"The purpose of this battle is very obvious. After so long preparations, the war between us and the Iraqis has lasted for three years. If we continue, our economy will collapse and our cause will be seriously affected..." On the southern front, Minister of Defense Samnira and Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Guards Khamenei arrived at the front line at the same time. ∷

Khomeini was originally planning to come here, but was worried that the Iraqis might get powerful long-range weapons from the Chinese through Saudi Arabia, plus the Scud missiles and other weapons they got from the Soviet Union. Once their intelligence agencies get the news, they will be bombarded with intensive long-range firepower.

If something goes wrong with Khomeini, it will cause irreparable losses to the entire revolutionary cause of Iran.

"According to the opinions of the General Staff, our combat intention this time is not only to completely drive the Iraqi people out from Abadan, but also to fight the Iraqis in Helamshahr. Then, we invade Iraq from both sides, occupy the Fao Peninsula, and cut off the transportation line in southern Iraq... At the same time, we are ready to attack Basra..." The Iranian Ministry of Defense was very cautious about the intention to fight this time.

At the beginning, their thoughts were completely gone.

It is not that the warriors can bring victory if they are not afraid of death. Weapons and equipment are indispensable.

Alletedel was not too optimistic about such a strategic purpose. In his opinion, both sides had hoarded a large amount of troops in the Southern Theater Command, even if they finally won, no one had the ability to attack again.

Basra is the second largest city in Iraq. Saddam mobilized all the Tikrit divisions in his most elite presidential guard to the southern front line, with the main purpose being to defend Basra!

The Revolutionary Guards are growing rapidly. Iraq is not idle either.

So, he immediately stood up and said to the two big bosses: "Iraq has accumulated a lot of troops in Basra and the Fao Peninsula. Five hundred Dragon Guard tanks are all in the Southern Theater Command, 200 T64 tanks, and about 130 M1 tanks. Although we have 100 more Long Guard tanks than them, we cannot compare with other advanced tanks..."

Iraq has obtained 500 Dragon Guards from China, including many of which are the Dragon Guard II tanks.

In the tactics of both sides, tanks fight. Basically, in the combat area, tanks enter the position like artillery, and then start firing!

The Dragon Guard tanks, t64 and m1 are both advanced tanks with thick skin, thick flesh and durability.

Iraq obviously saw this. It directly mobilized the garbage tanks like T72 and the backward tanks such as T54/55 to other war zones.

In this way, their tanks can reduce losses when bombing against Iran.

In terms of quantity, if the Iranians want to be evenly matched, they must use Patton and other backward tanks equipped in their country to charge the number, otherwise the Dragon Guard tank will be besieged...

Now, Iran's disadvantages have been highlighted at the beginning of the war.

"No, General Tedel. We don't have to worry about the more advanced Iraqis tanks than us. We have more than 600 Long Guards in our hands, and these tanks can be placed in the first area as meat shields. The 600 59-modified tanks we purchased from China. The main guns used by the Long Guard tanks are the same! The only bad thing about these tanks is that their defense is not good, and they can be completely arranged on the second line..." This is the strategy formulated by Liu Yijiu for them.

No one knows whether it will be effective.

But no matter what, the 59-modified tank does carry a 125mm tank gun! This thing has absolutely strong offensive power.

"It is impossible to mobilize all six hundred vehicles here! Moreover, our 600 dragon guards cannot mobilize all of them here..." The northern border line has thousands of kilometers.

"We still have a large number of Z-91s. Here we will mobilize three battalions of Z-91 helicopters for air support, and at the same time, we will mobilize two F-14 fighter squadrons to cooperate with the air force in Port Mahshahr to provide air support..." Samnira immediately said seriously.

In this regard, they saw the power of helicopters.

The effect of using Zhi-91 to fight Long Guard is very good. Of course, this is what the Chinese said. If it is specific, it will only be known until the war begins.

"In addition, given that our tanks are less than Iraq, we will mobilize a rocket launcher regiment to arrange it in the tank position for fire support..."

A large number of 130 rocket launchers were purchased from China, and many of these rocket launchers were equipped with special warheads such as cloud bombs.

"This is the most critical battle between us and Iraq. Victory, we can advance towards Iraq in all directions... If we fail, our revolutionary cause of Allah will be seriously impacted..." Khamenei said to everyone in the Southern Theater Command at the end of the meeting, "The Supreme Leader Khomeini has always been paying attention to us. Please work hard for Allah's cause!"

"Swish!" After he said this, many officers became more and more powerful.

The mullahs clasped their hands together and the officer saluted.

Then, all military forces on the entire southern front of Iran began to mobilize.

The troops originally in the direction of Mahashahel Port were moving quickly towards Abadan, while the Revolutionary Guards stationed in Dardhoven in the north, the already fully organized First Armored Division rushed towards Horamshahel.

In particular, the newly formed rocket launcher troops appeared secretly on the edge of the battlefield.

This is the first appearance of Iran's rocket launcher purchased by China. Before, they developed artillery, but only Iraq was equipped with many rocket launchers from the Soviet Union.

If the rocket launcher troops do not have strong industrial support, they cannot produce shells themselves, which is a bottomless pit for any country.

A 19-barrel rocket launcher, 19 shells. It can be launched in just about ten seconds! Then it can be loaded in less than two minutes.

A base of 95 shells can't be fired for a few minutes.

Iran purchased rocket launchers from China and also purchased rocket launchers production technology. Otherwise, they would not be able to afford this thing. The price of a shell is not cheap, and it also requires intensive bombing to achieve better results.

In the distance of Avas, hundreds of Defender-type rockets aimed at Basra and the Fao Peninsula. Even around the southern town of Ramhill, dozens of 336 long-range rockets were arranged.

These rockets have no guidance system installed.

