Rebirth of Military Workers

Chapter 403

“Everyone knows that the other party is getting more and more supplies, and all kinds of new equipment ordered are also getting in hand. What happened to the 137th Battalion is an obvious signal…” Al Tadel understood his concerns. “Arabs are receiving more and more international aid, and their strength is growing rapidly…”

He also knew that the Ministry of Defense had no choice.

In recent years, the strength of Iraq, which has received international assistance, has grown tremendously. Even through various means, Persia has not been able to get as much support from the Arabs. In particular, Saddam has the economic support of the entire Arab world. The Soviet Union and Western countries are constantly providing Iraq with advanced weapons and equipment for their own interests.

Since the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty, Persia has been subject to sanctions by the international community. There are few sources of weapons, and the Soviets have been asking wild prices.

Under such circumstances, Persia’s own economic power cannot withstand the consumption of long-term wars. If the Arabs obtain more advanced weapons and equipment, the outcome of the war can be imagined.

The purpose of the Ministry of National Defense’s request is to expand the results of the war and prepare for the end of the war.

The more bargaining chips in hand, the greater the right to speak in the armistice negotiations.

The war was clearly provoked by Saddam, but the other party was unwilling to make any compensation…

“We don’t have enough ammunition. At the same time, the air force is not enough to supplement, and the number of fighters is even less.” The combat staff simply feels that it is impossible to achieve the strategic intent required by the superior.

“The fighters used to support operations will arrive before the start of the war. Among them, there are 12 F-14s and some F-4s and other fighters.”

“So much?” The group of men didn’t believe it at all.

The F-14 fighter is the most advanced fighter in Persia. At the beginning, it was equipped with 80 fighters. Up to now, most fighters cannot take off because they have no accessories. There are only more than 30 fighters in the country that can perform missions.

In the south, the number is even less than 10. These fighters need to escort their own cargo ships and oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, and have to pack up Iraqis fighters…

“This is news from a superior.” Al Tadel did not give any explanation.

After the reorganization of the Persian Air Force, the combat effectiveness is gradually recovering, especially through some means before. Even if it is internationally embargoed, Persia has secretly supplemented some urgently needed strategic materials through Israel and the United States.

F-14 fighter planes take off frequently enough, and sometimes two fighter planes are painted with the same number to fly, so that the enemy can’t figure out how many fighter planes they can perform the mission.

So far, Iran has repaired more than 20 F-14s, making the number of F-14 fighters that can be deployed throughout the country once again exceed 60.

“Tomorrow there will be a batch of long-range ground-to-surface missiles deployed in our rear positions to support our operations. At the same time, in order not to give the Arabs time to react, a large amount of ammunition will be in place tomorrow night…”

“The preparation must be secret, and the other party must not be able to discover our intentions, and at the same time, we must be prepared to forcibly cross the boundary river.” Al Tadel issued an order.

No one questioned his order.

This is the highest-level order from the Ministry of Defense.

The distance between Basra and the front line of the border is much closer than that of Ahwaz.

On the southern border, the two sides faced off across the Shatt al-Arab for several years. Every day, soldiers strafed the enemy’s positions across the river, and artillery fired at the enemy’s positions.

Everything has become the norm.

On the southernmost edge, on the Fau Peninsula, the Iraqis built strong fortifications, and at the same time part of the Tikrit Division, which is the most highly equipped, is dedicated to defense.

Across the wide Arabian River, General Qassim didn’t think there was any problem.

What he worries most is the safety of Basra.

Basra is less than 40 kilometers away from Khorramshahr, which is heavily defended by the Persians. Even though there are a lot of defensive forces on the front line, they are still worried. Fighters patrol every day to observe the changes in the opposing Persian positions.

At the same time, desperately strengthened Basra’s defenses.

Once Basra is lost, the entire south will be in danger.

Especially in the north, the Persians wanted to cut off the connection between Basra and Baghdad more than once…

Always considering that the opponent will attack in an all-round way, always preparing.

During this period of time, General Qassim felt that he could relax. According to intelligence, the enemy on the opposite side had not received strong logistical supplies. Even the daily routine shelling was much lower than before.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

For the Tikrit Division’s youth officer regiment that he disliked, although these young officers from Tikrit had achieved great results, in the end, after receiving them, Qasim asked them to go to the Fao Peninsula. At the southern end, many key officers were transferred to the expanded garrison station, saving these bastards who were not under his control from causing trouble.

With this arrangement, General Ishad, the immediate superior of the Youth Officer Company, had no objection.

Of course, what General Qassim is looking forward to is to have more 359 tanks like the young officer company. With these tanks, Basra’s defense will be more perfect.

