Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Hero Returns

  Busra, Headquarters of the Southern Military District.

  "How come there's still no news from Kusay?" Izzat asked with a gloomy face.

  "Ground forces of the 35th Brigade are still searching, and helicopters in the sky are also searching. An hour ago, they found three Type-63 armored vehicles that departed from Kusaybah at first, one of which is very close to the supply base that was blown up, but no people were found on the armored vehicle." Chief of Staff Fatah Al-Haladi replied.

  With the help of air power, the Thirty-Fifth Brigade achieved a brilliant victory. They single-handedly blocked an armored division head-on and then captured nearly 1,000 Iranian soldiers, seized over 50 Chieftain tanks, nearly 100 US-made M113 armored vehicles, and captured more than a dozen high-ranking commanders on the opposing side, excluding General Rajavi. This armored division was annihilated in its entirety, which is the first time this has happened in the war in over a year.

  Due to this victory, the Southern Military Region will be commended by the President, especially the 35th Brigade, which suffered nearly half casualties. The President has ordered that the 35th Brigade be expanded into the 35th Armored Division and equipped with advanced weapons to encourage their bravery in this battle.

  However, Izzat knew that these halos were superficial and their ambush had resulted in an unforgivable mistake: the President's son was now missing in action.

  Although each has its own difficulties, however, if something goes wrong with Khuseynov, don't look at the surface where the president praises the 35th Brigade, in his heart he may have already started to move against him, I wonder if there will be another purge, getting rid of people he thinks are disloyal.

  Although Izzat is Saddam's brother, he may also be implicated.

  So, the battle may have ended, but those six female deer helicopters did not immediately return to patrol the battlefield in search of Kusay's whereabouts. The exhausted 35th Brigade, apart from escorting prisoners, also began a dragnet search in the swamp.

  Izzat knew that this time he had made a mistake. Kusay, who was still a young man and would not be eighteen for another year, had already shown outstanding military talent and sharp battlefield instincts.

  "This Kusay, is simply like a god! This was Izzat's innermost admiration."

  I never believed that the Iranians would attack from that location, it's simply impossible. How could the Iranians make such a low-level mistake? That place is a swamp where tanks can't pass through.

  Who would have thought that the mythical tale of the Thousand and One Nights would come true on Iran's massive and heavy Chieftain tanks? When Izat found out that the Iranians had used reeds, or even poured concrete to solidify roads, he simply couldn't believe it. Bold, unconventional, the Iranians seemed to have turned into military geniuses.

  If Kou Sai did not come to the Southern Military Region, and Kou Sai did not go to the Thirty-fifth Brigade, then at this moment, the situation in the South would have been chaotic.

  Beyond the swamp, it's a flat plain, where the Iranian armor will come from behind and stab us in the back. They'll pass through Hamid, along the Karun River, and enter Abadan from the north, surrounding Abadan, which has been under siege for over a year but still hasn't fallen. Those few divisions of troops have lost their morale, are being attacked from both front and rear, and are likely to collapse at any moment.

  From this point of view, Kusay is a miracle. He ventured into the swamp, risking his life to spy on the Iranian armored forces and blew up their base. Although it was not confirmed by Kusay himself, from various signs, it must have been Kusay's team that raided the enemy's logistics base, setting off countless fuel and ammunition.

  Otherwise, with the backward T-62 tanks of the 35th Brigade, they could not stop the opponent's attack at all. Muhammad also said that the battle on the first evening was very lucky, and for some reason, the opponent suddenly retreated. It must have been at that time that the opponent's fuel was bombed.

  Otherwise, on the first night, the Iranians would have already left the swamp, just like a fierce tiger released from its cage, with very serious consequences.

  It was precisely Kusay's outstanding action that saved the Thirty-Fifth Brigade.

  Is this really that under-eighteen nephew of mine who is so bold and decisive in his actions, with a mind as tightly wound as a gambler's, staking everything on one throw?

  He is simply the pride of the Iraqi people, the divine eagle of the army!

  "Ding..." Suddenly, the phone on the table rang.

  An aide picked up the phone: "Hello? What? Found Kusakabe? Where?"

  Izzat heard and picked up the phone: "I am the military commander, where is Kusay?"

  "Commander, this is Marlwan, we are now at Basra Central Hospital."

  "Slam!" Izzat hung up the phone, "Let's go, we're going to the hospital." After saying that, he rushed out.

  Kusai went into the hospital? Hopefully nothing serious happened!

  Marwan heard the beeping sound coming from the receiver and reluctantly hung up the phone. It seems that in the commander's eyes, Kusay is quite important after all.

  Zhang Feng drove the huge Chinook helicopter, while in his heart he had already prayed to the true God, God, and Buddha, hoping that they could protect his safety.

  If in other cases Zhang Feng felt that he could still control his own destiny, then on this helicopter, he didn't have any confidence at all.

  It's okay, this traffic light is very polite, not a single red light is on.

  Zhang Feng first headed west, flying out of the swamp and then south. Although he could understand wireless radio compasses, he was also somewhat disoriented due to the influence of crosswinds. Although he flew south, his actual course was southwest.

  By mistake, I saw that Arab river and flew along it all the way to Basra.

  At Zhang Feng's level, there is no way to fly in the city. Those buildings and power lines are his greatest threats.

  So Zhang Feng landed the plane on Highway 6 a few kilometers outside Basra, left a few soldiers to guard the plane, hijacked a car on the highway and drove directly into Basra, arriving at the largest central hospital.

  Zhang Feng was most concerned about his injured subordinates, especially Neil He, whose leg injury was too severe and had lost too much blood. At this time, he had already entered a coma stage, hoping that the doctor could rescue him in the operating room.

  While waiting in the hospital, Marwan made a call to the military district.

  Izzat and his men jumped into a car and immediately headed for Central Hospital.

  Kusay, don't scare me, if something happens to you, how can I explain it to the President?

  At that time, Iraq relied on kinship to maintain its rule. The key departments of Saddam's regime were almost all held by his confidants. His elite Republican Guard came from his hometown of Tikrit.

  Kusay was also a nephew of Izzat, who was very concerned about him.

  The military district commander personally took action, with several escort vehicles following in front and back to protect his safety. Although this operation was relatively hasty, they still made good preventive preparations.

  When Yizhat walked into the central hospital, he saw Zhang Feng standing in the hall. At this time, the hospital had been cordoned off by police who had arrived ahead of schedule. Zhang Feng already knew that his uncle had come personally.

  A full-body flight suit, set off the resolute and daring Kusay, at this time his face was already filled with fatigue, but all parts of his body were still intact.

  "Abdulla, I'm so glad to see you, I've been worried about your safety for days," Izat said.

  "Uncle!" Zhang Feng knew that at this moment, Izzat was speaking from his heart.

  What a relief! It turned out Koussai was fine after all.

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