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"Commander-in-Chief." Song Zheyuan said immediately, "He's outside the headquarters now."

"Very good!" Feng Yuxiang nodded, "Tell him to come in, I want to see what kind of character this hero who defeated an ace armored brigade in France is like!" His eyes lit up at this point.

"Sergeant Du Yuming, the commander-in-chief is a very easy-going person, especially for a hero like you, he will not embarrass you, so don't be too nervous, it's better to be natural." The chief guard walking in front smiled Said to Du Yuming who was following behind him.

"Haha! I know! I know!" Du Yuming replied with a smile, but even so, his legs were trembling involuntarily.Feng Yuxiang, the commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army, a popular figure in the imperial military circle, and a senior general appreciated by the emperor, is nothing more than an ordinary soldier. No matter from which point of view, the gap is too big.

Although Du Yuming knew that the commander-in-chief was not very old, he heard that the boss didn't seem to have a very good temper.He was afraid of what would happen when he answered the question, so he was self-defeating instead.Thinking of this, he looked at the chief guard who was leading the way ahead.This guy deserves to be the person next to the commander-in-chief, and his military qualities are impeccable, and I heard that the chief of the guard is the commander of a certain unit in the Southwest Military Region. Do you still need to rely on your father's shadow?

On the other hand, I am nothing more than an ordinary person, and I can't compare with other guards in terms of background and background.

Du Yuming was born in Dujiawan, Lujiayan, East District, Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province. His ancestors were local landlords, his father was a former Qing Ju, and his biological mother came from a poor family.He has four older sisters, a younger sister, and a younger brother, Du Yude.He liked to play with guns since he was a child, and he often went secretly to the wild to hunt pheasants, and occasionally hunted them. At the age of 12, he studied in Chengjiadi Primary School run by Li Dingming.Li is Du's cousin.Soon, the grandparents passed away one after another, and the uncle Du Liangfu, who was in charge of the family, also died of illness.Du Yuming's father has been teaching abroad, and never asked about housework, so Du Yuming had to bear the burden of housekeeping.Although he is a young man in charge of the family, because of his extraordinary intelligence, he quickly mastered a set of skills for running housework and maintaining the family business.

When Du was 16 years old, his father returned home from Yulin. He was very disappointed to see that his studies were basically neglected due to lack of housework. He decided to hand over the housework to his nephew Du Yucheng.Du Bincheng, the principal of Yulin Middle School, is Du Yuming's cousin.During his studies, Du loved sports and quickly learned the essentials of rifle shooting and aiming.He made such an ambition: Either learn English well, go abroad to see the powerful countries in the world, and learn how they make the country rich and strong;In the graduation exam, his English score was not good, so he decided to be a patriotic soldier.

While Du Yuming was thinking wildly, the chief guard had already led him through the long aisle and came to a thick wooden door.

"Bang bang bang!" Accompanied by the slight knock on the door by the chief guard, a voice came faintly from inside the door, "Who is it?"

"Commander-in-Chief!" The chief guard put his head on the door as much as possible, and then said cautiously, "Sergeant Du Yuming, the commander of tank No. 11 in the 1331th platoon of the Armored Battalion, is here. Do you want to see him?"

"Very good!" said the back of the door after a few seconds. "It's unlocked. Let him in!"

Hearing this order, the chief guard immediately opened the door, then respectfully stepped aside, waved his hand, and said, "Sergeant Du Yuming, the commander-in-chief invites you in. Remember, you must relax, but don't just talk nonsense. .” He smiled and let the awesome tank commander in.

Du Yuming walked into the dimly lit office cautiously. After his eyes got used to the dim light inside, he saw a majestic and tall general sitting in front of a not-so-large desk, burying his head in reviewing official documents. There was a row of officers standing there, all of whom were above the rank of major.Seeing this situation, Du Yuming was shocked. On the one hand, he was nervous, but on the other hand, he repeatedly told himself, "Du Yuming, look at your bear, what are you afraid of? Hold your head. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

"Okay! I've read all the things you submitted. To be honest, I'm very satisfied. Let's implement this plan according to your plan. I think there should be no problem." After a few seconds, Feng Yuxiang, who was sitting on the chair, suddenly Open your mouth and say.As he spoke, he slowly closed the thick briefcase.

