Babylonian Empire

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Heidler understood, the other party said, let them take a helicopter and land on the roof of the building.

Seeing the flames still coming out of the roof, Heidler knew that such a plane landing was very dangerous, but it was better than being suppressed and beaten here.

"Call the helicopter and land at the rear, we need to board the plane." Heidler said to the deputy captain beside him.

"My people have also received airborne training, and we each have fifty people." The paratrooper battalion commander said.

Want to grab the credit, or grab the danger?Heidler said calmly, "Yes, but my people have to land first."

Chapter 554 Isn't this tossing people?

120 kilometers south of Tehran.

Due to being harassed by Iraqi fighter planes in the sky during the day, their advance speed was very slow, and they suffered some losses. However, the Revolutionary Guards and the [-]th Infantry Division are still advancing with tenacious will. Their mission is It is very sacred, even if the last person is killed in the battle, they will stick to it and prevent the Iraqis from stepping into that small city.

The one who led this force and went to the rescue in person was the Minister of the Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen-Rafiq-Dust. Due to the slow progress of the march, he was very anxious, for fear that Iraq would get ahead.

Damn Iraqis, blow up this road with potholes!Now, it has entered the night, and they can finally get away from the annoying plane overhead, but they are still not moving fast.

Suddenly, with a heavy weight, the car in front stopped.

"What's going on? Why didn't you move forward?" Mohsen poked his head out of the car window impatiently, looking forward in the darkness.

"Report, a car in front fell into a crater and blocked the road." A soldier hurried to report.

"Get off the road and go around," Muhsin said.

They are equipped with off-road trucks, and it is not difficult to bypass this unlucky car from under the road.

Just as they were struggling for the last dozen kilometers, on their flanks, the [-]th Armored Division was also advancing at full speed.

During the day, the Fourth Armored Division has been advancing slowly, not because the supplies can't keep up, but just waiting for the Iranian army.

If the Iranian army is too close to Tehran, then once they launch an attack, they cannot complete the siege, and the Iranians retreat to the city again, which will be difficult.

Therefore, the Fourth Armored Division is advancing almost at a turtle speed, allowing the Air Force to ravage the Iranian army. They have been waiting and waiting.

Finally, when it was getting dark, the order from above was issued: immediately march north, cut off the retreating road of the Iranians, complete the encirclement of the Iranian army reinforcing the southern city, and completely annihilate this army.

After receiving this order, Ahmadi Avatar, the commander of the [-]th Armored Division, finally let out a sigh of relief. What they were waiting for was this opportunity!

The T-72 tank has just been filled with fuel at this time, not only the fuel tank in the car, but also the two additional 200-liter fuel tanks at the rear are all fully fueled, carrying a total of 1600 liters of fuel, which is enough for continuous Five hundred kilometers off-road.

Moreover, the 72st Tank Battalion of the 1000th Armored Division has been replaced with T-[-] tanks produced on Baghdad's own production line. Compared with those imported from the Soviet Union, the biggest advantage is that it has been replaced with a [-]-horsepower engine!

The ton power has reached 25. Such a tank can also exert a maximum cross-country speed in this area: 45 kilometers per hour!

Because Ahmadi knew the mobility of the First Tank Battalion, the task entrusted to them was to block the Iranians' retreat.

Go on, go on!

The drivers of the [-]st Tank Battalion stepped on the gas pedal as if it were the enemy's head. No matter how bumpy it was, they always pressed so hard.

The 6TD diesel engine is roaring, black smoke is constantly emitting from the exhaust pipe, and the piston and connecting rod are constantly reciprocating. The diesel engine bursts out powerful power in the cylinder, driving the 41-ton tank, in the wilderness in the southwest of Tehran gallop.

The tracks stirred up the surrounding dust and were submerged in the darkness. Although the surroundings could not see clearly what was 20 meters away, these tanks produced from Iraq's own production line had been replaced with night vision goggles and The laser range finder, compared with the infrared headlights of other T-72 tanks, can see farther and clearly, so although it is dark outside, they are still galloping on this land, which makes driving these tanks The driver feels quite enjoyable.

Behind the first tank battalion is a mechanized infantry battalion equipped with BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles imported from the Soviet Union. It takes three hours for their team to reach the south of Tehran at midnight. Fifty kilometers away, the Iranians' retreat was completely cut off.

The first tank battalion is racing, and the other armored units are also advancing rapidly, reaching their predetermined position as soon as possible, and completely annihilating the Iranian army!

At this time, the airborne troops attacking Tehran had just begun fighting.

The [-]st Armored Division also started from their own location. Their actions are no slower than the [-]th Armored Division. They need to use their own heavy equipment to support the paratroopers who entered the battle in the early stage. They are all in a hurry to take Tehran. Fighting is actually fighting against time!

