Soviet Union 1991

"The Americans have now taken control of Baghdad, and the informants we installed among high-level officials in Iraq have not given us any feedback. Now the Soviet Union is completely confused about the situation inside Iraq. We have no idea whether Saddam will eventually I don’t know if the Iraqi army is really as weak as we predicted.” Kryuchkov reported the current situation in Iraq to Yanayev as usual, but the increasingly confusing Baghdad regime seemed to be under control of the US military. Gradually stabilized.

"The Americans did not encounter any resistance when they entered Baghdad? How interesting." Yanayev Kryuchkov forced a smile, "If even Saddam's central garrison did not resist, then that would be What a joke. Do you really think Saddam would leave such a large group of his troops and escape alone?"

Kryuchkov's brows furrowed. He didn't believe that Saddam had any plans besides escaping. At the beginning, the US military only used one battalion to control the entire city. So as the number of troops stationed increases, do they still have plans to turn defeat into victory?

Yanayev looked at Kryuchkov's puzzled expression and explained to him specifically, "I have made a small suggestion to Saddam before, that is, when he faces an army that has no chance of winning, At this time, the best way is to break into pieces and lurk, hiding in the city to fight guerrilla warfare with them. Because there are a large number of civilians living in a city, the US military will not use M1A1 main battle tanks and A1 gunships for bombing. That's the advantage of the Iraqi army."

After George W. Bush announced the end of the Iraq War in 2003, the U.S. troops stationed there were constantly attacked by the Iraqi Republican Guard, who often used snipers and roadside bombs to cause heavy casualties to the U.S. military.

"According to this situation, Saddam most likely adopted my suggestion." Yanayev said proudly, "Thanks to us providing a batch of rockets, landmines, and mortars to Iraq. and general-purpose machine guns. If Saddam handles it properly, these weapons will gain great strategic advantages in wars with unequal numbers, no less than the advantage an armored tank battalion brings to them. As long as the tactics can be used, then Baghdad The city is the next Grozny.”

After Saddam issued the order to fight, the war horn sounded again. Almost instantly, the entire city began to commotion. Under the cover of night, the Humvees patrolling the streets were attacked by IEDs. The attacking Iraqi Republican Guards shuttled through the densely crisscrossed alleys to specially attack the American soldiers walking on the streets.

Only a few minutes into the battle, four U.S. Humvees were blown up. The US military camp stationed in Baghdad was also hit by mortars. This time the burning flames fell on the unlucky Americans. Before they could figure out what was going on, the mortars blew up their fuel depot. . Only a few minutes into the battle, four U.S. Humvees were blown up and six people were killed. The US military camp stationed in Baghdad was also hit by mortars. This time the burning flames fell on the unlucky Americans. Before they could figure out what was going on, the mortars blew up their fuel depot. .

However, it is obvious that neither the US military nor the experienced Iraqi army is a vegetarian. It is estimated that after the US military personnel figured out the direction, the mortar team began to move their positions. As expected, the air strike arrived at the original location within a few minutes.

"We are under attack by Iraqi forces on Sala Street and need support! We need support!"

"This is the patrol team on July 14th Street. Oh my god, their people are everywhere. We need support. Where is the damn air support? We can't hold on any longer!"

"Sir, the authorization of gunships and M1 tanks has been rejected by Washington. They believe that this is just a small rebellion. If the use of gunships is not handled properly, it will become a criticism of the US military massacring Iraqi civilians. They do not allow this. Things arise. At most, they are willing to authorize the use of armed helicopters.”

"Asshole, this is just making fun of the lives of thousands of American soldiers." Although General Binford was very angry, Washington's consideration was not unreasonable. Once the US military was labeled as anti-humanitarian, then They will not have a good life in Baghdad from now on.

"Can we contact Apache helicopters to attack now?" General Binford, the war commander, asked, "Let Cobra helicopters and Apaches support the ground troops. Our soldiers need them."

"Of course, I'll make arrangements now."

The disintegrated Iraqi army showed a strong side, especially in guerrilla warfare. The combined use of RPGs, general-purpose machine guns and sniper rifles suppressed the US military without heavy firepower and was unable to raise its head. Soldiers slightly further away were shot directly to the ground by soldiers holding Dragunov sniper rifles. They would not kill the soldiers, but would only make them howl in pain and use their voices to attract other American troops to come over and rescue them. The soldiers will kill with one shot. The strategy of encirclement and reinforcements can stain the blood of at least ten people in their hands.

RPG is a weapon against Hummers and even tanks. From the beginning of the war, American soldiers have never stopped shouting "R! P! G!". Every time they shouted this sentence, a Hummer was overturned by the explosion. After severely injuring the machine gunner on the Hummer, the general machine gun began to suppress the remaining small group of people until they were all killed.

Under the cover of night, this sudden attack, the US military leaders did not know how much strength the enemy had, so they could only wait until the sun rose the next day to make other plans.

The armed helicopter equipped with night vision arrived at the designated combat position, but the chaotic scene on the scene was no less than the Somali War. The enemy's stationed buildings and the streets where the US troops were stationed were mixed together, and it was impossible to carry out an effective attack.

When he was at a loss, the radar suddenly showed that it was locked by a missile. The armed helicopter hurriedly evaded. In the meantime, a missile whizzed towards him from the roof on his lower left. The armed helicopter hurriedly took evasive action, dropped a heat-seeking bomb, and escaped the first wave of attacks without danger.

"Damn it, no one told me that these Iraqis actually had anti-aircraft missiles. I always thought they were just some old RPG rockets! These are real SAM anti-aircraft missiles, made in the Soviet Union!"

At the same time, the armed helicopters supporting other areas were attacked by SAM anti-aircraft missiles and almost crashed to the ground. For safety reasons, the 6th Air Force recalled all the armed helicopters in combat and no longer provided air support. Only a group of isolated and helpless US patrol teams were left in a bitter battle. Every minute that passed, a soldier might even be killed in the alleys of the city.

"The whole city is attacking us. The so-called early victory in Baghdad is just a false illusion prepared by Saddam for us. This is a gift from him to the United States." After analyzing the goals of the Iraqi army, General Binford ordered all soldiers not to fight and let the army retreat directly to the base camp to repair and establish a defense line. If necessary, withdraw directly from Baghdad to preserve strength.

The retreat of the US troops during the fierce battle was seen as a victory for the Iraqis. Moreover, the armed helicopters that were preparing for air support were directly suppressed by SAM shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles and dared not fly over the residential area. Because Saddam ordered not to leave any alive, no US soldiers were captured and all were directly killed by the Republican Guard.

After paying the price of more than a dozen people in the dark alleys, the US military finally began to shrink the front line. They focused their troops on a few streets and waited until dawn the next day to counterattack.

The other side seemed to have seen through this point of the US military. They began to approach the location of the Republic Palace in Baghdad from Muthana Square, the racecourse and the city of Wosseni. That place is the base camp of the US military and a strategic location that the Republican Guard focused on seizing.

Seven or eight hundred Saddam's death squads and members of the Republican Guard began to approach the Republic Palace through the alleys, where they would have a life-and-death battle with the US military. (To be continued.)8