Chapter 29: Search and Rescue

  Zhang Feng made a gesture, and all the warriors who were still eating snake meat immediately picked up their weapons and followed him up.

  Hades carried the missile, thinking that the snake meat was actually quite delicious when chewed slowly, with a fresh and savory flavor amidst the fishy smell, much better than the field rations.

  He cautiously looked around and found that except for their team, there were no other teams in the surrounding area. Zhang Feng carefully stepped down into the knee-deep ruts, which had a layer of bundled reeds underneath. Although they had been washed away by last night's heavy rain, he still saw the distinctive tread marks left behind, tangled and mixed with the mud, effectively increasing the vehicle's passing ability.

  The Persians weren't stupid after all, they actually came up with this method! Zhang Feng couldn't help but admire them. In places where it was difficult to pass through, using dry reeds to pad the bottom could increase their ability to get through, and in some rural areas of China, this method is still used today, simple yet practical.

  Since there are their tire tracks here, as long as we follow the tire tracks forward, we can definitely find the Persian hidden tank troops.

  What's more important is that after finding these wheel tracks, my own judgments were finally confirmed. The Iranians indeed wanted to stab the Iraqi army in the back through this place.

  The purpose of this trip has finally been achieved, thank God.

  "Hurry, along this road, we can find the Iranian armored cluster," Zhang Feng said.

  The others in the special forces also understood everything and couldn't help but admire the person leading them, it was simply amazing, they had indeed found traces of Iranians.

  The fatigue of recent days was swept away, and they were all full of spirit, following Zhang Feng along the ruts, moving forward.

  Some places were washed away by the heavy rain, but those reeds revealed the correct direction mercilessly. It is estimated that when Rajavi used these reeds, he never thought that it was these reeds that helped his armored troops to pass through, which completely shattered their dream of attack.

  Zhang Feng didn't know that they had taken a wrong turn and unintentionally crossed over to the other side of their base, which was already very close, and came to the eastern part of the swampy area near the border. In the process of returning westward, they would definitely have to cross the swampy area from east to west, coincidentally intersecting with the other party's line of advance.

  "What? Kusay is missing? How can you be so irresponsible as a tour leader?" In Basra, Izzat was furious when he heard the news over the phone.

  Bunch of idiots, they really are a bunch of idiots. They shouldn't have agreed to let Kusay join the troops in the first place. This Kusay, lately he's been acting like a completely different person, stirring up trouble wherever he goes.

  Muhammad had a bellyful of grievances, but he didn't dare say them out loud. Which one of these people was he willing to offend?

  Down in the courtyard, that's Saddam Hussein's son, what can he say? Does he dare to utter a single word? Moreover, if they really made preparations for an attack in that damned swamp, who would be the first to bear the brunt? At that time, even if you managed to escape from the battlefield, you wouldn't be able to escape the military tribunal's trial. Who would care about your excuses then?

  Searching the swamp is a must, the only thing I did wrong was not to let Kusakabe bring his so-called Resonance Snake special forces to search the swamp in person. But with my identity, dare I refuse?

  A heavy rain from the sky thoroughly put Muhammad in a low valley, and early the next morning, he dispatched a large number of troops to search for the swamp, but lost several armored vehicles and gained nothing. He dared not delay any longer and reported directly to the military region.

  "Kusay went down to the marshes on reconnaissance, where there might be an Iranian armored assault group. Who knew that last night's heavy rain would make it difficult to traverse the marshes, so..." Muhammad said.

  "Your team's mission is to rest and at the same time take care of Kusay's safety, that damned swamp, it's raining heavily, can we contact by radio?" Izat asked.

  "Last night they were still reachable, but later on, we lost contact with them. Maybe their armored vehicle broke down," Mohammad said.

  "You stupid fool, just wait to roll up your bedding and get out of here!" Izat slammed down the phone in anger. God forbid, please don't let anything happen to Kusay, or else I'll have no way to explain it to the President.

