After being silent for a few seconds, Canglong was silent for a few seconds and suddenly asked: "How many people were rescued?"
"It was a sea of fire and the whole building collapsed." Susu lowered his head and was silent for a few seconds. He didn't know whether he should say anything, but finally mustered up the courage and said, "Amira is also inside!"
Xiami on the side clearly saw Canglong trembling and clenching his fists suddenly, but he was not furious, let alone angry. On the contrary, he was very calm, although his body was trembling.
Then there was silence in the conference room until the next day, when the explosions finally stopped. At this time, Basra was already suffering from trauma. Nearly sixty missiles broke through the prevention and control network and landed in various areas of Basra. When the losses When the data report came in, Canglong looked at the bloody figures. Eighty-nine thousand, six hundred and thirty-two people died in this guided air strike.
Because the air-raid shelters are all newly built, and many are still under construction, they cannot accommodate too many people. In addition, the population of Basra is already very dense. If it were not for the capture of three provinces and the migration of most of the people, I am afraid this number would still be there. It will increase several times, but from beginning to end, Canglong never said a word and remained silent.[
Until Simon arrived from the front line, all the top military officials were in the conference room. As for Prime Minister Vivian, she was dealing with the aftermath. There was only anger and hatred on their faces. Soldiers can die on the battlefield to defend their territory. This is It is an honor, but if they cannot protect their land and people, it will be a shame for soldiers.
Today, all of them have tasted humiliation. From the Battle of France and Austria to now, they have never suffered such serious losses.
Simon reported the situation on the front line. He felt that something was wrong with today's situation. Although Simon was very clear about Canglong's feelings for the people of Basra, it did not make the atmosphere so cold.
The battle situation on the front line was much worse than they expected. First of all, there were losses. The most elite First Army was almost crippled. Only 20,000 of the 100,000-strong troops were still fighting. Among them, the heavy armored division The entire army was wiped out and suffered an unprecedented defeat.
The Second Army finally blocked the gap leading to Basra, but under the attack of the madman Taylor, the ragtag group of "government" troops actually displayed unprecedented combat effectiveness. The two sides almost fought to a draw. But now the casualty gap in the war has narrowed to a figure that is beyond their imagination, one to ten.
The Prophet Army lost ten people, and the opponent only lost one person. They died a hundred people, and the opponent lost ten people. And their losses in this raid were tens of thousands. The specific data cannot be collected, because the First Army and the Second Army are now Merger has begun, and there is no distinction between formations on the battlefield.
"It was a miserable fight, we tried our best!" Simon finally concluded.
He was commanding at the front line. Although he was retreating, when blocking the Basra border, he did not flinch even a step. He almost used all his strength to send troops. He did not see any commander of the troops ask him for even a single request. During a retreat, under the absolutely superior artillery fire of the US military, with their artillery and armored divisions almost crippled, they still persisted. Even if they sacrificed their lives, no soldier in the Prophet Army would ever allow the US military or any of them to retreat. "Government" troops entered their hinterland.
At this time, everyone was looking at Canglong. The American troops on the opposite side had an advantage over them in every aspect, especially when they were beaten so badly. The Russians could not help them for the time being, and Iran was even less likely to directly
If they send troops, it is impossible for the occupying forces of Khuzestan to be transferred over, which means that now they must integrate the First Army and the Second Army to face the crazy attack of the Americans again.
"What are the casualties on the other side?" Canglong suddenly asked.
"General Black is at the forefront, and the heavy armored divisions he leads are starting to run out of reinforcements. However, the US military can continuously transport arms and supplies from Saudi Arabia. If the fight continues, even if they suffer heavy casualties, we will not be able to win.
"Simon replied.
He has indeed tried his best. The original strategy was to use the remnants of the First Army and the Second Army to completely encircle the First Armored Division in these three provinces. However, the US military reinforcements were extremely fast and there were a huge number of troops.
The "government" troops were restraining us, and they were fighting very hard.
Especially when the Homeland Defense Air Force was trying its best to intercept the opponent's missiles, they had no air superiority at all. Although the opponent's air force was not dispatched, helicopters and tanks were taking turns attacking.
Although this was a tough battle and a surprise attack, the Americans did fight beautifully. They rushed to the battle, but left a huge gap in terms of quality, overall strength, and individual soldiers' weapons and equipment.
, they are all inferior to Americans.
Canglong was silent again. He looked at the expression on the map. Everyone saw that his hands were shaking. This was something they had never seen before. There were no questions or orders. He was like a mountain that was about to collapse at any time.
