Chapter Thirty-Three: Discovery of Armored Troops

  Because it was a swamp, the helicopter did not explode after crashing, and thanks to the anti-crash seats, Mehrdad and Molesant were able to survive. However, the two search and rescue personnel in the rear cabin were killed when their ordinary mechanical seats broke their necks during the crash.

  In the fierce battle just now, no one paid attention to them, and only now did they discover that they were still alive.

  It was precisely because of this muddy water that Mahad and Moorsant wanted to go out on their own, but it was impossible. As long as they went down, they would also fall into the mud. The part of the helicopter exposed above the ground only had the upper half left, if they still couldn't escape, they might not be able to get out either.

  The rear cabin of the No. 03 doe deer was equipped with an additional winch, so the No. 03 flew into the sky and started the rescue operation, which was originally used to search for important figures, but now it was first used on their own people.

  Just now in aerial combat, everyone's movements were very bold and fierce. Now, Shahid is gentle with his doe, carefully descending.

  Descended to a hover height of ten meters, the winch was slowly lowered, and a rope ladder hung under it. After a while, they sat in the rope ladder and could be pulled up to the helicopter.

  That's the advantage of Mi-24, the huge belly of Mi-24 can hold a whole infantry squad, unlike Cobra which is specialized armed helicopter and needs another general-purpose helicopter to come for rescue when needed.

  Mehrdad secured the noose around his abdomen and then raised his hands up.

  The winch pulled upwards, and Mehdi slowly rose.

  A distance of ten meters, close at hand.

  Suddenly, 01 aircraft in charge of vigilance, Haha Li discovered that many white smokes had flashed on the swamp not far away.

  Damn it, anti-aircraft missile!

  "Come on, No. 3! Faster! Pull it up! Pull it up!" Ha Li shouted loudly.

  Maihad felt his body suddenly being pulled tight by a rope, and he was already spinning uncontrollably in mid-air.

  Shahid manipulated the helicopter, rapidly ascending.

  It's useless, anti-aircraft missiles are much harder to deal with than anti-tank missiles launched by helicopters. Besides, the hovering altitude was too low just now, and the other party was too close, the reaction time was too short!

  The other side obviously wanted to put themselves in a desperate situation. In a short period of time, the second round of missiles flew up again.

  "Boom!" The No. 03 machine turned into a fireball and exploded in mid-air.

  The No. 02 machine on the right also followed, emitting a dazzling flame, with blood splashing across the sky.

  Only Haha Li narrowly escaped, he pulled the helicopter to high altitude after that, and saw on the ground, an armored force that was endless at a glance.

  Sly Iranians, really broke through the swamp!

  In the skies above the armored unit, three Cobras are flying in quickly, they have come to avenge themselves.

  Haha Li clenched his teeth in grief, wanting to fight the enemy, but that was absolutely impossible. Even if he could take down one or two of the enemy's helicopters, he would be attacked by sudden missiles and high artillery from the armored troops. He only had two anti-tank missiles and two rocket nests, which were far from enough to deal with such a powerful steel tide. The only option was to escape quickly while reporting to the military district: A large number of Iranian armored troops have appeared in the Susangjilde Wetlands!

  I made an unforgivable mistake. When the first glasses snake launched a sneak attack, I should have reported it. The appearance of the glasses snake here is too suspicious!

  When the Cobra helicopter on overwatch duty spotted Iraqi gunships, Rajavi knew they had a problem. By this time his armored column was already 20 kilometers into Iraq and would be another 10-15 kilometers before it exited the marshes.

  At this moment, the opponent's armed helicopter appeared, which was a bad signal. Rajavi immediately ordered the armored troops to hide in place, and at the same time, dispatched an anti-aircraft company from the mechanized infantry brigade, carrying portable air defense missiles, marching on foot to the battlefield.

  If the helicopter is the nemesis of tanks, then anti-aircraft missiles are the nemesis of helicopters. Facing a sudden anti-aircraft missile, the survival ability of the helicopter is very low.

  At the same time, he let the few "Light Sword" anti-aircraft missile launchers following in the armored division start preheating the missiles, ready to shoot down any female deer that might appear in the sky at any time.

  The armored division has come this far and wants to retreat, that is absolutely impossible. There is only one choice: charge, knock down all the enemies who block your way!

  Along with the fleet, there were also three Cobra helicopters. This was the last defense of the sky. Rajavi didn't want to let them go to the front line unless absolutely necessary. They had to escort the CH-47 and continue to pour concrete, then open up the remaining five kilometers of road ahead.