Once the Iraqi army is equipped with a large number of 359 tanks, it is not a problem to attack Persia again.

General Qasim not only looked forward to it, but also made an application to his superiors, hoping to give priority to the allergy guards composed of Tikrits in the southern theater.

Tikrit’s division is the president’s most trusted force. Qasim knows that other troops, don’t count on it.

In any case, Qassem would not believe that the Persians on the opposite side would launch an offensive in the short term.

Xie Kai and Dad took a few people who were in charge of negotiating with the Soviets from Rutby to Najaf. They waited until the next night and sent them to the Mi-8 transport helicopter in Basra. The task of transporting supplies to the north.

Throughout the day, the anxiety in Xie Kai’s heart became stronger and stronger.

But he really couldn’t figure out where this anxiety came from.

“Basra is the second largest city in Iraq, and its defenses are not bad. What a coincidence, as soon as we went, we met them in a war. We have been fighting for a few years and are not tired?” Xie Jianguo knew that his son was afraid of war. “When I was in East Germany, war could break out at any time.”

Xie Jianguo was still in East Germany at the time of the Cuban nuclear crisis.

Even though the relationship with the country was not good at that time, they were not recalled by the country.

“Dad, I’m not afraid of war…” Xie Kai didn’t believe it.

There is no confidence.

In any case, he couldn’t understand why he was more and more uneasy in his heart.

After Xie Kai and others boarded the cabin, the Mi-8 helicopter rose up in the dark and flew towards Basra to the southeast.

The closer he got to Basra, the more disturbed Xie Kai became. He didn’t even have the mind to worry that the helicopter might fall, but he didn’t know why he was so disturbed.

“Thanks, don’t worry. The helicopter will fly at low altitude when it approaches Basra. The Persian radar cannot detect us…” Ibrahim even felt Xie Kai trembling. “In our territory, their fighters cannot penetrate too much. Unless their special operations forces penetrate…”

When he said this, he himself felt a little frightened.

“They have avant-garde air defense missiles!” Xie Kai felt that he had found the source of anxiety.

If the Persians send a small team into Iraqi territory…

If he was shot down by the avant-garde air defense missile he sold, Xie Kai would probably be the saddest person among the traversers.

“The people they trained have not come back!” Xie Jianguo felt that Xie Kai was too worried.

The helicopter still flew quickly towards Basra in the dark.

On the position not far from Basra, the Persian artillery had already lifted the cannon jackets on the position. In the darkness, there was little light, but many soldiers were silently busy.

Carton the boxes of shells toward the gun position.

Behind Ahvaz, several cars carrying huge missiles have already begun preparations before shooting.

The missile is not launched vertically, but pointed diagonally at the sky.

Here, the straight-line distance from Basra is more than 110 kilometers.

“Report, the missile is ready to be launched at any time!”

The news from the missile force gave General Al Tadel a sigh of relief, “let them stand by.”

Then he asked the intelligence staff, “How are the air forces in Isfahan prepared?”

“Preparation for takeoff has been completed and is waiting for orders.” The staff officer replied.

“Where is the aerial tanker?”

“It has just taken off and will arrive at the designated airspace at the scheduled time.”

General Al Tadel raised his wrist and checked the time.

“According to my order, the F-14 fighter plane took off and waited for the first wave of missile strikes to carry out aerial bombardment of the Basra air defense position. The Abadan artillery unit was ordered to prepare for the attack and launch a bombardment half an hour later to cover the crossing troops… ”

A series of orders were issued.

It was only half an hour before the scheduled attack time.

Isfahan, the most important transportation hub in central Persia, has a small airport.

An hour ago, 12 F-14s landed at the airport in this city in the night sky, and then began to refuel…

After receiving an order from the Ahwaz front-line command, more than a dozen F-14 fighters, whose engines were not completely cooled, began to slide onto the runway, whizzing into the darkness.

Isfahan, 450 kilometers straight from Basra!

F-14, the maximum flight speed, 2.38 Mach, can exceed 800 meters per second.

The distance of 450 kilometers, at the maximum flight speed of the F-14 at high altitude, does not exceed ten minutes.

And Al Tadel gave the F-14 fighter 20 minutes…

Time gradually moved towards the scheduled attack time.

At Ahvaz’s long-range missile launch position, the coordinates of the attack target have been entered into the missile’s guidance center.

Abadan has reached the artillery position of Khorramshahr. The sturdy muzzle has been raised high, and the huge artillery shells have been loaded…

The Mi-8 helicopter carrying Xie Jianguo and Xie Kai and others has entered the airspace of Basra and is about to land at a military airport more than ten kilometers west of Basra…