I want to be a warlord

Chapter 370 The fortress advances! (Ask for monthly ticket)
The so-called statement that terrorists are only 15 kilometers away from Baghdad Airport refers to the fact that terrorists occupied a small town called Abu Quray near the airport in the northwest of Baghdad.

This place was turned into a forward base by Khatib Hafez, and there are basically no civilians left.

If the Baghdad government forces want to counterattack the terrorists, they must first capture Abu Qurai.

In order to cope with the possible attack by the government forces, Khatib Hafez specially deployed additional troops, from the original more than 500 to 1000.

In the plan Wang Zhen gave them, there was no need to fight here...

The reason is that Wang Zhen feels that the government troops cannot defeat them at all. Of course, it can be done with human lives and takes about a month, but that is meaningless.

In the plan, what the government forces need to do is to deploy two lines of defense around Abu Gurai to tightly confine Abu Gurai.

Currently, setting up a defense line is not as troublesome as it was during World War II. You can just get on the excavator.

The government forces would definitely not be able to defeat them, but they would still have no problem protecting the excavators digging trenches one kilometer away from Abu Gurai. At the same time, the government forces would use the excavated soil to build sandbag fortresses.

When it got dark, the roar of machinery suddenly appeared about a kilometer away, and a faint light came on, which immediately attracted the attention of the Abu Qurai terrorists.

Everyone thought that the government troops were about to launch an attack. They all got up from the bed and looked into the distance with wary faces.

Waiting and waiting, the roar of the engine continued, but the attack did not come.

In vain, the terrorists had to send people to investigate ahead.

More than a dozen people came out of the city, deliberately spreading out to avoid attracting attention. Anyway, there was that kind of light all around the town. With the help of the moonlight and stars in the sky, they carefully moved toward the light.

However, just after walking 300 meters, gunshots suddenly rang out in the darkness, "ta da", "ta da", "ta da"

The sound of gunfire was strange, dense and short, firing instantly and then stopping instantly.

The terrorists who heard the gunfire immediately lay down and looked around with vigilance.

Can't see anything.

Only where the gunshots had just sounded, three mercenaries wearing ghillie suits whispered in the channel: "Kill one person."

"I'm going to take pictures." As he said this, one person crawled forward, only more than 30 meters away. He quickly climbed over, picked up his phone, and didn't dare to turn on the flash, so he took a black photo, and then took out a dagger and cut off his left ear. Come down as evidence.

In the battle plan, these can all be exchanged for money.

The gunfire stopped for three or four minutes, and the terrorists who ran out thought they were government troops and shot randomly to scare people, so they got up from the ground and continued to walk around.

Just a few dozen meters away, dense and short gunshots rang out from several directions at the same time.

This was a battle plan specially added by Wang Zhen. Considering that the government army's night fighting ability was negative, Wang Zhen inserted a method to hire a large number of mercenaries. They did not need to fight during the day and were only responsible for keeping watch at night.

Mercenaries also like this kind of work.

Compared with the regular army, most mercenaries have very strong individual combat effectiveness, especially those who have been working for several years, even compared with the US military.

After all, when fighting hard on the battlefield, regardless of nationality or skin color, no one will die if he survives.

First of all, if 200 rounds of bullets can't kill an enemy, then today's work will be in vain, and the salary is not enough to buy bullets...

But the performance of mercenaries in large-scale battles is very poor, especially when compared with the regular armies of several major countries. Of course, they are still much better than the soldiers of these countries in the Middle East and Africa.

Therefore, this kind of night watch job is more suitable for mercenaries, which can give full play to their strengths in individual and small team combat, and their ability to fight in complex environments.

At least this time, the government troops outside were busy working and were not harassed by terrorists at all.

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The first line of defense was repaired in only about 3 hours. It was not that the entire city had to be surrounded. The trenches and fortresses were segmented. The main defense was the traffic arteries, and other places that were inconvenient to drive were separated. There is a section of trench and fortress only 100 meters away, which can form cross fire and prevent terrorists from escaping at any time.

The terrorists did not rest for one night, and all the people sent out were exhausted. No news came back. After receiving the news, Khatib Hafiz asked them to stay where they were. He also wanted to see the government troops. Let’s talk about what to do.

After it was completely light, the terrorists discovered that the government army's fortress had been built 500 meters away from Abu Gurai.

The direction is not straight forward, but staggered forward, backward, left and right. A line of defense is about 150 meters in depth.

Not to mention the defenders of Abu Qurai, even Khatib Hafiz who received the news from the front was dumbfounded. Is this how you attack?

The map is filled with fortresses, so you win!

After Khatib Hafez immediately ordered an attack on the government's defense line, whether it is really easy to use and how good it is will only be known after actual combat.

The terrorists were also really brave. They concentrated their forces on the front...well, not really the front. They were surrounded on all sides. They randomly picked a place to attack.

More than 300 people were dispatched in the first wave of attacks.

