Expedition to Europe

Huang Li has three divisions, one infantry division of the Foreign Legion, one mechanized division, and one infantry division composed of Syrians.

The French originally hired a semi-mechanized division from Lan Fang, but after the establishment of the Western Province, Lan Fang strengthened the equipment of this semi-mechanized division. Huang Li brought a large number of armored vehicles originally deployed in Jerusalem, and this semi-mechanized division was upgraded to a mechanized division.

The infantry division composed of Syrians does not have much combat effectiveness and can basically be ignored. In Huang Li's plan, the role of the Syrian division is to be used for assistance and logistics, at most to accept prisoners or something, and the combat mission still falls on the two Foreign Legion troops.

After obtaining Qin Haoge's permission, Huang Li immediately launched an attack in the direction of Basra. The main attack was carried out by the Third Division of the Foreign Legion of Lan Fang, which was the mechanized division in Huang Li's hands.

After receiving several supplies, the Third Division was also strong. The entire unit had a tank battalion consisting of 60 tanks, two infantry regiments consisting of 110 armored vehicles, and an artillery battalion consisting of 36 artillery pieces.

It was not until the eve of the attack that Huang Li received a piece of news that made him dumbfounded.

Opposite the Third Division was the Iraqi 11th Division, which was Yang Deshan's unit.

Oh, Angus Wollaston was so unlucky that he deployed the 11th Division opposite the Third Division. This was simply a waste of time for Huang Li and Yang Deshan. Lan Fang had been playing a balance in the Middle East, and this time he finally played a mistake.

After receiving this news, Huang Li urgently contacted Yang Deshan and prepared to communicate with Yang Deshan about how to fight tomorrow.

Huang Li was very surprised by Yang Deshan's reaction. The Foreign Legion would fight normally tomorrow, but as soon as the cannons sounded, Yang Deshan would order the troops to retreat. By the time Lan Fang, who was accustomed to using fire suppression, completed the fire preparation, it was estimated that Yang Deshan's troops had withdrawn from the battlefield. At that time, the Foreign Legion's troops could rely on the advantage of mechanization to complete the counter-encirclement of the Saudi Sixth Infantry Division and the Seventh Cavalry Division on both wings of the 11th Division's position.

Where is his moral integrity?

Not only did he escape from the battlefield, but he also sold out all the friendly forces. Yang Deshan, the leader of the "Brotherly Alliance", was really "not brotherly enough".

However, for Huang Li, Yang Deshan's decision was simply too good. Huang Li immediately ordered the troops to launch an attack according to the original plan.

At 6 o'clock in the morning on May 19, Huang Li's artillery launched an artillery attack on the 11th Division of the Iraqi National Guard on the Basra front line according to the predetermined plan.

The 11th Division's position immediately became a mess.

Hearing the first cannon, Yang Deshan immediately ordered the troops to "prepare for battle."

This is actually a code. To prepare for the battle means to run quickly. If you run too slowly and are attacked by artillery and suffer heavy casualties, don't blame me for being rude.

So the position of the 11th Division collapsed immediately.

"General, our troops have suffered heavy casualties and urgently need reinforcements." Baisher Atayi, the commander of the 31st Regiment, called to request reinforcements in the fifth minute after the shelling began.

"Hold on, reinforcements will be here soon." Yang Deshan had no intention of sending reinforcements. In front of Alva Hoyle, Yang Deshan still showed fearlessness in the face of danger.

Alva Hoyle was the chief of staff sent by Angus Wollaston to the 11th Division. Since Qin Haoge led his troops to invade Iraq, Angus Wollaston had no hope for the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army. In order to supervise Yang Deshan's 11th Division to persist in fighting, Angus Wollaston sent the chief of staff to Yang Deshan's troops.

This is not a special treatment. Angus Wollaston sent a chief of staff to each unit. The role of these staff is not to formulate combat plans, but to supervise whether Angus Wollaston's orders are strictly implemented.

"General, my troops have suffered more than half of casualties, requesting reinforcements." Ten minutes after the bombardment began, the commander of the 33rd Regiment, Taimam Lafig, also called for help.

"Hold on, the bombardment will be over soon. The Lanfang people don't have many shells. What you have to do is to hold on!" Yang Deshan was unmoved. Even though Taimam's voice was already crying, Yang Deshan was still as hard as iron.

To be honest, the names of the two commanders under Yang Deshan are not very good. If they are transliterated into Chinese, one will be translated into "decoration" and the other will be translated into "too numb".

"General, you should consider reinforcements." Alva Hoyle listened to the dense explosions of shells like raindrops, and looked at the front line with a worried look.

