(The fastest and most stable update,) (The fastest and most stable update,) (The fastest and most stable update,) Taylor had just given the order and another message was sent to his headquarters. The remnants of the Second Army and the First Army of the Prophet Army were already at When they heard the news, Taylor's first reaction was surprise.
But as further battles unfolded, Taylor understood one thing. The Prophet Army concentrated almost all its main forces to attack the government army behind them, and the government army repeatedly sent signals for reinforcements, hoping that the 1st Armored Division would quickly reinforce Taylor's stay behind. The U.S. military has a conventional expeditionary division of about 10,000 people, including the guide brigade that raided Basra.
In terms of numbers, the expeditionary division and the government army together surpassed the crippled Prophet Army. However, in terms of fighting will, these troops are far inferior to the Prophet Army. After all, the expeditionary division is only a regular force in the US military establishment. Compared with the First Armored Division, it is two The ace army with tens of thousands of people is simply the difference between a tiger and a cat
Taylor didn't understand what the Prophet Army wanted to do. Could it be that they sent out the main force to prepare to attack Baghdad? Even the staff couldn't believe it. They knew that even if they reached Baghdad, as long as the First Armored Division reached Basra, the war would be over.
Moreover, according to the current situation, the Armored Division is only more than a hundred kilometers away from Basra, while the Prophet Army is still hundreds of kilometers away from Baghdad [
No matter how you look at it, they hit Basra first and then finally the staff agreed that the Prophet Army was encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao. The purpose was to hope that the 1st Armored Division, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, would retreat to ease the crisis in Basra.
Taylor smiled: "You are trying to play this trick with me. If you stay still for a moment and let the troops advance at full speed and hit Basra, everything will be over."
"What should we do with the government army and the expeditionary division?" one of the staff officers asked.
"Let them block it. If they can't block it, then withdraw. Even if I give the Prophet Army a day and a night, they won't be able to reach Baghdad. And now we only need a few hours to reach Basra," Taylor said calmly.
At the same time, at the headquarters base in Basra, Susu was reporting the battle situation to Canglong: "General Simon has led two armies to advance according to the strategic plan. In fact, we did not spend too much time opening the gap because the troops stationed behind The U.S. military and government troops are already retreating."
"Retreat." Cang Long's face was solemn. "It seems that this butcher general is ready to fight to Basra with all his heart."
Everyone looked bad. If Taylor retreated, he could relieve their pressure. But if he didn't retreat, it would be difficult for Basra's current strength to stop the attack of the 1st Armored Division. You must know that this unit is the most elite Army Armored Division in the US military.
"Should we move too?" Su Su suddenly said, "It's too dangerous here."
"No" Canglong shook his head, "How many people can we use now?"
Su Su was stunned and said: "The Homeland Defense Air Force, the Air Force, and the garrison troops still have many anti-ground missiles that are not in inventory. But if they are used in Basra, our losses will be greater and it will also cause huge civilian casualties. The Air Force has arrived." It can be used. The remaining 10,000 garrison troops are only equipped with a small number of armored riot vehicles."
"Yeah" Cang Long looked solemn, "Where is Lao Hei?"
"According to the plan, he is harassing the 1st Armored Division. There was a battle report just now. He wiped out a formation of Black Hawk helicopters and several armored companies of the 1st Armored Division's Army Aviation Brigade in the border city. But this is just a drop in the bucket for the 1st Armored Division. If we hadn't retreated, Tyler would have reached downtown Basra in less than two hours. This butcher is not a Kuwaiti and he will not spare a hand for anyone in this city."
"I know." Canglong's face turned cold. At this moment, he suddenly thought of Amira, the woman buried under the Red Detachment of Women building. He also thought of Emil, the child who had just met him but immediately lost his mother.
But as a leader, he had no time to comfort his son in this situation because there were thousands of families in Basra who needed him to protect them.
"I will make him pay the price of blood." Cang Long's face was cold, and the murderous aura in his body made everyone around him tremble.
"Do you want to bring the occupying forces over? If you order it now, it's still too late. By then, we will at least have an advantage in numbers. And now all the people in Basra are in a state of anger. I suggest that all the people join forces and fight the Americans." Snow Leopard suddenly said
"No." Canglong shook his head. "War is a matter for the soldiers, not for the people. The occupying forces cannot adjust the occupying forces. There will definitely be problems in Iran, and the whole world will think that we are weak. Then we may face even more enemies." For example, Kuwait or nearby Saudi Arabia.”
"Prophet, this is to protect Basra and protect our common home. Each of us can make sacrifices," Aziz said suddenly.
"Stop talking," Cang Long said coldly, "I will never let unarmed people without any training go to war."[
Several people looked bad. At this moment, Xiami suddenly said: "I think there is another army available."
