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On July 22, Nanhua's southern line began operations. Within one day, the Arab Division launched two attacks in Basra, losing 300 people, and the battle line was pulled into the city of Basra.

"The difficulty of street fighting is greater than expected. The psychological quality of the Mesopotamians is stronger than that of the Thais." The chief of staff said.

The first attack of the Arab Division was from eight kilometers outside the city to the edge of the city. A total of three deaths and seven injuries were paid to capture these eight kilometers.

Then came the Arabs' fanatical second attack - because Nanhua promised that if they entered the city, everything that could be moved in the city would be theirs.

Then, the troops who entered the city died 300 people, and nearly a thousand people were injured, and ran out in disgrace.

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"Also, Mesopotamians like to use rammed earth and bricks to build houses. It is difficult for light weapons to penetrate. In narrow streets, rocket launchers cannot be used. At most, grenades can be used. If we attack by force, there will be a lot of casualties."

"Fortunately, we did not launch an attack rashly. The endless street fighting makes me miss the days when I fought with the Dutch with bayonets." Wang Xu shook his head.

"Then follow the predetermined plan and divide and encircle on a large scale?" The chief of staff moved a few flags.

"The two regiments on the northern line have completed their tasks. They can be allowed to go south along the river, at least to reduce the enemy's food source. The eastern and western lines will not attack the plains, and divide Basra and Baghdad. How about it?" The chief of staff saw Wang Xu did not speak and said.

If this strategic idea is completed, it is equivalent to dividing the enemy into two parts, so that they cannot echo each other and are at a strategic disadvantage.

After completion, the enemies in the encirclement can be divided again, just like cutting a cake, into small pieces.

At this time, if there is enough time and manpower, it is completely possible to repeat it until the enemy loses morale - the British likened this to the sausage-cutting tactic.

If the manpower is insufficient, or the materials and time are not sufficient, you can concentrate your strength, usually the main mechanized troops, to attack the enemy back and forth and disperse the enemy - the Germans used this trick against the French.

If the forces used by both sides for the attack are equal, and you have sufficient manpower, but time is tight, then it will enter the bloodiest bayonet-to-blood phase, fighting blood, the number of weapons, the ability to replenish logistics, and most importantly - human lives - the Soviet strategic counterattack is like this against the Germans.

In short, this is a very effective tactic.

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"The northern line is weak, and it is enough to be responsible for the feint attack. The southern line will draw an Arab division to guerrilla on the plains, attack Nasiriyah on the west line, and attack Amara on the east line. Take the target and continue to attack, and meet in the middle of the plain." Wang Xu looked at the map and agreed with the chief of staff's plan.

This may prolong the war, but isn't this what Liu Yiming and Xu Hui meant? As for the oil price... it has basically no impact on the oil price.

Nanhua still has two major oil-producing areas in Arabia and Brunei, which control millions of tons of production each year, enough for France, Italy, and Nanhua to use.

Britain? Britain uses all kinds of oil, from the United States, Nanhua, and Tsarist Russia.

On the contrary, Germany imported a lot of Nanhua oil through the Ottoman Empire, but Liu Yiming destroyed the accounts...

On July 23, Nanhua captured several cities in northern Mesopotamia and the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, cutting off the connection between Mesopotamia and the north.

The 105th Regiment is less than 240 kilometers away from Baghdad, but due to insufficient troops, it has shrunk the front line by 20 kilometers.

On July 23, the 5th Brigade of the 3rd Division of Nanhua on the western front began to advance all the way, and with the cooperation of the Air Force, raided Nasiriyah on the edge of the plain area.

Nasiriyah is located on the edge of the plain area. It is an ancient city that has stood on the banks of the Euphrates River for many years, peaceful and comfortable.

On July 23, six airships visited the city from the west and south respectively, leaving 60 tons of bombs.

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In order to destroy buildings as much as possible and kill people at the same time, Nanhua used 100 to 200 kilograms of aerial bombs this time, which are also effective against houses made of rammed earth and bricks, but the price is...

"It's devastated!" Fang An, commander of the Fifth Brigade, looked at the city with thick smoke.

"Be careful of the enemy's revenge, carefully check every building, be careful of everyone, and take all means when necessary." Fang An put down the telescope and issued a combat order.

"107th Regiment, attack."

...

Fang An stared at the telescope tightly. It had been an hour since he gave the order. Forty minutes ago, a battalion of the 107th Regiment carefully stepped into the city of Nasiriyah.

But for a full forty minutes, there was no explosion, and Fang An was a little puzzled.

"The headquarters has news. It is confirmed that there are 3,000 enemies who entered Nasiriyah on the afternoon of the 19th." The brigade chief of staff came over with a telegraph.

"The 107th Regiment has searched half of Nasiriyah and has not seen any enemy." Fang An put down the telescope and looked at the telegram.

"Two possibilities. First: The enemy can organize and shrink its defense in a short period of time after experiencing a huge bombing that has never been encountered before." Fang An put down the telegram.

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"This is impossible. Although this is our request, we can't do it." The brigade chief of staff shook his head.

In terms of individual soldier quality, Nanhua may not be the strongest, but the brigade staff is confident in terms of organization.

"Second: The enemy deceived us. Now, we have to find the enemy..." Fang An shook his head.

"According to the combat plan, we have to attack westward until we meet up with the Fourth Division and complete the strategic encirclement mission." The brigade chief of staff reminded.

The two armies are only 150 kilometers apart in the center. The Fourth Division can only use a brigade plus technical arms, which adds up to a little more than a division. It is very stressful to attack and defend a 150-kilometer front.

If the Fifth Brigade of the Third Division cannot attack as planned, it will make no sense to let the Fourth Division attack alone.

In order to prevent being divided and surrounded, the smallest unit of each offensive route during the offensive phase is a battalion with enhanced machine gun firepower.

The Fourth Division also has to put its troops on the land spit out by the British. If the Fifth Brigade does not attack, the Fourth Division will be very passive and will not have enough troops to attack and defend.

Even if the Fourth Division is invincible and reaches its limit, it will leave a big gap.

"Call the Air Force for reconnaissance. The 108th Regiment will rest for one night and then head east immediately." Fang An thought about it.

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Comprehensive intelligence, the enemy may not pay too much attention to Nasiriyah, after all, Nasiriyah's strategic location is not that important.

This can also explain why the 3,000 people disappeared. They should have been transferred to other places.

Fang An didn't believe that the enemy would think of Nanhua's combat plan. It can be seen from the fact that Nanhua has been mobilizing and deploying, while the Mesopotamians have firmly grasped Basra.

Anyone with vision knows that Basra cannot be defended, and there is no reason for Basra to be defended, but the Mesopotamians still put a lot of people in it.

Even if these 3,000 people really stay to fight guerrillas, Fang An is not afraid.

"Telegram headquarters and request to transfer an Arab ranger to support the central line and maintain logistics support." The Arabs must be the ones who know the Arabs best...