Chapter 608: Those Who Retreat Will Be Killed

"Of course we will fulfill our promise." Hitten said, "But, under the current circumstances, we cannot transport more heavy equipment to you if we want to cross the mountains. Our own equipment transportation is already stretched to the limit. Now, although we have occupied Mosul, we cannot stop here. We must continue to rush forward while those Arabs have not reacted! Rush through Tikrit, rush to Baghdad, and completely end the current Iraqi regime! At that time, not only the establishment of Kurdistan, but even the entire Iraq can be controlled by the Kurds. For example, with the support of our United States, you can become the current president of Iraq, how about it?"

Everyone has desires! For example, Jalal, even when he was a student, was full of enthusiasm to build his own country. However, after struggling in the political field for decades, he became a complete powerist, and all he saw was power!

The establishment of Kurdistan will give the Kurds their own home. As a leader, Jalal will also become a hero of the Kurds. However, if he becomes the president of the entire Iraq, the Kurds will become the masters and begin to rule those Arabs! This will be a great victory for the Kurds!

There was a twinkle in Jalal's eyes.

This was something that was unthinkable before, but now, this path is right in front of us! The United States, the leader of the entire Western world, has now formed a deadly feud with the Iraqi government and must overthrow the current government's rule! After the current government is overthrown, someone needs to take over the power here. The Americans will definitely not become president themselves, and they still have to support the forces here. Now it seems that the Kurds are the most suitable choice!

"Then what do you need us to do?" Jalal asked. There is no free lunch in the world. If the Americans want to support him to be president, he must also pay a certain price!

"We need Kurdish fighters to fight alongside us," Hitten said. "We need the safety of the northern roads and transportation lines, we need to maintain stability in the occupied areas, prevent those Arabs from causing trouble, and we also need Kurdish fighters to rush to Baghdad with us to eliminate Saddam's regime."

The war needs the Kurds to fight with us! The United States doesn’t have many helpers now, so we’ll take as many as we can!

"Okay, we agree," Jalal said.

"Boom!" At this moment, an explosion was heard in the distance and a sharp air defense alarm sounded.

After learning that Mosul was occupied by rebels, the Iraqi authorities responded extremely quickly. The troops that had assembled in Tikrit immediately marched towards Mosul at field speed. At the same time, the Air Force also launched fighter jets and flew over Mosul to bomb the rebel forces!

Two Su-24 attack aircraft dropped bombs, and bursts of flames rose from the ground.

At the same time, the anti-aircraft guns on the ground also began to fire back! The Kurdish fighters, wearing headscarves and exposing their shoulders, fired into the sky!

The civil war in northern Iraq has begun!

Baghdad.

"General Andre, your guess is correct. The Americans are indeed going to come from Turkey via the north." Adnan said, "Now, we can confirm the numbers of the American main force, the 5th Army, the British 3rd Armored Division, and the Belgian 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade."

The main force of the United States, the Fifth Army! During the Cold War, the main forces of the United States in Western Europe were the Fifth Army and the Seventh Army! These two armies faced the Soviet Union directly, and once something happened, they would be the first combat troops! And now, the Americans have actually moved the Fifth Army to northern Iraq! These days, they must have completed the war deployment long ago!

No wonder Saudi Arabia is having such a hard time fighting. American reinforcements have yet to arrive. It turns out they are trying to save Zhao from Wei!

"The Americans are coming aggressively. Although we have mobilized troops there, I'm afraid we can't stop them." Adnan continued, "The north is all mountainous. The local Kurds thrive in the mountains. With the Kurds as guides, the US heavy troops can easily move out! Once they come out of the northern mountains, our plains will be defenseless, and they will soon be able to rush to Baghdad!"

Mountainous areas are not suitable for heavy troops to fight! Adnan's face was very ugly. Originally, Andre had already issued a warning, but unfortunately his side still did not react enough!

Now, with the locals as guides, the American troops can easily get out of the northern mountains, quickly assault on the plains, and attack Baghdad!

Iraq’s main forces are now in Saudi Arabia!

"Should we mobilize Saudi troops?" Lieutenant General Hazraj said, "After all, Baghdad is our capital, and we must not lose it!"

"Of course not. If we do this, we will get nothing. The Americans will chase us all the way from Saudi Arabia and surround us." Andre immediately rejected this suggestion: "Before we capture Riyadh, our troops in Saudi Arabia must not be withdrawn!"

"What should we do then?" Hazraj asked.

"Hold on, even if we have to fight to the last man, we must hold on!" Andrei said to Uday, who had been silent, "President, please issue an order. All soldiers must hold on to their positions. Anyone who surrenders or escapes will be executed along with their family members!"

The Americans are coming, and our side is out of manpower. At this time, fear of war will make some people lose the courage to resist. For example, right here, some people must be thinking about retreating.

Anyone who dares to escape will be killed! Not only the person, but also his family members! At this time, this is the only way to do it!

President Uday actually has no power. He doesn't know much about military affairs anyway. The formulation of combat plans is proposed by Andrei and then finalized after discussion by Adnan and others. Of course, they respect Uday very much and all of them will be submitted to Uday for instructions, and they all get affirmative answers.

Now, Andre's proposal was put to the president for a vote. Uday's young face was filled with sinisterness: "I totally agree. If they dare to retreat and are caught in Baghdad, I will personally execute them all with a machine gun!"

For Uday, killing people was fun.

"Now, let's continue to discuss how to deal with the American invasion with the existing forces." Andre said: "Although the Americans seem to be coming with great force, they actually have two shortcomings. First, they have not yet completely seized air superiority. We can send out air force forces to attack. Second, the north is a mountainous area. If they attack from this direction, logistical supply will be a big problem."