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A smile appeared on Uday's face again, yes, what a good idea!During the days of becoming a eunuch, sometimes Uday would become furious, and sometimes, he would suddenly become another person, becoming more wise and vicious!
No!Your Excellency Qusay is an Iraqi hero, and he must not be subjected to such a despicable assassination!They didn't know that in the bedroom, Dinah, who had been tortured by Uday and had already passed out, woke up at some point, just in time to hear Chalabi's plot in the living room outside.
The current Iraqis already know that such a great victory in the Iran-Iraq War is inseparable from the heroic battle of His Excellency Qusay. Iran is in a fight, such a national hero must not die in a conspiracy!
Chapter 2: Operation Spring Thunder
"Babylonian Empire" Chapter 2: Operation Spring Thunder——
Saddam is in a good mood.
In Saddam's heart since he was a child, he had a dream of a big Babylonian Empire, to restore the Middle East to a big empire!
The first step in this dream is to annex Iran, which has a feud with Iraq.
Since the start of the war, Iraq has tried to invade Iran with a blitzkrieg, but it was completely crushed by the Iranian Air Force.
After that, although Iraq occupied Khorramshahr, it paid a heavy price of casualties. Before the war, the Iranian army, which was thought to have no combat effectiveness, caused Iraq to be beaten to death.
When the war entered a stalemate, Qusay turned out to be born. First, he smashed the conspiracy of the Israeli Air Force and protected the nuclear reactor that Saddam depended on as his lifeline. The raid was completely defeated.What made people even more happy was that they successfully lured the Iranian defenders in Abadanli and occupied this important city at a very small cost. Go ahead and occupy new lands.
From a military point of view, Qusay is simply a genius. Every battle is almost under his calculations. Even the desperate counterattack launched by the Iranians recently was defeated by Qusay.
Qusay is also economically savvy. After taking down Abadan, the oil refinery has started production thanks to his efforts. Up to now, Iraq's foreign exchange reserves have almost been exhausted, and the economy can improve and income can be increased. , Saddam was also very happy.
Therefore, Yao Ping in Saddam's heart has long been inclined to his second son. Although he has never cared too much for him, it has now been proved that his second son has outstanding talents.
However, my son is a bit of an idiot in politics. Iraq’s policy is to build a good relationship with the Soviet Union. The Red Empire in the north also supports Iraq more. Even the MiG-25, this advanced All fighter jets were acquired by him.But my own son doesn't seem to be very interested in the Soviet Union.
Moreover, this son attaches great importance to the Air Force, but Saddam does not believe in the Air Force.Among the Iraqi army, the air force has the lowest loyalty. The situation in the Middle East is turbulent. If you don’t control the army well, you will be in danger of being overthrown by rebels at any time.Due to the influence of the Soviet Union, Saddam was still used to the Continental Army.
Therefore, Saddam felt that it was time to teach his son a good lesson.
Moreover, Saddam still has some worries in his heart. Will his son have other ideas if his wings are hardened?
Saddam was still a little worried when he used a capable person, even if this person was his own son, especially recently the director of the Intelligence Bureau, Barzan, keenly observed that Qusay seemed to be conducting some secret activities.
What is Qusay doing behind his back?This made Saddam a little unhappy.
"Report, Your Excellency Qusay is back." The guard came in and reported.
"Well, what did he bring in?" Saddam asked.
"I only brought one driver and four soldiers," said the guard.
Only one driver and four soldiers?It seems that his son is still very humble, Saddam is more satisfied, "Let him come to the office to see me."
Of course Zhang Feng would not be that stupid, but he knows the truth of high meritorious deeds, the more military exploits, the more he will cause fear. Although Saddam is his father, he will not doubt him, but keep a low-key attitude, Very important.Before coming here, he had thought about what Yizart and Zhang Feng said many times in his heart.
Although Zhang Feng brought back a small team of Rattlesnake Special Forces, before entering Baghdad, they had already separated, entered Baghdad separately, and finally reunited, and Yurid had already figured out the situation in Baghdad in advance. He is dangerous, and the focus is on Uday, who has already been monitored by him. Therefore, although Zhang Feng only brought a driver and four best special forces as bodyguards to the Palace of the Republic, the security work has already been done.
However, as long as he did this, he had already won the favor of his father. This son did not have any dissatisfaction with him.
"Your Excellency the President." Zhang Feng walked into Saddam's office and said respectfully when he saw that he was the only one in.
"Well, Qusay, sit down." Saddam stood up and said, "Abadan has fought another big battle recently. Why are you always disobedient and run to the front line?"
"At that time, the fog was very heavy, our command organization was already in chaos, and the situation of the enemy ahead was unknown, we could only confirm the specific situation by conducting our own investigation, otherwise, we would definitely fail, Abadan is too important to us, we must not make any mistakes. " Zhang Feng said.