"The 239th Infantry Division will go here. In addition to an infantry division, there will be an assault artillery brigade and a separate tank battalion. If they can arrive safely. Our total strength in eastern Iraq will be 25 people." In slightly After a pause, he went on to say: "Now the French army in the entire eastern part of Iraq is not enough. They have lost contact with the navy, lost the combat advantage of the armored force, and have no air superiority against the dragon army. And we have enough troops now. , and also received support from the navy and air force. So, now we can take Sulaymaniyah even with our eyes closed. Now that the matter has achieved such a good result, I will not interfere with the rest. What should I do? Be yourselves and you should understand." At this point, Feng Yuxiang threw the briefcase to the nearest person in the uniform of an Air Force general.

Middle East Storm Chapter 824 Meet Feng Yuxiang

ps: This week's big seal, according to the agreement, there will be no more updates on weekends, but the 100 flowers will still be updated.

"Okay, my mission here has also been completed. Tonight I will fly back to Beijing to report on the situation in the Middle East. The rest of you can discuss with the commander of the 239th Infantry Division."

"Yes! Commander-in-Chief!" Everyone present gave a standard military salute to Feng Yuxiang, and the major general said, "Commander-in-Chief, we will definitely occupy Sulaymaniyah within 2 days. What else does the Commander-in-Chief have?" I have to explain!" At this point, everyone puffed up their chests as if they were listening to the instructions.

"Nothing important, I just advise you to fight steadily, and the French may withdraw the defenders of Sulaymaniyah at night. If this army withdraws, they will probably be transferred to Baghdad to strengthen there. This will have a negative impact on our future offensive strategy, so you'd better cut off their retreat in advance, completely destroy them if necessary, and notify the naval aviation to block the periphery of Sulaymaniyah Region. Well, I have nothing more to say, I wish you success!" After speaking, he waved his hand and made a gesture of seeing off the guests, and the rest of the people understood, and then quickly left Feng Yuxiang's office.

Soon, the originally crowded office suddenly became empty, only Feng Yuxiang and Du Yuming were left, and they looked at each other in unison.

"This is Du Yuming, the iron-blooded soldier of the empire, Du Yuming." Song Zheyuan introduced.

Feng Yuxiang looked at the stubborn young man in front of him. On the other side, Du Yuming was also observing Feng Yuxiang. He was very excited now. It was unimaginable for ordinary soldiers to observe his boss from such a close distance.Feng Yuxiang was honored as the God of War within the Western Expeditionary Army, but he was called a devil among the French.As the rumors said, Feng Yuxiang in front of him looked very young, but his eyes were full of murderous intent, just a casual look made Du Yuming feel his scalp go numb.

"You are Du Yuming?" After looking at each other for a while, Feng Yuxiang finally spoke. Although the question was simple, it was very heavy for Du Yuming, so heavy that he couldn't breathe for a while.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Feng Yuxiang hurriedly stood at attention and gave a quick military salute.

"Okay," Feng Yuxiang waved his hands with a smile, and said very gently: "I have read your introduction, you have courage, courage, and what's rare is that you have brains. However, there is one thing I really want to know. According to your performance, you should have been promoted to the rank of second lieutenant long ago. Besides, didn’t you stay well in the reconnaissance unit of the Waffen-SS? Why did you suddenly run to the tank battalion?”