The way the Lan Fang army used artillery came from the way Britain and France used artillery in the world war. The British and French were at the peak of their national strength at the time and had no idea what "thrift" meant. It was common for them to conduct firepower preparations for a week or more before launching each battle.

Although Qin Zhiyuan advocated thrift in Lan Fang, the artillery logistics under Huang Li were now in charge of the French, so they could build as much as they could.

"Not yet. The Lan Fang people haven't launched an attack yet, and the living force must be kept at the critical moment." Yang Deshan ignored Alva Hoyle's advice.

"Then we always have to counterattack! Where are our artillery?" Alva Hoyle didn't want to be passively beaten.

"Counterattack? Artillery?" Yang Deshan looked at Alva Hoyle with a strange look, full of disbelief and suppressed anger: "We don't have artillery at all, we have never been trusted, and we have never seen any artillery at all. What do you want me to use to fight back?"

Alva Hoyle was immediately speechless. Yang Deshan was telling the truth. Neither Steven Strachey nor Angus Wollaston had ever trusted the Iraqis, or even the Persians. So although Iraq had established an army, the troops were not equipped with artillery, only simple rifles and a few machine guns. The Iraqis relied on these crude weapons to deal with Lan Fang's tanks and armored vehicles.

How could they possibly deal with them!

In addition to being ashamed, Alva Hoyle immediately felt admiration for Yang Deshan. Yang Deshan deserved admiration for being able to persist in fighting despite such a large gap in equipment. Alva Hoyle had decided that when writing the post-war report, no matter how the war went, Alva Hoyle would add this fact. Even if the war was lost, it was definitely not Yang Deshan's responsibility.

Alva Hoyle had also participated in the World War. If the British had faced such a large gap in equipment, I'm afraid the front would have collapsed before the war started, and they would not have persisted until now.

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The Lan Fang artillery fire was indeed fierce. Half an hour after the bombardment began, the telephone line between Yang Deshan's headquarters and the front line had been blown off, and the situation at the front was completely cut off. In order to restore contact, Yang Deshan sent out signal soldiers to connect the line many times. When the phone was reconnected, a phone came with the terrified scream of "Decoration": "Lan Fang people - Lan Fang tanks are coming -"

An unfamiliar voice came from another phone: "Hello, hello, is anyone there -" At first, the voice on the phone was still in Chinese, but then it changed to English: "On behalf of the Third Division of the Lan Fang Foreign Legion, I officially inform you that you have been surrounded. Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately. This is your only way out. If you resist to the end, you will definitely die. We Lan Fang have always treated prisoners well. You will be treated according to your military rank. Think about your family and children. How much they hope you can return safely -"

The guy who spoke on the phone was still a chatterbox. He talked for several minutes without any intention of stopping, which made Alva Hoyle, who put down the microphone, pale.

"What should I do?" Alva Hoyle waited for Yang Deshan's decision.

"What else can we do? Let's withdraw. I don't want to be a coolie in the Lanfang military camp—" Yang Deshan muttered, and immediately took the lead to leave the headquarters.

The Lanfangs and the British were allies in the World War, so both Yang Deshan and Alva Hoyle knew the character of the Lanfangs. The so-called "treatment matching the rank" was a lie. The Lanfangs never said "preferential treatment for prisoners". No matter who they were, there was only one fate for being captured by the Lanfangs, that is, to serve as a coolie to get their own rations, otherwise even a general would go hungry.

"Of course, I don't want to be captured either." Alva Hoyle said, and followed Yang Deshan to the "Bulldog".

As a senior officer, Yang Deshan still had preferential treatment, such as the "Bulldog" assigned to Yang Deshan, which was one of Yang Deshan's benefits.

This is really embarrassing. Britain is fighting with Lan Fang, but the cars used in the army are all made by Lan Fang. Does this count as "aiding the enemy"?

But neither Yang Deshan nor Alva Hoyle was in the mood to think about this issue. Yang Deshan was sitting in the car and constantly issuing orders, requiring the troops to retreat to Kuwait City and set up a gathering point in Kuwait City. Alva Hoyle's mind was on the post-war report. How to write this report is a very particular matter. Sometimes even if there is only one word difference, the meaning will be a thousand miles apart.

Yang Deshan did not ignore Alva Hoyle. Not long after the car drove out, Yang Deshan suddenly handed Alva Hoyle a small box: "This is what you left in the headquarters. I helped you pack it up."

Alva Hoyle took the box with a little doubt, and his face changed immediately after opening the box.

A whole box of gold bars and various jewelry, although the box is not too big, but the value of this small box is roughly estimated to be more than 100,000 pounds.

Oh, one hundred thousand pounds, this is really a huge sum of money. Alva Hoyle has never seen such a large sum of money in his life. Even if all the money Alva Hoyle has seen is added together, it is probably not as valuable as this small box.