The special envoy's sudden arrival in Basra before attacking Ahvaz can explain why the Iranian army stopped supporting them. Apparently, they had already prepared for peace talks before attacking Ahvaz. Ahvaz is the southwest gateway of Iran and an important economic and military center. , they don’t want to lose Ahvaz,
After the enemy and ourselves were clearly distinguished, the Iranian military decisively believed that even if it supports now, it will not be able to defend Ahvaz once a war breaks out. After all, without the support of air power, they can only be passively beaten, because the guidance camp in Basra has entered Khuzestan Provincial deployment,
Therefore, before sending out reinforcements, they sent out special envoys. If Amel knew that he had no reinforcements at all, he would probably faint on the spot.
The reason why Canglong received the news so late was entirely to avoid Vivian. Heichang cut off contact with the headquarters. The Air Force did not report any news transmitted by Vivian, which caused the Iranian special envoy to have almost no contact with the General Headquarters. The message requesting peace talks hours ago was only received by Canglong a few hours later.
Canglong handed over command and battlefield command to Akram, and took Amer and a group of other senior Revolutionary Guard generals back to Basra, [
From the previous battle, Canglong has learned about Akram's ability. As long as he is given a chance, he will be an excellent general in the future. Canglong doesn't care that he is an Iraqi. What he cares about is how capable he is. , As for the issue of loyalty, there seems to be no need to worry about this, because he is a prophet,
So let him guard Ahvaz. Even if negotiations fail and the Iranian army counterattacks, he can still hold it.
The reason why Canglong was so relieved to go back was because the person who came to negotiate was Alidai. This time he came with a special envoy. Naturally, Canglong wanted to meet this old friend, but whether there would be a truce or a withdrawal? Withdrawal of troops cannot be decided by friendship.
At Basra International Hotel, Ali Daei is anxiously waiting for the return of Canglong. This sudden war caught Iran's conservative forces off guard. Originally, they thought they would send the navy to Basra's territorial waters to provoke and exert some pressure, but they forced Basra to surrender and became their strategic rear,
But they never expected that it was precisely because of this provocative behavior that the Basra Coast Guard was angered. Less than half an hour after the collision, the news reached the military headquarters and was learned by senior officials.
But the conservatives are blindly optimistic. They even clamor to give Basra some color, otherwise he will not be able to recognize who he is as a neighbor.
The clamor is always a clamor, just words and no actual actions. They believe that the collision of the Basra Coast Guard is just a counterattack. What's more, their warships are not silent, so they have no plan to do anything, or even I didn't even send a note without any symbol,
However, something surprising happened. First, the Basra Air Force sank five ships that violated Basra waters, and at the same time, it launched an air attack on the Khomeini military port in Iran.
It made Iran angry, but at this time, Iran was involved in a quarrel. One said that they would retaliate against Basra, and the other said that they could not retaliate. While they were quarreling, along with the air strikes, the Prophet Army had launched a full-scale war against them, and they fought in one day. Near Ahvaz, the capital of Khuzestan Province,
When Iran got the news, all the quarreling voices disappeared. They were shocked. They were shocked by the little Basra. A small province in Iraq, sending an air force to attack them was already enough to shock them. Now it actually sent The army invaded them,
If the Prophet's Army had not reached Ahvaz, if they had not been so fast, or if there was another possibility, Iran would not have been so shocked.
But there was no end to the war. When Amer asked for help, they realized that this was Basra that could threaten them and surpass them in some power. This was not a small province, but a national power that could challenge them. Although it is not yet a country on the surface and has not separated from the capable central government of Iraq,
Now they have to make a choice, support or peace talks,
As soon as the latter opinion appeared in the choice, almost all conservative hard-liners slapped the table and stared. How could we negotiate with them? We wanted to fight and drive them out, but at the same time we also wanted to fight to Basra and beat them to pieces. , catch that false prophet and shoot him,
Conservative moderates consider various aspects and believe that Basra has the strength to compete with Iran in some places, and that after Iran lost its navy at Khomeini Port, it no longer occupies the so-called maritime advantage in the southwest, and the Fourth Air Force The air force at the base has also been crippled. What else can they use to fight now?
Deploying forces from other regions, what about other regions? Their biggest enemies are not Basra, but the United States and Israel. The reason why they are forcing Basra is to hope that Basra will surrender and negotiate with them. Basra also restrains the United States to some extent. people,
In the end, the voices of the conservative moderates overshadowed the conservative hardliners, and they decided to send a special envoy. Who should they send? The top conservative leader personally selected a person. This was Ali Daei, who was also a conservative moderate.
But they never imagined that during the time they sent the envoy and arrived in Basra, Canglong was already preparing to attack Ahvaz.
