Chapter 1254 Mountain Combined Battalion

"How's it going, Rashid? How was your talk with the Persians?"

Saddam asked after seeing Rashid come in.

This time Rashid went to Persia to negotiate with the Persians.

"Your Excellency, the agreement has been reached, and the Persians have agreed!" Rashid said. "They have agreed to let our soldiers train in Persia."

"In addition, the mercenaries agreed to provide us with weapons and ammunition on credit, as well as provide us with training services!" Rashid said.

It's impossible for Rashid not to regret not following the mercenary's advice.

The mercenary staff committee repeatedly made suggestions to him, but he refused to listen and insisted on a decisive battle with the coalition forces. As a result, the war ended in a complete failure.

This also made Rashid more convinced of the professional level of the mercenaries.

Hearing the good news, Saddam smiled on his face.

He knew that the Persians would definitely agree.

He believed that the Persians must know this truth.

Now everyone's biggest enemy is the Americans. Whatever nastiness and hatred we had in the past, we can let go of it when facing this great enemy, the United States.

Coupled with the coordination of mercenaries, there is a high probability that this can be accomplished.

"How much are the Persians willing to lend us?" Saddam asked.

Now, most of his external aid comes from the Arab world, followed by Persia.

As for Panshan Group, it has always been about business and partners. It is okay to be smaller, but it is impossible to provide a lot of help for free.

"The Persians are willing to provide a free aid of 20 billion yuan!" Rashid said.

Saddam nodded, 20 billion yuan is a lot of money.

This time, the Persians were also bleeding.

"You have to personally take care of the matter with the mercenaries. Now we have to unite all the forces that can be united." Saddam said solemnly: "Only in this way can we drive the Americans out!"

Saddam is deeply aware of the power of the United States.

Twice before and after, he felt that Iraq's military power was already very powerful, and it could be called the fourth or even the third military power in the world, but it still lost to the United States.

At his lowest point, he watched "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" and seemed to have found his direction.

Rashid said: "Understood, I will personally take charge of this matter!"

"As for the Kurdish armed forces, you can't take it lightly, lest you give the Kurds an opportunity!" Saddam said in a deep voice.

Although he despises the Kurds, he also understands the truth: he despises the enemy strategically and values ​​the enemy tactically.

In their current mountainous territory, there are only 5 million Iraqis. They need 5 million people to support nearly 200,000 troops. The pressure is huge. They have foreign aid and can continuously obtain supplies from the outside. Otherwise, it is simply impossible.

The Kurds have lived here for a long time and are very familiar with this mountainous area.

The Kurds' current base camp is in Türkiye, which is also a mountainous area. The Kurdish armed forces are mainly mountain troops and are good at fighting mountain warfare.

Rasheed nodded.

After chatting with Saddam for a while, Rashid left.

After about an hour, Rashid returned to his headquarters.

This command has very high standards. It is Rashid's general headquarters in the Kurdish mountains and commands the armed forces in the entire mountainous area.

Now this is also the most important military force in Iraq. In other desert areas, the total military strength is only 30,000 to 40,000 people.

General Headquarters, the facilities here are very complete and can even be connected to the Internet.

There is also a satellite phone here so you can contact the outside at any time.

"Zhao, when are you going to return to China?" Rashid asked with concern when he saw Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng is currently the commander of a professional mountain combat force.

This mountain combat force is only the size of a regiment, but it has extremely high professionalism and complete equipment. It once helped him annihilate a Kurdish mountain infantry regiment.

And now, Zhao Feng is leaving with this professional mountain combat force.

Zhao Feng said: "Rashid, don't worry, we won't leave so soon. According to the plan, I will not leave until my colleagues arrive, probably after New Year's Day!"

Zhao Feng and the others only set off to Iraq after the Spring Festival to conduct actual combat training.

In peacetime, there are very few opportunities for war.

Practical training like this is even rarer.

And they also have a mission, which is to train the Iraqi army's mountain combat capabilities.

He had told Rashid before, but Rashid thought he was about to leave.

Rashid secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Having such a professional mountain combat force can play a huge role. It is equivalent to having an ace force in hand, which can turn the tide at critical moments.

Zhao Feng and Rashid chatted together for a while before leaving.

Arriving at the military camp, the troops were training.

Rashid and the others thought this was their common mountain combat group, but in fact the mountain combat troops he brought were really called mountain combined battalions. There were two combined mountain battalions with a total strength of 1,600 people.

Since the formation of the Mountain Synthetic Battalion, there have been only five opportunities for actual combat.

This time, their two mountain combined battalions were dispatched to Iraq.

They first landed in Persia, and then moved by rail and road to reach the Kurdish mountains of Iraq.

So far, they have participated in three battles.

Although they came to a foreign country, they still maintained their daily training.

Zhao Feng showed a thoughtful look. This time when he came to Iraq, through actual combat, Zhao Feng also discovered the problems of the mountain synthetic battalion.

There is no doubt that the combat effectiveness of the mountain synthetic battalion is indeed very strong, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the logistics requirements are very high.

This made Zhao Feng realize that China's synthetic construction is under the background of a substantial increase in China's comprehensive national strength, which can provide the army with strong logistics supply capabilities.

Ordinary countries are not suitable for troop synthesis construction at all. At most, they can build a part of synthetic troops as elite troops.

Mountain synthetic battalion troops like them can know when the enemy reconnaissance satellite passes through the upper space through the national system, so as to evacuate and hide and avoid satellite reconnaissance.

How many countries have this ability?

At the same time, the mountain synthetic battalion is also equipped with the "Vanguard" shoulder-fired air defense missile, which can be used to intercept incoming "enemy aircraft", and is even equipped with the "Aegis-0" air defense missile system for short-range low-altitude interception.

In addition, each mountain synthetic battalion is also equipped with 122mm vehicle-mounted howitzers, 105mm assault gun vehicles, portable mortars, anti-tank missiles, 82mm vehicle-mounted rapid-fire mortars, and individual rocket launchers.

This is still without conditions here. If conditions permit, helicopters can also be equipped to provide air fire support. Air force fighters can be called for air support, and even when necessary, missile units can be contacted to attack the enemy with missiles. (End of this chapter)