  "Notify immediately, dispatch a squadron of helicopters to enter the Suzangilder swamp for reconnaissance, and find Kusay bai and his small detachment at all costs." Izat and the staff said.

  After finishing, he sat down on the chair with some fatigue and fell into contemplation. This time seeing Kusay, the biggest impression he had was that Kusay's eyes had changed. In the past, they were gloomy and silent, but now they seemed somewhat cold-blooded and wise, a contradictory entity.

  He fell into the swamp, and had to send a plane to search for him, it seemed like his plan. The purpose was to let himself send a plane to search that area, could it be that there was really something hidden inside?

  Impossible, Iran's tribal tank, absolutely can't get through there, this is simply nonsense, Izat threw away these thoughts.

  Abadan has been besieged for a year, and it's time to think of ways to take Abadan down. Recently, for some reason, the enemy's resistance seems to have weakened, and we can mobilize more troops to quickly capture Abadan. If not for Kusay's arrival, bringing in the 35th Brigade would also be a good option.

  The huge five-bladed propeller had started to rotate, and inside the massive fuselage, two search and rescue personnel were already seated in their chairs. In front of them, the two bubble-like cockpits housed two pilots who had completed all pre-flight preparations.

  This Mi-24 gunship, painted on the side with a picture of a soaring eagle, is one of the famous "Eagle" squadron, executing the search mission ordered by the Military Region under the command of General Kusayev.

  Although it was a search mission, because they were still in the war zone, the Mi-24 had two UV-32-57 rocket launchers and two AT-2 "Swatter" anti-tank missiles mounted under its short wings. A 12.7mm four-barrel " Gatling" machine gun was installed on the lower part of the nose, with a large range of elevation and azimuth angles.

  Mi-24 on the battlefield is an invincible existence for the enemy's ground forces.

  The main task of the Mi-24 is to clear a path for friendly tank troops, suppress anti-aircraft fire and various obstacles, and pin down enemy airborne units.

  Harriri and Jabril are the lead aircraft of this flight squadron. Harriri is a pilot, and Jabril is a weapons operator.

  Helicopter takeoff is complicated, the main control components are collective pitch, tail rotor and cyclic stick, but the principle is very simple.

  A helicopter is able to fly because of the large circular disc on top, also known as the rotor, which produces lift. The tail rotor primarily controls the helicopter's rotation in mid-air by providing lateral thrust to counteract the torque effect. To move forward, the spiral rotor on top and the body are not parallel but tilt forward, providing rearward thrust, propelling the helicopter forward.

  Correspondingly, the collective pitch stick is used to change the angle of the rotor blades to change the magnitude of lift and achieve vertical takeoff and landing. This means increasing the power of the rotor, similar to stepping on the gas pedal when driving. The cyclic pitch stick, also known as the control stick, controls the tilt of the rotor by adjusting the swashplate, achieving movement in the horizontal direction. This is like pushing the control stick forward, causing the helicopter to lower its nose and move forward. The foot pedals are used to change the angle of the tail rotor blades through a star-shaped component, changing the thrust to achieve turns. Pressing the left pedal causes the helicopter to turn left, while pressing the right pedal causes it to turn right. By combining these controls, various flight actions can be achieved. (This is just a simple tutorial; flying is a serious business that requires strict training.)

  The two high-power turboshaft engines on the roof began to start, and the two engines were linked. One was destroyed, and the other could maintain a certain power, allowing the helicopter to escape danger.

  After carefully checking all the instruments, everything was normal. He gently pulled the collective with his left hand and the huge Mi-24 lifted off the ground.

  After the other three planes took off, they formed a diamond-shaped formation and headed towards the Susangirld wetland to carry out search and rescue tasks.

  PS: Thanks to the cover group of Starting Point for making the cover, thanks to all readers for their tireless support, especially the support of Fascia, which moved me deeply. Next week is a strong push for categorization, so next week I will definitely take out time to write more, at least two updates per day. To repay the kindness of all readers with wonderful content.

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