Khuzestan Province, General Headquarters of the Prophet's Occupation Forces.
After receiving Simon's reply call, Canglong didn't care. According to the Intelligence Agency's intelligence personnel in Jordan, Natasha had been investigated. As for the result, Canglong knew very well that unless the war was over, Natasha would definitely be involved. Not coming.
The reason why Simon was let go was that Canglong naturally expected this result. Although Natasha came to the correct conclusion, sometimes the correct conclusion is not very pleasing in the eyes of some people, such as Natasha. When the coalition forces have assembled 310,000 men, tell the coalition commanders that what you are doing is wrong.
It is estimated that everyone will be very upset by this basin of cold water. NATO has spent so much time, spent so much money, and mobilized troops, how could it not fight.
If it really withdraws, people in NATO countries will definitely be very dissatisfied and even complain, thinking that NATO is afraid of the new Iraq.[
Therefore, this war must be fought regardless of winning or losing, and Natasha put forward the opinion that we should not fight at the wrong time. Even if it is correct, no one will consider it. Americans are the kind of people who would rather bear the responsibility. The result of failure will definitely not be that the troops were mobilized, but then withdrawn in an anticlimactic manner.
"Prophet." Jabbar suddenly walked in.
Canglong nodded and asked, "Have all the troops been transferred?"
"The last armored battalion has been loaded onto the train and will arrive at the scheduled location in ten hours." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said excitedly.
"Let's go to Zabol." Canglong stood up and left, followed by Jabbar.
Then a military transport plane took off from Dezful Airport and landed in Zabol, a city on the border between Iran and Afghanistan, three hours later.
It is only a few dozen kilometers away from Afghanistan and is also the terminal of the Three-Country Railway.
For many countries, border cities should be very developed, but it is different in Zabol. Although this small city with a population of only 130,000 is on the border, it is next to the very poor Afghanistan, so the two countries There is not much border trade, so it is naturally impossible to develop this city.
For the citizens of Zabol, since the railway was built half a year ago, the city has become a transportation station, but the railway has not brought much economy to Zabol. Some citizens of Zabol even wonder, why The terminal station of the railway will be built in their city.
But a few months ago, Zabol stationed a special force, the 9th Division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, to replace the original border guards.
Subsequently, the entire city was sealed off, a large number of weapons and equipment were transported to Zabol under cover, and a small temporary airport was established and rapidly expanded.
The official announcement to the citizens of Zabol is that since the US military in Afghanistan often operates in the Iranian border area, Iran must strengthen its control of the Afghan border, and the weapons and equipment shipped this time are advanced weapons allocated to the 9th Division, and are in A large-scale military exercise will be held here.
To such an action, the citizens of Zabol did not react much, and they did whatever they should do. In their eyes, the US military in Afghanistan was very annoying, and manned aircraft often invaded their airspace. By the time the Iranian Air Force reacted, , these humans and machines immediately evacuated the border.
Therefore, they naturally have no good impression of the US military. Coupled with the long-term US sanctions on Iran, the Zabol residents' hatred of the US military has been deepened.
Zabol, frontline temporary general headquarters.
When Canglong and Jabbar arrived, the place was already very busy. The airport had been expanded to a certain size, helicopters from the Army Aviation Group had been assembled in the hangar, and all technical personnel were in place.
"Hello, dear prophet." A general with a big beard came over. This was Alawit, the commander of the 9th Division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
He is also the top commander of Iran for this military operation. According to the agreement, Iran will not participate in the attack on Iraq. However, all the logistical support this time is provided by the Iranian military. Of course, the technical support is still provided by scientific researchers from Basra.
Canglong nodded, stretched out his hand to shake it, and then asked: "How is the confidentiality work going?" [
Alavit nodded confidently: "Vivak is responsible for confidentiality and intelligence work, there is absolutely no problem."
Vivak is Iran's main intelligence agency, equivalent to the CIA in the United States and the General Intelligence Agency in China. It is also an intelligence agency directly under the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. I don't have much impression of this intelligence agency, but according to the intelligence of the Iranians In terms of strength, Vivak should not be bad.
"Go to the staff headquarters." Canglong walked straight away with Susan and Jabbar, and Alawit quickly led the way with a very respectful expression.
Method, the name of the Prophet is now higher in Iran than the supreme leader of the Revolutionary Guards, Ayatollah Khomeini. The main reason is because of the establishment of the new Iraq, its impact on Iran, and the two wars of the Prophet Army against Iran, so the Iranians have great respect for this prophet. They are both afraid and admired, and the generals of the Revolutionary Guards are the most profound among them.
After arriving at the staff headquarters and everyone sat down, Canglong glanced at everyone and then asked: "Jabbar."
"Here." Jabbar stood up.