"Abadan is important, and you are even more important. Ah, Qusay, you must never go to the front line in person in the future!" Saddam said.
"Yes, father." Qu Sai was moved in his heart. It seemed that this old man really liked him, so he also changed his official accent and called him father.Then, the next thing will be easy to say.
"I came back this time to report to you about the situation on the front line and the next strategy of the Southern Military Region," Zhang Feng said.
"Well, Qusay, tell me, what's your idea?" Saddam lit a cigar and began to listen to Zhang Feng's statement.
"Our army is currently firmly in control of Abadan, but the strategic depth of Abadan's front line is too shallow, which is why it has been repeatedly attacked by Iran. Therefore, I want to launch a new campaign after the beginning of spring, Operation Spring Thunder .”
Operation Chunlei?The name is interesting, Saddam said: "Go on."
"Our goal at the beginning of the war was to take Khorram Shahr and the Abadan area. Now, we have initially achieved our goal. The entire Arabian River Basin has been included in our territory. Therefore, we The spoon should look forward." Zhang Feng said: "Then advance eastward, in the northeast, take Ahvaz, get the oil fields in the northeast of Ahvaz, our Abadan oil refinery, will be All work will be started, so that the profit will be more than ten times what it is now, and the problem of military shortages will be completely alleviated."
Saddam was overjoyed, yes, it was somewhat similar to his own thinking, Iran's oil is mainly distributed in the Abadan area, and then move forward to occupy the oil fields, this is the right way.
"At the same time, we are in the southeast, and we will continue to march, preparing to take down Iran's largest port, Khomeini Port!" Zhang Feng continued.
Khomeini Port is of great strategic and symbolic significance to Iranians. Taking it here will undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to Iran, and it is even possible that Iran will be devastated.
"At the same time, in order to contain the Iranians, please launch a feint attack from the north and create a few battles in northern Iran, so that the Iranians cannot go all out to deal with our southern attack." Zhang Feng said all his recent ideas.
The gist is two words: attack!
"Okay!" Saddam slapped the table, "That's right, we just want to attack, take down Port Khomeini and Tehran!"
Longyan Joy o Ah!Zhang Feng knew that what he wanted to say next would be much easier to say.
"However, due to the recent battles, the Southern Military Region has consumed a lot and is temporarily unable to launch a new offensive. Therefore, it needs to obtain new supplements." Zhang Feng said.
"Tell me, what do you need?" Saddam asked.
"To attack, we need to cooperate closely with the air and the ground. At present, we consume a lot of aircraft, and the introduction of the production line negotiated with the United States has not yet started, so we are completely unable to launch air strikes at present." Zhang Feng said.
There are still several Mirage F1 squadrons in the north. Zhang Feng knows that this is the best fighter he can get at the moment.
"Then transfer a few more MiG-21 and MiG-23 squadrons," Saddam said.
I don't want those rags, Zhang Feng said: "Father, if you want to fight head-on with the Iranian Tomcats, Mirage F1 is a must. You can transfer another Mirage F1 squadron to go there. In the last air battle, two squadrons of Mirage F1 , and five were shot down, not even enough for a squadron."
"Okay, no problem." Saddam said, "Then transfer another squadron over there."
What Saddam valued was still the MiG-25, a triple-sonic interceptor, which was his special weapon. This time, Qusay came to ask for it in person, and a squadron of Mirage F1s would not be too much.
"Also, even the Phantom F1 can't compete with the Tomcat at close range, so we must introduce a main air superiority fighter." Zhang Feng explained: "So, when I visited Europe last time, Signed a letter of intent with Dassault to purchase a twin-engine heavy air superiority fighter.”
Zhang Feng has not had time to report these things.
Saddam frowned a little: "What? Is this fighter more powerful than the MiG-25?"
The MiG-25 is also a heavy fighter. In order to obtain this fighter, Iraq even had to agree to certain requirements of the Soviet Union, such as asking their ground staff to maintain it.
"Father, the MiG-25 is outdated. The high-altitude and high-speed fighter is not suitable for modern air combat. When the MiG-25 is above 2.5 times the speed of sound, it can only fly in a straight line and cannot compete with the Tomcat at all. We What is needed is an aircraft with strong maneuverability and advanced electronic equipment." Zhang Feng explained.
This kind of large-scale introduction of things must be approved by the old man, otherwise, Zhang Feng is really too lazy to explain to him.
"Look at our financial situation." Saddam said.
Zhang Feng was very knowledgeable, so he stopped right away. If he said it once, he would say it a few more times, and he slowly agreed. Now that he said too much, he would feel disgusted. Anyway, even if his father didn't support it, he would pay for it himself. It takes a thousand percent.