At nine o'clock in the evening on the second day after the Prophet Army entered Afghanistan, the Northern Army Group led by Clark finally arrived at the scheduled location and launched a pincer attack on the Bagram Air Force Base of the US military in Afghanistan. Jabbar immediately ordered an attack on the Bagram Air Force Base. Launched a violent bombardment.
The artillery group and air defense brigade of the Central Garrison Armored Division were brought to the forefront, while the armored brigade as an assault force instead detoured from the highway in central Afghanistan to conduct the assault.
For a time, there was a continuous sound of artillery around Bagram Air Base, and artillery fire could be seen blooming like fireworks in the capital Kabul. Many Afghans who did not know it thought it was a US military operation.
The simultaneous pincer attacks from the east and west left the U.S. military stationed at Bagram Air Force Base defenseless. Most of these weapons were produced by their own country. They knew how powerful they were, but now these guns fell to them. For Anthony, the top commander of the US military in Afghanistan, this is simply a irony.
But ironically, he also had to face a fierce attack by the Prophet's Army, and the only two remaining bases were raided by terrorist organizations. They could not support them at all, but the Afghan National Army in Kabul remained calm and still sat there. Watching the fight between tigers and tigers in the mountains.[
Listening to the increasingly fierce artillery fire, it was obvious that the Prophet Army had begun to advance. Anthony wanted to send all the planes in the base to bomb, but the situation on the front told him that he must not do this because the opponent's air defense brigade was stretched to its maximum. The front line was covering the artillery group's attack, while the opponent's armored brigade was placed behind.
He had to admit that the commander of the other side was a very smart person and knew their US military tactics very well. The US military relied on the base and used the air force as its mobility force. If Anthony sent the plane out, even if it broke through the opponent's air defense position and blew it up Their tanks would be destroyed, but they would still suffer heavy losses.
Once the main offensive force is lost, the entire US military stationed in Afghanistan will be finished. Now Anthony is waiting for the final fatal blow. He believes that the commander of the other side will definitely be unable to sit still. The longer the time goes on, the more damage will be done to the Prophet Army. The worse it is, because he has already asked the intelligence agency to pass the news on.
Once the Pentagon learns that the Prophet Army has opened a second front, it will dispatch aircraft carriers from the Indian Ocean to provide continuous support to the US military in Afghanistan. By then, not only will the Prophet Army's troops entering Afghanistan be dragged to death, but the front in Afghanistan will not be opened, and a new Iraq will emerge. The situation will also worsen.
As a battlefield commander, he could not only consider this battlefield. Anthony also needed to consider other battlefields and the overall situation, so he began to wait. Just like a battle between skilled swordsmen, they often do not win with gorgeous moves. What they are waiting for is That fatal blow.
At the same time, Jabbar was leading the armored brigade to attack in a detour from the center. He believed that as long as the armored brigade was not discovered, he would be able to break through Bagram Air Base. Once he broke through to the restricted area within ten kilometers, the tank's artillery could Covering the entire air force base, victory will belong to him. No matter how many aircraft the Americans have, they are of no use. Fighters that cannot carry out high-precision strikes are different from scrap metal.
The grunts on the battlefield were like the approaching footsteps of death, and the billowing dust and sand stirred up heat waves that shot straight into the sky.
At ten o'clock, the artillery fire of the Prophet Army had slowly begun to weaken. Anthony, who was sitting at the base, suddenly stood up and then issued an order: "Check the damage. All fighters are pulled out of the hangar and prepared for combat."
Twenty minutes later, the artillery fire of the Prophet Army had gradually subsided, and only sporadic explosions were heard. The damage report quickly reached Anthony's hands. Looking at the loss of fighter planes on the airport runway, Anthony rushed to the hangar of the base before he could feel heartbroken. In front of all the pilots, he issued another order: "This is a life-and-death battle. If we fail, it will affect the entire multinational force in Iraq. Then it may not be us who fail, but the entire United States. Now I order all aircraft that can take off to take off. Your target is the armored group of the Prophet Army. Throw all your bombs on their heads and blow them into scrap metal. Then we can win the final victory."
"Yes." All commanders nodded at the same time.
Then the plane was pulled out of the hangar and quickly started loading. The reason why he did not prepare in advance was because Anthony expected the artillery fire to cover the attack, so there were only a small number of planes parked at the airport, and most of the planes had already been transported by him. Hidden in the hangar.
Especially the pilots, almost all of them are hiding in bunkers, and now is the time for them to fight back.
At the same time, Anthony came to the camps of the Mountain Division and the 101st Airborne Division and repeated the same words. Their targets were the artillery positions and air defense brigades of the Prophet Army.
The soldiers of the Mountain Division and the 101st Airborne Division were already ready to go, and the armored vehicles and tanks began to drive out of the base. Anthony, who returned to the command center, frowned and said to himself: "Victory or defeat, it depends on this night."