"It's like this..." Du Yuming scratched his head and said, "Because I'm a stubborn person, I'm prone to impulsiveness in the military, and I often offend the commander, so I haven't been promoted. At first I was going to apply for a transfer. I don't know what happened to the heavy tank unit, so I was transferred to the tank reconnaissance company in a daze, but fortunately, they didn't transfer me to the logistics department, otherwise my life would be difficult. If there is no war, you will not be able to sleep, and if you are idle for a long time, you will be depressed to death." At this point, Du Yuming shrugged his shoulders slightly.

"Haha..." After listening to the other party's explanation, Feng Yuxiang suddenly laughed, and laughed loudly, maybe he thought the other party's explanation was very funny.Then he stared at Du Yuming and said, "Du Yuming, let me ask you if you want to join the heavy tank unit?"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief." Du Yuming immediately replied without hesitation, "I very much hope to go to the heavy tank unit, because I think that is the stage where I can give full play!"

"Very good." Hearing what the other party said, Feng Yuxiang nodded heavily, slowly picked up a piece of paper on the table and handed it to Du Yuming, and said solemnly: "I now appoint you as the battalion commander of the Bear Tank Battalion, and you will be promoted to You are a major, but before that, you must go to a special military academy for a series of training, enrich military theory, and hone your stubbornness, only in this way can you become a real commander."

He paused and continued: "Besides, due to your good performance in that battle, the headquarters decided to apply to the Ministry of War for awarding you a first-class Golden Dragon Medal. I hope you will continue to work hard."

"Thank you!" Du Yu was obviously very excited, stretched out his hand tremblingly, took the note, stood at attention again, and said, "I will definitely live up to your expectations, I will become a qualified officer!"

"Hehe! I know." Feng Yuxiang smiled.

At 1916 o'clock in the morning on January 1, 12, Feng Yuxiang, the commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army, took a Fengyun 9 transport plane and quietly left the Middle East, known as the heart of the world.However, due to strict secrecy, no one knew of his departure except for a very small number of senior officers of the Western Expeditionary Army.Whether it is the Chinese or the French who are fighting in Sulaymaniyah, they all believe that this super figure who opened up the territory is still on the soil of Iraq.

Half an hour after Feng Yuxiang left, Tang Shengzhi, the commander of the North Road Group Army of the Western Expeditionary Army, came to the temporary headquarters and temporarily took over the command of the Iraq War.Then, the 239th Infantry Regiment of the 1334th Infantry Division of the Dragon Army and the assault guns have also arrived at the Iraqi border.Now the number of Dragon Army in Iraq has increased to 25. In addition, it also has 862 tanks (including 230 Tiger tanks) and a large number of advanced mechanized equipment such as self-propelled artillery and Viper rocket launchers.In addition, they also received strong support from the Chinese Naval Aviation and Air Force.As Feng Yuxiang said, if they still can't win the final victory despite having an absolute advantage, then all of them will have to jump to the Mediterranean Sea.

On January 1, Sulaymaniyah, a city in northern Iraq that was originally peaceful, suddenly fell into an extremely tense atmosphere. A harsh Chinese voice suddenly came from the local radio station that was still playing music. The voice of Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang.He announced to the Iraqi public by radio that His Majesty the Great Chinese Emperor had ordered the punishment of the "reactionary groups in Iraq" and had decided to use force to restore "peace and security" in Iraq.

Wu Tingfang declared: "The Dragon Army has fully occupied Sulaymaniyah, and the imperial bombs have been dropped on Kirkuk like a torrential rain." Doom for Erkuk was coming.

The air strike carried out by the Dragon Army was code-named "Sword of Heaven", and its purpose was to completely paralyze the military defense forces in the central and northern regions of Iraq through a devastating blow to Kirkuk.To this end, the Imperial Air Force dispatched a total of about 1470 military aircraft, including two bomber wings, three fighter wings, and two heavy bomber wings transferred from Afghanistan.This is just the tip of the iceberg. Feng Yuxiang still has two fighter wings and four tactical bomber wings in his hands, a total of 640 combat aircraft.

