Chapter 281: Isla Ambush

At 5 o'clock in the morning, when the sun was still below the horizon and only shyly revealing a little light, in the Gobi Desert southwest of Isla, an army was slowly advancing towards Isla.

The US ground attack was different from the previous air strikes. After all, even with the participation of stealth bombers, daytime aircraft operations were inherently vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire, which would unnecessarily lose their own air power, so they had to rely on the cover of night. However, now it is a ground attack, and in order to better distinguish the terrain and skills, it will be better in the daytime.

This attack on Isla was carried out by the 163rd Infantry Battalion, which was part of the 1st Armoured Division of the US Middle East Expeditionary Force. This infantry battalion is also very legendary, as it was part of the Tiger Infantry Regiment.

As the tip of the Desert Tiger's spear, this infantry battalion was formed during the Second World War by the legendary American General Patton and followed General Patton's landing in Morocco and the Anglo-American allied forces pincer attack on the German and Italian armies. Later, they miraculously crossed the Sahara Desert, the 'Dead Sea', and suddenly appeared on the battlefield at El Alamein, laying minefields behind the German and Italian armies and decisively securing the victory.

Later, Patton was promoted to four-star general. With his help, this unit, which he had formed and which had created a legend in World War II, naturally got the nickname Desert Tigers.

The unit was then left in the Middle East, where it helped the US military in various military operations. For the Gulf War against Iraq, the unit, as the one most familiar with the environment, was naturally used as the vanguard. Now that Islah is the gateway to Basra, the US military has still deployed its most elite troops.

According to the American system, this 163rd Infantry Battalion has a total of 1,200 people. The commander is Lieutenant Colonel Arthur. After he and his troops arrived outside Islah, they set up grenade and shelled Isla. After dropping enough ammunition, Arthur raised his binoculars and took a quick look, before giving the order to attack.

However was questioned by the military adviser Franks: 'Commander, I don't think we should attack blindly. The situation in Islah is strange. All the cities we've attacked along the way have been . There would normally be troops coming out to surrender, but there aren't any here. I don't believe that such an important city would be left unguarded, especially after the air force detected enemy reinforcements yesterday.'

Facing questions, Arthur laughed disdainfully: 'Boy, are you telling me how to fight a war? Let me tell you, all those thoughts of yours were in the face of an army with a will to resist, but now, our enemy has already declared surrender, and we are no longer fighting a war, but occupying you understand? It's like it's like facing a whore who's already stripped off her clothes and is dripping wet to the point of exploding. Do you still want to go there for no reason?'

'Therefore So forget all the theories you learned at military school, they'll only make you a stupid Hamlet! Now just follow the assholes in your unit and sing the song about the Iraqi army being a big pussy that only knows how to run away and beg for mercy!' Arthur laughed heartily.

After the young staff officer, Arthur led a column of 400 men, supported by three Apache gunships and 20 armoured personnel carriers, straight towards Isla.

Meanwhile at the same time, on a two-storey building at the entrance to Isla, a telescope was carefully observing every move of the US army. The person holding the telescope was a a Chinese soldier in desert camouflage, named Qian Jun. He was the leader of the desert squad sent by Zhou Ming, and behind him were five other members of the desert squad, as well as four Iraqi soldiers.

' son of a bitch, it seems that these Americans really don't know any other skills, just firing their guns indiscriminately and charging headlong in their tanks. It's so sloppy,' Qian Jun scolded, seemingly very dissatisfied with the US army's single method of attack.

Qian Jun looked down on the US Army, but the four Iraqi soldiers were terrified. They yelled at Qian Jun, who didn't understand them until the interpreter, who spoke Chinese, said something. Then Qian Jun understood that they wanted to fire at the US Army and that they could not let them enter the city.

At Qian Jun laughed at this: 'That's why you were beaten so badly by the Americans. Let us teach you how to fight. Pass on the order go out and tell all units to continue to lie in ambush and let the Americans enter the city. Don't move even if a tank runs over them. Wait for my order.'

'What what order?' The Iraqi soldiers were a little confused.

'I'll fire the first shot. As soon as I hear the sound of gunfire, that will be the signal for us to attack,' Qian Jun said.

The four Iraqi soldiers obviously did not understand Qian Jun's way of thinking from the East, and Qian Jun did not bother to explain it to them because they did not understand the concept of letting the enemy in to fight. They definitely did not understand the concept of seizing the best opportunity to attack, so the only command they could give was this kind of crude one.

Ahi and Baker's unit were the first to receive the order. Baker exclaimed in surprise, 'Why are we letting the enemy in? Isn't our mission to defend this place?'

Aki said, 'This is also guarding, and it's a very good way to guard. Because as we've come along, you can see that everywhere else the Americans have bombed, and the people have died before they've even seen the enemy. But now, look, we've followed their requirements, we have been lying in wait, and in the face of the enemy's first barrage of grenades, not a single person has been injured. So I have a hunch that these Chinese people can lead us to victory.'