"Tomorrow early morning, the Zhong Yng Garrison Armored Division will carry out the mission of attacking Afghanistan. Your purpose is to expel the US troops stationed in Afghanistan and open up the border between Afghanistan and China." Cang Long said calmly, "I can only give you one week. , one week you have to achieve strategic goals.”
Hearing this, the entire staff was shocked. Although Alawit knew about this operation of the Prophet Army, he did not know that the commander appointed by Canglong was actually this young man who was only seventeen or eighteen years old. This seemed too childish. Come on, everyone present is much more senior than this young man.
However, what surprised him even more was that as a commander, the generals of the Prophet Army around him had any strange expressions. They were surprised that they actually wanted to attack Afghanistan, really wanted to attack Afghanistan.
Clark and Jabbar were the same. They both knew about this strategic purpose just now and started transporting equipment and troops. They thought it was the Prophet's Army's aid to Iran. At first, they felt distressed for a while. After all, the equipment of the US military was indeed Very powerful, at least better than the Russian ones.
"What are you doing here in a daze? Tell me how you plan to use these seven days to capture the entire Afghanistan." Canglong said in a deep voice.
"Ah" Jabbar reacted immediately. He was excited and nervous at first, but he soon calmed down. He stared at the map and pondered for a long time.
They also collected a lot of intelligence on Afghanistan. At the Basra Military Academy, Jabbar also learned about the geographical location of Afghanistan, especially about the two wars that took place in Afghanistan, one was the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, and the other was the United States' invasion of Afghanistan.
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The Americans seemed to have won, but in fact they were no different than the Soviets. They were all wasted in Iraq, leaving the country empty.
But occupying Afghanistan has great benefits. A famous British military scientist once said that occupying Afghanistan is equivalent to controlling the entire Middle East. Controlling the entire Middle East is equivalent to controlling the world's energy. Controlling the world's energy can control the whole world.
Therefore, both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to get Afghanistan. As a soldier of the new Iraq, Jabbar also wanted to get Afghanistan, but he knew very well that there were 100,000 US troops stationed in Afghanistan, and more than 10,000 British troops, plus the government
Even if the fu army is superior in equipment, it will be difficult for them to conquer the entire Afghanistan.
Moreover, it is very difficult to supply supplies on the plateau. Afghanistan is located on the Pamir Plateau, almost overlooking Iran from a high position, just like when the Prophet Army captured Khuzestan Province, it could overlook the entire Iran. It can advance or retreat.
Defending terrain.
After a long silence, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shook his head: "Unless the Iranian army helps, the more than 20,000 people in the Central Garrison Armored Division alone will not be able to conquer Afghanistan."
After saying that, Jabbar lowered his head and sat down, but Alawit was surprised at this time. According to Jabbar's grade, it is impossible to be so calm. After all, it was the prophet who gave the order. If it were other generals of the Prophet's army, they would not be able to chew one piece.
I would bite off the bones with all my strength.
"What do you think?" Canglong looked at Clark again.
"Prophet, this won't work at all. Not to mention that we have to fight on the plateau of Afghanistan. Even if we only capture important cities, we can't defend those cities like we fought in the previous wars. Once we expel the US troops,
And when we hit the border between Afghanistan and China, all supplies will be cut off." Clark was very worried, "Besides, our troops are not adapted to fighting on plateaus. Once they go up, their combat effectiveness will be reduced by several percent, not to mention the maintenance of weapons and equipment.
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Canglong nodded. The geographical conditions of Afghanistan are mountainous, cold, high-altitude, and sparse vegetation. It is not conducive to the mobile operations of large mechanized troops, nor is it conducive to the survival and concealment of special forces. The Afghans have been defeated on this highland.
Although the United States conquered Afghanistan, it was harassed by the Afghan Taliban armed forces for a long time.[
The high-altitude terrain reduces the combat capabilities of soldiers who grew up on the plains, while Afghans who have lived on the plateau for generations are running like flying in combat. Lack of oxygen can make people uncomfortable and slow in action. The most terrifying thing is the fanatical Taliban armed forces.
, tens of thousands of fanatical and unyielding desperadoes are a terrifying force more terrifying than any weapon.
Therefore, Afghans have another nickname, the Eagle on the Plateau.
Although the Prophet's Army has a strong combat effectiveness, even if they expel the US troops stationed in Afghanistan, they still have to face those terrifying Taliban forces and capture a city. Once they leave, the Taliban forces will immediately occupy the city and cut off the Prophet.
Army logistics support.
This is Clark's worry. Going in is tantamount to death. Even if the Prophet Army is not afraid of these fanatics, they still have to sacrifice in vain.
When the staff was silent, Canglong suddenly said: "This battle must be fought. If we cannot win the new Iraq, we will be finished. Do you want the new Iraq to be finished, or do you want to conquer Afghanistan, complete the final strategic layout, and win the final war victory?"
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Clark and others were silent, and even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looked solemn. Of course they hope to win the final victory of the war, but this is really a tough battle that is difficult to win.