Facing such a powerful Chinese Fourth Air Force, the French Air Force has only 340 military aircraft at full capacity, of which less than 260 can be launched into the air, and they are scattered throughout northern Iraq.

At 10 o'clock the first air raid sirens sounded in Kirkuk.However, the Chinese Air Force has pre-emptively bombed the main air bases in Kirkuk. High-speed fighter jets took the lead in passing over the unguarded airport, and then dropped cluster bombs weighing 2000 kilograms at an altitude of 250 meters.In an instant, the sub-bomb the size of a fist exploded on the airport like a goddess scattering flowers. The huge burst of energy instantly caused dense craters with a diameter of about 2 meters to appear in the originally flat airport.According to the actual combat statistics of the Long Army, small bomb craters are more effective than heavy bombs in destroying airports, because these small craters are more difficult to fill.

Such bombing resulted in the destruction of a large number of aircraft on the airfield, and many more aircraft were unable to take off because the runway was damaged.

Only 10 minutes later, the second wave of bombers from the Dragon Army arrived.The aircraft of this wave consisted entirely of high-speed Lanxiang dive bombers.They quickly flew over the various airports in Kirkuk, and then dropped 100 kg bombs on the French and Iraqi fighters who were still immobile on the airport...

And those Iraqi pilots who were lucky enough to fly away from the airport were not having a good time. Although they escaped the bombing and tried to face the Chinese air force, they could not be compared with their Chinese counterparts in terms of experience or technology.You must know that most of the Chinese pilots are veterans who have been baptized in World War II.Both the adaptability and personal quality are far higher than those Iraqi rookies who have just learned to take off into the air.The irony is that many Iraqi pilots and their opponents are flying almost the same Chinese imported aircraft, and the Iraqi air defense artillery unit, which lacks radar detection systems, when they see the Chinese Air Force fighters, they think it is their own aircraft. Therefore, no fire was fired.This caused the Iraqi fighter planes to be annihilated by Chinese war hawks shortly after leaving the airport, and they were inevitably shot down one after another.

In order to ensure the effect and density of the bombing, the Chinese Air Force ordered that the interval between each bombing of the bombing missions should not exceed one hour, which means that more than 1 bombers must fly to Kirku every 30-50 minutes on average. gram.A Dragon Army fighter pilot who carried out this bombing mission recalled: "As an old pilot, I have never seen such a scene of covering the sky and the sun, not even in photos and movies. Hundreds of planes The planes lined up densely in a neat square, like a huge sardine can."

Middle East Storm Chapter 825 Operation Heavenly Sword

The Iraqi pilots were also frightened by the Chinese formation. Although they knew very well that Kirkuk would inevitably be captured, they still bravely launched a fierce air battle with the opponent. Absolute advantage, their bravery is impossible to change the situation of the battle.On the contrary, most of these pilots became the down marks of Chinese fighter pilots.

When arriving over Iraq, the Dragon Army bombers began to bomb important targets. The Lanxiang bombers used heavy bombs to blow up the office buildings, communication facilities and military command centers of Kirkuk government agencies, making Kirkuk The highest command organization in the city was severely damaged, and the command system here was ruthlessly cut off from various field strongholds in Iraq. At the same time, more Dragon Army bombers and fighter planes began to carpet-bomb residential areas.

"Boom, boom, boom..." All the windows and doors were ruthlessly torn apart by the huge shock wave, the glass of each window was shattered into pieces, the curtains were blown straight out of the window, and when they fell back, they had already turned into a strip. a rag.There was silence after the thunderous explosion, and soon bursts of strange sounds came out, similar to the sound of cloth being quickly torn, which was also the sound made by the house before it collapsed.Many were killed in their own homes, and many were buried in flimsy bomb shelters. The roads were littered with burning cars and twisted telephone poles. Many large trees were uprooted and their branches were scattered everywhere. Human arms, legs and heads.