"Which one?" Everyone looked at him
"The youth student army and the militiamen in Basra have at least hundreds of thousands of militiamen that can be organized. They all have received military training, although not much, but they are the best fighters when they use weapons," Xiami said
"Student Army" Canglong frowned, "They have no hope that even if they use waste, it won't have much effect."
"What about the militia?" Bai Chang also said, "If there is a sufficient number of militia, I think with the support of our air force, we can fight to the death."
"No, the militiamen have only received basic training. You all know that what we are facing is not the Iranians or the Kuwaitis, but the most elite armored divisions in the United States. Letting them go up is different from blocking the car with the arms of a mantis," Canglong objected directly.
In the end, everyone in the headquarters was livid because they couldn't convince Cang Long, so they ordered to recruit troops and organized defense.
"Yes, Prophet, we are not afraid of sacrifice," Abulshi said suddenly, "You can go outside and see. The whole Basra is asking for a war. If we lose this place, we may even have our last home. We follow you because you can bring We hope we all know that you are not a prophet in faith at all, but any order you give us will obey you just like we obey the prophet because we believe in you."
"Yes, prophet, we believe in you," Aziz also said, "There will inevitably be sacrifices in war. If Basra is handed over to Taylor, we may be a bunch of lambs to be slaughtered. If there is a war, we still have hope and can complete our cause."
"Head, we have time to hesitate," Xiami and others also said at the same time.
But Canglong shook his head as always because he has a bottom line and principles. If he sacrifices the people, everything he does will have no meaning. Even if he really loses, he will lose.
Just when everyone was helpless, someone suddenly walked in. She was none other than Vivian. However, she didn't say anything, she just sat down opposite Canglong and stared at him with a strange look.
"If you are also trying to persuade me, then there is no need." Canglong directly blocked her chance to speak.
"Humph" Vivian just snorted coldly and then took out a dagger. When they saw the dagger, everyone's expressions changed.
Because this is the dagger that Amira carries with her, and it is also the dagger that Amira once gave to Soryu, but later Soryu gave it back to her.
Vivian threw the dagger in front of Canglong. Everyone saw that Canglong's eyes suddenly darkened and he stared at the dagger with a very heavy expression.
"What do you want to say?" Canglong lowered his head and picked up the dagger with trembling hands.
"Give her an explanation," Vivian said, "She has sacrificed, but she was willing, just like all of us following you, we are also willing to be with you. We can see it. I hope all the people of Basra can also see it. I hope you said
You will not sacrifice the lives of civilians because your responsibility is to protect them, but they are willing to do it for you or not. They are willing to sacrifice it for the hope in their hearts. You can't stop them. It is precisely because of this that they trust you so much and give up their last hope.
It’s in your hands, so what you owe is not only an explanation to Amira but also an explanation to all the people of Basra. Now give the order.”
"Give me the order" everyone said in unison
"And you don't want Emil to leave his hometown when he grows up," Vivian said again
Canglong held the dagger tightly, lowered his head and trembled. When Amira's persistent face suddenly appeared in his mind, he finally let go: "All people evacuate Basra. If the militiamen and student soldiers voluntarily stay to guard here, then
Just stay”
After hearing this, several people breathed a sigh of relief, and then Su Su immediately went to do it. Although not all the people were soldiers, they knew that this was the biggest bottom line of Canglong. If possible, they were not willing to let the militia and student army fight, but the war was
In this way, no one can escape as long as they are in a war[
Su rushed back half an hour later. In fact, there was no need to organize at all because the militiamen and student soldiers had already volunteered. The people were extremely disappointed when they heard the order to evacuate. However, in the end they obeyed the order and prepared to move to the occupied areas of Khuzestan Province.
"The militia has 100,000 people and only has light weapons. The student army has 7,000 people. The garrison has 15,000 people. Including the police, we can use about 150,000 people," Su said again.
"One hundred and fifty thousand" Cang Long thought of those young faces and clenched his fists, "Let Lao Hei attack the First Armored Division at all costs. I don't care what method he uses to hold the First Armored Division in place and wait for Lao Hei to complete the mission."
After that, the garrison rushed to reinforce the battlefield. Half an hour after the garrison arrived at the battlefield, the 50,000 militiamen were allowed to go around from the back road. They waited for the 50,000 people to reach the rear and then directly attacked. The other 50,000 militiamen rushed to reinforce and waited for them to arrive halfway.
Hours later, police and student troops continued to provide reinforcements.”
Everyone was stunned when they heard the order. They thought Canglong evacuated the people from the city in order to engage in street fighting in the city. But the current plan is completely inconsistent with common sense.
What exactly does he want to do? This is everyone's question.