Expedition to Europe

While the Rashid family was making optimization adjustments, the consequences of Lanfang's defeat in Iraq were continuing to unfold.

The most affected was the Aziz family in Saudi Arabia. The Aziz family was on the wrong side at the end of the Syria-Iraq war, causing the Saudi army to suffer heavy casualties, and it also faced the threat of war from Lanfang. This really made Abu Dule Aziz was restless.

There are many reasons that make Abdul Aziz restless. The most dangerous one is of course the threat of war from Lanfang, but the Rashid family, which has shown signs of recovery, is Abdul Aziz's confidant. Serious trouble.

After all, it is impossible for Lan Fang to completely occupy Shate. As long as the Aziz family maintains contact with Lan Fang, the Aziz family will definitely satisfy Lan Fang and calm Lan Fang's anger. But if the Rashid family rises again, it will be the end of the Aziz family.

Therefore, before calming down Lanfang's anger, Abdul Aziz must first solve the problem of the Rashid family.

In fact, the Rashid family has been completely at a disadvantage in the battle with the Aziz family. The Rashid family has been suppressed by the Aziz family and is lingering in Mecca and Medina. If it were not for Abdul Aziz, We are concerned that Mecca is the holy land of the Persians. A military attack in the Mecca area may destroy this thousand-year-old city. Then Abdul Aziz has already unified Saudi Arabia.

After Lanfang defeated the Iraqis, Abdul Aziz had received news that the Rashid family sent people to visit Lanfang military commander Qin Haoge during the war, although he did not know that Qin Haoge had talked with the Rashid family’s envoy. Nothing, but Abdul Aziz already had a feeling of impending disaster.

At this time, it would be pedantic to worry about the "holy land" and the "thousand-year-old city". Therefore, in early June, Abdul Aziz concentrated the superior forces of six divisions and launched an attack on the Mecca area, trying to completely Solve the hidden danger of the Rashid family.

Facing the attack of the Aziz family, the Rashid family was indeed unable to resist. Fortunately, there was support from Lanfang, so the Rashid family could barely maintain the defense line in Mecca and not be completely defeated.

After Qin Haoge reached an agreement with Faris, he sent a force of about 2,000 people to Mecca to assist the Rashid family's troops in defense.

Relying on only 2,000 troops, although it is not possible to counterattack, there is not much problem with defense. After all, the proportion of automatic weapons and equipment in the Foreign Legion is much higher than that of the Aziz family, and the human sea tactic has been used in world wars. Proven to have no advantage against automatic weapons.

However, as the proportion of automatic weapons and equipment increases, the reliance on logistics becomes more and more serious. Without strong industrial support, automatic weapons without bullets are not as good as primitive swords and spears.

The Iraq controlled by Qin Haoge is still a bit far from Mecca, with a straight-line distance of more than 1,400 kilometers. With such a long distance, there are no roads or railways along the way, and it is either desert or Gobi. It is impossible to rely on ground transportation to ensure logistics.

Fortunately, Lanfang still has transport planes, and Djibouti is already under Lanfang's control. The straight-line distance from Djibouti to Mecca is less than a thousand kilometers. Even if Chen Kangjian does not have a "Kangaroo" in his hands, he can still use the previous generation "Eagle Eagle". Can complete the task.

Since June, transport planes from Djibouti have been continuously delivering various military supplies to Mecca, which has effectively supported the defense of the Mecca area. Without the air support from Djibouti, the Mecca defense line may have been It has already collapsed.

There are costs for dispatching transport planes. These expenses are all borne by the Rashid family. Although the Rashid family is unable to pay now, the accountant still has to record it, and there is interest.

Lanfang Military Department is really doing good business.

The arrival of the transport plane allowed the Rashid family to truly see the strength of Lanfang. Before the first transport plane arrived in Mecca, there was not even a single car in the entire Mecca area, and the first transport plane brought one "Wuzui", this is a "little gift" given to Ashraf Rashid by the Lanfang Military Department.

It has to be said that the Persians' obsession with pleasure has penetrated into their bones. With the arrival of the first "Wuzhai", the Rashid family seems to have entered a new era, and Lanfang's products have begun to pour in. Mecca, cars, home appliances, clothing, food , movies, and even books printed in Chinese, it seems like overnight, anything remotely related to Lan Fang has become fashionable in Mecca. Many Persians even gave up their traditional robes and put on "hunters" A variety of military-style clothing produced by "Apparel".

What Qin Zhiyuan wants is this effect. Lanfang's export is not only industrial products, but Lanfang also wants to export culture. Only in this way can he win the Persians' recognition of Lanfang to the greatest extent.

While supporting Mecca's defense, Chen Kangjian and Qin Haoge were also looking for opportunities to counterattack.

In fact, as early as last year, the Aziz family had announced the establishment of Saudi Arabia, and the capital was still set in Riyadh, as in its original history.

Riyadh is not far from Yemen. After Chen Kangjian landed in Yemen, he built an airport in Mukalla. The straight-line distance from Mukalla to Riyadh is only 1,100 kilometers. It can be said that Riyadh is already within the attack range of Lanfang Air Force. .