That afternoon, the Dragon Army Air Force launched a "flame offensive" to Kirkuk. 240 Predator heavy bombers dropped about 500 tons of napalm bombs and other high-explosive bombs here. , so that all Iraqis in Kirkuk felt that hell was so close to them for the first time.

At night, the burning fire was still not extinguished, and the bombers of the Dragon Army continued to fly over the city.Now Kirkuk has completely lost the ability to resist, just like a helpless girl being bullied by a villain.Hundreds of tons of napalm bombs have completely turned this place into a huge torch. At night, Chinese planes are guided by this torch and keep dropping bombs on this unlucky city.Afterwards, a Chinese bomber pilot recalled the situation that day and said: "The whole of Kirkuk has become a sea of ​​flames. The tongues of flames that sprang out from time to time burned fiercely for a while and then suddenly extinguished slowly. Kirkuk It's like a huge blazing furnace. Everyone is roasting like hell in it."

The Dragon Army's air strikes on Kirkuk lasted for two full days, with an average of 1587 sorties of various fighter planes per day. The violent bombing caused the deaths of 17000 French soldiers and Iraqi civilians, and injured 50000.Such huge casualties surprised most senior officials, including Feng Xianghua, but they still approved of the air force's strategy, as Air Force Minister Feng Ru wrote in his diary: "From time to time, from Kirkuk Terrible news has come, but I do not think they deserve any sympathy, for their government has dared to defy our Emperor, and that is what they deserve.

When the Chinese Air Force launched the "Heavenly Sword" operation, many troops who were ordered to rush to the front were still a few days away from Kirkuk, which caused Feng Yuxiang, who had just returned to Iraq not long ago, a headache.Fortunately, nothing major happened in the end, and the troops advanced smoothly, especially the armored troops and mountain troops who were the main attackers. Their speed was very fast.By March 3, the main force had all arrived at the main starting position, including the three main attacking armored divisions of the Second Army also entered the predetermined location.

The dragon army soldiers who had been there for a long time were unwilling to wait for their comrades idly. They seized the opportunity to occupy some bridges in Kirkuk and established defensive positions.

On March 3, Feng Yuxiang and his staff officers appeared in Mosul. This frontier of the battlefield, which is only 2 km away from the Tigris River, was originally a material transfer station in northern Iraq, but after two days and two nights of fierce fighting , and now it has a new owner.At this time, Feng Yuxiang was listening to reports from several field commanders.

"Commander-in-Chief, we have just sent a reconnaissance force to conduct a tactical reconnaissance along the upper reaches of the Tigris River." The commander of the First Armored Division of the Western Expeditionary Army "Imperial Banner Guard" pointed to the clearly visible Tigris River on the opposite side and whispered to Feng Yuxiang : "We found that the defense of the Iraqis on the opposite side was very lax.For example, Maribor, which is 10 kilometers away from here, and Erbil, which is 15 kilometers upstream from that place, should have been a very important city, but when our reconnaissance troops arrived there, there was no one In other words, there was no resistance there. I really don't understand why? "

"Hehe!" Seeing the bewildered look of the Armored Master, Feng Yuxiang smiled slightly, and then said: "It's actually very simple, that's because there are mainly Kurds here, and these Kurds are pro-China. I don’t like the French and Iraqi Muslim sects, so they won’t take any aggressive tactics, and our attack will go smoothly. Believe me. We will occupy Erbil without bloodshed.” Feng Yuxiang He loudly told his subordinates about his predictions.

"Really?" The armored division commander scratched his head and said, "I didn't think so, I thought it might be a trap by the other party, so I didn't give the company commander any reward!"

"Hehe, give him a medal. Although he went deep into the enemy's city alone, it was a bit risky, but his courage and wisdom are commendable. Well, since you have so little confidence in my prediction. Then we will fight Let's gamble, how about a bottle of Laobaigan?"

"It doesn't matter!" At this time, Chen Jitang came over, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "We don't believe it anyway!" At this point, the people present looked at each other and laughed loudly.