Babylonian Empire

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"Quickly, get out of the car and hide, carry missiles on your shoulders, and kill those two planes." Commander Wahari immediately ordered when he saw that the convoy in front was attacked by planes.

The car behind stopped, and the Iranian soldiers jumped out of the car. Now they are not far from the air force base. Even if they don't need a car, they can still run there.

On a jeep, two Iranian soldiers did not jump out of the car, and carried a Stinger anti-aircraft missile directly on the car.

Due to the lack of weapons, their newly formed infantry division only had a dozen portable air defense missiles in total.

Putting on the earphones and looking at the scope, the Iranian soldier aimed the portable anti-aircraft missile at the attacking aircraft that was spitting out flames. There was a beep in the earphones, and the missile had locked on the target.

In the ignited fire, against the backdrop of the fire, the Iranian soldier pulled the trigger, and the Stinger missile ignited and fired from the launch tube, flying into the sky.

Chapter 553 Attacking Government Buildings and Ministry of Defense Buildings

Sliding down from the rope, the fighters of the Rattlesnake Special Forces with very rich combat experience divided into several groups and began to approach the zhèngfǔ building. Behind them, the airborne troops were also rushing to the battlefield.

The center of the street in front of the zhèngfǔ building is a fortification constructed by Iran in recent days to prepare for street fighting. However, their tactical thinking is obviously still at the stage of World War II. It is a machine gun position built with some sandbags, two heavy machine guns Standing there, it can just block the streets on both sides.

However, due to the large number of buildings on both sides, in order to avoid accidental injury, the armed helicopter did not fire rockets, and had to be handed over to the special forces soldiers to solve it.

At this time, the battle at the Ministry of National Defense had already started, and Tehran was surrounded by the sound of firefights. Only on the zhèngfǔ building side, there was no movement for the time being. Two Iranian infantry companies were guarding here.

The main force has been dispatched, and Tehran is not in danger for the time being. Therefore, there are not many defensive troops everywhere. The most powerful force was transferred by Rafsanjani to support the airport. Therefore, the two infantry companies fought tremblingly. Listening to the gunshots all around, I hope that I can spend this night safely on my side.

Although there are helicopters flying through the sky from time to time, they have not been attacked, which gives them some psychological comfort, and they are very safe.

They didn't know that there were already more eyes watching them around.

In the zhōngyāng block, there are two heavy machine guns, eight Iranian soldiers, six Iranian soldiers at the entrance of the zhèngfǔ building, and two people on the roof, who should be snipers. The rest of the personnel are unknown, and they are probably inside the building.

Within a few minutes, the Rattlesnake Special Forces figured out the deployment of the Iranians. At the same time, more than 200 paratroopers also rushed here, and they immediately began to operate according to the third combat plan.

"The distance is 250 meters, ready to launch." Warikh whispered.

Beside him, a member of the special forces, who was five big and three rough, was lying on the ground, operating the anti-tank missile he carried, aiming at the fortifications in the center of that block.

Seeing him, Valikh could always think of the carefree Hades, but unfortunately, Hades had left the Rattlesnake Special Forces and went to be the captain of the newly established Marine Corps of the Navy.

"Operation begins," Varih called over the radio.

"Hey!" A tongue of flame burst out, and an anti-tank missile was fired.

At the same time, the sniper's gunfire also sounded, and the two Iranian soldiers on the top of the zhèngfǔ building were killed immediately.

Then, there was a loud bang, and the fortification in the center of the street flew into the sky amidst the sound of the explosion. Anti-tank missiles that can tear apart the frontal armor of a tank are no problem for hitting concrete fortifications, let alone such The fortifications built with sandbags, and several Iranian soldiers inside were all killed on their own positions before they had time to fire.

Countless tongues of flame lit up the night sky in an instant, and the battle to attack the zhèngfǔ building officially started.

Relying on the buildings on both sides of the street, the Iraqi warriors are approaching the building. The distance of several hundred meters is only a matter of one or two minutes for them.

Moreover, both sides of the street are almost blind spots for the defenders on the building. They either come out, or stay inside and wait for their own side to rush in and destroy them.

Suddenly, a tongue of flame spewed out from a window of a residential building opposite the zhèngfǔ building, and several paratroopers who had just approached the zhèngfǔ building tens of meters were unfortunately shot.

Damn Iranians!Unexpectedly, they would actually set up firepower points on the residential buildings!

"The first group, enter the firepower point of the residential building and kill the opponent." Warikh shouted on the radio.The firepower point was arranged very cleverly. If the firepower point was not destroyed, it would be impossible to move forward.

However, if you rush forward, you must first be exposed to the opponent's firepower.

"I'll kill him!" The anti-tank missile launcher had already reversed direction, aimed at the window that was spitting out flames, and was about to launch a second missile.

