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Chapter 861 Unbelievable
Although Du Yuming is enjoying himself as the temporary mayor of Baghdad, he still knows that the most important thing at present is to get in touch with the main force of the Dragon Army outside the city as soon as possible, and inform them of the current situation in Baghdad, so that they can move in as soon as possible the city. "One day has passed, what happened to the liaison officer sent by Ambassador Guo?" Du Yuming waited anxiously.

At the same time, Ambassador Guo Taiqi is also paying attention to the situation of the liaison officer.He has experienced too much in the past two days. If he continues to be so frightened, he is really afraid that he will have a heart attack and be admitted to the hospital.He is also praying every day, hoping that the liaison officer can get in touch with the main force of the dragon army as soon as possible.

In the temporary conference room of the Dragon Army 30 kilometers away from Baghdad, the atmosphere was very tense, and the senior generals of the Armored Corps seemed a little crowded sitting in this space of only a dozen square meters.The security outside the venue was heavily guarded, and the inside of the venue was filled with smoke, which made people feel a little weird.

"Impossible, it's impossible." A middle-aged general wearing the uniform of a major general of the Long Army said loudly. He is the commander of the 41th Motorized Infantry Division of the 16st Armored Army. Major General Song Xilian, as a soldier with 26 years of military experience A senior military officer, he was very shocked by this sudden news. He couldn't believe that the capital of a country would surrender rashly without declaring it an undefended city and without any ground exchange of fire.He even didn't believe that the city could be taken by just a dozen armored soldiers carrying a few guns, so when the two sides discussed whether to enter Baghdad, he was the first to jump out and object, "We should pay attention to this. It may be the trick of the Iraqis or the French, they want us to sneak into their well-designed ambush circle, and then destroy us mercilessly." He reminded everyone present loudly.

"Mr. Song!" Hearing what the other party said, Chen Jitang, who was sitting opposite him, was not happy. Although he didn't believe that his men took down Baghdad with ten people at first, but through a series of understandings, he had Knowing that Du Yuming did lead a squad of about one squad across the Tigris River and entered the main city of Baghdad.Although he doesn't know whether Iraq surrendered in the end, he is a bit mixed about his subordinate's bold move. The good news is that if this matter is true, then his credit will not only be as small as it is now, but he can even be recognized by others. With the honor of "Conqueror of Iraq", the first-class Golden Dragon Medal cannot escape.However, what made him angry was that this Du Yuming didn't even greet him when he set off, and he didn't make radio contact with him at the same time. Such a big credit fell into the hands of this guy so quietly.But no matter what, Du Yuming is his confidant and favorite general. Now that someone has blatantly accused him, how could he, Old Chen, swallow this anger.

He immediately stood up, "Mr. Song, there is nothing impossible in this world. My people did enter Baghdad. There is no doubt about it. As for whether Baghdad has surrendered, although we don't have exact information. , but I have dispatched a reconnaissance unit and I believe a full report will be forthcoming."

"Anyway, I just don't believe it." Song Xilian interrupted the other party with a wave of his hand. His troops belonged to the Ninth Army and were not under Chen Jitang's command, so there was no need to give the other party face. "Perhaps your men did enter Baghdad. But they may be dead, or they may be hiding in some dark corner praying for God's blessing, only the news of Iraq's surrender may be a rumor made by some boring people. Or some Some people with ulterior motives want to achieve some ulterior motives through this matter. You are right, after all, no one knows the current situation, and no one can say that a matter is true without clear evidence , However, when determining whether something is true, there must be a bottom line. This matter, at least so far, is indeed ridiculous. Although I admit that the soldiers of the Panzer Corps are indeed brave and good at fighting, they are not supermen. The Iraqis stationed in Baghdad are not all useless, Baghdad is also the capital after all, and they will not surrender so easily. There is a problem here, there is definitely a problem!" Song Xilian even hit the table with his fist.

"Okay, don't talk about it! This is a meeting, not a teahouse, what does it look like to be yelling!" Seeing that the veins on Chen Jitang's forehead were bulging, Feng Yuxiang, who was sitting in the middle of the table, immediately waved his hand to stop him The two sides said, "Now we are discussing how to attack Baghdad, rather than fighting with our own people here, so that we can last to the battlefield. Whether Baghdad surrenders or not is not important to us now. What is important now is what I do. Time to attack!" Feng Yuxiang scolded loudly.As the supreme commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, he certainly hopes that his subordinates will be able to surrender without fighting when they attack the opponent's fortified city, but now when this situation really happens, he is afraid again, just like Song Xilian That being said, what if it really was a bait set by the Iraqis?It's not that Feng Yuxiang has never encountered such a thing.From China to Europe, what kind of cities and what kind of battles he has never experienced.But the city of Baghdad made him feel very strange.The capital of a country, a large city with a population of more than 100 million, was rumored to be captured by a dozen soldiers, not to mention Song Xilian, even he didn't quite believe it.Although, in his memory, there was also a case where a small team captured several county towns, but those were county towns after all, not a capital city like Baghdad.

