In eight days, there were constant good news on the front line. The First Army led by Heichang successively captured eight provinces including Anbar Province, Diyala Province, and Salah Dine Province.
Except for Anbar Province, which is the largest in area, almost all other provinces have announced their surrender to the southern government as soon as the Prophet Army arrived. In some provinces, even a shot was not fired. Hei Chang just sent Basra as usual. A piece of information, and then rushed to other provinces.
This made Vivian very busy. The administrative system was originally short of personnel. Now it took eight days to swallow up eight provinces and almost occupy the entire territory of Iraq except the Baghdad area. This speed is probably unparalleled by any administrative system. The system is overwhelmed.
However, for the military, Basra is not that big. The total number of the Prophet's Army now reaches 400,000. This is only the number of regular troops. For Iraq, which has a territory of only 450,000 square kilometers, the number of 400,000 is already far away. It exceeds the needs of national defense.
And this does not count the militia. According to Simon's strategy, every time they occupy a province, they will transform the local police into a militia, leaving only a small number of Prophet Army soldiers to station and manage. Although this eases Vivian's administrative system The pressure from the superiors did not make Vivian very relaxed.[
By the tenth day, almost all of Iraq was in the hands of the Prophet's Army. The government of Baghdad existed in name only. Baghdad, which was located in the inland area, was surrounded by the second group of the Prophet's Army. It seemed only a matter of time when it would be defeated.
On this day, the entire Iraqi nation celebrated. Vivian announced on Basra Radio and Television that all people in the liberated provinces would enjoy the treatment of new citizens and promised to do their best to restore power and water supply to these provinces as soon as possible. , and mobilized food from Basra to provide food and clothing for various provinces.
At the same time, propaganda work also began to enter various provinces. Propaganda teams headed by the Basra Intelligence Agency and dominated by the Red Detachment of Women began to enter major provinces to promote the prophet's policies.
In fact, for the war-torn Iraqis, they are already familiar with the prophet's name, and his several inspiring victories have left a deep impression on their minds. Such a tough and wise leader is What Iraqis really need.
When Canglong heard the news of this victory, he was not too happy. In fact, he felt that the current victory was not easy, but it also came too fast. Too many people had been sacrificed in this war. , but it brought him heavy pressure. Now the entire Iraq is in his hands, and he will lead Iraq to truly face foreign enemies as a country.
Nearly 35 million Iraqis have placed their trust in him, and even Canglong cannot relax.
Although countries around the world were already expecting the Prophet's Army to sweep into Iraq, they did not expect it to come so quickly, in just a week and a few days. And what qualifications does Baghdad, now surrounded by groups, have to compete with the Prophet's Army?
Some even say that more than 40,000 US troops in Baghdad have become hostages of the Prophet's Army. With the stabilization of the US military in Basra, the Prophet's Army now controls 60,000 people, and they can use this to blackmail the United States.
The U.S. government, which has always valued the lives of soldiers, was speechless after receiving the news. Not even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement.
You will definitely not be able to continue playing with a tough attitude. After all, you have tens of thousands of hostages in their hands, and there is no hope for Baghdad.
Sitting in the office of the Iraqi Embassy in the United States, Natasha looked a little dazed. Although she had expected this result, she did not expect it to come so quickly.
The Iraqi national government in the Green Zone of Baghdad has completely collapsed. Except for the U.S. Embassy still operating, the administrative system of the entire northern government has been completely paralyzed. These officials are all asking for information. As for what they are asking for.
Of course, the question is whether the United States should continue to send troops to support. If not, they should quickly surrender to the southern government. At least they will not become war criminals or anything, and maybe they can get a good job.
In fact, now that the Americans themselves cannot protect themselves, how can they control them? Therefore, after learning that the US military was capable and negotiating with the Prophet Army, these officials were afraid of being betrayed by the Americans and quickly contacted the southern government through internal lines. This is also the escape route they have prepared for a long time.
This once again plunged Baghdad into chaos. Some were taking advantage of the fire to rob, some were panicking, some were running for their lives, and some were sitting upright and didn't care at all.
Explosions and gunshots can be heard from time to time on the streets. This is a conflict between the US military maintaining order and the government troops and police taking advantage of the fire.
The US military never imagined that these people they had trained would actually use guns to deal with them, and there was only one reason: they rebelled.
Now they have become part of the Prophet Army by directing and acting on their own. I don’t know who spread the rumor in the city, saying that as long as they capture an American soldier and hand it over to the Prophet Army outside the city, they can join the invincible Prophet Army. As a citizen of the new government, some even say that the Prophet Army has issued a reward, with a reward of 10,000 US dollars for catching an American soldier and a reward of 5,000 US dollars for killing an American soldier.