However, Chen Kangjian did not want to blow Riyadh to the ground. What Chen Kangjian wanted was to defeat the Aziz family as quickly as possible and help the Rashid family gain as many advantages as possible before the Cairo Conference, so he directly sent airborne troops to attack. Riyadh is the best choice.

In early June, the air force led by Dou Yongyi moved from Moon Bay to Mukalla, preparing to airdrop to Riyadh.

Before the airdrop, there was still a lot of work to do, so from the beginning of June, the reconnaissance aircraft of the Lan Fang military began to conduct reconnaissance in the Riyadh area to determine the defense strength of Riyadh and determine the landing site.

The Aziz family noticed the frequent reconnaissance of the Lan Fang reconnaissance aircraft, but even the most military-talented people in the Aziz family probably didn't expect that Lan Fang would use airdrops to attack Riyadh.

On June 11, the preparations were basically completed, and Dou Yongyi led 80 "Kangaroos" and 120 "Eagle Eagles" to prepare to airdrop the 15th Airborne Brigade to Riyadh at one time.

The largest organization of the Lan Fang airborne troops is the brigade. Like the Marine Corps, the airborne troops now have only two brigades, the 11th Brigade and the 15th Brigade, and the other numbers belong to the Marine Corps.

The 15th Brigade has a total of 4,500 officers and soldiers. 80 "Kangaroos" that can transport 30 combat personnel and 120 "Eagle Eagles" that can transport 20 combat personnel can just deliver all the officers and soldiers of the 15th Brigade and their equipment to Riyadh.

The commander of the 15th Brigade is Li Zhengwen. Originally, Li Zhengwen was in charge of this attack, but when the troops set out, the airborne commander Wang Zhengshan suddenly decided to airdrop to Riyadh with the 15th Brigade.

"Commander, you should stay in the rear to take charge of the overall situation. It's enough for our 15th Brigade to go for this small matter." Li Zhengwen didn't want Wang Dingshan to get on the plane, and he was still trying before getting on the plane.

"Don't talk nonsense. This is the first time our airborne troops have appeared on the stage. You want me to stay in the rear to take charge of the overall situation. Can I sit still?" Wang Dingshan was determined to personally command the 15th Brigade to complete the task.

Wang Dingshan was also a tragic figure. In the Lan Fang Army, there were few who were older than Wang Dingshan, but Wang Dingshan was not very lucky. After the establishment of Lan Fang, Wang Dingshan first served in the Foreign Legion, but made a mistake when attacking Lushun during the war against Japan, and then was exiled to Goryeo. In Goryeo, he and Liu Zizheng carried out several major purges, which were widely criticized by public opinion. Then he was thrown into the Military Academy of Lan Fang Imperial University. After the establishment of the airborne troops, Qin Zhiyuan finally re-employed Wang Dingshan.

Wang Dingshan is just in his early thirties this year, and he is not yet at the age of enjoying his old age, so Wang Dingshan attaches great importance to the appearance of the airborne troops this time.

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"Commander, don't worry, our 15th Brigade will never embarrass our airborne troops." Li Zhengwen expressed his determination.

"That's fine, you can rest assured, I won't interfere with your command, fight as you should, go, go." After Wang Dingshan finished speaking, he turned around and went up the gangway.

At the same time as the cabin door was closed, hundreds of planes at the Mukalla Airport were already lined up to take off. These planes were not all, and there were more planes in the hangar that had not been pushed out. Although the engineers under Chen Kangjian had tried their best, they still failed to build an airport that could accommodate hundreds of planes within a month.

It was enough. It was estimated that after this time, Mukalla Airport would not have the opportunity to take off so many planes at the same time. This was not Lan Fang’s homeland, and it would be a waste to build a super-large airport.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the escort fighters of the two squadrons took off first, followed by the "Eagle", and then the "Kangaroo". Lan Fang's airborne landing on Riyadh officially began.

The Aziz family actually had no fighters. To be honest, it didn't matter whether to send escort fighters or not. However, considering the regulations for the deployment of airborne troops and the payment of the Rashid family, Dou Yongyi decided to send fighters to escort. Even if there was no opportunity to fight, it would be good to treat it as a training.

Three hours later, the escort fighters had already flown over Riyadh.

To be honest, Riyadh now doesn't look like the capital of a country. The entire city covers an area of ​​only three or four square kilometers. There are no high-rise buildings lined up one after another, no wide and straight central avenues, and there are only low and dilapidated houses. The whole city looks gray, just like the Gobi Desert in the suburbs.

Hundreds of planes flew over Riyadh, which still aroused the vigilance of the ground forces in Riyadh.

It's a pity that the Saudis have no means to attack the Lan Fang Air Force. The Saudis don't even have anti-aircraft machine guns for air defense, which allows Wang Dingshan and his team to organize airborne operations calmly.

"I'll go down first, and we'll see you on the ground." Wang Dingshan sorted out his parachute backpack and prepared to jump out first.

"Commander, I'll do it!" Li Zhengwen would definitely not let Wang Dingshan test the Saudi air defense capabilities, and jumped out of the cabin.

Li Zhengwen was not the first one. When Li Zhengwen jumped out of the cabin, the entire airborne area was already filled with parachutes, like falling dandelion petals. The white umbrellas, the blue sky, and the small gray dots under the umbrellas were really beautiful.