Feng Yuxiang shook his head slightly, and then said: "I think we should wait for the reconnaissance troops we sent out to bring back accurate information. What I want to say is that if the city really surrenders, then everyone will be happy. If This is just a rumor, and we should be alert to whether this is a scam by the other party. If it is really a rumor, then we will adopt a method. First, all the armored forces will bypass the city and continue to attack south, and then leave a small amount Motorized units and artillery units continue to besiege the city, and at the same time inform the air force units to completely wipe Baghdad from the earth. The task of capturing the ruins of the city will be handed over to the infantry. In short, our armored units do not enter the city .”

Before he finished speaking, the voice of the messenger suddenly came from outside the door: "Commander-in-Chief, the messenger of Guo Taiqi, the ambassador of the Chinese Consulate in Baghdad, is here. He is outside now. He has brought a message from Major Du Yuming. Request to report to the Commander-in-Chief immediately."

"Okay! Let him in!" Feng Yuxiang glanced at everyone present and said slowly.

Soon a civilian-looking person came to the conference room, he took off his hat, and said respectfully: "I am Du Lan, the third secretary of the Imperial Consulate in Baghdad, and I am Ambassador Guo Taiqi and Major Du Yuming. Order to report the situation to the commander-in-chief. Major Du Yuming and his squad entered Baghdad at 5:26 a.m. on May 6, and joined us at the consulate at 40:17."

"That's all?" After listening to the other party's words, Feng Yuxiang was stunned for a while, and then continued to say: "Is there any more? How is the situation in Baghdad now? Also, why didn't Du Yuming send me a telegram to report their current situation?"

"I came out at 17:20. I don't know what happened afterwards, but I know that Major Du Yuming is currently discussing surrender with people in Baghdad. I don't know the result of the discussion. As for the communication The problem." He paused here, and then said: "It's because our radio station is broken and can only receive but not transmit, so Major Du Yuming sent me as a special envoy to report the situation to the commander-in-chief."

After hearing what the messenger said, everyone here finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although they still don't know whether Baghdad has surrendered, there are two things that are certain.The first point is that Du Yuming and his men really entered Baghdad. Everyone is safe and sound, and they have already occupied the Iraqi Ministry of Defense.The second point is that this incident shows that the defense forces in the Baghdad area are very weak.They should have no power to stop the advance of the dragon army.As for whether there will be any traps, it seems unlikely now.

Feng Yuxiang's heart that had been in suspense slowly eased. There was no longer any suspense in taking Baghdad.

On May 1916, 5, the Dragon Army began to advance towards Baghdad. The first to enter was the 30st Power Search Battalion of the Armed 41nd Panzergrenadier Division belonging to the [-]st Motorized Army.Their task is to scout the situation in Baghdad, counterattack on the spot if they encounter resistance, and then call the air force.When they entered Baghdad cautiously, what greeted them was neither bullets flying in the sky nor shells roaring.It was wine, flatbread, and young girls with dark hair and blue eyes.

The name Du Yuming also appeared in the battle report of the Western Expeditionary Army that day. This was the first time that the name of a school-level officer appeared in the highest battle report of the Western Expeditionary Army. The officers of the Western Expedition Army for a long time, now almost everyone believes that this young guy has won the entire Baghdad by himself. Of course, there are still some people who do not believe this fact, including the army Some high-level military officials, such as Zhang Zuolin, the deputy chief of the general staff of the Ministry of Army, believed that it was absolutely impossible to win a capital with only 11 people, and it was even possible that this was deliberately done by Feng Yuxiang and his staff in order to expand their military exploits. False, its purpose is to maximize the promotion of the powerful combat effectiveness of the Western Expeditionary Army.Therefore, Zhang Zuolin immediately found Xu Shichang and asked his boss to immediately set up an investigation team to investigate Du Yuming's occupation of Baghdad.He thought it might be that Feng Yuxiang was lying about the military situation, and if that was the case, it must be dealt with seriously.

(End of this chapter)