It can be said that at this stop, Iran mobilized all their most elite and advanced weapons and equipment!

Khomeini cannot afford to lose this war.

Similarly, Khomeini cannot afford to lose, and Iraq cannot afford to lose this war.

The three-year war of attrition has completely consumed Iraq's $40 billion foreign exchange reserves, and now it has borrowed nearly 10 billion US dollars.

If you continue to fight, Iraq will be completely finished.

However, Khomeini's grandson did not plan to negotiate, and even Saudi King Fahd did not give any face. The negotiations broke down in the past few days, and Iraq knew that the war was about to begin.

The rapid mobilization of the Iranian army has also made the Iraqi army, which has been paying attention to their movements, also take action.

"This time, we must quickly attack the Iranians and beat them to the negotiating table! This is the order of the President, and it is also the opportunity for our entire Tikrit Division to justify our name!" After receiving the order, the commander of Tikrit Division, Qasim, said to his fellow villagers very seriously.

Especially the First Armored Regiment of the Tikrit Division. This was a unit that was once crippled by the Guardian Mercenary Group with a few individual soldiers. After Mubashar and others were released, the regiment was still left to them to control.

Moreover, other regiments are standard for 110 tanks. Mubashar's first regiment is now equipped with 220 Dragon Guard tanks, including two battalions of Dragon Guard II tanks mixed into the army.

"General, we will not let down the President and your cultivation! This time, we will wash away the shame we have brought to the Tikrit Division and the Presidential Guard!" Mubashar said seriously.

During his days as a prisoner, he had a very good relationship with the guardian mercenary group who captured them, and learned a lot from it. In addition, after the Dragon Guard tank arrived, he gave priority to equip their mercenary group.

I suffered a loss last time, but if I suffer another loss this time, they would have to go home to herd sheep.

"The President believes in you, I believe in you! This time, you will still be the pioneers!" Qasim nodded. "Order the troops to be prepared. Starting at 6 o'clock tonight, quickly move to 30 kilometers northwest of Horamshahr on standby!"

The long-distance raid capability of the Dragon Guard tank was fully proved by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The distance between the buses and the Horamshahr is not far, and at the maximum speed, it will take only a few hours.

"Pay attention to the investigation!"

Last time, it was because I believed too much of the American intelligence that the entire regiment was crippled.

If Mubashar remains like this this time, then his political future will be completely over, and at the same time, he will be over.

After leaving the division headquarters and returning to the regiment headquarters, Mubashar summoned all the cadres above the regiment.

"The division commander specifically emphasized that we must pay attention to the situation on the way to raid. The distance from the bus to our destination is not long, but it is close to the border. It is very likely that the opponent's special forces and mercenaries have sneaked in." Mubashar emphasized.

Once you are bitten by a snake for ten years, you are afraid of the well rope, so you are careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years.

"The First Battalion sent a reconnaissance company to travel ten kilometers, and the other troops turned off their headlights and followed behind..." Deputy Regiment Commander Ihaji frowned and made a suggestion.

"No, they were like this last time. They let go of our reconnaissance team and then attack directly while the team is moving, and then they cannot look after each other at the beginning and end..." Jidohab interrupted immediately, "I think that under the current situation, we should take a detour. This will not only avoid the Iranian intelligence personnel, but also ensure our safety. The armored vehicle troops and the tank troops are mixed together and move forward in two directions..."

Jidohab pointed to the map and explained to everyone.

"The first echelon, passing through Highway 6, travels forward during the daytime, and even if they know, there is no problem. Iran has no satellites, and their military mobilization is not ready to conceal us at all. The second echelon, also set out during the day, arrived at Baizur before dark, and crossed the desert from Baizur at night, and directly arrived at Abu Haixib from the edge of the oil field to stand by..."

Guidohab studied the march route for a long time.

This is for him, so that they can be safe.

When marching during the day, the opponent will not be able to attack from the air unless there are huge armored troops or attack from the air. It is simply a sneak attack by special forces.

Moreover, during the day, Basra's air force base takes off and lands hundreds of times a day for air patrols.

Once the opponent's fighter plane is discovered, a large number of fighter planes will take off.

The two sides are far from as easy as the replenishment of fighter jets.

"When encountering fighter jets? All the Iranian F14s were mobilized to conduct air defense in Tehran. They usually take off and land less often, and it is impossible to bomb our tank troops. Other fighter jets are in front of the Chinese Houyi-3 missile..." As a combat staff member, you must have strategic and tactical thinking, and at the same time you must understand the weapons and equipment performance of your troops.

This kind of missile from the Chinese is actually not advanced.

At the beginning, they were able to kill several of their fighter jets because they didn't know about this kind of missile at all.

The Iranians have been using it for several years and are naturally very clear about the performance of these missiles.

They have a large number of air defense missiles in their hands, and they are more than enough to deal with other second-generation fighter jets in Iran that are already behind.

"Then do it like this!" Mubashar nodded in agreement.

So, the First Reinforced Tank Regiment of the Tikrit Division, who could have been prepared for several hours, left the station less than two hours after receiving the order.

With the roar of the motor, the rolling dust flew up, and the huge armored cluster rushed out of the station directly, and then separated on the highway, becoming two torrents of steel running in two directions...

In the direction of Iran, the First Armored Division of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, originally had only one tank battalion, and has become the lowest elite armored division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps over several years of development.

The former battalion commander of the First Battalion, Hojatyi, became the commander of the First Regiment. The three men in the No. 111 car directly became three officers of the First Regiment's first battalion.

Their station is eighty kilometers east of Horamshahr.

Here, more than 400 tanks have gathered in the past few days. More than half of them are Dragon Guard tanks, especially the most dazzling Dragon Guard II.

Both sides were advancing quickly towards Horamshahr, and the war was about to break out!
Chapter completed!