Modern warfare is not like before. With the large-scale emergence of automatic firepower, there is no such thing as a concentrated formation charge.
In actual combat, skirmishers press forward. If horizontally, there is only one person within ten meters, and the distance between the front and the front should be several meters. When the person in front advances, the rear and left are responsible for suppressing it. After rushing out a few meters, another person will advance again.

Of course, this is talking about outside the city, when the battlefield is vast enough, but inside the city is another concept, the distance between the teams is still very close.

After pushing out more than 300 people, the government troops never opened fire.

Not to mention 500 meters, even 100 meters is just a blur to the Iraqi government forces.

It's just that the 100 meters and 200 meters are on time.

Until the terrorist forwards entered within 200 meters, the government's mortars fired first, and then the machine guns.

At the same time, the terrorists also began to fight back, first using mortars. Whether in Mosul, Tikrit, or Ramadi, the terrorists had completely seized the equipment of the government troops, and the equipment was not good at all. Difference.

At least, there are now three self-propelled artillery guns in Abu Qurai with a range of about 3 kilometers. They were used to bombard Baghdad Airport.

During the mortar exchange and machine gun fire suppression, both sides opened fire in unison.

For a moment, the battlefield was filled with gunshots, and bullets streaked across the positions of both sides, densely like raindrops.

While firing, the terrorists dared to hunch forward with a ferocious expression on their faces.

On the other hand, the government troops, even if they were in a trench with sandbags piled around them, would shoot through the gaps. Once they heard the sound of bullets hitting the sandbags, they would still be frightened and immediately hide in the trench, then raise their hands. Overhead, the gun is stuck on the sandbag, use the expert talent: Faith Shot!

Of course, not all Iraqi soldiers are so 'talented', and there are still a small number of people who are 'brave' and shoot at the enemy.

After all, with gunshots blaring and adrenaline surging on the battlefield, you often can't hear other sounds around you.

Especially the soldiers in the fortress, holding on to the machine guns mounted on the ground and carrying bulletproof steel plates, fired profusely.

And those soldiers who had used expert-level talents still dared to raise their heads and continue to fight during the cool-down period of Faith Shooting.

Some terrorists carrying RPGs squatted on the ground and began to take aim after approaching 150 meters, and hit them as soon as they passed by.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

Although most of them were still empty, a small number of high-explosive warheads that hit the sandbag fort directly destroyed the fort.Well, it was said to be blown up, but it only opened a gap of about two meters in the sandbag fortress.

As for the effect, I can’t say it’s none, I can only say it’s almost none.

The government soldiers whose lives were threatened began to throw the sandbags prepared in advance in the trench towards the gap in the fortress. "Bang bang bang", more than a dozen sandbags were thrown into the gap. Not to mention that the gap was all sealed directly, but also After most of the blockage, the soldiers of the government army continued to shoot from behind.

The two sides saw each other back and forth on the battlefield. People were constantly hit by bullets and fell to the ground twitching. Blood seeped into the Gobi Desert. Most of the dead were terrorists. After all, the government forces had fortifications, so there were very few casualties.

The terrorists suffered heavy losses and finally rushed forward, but when they entered 50 meters, the accuracy of the machine gun increased significantly.

Coupled with the cooperation of the infantry in the trenches and under cross fire, these terrorists quickly left some bodies and retreated.

There is no way to fight this kind of charge. Although the government troops have low fighting will, they are hiding in the trenches, which is several times or ten times safer, and bullets are consumed like crazy without money.

Needless to say, the hit rate is not low. Under crossfire, more than 2000 rounds of bullets can still kill a person.

After all, there are always those unlucky ones who don't have firm faith and will be abandoned by their gods and hit by bullets carrying faith.

Faith shooting skills were first invented by the Soviets to deal with the German army.

At that time, snipers were rampant on the battlefields of both sides. It could be said that if you take the first step, you will die. In order to reduce consumption, the soldiers had no choice but to develop faith shooting. In the end, this combat skill was inherited and carried forward by people in the Middle East and Heizhou.

Of course, not all of them are so cowardly that they dare not take the lead. The terrorists are not Germans, and their attacks are not that accurate. Most government troops are brave enough to fight under the protection of trenches.

The terrorists were not invulnerable. With more than 300 people, after losing more than [-]%, they still could not see the possibility of rushing into the opponent's position, so they had to retreat.

During the retreat, dozens of people were left behind again.

After the first attack failed, the terrorists did not give up and organized a second attack. They had to give up after dropping about 300 corpses, and finally withdrew under the cover of artillery.

As for why artillery is not used to cover the attack, there are not many artillery shells.

Without heavy weapons, it was impossible to break through the defense lines of trench fortresses.

More than a dozen armed pickup trucks rushed up, either damaged by machine guns, or shot into the sky by several RPG rounds after they got close.

If you want to break through the trench defense line, it's best to use helicopter cover, but if that doesn't work, you'll have to use tanks.