Natasha was miserable. While she was waiting for news from the country, she had to deal with these damn wallflowers. In fact, she should have understood that sooner or later, she would have to cooperate with these northern government officials who had no faith and only knew about corruption. There was such a day, but when this day actually came, Natasha still felt a little emotional. There was a time when Basra was completely under her control.[
Although she could not destroy the Prophet Army, she also put a lot of pressure on the Prophet Army. For a long time, the two sides were not competing at the same level. But since Taylor appeared, the whole situation has changed dramatically. That damned The butcher has completely exhausted the capital of the United States in Iraq and turned the situation completely upside down.
Natasha could only order the U.S. military to defend the stronghold, but she knew very well that if the current situation was not ended quickly, the Americans and U.S. troops in the city would collapse sooner or later. They were already in a situation of isolation and reinforcements, just like before. Like the Islamic Revolution in Iran led by Khomeini, the U.S. Embassy was surrounded.
It's just that the U.S. Embassy at that time didn't seem to have much resistance, and they still had nearly 20,000 troops, but the more than 20,000 troops were already demoralized. If the instinct of survival hadn't made them take up arms and fight, I'm afraid It was already defeated.
Of course, the reason why they were able to take up arms was because they were not facing the Prophet Army, but the former Zhengfu Army, which could be considered their former comrades-in-arms. If the Prophet Army attacked the city, I am afraid that the first thing they would do would not be to resist, but to resist.
It means surrendering with a gun.
Yes, it means surrendering with guns raised. Rather than facing these damn government troops, they would rather surrender to the more powerful prophet army. Americans also have dignity. They also believe in the supremacy of the strong. Let them surrender like these government troops and become them.
prisoners, and then use them to claim credit from the Prophet Army, which they would definitely not be able to do.
But what is shocking is that the news from the country is that they are waiting for help, and the Prophet's army is not attacking. Although they still have enough "medicine" in Baghdad, Natasha is not stupid enough to continue to fight with the Prophet.
The army went to fight, because the so-called defense and waiting for reinforcements were actually only defense, and there were no reinforcements at all.
Especially after she learned about the existence of the Council of Elders, she knew that it was all just a conspiracy, the purpose was to allow the Prophet Army to occupy the entire Iraq.
As a commander on the battlefield, Natasha will not give up on her soldiers, so she must save them. These chess pieces that have been abandoned by the United States are unworthy of them.
Fortunately, she left a way out, but what surprised her was that the Minister of Petroleum of the Northern Government, Amat, personally went to the embassy in Iraq and told her that a special guest had arrived in Baghdad and was in La.
The Sid Hotel is waiting for her arrival.
The former Iraqi Oil Minister had a look of worry on his face, as if all this had been expected. Although Natasha didn't like the smile on Amat's face, she had to accept it.
A smile.
In the Green Zone, at the Rashid Hotel, Natasha met this special guest again. As usual, he was still so confident that he dared to go to the hinterland of Baghdad with a few people.
In addition to this special guest, there are also the president and prime minister of the northern government, as well as a series of heavyweight officials. Of course, this was all a few days ago, and now they are all hostages in this isolated city, or maybe
They are prisoners of the future, and the fate of everyone is waiting for the judgment of the young man sitting in the main seat. He is Cang Long.
This scene is also dramatic for the Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Zhou Zhengshuo. Once upon a time, he allowed Ye Lun to give Canglong a show of strength, but now this young man has taken control of the entire Iraq. Even the Americans have been defeated miserably in his hands.
In the expression of red wine thinking, Zhou Zheng saw a mature and charismatic leader.
Just like his mother, his father, and his grandfather, this temperament is innate, and it is even more vividly displayed in him.
"Perhaps this person will lead the whole of China to the pinnacle of power." Zhou Zheng said with emotion in his heart. At this moment, he also believed that if this person could lead China, he would bring China to its most peak period.
Maybe a superpower, maybe
"Long time no see, you've lost weight again." Seeing Natasha arrive, Canglong stood up, picked up a glass of red wine and handed it to her, "Let's celebrate."
Everyone present thought that these two rivals were so familiar with each other, but everyone spoke. Even the president of the northern government showed a respectful expression, and he would never dare to speak unless it was his turn.
"If it's from the perspective of a friend, I can clink glasses with you, because you have indeed achieved success that ordinary people can imagine. As a friend, I should be proud of your victory. But from the perspective of an enemy, what do you want me to do? I can handle this glass of wine." Natasha took the red wine and glanced at the people present, full of disappointment.
"Then drink this glass of wine with me as a friend and talk about the enemy." Canglong raised his glass and drank it down.
Natasha smiled and nodded and drank the wine in one gulp. After finishing the wine, Canglong sat back in his seat. He only brought two people with him today, one was Heichang, the famous Black General, and the other It's Snow Leopard. Both of them are standing behind Canglong, but they don't care about the surrounding environment at all.
"You all go out, I want to talk to Miss Natasha alone." Canglong said calmly.
This caused everyone present to talk for a while, but at this moment, Heichang slapped the table and said coldly: "I asked you to go out, didn't you hear me?" [