Anthony has never relaxed since he took over as the top commander of the US military in Afghanistan. They faced the Taliban, faced terrorists, and faced drug dealers. Although they were exhausted physically and mentally, they never gave up. In fact, the Prophet Army had an advantage over them. There are many because they are large groups of armored troops.
On the battlefield in Iraq, large groups of armored troops can conduct large-scale mobile operations, but when faced with the air force, they can only become targets.
On the contrary, many people believe that high-altitude mountainous areas such as Afghanistan are not suitable for armored forces to operate, but Anthony believes that it is just the opposite.
If used properly in the mountains of Afghanistan, the armored forces can exert much greater power than the air force. After all, the air force relies on radar to search in the air, but the armored forces can hide in the mountains and forests at any time to prevent being scanned by aircraft radars. This has brought great changes to the Air Force.
Once the armored forces attack the air force base, the entire air force will be finished. Therefore, Anthony does not allow the opponent to rush into his restricted area. When the artillery fire falls, he is already prepared to endure it. When the artillery fire begins to weaken, they will fight back. when.[
With the cooperation of the ground forces, as long as the opponent's artillery group and air defense forces are eliminated, and the armored divisions behind them are no longer a problem, so the dispatch of the 10th Mountain Division and the 101st Airborne Division is the real key.
In the east, Karak also adopted the same tactics. He was also very aware of the US military's tactics, so the armored units were gathered to the southeast of Bagram Air Base, which corresponded to Jabal's armored division. It also formed a two-sided attack. The artillery group and the air defense brigade were surrounded by all sides, which put a huge psychological pressure on the Americans.
When both sides had their own plans, in Kabul, President Ariza suddenly ordered that the National Army air defense forces gathered outside Bagram Air Base. The target of the National Army air defense forces was US aircraft.
At that time, the entire temporary combat command room of the presidential palace was in an uproar. They did not understand why the president did not sit back and watch the fight between tigers, but instead went to help the Prophet Army. This was a very unfavorable move for them. Even if the US military was driven away,
As the Prophet's Army grows, Afghanistan will not belong to them either.
Although many people opposed it, Ariza was very firm in his order. He even dismissed the Chief of General Staff who was the most vocal opponent on the spot, and the order was immediately issued.
The dispatch of the Nationalist Army was like a feather falling on the otherwise stable balance, and the balance immediately began to tilt.
When Anthony learned that Ariza had ordered the National Army to attack the US military, he was shocked. He didn't even understand what Ariza was thinking. Even if they were driven away, the Prophet's Army still wanted to occupy Iraq.
He immediately had a direct call with Aliza and asked him why he helped the Prophet's Army. Ariza's answer almost made Anthony vomit blood because the Prophet's Army were both Arabs and they also believed in Islam.
"Damn Ariza." Anthony cursed loudly. The National Army was dispatched, so he had to allocate part of his troops to stop the attack.
Fortunately, the weapons equipped by the National Army were not advanced, otherwise Anthony would be under greater pressure. After a long silence, he suddenly said: "Have you contacted the Pentagon?"
There should have been a reply to the message sent in the morning, but now it suddenly occurred to him that more than ten hours had passed, and Anthony felt something was wrong.
But the staff officer in charge of intelligence shook his head and said, "We have sent out information more than a dozen times, but the Pentagon has always responded."
"How is that possible?" Anthony wondered, "Has our signal been intercepted, or has it been cut off directly?"
"Impossible, the data link connection has always been normal, and the central computer has always maintained communication with the Pentagon." the staff member objected.
"Then you bastard, tell me why the Pentagon responded." Anthony yelled.
The intelligence staff officer's expression changed and he hurried to check, but soon he turned back with an abnormal expression, lowered his head and said: "Our data link has been copied, the signal has been cut off long ago, the signal sent by the central computer,
All entered another fake data computer, now"
"That is to say, the war has been going on for almost twenty hours, and the Pentagon still doesn't know that a war has occurred here." Anthony suddenly calmed down, but his face was terrifyingly cold.
"Yes," the intelligence staff replied, "it must be the fault of the Prophet Army. The Afghans have such advanced technology."
The staff officer's words made Anthony almost pull out his gun and reward him with a bullet, but he still held back. There was no use in killing people now. What's more, even if he was the top commander of the US military in Afghanistan, he couldn't kill people casually.
If you make a mistake, you must be tried and adjudicated by a military court.
"Go back to your post and try to contact the Pentagon." Anthony scolded, and when he sat back in his chair, he was exhausted.
If the message cannot be sent out, what awaits him will be an isolated situation, and he will either be captured by the Prophet's Army or the Afghan National Army.
At this moment, another message suddenly came: "Sir, unidentified armored units have appeared on the highways in the southeast and central areas." [