people wanted this troublemaker to leave early, so they immediately transferred him to the chariot battalion.

Middle East Storm 8 Chapter [-] Crazy Trial

Du Yuming had no choice but to come to the officer training camp as an officer candidate to participate in extremely cruel training. When he graduated, he finally obtained the qualification of tank instructor.However, his rank was not promoted.Because of his violent temper, he remained a staff sergeant until now.

At 6:45 p.m. that day, Du Yuming and his crew came to a hillside 7 kilometers away from Marfa. At this time, he received an order for the troops to rest. After finishing the opportunity, the soldiers of the Dragon Army began to eat dinner.

"Come and have dinner, boss!" The tank signalman shouted to Du Yuming: "Today's dinner is really good, how about hot soup?"

"Really? We haven't had hot soup for a long time."

Du Yuming quickly found his lunch box, picked up the spoon and ran to the kitchen cart.

"Boss, you are late." The cooking soldier was holding a pot full of thick soup and chewing on a large piece of steamed buns. Dozens of people, including the leading reconnaissance team, hurried to the scene within a few minutes. After eating, I waited boredly for the order to start.At this time, Du Yuming was still relieved by the rare peace now. He turned his head and saw that the driver of his sidecar was pouring out the soup he hadn't finished. He turned back to his loader and asked: " Is there any smoke?"

"There are some more," the loader took out a match for Du Yuming, and he immediately took out a match, whew - a faint but pleasant smell of sulfur suddenly filled the air, he lit the cigarette for the loader, and put the He lit his own, took a deep puff, and the thick smoke filled his lungs at once, and the effect of nicotine immediately brought him a feeling of lightness.

"Is there a letter from home?" After taking a puff, Du Yuming slowly exhaled a smoke ring from his nose.

"It's been almost a month." Xiao Zhao, the loader, replied expressionlessly, looking into the distance.

"Yeah, this damn war, after this battle is over, I must apply for leave for you." Du Yuming said.

"Hehe," Xiao Zhao smiled slightly, and then took another deep drag on the cigarette.

"Commander! The order is here!" the communications soldier ran over and shouted.

"All aboard, all aboard." Immediately there were urgent orders and whistles not far away.

"Let's go, hurry up." Du Yuming took a deep puff on the last remaining cigarette, and then stomped it out.

"Okay." Xiao Zhao had already packed his lunch box, put the black tank cap on his head, and ran quickly to the No. 1331 tank.

Du Yuming also rushed up the turret in a few steps, put on his earphones, and the company commander's order came from inside, "Attention all vehicles, attention all vehicles, today we have to rush to Sulaymaniyah to attack France's outstanding defenses before 7:30. department!"

"That's right, Sulaymaniyah is at least 10 kilometers away from us, and it's already 6:50, how could it be possible to arrive?" the driver Xiao Wang yelled.

Du Yuming didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, and then patted Xiao Wang on the shoulder: "Stop whining, drive!"

Xiao Wang also nodded slightly, and slowly released the clutch pedal...