In Isla city, while the Qian army ordered the Iraqi army to begin setting up, Arthur's troops had already begun entering the city from the outside.

Marching through the empty streets of Ishra, Arthur also felt something was amiss. He picked up the walkie-talkie in his hand and said, 'Blackbird in the sky, go inside and check carefully to see if there are any people hiding in the city. If there are, use the missile to tell me.'

After receiving the order The Apache gunship quickly increased its altitude and began to patrol the entire city of Isla. Ten minutes later, it reported back to Arthur that it was indeed an empty city.

'Damn it . Damn, so those cowardly Iraqis have really fled?' Lieutenant Colonel Arthur cursed and gave the order, 'Then the troops will disperse and occupy all the key points, while also ensuring that the city is completely cleared!'

Under Arthur's order, his troops split into eight parts and dispersed in different directions. Of course, Arthur, as the commander of the troops, naturally left the most 90 people around him, as well as four tanks and an armoured car to ensure his safety.

From a commanding height , Qian Jun was able to observe the movements of Arthur and his army and could not help but smile: 'They've finally split up their forces, so I'll teach you a good lesson next.'

As he said this he came down the stairs. He and the remaining five members of the Desert Squad, along with a translator, came out through the tunnel in front of Arthur's advancing troops and set up the rocket.

Qian Jun chose a spot at the corner of a street, flanked by the walls of temples. When Arthur's leading tank appeared in his field of vision five minutes later the Qian army remained unruffled. It was not until the last tank from the opposing side had arrived that he gave the order to fire without hesitation, while simultaneously detonating the remote-controlled mines that had been planted in the middle of the road earlier.

With a loud explosion sounded in Ishra, as if it had unlocked some kind of seal on this 'empty city', and suddenly the entire city resounded with loud explosions.

Ishra was was less than five kilometres from Basra, and the fighting on the Ishra'i side could still be felt in Basra. So when the Qianjun military actually issued the order to fire, Zou Yue, who had been wandering around the room, immediately came to the window and looked in the direction of Isla. His hands were gripping the window frame tightly, and his face was very serious.

This was undoubtedly a sign of his worry. After all, his opponent is the most powerful army in the world. If he were leading the Chinese army, he would definitely have a fighting chance, but these soldiers have only been trained for less than a month, and it is hard to have any confidence in them.

At this moment in Inside the city of Isla, rockets were launched from the windows of the surrounding streets, one after the other. Each rocket seemed to have eyes, as it smashed into the tanks and armoured vehicles of the Desert Tiger Infantry Battalion, instantly turning them into burning piles of scrap metal.

'Enemy attack. This is Tiger Infantry Battalion in the desert. We have been ambushed by Iraqi troops in Isla and have suffered heavy losses. We are requesting support, lots of support!' Lieutenant Colonel Arthur was calling back emotionally.

The gunship hovering in the air armed helicopters circling in the sky immediately dropped down to support Lieutenant Colonel Arthur. At that moment, three anti-aircraft rockets with long tails flew towards the Apache helicopter in the sky, followed by three balls of fire that fell towards Arthur. After a loud explosion, the colonel was killed.

'Everyone, quickly shoot these wolf pups that have entered the trap. Remember, you can kill the enemy with one shot!'

With these strange orders from Qian Jun these strange orders, one by one, blackened gun barrels were extended out of the windows, trained on the panicked American soldiers below, and a volley of shots was fired. Then, amid the crackling sound of gunfire, all the American soldiers fell like chopping green onions.

'God, there are sharpshooters all around, run!'

'Oh no, we need more powerful firepower to fight back! These ambushing us must not be any Iraqi army, it must be the most formidable special forces!'

These two kinds of shouts were constantly rolling around among the American soldiers who had broken through. Due to the lack of a commander, these remaining troops also seemed to be floundering around like headless flies, and in the end they were simply picked off one by one by snipers hiding in the shadows.

The surprise was not only not only among the Americans, but also among the Iraqi soldiers: 'Holy shit, what kind of bullet is this? I've never been so accurate with my first shot before. If it keeps going like this, I'll definitely become the best sniper. Anyone who shows up in front of me, I'll shoot them dead on the spot!'

In response to the Iraqi soldiers' joy and excitement, Qian Jun clearly took advantage of the situation: 'Yes, you are all the best, but now, the Americans outside still want to come in and rescue their comrades, our second battle has begun!'

With Qian Jun the Iraqi soldiers also saw the remaining soldiers of the 163rd Infantry Battalion, who had been used as a reserve, charging towards Ishra under the leadership of tanks and armoured vehicles. The howitzers could not be used because the enemy and the allies were intermingled. Compared to Arthur's assault, the situation was different this time, because they had only reached the city gate this time, and the Qian army ordered the detonation of the mines at the gate.

The A black mushroom cloud was blown up at the city gate. Looking at the mushroom cloud, Zou Yue excitedly waved his arms in his office in Basra: 'We won, we ambushed the American vanguard, but this is only the first battle, there will be more to come!