  By the time the troops carrying anti-aircraft missiles sneaked up, the air battle had ended. They found that the enemy's helicopter was rescuing its own downed helicopter and was not highly alert. They quietly turned to the side and launched a lightning strike.

  This blow hit the opponent's weak point, and the doe became a dead deer. Only one helicopter escaped by taking advantage of the situation.

  It is said that after running one shift, Rajavi was very worried and ordered the armored division to accelerate its advance immediately. The raid turned into a strong raid, which would not achieve the expected effect.

  At that moment, all the tanks accelerated and drove on the hastily constructed, barely passable "roads" at high speed.

  The helicopter in front, followed by pouring cement, and the last few kilometers.

  Shrapnel hit the doe's transmission, hydraulic fluid had already leaked out, but the doe's anti-shock capability was very strong, even if all the hydraulic fluid leaked out, it could still maintain for half an hour, enough to fly out of the combat zone.

  Hari flew back while reporting the battle situation to the military district.

  Izzat is anxiously waiting for the search team's response, although helicopters have been dispatched to search and rescue, but the swamp is too large, unless extremely lucky, it may take several days of searching to get results, and if what is found is Kusay's body, how will Saddam be held accountable?

  Ibrahim hoped to find out as soon as possible and get the result, but at the same time he was afraid of receiving bad news.

  "Ringing..." The phone on the table rang.

  An aide picked up the phone, and a young communications officer's urgent voice came from inside: "The Hawk squadron has sent back a message that a large number of Iranian armored troops have been found in the Susangird swamp!"

  The staff officer's face suddenly turned pale.

  Izzat grabbed the phone: "What did you say? Say it again!" He had also heard the previous call.

  "Eagle squadron encountered Iranian armored forces in Susangerd, exchanged fire with Iranian helicopters, shot down three of them, only 01 aircraft returned safely and is now landing at the 35th Brigade." The reporter recognized the voice as that of the Military Region Commander and immediately spoke more cautiously.

  "How is this possible, did Harry really see it clearly? Let him go search for the Kusayr swamp, how can an Iranian armored unit appear there?" Izat couldn't believe his ears: "Get me the 35th Brigade headquarters."

  Since Harry landed in the 35th Brigade, then ask the 35th Brigade. Izat didn't believe it, the Eagle Squadron was a veteran unit that had been tested in battle, how could they possibly fall into a situation where they were completely annihilated? He would rather think that Harry was just joking.

  However, deep down, he felt that all of this was real. Was it possible that Kusay really had such sharp battlefield instincts? How did the tribal leader get here? Especially since it had just rained last night.

  The phone connected, and it was chaotic inside.

  "Hey, get Muhammad for me," Izzat said.

  "Long is organizing the whole trip, preparing for battle, who are you?"

  It seems that Muhammad reacted quickly, and Izzat felt slightly relieved, saying: "I am Izzat Ibrahim."

  "Alright." Then he heard a voice from the receiver: "Captain, Captain, there's an officer named Izat in the military district looking for you."

  Izzat? Muhammad tapped his head, idiot, haven't you even heard of the name of the military zone commander?

  "Hello, Your Excellency," Muhammad said respectfully.

  "What's the situation like over there now, Muhammad?" Izzat asked.

  "Report to the commander, according to Captain Harry Lee and our scouts at the edge of the swamp, the Iranian armored troops, roughly a division in size, are now only a dozen kilometers away from the edge of the swamp. We're making preparations for battle," Mohammad said.

  "A whole battalion? That's a big move! Izat asked: "How prepared are you? Can you make departure preparations within several hours?"

  "Report to the commander, we have made all preparations, the whole brigade is fully equipped and is conducting pre-war mobilization, and will set off immediately," said Muhammad.

  So fast? If all Iraqi troops were as quick as the 35th Division, they would be unbeatable.

  Izzat was very satisfied: "Well, you set off immediately and must keep the Iranians stuck in the swamp, not letting them out."

  Out of the swamp, it's a flat plain, most suitable for armored groups to advance. Now, only the 35th Brigade can stop the Iranians. This brigade was ordered to rest here. If not for Kusay's arrival, this brigade would probably have been transferred to the Abadan front line.

  "I guarantee the completion of the task!" Muhammad said.

  Izzat hung up the phone and immediately focused on a large-scale military map, where a previously unnoticed swamp would erupt into a tank battle, with one brigade against an enemy division - what would be the outcome?

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