"What? Why don't we retreat and return to Tehran?" Mohsen looked at the telegraph soldiers rushing over and said, "Whose order?"

At this time, they were only a dozen kilometers away from the target they needed to defend, and they were confident enough to build a line of defense at midnight.

But now, there is an order to let them return to Tehran quickly. After a whole day of rapid march, their troops are already exhausted. They go back, isn't this tossing people?

"It's Chairman Rafsanjani."

"How could he issue such an order? Get me to Tehran, and I want to talk to him." Muhsin said with some disbelief.

"The chairman is directing the battle at the Ministry of Defense building and we have not been able to reach him."

Commanding the battle at the Ministry of Defense building?Mohsen didn't believe it just now, but now he's surprised. It's been less than a day since he left Tehran. How could there be a battle in the Ministry of Defense building?Is there civil unrest?

He received the telegram, and saw that it said, Iraqi paratroopers entered the urban area, and battles broke out in many places. The enemy's target was Tehran, and they returned quickly to engage in street fighting.

The target of the Iraqis is Tehran. The previous battles were all feints. They were all deceived by Iraq!

Muhsin is not a fool, he also understands that what Iraq wants to attack is their capital, the city in the south, Iraq has no courage to attack, it will arouse the resistance of all Iranians, Iraq just used this The method is to transfer them out of Tehran, just not to let them engage in street fighting, which will cause considerable losses to Iraq.

Kill paratroopers these days!Even if they knew that the real target of the Iraqis was Tehran, the Iraqi army would have to spend a day or two on the road to attack Tehran, and they could return in time, but the Iraqis actually came from the sky!

Due to the embargo from the outside world, the Iranian Air Force is unable to effectively defend its own airspace. An attack by Iraq two days ago paralyzed its own air force base. At that time, they were still suspicious of the motives of the Iraqis, but now they all understand that the Iraqis are Want paratroopers!

"Order the troops to stop advancing immediately and return to Tehran the same way." Mohsen finally issued the order.

After receiving this order, the Iranian fighters who bumped on the car for a day and repeatedly jumped out of the car to avoid air strikes could no longer bear this kind of toss. They came to the rescue with lofty ideals and full of enthusiasm. Arrive at the destination, but have to go back again!

Human energy is limited. The soldiers of the Revolutionary Guards could not accept it mentally, and the soldiers of the [-]th Infantry Division could not accept it physically.

Moreover, Muhsin only gave an order for them to return without explaining the reason. It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders unconditionally. This iron-clad discipline has not been tightened in the minds of these young soldiers.

Moreover, in this way, the already chaotic team became even more chaotic. The cars that had received the order stopped, while those behind that did not receive the order were still driving forward. The cars turned around in the dark because they could not see clearly. , Some slipped down the road, and some even got hanged. If they encountered an attack at this time, the loss would definitely be huge.

They didn't know that because of their slow movements, they provided an opportunity for the Iraqi army to encircle and annihilate them. At a distance of tens of kilometers away from them, the Iraqi army was also advancing rapidly northward in an attempt to block their retreat.

In addition to tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, the 2th Armored Division is also equipped with an artillery battalion, equipped with 1 Soviet-made 122S48 [-]mm self-propelled artillery. Although their mobility is not as good as those tanks and armored vehicles, they are also in the dark at this time Moving forward, their artillery fire will deal a heavy blow to the Iranian army.

A big pocket to encircle and annihilate the Iranian army is slowly forming.

When they came, some wrecked cars were blocked on the road like that, and the broken down cars were also thrown on the road.Therefore, even though Muhsin was anxious and wanted to rush back to Tehran as soon as possible, he could only face his own convoy crawling like a snail, furious.

At the time of departure, the Revolutionary Guards were at the front. This army was under his direct command, and his orders were still strictly enforced. However, the [-]th Division, which fell behind, had only been formed for a few months. The training was very intensive, the discipline was not very good, and after all, it was not his direct line of troops. Now, as soon as the troops turned around, the [-]th Division took the lead, and the vehicles were very slow, and they just couldn't move fast.

What made him even more anxious was that some of the vehicles were running out of fuel, and they might not be able to make it back to Tehran. Should those soldiers be allowed to run back?

Looking at his luminous watch, Muhsin couldn't bear the dawdling team any longer, and said: "The Revolutionary Guard drove off the road, bypassed the [-]th Division, and accelerated forward."

The [-]th Division used ordinary trucks without off-road capabilities, while the vehicles used by the Revolutionary Guards were all off-road vehicles, driving off the road, bypassing this slow-moving army, and going back.

What a frustrating day!Even Muhsin himself felt that this day was very embarrassing.

Chapter 555 The Smoking Grenade