, swaying.
"Tou, are you okay?" Su Su said suddenly.
"It's okay!" Cang Long raised his head and looked at everyone, "We lost this battle. Today is our shame because we failed to protect our territory and those who believed in us."
"No one will blame you for what happened to Mrs. Amira. You have to express your condolences!" At this moment, Xiami suddenly said.
Hearing this, the faces of Simon and the others who didn't know the situation suddenly changed. At this time, they finally knew why Canglong was trembling and even on the verge of collapse. [
"Amira?" Canglong looked at Snow Leopard, suddenly stood up, and asked, "Why do you mention her alone?"
Xiami was stunned and replied: "She is your wife and Emil's mother. Her death..."
"Don't the soldiers who died on the front line have wives and mothers?" Canglong suddenly asked, "Don't those 89,632 civilians who died in Basra, they are not other people's wives, they are not other people's
Mother, aren’t they other people’s sons?”
Everyone was silent, Xiami lowered his head and stopped talking. Canglong glanced at everyone with a cold gaze, and finally said solemnly: "Since other people's sons can sacrifice for this land, and other people's wives can sacrifice for this land,
Other people's husbands can sacrifice for this land, why can't mine? I just hate that it's not me who is killed by the bomb. I would rather change places with them; so, I don't want you to talk about these words in the future, here
Nothing special, at least not when I was here!!!"
After saying that, Canglong returned to his previous expression. He walked to the map and said: "Although Taylor is very smart and knows how to use all their advantages to attack us, he has a fatal weakness."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Canglong. Simon's face lit up. He suddenly thought of something, but at this time Canglong said in advance: "This fatal weakness is his pride. Taylor thought he put the US military in front, the 'government.'
If we put the army behind, we could lead the huge number of "government" troops to attack, but he was wrong."
Everyone also understood. After fighting for so long, if they still can't understand, then they are not worthy of becoming generals. Finally, Canglong pointed to a mountain range in Dikal Province and said to Simon: "Here, this mountain range runs through the entire Dikal Province.
Karl Province is also a natural barrier. Now I need to ask you to concentrate 80% of your troops, give up the attack on the 1st Armored Division, and attack this joint between the US military and the "government" army with all your strength. Even if you are all killed in the battle, you will still have to do it.
Open a gap for me."
However, when Canglong said this, they didn't understand. Because 80% of the troops were concentrated to open this gap, what should Basra do?
Simon said: "If all the troops are sent up, the 1st Armored Division will sweep through the entire Basra as if it were entering the enemy's territory."
"Let Lao Hei command the remaining troops to deal with Taylor." Canglong said coldly, "Don't he want to fight a tough battle? Doesn't he like to conduct raids? Then I will give him a general who can fight a tough battle, and I will give it to him
A more violent attack, until his mother didn’t even recognize him!"
"What do you mean!" Simon showed a horrified expression on his face.
"Open this gap and leave Basra alone." Canglong stared at Simon, "Your goal is Baghdad! If you hit here, you will win!"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically. This plan was too risky. If Basra was captured, what would be the use of occupying Baghdad if Basra was captured?
However, when they saw the firm expression on Canglong's face, they felt an inexplicable sense of confidence, especially Simon. He studied it carefully. After a few minutes, he finally understood where Canglong's risky plan came from.
Come on, because almost all of the US military's missile troops and logistics are in Baghdad. Once Taylor's retreat is taken, what's the use of the elite 1st Armored Division?
However, Basra can continuously transport troops, and if it fails, it can directly call back the occupying forces to block it. Although there may be a huge gap in equipment, Taylor's "medicine" will always be exhausted, and the 1st Armored Division without supplies will
What to do with the anger of millions of people in Basra?
Although this plan was risky, Simon found that this was the only chance to win. Now is the time when the US military's supplies are interrupted, which is also one of the weaknesses mentioned by Soryu. Taylor's armored division has just been transferred, and it has not even had time to rest.
Only through the battle could they achieve such huge results, but their weakness was that they did not have complete logistical supplies.
Finally, Simon glanced at Canglong and nodded: "I promise to complete the task. If I can't complete it, I will die in Kara Mountain and sacrifice my life for the country!!"
"Fart!" Canglong scolded, "If possible, I hope all of you can come back alive; remember, no soldier can win a war by "sacrifice for the country." To win the war, you have to let go.
Those poor bastards over there died for their country, go ahead, kick their asses and kill them all."