Chapter 97 Reinforcement
On the banks of the Karen River, it seems like hell on earth at this time.
The Iraqis are simply devils, Satan! Their air force, three groups, were pursuing Iranian soldiers on the coastal plains without any defense, suffered bombardment.[]
Although the air force has been mobilized to support it, the F-5 fighter jets arranged on the second line are indeed not very good. When they were slowly on the battlefield, they were shot down by two MiG aircraft patrolling in the sky and fled in a panic. It was really a shame for the Iranian Air Force!
When the third wave of helicopters flew back again, Iran's troops finally completely collapsed.
Their formation was already chaotic. After several bombings, the soldiers who survived had already become frightened birds. Seeing that they were surrounded by broken limbs and broken arms, it was impossible not to be afraid.
Just as they turned around and ran away, the roar of tanks came from behind.
The 60th Armored Division, who has been on standby on the side, can finally use its advantages to maneuver quickly and block the way home for Iranian soldiers.
A perfect pocket, formed by the Karen River.
Just now, under the bombing of the Air Force, the fierce Iranians were defeated and the infantry were full of fighting spirit. In their eyes, the enemies in the encirclement could not be called enemies at all, but just a group of undisarmed prisoners.
There has never been a battle so smoothly! The real ground battle has already beaten the Persians to the point of blood before it even began.
By the Karen River, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from the 11th Special Brigade, the 96th Infantry Brigade and the 42nd Infantry Division have built huge defense lines, trenches, machine gun bunkers, and cannons behind them have all aimed at the Iranians in the circle. On the other side, the tanks and armored vehicles of the 60th Armored Division have tied their pockets tightly.
The retreating 10th Armored Division, as a reserve team, was ready to reinforce the Iranian soldiers who were still fighting to break through.
In the command center, there was a joyous atmosphere. This time, it was absolutely a perfect victory to be able to eliminate so many Iranian soldiers in an institutional way and to easily win Abadan!
"Everyone, the battle is not over yet, we must not take it lightly, especially now that it is already dark. After it is dark, it is not good for us to defend the side. The soldiers on all positions must be highly vigilant to prevent the Iranians from breaking through in the dark!" Zhang Feng said.
"Yes, I'll call each position immediately. Whoever releases a Persian will be killed!" Izart also said: "Tomorrow will be dawn, our general attack will officially begin!"
This is destined to be a sleepless night.
The tens of thousands of troops that Iran has accumulated with great difficulty are now in desperate situations. Hassan in the command center has become an ant on the hot pan.
Noisy sounds came from time to time in the command center.
"Our original goal was to rescue Abadan. Whoever issued the order to pursue the Iraqis was a completely trap!"
"Who issued the order? When I said I wanted to pursue, wasn't your army running in the front? Your army should have entered Abadan!"
"Abadan was enough for the defenders. I went in for the worst. Now I don't need it at all."
"Stop quarrel. Our current issue is how to rescue the surrounded infantry regiments. You can think of a solution."
"Unless we mobilize the army from the rear, however, no matter where we mobilize it, we may not have enough time."
"Then draw the air force and bomb it."
"There are not many aircraft that our Air Force can dispatch. In today's air battle, two more Tomcats were lost. One was shot down and the other was returning. Due to mechanical failures, we simply did not have the ability to dispatch enough aircraft to bomb."
"It would be great if Abadan's defenders did not follow him and pursue him. We can let Abadan's defenders dispatch to rescue the trapped troops. Now, they are all trapped together, and there is only one battalion left in Abadan."
What? Hassan suddenly felt a chill in his heart. When he ordered the pursuit, he didn't think so much. Now, the pursuit army was all trapped in the Karen River. The opponent's tactics this time were very clever and he had plotted himself everywhere. So, what is the purpose of the Iraqis? Is it just to siege and destroy these troops of his own? No, absolutely not, their goal is Abadan, who has not been captured for more than a year!
What was most annoying was that the other party successfully transferred out his defenders in Abadan, a battalion of troops, and defending such a large urban area, which was simply unprepared.
You must support Abadan immediately! Otherwise, when the army by the Karen River is destroyed, the opponent will definitely pounce on Abadan. At this time, Abadan's troops are empty and will definitely be defeated by the opponent!
Hassan figured it all out.
"Abadan is the most dangerous now, and we must support Abadan immediately." Hassan said: "The Iraqis are very cunning. Their target must be Abadan!"
"Where do we have any support?"
"It's this guard battalion next to us!"
"Great leader, please go back to Tehran first!" Hassan said: "I need to take our nearest army, the guard battalion, to support Abadan."
Khomeini knew that at the most critical moment, he could only let the soldiers disperse their troops to protect themselves, which would not be of any benefit to Abadan's battle.
"Okay, I will call on enough young soldiers to respond to Allah's call to support Abadan." Khomeini said.
"Report, there are fierce fighting sounds coming from the port of Abadan, where there are probably a small number of Iraqis invaded." A staff officer suddenly came in and said.
"Contact Abadan now."
“Not contacted.”
Hassan knew that something might really happen this time.
"Hurry, notify the guard battalion and set off overnight! The logistics team also sent them weapons and acted with us. Several chief tanks responsible for defending the river bank were transferred to me, we must be quick!" Hassan was anxious this time.
Abadan, there must be no mistakes.
The night is dark.
There were constant rumbling sounds coming from the vast earth.
T-62 tanks, chieftain tanks, type 63 armored vehicles, m113 armored vehicles, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and nearly a hundred off-road trucks. They are like a miscellaneous unit, advancing tirelessly under the cover of night.
Mohammed sat in an armored command vehicle and kept giving urging orders.
Although it has been expanded to the Thirty-Fifteenth Armored Division, various equipment has not been allocated. The Thirty-Fifth Division can only use existing equipment to train, and has all kinds of weapons, which has become a 10,000*********.
However, the armored soldier at the front was particularly interesting.
The leading one was the Soviet-made T-72m main battle tank, followed by the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, mixed with a small number of 2S1 122mm self-propelled artillery and the "Shirole River" four-barrel 23mm self-propelled air defense cannon. Such equipment is simply a regular elite Soviet armored regiment.
Chapter completed!