"No, that would hurt innocent Iranian citizens nearby," Walih said.

Before attacking Tehran, they received an order not to harm innocent Iranian citizens. Although doing so would tie up the hands and feet of the soldiers, it has great political significance for taking over the rule of the capital of Iran. .

Warikh also knew that his order would cause him to lose his subordinates, but he had to do that.

"A few Iranian pariahs, where is the life of our teammates more important!" The missile launcher said something, and launched the missile without hesitation.

This is battlefield disobedience!Walikh really wanted to shoot him dead, but he knew that what the team member said was very reasonable, so how could he be willing to follow the blood of his subordinates?

The missile flew very fast, and in a blink of an eye, it got into the flaming window, and then exploded.

However, the explosion was too violent. Not only did it successfully kill this firepower point, but it also suffered damage to the left and right. The brick-concrete building could not withstand the bombardment of anti-tank missiles. The few households in the house all collapsed.

After firing two missiles in a row, this member of the Sidewinder Special Forces who dared to disobey orders began to pack up his equipment and prepare to change locations to prevent being attacked by the opponent's snipers, although this possibility is very small.

Valiher looked at this guy, and actually liked his subordinate a little bit in his heart.

The firepower point was killed, and the soldiers, who were suppressed so much that they couldn't lift their heads, ran towards the zhèngfǔ building again.

Before entering the building, they alternated cover while constantly observing the surroundings with night vision goggles to prevent another hidden firepower point from appearing somewhere.

The gunfire had become thinner, and they managed to get inside the building.

Since it was night, there were almost no staff inside the building. The occupancy of the zhèngfǔ building was more of a symbolic meaning. The power core of a country, the political center of a country was occupied, so, it can almost be said that it represented the country. dignity.

Entering the building, the fighters of the Rattlesnake Special Forces and the paratroopers supporting them immediately searched the entire building. Except for a few Iranians who were on duty in the building, the remaining Iranian guards had already run away.

The firepower point was bombed down just now, and the personnel were buried alive, which shocked the Iranian defenders here too much. They knew that they could not defend this place with their own strength, and the higher authorities did not give them assistance and let them stay here. die in battle?They failed to overcome the fear of death and chose to escape.

Compared with the Rattlesnake Special Forces, the Crescent Special Forces are very troublesome.

Because the resistance of the Ministry of Defense is very strong.

Guarding the Ministry of Defense is an Iranian infantry battalion. They know that the place they stand on is the place that Iranian soldiers most yearn for and the highest capital of Iran's military power. This place is sacred to them.

And, right here in the underground fortification, their supreme leader, Chairman Rafsanjani, is directing the battle, and with such a senior leader, they burst out with all their courage.

The area around the Ministry of National Defense building is relatively empty, so it has been repeatedly taken care of by helicopter gunships, rockets, and anti-tank missiles, and they kept greeting the building until the seven-storey building was forcibly cut off one floor. , the northeast corner has collapsed, and the Iranian fighters inside are still holding on.

The 150 soldiers of the Crescent Special Forces have already suffered more than a dozen casualties. The loss of each soldier made Captain Heidler feel distressed. The soldiers of the Special Forces have undergone repeated training and actual combat. It is his most precious wealth, and it is just consumed in this place.The more than 400 paratroopers who supported them have also suffered more than 50 casualties.Similarly, the paratroopers are also elite.

They have carried out three assaults, and they were beaten back each time. If they were ordinary troops, the casualties would probably be even greater.

There is so much open space around the DoD building!Although this is conducive to fire support from the sky, it also prevents the attacking Iraqi soldiers from finding a suitable bunker, and the risk of exposure is great.

If only there were armored cars!Captain Heidler thought in his heart that they were all traveling lightly this time. It was impossible for them to carry armored vehicles when they came from the sky, which led to a lack of assault force. They knew that the opponent did not have heavy weapons. As long as they had armored vehicles to cover them, they could charge. Entering the Ministry of National Defense building, they can only be helpless outside.

Before the second batch of transport planes landed at Tehran Air Force Base, they could not get armored vehicles, they could only rely on themselves.

Why are the Iranians on the opposite side so desperate, the whole building is about to collapse, and they are still hiding inside and can't come out!If the Iraqi Air Force had enough precision-guided bombs, Captain Heidler really wanted to call the Air Force's attack planes and drop big bombs to completely flatten this place.

"Captain, we can't attack like this." The paratrooper battalion commander of the third battalion came over and said to Captain Heidler who was hiding in a street newsstand: "We have to think of other ways."

"How?" Heidler asked.

The paratrooper battalion commander pointed to the helicopter in the sky, and then pointed to the roof of the Ministry of Defense building.