Time Travel 04: I Fight the US in the Middle East

Najaf is 160 kilometers south of Baghdad and is connected by a highway, so it only takes two or three hours for US armored forces to get there!

Anyway, tank tracks are all rubber-coated, so it doesn't matter if the rubber strips come off. It's not like it's the United States, so who cares about damaging infrastructure?

There are fully equipped armored battalions in Baghdad, and another armored battalion can be mobilized near Najaf, which means two armored battalions. If we rush in, how can we not take Najaf?

More importantly, Muqtada al-Sadr is in Najaf!

Once this guy is caught, the Sadr movement will naturally subside!

The US military had no intention of doing anything to this guy before, after all, his family members were killed by Saddam Hussein, and he should have been on the same side as the US military. Unfortunately, this guy was an opportunist who wanted to gain enough political power in the next Iraqi government.

We initially thought the Sadr Movement was just a show, but now it seems... they really want to fight the US military to the death. In that case... we have no choice but to go all out!

The officers present were all immediately impressed.

That's a great idea!

If they capture or kill Muqtada Sadr, they will have made a great contribution, and the failure of Sadr City will have nothing to do with them!

Moreover, there is not much danger. The most capable fighter in the Mahdi army should be Juba the Grim Reaper in Sadr City!

With the Mahdi army deploying heavy troops here, Najaf is most likely an empty city!

"Alright, let's set off now!" Orlando Hamon, battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, immediately stood up: "General, I guarantee to capture Muqtada Sadr alive, then escort him outside Sadr City and make him shout at those damned Mahdi troops to come out and surrender!"

Ricardo Sanchez nodded: "Let's go!"

By this time, the sun had already set in the west, and it was getting dark!

A roar echoed in the sky! Ten helicopters flew towards Sadr City, and along the way, they could also see armored forces in action, but... why weren't they heading towards Sadr City?

Ignore them, our side must go and rescue the troops besieged in Sadr City!

Four Apaches and six Black Hawks – this was not only the maximum number they could deploy, but also to avoid a collision over the small city of Sadr, where the airspace was too confined.

Turning his gaze away from the ground armored forces, he looked back at Sadr City, where plumes of black smoke were still rising, but... no matter what he did, he couldn't reach the ground personnel by radio.

What exactly happened inside?

Even though they knew they had already lost an attack helicopter, they still insisted on getting closer!

Close, closer!

The muzzle of the M230 chain gun under the nose of the Apache helicopter is constantly rotating left and right. Wherever the pilot's eyes are looking, the cannon turns to that direction, ensuring that it can fire immediately when the enemy is detected. The 30mm shells are enough to blast the enemy into dust!

The side cabin door of the Black Hawk helicopter opened, revealing an M134 Gatling gun. Although it has a caliber of only 7.62 mm, it has six rotating barrels and a rate of fire of up to 6,000 rounds per minute!

Now it's all about who has the fastest hands. As long as you take down the missile launcher before he fires, that's all you need to do!

The advantages of night vision goggles become even more apparent as night approaches...

They finally entered the skies above Sadr City. The entire city was very quiet, just like an ordinary city. If it weren't for the burning flames below indicating the brutality of the battle that had just taken place, they would have been fooled!

Where is the enemy? Did they really escape this time?

The helicopter finally flew to the center of the city, above the newspaper office, which was also the command post set up by the troops entering the city.

but……

Where is that building on the map?

They opened their eyes wide and looked down, only to see... a scene of ruins!

"Oh my God!" a pilot cried. "The newspaper building has collapsed!"

Where are the people inside?

Could it be that it's already...

"Let's go down and take a look!"

Under the protection of Apache helicopters, Black Hawk helicopters hovered above the wreckage, and then soldiers descended by ropes, taking turns providing cover as they searched and advanced.

Soon, they arrived at the collapsed building and looked at the bodies scattered haphazardly, one of which... was a lieutenant colonel.

When they discovered that the shelling target was the small building, they had no choice but to leave the building and try to break out, but... they all died there!

Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Gary Wallersky was killed; they couldn't even last twenty minutes! Where are those damned Mahdi Army soldiers?

The helicopters roared on, continuing their search over the city, hoping to find the enemy, but alas... the enemy had already hidden among the civilians, unless an indiscriminate attack was launched...

Thawara District, Provisional Headquarters of the 1st Cavalry Division.

"What? Lancer No. 6 is all dead?" Major General Peter Ziarelli's face was extremely grim. "They couldn't even hold out for twenty minutes?"

"Nonsense, you're only finding out now!" John Church suppressed his displeasure and explained, "The helicopter unit went up to provide support, but there are only flames on the scene, no signs of fighting anymore. Our troops entering the city this time are probably..."

Apart from the Comanche Red Platoon, whose remaining three Humvees stayed outside the city after the supply convoy escort mission ended, very few of the other troops that entered the city managed to escape!

In fact, if those people had the courage to fight to the death, they might have been able to hold out until reinforcements arrived. A few hundred American soldiers would not have been completely wiped out by a few thousand armed personnel. The key is that they all wanted to run away, and not one of them was willing to fight!

That's an entire battalion!

Even when the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division was ambushed last time, only the battalion headquarters was destroyed, while the main force remained. This time... the entire battalion was almost completely wiped out!

This loss... is no ordinary one!

Major General Peter Ziarelli's face turned completely pale.

Oh no! This is a major failure! Have I been scammed? I haven't even had my fill yet.

and many more!

"Where is the 1st Armored Division? Where is the 1st Armored Division located?"

"I don't know. According to the information relayed by the helicopter unit, they headed south."

"Damn it, they just stood by and watched our entire army be wiped out without offering any assistance. The 1st Armored Division bears half the responsibility for this defeat!"

and many more!

He is, after all, a graduate of West Point, so he's got some skills!

He quickly figured it out: "Could they be heading to attack Najaf? We're fighting a bloody battle in Sadr City, and they're attacking the empty city of Najaf? Quick, check if we have any troops nearby! If we do... move them over there too!"

Even if we fail here, as long as we succeed in Najaf...

"By the way, order our troops to capture Muqtada-Sadr at all costs!"