When Soryu returned to Basra and rushed to the International Hotel, Alidai had not yet received the news that Ahvaz had been captured. He smiled and said: "My friend, you are finally back, and I brought news of the peace talks. , From now on, Iran will no longer be Basra’s enemy, nor will it become Basra’s enemy.”[
"I'm very grateful to you for bringing this news." Canglong said with a smile, "But I feel that as a friend, I shouldn't deceive you, so I need to let you meet someone."
Canglong signaled, and then Amer was brought in. When Alidai saw Amer, his face changed completely. He would not think that the major general of the Southwest Revolutionary Guard was invited by Canglong to drink. Damn it, you have to know that before the results of the negotiations come out, the two sides are still at odds.
The people in the special mission were also talking a lot. They wondered why Amer appeared here instead of Ahvaz.
Alidai understood. His expression changed completely. After shutting up everyone, he looked at Canglong seriously and asked: "Have you captured Ahvaz?"
"This question is more appropriate for Major General Amel to answer." Canglong smiled and looked at the major general beside him.
Amer lowered his head, not daring to look at Alidai, and finally said with a sad face: "I'm sorry, I failed the leader's cultivation and failed the leader's expectations."
This sentence told everyone in the special envoy that the major general standing in front of them was already a prisoner.
Alidai sat down on his stool, and the officials in Basra all looked excited. The army's victory increased their bargaining chips, and now the army not only won a great victory, but a special victory.
, captured the capital of Khuzestan Province, which means that in the future, the Prophet's army can advance, attack, retreat or defend.
They don't ask for advancement either. Anyway, I am standing in this strategic location and will send troops to tease you from time to time. If you want to fight me, you will have to pay a heavy price. If you want to take back this place, it depends on you.
Are you willing to pay a heavy price?
As for Ali Daei and others, this was a disastrous defeat that had happened in the Iran-Iraq war. During the Iran-Iraq war, they also lost a province. In addition to being suppressed by Iraq in the early stage of the war, by the middle of the war, they completely rebelled.
Pressure on Iraq,
The eight-year-old Iran-Iraq War was just a war of attrition. Large-scale occupations did not occur at all. But now, Basra captured the capital of Khuzestan Province overnight. Such a record cannot be described as amazing.
It should be described as scary,
But Iran has ignored a crucial factor. Basra is different from the previous Basra, and Canglong is not Saddam.
This war was fought with full preparation and understanding of Iran's strength. The international situation that Iran faces now is not the international situation that Iran faced in the 1980s.
Seeing the surprise on the face of the Iranian envoy, the officials in Basra smiled. Of course they were happy that the place they could recover during the Iran-Iraq war was finally recovered.
Ahvaz was lost, and the situation of this negotiation was about to change completely. But Alidai still understood his mission, and he did not leave angrily, because leaving was useful. They were completely at a strategic disadvantage. If they wanted to restart
To recapture Ahvaz, we will have to pay several times the price of our previous losses.
This is something Iran is not willing to bear, so there is another way, negotiation.
"I protest that you actually launched an attack during the negotiation." Alidai continued to speak, but one person couldn't help it. This was a senior central official of Iran.
As soon as these words came out, Chiram immediately said without Canglong saying: "The war is not over when there are formal negotiations between the two parties. Even if the negotiation results are clearly stipulated during the negotiations, military operations cannot be stopped. If during the negotiations
, if you reinforce Ahvaz, won’t all the strategic advantages we have gained previously be in vain?”
The Iranian officials were very angry and were about to refute, but were suppressed by Alidai. There is meaning in such a war of words. The most important thing now is to end the war and ask Basra to withdraw its troops.
"We admit that the war was caused by our improper behavior, but Basra has caused heavy losses to our land, and we should withdraw our troops now." Alidai looked at Canglong. He knew that only his friend here was relieved.
Only in this way can we gain a favorable position. It doesn’t matter what other people say.
"If a war is just about exchanging losses and withdrawing troops, is it still called a war? Have you considered how we felt when our fishermen were caught and massacred? Have you considered the huge casualties caused by the invasion of Basra and the shelling of Basra Port?
." Chilam said coldly, "You have considered it, but we have all kept it in our hearts. At least our troops entered your territory and massacred innocent people."
Iranian officials have nothing to say, but now they are a weak party and have no confidence to negotiate. The war was initiated because of their provocation, and the negotiations are also their request. What qualifications do they have to put forward conditions? [
Alidai looked at Canglong shamelessly. Now he could only ask Canglong for help, but Canglong smiled and said: "I very much agree with Governor Chilam's point of view. If I shoot you in the head, and then give you some Compensation, saying sorry, can you accept it?"
It's over, it's completely over. Alidai knows this friend's character very well. He will either not beat you or conquer you.
Now unless Iran surrenders, negotiation is possible. If there is this premise, Canglong will not negotiate with them at all.
But the Iran-Iraq war has been going on for eight years. Is Iran convinced? No, Iran will not surrender. Absolutely not.