This is not the era of the March [-]th Confrontation. The firepower was sparse and all were automated weapons. As long as there was enough ammunition, the gunfire would not stop.

In the Silly Dam era, the trenches could not withstand the torrent of steel from the US military, but that did not mean that they could not deal with mere terrorists.

Of course, there is no need to expect the government troops to attack. Maintaining the courage to shoot in the trenches is already the limit of the government troops!

After receiving battle reports from the front, government troops and terrorists had completely different feelings.

There was jubilation at the rear of government troops.

Khatib Hafez was furious.

The first day of fighting ended hastily.

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Khatib Hafez gave the order to the defenders of Abu Qurai, "In the evening, prepare several explosive pickup trucks. In his mind, the government troops will continue to dig trenches and build fortresses towards Abu Qurai during the night. When the time comes, just drive the pickup truck and rush forward!"

"The distance is only a few hundred meters, and the speed is so fast that it takes less than a minute to blow up all their excavation equipment and personnel, and then launch a night attack."

The terrorists' night-fighting capabilities are much better than those of the government forces!
It's not that night vision equipment is popularized and the equipment is well-equipped, but that the will to fight is strong enough and they are not afraid.

The same cannot be said for the government troops. If they cannot see clearly at night, they always feel that the terrorists are coming towards them. If their will collapses, they will be defeated quickly.

It's a pity that the tactical planning was not done by the Iraqi government forces... but by the US military staff. The person who proposed the revision was Wang Zhen, a frontline person with rich experience in many battles with terrorists.

At night, the government forces continued to dig trenches and build fortresses, but the difference was that the direction was not towards Abu Qurai, but towards Fallujah.

Those responsible for night guard duties are still those mercenaries who have had enough rest during the day.

Poor night vision equipment is better than no equipment. At night, when the self-destructing pickup truck rushed out, it was immediately discovered by the mercenaries keeping watch.

This tactic of self-exploding trucks charging to clear the way is very familiar to mercenaries who have worked in Baghdad for several years.

When they noticed the pickup truck coming towards them, the mercenaries in the trench turned around and ran away without even firing their guns. Anyway, they couldn't hit them if they were far away, and they were easily killed if they were close enough, so they just avoided the direction of the pickup truck's attack.

The pickup truck was not a tank and had no ability to cross the trench. When it rushed to the trench, all the pickup trucks overturned under the inertia. The crazy terrorists in the vehicle detonated the bomb in the vehicle the moment it took off.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

Near the first trench, huge fireballs rose up. The firelight instantly illuminated the entire battlefield. Huge potholes appeared one after another, directly opening huge circular gaps in the trenches. The sandbags near the gaps were swept away by the shock wave. Got out.

After the explosion, the mercenaries shook their heads to throw away the sand and soil on their heads. They felt a little dizzy and felt a little uncomfortable in their chests, but that was it.

Noise-cancelling headphones are very cheap. The Democratic and Peace Party militiamen prepared noise-cancelling headphones for tactical communications. Wang Zhen ordered them directly from Taobao. Although the quality is inferior, the signal is weak, and the call quality is not clear, it is cheap. Send it to It’s only $30 in Baghdad.

According to the usual tactics of terrorists, self-exploding pickup trucks are followed by infantry rushing up crazily. This tactic is very effective against government troops, especially at night.

Can be used to deal with mercenaries...

With the assistance of night vision equipment, the mercenaries with almost no casualties lay down in the trenches that were still intact and started shooting at the terrorists who rushed within 200 meters.

"Da da" "Da da" "Da da"

Intense gunshots resounded across the battlefield again. It was difficult to see clearly in the dark night. The terrorists did not know how many casualties they had suffered. They just felt that their comrades around them were constantly falling.

Several armed pickup trucks rushed up 200 meters away to cover the infantry charge, but were blown up on the spot by several precision shooters. After leaving more than 100 corpses behind, the terrorists had no choice but to retreat again.

It was not until it was confirmed that the terrorists had retreated that the government troops on the second line of defense picked up their guns again. They were already thinking of running away as soon as the front line was breached.

Just highlight one bad thing!

Fortunately, the first line of night battles are mercenaries, and these people are best at fighting this kind of chaos.

Overnight, the government forces once again built two lines of defense in the direction of Fallujah. Khatib Hafez, who learned the accurate information the next day, could no longer sit still. The government forces' turtle tactics were really a mistake. He was furry.

If they continue to build it like this, it will only be 30 kilometers, and they can reach Fallujah in a few days.

No matter how bad the combat effectiveness of the government forces is, with so many layers of defenses, the terrorists still don’t have that many lives to fill them!

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Please vote for me, brothers, the monthly ticket ranking of Old Fireworks has been reduced to below 100!

It's hard to pass the day!
Damn it, I’ll give you more than 100 for the old fireworks!
(End of this chapter)